METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR WINDOW DISPLAY, AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TOUCH-OPERATING AN APPLICATION

• US 20130111398A1
• Filed: 11/02/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: LU, Lu, LI, Xin, LI, Jun, HUANG, Shuangxi, CHEN, Yu
• Granted Patent: US 9,766,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for window display, and methods and apparatuses for touch-operating an application. The method for window display enables displaying a window in an appropriate position for convenient use. The method include displaying a main menu including at least one menu item, determining a first window corresponding to a first menu item in the main menu based on a first input operation on the first menu item, determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window, and displaying the first window according to the position parameter and/or the direction parameter. The present application also discloses an apparatus for implementing the method.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a window on a data processing terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a main menu including at least one menu item;

determining a first window corresponding to a first menu item in the main menu based on a first input operation on the first menu item;

determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window; and

displaying the first window according to the position parameter and/or the direction parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one menu item is arranged in a loop to form the main menu;

said determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window comprises determining a position for displaying the first window based on the position of the first menu item relative to the main menu.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said determining a position for displaying the first window based on the position of the first menu item relative to the main menu comprises determining the first window to be positioned in an extended part of a line connecting a center of the main menu and the first menu item based on the position of the first menu item relative to the main menu.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein a direction for displaying the first menu item is a first direction, a direction for displaying the first window is a second direction, and the first direction are the same as the second direction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one menu item is arranged in a loop to form the main menu which has a shape of circle or regular polygon;

said determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window comprises determining the first window to be positioned in a radial direction of the main menu.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises at least three edges, and whether the terminal is being used by a user can be determined through detection on the edges;

when it is determined that the terminal is being used by a user, determining a first one of the edges which is closest to the user; and

said determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window comprises determining the first window to be at a position having the shortest distance from the first edge.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises at least three edges, and whether the terminal is being used by a user can be determined through detection on the edges;

when it is determined that the terminal is being used by a user, determining a first one of the edges which is closest to the user; and

said determining a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window comprises determining the first window to be displayed in a direction perpendicular to the first edge.

8. An apparatus for displaying a window on a data processing terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a first display module configured to display a main menu including at least one menu item;

a first determination module configured to determine a first window corresponding to a first menu item in the main menu based on a first input operation on the first menu item;

a second determination module configured to determine a position parameter and/or a direction parameter for the first window; and

a second display module configured to display the first window according to the position parameter and/or the direction parameter.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one menu item is arranged in a loop to form the main menu;

the second determination module is further configured to determine a position for displaying the first window based on the position of the first menu item relative to the main menu.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second determination module is further configured to determine the first window to be positioned in an extended part of a line connecting a center of the main menu and the first menu item based on the position of the first menu item relative to the main menu.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein a direction for displaying the first menu item is a first direction, a direction for displaying the first window is a second direction, and the first direction are the same as the second direction.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one menu item is arranged in a loop to form the main menu which has a shape of circle or regular polygon;

the second determination module is further configured to determine the first window to be positioned in a radial direction of the main menu.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the terminal comprises at least three edges, and whether the terminal is being used by a user can be determined through detection on the edges;

the second determination module is further configured to

determine a first one of the edges which is closest to the user when it is determined that the terminal is being used by a user; and

determine the first window to be at a position having the shortest distance from the first edge.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the terminal comprises at least three edges, and whether the terminal is being used by a user can be determined through detection on the edges;

the second determination module is further configured to

determine a first one of the edges which is closest to the user when it is determined that the terminal is being used by a user; and

determine the first window to be displayed in a direction perpendicular to the first edge.

15. A method for touch-operating an application in a data processing terminal, the data processing terminal comprises a screen having a multi-touch function, and displays in operation at least a main menu on the screen, the main menu comprises M touch areas each corresponding to an application, and graphics and/or texts in each of the M touch areas can be displayed in at least two different positive directions, wherein M is an integer greater than 1, the method comprises:

generating an operation instruction for the main menu based on a first input operation on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

for each of the M touch areas, adjusting the display position of the touch area from a first position to a second position based on the operation instruction, wherein the positive direction for graphics and/or texts in at least one of the M touch areas is different between the first position and the second position;

generating an application enabling instruction based on an operation for enabling an application corresponding to a first touch area on the first touch area; and

enabling the application corresponding to the first touch area based on the application enabling instruction.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the M touch areas of the main menu is, at both of its sides, adjacent to one of the touch areas.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said generating an operation instruction for the main menu based on a first input operation on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu comprises:

generating an operation instruction for the main menu based on a rotation operation with a radian on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

or

generating an operation instruction for the main menu based on a moving operation along a line on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

or

generating an operation instruction for the main menu based on a click operation on an initial position of any of the M touch areas and a click operation on a target position on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the M touch areas has at least one corresponding sub touch area;

the method further comprises;

generating a sub touch area enabling instruction based on a second input operation on the touch area having the corresponding sub touch area; and

enabling the sub touch area corresponding to the touch area based on the sub touch area enabling instruction.

19. An apparatus for touch-operating an application in a data processing terminal, the data processing terminal comprises a screen having a multi-touch function, and displays in operation at least a main menu on the screen, the main menu comprises M touch areas each corresponding to an application, and graphics and/or texts in each of the M touch areas can be displayed in at least two different positive directions, wherein M is an integer greater than 1, the apparatus comprises:

a first generation module configured to generate an operation instruction for the main menu based on a first input operation on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

an adjustment module configured to, for each of the M touch areas, adjusting the display position of the touch area from a first position to a second position based on the operation instruction, wherein the positive direction for graphics and/or texts in at least one of the M touch areas is different between the first position and the second position;

a second generation module configured to generate an application enabling instruction based on an operation for enabling an application corresponding to a first touch area on the first touch area; and

an operation module configured to enable the application corresponding to the first touch area based on the application enabling instruction.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein each of the M touch areas of the main menu is, at both of its sides, adjacent to one of the touch areas.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first generation module is further configured to:

generate an operation instruction for the main menu based on a rotation operation with a radian on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

or

generate an operation instruction for the main menu based on a moving operation along a line on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu;

or

generate an operation instruction for the main menu based on a click operation on an initial position of any of the M touch areas and a click operation on a target position on a region of the screen corresponding to the main menu.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein at least one of the M touch areas has at least one corresponding sub touch area;

the second generation module is further configured to generate a sub touch area enabling instruction based on a second input operation on the touch area having the corresponding sub touch area; and

the operation module is further configured to enable the sub touch area corresponding to the touch area based on the sub touch area enabling instruction.