Sub-screen Positioning via Touch History for Input Obstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display apparatuses with touch input functions face difficulties in smoothly inputting characters or graphics when multiple display screens are displayed, as sub-screens often obstruct the input region, requiring cumbersome operations to move or hide them, which disrupts the user's workflow, especially during presentations.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with an input function that utilizes touch history information to determine the display size and position of sub-screens, allowing them to be reduced or moved automatically, thereby avoiding obstruction and enabling seamless input operations by determining the sub-screen's position based on past touch points and movement patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a sub-screen is displayed on top of the main screen to provide multiple display functions, then the display functionality and information density are improved, but the sub-screen obstructs the touch input region and requires cumbersome operations to move or hide, disrupting the user's workflow
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of touch input positions and automatically predicts when the touch input will enter the sub-screen region. Before the touch input actually enters the sub-screen area, the system proactively moves or resizes the sub-screen to prevent obstruction. This preliminary action eliminates the need for users to manually adjust the sub-screen position during input operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service by automatically detecting touch input patterns, predicting when the input will enter the sub-screen region, and autonomously adjusting the sub-screen position or size. The system serves itself by using the touch history information to make intelligent decisions about sub-screen management without requiring user intervention or manual operations.
2Ease of operation
If the sub-screen is automatically moved or hidden when the cursor overlaps it, then the input operation is simplified, but the sub-screen may be moved to inappropriate positions and the display content is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from touch history information to make intelligent decisions about sub-screen positioning. By analyzing the actual touch input positions and movement patterns, the system receives feedback about user intent and adjusts the sub-screen accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the sub-screen is moved to appropriate positions that maintain display content integrity while preventing obstruction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic sub-screen adjustment based on real-time touch input analysis. Instead of using fixed rules for moving sub-screens, the system dynamically adapts the sub-screen position and size according to the detected touch history and predicted input trajectory. This dynamic approach allows the sub-screen to be repositioned appropriately without disrupting display content.
3Ease of operation
If the sub-screen is made transparent or semitransparent when touched, then the input region is cleared, but the display content becomes unclear and the user cannot smoothly continue input operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the sub-screen from the obstructing position by moving it to a different location or resizing it. Instead of making the sub-screen transparent (which would compromise display content clarity), the system removes the obstruction by repositioning the sub-screen element itself, thereby clearing the input region while maintaining display quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary movement of the sub-screen before the touch input enters the sub-screen region. By detecting touch history and predicting when the input will enter the sub-screen area, the system proactively moves the sub-screen to prevent obstruction. This preliminary action ensures smooth input continuity without needing to make the sub-screen transparent.
Data Source
AI summary
An information display device displays a sub-screen in a main screen and stores display information including the display position of the sub-screen and information on a near-field region. A position input device acquires information on a touched position, stores touch history information including information on a plurality of touched positions acquired, and includes a touched position determination section that determines whether a newly-acquired touched position is present in the near-field region and a display position determination section that, in a case where it has been determined that the newly-acquired touched position is present in the near-field region, utilizes the touch history information to determine a position to which the sub-screen is reduced or moved. In a case where the sub-screen has not been reduced, the sub-screen is reduced to the determined position. In a case where the sub-screen has been reduced, the sub-screen is moved to the determined position.