Mobile Terminal Gesture Control for Application-Specific Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile terminal systems lack a method to effectively discriminate and manage system settings from individual application settings, leading to user inconvenience and inefficiency in controlling device functions.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a touchscreen and controller that differentiates between system and application settings, applying individual settings only when the corresponding application is activated, using touch gestures and setting icons to facilitate discrimination and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal provides unified settings for all applications, then the system is simple to manage, but individual application customization is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The settings are segmented into two distinct types: system-wide settings that apply to all applications, and individual application settings that apply only to specific applications. This segmentation allows users to customize settings for each application independently while maintaining a separate system-level configuration, thereby achieving both adaptability and manageable complexity through clear organizational structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by allowing different setting configurations at different levels: global system settings provide a baseline configuration, while individual application settings provide localized customization. This enables users to apply different quality standards and parameters to different parts of the system (specific applications) without affecting the entire system, thus achieving versatility without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the terminal allows separate settings for each application, then customization is improved, but the interface becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension in the settings interface by adding application-specific context to the traditional system settings. Instead of a flat, single-level settings menu, the system creates a multi-dimensional interface where users can navigate between system-wide and application-specific settings. This dimensional expansion allows precise control over individual applications while organizing the complexity in a structured, navigable manner that doesn't overwhelm the user.
3Reliability
If the terminal applies settings globally, then system consistency is maintained, but application-specific optimization is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by establishing default system-wide settings that provide a consistent baseline configuration for all applications. These pre-configured system settings ensure reliability and consistency across the entire system. Meanwhile, the patent allows users to subsequently apply specific overrides for individual applications when needed, thus maintaining both system consistency and application-specific flexibility through a two-stage configuration approach.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. The present invention includes a touchscreen and a controller controlling a system setting based on a user's system setting input, the controller, if receiving an application individual setting input corresponding to a prescribed application, controlling the application individual setting to be applied in case of activation of the prescribed application only. Accordingly, a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application are performed discriminately, whereby a convenience enhanced user environment can be provided. And, in performing a setting for an overall system and a setting for an individual application discriminately, a user interface (UI) for facilitating the settings can be provided.