Floating Card Display Around App Icons Without Layout Disruption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for adding widgets to an electronic device's desktop are cumbersome, involving multiple steps and disrupting the display layout of application icons.
Innovation Solution
A display method that allows a card component to be quickly triggered and displayed in a floating manner around an application icon through a sliding operation, enabling addition, adjustment, and removal of the card component without disrupting the desktop layout, and allowing for stacking and style switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional widget is added through the widget control and library interface, then the widget can be added to the desktop, but the operation process is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring the card component template with all necessary display information and interaction capabilities before the user needs it. When the user slides the application icon, the system immediately displays the pre-prepared card component in a floating window, eliminating the need for users to navigate through widget libraries and configuration steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential functionality of widget addition from the complex conventional process and isolates it into a simple sliding gesture on the application icon. This extraction separates the core need (adding widget information) from the cumbersome conventional steps (opening widget control, selecting from library, dragging to desktop).
2Adaptability or versatility
If a widget is added to the desktop, then the widget can be displayed, but the display layout of application icons is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses another dimension by introducing a floating window layer that exists above the desktop background grid. The card component is displayed in this elevated dimension, allowing it to be viewed and interacted with without occupying space within the application icon grid structure. This dimensional separation maintains the stability of the desktop layout while providing widget functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies nesting by placing the card component inside a floating window that itself is positioned above the desktop interface. The card component is nested within the floating window container, which is nested above the application icon grid. This nested structure allows the card component to be displayed without disrupting the underlying desktop layout.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a card component is displayed in a floating manner, then the original layout is maintained, but the card component may be hidden when sliding covers the icon area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the floating window and card component dynamically responsive to user interaction. When the user slides the application icon, the card component automatically adjusts its position and visibility within the floating window. The system detects the sliding action and repositions the card component to ensure it remains visible and accessible, preventing it from being hidden behind the sliding icon.
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AI summary
A display method includes-temporarily displaying, by an electronic device in a floating manner, a card component corresponding to a first application in response to a sliding operation. When the electronic device receives an input for another area other than the card component on the desktop, the electronic device may disable displaying a temporarily displayed card component. When the electronic device receives an input for adding the card component, the electronic device may add the card component on the desktop.