Touch Screen Trigger Area Control for Adaptive Content Output

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing terminals lack an efficient user interface for viewing and editing documents across various devices, particularly in mobile and touch-based systems, where users cannot freely adjust trigger areas for additional content output and prioritize content based on multiple trigger areas or additional contents.

Innovation Solution

A terminal with a touch screen and control unit that allows setting trigger areas linked to additional contents, enabling users to output a list of linked contents upon touch input, select and manage additional content output, and adjust the location or size of additional content while maintaining the output area's settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a word processor is simply posted and used in existing PCs, then the basic document viewing and editing functions are provided, but the user interface is not efficient for newly appeared terminals with touch-based input

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to different terminalsVSAvoiduser interface efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic trigger areas that can be freely adjusted and modified by users on touch-based terminals. The trigger areas change position, size, and associated additional contents based on user interactions, making the interface adaptive to different terminal types and user preferences while maintaining ease of operation through touch-friendly controls

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal user interface that works across existing PCs and newly appeared touch-based terminals. The trigger area mechanism provides multiple functions including document viewing, editing, and additional content display, making the same interface efficient for both traditional and modern terminal types

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users can freely adjust trigger areas and output areas, then the adaptability and customization are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustability of trigger areaVSAvoidinterface configuration complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service functionality where users can freely adjust trigger areas, output areas, and associate additional contents without complex configuration procedures. The system provides intuitive touch-based controls that allow users to customize the interface themselves, reducing the perceived complexity while maintaining high adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent provides default trigger areas and additional contents that are pre-configured, allowing users to start with a working setup and gradually customize it. This preliminary configuration reduces the initial complexity burden while maintaining the ability to freely adjust parameters when needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Quantity of substance

If multiple additional contents are linked to trigger areas, then the information richness is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and managing the contents increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of additional contentsVSAvoidcontent management difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the additional contents into distinct items associated with specific trigger areas. Each additional content is separately manageable and can be individually selected, adjusted, or removed, making it easier to detect and manage multiple contents without overwhelming complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11592963B2Terminal, control method therefor, and recording medium in which program for implementing method is recorded

Publication Date: 2023.02.28 ENABLE WOW

AI summary

The present invention relates to: a terminal capable of setting a trigger area and outputting additional contents in response to an input of touching the set trigger area; and a control method therefor. The terminal according to the present invention can comprise a touch screen for displaying information and receiving a touch input, and a control unit for performing control so as to output main contents on the touch screen, set a trigger area linked to a plurality of additional contents on the main content, output a list of the plurality of additional contents linked to the trigger area in response to a touch input of touching the trigger area when an edit mode for allowing setting of the trigger area is terminated and a viewer mode is executed, and output first additional contents corresponding to the selected item when any one is selected from the list.