Proportion Display Apparatus with Boundary Line Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing proportion input screens for pseudonym and consistent identifiers lack usability as they do not allow users to easily refer to the initial proportion after changes, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A proportion display apparatus that includes a processor for displaying a graph divided into areas by a boundary line, allowing users to change the boundary line position through user operation while showing both the initial and updated proportions on the graph.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the proportion is changed by moving the thumb on the slider, then the proportion of pseudonym identifier and consistent identifier is updated, but the initial proportion cannot be referred to
Solution Approach 1:
The patent stores the initial proportion values before any slider adjustment is made. This preliminary action of saving the original state allows users to refer back to the initial proportion after making changes, resolving the contradiction between updating proportion and retaining reference to the original values.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of the initial proportion display alongside the current proportion display. By presenting both the original proportion values and the updated proportion values in parallel on the interface, users can easily compare and reference the initial state while making adjustments, thus maintaining information availability while enabling operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the thumb is moved to change proportion temporarily, then the proportion is adjusted, but the initial proportion is lost
Solution Approach 1:
Before allowing proportion adjustment through thumb movement, the system preliminarily stores the initial proportion values. This ensures that even as the proportion becomes adaptable through user adjustment, the original reference values are preserved for reliability and comparison purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by displaying both the initial proportion and the currently adjusted proportion simultaneously. This feedback mechanism allows users to see the effect of their adjustments in real-time while maintaining reference to the original values, thus preserving reliability while enabling adaptability.
3Device complexity
If only the current proportion is displayed, then the display is simple, but the user cannot refer to the initial proportion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into distinct portions: one showing the initial proportion and another showing the current proportion. This segmentation allows both pieces of information to coexist without creating a complex integrated display, maintaining relative simplicity while providing comprehensive reference information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the display by showing both past (initial) and present (current) proportion values simultaneously. This dimensional approach to information presentation enables users to reference initial proportions without significantly increasing display complexity, as the additional information is presented in a structured, organized manner.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a proportion display apparatus including a processor that performs a display control process to display, on a display, a predetermined graph that is divided into areas of respective items by a boundary line so as to indicate a quantitative proportion of each of the items; and a change process to change a position of the boundary line in response to a user operation. After the position of the boundary line is changed in the change process, the proportion before and after the change process is shown on the predetermined graph in the display control process.