Method, apparatus and recording medium for displaying tasks

• US 9,536,224 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2012
• Issued: 01/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Chi-Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Faragalla, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/666,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20130113739A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,523 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-204, 455455-457
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a recording medium are provided. In the method, a mobile apparatus is positioned to obtain a positioning location and an electronic map around the positioning location is displayed. Then, at least one task stored in the mobile apparatus is accessed and each of the at least one task is marked on the electronic map according to a task location thereof.

Claims

1. A method for displaying tasks, adapted to a mobile apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:

positioning the mobile apparatus to obtain a positioning location;

displaying an electronic map around the positioning location; and

accessing each task recorded in the mobile apparatus, and marking each of the tasks on the electronic map according to a corresponding task location,

wherein each task with the task location within a display range of the electronic map is marked at the task location on the electronic map, and

wherein each task with the task location outside the display range of the electronic map is marked at an edge of the electronic map corresponding to the task location;

receiving a switching operation to access at least one accomplished task, switching and only marking the at least accomplished task on the electronic map according to a task location of the at least accomplished task;

receiving a zoom out operation performed on the electronic map to zoom out the electronic map, and merging the tasks with close task locations to be displayed in a same indicator according to a scale of the zoomed out electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the merged tasks is smaller than a first threshold value; and

receiving a zoom in operation performed to the electronic map to zoom in the electronic map, and dividing the indicator with a plurality of merged tasks into a plurality of indicators according to a scale of the zoomed in electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the tasks is greater than a second threshold value.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the step of marking each of the tasks on the electronic map according to the corresponding task location, the method further comprises:

receiving a touch operation performed at a specific location on the electronic map; and

displaying a dialog window at the specific location to add a new task.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of marking each of the tasks on the electronic map according to the corresponding task location comprises:

merging the tasks with close task locations to be displayed in a same indicator, wherein the indicator displays the number of the merged tasks at an average location of the merged tasks on the electronic map.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein after the step of merging the tasks with close task locations to display the same indicator, the method further comprises:

receiving a selecting operation performed on the indicator; and

displaying a list of the tasks merged in the indicator.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of marking each of the tasks with the task location outside the display range of the electronic map at the edge of the electronic map corresponding to the task location comprises:

according to a direction of each of the tasks outside the display range relative to a center of the electronic map, displaying an indicator of the task within the electronic map at an edge facing to the direction.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of marking each of the tasks with the task location outside the display range of the electronic map at the edge of the electronic map corresponding to the task location comprises:

merging a plurality of tasks at a same edge to be displayed in a same indicator, wherein the indicator displays the number of the tasks.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of merging the tasks at the same edge to be displayed in the same indicator comprises:

displaying the indicator in the middle or at an endpoint of the edge of the electronic map.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of merging the tasks at the same edge to display the same indicator comprises:

according to a direction of each of the tasks outside the display range relative to a center of the electronic map, calculating an edge location of each of the tasks in the electronic map facing to the direction;

calculating an average location of the edge locations of the tasks at the same edge; and

displaying the indicator indicating the number of the tasks at the same edge at the average location.

9. An apparatus for displaying tasks, comprising:

a touch screen, detecting a touch operation and displaying a frame;

a storage unit, storing a plurality of tasks and at least one accomplished task;

a positioning unit, positioning the display apparatus to obtain a positioning location;

a map display module, displaying an electronic map around the positioning location on the touch screen; and

a task display module, accessing each of the tasks stored in the storage unit, and marking each of the tasks on the electronic map displayed on the touch screen according to a corresponding task location,

wherein each task with the task location within a display range of the electronic map is marked at the task location on the electronic map, and

wherein each task with the task location outside the display range of the electronic map is marked at an edge of the electronic map corresponding to the task location, and

wherein in response to that the touch screen receives a switching operation, the task display module accesses the at least one accomplished task stored in the storage unit, switches and only marks the at least accomplished task on the electronic map according to a task location of the at least one accomplished task, and

wherein in response to that the touch screen receives a zoom in operation performed on the electronic map, the map display module zooms in the electronic map, and the task display module divides the indicator with a plurality of merged tasks into a plurality of indicators according to a scale of the zoomed in electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the tasks is greater than a second threshold value.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the task display module displays a dialog window to add a new task in response to that the touch screen receives the touch operation performed at the specific location on the electronic map.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the task display module merges a plurality of tasks with close task locations to be displayed in a same indicator, wherein the indicator displays the number of the merged tasks.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the task display module displays a list of the tasks merged in the indicator in response to that the touch screen receives a selecting operation performed on the indicator.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein in response to that the touch screen receives a zoom in operation performed on the electronic map, the map display module zooms in the electronic map, and the task display module divides the indicator with a plurality of merged tasks into a plurality of indicators according to a scale of the zoomed in electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the tasks is greater than a second threshold value.

14. A non transitory recording medium, adapted to store a computer program, wherein the computer program is loaded to a mobile apparatus to executed following steps:

positioning the mobile apparatus to obtain a positioning location;

displaying an electronic map around the positioning location; and

accessing each task recorded in the mobile apparatus, and marking each of the tasks on the electronic map according to a corresponding task location,

wherein each task with the task location within a display range of the electronic map is marked at the task location on the electronic map, and

wherein each task with the task location outside the display range of the electronic map is marked at an edge of the electronic map corresponding to the task location;

receiving a switching operation to access at least one accomplished tasks, switching and only marking the at least accomplished task on the electronic map according to a task location of the at least accomplished task;

receiving a zoom out operation performed on the electronic map to zoom out the electronic map, and merging the tasks with close task locations to be displayed in a same indicator according to a scale of the zoomed out electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the merged tasks is smaller than a first threshold value; and

receiving a zoom in operation performed to the electronic map to zoom in the electronic map, and dividing the indicator with a plurality of merged tasks into a plurality of indicators according to a scale of the zoomed in electronic map, wherein a distance between the task locations of the tasks is greater than a second threshold value.