Home Screen Reconfiguration for Faster App Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for interacting with user interface objects on electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces are cumbersome and inefficient, leading to a significant cognitive burden and energy waste, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing improved methods and interfaces that reduce the number and nature of user inputs by using system-arranged pages with automatically categorized application icons, automatic widget selection, and efficient navigation between user interfaces, allowing for easier access and management of applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional mouse-based input methods are used to select and manipulate user interface objects, then users can perform various operations on applications, but the number of inputs required increases and cognitive burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically arranging application icons on home screen pages and pre-categorizing them before the user needs to access them. This eliminates the need for users to manually organize icons or search through applications, reducing both the number of inputs required and the time spent on navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality through automatic widget selection and automatic arrangement of application icons. The system serves itself by organizing the interface without requiring user intervention, thereby reducing the cognitive burden and input effort from the user.
2Ease of operation
If traditional mouse-based input methods are used to select and manipulate user interface objects, then users can perform various operations on applications, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
By pre-arranging application icons and pre-selecting widgets automatically, the system reduces the number of user inputs required. Fewer inputs mean the touch-sensitive surface and processing systems can remain in lower power states longer, thereby reducing overall energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic organization and selection functions reduce the need for active user interaction, which in turn reduces the energy consumption of the device's input processing systems and display components.
3Productivity
If application icons are manually organized and categorized on the home screen, then users can access specific applications quickly, but the complexity of interface management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically organizes and categorizes application icons on home screen pages without requiring user intervention. This self-organizing capability maintains a structured interface that enables quick access to applications while eliminating the complexity of manual interface management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs the organization and categorization of application icons as a preliminary action, establishing an optimized interface structure before the user needs to access applications. This pre-organized state enables fast access speeds without requiring the user to invest time or effort in interface management.
Data Source
AI summary
A computer system displays a first home screen user interface that includes a first subset of application icons. In response to detecting first input that meets first criteria: displaying the first home screen user interface in a first reconfiguration mode. Locations of application icons in the first subset of application icons are adjustable in response to user inputs detected during the first reconfiguration mode. While displaying the first home screen user interface in the first reconfiguration mode and displaying a first user interface object for activating a second reconfiguration mode, in response to detecting second input that meets second criteria, activating the second reconfiguration mode. The second reconfiguration mode includes concurrently displaying representations of a plurality of pages of multipage home screen user interfaces, including a first representation of the first home screen user interface and a second representation of a second home screen user interface.