Dynamic Mobile Terminal GUI Partitioning for Simultaneous List and Detail Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication terminals lack the display space to implement PC-like Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), limiting the ability to show both a list of entries and their details simultaneously, which hampers user overview and navigation.
Innovation Solution
A mobile communication terminal with a processor that dynamically partitions the application area into two or more sections, allowing one section to be temporarily larger or smaller based on user input, enabling both sections to be visible at all times while optimizing the allocation of display space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a PC-like GUI is implemented on a mobile terminal, then the information display capability is improved, but the display area is insufficient to show both list and details simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The application area is divided into two or more application area sections that can be displayed simultaneously on the mobile terminal screen. This segmentation allows the system to present multiple types of information (e.g., contact list and contact details) in different sections at the same time, effectively increasing the information display capability within the limited display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a traditional single-window sequential view to a multi-section simultaneous display by utilizing the two-dimensional screen space more efficiently. By arranging multiple application area sections in a spatial layout on the screen, the system achieves PC-like information presentation without requiring additional display dimensions.
2Loss of information
If the display area is divided into multiple sections, then the information overview is improved, but the available space for each section is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the size and allocation of application area sections based on user interaction and content requirements. The processor can temporarily define one section as larger and another as smaller, then swap their sizes in response to user input, allowing flexible optimization of space utilization while maintaining comprehensive information display.
3Device complexity
If a single window is displayed at a time, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user navigation efficiency is lowered
Solution Approach 1:
The GUI is segmented into multiple simultaneously visible application area sections, each serving different functions (e.g., one section for contact list, another for contact details). This eliminates the need for users to navigate between separate windows to view different types of information, thereby improving navigation efficiency while maintaining a relatively simple overall GUI structure.
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AI summary
A mobile communication terminal having a display with an application area thereon. The application area is partitioned into at least two unequally sized sections. The size of the application area allocated to the respective application area sections is dynamically controlled in response to user input.