Touch Input Controller for Direction-Based Data Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data processing devices require users to perform multiple operations for selecting and executing processing items on displayed data, leading to complexity and cumbersome interactions, especially with a large number of processing options.
Innovation Solution
An input device with a touch panel and controller that allows processing selection and range setting based on continuous input movement direction, enabling single operation for selecting and executing processing on specified data ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple processing items are displayed simultaneously for user selection after range specification, then users can choose desired processing, but the number of operations increases and operations become complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system determines the processing item to be executed based on the movement direction of the continuous input before the user needs to select it. By pre-determining the processing item according to the dragging direction (e.g., upward for copy, downward for paste, leftward for cut, rightward for delete), the system eliminates the need for users to manually select from multiple processing options, thereby reducing operation complexity while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The processing item is dynamically determined based on the movement direction of the continuous input. The system adapts the processing type (copy, paste, cut, delete) according to the direction in which the user drags the input, making the operation more intuitive and reducing the number of steps required
2Adaptability or versatility
If a large number of processing items are available for selection, then processing versatility is enhanced, but the choosing operation becomes more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-determines which processing item should be executed based on the movement direction of the continuous input. By automatically selecting the appropriate processing item (copy, paste, cut, or delete) according to the dragging direction, the system eliminates the need for users to navigate through multiple processing options, thereby maintaining versatility while simplifying the operation
3Reliability
If users must perform choosing operation after range specifying operation, then processing can be executed, but the number of operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the range specification operation and the processing selection operation into a single continuous input action. By determining both the processing item and the processing range based on the movement direction and extent of the continuous input, the system combines two separate operations into one, thereby reducing the number of operations and time required while ensuring reliable processing execution
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AI summary
An input device, including: an input acceptance portion configured to accept an input with respect to a display; and a controller configured to perform: a processing selecting process in which at least one processing is selected from among a plurality of executable processing on the basis of a movement direction of a continuous input from a start position, where the input acceptance portion accepts the continuous input; a processing-range setting process in which a range specified by the start position and an end position in the continuous input is set as a processing range for the at least one processing selected in the processing selecting process, where the input acceptance portion accepts the continuous input; and a processing executing process in which the at least one processing selected in the processing selecting process is executed with respect to data in the processing range set in the processing-range setting process.