Gesture-Enabled Tool for Selective Data Bundle Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gesture-based input methods on touch-sensitive devices face challenges in providing secondary actions and distinguishing between panning and rearranging content, especially in smaller devices, making it difficult to efficiently select and share information in forums like chat rooms and chat sessions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a gesture-enabled tool that allows users to assemble a data bundle using a single continuous stepwise gesture to select items from lists and deliver them to a recipient, utilizing a gesture-sensitive display and manager to facilitate easy information exchange by dynamically adapting lists based on user selections and intent.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional multi-key protocols are used for selecting and sharing information, then selection precision is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical keyboard input (multi-key protocols) with a touch-sensitive display interface that uses visual selection and gesture-based operations. Users directly touch or gesture over displayed items to select them, eliminating the need for complex key combination protocols while maintaining precise selection capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary selection interface between the user and the data sharing function. Instead of direct multi-key commands, users interact with visual representations of data items on the display, and the system mediates the selection and transmission process, simplifying the user's task while maintaining functionality.
2Ease of operation
If finger drag is used for panning surfaces, then ease of operation is improved, but ability to rearrange content deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic gesture recognition that adapts to user intent during interaction. The system monitors drag gestures and determines whether the user intends to pan or rearrange based on context, gesture characteristics, and system state, allowing the same basic gesture to serve multiple functions without requiring separate complex gestures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the interpretation parameters of drag gestures based on context. The system evaluates multiple parameters including gesture speed, duration, starting position, and current system state to determine whether a drag gesture should trigger panning or rearrangement, allowing flexible adaptation without increasing operational complexity.
3Ease of operation
If tap gesture is used to launch items, then ease of operation is improved, but ability to provide secondary actions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the primary launch function and secondary selection function into a unified touch interface. The same touch interaction mechanism serves both to launch items directly and to select items for secondary actions like sharing or bundling, with the system determining the appropriate action based on context and user behavior patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the touch interface universal, allowing the same gesture to trigger multiple functions depending on context. A single touch can launch an item, select it for sharing, or add it to a bundle, with the system intelligently determining the appropriate action based on current state, user preferences, and contextual cues.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple gestures are used for selecting and sharing information, then functionality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate gestures (select, share, bundle) into a single continuous gesture flow. Users perform one continuous gesture sequence that accomplishes selection and sharing in a unified action, eliminating the need to perform multiple discrete gestures while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous gesture-based interaction where selection and sharing operations flow naturally from one another in a single uninterrupted gesture sequence. The system maintains context throughout the gesture, allowing users to transition smoothly between selecting items and initiating sharing without resetting or switching gesture modes.
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AI summary
Disclosed are methods and devices for a gesture-enabled tool that enables a user to assemble a data bundle using a single continuous gesture to select items for the data bundle from a plurality of menus or lists and to deliver the data bundle to a recipient as part of the single continuous gesture.