Dynamic Operation Region for Touch Panel Slide Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems with touch panels lack intuitive and efficient mechanisms for performing slide operations, leading to suboptimal user experience and inefficient use of display space.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that displays an operation region in response to a first instruction, allowing for slide operations in multiple directions, enabling continuous parameter changes and real-time information processing, thereby enhancing operability and space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an operation region is displayed continuously, then the operability of slide operation is improved, but the display space is wasted when no operation is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The operation region is dynamically displayed or hidden based on whether a first instruction has been inputted. When a first instruction is inputted, the operation region is displayed to enable slide operation. When no first instruction is inputted, the operation region is hidden to save display space. This dynamic display resolves the contradiction between providing operational guidance and efficient space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system prepares to display the operation region only when needed (after a first instruction is inputted). This preliminary action approach ensures that the operation region is available when required for slide operations, while avoiding unnecessary display space consumption when no operation is anticipated.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the operation region is displayed in multiple directions, then the versatility of operations is improved, but the complexity of the display system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The operation region is segmented into multiple directional components (first direction and second direction) that can be independently controlled. Each direction can be enabled or disabled based on the type of first instruction inputted, allowing the system to provide multi-directional operations only when needed, thus managing complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the operation region have different properties - some areas enable operations in the first direction while other areas enable operations in the second direction. This local differentiation allows the system to provide direction-specific functionality without requiring the entire display system to handle all possibilities simultaneously, reducing overall complexity.
3Measurement precision
If the parameter changes continuously during slide operation, then the precision of control is improved, but the difficulty of detecting the operation endpoint increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides real-time feedback during slide operation by displaying the current parameter value or visual indicators that show the progress of the slide operation. This feedback mechanism helps users understand the current state and identify when the operation should end, even though the parameter changes continuously. The feedback reduces the difficulty of detecting the operation endpoint while maintaining precise control.
Data Source
AI summary
In response to an instruction with respect to a rotation button (B1) that is an operation target, an example information processing apparatus (10) displays an expanded rotation button (B1′) as an operation region for performing a slide operation, and performs information processing using a parameter that continuously changes in accordance with a slide operation in the operation region.