Popup Position Adjustment for Enlarged Remote Screens

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in operating portable terminals when interacting with image processing apparatuses, as popup portions on enlarged remote screens may be partially or entirely out of view, requiring cumbersome scrolling or dragging operations, which can lead to the user not recognizing the presence of the popup portion.

Innovation Solution

The system adjusts the display position and size of popup portions on portable terminals when the remote screen is enlarged, ensuring they remain within the display area by determining the displayable area based on the popup portion's size, full screen size, and priority, and adjusting the position accordingly, while also allowing for scrolling if necessary.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the remote screen is enlarged on the portable terminal display, then the image detail and visibility are improved, but the popup portion may be positioned outside the display area

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage detail visibilityVSAvoidpopup portion accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the popup portion's position based on the current display state. When the remote screen is enlarged, the popup portion's position is recalculated to ensure it remains within the visible display area, making the interface adaptive to different display conditions rather than fixed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system considers the display area boundaries as a constraint dimension when positioning the popup portion. By calculating the intersection between the popup's intended position and the visible display area, the system ensures the popup remains within the two-dimensional display boundaries even when the screen is enlarged

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Stability of the object's composition

If the popup portion position is fixed according to the image forming apparatus display, then the layout consistency is maintained, but the popup portion becomes invisible or partially visible when the remote screen is enlarged

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelayout consistencyVSAvoidpopup portion visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The popup portion positioning transitions from a static fixed position to a dynamic adaptive position. The system calculates the adjusted position based on the current enlargement ratio and display area boundaries, allowing the popup to maintain visibility while preserving its relative positioning logic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects when the remote screen is enlarged and self-adjusts the popup portion's position without requiring user intervention. The positioning calculation is performed autonomously based on the current display state, making the interface self-correcting

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the user scrolls or drags the popup portion to locate it, then the popup can be brought into view, but the operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepopup accessibilityVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary positioning of the popup portion before the user interacts with it. By pre-calculating and setting the popup's position within the visible display area based on the current enlargement state, the system eliminates the need for subsequent user scrolling or dragging operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2750029B1Display processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, display processing system of a remote screen, and display processing method
Publication Date: 2019.09.18 KONICA MINOLTA INC
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AI summary

A display processing apparatus (1) comprising: a transmission means (109) for transmitting screen data for operations of the apparatus to a portable terminal apparatus (2); a receiving means (109) for receiving operation information indicating an operation by a user on a remote screen from the terminal apparatus (2) and for receiving the operation information and enlargement display information indicating an enlarged display state when a user operation is performed on the screen displayed with some part thereof missing in a state in which the screen is enlarged; a determination means (101) for determining whether the operation is an operation of displaying a popup portion (400); and a screen generating means (101) for adjusting a display position of the popup portion (400) to generate next screen data, so that the popup portion (400) is displayed in an image enlarged state if the operation information and the enlargement display information are received, and the operation is the operation of displaying the popup portion (400).