Long-Press Touch Gesture Messaging Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing instant messaging applications on mobile devices are complex and not user-friendly, requiring multiple procedures for tasks like sending voice messages, which can be cumbersome for users.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a touch-sensitive module and display module that senses a touch on a contact icon, counts the time duration of the touch, and records a message when the duration exceeds a predetermined period, allowing for intuitive message sending and reply functionality without complex operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional instant messaging procedures are used, then message transmission functionality is achieved, but the operation process becomes complex and requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple messaging functions (voice message recording, text input, message sending) into a single unified interaction paradigm - the long-press gesture on a contact icon triggers the entire message composition and sending workflow, eliminating the need for separate buttons and menus for each function
2Productivity
If multiple procedure steps are implemented for message sending, then comprehensive message control is achieved, but user time and operational efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically initiating voice message recording or text input interface immediately upon detecting a long-press gesture on a contact icon, pre-configuring the message recipient and type before the user actually begins composing the message content
Solution Approach 2:
The patent skips intermediate steps in the messaging workflow by allowing users to jump directly from contact selection to message composition and sending through a single continuous gesture, bypassing traditional sequential steps of opening messaging app, selecting contact, choosing message type, and pressing send
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AI summary
An electronic device, a method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium of messaging are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes at least one processor, a touch-sensitive module, a display module and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium includes one or more sequences of instructions to be executed by the processor for performing a messaging method. The messaging method includes the following steps: sensing a touch corresponding to a first contact icon displayed on the display module; counting a time duration of the touch; recording a message when the time duration exceeds a first predetermined time period; and sending the message according to contact information corresponding to the first contact icon.