Electronic Apparatus Operation Amount Display and Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying the amount of operation required to execute specific functions in electronic apparatuses, leading to erroneous setting values and unintended function execution due to unclear relationships between operation amounts and setting values.
Innovation Solution
The electronic apparatus displays the amount of operation on a custom setting screen, allowing users to intuitively assign zoom speeds based on depression levels, and adjusts setting values to maintain a consistent relationship between operation amounts and setting values, preventing unintended function changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If functions are assigned in advance to different amounts of operation, then function execution becomes immediate, but the user has difficulty identifying the amounts of operation required to execute specific functions
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays the amount of operation on the operation member (e.g., rotation angle of a dial) in real-time on the display unit. This visual feedback allows users to see exactly how much they have operated the control member, enabling them to identify the required operation amounts for executing specific functions while maintaining immediate function execution capability
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit acts as an intermediary that receives the operation amount from the operation member, processes it to determine the corresponding function, and displays the operation amount information to the user. This intermediary processing enables both immediate function execution and user awareness of operation amounts
2Adaptability or versatility
If parameters of setting items are set by the user, then customization is enabled, but the setting may fail to provide the user-desired function due to erroneous setting values
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays the current setting values and the relationship between operation amounts and setting values on the display unit. This visual feedback allows users to verify their settings and understand how different operation amounts correspond to different setting values, preventing erroneous settings while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary display of the operation amount information and setting value relationships before the user finalizes their settings. This allows users to anticipate the results of their settings and make corrections if needed, ensuring reliable settings while maintaining adaptability
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AI summary
Processing content is assigned and set for each of a plurality of levels of an amount of operation on a specific operation member. In response to a user operation made on the specific operation member, processing content set for a level corresponding to the amount of operation of the user operation is executed. A setting screen for assigning the processing content to be set to each of the plurality of levels of the amount of operation on the specific operation member based on a setting operation by a user is displayed. In response to a user operation made on the specific member while the setting screen is displayed, a display indicating the amount of operation of the user operation is provided.