Wheel Input UI Feedback for Fine and Rapid Manipulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wheel input devices provide monotonous manipulation feedback and lack differentiation in interaction for fine movements or rapid operations, failing to accommodate diverse user intentions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus and UI method that identifies different input types based on rotation distance and speed of a wheel input, providing varied UI feedbacks such as motion, transparency changes, and size adjustments to enhance user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wheel input device provides only a single key manipulation feedback, then the device structure remains simple, but the user experience becomes monotonous and lacks differentiation for fine movements or rapid operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wheel input device into multiple independent sensing components: a rotation sensor for detecting rotation angle, a tilt sensor for detecting tilt angle, and a pressing sensor for detecting pressing depth. Each sensor provides independent feedback signals that can be processed separately, enabling diverse manipulation feedback types without requiring a completely new device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds spatial dimensions to the traditional one-dimensional wheel input by incorporating tilt angle (angular dimension) and pressing depth (linear dimension) alongside rotation angle. This multi-dimensional input approach allows the system to distinguish between fine movements (small tilt/depth variations) and rapid operations (large rotation angles), providing differentiated feedback without complicating the basic wheel structure.
2Measurement precision
If the wheel input device does not subdivide manipulation steps, then the device structure remains simple, but it fails to provide manipulation experience suitable for fine manipulation or rapid continuous operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic manipulation step subdivision where the system automatically adjusts the detection granularity based on the detected manipulation characteristics. For fine movements, the system uses smaller rotation angle thresholds and incorporates tilt/depth data for precise detection. For rapid continuous operations, it switches to larger rotation angle thresholds and processes multiple tick inputs as a single operation, providing appropriate precision without fixed complex structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes processing parameters (rotation angle threshold, tick input count threshold, time threshold) based on the detected manipulation type. The processor dynamically adjusts these parameters to distinguish between fine manipulation (small angles, fewer ticks) and rapid operation (large angles, many ticks), enabling precise measurement without requiring permanently complex device architecture.
3Ease of operation
If the system provides differentiated UI feedback for different input types, then user interaction quality improves, but the processing complexity and response time requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different UI feedback processing strategies based on the local characteristics of each input type. For fine manipulation inputs, the system provides detailed step-by-step feedback with smaller UI updates. For rapid continuous operations, it implements batched feedback processing that aggregates multiple tick inputs and provides consolidated UI responses, reducing processing complexity while maintaining high interaction quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic feedback mechanisms where the UI system updates at different frequencies based on input type. For rapid operations, it uses periodic batched updates rather than continuous real-time updates, reducing processing load while maintaining user awareness of the manipulation progress. The system alternates between detailed feedback modes and summarized feedback modes based on the detected input pattern.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus comprising: a display; and one or more processors configured to: control the display to display a user interface (UI) screen including a plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) items and a focus GUI located on a first GUI item from the plurality of GUI items, identify, based on at least one of a rotation distance or a rotation speed of a wheel on a user input device, an input type of the wheel input from a plurality of input types of wheel inputs, and control the display based on identification of the wheel input as one of a first input type, second input type, and third input type.