Schedule Interface Timescale for Intuitive Multi-Schedule Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing schedule management applications on electronic terminals require tedious user operations to view multiple schedules on a day, leading to poor user experience due to the inability to intuitively display information about multiple schedules simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A method and interface for an electronic terminal that displays a 24-hour interval timescale with identifiers for each schedule, where the display location of each identifier is associated with its time information, allowing users to view schedule information directly without switching interfaces or applications, by performing view operations on the identifiers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic terminal displays information about only one schedule in the user interface, then the display is simple and clear, but the user cannot view information about multiple schedules simultaneously, requiring tedious user operations to access the schedule management application
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple display areas: a first display area showing a timescale with schedule identifiers, and a second display area showing detailed schedule information. This segmentation allows simultaneous display of multiple schedules and their details without overwhelming the interface
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the schedule overview function and the schedule detail viewing function into a single user interface. The first display area shows multiple schedule identifiers on a timescale, while the second display area provides detailed information, combining what previously required separate applications into one unified interface
2Loss of information
If the electronic terminal requires users to access the schedule management application to view multiple schedules, then detailed schedule information can be accessed, but the user experience deteriorates due to tedious operations and inability to intuitively view multiple schedules
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it displays a timescale with multiple schedule identifiers, allows selection of different schedules, and provides detailed schedule information all within the same interface. This multi-functional design eliminates the need to switch to a separate schedule management application
3Productivity
If the user interface displays only one schedule at a time, then the interface remains simple, but the productivity decreases due to additional operations required to view other schedules
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the display by incorporating a timescale that shows multiple schedule identifiers at different time positions. This allows users to view multiple schedules in chronological order on the same interface without stacking them vertically in a complex manner, maintaining simplicity while improving efficiency
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AI summary
This specification provides a schedule processing method and an electronic terminal. The method includes: displaying a 24-hour interval timescale in a first display area in a user interface, and displaying, in the first display area, an identifier corresponding to each schedule on a day, where a display location of the identifier corresponding to each schedule is associated with time information of each schedule, and the user interface includes the first display area and a second display area; and in response to a detected first view operation performed by a user on a first identifier, displaying, in the user interface, information about a schedule corresponding to the first identifier. According to the foregoing solution, an operation of viewing information about a schedule by the user can be simplified, helping the user intuitively view information about a plurality of schedules on a day.