Sticky Note Input for Web Graph Drawing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current graph drawing applications on web browsers lack a convenient input scheme for users to input mathematical expressions and functions, making it cumbersome to perform calculations and graph drawings.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a server and terminal setup, where users can select and input contents on a display screen using an input device, with the server processing the inputs to display calculation results or graph coordinates, utilizing sticky notes for inputting numerical values, mathematical expressions, and functions, and allowing reference sticky notes to simplify input operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional input methods are used in graph drawing applications, then the application can function on a web browser, but the input process becomes cumbersome and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a copy-paste mechanism where users can select content displayed on the display screen and copy it to the input area. This allows users to reuse previously displayed content without re-typing, significantly improving input convenience while maintaining simple system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a clipboard as an intermediary between the display screen and the input area. The clipboard temporarily stores selected content and enables seamless transfer of information between these components, facilitating convenient input operations without direct interaction complexity.
2Productivity
If manual input of mathematical expressions is required, then calculation accuracy can be maintained, but the time and effort required for input increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays mathematical expressions and other content on the screen before user input is needed. Users can select from pre-displayed content and paste it into the input area, eliminating the need for manual typing and significantly reducing input time while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Users can copy mathematical expressions directly from the displayed content and paste them into the input area. This copy-paste mechanism dramatically speeds up the input process compared to manual typing, while ensuring exact replication of the mathematical expressions without transcription errors.
3Ease of operation
If selection and paste functionality is added to improve input convenience, then user experience is enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal selection mechanism that works across different types of content (text, mathematical expressions, images) displayed on the screen. The same select and paste operations can be applied to any content type, providing consistent user experience without requiring separate handling for each content type, thus limiting the increase in system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The clipboard serves as a simple intermediary component that manages the selection and paste operations. By introducing this dedicated mediator, the complexity of coordinating between the display screen, input area, and various content types is centralized and simplified, preventing uncontrolled system complexity growth.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium records an input program for causing a computer to execute selecting contents displayed on a display screen of a display, and inputting the selected contents to an input area on the display screen upon receiving an execution instruction while the selected contents are selected.