Dynamic Navigation Bar Function Controls for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
The navigation bar on mobile terminals occupies a significant operating area but provides relatively limited functions, mainly consisting of back, home, and menu keys, which restricts user interaction and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that dynamically display additional function controls on the navigation bar based on the running application, allowing these controls to trigger specific target functions, enhancing the navigation bar's functionality beyond the standard virtual buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the navigation bar displays only standard virtual buttons (back, home, menu keys), then the navigation bar structure remains simple and stable, but the functions provided are relatively single and limited
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation bar transitions from a static structure with fixed virtual buttons to a dynamic structure that can adapt its composition based on the running application. The system dynamically adds application-specific function controls to the navigation bar, allowing it to change its functional layout according to different application contexts while maintaining its core navigation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The navigation bar is enhanced to serve multiple functions beyond basic navigation. By integrating application-specific function controls directly into the navigation bar, the system enables the navigation bar to simultaneously provide navigation operations and application-specific functions (such as camera controls, music playback, etc.), thereby improving versatility without requiring separate control interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional function controls are added to the navigation bar, then the functions provided are enhanced, but the navigation bar structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation bar is designed with differentiated zones: the left side maintains standard virtual buttons for fundamental navigation operations that require frequent and easy access, while the right side dynamically displays application-specific function controls. This local differentiation ensures that essential navigation functions remain easily operable while accommodating additional functionality in a structured manner.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the navigation bar occupies a significant operating area, then the display area is reduced, but the functions provided remain limited
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation bar is transformed into a multi-functional control bar that combines both navigation operations and application-specific functions within the same physical space. By displaying application-specific function controls alongside the standard virtual buttons, the system maximizes the utility of the navigation bar's occupied area, providing diverse functions without requiring additional screen real estate.
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AI summary
The present application provides a navigation bar controlling method and device, and relates to the field of human-computer interaction. The method includes displaying a navigation bar, the navigation bar comprising at least one virtual button; starting an application; and displaying at least one function control on the navigation bar according to the running application, wherein the at least one function control is configured to trigger at least one target function of the application. The present application dynamically adds the display of at least one function control on the navigation bar according to the running application, and the at least one function control is configured to trigger the at least one target function of the application. The navigation bar enhances the function of the navigation bar on the basis of the virtual buttons provided natively, with the entry of other functions dynamically provided by the running application.