Graphical User Interface Motion Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users experience reduced accuracy and increased mistakes when interacting with touch-sensitive displays on portable devices due to motion, affecting the usability of graphical user interfaces.
Innovation Solution
The system detects patterns of motion and adjusts the graphical user interface by resizing user interface elements, shifting their positions, or changing sensitivity levels to mitigate these issues, using sensors like accelerometers and motion sensors to map detected motion to appropriate adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the graphical user interface is displayed on a touch-sensitive display during device motion, then the device remains portable and usable while moving, but the user's interaction accuracy deteriorates due to motion disruption
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface dynamically adjusts its properties (size, position, sensitivity) in response to detected device motion patterns. The system transitions from a static interface to a dynamic one that adapts to motion conditions, allowing usable interaction during movement while maintaining accuracy through real-time modifications to interface element characteristics.
2Ease of operation
If the user interacts with the touch-sensitive display while in motion, then the device can be used portably, but user mistakes increase due to disrupted dexterity
Solution Approach 1:
The system detects motion patterns in advance and proactively adjusts the graphical user interface to compensate for expected interaction difficulties. By anticipating the disruption caused by motion and pre-adjusting interface element sizes and positions, the system prevents user mistakes before they occur, maintaining reliable selection accuracy during portable use.
3Ease of operation
If the graphical user interface elements are made larger to improve visibility during motion, then usability improves, but the device complexity increases due to dynamic adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system modifies parameters of the graphical user interface elements (size, position, sensitivity levels) based on detected motion patterns. Rather than fundamentally changing the interface architecture, the solution adjusts existing parameter values dynamically, improving visibility and usability during motion while minimizing the increase in device complexity through parameter tuning rather than structural modification.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, devices, and apparatus, including computer program products, for adjusting a graphical user interface. A motion of a device is detected. A graphical user interface of the device is adjusted in response to the detected motion.