Folding Display Screen Shortcut Panel Layout

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing terminal technologies do not effectively utilize folding display screens to provide a convenient and unobstructed view of both the user interface and shortcut operation panels, leading to a less efficient user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a terminal with a folding display screen that displays a user interface on the home screen and a shortcut operation panel on the auxiliary screen when it is expanded, allowing for easy access to shortcut functions without obstructing the main display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the shortcut operation panel is displayed on the home screen, then the user can access shortcut functions, but the view of the user interface is obstructed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to shortcut functionsVSAvoidview of user interface
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the display screen into multiple independent regions: the home screen area for displaying the user interface and the auxiliary screen area for displaying the shortcut operation panel. This segmentation allows both the user interface and shortcut panel to be displayed simultaneously without obstructing each other, as they occupy separate spatial zones on the display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes the foldable display's spatial dimension by displaying the shortcut operation panel on the auxiliary screen when the display is in the expanded state. This effectively uses the additional spatial dimension provided by the folded-out auxiliary screen to host the shortcut panel, preventing it from obstructing the main user interface on the home screen.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Area of stationary object

If the display screen is folded to provide more display area, then the user interface and shortcut panel can be displayed separately, but the device structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidfolding display structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the display screen multi-functional by enabling it to serve different purposes in different states: in the folded state, it provides a compact form factor, and in the expanded state, it provides increased display area for simultaneously showing the user interface and shortcut operation panel. The same physical display structure adapts to different functional requirements based on its configuration state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a dynamic display structure that can transition between folded and expanded states. This dynamic capability allows the device to adapt its display area and layout configuration based on user needs, providing both compact portability and expanded functionality without requiring multiple separate devices or permanently complex structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3671406B1Method, apparatus and storage medium for displaying shortcut operation panel
Publication Date: 2024.07.31 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a method, apparatus, and storage medium for displaying a shortcut operation panel, and belongs to the field of terminal technologies. The method includes: displaying (801,1301), by a terminal having a folding display screen, a user interface of a target application in a home screen, wherein the home screen is part of a folding display screen; and when an auxiliary screen is in an expanded state, displaying (802,1302) a shortcut operation panel on the auxiliary screen. The auxiliary screen is part of the folding display screen. The shortcut operation panel comprises an icon of at least one shortcut operation function related to the target application.