Unified List View for Rapid Category Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In devices with small screens, navigating through numerous categories of digital content requires frequent screen transitions, making it cumbersome to access desired items quickly.
Innovation Solution
An item display apparatus that detects user gestures to switch between categories, allowing for faster traversal and search by displaying first and second category items based on click or scroll actions, with adaptive tab sizing and bookmarking features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a tree-type user interface with multiple categories and layers is used to organize digital content, then item management and categorization are improved, but the number of screen transitions required to access desired items increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimensional approach by displaying multiple category items simultaneously in a unified list view rather than requiring hierarchical navigation through multiple screens. This dimensional shift allows users to access items from different categories without transitioning between screens, effectively resolving the contradiction between comprehensive item management and reduced navigation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the display area to show multiple category items in parallel within a single screen view. By dividing the unified list into sections representing different categories while maintaining a single continuous view, users can browse and select items from multiple categories without requiring separate screen transitions for each category.
2Ease of operation
If multiple categories are displayed on a small screen, then category accessibility is improved, but the visibility of individual item positions within categories deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing visual indicators specifically at category boundaries within the unified list view. These indicators (such as spacing, separators, or visual markers) maintain clear item position visibility within each category section while allowing multiple categories to be displayed simultaneously on the small screen, thus resolving the contradiction between category accessibility and item position visibility.
3Productivity
If a unified list view displaying multiple category items is implemented, then the need for separate screen transitions is reduced, but the complexity of the display management system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses visual indicators that copy or replicate the category structure information directly within the unified list view. By embedding category identification markers within the item list itself rather than requiring separate category navigation interfaces, the system maintains simple display management while enabling fast item access across multiple categories.
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AI summary
An item display method and apparatus that provides an easier and faster way to locate a desired item on a display. The method and apparatus receive a user gesture on display screen, and display one or both of items of a first category and items of a second category according to the user gesture. Items of the first category and items of the second category are displayed in various ways according to associated user gestures.