Electronic Device Partial Region Secondary Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in accessing additional information during communication sessions on electronic devices, as they need to navigate away from the call interface to access other applications, which can disrupt the call state and limit visibility of the other party's image, especially during video calls.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor, display, and communication circuit that allows users to access a secondary user interface for a second external device while maintaining the primary communication interface, by obtaining permission and displaying the secondary interface on a partial region of the primary interface, enabling seamless information retrieval without interrupting the communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the user enters the home screen to access additional applications during a call, then the user can access additional information, but the call application interface is terminated and the user cannot check the call state or the other party's image
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions: a first region for displaying the call application interface and a second region for displaying the additional application interface. This segmentation allows both the call interface and additional information to be displayed simultaneously without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between accessing additional information and maintaining call state visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of switching between applications in a single-dimensional sequence, the system displays applications in parallel across different spatial dimensions (different screen regions). This allows the user to access additional information while maintaining the call interface, eliminating the need to navigate away from the call screen.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user enters the home screen to execute a separate application during a call, then the user can obtain additional information, but additional input operations are required and the call interface display is terminated
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the call application interface and the additional application interface into a single unified display. By combining both interfaces and displaying them simultaneously in different regions of the same screen, the user can access additional applications without needing to perform additional navigation operations or switch between screens.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the user switches to a separate application during a video call, then the user can access additional information, but the user cannot check the image of the other party
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions: a first region for displaying the video call interface and a second region for displaying the additional application interface. This segmentation allows both the video call image and additional information to be displayed simultaneously without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between accessing additional applications and maintaining video call visibility.
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AI summary
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain a user input for communication with a first external electronic device and output a first user interface for the communication with the first external electronic device on the display, based on the user input. The processor is also configured to obtain permission information for accessing a second external electronic device associated with an account of the first external electronic device, during the communication with the first external electronic device, and display a second user interface for accessing the second external electronic device on a partial region of the first user interface based on the permission information.