Superimposing External Font Characters on Input Fields
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users have to compare character inputs in an input field with character images drawn using an external font displayed in an output field, which can be cumbersome, especially when both fields need to be viewed simultaneously, and existing solutions require switching between fields or displaying them at reduced sizes within a limited display area.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and system that makes character inputs in an input field invisible on a display while superimposing character images drawn with an external font onto the input field, using image layers to overlay the input and display fields, allowing seamless viewing of high-quality external font characters without needing to view both fields separately.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If character input and character image display are shown in separate fields, then both can be displayed simultaneously, but the display area is reduced and user operation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the input field and output field into a single unified display area. The character input and character image are superimposed at the same position, allowing users to compare them directly without switching between separate fields or viewing them at reduced sizes. This combining approach eliminates the need for field switching operations while maintaining full character comparison accuracy.
2Loss of information
If both input field and output field are displayed simultaneously in separate areas, then character comparison is possible, but the display area for each field is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the input field and output field into one unified display region. By superimposing the character image over the character input at the same position, the system allows users to view both elements simultaneously in full size within a single display area, eliminating the need to allocate separate reduced areas for each field.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension to the display by controlling the visibility of different elements at different times within the same spatial location. The character input and character image are displayed at the same position but can be toggled in visibility, allowing users to view either element in full size without spatial conflict, while still enabling comparison through sequential viewing.
3Area of moving object
If input field and output field are switched and alternately displayed, then full display area is available, but users cannot view both fields at the same time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the input field and output field into a single unified display area. Both the character input and character image coexist at the same position, allowing users to view them simultaneously in full size. The system uses visibility control to show either the input character or the drawn character image as needed, while maintaining both in the same spatial location for immediate comparison.
4Manufacturing precision
If character input is made invisible and character image is superimposed, then external font quality is improved, but input character visibility is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic visibility control where the display mode can switch between showing the character input and showing the character image drawn with external font. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to optimize for either input visibility or external font quality display depending on the user's current need, while maintaining both capabilities within the same unified display framework.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to make a character input into an input field invisible, the input field being displayed on a display, and to display a character image on the display so that the character image is superimposed on the character input into the input field, the character image being drawn with an external font installed in an external apparatus based on the character input into the input field.