Method, electronic device, and computer-readable recording medium for presenting application lists

• US 9,916,062 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Li-Hsuan, Chen, Po-Hsu, Kuo, Fang-Wen
• Primary Examiner(s): CHIUSANO, ANDREW TSUTOMU
• Application Number:
  US13/620,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290886A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,005 Days
• Field of Search: 715768, 715828, 725 61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: H04N 21/47 End-user applications

Abstract

A method for presenting application list is disclosed, which is applied to an electronic device. The method includes activating a list arrangement program which reads several applications and generates categorized application list accordingly. Each application is associated with one of the categories, and includes objects representing the application. The categorized application list includes several groups, each of them includes a category name of one category and the objects associating with one or more applications under the category. The method further includes receiving the control command for displaying one of the groups at the index region of the user interface of the electronic device. The index region is arranged at the side of the user interface. Thus, an application list which is categorized may be provided for improving the convenience of accessing applications.

Claims

1. A method for presenting application lists, which is associated with an electronic device and the electronic device is controlled by a remote controller, comprising:

activating a list arrangement program;

reading a plurality of applications according to the list arrangement program, and generating a categorized application list according to the applications, wherein each application is associated with one of a plurality of categories and includes an object representing the application, and the categorized application list includes a plurality of groups;

each group includes a category name of one of the categories and is associated with the object of the one or more applications of the category; and

receiving a control command for displaying one of the groups at an index region of a user interface of the electronic device;

wherein after reading the applications, generating an application list including all of the objects representing the applications and displaying the application list at a list region of the user interface according to the control command;

wherein the index region and the list region are arranged at a side of the user interface and the list region is below the index region;

wherein displaying one of the groups at the index region further includes;

when a first display number of the index region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects included by the group, the index region displays a part of the objects of the category according to the first display number;

wherein displaying the application list at the list region further includes;

when a second display number of the list region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects of the application list, the list region displays a part of the objects of the application list according to the second display number, and when the list region displays the part of the objects, receiving a page changing command corresponding to the application list, for displaying other objects of the application list according to the second display number;

wherein one of the groups at the index region and the application list at the list region are displayed simultaneously; and

wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region and the application list at the list region, further comprises;

when no command being received after time counting reaches a predetermined time, hiding the group displayed at the index region and the application list at the list region;

wherein after displaying the application list at the list region, further includes;

dragging one of the objects displayed at the list region to the index region for generating a category changing command, to change the associated category of the application represented by the dragged object;

associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category corresponding to the group displayed at the index region; and

de-associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category originally associated;

wherein before activating the list arrangement program, further includes;

downloading the application;

determining whether a program information of the application has a category tag or not; and

when the program information of the application has the category tag, associating the application with one of the categories according to the category tag, wherein the object is an icon representing the application;

when the program information of the application does not have the category tag, associating the application with a predetermined category of the category.

2. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein after the index region displays one of the groups, further comprises:

receiving a selection command for selecting one of the objects displayed at the index region;

activating the application which is represented by the selected object; and

hiding the group displayed at the index region.

3. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region, further comprises:

receiving a page changing command for displaying other objects of the group according to the first display number.

4. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region, further comprises:

receiving a group changing command for switching to another group of the categorized application list, wherein the groups of the categorized application list are switched and displayed in a loop according to the group changing command.

5. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 4, wherein receiving the group changing command for switching the group further includes:

the group displayed by the index region moving vertically according to the group changing command.

6. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region, further comprises:

when receiving the control command again, hiding the group displayed at the index region.

7. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region, further includes:

selecting one of the objects displayed at the index region for generating a category changing command, to change the associated category of the application represented by the selected object;

displaying a category list and receiving one category assigned from the category list;

associating the application to the assigned category; and

de-associating the application with the category originally associated.

8. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 7, wherein receiving the category assigned from the category list further includes:

creating the category assigned from the category list, for associating the application to the created category.

9. The method for presenting application lists according to claim 1, wherein receiving the page changing command for switching the objects further includes:

the object horizontally moving from the side of the user interface to middle of the user interface according to the page changing command.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a display unit for displaying a user interface of the electronic device;

a storage unit for storing a plurality of applications and a plurality of categories; and

a processing unit for controlling by a remote controller and executing the following steps;

receiving a control command for activating a list arrangement program;

executing the list arrangement program for reading the applications, and generating a categorized application list according to the applications, wherein each application is associated with one of the categories and has an object representing the application, and the categorized application list includes a plurality of groups;

each group includes a category name of one of the categories and is associated with the object of the one or more applications of the category; and

receiving a control command for displaying one of the groups of the categorized application list at an index region of the user interface, wherein the index region displays the category name of the group and the objects of the applications which are horizontally listed;

wherein the processing unit further executes the list arrangement program for generating an application list;

the application list includes all of the objects of the applications stored in the storage unit, and displays the objects of the application list at a list region of the user interface according to the control command, wherein the index region and the list region are arranged at a side of the user interface and the list region is below the index region;

wherein displaying one of the groups at the index region further includes;

when a first display number of the index region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects included by the group, the index region displays a part of the objects of the category according to the first display number;

wherein displaying the application list at the list region further includes;

when a second display number of the list region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects of the application list, the list region displays a part of the objects of the application list according to the second display number, and when the list region displays the part of the objects, receiving a page changing command corresponding to the application list, for displaying other objects of the application list according to the second display number;

wherein one of the groups at the index region and the application list at the list region are displayed simultaneously;

wherein when time counting of the processing unit reaches a predetermined time without receiving any command, the processing unit hides the group displayed at the index region and the application list at the list region;

wherein after displaying the application list at the list region, further includes;

dragging one of the objects displayed at the list region to the index region for generating a category changing command, to change the associated category of the application represented by the dragged object;

associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category corresponding to the group displayed at the index region; and

de-associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category originally associated;

wherein before activating the list arrangement program, further includes;

downloading the application;

determining whether a program information of the application has a category tag or not; and

when the program information of the application has the category tag, associating the application with one of the categories according to the category tag, wherein the object is an icon representing the application;

when the program information of the application does not have the category tag, associating the application with a predetermined category of the category.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the processing unit receives a selection command for selecting one of the objects displayed at the index region, activates the application represented by the object according to the selection command, and hides the group displayed by the index region.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the processing unit receives a group changing command for switching the group displayed at the index region, wherein the groups of the categorized application list are switched displayed in a loop according to the group changing command.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the widths of the index region and the list region are a quarter of a width of the user interface, respectively.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium which records a set of computer executable program, when the computer executable program is read by a processor, the processor executes the computer executable program for implementing a method for presenting application lists, which is associated with an electronic device and the electronic device is controlled by a remote controller, comprising:

activating a list arrangement program;

reading a plurality of applications according to the list arrangement program, and generating a categorized application list according to the applications, wherein each application is associated with one of a plurality of categories and includes an object representing the application, and the categorized application list includes a plurality of groups;

each group includes a category name of one of the categories and is associated with the object of the one or more applications of the category; and

receiving a control command for displaying one of the groups at an index region of a user interface of the electronic device;

wherein after reading the applications, generating an application list including all of the objects representing the applications and displaying the application list at a list region of the user interface according to the control command;

wherein the index region and the list region are arranged at a side of the user interface and the list region is below the index region;

wherein displaying one of the groups at the index region further includes;

when a first display number of the index region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects included by the group, the index region displays a part of the objects of the category according to the first display number;

wherein displaying the application list at the list region further includes;

when a second display number of the list region for displaying the objects is smaller than a number of the objects of the application list, the list region displays a part of the objects of the application list according to the second display number, and when the list region displays the part of the objects, receiving a page changing command corresponding to the application list, for displaying other objects of the application list according to the second display number;

wherein one of the groups at the index region and the application list at the list region are displayed simultaneously; and

wherein after displaying one of the groups at the index region and the application list at the list region, further comprises;

when no command being received after time counting reaches a predetermined time, hiding the group displayed at the index region and the application list at the list region;

wherein after displaying the application list at the list region, further includes;

dragging one of the objects displayed at the list region to the index region for generating a category changing command, to change the associated category of the application represented by the dragged object;

associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category corresponding to the group displayed at the index region; and

de-associating the application represented by the dragged object with the category originally associated;

wherein before activating the list arrangement program, further includes;

downloading the application;

determining whether a program information of the application has a category tag or not; and

when the program information of the application has the category tag, associating the application with one of the categories according to the category tag, wherein the object is an icon representing the application;

when the program information of the application does not have the category tag, associating the application with a predetermined category of the category.