Multichannel Touch Control for All-in-One Machines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multichannel operations on all-in-one machines require frequent channel switching, making the process cumbersome and inconvenient for users.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for multichannel touch control that provides a channel display window with link buttons and a multichannel touch control component, allowing simultaneous operations such as annotation, capturing, and printing across multiple channels without sequential switching, using an image-capturing activation button and transparent annotation window.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional channel switching is used to perform operations on multiple channels, then each channel can be operated individually, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming due to frequent switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple channel operations into a single unified interface. The channel display window presents multiple channels simultaneously, and the multichannel touch control component allows users to perform operations (annotation, capturing, printing) on multiple channels at once, eliminating the need to switch between channels sequentially. This combining approach resolves the contradiction by making operations easier while reducing time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional sequential channel switching approach to a two-dimensional parallel operation approach. By displaying multiple channels in a window and enabling simultaneous touch operations across different channels, the system adds a spatial dimension to channel interaction, allowing users to work with multiple channels concurrently rather than sequentially.
2Adaptability or versatility
If channel switching is performed sequentially for each operation, then precise control over each channel is achieved, but the operational process becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The multichannel touch control component is designed as a universal control interface that can handle multiple types of operations (annotation, capturing, printing) across multiple channels simultaneously. This single component replaces the need for separate control mechanisms for each channel, reducing operational complexity while maintaining full adaptability and versatility in channel control.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel display window is segmented into multiple channel regions, each with its own link button and touch control responsiveness. This segmentation allows independent identification and control of each channel while maintaining a unified interface, enabling precise channel-specific operations without requiring complex switching procedures.
3Productivity
If multiple channels are operated simultaneously through a unified interface, then user effort and time are reduced, but the system must handle complex multichannel coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The multichannel touch control component acts as an intermediary between the user and the multiple channels. It receives touch input from the user, identifies the target channel(s) based on touch position, and translates the operation into appropriate channel-specific actions. This intermediary layer simplifies user interaction while managing the underlying complexity of multichannel coordination automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the channel display window with multiple channels and showing the results of operations on each channel. This feedback mechanism helps users verify that operations are being applied to the correct channels, reducing the need for complex verification procedures and improving operational efficiency.
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AI summary
A method, device and computer storage medium for multichannel touch control of an all-in-one machine are disclosed. The method for multichannel touch control of the all-in-one machine includes: providing a channel display window on a user interface, and setting up link buttons between the channel display window and each channel; setting up a multichannel touch control component on the user interface, receiving touch point information from a user, converting the touch point information into corresponding multichannel operation information, and performing corresponding operation on each channel based on the multichannel operation information. The contents of the multiple channels can be displayed by providing a channel display window on the user interface of the all-in-one machine; with the multichannel touch control component set up on the user interface, the touch control operation on the multiple channels at the same time can be activated. For example, the content of the multiple channels can be annotated, captured or printed at the same time, which improves the efficiency