ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF PERFORMING PROCESS AT ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150153908A1
• Filed: 02/10/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: KOBAYASHI, Hiroki, ASANO, Satoshi
• Granted Patent: US 9,836,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces

Abstract

An electronic device comprises an executing module, a display module, and a display controller. The display controller makes the display module display a first display screen containing information about execution of a certain function during execution. The executing module starts execution of a widget for making the display module display information included in the first display screen while the certain function is executed and thereafter when execution of the certain function is finished, the executing module finishes execution of the widget When the display controller makes the display module display a display screen different from the first display screen while the widget is executed, the display controller incorporates widget execution information into a partial region of the different display screen based on execution of the widget. The widget execution information includes at least part of the information on the first display screen.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

an executing module configured to execute a program;

a display module configured to display information; and

a display controller configured to control the display module, wherein

the display controller makes the display module display a first display screen containing information about execution of a certain function while the electronic device executes the certain function,

the executing module starts execution of a widget for making the display module display information included in the first display screen while the certain function is executed and thereafter when execution of the certain function is finished, the executing module finishes execution of the widget, and

when said display controller makes the display module display a display screen different from the first display screen while the widget is executed, the display controller incorporates widget execution information into a partial region of the different display screen based on execution of said widget, the widget execution information including at least part of the information on the first display screen.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a detecting module configured to detect operation on the electronic device,

wherein when the detecting module detects operation to select the widget execution information while the display module displays a display screen containing the widget execution information, the display controller makes the display module display the first display screen.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the display controller makes the display module display a display screen to contain the widget execution information, the display controller incorporates the widget execution information into the display screen such that the widget execution information is not superimposed on different information on the display screen.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising a detecting module to detect operation on the electronic device, wherein

when the detecting module detects first operation to instruct display of a second display screen formed of multiple screens, the display controller makes the display module display a screen out of the multiple screens and then, in response to screen switching operation about the second display screen, switches a screen between the multiple screens in turn and makes the display module display the switched screen,

when the detecting module detects the first operation while the certain function is executed, the display controller determines whether the multiple screens include a screen having empty space available for arrangement of the widget execution information, and

when there is the screen having the empty space, the display controller incorporates the widget execution information into a partial region of the screen having the empty space.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein when the multiple screens do not include the screen having the empty space available for arrangement of the widget execution information, the display controller adds a new screen to the second display screen and incorporates the widget execution information into a partial region of the new screen.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising a detecting module to detect operation on the electronic device, wherein

when the detecting module detects first operation to instruct display of a second display screen formed of multiple screens, the display controller makes the display module display a screen out of the multiple screens and then, in response to screen switching operation on the second display screen, switches a screen between the multiple display screens in turn and makes the display module display the switched screen, and

when the detecting module detects the first operation while the certain function is executed, the display controller adds a new screen to the second display screen and incorporates the widget execution information into a partial region of the new screen.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein when execution of the certain function is finished after the new screen is added to the second display screen, the display controller deletes the new screen from the second display screen.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein when execution of the certain function is finished after the new screen is added to the second display screen, the display controller deletes the new screen from the second display screen.

9. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein when the detecting module detects the first operation while the certain function is executed, the display controller makes the display module display a screen containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens.

10. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein when the detecting module detects the first operation while the certain function is executed, the display controller makes the display module display a screen containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens.

11. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein

In the case that the display controller makes the display module display a display screen which contains the widget execution information,

when the display screen has empty space available for arrangement of the widget execution information of a first display size, the display controller makes the display module display the display screen containing the widget execution information of the first display size, and

when the display screen does not have the empty space, the display controller makes the display module display the display screen containing the widget execution information of a second display size smaller than the first display size.

12. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein when the display controller makes the display module display a screen not containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens, the display controller incorporates, into the screen not containing the widget execution information, information for specifying a screen containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens.

13. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein when the display controller makes the display module display a screen not containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens, the display controller incorporates, into the screen not containing the widget execution information, information for specifying a screen containing the widget execution information out of the multiple screens.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the certain function is one of conversation using push to talk, recording of a television program, reproduction control of music data, making the electronic device function as an access point of a wireless LAN, and making the electronic device communicate via an access point of a wireless LAN.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein

the certain function is conversation using push to talk, and

the widget execution information includes at least one of information for specifying a conversation partner of the electronic device in the conversation, an image associated with the conversation partner, a current condition of the floor in the conversation, information for specifying a person currently having the floor in the conversation, and a duration of the conversation.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium configured to store a control program configured to control an electronic device, the control program configured to make the electronic device execute the steps of:

(a) displaying a first display screen containing information about a certain function while the certain function is executed;

(b) starting execution of a widget for displaying information included the first display screen while the certain function is executed and thereafter when execution of the certain function is finished, finishing execution of the widget, and

(c) incorporating widget execution information into a partial region of a display screen different from the first display screen based on execution of the widget when the different display screen is displayed while the widget is executed, the widget execution information including at least part of the information on the first display screen.

17. A method of performing process at an electronic device, comprising the steps of:

(a) displaying a first display screen containing information about a certain function while the certain function is executed;

(b) starting execution of a widget for displaying information included the first display screen while the certain function is executed and thereafter when execution of the certain function is finished, finishing execution of the widget, and

(c) incorporating widget execution information into a partial region of a display screen different from the first display screen based on execution of the widget when the different display screen is displayed while the widget is executed, the widget execution information including at least part of the information on the first display screen.