App Icon Corner-Mark Message Access for Faster Unread Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current message processing methods on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient for quickly locating specific application programs with unread messages, as they require swiping and clicking operations due to the vertical arrangement and lack of priority sorting in notification bars.
Innovation Solution
A message processing method that allows users to interact with a corner mark on an application icon to display unread messages in a message window, enabling quick viewing, replying, locking, and deleting operations, with options for vertical or horizontal display modes and temporary storage of important messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If unread messages are arranged vertically in notification bar based on time without priorities, then all messages can be displayed, but users cannot quickly locate specific application programs and operation process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The notification bar is segmented into multiple rows, with each row representing a different application program. This segmentation allows users to quickly locate specific applications by their icon position rather than scrolling through a vertical list, directly reducing the time to locate specific messages while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional vertical arrangement to a two-dimensional grid layout where messages are organized by rows (applications) and columns (message items). This dimensional change enables users to quickly identify and access messages from specific applications by looking at the horizontal row position, eliminating the need to swipe through vertical lists and significantly reducing location time.
2Area of stationary object
If unread messages are displayed in vertical arrangement limited by screen length, then all messages fit on screen, but users need to swipe up and down to find corresponding unread messages
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into multiple horizontal rows, each dedicated to a specific application program. This segmentation allows the notification bar to utilize the full screen width effectively, displaying multiple application messages simultaneously without requiring vertical scrolling, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining efficient display area utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a two-dimensional grid layout that充分利用 the screen's horizontal and vertical space. By organizing messages in rows and columns rather than a single vertical list, the system maximizes display capacity while enabling direct access to any message through simple horizontal or vertical navigation, eliminating cumbersome swiping operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If notification bar displays messages from multiple application programs, then comprehensive message coverage is achieved, but complexity of locating messages from specific applications increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification bar is divided into distinct horizontal rows, with each row assigned to a specific application program. This segmentation provides clear visual separation between different applications, allowing users to quickly locate messages from specific applications without being overwhelmed by mixed content, thus maintaining simplicity despite supporting multiple applications.
Solution Approach 2:
Each row in the notification bar has a distinct local quality characterized by its dedicated application icon and associated messages. This local differentiation allows users to immediately identify which application a message belongs to by looking at the row's icon, reducing the complexity of locating messages from specific applications while maintaining comprehensive multi-application support.
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AI summary
This application discloses a message processing method and apparatus, and an electronic device, which belong to the technical field of communication. The message processing method includes: receiving a first input performed on a target region on a first icon; where the target region includes a corner mark associated with a first unread message, and the first unread message includes at least one unread message of an application program corresponding to the first icon; and displaying the first unread message in response to the first input.