Dynamic Theme Switching for Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current themes in terminals are fixed and cannot meet the personalized or time-specific demands of users, leading to a lower user experience as they lack flexibility in switching between themes based on user requirements or special occasions.

Innovation Solution

A method for implementing themes in terminals that allows for dynamic switching based on user-defined or preset conditions such as date and time, enabling the display of specific applications and content related to the theme, which can be provided by the terminal or obtained from a server, to enhance user experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If themes use fixed and unchangeable contents, then theme structure is simple, but user experience deteriorates due to inability to meet personalized or time-specific demands

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetheme adaptabilityVSAvoidtheme structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The theme system transitions from static fixed content to dynamic content that automatically changes based on time conditions. The terminal determines current time and switches theme contents (background images, lock screen information, prompt sounds) according to preset time periods, making the theme adaptive to different time scenarios without requiring complex user configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The theme content parameters (background images, lock screen display information, prompt sounds) are changed based on time parameter variations. Different time periods are associated with different theme parameter sets, allowing the theme to adapt its characteristics according to the time of day while maintaining a manageable structure through predefined parameter groups.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If themes switch based on multiple conditions and content types, then user experience improves through personalization, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetheme switching convenienceVSAvoidtheme switching mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The theme system operates autonomously by automatically detecting the current time and switching themes according to preset time conditions without requiring user intervention. The terminal itself performs the theme switching operation based on internal time information and predefined theme configurations, eliminating the need for manual theme selection by users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Theme switching rules and time period configurations are predetermined and set in advance. The system prepares multiple theme content sets associated with different time periods beforehand, enabling automatic and convenient theme switching when the specified time conditions are met, without requiring real-time user decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11287959B2Method for implementing theme
Publication Date: 2022.03.29 SHENZHEN TRANSSION HLDG CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a method for implementing a theme, which includes: comprising, by the terminal, at least one theme, and at least one application related to the at least one theme; and displaying the at least one application related to the theme on the terminal, when the theme is switched to. The present disclosure further provides a method for implementing a theme applied to a mobile terminal. The present disclosure may provide themes corresponding theme according to the requirements of special groups, greatly enhancing the user experience.