Electronic Device Thumbnail Expanded State Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
When viewing an object on an electronic device, the expanded state of a thumbnail is not maintained when searching for another object, causing inconvenience to users.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device is designed to maintain the expanded state of a thumbnail for a specific object even when another object is searched, by displaying the first image of the first object in a first area and a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the first object in a second area, while continuously displaying the thumbnail images of the first object in the second area upon user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the user searches for another object by tapping on a different thumbnail, then the current object can be quickly replaced with the new object, but the expanded state of the original thumbnail is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into two independent areas: a first area for displaying the currently selected object and a second area for displaying expanded thumbnails of the same object. This segmentation allows the system to maintain the expanded thumbnail state in the second area while enabling quick object switching through the first area, thus resolving the contradiction between search speed and state maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preliminarily expands the thumbnail portion for the currently selected object in the second area before the user completes the selection action. This preliminary expansion ensures that when the user taps on another thumbnail to search for a different object, the expanded state is already maintained, allowing for quick switching without losing the expanded view.
2Loss of information
If the thumbnail portion is expanded to show more details, then the user can view more information about the object, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into a first area for basic object display and a second area for expanded thumbnail details. This segmentation allows the system to provide detailed information without overwhelming the entire interface, maintaining clarity while reducing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimensional thumbnail view to a two-dimensional layout with distinct areas for different levels of information display. The first area handles basic object information while the second area provides expanded details, effectively managing information density without increasing perceived interface complexity.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch display, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the touch display and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to display, in a first area in the touch display, a first image corresponding to the first thumbnail image corresponding to a first object among a plurality of objects, in response to a first user input to the first thumbnail image, display, in a second area in the touch display, a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the first object, in response to a second user input to the first thumbnail image, and display a second image corresponding to the second object among the plurality of objects at a position where the first image of the first area is displayed and continuously display the plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the first object in the second area, in response to a third user input to the second thumbnail image.