Server-Client Business Form Enlargement via Focus Area Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for viewing business form pages on tablets are inefficient due to small screen sizes and low resolution, requiring users to perform time-consuming pinch operations to enlarge text, and existing object recognition techniques increase processing load and user effort.
Innovation Solution
A system where a server apparatus saves business form part information including focus area details and transmits this information to a client apparatus, allowing specific areas of a business form page to be enlarged based on user requests, improving user convenience while reducing processing load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the entire business form page is displayed on a tablet device, then the user can view the complete document, but the characters become very small and difficult to see due to the small screen size and low resolution
Solution Approach 1:
The business form page is divided into multiple focus areas (first focus area, second focus area, etc.), each representing a specific region that can be independently enlarged. This segmentation allows the system to selectively expand only the necessary portions of the document rather than requiring full-screen enlargement, thereby maintaining character readability while preserving the ability to view the complete document structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a two-dimensional flat display to a multi-dimensional viewing experience by incorporating depth through layered focus areas. When a focus area is selected, it is enlarged and displayed in a prominent foreground layer, while other areas remain visible in the background at their original scale. This dimensional approach allows simultaneous viewing of both detailed character information and the overall document layout.
2Ease of operation
If object recognition processing is performed on bitmap images of business form pages, then specific areas can be identified for enlargement, but the processing load becomes heavy due to the need for bitmap conversion and object recognition on each page
Solution Approach 1:
Focus area information is pre-defined and stored in the business form page data during the document creation or conversion process. This preliminary action eliminates the need for real-time object recognition processing when the user wants to view the document. The system simply retrieves the pre-stored focus area definitions and uses them to enable rapid enlargement of specific regions, significantly reducing processing load while maintaining automatic area identification capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of performing complex object recognition processing on the original bitmap image, the system creates and uses a simplified data structure (focus area information) that contains only the essential coordinates and boundaries of regions of interest. This copied representation is much lighter in terms of processing requirements while still enabling the same functional outcome of identifying and enlarging specific areas.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a business form page is designed for A3 printing with small fonts, then the document fits the intended print format, but the text becomes unreadable when displayed on a tablet device with small screen
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically adjusts the scale and visibility of different focus areas based on user interaction. When a user selects a specific focus area, that region is dynamically enlarged to an appropriate reading size while the rest of the document remains visible at a smaller scale. This dynamic adaptation allows the same business form page, originally designed for A3 printing with small fonts, to become readable on tablet devices without losing its print format compatibility or requiring manual pinch-to-zoom operations.
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AI summary
The server apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention improves convenience of a user while suppressing an increase of the load to enlarge a specific area within a business form page. The server apparatus includes a saving unit configured to save business form part information on a business form page, which includes information on a focus area to enlarge a specific area within the business form page. Further, the server apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit the business form part information relating to a request to a client apparatus in response to the request from the client apparatus that displays the business form page. Based on the information on a focus area included in the business form part information, the specific area is enlarged on the client apparatus.