Automatic Work Machine Display Control for Intuitive State Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to intuitively understand the state of an automatic working machine, such as a lawn mowing robot, which is autonomously traveling within a defined work area.
Innovation Solution
A non-transitory storage medium with a program that, when executed by a processor, acquires the state of the automatic working machine and displays an image of it in a display apparatus in a size corresponding to its operational state, allowing users to intuitively understand the machine's status through visual cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a work area map is displayed to show the automatic working machine's location, then the user can see where the machine is, but the user cannot intuitively understand the machine's operational state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to the displayed image of the automatic working machine to indicate its operational state. Different colors represent different states (e.g., working, standby, error, communication loss), allowing users to intuitively understand the machine's status at a glance without additional text or icons.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension (color) to the existing two-dimensional work area map display. By incorporating color as an additional information carrier, the system conveys operational state information without cluttering the spatial representation, maintaining map clarity while enhancing state visibility.
2Loss of information
If detailed status information is provided about the automatic working machine, then complete information is available, but the display becomes complex and hard to understand quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes as a concise visual language to convey detailed operational states. Instead of displaying text descriptions or multiple indicators, a single color attribute communicates the machine's state, reducing display complexity while preserving information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential operational state information from complex machine data and represents it through a simplified visual attribute (color). This extraction process separates the critical state information from other detailed parameters, presenting only the most relevant status in an easily digestible format.
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AI summary
A non-transitory storage medium storing a program is provided. The program includes instructions for causing, when executed by at least one processor, the at least one processor to execute: acquiring a state of an automatic working machine; displaying an image illustrating the automatic working machine in a display apparatus in a size in accordance with the state; and causing the display apparatus to display, with the image, an interface for controlling a start of a work of the automatic working machine.