Dynamic Icon Sizing for Mobile Interface Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In electronic devices with numerous installed application programs, users face a cumbersome and time-consuming process to find and trigger the interface of a specific application program, as icons are displayed on multiple interfaces, requiring sequential search.
Innovation Solution
An interface display method where a user can receive a first input for an icon of smaller size, display it in a fixed size, and upon a second input, display the interface of the corresponding application program, allowing for quicker access without searching across multiple interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If icons are displayed in fixed size on the interface, then the interface layout is standardized and easy to recognize, but the number of icons that can be displayed on a single interface is limited, requiring users to search across multiple interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the icon display size adjustable rather than fixed. The system dynamically changes icon sizes based on user selection, allowing the interface to adapt between displaying more icons in smaller sizes or fewer icons in larger sizes, thereby resolving the contradiction between quantity and ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of icon display size from a fixed value to a variable parameter. By allowing the parameter to change between different size values, the system can optimize the number of icons displayed on the interface while maintaining user accessibility, thus resolving the technical contradiction
2Quantity of substance
If icons are displayed in smaller size to fit more on a single interface, then the number of icons visible increases, but the icons become harder to recognize and trigger
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts icon size based on user preference or selection, allowing icons to be displayed at smaller sizes when maximum quantity is needed, while providing an option to switch to larger sizes for better recognition, thus resolving the contradiction between quantity and recognition accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the icon size parameter from a single fixed value to multiple selectable values. This allows the parameter to be adjusted according to different usage scenarios, enabling the system to display more icons when quantity is prioritized and improve recognition when size is increased, resolving the technical contradiction
3Productivity
If users must search through multiple interfaces to find a specific application icon, then the interface layout remains simple, but the time and effort required to locate and trigger the application increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the interface to adapt its icon display configuration based on user needs. By dynamically adjusting icon sizes and allowing flexible arrangement, the system can display more applications on fewer interfaces, reducing navigation complexity while improving application launch speed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes another dimension by allowing icons to be displayed in different size dimensions. This additional degree of freedom enables the system to pack more icons into the available screen space without increasing interface navigation complexity, thereby improving productivity while maintaining simplicity
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AI summary
An interface display method includes: receiving a first input performed by a user for a first icon, where the first icon is an icon whose display size is smaller than a fixed size in at least two icons on a first interface; displaying the first icon in the fixed size in response to the first input; receiving a second input performed by the user for the first icon; and in response to the second input, displaying an interface of a first application program indicated by the first icon.