Application Card Component for Lightweight Desktop Functionality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing application distribution methods on terminals are limited by the need for users to download and install full applications to access basic functions, leading to poor visual effects on the desktop and restricted usage, as widgets can only be added if the corresponding application is installed, which limits their utility.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for distributing applications through 'cards' that provide a subset of functions and a download entry, allowing users to access application features without installing the full application, with real-time information displayed in a preset format on the desktop, enabling users to download the application directly from the card without complex operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users download and install full applications to access basic functions, then application functionality is complete, but desktop visual effects deteriorate and installation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application into two parts: a lightweight card component that can be added to desktop without full installation, and the complete application that can be installed on demand. The card contains essential functionality and provides access to the full application, resolving the contradiction by allowing users to access basic functions through the segmented card rather than requiring full application installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential interface and basic functionality from the full application to create a standalone card component. This extracted card can be added to desktop without installing the complete application, thereby reducing installation complexity while preserving core application functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users download and install full applications to access basic functions, then application functionality is complete, but desktop visual organization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the application into a compact card component, the patent enables better desktop visual organization. The card occupies minimal space compared to full application icons and provides structured information including real-time data, category identification, and download entry, thereby improving desktop aesthetics while maintaining functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The card implements local quality by concentrating essential application information and functionality into a specific localized format on the desktop. This includes displaying real-time card information, category identification, and download entry in a standardized visual structure, improving overall desktop organization.
3Ease of operation
If widgets are added to desktop without installing the corresponding application, then desktop flexibility improves, but widget functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The card is designed as a universal component that can be added to desktop without application installation while providing multiple functions: displaying real-time information, identifying application category, providing download entry, and enabling access to full application. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the lightweight card as versatile as possible without requiring full installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The card acts as an intermediary between the desktop environment and the full application. It provides essential functionality and information display capabilities without requiring the complete application to be installed, while simultaneously serving as a gateway to access the full application when needed.
4Adaptability or versatility
If full applications are installed on terminal, then complete functionality is available, but storage space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential interface and basic functionality from the full application to create a lightweight card component that occupies minimal storage space. This extracted card provides core functionality and serves as access point to the full application, thereby resolving the storage space contradiction.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the application into a minimal card component and the complete application package, the patent allows users to occupy only the necessary storage space for the card while maintaining access to full functionality when the complete application is installed on demand.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method and device for distributing an application. The method includes: acquiring a card category of a card to be displayed, where the card includes a download entry of the application and is loaded on a preset desktop, and provides a subset of functions of the application; acquiring real-time card information corresponding to the card category according to the card category; and displaying the card in a preset displaying format on the preset desktop based on the real-time card information.