Dynamic Text Input Interface Area Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile devices with touch modules have limited control interface layouts, causing inconvenience for users during text input operations.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a storage device, input device, and display device that dynamically adjusts the text input interface area based on input signals and an input rule table, allowing for a customizable interface with multiple display regions for efficient text editing across different languages.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the text input interface uses a fixed layout on a small touch module, then the device structure is simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to limited control interface layout

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetext input operation convenienceVSAvoidinterface layout complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the text input interface area adjustable rather than fixed. The processing unit dynamically changes the interface area ratio between first and second display regions based on input signals, allowing the interface to adapt its layout during operation. This resolves the contradiction by providing operational flexibility without requiring a fundamentally complex fixed structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of interface area ratio dynamically. The processing unit adjusts the ratio of the first display region area to the second display region area based on input signals and input rule tables. This parameter change enables the same physical interface to present different functional layouts, improving ease of operation while maintaining relatively simple device structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the text input interface area is reduced to fit small touch module, then the device size is compact, but the ease of operation worsens due to limited display space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetext editing convenienceVSAvoidtext input interface area

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The interface area is made dynamic rather than static. The processing unit changes the interface area ratio in response to input signals, allowing the text input interface to expand or contract its display regions based on operational needs. This enables better text editing convenience on compact devices by optimizing display space usage during operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The text input interface is segmented into multiple display regions (first display region and second display region) with different functional purposes. The processing unit can independently adjust the area ratio between these segments, allowing optimal allocation of limited display space for text editing operations while maintaining compact device size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If the interface area ratio is fixed, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability deteriorates when switching between different languages and input modes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelanguage switching adaptabilityVSAvoidinterface adjustment complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interface area ratio is made dynamic and responsive to input signals. When users switch between languages or input modes, the processing unit automatically adjusts the interface area ratio according to the input rule table, providing adaptability without requiring manual intervention or complex fixed adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from input signals to automatically adjust the interface area ratio. The processing unit monitors input signals and references the input rule table to determine appropriate interface configurations for different languages and modes, enabling adaptive interface adjustment based on real-time user input without adding significant complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9875018B2Electronic device and text-input interface displaying method thereof

Publication Date: 2018.01.23 WISTRON CORP

AI summary

The present invention discloses an electronic device including a storage device, an input device, a display device and a processing unit. The storage device stores an input rule table. The input device receives at least one input signal corresponding to text editing. The display device is arranged to display a text input interface, wherein the text input interface comprises a first display region and a second display region provided for users to do the text editing by the input device, wherein the display device has a display region, the display region has a predetermined display area, and the text input interface has an interface area. The processing dynamically adjusts the interface area of the text input interface to change the ratio of the interface area and the predetermined display area of the display region according to the input signal and the input rule table.