Pressure Touch Key Merging Navigation Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminal navigation systems, such as Android and iOS, face challenges in providing convenient one-hand operations and coherent user experiences due to the physical and virtual key layouts, which complicate navigation functions like backing, jumping to home, and viewing recent tasks.
Innovation Solution
A pressure touch method utilizing combinations of pressure levels and swipe directions detected by a target touch component with integrated pressure sensors and fingerprint sensors to trigger specific functions without requiring users to change touch locations, enhancing one-hand operation convenience and user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If three navigation keys are distributed at different locations on the screen, then each navigation function (Back, Home, Recent) can be independently accessed, but one-hand operation convenience deteriorates as users must touch different locations for different functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple navigation functions into a single touch key by detecting different pressure levels during a pressing operation. The pressure sensing unit measures pressure magnitude, and the processing unit maps different pressure ranges to different navigation functions (Back, Home, Recent), allowing all functions to be accessed from one location without requiring the user to reach different screen areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the pressure parameter during the pressing operation to differentiate between navigation functions. By detecting pressure magnitude variations (light press vs. heavy press), the system determines which navigation function to execute, enabling multiple functions to be triggered from a single touch location through parameter variation rather than spatial separation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a physical Home key and virtual Back key are used in different locations, then navigation functions can be provided, but user experience coherence deteriorates and one-hand operation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of the physical Home key and virtual Back key into a single touch key by using pressure level differentiation. Both navigation functions are integrated into one physical location, and the system determines which function to execute based on the detected pressure magnitude, providing coherent user experience through unified interaction at a single location.
Solution Approach 2:
The single touch key becomes universal by performing multiple navigation functions (Back, Home, Recent) through pressure-based differentiation. The processing unit determines different navigation operations based on pressure magnitude, allowing one physical key to replace multiple separate keys and provide multi-functionality at a unified location.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate navigation keys are used, then navigation functions are comprehensive, but device complexity increases and one-hand operation convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate navigation keys into a single touch key structure. The pressure sensing unit and processing unit work together to differentiate between navigation functions based on pressure magnitude, eliminating the need for multiple physical or virtual keys while maintaining comprehensive navigation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The single touch key achieves multi-functionality by detecting different pressure levels and mapping them to different navigation operations. This universal key replaces multiple specialized keys, reducing device complexity while preserving comprehensive navigation capabilities through intelligent pressure-based function determination.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a pressure touch method and a terminal. The method includes: detecting a pressure sensing operation generated by a finger on a target touch component; identifying a pressure level corresponding to the pressure sensing operation; and determining a function corresponding to the pressure level, and performing the function corresponding to the pressure level. With the foregoing solution, different functions triggered to be performed by pressure sensing operations may be determined by using combinations of pressure levels and swipe directions, thereby improving convenience of one-hand operations of a user, and also enhancing coherence of user experience.