DISPLAY TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INTERFACE WINDOWS

• US 20140096082A1
• Filed: 12/06/2013
• Published: 04/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: ZHEN, SHI, WANG, FENG, ZHAO, YI, YU, XIMIN, LI, MEINUO, FANG, FANG
• Application Number:
  US14/099,205
• Publication Number:
  US 20140096082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/830
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Display terminals and methods for displaying interface windows are provided. In an exemplary method, at least two interface window thumbnails can be obtained and stacked to display. A display instruction can then be received. According to the display instruction, the at least two interface window thumbnails can be displayed by page-turning. Accordingly, a display terminal can include a thumbnail generating module, a displaying module, an instruction control module.

Claims

1. A method for displaying interface windows on a display terminal comprising:

obtaining at least two interface window thumbnails;

stacking the at least two interface window thumbnails to display; and

receiving a display instruction; and

displaying the at least two interface window thumbnails by page-turning according to the display instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the display instruction comprises a displacement received by the display terminal.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether a coordinate movement direction of the displacement of a gesture is in a first direction range or in a second direction range.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, when the displacement is in the first direction range, the method further comprises:

determining whether a speed of the displacement is in a first speed range or in a second speed range, and

page-turning a first interface window thumbnail of the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, when the speed of the displacement is in the first speed range, or

page-turning the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, when the speed of the displacement is in the second speed range.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein when the speed of the displacement is in the second speed range, the method further comprises:

page-turning a number of interface window thumbnails selected from the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, wherein the number corresponds to a number of the displacement.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the page-turning of the at least two interface window thumbnails to display comprises:

simultaneously displaying interface window identification corresponding to the at least two interface window thumbnails, wherein the interface window identification comprises a name and a url.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein, when the displacement is in the second direction range, the method further comprises:

a first interface window thumbnail of the at least two interface window thumbnails moves in a direction along with a coordinate movement direction of the displacement.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein, when an ending position of the displacement is less than a threshold, the method further comprises:

deleting the first interface window thumbnail from the at least two interface window thumbnails.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the threshold is a coordinate position pre-set in the second direction range.

10. A display terminal comprising:

a thumbnail generating module, configured to obtain at least two interface window thumbnails;

a displaying module, configured to stack the at least two interface window thumbnails to display;

an instruction control module, configured to receive a display instruction, wherein the displaying module displays the at least two interface window thumbnails by page-turning according to the display instruction.

11. The display terminal of claim 10, wherein the display instruction comprises a displacement of a gesture that a user input to an instruction control module of the display terminal.

12. The display terminal of claim 11, wherein the instruction control module is configured to determine whether a coordinate movement direction of the displacement is in a first direction range or in a second direction range.

13. The display terminal of claim 12, wherein the instruction control module is configured to determine whether a speed of the displacement is in a first speed range or in a second speed range, and wherein

when the speed of the displacement is in the first speed range, the displaying module page-turns a first interface window thumbnail of the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, or

when the speed of the displacement is in the second speed range, the displaying module page-turns the at least two interface window thumbnails to display.

14. The display terminal of claim 13, wherein when the instruction control module determines the speed of the displacement is in the second speed range, the displaying module page-turns a number of interface window thumbnails selected from the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, wherein the number corresponds to a number of the displacement.

15. The display terminal of claim 13, wherein when the displaying module page-turns the at least two interface window thumbnails to display, the displaying module simultaneously displays interface window identification corresponding to the at least two interface window thumbnails, wherein the interface window identification comprises a name and a url.

16. The display terminal of claim 12, wherein, when the instruction control module determines the displacement is in the second direction range, the displaying module allows a first interface window thumbnail of the at least two interface window thumbnails to move in a direction along with a coordinate movement direction of the displacement.

17. The display terminal of claim 16, wherein, when the instruction control module determines an ending position of the displacement is less than a threshold, the displaying module delete the first interface window thumbnail from the at least two interface window thumbnails.

18. The display terminal of claim 17, wherein the threshold is a coordinate position pre-set in the second direction range.