Networked Medical Interface Object Displacement via Selection View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Implementing drag and drop operations between graphical user interfaces of networked medical apparatus is inefficient, requiring long cursor movements and being time-consuming, and existing remote desktop solutions are costly to install and maintain.
Innovation Solution
A computer network system that allows for the presentation of a selection view of a second graphical user interface on a first interface, enabling the selection and transfer of objects between systems with a bi-directional exchange mechanism, using common control elements like a mouse and keyboard, and allowing for a miniature view to facilitate object displacement without leaving the boundaries of the first interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If drag and drop operations are implemented between networked computer systems, then data transfer capability is improved, but cursor travel distance increases and operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a selection view as an intermediary interface that displays miniature representations of objects from the second computer system within the first computer system's graphical user interface. This mediator allows users to select and transfer objects without physically moving the cursor across the network connection, thereby maintaining data transfer capability while eliminating the time loss associated with long cursor travels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the flat, two-dimensional cursor movement problem into a three-dimensional solution by embedding a miniature selection view within the main interface. This dimensional change allows users to access and transfer objects from remote systems through a nested, layered interface structure, eliminating the need for extensive cursor traversal while preserving full data transfer functionality.
2Ease of operation
If remote desktop links or virtualizations are used to improve cursor hand-over, then cursor transfer between interfaces is improved, but installation and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates simplified copies or miniature representations of objects from the second computer system's interface within the first system's interface. Instead of implementing complex remote desktop infrastructure, the system generates lightweight visual copies that enable intuitive object selection and transfer, thereby improving cursor hand-over ease while avoiding the high installation and maintenance costs associated with full remote desktop solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the remote interface into miniature, manageable representations that can be displayed and interacted with within the local interface. By dividing the remote system's objects into small, selectable thumbnails within the selection view, the system achieves easy cursor hand-over without requiring the complex, monolithic remote desktop infrastructure that incurs high maintenance costs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple networked computer systems are installed to enable object transfer, then object exchange capability is improved, but system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal selection view mechanism that can display and transfer objects from multiple different computer systems through a single, unified interface. This multi-functional approach allows the first computer system to access and exchange objects with the second system (and potentially other systems) without requiring separate specialized interfaces for each connection, thereby improving object exchange capability while reducing overall system cost through consolidation.
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AI summary
In a computer network and a method for displacement of an object within a computer network, the computer network has a first computer system with a first graphical user interface and a second computer system with a second graphical user interface. A selection view of the second graphical user interface can be presented on the first graphical user interface, and a target location can be selected in the selection view. An object on the first graphical user interface can be displaced onto the target location.