Object Determining Method, Object Display Method, Object Switching Method And Electronic Device

• US 20140111460A1
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lv, Lei, Cai, Ming, Yao, Yuan
• Granted Patent: US 10,719,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

The embodiments of the invention disclose an object determining method, a portable device, an object displaying method, an object switching method and an electronic device. Said method is applied to a touch sensitive portable device. Identifications of multiple objects are displayed within a display area of said portable device. Each of the identifications of said multiple objects has a first status of being selected and a second status of being unselected. Said display area has a first area, the identification of a first object is displayed in the first area, and the first object is in the first status. Said method comprises: obtaining a switch instruction; moving the identification of the first object of the first area, switching the identification of the first object from the first status to the second status, moving the identification of the second object into the first area, and switching the identification of the second object from the second status to the first status according to the switch instruction. The embodiments of the invention can simplify the steps of the user'"'"'s operation.

Claims

1-64. -64. (canceled)

65. An object switching method for switching K objects [D₁, . . . , D_K] stored in a storage medium of an electronic device, said method comprising:

obtaining a switch instruction; and

switching from a first mode to a second mode, or from the second mode to the first mode, according to the switch instruction;

wherein,

in the first mode, when a first input instruction is obtained, switching each of the currently displayed object D_j to D<sub>j−

1</sub> or D_j+1 according to input parameter information of the first input instruction;

in the second mode, when a second input instruction is obtained, switching each of the currently displayed object D_j to D<sub>j−

N</sub> or D_j+N according to input parameter information of the second input instruction,

said K, j, N are integers, and K≧

1, N>

1, 1≦

j≦

K.

66. The object switching method according to claim 65, wherein, in the case that the current mode is the first mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, switching to the second mode;

or

in the case that the current mode is the first mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the second mode.

67. The object switching method according to claim 65, wherein, in the case that the current mode is the second mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, switching to the first mode;

or

in the case that the current mode is the second mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the first mode.

68. The object switching method according to claim 65, wherein, the electronic device comprises a touch screen, and the object will appear in the first predetermined area on the touch screen by the selection of one of the objects displayed on the touch screen.

69. The object switching method according to claim 68, further comprising:

obtaining an operation instruction;

starting an application according to the operation instruction; and

invoking a first information of the object within the first predetermined area by the application.

70. An object displaying method for displaying K objects stored in a storage medium of an electronic device, said method comprising:

obtaining a switch instruction; and

switching from a first display mode to a second display mode, or from the second display mode to the first display mode according to the switch instruction;

wherein,

in the first display mode, m objects among the K objects are displayed;

in the second display mode, n objects among the K objects are displayed;

said K, m, n are integers, and 1≦

m<

n≦

K.

71. The object displaying method according to claim 70, wherein, in the case that the current display mode is the first display mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, switching to the second display mode;

or

in the case that the current display mode is the first display mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the second display mode.

72. The object switching method according to claim 70, wherein, in the case that the current display mode is the second display mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, switching to the first display mode;

or

in the case that the current display mode is the second display mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the first display mode.

73. The object displaying method according to claim 70, wherein, the electronic device comprises a touch screen, and the object will appear in the first predetermined area on the touch screen by the selection of one of the objects displayed on the touch screen.

74. The object displaying method according to claim 73, further comprising:

obtaining an operation instruction;

starting an application according to the operation instruction; and

invoking a first information of the object within the first predetermined area by the application.

75. An electronic device, wherein, K objects [D₁, . . . , D_K] are stored in a storage medium of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

an obtaining unit for obtaining a switch instruction; and

a mode switching unit for switching from a first mode to a second mode, or from the second mode to the first mode, according to the switch instruction;

wherein,

in the first mode, when a first input instruction is obtained by the obtaining unit, switching each of the currently displayed objects D_j to D<sub>j−

1</sub> or D_j+1, according to input parameter information of the first input instruction;

in the second mode, when a second instruction is obtained by the obtaining unit, switching each of currently displayed objects D_j to D<sub>j−

N</sub> or D_j+N, according to input parameter information of the second input instruction,

said K, j, N are integers, and K≧

1, N>

1, 1≦

j≦

K.

76. The electronic device according to claim 75, wherein, the mode switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current mode is the first mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, the mode switching unit switches to the second mode;

or

the mode switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current mode is the first mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the second mode.

77. The electronic device according to claim 75, wherein, the mode switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current mode is the second mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, the mode switching unit switches to the first mode;

or

the mode switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current mode is the second mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the first mode.

78. The electronic device according to claim 75, wherein, the electronic device comprises a touch screen, and the object will appear in a first determined area on the touch screen by the selection of one of the objects displayed on the touch screen.

79. The electronic device according to claim 78, further comprising:

a second obtaining unit, for obtaining an operation instruction;

a starting unit, for starting an application according to the operation instruction; and

invoking a first information of the object within the first predetermined area by the application.

80. An electronic device, wherein, K objects are stored in a storage medium of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

an obtaining unit for obtaining a switch instruction; and

a switching unit for switching from a first display mode to a second display mode, or from the second display mode to the first display mode, according to the switch instruction;

wherein,

in the first display mode, m objects among the K objects are displayed;

in the second display mode, n objects among the K objects are displayed;

said K, m, n are integers, and 1≦

m<

n≦

K.

81. The electronic device according to claim 80, wherein, the switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current display mode is the first display mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, the switching unit switches to the second display mode;

the switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current display mode is the first display mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the second display mode.

82. The electronic device according to claim 80, wherein, the switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current display mode is the second display mode, detecting the duration of touching a first predetermined area on the touch screen;

and if the duration exceeds a predetermined period, the switching unit switches to the first display mode;

or

the switching unit is further used for, in the case that the current display mode is the second display mode, if touching a second predetermined area on the touch screen is detected, switching to the first display mode.

83. The electronic device according to claim 80, wherein, the electronic device comprises a touch screen, and the object will appear in a first predetermined area on the touch screen by the selection of one of the objects displayed on the touch screen.

84. The electronic device according to claim 83, further comprising:

a second obtaining unit, for obtaining an operation instruction;

a starting unit, for starting an application according to the operation instruction; and

invoking a first information of the object within the first predetermined area by the application.