EVENT RESPONSE METHOD FOR USER INTERFACE OF MOBILE DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20150370427A1
• Filed: 05/06/2014
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shanghai Holaverseanghai Network Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Qihu Technology Co. Ltd. (360 Security Technology, Inc.), Qizhi Software (Beijing) Company Limited (360 Security Technology, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yang, Yu, Kai, Zhao, Jiankai
• Granted Patent: US 10,152,202 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

The disclosed are a mobile device and a method for responding to events of a user interface of a mobile device. The method comprises: detecting a first trigger action on the user interface; calculating a coordinate of the position where the first trigger action occurs; according to the coordinate, determining that a response region to which the position belongs is the ith to the nth layer of response region, wherein iε[1, n]; judging whether the position belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region, and if yes, responding to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response area; otherwise, updating i to i+1, repeating this step until i is equal to n+1. By means of the above-mentioned solution, a mobile device is enabled to accurately respond to an operation of a user on the sector user interface.

Claims

1. A method for responding to events of a user interface of a mobile device, the user interface contains n layers of response region, wherein the response region is a transparent rectangle, and the n layers of response region overlap at one of their corners or edges, wherein the mth layer of response region is larger than the m−

1th layer of response region, mε

[2, n];

a valid region of the 1st layer of response region is a sector region, and valid regions of the 2nd to the nth layers of response region are annulus sector regions, the method comprising;

detecting a first trigger action on the user interface;

calculating coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs;

determining the response region to which the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs is the ith to the nth layers of response region according to coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs, wherein iε

[1, n]; and

judging whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region, and if yes, responding to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response region;

otherwise, updating i to i+1, and repeating this judging step until i being equal to n+1.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the step of judging whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region comprises:

acquiring distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to an origin of the user interface, wherein the origin of the user interface is an end point of a corner where the n layers of response region overlap or a central point of a side edge where the n layers of response region overlap; and

judging whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region according to the distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to the origin of the user interface.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein, the step of judging whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region according to the distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to the origin of the user interface, comprises:

judging whether the distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to the origin of the user interface is between an inner arc radius and an outer arc radius of the valid region of the ith layer of response region, wherein,

for the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region, the inner arc radius is 0 and the outer arc radius is the radius of the sector region, and for each of the valid regions of the 2^nd to the nth layers of response region, the inner arc radius is the inner radius of the annulus sector region, and the outer arc radius is the outer radius of the annulus sector region; and

if the judgement result is yes, determining that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, a close user interface element for realizing a user interface closing function is presented in the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region;

and

if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region, the step of responding to the first trigger action in the 1^st layer of response region comprises a step of closing the user interface.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein, if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to one of the valid regions of the 2^nd to the nth layers of response region, the step of responding to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response region comprises:

according to the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs, acquiring an angle of the position where the first trigger action occurs with respect to the origin of the user interface;

according to the angle of the position where the first trigger action occurs with respect to the origin of the user interface, searching for a first block index value in the valid region of the ith layer of response region corresponding to the first trigger action, wherein the first block index value refers to an index value of one of several blocks into which the valid region of the ith layer of response region is divided; and

responding to the first trigger action according to the first block index value.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region presents a plurality of tags elements, and the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layer of response region presents a plurality of application icon elements, wherein the application icon elements refer to application icons used to activate applications of the mobile device;

if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region, the step of responding to the first trigger action according to the first block index value comprises;

placing all the application icon elements of the tag element corresponding to the first block index value into a next container of application icon, the container of application icon is a container used to buffer the application icons;

removing all the application icon elements in a current container of application icon, and removing the plurality of application icon elements presented in the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region from the screen; and

moving all the application icon elements in the next container of application icon into the current container of application icon, and presenting the application icon elements in the current container of application icon layer on the screen.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

moving a tag indicator in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region to a position of the tag element corresponding to the first block index value in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region corresponding to the position where the first trigger action occurs.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region presents a plurality of application icon elements;

and

if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to one of the valid regions of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region, the step of responding to the first trigger action according to the first block index value comprises;

starting the application corresponding to the application icon element corresponding to the first block index value.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting a second trigger action on the user interface;

calculating coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs;

according to the coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs, judging whether the region of the position where the second trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region;

if the judging result is yes, according to the action direction of the second trigger action, searching for a second block index value in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region corresponding to the action direction, wherein the second block index value refers to an index value of one of several blocks into which the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region is divided;

placing all the application icon elements of the tag element corresponding to the second block index value into a next container of application icon;

removing all the application icon elements in a current container of application icon, and removing the plurality of application icon elements presented in the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region out of the screen; and

moving all the application icon elements in the next container of application icon into the current container of application icon, and presenting the application icon elements in the current container of application icon on the screen.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein before the step of calculating coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs, the method further comprises:

judging whether action speed of the second trigger action satisfies a requirement that it is higher than a predefined threshold value; and

if it is judged that the action speed of the second trigger action satisfies the requirement that it is higher than the predefined threshold value, performing the step of calculating coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the method further comprises:

moving a tag indicator in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region to the position of the tag element corresponding to the second block index value.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second trigger action is a sliding action.

13. A mobile device, a user interface being presented on a screen of the mobile device, the user interface contains n layers of a response regions, wherein response region is a transparent rectangle, and the n layers of response region overlap at one of their corners or edges, wherein the mth layer of response region is larger than the m−

1th layer of response region, mε

[2, n];

a valid region of the 1st layer of response region is a sector region, and valid regions of the 2nd to the nth layers of response region are annulus sector regions, the mobile device comprising;

a first action detecting device, configured to detect a first trigger action on the user interface;

a first calculating device, configured to calculate coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs;

a first region detecting device, configured to determine the response region to which the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs is the ith to the nth layers of response region according to the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs, wherein iε

[1, n]; and

a first responding device, configured to judge whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region, and if yes, respond to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response region;

otherwise, update i to i+1 and repeat this process until i is equal to n+1.

14. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first responding device comprises:

a distance calculator, configured to acquire distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to an origin of the user interface, wherein the origin of the user interface is an end point of a corner where the n layers of response region overlap or a central point of a side edge where the n layers of response region overlap; and

a judging device, configured to judge whether the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region according to the distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to the origin of the user interface.

15. The mobile device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the judging device is further configured to judge whether the distance from the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs to the origin of the user interface is between an inner arc radius and an outer arc radius of the valid region of the ith layer of response region, if the judgement result is yes, determine that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the ith layer of response region;

wherein, for the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region, the inner arc radius is 0 and the outer arc radius is the radius of the sector region;

for each of the valid regions of the 2^nd to the nth layers of response region, the inner arc radius is the inner radius of the annulus sector region, and the outer arc radius is the outer radius of the annulus sector region.

16. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13, wherein a close user interface element for realizing a user interface closing function is presented in the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region;

and

the first responding device comprises;

a closing device, configured to, if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 1^st layer of response region, close the user interface.

17. The mobile device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first responding device further comprises:

an angle calculating device, configured to, according to the coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs, acquire an angle of the position where the first trigger action occurs with respect to the origin of the user interface;

a first searching device, configured to, according to the angle of the position where the first trigger action occurs with respect to the origin of the user interface, search for a first block index value in the valid region of the ith layer of response region corresponding to the first trigger action, wherein the first block index value refers to an index value of one of several blocks into which the valid region of the ith layer of response region is divided; and

a responder, configured to respond to the first trigger action according to the first block index value.

18. The mobile device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region presents a plurality of tags elements, and the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layer of response region presents a plurality of application icon elements, wherein the application icon elements refer to application icons used to activate applications of the mobile device;

and

the responder comprises;

a first container of application icon, configured to buffer the application icon elements;

a first placing device, configured to, if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region, place all the application icon elements of the tag element corresponding to the first block index value into a next first container of application icon;

first moving-out device, configured to remove all the application icon elements in a current first container of application icon, and remove the plurality of application icon elements presented in the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region from the screen; and

a first moving-in device, configured to move all the application icon elements in the next first container of application icon into the current first container of application icon, and present the application icon elements in the current first container of application icon on the screen.

19. The mobile device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

a tag indicator which is presented in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region, the tag indicator being moved to a position of the tag element corresponding to the first block index value in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region corresponding to the position where the first trigger action occurs.

20. The mobile device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region presents a plurality of application icon elements;

and

the responder is further configured to, if it is judged that the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs to one of the valid regions of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region, start the application corresponding to the application icon element corresponding to the first block index value.

21. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

a second action detecting device, configured to detect a second trigger action on the user interface.

a second calculating device, configured to calculate coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs;

a second region detecting device, configured to, according to the coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs, judge whether the region of the position where the second trigger action occurs belongs to the valid region of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region; and

a second responding device, configured to, if the judging result of the second region detecting device is yes, respond to the second trigger action.

22. The mobile device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the second responding device comprises:

second searching device, configured to, according to the action direction of the second trigger action, search for a second block index value in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region corresponding to the action direction, wherein the second block index value refers to an index value of one of several blocks into which the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region is divided;

a second container of application icon, configured to buffer the application icon elements;

a second placing device, configured to place all the application icon elements of the tag element corresponding to the second block index value into a next second container of application icon;

a second moving-out device, configured to remove all the application icon elements in a current second container of application icon, and remove the plurality of application icon elements presented in the valid region of each of the 3^rd to the nth layers of response region out of the screen; and

a second moving-in device, configured to move all the application icon elements in the next second container of application icon into the current second container of application icon, and present the application icon elements in the current second container of application icon on the screen.

23. The mobile device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

a judging device, configured to judge whether action speed of the second trigger action satisfies a requirement that it is higher than a predefined threshold value; and

if the judgement result is yes, the judging device activates the second calculating device to calculate coordinates of the position where the second trigger action occurs.

24. The mobile device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the mobile device further comprises:

a tag indicator which is presented in the valid region of the 2^nd layer of response region, the tag indicator being moved to a position of the tag element corresponding to the second block index value.

25. (canceled)

26. A non-volatile computer readable medium, having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for responding to events of a user interface of a mobile device, wherein the user interface contains n layers of response region, the response region is a transparent rectangle, and the n layers of response region overlap at one of their corners or edges, wherein the mth layer of response region is larger than the m−

1th layer of response region, mε

[2, n];

a valid region of the 1st layer of response region is a sector region, and valid regions of the 2nd to the nth layers of response region are annulus sector regions, the operations comprising;

detecting a first trigger action on the user interface;

calculating coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs;

determining the response region to which the position where the first trigger action occurs belongs is the ith to the nth layers of response region according to coordinates of the position where the first trigger action occurs, wherein iε

[1, n]; and

region of the ith layer of response region, and if yes, responding to the first trigger action in the ith layer of response region;

otherwise, updating i to i−

1, and repeating this judging step until i being equal to n+1.