Touch Screen Background Input for Application Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing touch screen electronic devices require cumbersome navigation to access applications, especially on small screens, as users must search through menus or rely on limited icon displays, failing to utilize the full potential of touch input for information input and application execution.
Innovation Solution
A method allowing users to input information directly on the screen background, without icons, by executing specific applications through touch inputs, which can process symbols, characters, or images, and associate this input with various applications like memos, messages, or call functions, even during idle mode or while other files are being reproduced.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If application icons are displayed on the touch screen to provide quick access to applications, then application accessibility is improved, but the screen area available for displaying all applications is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional icon display to three-dimensional spatial utilization by enabling touch input on the background surface itself. This allows the screen to function in multiple dimensions: icons remain visible for quick access while the background surface provides additional input area, effectively increasing the functional screen area without expanding the physical display dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The background surface is transformed from a non-functional decorative element into a multi-functional input area. It can receive touch inputs to execute applications, display information, and interact with users, just like the icon area. This universalization of the background surface increases the effective screen area available for application access.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users search through menu lists to find and execute applications, then all applications can be accessed, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the background surface with application associations and touch response settings. When a user touches the background, the system immediately identifies and executes the associated application without requiring the user to navigate through menu lists, thereby reducing the time and steps needed to access applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The background surface acts as an intermediary between the user and the application list. Instead of requiring users to manually search through menus, the background provides a direct touch interface that mediates the interaction by immediately triggering application execution based on touch position or pattern, eliminating the intermediate step of menu navigation.
3Area of stationary object
If the touch screen background is used for decorative purposes only, then the display area is maximized for icons, but the unique touch screen capabilities are not utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The background surface is transformed from a single-function decorative element into a multi-functional component that can display information, receive touch inputs, and execute applications. This universalization maintains the aesthetic appeal of the background while adding rich interactive functionality, maximizing both visual and functional utilization of the screen area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the decorative background function with the interactive input function into a single integrated surface. The background simultaneously serves as a visual element, an information display area, and a touch-sensitive input zone, combining multiple functions into one unified component that enhances both aesthetics and usability.
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AI summary
An electronic device and a method for inputting information through touch input device of an electronic device is provided. The method inputs information including at least one of symbols and characters through touching of a screen displayed on the touch input device, and executes a specific application capable of processing the input information.