Gestural Path Search Interface with Priority-Based Image Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional navigation systems require users to navigate through complex menus for path searching, making it difficult to quickly find desired destinations, especially on modern terminals like smartphones and smart navigation systems.
Innovation Solution
A user interface apparatus and method that utilizes a gestural interface with a main screen configured for search, featuring a plurality of image objects that implement sweeping transitions, displaying recent destinations with priority-based image arrangements and providing specific information, including map images, attributes, and time-set information, along with search, register, and transmit functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional navigation systems use complex menu structures for path searching, then comprehensive search functions are provided, but user accessibility and search speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the most frequently used search functions from the complex menu structure and places them directly on the main screen as icons representing recent destinations. This allows users to access common path search functions immediately without navigating through multiple menu levels, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive search capabilities through the remaining menu structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically recording and displaying recent destinations on the main screen before the user needs to search for them. This pre-arrangement of frequently accessed locations eliminates the need for users to navigate complex menus each time they want to search for a recent destination, thus improving accessibility and search speed.
2Productivity
If conventional navigation systems provide comprehensive search menus, then all search functions are available, but search speed and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system records destination search history and pre-arranges recent destinations on the main screen before the user needs them. This preliminary organization allows users to immediately see and select from recently searched locations without spending time navigating through comprehensive menus, thereby increasing search speed and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the comprehensive search functionality by displaying icons representing recent destinations directly on the main screen. This copy provides quick access to frequently used search functions without requiring users to access the full menu structure, thus improving productivity while maintaining access to all search capabilities when needed.
3Ease of operation
If navigation systems use traditional menu-based interfaces, then comprehensive control is provided, but user interface depth and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the user interface into two distinct parts: a simplified main screen with icons for recent destinations that provides immediate accessibility, and the comprehensive menu structure that remains available for detailed control when needed. This segmentation allows users to operate at the appropriate level of complexity for their current task, improving ease of operation without sacrificing comprehensive control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimensional layer to the traditional menu-based interface by overlaying icons representing recent destinations on the main screen. This creates a multi-layered interface where users can access frequently used functions at the surface level (main screen) while the comprehensive menu structure remains available beneath, effectively reducing perceived interface depth without losing functionality.
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A user interface apparatus for path search and a method thereof are disclosed. The interface apparatus for path search includes an interface unit configured to provide a first user interface comprising a plurality of image objects, the first user interface configured to implement sweeping transition between the image objects in at least one direction, wherein the interface unit displays an image associated with at least one place which is an object for path search on the image objects.