Edge Region Page Preview for Mobile Terminal Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals require users to terminate one page and select another, which is cumbersome and not intuitive, especially when navigating between pages.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a display unit, sensing unit, and controller that allows users to intuitively switch between pages by touching the edge of the screen, displaying additional page information beyond the edge in a list format, with adjustable item size and location based on touch gestures, and providing notifications for fixed content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user terminates the current page to select another page, then the user can switch between pages, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent displays preview information of adjacent pages at the edge region before the user actually navigates to them. This preliminary display allows users to see what other pages contain without having to fully switch to those pages, enabling faster and more intuitive page selection without the burden of terminating the current page first.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the edge region of the display as an additional dimension for information presentation. Instead of requiring full page transitions, the system overlays preview information from adjacent pages at the screen edges, creating a spatial dimension for page exploration that doesn't interrupt the current page view.
2Area of stationary object
If the display shows only the current page, then the display area for the current page is maximized, but the user cannot easily access or preview other pages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the display into functional regions: the main display area for the current page and the edge region for adjacent page previews. This segmentation allows the current page to occupy maximum space while the edge regions provide supplementary information about other pages, enabling both full-page viewing and multi-page access simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different regions of the screen. The central region displays the current page with full quality and detail, while the edge regions display preview information from adjacent pages. This local differentiation allows the main content to maintain optimal display area while edge areas provide contextual information about other pages.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal and a method for using the same. The mobile terminal includes a display configured to display first screen information corresponding to at least a portion of a first page having a predetermined length, a sensor configured to detect a touch received on the display, and a controller configured to control the display to cease displaying at least a portion of the first screen information when the received touch corresponds to a predetermined scheme for displaying another portion of the first screen information, display the another portion of the first screen information in response to the received touch, and display at least a portion of second screen information corresponding to a region beyond an edge of the first page in response to the received touch when the displayed at least a portion of the first screen information corresponds to an edge region of the first page.