Foldable Screen Edge Gesture Navigation for One-Handed Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in navigating large-sized mobile terminals with one hand, as existing solutions require holding the device with one hand and using the other to click navigation buttons, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method for a terminal with a foldable screen that receives an edge sliding instruction, acquires corresponding content display instructions based on trigger parameters like edge, speed, and distance, and displays content accordingly, allowing for intuitive navigation and content access with a single edge gesture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a mobile terminal has a large-sized screen, then display area is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because users must use one hand to hold the device and the other to click navigation buttons
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is divided into multiple display areas including a first display area for main content and a second display area for additional content or controls. This segmentation allows different functional zones to coexist on the large screen, enabling one-handed operation while maintaining comprehensive display capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a third dimension of interaction by utilizing the edge of the screen as a trigger zone. Instead of requiring two-dimensional finger movements across the screen, users can initiate operations by sliding along the edge, effectively adding a new interaction dimension that simplifies operation on large screens.
2Adaptability or versatility
If navigation buttons are placed on the screen, then navigation functionality is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional UI elements and interaction requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the navigation trigger function from traditional on-screen buttons and relocates it to the screen edge. This extraction eliminates the need for separate navigation buttons within the content area, reducing UI element complexity while preserving comprehensive navigation capabilities through the edge sliding mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The edge sliding mechanism serves multiple navigation functions simultaneously. By sliding along different edges or with different pressures, users can access various navigation operations (back, forward, home, app switching) without requiring separate buttons for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for displaying content, and a terminal and a storage medium, wherein same belong to the technical field of computers. This solution is applied to a terminal with a folding screen, and the terminal with a folding screen comprises a first display region and a second display region. The method comprises: when the terminal with a folding screen is in an unfolded state, receiving an edge sliding instruction, wherein the edge sliding instruction is an instruction triggered by means of sliding from a trigger edge of the terminal with a folding screen to the inside of the screen, and the unfolded state is used for indicating that the first display region and the second display region are in the same plane; acquiring a content display instruction corresponding to the edge sliding instruction; and displaying, on the screen of the terminal with a folding screen and according to the content display instruction corresponding to the edge sliding instruction, content corresponding to the edge sliding instruction. Thus, according to the present application, the terminal with a folding screen in the unfolded state can display, under the action of the edge sliding instruction of merely one edge, corresponding content, which reduces the difficulty of a large terminal of executing a navigation operation, and improves the operability of the terminal with a folding screen in the unfolded state.