ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090288032A1
• Filed: 12/30/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Yi-Hua, Chang, Wen-Chi, Lu, Tai-Ling
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,842 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device and a user interface display method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, organize a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book. Each page of the virtual book includes a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser. Next, display one of the pages as a current page so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device. Next, display a stand-up view of the virtual book in response to a first operating action performed by the user. The stand-up view includes a plurality of the pages adjacent to the current page and a virtual switch attached to a side of the virtual book.

Claims

1. A user interface display method for an electronic device, comprising:

organizing a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book, wherein each page of the virtual book comprises a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser;

displaying one of the pages as a current page so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device; and

displaying a stand-up view of the virtual book in response to a first operating action performed by the user, wherein the stand-up view comprises a plurality of the pages adjacent to the current page and a virtual switch attached to a side of the virtual book.

2. The user interface display method of claim 1, wherein the first operating action comprises pressing the current page for a predetermined time duration.

3. The user interface display method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a second operating action performed by the user on one of the pages in the stand-up view, displaying the one of the pages as the current page.

4. The user interface display method of claim 1, wherein the stand-up view further comprises a virtual button on the virtual book and the user interface display method further comprises:

displaying a predetermined page of the virtual book in response to a third operating action performed by the user on the virtual button.

5. The user interface display method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined page is a table-of-contents (TOC) page comprising a plurality of entries and each of the entries represents one of the pages of the virtual book.

6. The user interface display method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the current page in an alternate form representing detachment of the current page from the virtual book in the stand-up view in response to a fourth operating action performed by the user on the virtual switch.

7. The user interface display method of claim 6, further comprising:

adjusting a position of the current page displayed in the alternate form among the pages of the virtual book in response to a dragging action performed by the user on the current page; and

displaying the current page as a normal page of the virtual book and attaching the current page to the adjusted position in response to a releasing action performed by the user on the current page.

8. The user interface display method of claim 6, further comprising:

deleting the current page in response to a fifth operating action performed by the user, wherein the fifth operating action comprises dragging the current page displayed in the alternate form in a first direction.

9. The user interface display method of claim 6, further comprising:

in response to a sixth operating action performed by the user on the current page, extracting the user interface or the web page of the current page as a new page and inserting the new page at a predetermined position in the virtual book, wherein the new page displays the user interface or the web page exclusively and the sixth operating action comprises dragging the current page displayed in the alternate form in a second direction.

10. The user interface display method of claim 9, wherein the user interface of the new page belongs to a photo browser executable on the electronic device and comprises a photo selected by the user.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch panel; and

a display;

wherein

the electronic device organizes a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book, each page of the virtual book comprises a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser;

the electronic device displays one of the pages as a current page on the display so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device;

the electronic device senses movement caused by the user on the touch panel and interprets the movement as operating actions of the user on the virtual book;

the electronic device displays a stand-up view of the virtual book on the display in response to a first operating action performed by the user, wherein the stand-up view comprises a plurality of the pages adjacent to the current page and a virtual switch attached to a side of the virtual book.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first operating action comprises pressing the current page for a predetermined time duration.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein, in response to a second operating action performed by the user on one of the pages in the stand-up view, the electronic device displays the one of the pages as the current page on the display.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the stand-up view further comprises a virtual button on the virtual book and the electronic device displays a predetermined page of the virtual book on the display in response to a third operating action performed by the user on the virtual button.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the predetermined page is a table-of-contents (TOC) page comprising a plurality of entries and each of the entries represents one of the pages of the virtual book.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the electronic device displays the current page in an alternate form representing detachment of the current page from the virtual book in the stand-up view in response to a fourth operating action performed by the user on the virtual switch.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the electronic device adjusts a position of the current page displayed in the alternate form among the pages of the virtual book in response to a dragging action performed by the user on the current page, and displays the current page as a normal page of the virtual book on the display and attaches the current page to the adjusted position in response to a releasing action performed by the user on the current page.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the electronic device deletes the current page in response to a fifth operating action performed by the user, wherein the fifth operating action comprises dragging the current page displayed in the alternate form in a first direction.

19. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein, in response to a sixth operating action performed by the user on the current page, the electronic device extracts the user interface or the web page of the current page as a new page and inserts the new page at a predetermined position in the virtual book, wherein the new page displays the user interface or the web page exclusively and the sixth operating action comprises dragging the current page displayed in the alternate form in a second direction.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the user interface of the new page belongs to a photo browser executable on the electronic device and comprises a photo selected by the user.