Home Screen Item Layout for Foldable Display Size Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with expandable or foldable displays lack efficient methods for rearranging items on the home screen as the display size changes, often maintaining or simply rearranging positions without considering user preferences or display adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor that determines an item group, receives user gesture inputs, and arranges items on the display based on the shape of the gesture input, using artificial intelligence to optimize item placement according to display size changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If items on the home screen are simply rearranged when display size changes, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different display sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic item arrangement by detecting display size changes and automatically repositioning items based on the new display configuration. The system transitions from static item placement to dynamic adaptation, where items are redistributed according to the current display state, thereby improving adaptability without requiring complex manual reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the arrangement parameters of items on the home screen based on display size parameters. When display dimensions change, the system calculates new optimal positions for items by adjusting arrangement parameters such as grid spacing, item size, and position coordinates, enabling smooth adaptation to different display sizes through parameter transformation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If items are maintained in original positions when display is expanded, then the ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to optimized display layout deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-adjustment of item positions automatically when display size changes. Instead of requiring users to manually rearrange items, the system detects the display state change and autonomously repositions items to optimize the layout, thereby improving adaptability while maintaining ease of operation through automated behavior.
Solution Approach 2:
The system prepares for display size changes by pre-establishing a mapping between original item positions and new optimal positions. When a display change is detected, the system applies pre-calculated position transformations to quickly and efficiently rearrange items, combining adaptability improvement with operation simplicity through preliminary position planning.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device disclosed herein may include a display, a memory, and at least one processor including processing circuitry. The memory may store instructions that, when individually or collectively executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to determine an item group, the item group including at least one icon for executing an application installed in the electronic device, receive a gesture input of a user through the display, determine a first object corresponding to the gesture input, and arrange one or more items included in the item group on the display based on a shape of the first object.