Orientation-Based Display View Overlay for Mobile Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user interfaces for mobile terminals require users to switch between different views to access various functionalities, which can be time-consuming and reduce user enjoyment, especially when incorporating augmented reality features that only provide limited access to device resources.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that enable control over a device display based on device orientation, allowing for a variable overlay of different views, such as an augmented reality view and a user interface view, based on the orientation angle, enabling seamless access to multiple functionalities without the need for view switching.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between different views to access various functionalities, then access to multiple functionalities is achieved, but user time and enjoyment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple display views (augmented reality view and user interface view) into a single composite display that shows both simultaneously. The augmented reality view displays device information and services, while the user interface view provides control functionality. This merging eliminates the need for view switching while maintaining access to all functionalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-view display to a multi-layered composite display that presents multiple views simultaneously in different spatial arrangements. The display can show the augmented reality view and user interface view side-by-side or in overlapping layers, adding a dimensional aspect to the display organization that allows concurrent access to multiple functionalities without temporal switching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If augmented reality view is displayed to access device services, then service access is enabled, but control over device resources is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into distinct functional areas: the augmented reality view segment displays device information and services in the background, while the user interface view segment provides foreground control functionality. This segmentation allows each view to fulfill its specific purpose without interfering with the other, enabling both service access and resource control simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite display acts as an intermediary that bridges the augmented reality view and user interface view. It allows users to interact with device resources through the user interface view while the augmented reality view continues to provide contextual device information and service access, mediating between the two different interaction modes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If another user interface view is switched to access additional functionalities, then more functionalities are available, but user enjoyment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains continuous access to multiple functionalities by displaying multiple views simultaneously rather than switching between them. The augmented reality view and user interface view remain continuously visible and accessible, allowing users to perform actions in either view without interruption or loss of context, thereby maintaining user enjoyment while providing comprehensive functionality access.
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AI summary
An apparatus for enabling provision of control over a device display based on device orientation may include at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving an indication of data associated with a first potential display view, receiving orientation information indicative of an orientation angle of a device including a display, and enabling provision of a display view at the display that includes a variable portion of the first potential display view based on the orientation angle. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided.