Always On Display Text Layout Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current always on display (AOD) interfaces on mobile devices are limited in their ability to dynamically and aesthetically present text content, often displaying information such as date and time in a simple and static manner, lacking user engagement and visual richness.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that performs word segmentation on user-input text content and determines layout formats based on the quantity of words and segments, automatically switching between different layouts to provide a rich visual effect without user customization, including varying font sizes and weights, and layout distributions such as two-segment or three-segment formats, ensuring the text content occupies a preset proportion of the screen width.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the always on display interface displays information in a simple and static manner, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the visual richness and user engagement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic layout switching in the always on display interface based on the quantity of text content. The system automatically transitions between different layout formats (first layout format for smaller text quantities, second layout format for larger text quantities) to optimize visual presentation. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by maintaining operational simplicity while significantly enhancing visual richness and user engagement through context-aware layout adjustments.
2Extent of automation
If automatic layout determination is implemented based on text content quantity, then the extent of automation is improved and user experience is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-establishing a mapping relationship between text content quantity and corresponding layout formats. The system performs word segmentation on the text content, counts the segments, and automatically selects the appropriate layout format based on predetermined thresholds. This approach achieves high automation while controlling complexity through pre-defined rules and thresholds, avoiding the need for complex real-time decision-making algorithms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple layout formats are provided for different text quantities, then the adaptability is improved and visual effect is enriched, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by adjusting layout parameters (such as text arrangement, spacing, and formatting) based on the quantity of text content. The system changes the layout format parameter from a fixed state to a variable state that adapts to different text quantities. This resolves the contradiction by achieving high adaptability through parameter variation while maintaining relatively simple device complexity, as the changes are confined to display parameters rather than structural modifications.
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AI summary
An always on display method and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: An electronic device obtains text content. The electronic device performs word segmentation processing on the text content to obtain a plurality of word segments. The electronic device determines at least one layout format of the text content based on a quantity of words of the text content, a quantity of the plurality of word segments, and a preset mapping relationship. The at least one layout format includes a first layout format. The electronic device detects a screen lock operation. In response to the screen lock operation, the electronic device displays the text content on an always on display interface based on the first layout format.