Stylus-Finger Comment Layers for Uninterrupted Content Annotation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing comment functions on electronic devices require multiple user operations such as split-screen settings, app switching, or screenshot operations, leading to increased complexity and reduced user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a stylus and finger cooperation to add comments directly on the display, allowing for reduced operation steps and seamless integration with displayed content without interrupting the primary task.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the user uses split-screen setting or floating setting to access notes app, then the comment function can be implemented, but the operation steps increase and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the notes app interface directly with the content display area, allowing users to add comments without switching to a separate notes application. The comment input field is integrated into the same screen where content is displayed, merging the viewing and commenting functions into a unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a floating comment input interface that overlays the content display area, creating a new dimensional layer for comment interaction. This allows comment input to occur in a different spatial dimension (overlay layer) rather than requiring navigation to a separate application screen.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user exits the first app to open notes app, then the comment function can be implemented, but the operation steps increase and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares the comment input interface in advance by displaying it as an overlay on the content screen, so that when the user wants to add a comment, the input field is already ready and visible. This eliminates the time required to navigate away and back between applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediator interface (the floating comment input field) that bridges the content display and comment submission functions. This intermediary layer allows users to interact with comments without leaving the content view, acting as a mediator between viewing and annotating.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the user performs screenshot operation to comment, then the comment function can be implemented, but the operation steps increase and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the comment input functionality from the complex screenshot and edit workflow, providing a dedicated comment input field that appears directly on the content screen. Users can type or voice-input comments without needing to capture, edit, and annotate screenshots.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically provides the comment input interface when needed, and can even automatically capture the current screen state for context. The interface adapts to user needs without requiring manual screenshot operations or complex configuration steps.
Data Source
AI summary
Example comment adding methods and communication terminals are disclosed. One example comment adding method includes displaying, by an electronic device, in a first region, first content at a content layer. The electronic device receives a first operation of a finger and a second operation of a stylus within a first preset duration range. The electronic device loads a comment layer on the content layer in response to the first operation and the second operation. The electronic device receives, at the comment layer in response to a third operation of the stylus, a first comment input by the stylus for the first content. The electronic device displays, in the first region in response to the first comment, the first content including the first comment. The first region is any region that can be displayed on the display, and a display position of the first content in the first region remains unchanged.