Rear Panel Input for One-Handed Wireless Device Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices with touch-based graphical user interfaces face difficulty in easy input, execution, and interaction due to the need to hold the device with one hand, and physically impaired individuals may struggle with full interaction while holding the device securely.
Innovation Solution
A wireless device with a dedicated rear panel input, including a processor, display, and touchscreen, allowing users to provide input to the processor through a rear input on the device's rear panel, enabling easier interaction without requiring secure grip on the front panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all input devices are arranged on the front panel, then the device structure remains simple, but users cannot easily interact with the device while holding it with one hand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by moving the input device from the traditional front panel (2D plane) to the rear panel (third dimension/space). This allows users to interact with the device using their thumb or fingers while holding it in one hand, as the rear input is positioned within easy reach of the user's fingers when grasping the device body.
2Ease of operation
If input devices are placed on the front panel for easy access, then user interaction is facilitated, but physically impaired individuals cannot easily operate them while holding the device securely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies inversion by placing the input device on the rear panel opposite to the traditional front panel arrangement. This allows users, including physically impaired individuals, to operate the device using their thumb or fingers while maintaining a secure grip with their palm and other fingers on the front and sides of the device body.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a housing including a front panel and a rear panel, the rear panel arranged on a side of the housing opposite the front panel, the housing further including side edges connecting the rear panel to the front panel. The electronic device further includes, a processor configured to execute instructions and the processor being arranged within the housing, a display device configured to generate an interface based in part in response to the processor, wherein the display device is arranged in the front panel, a touchscreen associated with the display device and configured to sense a user input, wherein the user input is provided to the processor and wherein the touchscreen comprises part of the front panel, and a rear input arranged on the rear panel of the housing and configured to provide a dedicated input to the processor.