Thumbnail Display Device with Identification Data Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image-displaying devices require users to perform multiple operations to view selected thumbnail images, especially when the number of images exceeds the display screen capacity, necessitating both reordering and scrolling actions.
Innovation Solution
An image-displaying device with a storing unit and displaying unit that utilizes correlation data to display a predetermined number of thumbnails, allowing users to select and identify thumbnails through direct touch operations on a touch-sensitive LCD, enabling simple navigation and display of desired images by shifting thumbnail rows and using a scrollbar for page navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display screen shows a predetermined maximum number of thumbnails, then the display capacity is optimized, but users cannot view all selected thumbnails when the number exceeds the screen capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces identification data (such as numbers or symbols) as a secondary display dimension alongside thumbnail images. This allows the system to represent more information than the screen can physically display in image form, enabling users to identify and navigate to specific thumbnails beyond the visible screen area through this additional dimensional cue.
2Loss of information
If the device requires reordering and scrolling operations to view selected thumbnails, then all thumbnails can be accessed, but the number of operations required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-displays identification data associated with each thumbnail image in the selected group. This preliminary action allows users to immediately identify the desired thumbnail without performing sequential scrolling or reordering operations, as the identification data provides direct visual cues about the content and position of each thumbnail.
Solution Approach 2:
Identification data serves as an intermediary element between the thumbnail images and the user. Instead of requiring direct manipulation of thumbnail positions through scrolling and reordering, users can reference the identification data to quickly locate and select the desired thumbnail, reducing the complexity of interaction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple operations are required for reordering and scrolling, then thumbnail navigation is possible, but user efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the thumbnail display information into two distinct components: the thumbnail images themselves and the associated identification data. This segmentation allows the identification data to be displayed independently and simultaneously with the thumbnails, enabling users to navigate and identify thumbnails more efficiently without requiring sequential operations.
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AI summary
An image-displaying device includes a storing unit and a displaying unit. The storing unit stores correlation data between a plurality of thumbnails and a sequence of the plurality of thumbnails. The displaying unit is capable of displaying a predetermined maximum number of thumbnails based on the correlation data. If a displayed thumbnail is selected by a user, the displaying unit displays identification data identifying the selected thumbnail together with the selected thumbnail. If identification data is selected by a user, the displaying unit displays a thumbnail corresponding to the selected identification data.