Voice-Activated Sharing Page Triggered by Blowing Signal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current content sharing methods on electronic devices are inefficient due to the deep placement of sharing buttons, requiring multiple clicks and resulting in longer sharing times as the device displays multiple toolbars and menus.

Innovation Solution

A content sharing method and apparatus that uses a microphone to detect a blowing signal to directly display a sharing page, allowing users to share content without multiple clicks, comprising a collecting module to gather voice signals, a detecting module to identify blowing signals, a displaying module to show the sharing page, and a sharing module to share the content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the sharing button is placed deep in the menu structure to organize multiple application functions, then the device can support more application functions, but the user needs to click multiple times to access the sharing function

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication functionsVSAvoidsharing operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the sharing function from the deep menu structure and creates a direct voice-activated pathway to it. The blowing voice command bypasses the hierarchical menu navigation and directly triggers the sharing interface, separating the frequently used sharing operation from the complex application menu structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical clicking operation with a voice-based acoustic signal. Instead of requiring physical button presses through multiple menu levels, the system uses acoustic field (voice blowing) to trigger the sharing function, substituting mechanical interaction with acoustic field interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device displays multiple toolbars and menus for each user click to provide comprehensive options, then the device can offer more functionality, but the sharing time increases due to multiple pop-ups

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidsharing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system prepares the sharing interface in advance by directly displaying it upon voice detection, skipping the sequential presentation of intermediate menus and toolbars. This preliminary display of the target interface eliminates the time-consuming step-by-step navigation process while maintaining full functionality access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a direct voice-to-sharing pathway that skips through the intermediate menu layers and toolbars. The blowing voice command causes the system to rush directly to the sharing interface without pausing at intermediate navigation steps, significantly reducing the time required to access sharing functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the sharing button is buried at a deep level in the menu, then more application buttons can be included, but the user effort and clicks required to find it increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication buttonsVSAvoidbutton access
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a voice intermediary (blowing voice command) that mediates between the user and the sharing function. This acoustic intermediary translates the user's intent directly into system action, eliminating the need for manual navigation through multiple menu levels containing numerous application buttons.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9666193B2Method and apparatus for displaying a sharing page according to a detected voice signal, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2017.05.30 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A content sharing method, apparatus and an electronic device, which belongs to a field of computer technology, are provided. The method includes: collecting a voice signal by the microphone after current content is displayed; detecting whether the voice signal is a blowing signal; displaying a sharing page corresponding to the current content in the case that the voice signal is the blowing signal, the sharing page containing content to be shared; sharing the content to be shared in the sharing page. According to the present method, a sharing page is displayed directly to guide a user to complete content sharing upon detecting that the voice signal collected by the microphone is the blowing signal, thus avoiding inconvenience caused by multiple times of clicks of the user during content sharing and greatly reducing the time for sharing.