Unified Theme Switching for Associated Applications

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for switching themes in electronic applications lack flexibility and consistency across multiple applications, requiring separate theme replacement for each application and failing to maintain a unified style across different scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A method for switching themes in electronic devices that establishes an association relationship among applications, allowing one application to trigger theme changes in associated applications based on a target theme indication, ensuring consistent theme styles without additional user or system intervention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If separate theme replacement is performed for each application, then theme customization flexibility is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetheme customization flexibilityVSAvoidoperation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple theme switching operations into a single unified operation. When a user switches the theme of one application, the system automatically identifies and switches themes of all associated applications simultaneously. This combines what would otherwise be multiple separate operations into one action, reducing operational complexity while maintaining theme customization flexibility across multiple applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a universal theme switching mechanism that works across multiple applications through association relationships. A single theme switching operation in one application can trigger theme changes in multiple other applications that have established association relationships with it. This multi-functional approach allows one operation to serve multiple purposes - customizing the triggering application and simultaneously customizing all its associated applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If separate theme replacement is performed for each application, then application-specific theme control is improved, but theme consistency across applications deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication-specific theme controlVSAvoidtheme consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where theme switching in one application triggers automatic theme switching in associated applications. The system monitors theme changes and propagates them through the association relationship network, ensuring that all connected applications maintain consistent themes. This feedback loop automatically enforces theme consistency across the application ecosystem while preserving individual application identity through the association relationship model.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes association relationships between applications in advance, creating a predefined network of connected applications. When theme switching occurs, the system uses these pre-established relationships to automatically determine which applications should receive the theme change. This preliminary structuring enables automatic theme propagation without requiring real-time decisions about which applications to update, ensuring consistent theme application across all associated applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple applications maintain independent themes, then application independence is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveapplication independenceVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the theme management system into independent association relationships between applications. Each application maintains its own theme settings and association relationships, allowing independent theme control. The system complexity is managed by dividing the theme management into discrete, manageable units (individual application-theme-association triplets) rather than requiring a monolithic theme management system that controls all applications simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11915017B2Method for switching theme of application and electronic device

Publication Date: 2024.02.27 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD

AI summary

Disclosed are a method for switching a theme of an application and an electronic device, which belong to the field of electronic technologies. The electronic device receives a theme switching request for a first application in the electronic device. The theme switching request includes an indication for a target theme. In response to the theme switching request, the electronic device switches a theme of the first application to the target theme, and switches a theme of a second application having an association relationship with the first application in the electronic device to the target theme.