Information processing method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10048834-B2
Application number	US-201414460159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

The invention discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. The information processing method is applied to an electronic device that includes a display unit, the method comprising when a second electronic device is connected with the electronic device and placed on the display unit, obtaining a placement position of the second electronic device on the display unit; determining a display position of a menu of the second electronic device based on position information of the placement position of the second electronic device; and displaying the menu on the determined display position; wherein the menu is a navigation menu of files stored on the second electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing method applied to an electronic device that includes a display unit, the method comprising:
when a second electronic device is connected with the electronic device and placed on the display unit, obtaining a placement position of the second electronic device on the display unit;
determining a display position of a menu of the second electronic device based on position information of the placement position; and
displaying the menu on the determined display position;
wherein the menu is a navigation menu of files stored on the second electronic device,
wherein the method further comprises:
when the menu is displayed at the display position and the second electronic device is being wobbled, obtaining a wobbling parameter of the second electronic device;
wobbling-displaying the menu with the wobbling parameter at the display position; and
while wobbling-displaying the menu, controlling files on the second electronic device to be displayed on the display unit with a parameter consistent with the wobbling parameter of the menu;
wherein, when the second electronic device is connected with the electronic device, prior to the second electronic device is placed on the display unit, the method comprises displaying the menu at a preset position.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display position is located within a predetermined range of the placement position.

3. The method of in claim 2 , wherein a boundary of the display position is adjacent to a boundary of the placement position.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
when the menu is displayed at the preset position and the second electronic device is being wobbled, obtaining a wobbling parameter of the second electronic device; and
wobbling-displaying the menu with the wobbling parameter at the preset position.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a display position of the files is located within a predetermined range of the display position of the menu.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the menu on the determined display position comprises:
displaying two concentric polygons having different radiuses at the display position, forming an annular polygon between the two concentric polygons having different radiuses; and
displaying M menu items on the annular polygon, thus forming the menu.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
a display unit;
a connector for connecting with a second electronic device;
a position sensor for, when a second electronic device is connected with the electronic device and placed on the display unit, obtaining a placement position of the second electronic device on the display unit; and
a processing unit for determining a display position of a menu of the second electronic device based on position information of the placement position of the second electronic device, controlling to display the menu on the determined display position;
wherein the menu is a navigation menu of files stored on the second electronic device,
wherein the processing unit is further for, when the menu is displayed at the display position and the second electronic device is being wobbled, obtaining a wobbling parameter of the second electronic device, controlling to wobbling-display the menu with the wobbling parameter at the display position, and
wherein the processing unit is further for controlling files on the second electronic device to be displayed on the display unit with a parameter consistent with the wobbling parameter of the menu while controlling to wobbling-display the menu;
wherein the processing unit is for, when a second electronic device is connected with the electronic device, prior to the second electronic device is placed on the display unit, controlling to display the menu at a preset position.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the display position is located within a predetermined range of the placement position.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a boundary of the display position is adjacent to a boundary of the placement position.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is further for, when the menu is displayed at the preset position and the second electronic device is being wobbled, obtaining a wobbling parameter of the second electronic device, controlling to wobbling-display the menu with the wobbling parameter at the preset position.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein a display position of the files is located within a predetermined range of the display position of the menu.

12. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is specifically for displaying two concentric polygons having different radiuses at the display position, forming an annular polygon between the two concentric polygons having different radiuses; and displaying M menu items on the annular polygon, thus forming the menu.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Xingping

Classifications

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title