Adjustable Port Icons for Accessory Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in distinguishing between similar ports on electronic devices, especially in low-light conditions, leading to challenges when connecting or disconnecting accessories.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with sensor circuitry and control circuitry that detects port events and adjusts icons associated with the ports, such as changing illumination or color, to draw the user's attention to the correct port for accessory connection or disconnection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If ports are made substantially similar to reduce device complexity, then manufacturing and design are simplified, but users experience difficulty in distinguishing between ports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the icons next to ports changeable and adjustable rather than static. The icons can dynamically change their appearance (brightness, color, visibility) based on the current state of the port (connected/disconnected, active/inactive), allowing the same physical port to present different visual identifiers at different times to help users distinguish between otherwise similar ports.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes by allowing icons to vary in brightness and color intensity to indicate different port states. When a port is connected or active, its icon becomes brighter or changes color to draw user attention, while inactive ports have dimmer or different colored icons. This visual differentiation enables users to easily distinguish between similar ports based on their operational state.
2Device complexity
If icons are made static to simplify the display system, then device complexity is reduced, but users have difficulty distinguishing ports in low-light conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the icons changeable and adjustable rather than static. The icons can dynamically change their appearance (brightness, color, visibility) based on the current state of the port (connected/disconnected, active/inactive), allowing the same physical port to present different visual identifiers at different times to help users distinguish between otherwise similar ports.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by allowing the visual parameters of icons (brightness, color intensity, visibility) to be adjusted based on port state and environmental conditions. The system can change these parameters to enhance icon visibility in low-light conditions or when ports are in specific states, while maintaining simplicity when not needed.
3Device complexity
If ports are located in low-light areas to optimize device design, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but users experience difficulty distinguishing between ports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the icons changeable and adjustable rather than static. The icons can dynamically change their appearance (brightness, color, visibility) based on the current state of the port (connected/disconnected, active/inactive), allowing the same physical port to present different visual identifiers at different times to help users distinguish between otherwise similar ports.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes by allowing icons to vary in brightness and color intensity to indicate different port states. When a port is connected or active, its icon becomes brighter or changes color to draw user attention, while inactive ports have dimmer or different colored icons. This visual differentiation enables users to easily distinguish between similar ports based on their operational state.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing selectively adjustable icons to assist users of an electronic device are provided. Icons can be selectively adjusted to assist users in connecting and disconnecting accessories to and from the electronic device.