Circular Menu Interface for Electronic Device Application Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing interface systems on electronic devices are inconvenient as they limit the number of icons per page, requiring users to swipe through multiple pages to find desired applications, wasting time and effort.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a touch screen featuring a circular operation area that displays a circular menu of icons around a display area, allowing users to navigate through applications by touching the circular area and determining the moving path to switch between icons, thereby displaying the corresponding application content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pages are used to arrange icons, then the number of available applications is increased, but the time and effort required to find desired applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional linear grid layout to a circular arrangement of icons around the display area perimeter. This dimensional change allows users to access applications through rotational movement rather than linear page-swiping, effectively increasing the number of accessible applications without increasing the time required to find them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a circular menu structure where icons are arranged along the perimeter of the display area. This curved layout enables continuous navigation through applications via rotational gestures, allowing users to access a larger number of applications more efficiently compared to traditional linear page-based interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pages are used to arrange icons, then the number of available applications is increased, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reorganizes the interface from multiple linear pages to a single circular arrangement, reducing the operational steps required to access applications. Users can navigate through applications with a simple rotational gesture rather than multiple page-swiping actions, thereby simplifying the operation while maintaining access to numerous applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The circular menu divides the display area into multiple segments, each containing icons for different applications. This segmentation allows users to access applications distributed around the circular perimeter, making the interface more manageable and easier to navigate while still providing access to a large number of applications.
3Area of stationary object
If icons are arranged on multiple pages, then the display area utilization is optimized, but the user interaction time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the peripheral area of the display in a circular arrangement rather than organizing icons in multiple linear pages. This dimensional reorganization allows the display area to be used more efficiently for icon placement while enabling faster access to applications through rotational navigation, reducing the time users spend searching for desired applications.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device, comprising a touch screen configured to display a circular operation area and a display area; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications; and a processing unit coupled to the touch screen and the storage unit, wherein the touch screen receives a touch operation on the circular operation area, the processing unit enables the touch screen to display a circular menu on a periphery of the display area according to the touch operation, and the circular menu includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the applications.