Touch Panel Image Deletion via Gesture Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display control systems require multiple operations to delete image data, including navigating to a menu and confirming deletion, which can be cumbersome and increase the number of steps as the amount of data to be deleted grows.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus and method that allows for image reduction and deletion through intuitive gestures, such as pinching and moving images on a touch panel, eliminating the need for intermediate menu navigation by using a CPU and digital signal processor to control image display and deletion directly from the viewing screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple operations are conducted to delete image data (navigate to menu, select delete function, confirm execution), then the deletion function can be reliably executed, but the number of operations increases and user effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the deletion function from the traditional menu navigation path and places it directly on the image display screen. By displaying the deletion icon overlaid on the image being viewed, the system eliminates the need to navigate through separate menu screens, thereby reducing the number of operations while maintaining reliable deletion execution through direct interaction with the image itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a deletion icon as an intermediary element that appears between the image and the deletion action. This icon serves as a visual mediator that allows users to initiate deletion directly from the image viewing state without transitioning to a separate menu system, thus simplifying the operation sequence while ensuring deliberate deletion through icon interaction
2Ease of operation
If gesture operations are used to reduce the number of operations, then user effort decreases, but the user must memorize the details of the gesture operations for each function
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by allowing users to interact with images directly through intuitive touch gestures (pinching, sliding, tapping) on the display screen itself. The system automatically interprets these gestures as deletion commands without requiring users to memorize complex gesture codes or navigation sequences. The image and deletion icon serve themselves by responding directly to natural touch interactions, eliminating the need for memorization while maintaining ease of operation
3Adaptability or versatility
If the user navigates through menu screens to delete images, then the deletion function can be accessed, but the user must transition from viewing state to menu state and back
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the deletion function accessibility with the image viewing state by overlaying the deletion icon directly on the displayed image. This integration allows users to access the deletion function without leaving the viewing state, eliminating the need to transition between separate menu screens and image display modes. The deletion icon appears in the same spatial context as the image itself, combining viewing and deletion accessibility into a single unified interface state
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AI summary
An information processing device including a user interface that displays content and receives an input. The information processing apparatus controls the user interface to reduce a size of the displayed content based on a received input, and controls the user interface to display an operation corresponding to the content based on the size reduction.