Extended App Icon Display for Direct Function Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for triggering operations on electronic devices require multiple user inputs to display application interfaces and perform actions, leading to inefficiency and time consumption.
Innovation Solution
The method involves adjusting the display size of application icons to include extended regions that display function controls, account information, and unread messages directly on the icon, allowing for quick interaction and enriched functionality without needing to open the application interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user follows the conventional method of first displaying the application interface and then performing selection input to trigger the target operation, then the operation can be completed, but the user operation becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by displaying account information, unread messages, and function controls directly on the application icon before the user needs to perform any operation. This allows the user to access frequently needed information and triggers operations directly from the icon without first opening the application interface, thereby reducing operational steps and time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple functions (displaying account information, unread messages, and function controls) into a single integrated extended display region on the application icon. This consolidation allows all these elements to be accessed from one location rather than requiring separate interactions with the application interface, simplifying user operation
2Ease of operation
If the application icon displays only basic information, then the icon remains simple and recognizable, but the user cannot access application information and functions directly from the icon
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the display region of the application icon beyond its traditional boundaries by adding an extended display region. This dimensional extension allows the icon to display additional information (account information, unread messages, function controls) without compromising the recognition of the main icon image, thus enabling direct access while maintaining simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the icon display area into distinct regions: the main icon display region for the application icon itself and the extended display region for additional information. This segmentation allows the icon to provide direct access to application information while maintaining clear visual hierarchy and recognition
Data Source
AI summary
This application discloses a display control method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a medium, and belongs to the field of interface display technologies. The method includes: obtaining icon display information of a target application icon; and in a case that the icon display information is that the target application icon includes an extended display region, displaying target application information in the extended display region, where the target application information is application information of a target application corresponding to the target application icon; and the target application information includes at least one of the following: a function control, account information, and an unread message.