Touch Screen Mouse Function Implementation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing touch screen terminals lack intuitive methods for implementing mouse button and mouse wheel functions, making user interaction less convenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a touch screen terminal with a controller to receive touch inputs, setting a reference touch input and performing functions based on directional inputs relative to this reference, allowing for intuitive mouse button clicks and mouse wheel operations through continuous and directional touch gestures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mouse button and wheel functions are implemented using a touch screen, then the terminal can perform various functions with an integrated input apparatus, but it becomes non-intuitive for users to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces directional dimensions to touch inputs by detecting the relative position of touch points on the touch screen. By analyzing the spatial relationship between touch points in different directions (left, right, up, down), the system maps 2D touch gestures to traditional mouse functions (left button, right button, wheel), making the operation intuitive while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent assigns different functions to different directional regions relative to a reference touch point. Each direction (left, right, up, down) corresponds to a specific mouse function, allowing localized interpretation of touch gestures based on their spatial orientation, thereby enhancing intuitiveness
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for providing a function of a mouse, using a terminal that includes a touch screen, are provided. A first touch input is received and the first touch input is set as a first reference touch input. A first function is performed, when a touch input is received in a first direction relative to the first reference touch input while the first reference touch input is being received. A second function is performed, when the touch input is received in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction, relative to the first reference touch input while the first reference touch input is being received.