Touch Screen Dragging Motion Interface for Portable Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable devices have complex human-machine interfaces that require users to navigate multiple directories and paths to find and execute functions, leading to increased operational difficulty and time, especially for unfamiliar users.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that utilizes a touch screen to receive continued pressing and dragging motions to display and execute operating functions directly on selected objects, such as widgets, applications, or files, without the need for additional button presses, by displaying buttons corresponding to editing, communication, or setting functions based on the object's capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the human-machine interface is simplified with limited main function options displayed, then the display region can be kept clean and manageable, but the user requires multiple directory navigations to find needed functions, increasing operational time and difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by proactively detecting user intent through analysis of typing patterns, cursor movements, and interaction history before the user explicitly searches for functions. This allows the system to pre-position relevant function options and directly present solutions, eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple directories and saving operational time while keeping the interface simple
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical navigation system (manual directory browsing through multiple levels) with an intelligent information processing system that uses algorithms to analyze user behavior patterns, predict intent, and automatically retrieve and present relevant functions. This substitution transforms the manual search process into an automated intelligent retrieval process, significantly reducing operational time
2Quantity of substance
If icons are made small to fit more options in the visible region, then more functions can be accessed, but the icons become over-simplified and cannot express directory or function meaning clearly
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces visual icon recognition with intelligent text-based identification and recommendation. Instead of relying on users to visually identify small icons, the system uses natural language processing and pattern recognition to understand user intent from typing and interaction patterns, then presents relevant functions with clear text descriptions and meanings, making function identification effortless regardless of icon size
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intelligent recommendation system as an intermediary between the user and the function options. This intermediary analyzes user behavior, predicts intent, and translates it into specific function recommendations with clear descriptions, serving as a bridge that eliminates the need for users to directly interpret small, simplified icons
3Adaptability or versatility
If more function options are displayed in the visible region, then users can access more functions directly, but the interface becomes more complex and harder to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of user intent through typing patterns, cursor movements, and interaction history before presenting function options. This allows the interface to dynamically adapt by pre-positioning only the most relevant functions for the current user context, providing high function accessibility without permanently increasing interface complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic interface that adapts its complexity based on real-time user behavior analysis. The system continuously monitors interaction patterns and adjusts the displayed function options accordingly, presenting simplified views for routine tasks and expanding options only when needed, thus maintaining low perceived complexity while providing high adaptability
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AI summary
The invention is directed to a method for operating a portable device. The portable device comprises a touch screen displaying a plurality of objects. The method comprises steps of receiving a touch signal through a contacted location on the touch screen to select one of the objects corresponding to the contacted location, wherein the touch signal is correspondent with a continued pressing motion and a dragging motion following the continued pressing motion on the touch screen. According to the continued pressing motion, at least a button corresponding to an operating function is displayed on the touch screen. When the dragging motion is towards to the button corresponding to the operating function, the operating function is executed on the selected object.