Portable electronic device and method for managing icons thereof
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a main body;
a slidable cover slidably attached on the main body;
a display panel positioned on the slidable cover for displaying a plurality of icons,a sensor configured to detect a position of the slidable cover relative to the main body;
a processor configured to compare the position with a predetermined value and send signals; and
a controlling module configured to output the icons to the display panel, and to enlarge or reduce an area of each icon displayed on the display panel according to the signals sent by the processor.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a main body, a slidable cover, a display panel, a sensor, and a controlling module. The slidable cover is slidably positioned on the main body. The display panel is positioned on the slidable cover. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the slidable cover relative to the main body. The controlling module is configured to output icons and data to the display panel, and to adjust an area of each icon displayed on the display panel according to a position, detected by the sensor, of the slidable cover relative to the main body.
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a main body; a slidable cover slidably attached on the main body; a display panel positioned on the slidable cover for displaying a plurality of icons, a sensor configured to detect a position of the slidable cover relative to the main body; a processor configured to compare the position with a predetermined value and send signals; and a controlling module configured to output the icons to the display panel, and to enlarge or reduce an area of each icon displayed on the display panel according to the signals sent by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing icons, comprising:
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providing a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising a main body, a slidable cover slidably positioned on the main body, a sensor, a display panel positioned on the slidable cover and configured to display a plurality of icons having either a large icon size or a small icon size, and a controlling module; detecting a position of the slidable cover relative to the main body by the sensor; comparing the position with a predetermined value and send signals by a processor to the controlling module; upon a condition that the relative position is larger than a predetermined value, receiving a status that the portable electronic device is in an opened state and enlarging the icons and outputting the icons having the large icon size by the controlling module; upon a condition that the relative position is not larger than the predetermined value, receiving a status that the portable electronic device is in a closed state and reducing the icons and outputting the icons having the small icon size by the controlling module. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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