Multi-Window Manager Interface for Mobile Device Application Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile devices face limitations in multi-window functionality, as earlier mobile apparatuses with smaller screens and lower resolution could only display one application at a time, failing to meet user demands for simultaneous use of multiple applications, such as chatting and watching videos.
Innovation Solution
A method for processing information in an electronic apparatus that includes triggering a multi-window manager, displaying object identifiers and running status information in a small window, allowing users to easily manage and switch between applications using touch, key-pressing, attitude changes, or voice operations, with a transformation parameter to adjust the display format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If single window application function is used, then device complexity is reduced, but application functionality and user experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the application display into multiple independent windows, each capable of running a different application simultaneously. The screen is divided into multiple display regions, with each region independently displaying and interacting with a separate application, enabling multi-tasking while maintaining individual application functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a single-dimension (one application at a time) to a multi-dimensional display approach by utilizing multiple overlapping windows on the same screen space. Windows can be positioned at different locations, sizes, and layers, creating a three-dimensional display hierarchy that allows simultaneous access to multiple applications.
2Ease of operation
If multi-window management interface is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service mechanisms where the multi-window manager automatically manages window creation, positioning, sizing, and layering without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously handles window state transitions, focus management, and resource allocation, reducing the operational burden on users while managing the underlying complexity.
3Productivity
If multiple applications are displayed simultaneously, then productivity is improved, but screen area utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a nested window structure where smaller windows can be positioned within or overlapping larger windows, allowing multiple applications to share the same screen space hierarchically. This nested arrangement enables efficient use of screen real estate by allowing users to nest less important applications within the context of more important ones, maintaining productivity while optimizing display area utilization.
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AI summary
A method for processing information applied in an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: acquiring a first operation to trigger the multi-window manager; displaying the multi-window management interface corresponding to the multi-window manager in the touch-control display unit based on the first operation; displaying the at least one object identifier corresponding to the at least one application in the multi-window management interface, and displaying running status information corresponding to the at least one application. Using the technical solution of the present invention, the user is able to know the applications which may be displayed in a form of a small window and the current running status thereof conveniently and quickly by means of a multi-window management interface, and thereby the user experience is improved.