METHOD FOR DISPOSING A MENU LAYOUT AND RELATED DEVICE

• US 20080276200A1
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: High Tech Computer Corp (HTC Corporation)
• Inventors: Bamford, Drew, Garcia, Mario, Hoang, Foo
• Application Number:
  US12/111,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20080276200A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/841
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for disposing a menu layout and related device. The method includes: displaying a menu on a display screen to divide the display screen to at least a first area and a second area; receiving an input signal for indicating a control item of the menu; and displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item.

Claims

1. A method for disposing a menu layout, comprising:

displaying a menu on a display screen to divide the display screen to at least a first area and a second area;

receiving an input signal for indicating a control item of the menu; and

displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein area size of the second area is not smaller than that of the menu.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first area has a pair of side edges that are not adjacent to a boundary of the display screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item comprises:

displaying the sub-item corresponding to the control item in the first area.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item comprises:

displaying the sub-item corresponding to the control item in a sub-menu.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a part of the sub-menu covers over the first area.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the sub-menu covers over a part of the first area.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a frame displayed in the second area is corresponding to at least an object in a database.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the database comprises a memorandum, a calendar, and an RSS.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the menu comprises a home item, a favorite people item, a weather item, a launcher item, and a music item.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a group of sub-items corresponding to the home item comprises a time item, a date item, an alarm clock item, an unread mail item, an unread message item, and a miss call item.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein a group of sub-items corresponding to the favorite people item comprises at least a name item.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein a group of sub-items corresponding to the weather item comprises at least a weather forecast item.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein a group of sub-items corresponding to the launcher item comprises at least an application program item.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein a group of sub-items corresponding to the music item comprises a music player item and a plurality of music playing control items.

16. A display device, comprising:

a display screen; and

a control module, for displaying a menu on the display screen to divide the display screen to at least a first area and a second area, and receiving an input signal for indicating a control item of the menu, and displaying at least a sub-item corresponding to the control item.

17. The display device of claim 16, wherein area size of the second area is not smaller than that of the menu.

18. The display device of claim 16, wherein the first area has a pair of side edges that are not adjacent to a boundary of the display screen.

19. The display device of claim 16, wherein a frame displayed in the second area is corresponding to at least an object in a database.

20. The display device of claim 19, wherein the database comprises a memorandum, a calendar, and an RSS.