Panoramic Media Scrolling Interface for Width-Constrained Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional approaches to presenting panoramic media content are dull, inefficient, and result in lower image quality due to scaling down, leading to a poor user experience with significant black or empty regions in width-constrained environments.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generates an interface with a scroll bar and scroll element for panoramic media content, allowing users to interactively scroll through the content, automatically scrolling when necessary, and adjusting scrolling speed based on user behavior and content characteristics, while maintaining a transitional animation effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If panoramic media content items are scaled down in size to be presentable in width-constrained environments, then the content can be displayed within the interface, but the image quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a static 2D display to an interactive scrolling interface that effectively adds a temporal dimension to the display. Users can scroll through the panoramic content horizontally, allowing the full-resolution image to be viewed across multiple screen widths over time, thus maintaining image quality while adapting to width-constrained environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic scrolling functionality that allows the display to adapt to different viewing needs. The scroll bar and scroll element enable users to dynamically adjust the visible portion of the panoramic content, transforming a static scaled-down display into a dynamic full-resolution viewing experience.
2Device complexity
If conventional static presentation methods are used for panoramic images, then the interface is simple, but the user experience becomes uninteresting and unappealing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic scrolling functionality that detects when the entire panoramic content cannot be displayed and automatically scrolls to show different portions. This self-service feature enhances user experience without requiring complex manual controls, as the system autonomously adapts to the content and display constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where the system monitors the display area and content size relationship, and automatically adjusts scrolling behavior based on this feedback. The scroll element position and scrolling speed are dynamically adjusted based on the detected conditions, creating an adaptive user experience.
3Area of stationary object
If the entire panoramic content is displayed at once, then all content is visible, but the viewable area must be enlarged which may not be feasible in constrained interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the panoramic content into multiple viewable portions that can be displayed sequentially through scrolling. The scroll bar divides the content navigation into manageable segments, allowing the interface to adapt to width constraints while still providing access to the entire content through structured segmentation.
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AI summary
In some cases, a panoramic media content item to be displayed can be acquired. An interface including a viewable area for displaying at least a portion of the content item can be generated. Based on a size of the content item, a scroll bar can be generated, within the interface, for scrolling the content item. Based on a size of the viewable area, a scroll element can be generated, within the scroll bar, to be movable based on user interactions to scroll the content item. In some cases, at least a first portion of the content item can be automatically scrolled through such that the viewable area displays, over time, at least a second portion of the content item. In some cases, a leftmost or rightmost edge of the content item is displayable via the viewable area. A transitional animation associated with the leftmost or rightmost edge can be performed.