TWI450569B - Mobile device and method for controlling the user interface thereof - Google Patents

Description

Mobile device and method for controlling user interface of the mobile device

The present invention relates to a mobile device and a method of controlling its user interface.

In recent years, mobile devices have become an indispensable product for users. In addition to providing users with basic dialing/answering functions, they can also provide multimedia audio and video playback, photography, satellite navigation, and other functions.

However, with more and more functions, if the user interface design is not possible, the user often needs to click multiple times to perform a specific function, which inevitably affects the user's operation efficiency.

Therefore, how to provide a better user interface design to improve the user's operating efficiency has become one of the urgent problems to be solved.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a mobile device and a method for controlling its user interface, and the user interface can be quickly customized.

A mobile device can be positioned at least in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. The mobile device comprises: a touch screen, a certain direction module and a user interface control module. The touch screen is used to display a user interface that transmits the operation signal to a central processing unit when receiving a signal to operate the user interface. The orientation module is used for detecting The orientation of the mobile device. The user interface control module is configured to control a screen configuration of the user interface, the user interface includes a horizontal screen configuration and a vertical screen configuration, wherein the screen configuration determines a positioning direction detected by the orientation module to determine the user Interface configuration. The user interface includes a system status area and a shortcut key area, the shortcut key area includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing an application, and the central processing unit is configured to the shortcut key area according to an operation signal transmitted by the touch screen. Customized adjustments.

A method of controlling a user interface of a mobile device that can be positioned at least in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. The method includes the following steps: detecting a positioning direction of the mobile device; determining a display configuration used by the user interface according to the detected positioning direction, the display configuration including a horizontal screen configuration and a vertical screen configuration; The configuration displays a system status area and a shortcut key area, the shortcut key area includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing the application; and further customized for the shortcut key area by the operation received by the touch screen Adjustment.

Compared with the prior art, the mobile device and its user interface control method can quickly customize the user interface through a simple operation, thereby improving the user's operation efficiency of the mobile device. .

100‧‧‧ mobile devices

12‧‧‧ Positioning Module

14‧‧‧User Interface Control Module

16‧‧‧Sensor module

18‧‧‧ touch screen

20‧‧‧ memory unit

22‧‧‧Digital Camera Module

24‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

30‧‧‧User interface

32‧‧‧ Shortcut area

34‧‧‧System Status Area

35‧‧‧Using the most frequently used shortcuts

36‧‧‧New shortcuts

37, 38‧‧‧ browser window

1 is a system module diagram of a preferred embodiment of a mobile device according to the present invention; FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are schematic diagrams showing a user interface of a mobile device in a vertical screen configuration or a horizontal screen configuration; The present invention includes a schematic diagram of a user interface that most frequently uses a shortcut key; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a user interface including an extended shortcut keypad in the present invention; 6 is a schematic diagram of a user interface for simultaneously displaying an executing application and a shortcut key area in the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a user interface for simultaneously displaying two executing applications in the present invention; FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling a user interface of a mobile device according to the present invention; FIG. 10 is a flow chart of a user interface in the present invention; A flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the method of adjusting; and FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method for quickly switching an application window being executed in the present invention.

1 is a system block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a mobile device 100 of the present invention. The mobile device 100 includes a positioning module 12, a user interface (UI) control module 14, a touch screen 18, a memory unit 20, a digital camera module 22, and a central processing unit 24, The touch screen 18 is configured to display the user interface 30 of the mobile device 100, receive an operation applied to the user interface 30, and transmit a signal corresponding to the operation to the central processing unit 24.

The mobile device 100 can be positioned in multiple directions. In the preferred embodiment, the mobile device 100 can be positioned in a first vertical direction (as shown in FIG. 2) for operation, and the mobile device 100 can also be positioned in a first horizontal direction (FIG. 3 Show) to operate.

The positioning module 12 is configured to detect a positioning direction of the mobile device 100 and transmit a positioning signal for indicating the detection result to the UI control module 14 .

After receiving the positioning signal, the UI control module 14 controls the user interface 30 displayed by the touch screen 18 according to the positioning direction indicated by the positioning signal.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the user interface 30 of the mobile device 100 can be configured in a vertical screen configuration or in a horizontal screen configuration. When the positioning signal indicates that the mobile device 100 is located in the first vertical direction, the UI control module 14 determines that the user interface 30 should be set to a vertical screen configuration as shown in FIG. When the positioning signal indicates that the mobile device 100 is positioned in the first horizontal direction, the UI control module 14 determines that the user interface 30 should be set to a horizontal screen configuration as shown in FIG.

In the preferred embodiment, the user interface 30 includes a shortcut keypad 32 and a system status area 34. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the preferred embodiment, the system status area 34 is disposed in the lower left corner of the user interface 30. In other embodiments, the system status area 34 can also be configured in the system. Other suitable locations, such as the upper right corner, the lower right corner, the upper left corner, or the middle of the user interface 30.

The shortcut area 32 includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing an application, such as a music player, a text message, a photo browser, an email editor, a web browser, a movie player, a phone function, a camera function, Calendar function, contact database, desktop shortcut editor, etc.

The system status area 34 is used to display current mobile phone information, such as: time, date, GSM connection status, battery status, speaker status, mobile phone lock status, 3G connection status, Bluetooth function status, alarm function status, electronic Email alerts, SMS alerts, missed call alerts, and more.

The UI control module 14 can receive an operation applied to the user interface 30 through the touch screen 18 to execute an associated application or perform customized adjustment for the shortcut keypad 32.

In the preferred embodiment, the customization adjustment includes a change alignment operation, that is, by dragging a particular shortcut key to another location of the shortcut area to adjust the shortcut key position.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the user interface 30 is all a shortcut keypad 32, by dragging a shortcut key to the location of the system status area 34 (in this embodiment, the user interface 30) In the lower left corner, you can set the shortcut to use the shortcut 35 most often. In this example, the most commonly used shortcut key size is 4 times that of other general shortcut keys. In other embodiments, the size can be set to 9 times or other multiples of other general shortcut keys.

In the preferred embodiment, the shortcut key area 32 includes at least one new shortcut key 36, and the new shortcut key 36 is clicked. The customization adjustment includes selecting any application installed on the mobile device as a shortcut by tapping the newly added shortcut 36. In another embodiment, the newly added shortcut key operation may also set at least one contact person stored in the mobile device as a contact shortcut key and display it in the shortcut key area 32.

In the preferred embodiment, the shortcut keypad 32 is not limited to the area that the touch screen 18 can display, and it can provide a customized adjustment of the extended shortcut keypad. FIG. 5 shows a shortcut key area 32 extending to the right. When the touch screen 18 receives a rightward sliding operation, the UI control module 14 adjusts the shortcut keys displayed on the touch screen 18 to the right. In this way, the user can set a common application or contact as a shortcut key, and use these operations to quickly browse to the application to be used. In other embodiments, the extended shortcut keypad can also be set to go up, to the left, or down. Wait for different directions to extend.

In another embodiment, when the mobile device 100 executes the application, the UI control module 14 can also be used to adjust the size of the application window to simultaneously display the shortcut key area 32. As shown in FIG. 6, the user interface 30 displays a browser window 37 in addition to a shortcut keypad 32 containing a plurality of shortcut keys.

In another embodiment, the UI control module 14 can control the user interface 30 to simultaneously display two executing application windows. As shown in FIG. 7, the user can execute two browser windows 37, 38 at the same time to facilitate multiplex browsing.

In another embodiment, the mobile device 100 further includes a sensing module 16 mounted on at least one end surface of the mobile device 100. When the sensing module 16 senses that the pressure applied to the end surface is greater than one At the threshold, it transmits a switching signal to the UI control module 14 to switch the window to another executing application. As shown in FIG. 8 , the sensing module 16 is mounted on the lower end surface of the mobile device 100 . When the mobile device 100 is positioned in the first horizontal direction, the sensing module 16 is located on the right side of the user interface 30 . At this time, when the user applies a force to the right end surface, and the force channel is greater than a predetermined value, the sensing module 16 transmits a switching signal to the UI control module 14. Thereafter, the UI control module 14 further switches the window to another application that is currently executing.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling a user interface of a mobile device according to the present invention. First, in step S2, the positioning direction of the mobile device 100 is detected. In step S4, the user interface 30 is set according to the positioning direction detected by the orientation module 12. The user interface 30 can be configured as a horizontal screen configuration and a vertical screen configuration. In step S6, a shortcut key area 32 and a system status area 34 are displayed on the user interface 30. The shortcut area 32 includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing an application.

Step S8, further customizing the shortcut key area 32 by the operation received by the touch screen 18.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the method for customizing the user interface in the present invention. Step S12, receiving an operation instruction of the shortcut key customization. In step S14, it is determined whether the shortcut key position is to be adjusted. If the adjustment of the shortcut key position is to be performed, in step S16, the shortcut key is dragged to another position of the shortcut key area. If the adjustment of the shortcut key position is not performed, the process returns to step S12 and waits for the operation command to receive the shortcut key customization.

In step S18, it is determined whether a shortcut key is to be added. If the new shortcut key is to be added, in step S20, click the shortcut key of the newly added shortcut key to select any application installed on the mobile device as a shortcut key. In this embodiment, in step S20, at least one contact information stored in the mobile device 100 can be set as a contact shortcut to display the contact shortcut in the shortcut area. If the new shortcut key is not performed, the process returns to step S12, and waits for the operation command to receive the shortcut key customization.

In step S22, it is determined whether to adjust the size of the application window. If it is necessary to adjust the size of the application window, proceed to step S24 to determine whether two application windows are being executed at the same time. If the application window size is not adjusted, the process returns to step S12, and waits for the operation command to receive the shortcut key customization.

If the user wants to display two windows at the same time, the two user applications 30 are simultaneously displayed in the user interface 30 in step S26.

If the user only needs to display an application window that is being executed, in step S28, the user interface 30 displays the shortcut key area 32 in addition to an application window being executed.

Figure 11 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of the method for pressure sensing switching windows in the present invention. In step S30, the pressure applied to the end face is sensed. In step S32, it is determined whether the pressure is greater than a threshold. If the pressure is greater than a threshold, in step S34, the window is switched to another executing application. If the pressure is not greater than a threshold, the flow returns to step S30 to continue sensing the pressure applied to one end face.

Claims (16)

A mobile device that can be positioned at least in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the mobile device comprising: a touch screen for displaying a user interface, the operation signal is received when a signal for operating the user interface is received Transmitting to a central processing unit; a certain module for detecting a positioning direction of the mobile device; a user interface control module for controlling a screen configuration of the user interface, the user interface including a horizontal screen configuration And a vertical screen configuration, wherein the screen is configured by the orientation direction detected by the orientation module to determine the configuration of the user interface; and a sensing module, the sensing module is mounted on at least one end surface of the mobile device; When the sensing module senses that the pressure applied to the end surface is greater than a threshold, the sensing module transmits a switching signal to the user interface control module to switch the window to another executing application. a program window; and the user interface includes a system status area and a shortcut key area, the shortcut key area includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing an application, the central area It is a basis for customized adjustments to the shortcut operation region of the touch screen transmitted signal. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the customized adjustment of the shortcut keypad comprises: a change alignment operation, which can adjust the shortcut key position by dragging the shortcut key to another position of the shortcut key area. For example, in the mobile device of claim 1, the shortcut key area includes at least one new shortcut key, wherein the customization adjustment of the shortcut key area comprises: a new shortcut key operation, and clicking the newly added shortcut key To select any application installed on the mobile device as a shortcut. For example, in the mobile device of claim 3, the contact information stored in the mobile device is set as a contact shortcut and displayed in the shortcut key area by the new shortcut key operation. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the customized adjustment of the shortcut keypad comprises: an extended shortcut keypad operation, wherein the extended keypad is displayed on the touch screen by a horizontal operation. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the customization of the shortcut keypad comprises: simultaneously displaying a shortcut key operation, and when the mobile device executes the application, adjusting the size of the application window to The shortcut key area is also displayed on the touch screen. For example, in the mobile device of claim 1, the user interface control module can simultaneously display two executing application windows on the touch screen. For example, in the mobile device of claim 7, wherein the two active application windows are browser windows. A method of controlling a user interface of a mobile device, the mobile device being positionable in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and comprising a sensing module mounted on at least one end surface of the mobile device, the method comprising the steps of: Detecting a positioning direction of the mobile device; determining a display configuration of the touch screen used by the user interface according to the detected positioning direction, the display configuration including a horizontal screen configuration and a vertical screen configuration; displaying the screen configuration a system status area and a shortcut key area, the shortcut key area includes a plurality of shortcut keys for executing an application; and further customizing the shortcut key area by using a signal received by the touch screen to operate the user interface The sensing module senses the pressure applied to the end face; and when the pressure is greater than a threshold, switches the window to the window of another executing application. The method of claim 9, wherein the customized adjustment step of the shortcut keypad comprises: dragging the shortcut key to another location of the shortcut key area to adjust the shortcut key position. For example, in the method of claim 9, the shortcut key area includes at least one new shortcut key, wherein the customization adjustment step of the shortcut key area comprises: clicking the newly added shortcut key to select and install the mobile device Any of the applications as shortcuts. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of adding the shortcut key further comprises: setting at least one contact information stored in the mobile device as a contact shortcut; and displaying the contact shortcut on the shortcut Keypad. The method of claim 9, wherein the customized adjustment step of the shortcut key area comprises: displaying, by a horizontal operation, an extended shortcut key area on the touch screen. The method of claim 9, wherein the customization step of the shortcut keypad comprises: adjusting a window size of the application executed by the mobile device to simultaneously display a shortcut key area on the touch screen. For example, in the method of claim 9, the method further comprises: simultaneously displaying two executing application windows. The method of claim 15, wherein the two application windows in the execution are browser windows.