Dynamic Multi-Window Region Sizing for Focused Application Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multi-window mode, electronic devices struggle to visually distinguish the focused region among multiple regions, leading to poor user recognition and visibility.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor-controlled display that increases the size of the in-focus sub-region, allowing it to overlap with the main and other sub-regions, and visually displays it as an upper layer, enhancing visibility and user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the electronic device uses color points or different colors to specify the focused region in multi-window mode, then the focused region can be distinguished, but the visibility is not secured and users cannot easily recognize the focused region
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the size parameter of the focused region dynamically. When a region receives focus, its size is increased relative to other regions, providing a clear visual distinction that is easily detectable by users. This resolves the visibility issue without requiring complex color specification methods.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using color (one dimension) to distinguish the focused region, the patent introduces size as an additional dimension for differentiation. The focused region is enlarged in the spatial dimension, making it immediately recognizable and solving the visibility problem through dimensional expansion rather than color coding.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device divides the display into multiple regions for multi-window mode, then multiple applications can be displayed simultaneously, but the focused region cannot be clearly distinguished from other regions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic size adjustment of display regions based on focus state. Regions transition between smaller and larger sizes as they gain or lose focus, creating a dynamic visual hierarchy that clearly indicates which application is currently focused while maintaining the ability to display multiple applications simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different size qualities to different regions based on their focus state. The focused region receives enhanced local quality through size enlargement, while other regions maintain their normal size. This creates a clear visual distinction without affecting the multi-application display capability.
3Device complexity
If the electronic device maintains equal-sized regions for all applications, then the display layout is simple, but user manipulation and recognition of specific regions becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the display layout dynamic rather than static. Regions automatically adjust their sizes based on focus state, providing visual cues that enhance user interaction. This dynamic behavior improves ease of operation without requiring complex manual layout management from the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system automatically manages region sizes based on focus state without requiring user intervention. The focused region is automatically enlarged and the other regions are automatically reduced, providing self-service visual guidance that enhances user interaction while keeping the layout management simple.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an electronic device including a display and a processor operationally connected with the display to control the display. The processor displays a first execution screen corresponding to a first application on a main region, displays a second execution screen corresponding to a second application, on a first sub-region among a plurality of sub-regions displaying execution screens corresponding to a plurality of applications other than the first application, and increases a size of the first sub-region based on an input to the second application to display the increased first sub-region as an expanded first sub-region. The expanded first sub-region is overlapped with at least a portion of the main region and/or at least a portion of a second sub-region which is a sub-region other than the first sub-region, and the expanded first sub-region is visually displayed as an upper layer than the main region and the second sub-region. In addition to the above, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.