Game Scrollbar Marker System for Item Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to easily locate and display specific parts of content in a scrollable interface, such as a game program, due to the lack of clear indicators for the position of desired items within a large collection.
Innovation Solution
A storage medium with a game program that includes item display, scrollbar, and marker display means, allowing users to navigate and display desired content by using a scrollbar with a movable knob and markers that indicate specific conditions or categories, enabling easy identification and selection of items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a scrollbar is used to display a scrollable item group image, then the display area can show more items, but the user cannot easily grasp where the desired item is located
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying markers in different colors based on whether items satisfy predetermined conditions. Markers for items meeting conditions are shown in a first color, while markers for items not meeting conditions are shown in a second color, enabling users to quickly identify relevant items in the scrollable list without having to manually search through all items.
2Ease of operation
If markers are displayed for all items, then users can easily identify item positions, but the number of markers increases making the interface cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying markers selectively only for items that satisfy predetermined conditions, rather than for all items. This approach provides clear position identification for relevant items while avoiding visual clutter from excessive markers, as each marker is placed locally at the position of items meeting specific criteria.
3Illumination intensity
If the scrollbar knob is made larger for better visibility, then the knob position is easier to see, but the track area becomes constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to enhance knob visibility by displaying the scrollbar knob in a distinct color that differs from the track area and markers. This color differentiation makes the knob position easily distinguishable without requiring the knob to be physically larger, thereby preserving adequate track area for scrolling operations.
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AI summary
An example of a computer of an information processing apparatus causes a display device to display, in a scrollable manner, a part of an item group image which includes a plurality of items arranged in an order. The computer causes the display device to display a scrollbar including a knob that indicates the part, of the item group image, which is displayed on the display device, and a track area in which the knob is movable. The computer causes a marker to be displayed in association with the scrollbar.