Touch Interface Gesture Segmentation for View Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for moving between multiple views on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring complex user interfaces with multiple inputs, which consume time and energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of faster and more efficient methods and interfaces for navigating between multiple views on electronic devices, allowing users to move directly from one view to another based on single-view or multi-view navigation criteria detected through touch inputs on a touch-sensitive surface, reducing the need for redundant inputs and conserving processing power and battery life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing techniques for movement between multiple views are used, then navigation between views is achieved, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming with multiple contact inputs and key presses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the navigation function into distinct gesture types (single-view navigation vs. multi-view navigation) based on contact movement patterns. By dividing the navigation space into different zones and defining specific gesture criteria for each, the system simplifies the user interface while maintaining comprehensive navigation capability across multiple views.
2Productivity
If existing techniques for movement between multiple views are used, then navigation between views is achieved, but more time is required than necessary, wasting user time and device energy
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary classification of the contact gesture pattern before executing navigation. By analyzing the contact movement trajectory and determining whether it meets single-view or multi-view navigation criteria in advance, the system can directly execute the appropriate navigation operation without requiring multiple sequential inputs, thereby reducing navigation time and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables skipping intermediate views when the contact movement meets multi-view navigation criteria. Instead of sequentially navigating through each intermediate view, the system allows direct navigation from the first view to the third view (separated by one or more intermediate views), effectively rushing through the navigation process and reducing the time required.
3Ease of operation
If existing techniques for movement between multiple views are used, then navigation between views is achieved, but multiple contact inputs and key presses are required, consuming device energy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple navigation functions into a single contact gesture input. By defining comprehensive navigation criteria that can handle both single-view and multi-view navigation within one gesture framework, the system eliminates the need for separate inputs for different navigation scenarios, thereby reducing the number of inputs required and conserving device energy.
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AI summary
The present aspects relate to swift movement between multiple pages or views. Electronic devices may be limited in readily moving between two or more pages or views within an application process. For example, to move between multiple pages or views, an electronic device may receive a single input for movement between one page or view and another page or view. However, the present aspects enable an electronic device to move between two or more pages in response to receiving a single input representing, for instance, a contact on a touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device.