Electronic device and user interface operating method thereof

• US 9,733,806 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Ma, Lan-Lan, Wen, Yu-Yen, Lin, Yen-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): Salomon, Phenuel
• Application Number:
  US14/049,259
• Publication Number:
  US 20150100918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An electronic device and a user interface operating method thereof. The electronic device comprises an input unit and a processing unit. The input unit detects an input from a user. The processing unit adjusts a home screen from a first display location to a second display location according to the input.

Claims

1. A user interface operating method for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising an input unit and a processing unit, the user interface operating method comprising:

(a) enabling the input unit of the electronic device to detect a first input from a user; and

(b) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to move a whole home screen, and the same whole home screen is moved from a first display location to a second display location according to the first input, wherein an area of the whole home screen displayed on the second display location is smaller than an area of the whole home screen displayed on the first display location;

wherein the whole home screen is a user interface which is at lowest layer in an operating environment, wherein the whole home screen is defined by a display area and visible contents thereof, and wherein the size and the visible contents of the display area of the first display location of the whole home screen are preserved in the move from the first display location to the second display location.

2. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a display, and the user interface operating method further comprises:

(c) enabling the display of the electronic device to display the whole home screen based on the second display location.

3. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input unit is a touch screen, and the user interface operating method further comprises:

(c) enabling the touch screen of the electronic device to display the whole home screen based on the second display location.

4. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

(d) enabling the input unit of the electronic device to receive a second input from the user after the whole home screen has been moved to the second display location; and

(e) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to execute a function in response to the second input.

5. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the following step prior to the step (a):

(a1) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to determine that the electronic device enters a home screen control mode;

wherein the input unit detects the first input from the user in the home screen control mode.

6. A user interface operating method for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising an input unit and a processing unit, the user interface operating method comprising:

(a) enabling the input unit of the electronic device to detect a first input from a user;

(b) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to have the electronic device enter a home screen control mode according to the first input; and

(c) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to automatically move a whole home screen, and the same whole home screen is moved from an initial display location to a control display location in the home screen control mode wherein an area of the whole home screen displayed on the control display location is smaller than an area of the whole home screen displayed on initial display location on the whole home screen;

wherein the whole home screen is defined by a display area and visible contents thereof, and wherein the size and the visible contents of the display area of the initial display location of the whole home screen are preserved in the move from the initial display location to the control display location.

7. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the electronic device further comprises a display, and the user interface operating method further comprises:

(d) enabling the display of the electronic device to display the whole home screen based on the control display location.

8. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the input unit is a touch screen, and the user interface operating method further comprises:

(c) enabling the touch screen of the electronic device to display the whole home screen based on the control display location.

9. The user interface operating method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

(e) enabling the input unit of the electronic device to receive a second input from the user after the whole home screen has been moved to the control display location; and

(f) enabling the processing unit of the electronic device to execute a function in response to the second input.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

an input unit having input circuitry and being operative to detect a first input from a user; and

a processing unit having processing circuitry, electrically communicating with the input unit and being operative to move a whole home screen, and the same whole home screen is moved from a first display location to a second display location according to the first input, wherein an area of the whole home screen displayed on the second display location is smaller than an area of the whole home screen displayed on the first display location, and the whole home screen is a user interface which is at lowest layer in an operating environment;

wherein the whole home screen is defined by a display area and visible contents thereof, and wherein the size and the visible contents of the display area of the first display location of the whole home screen are preserved in the move from the first display location to the second display location.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a display, being configured to display the whole home screen based on the second display location.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the input unit is a touch screen, and is further configured to display the whole home screen based on the second display location.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive a second input from the user after the whole home screen has been moved to the second display location, and the processing unit is further configured to execute a function in response to the second input.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the processing unit is further configured to determine that the electronic device enters a home screen control mode, and the input unit detects the first input from the user in the home screen control mode.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

an input unit having input circuitry and being operative to detect a first input from a user;

a processing unit having processing circuitry, electrically communicating with the input unit and being operative to have the electronic device enter a home screen control mode according to the first input, and to automatically move a whole home screen, and the same whole home screen is moved from an initial display location to a control display location in the home screen control mode, wherein an area of the whole home screen displayed on the control display location is smaller than an area of the whole home screen displayed on initial display location on the whole home screen, and the whole home screen is a user interface which is at lowest layer in an operating environment;

wherein the whole home screen is defined by a display area and visible contents thereof, and wherein the size and the visible contents of the display area of the initial display location of the whole home screen are preserved in the move from the initial display location to the control display location.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

a display, being configured to display the whole home screen based on the control display location.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the input unit is a touch screen configured to display the whole home screen based on the control display location.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive a second input from the user after the whole home screen has been moved to the control display location, and the processing unit is further configured to execute a function in response to the second input.