Watch Face UI Using Depth Layers for Faster Time Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for managing watch faces on electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring multiple key presses or keystrokes, wasting user time and device energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
Implementing methods and interfaces that allow for concurrent display of a media item with segmented foreground and background elements based on depth information, along with dynamically selected system text, and adaptive orientation of city names and clock face elements based on time zones, to enhance user interface efficiency and reduce cognitive burden.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing techniques for managing watch faces are used, then users can select and customize watch faces, but the process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming requiring multiple key presses
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes media items to extract depth information and segment foreground/background elements before the user needs to create a watch face. This preliminary processing enables the user to simply select a media item and automatically receive a pre-configured watch face with properly layered elements, eliminating the need for multiple manual configuration steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs the complex tasks of depth map generation, element segmentation, and layer arrangement without requiring user intervention. The watch face creation process serves itself by automatically configuring elements based on the media item's depth information, freeing the user from manual configuration efforts.
2Ease of operation
If existing techniques for managing watch faces are used, then users can customize watch faces, but the process consumes excessive device energy particularly in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
Depth information and element segmentation are extracted and stored in advance during media item processing, rather than being calculated in real-time during watch face creation. This preliminary computation consumes energy once during preprocessing, but saves significant energy during the actual user interaction, making battery-operated devices more efficient.
3Adaptability or versatility
If complex user interfaces with multiple key presses are used, then comprehensive watch face management is possible, but cognitive burden on the user increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates the complex computational tasks (depth map generation, element segmentation, layer arrangement) from the user interface interaction. These complex functions are automatically performed by the system in the background, while the user interface presents only simple media item selection, effectively removing cognitive burden from the user.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for managing watch face user interfaces. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing watch faces based on depth data of a previously captured media item are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing clock faces based on geographic data are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing clock faces based on state information of a computer system are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces related to the management of time are described. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for editing user interfaces based on depth data of a previously captured media item are described.