DYNAMIC WALLPAPER OF MOBILE SYSTEMS

• US 20130346865A1
• Filed: 06/25/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: YUAN, Cheng-Cheng, XU, Su-Jun
• Application Number:
  US13/926,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/720
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4333 Processing operations in response to a pause request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

An operating method and device for showing dynamic wallpapers in mobile systems are provided. In one aspect, the disclosed method includes the steps of: displaying a selected video as the dynamic wallpaper; shrinking the display region of the dynamic wallpaper if a user inputs a shrinking command; and expanding the display region of the dynamic wallpaper if a user inputs an expanding command. In another aspect, the disclosed method includes the steps of creating a new display window for new video playback, wherein the dynamic wallpaper is paused when the new video is under a playback operation. A user may control the dynamic wallpaper and the new display window playing the new video to be shrunk, expanded, and/or moved by touching a screen with different gestures.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a new video when a mobile device is playing a dynamic wallpaper, comprising:

pausing video playback of the dynamic wallpaper;

showing a notification message to inform a user that the video playback of the dynamic wallpaper has been paused; and

playing a selected video in a new display window, wherein the new display window is displayed on the dynamic wallpaper.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein audio associated with the video of the dynamic wallpaper is muted when the video of the dynamic wallpaper is displayed.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of shrinking the new display window when a shrinking operation is input during playback of the selected video.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the shrinking step further comprises a step of calculating a shrinking ratio according to a gesture that the user inputs on a screen of the mobile device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of expanding the new display window when an expanding operation is input during playback of the selected video.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the expanding step further comprises a step of calculating an expanding ratio according to a gesture that the user

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of moving the new display window according to a movement calculated according to a gesture that the user inputs on a screen of the mobile device.

8. A mobile system that is capable of playing a dynamic wallpaper, comprising:

a screen;

a non-volatile memory, storing control codes of the mobile system; and

a microprocessor, operating the control codes to execute the steps of;

playing a video selected by a user for playback as a dynamic wallpaper on the screen of the mobile system; and

muting audio associated with the selected video when the selected video is played as the dynamic wallpaper.

9. The mobile system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the dynamic wallpaper is displayed in full screen.

10. The mobile system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the microprocessor operates the control code to create a new display window for playing a new video on the dynamic wallpaper, and the video of the dynamic wallpaper is paused when the new video is played.

11. The mobile system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor operates the control codes to show a notification message to inform the user that the video playback of the dynamic wallpaper has paused when the new video is played.

12. The mobile system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor operates the control codes to resume the paused video playback of the dynamic

13. The mobile system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor operates the control codes to calculate a shrinking ratio of the new display window according to a gesture that the user inputs on the screen of the mobile device.

14. The mobile system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor operates the control codes to calculate an expanding ratio of the new display window according to a gesture that the user inputs on the screen of the mobile device.

15. The mobile system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the microprocessor operates the control codes to calculate a movement of the new display window according to a gesture that the user inputs on the screen of the mobile device.

16. A dynamic wallpaper displaying method for a mobile system, comprising:

selecting a video by a user; and

playing the video as a dynamic wallpaper of the mobile system,

wherein audio associated with the video is muted when the selected video is played as the dynamic wallpaper.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the dynamic wallpaper is displayed in full screen of the mobile phone system.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein when the video selected by the user is lost, a default video of the mobile system is played as the dynamic wallpaper.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a method for opening a new display window for displaying a new video when the dynamic wallpaper is displayed, the method comprising:

pausing video playback of the dynamic wallpaper;

showing a notification message to inform the user that the video playback of playing a new video selected by the user in the new window, wherein the new window is displayed on the dynamic wallpaper.