Icon Management via Dedicated Movement Controls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing icon management methods on terminal devices require users to drag icons across pages, leading to inconvenient and inefficient operations, often resulting in failed movements and the need for multiple attempts.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that allow users to activate a first page and perform a preset input on a target icon to display it on a different second page, eliminating the need for cross-page dragging by using target controls and recommended page options based on icon characteristics, such as type and usage frequency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users drag icons across pages to move them, then icon movement function is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the icon movement function from the traditional drag-and-drop operation. By providing a dedicated movement control button on each icon, the system separates the movement action from the dragging gesture, allowing users to initiate icon movement with a simple button click rather than performing complex cross-page dragging operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the movement control button - that mediates between the user's intent to move an icon and the system's page management functionality. This intermediary provides a clear, standardized interface for icon movement, eliminating the need for users to perform complex dragging operations across page boundaries.
2Reliability
If users perform multiple drag attempts to move icons successfully, then icon relocation is achieved, but operation reliability decreases due to frequent failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by providing movement control buttons that are pre-configured with the correct target page information. When users click these buttons, the system has already prepared the destination page and icon placement, ensuring successful movement in a single operation rather than requiring multiple trial-and-error dragging attempts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback through the movement control buttons, which are displayed on each icon to indicate the available movement action. This feedback mechanism guides users through the icon movement process, reducing uncertainty and improving the reliability of the operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides detailed page selection options for icon movement, then adaptability improves, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of interaction detail at different stages. The movement control button provides a simple, localized entry point for icon movement, while the target page selection interface provides comprehensive adaptability when needed. This layered approach maintains interface simplicity while preserving full functionality.
4Ease of operation
If the system requires cross-page dragging for icon movement, then basic icon relocation is achieved, but user experience deteriorates due to inconvenient operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical dragging operation with a button-click-based system. Instead of requiring users to physically drag icons across the screen, the system substitutes this mechanical gesture with an electronic button click that triggers the same icon movement function, significantly improving ease of operation and user experience.
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AI summary
An icon management method includes: activating a first page in a case that a first preset input is received; receiving a second preset input performed on a target icon in the first page; and displaying the target icon in a second page in response to the second preset input. The second page is different from the first page.