Dock Point System for Organizing Favorite Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in organizing and quickly accessing their favorite applications on mobile devices, as they often download numerous applications, making it difficult to configure screens effectively and efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A dock point system is introduced on the display device, allowing users to launch a utility that organizes favorite applications in a predetermined arrangement of launch points, with animated movements responsive to user input, enabling easy access and editing of applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users download and install many applications to personalize their mobile device, then the functionality and customization of the device is improved, but the difficulty of organizing and accessing favorite applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large set of installed applications into a curated subset of favorite applications. The dock utility creates a separate organizational layer that divides applications into frequently used (favorite) and less frequently used categories, making it easier for users to access their most important apps without being overwhelmed by the total number of installed applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The dock utility acts as an intermediary between the user and the full set of installed applications. Instead of directly accessing the complete application list, users interact with the dock utility which provides a simplified interface with launch points for favorite applications, thereby mediating the complexity of application organization.
2Ease of operation
If users manually configure application layouts on mobile devices, then the organization of applications is improved, but the time required for configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dock utility performs preliminary organization of favorite applications automatically. Instead of requiring users to manually configure each application's position and layout, the system pre-organizes a subset of favorite applications in a predetermined arrangement, saving users significant configuration time while still providing organized access to their most used apps.
Solution Approach 2:
The dock utility provides self-service functionality by automatically managing the organization and arrangement of favorite applications. The system handles the configuration process autonomously, selecting and arranging applications without requiring extensive user intervention, thereby reducing both configuration time and operational complexity.
3Ease of operation
If users want to quickly access favorite applications from any screen, then the accessibility of applications is improved, but the complexity of the device interface increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dock utility provides a universal access mechanism that works from any screen or context on the mobile device. The dock point and utility serve multiple functions: organizing applications, providing quick launch access, and maintaining consistent interface behavior across different screens, thereby improving accessibility without proportionally increasing interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The dock utility serves as a universal intermediary layer that can be accessed from any screen. This mediator provides consistent access to favorite applications regardless of the user's current location in the interface, simplifying the path to frequently used apps while maintaining a unified and manageable interface structure.
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AI summary
Systems, methods and products are described that provide a dock for favorite applications. One aspect includes providing a dock point on a display device of an information handling device; responsive to user input associated with said dock point, launching a utility organizing a sub-set of user applications installed on said information handling device in a predetermined arrangement of launch points; providing an animated movement of said launch points in said utility responsive to user input; and responsive to user input selecting a launch point in said utility, launching an application associated with said launch point on the information handling device. Other embodiments are described.