Dynamic Amorphous Object for Mobile Terminal Lock Screen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lock screens on mobile terminals are unengaging and user-friendly due to their simple configuration, leading to user boredom and difficulty in menu navigation, as they cannot differentiate between intended and unintended touch events.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a touchscreen that displays amorphous objects which change into concrete objects in response to user input events, providing dynamic and intuitive screen manipulation, allowing for adaptive and appealing lock screen operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple preset image or pattern is displayed on the lock screen, then the lock screen configuration is simple and easy to implement, but the user becomes bored easily and finds the lock screen troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by replacing static preset images with a dynamic amorphous object that transforms into concrete objects in response to user touch events. The object changes its form, position, and appearance based on user interaction, making the lock screen engaging and adaptive while maintaining implementation simplicity through programmable object transformation rather than complex hardware modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the touch panel supports all touch events, then the terminal can respond to various user inputs, but unintended touch events are activated due to placement or surroundings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by using the amorphous object as a dynamic indicator that responds to and provides visual feedback about touch events. The object transforms in response to detected touch events, allowing users to understand what actions are recognized and intended, thereby reducing unintended activations while maintaining comprehensive touch event response capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The amorphous object serves as an intermediary between the touch panel and the user. It mediates the interaction by providing a dynamic visual representation of touch events, helping users distinguish between intended and unintended inputs through its transformation behavior, thus improving touch event accuracy without limiting responsiveness.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the same simple image or pattern is repeatedly displayed, then the lock screen implementation is consistent and stable, but the user becomes bored and finds the screen troublesome during menu entry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by implementing a dynamic object that maintains stability in its base amorphous form while introducing variability through user-triggered transformations. The object consistently returns to its amorphous state between interactions, providing display consistency, while the ability to transform into concrete objects during user engagement prevents boredom and maintains high user interaction quality throughout menu entry and other operations.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal and screen operation method for the same are disclosed. The screen operation method includes: displaying a screen containing an amorphous object that is changeable at least in part to a specific form according to an input event; receiving a generated input event; and displaying a concrete object that is generated from the amorphous object by modifying the amorphous object at least in part according to the input event.