Display Region Size Adjustment via Sliding Gesture Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display control methods require precise selection of boundary lines to adjust region sizes, making the process difficult and inaccurate.

Innovation Solution

A display control method that detects sliding operations on a display page and adjusts region sizes based on predetermined conditions, including initial operation positions and sliding directions, allowing for size control without needing to touch the boundary lines.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the boundary line method is used to adjust region size, then the region size can be adjusted, but the operation becomes difficult and inaccurate because the user must select the boundary line accurately

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregion size adjustment accuracyVSAvoidoperation difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a virtual boundary line that is displayed on the screen to assist users in identifying the actual boundary line. This intermediary visual aid mediates between the user's touch input and the boundary line selection, making it easier to perform accurate region size adjustments without requiring precise direct selection of the boundary line.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical precision requirement of directly touching the boundary line with a more forgiving touch area. By allowing users to touch anywhere within the region and using software algorithms to determine the intended boundary adjustment direction, the system substitutes physical precision requirements with computational logic.

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

2Manufacturing precision

If the boundary line method is used to adjust region size, then the region size can be adjusted, but the operation process becomes complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregion size control precisionVSAvoidoperation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the touch position within the region and pre-calculating the adjustment direction and magnitude. This preliminary processing eliminates the need for users to manually manipulate boundary lines back and forth, significantly reducing the time required to achieve precise region size control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service by automatically determining the adjustment parameters based on the user's touch input. Once the user touches the screen within the region, the system autonomously calculates the optimal boundary adjustment without requiring further user manipulation, thereby reducing operation time while maintaining precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10409479B2Display control method and electronic apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.09.10 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

A display method and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: displaying a first display page via a display device, where the first display page includes a first region; detecting a first sliding operation and a second sliding operation on the display device with respect to the first display page; determining whether the first sliding operation and the second sliding operation satisfy a set of predetermined conditions; and controlling a display size of the first region according to the first sliding direction or the second sliding direction, if the first sliding operation and the second sliding operation satisfy the set of predetermined conditions.