Mobile electronic device and display controlling method

• US 9,112,987 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2010
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Nomachi, Nayu, Sato, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Junpeng
• Application Number:
  US13/515,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20120264487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,709 Days
• Field of Search: 455/563, 455/566, 715/835, 715/840, 715/702, 715/705, 715/790, 715/793, 715/830, 715/838, 345/619, 704/E15.001
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• 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 3/04886 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: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device, includes a display unit, a detection unit, and a display control unit. The display unit displays a standard screen on which objects are superimposed. The detection unit detects occurrence of a predetermined event. The display control unit changes arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a display unit for displaying a standard screen on which objects are superimposed;

a detection unit for detecting occurrence of a predetermined event; and

a display control unit for changing arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit,

wherein the display control unit shifts a display state of the objects in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit to any of a first display state in which the objects are displayed in an aligned manner, a second display state in which the objects are not displayed in an aligned manner, and a third display state in which a part of objects among the objects is displayed in an aligned manner and other objects are not displayed in an aligned manner,

wherein the mobile electronic device further comprises a storage unit for storing information regarding a selection frequency for each of the objects, and

wherein the display control unit

displays an object which has the selection frequency at or higher than a predetermined value as the part of objects in the third display state, and

displays objects which have the selection frequencies lower than the predetermined value as the other objects.

2. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

after shifting the display state to the second display state by moving all of the objects displayed in the first display state to the end part of the display unit, the display control unit shifts the display state to the third display state by

moving the part of objects among the objects displayed in the second display state, and

displaying the moved part of objects in an aligned manner.

3. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the objects displayed in an aligned manner in the first display state and the third display state are displayed at a center part of the display unit.

4. The mobile electronic device according to claim 2, wherein

the display control unit differentiates alignment order of the objects aligned in the third display state from alignment order of the objects aligned in the first display state.

5. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a display unit for displaying a standard screen on which objects are superimposed;

a detection unit for detecting occurrence of a predetermined event; and

a display control unit for changing arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit,

wherein the display control unit shifts a display state of the objects in accordance with the predetermined event detected by the detection unit to any of a first display state in which the objects are displayed in an aligned manner, a second display state in which the objects are not displayed in an aligned manner, and a third display state in which a part of objects among the objects is displayed in an aligned manner and other objects are not displayed in an aligned manner,

wherein the detection unit detects inclination of the mobile electronic device as occurrence of the predetermined event; and

the display control unit shifts the display state among the first display state, the second display state, and the third display state when the inclination is detected by the detection unit.

6. The mobile electronic device according to claim 5, wherein

after shifting the display state to the second display state by moving all of the objects displayed in the first display state to the end part of the display unit, the display control unit shifts the display state to the third display state by

moving the part of objects among the objects displayed in the second display state, and

displaying the moved part of objects in an aligned manner.

7. The mobile electronic device according to claim 5, wherein

the objects displayed in an aligned manner in the first display state and the third display state are displayed at a center part of the display unit.

8. The mobile electronic device according to claim 6, wherein

the display control unit differentiates alignment order of the objects aligned in the third display state from alignment order of the objects aligned in the first display state.

9. A display controlling method for a mobile electronic device which includes a display unit, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying a standard screen on which objects are superimposed on the display unit;

detecting occurrence of a predetermined event; and

changing arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the detected predetermined event, wherein said changing comprises

shifting a display state of the objects in accordance with the detected predetermined event to any of a first display state in which the objects are displayed in an aligned manner, a second display state in which the objects are not displayed in an aligned manner, and a third display state in which a part of objects among the objects is displayed in an aligned manner and other objects are not displayed in an aligned manner,

storing information regarding a selection frequency for each of the objects,

displaying an object which has the selection frequency at or higher than a predetermined value as the part of objects in the third display state, and

displaying objects which have the selection frequencies lower than the predetermined value as the other objects.

10. A display controlling method for a mobile electronic device which includes a display unit, the display controlling method comprising:

displaying a standard screen on which objects are superimposed on the display unit;

detecting occurrence of a predetermined event; and

changing arrangement of the objects displayed on the display unit in accordance with the detected predetermined event,

wherein said changing comprises

shifting a display state of the objects in accordance with the detected predetermined event to any of a first display state in which the objects are displayed in an aligned manner, a second display state in which the objects are not displayed in an aligned manner, and a third display state in which a part of objects among the objects is displayed in an aligned manner and other objects are not displayed in an aligned manner,

wherein the predetermined event includes inclination of the mobile electronic device, and

wherein said shifting comprises shifting the display state among the first display state, the second display state, and the third display state when inclination of the mobile electronic device is detected.