Image Sort Condition Interface With Priority Item Disclosure

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image management systems burden users with the overwhelming task of creating complex sort conditions due to the presence of numerous input fields, making it difficult to grasp the total number of items and values to input, thereby increasing user effort.

Innovation Solution

Implement a system that allows users to select a sort condition type first, displaying a tailored sort condition creation screen with priority items open and other items closed, reducing the visual and operational burden by focusing on essential settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If all input fields for sort condition items are displayed on the screen, then the user can input values for all items, but the screen becomes hard to grasp and the user burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of sort condition creationVSAvoiduser burden in creating sort condition

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The sort condition creation screen is segmented into multiple pages, with each page displaying only a subset of input fields (e.g., 3-5 items per page). Users can navigate between pages to access all input fields, thereby maintaining screen comprehensibility while preserving the ability to create complete sort conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The single-page layout is transformed into a multi-page structure, adding a temporal/navigation dimension to the screen display. This allows all input fields to be accessible across multiple screens rather than overwhelming a single screen, effectively distributing the information load.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If all input fields for sort condition items are displayed on the screen, then the user can access all items, but the screen becomes complex and difficult to grasp at a glance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of all sort itemsVSAvoidscreen complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The set of all sort condition items is segmented into smaller groups that fit on individual screens. Each screen displays a manageable subset of input fields, reducing the visual complexity and cognitive load on any single screen while maintaining access to all items through navigation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The screen content becomes dynamic, allowing users to navigate between different pages of input fields. The display adapts to show only relevant subsets of items at any given time, transforming a static complex screen into a dynamic multi-page interface that manages complexity through controlled disclosure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4687016A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Publication Date: 2026.02.04 CANON KK

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AI summary

An information processing apparatus (101) includes a management unit (302) to manage a plurality of types of sort conditions, each of the types associated with one or more items for sorting an image; an obtaining unit (301) to obtain the type selected by a user from the plurality of the types of sort conditions; and a display control unit (303) to cause a screen to be displayed, the screen being for creating the sort condition and being configured to allow the user to designate a value of the item associated with the type selected by the user.