Preview Card Split-Screen Layout for Intuitive Multi-App Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional screen splitting operations in multi-application scenarios are complex and not intuitive, making them difficult for users to perform.
Innovation Solution
A screen splitting method that involves receiving instructions for preview cards to display a second interface with multiple display areas, allowing intuitive and user-friendly screen splitting by dragging, tapping, or sliding preview cards to achieve split-screen layouts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional screen splitting methods are used (pressing and holding, menu selection, or dragging to activation area), then screen splitting functionality is achieved, but the operation becomes complex and not intuitive for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges preview cards of multiple applications in a specific layout on the multi-application switching interface. By preparing the interface in advance with clearly positioned preview cards, users can directly interact with the cards without needing to perform complex preliminary actions like menu selection or finding activation areas, thereby simplifying the screen splitting operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The preview cards on the multi-application switching interface are designed to be directly draggable by users. The cards themselves serve as the interaction target, eliminating the need for separate activation areas or menu selections. Users can intuitively perform screen splitting by simply dragging the preview cards to desired positions, making the system self-explanatory and easy to operate.
2Ease of operation
If conventional screen splitting methods are used, then screen splitting is achieved, but the operation is difficult for users to find and understand
Solution Approach 1:
The preview cards on the multi-application switching interface are designed with distinct visual characteristics that make them easily identifiable and distinguishable from other interface elements. This visual design helps users quickly locate and understand the screen splitting function without needing to search for activation areas or menu options, thereby improving the intuitiveness and visibility of the feature.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are displayed simultaneously using conventional methods, then multi-application functionality is achieved, but the interface requires complex navigation and switching
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple preview cards, each representing a separate application. This segmentation allows users to visually distinguish between different applications and their states, making it easier to manage and switch between multiple applications simultaneously without complex navigation requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from traditional sequential application switching to a spatial arrangement where multiple application preview cards are displayed simultaneously in a two-dimensional layout. This dimensional change allows users to access multiple applications at once through direct spatial interaction rather than sequential switching, greatly enhancing multi-application display capability and ease of operation.
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AI summary
This application provides a screen splitting method and apparatus in a multi-application scenario. The method is applied to the electronic device, so that a plurality of applications may be simultaneously displayed on a screen of the electronic device. The method includes: receiving a first instruction; displaying a first interface in response to the first instruction, where the first interface includes preview cards of applications that are recently run and that are not closed; receiving a second instruction for at least one of the preview cards; and displaying a second interface according to the second instruction, where the second interface includes at least two display areas, and an application corresponding to the at least one preview card is displayed in at least one display area.