Shortcut Plug-in Area for Mobile Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for adding shortcut plugins on mobile devices are time-consuming and tedious, requiring users to search for target apps within system settings, which negatively impacts user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that display a shortcut plugin area on the user interface in response to a preset operation, allowing users to quickly add plugins by activating and inserting them into the area, with options to adjust sequences and hide the area as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users follow the traditional method to add shortcut plug-ins by searching in system settings, then the shortcut plug-in can be added, but the operation process is tedious and consumes much time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges a dedicated shortcut plug-in area on the desktop and pre-configures the interface structure, so when users want to add a shortcut, the area is already ready and visible. This eliminates the need for users to search through system settings, as the target location is prepared in advance and immediately accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the shortcut plug-in addition function from the deep system settings menu and places it directly on the desktop interface. By separating this specific function from the general settings system and giving it an independent, visible presence on the desktop, users can access it directly without navigating through multiple menu layers.
2Productivity
If users search for target APP in system settings to set as shortcut, then the shortcut can be created, but the operation process is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges a dedicated shortcut plug-in area on the desktop and pre-configures the interface structure, so when users want to add a shortcut, the area is already ready and visible. This eliminates the need for users to search through system settings, as the target location is prepared in advance and immediately accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface element (the shortcut plug-in area with its placeholder and interaction mechanisms) that mediates between the user and the underlying system settings. This intermediary provides a simplified interaction model where users can directly interact with the desktop area to add shortcuts, without needing to navigate the complex system settings hierarchy.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method, an apparatus for adding a shortcut plug-in, and an intelligent device. The method includes: displaying (S101, S501, S601) a shortcut plug-in area in a setting range of a user interface in response to detecting a preset operation for the user interface, the shortcut plug-in area being used to provide one or more shortcut plug-ins therein; and adding (S102, S402, S502) a shortcut plug-in corresponding to a target object into the shortcut plug-in area. The present disclosure can quickly display the shortcut plug-in area based on the preset operation of the user, and can accurately and quickly add the shortcut plug-in into the displayed shortcut plug-in area according to the needs of the users, without requiring the user to spend extra time in searching for an APP that needs to be added in a specific option in the system setting, which can simplify the operation process of setting the shortcut plug-in, improve the efficiency of adding the shortcut plug-in, and then improve the user experience.