Mobile Terminal Execution Screen with Multiple Information Display Regions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mobile terminals operate in a single tasking manner, making it difficult for users to simultaneously review information from multiple applications running in parallel, as they must either end one application to start another or run them in the background and foreground.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for a mobile terminal that displays an execution screen with multiple information display regions, allowing users to interact with and switch between applications seamlessly, with the control unit executing the corresponding application and updating information automatically.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the terminal operates in single tasking mode, then the system complexity is low, but the user cannot simultaneously review information from multiple applications

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to simultaneously review multiple applicationsVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The execution screen is divided into multiple information display regions, where each region corresponds to a different application. This segmentation allows multiple applications to be displayed simultaneously in a structured manner, enabling users to review information from multiple applications at once while maintaining system manageability through clear regional division.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If the user switches between applications, then the user can access different applications, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of switching between applicationsVSAvoidtime to switch between applications
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-loads and displays information from multiple applications simultaneously in separate information display regions before the user needs to switch. This preliminary display of multiple application information eliminates the need for sequential switching, allowing users to access and compare information from different applications immediately without time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

A common application serves as an intermediary that manages and displays information from multiple other applications within its execution screen. This intermediary application coordinates the display of multiple applications' information, simplifying the user interaction model and eliminating the need for direct switching between multiple independent applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple applications are displayed simultaneously, then the user can review information from multiple applications, but the information display format becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to display multiple applications simultaneouslyVSAvoidinformation display format complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each information display region is designed with specific local characteristics tailored to its corresponding application, while maintaining a unified overall layout. This allows each application's information to be displayed in its optimal format within its designated region, while the consistent regional structure across the screen maintains overall simplicity and avoids complex global display formatting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP2360569B1Method and apparatus for providing informations of multiple applications
Publication Date: 2019.06.12 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for displaying information of multiple applications simultaneously on the execution screen of a common application is provided. A method for providing information in mobile terminal includes displaying an execution screen having a plurality of information display regions with execution of a common application, detecting an interaction made to one of the information display regions, executing an application related to information presented in the information display region at which the interaction is detected, and displaying original data corresponding to the information presented in the information display region at which the interaction is detected.