Screen Generating Apparatus Layout Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image processing apparatuses face challenges in generating operation screens for display surfaces of varying sizes, particularly when remotely operating multi-function peripherals (MFPs) using mobile devices, as they require pre-defined options display order information for different display areas, limiting the ability to generate screens for unspecifed sizes.
Innovation Solution
A screen generating apparatus and method that acquires reference screen information, determines converted areas based on the display screen size, and disposes components in the same size as the reference screen, ensuring consistent layout and component positioning across different screen sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If pre-defined options display order information is prepared for different display areas, then operation screens can be generated for presumed display sizes, but the ability to generate screens for unspecifed sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a single options display order definition information structure that can universally accommodate any display size. Instead of preparing separate definition information for different display areas, the system uses one unified definition that can be adaptively applied to various display surfaces through dynamic area determination based on the actual display size detected.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of options display order definition information are prepared for different display areas, then operation screens can be generated for presumed sizes, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential functionality from multiple separate options display order definition information types and consolidates it into a single unified definition. By taking out the core purpose of defining option display order and separating it from the display area-specific constraints, the system achieves simplified storage and processing while maintaining support for various display sizes through dynamic area determination.
3Ease of operation
If components are disposed in the same size as in the reference screen, then user recognition of components is improved, but the layout may not adapt to different screen sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the screen layout into multiple independent display areas, each capable of being determined and configured separately based on the actual display size. This allows the system to maintain component recognition by preserving reference screen characteristics in each segment while adapting the overall layout to different screen sizes through dynamic area determination and configuration.
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AI summary
A screen generating apparatus includes a reference screen information acquiring portion to acquire reference screen information, the reference screen information including a plurality of components classified into one or more sets and layout information for disposing the components in a reference screen, a screen size acquiring portion to acquire a screen size of a display portion, a set area determining portion to determine, for each of the one or more sets, a converted area corresponding to the set in a display screen, on the basis of the acquired screen size and the layout information included in the reference screen information, and a component disposing portion to dispose the components included in the reference screen information, in the converted areas within the display screen corresponding respectively to the one or more sets, each component being disposed in the same size as that in the reference screen.