Variable Region Display for Multi-Image Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital image processing apparatuses fail to effectively allow users to compare multiple images simultaneously, as they display images at fixed sizes and lack functionality for user-driven region resizing and out-of-sequence image display.
Innovation Solution
A digital image processing apparatus with a touch screen display that divides the screen into variable regions, allowing users to resize regions by dragging touch points and display out-of-sequence images in response to user input, enabling simultaneous display and comparison of multiple images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple images are displayed simultaneously on a display, then the user can compare images, but the images cannot be effectively compared due to fixed display sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display regions that can be resized by users through touch input. The display region for each image is no longer fixed but can be adjusted in real-time, allowing users to optimize the size of each image region for better comparison effectiveness while maintaining simultaneous display of multiple images.
2Quantity of substance
If the display region is divided into multiple fixed regions, then multiple images can be displayed simultaneously, but the user cannot adjust image sizes for better comparison
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms fixed display regions into dynamic, user-adjustable regions. Users can drag touch points to resize individual image regions, making the display system adaptable to different comparison needs while maintaining the capability to display multiple images simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The display region is segmented into multiple independent adjustable regions, each capable of being resized individually. This segmentation allows flexible allocation of display space to different images based on user preferences and comparison requirements.
3Ease of operation
If images are displayed in sequence, then the display order follows the file sequence, but users cannot display out-of-sequence images for specific comparison needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to select and display images in arbitrary sequences by touching specific image regions. Each image can be independently selected and displayed in the desired region, breaking the conventional file-sequence constraint and enabling flexible comparison of out-of-sequence images.
Data Source
AI summary
A digital image processing apparatus may include a storage medium which stores image files and a display which displays images corresponding to the image files stored on the storage medium. A display region of the display may be divided into a plurality of regions and a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of image files stored on the storage medium may be respectively displayed in the plurality of regions. The plurality of images may be displayed simultaneously and a size of at least one of the plurality regions may be variable.