Consolidated Settings Canvas for Mobile Network Profiles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computing environments have scattered and incompatible graphical user interfaces for adjusting settings, making it tedious for users to quickly modify settings, especially in mobile computing where frequent adjustments are necessary.
Innovation Solution
A consolidated and readily discoverable user interface with tiles that represent applications, including icons and user-selectable display elements, allowing users to adjust settings with single inputs and providing a graphical interface to view and modify application statuses and settings efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If settings are distributed across multiple control panels and menus, then each setting can be managed in its dedicated location, but users experience difficulty locating and adjusting settings quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the settings interface into modular tiles, where each tile represents a specific setting or group of related settings. These tiles can be independently configured, dragged, and arranged, allowing users to access frequently used settings quickly while maintaining the organizational structure of distributed control panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a unified settings canvas as an intermediary layer between the user and the distributed control panels. This canvas aggregates settings from multiple control panels into a single viewable and editable interface, allowing users to adjust settings without navigating through multiple menus while preserving the underlying distributed architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple control panels are used to manage different settings, then comprehensive settings control is achieved, but the user interface becomes scattered and incompatible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges settings from multiple incompatible control panels into a unified canvas interface. The canvas consolidates disparate settings into a coherent visual layout where all settings are accessible in one place, eliminating the need to switch between multiple control panels while maintaining comprehensive settings control.
Solution Approach 2:
The settings canvas serves as a universal interface that can display and manage settings from various control panels simultaneously. It provides a multi-functional platform that adapts to show different types of settings (display, audio, network, etc.) in a consistent manner, making the system accessible regardless of the underlying control panel structure.
3Ease of operation
If traditional menus and options are used for settings adjustment, then detailed control is possible, but navigation becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional hierarchical menu navigation to a two-dimensional canvas-based interface. Settings are arranged spatially on the canvas rather than nested in menus, allowing users to access any setting through direct visual selection rather than sequential menu navigation, significantly reducing navigation time while maintaining detailed control capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for enabling users to roam between networking environments are disclosed. In one embodiment, different machine settings may be stored in a memory for different network locations under separate network profiles. In another embodiment, these and other settings may be automatically adjusted upon entering a different location. In one such embodiment, a logical network may be employed to determine which settings are adjusted. Another aspect relates to a graphical user interface to implement the above and other methods of adapting a computing device to different network locations. In one embodiment, a graphical use interface may allow the use to modify which application and which aspects of those applications are displayed on the menu. In still yet another embodiments, a memory can update a network profile as the changes occur. In still yet further embodiments, the user may derive or otherwise create new network profiles from existing network profiles. Another aspect relates to systems and methods that allow a user to configure various settings explicitly for different network locations by means of a consolidated UI.