Digital Image Display System with Multi-Pane Grid Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Digital photographers face challenges in effectively managing and displaying large numbers of digital images on a display, as existing systems often result in images being overcrowded and difficult to view and organize.
Innovation Solution
A digital image system that utilizes groups, stacks, and version sets to organize images, allowing users to switch between contracted and expanded states, with features like virtual loupes and floating controllers for improved visualization and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a large number of digital images are displayed on a display, then the quantity of images represented increases, but the images become overcrowded and difficult to view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into multiple panes, with each pane showing a subset of images from the collection. This segmentation allows the system to represent a large quantity of images across multiple smaller, more manageable sections, preventing overcrowding while maintaining comprehensive representation of the image collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional linear display to a two-dimensional grid layout with multiple panes arranged in rows and columns. This dimensional change enables the system to display more images simultaneously by utilizing both horizontal and vertical space, thereby increasing capacity without causing overcrowding in any single viewing area.
2Device complexity
If images are displayed in a linear sequence, then the simplicity of display is maintained, but the display becomes unwieldy when representing large collections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where multiple panes are contained within the overall display area, and each pane can potentially contain further organizational elements. This nesting allows the system to maintain a simple outer container while incorporating complex internal arrangements that can handle large numbers of images through hierarchical organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the linear one-dimensional sequence into a two-dimensional multi-pane grid structure. This dimensional expansion enables the display to accommodate significantly more images by utilizing both horizontal and vertical dimensions, thereby increasing capacity while maintaining visual organization through the grid layout.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple panes are used to display images, then the capacity to represent large collections increases, but the complexity of the display system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs each pane to be a universal, identical component that can display any subset of images from the collection. This multi-functionality allows the system to handle large collections by simply populating multiple identical panes with different image subsets, rather than requiring complex specialized structures for each pane, thereby managing complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent resolves the complexity issue by organizing multiple panes in a regular two-dimensional grid pattern with consistent spacing and arrangement. This dimensional organization creates a predictable, systematic structure that, while displaying many images, maintains visual order and simplicity through the regularity of the grid layout rather than through complex individual pane designs.
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AI summary
A method and apparatus for displaying digital images on a display is provided. A pile of images that includes a plurality of images arranged in a first arrangement in which at least one image in the pile overlaps with at least one other image in the pile is displayed. Location data that indicates the location of each image in the first arrangement is stored. In response to first user input while the images of the pile are displayed in the first arrangement, without changing the location data, the images that belong to the pile are displayed in a second arrangement in which no image in the pile overlaps with any other image of the pile. In response to second user input while the images of the pile are displayed in the second arrangement, the pile of images are redisplayed in the first arrangement based on the location data.