Swipe Direction Image Process Selection for Touch Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing devices lack efficient methods for prompt user selection of image processes, requiring users to manually select and confirm image processes through displayed buttons, which is time-consuming and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
The device associates different image processes with specific moving directions on a touch panel, allowing users to select and execute image processes by swiping in those directions, eliminating the need for explicit button selection and enabling background processing of certain tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually select image processes through displayed buttons, then users can choose desired image processes, but the selection process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-associates multiple image processes with different moving directions before user interaction. When the user performs a swipe gesture, the corresponding pre-associated image process is immediately executed without requiring the user to view and select from displayed buttons, thus eliminating selection time while maintaining operational ease
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the image process selection function from the traditional button-display-interface and embeds it directly into the gesture recognition system. By taking out the explicit selection step and replacing it with directional gesture recognition, the system achieves both ease of operation and time efficiency
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple image processes are displayed for user selection, then users can select desired processes, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system makes the swipe gesture universal by associating different image processes with different directions of the same gesture type. A single gesture interaction mode handles multiple image process selections, eliminating the need for multiple separate interfaces or buttons while maintaining full adaptability for various image processing tasks
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional button grid interface to a directional dimension-based selection system. By using swipe directions (up, down, left, right) as the selection dimension, the system maintains versatility for multiple image processes while dramatically simplifying the interface to just the displayed image and gesture cues
3Reliability
If the system waits for explicit user selection, then accurate process selection is ensured, but processing speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically determining the user's intended image process based on the direction of the swipe gesture. The gesture direction itself serves as the selection input, eliminating the need to wait for explicit button selection while ensuring accurate process selection through the intuitive mapping between direction and process type
Data Source
AI summary
A information processing device may store a first and second image process associated with a first and second moving direction. The information processing device may display an object image on a display. The information processing device may detect a first instruction position when an indicator makes contact with the object image. The information processing device may detect a second instruction position when the indicator moves to the second instruction position, while maintaining a state of being in contact with the display. The information processing device may calculate a predetermined direction towards which the second instruction position is located. The information processing device may execute a first image process on the object image when the calculated predetermined direction corresponds to the first moving direction. The information processing device may execute a second image process on the object image when the calculated predetermined direction corresponds to the second moving direction.