Dynamic Icon Display Mode Adjustment for Touchscreen Operability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Touch screen devices with numerous installed applications face operability issues due to the clutter of icons on the home screen, making it difficult to find and execute desired applications.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that dynamically change the display mode of icons based on their usage status, including increasing transparency, rearranging, or saving less frequently used icons to a secondary screen or folder, and providing batch uninstallation options to optimize icon visibility and device performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of installed applications increases, then the functionality of the device is improved, but the number of icons on the home screen increases making it difficult to find desired applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display characteristics of icons based on their usage frequency. Frequently used applications are displayed with higher visibility (normal transparency), while less frequently used applications are displayed with lower visibility (higher transparency). This creates localized variations in icon properties across the home screen, allowing users to quickly identify important applications without cluttering the interface with numerous equally prominent icons.
2Ease of operation
If all application icons are displayed on the home screen, then accessibility to all applications is improved, but the visual clutter increases reducing usability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color changes (specifically transparency/alpha channel adjustments) to encode usage frequency information in the visual appearance of icons. By modifying the transparency parameter of icon images based on usage statistics, the system provides visual differentiation without adding additional UI elements or complexity. This allows all icons to remain accessible on the home screen while reducing visual clutter through subtle appearance variations.
3Ease of operation
If icons are rearranged frequently to optimize visibility, then ease of finding applications is improved, but the complexity of icon management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by automatically calculating usage frequency metrics and adjusting icon transparency levels without requiring user intervention. The system monitors application usage patterns, computes frequency statistics, and dynamically modifies icon appearances based on these computations. This automated process eliminates the need for manual icon rearrangement or user-driven reorganization, reducing icon management complexity while maintaining optimal visibility.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect, a device includes a display and a controller. The display displays an icon corresponding to an application. The controller changes a display mode of the icon according to a use status of the application corresponding thereto.