METHOD FOR SWITCHING USER INTERFACE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A user interface switching method, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of user interfaces, and displaying one of the user interfaces in the touch screen;
displaying a representative icon bar and a hot key bar in the touch screen, wherein the representative icon bar comprises a plurality of representative icons respectively corresponding to the user interfaces, and the hot key bar comprises one or multiple hot keys corresponding to the currently displayed user interface;
detecting a touch signal by the touch screen; and
moving the representative icon bar correspondingly and switching the user interface and the hot key according to the representative icon on which the touch signal is terminated when the touch signal falls in the representative icon bar and is moved within the representative icon bar.
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Abstract
A user interface switching method, and an electronic device and a recording medium using the same are provided. First, a plurality of user interfaces are provided, and one of the user interfaces is displayed in a touch screen of the portable electronic device. A representative icon bar and a hot key bar are displayed in the touch screen, wherein the representative icon bar comprises representative icons respectively corresponding to the user interfaces and the hot key bar comprises one or more hot keys corresponding to the user interface currently displayed in the touch screen. When the touch screen detects a touch signal which falls within the representative icon bar and is moved therein, the representative icon bar is moved correspondingly, and the displayed user interface and hot keys are also switched according to the representative icon on which the touch signal is terminated.
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1. A user interface switching method, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of user interfaces, and displaying one of the user interfaces in the touch screen; displaying a representative icon bar and a hot key bar in the touch screen, wherein the representative icon bar comprises a plurality of representative icons respectively corresponding to the user interfaces, and the hot key bar comprises one or multiple hot keys corresponding to the currently displayed user interface; detecting a touch signal by the touch screen; and moving the representative icon bar correspondingly and switching the user interface and the hot key according to the representative icon on which the touch signal is terminated when the touch signal falls in the representative icon bar and is moved within the representative icon bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20)
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13. A portable electronic device adapted to switch a user interface thereof, comprising:
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a touch screen, for detecting a touch signal; a user interface display module, for displaying one of a plurality of user interfaces in the touch screen; a representative icon bar display module, for displaying a representative icon bar in the touch screen, wherein the representative icon bar comprises a plurality of representative icons respectively corresponding to the user interfaces; a hot key bar display module, for displaying a hot key bar in the touch screen, wherein the hot key bar comprises one or multiple hot keys corresponding to the currently displayed user interface; and a switch module, for switching the user interface and the hot key and moving the representative icon bar according to the touch signal detected by the touch screen, wherein when the touch signal falls in the representative icon bar and is moved within the representative icon bar, the representative icon bar is moved correspondingly, and the displayed user interface and the hot key are switched according to the representative icon on which the touch signal is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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