Method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state, electronic device thereof, and storage medium thereof

• US 8,219,931 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2009
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Hsieh, Chin-Ying, Gu, Sih-Jie, Bamford, Drew
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US12/353,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265666A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,274 Days
• Field of Search: 715/700, 715/752, 715/753, 715/781, 715/792, 715/835, 715/764, 715/765, 715/864, 709/204, 345/169
• US Class Current: 715/835
• 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

Abstract

A method for prompting an outstanding event in screen lock state, an electronic device thereof, and a storage medium thereof are provided. In the present method, at least one outstanding event type is obtained first, wherein a corresponding occurrence time of each outstanding event type is greater than 0. Next, an amount of the outstanding event type is counted. Finally, a displaying position of an icon of each outstanding event type on a screen of the electronic device is adjusted according to the amount of the outstanding event types. As a result, a user can get the outstanding event type and the occurrence time thereof by the information shown on the screen, so as to increase the convenience of using the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state, adapted to an electronic device in a screen lock state, wherein the electronic device comprises a screen, the method comprising:

obtaining at least one outstanding event type, wherein an occurrence time corresponding to each of the outstanding event types is greater than 0;

counting an amount of the outstanding event types; and

adjusting a displaying position of an icon of each of the outstanding event types on the screen according to the amount.

2. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outstanding event type at least comprises one of missed call, missed message, missed voice mail and missed mail.

3. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of adjusting the displaying position of the icon of each of the outstanding event types on the screen according to the amount comprises:

displaying the icon in a specific area of the screen according to the amount.

4. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 3 further comprising:

horizontally splitting the screen into a plurality of areas; and

defining one of the areas as the specific area.

5. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of displaying the icon in the specific area of the screen comprise:

dividing the specific area into at least one displaying block matching the amount according to a size of the specific area and the amount; and

respectively displaying one of the icons in each of the displaying blocks.

6. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of respectively displaying one of the icons in each of the displaying blocks comprises:

averagely arranging and displaying the icon in the displaying block.

7. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of respectively displaying one of the icons in each of the displaying blocks comprises:

displaying the occurrence time of the outstanding event type corresponding to the icon.

8. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 7, wherein step of displaying the occurrence time comprises:

overlappedly displaying a specific icon at the displaying position of the icon, wherein the specific icon comprises the occurrence time.

9. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining all of outstanding event types with corresponding occurrence time thereof being greater than 0 when an outstanding event belonging to one of the outstanding event types is detected.

10. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 9 further comprising:

renewing the occurrence time of the corresponding outstanding event type when the outstanding event is detected.

11. The method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

obtaining all of outstanding event types with corresponding occurrence time thereof being greater than 0 when the electronic device enters the screen lock state.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a screen;

an outstanding event type obtaining module, for obtaining at least one outstanding event type, wherein an occurrence time corresponding to each of the outstanding event types is greater than 0;

an amount counting module, for counting an amount of the outstanding event type; and

an icon adjusting and displaying module, for adjusting a displaying position of an icon of each of the outstanding event types on the screen according to the amount, when the electronic device enters a screen lock state.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the outstanding event type at least comprises one of missed call, missed message, missed voice mail and missed mail.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the icon adjusting and displaying module is used for displaying the icon in a specific area of the screen according to the amount.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14 further comprising:

a screen image splitting module, for horizontally splitting the screen into a plurality of areas, and defining one of the areas as the specific area.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the icon adjusting and displaying module is used for dividing the specific area into at least one displaying block matching the amount according to a size of the specific area and the amount, and respectively displaying one of the icons in each of the displaying blocks.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the icon adjusting and displaying module is used for averagely arranging and displaying the icon in the displaying block.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the icon adjusting and displaying module is used for displaying the occurrence time of the outstanding event type corresponding to the icon.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the icon adjusting and displaying module overlappedly displays a specific icon at the displaying position of the icon, wherein the specific icon comprises the occurrence time.

20. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 further comprising:

an outstanding event detecting module, for detecting an outstanding event belonging to one of the outstanding event types, and renewing the occurrence time of the outstanding event type corresponding to the outstanding event.

21. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the outstanding event type obtaining module is used for obtaining all of outstanding event types with corresponding occurrence time thereof being greater than 0 when the outstanding event detecting module detects the outstanding event.

22. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the outstanding event type obtaining module is used for obtaining all of outstanding event types with corresponding occurrence time thereof being greater than 0 when the electronic device enters the screen lock state.

23. A storage medium, for storing a computer program, wherein the computer program comprises a plurality of program codes, and is adapted to be loaded to an electronic device for executing a method for prompting outstanding event in screen lock state, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining at least one outstanding event type, wherein an occurrence time corresponding to each of the outstanding event types is greater than 0;

counting an amount of the outstanding event types; and

adjusting a displaying position of an icon of each of the outstanding event types on the screen according to the amount.