Display Content Switching via Historical Context Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for switching between different functional interfaces in software applications, such as those used in application Platform as a Service (aPaaS) platforms, result in a poor user experience due to the relative independence of these interfaces, requiring users to perform multiple operations to switch and return between management and sub-interfaces, leading to complex and inconvenient workflows.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for switching display content that allows users to switch from one functional interface to another by triggering a switching operation, with the display content determined based on historical content of the target interface, reducing the need for re-operation and improving user experience by maintaining context across interface changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functional interfaces are integrated into the same software, then functional integration and user experience are improved, but interface switching complexity and operational steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management interface and sub-interfaces into a unified interface structure. When switching between interfaces, the system combines the display content of the current interface with the historical display content of the target interface, creating an integrated display that maintains context across interface transitions. This reduces the perceived complexity of switching while preserving functional integration benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by storing and retrieving historical display content before and during interface switching. By preparing the display content in advance based on historical data, the system reduces the operational steps required during actual switching, as the target interface content is already prepared and can be seamlessly integrated without requiring users to re-operate or manually adjust settings.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between management interface and sub-interfaces, then different editing functions can be accessed, but the number of operations required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying by storing the historical display content of interfaces and reproducing it during switching operations. When a user switches from the management interface to a sub-interface or vice versa, the system copies the relevant historical display content and integrates it with the current interface content. This allows users to access different editing functions while maintaining the context of previous views, effectively reducing the number of operations needed to navigate and understand interface changes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If interface switching is implemented with independent functional modules, then functional independence is maintained, but user experience and workflow efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by continuously storing and referencing historical display content during interface switching. When users switch between independently functional modules (management interface and sub-interfaces), the system provides feedback by displaying the integrated content that reflects both the current interface state and the historical context. This feedback mechanism maintains functional independence while improving workflow efficiency, as users can see how their actions across different interfaces affect the overall display state, reducing the need to manually re-operate or re-navigate.
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AI summary
A method of switching content, apparatus, device and storage medium are provided. When the user wants to switch the display interface from the first functional interface to the second functional interface, the first switching operation may be triggered. After the first switching operation is acquired, the first display content may be determined according to the content historically displayed by the second functional interface, and the first display content is displayed at the display interface.