Touch Display Control for Dynamic Setting Button Repositioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display control systems for image processing apparatuses do not efficiently manage user interactions, particularly in moving and applying settings to thumbnail images through touch operations, leading to user interface complexities and operational inefficiencies.

Innovation Solution

A display control apparatus with a controller that detects touch operations on a touch panel, determines the type of operation, and moves applicable setting buttons or lists near the thumbnail image based on the drag direction, allowing users to easily apply settings by dragging and releasing on the screen.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the user manually moves setting buttons to each thumbnail image position, then the settings can be applied to multiple images, but the number of user operations increases and usability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAbility to apply settings to multiple thumbnail imagesVSAvoidNumber of user operations required

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of moving setting buttons to each thumbnail image position manually, the system inverts the approach by automatically moving setting buttons toward the thumbnail image position based on touch operation detection. When the user touches a setting button and drags it toward a thumbnail image, the system automatically repositions the setting button near the target thumbnail image, eliminating the need for manual positioning operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The setting button automatically repositions itself based on the user's touch operation direction. When the user performs a touch operation moving the setting button toward a thumbnail image position, the setting button autonomously moves to an appropriate position near the target thumbnail image without requiring additional user intervention for positioning.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If setting buttons are fixed in position, then the interface layout is simple, but the user cannot easily apply settings to different thumbnail images

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveEase of applying settings to thumbnail imagesVSAvoidDynamic repositioning mechanism

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The setting button position changes from fixed to dynamic based on user interaction. When the user performs a touch operation moving the setting button toward a thumbnail image, the setting button dynamically repositions itself to a location near the target thumbnail image. This dynamic behavior is triggered only when needed, maintaining simplicity when not in use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The position parameter of the setting button is changed from a fixed value to a variable value that responds to user touch operations. When the user drags the setting button toward a thumbnail image, the position parameter is updated to reflect the new position near the target thumbnail image, enabling flexible setting application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10185483B2Display control of objects on display

Publication Date: 2019.01.22 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

A display control apparatus includes a display and a controller. The display displays a screen on which a target image and a processing image are arranged, the target image representing processing-target data, the processing image being an image for which a process to be performed on the processing-target data has been determined. The controller performs, in a case where an operation for moving the target image toward a position where the processing image is displayed has been received as a touch operation through the screen, control such that the processing image is moved toward a position where the target image is displayed.