Electronic Device, Displaying Method And File Saving Method

• US 20130185673A1
• Filed: 09/27/2011
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cai, Ming, Sun, Ran, Wang, Geng
• Granted Patent: US 9,507,485 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/790
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object

Abstract

An electronic device, a displaying method and a file saving method are described. The electronic device is in a first state and has a display area. The displaying method includes obtaining an image; obtaining an information entry; displaying the image in the display area; and displaying a first type information entry from the information entry in a first region of the display area with a first display effect, and displaying a second type information entry from the information entry in a second region of the display area with a second display effect; wherein the first type information entry is different from the second type information entry.

Claims

1. A display method applied in an electronic device, the electronic device is in a first state and has a display area, the display method comprising:

obtaining an image;

obtaining information entries;

displaying the image in the display area; and

displaying a first type of the information entry among the information entries, in a first region of the display area by a first identifier with a first display effect, and displaying a second type of the information entry among the information entries, in a second region of the display area by a second identifier with a second display effect;

wherein the first type of the information entry is different from the second type of the information entry.

2. The display method of claim 1, wherein,

the information entry corresponds to an object, and the information entry corresponds to an identifier;

the display method further comprises;

generating an image file comprising at least the identifier and the image; and

saving the image file.

3. The display method of claim 1, wherein,

the first region at least partially overlaps with the second region, and the area of the first region is larger than that of the second region.

4. The display method of claim 1, further comprising:

controlling the second region and the first region to move when the electronic device is switched from the first state to the second state; and

controlling the first identifier to move in a direction in the first region based on the moving direction of the second region and the first region, and controlling the second identifier to move in the direction in the second region.

5. The display method of claim 1, wherein, the step of obtaining information entries comprises:

obtaining location information of the electronic device;

obtaining orientation information of the electronic device; and

obtaining the information entry and the location information of the information entry, based on the location information and the orientation information of the electronic device;

the display method further comprises;

computing distance from the electronic device to a real object corresponding to the information entry, based on the location information of the electronic device and the location information of the information entry; and

judging whether the information entry belongs to the first type of the information entry or the second type of the information entry, based on the distance.

12. The display method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a second information entry corresponding to the first information entry in the map image based on the first information entry;

determining the scale of the map image in a way suitable for the display of the second information entry based on the size of the display module, when displaying the map image; and

superimposing the second information entry on the map image.

6. An electronic device in a first state, comprising:

an image obtaining module for obtaining an image;

an information entry obtaining module for obtaining information entries;

a display module for displaying the image in a display area thereof; and

a controlling module for controlling to display a first type of the information entry among the information entries, in a first region of the display area by a first identifier with a first display effect, and to display a second type of the information entry among the information entries, in a second region of the display area by a second identifier with a second display effect;

wherein the first type of the information entry is different from the second type of the information entry.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein,

the information entry corresponds to an object, and the information entry corresponds to an identifier;

the electronic device further comprises;

a generating module for generating an image file comprising at least the identifier and the image; and

a saving module for saving the image file.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

a first judging module for judging whether the information entry belongs to the first type of the information entry or the second type of the information entry;

or

a computing module for computing a distance from the electronic device to a real object corresponding to the information entry, based on location information of the electronic device and location information of the information entry; and

a second judging module for judging whether the information entry belongs to the first type of the information entry or the second type of the information entry, based on the distance.

9. A display method applied in an electronic device, the electronic device has a first obtaining module for obtaining a real-view image;

a second obtaining module for obtaining a map image; and

a display module;

the electronic device has a first state and a second state;

wherein, the spatial location of the electronic device in the first state is different from that in the second state;

the display method comprising;

sensing the current state of the electronic device to generate a sensing result;

judging whether the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the first state or in the second state; and

controlling the display module to display the real-view image when the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the first state;

controlling the display module to display the map image when the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the second state.

10. The display method of claim 9, further comprising:

obtaining location information of the electronic device;

wherein, the step of controlling the display module to display the map image comprises;

determining the center of the map image based on the location information of the electronic device;

determining the scale of the map image based on the size of the display module; and

controlling the display module to display the map image based on the determined center and the scale of the map image.

11. The display method of claim 9, further comprising:

obtaining the location information of the electronic device;

acquiring information entries in a predetermined distance from the electronic device, based on the location information of the electronic device;

determining a first information entry matching with the real-view image from the information entries; and

superimposing the first information entry on the real-view image.

13. The display method of claim 9, wherein the electronic device is in a first state and has a display area, the display method further comprises:

obtaining the information entries;

displaying the real-view image in the display area; and

displaying a first type of the information entry among the information entries, in a first region of the display area by a first identifier with a first display effect, and displaying a second type of the information entry among the information entries, in a second region of the display area by a second identifier with a second display effect;

wherein the first type of the information entry is different from the second type of the information entry.

14. The display method of claim 14, wherein, the information entry corresponds to an object, and the information entry corresponds to an identifier;

the display method further comprises;

generating an image file comprising at least the identifier and the image; and

saving the image file.

15. An electronic device having a first state and a second state, wherein the spatial location of the electronic device in the first state is different from that in the second state, the electronic device comprising:

a first obtaining module for obtaining a real-view image;

a second obtaining module for obtaining a map image of a location where the electronic device locates in;

a display module for displaying the real-view image or the map image;

a sensing module for sensing the current state of the electronic device to generate a sensing result;

a judging module for judging whether the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the first state or in the second state; and

a controlling module for controlling the display module to display the real-view image when the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the first state; and

controlling the display module to display the map image when the sensing result represents that the electronic device is in the second state.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising:

a third obtaining module for obtaining the location information of the electronic device;

a map image center determining module for determining the center of the map image based on the location information of the electronic device; and

a first scale determining module for determining the scale of the map image based on the size of the display module;

and, the controlling module controls the display module to display the map image based on the determined center and the scale of the map image when controlling to display the map image.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising:

a third obtaining module for obtaining the location information of the electronic device;

an information entry acquiring module for acquiring information entries in a predetermined distance from the electronic device, based on the location information of the electronic device;

a first information entry determining module for determining a first information entry matching with the real-view image from the information entries; and

a first superimposing module for superimposing the first information entry on the real-view image.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, further comprising:

a second information entry determining module for determining a second information entry corresponding to the first information entry in the map image based on the first information entry;

a second scale determining module for determining the scale of the map image in a way suitable for the display of the second information entry based on the size of the display module, when displaying the map image; and

a second superimposing module for superimposing the second information entry on the map image.

19. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the electronic device is in a first state and has a display area, the electronic device further comprises:

an information entry obtaining module for obtaining the information entries;

a real-view image displaying module for displaying the real-view image in the display area; and

an information entry displaying module for displaying a first type of the information entry among the information entries, in a first region of the display area by a first identifier with a first display effect, and displaying a second type of the information entry among the information entries, in a second region of the display area by a second identifier with a second display effect;

wherein the first type of the information entry is different from the second type of the information entry.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein, the information entry corresponds to an object, and the information entry corresponds to an identifier;

the electronic device further comprises;

an image file generating module for generating an image file comprising at least the identifier and the image; and

a saving module for saving the image file.