Health Application Interfaces With Timed Dynamic Notifications

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for managing health information and functions on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring multiple key presses and consuming excessive time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.

Innovation Solution

Implementing faster and more efficient user interfaces that dynamically manage health information by displaying notifications based on interaction and removal criteria, including timers and user input, to reduce cognitive burden and conserve power.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If existing techniques are used to manage health information, then comprehensive health data can be accessed, but the user interface becomes cumbersome and time-consuming with multiple key presses

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interface efficiencyVSAvoidtime to access health information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The user interface is segmented into multiple instances (first instance, second instance, third instance) that can be displayed independently. Each instance contains specific notifications or data sets, allowing users to access different health information without navigating through a single complex interface, thereby reducing the number of key presses and interaction steps required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces temporal dimensionality by displaying multiple instances of the user interface simultaneously or in rapid succession, each representing different time points or states. This allows users to access historical and current health data through a unified interface structure, eliminating the need for sequential navigation through multiple screens.

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

2Reliability

If notifications are continuously displayed to provide timely health information, then users receive relevant updates, but device energy is consumed excessively

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetimeliness of health informationVSAvoiddevice power consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action by displaying notifications at specific intervals or under specific conditions rather than continuously. The first notification is displayed initially, and subsequent notifications are removed or updated based on time-based criteria or user interaction, reducing unnecessary power consumption while ensuring users receive timely health information when relevant.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The user interface dynamically adjusts the display of notifications based on interaction criteria and removal criteria. Notifications are automatically removed after certain conditions are met (e.g., time elapsed, user action), creating a dynamic system that balances information delivery with energy conservation by only maintaining active displays when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple instances of user interface are displayed to provide comprehensive information, then user satisfaction increases, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidinterface management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple instances of the user interface follow a universal structure with consistent elements (notifications, data displays, interaction mechanisms). This multi-functionality allows the same interface template to serve different purposes (displaying different health data sets, different time periods, different notification types) without requiring separate complex interfaces for each function, thereby managing complexity while providing comprehensive information.

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

Data Source

PatentUS12362056B2Health application user interfaces
Publication Date: 2025.07.15 APPLE INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure generally relates to health-related user interfaces. In some embodiments, user interfaces for managing health-related data are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces for viewing health data are described. In some embodiments, user interfaces related to sharing health data are described.