Mobile communications device, non-transitory computer-readable medium and method of navigating between a plurality of different views of home screen of mobile communications device

• US 9,891,781 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2013
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Bamford, Drew, Brinda, David, Chin, Peter, Penico, Jesse John, Yang, Chih-Wei, Huang, Huai-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): Dasgupta, Shourjo
• Application Number:
  US14/044,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20140101597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 715778
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

A method of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device is provided. The mobile communications device includes a home button, a processor, and a display panel configured to cooperate with the processor to display one of the views of the home screen. The method includes selectively displaying one of the views of the home screen on the display panel based on a number of times the home button is activated within a predetermined time period. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided.

Claims

1. A method of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising a home button, a toggle switch, a processor, and a display panel configured to cooperate with the processor to display one of the views of the home screen, wherein the views comprise:

a Feed View displaying a plurality of feeds from one or more feed sources, wherein the feeds are displayed in tiles and arranged according to timestamps of the feeds, wherein the newest feed is displayed at the top of the Feed View;

a plurality of Widget Views displaying at least one widget, wherein the plurality of Widget Views comprising a first Widget View and a second Widget View; and

an All Apps View displaying a plurality of application icons as shortcuts to activate corresponding applications,

the method comprising;

receiving a selection signal for determining the Feed View as a predetermined one of the views;

displaying the top newest feed of the Feed View;

receiving a first substantially vertical slide signal for vertically scrolling the Feed View to change the displayed feeds from the top newest feed to an earlier received feed;

receiving a second substantially horizontal slide signal to switch the Feed View to the first Widget View;

receiving a third substantially horizontal slide signal to switch the first Widget View to the second Widget View;

receiving a forth touch signal on the toggle switch to switch the second Widget View to the All Apps View;

receiving a first active signal on the home button to change the displayed All Apps view to the previous displayed, second Widget View;

receiving a second active signal on the home button to change the displayed second Widget View directly to the predetermined Feed View, wherein the previously displayed earlier received feed is displayed in the Feed view; and

receiving a third active signal on the home button to change the displayed earlier received feed to the top newest feed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selectively displaying step includes:

receiving the second active signal on the home button when the home button is activated more than twice within the predetermined time period.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

switching from a first one of the views of the home screen that is currently displayed to a second one of the views of the home screen upon activation of the toggle switch; and

switching from the second one of the views of the home screen that is currently displayed back to the first one of the views of the home screen upon further activation of the toggle switch.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the toggle switch exhibits a representative of the second one of the views when the first one of the views of the home screen is currently display, and the toggle switch exhibits a representative of the first one of the views when the second one of the views of the home screen is currently display.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing a computer program product comprising mobile communications device executable instructions for navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising a home button, a toggle switch, a processor, and a display panel configured to cooperate with the processor to display one of the views of the home screen, wherein the views comprise:

a Feed View displaying a plurality of feeds from one or more feed sources, wherein the feeds are displayed in tiles and arranged according to timestamps of the feeds, wherein the newest feed is displayed at the top of the Feed View;

a plurality of Widget Views displaying at least one widget, wherein the plurality of Widget Views comprising a first Widget View and a second Widget View; and

an All Apps View displaying a plurality of application icons as shortcuts to activate corresponding applications,

the mobile communications device executable instructions comprising;

receiving a selection signal for determining the Feed View as a predetermined one of the views;

displaying the top newest feed of the Feed View;

receiving a first substantially vertical slide signal for vertically scrolling the Feed View to change the displayed feeds from the top newest feed to an earlier received feed;

receiving a second substantially horizontal slide signal to switch the Feed View to the first Widget View;

receiving a third substantially horizontal slide signal to switch the first Widget View to the second Widget View;

receiving a forth touch signal on the toggle switch to switch the second Widget View to the All Apps View;

receiving a first active signal on the home button to change the displayed All Apps view to the previous displayed second Widget View;

receiving a second active signal on the home button to change the displayed second Widget View directly to the predetermined Feed View, wherein the previously displayed earlier received feed is displayed in the Feed view; and

receiving a third active signal on the home button to change the displayed earlier received feed to the top newest feed.

6. A mobile communications device comprising:

a home button;

a toggle switch;

a display panel; and

a processor connected to the display panel and the home button, and configured to navigate between a plurality of different views of a home screen, wherein the views comprise;

a Feed View displaying a plurality of feeds from one or more feed sources, wherein the feeds are displayed in tiles and arranged according to timestamps of the feeds, wherein the newest feed is displayed at the top of the Feed View;

a plurality of Widget Views displaying at least one widget, wherein the plurality of Widget Views comprising a first Widget View and a second Widget View; and

an All Apps View displaying a plurality of application icons as shortcuts to activate corresponding applications,

wherein the processor is further configured to cooperate with the display panel to;

determine the Feed View as a predetermined one of the views when receiving a selection signal;

display the top newest feed of the Feed View;

change the displayed feeds from the top newest feed to an earlier received feed when receiving a first substantially vertical slide signal for vertically scrolling the Feed View;

switch the Feed View to the first Widget View when receiving a second substantially horizontal slide signal;

switch the first Widget View to the second Widget View when receiving a third substantially horizontal slide signal;

switch the second Widget View to the All Apps View when receiving a forth touch signal on the toggle switch;

change the displayed All Apps view to the previous displayed second Widget View when receiving a first active signal on the home button;

change the displayed second Widget View directly to the predetermined Feed View when receiving a second active signal on the home button, wherein the previously displayed earlier received feed is displayed in the Feed view; and

change the displayed earlier received feed to the top newest feed when receiving a third active signal on the home button.

7. The mobile communications device of claim 6, wherein the second active signal is received

when the home button is activated more than twice within the predetermined time period.

8. The mobile communications device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to cooperate with the display panel to

switch from a first one of the views of the home screen that is currently displayed to a second one of the views of the home screen upon activation of the toggle switch;

and

switch from the second one of the views of the home screen that is currently displayed back to the first one of the views of the home screen upon further activation of the toggle switch.

9. The mobile communications device of claim 8, wherein the toggle switch exhibits a representative of the second one of the views when the first one of the views of the home screen is currently display, and the toggle switch exhibits a representative of the first one of the views when the second one of the views of the home screen is currently display.