Folder Icon Management via Variable Sizing for Mobile UI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current folder management on mobile intelligent terminals does not reflect user preference for applications, leading to inefficient organization and classification on the desktop.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allows users to enlarge specific application icons within a folder by dragging a drag mark, enabling direct access and management of preferred applications without opening the folder, and allowing icons to be shrunk back to their original size based on user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all application icons in a folder are displayed in the same size, then the folder structure remains simple and uniform, but the user preference for applications cannot be reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different icons within the same folder to have different display sizes. Specifically, icons of frequently used applications are enlarged while other icons maintain their original size, enabling visual differentiation based on user preference without changing the overall folder structure
2Loss of time
If the folder is unfolded to display all application icons, then the user can see all applications, but the user cannot quickly access preferred applications without opening the folder
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-enlarging the icons of frequently used applications within the folded view. This allows users to identify and access preferred applications directly from the folded folder state without needing to unfold the folder first, thus saving time and reducing interaction steps
3Loss of information
If the icon size of applications in a folder is made variable to reflect user preference, then user experience is improved, but the folder management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making icon sizes adjustable and changeable based on user needs. Users can dynamically modify which icons are enlarged and by how much, allowing the system to adapt to changing user preferences while maintaining a relatively simple underlying folder structure
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AI summary
A folder management method and device. The method includes: displaying a folder icon comprising a set of icons of at least two applications, and the set of icons is displayed as a thumbnail icon, and, in the thumbnail icon, each of the icons of the at least two applications is displayed in a shrunk size, and the folder icon further comprising an enlarged first icon associated with a first application, wherein the enlarged first icon is displayed adjacent to the thumbnail icon without the first icon, and wherein a size of the enlarged first icon is a same size as the thumbnail icon. The first application is determined according to a use time sequence or other factors. In this way, icons, of some applications, in the folder icon can be enlarged for display, which facilitates management of applications in the folder.