Multitask Interface Layout for Managing Floating and Split-Screen Apps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing application management systems on electronic devices lack a convenient and multi-functional method for managing multiple applications simultaneously, particularly in task management centers, which hinders user experience.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device divides the task management interface into regions for displaying task windows of different application types, such as full-screen, split-screen, and floating applications, with distinct window styles and animations, allowing users to manage these applications efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the task management center displays all applications in a unified manner, then the interface is simple, but applications of different types (full-screen, split-screen, floating) cannot be distinguished and managed effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different visual styles to task windows based on their application types. Full-screen applications display with one style, split-screen applications with another style, and floating applications with a third style. This allows the task management center to maintain a unified interface while simultaneously preserving the distinctive characteristics of each application type through localized visual differentiation.
2Device complexity
If multiple applications are managed in a single view, then the interface is compact, but the complexity of managing different application types increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the task management center into multiple display regions, with each region dedicated to a specific application type. Full-screen applications are displayed in one region, split-screen applications in another region, and floating applications in a third region. This segmentation reduces the complexity of managing diverse applications by organizing them into distinct categories, making it easier for users to locate and manage applications of different types without confusion.
3Speed
If the task management interface transitions quickly between states, then the response speed is fast, but the visual effect and user perception are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic transition effects when switching between different task management interface states. When the user navigates through applications or changes the display mode, animated transitions are applied to smoothly transform the interface from one state to another. This dynamic approach maintains fast response speed while enhancing the visual effect, making the transitions perceptible and aesthetically pleasing rather than abrupt and jarring.
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AI summary
This application provides an application management method, an electronic device, and a storage medium. An electronic device displays a first user interface, where a first floating window of a first application hovers over the first user interface. The electronic device receives a first operation. The electronic device displays a multi-task management interface in response to the first operation, where the multi-task management interface includes a first display region and a second display region, the first display region includes a first task window of a second application, the second display region includes a second task window of the first application, and an application type of the first application includes a full-screen application and/or a split-screen application. According to the method, the electronic device may divide the multi-task management interface into two regions, and task windows of applications of different application types are displayed in different regions, so that a user can conveniently manage applications of different types on the multi-task management interface.