Mobile Terminal Motion Control for Intuitive Data Output
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile terminals require visual confirmation of operation screens to instruct data output to external apparatuses, limiting intuitive operation and functionality, especially for tasks like printing and projecting.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal system that includes an operation display unit, operation detection unit, motion detection unit, data selection unit, output destination determining unit, and output instruction unit, allowing users to give output instructions through intuitive motions like 'shaking' or 'tilting' without visual screen confirmation, enabling control of external devices like image forming apparatuses and projectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If visual confirmation of operation screens is required for data output instructions, then operation precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of visual screen operation with motion sensing technology. The motion detection unit captures physical movements (shaking, tilting) of the mobile terminal and converts them into control signals, eliminating the need for visual screen interaction while maintaining operational precision through defined motion patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces motion detection as an intermediary between the user and the data output system. Instead of directly interacting with the operation screen, users perform motions that are detected and translated into control commands, serving as a mediator that enables intuitive operation without visual confirmation.
2Ease of operation
If motion-based operation is introduced for intuitive control, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the motion detection unit serve multiple functions: it detects various motion types (shaking, tilting, rotating) and maps them to different control operations (data selection, output destination determination, output instruction). This multi-functionality approach increases ease of operation while managing device complexity by consolidating control capabilities into a single motion detection system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters from visual screen interactions to physical motion parameters. By detecting motion characteristics (direction, intensity, duration) and mapping them to control functions, the system achieves intuitive operation while managing complexity through parameter-based control rather than adding multiple separate control mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple motion types are supported for different control functions, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments different control functions into distinct motion-based operations. Each control function (data selection, output destination determination, output instruction) is associated with specific motion patterns (shaking, tilting, rotating in different directions). This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple control scenarios through a unified motion detection framework, improving adaptability while managing complexity through functional decomposition.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an embodiment, provided is a mobile terminal, that includes: an operation display unit that displays information and receives operation input; an operation detection unit that detects operation of the operation display unit; a motion detection unit that detects a motion of the mobile terminal; a data selection unit that selects data to be output; an output destination determining unit that determines an external apparatus serving as an output destination of the selected data; and an output instruction unit that gives an instruction of outputting the data to the external apparatus when the motion is detected by the motion detection unit.