Visualized Content Matrix Scheduling for Small-Screen Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for navigating and interacting with web-based information content, such as on social media and large displays, are inadequate for small devices like smartphones and public kiosks, requiring user input that is difficult or impossible, and do not facilitate efficient viewing of dynamic content.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamically displaying visualized units on a display device, scheduling sets of units for a time period, allowing user selection, sharing, and mixing content from multiple sources based on user preferences and visibility attributes, using a matrix of thumbnail images that change over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional web browsing methods are used on small devices, then users can access information, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to limited control capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically schedules and displays visualized units from multiple sources without requiring explicit user commands. The visualized units self-organize on the display matrix, and the system handles navigation, selection, and content presentation autonomously, eliminating the need for complex user interactions on small devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical interaction methods (clicking, typing, scrolling) with automated visual presentation and selection mechanisms. The system uses visualized units that can be selected through simplified interactions while the underlying content management and navigation are handled through automated scheduling and rendering processes.
2Quantity of substance
If users manually navigate through multiple web pages to view comprehensive information, then information completeness improves, but the loss of time increases due to the effort required
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-schedules and pre-loads visualized units from multiple sources onto the display matrix before the user needs to view them. Content is automatically organized and prepared in advance, allowing users to access comprehensive information instantly without manually navigating through multiple pages or sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from linear sequential page navigation to a two-dimensional matrix display of visualized units. This dimensional change allows multiple pieces of information to be presented simultaneously in a grid format, enabling users to view comprehensive content across multiple sources at once rather than sequentially through multiple pages.
3Quantity of substance
If the system displays all available content from multiple sources, then information completeness improves, but the device complexity increases due to scheduling and management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments content from multiple sources into discrete visualized units, each representing a specific piece of information. These units are then independently scheduled and displayed on the matrix, allowing the system to manage large quantities of content through modular, discrete elements rather than handling them as a monolithic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically schedules and updates visualized units on the display matrix based on availability, user preferences, and time. The content presentation adapts automatically, allowing the system to manage diverse content from multiple sources through dynamic scheduling rather than static, complex data structures.
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AI summary
Techniques for dynamic display of visualized units received from plural sources are described. Visualized units are scheduled for display for a time period and rendered on the display for the time period. The visualized units can be shared according to user preferences, picked according to a user selection into personal, shareable sets of visualized units. The visualized units can be annotated, mixed from different sources and focused.