Touch Panel Input Instruction Processing with Continuous Sweep Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input instruction processing devices require multiple touch operations on a touch panel to select an input instruction from multiple options, leading to increased time and inconvenience for users.
Innovation Solution
A device with a touch panel that detects continuous touch operations, records start and end positions, and displays option images radially from the start position, allowing users to input instructions by sweeping their finger, with an identifier to accurately determine the selected option based on direction and distance ranges, reducing erroneous inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple options are displayed and user selects one by touch operation, then input instruction can be selected from multiple options, but user must touch the touch panel twice which increases time and inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension of interaction by allowing continuous touch movement across the touch panel surface. Instead of discrete point-touch selections requiring multiple operations, users can now sweep their finger across the panel to select options in a single continuous motion, transforming the interaction from sequential point-contact to continuous trajectory-based selection
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting the start position and continuous movement trajectory of the user's finger before final selection is confirmed. By recording the path and duration of the sweep, the system can identify the intended option without requiring a second confirmatory touch, effectively preparing the selection outcome in advance
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple options are displayed and user selects one by touch operation, then input instruction can be selected from multiple options, but multiple touch operations increase inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the interaction from discrete point-based operations to continuous trajectory-based selection. Users can now indicate their choice by sweeping their finger across the touch panel in a single fluid motion, eliminating the need for separate touch-and-wait operations for each selection step
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically interprets the user's intent by analyzing the continuous touch trajectory and duration. The identification unit processes the sweep path and automatically determines the selected option without requiring additional user input or confirmation actions, making the system self-interpreting and self-completing
3Productivity
If option images are displayed radially from start position, then single-sweep selection is enabled, but precise option identification becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides continuous visual feedback by displaying option images radially arranged around the start position as the user sweeps. This radial arrangement with visual feedback allows users to see which options are being highlighted or activated during their sweep motion, maintaining identification accuracy while enabling faster single-sweep selection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by creating different directional zones around the start position, with each zone corresponding to a specific option. The radial arrangement creates localized response zones that maintain distinct identification characteristics while allowing continuous movement across them, enabling both speed and precision
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AI summary
The present invention provides a game device that has a touch panel, a processor, and a RAM. The processor, from among detected position data output from touch panel, stores in RAM, as the position of the start point, the position indicated by detected position data output by the start of a continuous touch operation. Also, given that the position indicated by detected position data output immediately before the end of the continuous touch operation is determined as the position of the end point, processor identifies, from among plural input instructions each being associated with plural direction ranges extending radially from a common basal point on the contact face of touch panel, an input instruction that is associated with a direction range having a direction from the start point to the end point therewithin, from among plural direction ranges having the start point as a basal point.