Home Screen Control Unit for Communication Terminal Activation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication terminals do not allow users to easily execute specific applications or manage operations when the terminal is activated, leading to inefficiencies in user experience and application utilization.

Innovation Solution

A communication terminal equipped with a home screen control unit and a home screen execution unit that determines and outputs home screen content upon activation, allowing users to select and set specific applications to run, and providing personalized advertisements based on user preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If the display screen is switched to OFF state to reduce power consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but the terminal cannot execute specific applications or provide personalized content upon activation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidapplication execution capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal determines and stores home screen content in advance before the display is switched to the inactive state. When activated, this pre-determined content is immediately outputted, enabling rapid application execution and personalized content delivery without consuming additional power during the inactive period.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal automatically determines home screen content based on pre-approved codes and application priorities without requiring user intervention upon activation. The system self-manages the execution of specific applications and delivery of personalized advertisements when transitioning from inactive to active state.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple applications are allowed to set home screen content, then application functionality is improved, but managing and determining which application's content to display becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication functionalityVSAvoidhome screen management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal uses pre-approved codes and priority parameters assigned to each application to automatically determine which application's home screen content to display. This parameter-based approach simplifies the management of multiple applications by establishing clear selection criteria without requiring complex user intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If home screen content is determined through multiple confirmation processes (identification code, pre-approval code, priority confirmation), then content accuracy and user preference matching are improved, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent matching accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Identification codes, pre-approved codes, and priority levels are determined and stored in advance for each application. When the terminal needs to display home screen content, it simply retrieves and compares these pre-determined parameters rather than performing complex real-time analysis, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12288226B2Method, communication terminal, and computer-readable recording medium for controlling home screen of communication terminal
Publication Date: 2025.04.29 FIRSTFACE
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AI summary

Home screen contents may be provided simultaneously while a communication terminal switches to an active mode from an inactive mode. The home screen contents correspond to an application installed in the communication terminal, and a user may set an application which desires the home screen contents to selectively receive the home screen contents.