Multi-directional Data Pattern Generation for Visual Impact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data display methods are inefficient and aesthetically unpleasing for conveying short pieces of information, as they are typically one-dimensional and non-repetitive, failing to maximize visual impact and meaning.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for generating data patterns by repeating a data string in multiple directions to fill a predefined space, allowing for intuitive understanding and enhanced visual impact, using techniques such as grid alignment, masking, and three-dimensional arrangements to create visually engaging displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If data is displayed in a one-dimensional, non-repetitive fashion, then large amounts of information can be conveyed, but the display is not efficient, meaningful or aesthetically pleasing for short pieces of information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms conventional one-dimensional linear text display into two-dimensional repeating patterns arranged in grids. Data strings are repeated across rows and columns to form visual patterns that can be read in multiple directions (horizontally, vertically, diagonally), converting a single-direction information flow into multi-directional visual communication that enhances both efficiency and aesthetic quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple instances of the same data string into a unified visual pattern where repetition creates coherence. Rather than displaying isolated text lines, the same information is merged across multiple positions in a grid, creating a cohesive visual whole that reinforces meaning through consistent repetition while maintaining readability.
2Illumination intensity
If data strings are repeated in multiple directions to fill predefined space, then visual impact and meaning are enhanced, but the display structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display space into a grid structure with defined rows and columns, allowing systematic placement of repeated data strings. This segmentation provides a framework that organizes the repetition process, making the complex task of multi-directional pattern generation manageable through structured division of the display area into discrete positional units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs configurable parameters including data string length, number of repetitions, grid dimensions, and reading direction preferences. These parameters allow flexible adjustment of the pattern complexity and visual characteristics, enabling optimization between visual impact and structural simplicity based on specific application requirements without being locked into a fixed complex structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer implemented method and a device for generating a data pattern involve receiving user input of a plurality of ordered data elements. A processor of the computer determines how many of the data elements are required for filling in a row and a column of a predefined space. The processor then generates a data pattern by iteratively cycling through the data elements to select data elements for filling the space along a plurality of directions, until the space is filled.