Desktop Icon Placement During App Download
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing method of displaying application icons on electronic device desktops after download is cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring users to manually drag icons to desired positions, especially when new applications are added.
Innovation Solution
An icon display control method that allows users to specify the target icon position during the download process, either by indicating the end position of the input or selecting a position on the desktop, enabling the electronic device to automatically place the icon at that location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually drag icons to desired positions after download, then icons can be placed on the desktop, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to pre-select the target icon position on the desktop before initiating the download. The system stores this position information and automatically places the icon at the selected location after download completes, eliminating the need for manual dragging operations afterward.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically handles the icon placement process by detecting the pre-selected position and autonomously placing the downloaded icon there, without requiring user intervention through manual dragging. The system serves itself by completing the placement task automatically.
2Ease of operation
If the system automatically places icons at default positions, then the placement process is simplified, but users cannot control the specific location of icons on the desktop
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to specify a particular local position on the desktop where the icon should be placed. Instead of using a uniform default position for all icons, the system adapts to user-specified locations, allowing different icons to be placed at different user-chosen positions on the desktop.
3Ease of operation
If users select icon position before entering download interface, then positioning is convenient, but the system must manage additional state information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (position selection interface and state storage system) that bridges the user's position selection action and the final icon placement. This intermediary layer manages the state information efficiently, allowing users to select positions conveniently while the system handles the complexity of state management in the background.
Data Source
AI summary
An icon display control method includes receiving a first input performed by a user for a target program sign in a program download interface; and in response to the first input, downloading a target program and displaying a target icon at a target icon position on a desktop; where the target program is a program indicated by the target program sign; the target icon is a program icon of the target program; and the target icon position is an icon position indicated by an input end position of the first input, or the target icon position is an icon position selected by a user on the desktop before entering the program download interface or after selecting the target program sign.