Work Area Display Management for Information Processing Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems fail to display the entire work area when it is larger than the screen, resulting in unseen parts of the work area not being visible, which can be problematic for users who need to check the accurate appearance and position of instruction images across multiple work areas.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a processor that maintains a work area larger than the screen and displays a whole image of the designated work area, allowing users to view the entirety of the work area by combining partial images and managing partial image generation information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a work area larger than the screen is maintained to display more content, then the quantity of information displayed is improved, but the visibility of the entire work area deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The work area is divided into multiple screen regions (first screen region and second screen region) that can be independently displayed and managed. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a large work area while ensuring that different portions are visible through multiple display regions or through switching between regions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the display space by utilizing multiple screen regions in different spatial dimensions or positions. By maintaining work areas across multiple display regions, the system effectively increases the visible area without sacrificing the overall quantity of information available in the extended work area.
2Device complexity
If only the displayed portion of the work area is shown as preview image, then the display complexity is reduced, but the accuracy of representing the entire work area deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple screen regions to form a composite preview image that represents the entire work area. By merging the displayed portions from different screen regions into a single comprehensive preview, the system maintains accurate representation of the whole work area while managing display complexity through systematic combination of regional displays.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: maintain a work area in which an instruction image that receives an instruction from a user is placed, the work area being an area larger than an area to be displayed on an operation screen for receiving an operation performed by a user; and when a specific work area is designated, display a whole image that shows an entirety of the specific work area on the operation screen.