Volume Adjustment Window for Multi-App Audio Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current volume adjustment methods for devices like smartphones are cumbersome and unfriendly to users, requiring multiple steps to adjust the volume of multiple applications or types of applications, leading to a subpar user experience.
Innovation Solution
A volume adjustment method that allows users to adjust the volume of multiple applications or types of applications through a simple operation, displaying a volume adjustment window with multiple controls, each corresponding to a specific type of volume, and allowing partial interface visibility during adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user adjusts volume by using a volume button or sliding a volume adjustment control, then the volume of one application or one type of application can be adjusted, but the volume of multiple applications or multiple types of applications cannot be adjusted simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple volume adjustment controls for different applications and application types into a single volume adjustment window. This window displays volume adjustment controls for multiple applications or application types simultaneously, allowing users to adjust multiple volumes through one unified interface rather than switching between separate adjustment screens.
Solution Approach 2:
The volume adjustment window serves multiple functions: it can adjust volume for individual applications, multiple applications simultaneously, different application types, and provide access to detailed sound settings. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate adjustment interfaces for different volume control scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user invokes a sound setting interface to adjust volume of multiple applications, then the volume of multiple applications or types of applications can be adjusted, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares multiple volume adjustment controls in advance within the volume adjustment window, organizing them by application or application type. When the user triggers the window, all necessary adjustment controls are already arranged and ready for immediate use, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple menus or screens to access different volume controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The volume adjustment window segments multiple volume adjustment controls into distinct, organized sections corresponding to different applications or application types. This segmentation allows users to quickly locate and adjust specific volume controls without being overwhelmed by a single large, undifferentiated settings interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a full-screen settings interface is displayed to adjust multiple volumes, then all volume controls are accessible, but the user cannot view or use other interface features simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The volume adjustment window is designed as a dynamic, resizable overlay that can adapt its size and position on the screen. It can be adjusted from a compact form that minimizes screen coverage to an expanded form that provides more control space, allowing users to balance between visibility of other interface elements and accessibility of volume controls based on their immediate needs.
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AI summary
This application provides a volume adjustment method and a terminal device. A user may trigger a volume adjustment window through a simple operation. The volume adjustment window may be used to adjust volume of a plurality of different applications or volume of a plurality of different types of applications. In other words, in the same volume adjustment window, the user may adjust the volume of the plurality of different applications or the volume of the plurality of different types of applications. In addition, an area of the volume adjustment window (namely, a first window) is less than an area of an interface in which the volume adjustment window is located, so that the user can continue to use an uncovered part of the interface when adjusting a plurality of types of volume. Using the volume adjustment method to adjust the plurality of types of volume simplifies operations and enhances user experience.