Touch Screen Gesture Control for Media File Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current touch-sensitive devices lack intuitive and efficient methods for performing gestures, particularly in managing and editing media files, which limits user interaction and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes gestural inputs on touch-sensitive devices to control, edit, and manipulate media files, including photo and video files, by recognizing and interpreting hand gestures to perform actions such as zooming, panning, rotating, and scrolling, allowing for more intuitive and efficient user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional input devices (buttons, mice, trackballs) are used for cursor movement and selection, then control functionality is provided, but the movement and selection operations are limited and not intuitive for media file management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical input devices (mouse, trackball, buttons) with a touch-sensitive display that directly responds to hand gestures. This substitution enables more intuitive control for media file management operations such as scrolling, zooming, and selecting, while maintaining comprehensive control functionality through gesture recognition.
2Ease of operation
If touch screens are used for direct selection, then ease of operation is improved, but gesture recognition methods are limited and counter-intuitive for media file editing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic gesture recognition that adapts to different media file management tasks. The system recognizes various hand gestures (such as pinching, rotating, swiping) and dynamically responds with appropriate operations for photo and video file management, making the touch screen more versatile while maintaining ease of direct selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch-sensitive display is designed to perform multiple functions through gesture recognition, including but not limited to scrolling, zooming, rotating, and selecting media files. This multi-functional approach enables the same interface to adapt to various media file management operations, enhancing versatility while preserving direct selection capabilities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If basic touch gestures are implemented, then selection functionality is provided, but accuracy and efficiency for media file management operations are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments gesture recognition into distinct categories and types (such as single-finger gestures, multi-finger gestures, rotational gestures, scaling gestures). Each gesture type is recognized with specific accuracy parameters optimized for media file management operations, thereby improving overall gesture accuracy while maintaining versatile selection functionality.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and software for implementing gestures with touch sensitive devices (such as a touch sensitive display) for managing and editing media files on a computing device or system. Specifically, gestural inputs of a human hand over a touch/proximity sensitive device can be used to control, edit, and manipulate files, such as media files including without limitation graphical files, photo files and video files.