Cloud Browser Selection UI Overlay for Small-Screen Web Pages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication apparatuses with cloud browsers face challenges in displaying selection elements at a size that is easily selectable by users due to screen size discrepancies between the apparatus and the generated drawing result, leading to difficulty in user interaction.
Innovation Solution
A technique that involves a cloud browser system generating selection UIs superimposed on the drawing result, adapting the size and layout of selection elements to match the communication apparatus's screen size, using selection element related information to enhance visibility and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the drawing result is reduced to match the screen size of the communication apparatus, then the drawing result fits the display area, but the selection element becomes too small for easy user selection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display content into two distinct layers: the reduced drawing result (background) and the selection UI (foreground). The selection UI is extracted from the drawing result and rendered separately as an independent interface element, allowing it to be displayed at an appropriate size for user interaction while the background drawing result maintains its reduced scale to fit the screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a selection UI as an intermediary layer between the reduced drawing result and the user. This selection UI acts as a mediator that presents selection candidates in a user-friendly format (such as a popup menu or list) that is appropriately sized for the communication apparatus screen, while still representing the selection elements from the original drawing result.
2Power
If a cloud browser is used on a communication apparatus with small screen, then computational loads are removed from the apparatus, but the selection element size becomes incompatible with the small screen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the selection element information from the drawing result generated by the cloud browser and separates it for special processing. The selection UI generation unit extracts selection candidate information and generates a dedicated selection UI that is optimized for the communication apparatus screen, taking the selection functionality out from the reduced drawing result.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the display parameters of selection elements by generating a selection UI with appropriate font sizes, spacing, and layout specifically optimized for the communication apparatus screen dimensions. The selection UI uses different scaling parameters compared to the main drawing result, ensuring readability and ease of selection on small screens.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus capable of communication with an image generation system functioning as a cloud browser, the communication apparatus comprising: reception means for receiving, from the image generation system, selection element related information related to a selection element in a Web page being displayed using the cloud browser; generation means for generating, based on the selection element related information, a selection UI to display the selection element converted from a first display format in the Web page to a second display format different from the first display format; and control means for causing display means of the communication apparatus to display the selection UI.