Display device and icon display method therefor

• US 8,384,662 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2009
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Xiao-Guang, Zhao, Xin, Kung, Te-Yuan, Hsieh, Kuan-Hong
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, VIET DAVID
• Application Number:
  US12/541,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20100302146A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-173, 345/204, 715/700
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34

Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The input unit it for generating input signals in response to user input. The display unit is for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons. The storage unit is for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon. The processing unit is for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring a movement track and a speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

an input unit, for generating input signals in response to user input;

a display unit, for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons comprising a first group of icons which are aligned horizontally and a second group of icons which are aligned vertically;

a storage unit, for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon, wherein the movement track of each icon of the first group of icons is a straight line vertical to the horizontal direction and the movement track of each icon of the second group of icons is a curved line along a direction vertical to the vertical direction; and

a processing unit, for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring the movement track and the speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon.

2. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further for storing a movement time of each icon, and the display device further comprises a timer for timing when an icon begins to move and stopping timing when an elapsed time reaches the movement time of the icon.

3. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further storing an icon function list for recording associated functions of the icons, and the processing unit is further for acquiring a function associated with the icon from the icon function list.

4. A method for displaying an icon of a display device, wherein the display device displays a first group of icons which are aligned horizontally and a second group of icons which are aligned vertically, comprising:

storing a movement track and a speed of each icon, wherein the movement track of each icon of the first group of icons is a straight line vertical to the horizontal direction and the movement track of each icon of the second group of icons is a curved line along a direction vertical to the vertical direction;

generating an input signal;

selecting an icon in response to the input signal, acquiring the movement track and the speed of the icon, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and display a movement of the icon; and

performing a function associated with the icon.

5. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

storing a movement time of the icon; and

beginning to time when the icon begins to move and stopping timing when an elapsed time reaches the movement time of the icon.

6. The method as recited in claim 4, further comprising:

storing an icon function list for recording an associated function of the icon; and

acquiring the function associated with the icon from the icon function list.