CN1256456A - Interface control for switching between display spaces of display - Google Patents
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To provide a tab control which can attain the optimum use of the smallest display screen and also can change its size by displaying all tab icons only of a non-seleted area among those subsets and accordingly displaying a control which is used to perform switching among plural display areas in a display system. A relative display area 80 is prepared together with a tab bar display area 811 which includes the tabs 801, 802, 807 and 809. A selected tab has a size where its label and icon are displayed in its frame. When the tab is selected by tapping it by means of a stylus, the display area that is currently shown on a screen is eliminated and the tab related to the display area has a reduced size so as to display only the relative tab icon. Then a selected display area is shown on a screen.
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The present invention relates to the demonstration field, particularly display interface control.
Limited display space on a lot of display devices makes and is difficult to show effectively is used for the control that switches between a plurality of viewing areas.Solution shows that on limited display space a way of viewing area control problem is to adopt to have the visual detector of the tab (tab) of word marking as viewing area and content thereof, and adopts and clicking as the instrument that switches between the viewing area on the tab.The size of these tabs or pre-determined by the programmer must fall within the predetermined tab size at this occasion viewing area mark; Or it is definite by the length of preparing the mark that on tab, shows.The occasion of the tab that shows greater than packing at the number of viewing area and the number of mark thereof, tab can be made becomes the form that tab is rolled by clicking to the left and right-hand arrow of left and right-hand rolling.In this occasion, be not the tab of all representative viewing area and mark thereof simultaneously as seen to the user.The advantage of tab is to provide the clear and understandable user interface metaphor (metaphor) that switches of being used between different places.Particularly, in physical world, it can make in the tab on switching mode and the file in physical file system between different document or file the same.
Solution is to adopt icon (icon) for switch the other way that the control problem is provided between different viewing areas.Icon can provide the diagrammatic representation of object and also can mark.Icon adds that corresponding mark can make the things of icon and its representative set up and get in touch closely.The icon that click is presented on the screen just can make the user enter the viewing area of described icon and mark representative.Icon can place icon bar and can be positioned the fixed position, and this point is very important, thereby because this will allow that the old user of this system can understand the locus of icon and location navigation more promptly.The advantage of icon is very little and can uses display space to greatest extent.The shortcoming of this settling mode is that icon normally is used for the switching carried out between different application programs, rather than is used for switching between each viewing area within the application program.Now do not exist in the metaphor closely that switches between the different document, tab is represented what mode came to this.The another one shortcoming of icon is in order to make the icon meaning know that more icon display often has mark.This mark can occupy side greatly on showing.In order to reduce the occupied space size of icon and mark thereof, to manifest just icon can be made to have only when cursor is in icon top tense marker.The shortcoming of this way is to have only when cursor is in the icon top time to make just that mark is instantaneous to be manifested, in case just no longer as seen cursor removes mark.Therefore, in case work in the viewing area demonstration and user on the screen in the viewing area, mark just can't see.
Also having a kind of way is to adopt to comprise the option list (menu) that its mark and/or icon are represented the option of different viewing areas.The shortcoming of this way is that representative mark of different viewing areas and/or icon have only and at first select after the option list just as seen.But the advantage of option list is a stationkeeping, so they just can understand the position of option on the option list along with the user more and more is familiar with system.They just are easy to the option that finds them to select.
The invention provides a kind of overcome in the limited display space, be difficult to show and be used for the control that between many viewing areas, switches, as mark icon, the method for this problem, Apparatus and system.One aspect of the present invention can provide a kind of can carry out the tab control of optimizing the size adjustable of using to miniscope.The tab control of this size adjustable is especially favourable for the miniscope of popular computer equipment, but is not limited to only be applied on the miniscope.This control uses the tab metaphor to indicate different viewing areas.
In a specific embodiment, the tab consecutive order is presented at top, side or the below of screen.In tab inside with visual way display icon and mark.The tab icon is with diagrammatic representation indicated number district content.The tab mark is with textual representation indicated number district content.We become the icon definition forever less than mark.On screen, once can only show a viewing area.The current viewing area that shows on screen is exactly the viewing area of selecting.When the viewing area was not the viewing area of current selected, the adjusted size of its tab became icon only is shown.When the viewing area was the viewing area of current selected, the adjusted size of its tab became icon both is shown, again flag activation.
The present invention below further reading in conjunction with the accompanying drawings can understand these and other target of the present invention, feature and advantage when describing in detail.In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 illustrates method according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 illustrates the example according to the initialized method of tab bar of the present invention;
Fig. 3 illustrates the example according to the generation method of tab of the present invention;
Fig. 4 illustrates the example of adding the method for tab according to of the present invention in the tab bar;
Fig. 5 illustrates the example of drafting according to the method for tab of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is illustrated in according to handling an example of the method that falls within the tab bar of the present invention;
Fig. 7 illustrates the example according to computer system of the present invention;
Fig. 8 illustrates the example of embodiment of the present invention.
Popular computing equipment makes its difficulty such as the limited display space on the Workpad of IBM In showing for the control that between many viewing areas, switches. The present invention can provide can be had Effect is utilized the adjustable tab control of size in small display curtain zone, although and size adjustable The tab control is specially adapted to the small-sized demonstration of popular computing equipment, but is not limited to only Be applied in the small-sized demonstration. The present invention is applicable to also that not Existential Space and/or tab size ask The display device of topic.
Size is adjustable, and the tab control utilizes that one group of tab represents different with visual way The viewing area. Tab preferably is presented at screen with consecutive order in a specific embodiment Top, side and/or below. Icon and mark are presented at tab inside with visual way. The tab icon is with diagrammatic representation indicated number district content. The tab mark is with literal table First finger shows the viewing area content. The tab icon size is normally defined and is less than or equal to that it is corresponding The size of tab mark. Can think that generally icon is forever less than its respective markers. Implementing When of the present invention, when mark hour, mark can exchange and replace with icon the position of icon. Although adopt in some embodiments the methods such as the viewing area is cut apart, window aobvious at display Show two or more viewing areas, but generally on screen, once can only show a demonstration The district. The current viewing area that shows at screen is exactly the viewing area of selecting. When the viewing area is not During the viewing area of current selected, the size adjusting of its tab becomes icon only is shown. When aobvious Show that the size adjusting of its tab became except the viewing area when district was the viewing area of current selected Icon, again flag activation also both be shown outside the information.
Size is adjustable, and tab keeps hidden as the user interface that is used for switching between the viewing area The advantage of the tab of analogy, thereby relatively pure diagramming based on icon has excellent The point. It has also overcome tab and has been marked on the limited display of size and has occupied too many sky Between shortcoming. The way of accomplishing this point is only to utilize the current not selected demonstration of icon representation The content in district. In a specific embodiments, it also have allow keep the viewing area in The constant advantage of diagrammatic representation order of holding. This point is along with the user more and more is familiar with utilizing The application program of tab will help location navigation. At last, because for selected showing Show district's mark as seen, so the adjustable tab of size is better than only when cursor is located thereon forever Just visiblely be with markd icon.
In one embodiment of the invention, this method is combined so that allow with a plurality of application programs as the part based on the operation system of computer of pen.In other embodiments, the present invention directly combines with application program in multi-usage or single-use equipment.Though general embodiment places the top of screen in a horizontal manner with tab, tab can be arranged at any position.Tab preferably keeps certain sequence, and mark of correlation and icon to small part are presented within the boundary of tab.Such as, tab can be presented at the side of screen, and mark vertically shows.
The application program based in the system of pen of Cai Yonging is made of table in an embodiment.In this embodiment, we are defined as the tab bar with the part that comprises the visual pattern of tab on the screen.(referring to Fig. 8 811).Below with reference to Fig. 1.When one of generation had the table of tab bar, our method began to carry out mark 100.Initialization tab bar district in step 101.After initialization, system monitoring input step 102.When application program table is accepted input, just in step 103, handle as incident.The pen incident that falls is managed by tab bar task manager (103).
Fig. 2 illustrates from the initialization example of " initialization " step 200 beginning.At first generate tab (201).Make the tab of current selected be set up, draw tab (203) at last.
Fig. 3 describes from the example of the generation method of the tab of " generation tab " step 300 beginning.Generate tab bar object in step 301.Tab bar object comprises the information of compiling of relevant tab object, wherein comprises: the pointer of the pointer of the pointer of the pointer of tab object linking table, first and last tab object, first and last visual tab object and the tab object of current expansion.Wherein also comprise the information of tab object linking, i.e. the size of its upper left corner coordinate and its sealing rectangle to its outside containing person.After generating the tab object, each tab from " 1 " to " n " is added to the tab tabulation of being safeguarded by tab bar object (302).
Fig. 4 is illustrated in the example of adding the method for tab on the tab bar.From " interpolation tab " step 400.Generate a tab object and carry out initialization (401).The tab object comprises the information about independent tab, comprises the current size of the containing rectangle of tab mark, mark font, bitmap identifier (being used to visit the tab icon), message identifier (be used to indicate its tab to be clicked containing application program) and tab object.The numerical value of rectangle according to the tab of current selected be which and change and when tab bar object is submitted on screen, set (203).In case the tab bar generates and initialization, just sets tab mark and icon (402).This also comprises specifies tab mark font.Secondly, setup message identifier in step 403.At last, the tab object is added in the tab tabulation of safeguarding by tab bar object (404).
Last step is plotted to tab on the screen.The example of " drafting tab " process has been described in Fig. 5.
This process is from step 500 " drafting tab ".Afterwards, remove the viewing area (501) that the tab bar will occur.Whether there is more tab to need to draw step 502 inspection then.Need to draw if any more tab, just obtain the identifier (503) of next tab.Just calculate the size (504) of the icon bit maps of this tab afterwards.Check in step 505 whether tab to be drawn has been labeled as chosen tab.As being labeled as chosen tab, just calculate the size of mark in step 507.As unmarked be chosen tab, just the size with mark is set at 0 (506).Afterwards, before drawing tab, process checks at first whether the local tab (508) that shows is arranged on the screen.As there not being the place on the screen, just step 509 draw number that a sign represents tab more than current on screen displayable number.As the place is arranged on the screen, just calculate width, height and the initial point that centers on the tab rectangle in step 510.In case set these coordinates, just in step 511, draw the tab profile, and the content of in step 512, drawing tab, its content comprises the tab icon, and when tab is chosen tab, draws the tab mark.
In one embodiment, when the user knocked on screen, application program was with regard to the initialization pen incident that falls.Just call tab bar task manager pattern shown in Figure 6 afterwards.This mode is from step 600 " tab bar manager event ", determines that in step 601 pen falls whether within tab bar viewing area.As not being, then process finishes in step 604, and the pen incident that falls is sent to application program.Whether falling as pen is within tab bar viewing area, just in step 602 inspection incident in the tab in current selected.In the tab of current selected, just do nothing in this way.As not in the tab of current selected, just determine in step 603 which tab pen is in, and the identifier of this tab is stored.We are referred to as the pen tab that falls the tab at place.Task manager judges in step 604 whether pen still is parked in this place afterwards.As still being parked in this place, just obtain the coordinate of pen in step 607, check that in step 608 coordinate is whether also within pen falls tab, if and also and the pen tab highlight (611) not as yet that falls, the tab highlight (612) that just this pen fallen, and check again whether pen still exists returning 604 thereafter.Not within pen falls the boundary of tab, then as the pen tab highlight (609) that falls, just stop to fall tab and return 604 and check again whether pen also is parked in there of highlight pen as the coordinate of pen in step 610.As the coordinate of pen not within pen falls the boundary of tab (608), and the pen not highlight of tab that falls, then process is returned 604 and is checked whether pen still also exists.Pen has not been parked in the there when checking in step 604, and pen on to carry a little be within pen falls the tab boundary (605), just send tab selection event notice to application program.This incident starts the drafting of the viewing area content relevant with tab usually and is plotted in the tab bar of having determined profile among Fig. 5 again.As above carry a little not within pen falls the boundary of tab, then attonity and manager withdraw from.
Computer system embodiment of the present invention is shown among Fig. 7.The present invention can implement in the computer system of any general and special-purpose employing pointing apparatus.This comprises, such as, pen type, mouse, tracking ball and track pad-computer system.Purpose for example, the present invention is to be that example is described with the pen system.
Computer system described in the embodiment generally includes:
The bus or other communication facilitiess 701 that are used for information communication; And be connected with bus 701
The processor 702 that is used for process information;
The ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) or other static memories 703 that are used for the instruction of canned data and processor 702;
The random access memory (RAM) or other memory devices 704 that are used for the instruction of canned data and processor 702;
Be used to the display device 705 of computer user's display message, as cathode-ray tube (CRT), LCD or the like;
And pointing apparatus 706, as mouse, pen, tracking ball or tracking plate, detect the equipment of subscriber signal with at least one, as be used to give directions in the position on the screen of display device 705 and with information and command selection by the button on the mouse of communication notifications processor 702.
In another embodiment, display device is for touching display device 705, and this equipment can be accepted the position input of user's finger or other pointing apparatus and information and command selection are passed through communication notifications processor 702.
A kind of embodiment of software architecture can adopt the graphical user interface embodiment.Graphical user interface is technical well-known.The present invention can be used as application program a part, implement as the part of the user interface of single-use system or in any other mode that is fit to.
The graphic user interface system that preferred embodiment adopted is based on the message-driven architecture.The message-driven architecture is well-known technically, and is applied in the most graphic user interface system.In this architecture, Any user input or system event are all translated and are become message and be sent to the object relevant with input or incident.
Like this, the present invention can provide a kind of mechanism of switching of being used between viewing area and content thereof.Consider the object in demonstration embodiment, showing below according to the inventor.With reference to figure 8.Tab 802 has a relevant viewing area 803, wherein comprises distinctive data of application program or content, as tabulation, button, text and other user-interface object.Wherein also has a tab bar viewing area 811.Tab bar viewing area 811 comprises a plurality of tabs 801,802,807,809.Tab 802 has a relevant tab mark 806 and a tab icon 805.Usually once has only a viewing area as seen.The tab relevant with visible viewing area is called selected tab.In the present embodiment, the determining dimensions of selected tab is that tab mark and tab icon can both be shown in its frame.But, say generally tab icon and tab are marked on the screen to show being so that its mode that is associated with the tab of current selected is carried out, and the size of selected tab is also corresponding definite.The tab that is associated with the current viewing area that is not presented on the screen shows with the compressed format that only shows its tab icon.Such as, tab 801 illustrates icon 804, and tab 807 illustrates icon 805, and tab 809 illustrates icon 810.When having an above tab, preferably it is shown with permanent order.This order can pre-determine or utilize algorithm to determine.In the present embodiment, the tab of compression shows it is to make it compare with current tab to show as and be in indentation or darker position in the known mode of person skilled in the art scholar.
As have the tabs that screen can't be packed into that get more, one or more visual detectors then are set, as the arrow icon or " also having " button on screen.Knock visual detector can make all current do not show tab or a subclass of tab be presented on the screen.
In the embodiment of describing, when tab was selected, such as knocking by input pen, the current viewing area that is presented on the screen can be removed from screen, and the size of its relevant tab is dwindled and only shown its relevant tab icon.The viewing area relevant with selected tab is presented on the screen, and its relevant tab is deployed into the size that not only can show the tab icon but also can show the tab mark.
Current process embodiment concentrates on two kinds of data structure: TabBarObject and TabObject.
TabBarObject comprises the information of compiling about TabObject, comprises the pointer of the TabObject of the pointer of pointer, first and last visual TabObject of TabObject lists of links pointer, first and last TabObject and current expansion.Wherein also comprise the information that TabBarObject is linked to its external packets container, i.e. the size of its upper left corner coordinate and its sealing rectangle.
TabObject comprises the information about independent tab, comprises the current size of the containing rectangle of tab mark, mark font, bitmap identifier, control identifier (be used to indicate its tab to be clicked containing application program) and tab object.The numerical value of rectangle usually according to the tab of current expansion be which and change and when TabBarObject is plotted on the screen, set.
With these two data structurally associateds be following processes:
CreateTabBarObject accept to point to the pointer that holds user-interface object (table) and describe the tab bar in table the position and scope the identifier of resource.It returns the pointer of a TabBarObject who point to generate, is used for calling thereafter.This process is by showing responsible code call to generating and draw to contain.
AddTabObject accepts to point to pointer, tab character string, bitmap identifier and the control identifier of TabBarObject.It generates initialized TabObject and it is linked in the tabulation of the TabObject among the TabBarObject.It returns a pointer that points to new TabObject.This process is by showing responsible code call to generating and draw to contain.Each tab calls it once.
SelectTabObject accepts to point to pointer and the control identifier of TabBarObject.It sets the tab pointer of the current expansion of TabBarObject.This process is called after tab adds the tab bar to and before drawing tab.
UpdateTabObject accepts to point to the pointer of TabBarObject.It calculates the border rectangle of all visual tabs and shows tab according to the indication of TabBarObject with their compression or expansion form.These border rectangles are stored among the independent TabBarObject so that allow which tab what determine to click is in user's incoming event thereafter.This process is by containing the responsible code call of table as final step to generating and drawing.
TabObjectHandleInput accepts to point to the pointer of TabBarObject, the pointer that points to the containing table and the descriptor of incident.This process determines which tab (if any) comprises the point (normally a clicking point or a drop point) in the event descriptor.It captures the inlet flow of mouse or pen, and whether the tracking incident continues in tab.In following the tracks of this event procedure, among tab itself, express content change with visual form.In case receive the incident of carrying (normally click or pen on carry a little), this process will comprise the control identifier incident of the tab of " click " and abandon.This incident is captured and current table is closed and is made new table open (this begins to utilize CreateTabBarObject to generate the process of tab bar) by containing application program.
DeleteTabBarObject receives the pointer and the execute store that point to TabBarObject and redistributes and clear up.When closing the containing table, call this process.
Like this, one embodiment of the invention provide a kind of method, and it constitutes step and be used for the control that switches for showing between many viewing areas in display system, and its method is:
Generate compiling of tab so that on display module, show at least one many viewing areas subclass with visual form; For each tab provides a tab icon and tab mark; Selected district to described subclass shows tab icon, tab mark and data content; And all tab icons in selected district that only show described subclass.
In one embodiment, the formation step of this method also comprises and utilizes a plurality of user-selected fixed objects that described tab data content is provided; But and/or by clicking on user described in selectable object one in the selected alternative; And/or formation has each tab icon of the icon display size of the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark.
The step that provides in some embodiment of this method comprises the relative tab mark of tab icon with a kind of concrete rank order that is provided with; And/or ordered steps shows the tab icon before the tab mark; And/or the generation step comprises the function that the realization change is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass; And/or the step that realizes comprises and provides tab directed mobile arrow; And/or at least one edge that step display is included near display system shows tab icon and tab mark with visual means; And/or this edge is the top edge of display system; And/or step display comprises the restriction displaying contents so that only comprise and the information that the tab icon is relevant.
In another scheme, the invention provides and a kind ofly between many viewing areas of display module, carry out device for switching.The formation of this device comprises: the tab set; On display module, generate at least one subclass of many viewing areas and the maker of tab icon and tab mark is provided for each tab of tab set; Be used to control from tab icon, tab mark and the tab data content at least one selected district that described subclass obtains, and all display controllers of the tab icon in selected district of described subclass.
In some embodiment of this device, also comprise:the user interface that the object that a plurality of users select is provided for described tab data content; And/or make user interface that the user can be by clicking one of selected selectable object of an object and/or display controller comprise a size that is used for regulating each tab icon so that each tab icon has the adjustment module of icon display size of the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark and/or display controller comprises and make the tab icon show ordering before showing corresponding tab mark with a kind of concrete order module that the order ordering is set and/or order module the relatively described tab mark of tab icon; And/or generator program realizes changing the function that is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass; And/or wherein display controller comprises and can provide the directed mobile arrow of tab to change the subclass selector switch of subclass; And/or display controller shows tab icon and tab mark at least one edge near display module with visual means; And/or this edge is the lateral edges of display module; And/or display controller restriction displaying contents is so that only comprise and a content that the tab icon is relevant.
In another embodiment of the invention, a kind of computer program is provided, its formation comprises the computer-usable medium that computer-readable program code means is specialized therein, purpose is the control that display application is switched between the many viewing areas in display system, and the formation of the computer readable program code means in described computer program comprises the computer readable program code means that can make computing machine carry out following work: generate the tab set so that show at least one subclass of many viewing areas on display module with visual means; For each tab provides tab icon and tab mark; A selected district to described subclass shows tab icon, tab mark and data content, and only shows all not selected tab icons of distinguishing of described subclass.
In some embodiment of computer program, the step that the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprises is: for described tab data content provides a plurality of users optional object; And/or the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprise can make computing machine by the user by clicking a computer readable program code means of one of selecting in the optional object in the optional object; And/or the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprises the computer readable program code means that makes computing machine form each tab icon of the icon display size with the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark; And/or the step that provides comprises the rank order of the described relatively tab mark of tab icon with a kind of concrete setting; And/or ordered steps shows the tab icon before the tab mark; And/or the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprises and can make computing machine carry out following work: generate step and comprise and realize changing the function that is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass; And/or the step that realizes comprises and provides tab directed mobile arrow; And/or at least one edge that step display is included near display module shows tab icon and tab mark with visual means; And/or this edge is the lower edge of display module; And/or the step that shows the tab icon comprises the restriction displaying contents so that only comprise and a content that the tab icon is relevant.
The method of switching between a kind of viewing area on equipment is provided in another embodiment of the invention.The formation of this method comprises: a plurality of relevant viewing area with a group interface object and content territory is provided; Each viewing area is generated tab icon and tab mark; Form the sorted lists of the tab of all viewing areas; From the viewing area, select first viewing area that begins to distinguish as to be shown; Show that this begins the district; And at least one subclass of every other viewing area shown tab icon.
In one embodiment, this method comprises that also another district of selection is as new viewing area; And/or show that the step begin to distinguish comprises and show tab icon, tab mark and the content that begins to distinguish; And/or the step that shows the tab icon comprises and uses the ordering tab and tabulate and arrange the tab icon; And/or show that tab icon, tab mark reach the relevant content with described another district.
In some embodiment of this method, subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas; And/or this subclass comprises all viewing areas; And/or provide the ability that changes shown subclass; And/or equipment is handheld computer.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention can provide a kind of device for switching of carrying out between the viewing area of equipment.The formation of this device comprises: a plurality of relevant viewing area with a group interface object and content territory; Each viewing area has corresponding tab icon and tab mark; From the viewing area, generate a maker that begins to distinguish as first viewing area to be shown; Be used to show the display controller of tab icon that begins to distinguish and show at least one subclass in every other district; And/or display controller selects another district as new viewing area; And/or display controller is controlled this equipment and is shown tab icon, tab mark and the content that begins to distinguish; And/or display controller forms and use the ordering tab and tabulate and arrange the tab icon; And/or display controller shows that tab icon, tab mark reach the relevant content with described another district; And/or subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas; And/or this subclass comprises all viewing areas; And/or also comprise the device that changes shown subclass; And/or equipment is handheld computer.
In another one embodiment of the present invention, provide a kind of computer program, its formation comprises that making purpose is that the computer-readable program code means switched is embedded in computer-usable medium wherein between the viewing area of equipment, its mode is: a plurality of relevant viewing area with a group interface object and content territory is provided; Each viewing area is generated tab icon and tab mark; From the viewing area, select first viewing area that begins to distinguish as to be shown; Show that this begins the district; And subclass in every other district shown the tab icon.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the step that the formation of the computer readable program code means in the computer program also comprises is: select another district as new viewing area; And/or show that the step begin to distinguish comprises and show tab icon, tab mark and the content that begins to distinguish; And/or the step that also comprises of the formation of the computer readable program code means in described computer program is for forming the tab sorted lists of all viewing areas, and shows that the tab icon comprises the arrangement that the tab sorted lists is applied to the tab icon; And/or show that tab icon, tab mark reach the step of the content relevant with described another district.
Subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas in some embodiment of computer program; And/or this subclass comprises all viewing areas; And/or the computer readable program code means in described computer program also comprises the means step that the shown subclass of change is provided; And/or equipment is handheld computer.
Should be pointed out that the present invention can also be used as device and computer product.It can be implemented and become comprises having computer-readable program code means therein so that make computing machine carry out the product of the computer-usable medium of method of the present invention.
Though should also be noted that description of the invention is that scope of the present invention and notion are applicable to and can be applicable to other setting at concrete step setting.Very clear for the personage that is skilled in technique, without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention can carry out other change to disclosed embodiment.
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1. method, its formation comprises:
Show and to be used for the control that between a plurality of viewing areas of display system, switches;
Generate the tab set so that represent at least one subclass of a plurality of viewing areas on the display module with visual means;
For each tab provides tab icon and tab mark;
The tab icon, tab mark and the data content that show the selected district of described subclass; And
All not selected tab icons of distinguishing that only show described subclass.
2. the method for claim 1, it constitutes step and also is included as described tab data content a plurality of users are provided optional object.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, its formation comprise that also the user is by clicking in the selected optional object of an object in the optional object.
4. the method for claim 1, it constitutes and also comprises each the tab icon that generates the icon display size with the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark.
5. the method for claim 1 wherein provides step to comprise the rank order of the relative tab mark of tab icon with a kind of concrete setting.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein ordered steps shows the tab icon before the tab mark.
7. the method for claim 1 wherein generates step and comprises that realization changes the function that is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of Shi Xianing comprises provides tab directed mobile arrow.
9. the method for claim 1, wherein at least one edge of being included near display system of step display shows tab icon and tab mark with visual means.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the edge is the top edge of display system.
11. the method for claim 1, wherein step display comprises the restriction displaying contents so that only comprise and the information that the tab icon is relevant.
12. one kind is carried out device for switching between a plurality of viewing areas of display module, its formation comprises:
The tab set;
On display module, generate at least one subclass of a plurality of viewing areas and the maker of tab icon and tab mark is provided for each tab in the tab set;
Be used to control from tab icon, tab mark and the tab data content at least one selected district that described subclass obtains, and all display controllers of the demonstration of the tab icon in selected district of described subclass.
13. device as claimed in claim 12, its formation also is included as described tab data content provides a plurality of users the user interface of optional object.
14. device as claimed in claim 13, wherein user interface makes the user select one of optional object by clicking an object.
15. device as claimed in claim 13, wherein display controller comprises one and is used to regulate the size of each tab icon so that each tab icon has the adjustment module of the icon display size of the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark.
16. device as claimed in claim 12, wherein display controller comprises the order module of the described relatively tab mark of tab icon with a kind of rank order of concrete setting.
17. device as claimed in claim 16, wherein order module makes the ordering of tab icon display before showing corresponding tab mark.
18. device as claimed in claim 12, wherein maker realizes changing the function that is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass.
19. device as claimed in claim 12, wherein display controller comprises can provide the directed mobile arrow of tab to change the subclass selector switch of subclass.
20. device as claimed in claim 12, wherein display controller shows tab icon and tab mark at least one edge near display module with visual means.
21. device as claimed in claim 20, wherein the edge is the lateral edges of display module.
22. device as claimed in claim 12, wherein display controller restriction displaying contents is so that only comprise and a content that the tab icon is relevant.
23. computer program, its formation comprises makes computer-readable program code means be embedded in wherein computer-usable medium, be used for the demonstration control that display application is switched between a plurality of viewing areas in display system, the formation of the computer readable program code means in described computer program comprises the computer readable program code means that can make computing machine carry out following work:
Generate the tab set so that on display module, show at least one subclass of a plurality of viewing areas with visual means;
For each tab provides tab icon and tab mark;
A selected district to described subclass shows tab icon, tab mark and data content; And
Only show all tab icons in constituency not of described subclass.
24. computer program as claimed in claim 23, the step that the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprises provides a plurality of users optional object for described tab data content.
25. computer program as claimed in claim 24, the step that the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprises for can make computing machine by the user by clicking a computer readable program code means of one of selecting in the optional object in the optional object.
26. computer program as claimed in claim 23, the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program also comprise the computer readable program code means that makes computing machine form each tab icon of the icon display size with the mark display size that is less than or equal to each tab mark.
27. computer program as claimed in claim 23, the step that wherein provides comprise the rank order of the described relatively tab mark of tab icon with a kind of concrete setting.
28. computer program as claimed in claim 27, wherein ordered steps shows the tab icon before the tab mark.
29. computer program as claimed in claim 23, the formation of the computer readable program code means in the described computer program comprise that also computing machine is generated comprises the function that the realization change is included in the concrete viewing area in this subclass.
30. computer program as claimed in claim 29, wherein the step of Shi Xianing comprises provides tab directed mobile arrow.
31. computer program as claimed in claim 23, wherein or step display be included near at least one edge of display system and show tab icon and tab mark with visual means.
32. computer program as claimed in claim 23, wherein the edge is the lower limb of display system.
33. computer program as claimed in claim 23, wherein step display comprises the restriction displaying contents so that only comprise and a content that the tab icon is relevant.
34. a method of switching between the viewing area on the equipment, its formation comprises:
A plurality of relevant viewing area with a group interface object and content territory is provided;
Each viewing area is generated tab icon and tab mark;
Form the sorted lists of the tab of all viewing areas;
From the viewing area, select first viewing area that begins to distinguish as to be shown;
Show that this begins the district; And
At least one subclass to every other viewing area shows the tab icon.
35. also comprising, the method described in claim 34, its formation select another district as new viewing area.
36. the method described in claim 34 wherein shows the content that the step that begins to distinguish comprises demonstration tab icon, tab mark and begins to distinguish.
37. the method described in claim 34, the step that wherein shows the tab icon comprise and use the ordering tab and tabulate and arrange the tab icon.
38. also comprising, the method described in claim 35, its formation show tab icon, tab mark and and the relevant content in described another district.
39. the method described in claim 34, wherein subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas.
40. the method described in claim 39, wherein subclass comprises all viewing areas.
41. the method described in claim 39, the ability that changes shown subclass that provides also is provided its formation.
42. the method described in claim 34, wherein equipment is handheld computer.
43. one kind is carried out device for switching between the viewing area of equipment, its formation comprises:
Have a plurality of relevant viewing area in a group interface object and content territory, each viewing area has corresponding tab icon and tab mark;
From the viewing area, generate a maker that begins to distinguish as first viewing area to be shown;
Be used to show the display controller of tab icon that begins to distinguish and show at least one subclass in every other district.
44. the device described in claim 43, wherein display controller selects another district as new viewing area.
45. the device described in claim 43, wherein display controller is controlled this equipment and is shown tab icon, tab mark and the content that begins to distinguish.
46. the device described in claim 43, wherein display controller formation and application ordering tab are tabulated and are arranged the tab icon.
47. the device described in claim 44, wherein display controller shows that tab icon, tab mark reach the relevant content with described another district.
48. the device described in claim 43, wherein subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas.
49. the device described in claim 48, wherein subclass comprises all viewing areas.
50. the device described in claim 48, it constitutes the device of the subclass that comprises that also change is shown.
51. the device described in claim 43, wherein equipment is handheld computer.
52. a computer program, its formation are included in the computer-readable program code means of switching between the viewing area of equipment and are embedded in wherein computer-usable medium, its mode is:
A plurality of relevant viewing area with a group interface object and content territory is provided;
Each viewing area is generated tab icon and tab mark;
From the viewing area, select first viewing area that begins to distinguish as to be shown;
Show that this begins the district; And
Every other district is shown the tab icon.
53. also comprising, the computer program described in claim 52, the formation of its computer-readable program code means select another district as new viewing area.
54. the computer program described in claim 52 wherein shows the content that the step that begins to distinguish comprises demonstration tab icon, tab mark and begins to distinguish.
55. the computer program described in claim 52, the formation of its computer-readable program code means also comprises the tab sorted lists that forms all viewing areas, and shows that the tab icon comprises the arrangement that the tab sorted lists is applied to the tab icon.
56. also comprising, the computer program described in claim 53, the formation of its computer-readable program code means show that tab icon, tab mark reach the relevant content with described another district.
57. the computer program described in claim 52, wherein subclass comprises the icon of close viewing area in all load facility viewing areas.
58. the computer program described in claim 57, wherein subclass comprises all viewing areas.
59. the computer program described in claim 57, the formation of its computer-readable program code means also comprise the step that the device that changes shown subclass is provided.
60. the computer program described in claim 52, wherein equipment is handheld computer.
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