Home Screen Application Icon Segmentation and Docking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rapid increase in the number and variety of applications on intelligent terminals makes it difficult for users to quickly find and access the desired applications.
Innovation Solution
A processing method is implemented on terminals with multiple home screens, where docked bars on each home screen display application icons corresponding to applications that meet preset conditions, such as most frequently used, latest installed, or abnormally exited, allowing users to quickly start the relevant applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If all applications are displayed on a single home screen, then the user can access all applications, but the user interface becomes cluttered and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the home screen into multiple pages, with each page containing a docked bar and non-docked bar displaying different sets of application icons. This segmentation allows the interface to display more applications without cluttering a single screen, as users can navigate between pages to access different application groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension by adding multiple home screen pages along the horizontal navigation axis. Instead of trying to fit all applications vertically or densely on one screen, the solution extends the layout horizontally across multiple pages, allowing more applications to be displayed while maintaining a clean interface on each individual page.
2Area of stationary object
If application icons are distributed across multiple home screens, then the home screen remains uncluttered, but the user takes more time to find specific applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different types of applications on different home screen pages based on their usage characteristics. Frequently used applications are placed on the first page with prominent docked bar positions, while less frequently used applications are placed on subsequent pages. This creates a hierarchical structure where important applications are locally optimized for quick access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically organizing and pre-positioning application icons on appropriate home screen pages and bars based on usage frequency and importance. This automatic arrangement eliminates the need for users to manually search through all applications, as the most relevant applications are already positioned on the current page and easily accessible.
3Productivity
If the docked bar displays frequently used applications, then quick access is improved, but the docked bar space is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the application display area into two distinct bars: a docked bar for frequently used applications and a non-docked bar for other applications. This segmentation allows the limited docked bar space to be dedicated to the most important applications, while additional applications can be displayed in the non-docked bar area on the same page or on subsequent pages.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the horizontal dimension by adding a non-docked bar alongside the vertical docked bar structure. This creates a two-dimensional grid layout within the home screen page, allowing more applications to be displayed without increasing the vertical height or compromising the quick access functionality of the docked bar.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal includes a memory containing instructions, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the terminal to display a first home screen, where a non-docked bar on the first home screen comprises a first application icon corresponding to a first application, and where the first application is a latest installed application; detect a first user operation; and display, in response to the first user operation, the second home screen. The second home screen includes a first area, a second area, and a third area. The second area includes one or more most frequently used application icons, including a second application icon corresponding to a second application. The third area includes one or more latest installed application icons, including the first application icon, and the first area includes the second application icon.