Home Screen Folder Widgets for Adaptive Service Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in effectively utilizing diverse services from various service providers through communication terminal devices and require a simple user interface for efficient service execution.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that displays a designated folder page on a display, allowing for the arrangement and display of widgets based on user input, environmental data, and activity data, enabling efficient service delivery and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If diverse services from various service providers are provided through communication terminal devices, then service variety and functionality are improved, but user interface complexity and difficulty in effective utilization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple layers including a home screen layer and a pop-up window layer. Services and applications are organized into distinct functional modules that can be accessed independently. This segmentation allows diverse services to be provided while maintaining a simple base interface structure that does not overwhelm the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension to the user interface by implementing pop-up windows that appear above the home screen. This layered approach allows additional services and information to be accessed without cluttering the main interface, effectively adding depth to the UI architecture while preserving surface-level simplicity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple widgets and applications are displayed on the home screen, then service accessibility is improved, but interface clutter and user confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary organization of services and applications into categorized groups before presentation to the user. Frequently used services are pre-positioned for easy access, while less frequently used services are organized in structured groups. This preliminary arrangement ensures that essential services are immediately accessible without creating visual clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces pop-up windows as intermediary elements between the home screen and detailed service interfaces. These windows serve as mediators that provide additional information and service options without permanently cluttering the home screen. Users can access detailed service configurations through these temporary intermediary interfaces, maintaining home screen cleanliness while preserving service accessibility.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to obtain an input corresponding to a designated object disposed on a home screen, display, on the display, a designated folder page in which at least one first widget is disposed, based on the input corresponding to the designated object, the designated folder page being displayed above the home screen displayed on the display, identify a property of the designated folder page based on the at least one first widget or at least one icon included in the designated folder page, and change at least one of display or arrangement of the at least one first widget based on the property of the designated folder page, environment data of the electronic device, or user activity data.