Touch Panel Press-Down Detection for Copy Paste Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Touch panels, despite their ability to detect pressure intensity, do not provide a highly convenient operation system for tasks like copy and paste operations, which require multiple steps and menu selections, making them cumbersome for users.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a press-down detection unit and an information processing unit that allows for successive press-down operations to perform copy and paste operations with reduced steps, processing multiple pieces of related information efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch panel is used as the input device, then the electronic appliance can be made smaller and an intuitive operation system can be realized, but the copy and paste operations become cumbersome requiring multiple steps and menu selections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the copy and paste operation into distinct phases: selection phase (first press-down operation) and execution phase (second press-down operation). By dividing the operation sequence and assigning different functions to each press-down event, the system reduces the complexity of copy and paste operations while maintaining intuitive touch panel interaction.
2Ease of operation
If a touch panel capable of detecting pressure intensity is used, then a highly convenient operation system can be realized, but in practice the operations still require multiple steps such as selecting menu items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by detecting and storing the selection state during the first press-down operation before the user actually executes the copy or paste command. The system prepares the operation in advance by identifying the target object and operation type, so that when the second press-down operation occurs, the execution is immediate without requiring additional menu navigation steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent skips the traditional multi-step menu selection process by directly transitioning from the selection press-down to the execution press-down. By recognizing the operation intent from the selection state and executing the corresponding action on the second press-down, the system rushes through the intermediate menu steps that would otherwise consume time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional menu selection methods are used for copy and paste operations, then various options can be selected, but the number of operational steps increases making the system less convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing the press-down operation detection mechanism to handle multiple operation types (copy, paste, cut) through a single unified interaction pattern. The same first and second press-down operation sequence serves multiple functions depending on the detected selection state and operation context, eliminating the need for separate menu navigation for each operation type.
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a press-down detection unit for detecting a press-down operation, and an information processing unit for performing, in a case a plurality of press-down operations are successively detected by the press-down detection unit in a state where first information and second information related to the first information are held, a paste operation of the first information by a first press-down operation and processing according to the second information by a second press-down operation following the first operation.