Desktop App Identifier Scroll Bar for Cross-Page Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operations on multiple application identifiers displayed across different pages of a terminal device's screen are cumbersome, requiring users to switch pages manually, which is inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A scroll bar control is displayed on a target page in response to a user input, allowing simultaneous display of application identifiers from other pages and enabling seamless navigation without page switching, with prioritization based on usage frequency and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple application identifiers are displayed on separate pages, then the quantity of application identifiers that can be displayed is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to required page switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple pages of application identifiers into a single continuous scrollable area. The scroll bar control allows users to access application identifiers that would traditionally be on different pages without actually switching pages, combining the functionality of multiple pages into one unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension for navigation by adding a vertical scroll bar control that enables movement through application identifiers in the vertical direction. This transforms the traditional horizontal page-switching interaction into a vertical scrolling interaction, providing a new dimensional approach to accessing multiple application identifiers.
2Area of stationary object
If application identifiers are displayed on multiple pages, then the area of the screen utilized is improved, but the productivity deteriorates due to manual page switching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functionality of multiple pages into a single continuous display area with a scroll bar. This allows the full screen area to be utilized while eliminating the need for manual page switching operations, thereby improving productivity by allowing direct access to any application identifier through scrolling.
Solution Approach 2:
The scroll bar control acts as an intermediary mechanism that enables efficient navigation through application identifiers displayed across what would traditionally be multiple pages. This intermediary component provides a direct path to accessing any application identifier without requiring page switching, thus improving operational productivity.
3Ease of operation
If a scroll bar control is added to enable cross-page navigation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The scroll bar control serves multiple functions: it enables navigation through application identifiers, provides visual feedback about the current position in the sequence, and allows access to application identifiers that would otherwise require page switching. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing comprehensive navigation capabilities in a single component.
Solution Approach 2:
The scroll bar control is designed to be self-explanatory and self-operating. Users can intuitively understand its function and operate it without requiring additional training or complex interactions. The visual feedback provided by the scroll bar's position automatically guides user interaction, making the system self-service in nature.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an application identifier display method and a mobile terminal, applied to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving a first input performed by a user; and displaying a scroll bar control on a target page in response to the first input, where the scroll bar control is used to display at least one of a first-type application identifier and a second-type application identifier, the target page is a page of a desktop of the mobile terminal, the first-type application identifier is an application identifier in a page of the desktop other than the target page, and the second-type application identifier is an application identifier of an area in which the scroll bar control is located on the target page before the scroll bar control is displayed.