Touch Screen Folder Creation via Drag-and-Drop Docking Area
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating new folders on touch screen devices are inefficient and non-intuitive, requiring reserved space and manual selection of compatible files, which limits user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and terminal for creating a new folder by detecting and allowing the selection of objects within a preset time range and dragging them to a specific area, enabling folder creation at any vacant position without pre-reserving space and determining compatibility in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an empty folder is created by selecting through a menu mode, then a new folder can be created, but the current page needs space to put the newly-created folder and the operation mode is not intuitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual docking area that appears temporarily when objects are dragged, allowing folder creation without consuming permanent screen space. This transient spatial dimension resolves the contradiction by providing operational space only when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual docking area acts as an intermediary between the dragged objects and the final folder creation. This mediator enables intuitive drag-based folder creation while managing space requirements through temporary visualization only.
2Ease of operation
If the collision of two files forms a folder, then a new folder can be created, but it must find two files which are considered to be of one kind
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines folder compatibility and creates folders through drag operations without requiring users to pre-select or classify files. The system serves itself by autonomously handling the compatibility checking and folder creation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameter from selecting files based on type classification to dragging files to a docking area where compatibility is dynamically assessed. This parameter change enables both simplicity and flexibility simultaneously.
3Productivity
If folder creation requires reserved space and manual selection of compatible files, then folder creation can be controlled, but user efficiency and experience are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complexity of compatibility checking and folder creation from the user's manual process. The system takes out these complex operations and handles them automatically through the drag-to-docking-area mechanism, improving efficiency while reducing perceived complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual docking area is prepared in advance as a ready-received state, eliminating the need for users to search for appropriate locations or determine compatibility beforehand. This preliminary preparation streamlines the folder creation process.
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AI summary
A method and terminal for creating a new folder on a touch screen device are provided. One method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after a touch screen device detects that an object on the current interface is selected and dragged to a specific area and released, and saving the object in the new folder. Another method includes: creating a new folder at any vacant position on a current interface after the touch screen device detects that at least two objects on the current interface are successively selected and within a preset time range, dragged in succession to a specific area and released; and saving the at least two objects in the new folder. Compared with the related art, the creation of a new folder is more intuitive in the present invention, and it is unnecessary to reserve space for a newly created folder or unnecessary to determine the type of file in advance. The present invention can further improve user operation efficiency of creating and successively adding into a folder, thereby improving the user experience.