Interactive Object Display Parameter Adjustment for Time Ambiguity
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electronic devices using a 12-hour system, it is difficult for users to distinguish between '12:00 am' representing noon and '12:00 am' representing midnight when setting an alarm clock, as the displayed time does not accurately reflect the true current time.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method that determines the current time information and adjusts display parameters, such as color, image, or text, of interactive objects like a time dial to intuitively indicate the true time, by correlating time periods with specific colors, images, or texts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a 12-hour system is used to display time on the time dial, then the time display is simple and easy to understand, but the displayed time cannot accurately reflect the true current time in some cases (specifically cannot distinguish between 12:00 am at noon and 12:00 am at midnight)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to the background of the time dial to indicate different time periods. Specifically, the background color changes between daytime (e.g., light colors) and nighttime (e.g., dark colors) to help users distinguish whether 12:00 represents noon or midnight. This visual cue resolves the ambiguity of the 12-hour system while maintaining its simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the time display by incorporating day/night cycle information. Instead of only showing hour and minute, the system now displays time period information (daytime/nighttime) as an additional dimension, allowing users to accurately determine the true time while keeping the familiar 12-hour format.
2Device complexity
If only numerical time display is used without additional visual cues, then the interface is clean and simple, but users cannot tell the currently displayed time specifically is noon or midnight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses background color changes as a visual cue to indicate time period. The background color transitions between daytime and nighttime shades, providing clear visual feedback about whether the displayed time is noon or midnight without adding complex interface elements. This maintains interface simplicity while improving time display precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual element (the background color) that mediates between the simple numerical time display and the need for precise time information. The background color acts as a mediator that conveys additional time period information without requiring changes to the numerical display itself or adding complex interface controls.
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AI summary
An information processing method and an electronic device where the method includes determining current time information associated with the current time; and adjusting, based on the current time information, a display parameter of a first interactive object; wherein the first interactive object is an interactive object being operatively presented on a display unit of an electronic device and used to set a time-related parameter of the electronic device. The information processing method and the electronic device solve the technical problem that the currently displayed time cannot reflect the current true time in some cases, and achieve the technical effect of accurately and intuitively displaying the current true time.