Touch Screen File Management Batch Selection via Long-Press Threshold
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional file management on touch screens requires repetitive operations for managing multiple files, wasting time and increasing user operational effort.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that detect a duration time of a pre-set operation on a target file to determine related files on the same interface as files to be managed, allowing simultaneous management through a second pre-set operation, such as moving, deleting, or renaming, thereby reducing the need for repeated operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional file management operations are performed on touch screens, then individual file management is achieved, but multiple operations are required for managing multiple files which wastes time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual file management operations into a single batch operation. When a user performs a long-press operation on a file icon, the system identifies multiple related files (e.g., files in the same folder or adjacent files) and allows them to be selected and managed together through one operation, rather than requiring separate operations for each file.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal file management interface that can handle multiple file types and management operations (move, delete, rename, etc.) through a single unified interaction pattern. The long-press operation serves as a universal trigger that activates batch selection mode, which then supports various management functions across multiple files simultaneously.
2Ease of operation
If individual file management operations are performed, then precise control over each file is achieved, but the number of operations increases when managing multiple files
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple discrete file management operations into a single compound operation. By detecting a long-press duration threshold, the system transitions from single-file mode to multi-file selection mode, allowing users to manage multiple files through one continuous interaction rather than repeating separate operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary identification of related files when the long-press threshold is detected. The system proactively determines which files should be grouped together (e.g., files in the same directory or adjacent on the screen) before the user completes their selection, reducing the cognitive load and operational steps required.
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AI summary
Methods, apparatus, and electronic devices for file management are provided. On a touch screen, whether a duration time of a first pre-set operation to a target file is greater than a first pre-set threshold value can be detected. When the duration time of the first pre-set operation to the target file is detected greater than the first pre-set threshold value, the target file, and other files related to the target file and on an interface of the target file can be determined as files to be managed. According to a second pre-set operation to the files to be managed, a corresponding management to the files to be managed can be performed.