Touch Gesture Response via Maintenance Event for Continuous Scrolling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing touch control systems require repeated swiping on a touch sensor to continuously scroll through content, making the operation tedious for users.

Innovation Solution

A gesture operation response method where the touch sensing module reports a maintenance gesture event when a finger stays at a contact point for a preset time duration after swiping, allowing the processor to repeatedly execute the last response operation at preset intervals until the finger leaves the contact point.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If the touch sensing module reports a swipe gesture event only when a sliding gesture is sensed and meets a reporting condition, then the system avoids unnecessary processing, but the user must repeatedly swipe on the touch sensor to continuously scroll contents, making the operation tedious

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescrolling efficiencyVSAvoidoperation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by executing the response operation in advance during the maintenance period (when the finger stays at the contact point). The processor continuously executes the last response operation at preset time intervals during this period, so that when the user needs to scroll further, the scrolling has already been performed multiple times, eliminating the need for repeated swiping gestures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system achieves continuity of useful action by continuously executing the response operation during the maintenance period. Instead of waiting for each new swipe gesture, the processor continuously performs the scrolling operation at preset time intervals while the finger remains on the screen, ensuring uninterrupted content display and eliminating operation gaps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

2Ease of operation

If the processor executes the response operation only after receiving a swipe gesture event, then the system processing is simple, but the user experience is degraded due to the need for repeated manual swiping

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefinger control simplicityVSAvoidgesture recognition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically continuing to execute the response operation during the maintenance period without requiring additional user input. Once the initial swipe gesture is detected and the maintenance period is identified, the system serves itself by continuously performing the scrolling operation, freeing the user from repeated manual swiping actions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of time

If the system requires repeated swiping gestures to scroll through content, then precise user intent is captured, but the operation becomes tedious and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime for scrolling contentVSAvoidcontent browsing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by executing multiple scrolling operations in advance during the maintenance period. The processor continuously executes the last response operation at preset time intervals, so that content scrolling is completed before the user would need to swipe again, significantly reducing the time required for content browsing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system ensures continuity of useful action by continuously scrolling content during the maintenance period without interruption. This continuous execution of the response operation eliminates idle time between gestures and maintains constant productivity during content browsing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentEP3246805B1Gesture operation response method and device
Publication Date: 2020.07.08 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a gesture operation response method and device, and belongs to the field of touch control. The gesture operation response method includes that: a touch sensing module is utilized to report a maintenance gesture event to a processor when identifying that a time duration for which a finger stays at a contact point after swiping on a touch sensor reaches a preset time duration; and the processor is utilized to execute, at preset time intervals, a last response operation of responding to a swipe gesture event reported by the touch sensing module after the maintenance gesture event is received and before the touch sensing module identifies that the finger leaves the contact point.