Application Classification via Attribute Detection and Prompting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in accurately classifying applications into folders on electronic devices, as existing methods require manual dragging and judgment of application categories, leading to missed applications and erroneous classification, especially when applications are distributed across different pages.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method that obtains attribute information of applications, determines eligible application logos based on a predetermined rule, and outputs prompt information to facilitate their movement into a folder, allowing for accurate classification with reduced user effort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual dragging operation is used to move application logos to folders, then the user can control the classification process, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming especially when applications are distributed across different pages

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of moving applications to folderVSAvoidtime for classifying applications

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary classification of applications into folders based on their attributes before the user needs to access them. When a folder is selected, the system has already identified and prepared the list of matching applications, so no real-time searching or manual traversal across pages is needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically classifies applications into appropriate folders based on their attributes without requiring manual user intervention. The electronic device itself performs the classification task by matching application attributes with folder criteria, eliminating the need for users to manually drag and drop each application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If manual judgment is used by the user to classify applications, then the user can make decisions about categorization, but applications may be missed or classified erroneously

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of application classificationVSAvoidcomplexity of classification process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of user judgment and dragging with an automated electronic classification system. The system uses attribute matching algorithms to automatically determine which applications belong in which folders, eliminating human error while maintaining organizational accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to the user by displaying the classified applications in the selected folder, allowing the user to verify the automatic classification results. This feedback mechanism ensures accuracy while keeping the process simple, as users can review and confirm rather than manually classify each item.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If applications are distributed over different pages, then more applications can be accessed, but moving applications to a folder becomes more complex and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to applications on different pagesVSAvoidconvenience of dragging operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The classification system works universally across all application pages and folders. When a user selects any folder, the system automatically searches and identifies matching applications regardless of which page they are currently on, providing a consistent and convenient experience across the entire application ecosystem.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10175852B2Information processing methods and electronic devices for classifying applications

Publication Date: 2019.01.08 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD

AI summary

Information processing methods and electronic devices are provided. The method is applicable in an electronic device, which includes a display unit, M applications being installed in the electronic device, each of the M applications having an application logo, M application logos corresponding to the M applications respectively, M being an integer no less than 2. The method includes: obtaining attribute information of N applications corresponding to N application logos of the M application logos, when the N application logos are located in a first folder; determining K application logos of M-N application logos complying with a predetermined rule, based on the attribute information of the N programs and the predetermined rule; outputting prompt information when the N application logos are displayed on the display unit by the first folder responding to a trigger instruction, the prompt information prompting that the K application logos can be moved into the first folder.