Adjusting the display area of application icons at a device screen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016188189-A1
Application number	US-201514968581-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 14, 2015
Priority date	Dec 31, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Adjusting the display area of application icons at a device screen is disclosed, including: obtaining a set of tilt angle parameters from a gravity sensor; determining a tilt angle and a tilt direction based at least in part on the set of tilt angle parameters; and adjusting a display area of a plurality of application icons at a screen based at least in part on the tilt angle, the tilt direction, or both.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
obtain a set of tilt angle parameters from a gravity sensor;
determine a tilt angle and a tilt direction based at least in part on the set of tilt angle parameters; and
adjust a display area of a plurality of application icons at a screen based at least in part on the tilt angle, the tilt direction, or both; and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine that a preset condition associated with triggering a display of a settings prompt panel has been met; and present the settings prompt panel.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the preset condition comprises a determination that a device is tilted to the left or right for a first time.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the preset condition comprises a determination that a cumulative number of invalid operations is equal to or greater than a preset number.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a user selection of a preconfigured option to adjust the display area of the plurality of application icons; and in response to the receipt of the user selection of the preconfigured option, present a settings prompt panel.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein to adjust the display area of the plurality of application icons comprises to:
determine a movement distance associated with at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt angle and a predetermined conversion ratio; and apply at least a portion of the movement distance to the at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt direction.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein to adjust the display area of the plurality of application icons comprises to:
determine a movement distance associated with at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt angle and a predetermined movement distance corresponding to the title angle; and apply at least a portion of the movement distance to the at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt direction.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein to adjust the display area of the plurality of application icons comprises to:
determine a movement distance associated with at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on a predetermined distance; and apply at least a portion of the movement distance to the at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt direction.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a user input confirmation command associated with storing the adjusted display area of the plurality of application icons; and in response to the user input confirmation command, store the adjusted display area of the plurality of application icons.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the user input confirmation command comprises one or more of the following: a predetermined confirmation hand gesture, a user selection of a presented button, or a user input motion.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
receive a user input restore command associated with restoring the adjusted display area of the plurality of application icons to an original display area of the plurality of application icons; and in response to the user input restore command, restore the adjusted display area of the plurality of application icons.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user input restore command comprises one or more of the following: a predetermined confirmation hand gesture, a user selection of a presented button, or a user input motion.

13 . A method, comprising:
obtaining, using one or more processors, a set of tilt angle parameters from a gravity sensor; determining a tilt angle and a tilt direction based at least in part on the set of tilt angle parameters; and adjusting a display area of a plurality of application icons at a screen based at least in part on the tilt angle, the tilt direction, or both.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining that a preset condition associated with triggering a display of a settings prompt panel has been met; and presenting the settings prompt panel.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the preset condition comprises a determination that a device is tilted to the left or right for a first time.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the preset condition comprises a determination that a cumulative number of invalid operations is equal to or greater than a preset number.

17 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving a user selection of a preconfigured option to adjust the display area of the plurality of application icons; and in response to the receipt of the user selection of the preconfigured option, presenting a settings prompt panel.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein adjusting the display area of the plurality of application icons comprises:
determining a movement distance associated with at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt angle and a predetermined conversion ratio; and applying at least a portion of the movement distance to the at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt direction.

19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein adjusting the display area of the plurality of application icons comprises:
determining a movement distance associated with at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt angle and a predetermined movement distance corresponding to the title angle; and applying at least a portion of the movement distance to the at least one of the plurality of application icons based at least in part on the tilt direction.

20 . A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
obtaining a set of tilt angle parameters from a gravity sensor; determining a tilt angle and a tilt direction based at least in part on the set of tilt angle parameters; and adjusting a display area of a plurality of application icons at a screen based at least in part on the tilt angle, the tilt direction, or both.

Assignees

• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

Inventors

• Chu Tianying

Classifications

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/04886 Primary

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title