Multi-Touch Panel Screen Control via Gesture Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with multiple touch panels lack the ability to dynamically switch the display of screens based on user gestures, limiting intuitive operation and flexibility in displaying functions across different panels.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with multiple display units and a detection system that selects the appropriate display unit for showing a screen corresponding to an executable function based on user touch and movement gestures, allowing seamless switching between panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed display unit is assigned for each function screen, then the screen display location is determined, but the flexibility and intuitiveness of operation is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the display unit selection dynamic rather than fixed. The control unit determines which display unit to use based on the detected gesture type (tap, swipe direction, etc.), allowing the system to adaptively change display locations according to user interaction patterns. This resolves the contradiction by enabling flexible screen display while maintaining intuitive operation through gesture-based control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by using the detector to capture user gestures and feed this information back to the control unit, which then selects the appropriate display unit accordingly. The system continuously monitors touch gestures and adjusts screen display locations in real-time based on this feedback, creating a responsive interaction loop that enhances both flexibility and ease of operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple touch panels are used to expand functionality, then the versatility of the device is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling each display unit to serve multiple functions. Instead of assigning fixed functions to specific panels, the control unit can direct any function screen to any available display unit based on gesture detection. This allows the same hardware configuration to support diverse functionality while maintaining a unified control mechanism, thereby increasing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by modifying the display unit assignment parameter dynamically. The system changes which display unit parameter is active based on the detected gesture type and direction. This allows the multi-panel system to adapt its configuration on-the-fly, providing versatile functionality while managing complexity through software-based parameter adjustment rather than hardware complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the screen display location is fixed for each function, then the system is simple to control, but the user interaction flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically determine the appropriate display unit based on detected gestures without requiring explicit user selection. The control unit autonomously processes gesture information and makes display unit selection decisions, allowing the system to serve itself in determining screen locations. This enhances user interaction flexibility while keeping the control interface simple and intuitive.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces a potentially complex mechanical or manual selection system with an automated detection and control system. Instead of requiring physical switches or manual configuration for selecting display units, the system uses gesture detection and automated control logic to determine screen display locations. This substitution reduces the need for complex physical control mechanisms while enhancing interaction flexibility through intuitive gestures.
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AI summary
A mobile phone terminal (electronic device) includes a first touch panel and a second touch panel for displaying an object corresponding to an executable function and detect a touch on the object. The mobile phone terminal also includes a control unit that, in a state where the object is displayed on the first touch panel or the second touch panel, when the touch on the object is detected and then a movement of the touch is detected and if the first touch panel or the second touch panel is in a movement direction of the touch, displays a screen provided by a function corresponding to the object on the first touch panel or the second touch panel in the movement direction of the touch.