Application Display-Mode Switching for Concurrent Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing terminal technologies require frequent switching between applications, limiting the ability to view information from multiple applications simultaneously and reducing application-switching efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method for display-mode switching that allows a first application-interface to be displayed in a smaller mode while a second application-interface is switched to a larger mode, enabling simultaneous viewing and interaction with both applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a user switches between applications using traditional foreground-background switching, then the user can interact with one application at a time, but the user cannot view information from multiple applications simultaneously and must perform frequent switching operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display screen into multiple regions, allowing different applications to be displayed simultaneously in different areas. The first application interface is displayed in a first region and the second application interface is displayed in a second region, enabling users to view both applications at the same time without switching between them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from sequential application display (one at a time in foreground/background) to spatial parallel display (multiple applications simultaneously in different regions). This dimensional change from time-based switching to space-based arrangement allows users to access multiple applications concurrently.
2Productivity
If the display screen is divided into multiple regions for simultaneous application display, then users can view multiple applications concurrently, but the display area for each individual application is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic region adjustment where the first and second regions can be resized based on user needs. The display regions are not fixed but can be dynamically adjusted to optimize the balance between viewing multiple applications and maintaining adequate display area for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows changing the parameters of display regions including size, position, and configuration. Users can adjust the dimensions and layout of the first and second regions to suit different usage scenarios, enabling flexible optimization of display area allocation.
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AI summary
A method for display-mode switching, a terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. A first application-interface is displayed in a first display mode and a second application-interface is displayed in a second display mode. A switching operation for the first application-interface is received, where the switching operation indicates switching a display mode of an application-interface. In response to the switching operation, the second application-interface is displayed in the first display mode and the first application-interface is displayed in the second display mode, where an application-interface displayed in the first display mode has a smaller size than an application-interface displayed in the second display mode.