Application Icon Moving via Consolidated Selection Menu

The patent transforms the traditional page-flipping navigation into a direct selection interface. Instead of moving through pages sequentially in one dimension, the system displays all applications from multiple pages in a consolidated selection menu, allowing users to jump directly to any application regardless of its original page position. This dimensional transformation eliminates the need for iterative page flipping and enables direct access to any application icon.

The patent introduces an application icon selection menu as an intermediary interface between the user and the target application icon. This selection menu consolidates icons from multiple pages and provides a direct selection mechanism, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct page-flipping operations. The selection menu acts as a buffer layer that simplifies the moving process by presenting all options in one view.

The patent divides the comprehensive application icon selection menu into multiple sub-menus based on application categories or alphabetical order. This segmentation allows the system to maintain a complete view of all applications while organizing them into manageable sections. Users can navigate through sub-menus to locate applications, preserving finding efficiency while reducing the visual complexity of any single menu view.

The patent resolves the menu size issue by introducing a hierarchical dimension rather than expanding the single menu horizontally or vertically. The main selection menu provides direct access to sub-menus, creating a multi-level structure that accommodates all applications without requiring an excessively large single-view interface. This hierarchical organization maintains productivity while managing device complexity.