Swipe Gesture Data Submission Interface

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users experience difficulty in accurately submitting data on touchscreen devices due to the challenges of tapping buttons, leading to disrupted and slower user experiences.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a swiping gesture mechanism that allows users to submit data by swiping through the user interface, with validation and navigation based on the direction of the gesture, and providing visual indications for valid swiping directions, enabling intuitive data submission and navigation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a button is used for data submission, then the interface provides a clear submission mechanism, but the user has difficulty accurately tapping the button region which disrupts user experience

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata submission accuracyVSAvoiduser experience disruption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data submission process into multiple swipable screens or sections. Instead of requiring precise button tapping on a single screen, the interface is divided into manageable segments that the user can navigate through swiping gestures, making the submission process more accurate and less disruptive.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent inverts the traditional button-press submission mechanism by using swiping gestures to indicate submission intent. Rather than requiring the user to locate and tap a specific button region, the swipe gesture itself becomes the submission trigger, reversing the interaction paradigm to improve accuracy and reduce disruption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

2Volume of moving object

If a virtual keyboard is used for data entry, then the device maintains a compact form factor, but the user experiences reduced typing accuracy and increased error rate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice form factorVSAvoidtyping accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary selection mechanism between virtual keyboard input and final data submission. After users enter data via the virtual keyboard, they can review and select from pre-defined options or validate their input through swipe gestures before final submission, reducing typing errors while maintaining the compact device form factor.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple user-interface elements are displayed on a single screen, then the interface provides comprehensive data collection, but the user has difficulty locating and accurately selecting the submission button

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata collection completenessVSAvoidbutton selection accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the comprehensive data collection interface into multiple swipable screens or sections. Each screen contains a subset of user-interface elements, and the swipe gesture navigates between these segments. This segmentation allows comprehensive data collection while improving button selection accuracy by reducing the number of elements visible at once and providing clear swipe-based navigation cues.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11442617B1Committing data in electronic devices using swiping gestures

Publication Date: 2022.09.13 INTUIT INC

AI summary

The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates use of an electronic device. During operation, the system displays, by an application on the electronic device, a user interface comprising a first set of user-interface elements for obtaining data from a user. Upon detecting a first swiping gesture through the user interface, the system submits the data for processing by the application. The system then updates the user interface with a second set of user-interface elements based on the submitted data.