Foldable Display Interface Relocation Across Occupied Screen Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of moving interface elements on a display when target locations are occupied by existing elements, requiring multiple steps to relocate them.
Innovation Solution
A method for interface element moving on a foldable display that allows elements to be moved across display areas, displaying them in available spaces by exchanging locations with elements in other areas, and providing visual prompts for the moving process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user moves an interface element to a target location that is already occupied by an existing interface element, then the target interface element can be relocated, but the user must first move the existing interface element to another location, resulting in complex operation steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs preliminary actions by detecting when a target location is occupied and automatically selecting alternative locations for existing interface elements before the user completes the move operation. This eliminates the need for users to manually move occupied elements first, reducing operation steps while maintaining efficient relocation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system allows interface elements to be moved across display areas on a foldable display, then the adaptability of the display system is improved, but the complexity of managing interface element positions across multiple display areas increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal position management mechanism that handles interface element relocation uniformly across single and multi-display-area configurations. The same drag-and-drop operation and automatic position selection logic work whether moving elements within one display area or across multiple foldable display areas, simplifying the user interface while maintaining cross-area adaptability.
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AI summary
This application discloses an interface element moving method and a related apparatus. The electronic device includes a foldable display, the foldable display includes a first display area and a second display area, and a first interface element is displayed at a first location in the second display area. An operation of moving the first interface element to a second location in the first display area by a user is received and responded to. If one or more interface elements are displayed in a first layout at the second location, and the one or more interface elements can be accommodated and displayed in the second display area, the electronic device displays the one or more interface elements in the second display area, and displays the first interface element at the second location.