Standby Screen Dialing via Interactive Clock Hands
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing dialing method for user terminals, such as smart watches, requires users to navigate through multiple screens, making the process complex and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A dialing method that allows users to perform dialing operations directly on the standby screen by interacting with the clock dial, where moment indication numerals are used to input dialing numbers, eliminating the need to switch between multiple screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users navigate through multiple screens to perform dialing operations, then the dialing function can be accessed, but the operational complexity increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the dialing function with the standby screen by making the clock dial elements (hour, minute, second hands) interactive for dialing purposes. This integration eliminates the need for separate dialing screens, allowing users to input numbers by dragging hands to corresponding positions on the clock dial displayed on the standby screen.
Solution Approach 2:
The clock dial on the standby screen serves dual functions: displaying time information and enabling dialing operations. The same visual elements (clock hands and dial markings) are used both for time indication and for number input, making the standby screen a multi-functional interface that reduces navigation requirements.
2Productivity
If users navigate through multiple screens to perform dialing operations, then the dialing function can be accessed, but the time required for completion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dialing interface is prepared in advance by displaying the interactive clock dial on the standby screen, which is already visible when the device is idle. Users can immediately begin dialing operations without needing to transition from other screens, as the dialing interface is pre-positioned and ready for interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
By combining the standby function and dialing function into a single screen interface, the patent eliminates the time required for screen transitions. The clock dial serves both as a time display and as the dialing interface, allowing users to complete dialing operations directly from the standby screen without navigation delays.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a dialing method for a user terminal, so as to simplify a dialing procedure of the user terminal and improve efficiency of a user dialing operation. The method according to the embodiments of the present invention includes: detecting, by a user terminal, at least one entering operation performed on a moment indication numeral on a clock dial, where the clock dial is displayed on a standby screen of the user terminal; determining, by the user terminal, a dialing numeral corresponding to the entering operation; generating, by the user terminal, a dialing number according to the dialing numeral; and performing, by the user terminal, a call by using the dialing number as a called number. In the embodiments of the present invention, a user may perform a dialing operation by using the standby screen of the user terminal, and can perform the dialing operation without a need to enter a home screen by using the standby screen and then enter a dialing screen by using the home screen. Therefore, the dialing procedure of the user terminal is simplified, and efficiency of the user dialing operation is improved.