GRAPHICAL MENU INTERFACE, IMPLEMENTING METHOD THEREOF, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. An implementing method of a graphical menu interface used for implementing a graphical menu interface and displaying the graphical menu interface on a screen of a hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- providing m function groups, wherein each of the function groups comprises at least one function and m is a positive integer;
obtaining an operating frame related to each of the function groups; and
displaying n function groups on the screen using the operating frames respectively corresponding to the n function groups as a menu icon for the n function groups in the graphical menu interface, wherein n is a positive integer smaller than or equal to m.
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Abstract
A graphical menu interface, an implementing method thereof, and an operating method thereof are provided. In the implementing method of the graphical menu interface, m function groups are provided first, and each of the function groups has at least one function. Then, an operating frame related to each function group is obtained and used as the menu icon representing a corresponding function group in the graphical menu interface. Finally, there are n function groups displayed on the screen, and the corresponding operating frames are used as the menu icons of these n function groups in the graphical menu interface. As a result, users can infer the position of each function in the graphical menu interface more intuitively, and thus the convenience in operating the graphical menu is improved.
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30 Claims
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1. An implementing method of a graphical menu interface used for implementing a graphical menu interface and displaying the graphical menu interface on a screen of a hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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providing m function groups, wherein each of the function groups comprises at least one function and m is a positive integer; obtaining an operating frame related to each of the function groups; and displaying n function groups on the screen using the operating frames respectively corresponding to the n function groups as a menu icon for the n function groups in the graphical menu interface, wherein n is a positive integer smaller than or equal to m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An operating method of a graphical menu interface used for operating a graphical menu interface displayed on a screen of a hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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displaying the graphical menu interface on the screen, wherein the graphical menu interface comprises a plurality of menu icons corresponding to a plurality of function groups, and each of the menu icons comprises an operating frame related to the corresponding function group; receiving a selection instruction to select one of the menu icons; and opening the operating frame in the selected menu icon. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A graphical menu interface, comprising:
a plurality of menu icons respectively corresponding to a plurality of function groups, wherein each of the menu icons comprises an operating frame and a function pattern corresponding to the function group, and each of the operating frames is a first pattern of the corresponding menu icon and each of the function patterns is a second pattern of the corresponding menu icon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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