Cross-Panel Object Linking for Multi-Touch Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses with multiple touch panels cannot link and control display of objects between panels, limiting their ability to perform integrated processing of touch operations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a controller that links and changes displayed objects between touch panels based on user touch operations, allowing for integrated processing and increased flexibility by recognizing specific touch gestures within a predetermined time period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple touch panels are provided in the information processing apparatus, then the versatility and processing capacity are improved, but the capability to link and control display of objects between panels deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple touch panels by enabling cross-panel object linking. When a touch operation is detected on an object displayed on one panel, the system links and controls the display of related objects on other panels, effectively combining the operational capability across multiple panels into a unified interaction model.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that receives touch operations from one panel and translates them into coordinated display control across multiple panels. It mediates between the touch input on one panel and the display output on multiple panels, enabling seamless cross-panel object linking and control.
2Measurement precision
If touch operations on multiple touch panels are detected independently, then the detection accuracy is improved, but the integrated processing capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous integrated processing by linking touch operations across panels within a predetermined time period. When a touch operation is detected on one panel, the controller continuously monitors and processes related touch operations on other panels, ensuring uninterrupted integrated processing flow.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller performs preliminary action by detecting and recording the first touch operation on one panel, then uses this information to anticipate and process subsequent touch operations on other panels. This preliminary detection enables the system to prepare for and execute integrated processing more efficiently.
3Reliability
If the predetermined time period for linking touch operations is set, then the operational reliability is improved, but the flexibility in detecting operations in opposite directions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts its response based on the direction and nature of touch operations. Within the predetermined time period, the controller recognizes not only sequential operations but also operations in opposite directions, adapting its processing logic to maintain both reliability and gesture recognition flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent handles operations in opposite directions asymmetrically by recognizing that opposite-direction operations within the time period represent intentional gestures rather than errors. This asymmetric treatment allows the system to distinguish between accidental sequential touches and deliberate opposite-direction gestures, maintaining both reliability and flexibility.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a first touch panel, a second touch panel, and a controller. The first touch panel displays a first object and detects a first touch operation of a user on the first object. The second touch panel displays a second object and detects a second touch operation of the user on the second object. The controller links and changes the displayed first object and the displayed second object when the second touch operation is detected within a predetermined time period since the first touch operation has been detected.