Switch Interface for Managing Subordinate Application Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for smartphone applications has led to a need for efficient tools to generate and manage software applications that can be executed alongside or linked to existing applications, while providing a seamless user interface for switching between them.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables the generation of a second software application subordinate to a first application, along with a switch interface graphical user interface, allowing users to control and switch between the applications based on user input, using a processor to manage the execution and display of both applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a second application is subordinated to a first application to enable simultaneous execution, then application functionality and user experience are improved, but device complexity and interface management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
A switch interface is introduced as an intermediary element between the first and second applications. This switch interface receives user inputs and directs them to the appropriate application, managing the complexity of controlling multiple applications simultaneously. The switch interface acts as a mediator that simplifies the user's interaction with the multi-application system by providing a unified control mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications are executed simultaneously with overlay display, then application versatility is improved, but user interface clarity and control precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is segmented into distinct regions: a first region for the first application and a second region for the second application. This spatial segmentation allows both applications to be displayed simultaneously with clear visual separation, preventing interface clutter and maintaining control precision. The switch interface itself is segmented into a first state for controlling the first application and a second state for controlling the second application.
3Ease of operation
If a switch interface is provided to control multiple applications, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The switch interface is designed with multi-functionality, serving as a universal control mechanism for both the first and second applications. By providing a single interface that can control multiple applications through its different states, the system improves ease of operation without requiring separate control mechanisms for each application, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
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AI summary
An application producing method regarding a first and second application, the method includes receiving an application generation request related to a second application, the second application being subordinate to a first application, generating the second application and computer readable instructions related to a switch interface for selecting at least one of the first and second applications, the switch interface computer readable instructions related to the switch interface, which when executed by at least one application executing apparatus, causes the application executing apparatus to display the switch interface on at least one of the first and second applications, and when the switch interface is in a first state, the first application is controlled based on a first user input received by the at least one application executing apparatus, and when the switch interface is in a second state, the second application is controlled based on the first user input.