Watch Face Configuration Switching for Automatic Wearable Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable devices, such as smartwatches, require separate operations for configuring options like screen brightness and always-on display mode, causing user inconvenience when changing watch faces.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that maps favorite configuration options to watch faces and automatically changes device settings based on context or user input, storing configuration information to facilitate seamless transitions between screens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate operations are required for configuring device options (screen brightness, always-on display mode) when changing watch faces, then configuration control is precise, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the watch face selection operation with the configuration option operation. When a user selects a new watch face, the system automatically retrieves and applies the configuration options (screen brightness, always-on display mode, etc.) that are stored and mapped to that specific watch face. This combines what were previously separate operations (selecting watch face + manually configuring options) into a single automated process, significantly improving user convenience while maintaining precise configuration control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing configuration options associated with each watch face in a mapping database before the user needs them. When a watch face is selected, the corresponding configuration options are already prepared and ready to be automatically applied. This eliminates the need for users to perform configuration actions at the moment of watch face change, as the system has already prepared the appropriate settings in advance.
2Loss of time
If configuration options are manually set for each watch face, then configuration precision is high, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates and stores copies of configuration options (screen brightness levels, always-on display mode settings, etc.) in a mapping database, associating each configuration set with its corresponding watch face. When a user selects a watch face, the system retrieves the pre-stored configuration copy and applies it automatically. This copying mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually reconfigure settings each time, saving time while ensuring configuration accuracy is maintained through the stored mappings.
Solution Approach 2:
Configuration options are prepared and stored in advance in the mapping database, associated with each watch face identifier. This preliminary preparation means that when a watch face is selected, the corresponding configuration is already ready to be applied immediately, eliminating the time-consuming manual configuration process while ensuring the correct settings are applied.
3Extent of automation
If configuration information is stored and mapped to watch faces, then automation level increases, but memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by storing configuration information in a structured mapping database where each watch face identifier is locally associated with its specific configuration parameters (screen brightness, always-on display mode, etc.). This localized storage approach allows the system to automatically retrieve and apply the correct configuration for each watch face without requiring global configuration management, achieving high automation while optimizing memory usage through efficient local associations.
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AI summary
In an electronic device and/or an operation method of the electronic device, a configuration of the electronic device may be changed using at least first configuration information relating to an electronic device function mapped to a first screen when the first screen is displayed as a screen while the electronic device is in a standby state, and the configuration of the electronic device may be changed using at least second configuration information relating to an electronic device function mapped when a second screen is displayed.