Task Bar Objects for External Device Application Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it cumbersome to control functions of an application executed on another electronic device while using an electronic device, as existing methods lack intuitive control mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a communication circuit, memory, and processors displays objects for controlling applications on a task bar, detects nearby external devices, connects with them, identifies executable applications, and transmits control information via the communication circuit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users control functions of an application executed on another electronic device through existing methods, then the application functions can be controlled, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies (objects) of application functions on the first electronic device's display that correspond to functions executed on the second electronic device. Users interact with these copied objects instead of directly controlling the remote device, simplifying the operation while maintaining functional control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary interface layer consisting of display objects that mediate between the user and the remote application functions. This intermediary layer translates user interactions into control commands for the second device, reducing operational complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the electronic device displays objects for controlling external device applications, then control intuitiveness improves, but the display interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control interface into distinct objects displayed on the task bar, with each object representing a specific application function. This segmentation makes the interface more intuitive by presenting controls in discrete, manageable units rather than a monolithic complex interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to control by displaying graphical objects on the task bar that represent remote application functions. This dimensional addition transforms abstract control commands into visible, intuitive interface elements that users can easily identify and interact with.
3Ease of operation
If the device automatically detects and connects with external devices, then connection convenience improves, but the detection and connection process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the first electronic device to automatically detect nearby second electronic devices and initiate connection processes without requiring manual user configuration. The device performs self-service detection and connection, reducing operational steps while managing the technical complexity of device discovery and pairing.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a display, memory storing one or more computer programs, one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, the display, and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to display, in a task bar area of the display, a row of a first set of objects indicating a plurality of applications executable by the electronic device, detect, through the communication circuit, an external electronic device in proximity to the electronic device, based on detecting the external electronic device, connect with the external electronic device through communication, identify an application which is executable by the external electronic device, display, in the task bar area of the display, a second object indicating the application which is executable by the external electronic device, receive an input relating to the second object, and based on the input, transmit information related to the application corresponding to the second object to the external electronic device through the communication circuit.