METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING A USER INTERFACE
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1. A method for managing a user interface, comprising:
- detecting a touch on a touch screen;
determining whether or not the touch matches a predetermined touch gesture, wherein the predetermined touch gesture is configured to activate an operation to a layer being displayed on the user interface; and
activating the operation to the layer being displayed on the user interface if the touch matches the predetermined touch gesture,wherein the layer being displayed on the user interface is one of a multiple of layers, which are allowed to share one or more same icons of available application programs.
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Abstract
This disclosure discloses a method and device for managing a user interface. The user interface can display one of a multiple of layers, which may share one or more same icons of available application programs. Users can change the layer being displayed on the user interface through performing a simple touch gesture on the touch screen, thereby quickly finding out a set of application programs needed to use currently. Thus, users'"'"' operations are simplified.
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1. A method for managing a user interface, comprising:
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detecting a touch on a touch screen; determining whether or not the touch matches a predetermined touch gesture, wherein the predetermined touch gesture is configured to activate an operation to a layer being displayed on the user interface; and activating the operation to the layer being displayed on the user interface if the touch matches the predetermined touch gesture, wherein the layer being displayed on the user interface is one of a multiple of layers, which are allowed to share one or more same icons of available application programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for managing a user interface, comprising:
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one or more processors; a touch screen coupled to the one or more processors; a memory coupled to the one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to; detect a touch on a touch screen; determine whether or not the touch matches a predetermined touch gesture, wherein the predetermined touch gesture is configured to activate an operation to a layer being displayed on the user interface; and activate the operation to the layer being displayed on the user interface if the touch matches the predetermined touch gesture, wherein the layer being displayed on the user interface is one of a multiple of layers, which are allowed to share one or more same icons of available application programs. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A nonvolatile computer readable storage medium having one or more programs stored therein, which can, when it or they is/are applied to a device with a touch screen, let the device perform instructions in the following steps:
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detecting a touch on a touch screen; determining whether or not the touch matches a predetermined touch gesture, wherein the predetermined touch gesture is configured to activate an operation to a layer being displayed on the user interface; and activating the operation to the layer being displayed on the user interface if the touch matches the predetermined touch gesture, wherein the layer being displayed on the user interface is one of a multiple of layers, which are allowed to share one or more same icons of available application programs.
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