Touch-Based Hyperlinking Across Documents With Automatic Link Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic document editing systems lack the ability to efficiently create hyperlinks between documents based on touch input, hindering quick access to related content.
Innovation Solution
A touch screen-based electronic apparatus that enables hyperlinks between documents by allowing users to set links through touch inputs, generating hyperlink data, displaying notification indicators, and simultaneously loading linked pages on the screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hyperlinks between electronic documents are enabled through touch input, then user convenience and quick access to related content are improved, but device complexity and operation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates hyperlink data when the user performs a touch and drag operation between two documents. The confirmation unit, data generation unit, and data addition unit work autonomously to create and store hyperlink information without requiring manual configuration of complex link parameters. This self-service mechanism simplifies the user experience while managing the underlying complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes the touch input by capturing positional information, page numbers, and storage paths before the hyperlink is fully activated. The confirmation unit collects all necessary data in advance, and the data generation unit prepares the hyperlink data structure beforehand. This preliminary action ensures that when the user completes the touch operation, the hyperlink is already fully configured and ready for immediate use.
2Productivity
If hyperlink data is automatically generated and added to document files, then productivity and efficiency are improved, but data processing complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential information needed for hyperlinks from the touch input: positional information of touch points, page numbers, and storage paths. By taking out only these critical data elements rather than processing the entire document content, the system achieves efficient hyperlink generation with minimal data processing overhead and storage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The data generation unit creates a simplified hyperlink data structure that copies only the necessary information (position, page number, storage path) from the original document files. This copying approach stores minimal data in the hyperlink structure, reducing storage requirements while maintaining the functionality needed for document navigation.
3Ease of operation
If notification indicators are displayed to confirm hyperlink setting, then ease of operation is improved, but screen real estate and visual complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The notification indicator is displayed locally at the specific position on the screen where the hyperlink was created. Instead of occupying significant screen real estate with a large popup or full-screen message, the indicator appears as a small visual cue at the exact location of the touch point, providing confirmation without consuming excessive display space.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a touch screen-based electronic apparatus that enables hyperlinks between electronic documents based on a touch input, and the operating method thereof to support a user to quickly find required information for the electronic document through a hyperlink set in the electronic document.