Terminal Operation Device Gesture-Based List Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current terminal operation methods on display interfaces are inefficient, limiting users to only a few common operations due to spatial constraints and requiring tedious long presses or private mode settings, making it difficult to manage multiple information items quickly.

Innovation Solution

A terminal operation device and method that includes a display unit, judging unit, and processing unit to determine whether to display an information item between two specified items based on user gestures, allowing for simple operations like deletion, storage, or hiding of items, improving user interaction by associating gestures with specific processing operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If long pressing information items to pop up operation hints is used, then operation options are provided, but operation process becomes tedious and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation optionsVSAvoidoperation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-arranges multiple information items in a specific order before user interaction. When users perform a swipe gesture, the predetermined sequence allows direct access to target items without intermediate steps, eliminating the need for long-press operations and pop-up menus that consume time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts the intermediate selection step (long-press and pop-up menu) from the operation flow. By directly swiping to access target information items, the system removes the redundant action of displaying operation hints, achieving faster operations while maintaining access to multiple functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Speed

If sliding on list to execute operations is used, then operation speed is improved, but only common operations are supported due to list region limitation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation speedVSAvoidoperation types
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system designs the swipe gesture mechanism to serve multiple functions simultaneously. A single swipe operation can navigate to different information items in a predetermined sequence, access detailed views, and trigger various actions, making the simple sliding motion universally applicable to both common and non-common operations without requiring additional gestures or menu selections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The information list is designed with dynamic characteristics where items can be arranged in predetermined sequences that adapt to user needs. The system dynamically determines which information item to display based on the swipe gesture and predetermined arrangement, allowing flexible access to different operations and information types through the same basic gesture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Measurement precision

If entering list details to execute operations is used, then operation precision is improved, but operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation precisionVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention merges the navigation function and operation execution function into a single swipe gesture. By arranging information items in a predetermined sequence, the system combines what would traditionally require separate steps (navigating to details and then executing operation) into one direct action, reducing operational complexity while maintaining precision through the predetermined arrangement of target items.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3096215B1Terminal operation apparatus and terminal operation method
Publication Date: 2020.02.05 YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMM SCI (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a terminal operation device and a terminal operation method, wherein the terminal operation device includes: a display unit used for displaying a list with a plurality of information items; a judging unit used for judging whether displaying an information item between two specified information items according to a received operation instruction of the two specified information items in the list; and a processing unit used for processing the information item between the two specified information items according to a judgment result of the judging unit. By means of the technical solutions provided by the present invention, a user can conveniently manage the list on a terminal display interface by simple operations, thereby improving the operation efficiency and being conducive to improving the operation experience of the user.