Circular Touch Interface Gesture Control for Call Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices require two buttons to answer or decline incoming calls, occupying valuable real estate on the touch panel and potentially improving user interface efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a phone call management system that uses a circular touch interface where a control button is dragged to either an answer area or a decline area within a circular touch panel, eliminating the need for separate buttons by utilizing a gesture-based response system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If two separate buttons (answer and decline) are used to respond to incoming calls, then the device provides clear functional separation and ease of operation, but it occupies more screen real estate and increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the answer and decline buttons into a single circular button interface. The circular button can be dragged to different positions (e.g., right side for answer, left side for decline) to perform different call response functions, thereby merging two separate controls into one unified control element that saves screen space while maintaining functional clarity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static two-button layout into a dynamic single-button system where the circular button can be moved or dragged to different positions on the screen. This dynamic positioning allows the same physical button to serve multiple functions based on its location, resolving the contradiction between having separate functional buttons and conserving screen real estate
2Ease of operation
If two separate buttons are used for answer and decline functions, then each function has its own dedicated control, but the device complexity and number of interface elements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two separate control elements (answer button and decline button) into a single circular button that can perform both functions through positional differentiation. This reduces the number of interface elements from two to one, simplifying the overall device complexity while maintaining functional clarity through position-based function assignment
3Area of stationary object
If a single circular button with gesture control is used, then screen space is optimized and interface is simplified, but the operation requires more user movement and may reduce operational speed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a gesture recognition system where the circular button only needs to be dragged to specific threshold positions (e.g., right edge for answer, left edge for decline) rather than requiring precise placement. This partial action approach allows users to perform the gesture quickly without needing exact positioning, maintaining response speed while using a single button to save screen space
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AI summary
A method for managing phone call using an electronic device. The electronic device displays an incoming call interface on a touch panel of the electronic device when the electronic device receives an incoming call. The electronic device determines a moving direction of a control button if a moving distance of the control button is greater a predetermined distance. The electronic device answers the incoming call if the moving direction of the control button is toward an answer area, and declines the incoming call if the moving direction of the control button is toward a decline area.