Dynamic Icon Expansion for Mobile Screen Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile device screen display systems fail to efficiently manage and identify application icons, especially as the number of icons increases, and do not allow users to easily view the contents of folder icons before execution.
Innovation Solution
A system and method where object items are grouped and displayed at a first interval on a mobile device screen, allowing users to touch or drag the group to expand and display the items at a second interval, enabling efficient arrangement and identification of application icons and folder contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the number of application icons on the screen increases, then the functionality and utility of the mobile device improve, but the screen becomes cluttered and harder to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the screen into multiple pages, allowing application icons to be segmented across different pages. This enables more icons to be stored on the device while maintaining a clean, manageable view on each individual page, directly resolving the contradiction between having more functionality and ease of screen management
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the dimension of page navigation, transforming the two-dimensional screen space into a multi-page structure. Users can swipe or navigate between pages to access different sets of icons, effectively increasing the capacity without cluttering any single screen view
2Area of stationary object
If icons are displayed in a compact arrangement, then the screen space utilization improves, but the user cannot easily identify the contents of folder icons before execution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic icon display system where icons transition from a compact state to an expanded state upon user interaction. When users swipe or tap on a folder icon, it dynamically expands to show its contents, allowing compact display during normal use while providing easy content identification when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows users to preview folder contents by swiping or tapping the folder icon before actually executing or opening it. This preliminary action of expanding the icon to view contents enables informed decision-making about which applications to launch, while maintaining compact arrangement in the default state
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AI summary
A method for displaying screens on the touch screen of a mobile device includes displaying, on a first screen, at least two or more object items and an object item group within which at least two or more object items are arranged at a first set interval and rearranging and displayingthe object items included in the object item group at a second set interval when an input is received that displays the object item group. When a touch or drag gesture is applied to the group of object items displayed at the first set interval, the object items are then displayed at a second set interval on the screen of a mobile device.