Floating Window Data Exchange for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals with multi-window functions face usability issues due to limited screen size, restricting the execution of multiple applications simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that utilize a movable floating window of predetermined size to establish a communication link for data transmission and reception, allowing users to easily switch operation modes and exchange data during phone conversations by controlling sharing and synchronization modes through touch inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are executed simultaneously in separate windows, then application functionality is improved, but screen space utilization deteriorates due to limited mobile terminal screen size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the screen into multiple independent window regions that can be positioned and sized flexibly. Each window represents a separate application execution environment, allowing multiple applications to run simultaneously without interfering with each other's functionality while optimizing screen space usage through adjustable window dimensions and positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spatial arrangement dimensions by allowing windows to be positioned at different locations and orientations on the screen. This dimensional approach enables efficient packing of multiple application windows within the limited screen area, transforming the traditional single-full-screen-mode into a multi-dimensional window management system.
2Area of stationary object
If window size is reduced to fit more applications, then screen space utilization is improved, but operation ease deteriorates due to limited interaction space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic window management where window sizes, positions, and configurations can be adjusted in real-time based on user needs and application requirements. This dynamic adaptability allows the system to optimize both screen space utilization and operation ease by resizing windows to appropriate dimensions and repositioning them for optimal accessibility during different operational phases.
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AI summary
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting data to an external device are provided. The method includes establishing a communication link with the external device by using a first application, and displaying a first window that corresponds to the first application, in response to an execution request for a second application that is different from the first application, displaying a second window that corresponds to the second application as a background of the first window, receiving a sharing mode request via the first window, and in response to the sharing mode request, setting an operation mode of the device as a sharing mode, and transmitting data that is provided from the second application to the external device via the communication link.