Touch Device Mouse Interface Segmentation for Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing touch devices are inconvenient for mouse operations, particularly when trying to perform tasks like drag & drop, panning, or scrolling, as they require complex hand movements and separate devices like wireless mice or keyboards, which are not intuitive or user-friendly, especially for remote control of external display devices.
Innovation Solution
A touch device with a divided mouse interface that separates panning and pointer movement areas, allowing users to input mouse gestures to control screen panning and pointer movement independently, enhancing usability and convenience by eliminating the need for separate devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch device uses a unified touch area for both pointer movement and screen panning, then the device structure remains simple, but the operation becomes inconvenient and complex gestures are required
Solution Approach 1:
The touch interface is divided into two distinct areas: a pointer move area for controlling cursor movement and a panning area for screen panning operations. This segmentation allows each area to be optimized for its specific function, enabling intuitive drag-and-drop operations and screen navigation without confusion, directly resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and functional capability
2Ease of operation
If separate wireless mouse and keyboard devices are used for remote control, then precise control is achieved, but portability and convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of a wireless mouse and keyboard into a single touch device. The touch device integrates both pointer control capabilities (through the pointer move area) and screen navigation capabilities (through the panning area), eliminating the need for separate wireless mouse and keyboard devices while maintaining all necessary functions for remote control of external displays
Solution Approach 2:
The touch device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can control the mouse cursor position, pan the screen, and both functions can operate simultaneously or independently. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple specialized devices, improving portability and convenience for remote control scenarios
3Ease of operation
If the entire touch screen is used for pointer movement, then the interface is simple, but screen panning operations become inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The touch interface is divided into two distinct areas: a pointer move area for controlling cursor movement and a panning area for screen panning operations. This segmentation allows each area to be optimized for its specific function, enabling intuitive drag-and-drop operations and screen navigation without confusion, directly resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and functional capability
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AI summary
A method and apparatus of providing a mouse function in a touch device includes displaying a mouse interface which is divided into a panning area and a pointer move area. An input of a mouse gesture is received through the mouse interface, processing a panning operation of a contents screen which is displayed in a display device when the mouse gesture is inputted in the panning area, and processing a move operation of a mouse pointer which is displayed in the display device when the mouse gesture is inputted in the pointer move area. The touch device at the time of execution of the mouse mode, and generates a control event for panning the contents screen and moving the mouse pointer according to a mouse gesture which is inputted from the panning area and the pointer move area may provide a mouse function for a display device.