Search-Driven Electronic Device Control Through Dynamic Interfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices face the challenge of needing to perform multiple manipulations to access and control complex services, requiring an intuitive and convenient user interface for search and configuration of functions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a search window that receives text input, identifies strings representing functions or commands, and displays a user interface with selectable objects for changing settings, allowing direct configuration of functions through text input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple manipulations are required to access services, then service complexity can be managed, but user operation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a search window as an intermediary component between the user and complex services. Users input search terms in this window, and the system automatically generates simplified user interfaces that directly access the intended services, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple complex menus and steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the interaction parameter from manual navigation through multiple steps to direct text-based search. By accepting search terms as input and generating appropriate user interfaces dynamically, the system transforms complex service access into a simple search operation.
2Ease of operation
If traditional user interfaces are used, then device complexity can be maintained, but service accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic user interface that adapts based on the search query. Instead of a static interface with fixed menus, the system generates different user interfaces dynamically according to the searched service, making complex services accessible through a simple search interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The search window serves as a mediator that simplifies access to services. Users interact with this simple search interface, and the system handles the complexity of routing to the appropriate service, keeping the user-side interface simple while maintaining service complexity on the backend.
3Productivity
If multiple manipulation steps are used, then configuration precision can be maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically generating the user interface and configuration options based on the search term before the user needs to make any selections. This pre-generation eliminates the need for users to manually navigate through multiple steps to find and configure services.
Solution Approach 2:
The search-based interface allows users to skip through multiple manual manipulation steps by directly searching for the desired service. The system rushes through the navigation process by automatically interpreting the search term and presenting the relevant configuration interface immediately.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device may comprise displays, at least one processor, and memories storing instructions. The instructions may, when executed by at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: display, on at least a portion of the display, a search window configured to receive a text input; enable the electronic device to receive a text input via the search window; identify whether the text includes a character string representing a function and/or instruction of the electronic device; and display a user interface, including a selectable object for changing the settings for a function of the electronic device corresponding to the character string, on at least a portion of the display in response to the identification of the character string.