Interactive Item Image Hotspots for Small Display Readability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Detail pages on small-format displays like smartphones and tablets become cluttered and unusable due to excessive information and small text, making it cumbersome for users to navigate and view item details.
Innovation Solution
A user interface that focuses on a single item image, allowing users to interact with a three-dimensional model by gestures, where touching specific areas of the image reveals additional details, dynamically dividing the screen into regions to display relevant information without obstructing the image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple item details and information are displayed on small-format displays, then information completeness is improved, but screen clutter and text readability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the item detail information into multiple interactive hotspots distributed across the item image. Each hotspot represents a specific aspect or feature of the item, allowing users to tap on particular areas of interest to view detailed information. This segmentation transforms a cluttered comprehensive display into a clean visual presentation with distributed information access points, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and screen readability.
2Loss of information
If detailed information is displayed in small text to fit small-format displays, then information density is improved, but text readability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional text-based information display to a three-dimensional interactive spatial model. Users can manipulate the item model with gestures (rotate, zoom, pan) and access information through spatial hotspots rather than reading small text. This dimensional change allows comprehensive item specifications to be accessed interactively without compromising text readability, as information is presented in context-rich visual formats rather than constrained text lines.
3Loss of information
If users zoom in to view item details on small-format displays, then image detail visibility is improved, but navigation efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-positions multiple interactive hotspots across the item image, each representing specific features or aspects of the item. Users can directly tap on hotspots of interest without needing to zoom or scroll through the entire image. This preliminary arrangement of information access points eliminates the need for exploratory zooming and scrolling, allowing users to immediately access desired item details by tapping predetermined hotspot locations, thereby resolving the contradiction between image detail visibility and navigation efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for displaying item information relative to selection regions of an item image. An image of an item is rendered upon a display of a client. The image is divided into multiple selection regions. The selection regions may be determined by the client dynamically. A selection of a first point upon the image of the item is received. Additional information related to the item is requested from a server based at least in part on the selection of the first point. The additional information is mapped to the first point by way of an association with a second point upon the image. The additional information related to the item is rendered upon the display.