Stereoscopic GUI Pop-Out Amount Calculation for 3D Interface Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing GUIs are difficult for users to navigate due to their two-dimensional display, which limits expression variations and makes it hard to intuitively perceive selectable items, especially for users with visual impairments, as information can be hidden behind other objects.
Innovation Solution
A display control device and method that generates stereoscopic images of GUIs, calculating a 'pop-out amount' based on specific parameters such as user selectability, data quantity, interest, and public attention to create a 3D effect, making selectable items stand out from non-selectable ones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a two-dimensional GUI is displayed on a stereoscopic display device, then the display device can show stereoscopic images, but the GUI items are hard to perceive and navigate intuitively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by transitioning from a two-dimensional GUI to a three-dimensional stereoscopic GUI. The GUI items are rendered with depth information, allowing them to pop out from the screen plane. This enables users to perceive spatial relationships and item positions more intuitively, solving the problem of poor perceivability while maintaining stereoscopic display capability.
2Device complexity
If all GUI items are displayed with equal visual weight, then the display is simple, but selectable items are hard to differentiate from non-selectable items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by giving different visual properties to different GUI items based on their selectability status. Selectable items are rendered with greater pop-out depth, brighter colors, or other distinguishing visual characteristics compared to non-selectable items. This local differentiation makes it easy for users to identify which items can be interacted with, while the overall display structure remains simple and consistent.
3Area of stationary object
If information is densely packed in a two-dimensional GUI, then the screen utilization is high, but information can be hidden behind other objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the information hiding problem by utilizing the third dimension (depth). GUI items are arranged in a three-dimensional space with varying depths, allowing users to perceive the spatial layout and understand which items are in front or behind others. This depth perception enables users to navigate and access hidden information more effectively, while maintaining high screen utilization through efficient spatial packing.
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AI summary
A display control device and method to generate stereoscopic images in a graphical user interface (GUI) to be displayed on a display panel. A pop-out amount unit or operation calculates a pop-out amount indicating a perceived distance that at least a portion of the stereoscopic image pops out into space from the display panel, and a display controller or control operation controls display of the stereoscopic image with the calculated amount of pop-out on the display panel.