Mobile Terminal Wallpaper Visibility via Object Hiding
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the number of objects displayed on a mobile terminal's screen increases, portions of the wallpaper become obscured, causing user inconvenience and making it difficult to view the full wallpaper.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal with a user interface that allows objects to be made invisible upon touch input, such as a pinch-in gesture, enabling the user to view the full wallpaper and display additional information linked to the wallpaper content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple objects are displayed on the wallpaper, then the functionality and information density of the terminal are improved, but the wallpaper becomes obscured and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display modes where objects can be automatically moved to edges or hidden based on user interaction state. When a user views the wallpaper, objects are dynamically repositioned or concealed to reveal the wallpaper content, and restored when interaction resumes. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by making the display adaptable to different usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the display area into multiple regions: a wallpaper viewing area and object display areas. Objects can be selectively positioned in specific regions or hidden entirely when wallpaper viewing is detected. This spatial segmentation allows both the wallpaper and objects to coexist without mutual obstruction, resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple objects and maintaining wallpaper visibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If objects are displayed on the screen, then the interface provides functional access points, but the obscured wallpaper portions increase and information loss occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting when a user intends to view the wallpaper (through gesture detection or timing) and proactively moves or hides objects before the user actually needs to see the wallpaper. This preliminary repositioning prevents information loss about the wallpaper content while maintaining full interface functionality when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary control mechanism (the controller) that mediates between the objects and the wallpaper display. This intermediary detects user intent and coordinates the display state of objects accordingly, allowing the system to transition smoothly between showing objects for functionality and hiding them for wallpaper visibility, thus preventing information loss.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of displaying a plurality of objects on a wallpaper, and a method for providing a user interface thereof. The mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a plurality of objects on a wallpaper, a sensing unit to detect a touch input on the display unit, and a controller to control the plurality of objects to be invisible in response to the touch input such that portions of the wallpaper obscured by the plurality of objects are visible.