Adaptive Application Views for Faster, Lower-Energy Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for selecting and opening applications on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring multiple key presses and wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing methods and interfaces that allow for the display of a set of application views including preselected and adaptive views, with adaptive views corresponding to the most recently opened application, and automatic updating of application views based on predetermined criteria, reducing the need for user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional scrolling methods are used to select applications, then all applications can be accessed, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically displaying a curated set of application views that includes frequently used applications and adaptive views of recently opened applications. This pre-arranged presentation eliminates the need for users to scroll through all applications, allowing direct access to commonly needed applications and reducing both operational steps and time required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically updating the set of application views based on user behavior patterns. The adaptive view dynamically adjusts to show the most recently opened application without requiring user configuration or manual selection, making the interface self-adapting to user needs and reducing cognitive burden.
2Productivity
If traditional application selection methods are used, then application access is achieved, but device energy is wasted particularly in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the most relevant applications in a dedicated set of application views, separating frequently used applications from the complete application list. This extraction approach reduces the computational overhead of rendering and scrolling through all applications, thereby reducing energy consumption while maintaining high productivity for common tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring complete traversal or full engagement with all applications, the system provides partial action by displaying a subset of application views that includes adaptive views of recently opened applications. This partial presentation satisfies the majority of user needs without the energy cost of full application list management.
3Measurement precision
If multiple key presses are required for application selection, then precise application selection is achieved, but user cognitive burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the navigation function and selection function into a single unified interface - the set of application views. By combining frequently used applications, recently opened applications, and adaptive views into one consolidated display, the system eliminates the need for separate navigation and selection operations, reducing interface complexity while maintaining precise application selection through direct tapping.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when received initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one of the preselected application views.