Sub Display Area Positioning to Avoid Main Content Overlap
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Solution Overview
Problem
When displaying web pages, important information can be scrolled out of the main display area, leading to hindered viewing due to the overlap of a sub display area with the main display area, causing other important information in the main area to be hidden.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that determine the arrangement position of a sub display area to overlap with the main display area by acquiring the position of display elements in a web page, allowing the sub display area to be positioned in a crossing direction to avoid overlapping with high-visibility elements, thus preventing important information from being hidden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a sub display area is displayed to show scrolled out important information, then the important information can be displayed on the screen, but part of the web page displayed in the main display area is hidden from the view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensional change by positioning the sub display area in the crossing direction (horizontal axis) rather than overlapping vertically. The sub display area is arranged at a position in the crossing direction that does not overlap with the main display area, allowing both to coexist without hiding each other's content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by determining the arrangement position of the sub display area based on the specific position of display elements in the web page. The sub display area is positioned to overlap with low-visibility elements (such as scrolled out content) while avoiding high-visibility elements in the main display area.
2Area of stationary object
If the sub display area is positioned to overlap with the main display area, then space utilization is improved, but important information in the main area is hidden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by determining the arrangement position of the sub display area based on the specific position of display elements in the web page. The sub display area is positioned to overlap with low-visibility elements (such as scrolled out content) while avoiding high-visibility elements in the main display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies copying by creating a sub display area that contains a copy of important information from the main display area. This allows the information to be displayed in both locations simultaneously, ensuring visibility while maintaining space utilization efficiency.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus is provided that is configured to facilitate the avoidance of a state in which the browsing of a web page displayed in a main display area is hindered by the displaying of a sub display area.When a web page scrollable in a predetermined scroll direction is displayed in a main display area, the information processing apparatus acquires an arrangement position of a display element displayed in the web page, the arrangement position being a position in a crossing direction crossing the scroll direction, and determines an arrangement position in the crossing direction of the sub display area arranged at a position overlapping the main display area in accordance with the acquired arrangement position of the display element.