Image Display Apparatus Mouse Movement Full-Screen Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display methods on computers require multiple steps to switch between full-screen and frame displays, leading to potential errors and the risk of overlooking important screens when transitioning back to the original screen.
Innovation Solution
An image displaying apparatus and method that detects mouse movements to determine specific operations, allowing for seamless switching between full-screen and frame displays by downsampling the main screen and displaying sub-screens on the remaining screen area, thereby reducing the number of operations needed and preventing important screens from being hidden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display apparatus is returned to frame display to perform operations, then operating areas can be accessed, but the number of operations increases and important screens may be overlooked
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into a main screen area and a sub-screen area. The main screen maintains full-screen display for the primary content, while the sub-screen is overlaid to provide operation areas. This segmentation allows users to access operating areas without leaving the full-screen display mode, thereby reducing the number of switching operations and preventing important main screen content from being overlooked.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of switching between full-screen and frame display modes (two-dimensional state change), the invention overlays a sub-screen with operation areas on top of the main screen (adding a third dimension/layer). This allows simultaneous access to both full-screen content and operating areas without mode switching, reducing operational steps and time loss.
2Ease of operation
If submenus are popped up under full-screen display, then operations can be performed, but the number of operations increases and important screens may be hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into a main screen for displaying important content and a sub-screen for displaying submenus and operation areas. This segmentation ensures that the main screen content remains visible and accessible while providing dedicated space for operations, preventing information loss and reducing the need to switch displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The sub-screen acts as an intermediary layer between the user and the main screen. Instead of popping up submenus that may obscure important content, the sub-screen provides a separate, organized space for operations, allowing users to access functions without hiding or obscuring the main screen information.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple framed screens are superimposed, then operating areas can be displayed, but the number of operations increases and important screens may be hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into a main screen and a sub-screen, where the sub-screen contains multiple operating areas in an organized layout. This segmentation provides display flexibility for multiple functions while maintaining a simple, managed structure, avoiding the complexity of managing multiple independent framed screens.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple operating areas are merged into a single sub-screen that is overlaid on the main screen. Instead of managing multiple separate framed screens, the invention combines multiple functions into one organized sub-screen interface, reducing display management complexity while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
An image displaying apparatus for a computer selectively executing a full-screen display or a frame display on a monitor screen is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main screen generating unit generating a predetermined main screen, a full-screen displaying unit displaying the main screen in a full-screen display, a mouse operation determining unit detecting a moving operation of the mouse to determine whether or not the moving operation is a predetermined first movement, a full-screen display detecting unit detecting whether or not the main screen is in the full-screen display, and a composite displaying unit displaying a predetermined sub-screen on the screen and the main screen downscaled so that the whole main screen is displayed on the remaining range of the screen when the mouse operation determining unit determines, during the full-screen display, that the moving operation is the first movement.