Application Extension Program UI Overlay Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
When using multiple applications simultaneously, such as gaming and camera applications, there is a challenge in minimizing interference between their user interfaces and operations to maintain a comfortable user experience.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is programmed to activate a second application providing extended functions to a first application, superimposing its menu on the first application's screen at a predetermined position only when a specific operation is performed, allowing seamless integration without disrupting the primary application's display or operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a camera application is used to extend a gaming application, then extended functionality is provided, but the user interface of the camera application interferes with the display and operation of the gaming application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the user interface by providing a dedicated button in the gaming application that triggers the camera application without opening its full interface. This segmentation allows the camera function to be accessed separately from the gaming UI, preventing interference while maintaining extended functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the camera application's core function (screenshot capability) from its full user interface and integrates it into the gaming application through a dedicated button. This extraction allows the camera functionality to be accessed without the interfering UI elements of the standalone camera application.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera application interface is displayed to allow shooting, then shooting functionality is available, but the gaming application display is disturbed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the screenshot capability from the camera application and integrates it into the gaming application through a dedicated button. This allows shooting functionality to be available without displaying the camera application's interface, thereby preserving the gaming application's display integrity.
3Ease of operation
If the gaming application is prioritized to maintain smooth play, then display interference is minimized, but shooting at decisive moments becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by providing a dedicated button in the gaming application that is ready to trigger the camera application at any moment. This button is integrated into the gaming UI without disrupting gameplay, allowing users to initiate shooting functionality precisely when needed during critical gaming moments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a dedicated button as a mediator between the gaming application and the camera application. This button serves as an interface element that enables shooting functionality without directly opening the camera application's full interface, thus maintaining display smoothness while providing shooting accessibility.
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AI summary
A program causes an information processing apparatus to activate a second application that provides an extended function to a first application, superimpose and display a menu of the second application on the first application in response to a predetermined operation at a predetermined position on a screen where the first application is displayed and the second application is not displayed, and execute processing corresponding to the extended function selected from the menu.