3D Handler Terminal for Intuitive Information Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable terminals require tedious operations for users to access information from zones not previously set, making it inconvenient to view desired information.
Innovation Solution
A method and terminal implementation featuring a three-dimensional handler with a display unit and controller to provide an intuitive interface, allowing users to interact with link objects to search and view information through a globular handler region and link object information region, with indicators defining user function characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional preset scheme is used to display information, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to tedious operations required to access information from zones not previously set
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a three-dimensional handler that allows users to navigate information zones spatially rather than through linear menu operations. The 3D handler presents multiple zones in a spherical arrangement, enabling users to select information by rotating or moving through the 3D space, thereby simplifying access to previously unset zones without increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The 3D handler is designed to be dynamically interactive, responding to user gestures such as rotation, zooming, and selection. This dynamic interface adapts to user actions in real-time, allowing seamless navigation between different information zones without requiring predefined operational sequences, thus improving ease of operation
2Ease of operation
If three-dimensional handler with multiple regions is implemented, then ease of operation is improved through intuitive interface, but device complexity increases due to additional display regions and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The three-dimensional handler serves multiple functions within a single interface structure: it displays multiple information zones simultaneously, provides navigation controls, presents link objects, and delivers information feedback all through one unified 3D interactive element. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate display regions and control mechanisms, thereby improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the handler control, information display, and navigation functions into a single integrated three-dimensional interface. The handler itself becomes both the control mechanism and the display medium, eliminating the need for separate control buttons and multiple static display regions, thus achieving intuitive operation without excessive complexity increase
3Productivity
If link object information is collected and displayed in real-time, then productivity is improved through rapid information access, but use of energy increases due to continuous data collection and display updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting and caching link object information from servers or other terminals before user requests. Information is prepared and stored in advance, allowing rapid display when users interact with the 3D handler without requiring real-time data retrieval for each interaction, thus improving productivity while managing energy consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous availability of information by keeping link object data cached and ready for display. Once information is collected, it remains available for multiple user interactions without requiring repeated data collection cycles, enabling rapid sequential access to information while avoiding continuous energy-intensive data retrieval operations
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AI summary
A terminal for supporting an operation of a three-dimensional handler includes: a display unit displaying a three-dimensional handler region having at least one link object and a link object information region outputting link object information in response to a movement or selection of the at least one link object on the three-dimensional handler and outputting the collected link object information in the link object information region.