Terminal Control Method for Hidden Icon Management via Multi-Touch Gestures
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for hiding application icons on mobile terminals are complex and inefficient, requiring frequent interface switching, which complicates the process of managing hidden icons.
Innovation Solution
A terminal control method that detects multiple touch points on the screen interface, allowing for the quick opening of a management interface for hidden icons without switching interfaces, by sliding touch points in opposite directions, enabling convenient and efficient hiding or un-hiding of icons through a dual-area display system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the traditional method of hiding application icons is used (calling up function menu and selecting hide apps), then the application icons can be hidden, but the operation becomes complicated due to frequent interface switching
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the hidden icon management interface with the desktop interface by displaying it in a transparent overlay mode. This allows users to manage hidden icons directly on the desktop without switching to a separate full-screen interface, thereby simplifying the operation flow while maintaining the hiding functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional layer by displaying the hidden icon management interface as a transparent overlay on top of the desktop. This layered approach allows simultaneous access to both desktop functionality and icon management, eliminating the need for interface switching while preserving both functionalities
2Productivity
If the hidden icon management interface is displayed as a transparent overlay on the desktop, then interface switching is eliminated and operation becomes more efficient, but the display layout becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the hidden icon management interface into distinct functional regions: a list area displaying hidden icons, a selection area for choosing icons to unhide, and a confirmation area. This segmentation organizes the complex display into manageable, intuitive sections that guide user interaction while maintaining transparency and overlay functionality
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AI summary
The present invention provides a terminal control method and a terminal control device. The terminal control method includes: detecting multiple touch points formed on a screen interface; displaying a management interface of a hidden icon on the screen interface if at least one of the touch points slides to a first direction and at least one of the remaining touch points slides to a second direction opposite to the first direction. In the technical solution of the present invention, by detecting the movement tracks of the multiple touch points on the screen interface of the terminal, the management interface of the hidden icon can be opened quickly without interface switching, and the operation is convenient and efficient.