Interface switching method and electronic device using the same
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch screen configured to display a ring-shaped operation area and a display area, wherein the display area is disposed within the ring-shaped operation area;
a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications; and
a processing unit coupled to the touch screen and the storage unit,wherein a ring-shaped menu is generated on the touch screen by a single touch operation, and the ring-shaped menu has a plurality of icons,wherein an application corresponding to one of the plurality of icons is activated by touching a position outside the ring-shaped menu and adjacent to the icon so as to display content of the application inside the display area.
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Abstract
An electronic device, comprising a touch screen configured to display a circular operation area and a display area; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications; and a processing unit coupled to the touch screen and the storage unit, wherein the touch screen receives a touch operation on the circular operation area, the processing unit enables the touch screen to display a circular menu on a periphery of the display area according to the touch operation, and the circular menu includes a plurality of icons corresponding to the applications.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen configured to display a ring-shaped operation area and a display area, wherein the display area is disposed within the ring-shaped operation area; a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications; and a processing unit coupled to the touch screen and the storage unit, wherein a ring-shaped menu is generated on the touch screen by a single touch operation, and the ring-shaped menu has a plurality of icons, wherein an application corresponding to one of the plurality of icons is activated by touching a position outside the ring-shaped menu and adjacent to the icon so as to display content of the application inside the display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An interface switching method, applied to an electronic device with a touch screen, wherein the method includes the steps:
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providing a circular display area and a ring-shaped operation area on the touch screen, wherein the circular display area is disposed within the ring-shaped operation area; generating a ring-shaped menu on the touch screen by a single touch operation, wherein the ring-shaped menu has a plurality of icons; performing a moving path along the ring-shaped operation area, wherein the moving path is disposed outside the ring-shaped menu and adjacent to one of the plurality of icons; and activating an application corresponding to the icon so as to display content of the application inside the circular display area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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