ICON DISPLAYING METHOD AND ICON DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20140007015A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Inventors: EKSTRAND, Simon, LUO, Dan
• Application Number:
  US13/836,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20140007015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/836
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04802 3D-info-object: information is displayed on the internal or external surface of a three dimensional manipulable object, e.g. on the faces of a cube that can be rotated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

An icon displaying method and an icon display device are provided. The icon displaying method includes displaying on a part of a virtual desktop on a displaying field, wherein the virtual desktop is disposed with a plurality of icons; detecting a selection operation from a gesture; scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction according to the selection operation from the gesture; according to the first direction, determining whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction; and when no undisplayed icon is present in the second direction, rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation from the gesture.

Claims

1. An icon displaying method for an electric device, comprising:

displaying a part of a virtual desktop on a displaying field, wherein the virtual desktop is disposed with a plurality of icons;

detecting a selection operation from a gesture;

scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction according to the selection operation from the gesture;

according to the first direction, determining whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction; and

when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction, rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation from the user.

2. The icon displaying method of claim 1, further comprising:

when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction, displaying a wall at the edge of the displaying field in the second direction.

3. The icon displaying method of claim 1, wherein the angle is proportional to the speed or displacement of the selection operation from the gesture.

4. The icon displaying method of claim 1, further comprising converting the icons displayed on the displaying field into 3D icons.

5. The icon displaying method of claim 4, wherein the step of converting the icons comprises converting the icons displayed on the displaying field into the 3D icons with a first thickness.

6. The icon displaying method of claim 1, wherein the step of rotating at least one icon comprises rotating the icon by the angle toward the first direction, with reference to a straight line parallel to the edge of the displaying field.

7. An icon display device, coupled to a display displaying a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop comprises a plurality of icons, the icon display device comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a selection signal corresponding to a selection operation from a gesture;

a scroller, coupled to the receiver, configured to generate a scrolling signal for scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction;

a determinator, coupled to the receiver, configured to determine whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop according to the selection signal to generate a determination signal, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction; and

a displaying interface, coupled to the determinator, configured to generate a displaying signal based on the determination signal, wherein when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction, rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation from the gesture.

8. The icon display device of claim 7, wherein when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction, the displaying signal is configured to display a wall at the edge of the displaying field in the second direction.

9. The icon display device of claim 7, further comprising a calculator configured to calculate the angle based on the selection signal when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction.

10. The icon display device of claim 9, wherein the angle is proportional to the speed or displacement of the selection operation from the gesture.

11. The icon display device of claim 7, further comprising a 3D icon generator, configured to convert the icons displayed on the displaying field into 3D icons.

12. The icon display device of claim 11, wherein the 3D icon generator is configured to convert the icons displayed on the displaying field into the 3D icons with a first thickness.

13. The icon display device of claim 7, wherein the displaying interface is configured to rotate the icon by the angle toward the first direction, with reference to a straight line parallel to the edge of the displaying field.

14. The icon display device of claim 7, further comprising a detector, coupled to the receiver, and configured to detect the selection operation from the gesture and generate the selection signal.

15. The icon display device of claim 14, wherein the detector is a touch panel or a keyboard.

16. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying an icon on an electric device, comprising:

first program code means for displaying a part of a virtual desktop on a displaying field, wherein the virtual desktop is disposed with a plurality of icons;

second program code means for detecting a selection operation from a gesture;

third program code means for scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction according to the selection operation from the gesture;

fourth program code means for determining whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop according to the first direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction; and

fifth program code means for rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction.

17. the computer usable medium of claim 16, wherein:

the first program code means father for displaying a wall at the edge of the displaying field in the second direction, when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction.

18. the computer usable medium of claim 16, wherein the angle is proportional to the speed or displacement of the selection operation from the gesture.

19. the computer usable medium of claim 16, further comprising sixth program code means for converting the icons displayed on the displaying field into 3D icons.

20. the computer usable medium of claim 19, wherein the sixth program code further comprises converting the icons displayed on the displaying field into the 3D icons with a first thickness.