Thumbnail Preview Interface with Magnifying Window
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital photography management systems lack an efficient method for organizing and viewing large collections of images, requiring users to manually scroll through thumbnails and lacking intuitive navigation and preview features.
Innovation Solution
A system that displays multiple albums as thumbnails, allowing users to preview images by moving a cursor over the thumbnails, with a magnifying window for detailed viewing and tools for selecting and grouping images, enabling chronological ordering and easy access to images without horizontal scrolling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually scroll through thumbnails to view images, then they can access image collections, but the operation becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating thumbnails and organizing them in a grid layout before the user needs to browse. This pre-processing allows users to immediately see an overview of all images without manual scrolling, resolving the contradiction between efficient access and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a magnifying window that displays a larger version of the selected thumbnail image adjacent to the thumbnail grid. This adds a spatial dimension to the interface, allowing users to preview images in a second dimension without leaving the current view, thereby eliminating the need to scroll through multiple pages or windows.
2Area of moving object
If users need to view detailed images, then they require larger display area, but this requires additional scrolling or window switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the thumbnail view and the detailed image view into a single integrated interface. The magnifying window is displayed adjacent to the thumbnail grid within the same window, combining two functional areas (browsing and detailed viewing) into one unified interface. This eliminates the need for separate windows or scrolling operations, resolving the contradiction between display area and interface complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users need to select and organize images, then they require selection tools, but this increases the complexity of the interface
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service functionality by automatically grouping selected images into albums based on user selection. When users select images using the checkbox tools, the system automatically creates or updates albums without requiring manual configuration. This automation provides versatile image management capabilities while keeping the interface simple, as users only need to make selections rather than configure complex organizational parameters.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method displaying, within a user interface, a view pane having a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, displaying, within the view pane, a first frame represented by a bounded region, wherein the first frame represents a container that comprises one or more objects, upon detecting a positioning of a cursor at a position in the poster frame, displaying an object of the one or more objects in the frame, the displayed object varying based on the position of the cursor, upon detecting a selection of the first frame, displaying a second frame, represented by a second bounded region, adjacent to the second frame, and displaying the displayed object in the second frame.