TW200834403A - User interface with multi-layer menu display function, menu display method, and menu control device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a user interface with multi-layer menu display function, a menu display method, and a menu control device. A user interface is displayed on an electronic product with operation/storage capability. The user interface provides multiple layers of menus, and can display a plurality of sub menus of each layer of menus in a screen at the same time. Each layer is arranged circularly, and menus at an upper layer are displayed in a smaller display ratio than menus at a lower layer. Therefore, the user interface of the present invention not only displays contents of each layer of menus, but also allows a user to select menu contents of different layers by means of keeping menu contents at the upper layer.

Description

200834403 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a display method for a user interface menu, and more particularly to a multi-layer display menu method, which provides a clear and dazzling menu for the user interface. The path is simpler and more novel in operation. Prior art], k is provided for graphic image menu form or execution of related programs or software, and the user interface menu selection method is a linear tree menu mode diagram as shown in the fifth figure, which does not process multi-layer data. Group organization

Due to the user interface of the computer window system, it is more convenient for the user to select a single function. Generally speaking, the formula is divided into two types: linear and tree. The soap method is not intended, and the sixth figure is linear. Or tree menu mode, content, there will be shortcomings such as high error rate or low readability; that is, when the user clicks on the linear menu, because the single screen only displays the data group of a single level (Αρι) ( AP1M) (AP1-2), so it is impossible to know the path in detail, and the tree selection method is easy because there are too many data groups in each layer. After expanding the data group, a complex menu page is presented, and the user is also the same. It is not easy to identify the relationship between the layers, and a bit of wrong choice occurs. At present, there are many types of personalized electronic products, among which electronic products (digital personal assistant PDAs, mobile phones, miniaturized personal computers, digital cameras, etc.) with Windows are not in the minority, so the functions and materials of electronic products are getting bigger and bigger. Phenomenon (such as a mobile phone with photography, photo, and music playback functions), and the application of the window system 200834403, such as the existing personalized electronic products, is also inconvenient to use. Please refer to the seventh picture A, which is the main face of the general multimedia mobile phone (6 〇) user interface (6 1). According to the above, it can be seen that the current menu mode of the existing mobile phone is mostly a linear menu mode. For the three-layer data group, please refer to the seventh figure A to c at the same time. When one of the menus (AP6) is selected in the main menu screen, the next screen will only be displayed under the selected menu (AP6). All the menus on the first floor (ap61~AP62), _ for the user to click, after the user clicks on one of the menus (Ape 1), the selected sub-menu is displayed again (AMI AP61-3) content. It can be seen that after the user enters the face of each layer by the user interface design, the user does not provide any menu group for the user.

• Quick and unmistakable choices for execution and selection; yes, more convenient menus, menus, and menus for functions and data. [Summary of the Invention]

5 200834403 provides a main menu page, and displays a plurality of parent layer menus, wherein the plurality of parent layer selection units are prominent in the line of sight in the face; determining whether to select one of the parent layer menus, and if so, performing the next step, if Otherwise, go back to the previous step; let the other parent layer menus follow a moving path according to the original pattern and shape, and zoom out and move to a proper position on the face; display the selected parent layer menu in the prominent view of the face. And display the lower sub-layer plural menu of the jack 3 on the same screen, wherein the sub-layer menu is centered on the selected parent layer menu, surrounding the periphery of the selected parent layer menu; determining whether there is any menu in the sub-layer Is selected; if yes, the next step is performed; if not, it is further determined whether there is a command to return to the upper menu 'If yes, then follow a moving path to return to the first step; otherwise, return to the previous step ; keep the selected sub-layer menu in the prominent line of sight in the face, and make other menus of the same layer scale to the original pattern and shape according to the - moving path to the face Position, while the selected sub-layer is determined whether the menu information is an executable program or a folder, if the process is directly performed for the program type 'if data is lost, the fourth step is repeated channel. As can be seen from the above-mentioned sigma, when the menu mode of the present invention is processed, except for the next sub-layer menu of the currently selected parent layer menu, the menus of the same layer and above are selected. It will be displayed on the same screen, 'there is a relative position between the menus of each layer and its peer menu' so the user can easily find other menus of the same layer, and 6 200834403 • There will be no mis-election; Therefore, when the user enters the multi-layer menu content according to the early mode of the present invention, the user interface includes a plurality of multi-level menu groups. In the above step of reducing the same layer unselected menu according to a moving path to the screen, the moving path is determined according to the position of the selected menu relative to the direction of the center position of the face, so that when a ring is arranged In the layer menu, if any menu is selected, the other menus of the layer will be in accordance with the direction of the center of the face selected by the menu, and the position of the selected menu will be reduced proportionally to the non-line-of-sight prominent position of the screen; similarly, If you want to return to the previous menu, the menu with the small proportion of the original king will return to the position of the line of sight after the original displacement path; thus, in addition to the high convenience of use, it is different from the screen selection. Dazzling beauty. [Embodiment] The present invention provides a new menu method for the user interface in the window system, so that the user can easily find the position of each layer menu, effectively reducing the misselection rate of the menu. Please refer to the first and second figures A to C, which are diagrams of a menu operation flow and a side view for explaining a menu display method of the user interface (10a) of the present invention: - The main menu screen (50) displays a plurality of parent layer menus (AP1~AP7), wherein the plurality of parent layer menus (Αρι~Ap7) are arranged on the facet, and may be arranged in a matrix or in a ring shape; In the embodiment, there is a circular arrangement, as shown in the second figure A; 7 200834403 determines whether one of the parent layer menus (51) is selected, and if so, performs the next step 'if otherwise returns to the previous step; The unselected menus (APs AP6) are scaled according to the original pattern and the arrangement shape in a proportional manner and followed by a moving path to a suitable position (52); as shown in the second figure B; Real money, = a menu is selected, and the AP7 menu is relative to the central position of the face

For the eleven o'clock direction, therefore, the other unselected menus in the parent layer are scaled down to the lower right corner of the face in the direction of the five o'clock! Similarly, if you select the AP2 option in the one-clock direction, then the 选^ layer is not selected early, and is scaled down to the lower left corner of the face at the 7 o'clock direction, β is in different position menus. After (4), the rest is not selected ^ and so on; 々夕靱 is the order, select the menu (ΑΡ7) is located in the line of sight (such as the center of the face), and the sub-layer's plural list (ΑρΉρ7) On the same screen, 'the plural menu of the sub-layer (ΑΡ7_1~ΑΡ7-3) is centered on the (4) selection list (ΑΡ73), surrounding its peripheral position (53); Park judges whether there is any sub-layer menu Selected (ΑΡ7·1~ΑΡ7-3); Right, execute the next step; ^ Upper layer menu command, if: 2 or 2 steps to determine whether there is a return ρ 7 * There is then (4) The original moving path is reversed. - Forcing the step screen; on the other hand, if the person of the Leyi menu is eight, the layer selection is selected early, and there is no return to the captain, the early order, then return to the previous step (54);柽 甘 甘 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 Arrange the shape, the ratio is ', an appropriate position, and at the same time, the selected sub-layer menu is a program or folder that can execute 8 200834403. If it is a program, it is directly executed to the atomic layer menu 4 as data. Clip, then repeat the fourth track (four) (= back mouth please see the second figure c, after the selection of two layers of the menu of the invention ^ jn face to know the user interface - the selected home directory (layer ) The menu and its sub-levels (layers) menu will be set in different locations in writing 'but still displayed in the same menu as the currently selected layer - book::

For the user to view other unselected menus of each layer, avoid; because the number of reeds is too much, the wrong menu is selected. In this operation example towel ^ select the option to be moved and then move the road grip (four), so keep enough ::: layer option to display it, so the main layer does not select the option step-by-step: etc.

Please refer to the circuit block diagram of the device shown in FIG. 3, the user interface of the selection window system, the direction button, the determination button and the display include: , the menu display method for implementing the present invention is applied to a single display method. The mobile phone is equipped with a mobile phone input/output device, such as a device; wherein the menu display device is a control unit (10) for providing a corresponding one according to a user command; the menu display method menu is built in the system. In the user interface (1 is connected to the control unit (1 Q), each menu pattern, menu name, displacement side memory unit (2 〇) is used to store the contents of each layer menu, etc.; you connect to the control unit , 丄), the wheel end 'for the user to control the 偻, the column user, the 丨 ,, 200834403 menu in different positions; - OK button (31), is connected to the input of the control unit (ι〇) End 'for the user to select the user interface to select a specific menu; a return button fq, (J 2), is connected to the input of the control unit (丄〇) 'for the user to choose Select to return to the upper layer; and 颏 not to steal (4 0), is connected to the control unit (丄〇

The output terminal is used to display a menu screen output by the control unit (10) to provide a user interface to the user. The above direction, determination and return buttons (30) (31) (32) can be implemented as a transmission mode for a body button component, a touch panel or the like. Please refer to the fourth figure A and B. When the user selects one of the main menus through the mobile phone: button (30) [the control unit j 〇) # executes the steps of the above menu display method, and cooperates with In the L, single (2 〇) grab the corresponding layer menu content and each menu pattern and name: (=), so the control unit (1〇) can choose to display the menus only by pattern or pattern opening The user interface (1〇2) on the display (4〇). In addition, there is no production error. Controlling early (10) is presented for a single shot with a dynamic effect, and the display mode of the selected menu of the selected menu can also adjust the static brightness or color change of each menu image, or dynamically flashing the way to display # The human control unit (10) controls the display (40) to display the user, and after detecting the direction, the direction button is detected and the shape of the button is determined, if the receiving party 10 200834403 is commanded (1) 03), the control temporarily selected menu displays a different display mode (104) than the other menus. If the determination selection command (1〇5) has been received, the control unit (1〇) reads the memory unit. (2 〇), the unselected menus are scaled down (106), and the selected sub-layer menu is displayed in a visually significant place (such as the center of the face), and its corresponding lower-level menu is arranged in its weekly $ (1〇7), for the user to go through the direction button (30), the OK button (31) and the return button (3 2) to enter the menu action. If the user presses the back button (Chuan), ° Hai control list 70 ( 1 Q ) will receive the return Return to the command and display the menu of the upper layer reduction in the reverse direction of the original reduced movement path (106). When the right user cooperates with the direction button (3〇) and the OK button (3 1 ), the sub-layer menu is not selected. (1〇8) (109) (110), the system: - step determines whether the return button status changes (111), and if so, goes to 琢-step. 08); if the user cooperates, the OK button (Chuan selection When the sub-layer menu is selected ((10) == the selected menu is scaled down, "112), and it should be) Ϊ One or two elections will be judged as a program or data loss ("3), which will be directly executed ( 114) 'And after the execution is finished, the 兮 has been selected - not 昼 (1〇7); otherwise, if it is a folder, the sub-layer menu of the sub-layer menu is displayed (106). From the above, I can tell and please cooperate with the third, the election of the sub-layer is opened by the ~Shi Tian user (4 〇ΠΓ control unit (1〇) will control this, with no user The interface consists of multiple layers of independent reductions. 11 200834403 Menu 'The multiple layers of each layer are presented in a circular arrangement. The early selection of the lower layer of ak early I is small and small. This can provide the most convenient and clear path indication when the user returns to the upper layer. In addition, when the following: layer menu is displayed, the current unselected menu of this layer will be According to the moving direction, the camera is reduced and moved to different positions of the same book e, to the face, so that when the control unit decides to enter the next morning of the selected menu by six _ ^, the sub-layer valley, it is necessary to simultaneously control the display to face ±Moving effect' allows users to click on different visual effects, giving them a pretty dazzling operation, as shown in Annex 1. [Simplified illustration] ^图. Flowchart for displaying the menu of the present invention . Faces A to C: The three screens executed by the current day, the window system, and the user interface. A circuit block diagram of the method of the present invention is implemented in a mobile phone system and a user interface of the present invention. 2 Figure A, Β · Flow chart for the execution of the third diagram. It is a schematic diagram of a linear menu that is viewed from the user interface of the system. Ding ~ ~ Dijon, and Figure: is a schematic diagram of the user interface of the existing window system. "k早轨仃 The seventh figure A $ ρ . μ to ^. is a schematic diagram of the linear execution of the user interface of the mobile phone window system. Attachment _ . I > • This section describes the user interface implementation operations page. 12 200834403 [Description of main component symbols] (1 0 ) Control unit ( (2 0 ) memory unit ( (3 1 ) OK button ( (4 0 ) display ( (61) user interface 0 a ) user interface 0) direction Button 2) Back button 0) Multimedia phone

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Claims (1)

200834403 X. Patent application scope: 1. A user interface multi-layer menu display method, including: providing a main menu screen, displaying a plurality of parent layer menus; determining whether to select the parent layer menu, and if so, executing the next step If otherwise return to the previous step; 7 so that the same layer is not selected menu # according to the original pattern and arrangement shape in equal proportions and follow a moving path to reduce to a suitable position on the screen; The selected unit is selected to be visually significant, and the next sub-number is selected on the same surface, and is centered on the selected menu: two peripheral positions; 〃 』 _ 疋 no sub-layer any menu Selected; if yes, execute the following steps; if not, further determine whether there is a command to return to the upper menu, = yes, then return to the first step in the reverse direction according to the original moving path; otherwise, there is no child in the right The layer menu is selected, and if there is no command to return to the upper menu, the process returns to the previous step; the other menus that have not been selected are in the original pattern and arranged shape, and are scaled down to a suitable position according to a moving path. Go back to the fourth step.曰2 · The user interface multi-layer selection, factory, and method described in claim 1 of the patent application, the last step further includes the step of determining whether the selected program or the executable is a executable program or folder, If it is selected, or it is private, it will be executed directly, and after execution, return to the atomic "^ single" if it is a folder, then return to the fourth step. 3 As described in the first paragraph of the patent application scope User interface multi-layer 遂200834403 4 ·If the patent application scope is the first display method, the above-mentioned reverse path of the previous path is returned. : = ::' The above-mentioned unselected menu of the same layer is in accordance with a moving path! The movement path is determined according to the direction of the selected early position relative to the center position of the facet. The moving path of the user interface multi-layer selection of the three items is a reduction movement path. ~j · The user interface described in item i of the patent scope is selected as an early method, and each menu is displayed in the form of a pattern, a name or a combination thereof. 6. If the towel please patent scope! To the user interface multi-layer menu display method described in the fifth item, the selected menu is added with the dynamic effect by y. As described in the sixth aspect of the patent application, the multi-layer selection method of the user interface is selected. All menus of the next sub-layer of the selected menu are displayed in the same face in a different way than the reduced unselected menu. Suppression 8. The user interface multi-layer menu of the user's interface as described in claim 7 is selected. The selected sub-layer display mode adjusts the static brightness or color change of each menu image. 9. The user interface multi-layer menu display method as described in claim 7, wherein the display mode of the next sub-layer of the selected menu is displayed in a dynamic blinking manner. Yang ^ 1 〇 · The user interface multi-layer soap selection method according to the seventh aspect of the patent application, wherein the plurality of parent layer menus are arranged in a ring shape corresponding to the central position of the kneading surface. < A user interface multi-layer menu display device, comprising: 15 200834403 a control unit, which is provided with a multi-layer menu display method for providing a menu screen on the user interface according to a user command; Wherever, it is connected to the control unit for storing the menu contents of each layer, the menu mode, the menu name, the direction of the displacement, etc.; for the use of a direction button, the wheeled terminal of the control unit controls the user interface, Menu for use in different locations; for use: to determine the button, to connect to the wheel of the control unit to select the user interface to select a specific menu; for use a return button to feed the input to the control unit Returning to the previous layer for selection; and: the display is connected to the output of the control unit for displaying the menu screen output by the control unit to provide a user interface to the user. The user interface multi-layer & early is not installed as described in the patent application scope ", the control unit executes - the multi-layer menu display includes the following steps: / reading the plural parent layer from the memory unit Menu information, ... The menu is displayed on the main menu; 7 after the number of layers according to the direction button to move the position to change the direction of the button to display the temporary mode, and determine the button is, step; makeup under the right to perform the following control The unselected menus in the same layer are scaled down to the appropriate position according to the original pattern and the scale and follow a moving path; the shape is controlled to select the selected menu in the visually significant area of the face, in the Danmu memory unit 16 200834403 Read The selected menu includes the plural menu data of the next sub-layer, and the sub-layer plural menu is centered on the selected menu and surrounds the surrounding position. The direction change button is changed according to the direction button. Temporarily specify the display mode of the sub-layer menu, and determine whether the button or the return button is pressed, and if so, execute the following Step; if any menu of the right sublayer is selected, the next step is performed; if receiving To return to the command, the original moving path is reversed to return to the first step; otherwise, if no sub-layer menu is selected, and there is no command to return to the upper menu, then return to the previous step; The selected other menus are reduced to a suitable position according to a moving path according to the original pattern and the arrangement shape, and then returned to the fourth step. 1 ρ ί /: as described in the scope of claim 12, the user interface is more than two = the last step - step further includes the step of determining the selected sub-second: Γ is an executable program or folder, If it is executed by the atom two:: as early as the process m, and returns to the layer folder after the execution, it returns to the fourth step. The re-election list _- ^ patent 辄 11 item 12 said that the interface is more than two =: select:::: the built-in reduction of the movement path, set. ... set in relation to the direction of the center of the facet ^ ^ The user interface layer of the patented dry brother 1 3, the early display device, 嗲百; 丨面夕口乂 control early when receiving the return command , the last 17 200834403 menu is displayed back to the moving path followed by the center of the face, which is the reverse path of the reduced moving path. 1 6 - The user interface multi-layer menu display device as described in claim i, wherein the control unit reads the pattern or pattern of the menu to be displayed and its name from the memory unit and displays it. 17. As described in any one of claims 12 to 16, The user interface multi-layer menu display device displays the selected menu with an animation effect. ~ > 1 8 The user interface as described in item 7 of the Chinese patent scope is more than a menu display device. The control unit will display all the sub-layers currently selected to be different from the reduced unselected menus. The method is displayed on the same unfavorable screen, .... as described in the application of the scope of the user's interface, the multi-ancient 忒 制 兀 以 以 以 以 以 以 以 以 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整 调整To display the sub-layer menu on the display. Sound 4!g: The user interface as described in item 18 of the patent application scope & side control early element system displays the current board display sub-layer menu on the display in a dynamic flashing manner. The user interface described in item 11 of the patent scope is mostly undressed, and the plurality of parent layer menus are arranged in a ring shape on the main menu js. User interface of 2 multi-layer menu display functions, at least 显 昼 中 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 至少 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂 颂The display scale is small. 18 Layer Menu & Power Π 200834403 2 3 · As shown in the 22nd item of the patent application, the multi-layer menu displays the user interface of the ,, the lower layer menu corresponds to an upper quilt, the pledge menu, and the selected upper layer The menu is displayed in the center of the screen, so that the selection layer is selected as the center and arranged in the four stomachs. Next, the user interface of the multi-layer menu|member/~ is described in the second paragraph of claim 2, and each menu is shown by the figure, name or combination thereof. Gas display 2 5 · If the multi-recorder does not work as described in the patent scope 2.2.2 or 2, the selected menu is presented in a dynamic manner. ~ • For the user interface of the multi-layer menu display factory as described in item 25 of the patent application scope, all the menus below the selected menu are selected: the function system adjusts the static brightness or color of each menu image, such as The user interface layer described in Item 25 of the patent scope is not displayed every morning, and the selection of all the menus in the lower layer is displayed. Lu anger 2 8 . If the application form of the 22nd item of the patent scope is not displayed, the multiple menus of each layer are listed. XI. Schema: The user interface as described in the next page is in a circular arrangement.