METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF

• US 20090262143A1
• Filed: 08/07/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Kyu, Yone-Myint, Wu, Tsu-Chin, Yang, Chih-Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/187,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20090262143A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/661
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

A method for displaying information is provided. A display area is provided for displaying at least a portion of an information page, wherein the information page includes at least an information column, and the information column is composed of a plurality of information units arranged along an arrangement direction. When a select event occurs in the information column, the information units in the information column are displayed according to a display size within a predetermined size range. Next, the layout of the information units in the information column is changed so that an arrangement length of the information units along the arrangement direction does not exceed the width of the display area.

Claims

1. A method for displaying an information page, comprises:

displaying at least a portion of the information page in a display area, wherein the information page comprises at least an information column having a plurality of information units arranged along an arrangement direction;

displaying the information units according to a display size within a predetermined size range when a select event occurs in the information column; and

changing a layout of the information unit in the information column so that an arrangement length of the information units in the arrangement direction does not exceed a width of the display area.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprises:

detecting whether or not the display area of the information column is operated to move towards the arrangement direction after the select event occurs; and

displaying the information page in the display area according to an original format before the select event occurs when the display area is operated to move towards the arrangement direction.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting whether or not the display area is operated to move towards a browsing direction and exceeds a predetermined range after the select event occurs; and

displaying the information page in the display area according to an original format before the select event occurs when the display area is operated to move towards the browsing direction and exceeds the predetermined range.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the browsing direction is substantially perpendicular to the arrangement direction.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information units comprise at least one of words, pictures, and icons.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined size range is obtained by setting or calculating a historical data regarding display behaviours of the display area.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the historical data comprises the display size of the display area mostly used for displaying the information units.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein ratios of displayed sizes between different information units among the information units remain the same before or after the select event occurs.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step for detecting whether the select event occurs comprises detecting whether or not the information column is continuously clicked for a predetermined times.

10. A system for displaying an information page is suitable for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a loading module, for loading and displaying the information page in a display area of the electronic apparatus, wherein the information page comprises at least an information column having a plurality of information unit arranged along an arrangement direction;

a detecting module, for detecting whether or not a select event occurs in the information column, and issuing a switch command when the select event occurs; and

an adjusting module, coupled to the detecting module, for displaying the information units according to a display size within a predetermined size range when the switch command is issued and changing a layout of the information units in the information column so that an arrangement length of the information units in the arrangement direction does not exceed a width of the display area.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the detecting module further detects whether or not the display area is operated to move towards the arrangement direction after the select event occurs and issues a recover command to the adjusting module when the display area is operated to move towards the arrangement direction to display the information page in the display area according to an original format before the select event occurs.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the detecting module further detects whether or not the display area is operated to move towards a browsing direction and exceeds a predetermined range after the select event occurs, and the detecting module further issues a recover command to the adjusting module to display the information page in the display area according to an original format before the select event occurs when the display area is operated to move towards the browsing direction and exceeds the predetermined range.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the browsing direction is substantially perpendicular to the arrangement direction.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the information units comprise at least one of words, pictures, and icons.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined size range is obtained by setting or calculating a historical data regarding display behaviours of the display area.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the historical data comprises the display size of the display area mostly used for displaying the information units.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein ratios of displayed sizes between different information units among the information units remain the same before or after the select event occurs.

18. The system according to claim 10, wherein the detecting module detects whether the select event occurs by detecting whether or not the information column is continuously clicked for a predetermined times.

19. The system according to claim 10, wherein the electronic apparatus is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a pocket PC.

20. A storage medium, for storing a plurality of command codes, wherein the command codes are used for driving an electronic apparatus to execute a display method, and the display method comprises:

displaying at least a portion of an information page in a display area of the electronic apparatus, wherein the information page comprises at least an information column having a plurality of information units arranged along an arrangement direction;

displaying the information units according to a display size within a predetermined size range when a select event occurs in the information column; and

changing a layout of the information units in the information column so that an arrangement length of the information units in the arrangement direction does not exceed a width of the display area.