Shape-Changeable Display Application Execution Method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when switching between applications on electronic devices, as they need to manually find and execute multiple applications related to displayed content, such as notes, emails, or text messages, to access information like bank account numbers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device identifies information from one application and automatically recommends or applies it to relevant candidate applications, displaying a graphic object to facilitate this process without manual input, enhancing user convenience and reducing computational workload.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually find and execute multiple applications to access information, then the device can execute multiple applications, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically identifying information from the currently executed application and pre-selecting candidate applications before the user needs to access them. The processor extracts information (e.g., account numbers, contact details) and prepares a list of relevant applications in advance, so when the user needs to access this information, the applications are already ready to be executed without requiring manual searching.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service functionality where the processor automatically determines which applications are relevant based on the identified information and presents them to the user. The system serves itself by autonomously analyzing the currently executed application, extracting useful information, and recommending appropriate applications without requiring user intervention in the decision-making process.
2Productivity
If the device automatically identifies and applies information to candidate applications, then the operation process is streamlined, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processor is designed with multi-functionality to handle various tasks: executing the currently active application, identifying information from that application, determining relevant candidate applications, and facilitating transitions between applications. This universal processor handles multiple functions that would otherwise require separate systems, thereby managing complexity through integration rather than multiplication of components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of a processor that mediates between the currently executed application and the candidate applications. This intermediary automatically extracts information, determines relevance, and facilitates the transition process, acting as a bridge that simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the complex coordination logic in one component.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device displays graphic objects for shape transformation, then the adaptability increases, but the display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the application execution function with the shape transformation function by displaying graphic objects that serve dual purposes: indicating available applications and triggering shape changes. When a user interacts with these graphic objects, both application selection and device transformation occur through a unified interface, reducing the need for separate display mechanisms for each function.
Data Source
AI summary
A shape-changeable electronic apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a display module having a first area and a second area. In response to the shape of the electronic apparatus being a first shape, the first area is activated, and in response to the shape of the electronic apparatus being a second shape, the second area is activated. The electronic apparatus further includes a memory storing computer-executable instructions and a processor which executes the instructions. When the instructions are executed, in the first shape, first content related to a first application is displayed in the first area. Information is identified from the first content. The presence of a candidate application to which the identified information can be applied is determined. In response to the candidate application being present, a graphic object capable of receiving an input for changing the shape of the electronic apparatus is displayed on the first area.