Information Processing Apparatus Page Navigation for Designated Item Visibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems face challenges in displaying a list of information across multiple pages when the number of items exceeds a display limit, making it difficult to maintain designated information visibility, especially when the target document is not initially present on the selected page.

Innovation Solution

The system divides a large number of information items into multiple pages and uses a control unit to manage display by adding designated information to a predetermined location, ensuring it is visible even if it's not initially on the selected page, by acquiring and displaying documents in batches and adjusting page positions as necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the number of displayable items is limited per page, then the display unit can show information within the limit, but designated information may not exist in the selected page

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of displayable items per pageVSAvoidvisibility of designated information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit detects whether designated information exists in the currently displayed page before displaying. If the designated information is not found, the system proactively acquires and displays the page containing the designated information, ensuring it is visible to the user without requiring additional user actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors whether the designated information is present in the displayed page and automatically adjusts the displayed page accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the designated information remains visible by switching to the appropriate page when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Quantity of substance

If multiple pages are used to display large volumes of information, then the display limit is respected, but the designated information may be lost across page divisions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetotal number of information itemsVSAvoidaccessibility of designated information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Before finalizing the page display, the control unit checks whether the designated information is included in the currently selected page. If not, it preemptively switches to display the page containing the designated information, ensuring easy access without requiring users to manually search through multiple pages.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously verifies the presence of designated information in the displayed page and automatically navigates to the correct page, providing seamless access to designated information regardless of how many pages exist in the dataset.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11526254B2Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing information processing program
Publication Date: 2022.12.13 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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  • US11526254B2 patent drawing
  • US11526254B2 patent drawing

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a display unit and a control unit, the display unit performs list display of plural pieces of information by dividing the plural pieces of information into plural pages in a case where the pieces of information corresponding to a number, which is equal to or larger than a predetermined limit, exist in a folder within a server that stores the plural pieces of information, and the control unit performs display control of performing the list display on the display unit by adding designated information to information in a predetermined location, in a case where the designated information does not exist in a selected page.