Fast Scroll Page Merging for Wearable Content Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable electronic devices face challenges in quickly navigating through multiple pages due to the need for sequential page navigation, making it difficult for users to reach desired content efficiently.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that merges multiple pages based on user input speed, supports fast scrolling, and highlights specified content during navigation, using processors to generate a merged page with emphasized content and adjust scroll speed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If sequential page navigation is used, then each page can be displayed clearly, but navigation speed through multiple pages is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the scrolling process into two phases: fast scrolling phase where multiple pages are scrolled quickly using inertial motion, and stopping phase where the final page is displayed clearly for recognition. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both high navigation speed and clear page presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating the scrolling trajectory and identifying the final stopping page before the actual scrolling completes. The processor determines which page will be the final destination and prepares to highlight it, ensuring smooth transitions and clear presentation without requiring post-scroll adjustments.
2Productivity
If multiple pages are scrolled quickly, then navigation efficiency improves, but content recognition becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual changes (highlighting effects) on the final stopping page to make content recognition easy. When the scrolling stops, the displayed page is highlighted to distinguish it from other pages, ensuring users can immediately identify the destination page and its content without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides visual feedback by highlighting the final stopping page, confirming to the user that scrolling has completed and indicating which page is currently active. This feedback mechanism ensures users understand the navigation result without needing to manually check page indicators.
3Loss of time
If page-by-page navigation is used, then content is easily recognizable, but time to reach desired page increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by using inertial scrolling where the scrolling speed automatically decelerates as it approaches the final page. The scrolling motion transitions from fast initial movement to gradual deceleration, naturally bringing the display to rest on the target page without requiring manual intervention or complex control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The scrolling system serves itself by automatically determining the final stopping page and executing the scrolling trajectory without user intervention. The processor calculates the entire scrolling path and execution timing, allowing the system to navigate efficiently while maintaining simple user interaction.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an electronic device supporting fast scrolling and a method of operating same, the electronic device including: a display; a processor; and memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to: display first content on the display; receive a user input for transitioning pages while displaying the first content; determine an input speed of the user input; determine a movement distance based on the input speed; identify source pages based on the movement distance; identify whether second content having a defined condition is included in the source pages; based on the second content being included in the source pages, generate a merged page based on the source pages, wherein the merged page includes an emphasis on the second content; and display the merged page by scrolling based on a direction of the user input.