Method for displaying an icon and terminal device thereof

• US 9,699,295 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2014
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Jin, Fan, Sun, Daqing, Wang, Ying
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US14/153,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,268 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72484 wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for displaying an icon in a terminal device and the terminal device thereof. The method includes monitoring an implementation of an event which controls a display of the icon; determining animation display parameters according to properties of the icon, if the implementation of the event which controls the display of the icon is detected; and controlling the icon to be displayed in an animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters. The present disclosure provides more enriched display effects of the icon.

Claims

1. A method for displaying an icon in a terminal device, comprising:

extracting related information of an application corresponding to the icon, the related information comprising a name of the application, a category of the application, and application information integrated within the icon;

setting, based on the extracted related information, properties of the icon in accordance with setting rules;

monitoring an implementation of an event which controls a display of the icon;

determining animation display parameters according to properties of the icon, if the implementation of the event which controls the display of the icon is detected; and

controlling the icon to be displayed in an animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters;

wherein the icon comprises a first icon and a second icon; and

wherein the event which controls the display of the icon comprises;

an event of updating a position of the first icon to be adjacent to the second icon;

or an event of the first icon appearing on an interface of an operating system for the first time and being adjacent to the second icon;

wherein determining the animation display parameters according to the properties of the icon comprises;

comparing properties of the first icon with properties of the second icon;

searching for the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to preset nexuses between icon property comparison results and the animation display parameters; and

determining the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to the search results.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the event which controls the display of the icon comprises:

an event of receiving new service notification by an application corresponding to the icon or an event of clicking the icon by a user.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein if the event which controls the display of the icon is the event of receiving the new service notification, the method further comprises:

determining whether the terminal device is in an unlocked state and whether a display area containing the icon is located in a current display page of the terminal device; and

if the terminal device is in the unlocked state and the display area containing the icon is located in the current display page of the terminal device, determining the animation display parameters corresponding to the icon according to properties of the icon.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the animation display parameters according to the properties of the icon comprises:

searching for the animation display parameters corresponding to the properties of the icon according to preset nexuses between the properties of the icon and the animation display parameters; and

determining the animation display parameters according to search results.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the properties comprise category and level.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the icon to be displayed in the animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters comprises:

controlling the icon to move on an interface of an operating system in accordance with a frequency and a moving direction of the animation display parameters.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the icon to be displayed in the animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters comprises:

generating a regeneration icon corresponding to the icon in a preset manner; and

displaying the icon and the regeneration icon on an interface of an operating

system successively, in accordance with a frequency of the animation display parameters

and a display sequence of the regeneration icon and the icon.

8. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the following steps;

extracting related information of an application corresponding to the icon, the related information comprising a name of the application, a category of the application, and annunciation information integrated within the icon;

setting, based on the extracted related information, properties of the icon in accordance with setting rules;

monitoring an implementation of an event which controls a display of the icon;

determining animation display parameters according to properties of the icon, if the implementation of the event which controls the display of the icon is detected; and

controlling the icon to be displayed in an animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters;

wherein the icon comprises a first icon and a second icon; and

wherein the event which controls the display of the icon comprises;

an event of updating a position of the first icon to be adjacent to the second icon;

or an event of the first icon appearing on a interface of an operating system for the first time and being adjacent to the second icon;

wherein determining the animation display parameters according to the properties of the icon comprises;

comparing properties of the first icon with properties of the second icon;

searching for the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to preset nexuses between icon property comparison results and the animation display parameters; and

determining the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to the search results.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the event which controls the display of the icon comprises:

an event of receiving new service notification by an application corresponding to the icon or an event of clicking the icon by a user.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein if the event which controls the display of the icon is the event of receiving the new service notification, the processor is further configured to execute the following steps:

determining whether the terminal device is in an unlocked state and whether a display area containing the icon is located in a current display page of the terminal device; and

if the terminal device is in the unlocked state and the display area containing the icon is located in the current display page of the terminal device, determining the animation display parameters corresponding to the icon according to properties of the icon.

11. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein determining the animation display parameters according to the properties of the icon comprises:

searching for the animation display parameters corresponding to the properties of the icon according to preset nexuses between the properties of the icon and the animation display parameters; and

determining the animation display parameters according to search results.

12. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the properties comprise category and level.

13. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein controlling the icon to be displayed in the animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters comprises:

controlling the icon to move on an interface of an operating system in accordance with a frequency and a moving direction of the animation display parameters.

14. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein controlling the icon to be displayed in the animated manner in accordance with the animation display parameters comprises:

generating a regeneration icon corresponding to the icon in a preset manner; and

displaying the icon and the regeneration icon on an interface of an operating system successively, in accordance with a frequency of the animation display parameters and a display sequence of the regeneration icon and the icon.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the device to perform the following steps:

extracting related information of an application corresponding to the icon, the related information comprising a name of the application, a category of the application, and application information integrated within the icon;

setting, based on the extracted related information, properties of the icon in accordance with setting rules;

monitoring an implementation of an event which controls a display of the icon;

determining animation display parameters according to properties of the icon, if the implementation of the event which controls the display of the icon is detected; and

controlling the icon to be displayed in an manner in accordance with the animation display parameters;

wherein the icon comprises a first icon and a second icon; and

wherein the event which controls the display of the icon comprises;

an event of updating a position of the first icon to be adjacent to the second icon;

or an event of the first icon appearing on a interface of an operating system for the first time and being adjacent to the second icon,

wherein determining the animation display parameters according to the properties of the icon comprises;

comparing properties of the first icon with properties of the second icon;

searching for the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to preset nexuses between icon property comparison results and the animation display parameters; and

determining the animation display parameters corresponding to the first icon and the second icon according to the search results.