WO2015051521A1 - Procédé et appareil pour modifier de manière régulable des icônes - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil pour modifier de manière régulable des icônes Download PDF

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WO2015051521A1
WO2015051521A1 PCT/CN2013/084989 CN2013084989W WO2015051521A1 WO 2015051521 A1 WO2015051521 A1 WO 2015051521A1 CN 2013084989 W CN2013084989 W CN 2013084989W WO 2015051521 A1 WO2015051521 A1 WO 2015051521A1
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Jianhui HAN
Weina DU
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Nokia (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
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  • An example embodiment of the present invention relates generally to a user interface including a plurality of icons and, more particularly to a method and apparatus for controllably modifying a plurality of icons based upon movement of a mobile terminal.
  • Mobile terminals such as smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) or the like, commonly include a user interface upon which a plurality of icons may be presented. By selecting a respective icon, a user is able to launch an application or otherwise make a selection. In some instances, the plurality of icons may be presented upon a touch screen display. Thus, a user may select a respective icon by touching the screen at a location coincident with the respective icon.
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • a user may hold a mobile terminal in their hand and may touch the touch screen display with the fingertips of their same hand in order to select a respective icon.
  • a user While effective for those icons positioned about the periphery of the touch screen display, a user may have difficulty touching an icon located in a central portion of the touch screen display with their fingertips while holding the mobile terminal in their same hand.
  • a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in accordance with an example embodiment in order to facilitate user interaction with icons presented upon a touch screen display.
  • a method, apparatus and computer program product are configured to modify one or more icons in response to movement of a mobile terminal.
  • icons may be modified by modifying the aspect ratio of the icons.
  • the method, apparatus and computer program product of an example embodiment may cause the one or more icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned.
  • a user holding the mobile terminal with one hand may be able to more readily and ergonomically select a respective icon using the fingertips of the hand that holds the mobile terminal.
  • a user may continue to be able to both hold the mobile terminal in one hand and to interact with the mobile terminal, such as by the selection of respective icons, with their fingertips of the same hand.
  • a method in an example embodiment, includes causing a display of a plurality of icons having an initial aspect ratio.
  • the method of this example embodiment also includes receiving an indication of movement in at least the first direction, such as by receiving an indication of acceleration in the first direction.
  • the method includes modifying an aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in at least the first direction.
  • modifying the aspect ratio may include reducing a size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel with the first direction.
  • the method of an example embodiment may also include causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned based upon the movement in at least the first direction.
  • the method may cause the plurality of icons to be repositioned by causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in the first direction, in a predefined direction, in a direction based upon an orientation of a mobile terminal or in a direction based upon the hand with which the mobile terminal is held.
  • the method may also include receiving, following modification of the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons, an indication of movement in at least a second direction, opposite the first direction.
  • the method may also include modifying the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in the second direction such that the icons are returned to the initial aspect ratio.
  • an apparatus in another example embodiment, includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code with the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least cause a display of a plurality of icons having an initial aspect ratio.
  • the at least one memory and computer program code are also configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus of this example embodiment to receive an indication of movement in at least the first direction, such as an indication of acceleration in the first direction.
  • the at least one memory and the computer program code are also configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus of this example embodiment to modify an aspect ratio the plurality of icons based upon the movement in at least the first direction. For example, the aspect ratio may be modified by reducing the size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel with the first direction.
  • the at least one memory and the computer program code may also be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to cause the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned based upon the movement in at least the first direction.
  • the at least one memory and computer program code may be configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus of this example embodiment to cause the plurality of icons to be repositioned by causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in the first direction, in a predefined direction, in a direction based upon an orientation of the mobile terminal or in a direction based upon the hand with which the mobile terminal is held.
  • the at least one memory and computer program code may also be configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus of an example embodiment to receive, following modification of the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons, an indication of movement in at least a second direction, opposite the first direction.
  • the at least one memory and computer program code of this example embodiment are also configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to modify the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in the second direction such that the icons are returned to the initial aspect ratio.
  • a computer program product includes at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer- executable program code portions stored therein with the computer-executable program code portions including program code instructions configured to cause a display of a plurality of icons having an initial aspect ratio.
  • the program code instructions are also configured to receive an indication of movement in at least the first direction, such as an indication of acceleration in the first direction.
  • the program code instructions are also configured to modify an aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in at least the first direction, such as by reducing the size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel with the first direction.
  • the computer-executable program code portions of an example embodiment may also include program code instructions configured to cause the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned based upon the movement in at least the first direction.
  • the program code instructions may be configured to cause the plurality of icons to be repositioned by causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in the first direction, in a predefined direction, in a direction based upon the orientation of the mobile terminal or in a direction based upon the hand with which the mobile terminal is held.
  • the computer- executable program code portions of an example embodiment may also include program code portions configured to receive, following modification of the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons, an indication of movement in at least the second direction, opposite the first direction, and program code portions for modifying the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in the second direction such that the icons are returned to the initial aspect ratio.
  • an apparatus in yet another example embodiment, includes means for causing a display of a plurality of icons having an initial aspect ratio.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment also includes means for receiving an indication of movement in at least the first direction, such as an indication of acceleration in the first direction.
  • the apparatus also includes means for modifying an aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in at least the first direction, such as by reducing a size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel with the first direction.
  • the apparatus may also include means for causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned based upon the movement in at least the first direction, such as means for causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in the first direction, in a predefined direction, in a direction based upon the orientation of the mobile terminal or in a direction based upon the hand with which the mobile terminal is held.
  • Figure 1 is a front view of a mobile terminal in accordance with an example embodiment which depicts a plurality of icons presented upon a touch screen display;
  • Figure 2 is an apparatus that may be specifically configured in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operations performed, such as by the apparatus of Figure 2, in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a front view of the mobile terminal of Figure 1 following movement of the mobile terminal to the right in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 5 is a front view of the mobile terminal of Figure 1 following movement of the mobile terminal downward in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is a front view of the mobile terminal of Figure 1 following movement of the mobile terminal in a direction having both rightward and downward components in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • circuitry refers to (a) hardware-only circuit implementations (e.g., implementations in analog circuitry and/or digital circuitry); (b) combinations of circuits and computer program product(s) comprising software and/or firmware instructions stored on one or more computer readable memories that work together to cause an apparatus to perform one or more functions described herein; and (c) circuits, such as, for example, a microprocessor(s) or a portion of a microprocessor(s), that require software or firmware for operation even if the software or firmware is not physically present.
  • This definition of 'circuitry' applies to all uses of this term herein, including in any claims.
  • the term 'circuitry' also includes an implementation comprising one or more processors and/or portion(s) thereof and accompanying software and/or firmware.
  • the term 'circuitry' as used herein also includes, for example, a baseband integrated circuit or applications processor integrated circuit for a mobile phone or a similar integrated circuit in a server, a cellular network device, other network device, and/or other computing device.
  • a mobile terminal 10 is depicted.
  • the mobile terminal may be embodied in various manners including, for example, a portable digital assistant (PDA), mobile telephone, smartphone, pager, mobile television, gaming device, laptop computer, camera, tablet computer, touch surface, video recorder, audio/video player, radio, electronic book, positioning device (e.g., global positioning system (GPS) device), or any combination of the aforementioned, and other types of voice and text communications systems.
  • PDA portable digital assistant
  • mobile telephone smartphone
  • pager mobile television
  • gaming device laptop computer
  • camera camera
  • tablet computer touch surface
  • video recorder audio/video player
  • radio electronic book
  • positioning device e.g., global positioning system (GPS) device
  • GPS global positioning system
  • the mobile terminal 10 may include a display 12 upon which one or more icons 14 are presented.
  • the icons may be any of a wide variety of visually represented elements including an image, a character or any other visual indicia that may be selected by a user in order to cause a predefined operation to be performed by the mobile terminal.
  • the icons may be configured such that selection of the respective icon causes a variety of different operations to be performed including launching of an application, opening of a window, displaying of a particular type of content, performing of an associated function or the like.
  • the display 12 may be a touch screen display such that a user may select a respective icon 14 by touching the touch screen display at a location coincident with the icon.
  • a touch screen display as referenced herein includes not only a display responsive to the physical touch of a user thereupon, but also a capacitive or other proximity-based display in which a user need not physically contact the display in order to make a selection, but may, instead, simply bring their finger, stylus or other selection object into proximity with the screen at a location overlying the respective icon to be selected.
  • the touch screen display may be embodied as any known touch screen display and may be configured to enable touch recognition by any suitable technique, such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, strain gauge, surface wave, optical imaging, dispersive signal technology, acoustic pulse recognition, and/or other techniques.
  • the user interface of the mobile terminal 10 may include other elements including one or more hard keys 16, one or more soft keys or the like.
  • the mobile terminal 10 may include or otherwise be associated with an apparatus 20 as shown in Figure 2 that is configured to modify a plurality of icons 14 based upon movement of the mobile terminal.
  • the apparatus may include or otherwise be in communication with a processor 22, a memory device 24, a communication interface 26, a user interface 28 and one or more sensors 30.
  • the processor and/or co-processors or any other processing circuitry assisting or otherwise associated with the processor may be in
  • the memory device may be non-transitory and may include, for example, one or more volatile and/or non-volatile memories.
  • the memory device may be an electronic storage device (e.g., a computer readable storage medium) comprising gates configured to store data (e.g., bits) that may be retrievable by a machine (e.g., a computing device like the processor).
  • the memory device may be configured to store information, data, content, applications, instructions, or the like for enabling the apparatus to carry out various functions in accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention.
  • the memory device could be configured to buffer input data for processing by the processor.
  • the memory device could be configured to store instructions for execution by the processor.
  • the apparatus 20 may be embodied by a mobile terminal 10.
  • the apparatus may be embodied as a chip or chip set.
  • the apparatus may comprise one or more physical packages (e.g., chips) including materials, components and/or wires on a structural assembly (e.g., a baseboard).
  • the structural assembly may provide physical strength, conservation of size, and/or limitation of electrical interaction for component circuitry included thereon.
  • the apparatus may therefore, in some cases, be configured to implement an embodiment of the present invention on a single chip or as a single "system on a chip.”
  • a chip or chipset may constitute means for performing one or more operations for providing the functionalities described herein.
  • the processor 22 may be embodied in a number of different ways.
  • the processor may be embodied as one or more of various hardware processing means such as a coprocessor, a microprocessor, a controller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processing element with or without an accompanying DSP, or various other processing circuitry including integrated circuits such as, for example, an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), an FPGA (field programmable gate array), a microcontroller unit (MCU), a hardware accelerator, a special-purpose computer chip, or the like.
  • the processor may include one or more processing cores configured to perform independently.
  • a multi-core processor may enable multiprocessing within a single physical package.
  • the processor may include one or more processors configured in tandem via the bus to enable independent execution of instructions, pipelining and/or multithreading.
  • the processor 22 may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory device 24 or otherwise accessible to the processor.
  • the processor may be configured to execute hard coded
  • the processor may represent an entity (e.g., physically embodied in circuitry) capable of performing operations according to an embodiment of the present invention while configured accordingly.
  • the processor when the processor is embodied as an ASIC, FPGA or the like, the processor may be specifically configured hardware for conducting the operations described herein.
  • the processor when the processor is embodied as an executor of software instructions, the instructions may specifically configure the processor to perform the algorithms and/or operations described herein when the instructions are executed.
  • the processor may be a processor of a specific device (e.g., a mobile terminal or a fixed computing device) configured to employ an embodiment of the present invention by further configuration of the processor by instructions for performing the algorithms and/or operations described herein.
  • the processor may include, among other things, a clock, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and logic gates configured to support operation of the processor.
  • ALU arithmetic logic unit
  • the apparatus 20 of an example embodiment may also include a communication interface 26 that may be any means such as a device or circuitry embodied in either hardware or a combination of hardware and software that is configured to receive and/or transmit data from to a communications device in communication with the apparatus, such as to facilitate communications with one or more other mobile terminals, network elements or the like.
  • the communication interface may include, for example, an antenna (or multiple antennas) and supporting hardware and/or software for enabling communications with a wireless communication network.
  • the communication interface may include the circuitry for interacting with the antenna(s) to cause transmission of signals via the antenna(s) or to handle receipt of signals received via the antenna(s).
  • the communication interface may include, for example, an antenna (or multiple antennas) and supporting hardware and/or software for enabling communications with a wireless communication network.
  • the communication interface may include the circuitry for interacting with the antenna(s) to cause transmission of signals via the antenna(s) or to handle receipt of signals received via the antenna(s).
  • the communication interface may alternatively or also support wired communication.
  • the communication interface may include a communication modem and/or other hardware and/or software for supporting communication via cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), universal serial bus (USB) or other mechanisms.
  • DSL digital subscriber line
  • USB universal serial bus
  • the apparatus 20 may also include a user interface 28, such as in instances in which the apparatus is embodied by a user device 10, that may, in turn, be in communication with the processor 22 to provide output to the user and, in some embodiments, to receive an indication of a user input.
  • the user interface may include a display 12, such as a touch screen display, and, in some embodiments, may also include a keyboard, a mouse, a joystick, hard keys 16, soft keys, one or more microphones, a plurality of speakers, or other input/output mechanisms.
  • the processor may comprise user interface circuitry configured to control at least some functions of one or more user interface elements such as a display and, in some
  • a plurality of speakers, a ringer, one or more microphones and/or the like may be configured to control one or more functions of one or more user interface elements through computer program instructions (e.g., software and/or firmware) stored on a memory accessible to the processor (e.g., memory device 24, and/or the like).
  • computer program instructions e.g., software and/or firmware
  • the apparatus 20 may also include or otherwise be in communication with one or more sensors 30.
  • the apparatus may include various types of sensors including a sensor configured to detect movement of the mobile terminal 10 and to provide an indication of the movement to the processor 22.
  • the sensor may be an accelerometer or other g- sensor configured to detect acceleration of the mobile terminal and to provide an indication of the acceleration to the processor.
  • the apparatus of an example embodiment may also include a sensor, such as the accelerometer or other tilt sensor, for detecting the orientation of the mobile terminal.
  • the apparatus of an example embodiment may include a sensor, such as a touch sensor carried by the housing of the mobile terminal, e.g., the edges of the housing and/or a surface of housing opposite the display, configured to detect the hand with which the user holds the mobile terminal, such as by detecting thumb and/or finger placement relative to the mobile terminal.
  • a sensor such as a touch sensor carried by the housing of the mobile terminal, e.g., the edges of the housing and/or a surface of housing opposite the display, configured to detect the hand with which the user holds the mobile terminal, such as by detecting thumb and/or finger placement relative to the mobile terminal.
  • the apparatus 20 may include means, such as the processor 22, user interface 28 or the like, for causing at least one icon 14 to be presented upon a display 12, such as a touch screen display.
  • a display 12 such as a touch screen display.
  • a plurality of icons may be presented upon the display.
  • the plurality of icons may be presented in a grid- like pattern in which the icons are arranged in rows and columns with equal spacing between neighboring icons.
  • the icons may be presented in a less uniform manner in other embodiments.
  • each of the rectangular icons has a predefined height and a predefined width.
  • the apparatus 20 may include means, such as the processor 22 or the like, for receiving an indication of movement of the mobile terminal 10.
  • the processor may be configured to receive an indication of movement at the mobile terminal from a sensor 30 carried by and, as a result, subject to the same movement as the mobile terminal.
  • the processor may be configured to receive an indication of various different types of movement
  • the processor of one embodiment may be configured to receive an indication of acceleration of the mobile terminal in a respective direction or in any one of a plurality of different respective directions.
  • the sensor may be an accelerometer or other g-sensor.
  • the indication of movement that is received by the processor may not only indicate that the mobile terminal has been moved, but may also indicate the direction, designated the first direction, in which the mobile terminal has been moved.
  • the processor may receive an indication from the sensor that indicates that the mobile terminal has been subject to acceleration in a respective direction.
  • An apparatus 20 embodied by the mobile terminal 10 may also include means, such as the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like, for causing the aspect ratio of at least one icon 14 to be modified in response to the indication of movement of the mobile terminal 10.
  • the aspect ratio of each of the icons that is presented by the display 12 is modified in response to the indication of movement of the mobile terminal.
  • the aspect ratio of each of the icons may be modified in the same manner, such as to the same degree.
  • the aspect ratio of an icon 14 is defined by a relationship of the height (h) of an icon to the width (w) of the respective icon, e.g., h:w.
  • the modification of the aspect ratio of an icon therefore modifies the relationship between the height of the icon and the width of the icon such that an icon that initially had an aspect ratio of 1 : 1 in which the height of the icon equals the width of the respective icon may be modified so as to no longer have the same aspect ratio, but may, instead, have a different aspect ratio, such as an aspect ratio of greater than one in which the height is now greater than the width or an aspect ratio of less than one in which the width is greater than the height.
  • the apparatus 20, such as the processor 22, may modify the aspect ratio of the icons 14 in a variety of different manners, but, in an example embodiment, modifies the aspect ratio by reducing the size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel to the first direction in which the mobile terminal 10 was determined to have been moved.
  • the width of the icons may be reduced, while the height of the icons remains the same or is reduced to a lesser degree than the width of the icons.
  • Figure 5 depicts a reduction in the height of the icons following movement of the mobile terminal in a downward direction, while the width of the icons remains the same or is reduced to a lesser degree.
  • both the width and the height of the icons are reduced.
  • the reduction in the size of the icons 14 in a dimension parallel to the first direction in which the mobile terminal 10 is moved may be a predefined reduction, such as a reduction by 50% from the initial height or width of the icon, and any instance in which the mobile terminal is moved in the first direction.
  • the apparatus 20, such as the processor 22 may be configured to modify the aspect ratio of the icons in other manners, such as by reducing a size of the icons in a dimension parallel to the first direction by an amount that varies based upon a measure or magnitude of the movement in the first direction.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, may cause the size of the icons in a dimension parallel to the first direction to be reduced by an amount proportional to a measure or magnitude of the movement in the first direction.
  • the apparatus 20 such as the processor 22, may be configured to reduce the size of the icons 14 in a dimension parallel to the first direction in which the acceleration is sensed by an amount that is proportional to the amount of acceleration.
  • the size of the icons in a dimension parallel to the first direction may be reduced to a greater degree in an instance in which the mobile terminal is moved with greater acceleration in the first direction than in an instance in which the mobile terminal is moved with lesser acceleration in the first direction.
  • both the height and the width of the icons may be reduced by an equal amount.
  • the apparatus such as the processor
  • the apparatus may be configured to reduce the height and the width of the icons by different amounts, such as in instances in which the measure of the movement, such as the magnitude of the acceleration, is not equal in both the heightwise dimension and the widthwise dimension.
  • the apparatus, such as the processor, of an example embodiment may be configured to reduce the height and the width of the icons by amounts that are proportional to the magnitude of the acceleration in the heightwise dimension and the widthwise dimension, respectively, such that the height and width of the icons are reduced by different amounts in instances in which the magnitude of the acceleration is similarly different in the heightwise and widthwise dimensions.
  • the user of the mobile terminal 10 may select one or more of the icons in order to cause the operation(s) associated with the selected icon(s) to be performed.
  • the apparatus 20 and, more particularly, the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like may be configured to receive a selection of an icon by the user and to thereafter cause the operation associated with the selected icon to be performed.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may also be configured to modify the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons in response to a predefined trigger such that the icons are returned to the initial aspect ratio.
  • Various triggers may be predefined.
  • a predefined trigger may be movement of the mobile terminal in a second direction, opposite the first direction.
  • the apparatus of this embodiment may include means, such as the processor or the like, for receiving an indication of movement in the second direction, opposite the first direction, such as from the sensor 30, and means, such as the processor, the user interface or the like, for modifying the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons based upon the movement in the second direction such that the icons are returned to the initial aspect ratio.
  • the apparatus 20 also includes means, such as the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like, for causing the plurality of icons 14 for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned upon the display 14 based upon, e.g., in response to, the movement in at least the first direction.
  • the manner in which the plurality of icons are repositioned may be defined in a variety of different manners.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may be configured to cause the plurality of icons to be repositioned by causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in the first direction, that is, in the same direction in which movement is sensed.
  • the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified may be moved in a rightward direction in response to movement of the mobile terminal 10 in the rightward direction.
  • a plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified may be moved in a downward direction as shown in Figure 5 in response to movement of the mobile terminal in the downward direction.
  • the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified may be moved in a direction having both rightward and downward components in an instance in which the mobile terminal has correspondingly been moved in a direction having both rightward and downward components as shown in Figure 6.
  • the movement of the plurality of icons 14 for which the aspect ratio has been modified may include a modification of the spacing between the icons, such as a reduction in the spacing of the icons.
  • the repositioning of the icons may cause the plurality of icons to be positioned more closely to an edge of the display 12 even in an instance in which the spacing between the plurality of icons is not modified as a result of the modification of the aspect ratio of the plurality of icons, such as a reduction in the size of the plurality of icons in a dimension parallel to the first direction in which both the mobile terminal 10 and the icons in this example embodiment are moved.
  • a user may be able to more readily select any one of the plurality of icons, even in an instance in which the user is holding the mobile terminal with one hand and selecting an icon with their thumb or fingertip of the same hand.
  • the plurality of icons 14 may be repositioned in the same direction in which the movement of the mobile terminal 10 is sensed, the plurality of icons may be repositioned based upon one or more other factors in other embodiments, albeit with the repositioning still being in response to the movement in the mobile terminal in the first direction.
  • the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified may be repositioned by being moved in a predefined direction, such as toward the right edge of the display 12, toward the lower edge of the display or the like, in response to the receipt of an indication of movement of the mobile terminal in a first direction regardless of the relationship between the first direction and the predefined direction in which the plurality of icons are moved.
  • the apparatus 20, such as the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like may be configured to reposition the plurality of icons by moving the plurality of icons in a rightward direction in response to an indication of movement in a different direction, e.g., a downward direction or a leftward direction.
  • the predefined direction may be established in various manners. For example, a user may establish the predefined direction by configuring a setting of the mobile terminal that serves to establish the predefined direction.
  • the apparatus 20, such as the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like may be configured to cause a plurality of icons 14 for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned, in response to movement of the mobile terminal 10 in the first direction, by being moved in a direction that is based upon the orientation of the mobile terminal, such as may be detected by a sensor 30, e.g., an accelerometer or other tilt sensor.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may be configured to cause the icons to be repositioned by being moved in the same direction in which the mobile terminal is oriented.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may be configured to cause a plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved toward the right edge of the display in response to detection of movement of the mobile terminal in the first direction.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may be configured to cause the plurality of icons to be moved toward a lower edge of the display in response to detection of movement of the mobile terminal in the first direction.
  • the apparatus 20, such as the processor 22, the user interface 28 or the like may be configured to cause the plurality of icons 14 to be repositioned by causing the plurality of icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be moved in a direction based upon the hand with which the mobile terminal 10 is held.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, receives an indication that the mobile terminal is being held by the right hand of the user
  • the plurality of icons may be repositioned, in response to movement of the mobile terminal in the first direction, such that the plurality of icons are moved closer to the left edge of the display 12.
  • the fingertips of the user holding the mobile terminal in their right hand may be able to more easily select respective icons positioned proximate the left edge of the mobile terminal.
  • the apparatus such as the processor
  • the apparatus may be configured to cause the plurality of icons to be repositioned, in response to movement of the mobile terminal in the first direction, so as to be closer to the right edge of the display.
  • the fingertips of the user who holds the mobile terminal in their left hand may be more readily able to select respective icons.
  • the apparatus such as the processor, the user interface or the like, may be configured in accordance with an example embodiment to reposition the icons to be proximate or closer to the opposite edge of the display from the hand that is holding the mobile terminal.
  • the hand with which the mobile terminal 10 is being held may be determined in various manners.
  • the mobile terminal may include a sensor 30 and the apparatus 20, such as a processor 22, may be configured to receive an indication from the sensor indicative of the hand with which the mobile terminal is being held.
  • the mobile terminal of this example embodiment may include a variety of different sensors for detecting the hand with which the mobile terminal is being held including one or more touch sensors proximate the edges of the mobile terminal and/or a surface of mobile terminal opposite the display 14.
  • a method, apparatus 20 and computer program product are provided in accordance with an example embodiment to facilitate user interaction with icons 14 presented upon a display 12, such as a touch screen display.
  • a method, apparatus and computer program product are configured to modify one or more icons in response to movement of a mobile terminal 10.
  • icons may be modified by modifying the aspect ratio of the icons.
  • the method, apparatus and computer program product of an example embodiment may cause the one or more icons for which the aspect ratio has been modified to be repositioned.
  • a user holding the mobile terminal with one hand may be able to more readily and ergonomically select a respective icon using the fingertips of the hand that holds the mobile terminal.
  • a user may continue to be able to both hold the mobile terminal in one hand and to interact with the mobile terminal, such as by the selection of respective icons, with the fingertips of their same hand.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a flowchart of an apparatus 20, method, and computer program product according to example embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart, may be implemented by various means, such as hardware, firmware, processor, circuitry, and/or other communication devices associated with execution of software including one or more computer program instructions. For example, one or more of the procedures described above may be embodied by computer program instructions. In this regard, the computer program instructions which embody the procedures described above may be stored by a memory device 24 of an apparatus employing an embodiment of the present invention and executed by a processor 22 of the apparatus.
  • any such computer program instructions may be loaded onto a computer or other programmable apparatus (e.g., hardware) to produce a machine, such that the resulting computer or other programmable apparatus implements the functions specified in the flowchart blocks.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer- readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture the execution of which implements the function specified in the flowchart blocks.
  • the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable apparatus to cause a series of operations to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide operations for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart blocks.
  • blocks of the flowchart support combinations of means for performing the specified functions and combinations of operations for performing the specified functions for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that one or more blocks of the flowchart, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart, can be implemented by special purpose hardware -based computer systems which perform the specified functions, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

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L'invention concerne un procédé, un appareil et un produit programme d'ordinateur pour faciliter une interaction d'utilisateur avec des icônes présentées sur un dispositif d'affichage à écran tactile. Dans le contexte d'un procédé, une pluralité d'icônes ayant un rapport d'aspect initial sont amenées à être affichées. Le procédé consiste également à recevoir une indication de déplacement dans au moins la première direction, tel que par réception d'une indication d'accélération dans la première direction. En outre, le procédé consiste à modifier un rapport d'aspect de la pluralité d'icônes sur la base du déplacement dans au moins la première direction. A ce propos, la modification du rapport d'aspect peut consister à réduire une taille de la pluralité d'icônes dans une dimension parallèle à la première direction. Le procédé peut également consister à amener la pluralité d'icônes pour lesquelles le rapport d'aspect a été modifié à être positionnées sur la base du déplacement dans au moins la première direction.
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