Swipe Gesture Auto-Suggestion Rejection on Touch Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
The limited size of touch displays on mobile devices makes it difficult for users to accurately interact with small selectable icons for rejecting auto-suggestions, leading to a need for more intuitive methods to manage auto-suggestions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing swipe touch gestures on touch displays to intuitively reject or accept auto-suggestions, allowing users to swipe off auto-suggestions from the interface, with options to tap or use multiple gestures for confirmation or rejection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If small selectable icons are used for rejecting auto-suggestions on touch displays, then the interface can accommodate more elements, but user interaction accuracy and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the auto-suggestion management into distinct gesture types: swipe gestures for rejection and tap gestures for acceptance. This segmentation allows each interaction mode to have its own dedicated input method, improving accuracy without requiring larger icons. The swipe gesture specifically targets the auto-suggestion element for rejection, while tap gestures can be used elsewhere for acceptance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces gesture recognition as an intermediary layer between the user and the auto-suggestion elements. Instead of directly selecting small icons, users perform swipe or tap gestures that are then interpreted by the system. This intermediary gesture layer improves interaction accuracy while maintaining the ability to display multiple interface elements.
2Ease of operation
If traditional small icons are used for auto-suggestion rejection, then device complexity is reduced, but user interaction intuitiveness and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic gesture recognition where the system responds differently based on the type of touch input detected. Swipe gestures dynamically trigger rejection behavior, while tap gestures trigger acceptance behavior. This dynamic response system improves both intuitiveness (users can naturally swipe to dismiss) and productivity (quick gestures are faster than precise icon selection).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the interaction parameter from precise pointer positioning (required for small icons) to gesture-based input (swipe or tap). This parameter change improves intuitiveness by using natural hand movements and increases productivity by reducing the time required to reject auto-suggestions compared to selecting small icons.
3Ease of operation
If swipe gestures are implemented for rejecting auto-suggestions, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal gesture recognition system that handles multiple functions: swipe gestures for rejection, tap gestures for acceptance, and potential other gestures for different operations. This multi-functional gesture system improves ease of operation across various tasks while the complexity is amortized across multiple uses, making the added complexity worthwhile.
Solution Approach 2:
The gesture recognition system automatically detects and interprets user intentions based on the gesture performed, without requiring additional configuration or complex setup. The system self-adapts to recognize swipe patterns for rejection and tap patterns for acceptance, improving ease of operation while keeping the implementation complexity manageable through automated recognition algorithms.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to a user entering a string of one or more characters on a computing device, determining a plurality of auto-suggestions for the string; displaying all or a portion of one of the auto-suggestions on the display with the string; and in response to a particular swipe gesture on the display, causing the displayed auto-suggestion to be accepted.