Movable Voice Indicator for Flexible Single-Handed Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional operation mode of voice input interfaces on electronic devices is not flexible, requiring users to perform multiple-handed operations to navigate and execute functions due to screen-exclusive interfaces and dispersed function buttons.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method that allows a voice indicator to occupy a portion of the display area, enabling users to control the voice processing system by moving the indicator with input operations, determining corresponding control commands based on parameter information, and overlaying prompt effects and output content in real-time, allowing single-handed operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If the voice input interface occupies almost the whole display area, then the display range is larger and function buttons are more dispersed, but the user needs to hold the electronic device by one hand and perform operations on the voice input interface by the other hand, requiring multiple-handed operations to navigate and execute functions
Solution Approach 1:
The voice input interface is segmented from the full display area, occupying only a portion of it. This allows the interface to maintain sufficient display range for voice processing functions while leaving other display areas available for additional controls or information display, thereby improving operation flexibility without requiring multiple-handed operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new interaction dimension by allowing the voice indicator to move within the display area in response to input operations. Instead of static dispersed buttons requiring precise manual positioning, the indicator can be dynamically repositioned through various input methods, transforming the interaction from spatial positioning to temporal sequencing
2Reliability
If the voice input interface is a screen exclusive interface, then the voice processing function can be fully displayed, but other application interfaces in the display screen are shielded, reducing overall system flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The voice input interface is merged with the existing display screen rather than operating as a separate screen-exclusive interface. The voice indicator coexists with other application interfaces on the same display, allowing both voice processing functions and other applications to be accessed simultaneously, thus maintaining reliability of voice processing while improving overall system adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen serves multiple functions: it displays both the voice input interface elements and other application interfaces. The voice indicator can occupy a portion of the display area while other areas remain available for different applications, making the display system universal and adaptable to various usage scenarios
3Adaptability or versatility
If function buttons are dispersed in the display interface, then more functions can be displayed, but the user needs to perform operations by clicking dispersed function icons with relatively high accuracy, increasing operation complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The voice indicator serves as an intermediary element between the user and the dispersed function buttons. Instead of requiring direct clicking of dispersed icons, the user interacts with the movable indicator which can be positioned through various input methods, and the system determines control commands based on the indicator's position and movement parameters, thereby reducing operation complexity while maintaining function diversity
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The present disclosure provides an information processing method for addressing the technical problem that an operation mode of a voice input interface of a conventional electronic device is not flexible. The method comprises steps of: obtaining a voice input trigger operation by an sensing unit; in response to the voice input trigger operation, starting a voice processing system, and displaying a voice indicator in a display unit, the voice indicator occupying a portion of the display area; obtaining an input operation for moving the voice indicator by the sensing unit; making a response to the input operation for moving; controlling movement of the voice indicator within the display area based on the input operation for moving; determining a corresponding control command based on parameter information of the input operation for moving, the control command being used for controlling a processing procedure of the voice processing system. The present disclosure also provides an electronic device for implementing the method.