Visual Clipboard for Dual-Screen Object Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current clipboard solutions in electronic devices are limited in flexibility and ease of use, particularly in leveraging advanced interactivity features of touch displays and contemporary interface mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A visual clipboard system that utilizes drag-and-release operations to place objects onto a predefined area, where they are visually modified and maintained until removed, allowing for copy and move operations across multiple objects and screens, with features like rotation, size change, and color indication to facilitate user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional clipboard mechanisms are used for copying and pasting text and items, then basic clipboard functionality is achieved, but flexibility and ease of use are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional single-screen clipboard operations to a dual-screen spatial interface, where the first screen displays the clipboard area and the second screen displays source objects. This spatial separation across two screens enables more flexible object selection and manipulation while maintaining intuitive drag-and-drop interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a visual clipboard interface as an intermediary between source objects and target destinations. The clipboard area on the first screen acts as a mediator that temporarily holds visual representations of selected objects, enabling flexible copy, move, and paste operations across the dual-screen system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing clipboard solutions are implemented, then basic copy and paste functionality is provided, but interactivity through touch displays is not充分利用
Solution Approach 1:
The visual clipboard interface automatically generates visual representations of selected objects and manages their display in the clipboard area without requiring additional user configuration. The system self-adapts to touch interactions by detecting drag gestures and automatically updating the clipboard display, reducing the need for complex interface management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic visual representations in the clipboard area that respond to user interactions. Objects in the clipboard can be selected, manipulated, and transferred through natural touch gestures, with the interface dynamically updating to reflect the current state of selected objects and available operations.
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AI summary
A visual clipboard system and method are provided, in which drag-and-release operations are employed to move copies of a displayed object onto and off of a predefined clipboard area. When a copy of a displayed object is placed on the predefined clipboard area, the displayed object is visually modified to indicate that the visually-modified copy is docked on the predefined clipboard area, and thus eligible for use in a copy operation. When a copy is removed from the predefined clipboard area and placed in a desired target location, the original appearance of the displayed object is restored.