Task Ranking by Active Index for Intuitive Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart terminals face challenges in presenting tasks in an order that accurately reflects their frequency of use, leading to a less intuitive and less user-friendly interface.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that acquire an active index for each task, ranking them based on this index, which represents the frequency of operation, and presenting them accordingly, allowing for two groups of tasks to be displayed with the most frequently used tasks shown first and less frequently used tasks secondary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tasks are presented in order from latest to earliest according to when they are started, then the presentation follows a simple time-based sequence, but the user experience becomes less intuitive and less user-friendly because it does not reflect frequency of use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the ordering parameter from time-based (latest to earliest) to frequency-based (most frequently operated to least frequently operated). This involves calculating an active index for each task representing its operation frequency, then sorting tasks according to this new parameter to improve user experience while maintaining reasonable system complexity through efficient indexing and sorting algorithms.
2Productivity
If all tasks are presented in a single list ordered by start time, then the structure is simple and easy to implement, but frequently used tasks may be buried deeper in the list making them harder to access
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and maintaining active indices that reflect task operation frequencies. This allows frequently used tasks to be proactively positioned at the top of the task list before users need to access them, reducing the time required to locate and launch frequently used applications without requiring complex real-time analysis when tasks are accessed.
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AI summary
A method for presenting tasks is provided. The method includes: acquiring an active index of each of tasks which are currently in operation in a terminal; ranking the tasks based on the active indices; and presenting the tasks according to a result of the ranking, wherein the active index is a frequency of the task being operated in the terminal.