DISPLAY DEVICE AND ICON DISPLAY METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20100302146A1
• Filed: 08/14/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HSIEH, KUAN-HONG, LI, XIAO-GUANG, ZHAO, XIN, KUNG, TE-YUAN
• Granted Patent: US 8,384,662 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34

Abstract

A display device is provided. The display device includes an input unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The input unit it for generating input signals in response to user input. The display unit is for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons. The storage unit is for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon. The processing unit is for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring a movement track and a speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

an input unit, for generating input signals in response to user input;

a display unit, for displaying interfaces with a plurality of icons;

a storage unit, for storing a movement track and a speed of each icon; and

a processing unit, for selecting an icon in response to an input signal from the input unit, acquiring a movement track and a speed of the icon from the storage unit, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and the display unit to display a movement of the icon, and performing a function associated with the icon.

2. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further for storing a movement time of each icon, and the display device further comprises a timer for timing when an icon begins to move and stopping timing when an elapsed time reaches the movement time of the icon.

3. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the movement track of each icon is a straight line.

4. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the movement track of each icon is a curved line.

5. The display device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is further storing an icon function list for recording associated functions of the icons, and the processing unit is further for acquiring a function associated with the icon from the icon function list.

6. A method for displaying an icon of a display device, comprising:

storing a movement track and a speed of the icon;

generating an input signal;

selecting an icon in response to the input signal, acquiring the movement track and the speed of the icon, controlling the icon to move at the speed along the movement track and display a movement of the icon; and

performing a function associated with the icon.

7. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

storing a movement time of the icon; and

beginning to time when the icon begins to move and stopping timing when an elapsed time reaches the movement time of the icon.

8. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the movement track of the icon is a straight line.

9. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the movement track of the icon is a curved line.

10. The method as recited in claim 6, further comprising:

storing an icon function list for recording an associated function of the icon; and

acquiring the function associated with the icon from the icon function list.