Touch Display Page Turning via External Force Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic book terminal devices lack the tactile experience of turning pages, as they rely solely on finger sliding on a touch panel, differing significantly from the physical act of turning a paper book, which affects user engagement and immersion.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device with a touch panel display section that includes a first detection system to sense external forces and a display control system to perform page turning based on detected force, mimicking the experience of bending or warping a physical page, allowing users to turn pages quickly or slowly akin to reading a physical book.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If finger sliding on touch panel is used for page turning, then ease of operation is improved, but tactile experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical finger-sliding operation with a pressure-sensing mechanism. The touch panel includes a pressure-sensitive section that detects external force magnitude, substituting the sliding mechanical action with a pressure-based detection system that mimics physical book turning through force application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameter from sliding distance/direction to pressure magnitude. By detecting the magnitude of external force applied to the touch panel, the system adjusts page turning speed based on pressure levels, transforming the interaction mode to better simulate physical book handling while maintaining ease of use.
2Ease of operation
If uniform page turning speed is used, then ease of operation is improved, but user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic page turning speed that adjusts based on detected pressure magnitude. Instead of uniform speed, the system varies turning speed according to the force applied, allowing users to turn pages quickly with strong pressure or slowly with light pressure, enhancing adaptability to different reading preferences and situations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by detecting the magnitude of external force and using it to control page turning speed. The system continuously monitors pressure input and adjusts the turning response in real-time, creating a responsive interaction that adapts to user intent and improves overall user experience.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user experience by allowing page turning that simulates the physical action of turning a book page, providing a more intuitive and immersive reading experience by adjusting page turning speed based on applied force, thus bridging the gap between digital and physical page turning.
Implementation Method 1
a pressure-sensitive section that detects a magnitude of external force
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus, method and computer program product are disclosed. The apparatus includes a touch display that displays information in pages, a first detection section to detect an external force to the touch display, and a control section that performs page turning of the information. The method includes detecting an external force applied to a touch display of a device that displays information in pages, and performing page turning of the information. The computer program product includes code to detect an external force applied to a touch display of a device that displays information in pages, and to perform a page turning operation on the information.