Multi-Screen Notification Display for Faster Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices struggle to display notification information in a timely and efficient manner due to limited types of display screens, leading to low efficiency in handling notifications.
Innovation Solution
The method and electronic device implement a notification display system that utilizes different display screens (AOD, lock, drop-down, desktop, immersive application) to progressively reveal notification content based on user interactions, allowing for varying levels of detail and context.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If notification information is displayed only on limited types of display screens (AOD, lock screen, drop-down screen), then the device maintains simple display architecture, but the user cannot view notification content in a timely and efficient manner
Solution Approach 1:
The notification display process is segmented across multiple screen types (AOD, lock screen, drop-down screen, desktop screen), with each screen type displaying different levels of notification content. The AOD screen shows notification icons, the lock screen shows notification bars with partial content, and the desktop screen shows detailed notification cards, allowing users to access notification information at different stages of device usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal and contextual dimension to notification display by utilizing multiple screen states that transition as the user interacts with the device. Notifications are displayed across different screen dimensions (always-on display dimension, lock screen dimension, unlocked desktop dimension), creating a multi-layered display architecture that improves accessibility without requiring a single complex display system.
2Loss of information
If the electronic device displays only notification icons on AOD screen or notification bars on lock screen, then the display content remains simple and power consumption is reduced, but the user cannot view full notification content quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The notification information is prepared and staged for display across multiple screens in advance. When a notification arrives, the system pre-configures the notification icon for AOD display, the notification bar for lock screen display, and the notification card for desktop display, so that as the user unlocks the device, the full notification content is already ready for immediate viewing without additional processing delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification display system uses a nested structure where notification icons are contained within AOD screen, notification bars contain notification icons and partial content on lock screen, and notification cards contain expanded notification details on desktop screen. Each layer nests the previous layer's information while adding more detail, allowing users to access progressively more information as they interact with the device.
3Ease of operation
If multiple display screens are utilized to show notification content with varying details, then user efficiency in processing notifications improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification display system is designed to universally work across multiple screen types (AOD, lock screen, drop-down screen, desktop screen) with a unified notification management architecture. The same notification data structure and display logic are adapted to different screen contexts, allowing the system to maintain ease of operation by providing consistent notification access patterns regardless of which screen is active, while avoiding the need for separate independent display systems for each screen type.
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AI summary
This application discloses a notification display method and an electronic device, and relates to the field of terminal technologies. The method includes: An electronic device may receive notification information delivered by a first application, and output different display content based on the notification information and different types of display screens. Display screen types may include an AOD screen, a lock screen, a drop-down screen, a desktop screen, an immersive application screen, and the like. In addition, the electronic device may display a card including the notification information on a desktop screen. A user may further process notification content based on the card. The notification display method can help the user quickly view the notification content, thereby improving efficiency of dealing with the notification information by the user.