Schedule Display Alignment for Calendar and Weather Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information processing apparatuses, such as portable terminals, face difficulties in displaying schedules and weather forecasts simultaneously on a calendar due to limited screen space, making it hard to compare plans and weather information, especially when switching between screens.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus that includes a first display controller for aligning schedules in a predetermined format and a second display controller for displaying operation buttons, allowing users to switch between different display modes and regions to easily compare schedule information and weather forecasts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the calendar showing the month is used as the schedule, then the calendar can be displayed, but the region for each date becomes small making it difficult to view the calendar and display plans and weather forecast
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions: a calendar display region showing the monthly calendar, and a weather information display region showing weather forecasts. This segmentation allows both the calendar and weather information to be displayed simultaneously without compromising the visibility of either, resolving the contradiction between limited display area and information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional monthly calendar view to a two-dimensional layout that incorporates both calendar and weather information. By adding the weather information display region alongside the calendar display region, the system utilizes the screen space more effectively, allowing users to view both types of information without reducing the visibility of the calendar.
2Loss of information
If the calendar displaying the plans and the calendar displaying the weather forecast are displayed separately by switching the display screens, then the problem of difficulty in viewing the calendar is solved, but it becomes difficult to compare the plans and the weather forecast displayed in the calendar
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the calendar display function and weather information display function into a single integrated interface. The calendar display region and weather information display region are positioned adjacent to each other, allowing users to view both plans and weather forecasts simultaneously without switching screens. This merging enables direct comparison between the two types of information while maintaining clear visibility of the calendar.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple pieces of data are displayed in the same region, then the screen space is utilized, but the data becomes difficult to understand from different viewpoints
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into distinct functional regions: a calendar display region for showing the monthly calendar and plans, and a weather information display region for showing weather forecasts. This segmentation ensures that each type of data is presented in its own dedicated space, allowing users to understand each dataset from its appropriate viewpoint without confusion, while still utilizing the full screen space effectively.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus includes the following. A first display controller controls a display to display a schedule in which predetermined date information or time span information is corresponded with each of a plurality of schedule frames in a schedule template in which the plurality of schedule frames are provided in a predetermined format. A second display controller controls the display to display a predetermined operation button so that the first display controller displays a plurality of schedules in an aligned state. When the first display controller displays the plurality of schedules in the aligned state according to operation of the predetermined operation button, a portion of each schedule is displayed.