Dynamic Navigation Bar with File Operation Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current navigation bars in mobile terminals require multiple steps to operate files, making it difficult for users to interact with files using one hand and limiting efficiency in human-computer interaction.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an operation control for target files into the navigation bar, allowing users to trigger a first touch signal to display program entries of applications capable of processing the file, thereby reducing the number of steps needed to operate the file and enhancing one-handed operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the navigation bar displays only standard virtual buttons (Back, Home, Menu), then the navigation bar structure remains simple and stable, but the number of steps to operate files increases and one-handed operation becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveone-handed operation easeVSAvoidnavigation bar structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation bar transitions from a static structure with fixed buttons to a dynamic structure that can expand and contract. When a file operation is needed, the navigation bar expands to include the operation control and application program entries; when not needed, it returns to its simple three-button form. This dynamic adaptation allows the navigation bar to provide enhanced functionality only when required, maintaining simplicity during normal navigation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The navigation bar is segmented into functional modules: the basic navigation buttons (Back, Home, Menu) and the optional file operation section. The file operation section can be independently added or removed based on user needs, allowing the navigation bar to maintain its core navigation function while optionally providing file operation capabilities without permanently increasing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If the navigation bar includes operation control and application entries for file processing, then the number of steps to operate files is reduced, but the navigation bar becomes more complex and occupies more screen space

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefile operation efficiencyVSAvoidnavigation bar area
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation bar dynamically adjusts its displayed area based on operational context. During file operations, it expands to show the operation control and application program entries, providing quick access without requiring users to navigate through multiple screens. When file operations are not needed, it contracts to its minimal three-button form, maximizing the available screen area for the main content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The navigation bar utilizes the vertical dimension at the bottom of the screen effectively. By arranging elements vertically and allowing expansion in the vertical direction rather than horizontally, the design minimizes the impact on the main content area while still providing access to file operation controls and application entries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the navigation bar displays operation control and program entries, then direct access to file-processing applications is enabled, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefile processing capabilityVSAvoidinterface structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The navigation bar is designed to serve multiple functions: standard navigation (Back, Home, Menu) and file operation control. By integrating the operation control and application program entries directly into the navigation bar structure, the system provides a universal interface that handles both navigation and file operations within a single component, reducing the need for separate interface elements and maintaining relative simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The operation control and relevant application program entries are pre-configured and displayed within the navigation bar before the user needs to perform file operations. This preliminary arrangement allows users to immediately access file processing capabilities without needing to search through menus or switch between different interface layers, thereby reducing interface complexity while enhancing adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3680769B1Information display method, apparatus, and terminal
Publication Date: 2025.01.01 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in an embodiment of the present application are an information display method, apparatus and terminal, which relate to the field of human-machine interaction, wherein the method comprises: acquiring a target file; displaying a navigation bar, the navigation bar comprising an operation control of the target file; receiving a first touch signal that is triggered on the operation control; displaying a program entry of at least one application program according to the first touch signal, the at least one application program having the capability to process the target file. In the present invention, by means of additionally displaying an operation control of a target file in a navigation bar according to an acquired target file, and by means of the operation control being used for triggering a program entry for an application program to process the file, a function entry for the application program to process the acquired file is added to the navigation bar on the basis of an originally provided virtual button, thereby increasing the functions of the navigation bar.