Single Button Gesture Recognition for Electronic Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices require complex and unintuitive operations to switch between applications and adjust display settings, making them less user-friendly.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and electronic device that utilize a single button with a sensing region to detect input operations, compare them to predetermined gestures, and perform corresponding actions, such as switching applications or adjusting display parameters, based on texture information and changing trends.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple buttons and complex gestures are used to provide diverse functions, then the functionality and versatility of the electronic device are improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by enabling a single button to perform multiple different operations. The button is configured to detect various input operations including sliding gestures in different directions, pressing operations, and combination gestures. Each operation type triggers different functions such as switching applications, adjusting display brightness, or controlling media playback, thereby providing diverse functionality through a single universal input component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the input operations into distinct categories and types. The sensing region divides different gesture types (sliding, pressing, combining) and their variations (directions, durations, force levels) into separable operation classes. This segmentation allows the system to clearly identify and respond to specific user intentions through classified gesture patterns, reducing operational complexity while maintaining versatility.
2Ease of operation
If a single button with multiple gesture types is used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring precise input operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system detects the user's gesture operation through the sensing region, identifies the specific operation type based on detected parameters (sliding direction, pressing force, gesture duration), and executes the corresponding function. This closed-loop feedback process enables accurate recognition of complex gestures by continuously monitoring sensing data and matching it against predefined operation patterns, ensuring precise gesture detection despite the variety of input types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in the sensing data to differentiate between various gesture types. By monitoring changes in parameters such as contact force, sliding distance, gesture duration, and pressure distribution across the sensing region, the system can accurately identify specific user intentions. These parameter variations serve as distinctive markers for different operation types, enabling precise gesture recognition through quantitative analysis of sensing measurements.
3Productivity
If conventional multi-step operations are required to switch applications or adjust settings, then the device can handle complex tasks, but the productivity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring the button with multiple sensing regions and pre-defining various gesture operations and their corresponding functions. The system anticipates user needs by having gesture patterns and function mappings prepared in advance. When a user performs a gesture, the system can immediately execute the corresponding pre-programmed function without requiring multiple sequential steps, thereby improving operational efficiency and user-friendliness.
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AI summary
The disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The information processing method comprises: detecting, via a sensing region of an electronic device, a first input operation performed by an operating body on a surface of a button of the electronic device, wherein the sensing region overlaps the surface of the button; comparing the first input operation with at least two predetermined operations in a preset database; when the first input operation matches a first predetermined operation, determining a first control instruction corresponding to the first input operation; and performing a corresponding operation in response to the first control instruction.