Chronological Image Poster Frame Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital photography management systems lack an efficient method to visually organize and navigate large collections of images in chronological order without requiring horizontal scrolling, making it difficult for users to scan and manage multiple images taken over time.
Innovation Solution
A system that displays images as poster frames within a user interface, arranged in rows and columns based on capture time, allowing users to navigate through images by moving a cursor across the frames, with features like automatic resizing, hiding, and splitting frames to maintain a chronological timeline without horizontal scrolling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If images are displayed in chronological order across multiple columns, then the chronological organization is improved, but horizontal scrolling is required which complicates navigation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal arrangement to vertical arrangement of image columns, utilizing the vertical dimension of the display screen. This allows chronological organization to be maintained while eliminating the need for horizontal scrolling, as images flow naturally from top to bottom within the visible display area.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple columns of images are displayed to show chronological progression, then the quantity of images visible is improved, but the display area required increases
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging columns vertically from top to bottom rather than horizontally across the screen, the patent maximizes the use of vertical display space. This allows multiple columns to be displayed within the visible area without requiring additional horizontal space, thereby increasing the number of visible images while maintaining a compact display footprint.
3Ease of operation
If the cursor moves across thumbnails to scan images, then the interaction method is improved, but the time required to scan multiple images increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous vertical scrolling of the display to bring successive columns into view as the user scrolls, eliminating idle time when the user must wait for images to load or appear. This continuous action allows users to scan through images more efficiently by maintaining a steady flow of content presentation.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method includes displaying, within a user interface, a view pane having a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, displaying, within the view pane, a plurality of poster frames, each poster frame representing a corresponding media item, a first poster frame being displayed as positioned in a first row extending across the event view pane in the horizontal direction such that the first poster frame is displayed substantially adjacent to a first vertical edge of the event view pane and subsequent poster frames are displayed substantially adjacent to one another in the first row until a poster frame in the first row is displayed substantially adjacent to a second vertical edge of the event view pane, and displaying a next poster frame in a second row vertically displaced from the first row. Photographs in a poster frame can be previewed by moving a cursor across the poster frame.