Stylus-Initiated Application Launch in Standby Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for awakening electronic devices from standby mode using a stylus do not meet all user needs in various application settings, as they often require users to locate applications manually after switching to active mode, reducing productivity and user satisfaction.
Innovation Solution
Pre-associating a specific application with a predetermined stylus action allows the device to automatically open that application when the stylus action is detected, switching the device from standby to active mode, thereby eliminating the need for manual application location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the device switches to standby mode to reduce power consumption, then energy efficiency is improved, but user access to applications becomes slower and less convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-associates specific applications with predetermined stylus actions before the device enters standby mode. When the stylus action is detected during standby, the pre-associated application is immediately launched, eliminating the need for manual application location and reducing access time while maintaining power savings
2Device complexity
If manual application location is required after switching from standby to active mode, then device power management is simplified, but user productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary association of applications with stylus actions in advance. This pre-configuration enables automatic application launching when the device wakes from standby, improving productivity without adding significant complexity to power management since the association logic operates independently of the power state transitions
3Measurement precision
If a stylus action is used to wake the device from standby mode, then precision input is improved, but the ability to accommodate different user preferences for different applications is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal mapping between stylus actions and multiple different applications. A single predetermined stylus action can be pre-associated with any selected application, allowing the same precise stylus input to serve different functions based on user preferences and context, thereby achieving multi-functionality without compromising input precision
Data Source
AI summary
A particular application is pre-associated with the detection of a predetermined stylus action that occurs while a given electronic device is in a standby mode of operation. Upon then detecting that predetermined stylus action these teachings provide for responsively opening that particular application. By one approach this opening of the particular application occurs in conjunction with switching the electronic device from the standby mode of operation to the active mode of operation. The pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon an automatic association based upon identifying the most-used application for the electronic device. As another example, the pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon a specific user-based selection.