ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090271731A1
• Filed: 12/25/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Yi-Chi, Kao, Yih-Feng, Tai, Chih-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/344,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device and a user interface display method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a touch sensor and a display. The electronic device organizes a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book. Each page of the virtual book includes a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser. The electronic device displays one of the pages as a current page on the display so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device. In addition, the electronic device senses movement and/or pressure caused by the user on the touch sensor and interprets the movement and/or the pressure as an operating action of the user on the virtual book.

Claims

1. A user interface display method for an electronic device, comprising:

organizing a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book, wherein each page of the virtual book comprises a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser; and

displaying one of the pages as a current page so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device.

2. The user interface display method of claim 1, further comprising:

interpreting an operating action of the user as flipping the virtual book or operating the current page.

3. The user interface display method of claim 2, wherein the interpreting of the operating action is based on whether the operating action is performed on a display or a flip bar of the electronic device.

4. The user interface display method of claim 2, wherein the interpreting of the operating action is based on whether the operating action comprises a first predetermined action or a second predetermined action.

5. The user interface display method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an idle screen when the electronic device is idle, wherein the idle screen comprises a cover and a thickness of the virtual book.

6. The user interface display method of claim 5, wherein the idle screen further comprises at least one of a current date, a current time, and an event notification.

7. The user interface display method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a dialog box in a form of a sticky note attached to the virtual book, wherein the dialog box comprises an event notification.

8. An electronic device, comprising

a touch sensor;

and

a display;

wherein

the electronic device organizes a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book, each page of the virtual book comprises a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser;

the electronic device displays one of the pages as a current page on the display so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device; and

the electronic device senses movement and/or pressure caused by the user on the touch sensor and interprets the movement and/or the pressure as an operating action of the user on the virtual book.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a flip bar, wherein the touch sensor covers the display and comprises the flip bar, the electronic device senses the operating action on the display or the flip bar and interprets the operating action as flipping the virtual book or operating the current page.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the electronic device interprets the operating action according to whether the operating action is performed on the display or the flip bar.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the touch sensor comprises a touch panel, the touch panel covers the display and also extends beyond a boundary of the display, the extended portion of the touch panel comprises the flip bar.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the touch sensor comprises a first touch panel and a second touch panel, the first touch panel covers the display and the second touch panel comprises the flip bar.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the electronic device displays an idle screen on the display when the electronic device is idle, the idle screen comprises a cover and a thickness of the virtual book.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the idle screen further comprises at least one of a current date, a current time, and an event notification.

15. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the electronic device displays a dialog box in a form of a sticky note attached to the virtual book on the display, the dialog box comprises an event notification.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein, if a plurality of events occurs when the electronic device is idle, the electronic device displays notifications of all the events in the dialog box.