Mobile Terminal Region-Based Icon Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile terminals with limited display size require users to navigate through multiple top-level icons to access desired functions, making the selection process cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for mobile terminals that allow users to designate a portion of the display and apply functions intuitively, using touch operations and proximity sensing to simplify navigation and scrolling, enabling easier access to menu selections and function execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple top-level icons are provided on the display to offer various functions, then the device functionality is enhanced, but the navigation complexity increases and user operation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions, with each region containing function-related icons. Users can directly access functions by selecting icons within specific regions rather than navigating through multiple hierarchical levels, thereby reducing navigation complexity while maintaining comprehensive device functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a regional dimension to the user interface by organizing icons into distinct display regions. This spatial organization allows users to navigate functions through regional selection rather than hierarchical icon traversal, effectively reducing the operational steps required to access various functions.
2Length of moving object
If the display size is kept small to maintain portability, then the device portability is improved, but the icon size must be reduced making selection more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the display into multiple regions, each containing a subset of function icons, the patent allows for more efficient use of the limited screen space. This regional organization enables users to locate and select functions more quickly without requiring larger icons, thus maintaining both small device size and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Each display region is given distinct characteristics and organizational properties, allowing icons within each region to be optimized for their specific functional category. This local optimization enables effective use of limited screen real estate while maintaining user-friendly interaction.
3Area of stationary object
If similar function execution icons are grouped together to save space, then the display efficiency is improved, but the user must traverse through multiple top level icons to access desired functions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments icons into functional regions and enables direct access to functions within each region. This segmentation allows users to bypass hierarchical navigation and directly select desired functions from the appropriate region, significantly reducing the time required to access functions while maintaining efficient use of display space.
Solution Approach 2:
Functions are pre-organized into specific display regions based on their functional categories. This preliminary organization allows users to directly navigate to the relevant region and select the desired function without needing to traverse through multiple hierarchical levels, thereby reducing access time while maintaining compact display efficiency.
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AI summary
A method of controlling a mobile terminal and which includes displaying contents on a display screen of the terminal, receiving a signal indicating a portion of the display screen on the mobile terminal has been designated, and executing, via a control unit, a preset function corresponding to an output mode of information contained in the designated portion of the display screen.