ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING MENU
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch panel generating a start instruction according to a start operation related to the touch panel and a sliding instruction according to a sliding operation related to the touch panel;
a menu generating unit responding to the start instruction to arrange a plurality of menu icons on a first path and a second path both intersecting at a selection position in response to the start instruction; and
a control unit responding to the sliding instruction to control the menu icons arranged on the first path to slide on the first path circularly or to control the menu icons arranged on the second path to slide on the second path circularly.
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Abstract
A menu displaying method applied to an electronic device to control the electronic device to display menu icons. The menu icons are arranged on a first path and a second part intersecting at a selection position. The menu icons are arranged on the first path circularly slide on the first path, and the menu icons are arranged on the second path circularly slide on the second path according to a manual operation. The menu icons that are arranged on the selection position is selected in response to the manual operation.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch panel generating a start instruction according to a start operation related to the touch panel and a sliding instruction according to a sliding operation related to the touch panel; a menu generating unit responding to the start instruction to arrange a plurality of menu icons on a first path and a second path both intersecting at a selection position in response to the start instruction; and a control unit responding to the sliding instruction to control the menu icons arranged on the first path to slide on the first path circularly or to control the menu icons arranged on the second path to slide on the second path circularly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A menu displaying method, comprising steps of:
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determining whether a start instruction is received; when the start instruction is received, displaying a plurality menu icons being arranged on a first path and a second path, the first path and the second path intersecting at a selection position; determining whether a sliding instruction is received; and when the sliding instruction is received, controlling the menu icons arranged on the first path to slide on the first path circularly or controlling the menu icons arranged on the second path to slide on the second path circularly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for displaying menu, applied to a TV, the TV is control by a remote control, the menu display system comprising:
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a menu generating unit responding to a start instruction from the remote control to display a menu on a screen, the menu containing a plurality of menu icons arranged on a first path and a second path intersecting with the first path in response to the start instruction; and a control unit responding to a sliding instruction from the remote control to control the menu icons arranged on the first path to slide on the first path circularly or to control the menu icons arranged on the second path to slide on the second path circularly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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