Input Focus Navigation via Keypad Adjacent Swipe Gestures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input field technologies require numerous user manipulations to move focus between fields, leading to inconvenience and potential touch errors, especially in devices like smartphones where one-handed operation is common.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow moving input focus and expanding input fields through touch gestures in the keypad adjacent area, enabling users to easily navigate between input fields using drag or swipe gestures, with features like progress bars and drag buttons for intuitive movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional input field navigation methods are used (touching next button or input field), then input focus can be moved between fields, but the number of manipulation actions increases and touch errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the input field display area with the keypad adjacent area by displaying the input field within or adjacent to the keypad interface. This integration allows users to navigate between input fields using the existing keypad gesture area, eliminating the need for separate navigation buttons or fields, and reduces the number of manipulation actions required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a gesture recognition mechanism as an intermediary between user input and input field navigation. By recognizing swipe gestures in the keypad adjacent area, the system mediates the transition between traditional keyboard input and input field navigation, enabling seamless movement between fields without requiring users to locate and touch specific navigation elements.
2Reliability
If multiple manipulation actions are required to move input focus, then precise control is achieved, but touch errors increase due to complex operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service navigation by automatically detecting swipe gestures in the keypad adjacent area and autonomously moving the input focus to the corresponding field. This eliminates the need for users to perform complex sequences of actions or precisely target small navigation buttons, as the system interprets natural swiping motions and executes the appropriate navigation automatically.
3Productivity
If input fields are displayed in traditional layouts, then all fields are accessible, but navigation between fields requires excessive user actions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic input field navigation where the display and accessibility of input fields change based on user gestures. When a swipe gesture is detected in the keypad adjacent area, the system dynamically transitions the input focus between fields, allowing users to efficiently navigate through multiple fields without manually locating each one. This dynamic behavior adapts to user input patterns and optimizes navigation efficiency.
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AI summary
A method of moving an input focus in a plurality of input fields according to an embodiment of the present invention includes. displaying an input focus positioned in a first input field included in the plurality of input fields on a screen, receiving an input of a first touch gesture in a touch gesture input area on the screen, and moving the input focus to a second input field in response to the input of the first touch gesture.