Menu Screen Background Switching for Trial Version Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing game software distribution methods fail to effectively notify users about the presence of application software, particularly in scenarios where only a trial version is stored on a recording medium, leading to reduced user interest and engagement.
Innovation Solution
An information processor with an input receiving unit, icon processor, background image processor, and menu screen creator that arranges icon images and background images to create an engaging menu screen, switching between default and specific background images based on user interactions, and a recording medium with designated regions for icon and background images to enhance user notification and engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a trial version of software is stored on a recording medium, then users can download and install the software, but users may not notice the presence of the trial version
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual changes by switching background images between different states (default background, selected background, determined background) to notify users of the trial version presence and guide user operations. The background image changes provide visual feedback that attracts user attention without adding complex structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The menu screen dynamically changes background images based on user operations (selection, determination). This dynamic visual feedback mechanism notifies users of the trial version presence through state transitions, maintaining simplicity while improving information delivery.
2Ease of operation
If an attracting image is provided to maintain user interest, then user engagement improves, but the system requires multiple background images and switching mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The background image serves multiple functions: it acts as a visual attractor to maintain user interest, provides operational feedback (selected/determined states), and notifies users of trial version presence. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate visual elements, managing complexity while improving engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The background image dynamically transitions between states (default→selected→determined) to provide continuous visual feedback and maintain user engagement. This dynamic behavior enhances ease of operation by making system state and user progress visually apparent without requiring additional static visual elements.
3Loss of information
If multiple background images are used to notify users, then user interest is maintained, but processing and switching overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads and prepares background images in advance, so that when a user selects or determines an icon, the corresponding background image is ready for immediate display. This preliminary preparation minimizes switching time and processing overhead while maintaining effective trial version notification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses image copying techniques to efficiently manage background images, creating and switching between background copies rather than performing complex image processing operations. This approach reduces processing time and overhead while maintaining the effectiveness of trial version notification through visual changes.
Data Source
AI summary
An icon processor acquires a first icon image from a recording medium. A menu screen creator creates on a default background image a menu screen in which the first icon and another icon image are arranged. When an input receiving unit receives operation information indicating an operation for selecting the first icon image is performed, a background image processor directs the menu screen creator to switch the default background image to a first background image acquired from the recording medium. When the input receiving unit receives operation information indicating an operation for determining the first icon image is performed, the background image processor directs the menu screen creator to switch the first background image to a second background image acquired from the recording medium.