Mobile Display Segmentation for Instant Message File Access

Solution Overview

Problem

Users find it uncomfortable to reuse images or videos from instant messages on mobile terminals as the relevant content is not easily accessible due to lack of separate display for attached files.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal with a display unit featuring a first region for instant messages and a second region for displaying information about attached objects, including images, audio, or text with link information, allowing users to easily access and manage these objects through touch input and control methods that group and change the output based on user selection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If instant messages with attached files are displayed in a single integrated region, then the display structure is simple, but users cannot easily access and manage attached objects

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of attached filesVSAvoiddisplay structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit is divided into a first region for instant messages and a second region for attached objects. This segmentation allows users to easily access and manage attached files in the second region while keeping the instant message content in the first region, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity by organizing functionality through spatial separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Loss of information

If all instant message content is displayed together, then information completeness is maintained, but related objects are not separately accessible

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of instant message contentVSAvoidseparate access to attached objects

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit is divided into a first region for instant messages and a second region for attached objects. This segmentation allows users to easily access and manage attached files in the second region while keeping the instant message content in the first region, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity by organizing functionality through spatial separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If attached files are integrated with message text, then context is preserved, but user convenience for managing files is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of file managementVSAvoidcontext of attached files

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit is divided into a first region for instant messages and a second region for attached objects. This segmentation allows users to easily access and manage attached files in the second region while keeping the instant message content in the first region, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity by organizing functionality through spatial separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The controller displays information corresponding to at least one object included in the instant message on the second region, providing visual feedback about available attached files. This allows users to understand what files are available while keeping them separately accessible, maintaining context while improving file management convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8849356B2Mobile device displaying instant message and control method of mobile device

Publication Date: 2014.09.30 LG ELECTRONICS INC

AI summary

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal displaying an instant message and a control method of the same. A mobile terminal according to an aspect of the invention may include: a wireless communication unit sending or receiving an instant message; a display unit including a first region and a second region and displaying the instant message sent or received by the wireless communication unit on the first region; and a controller displaying information corresponding to at least one object included in the instant message on the second region.