Application Window Grouping for Faster Multi-Task Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-task management services in intelligent terminals cannot intuitively inform users of the quantity of application windows corresponding to each application and do not allow users to quickly view all application windows belonging to a specific application.
Innovation Solution
The application window management method involves displaying a multi-window identifier at a preset location of an application window, allowing users to intuitively determine the number of application windows for each application and quickly view all windows for a triggered identifier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all application windows are displayed on the multi-task management interface without grouping, then the user can see all windows, but the user cannot intuitively determine the quantity of windows per application and cannot quickly find windows for a specific application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments application windows into groups based on their belonging to different applications. Each group is represented by a group icon that aggregates multiple individual window icons, allowing users to see the quantity of windows per application at a glance while maintaining the ability to access individual windows within the group.
Solution Approach 2:
The group icon serves multiple functions: it represents the application, indicates the quantity of windows through visual elements (such as the number of dots or icons within the group), and acts as a selectable element to display all windows for that application. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing information about window quantity while maintaining ease of operation.
2Loss of information
If application windows are displayed without visual indicators of quantity, then the interface remains simple, but the user cannot quickly determine how many windows belong to each application
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by adding visual indicators (such as the number of dots or icons) specifically to the group icons that represent applications with multiple windows, while maintaining a consistent and simple overall interface design. This localized enhancement provides the necessary information without complicating the entire interface.
3Productivity
If the multi-task management interface displays all application windows individually, then each window is accessible, but the user cannot quickly view all windows for a specific application without searching through all windows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-grouping application windows according to their application affiliation and pre-displaying the group icons with quantity indicators on the multi-task management interface. This preliminary organization allows users to immediately identify and select the group containing all windows for a specific application, eliminating the need to search through all individual windows sequentially.
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AI summary
An application window management device and method, the method including opening a first multi-task management interface having M application windows corresponding to N applications, where at least one of M applications corresponds to at least two application windows opened by a user, where the N applications include a first application corresponding to at least two application windows opened by the user and include a second application corresponding to one application window opened by the user, where each of the M application window has a first identifier indicating a related application and has a second identifier that is a control to open all application windows corresponding to the first application, receiving an operation triggering on a second identifier of a window of the first application, and opening a second multi-task management interface that displays first and second application windows of the first application without displaying other windows.