Portable Terminal Preference Item Display Differentiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it difficult to recognize and identify bookmark files and menus in portable terminals as they are not displayed in a distinguishable manner from other files and menus.
Innovation Solution
A method and portable terminal configuration that applies events such as time delay, color change, font change, pop-up window, or alarm to preference items when displayed, allowing them to be distinguished from other items during searches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bookmark files and menus are displayed in the same manner as other files and menus, then the display is simple and consistent, but the preference items cannot be easily recognized or identified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by giving preference items distinct visual characteristics (different color, underline, or icon) compared to regular items. This allows bookmark files and menus to be easily distinguished from other files and menus in the display, while maintaining the overall simplicity of the interface. The differentiation is applied locally to specific preference items rather than changing the entire display system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes as a visual indicator to distinguish preference items. By displaying bookmark items with different colors, underlines, or icons, users can quickly identify preference items during scrolling or searching without complex interface changes. This resolves the contradiction by enhancing recognizability through simple visual modifications.
2Productivity
If users manually search through lists to find bookmark items, then the system remains simple, but users waste time locating preference items
Solution Approach 1:
By applying visual differentiation (color, underline, icon) to preference items, users can quickly scan and identify bookmark items without manually searching through entire lists. This significantly reduces the time required to locate preference items while maintaining system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable terminal and a method for displaying a preference item in the portable terminal that provides a distinguishing view of the preferential item(s). The method includes: displaying, upon receipt of a request to display an item list, the item list; checking, while searching the item list, whether a preference is set for an item to be displayed; and applying, if a preference is set for an item to be displayed, an event to the preference item and displaying the preference item. Applying an event to the preference item and displaying the preference item may include: determining the event that is set for the preference item, and applying the event to the preference item and displaying the preference item.