Adaptive Interface Display for Smart Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Smart devices struggle to adaptively display interfaces that meet user needs across different scenarios, such as driving or indoor settings, leading to inefficiencies in information access and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that acquire device-related information, query and display interface information based on device type and scenario, establishing connections with applications and displaying running status information to create an adaptive interface that prioritizes relevant applications and information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If smart devices display generic interfaces for all scenarios, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different user needs and scenarios deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to different scenariosVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The interface dynamically adapts to different scenarios by detecting the current scenario (driving, indoor, outdoor) and automatically adjusting the displayed content and layout. The interface transitions from a static generic design to a dynamic scenario-specific design, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-defines multiple interface templates for different scenarios (driving interface, indoor interface, outdoor interface) in advance. When a scenario is detected, the corresponding pre-prepared interface is automatically selected and displayed, avoiding the need for complex real-time interface generation while achieving high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If smart devices provide comprehensive information across all applications, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to information overload

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and displays only the most relevant information for the current scenario while keeping other information accessible but hidden. For example, in driving scenario, only navigation and music controls are prominently displayed, while other application information is stored but not shown, reducing information overload while maintaining completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The interface information is segmented into scenario-relevant and scenario-irrelevant parts. The relevant information is displayed prominently for easy access, while irrelevant information is stored in a separate accessible layer. This segmentation allows users to access comprehensive information when needed while maintaining ease of operation for common tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Manufacturing precision

If smart devices require manual selection of interfaces for each scenario, then interface precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to increased user operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface precisionVSAvoiduser efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects the current scenario through sensors and device state monitoring, and autonomously selects and switches to the appropriate interface template without requiring user intervention. The device serves itself by making intelligent decisions about interface selection, achieving both precision and efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors device state and scenario conditions, using this feedback to automatically adjust the displayed interface. The feedback loop ensures the interface precisely matches the current scenario while eliminating manual selection operations, improving both precision and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11010041B2Method and apparatus for displaying interface
Publication Date: 2021.05.18 BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECH (BEIJIBG) CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for displaying an interface. A specific embodiment of the method comprises: acquiring device related information of a connected device; querying display interface information corresponding to the device related information of the connected device; and displaying a corresponding interface based on the display interface information. According to the embodiment, a smart terminal can display the corresponding interface according to the connected device, thereby improving the efficiency of acquiring the information by the user.