Mobile Terminal Touch Interface Region Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile terminals require multiple steps for selecting and deleting content, making it inconvenient for users to search and manage information, especially when performing these actions simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a touch function that divides a content list screen into regions, allowing for different functions to be executed based on the direction of content list drag, such as displaying a selection window or trash box icon, enabling single-step multi-function execution and deletion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional menu search methods are used for selecting and deleting content, then the terminal can perform these functions, but the number of steps required increases and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is divided into multiple functional regions (first region for selection, second region for deletion) that can be independently activated. By segmenting the interface, the patent enables different operations to be performed in distinct zones, allowing users to select and delete content through a single drag operation without navigating through multiple menu steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The drag function serves multiple purposes: it can trigger selection when dropped in the first region and deletion when dropped in the second region. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate selection and deletion operations, reducing the number of steps and improving user convenience.
2Ease of operation
If multiple menu search steps are required for selection and deletion, then the terminal structure remains simple, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the selection and deletion operations into a single drag-and-drop action. By combining these previously separate operations, the interface appears simpler to use despite the underlying complexity of handling multiple functions through one interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically responds to the drop location of the content list. The system automatically determines whether to execute selection or deletion based on which region the content is dropped into, providing adaptive behavior that simplifies operation without requiring complex user input.
3Productivity
If content lists are managed through sequential menu operations, then the terminal can maintain clear functionality, but the time required for information management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares multiple functional regions in advance (selection region and deletion region) so that when content is dragged, the appropriate function is already ready to execute. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for sequential menu navigation and instantly executes the intended operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The drag-and-drop operation continues seamlessly from the content list through both regions without interruption. The useful action of managing content flows continuously through the interface, eliminating pauses for menu selection and maximizing information management efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.