Air Gesture Interfaces With Input Focus Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for managing air gesture inputs on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing methods and interfaces that conditionally perform operations based on input focus and air gestures, reducing cognitive burden and conserving power by efficiently managing air gesture inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing techniques are used to manage air gesture inputs, then user interfaces can be implemented, but they require multiple key presses or keystrokes which increases the time and energy consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing input focus on UI elements before air gesture recognition. The display generation component presents visual indications of input focus to guide users, and the processor pre-positions the system state so that when an air gesture is detected, the corresponding operation can be executed immediately without requiring additional key presses or keystrokes to activate the function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the activation step from the traditional sequence of operations. By removing the requirement for multiple key presses or keystrokes and directly executing operations upon air gesture detection, the system eliminates unnecessary intermediate actions, thereby reducing time loss and improving productivity.
2Productivity
If existing techniques are used to manage air gesture inputs, then user interfaces can be implemented, but they increase device energy consumption particularly in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing input focus on UI elements before air gesture recognition. The display generation component presents visual indications of input focus to guide users, and the processor pre-positions the system state so that when an air gesture is detected, the corresponding operation can be executed immediately without requiring additional key presses or keystrokes to activate the function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the activation step from the traditional sequence of operations. By removing the requirement for multiple key presses or keystrokes and directly executing operations upon air gesture detection, the system eliminates unnecessary intermediate actions, thereby reducing time loss and improving productivity.
3Ease of operation
If visual indication is displayed for every UI element with input focus, then user interface clarity is improved, but display energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display generation component applies local quality by providing visual indications selectively based on the current input focus state. Rather than uniformly highlighting all UI elements, the system displays visual indications only for elements that have input focus, thereby maintaining user interface clarity for active elements while reducing unnecessary display energy consumption for inactive elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs periodic action by updating visual indications only when the input focus state changes. The display generation component activates visual indications when an element gains input focus and deactivates them when focus shifts elsewhere, creating a periodic display pattern that maintains usability while minimizing continuous display energy consumption.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to air gesture user interfaces.