Health Data Sharing Interface with Fewer User Inputs

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for managing shared health-related data on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.

Innovation Solution

A method and interface that displays selectable user interface objects based on criteria for sharing health-related data types, allowing efficient modification of sharing status through simplified user inputs, thereby reducing cognitive burden and conserving power.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If existing techniques are used for managing shared health-related data, then data sharing functionality is provided, but the process is cumbersome and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of data sharing operationVSAvoidtime required for data sharing process
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data sharing process into distinct categories (e.g., health data types, sharing destinations, permission levels) that can be independently configured. This allows users to manage sharing settings in smaller, more manageable steps rather than through a single complex process, reducing the cognitive burden and time required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring data sharing templates and defaults based on user preferences and historical behavior. When a user initiates a sharing request, the system has already prepared relevant options and settings, eliminating the need for users to manually configure each parameter from scratch and significantly reducing interaction steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If existing techniques are used for managing shared health-related data, then data sharing functionality is provided, but device energy is wasted particularly in battery-operated devices

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of data sharing operationVSAvoiddevice energy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action by updating and refreshing data sharing interfaces only when necessary (e.g., when data changes, when user interacts with relevant controls, or at scheduled intervals). This avoids continuous processing and rendering of sharing menus, reducing CPU usage and power consumption while maintaining operational readiness when needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts frequently used data sharing configurations into separate, easily accessible templates or shortcuts. By separating commonly accessed sharing options from the full configuration process, the system reduces the computational overhead and display refresh requirements for routine operations, thereby conserving battery energy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Loss of time

If simplified user interface is used, then user time and power are conserved, but data selection precision and control may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetime for data sharing processVSAvoiddata type selection precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by providing different levels of interface detail in different contexts. When users are selecting broad data categories, the interface presents high-level options for quick selection. When users need to specify precise data types or permissions, the interface locally expands to provide detailed controls and descriptions, ensuring precision is available when needed without overwhelming the user throughout the entire process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The user interface is designed to be dynamic, adapting its level of detail and complexity based on the user's progress through the sharing process, the type of data being shared, and the selected sharing destination. The interface starts simple and progressively reveals more detailed options as needed, maintaining both speed and precision by providing appropriate granularity at each step rather than presenting all options simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4352737B1User interfaces for shared health-related data
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 APPLE INC
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AI summary

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