Touch History Visualization for Reproducing Screen Operations

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional techniques fail to reproduce touch operations on a screen effectively, limiting the understanding of game operations in video distributions.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that saves touch history information and processes it to visually reproduce touch operations on a screen, using a saving unit to store and a processing unit to display the history based on the saved information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If only touch position detection is implemented, then the system complexity is low, but the touch operation reproduction capability is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch operation reproduction capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting and storing touch operation information (including position, timing, and duration) before reproduction is needed. This allows the touch operation history to be captured and preserved for later visualization and reproduction, improving reproduction capability without adding complexity during the actual reproduction phase

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the touch operation information by storing detection data in storage memory. This copy can then be visualized and reproduced without requiring the original physical touch to be repeated, enabling accurate touch operation reproduction while keeping the system relatively simple

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If detailed touch history information is stored, then the touch operation visualization accuracy is improved, but the data storage requirement increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch operation visualization accuracyVSAvoiddata storage requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential touch operation information needed for accurate visualization (touch position, timing, and duration) while discarding unnecessary data. This selective extraction maintains visualization accuracy while minimizing data storage requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies different levels of detail to different aspects of touch information based on their importance for visualization. Critical parameters like touch position and timing are stored with high precision, while less critical information is stored with lower detail, optimizing the balance between accuracy and storage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12541264B2Information processing apparatus, and information processing method
Publication Date: 2026.02.03 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an information processing apparatus includes a saving unit that saves touch history information indicating a history of a touch operation performed by an operation body that performs the touch operation to a screen and a processing unit that executes processing based on the touch history information saved by the saving unit. The processing unit determines the type of a touch operation based on the touch history information saved by the saving unit. The processing unit displays touch information indicating that an operation body has given a touch in a different display mode in accordance with the determined type of a touch operation.