Graphical Object Overlay Avoidance on Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern consumer electronic devices often overlay graphical objects on top of background images or other items of interest, such as faces or icons, without providing adequate solutions to avoid obstruction, leading to user frustration.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a processor and storage to identify items on a display and arrange graphical objects in a way that they are not overlaid on top of the identified items, using techniques like object recognition and user input to dynamically reposition or resize images to ensure unobstructed viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If graphical objects are presented on the display without regard to other items, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but the user experience deteriorates due to overlay obstruction of important items like faces or icons
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of important items (faces, icons) in the background image before presenting graphical objects. By detecting these items in advance and determining their coordinates, the system can pre-calculate safe presentation areas for graphical objects that avoid obscuring important content, thus resolving the contradiction between simple presentation and good user experience
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the detected positions of important items to dynamically adjust the presentation locations of graphical objects. The coordinates of faces and icons are fed back into the arrangement algorithm, which then positions graphical objects in areas that do not overlap with these important elements, maintaining both ease of presentation and user experience
2Ease of operation
If graphical objects are dynamically repositioned to avoid overlay on important items, then user experience is improved, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by treating different areas of the display differently based on their importance. Instead of uniformly distributing graphical objects, the system identifies specific regions containing important items (faces, icons) and adjusts graphical object placement only in those local areas, minimizing processing complexity while improving user experience where it matters most
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting important items and autonomously arranging graphical objects to avoid obscuring them. This self-arrangement capability eliminates the need for manual user intervention to reposition icons or adjust layouts, improving user experience without requiring complex external control mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify an item from an image presentable on the display. The instructions are also executable to arrange presentation on the display of one or more of the images and at least one graphical object so that the at least one graphical object is not overlaid on top of the item while the image is presented on the display concurrently with the at least one graphical object.