Gesture-Based System Diagram Abstraction Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Engineers face difficulties in intuitively understanding and designing complex systems involving multiple devices with disparate software and hardware configurations, as existing methods fail to provide a clear and comprehensive view of system components and their interconnections.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to switch between different views of a system diagram using gestures, such as vertical or horizontal swipes, to change the level of abstraction and transition between hardware and software representations, enabling a deeper or higher-level view of system components, with animations indicating correspondence between icons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple detailed views of system components are provided, then understanding of system complexity improves, but interface complexity and difficulty of navigation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system diagram is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels of abstraction, allowing users to view the system at different granularities. Each level displays relevant components appropriate to that level, preventing information overload while maintaining comprehensive understanding capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adjusts the level of detail displayed based on user gestures. A swipe gesture transitions between hierarchical levels, dynamically reconfiguring which components are visible without requiring users to manually configure complex display settings.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive system views are displayed, then system understanding improves, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in navigating complex diagrams
Solution Approach 1:
Navigation between different levels of system abstraction is achieved through simple dynamic gestures (swipes) rather than complex menu structures. The interface responds dynamically to these gestures by transitioning between hierarchical levels, making navigation intuitive and easy to perform.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical navigation methods (buttons, menus, scrolling) are replaced with gesture-based interaction. This substitution creates a more natural and easier operating mechanism for exploring complex system diagrams, replacing cumbersome interface mechanics with intuitive physical gestures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If different levels of abstraction are provided, then system analysis capability improves, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides segmented views at different hierarchical levels of abstraction, each optimized for specific types of system analysis. Users can segment their analysis focus by navigating between levels rather than dealing with a single complex interface that tries to show everything at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically transitions between different levels of abstraction in response to user gestures, providing versatile analysis capability without requiring complex static interface configurations. Each level is dynamically activated based on user navigation needs.
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AI summary
Presenting different views of a system based on input from a user. A first view of a first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first portion may be a device of the system. User input specifying a first gesture may be received. In response to the first gesture, a second view of the first portion of the system may be displayed. For example, the first view may represent a first level of abstraction of the portion of the system and the second view may represent a second level of abstraction of the portion of the system. A second gesture may be used to view a view of a different portion of the system. Additionally, when changing from a first view to a second view, the first view may “morph” into the second view.