Application Icon Gesture Control for Quick Function Launch
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of applications on mobile terminals leads to cluttered desktops with similar icons, resulting in cumbersome user operations and poor user experience when trying to start an application, as users need to navigate through multiple pages and icons.
Innovation Solution
A method where a terminal detects user operations on application icons to quickly start associated functions, such as sliding operations that define different functions, allowing users to access associated applications or functions without page turning, using touch or motion sensing operations, and providing operation prompts to simplify the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate through multiple pages and icons to start an application, then the application can be started, but the user operation becomes cumbersome and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges associated application icons around the trigger application icon in advance. When the user performs a simple operation on the trigger icon, the associated icons are immediately available for selection, eliminating the need to manually search through multiple pages or folders to find related applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface (the popup window displaying associated application icons) that mediates between the user's simple operation on the trigger icon and the target application launch. This intermediary layer provides a convenient shortcut mechanism without requiring users to navigate through the entire application library.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple application icons are displayed on the desktop, then more applications are accessible, but the desktop becomes cluttered and icons become similar making differentiation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of expanding horizontally by adding more icons to the desktop (which increases clutter), the patent utilizes a vertical dimension by displaying associated application icons in a popup window overlay. This dimensional transition keeps the desktop clean while providing access to multiple applications through a layered interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the application access process into two parts: the main desktop with essential icons and an on-demand popup window for associated applications. This segmentation allows users to maintain a clean desktop while having rapid access to related applications when needed, separating the frequently used icons from the extended application set.
3Measurement precision
If users manually search for applications on the desktop, then the correct application can be found, but the operation process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback by displaying associated application icons in a popup window directly related to the trigger application. This feedback mechanism guides users to the correct application quickly without requiring manual searching, as the associated icons are contextually relevant to the trigger application's function.
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AI summary
This application discloses an application control method. The method may include: detecting, by a terminal, a user operation that is based on an application icon, where an application represented by the application icon has at least one associated function; and starting, by the terminal in response to the detected user operation, an associated function corresponding to the user operation, where the associated function corresponding to the user operation belongs to the at least one associated function. The associated function of the application includes at least one of the following: an associated application of the application, a function provided by the application, a system function associated with the application, or a twin application of the application. According to the foregoing solution, an application program or a function associated with an application program can be easily and quickly started.