Input Fusion for Human Interface Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional human interface devices (HIDs) require users to complete partial input actions using the same mode and device, leading to increased complexity and time, especially when additional information is needed to finalize actions like file sharing or transfer, which can be cumbersome and require learning complex menus.
Innovation Solution
The method combines touch and voice inputs to complete partial user actions, where voice commands provide supplemental data to determine the specifics of actions such as file sharing or transfer, allowing the system to finalize actions without additional touch inputs, using a processor to integrate and process these inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users complete partial input actions using the same mode and device, then input precision is maintained, but operation time increases and user interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple input modalities (touch input and voice input) into a unified input system. When a user initiates an action with touch input, the system merges this with subsequent voice commands to complete the action, reducing the time required compared to using sequential touch inputs alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal input processing framework that accepts and processes multiple types of inputs (touch, voice, and combinations thereof) through a common interface. This multi-functional approach allows the same input system to handle diverse input modes without increasing complexity.
2Stability of the object's composition
If users complete partial input actions using the same mode and device, then input consistency is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges touch input and voice input processing into a unified framework, where the system intelligently combines these input types rather than treating them as separate complex systems. This reduces overall UI complexity while maintaining consistent input handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary input processing layer that mediates between different input devices (touch screen, microphone) and the core application logic. This intermediary layer standardizes input handling and prevents complexity from propagating through the system.
3Measurement precision
If additional information is collected through another input device, then action completion accuracy improves, but input processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal input processing framework that handles multiple input types (touch, voice) through a common architecture. This multi-functional design improves action completion accuracy by gathering information from multiple sources while keeping processing complexity manageable through standardization.
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AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, at a first input device of an electronic device, a first user input for an object resident on the electronic device; partially completing, using a processor, a user action based on the first user input; accepting, at another type of input device of the electronic device, a user input associated with the first user input for the object; combining, using a processor, the first user input for the object and the user input; and completing, using a processor, the user input action for the object based on the combined first user input and the user input. Other aspects are described and claimed herein.