Application Icon Elastic Net Attraction for Finger Obstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying application icons on mobile devices fail to effectively guide users to the currently operated icon, as the icon's position is often obscured by the user's finger, leading to a non-obvious prompt effect.
Innovation Solution
The method involves displaying a visual effect where surrounding application icons are attracted and approach the currently operated icon, using a layered display approach where foreground and background icons move and compress relative to each other, simulating an elastic net effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the mobile phone displays the application icon in a specific display manner (deepening color, reducing size), then the application icon can be identified as currently operated, but the user's finger obstructs the icon position making the prompt effect not obvious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces surrounding application icons as intermediary elements that respond to the user's interaction. When the user taps an icon, the surrounding icons move and change appearance to visually indicate the tapped icon's location, serving as a mediator that overcomes the finger obstruction problem by providing alternative visual cues through neighboring elements
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color changes in the surrounding application icons to provide visual feedback. The icons change their appearance (color, position, size) in response to user interaction, creating an elastic net effect that clearly indicates which icon was tapped without requiring the tapped icon itself to be visible against the finger obstruction
2Productivity
If the mobile phone uses traditional icon display methods, then the interface remains simple, but the user cannot quickly locate the currently operated application icon
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static icon display into a dynamic system where surrounding icons move and change appearance in real-time response to user interaction. This dynamic elastic net effect provides continuous visual feedback that guides users to the currently operated icon, significantly improving locate efficiency without requiring complex additional hardware
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple surrounding application icons into a unified visual feedback system. Instead of each icon independently responding, they coordinate their movement and appearance changes to collectively indicate the tapped icon's position, creating a cohesive guidance effect that enhances user experience
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AI summary
A method for displaying an application icon and an electronic device are provided, and relate to the field of terminal technologies, so as to prompt a user with a specific position at which a currently operated application icon is located, so that a display effect presented by the application icon can enhance guidance for the user. The method includes: displaying a first screen page (701) of a home screen, where the first screen page (701) includes application icons of N applications; receiving a start operation performed by a user on a first application icon (702) on the first screen page (701), where the first application icon (702) is one of the application icons of the N applications; displaying a first layer of application icons (703, 704, 705, 706, 801, 802, 803, and 804) in a first display manner in response to the start operation, where the first layer of application icons (703, 704, 705, 706, 801, 802, 803, and 804) are located around the first application icon (702) and adjacent to the first application icon (702), the application icons of the N applications include the first layer of application icons (703, 704, 705, 706, 801, 802, 803, and 804), and the first display manner means that the first layer of application icons (703, 704, 705, 706, 801, 802, 803, and 804) move toward the first application icon (702); and displaying an application interface of a first application corresponding to the first application icon (702).