Terminal Display Control for Multi-Task Interface Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current multi-task interfaces on terminal devices have a poor display effect, making it difficult for users to view and switch between running applications, leading to complex user operations and a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A display control method that determines the display layout manner of running applications based on related information, such as name, display content, and operation control, and displays interfaces in corresponding regions, allowing multiple applications to be shown simultaneously in different layout manners, facilitating user switching between foreground applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cards are displayed in up-down overlapping layout manner, then user can view cards by sliding up or down, but display effect is poor and user operation is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple independent card regions, each card being a separate visual unit that can be independently displayed and operated. This segmentation allows users to view multiple application cards simultaneously without complex overlapping operations, improving ease of operation while reducing display layout complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-dimensional sliding operations to a multi-dimensional card display arrangement where cards are positioned in different spatial zones on the display screen. This dimensional change enables users to view and switch between applications more intuitively by simply observing card positions rather than performing complex sliding gestures.
2Ease of operation
If cards are displayed in left-right layout manner, then user can view cards by sliding left or right, but display effect is poor and user operation is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple independent card regions, each card being a separate visual unit that can be independently displayed and operated. This segmentation allows users to view multiple application cards simultaneously without complex overlapping operations, improving ease of operation while reducing display layout complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-dimensional sliding operations to a multi-dimensional card display arrangement where cards are positioned in different spatial zones on the display screen. This dimensional change enables users to view and switch between applications more intuitively by simply observing card positions rather than performing complex sliding gestures.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple application interfaces are displayed simultaneously, then number of visible application interfaces increases, but display region allocation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple independent card regions, each card being a separate visual unit that can be independently displayed and operated. This segmentation allows users to view multiple application cards simultaneously without complex overlapping operations, improving ease of operation while reducing display layout complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The card display arrangement dynamically adjusts based on the number and characteristics of running applications. The system automatically determines optimal card positions and sizes, allowing flexible allocation of display regions while maintaining simple user interaction. This dynamic adaptation eliminates the need for complex manual region allocation.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application provide a display control method and a terminal device, and relate to the field of artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence, AI) technologies. The display control method may be applied to a terminal device, and includes: determining, in response to a first operation of a user, an application that is running on the terminal device, where the first operation is used to trigger display of an interface of the application that is running on the terminal device; obtaining a display layout manner of the application; and displaying the interface of the application in a display region corresponding to the display layout manner. A display interface of the terminal device includes display regions respectively corresponding to N display layout manners, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Display regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of display layout manners are displayed on the display interface of the terminal device, so that interfaces of at least two running applications may be displayed, and a display effect is improved.