Mobile Terminal Gesture-Based Screen Region Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile terminals face inconvenience when trying to view previously displayed content as they need to manually search and manipulate the display screen, making it difficult to compare or compile results efficiently, especially since previous screen states are not saved.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal and controlling method that allows simultaneous display of pre-changed and post-changed screens using gestures to form additional regions on the touchscreen, enabling automatic changes and merging of screen portions, allowing users to conveniently compile and page results during screen changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single screen is outputted at a time irrespective of display screen space size, then the display screen provides user convenience within an appropriate range, but the previously displayed screen cannot be viewed without manually searching and manipulating the display screen
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple regions (first region, second region, third region) that can independently display different screen states. The first region displays the current screen, while the second region preserves the previously displayed screen, allowing users to view both without manual manipulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-screen display to a multi-region display layout, adding spatial dimensionality to the display. By creating separate regions for different screen states, the system enables simultaneous viewing of multiple screens without requiring users to manually navigate through time-based screen changes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a different job is performed on the mobile terminal, then the functionality is enhanced, but the previously displayed screen is not displayed any more and cannot be easily retrieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs a preliminary action by capturing and preserving the screen state at a specific timing point before the user performs a new job. This saved screen state is then displayed in the second region, ensuring that information is not lost when the user transitions to a different task.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the previously displayed screen in the second region while the user performs new jobs in the first region. This copy mechanism allows the system to maintain multiple screen states simultaneously, enabling users to access previous information without interfering with current operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If contents are searched by several steps or editing jobs are performed several times, then the functionality is enhanced, but the results of corresponding steps are not displayed on a single screen and cannot be efficiently compared or compiled
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple regions where each region can display results from different search steps or editing jobs. The first region shows current results, while the second region displays previously obtained results, allowing efficient comparison without increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple screen results into a unified display interface where different search results or editing outcomes are simultaneously visible in different regions. This merging approach enables users to compare and compile results from multiple steps without needing to manually switch between separate screens.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates display screen space of mobile terminal to be flexibly utilized in consideration of user's convenience and necessity. The present invention includes displaying 1st screen on 1st region within touchscreen, if 1st gesture is detected, forming 2nd region within the touchscreen, displaying at least one portion of the 1st screen of the 1st region at a timing point of detecting the 1st gesture as 2nd screen, when touch input to the 1st region is detected or the 2nd region is formed, changing the 1st screen of the 1st region into 3rd screen automatically, if 2nd gesture is detected, generating merged screen including at least one portion of the 3rd screen of the 1st region and at least one portion of the 2nd screen of the 2nd region, and displaying the merged screen on 3rd region.