Visual Programming Object Switching via Embedded Management Region
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Solution Overview
Problem
Visual programming methods face inefficiencies when switching objects, leading to frequent popup of role panels, increased system calculation, and degraded performance due to excessive popup tasks.
Innovation Solution
An object switching method and apparatus that allows for seamless switching between objects within a visual programming system by obtaining an object switching instruction through an object management region, switching operable and programmable interfaces, and hiding or displaying the object management region as needed, thereby reducing system load and improving performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the conventional visual programming method is used where role panels frequently pop up when switching objects, then the system can maintain simple interface structure, but the user switching efficiency deteriorates and system performance degrades due to excessive popup tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the object management region directly into the target interface, combining previously separate functions (object selection and role panel display) into a unified interface. This eliminates the need for frequent popup tasks when switching objects, as the object management region allows direct switching without triggering separate role panel popups for each object change.
Solution Approach 2:
The object management region is prepared in advance within the target interface, pre-organizing all objects that may need to be switched. This preliminary arrangement allows users to switch between objects without triggering sequential popup tasks, as the switching mechanism is already in place and ready to operate within the existing interface structure.
2Device complexity
If role panels frequently pop up during object switching, then the system can maintain simple object management, but the system calculation amount increases and performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the object management functionality from the popup mechanism and integrates it directly into the target interface. By taking out the object switching operation from the popup task sequence and embedding it in the object management region, the system eliminates unnecessary calculation overhead associated with frequent popup tasks while maintaining clear interface structure.
3Ease of operation
If the object management region is always displayed, then object switching becomes convenient, but the interface area occupied by the object management region increases
Solution Approach 1:
The object management region is implemented as a dynamic component within the target interface that can be shown or hidden based on user needs. This dynamic behavior allows the interface to maintain object switching functionality when needed while minimizing the occupied area when object switching is not required, resolving the contradiction between convenience and interface area utilization.
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AI summary
In an object switching method based on visual programming that is applicable to a terminal device, an object switching instruction is obtained through an object management region of a target interface. The object switching instruction carries an object identifier of a first object. According to the object switching instruction, a second operable interface corresponding to a second object is switched to a first operable interface corresponding to the first object in a visual layout region of the target interface, and a programmable interface corresponding to the second object is switched to a programmable interface corresponding to the first object in a visual programming region of the target interface. The first object and the second object are comprised in the object management region, and the first object and the second object have different object identifiers.