Visible Grid Fragment Rearrangement Using Cached Twin Fragments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying and rearranging fragments in a grid on a screen are limited by resolution and display quality, leading to fragments becoming partially or completely invisible during rearrangement.
Innovation Solution
A method where fragments are arranged in a grid with fixed gaps that cannot be moved, using invisible 'twin' and 'multiple twin' fragments to maintain visibility of content by temporarily storing and shifting data, allowing all permutations of fragments to be displayed, ensuring all content is visible at all times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fragments are rearranged in a visible grid on a display with defined resolution, then the arrangement flexibility is improved, but the display quality and visibility of all fragments is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a time dimension to the display system by implementing frame-based rendering. Multiple fragment arrangements are prepared in advance (first arrangement, second arrangement, third arrangement) and displayed in sequence across different time frames. This allows the system to maintain high display quality for each individual frame while providing arrangement flexibility through temporal sequencing of different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-calculates and prepares multiple fragment arrangements before display. The first arrangement, second arrangement, and third arrangement are all computed in advance, ensuring that each arrangement optimizes display quality for its specific configuration. This preliminary preparation allows the system to switch between arrangements without compromising display quality during transitions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fragments are moved during rearrangement, then the reconfiguration capability is improved, but the visibility of fragment content is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic display of complete fragment arrangements through frame-based rendering. Instead of showing fragments in transitional states during movement, the system displays complete, stable arrangements periodically in sequence. Each frame presents a full arrangement where all fragment content is visible and legible, ensuring no information is lost while maintaining reconfiguration capability through the periodic presentation of different arrangements.
3Quantity of substance
If the grid is made visible to show all fragments, then the completeness of display is improved, but the resolution per fragment is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts the display configuration by changing the grid dimensions and fragment arrangement for each frame. The system adapts the visible grid structure to match the specific arrangement being displayed, ensuring that each fragment receives adequate resolution while all fragments remain visible. The grid parameters are dynamically optimized for each of the multiple arrangements in the sequence.
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AI summary
A method for the change of a visual depiction (D) composed of fragments (Fa-Fl) of the same or unequal size can be implemented in form of a sliding puzzle. The fragments (Fa-Fl) contain content that is displayed on a display of a screen and is visually perceptible to the user. The depiction (D) is divided into a visible grid (G) with cells (F) on the display which is formed from rows (R) arranged one above the other and columns (S) arranged next to one another. The method contains instructions, by means of which a direct or indirect movement of a fragment (Fa-Fl) towards the outside area (B′, B″) of the grid (G) or towards a gap (A, A′, A″) causes the content of this fragment (Fa-Fl) by a corresponding shift of the content of its cached twin fragment (Za-Zc, Ze-Zh, Zj, Zk) or multiple twin fragment (MZa-MZe, MZh, MZi) is displayed in a defined cell (F).