Interrupt Event Priority Adjustment in Folded Terminal Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods inadequately report interrupt events to users based on their usage conditions of electronic devices, particularly when audio output functions are in operation, leading to missed notifications due to prioritization of functions over user attention.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus with a detecting mechanism to assess changes in usage conditions, a judging mechanism to determine if an audio output function is active, and a priority changing mechanism to adjust the priority of functions while maintaining audio output, ensuring more flexible and adequate reporting of interrupt events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If interrupt events are suppressed during audio output functions to avoid disturbing the user, then the audio output function can operate uninterrupted, but important interrupt events may be missed by the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent dynamically adjusts the priority of interrupt events based on detected usage conditions. When the device is folded or the user is not actively using the device, previously suppressed interrupt events are re-prioritized and notified to the user. This dynamic priority adjustment resolves the contradiction by allowing audio functions to operate uninterrupted during active use while ensuring important events are eventually communicated to the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by detecting usage conditions (such as device folding state or active usage patterns) and using this information to adjust interrupt event priorities. This feedback mechanism ensures that interrupt notification strategy adapts to actual user behavior, preventing both premature interruption during focused audio consumption and missed notifications when the user is unavailable.
2Loss of information
If interrupt events are reported with sound and screen display during idle state, then the user is fully notified of important events, but the idle state functionality is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the notification parameters (priority level, notification method) of interrupt events based on the operating state. During idle state, the system adjusts interrupt priorities to ensure notification while maintaining the idle functionality. This allows the system to communicate important events to the user without completely disrupting the idle state operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device is folded and audio is played through earphones, then the user can listen to audio content, but interrupt events displayed on screen may go unnoticed
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically detects the folded device state and adjusts interrupt notification strategies accordingly. When folding is detected during audio playback, the system modifies how interrupt events are prioritized and notified, ensuring that important events are communicated through appropriate channels that the user is likely to notice, even in the folded configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
In a terminal apparatus, the central control section 1-10 judges whether or not a function accompanied with an audio output is in operation when a change in a folding opening/closing state of the terminal apparatus is detected by the folding open/close detecting section 1-6, and changes the priority of the function in operation while maintaining the audio output of the function in operation when the function accompanied with the audio output being in operation is judged. Then, the system controls a reporting method reporting that the interrupt event is generated, based on the priority of an operating state in the terminal apparatus and the priority of the changed interrupt event, when the interrupt event is generated.