Peripheral Device Image Display for Intuitive Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display systems make it difficult for users to intuitively recognize connected peripheral devices due to the use of text characters for device information, such as model numbers, leading to potential erroneous settings.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus and method that acquires identification information of peripheral devices, searches for corresponding images via a network, and displays device images associated with this information to facilitate intuitive recognition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If text characters are used to display device information on the setting screen, then the display apparatus can show device identification information, but users find it difficult to intuitively recognize connected devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses images as visual copies or representations of the actual peripheral devices. Instead of displaying only text identification information, the system retrieves and displays images that visually represent the connected devices, allowing users to intuitively recognize them while maintaining the ability to identify devices through both images and text information
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional text display to two-dimensional image display on the setting screen. By incorporating visual images alongside or instead of text characters, the system adds a visual dimension that enables intuitive device recognition while preserving identification capabilities through the combination of images and device information
2Ease of operation
If only text characters are displayed for device information, then the display screen remains simple, but users cannot intuitively recognize peripheral devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system retrieves visual images that serve as representations of the peripheral devices and displays them on the setting screen. These images act as visual copies that enable intuitive device recognition without requiring complex graphical interfaces or multiple display elements, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining reasonable display simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces images as intermediary visual elements that mediate between the device identification information and the user's visual perception. These images serve as a bridge that translates technical device information into visually recognizable forms, enabling intuitive recognition without significantly increasing display complexity
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AI summary
A display apparatus includes: an acquisition processing unit that acquires identification information of a peripheral device connected to the display apparatus; a search processing unit that searches for an image corresponding to the peripheral device via a network, based on the identification information acquired by the acquisition processing unit; and a display processing unit that displays a device image corresponding to the peripheral device in the display apparatus in association with the identification information, based on the image searched for by the search processing unit.