Mobile Icon Display Using Usage Duration Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in quickly and accurately finding application icons on mobile terminals due to the increasing number of icons, with existing methods like sorting into folders or deleting unused icons being inconvenient and limiting.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for displaying icons on mobile terminals that determine a target duration based on the last usage time of each application, assigning a corresponding identifier, and displaying icons on the desktop with these identifiers, allowing for filtered and sorted display based on usage patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If icons are sorted into folders according to application type, then icon organization is improved, but user operation convenience deteriorates because users need to select folders to view icons
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments icons based on their usage duration since last use, dividing them into different groups (e.g., frequently used, occasionally used, rarely used). Each segment is displayed with different visual characteristics or positions on the desktop, allowing users to quickly identify and access frequently used applications without navigating through folders.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different icons based on their usage patterns. Icons that are used more frequently are displayed with higher prominence (e.g., larger size, different color, or positioned in specific areas), while less frequently used icons have lower prominence. This local differentiation helps users quickly locate needed icons without uniform treatment of all icons.
2Ease of operation
If icons of unused applications are deleted, then user search convenience is improved, but application accessibility deteriorates because users cannot continuously use deleted applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic icon display system where icon visibility and position are not fixed but change based on usage patterns. Icons are automatically repositioned or reorganized based on their usage duration, allowing the system to adapt to user behavior over time. This dynamic approach maintains accessibility while improving search convenience, as icons remain visible but are organized according to actual usage patterns rather than static deletion rules.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of displayed icons increases to include all applications, then application availability is improved, but icon recognition difficulty increases due to the large number of icons
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary organization of icons based on their usage patterns before user interaction. By pre-calculating and pre-positioning icons according to their usage duration since last use, the system prepares the optimal display configuration in advance. This preliminary action reduces the cognitive load on users during actual icon search, as icons are already arranged in a user-friendly manner without requiring users to manually organize them.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and device for displaying icon are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an instruction for displaying icon by a mobile terminal, and determining, for each first icon to be displayed, a target duration corresponding to each first icon according to a first time of receiving the instruction for displaying icon and a second time stored for each first icon, wherein the second time is the time when a first application program corresponding to each first icon is used for the last time; determining, according to the target duration corresponding to each first icon and a pre-stored corresponding relation between a duration and an identifier, a first target identifier corresponding to each first icon; and displaying, on a desktop, each first icon carrying a corresponding first target identifier.