Mobile UI Button Control via Input Mechanism Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in selecting interactive elements on touchscreen devices due to their size and position, especially when the device is held in one hand, as it becomes challenging to accurately touch elements located on the opposite side of the display.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves allowing users to map additional touch areas or voice commands to interactive elements, enabling operations to be launched as if the element was selected directly, thereby providing alternative input mechanisms for easier interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the device is made small and portable for handheld use, then portability and convenience are improved, but the ease of selecting interactive elements on the display deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (input mechanism association) that mediates between the user's physical actions and the interactive elements on the display. Users can associate input mechanisms (such as physical buttons, keyboard shortcuts, or voice commands) with interactive elements, allowing selection without direct touchscreen interaction, thus resolving the contradiction between small device size and ease of element selection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If interactive elements are placed at various locations on the display to provide functionality, then the versatility of the interface is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and selecting them deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-functionality by allowing a single interactive element to be associated with multiple input mechanisms (touchscreen, physical buttons, keyboard, voice). This enables the element to be accessible through various detection methods, resolving the contradiction between placing elements at various locations for functionality and the difficulty of detecting them.
Solution Approach 2:
The input mechanism association system acts as an intermediary that bridges different input methods with display elements. Users can map physical or voice inputs to specific display locations, making elements detectable and selectable regardless of their position on the touchscreen, thus resolving the detection difficulty while maintaining interface versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a display and at least one processor operatively connected to the display. The at least one processor is configured to receive a request to modify how to select an interactive element that is displayed at a first location on the display. The interactive element is configured to launch an operation when selected. The at least one processor is also configured to associate an input mechanism with the interactive element for launching the operation based on the request. The at least one processor is further configured to perform the operation associated with the interactive element in response to receiving the input mechanism.