Edge Lighting UI for Preserving App Context During Screen Interruptions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack a method to provide a seamless user experience when the display of an application is interrupted, leading to a loss of visual context and continuity of application information.
Innovation Solution
The method involves detecting a user input to interrupt the display of an application, displaying brief information associated with the application on the edge of the display, and providing an edge lighting effect along a path to a handle-type user interface, allowing continuous identification of application state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display of an application execution screen is interrupted, then the user can switch to another application or function, but the visual context and continuity of application information are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple functional zones: a main display area for full-screen application execution and an edge display area for continuous application information feedback. This segmentation allows the main screen to be interrupted while preserving information continuity through the edge display, resolving the contradiction between application switching capability and information continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The edge display acts as an intermediary between the main display and the user. It continuously shows application information even when the main display is interrupted, serving as a visual bridge that maintains context awareness without requiring the full application screen to remain active.
2Loss of information
If brief information of the application is displayed on the home screen, then the user can identify application state, but the visual impact and user engagement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniformly displaying information across the entire home screen, the patent applies local quality by concentrating visual emphasis at the edge of the display where the handle-type UI is located. The edge lighting effect creates a localized visual highlight that draws user attention to the application information, maintaining engagement while providing brief state identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color changes through the edge lighting effect to convey application state information. Different colors or color intensities at the edge display indicate different application states, providing vivid visual feedback that maintains user engagement while delivering concise information about the interrupted application.
3Ease of operation
If an edge lighting effect is provided from the position where brief information is displayed to the handle-type UI, then the user is guided to access the application through the edge handler, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The edge lighting effect is implemented as a dynamic visual element that can be activated and deactivated based on application state. The lighting path and intensity are dynamically adjusted to guide users to the handle-type UI, providing intuitive navigation guidance while managing display control complexity through programmatic lighting management.
Data Source
AI summary
A device may include a display, a memory, and a processor. Instructions stored in the memory may be configured to, when executed by the processor, cause an electronic device to: detect, on an execution screen of an application displayed on the display, a user input to interrupt display of the execution screen of the application; display information associated with the application on the display in response to the user input; and display a color corresponding to the application at a location in which the information associated with the application is displayed and on a handle-type user interface (UT). Various embodiments are possible.