App Icon Processing for Communication Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication terminals face cluttered desktops due to inactive app icons that remain displayed regardless of the current network or terminal environment, hindering user efficiency and experience.
Innovation Solution
An app icon processing method and communication terminal design that determine whether installed applications are supported by the current environment, inactivating or removing unsupported app icons and displaying supported ones, thereby clearing desktop space and improving user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all app icons are displayed on the desktop regardless of support status, then complete application information is available, but desktop space is wasted and user efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary determination of application support status based on current operating environment (network type, terminal model, etc.) before displaying app icons. This preliminary action allows the system to pre-classify applications as supported or unsupported, enabling selective display of only relevant app icons to improve user efficiency while maintaining information availability for supported applications
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different app icons based on their support status. Supported application icons are displayed with normal visibility and interaction capabilities, while unsupported application icons are hidden or displayed with reduced visibility. This local differentiation ensures that users can efficiently access supported applications without being distracted by unsupported ones, while the system retains the capability to provide information about all applications when needed
2Productivity
If app icons are hidden based on support status, then desktop is cleared and user efficiency improves, but information about available applications is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that allow users to query information about hidden unsupported applications. When users interact with the system (e.g., searching for applications or accessing specific features), the system provides feedback about available applications even if their icons are hidden. This ensures that information is not truly lost but made accessible through alternative interaction modes, maintaining user efficiency while preserving information availability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the application list and the user interface. This intermediary (the support determination module) filters and manages app icon visibility based on support status, while maintaining a complete registry of all applications. The intermediary enables the system to hide unsupported icons for efficiency while preserving the ability to retrieve and display information about any application through search, settings, or other query mechanisms
3Adaptability or versatility
If customized applications are pre-installed on the terminal, then the terminal is ready for specific network operations, but inactive app icons clutter the desktop
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic app icon display based on real-time determination of application support status. When a terminal is customized with pre-installed applications for specific network operations, the system dynamically evaluates whether each application is currently supported based on the active network environment, terminal configuration, and other operational parameters. This dynamic approach allows the desktop to automatically adjust its appearance, showing only icons for applications that are currently supported, thereby eliminating clutter from inactive applications while maintaining the terminal's adaptability and readiness for its intended network operations
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to the technical field of communications, and provides an app icon processing method and a communication terminal. The processing method comprises the steps of: determining whether or not an existing application is supported by the current operating environment, the current operating environment comprising the current network environment and/or the current terminal environment, etc.; then, inactivating the app icon corresponding to the existing application not supported by the current operating environment, or, downloading and displaying an application supported by the current operating environment. Preferably, the inactivated app icon is removed or displayed in an inactive state. In this way, in the present invention, the app icons of a plurality of inactive applications can be hidden on the communication terminal so that app icons are cleared automatically, thus aiding the user to find quickly the needed and active app icons.