Floating Window Icon Transformation for Mobile Multitasking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile terminals require users to manually switch between application screens, leading to inefficiencies in multitasking and accessing multiple functions simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for a mobile terminal that allows an executed window to be displayed as a floating window on the screen, which can be reduced and transformed into an icon when shifted into a specific region, enabling seamless switching between normal and floating modes without the need for manual screen switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually switch between application screens to access multiple functions, then they can view different applications, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the application window into a floating window that can be displayed simultaneously with other content. The floating window is segmented from the main application screen, allowing users to view and interact with multiple applications at the same time without manual switching, thus improving productivity while reducing time loss.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the executed screen is displayed in full size, then the application content is clearly visible, but users cannot simultaneously view other screens or applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new display dimension by creating a floating window that overlays the main screen. Instead of switching between full-screen applications sequentially, the system displays application content in a floating window within the same screen space, enabling concurrent viewing of multiple applications without sacrificing screen real estate.
3Ease of operation
If users switch between applications one by one, then they can access different functions, but the operation becomes complex and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic window management where the system automatically creates and manages floating windows for applications. When an application is launched or needs to be accessed, the system automatically displays it in a floating window without requiring manual switching operations from the user, thereby simplifying ease of operation while reducing the complexity of manual switching processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure includes a touchscreen configured to display a window of an application and a controller, when the window is shifted into a specific region of the touchscreen, reducing and transforming the window into an icon and controlling the touchscreen to display the icon within the specific region. Accordingly, after a window of an application has been displayed on a screen, when the window is shifted into a specific region within the screen, the screen is displayed in a manner of being reduced and transformed into an icon.