Tilt-Triggered Icon Display for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current method of starting applications on electronic devices is cumbersome, requiring users to find a folder, select it, and then tap on the specific application icon, which complicates the process.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that allows users to tilt the device to display associated icons in a target region, simplifying the process by showing relevant icons when a folder or application icon is tilted, enabling direct access to the application interface with a second input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users follow the traditional method of finding folders and tapping icons to start applications, then the system can maintain organized icon display, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-associating icons with folders and pre-positioning them in the target region. When a user tilts the device, the associated icons are automatically displayed in the target region without requiring the user to manually search through folders. This preliminary organization and pre-positioning of icons enables direct access to applications, significantly simplifying the operation process while maintaining systematic organization.
2Loss of time
If users display all icons in a folder by opening the folder, then all application icons become visible, but the user must perform multiple steps (find folder, open folder, find icon, tap icon) which increases operation time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-associates icons with folders and pre-positions them in the target region. When the user tilts the device, the associated icons are automatically displayed in the target region without requiring the user to manually search through folders. This preliminary organization and pre-positioning of icons enables direct access to applications, significantly reducing the time and steps required to launch applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a new interaction dimension by utilizing device tilt angle to trigger icon display. Instead of requiring users to perform sequential manual operations (open folder, search icon, tap icon), the system responds to the physical dimension of device orientation. This dimensional change in interaction mode transforms a multi-step linear process into a single intuitive action, dramatically improving application access efficiency.
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AI summary
A method includes: in a case that K icons are displayed, receiving a first input through which a user adjusts a tilt angle of an electronic device, where K is a positive integer; displaying N first icons in a target region according to the tilt angle of the electronic device in response to the first input, where the target region is any one of the following: a region in which a second icon in the K icons is located and a region in which a distance from the second icon in the K icons is less than or equal to a preset value, the N first icons are associated with the second icon, and N is a positive integer; receiving a second input performed on a target icon in the N first icons; and in response to the second input, displaying an interface of an application indicated by the target icon.