Mobile Device Snooze Interval Adjustment via Segmented Touch Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile devices require complex manipulations to change the snooze interval during an alarm, making it inconvenient for users to adjust the snooze function.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a touch screen to display multiple snooze intervals as regions, allowing users to select and set a new snooze interval through intuitive touch and drag gestures, simplifying the process of changing the snooze interval during an alarm.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the traditional menu-based method is used to change snooze interval, then the alarm function can be modified, but the operation becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The alarm interface is segmented into multiple display regions, each representing a different snooze interval option. This segmentation allows users to quickly select from predefined intervals without navigating through complex menus, directly reducing operation complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple snooze interval options are pre-configured and displayed as separate regions before the user needs to make a selection. This preliminary preparation of options eliminates the need for real-time menu navigation and configuration, making the operation simpler and faster.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user wants to change snooze interval during alarm output, then the alarm can be adjusted, but the user must cancel and reset the existing settings
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple snooze interval configurations are prepared in advance as display regions. When the alarm occurs, users can directly select from these pre-prepared options without needing to cancel and reset existing settings, saving time while maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The alarm function continues to operate while allowing interval modification. Instead of interrupting the alarm to reset settings, the system maintains continuous alarm output while enabling users to change the snooze interval through simple display region selection, eliminating time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple snooze options are provided, then user preference can be accommodated, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple snooze options are segmented into distinct display regions on the screen. This visual segmentation presents multiple choices in a simple, organized manner that does not increase perceived interface complexity, while still providing adaptability for different user preferences.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for easily setting a snooze interval in a mobile device are provided. In the method, the mobile device receives an event for setting a snooze function, outputs, when receiving the event, a plurality of display regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of snooze intervals, and selects one display region of the plurality display regions. Then the mobile device sets the snooze function with a specific snooze interval corresponding to the selected one display region.