Chain-Based Task Management Interface for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current task management interfaces on terminals are cumbersome and time-consuming due to the limited representation of applications, requiring users to navigate through multiple operations to locate and manage tasks, leading to decreased efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A data processing method that includes a task management interface with a chain of task objects and a function area, allowing users to select and process tasks through a chain-based interface, enabling drag and drop operations and directional gestures for functional processing, thereby simplifying task management and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional task management interface with limited diagrams is used, then interface simplicity is maintained, but task management efficiency decreases and operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the traditional grid-based task diagram arrangement into a chain-based linear arrangement. This dimensional change from two-dimensional grid to one-dimensional chain allows more task objects to be displayed in a continuous sequence, expanding the selection range without increasing interface complexity. Users can access more tasks through a simplified linear navigation path.
Solution Approach 2:
The task management interface is segmented into distinct functional areas: a task object area for displaying task diagrams and a function area for executing operations. This segmentation allows the interface to handle multiple tasks efficiently by providing dedicated spaces for task display and task manipulation, reducing operational complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more task diagrams are displayed to expand selection range, then task accessibility improves, but interface complexity and operation steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging task objects in a chain structure rather than a limited grid, the interface can display a larger number of task diagrams in a continuous linear sequence. This chain-based arrangement maximizes the use of available screen space while maintaining a simple, unified interface structure, thus expanding task selection range without proportionally increasing interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The function area is designed to provide universal operations that can be applied to any task object in the chain. This multi-functional design allows users to perform various task management operations (such as switching, closing, or managing multiple tasks) through a unified interface mechanism, reducing the need for multiple specialized interfaces.
3Ease of operation
If multiple operation interfaces are used for task management, then functional completeness is achieved, but operation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the task display area and the function execution area into a single integrated task management interface. The task object area and function area work together in one unified interface, eliminating the need for users to switch between multiple interfaces. This integration allows users to select a task from the chain and immediately perform operations within the same interface, significantly reducing operation time and simplifying the user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The chain of task objects is pre-arranged in a logical sequence, and the function area is pre-configured with available operations. This preliminary organization allows users to quickly locate and manipulate tasks without needing to navigate through multiple interfaces or search for functions, thereby reducing operation time and improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
A data processing method, comprising: receiving a task management function instruction; calling a task management interface according to the task management function instruction, wherein the task management interface includes a task object area comprised of a chain of task objects and a function area; determining a task object to be processed in the task object area; implementing functional processing on the task object to be processed through function area. Further a terminal and a storage medium are also disclosed.