Mobile device with weather condition display served by a network
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1. A weather condition display method, adaptable to a mobile device, the weather condition display method comprising:
- detecting positioning information of the mobile device;
inquiring weather information according to the positioning information of the mobile device;
determining a weather type according to the weather information and time by selecting a weather type according to a mapping table which comprises a discrete number of predetermined weather types with each discrete predetermined weather type mapped to a corresponding weather condition animation, wherein a plurality of the weather types are mapped to a same weather condition animation;
displaying a weather type image corresponding to the weather type on a screen of the mobile device; and
determining the corresponding weather condition animation according to the weather type and playing the weather condition animation on a background of the screen in addition to displaying the weather type image, wherein different weather condition animations are displayed for different time of the same weather type image.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for displaying a weather condition and a recording medium are provided. In the present method, positioning information of a mobile device is detected, and weather information of the current location of the mobile device is inquired. Then, a weather type is determined according to the weather information, and a weather type image corresponding to the weather type is displayed on a screen of the mobile device. Finally, a corresponding weather condition animation is determined according to the weather type and the weather information and played on a background of the screen.
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1. A weather condition display method, adaptable to a mobile device, the weather condition display method comprising:
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detecting positioning information of the mobile device; inquiring weather information according to the positioning information of the mobile device; determining a weather type according to the weather information and time by selecting a weather type according to a mapping table which comprises a discrete number of predetermined weather types with each discrete predetermined weather type mapped to a corresponding weather condition animation, wherein a plurality of the weather types are mapped to a same weather condition animation; displaying a weather type image corresponding to the weather type on a screen of the mobile device; and determining the corresponding weather condition animation according to the weather type and playing the weather condition animation on a background of the screen in addition to displaying the weather type image, wherein different weather condition animations are displayed for different time of the same weather type image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory recording medium, recording program instructions for
detecting positioning information of the mobile device; -
inquiring weather information according to the positioning information of the mobile device; determining a weather type according to the weather information and time by selecting a weather type according to a mapping table which comprises a discrete number of predetermined weather types with each discrete predetermined weather type mapped to a corresponding weather condition animation, wherein a plurality of the weather types are mapped to a same weather condition animation; displaying a weather type image corresponding to the weather type on a screen of the mobile device; and determining a corresponding weather condition animation according to the weather type and playing the weather condition animation on a background of the screen in addition to displaying the weather type image, wherein different whether condition animations are displayed for different time of the same weather type image.
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14. A handheld electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit, for displaying a screen page; a positioning unit, for detecting positioning information of the weather condition display apparatus; a network unit, for connecting to a network; an inquiry module, for inquiring weather information according to the positioning information; a weather type display module, for determining a weather type according to the weather information and time by selecting a weather type according to a mapping table which comprises a discrete number of predetermined weather types with each discrete predetermined weather type mapped to a corresponding weather condition animation obtained by the inquiry module, and displaying a weather type image corresponding to the weather type on the screen, wherein a plurality of the weather types are mapped to a same weather condition animation; and a weather condition animation play module, for determining a corresponding weather condition animation according to the weather type determined by the weather type display module and playing the weather condition animation on a background of the screen page in addition to displaying the weather type image, wherein different whether condition animations are displayed for different time of the same weather type image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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