GUI Signal Component Axis Merging and Visual Differentiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of manipulating and comparing multiple components of audio and video signals in a graphical user interface (GUI) leads to space inefficiency and difficulty in data comparison due to the need for multiple axes, making it challenging to display and analyze a large number of signal components effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method that determines if signal components have equal scales, defines a single axis with one variable as the ordinate and the other as the abscissa, and selects a primary component to be distinguished from others through varying light intensity or other visual features, allowing for easier comparison and display of multiple components on a single axis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple axes are used to display different signal components, then each component can be displayed with its own variable, but the GUI space consumption increases and data comparison becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate axes into a single composite axis by displaying multiple signal components along the same coordinate system. Different components are distinguished through visual encoding (color, pattern, or other graphical attributes) rather than requiring separate physical axes, thereby reducing GUI space while maintaining individual component visibility and comparability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new visual dimension for differentiation by using color, pattern, or graphical attributes as an additional encoding layer. This allows multiple components to coexist on a single axis without overlapping or obscuring each other, as each component is distinguished by its visual properties rather than requiring separate spatial axes.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple axes are displayed simultaneously, then all signal components can be represented, but the user difficulty in comparing data between axes increases
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating multiple axes into one unified coordinate system, the patent enables direct visual comparison of multiple signal components along the same scale. Users can immediately compare values across different components without mentally transforming between different axis systems, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining the ability to display multiple components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color coding or visual differentiation to distinguish between multiple signal components on the same axis. This visual encoding allows users to quickly identify and compare specific components without confusion, as each component has a distinct visual appearance that facilitates intuitive data comparison across all displayed components.
3Quantity of substance
If axes are reduced in size to accommodate multiple components, then more components can be displayed, but the readability and comparability of individual components deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent compensates for reduced axis size by utilizing additional visual dimensions such as color, pattern, or graphical attributes to encode component information. This allows the axis itself to remain small and space-efficient while still providing sufficient visual differentiation and readability for each component through its distinctive visual properties.
Solution Approach 2:
By assigning distinct colors or visual patterns to different signal components, the patent maintains component readability and distinguishability even when displayed on a reduced-scale single axis. The visual differentiation ensures that users can clearly read and compare individual component values without needing large axis dimensions.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method of manipulating an audio and/or video signal in a graphical user interface (GUI). An audio and/or video signal comprises a number of components, each of which having a variable which varies against another variable. In order to save displaying space in a GUI, in one embodiment, components with same variables and scales of the variables are selected and displayed in one axis. A primary component is picked and displayed in a mode that is easily distinguishable from other components displayed in the same axis.