Touch Screen Widget Message Transmission via Drag-and-Drop

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Solution Overview

Problem

Mobile communication terminals with touch screens require users to go through multiple steps to transmit and receive messages, which is inconvenient and does not fully utilize the interactive capabilities of the touch screen interface.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of Simple Contact Objects (SCOs) and Simple Inputbox Objects (SIOs) displayed on the idle screen in a widget format, allowing users to compose and transmit messages with a single touch and drag action, leveraging the touch screen's interactive features to simplify the message transmission and reception process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional menu-based message transmission interface is used, then message transmission function is provided, but user operation steps are numerous and convenience is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemessage transmission operation convenienceVSAvoidtime for message transmission
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-loads contact information and message templates onto the idle screen in widget format, so that when the user needs to send a message, the recipient's contact and message content are already prepared and visible. This eliminates the need to navigate through menus to select contacts and compose messages, reducing operation steps from multiple clicks to a single drag-and-drop action.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The idle screen widget acts as an intermediary between the user's intent to send a message and the actual message transmission function. Instead of directly accessing the message application through traditional menus, the user interacts with the widget on the idle screen, which then mediates the transmission process by automatically retrieving contact information and sending the message, thereby simplifying the user's interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If touch screen interface is used, then interactive capability is improved, but message transmission process remains monotonous and complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetouch screen interactive capabilityVSAvoidmessage transmission process simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically displays different widget states on the idle screen based on user interaction. The widget can show contact information, message preview, and transmission status in real-time. The drag-and-drop interaction dynamically triggers message composition and transmission, adapting the interface behavior to the user's actions rather than requiring predefined menu navigation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from the traditional one-dimensional linear menu navigation to a two-dimensional idle screen workspace where contacts and messages are displayed as visual widgets. This spatial dimension allows users to directly manipulate message elements through drag-and-drop gestures, leveraging the touch screen's multi-touch and gesture capabilities to create a more intuitive and versatile interaction paradigm.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS10440170B2Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving message in mobile communication terminal with touch screen
Publication Date: 2019.10.08 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving a message in a mobile communication terminal with a touch screen are provided. The method includes generating a Simple Contact Object (SCO) mapped to at least one contact and a Simple Inputbox Object (SIO) for message composition, displaying the generated SCO and SIO on an idle screen in a widget format, composing a message using the displayed SIO, and storing the composed message in the SIO, and, when a contact between the SIO storing the message therein and the SCO is detected, transmitting the stored message to the contact mapped to the SCO.