Graph Display Mode Adjustment for Measurement Interval Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Small portable electronic devices with limited digital display screens struggle to effectively display graphs showing shifts in measurement results due to changes in measurement intervals, making it difficult for users to understand the data.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor that adjusts the measurement interval and changes the display mode of the graph on the digital screen, such as altering the color tone, to differentiate between measurement intervals without displaying a mark representing the interval, allowing for intuitive understanding of the data on a limited screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a graph displaying measurement results is shown on a small digital display screen, then the measurement data can be visualized, but the graph becomes difficult to understand when measurement intervals change
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to represent different measurement intervals in the graph. Specifically, different colors are used to distinguish between normal measurement results and abnormal measurement results, allowing users to quickly understand the status of measurements without adding complex markers or labels that would clutter the small display screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes visual parameters of the graph display, particularly color tone, to convey information about measurement intervals. By varying the color parameter based on whether measurements are normal or abnormal, the system effectively communicates measurement status without requiring additional display elements, thus maintaining simplicity on small screens.
2Loss of information
If marks representing measurement intervals are added to the graph, then the obtaining interval information is displayed, but the limited display space is cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding marks or labels to indicate measurement intervals, the patent uses color changes to encode this information. Normal measurement results are displayed in one color while abnormal results are displayed in another color, allowing the obtaining interval information to be conveyed through color rather than requiring additional spatial elements on the limited display screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential information (measurement interval status) from the graph elements and represents it through color changes rather than through additional marks or labels. This extraction approach allows the information to be conveyed without adding visual clutter to the limited display space.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a display, a sensor, and a processor. The sensor measures a predetermined physical amount. The processor can change an obtaining interval at which the processor obtains measurement results of the measurement by the sensor; causes the display to display a graph that shows a shift in the measurement results; and in causing the display to display the graph, changes a display mode of the graph in a section in the graph depending on the obtaining interval. The display does not display a mark representing the obtaining interval while displaying the graph.