Theme-Based App Service Platform for Organized Interface Navigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The proliferation of various applications with similar functions leads to disorganized user interfaces and a low user experience, making it difficult to manage these applications effectively.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent service platform with modules for theme type determination, matching, recognition, and application management, which classifies applications based on user data and preferences, allowing users to easily find and start relevant applications through a structured interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a wide variety of applications with similar functions are provided to users, then service coverage and functionality are improved, but user interface organization and manageability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidinterface organization
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments applications into different theme types (e.g., entertainment, education, health, shopping) based on their functional characteristics. This segmentation allows the system to organize numerous applications with similar functions into distinct categories, making the user interface more structured and easier to navigate while maintaining comprehensive service coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a theme type as an intermediary layer between users and applications. Instead of directly presenting all applications to users, the system uses theme types as mediators to categorize and present applications in an organized manner, improving interface manageability while preserving access to diverse services.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple applications with similar functions are installed, then service functionality is improved, but user experience and interface conciseness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice functionalityVSAvoidinterface conciseness
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple applications with similar functions under a single theme type category. By combining related applications into unified theme groups, the system reduces interface complexity and improves conciseness while maintaining access to all individual application functionalities through the organized structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If applications are classified by theme types, then interface organization is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterface organizationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal theme type classification system that can accommodate multiple applications across different categories. This multi-functional classification framework provides a standardized approach to organizing diverse applications, improving interface organization while managing system complexity through a unified classification methodology.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11121888B2Intelligent service platform and method
Publication Date: 2021.09.14 ZHANG JISHENG
  • US11121888B2 patent drawing

AI summary

An intelligent service platform and method comprising a theme type determining module, a matching module, a theme type recognition module, an application recognition module, an application importing module, and a program starting module, wherein the theme type recognition module recognizes, after receiving a first manipulation instruction from a user, a theme type corresponding to the first manipulation instruction, and displays each application matching the theme type on a display screen; and the application recognition module recognizes, after receiving a second manipulation instruction from the user, an application corresponding to the second manipulation instruction, imports the corresponding application through the application importing module, and starts the operating of the application through the program starting module. In this way, the intelligent service platform classifies a wide variety of existing applications with similar functions, so that use interfaces of user applications are more concise, and the user experience is improved.