Tomogram Display Linked Switching Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image display systems for tomograms require complex operations to switch between linked and non-linked display modes, making it inconvenient for users to change the linkage between multiple tomogram groups during comparative observation.
Innovation Solution
An image display apparatus and program that sets linked and non-linked switching areas on the display screen, allowing users to switch tomograms by shifting the input operation from one area to another, simplifying the process of changing link/non-link modes by using input operations within these designated areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a button for receiving an instruction to change link/non-link is arranged outside the image display area, then the system can receive switching instructions, but the operation becomes complicated and inconvenient requiring cursor movement and clicking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control function for switching link/non-link modes with the image display area itself. By making the entire display area function as both the viewing area and the control area, users can directly interact with the displayed images to change modes, eliminating the need for separate control buttons outside the display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The display area serves itself by functioning dual-purpose as both the image display region and the control input region. The system allows users to perform control operations (switching link/non-link modes) directly on the display area without requiring external control elements, making the interface self-sufficient.
2Ease of operation
If the entire display area is made to receive input operations for switching tomograms, then switching becomes simple, but it becomes impossible to distinguish between linked and non-linked switching modes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different functional qualities to different regions within the same display area. The first region (corresponding to the first image group) responds to input operations by switching only its own displayed tomogram in non-linked mode, while the second region (corresponding to the second image group) responds by switching both its own and the first region's displayed tomograms in linked mode. This spatial differentiation preserves mode information through regional behavior differences.
Solution Approach 2:
The display area is segmented into multiple functional regions corresponding to different image groups. Each region can be independently identified and responds differently to input operations based on its position, allowing the system to distinguish between linked and non-linked switching modes through the location of the input operation rather than requiring separate control elements.
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AI summary
A linked switching partial area and a non-linked switching partial area are set in at least one display area in which a tomogram is to be displayed. When an input operation giving an instruction to switch the tomogram is performed in the non-linked switching partial area, only the image displayed in the display area is switched. When the input operation is performed in the linked switching partial area, the image displayed in the display area is switched and an image displayed in each of the other display area or areas is also switched in a linked manner.