Window Object Priority Management via Group Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display technologies cannot effectively set hierarchical ranks for window objects on an object-by-object basis, especially when multiple related window objects exist, leading to difficulties in displaying them in the same hierarchical rank.
Innovation Solution
A display device and method that utilize group and object priority levels, stored in dedicated sections, to determine the display order of objects, allowing for association information to be maintained while changing priority levels, enabling objects to be displayed based on group and object priority levels, thus allowing for proper hierarchical ranking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hierarchical ranks are set on an object-by-object basis using existing display technologies, then individual object priority can be controlled, but multiple related window objects cannot be set in the same hierarchical rank
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the priority management system into two independent levels: group priority levels (for categorizing related objects) and object priority levels (for individual object positioning within groups). This segmentation allows multiple related window objects to be assigned to the same group while maintaining individual priority settings, resolving the contradiction between individual control and group consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to the display priority system by creating a two-level structure: group priority level (first dimension) and object priority level (second dimension). This dimensional expansion enables objects to be organized in groups at one level while maintaining individual ranking at another level, allowing multiple related objects to share the same hierarchical rank through group assignment while still permitting individual priority adjustments.
2Productivity
If group priority levels are introduced to display objects in hierarchical manner, then multiple related objects can be displayed at the front, but the system complexity increases with multiple storage sections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the storage system into distinct functional modules: group configuration storage section (storing group-object associations), group priority level storage section (storing group-level priorities), and object priority level storage section (storing individual object priorities). This segmentation, while increasing structural complexity, enables efficient independent management of group and object priorities, improving display productivity through organized data access and reducing computational overhead for priority calculations.
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AI summary
A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority level storage section for storing group display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying each of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the objects associated with the other groups, an object priority level storage section for storing object display priority levels which are priority levels for displaying one of the objects associated with one of the groups at the front of the others, an object priority level changing section for changing the object display priority level while the association information is maintained, and a display section for displaying the plurality of objects according to the group display priority levels and the object display priority levels.