Terminal Home Screen Icon Location Feedback Method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in locating application icons on multiple home screens, leading to inefficient interaction and complex operations when trying to find specific application icons after exiting an application.
Innovation Solution
A control method for terminal devices that displays the home screen where an application icon is located after exiting the application, allowing users to search for the icon on that specific screen instead of scanning all screens, enhancing user experience and interaction efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal device displays multiple home screens with many application icons, then the user can access more applications, but the user cannot easily locate the specific location of an application icon
Solution Approach 1:
After the user exits an application, the terminal device automatically returns to the specific home screen where the application icon is located, providing visual feedback that helps the user remember and locate the icon position for future access
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-records the location information of each application icon on different home screens, so when the user exits an application, the system can immediately navigate back to the correct screen without requiring the user to search through multiple screens
2Ease of operation
If the user searches for an application icon by entering the application name in the search box, then the user can find the application, but the user cannot learn the specific location of the application icon after exiting
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides location feedback by automatically returning to the home screen where the application icon is located after the user exits the application, reinforcing the user's memory of the icon's position without requiring additional search operations
3Ease of operation
If the user manually searches for the application icon on each home screen, then the user can locate the icon, but the interaction efficiency is low and the operation is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device automatically performs the task of returning to the correct home screen after application exit, eliminating the need for manual searching by the user and significantly improving interaction efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automatic navigation feedback that guides the user back to the icon location, replacing manual screen-by-screen searching with an automated efficient process
Data Source
AI summary
A method applied to a terminal device includes displaying a first home screen, detecting a preset first input, opening, in response to the first input, a first application, displaying a screen of the first application, where the first input is an input of a user for opening the first application, detecting a preset second input, displaying a second home screen in response to the second input, where the second home screen is a home screen on which an icon of the first application is located, where the preset second input is an input of the user for exiting the screen of the first application, and the first home screen is different from the second home screen.