Stacked Icon Display for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with touch panels face challenges in efficiently displaying and accessing multiple pieces of information due to cluttered interfaces, where users often mistouch content while trying to inspect various icons, leading to inconvenient information retrieval.
Innovation Solution
The method involves displaying stacked icons composed of multiple pieces of information on an electronic device's display apparatus, where a processor generates a launch signal from sensor data to spread out these icons along a direction or gesture motion, allowing for sequential distribution and inspection of information within the display range.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple pieces of information are arranged in a line on the display apparatus, then the interface space is filled with information, but the user finds it difficult to read and access the information conveniently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional linear arrangement of information to a two-dimensional stacked icon structure. Multiple pieces of information are organized vertically in stacked icons, allowing the display apparatus to present more information pieces without increasing the horizontal space occupation, thereby improving both information quantity and user accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments information into distinct stacked icons, where each icon represents a specific type of information (e.g., messages, photos, videos). This segmentation allows users to quickly identify and access different information categories without confusion, resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple information pieces and maintaining ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If the user clicks an icon to display information, then the information can be inspected, but the user is liable to mistouch other information content and must repeatedly click to inspect each piece of information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-arranging multiple pieces of information within stacked icons before the user needs to access them. The information is organized and positioned in advance, so when the user interacts with the display, the information is already structured and ready for immediate access, eliminating the need for repeated clicking and reducing mistouch errors.
Solution Approach 2:
The stacked icon structure serves as an intermediary between the user and the information content. Instead of directly clicking on individual information items, the user interacts with the stacked icon as a unified element, which then displays the relevant information. This intermediary structure prevents mistouching of adjacent information and streamlines the access process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus shows various icons representing information, then the user can inspect information by touching icons, but the interface space is filled with information making it not easy to read
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes vertical stacking to organize information in a second dimension, allowing multiple information types to coexist on the display apparatus without creating a cluttered horizontal interface. This dimensional change maintains the display's versatility while significantly improving readability and user interaction.
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AI summary
An information display method for an electronic device is provided, wherein the electronic device includes a display apparatus, a processor and a sensor unit. The display apparatus displays at least a stacked icon composed of a plurality pieces of information. The information display method includes processing the sensing signal received from the sensor unit by the electronic device. According the sensing signal, a launching signal is provided by the processor. According the launching signal, the stacked icon is spread out by the processor to display each piece of the information.