Mobile Device Window Movement via Touch Area Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users with large-size mobile devices face inconvenience in accessing all icons on the display screen due to the inability to move windows with a single hand, as conventional solutions like the Menu button are not compatible with all applications and do not effectively address the issue of window mobility.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for moving windows on a mobile device's display screen by detecting touch points, determining the area and coordinates of the touch, and moving the window to the corresponding location, allowing for scalable and speed-based movement, with options to return to an initial location upon specific conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the display screen size is increased to enhance user experience, then the display area is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot access all icons with a single hand
Solution Approach 1:
The window is made dynamically movable instead of fixed. When the user touches different areas of the display screen, the window automatically moves to reposition icons within reachable areas. This dynamic adjustment allows all icons to be accessible within a small physical movement range, resolving the contradiction between large display area and single-hand accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If a Menu button is added to display a list of icons, then the accessibility to applications is improved, but the device complexity increases and compatibility with all applications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The touch display screen serves multiple functions: it acts as both the display area for icons and the control interface for window movement. By detecting touch positions, the screen itself becomes the mechanism for repositioning windows, eliminating the need for separate Menu buttons or physical controls. This universal use of the touch screen resolves the contradiction between accessibility improvement and device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If a Menu button is added to display a list of icons, then the accessibility to applications is improved, but the adaptability to different applications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The window automatically repositions itself based on touch input without requiring application-specific configurations or special Menu button functions. Each application's window independently responds to touch movements, allowing universal applicability across different applications without sacrificing adaptability. The system serves itself by using the same mechanism for all applications.
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AI summary
A window moving method of a mobile device and system thereof is provided and includes receiving a message that a display screen of the mobile device is touched; obtaining the area of a touched point on the display screen; judging whether the area of the touched point is not smaller than a preset value and, if so, obtaining the current coordinates of the touched point; and moving the window to a location corresponding to the current coordinates of the touched point. According to the method, it is determined that the operation of pressing the display screen is not a traditional operation of clicking an icon; it is determined that the operation of pressing the display screen is an operation of moving a window; and finally the window is moved to the location corresponding to the current coordinates of the touched point.