Contextual User Interface Cues for Faster Low-Power Operations
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for facilitating operations on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing methods and interfaces that dynamically display graphical user interface objects based on hardware input device configurations and user inputs, optimizing operations by reducing unnecessary displays and conserving power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing techniques are used to facilitate operations, then operations can be performed, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting hardware input device configurations in advance and proactively displaying contextual graphical user interface objects that indicate available operations. This allows users to see what operations are possible before attempting them, eliminating the need for multiple trial key presses and reducing the time required to perform operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the hardware input device and the operation execution. This intermediary detects the hardware configuration, determines contextual information, and displays intermediate graphical user interface objects that bridge the gap between user input and system response, making the interface more intuitive and reducing complexity.
2Productivity
If existing techniques are used to facilitate operations, then operations can be performed, but device energy is wasted through unnecessary displays and processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing customized graphical user interface objects specifically tailored to the detected hardware input device configuration. Instead of displaying generic or all possible operations, the system locally adapts the display to show only contextually relevant operations for the specific hardware detected, reducing unnecessary processing and energy consumption while improving operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by displaying only the necessary contextual information and graphical user interface objects relevant to the detected hardware configuration, rather than displaying all possible operations. This partial display approach reduces energy consumption while providing sufficient information for efficient operation execution.
3Ease of operation
If hardware input device configurations are detected and contextual information is provided, then user efficiency is enhanced, but the system requires additional processing and display operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates the hardware detection and contextual determination functions from the general operation processing. By taking out these specific functions into dedicated detection and display modules, the system reduces the cognitive burden on users through contextual awareness while managing processing requirements through functional separation and specialization.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for facilitating operations. In some examples, computer systems provide indications that educate and/or guide users for performing an operation. In some examples, computer systems perform a first operation based on a first type of user input corresponding to a first hardware input device and perform a second operation based on a second type of user input corresponding to the first hardware input devices. In some examples, computer systems adjust audio output of an emergency siren based on detecting a particular type of event. In some examples, computer systems display different types and/or sizes of notifications based on an operating mode of a respective computer system. In some examples, computer systems forgo performing one or more operations when a respective computer system operates in a low power mode.