Software Key Relocation on Information Processing Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for improved operability in adjusting the layout of contents displayed on the screen of information processing apparatuses, such as smartphones, as existing techniques do not adequately facilitate user-friendly relocation of software keys and buttons.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a display unit, acceptance unit, and relocation unit that allows users to select and relocate software keys or buttons through a drag-and-drop operation, enabling rearrangement of application buttons and blank areas within the menu, enhancing user convenience and layout customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing layout adjustment techniques are used, then software keys can be arranged on the screen, but user operability in adjusting layout is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The screen display area is segmented into multiple arrangeable regions, each capable of independently receiving and displaying software keys. The relocation unit processes each software key separately, moving it from its current region to a target region defined by the user. This segmentation enables flexible layout adjustment while maintaining simple operation through individual key relocation rather than complex global reconfiguration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If software keys are fixed in position, then the interface is simple, but layout customization is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The software key arrangement transitions from a fixed static configuration to a dynamic reconfigurable system. Users can interact with the display to define target regions and relocate software keys between regions through the relocation unit. This dynamic capability enables extensive layout customization while the system maintains operational simplicity through automated key relocation processing based on user-defined regions.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus having a plurality of functions includes a display unit configured to display a predetermined area where a software key indicating any one of the plurality of functions is arrangeable, an acceptance unit configured to accept a first operation for selecting the predetermined area where the software key is not arranged and a second operation for selecting a destination of the predetermined area where the software key is not arranged and selected through the first operation, and a relocation unit configured to relocate the predetermined area where the software key is not arranged and selected through the first operation, to the destination selected through the second operation.