Electronic Device User Input Control via Application Output Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices with multiple similar functions face usability issues due to the inability to share outputs across these functions, requiring manual control and separate handling of each function's output.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a touchscreen display and a wireless communication circuit, including a processor and memory, that executes instructions to identify specific events and share data and user inputs between application programs, allowing seamless integration and categorization of outputs across different memo writing applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple similar-function application programs are provided in the electronic device, then the functionality and versatility of the device are improved, but the complexity of controlling and managing outputs from these applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges outputs from multiple similar-function application programs into a single shared output space. When a user activates a similar-function application, its output is automatically merged with outputs from other applications in the same category, eliminating the need to manually manage separate outputs for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal output management system that handles outputs from different application programs through a common interface. The shared output space can receive and display outputs from any similar-function application, providing multi-functional capability without increasing control complexity.
2Ease of operation
If outputs from similar-function applications are managed separately, then each application maintains its independence, but the usability and efficiency of data access are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines outputs from multiple similar-function applications into a shared output space, allowing users to access all outputs through a single interface. This merging eliminates the time required to manually switch between applications to access different outputs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically manages the merging and categorization of outputs without requiring user intervention. When an application output is generated, the system automatically detects similar-function applications and merges their outputs, reducing manual control time.
3Productivity
If manual control is required to share outputs between applications, then precise control over each output is maintained, but the operational efficiency and user convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic detection and merging of outputs from similar-function applications without requiring manual user control. The system identifies applications with similar functions based on their categories and automatically merges their outputs, improving both productivity and user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to users about which outputs have been merged and from which applications. This feedback mechanism allows users to understand the automatic merging process while maintaining the ability to review and manage merged outputs if needed.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device for supporting a user input and a control method of the electronic device, and the disclosed electronic device may: identify occurrence of a first event; display a first user interface, provided by a first application program, on a display according to the occurrence of the first event; receiving, through the first user interface, a user input including an indicator indicating a category; and when the user input is received, display, on the display, a category corresponding to the user input among at least one category provided by a second application program. Various other embodiments are possible.