Mobile Terminal Remote Control via Multi-Image Priority Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
The variability in button layouts and display panels of image processing apparatuses makes it difficult to remotely control them from a mobile terminal without compromising operability, as existing solutions either require physical presence or result in reduced usability due to layout changes or size reductions.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal and image processing apparatus system that concurrently displays two images, with size adjustment based on priority modes, allowing for remote control by changing the sizes of the images to maximize display area while maintaining operability, and transmitting location information to specify objects on the image processing apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the layout of buttons and display panel is preserved exactly as on the image processing apparatus, then operational familiarity is maintained, but the image size must be reduced to fit the mobile terminal display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-image display to a multi-image concurrent display system. The mobile terminal display is divided into multiple regions, with the first image (button layout) occupying a first region and the second image (display panel) occupying a second region. This dimensional change from one image to multiple images allows both images to be displayed at their original sizes without reduction, resolving the contradiction between maintaining operational familiarity and preserving image size.
2Area of moving object
If the image size is increased to maintain display quality, then image clarity is improved, but the layout must be changed to accommodate the larger image
Solution Approach 1:
By introducing multiple display regions on the mobile terminal, the system can display both the button layout image and the display panel image simultaneously at their original sizes. The first image is displayed in a first region and the second image in a second region, allowing both to maintain their original dimensions and layouts without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen is segmented into multiple independent regions, with each region dedicated to displaying a specific image. The first region displays the button layout image while the second region displays the display panel image. This segmentation allows each image to be displayed at its optimal size without affecting the other, resolving the contradiction between image size and layout consistency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple images are displayed concurrently on the mobile terminal, then remote control functionality is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal's display system is designed to handle multiple image types (button layout image and display panel image) using a unified multi-region display approach. The same display hardware and control mechanisms serve both images simultaneously, achieving multi-functionality without proportionally increasing complexity. The system can display different combinations of images based on operational needs while using the same underlying display infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory storage medium stores instructions executable by a mobile terminal. The instructions cause the mobile terminal to: change a first image to a first size and change a second image to a maximum size in which the second image is displayable on a display area which remains after the first image of the first size is arranged, when priority mode information indicates a first-image priority mode; and change the first image to a second size less than the first size and change the second image to a maximum size in which the second image is displayable on a display area which remains after the first image of the second size is arranged, when the priority mode information indicates a second-image priority mode.