Method and device for displaying images and text in accordance with a selected pattern

• US 9,396,704 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2014
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Imamura, Hitoshi, Takiguchi, Toshinobu, Osanai, Takashi, Kobayashi, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): McCulley, Ryan D
• Application Number:
  US14/578,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20150103099A1
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
• 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: G09G 2340/04 Changes in size, position or resolution of an image
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/145 related to small screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/26 for modifying the character dimensions, e.g. double width, double height
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/37 Details of the operation on graphic patterns G09G5/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/373 for modifying the size of the graphic pattern

Abstract

An electronic device and method for displaying a display item is disclosed. A first pattern comprises an image at a first image size and a character string at a first character string size. A second pattern comprises the image at a second image size and the character string at a second character string size, the character string not overlapping the image at the second image size. The second image size is larger than the first image size, and the second character string size is larger than the first character string size. A selected size comprises at least a first size and a second size. The first pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the first size, and the second pattern is displayed for the display item if the selected size is the second size.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a memory operable to store a plurality of predetermined items, a plurality of images and a plurality of character strings, each image and character string corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of predetermined items;

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

receive a user selection of a first size or a second size; and

set a display pattern to a first pattern if the first size is selected or set the display pattern to a second pattern if the second size is selected, the first pattern comprising the plurality of predetermined items displayed in a first predetermined display area, each predetermined item comprising an image together with a character string, the second pattern comprising the plurality of images displayed in a second predetermined display area where none of the plurality of character strings are displayed, and a character string, corresponding to a selected image, displayed in a third predetermined display area where none of the plurality of images are displayed, wherein an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the first predetermined display area in accordance with the first pattern is the same as an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area in accordance with the second pattern, wherein the plurality of images displayed in the first display area are the same in kind as the plurality of images displayed in the second display area, and wherein the second predetermined display area is smaller than the first predetermined display area but each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area is larger than a corresponding one of the plurality of images when displayed in the first predetermined display area, wherein the second and third predetermined display areas are created by dividing the first predetermined display area, the second predetermined display area being defined by position coordinates stored in the memory for each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area, and the third predetermined display area being defined as a remaining portion of the first predetermined display area not occupied by the second predetermined display area; and

a display operable to display the display pattern, wherein if a character string drawn as text in the second pattern would be longer than the third predetermined display area, the character string displayed in the third predetermined display area is displayed as a pre-stored image where characters with a shorter width are drawn closer together.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to highlight a selected predetermined item of the first pattern or a selected image of the second pattern.

3. The electronic device according claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to set a display alignment sequence of the images of the second pattern to correspond to a display alignment sequence of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein images corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern are smaller than corresponding images of unselected images of the second pattern, and each character string corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern is smaller than the character string of the second pattern.

5. The electronic device according claim 1, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio substantially equal to an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

6. The electronic device according claim 1, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio different from an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

7. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing in a memory of the electronic device a plurality of predetermined items, a plurality of images and a plurality of character strings, each image and character string corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of predetermined items;

receiving a user selection of a first size or a second size; and

displaying a first pattern, if the first size is selected; and

displaying a second pattern, if the second size is selected;

the first pattern comprising the plurality of items displayed in a first predetermined display area, each of the plurality of items comprising an image together with a character string;

the second pattern comprising the plurality of images displayed in a second predetermined display area where none of the plurality of character strings are displayed, and a character string, corresponding to a selected image, displayed in a third predetermined display area where none of the plurality of images are displayed, wherein an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the first predetermined display area in accordance with the first pattern is the same as an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area in accordance with the second pattern, wherein the plurality of images displayed in the first display area are the same in kind as the plurality of images displayed in the second display area, and wherein the second predetermined display area is smaller than the first predetermined display area but each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area is larger than a corresponding one of the plurality of images when displayed in the first predetermined display area, wherein the second and third predetermined display areas are created by dividing the first predetermined display area, the second predetermined display area being defined by position coordinates stored in the memory for each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display, and the third predetermined display area being defined as a remaining portion of the first predetermined display area not occupied by the second predetermined display area, wherein if a character string drawn as text in the second pattern would be longer than the third predetermined display area the character string displayed in the third predetermined display area is displayed as a pre-stored image where characters with a shorter width are drawn closer together.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising highlighting a selected predetermined item or a selected image on a display.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein images corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern are smaller than corresponding unselected images of the second pattern, and each character string corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern is smaller than the character string of the second pattern.

10. The method according claim 8, further comprising displaying the plurality of images of the second pattern in accordance with an alignment sequence corresponding to an alignment sequence of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

11. The method according claim 7, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio substantially equal to an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

12. The method according claim 7, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio different from an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

13. The method according claim 7, further comprising accessing focus-management table data, normal-focus icon-drawing table data, and enlarged-focus icon-drawing table data.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable program code, the program code when executed performing a method for operating a display of an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing in a memory of the electronic device a plurality of predetermined items, a plurality of images and a plurality of character strings, each image and character string corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of predetermined items;

receiving a user selection of a first size or a second size; and

displaying a first pattern, if the first size is selected; and

displaying a second pattern, if the second size is selected;

the first pattern comprising the plurality of items displayed in a first predetermined display area, each of the plurality of items comprising an image together with a character string;

the second pattern comprising the plurality of images displayed in a second predetermined display area where none of the plurality of character strings are displayed, and a character string, corresponding to a selected image, displayed in a third predetermined display area where none of the plurality of images are displayed, wherein an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the first predetermined display area in accordance with the first pattern is the same as an array arrangement of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area in accordance with the second pattern, wherein the plurality of images displayed in the first display area are the same in kind as the plurality of images displayed in the second display area, and wherein the second predetermined display area is smaller than the first predetermined display area but each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display area is larger than a corresponding one of the plurality of images when displayed in the first predetermined display area, wherein the second and third predetermined display areas are created by dividing the first predetermined display area, the second predetermined display area being defined by position coordinates stored in the memory for each of the plurality of images displayed in the second predetermined display, and the third predetermined display area being defined as a remaining portion of the first predetermined display area not occupied by the second predetermined display area, wherein if a character string drawn as text in the second pattern would be longer than the third predetermined display area, the character string displayed in the third predetermined display area is displayed as a pre-stored image where characters with a shorter width are drawn closer together.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises highlighting a selected predetermined item or a selected image on a display.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein images corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern are smaller than corresponding unselected images of the second pattern, and each character string corresponding to unselected predetermined items of the first pattern is smaller than the character string of the second pattern.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises displaying the plurality of images of the second pattern in accordance with an alignment sequence corresponding to an alignment sequence of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio substantially equal to an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the images of the second pattern each have an aspect ratio different from an aspect ratio of corresponding images of the predetermined items of the first pattern.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprises accessing focus management table data, normal-focus icon-drawing table data, and enlarged-focus icon-drawing table data.