Unified Menu System for Managing Multiple Data Sets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Display devices often struggle to show multiple sets of data simultaneously due to size limitations, making it difficult to provide users with all relevant information at once.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system with a single menu that manages and displays two sets of data on a single device, using graphical objects to indicate which set of data actions are applied, allowing users to select and interact with either set through a unified menu system, thereby optimizing the display area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a single menu is used to manage both data sets, then the display area for data is increased, but the complexity of menu management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the menu management by introducing graphical objects that visually represent different data sets and their associated menu actions. Each graphical object can be independently selected and managed, dividing the complex single-menu system into manageable visual units that users can interact with separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces graphical objects as intermediary elements between the user and the menu system. These graphical objects serve as visual mediators that represent menu actions and data set associations, making the complex menu management more intuitive and easier to navigate.
2Loss of information
If two different sets of data are displayed simultaneously, then user information access is improved, but the display device capability requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the graphical object dimension to represent data set relationships. Instead of requiring additional physical display areas, the system creates a visual dimension through graphical objects that overlay and organize multiple data sets within the existing display space, effectively adding an informational layer without increasing hardware requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal menu system where a single menu structure can manage multiple data sets through graphical objects. The same menu framework and display area serve multiple functions by dynamically associating different data sets with graphical representations, eliminating the need for separate display devices or menus for each data set.
Data Source
AI summary
Example systems and methods of managing content are described. In one implementation, a method accesses a first set of data, a second set of data, and menu data. The menu data is associated with multiple menu actions relevant to the first set of data and the second set of data. The method generates display data that allows a display device to present the first set of data, the second set of data, and the menu to a user such that the menu is positioned between the first set of data and the second set of data. The method receives a user selection of a menu action and, based on the user selection, generates a graphical object that allows the user to indicate whether to apply the selected menu action to the first set of data or the second set of data.