Dynamic GUI Icon Sizing and Placement for Terminal Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for terminal apparatuses are limited in customization, as users cannot change the size or placement of icons beyond predetermined settings, restricting creative and personalized interface configurations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that allow users to receive images, select object areas, set GUI icons, and output the configured GUI as a home screen for executing applications, enabling free arrangement and sizing of icons on a terminal device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users change GUI within pre-provided background image or icon image, then the terminal apparatus provides user convenience, but there are a lot of limitations in changing the GUI
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows users to freely change the size and placement parameters of icons on the GUI, breaking away from fixed matrix sizes. Users can adjust icon dimensions and positions according to their preferences, transforming the rigid parameter structure into a flexible one that accommodates diverse customization needs while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The GUI system transitions from a static, pre-defined layout to a dynamic configuration where icons can be freely resized and repositioned. This dynamic approach enables the interface to adapt to user preferences in real-time, enhancing both versatility and user convenience simultaneously.
2Device complexity
If icon image is formed in a predetermined matrix size, then the GUI structure is simplified, but the user cannot set or place the icon image with a size which the user desires
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic icon sizing and positioning capabilities, allowing icons to be freely resized and repositioned beyond fixed matrix constraints. This dynamic system maintains operational simplicity while enabling extensive customization of icon dimensions and locations according to user preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables free adjustment of icon parameters including size and position, transforming the rigid predetermined matrix structure into a flexible parameter-based system. Users can modify these parameters without complexity, achieving both structural simplicity and customization flexibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If users are restricted to pre-provided icon images, then the system maintains consistency and ease of management, but user's demands to use the more creative and personalized GUI cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic customization capabilities that allow users to freely modify icon sizes, positions, and configurations. This dynamic system enables creative and personalized GUI designs while maintaining ease of management through intuitive controls and a flexible underlying architecture that adapts to user preferences.
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AI summary
A method of providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided. The method includes receiving an image to be used for the GUI, and selecting one or more object areas to be used for the GUI from the image, setting a GUI icon corresponding to the selected object area, and outputting the set GUI as a home screen for executing at least one of application on a display of the terminal.