METHOD FOR DISPLAYING DISPLACEMENT OF OBJECT ON DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20110202860A1
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: esobi, Inc.
• Original Assignee: esobi, Inc.
• Inventors: TSAI, HONG-YANG, HSUEH, KO-MIN
• Granted Patent: US 8,749,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The method for displaying according to the present invention is used for displaying the displacement of an object (group) on the display of an electronic device. The method calculates an animation interval according to an amount of animation and an animation time; calculates an animation end time according to the animation interval and the order of animation to be executed; calculates a distribution ratio according to the animation end time and a distribution curve; calculates a displacement according to the distribution ratio and an animation execution distance; calculates an updated coordinate according to the displacement after the object (group) is moved; and replots the displaced object (group) in the display window of the display of the electronic device according to the updated coordinate. By calculating the displacement of each step of animation during the animation process, the present invention can present the process of object (group) movement. Thereby, when the object (group) is moving, the animated displaying effects with speed variations can be exhibited.

Claims

1. A method for displaying the displacement of an object on the display of an electronic device, comprising steps of:

(A) reading the hardware database of said electronic device, and acquiring and displaying a plurality of objects (groups) of data item in a set display window on said display of said electronic device;

(B) calculating the dragging speed at which a user drags said object (group) of data item when said user drags any of said plurality of objects (groups) of data item in said display window;

(C) setting an animation time, and calculating an animation execution distance according to said dragging speed and said animation time;

(D) setting an amount of animation, distributing said amount of animation evenly to said animation time, and calculating an animation interval;

(E) calculating an animation end time according to said animation interval and the order of animation execution;

(F) calculating a distribution ratio according to said animation end time and a distribution curve;

(G) calculating a displacement of said order of animation execution according to said distribution ratio and said animation execution distance;

(H) calculating an updated coordinate after said plurality of objects (groups) of data item are displaced according to said displacement, and replotting said displaced plurality of objects (groups) of data item in said display window according said updated coordinate; and

(I) repeating said steps (E) to (I) until said order of animation execution is equal to said amount of animation.

2. The method for displaying of claim 1, wherein said step (A) comprises steps of:

(A1) calculating the maximum displaying range of said display window of said display according to the resolution of said display of said electronic device;

(A2) calculating the holding height of each of said objects (groups) of data item according to said maximum displaying range;

(A3) calculating a plurality of coordinates of said plurality of objects (groups) of data items according to said holding height; and

(A4) plotting said plurality of objects (groups) of data items in said display window according to said plurality of coordinates.

3. The method for displaying of claim 2, wherein said step (A2) further comprises steps of:

(A21) calculating an initial position of a first object (group) of data item in said display window according to said maximum displaying range of said display window; and

(A22) setting an initial coordinate of said first object (group) of data item as said initial position.

4. The method for displaying of claim 2, wherein said step (A3) further comprises a step (A31) of calculating a plurality of coordinates of the rest of said plurality of objects (groups) of data item according to said initial position of said first object (group) of data item in said displaying window and said holding height.

5. The method for displaying of claim 1, wherein said step (B) further comprises steps of:

(B1) recording an initial position coordinate and an initial time by which said user starts to drag said object (group) of data item in said display window;

(B2) recording an end position coordinate and an end time by which said user stops dragging said object (group) of data item in said display window; and

(B3) calculating said dragging speed at which said user drags said object (group) of data item according to said initial position coordinate, said end position coordinate, said initial time, and said end time.

6. The method for displaying of claim 1, wherein said step (C) further comprises a step (C1) of modifying said animation execution distance according to said holding height of said plurality of objects (groups) of data item and an initial position of the first object (group) of data item.

7. The method for displaying of claim 1, wherein said distribution curve is a normal distribution curve.

8. The method for displaying of claim 1, wherein said display is a touch-panel display.

9. A method for displaying the displacement of an object on the display of an electronic device, comprising steps of:

(A) reading the hardware database of said electronic device, and acquiring and displaying at least a toolbar object (group) to be displayed in a set display window on said display of said electronic device;

(B) setting an animation time and an animation execution distance;

(C) setting an amount of animation, distributing said amount of animation evenly to said animation time, and calculating an animation interval;

(D) calculating an animation end time according to said animation interval and the order of animation execution;

(E) calculating a distribution ratio according to said animation end time and a distribution curve;

(F) calculating a displacement of said order of animation execution according to said distribution ratio and said animation execution distance;

(G) calculating an updated coordinate after said toolbar object (group) is displaced according to said displacement, and replotting said displaced toolbar object (group) in said display window according said updated coordinate; and

(H) repeating said steps (D) to (H) until said order of animation execution is equal to said amount of animation.

10. The method for displaying of claim 9, wherein said step (A) comprises steps of:

(A1) calculating the maximum displaying range of said display window of said display according to the resolution of said display of said electronic device;

(A2) calculating the holding length of said toolbar object (group) according to said maximum displaying range of said display window;

(A3) setting an initial coordinate of said toolbar object (group); and

(A4) plotting said toolbar object (group) in said display window according to said initial coordinate.

11. The method for displaying of claim 10, wherein said step (A2) further comprises a step (A21) of calculating an initial position of said toolbar object (group) in said display window according to said maximum displaying range of said display window.

12. The method for displaying of claim 11, wherein said step (A3) further comprises a step (A31) of setting said initial coordinate of said toolbar object (group) as said initial position.

13. The method for displaying of claim 9, wherein said step (B) is to set the holding length of the toolbar object (group) as said animation execution distance.

14. The method for displaying of claim 9, wherein said distribution curve is a normal distribution curve.