Portable Electronic Device Desktop Mode Windows Store Application Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current operating systems do not provide a straightforward method to select and operate Windows Store applications in desktop mode, limiting user convenience and functionality, as they are primarily accessible in modern UI mode.
Innovation Solution
A portable electronic device with a processor and display that allows execution of both desktop and Windows Store applications within the same operating system, enabling users to select and operate Windows Store applications in desktop mode by displaying icons and managing lists, and utilizing virtualization to support modern UI operations in desktop mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the OS provides application lists only in modern UI mode, then Windows Store applications can be easily selected in modern UI mode, but Windows Store applications cannot be selected or operated in desktop mode
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables Windows Store applications to be operated in both modern UI mode and desktop mode within the same OS. The system provides universal access to Windows Store applications across different operating modes by displaying their icons and names on the desktop background screen, allowing users to launch these applications regardless of whether they are in modern UI or desktop mode, thus making the system more versatile and adaptable
2Ease of operation
If the OS supports both desktop mode and modern UI mode with mixed applications, then user convenience is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application display system into two distinct parts: desktop mode applications and Windows Store applications. Each type of application is managed and displayed separately - desktop applications through traditional icons and Windows Store applications through their own dedicated icons and names on the desktop background screen. This segmentation allows the system to maintain both modes with their respective applications without creating excessive complexity, as each segment can be independently managed
3Ease of operation
If Windows Store application icons are displayed on desktop background screen, then selection and operation in desktop mode becomes easy, but the desktop interface becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism that bridges desktop mode and Windows Store applications. Instead of directly integrating Windows Store applications into the traditional desktop interface (which would complicate it), the system creates a separate but accessible layer where Windows Store application icons and names are displayed on the desktop background screen. This intermediary approach allows users to access Windows Store applications in desktop mode without fundamentally altering or complicating the existing desktop interface structure
Data Source
AI summary
A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a display, a memory to store a first set of applications and a second set of applications, the first set of applications and the second set of applications to be executed in a first operation mode and a second operation mode of a same operating system, respectively, and a processor. The processor is adapted to display a background screen and a first icon via the display, at least temporarily, while the portable electronic device is operated in the first operation mode, identify a first input received with respect to the first icon, display one or more rectangular indications on a first portion of the background screen based at least in part on the first input, each of the one or more rectangular indications indicative of an application of one or more of the second set of applications, identify a dragging input received with respect to a rectangular indication selected from the one or more rectangular indications, display a second icon corresponding to a respective application of the one or more of the second set of applications indicated by the selected rectangular indication on a second portion of the background screen where the dragging input is released, and execute the respective application based at least in part on a second input received with respect to the second icon.