Hover Tooltip Interface for Multi-View Technical Process Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing screen display technologies for presenting technical objects and processes are limited, requiring users to switch between multiple views and presentations, which can be cumbersome and non-ergonomic, especially when trying to convey three-dimensionality and different levels of abstraction.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a tooltip system where an input device is used to display additional graphical information about an object or process, allowing for alternative views, greater detail, or different scales, which can be activated by holding the device over a predetermined area of the screen, eliminating the need for multiple non-associated windows and improving ergonomic presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple separate windows are used to display different views and presentations, then comprehensive information is provided, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to the need to switch between windows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate view windows into a single integrated display window. Different views (perspective, side, top views and detailed presentations) are simultaneously displayed within the same window area, eliminating the need to switch between multiple windows while providing comprehensive information about the technical object or process
2Loss of information
If multiple separate windows are used to display different views and presentations, then comprehensive information is provided, but device complexity increases due to multiple non-associated windows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple non-associated windows into a single integrated display window that presents different views and levels of abstraction simultaneously. This reduces device complexity by eliminating the need to manage multiple separate window instances while maintaining comprehensive information display capabilities
3Ease of operation
If tooltips with detailed information are displayed, then ease of operation improves by providing immediate information, but screen area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the temporal dimension by implementing hover-triggered tooltips that appear only when the user hovers over an element. This allows detailed information to be accessed on-demand without permanently occupying screen space, effectively adding a time-based layer to the spatial display arrangement
4Loss of information
If the same object is shown in multiple views simultaneously, then comprehensive understanding is achieved, but screen area requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs temporal dimensionality by implementing hover-triggered tooltips that display alternative views and detailed information only when needed. This allows multiple views to be accessible without simultaneously occupying screen space, as users can hover to access different perspectives on-demand
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AI summary
A method is provided for graphical presentation of objects and/or technical processes on a screen, as well as an editor implementing the method being provided. A tooltip appears when a pointing device such as a computer mouse for example uses its mouse pointer to remain for a predetermined time over a predetermined section of the display area, and that the tooltip graphically presents at least a part of the object and/or of the process in a modified way compared to that shown in the display area. In this way, with the aid of the tooltip, the same object and/or the same technical process can be presented in a number of views.