Cross-Device Application List Interface for Unified Task Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack an intuitive and convenient user interface for managing and controlling applications executed on both the device and external devices associated with a user account, particularly in multi-tasking environments.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device generates and displays a plurality of pages that include applications executed on the device and external devices, ordered by execution, with swipe gestures for navigation, and provides notifications for upcoming tasks, adjusting display ratios based on execution time and device proximity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional application list interface is used, then the interface is simple, but it cannot provide integrated management of applications across multiple devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges application lists from multiple external devices with the local device's application list into a single unified interface. The processor receives application list information from external devices, generates a combined application list including both local and external applications, and displays them together, allowing users to manage applications across devices through one interface rather than separate interfaces for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified application list interface serves multiple functions: it displays applications from the local device, applications from external devices, receives user selections, and triggers appropriate applications on the correct devices. This multi-functional interface replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate application management systems.
2Ease of operation
If applications from multiple devices are displayed separately, then each application can be managed individually, but user convenience is reduced due to lack of integrated control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines application lists from multiple sources into a single unified display that shows both local and external device applications together. This unified view allows users to see and control applications across devices without switching between separate interfaces, improving ease of operation while maintaining visibility of execution states through the integrated list.
3Ease of operation
If a unified application list is displayed, then user convenience is improved, but the display area required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unified application list is segmented into different sections or categories, such as local applications and external device applications, or applications by execution state. This segmentation allows the comprehensive list to be organized in a manageable way that fits within the display area while still providing integrated access to all applications.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device, and an operating method and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium therefor, includes a display, memory, and at least one processor. The processor obtains information on at least one external device associated with a user account; generates pages comprising at least one page associated with an operation executed on the electronic device and at least one page associated with the external device; and displays at least one page based on an input for displaying an application list. The external device may comprise first and second devices, with pages corresponding to an application executed in the first device and a task to be executed in the second device. The processor may display objects indicating each external device, and modify display based on execution times, distances, or orientations of the external devices.