Cross-App Return Navigation With Minimal Screen Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems require users to remember transition source applications when returning, leading to increased user burden and larger screen display areas, especially with numerous applications.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that identifies transitions between applications and transmits transition information including launcher information of the source application, allowing seamless return without remembering the transition source by displaying a link on the destination application screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a list of transitionable applications is displayed to enable direct transition, then transition capability is improved, but the display area required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the return navigation capability from the application list display. Instead of requiring the full list to be visible, the system extracts and displays only the necessary return button when needed, reducing the display area while maintaining transition capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically generating and displaying the return button when a user transitions between applications. The return navigation information is prepared in advance and displayed at the appropriate moment, eliminating the need for users to manually search through application lists.
2Device complexity
If users need to remember transition source applications to return, then no additional display elements are needed, but user burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to users by automatically displaying the return button when they transition between applications. This feedback mechanism eliminates the need for users to remember which application they came from, significantly reducing user burden while adding minimal display complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating and displaying the return navigation button without requiring user input or memory. The system serves itself by tracking transition information and presenting the appropriate return path, freeing users from the burden of remembering application sequences.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus on which a plurality of applications is able to operate, the information processing apparatus comprising: an identifying unit configured to identify, on a first screen, an instruction of a transition to a second application, the first screen being provided by a first application; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a transition information if the instruction of the transition is identified, the transition information including launcher information of the second application and identification information for identifying the first application, wherein a second screen is provided on a display unit based on the launcher information by the second application and the object is displayed on the second screen based on launcher information of the first application which is generated based on the identification information by the second application, and wherein if the object is selected, the first screen being provided by the first application is displayed.