Flick Gesture Content Delivery to Predefined Destinations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gesture-based user interfaces for computing devices lack an efficient method for delivering content to predefined destinations, particularly on mobile devices where keyboards are impractical, limiting the ease and speed of content sharing across different applications and platforms.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a flick gesture mechanism that allows users to select content and direct it to predefined destinations on a touchscreen by associating specific regions of the display with different destinations, such as folders, email contacts, or social networking sites, enabling quick and intuitive content delivery through a combination of gesture recognition and mapping technologies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a keyboard is used for content input and delivery, then typing precision is improved, but device portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical keyboard system with a gesture-based touch interface. Users perform flick gestures on the touchscreen to select content and specify destinations, eliminating the need for physical keyboard input while maintaining content delivery functionality on portable devices.
2Measurement precision
If manual content delivery methods are used, then destination accuracy is improved, but operation time and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple destinations and associates them with specific screen regions. When content is selected, the user simply flicks toward the desired destination region without manually navigating through menus or typing destination addresses, significantly reducing operation time while maintaining accuracy through pre-established region-destination mappings.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary gesture recognition system that translates simple flick gestures into precise content delivery actions. The system interprets the direction and target of flick gestures to automatically route content to the correct pre-configured destination, bridging the gap between simple user input and accurate content delivery.
3Measurement precision
If complex gesture recognition systems are implemented, then gesture precision is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The gesture recognition system is segmented into distinct functional components: flick gesture detection, direction determination, region identification, and content delivery execution. Each component handles a specific aspect of the gesture processing pipeline, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high gesture recognition precision through specialized sub-systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for using gestures to deliver content to predefined destinations. After a user designates a content item, a flick gesture is detected, where the flick gesture has a point of origin and crosses a trip line surrounding the point of origin. A destination associated with the flick gesture is identified from a plurality of predefined destinations. Each predefined destination is associated with a region in a predefined plurality of display regions. The content item is delivered to the determined destination.