Display method and device for menu key of touchscreen mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9552139-B2
Application number	US-201214349065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Apr 6, 2012
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

Provided are a display method and device for a menu key of a touchscreen mobile terminal, which relate to the technical field of mobile terminals. The method comprises: obtaining relative states of the left side and the right side of the screen of a touchscreen mobile terminal; and when the left side of the screen is higher than the right side thereof, displaying a menu key at the higher side of the screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display method for a menu key of a touch screen mobile terminal, the method comprising:
obtaining a relative state of left and right sides of a screen of the touch screen mobile terminal; and
displaying, on condition that the left side of the screen is higher than the right side or the right side is higher than the left side, the menu key at the higher side of the screen,
wherein said obtaining the relative state of left and right sides of the screen of the touch screen mobile terminal comprises:
determining an orientation of the screen of the touch screen mobile terminal via gravity sensing, the orientation of the screen comprising landscape and portrait; and
determining the relative state of the left and right sides of the touch screen mobile terminal in accordance with the determined orientation of the screen, and
wherein the method further comprises:
recording operation information for the menu key within a predetermined period, wherein the operation information comprises an operation trajectory in which a user operates the menu key, the relative state of left and right sides of the screen and the orientation of the screen of the touch screen mobile terminal when the menu key is being operated by the user, and a type of the operation trajectory, the type of the operation trajectory comprising a valid operation trajectory and an invalid operation trajectory; and
calculating display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for a next period in accordance with the operation information and a display position for the menu key within a current period,
wherein said calculating display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for the next period in accordance with the operation information and the display position for the menu key within the current period comprises:
calculating the display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for the next period respectively based on the equation of:
Vc=A*Vi +(1 −A )* Vj,

wherein A indicates a value of ratio of a number of the valid operation trajectories to the invalid operation trajectories corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen within the period, Vi indicates coordinates of the display position for the menu key within the current period, and Vj indicates average position coordinates for the invalid operation trajectories.

2. A display device for a menu key of a touch screen mobile terminal, the device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory containing instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
determine an orientation of a screen of the touch screen mobile terminal via gravity sensing, the orientation of the screen comprising landscape and portrait;
determine a relative state of left and right sides of the touch screen mobile terminal in accordance with the determined orientation of the screen; and
display, on condition that the left side of the screen is higher than the right side or the right side is higher than the left side, the menu key at the higher side of the screen,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
record operation information for the menu key within a predetermined period, wherein the operation information comprises an operation trajectory in which a user operates the menu key, the relative state of left and right sides of the screen and the orientation of the screen of the touch screen mobile terminal when the menu key is being operated by the user, and a type of the operation trajectory, the type of the operation trajectory comprising a valid operation trajectory and an invalid operation trajectory; and
calculate display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for a next period in accordance with the operation information and a display position for the menu key within a current period,
wherein the processor is further configured to calculate the display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for the next period respectively based on the equation of:
Vc=A*Vi =(1 −A )* Vj,

wherein A indicates a value of ratio of a number of the valid operation trajectories to the invalid operation trajectories corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen within the period, Vi indicates coordinates of the display position for the menu key within the current period, and Vj indicates average position coordinates for the invalid operation trajectories.

3. A display method for a menu key of a touch screen mobile terminal, the method comprising:
obtaining a relative state of left and right sides of a screen of the touch screen mobile terminal; and
displaying, on condition that the left side of the screen is higher than the right side or the right side is higher than the left side, the menu key at the higher side of the screen,
recording operation information for the menu key within a predetermined period, wherein the operation information comprises an operation trajectory in which a user operates the menu key, the relative state of left and right sides of the screen and an orientation of the screen of the touch screen mobile terminal when the menu key is being operated by the user, and a type of the operation trajectory, the type of the operation trajectory comprising a valid operation trajectory and an invalid operation trajectory; and
calculating display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for a next period in accordance with the operation information and a display position for the menu key within a current period,
wherein said calculating display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for the next period in accordance with the operation information and the display position for the menu key within the current period comprises:
calculating the display positions for the menu key corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen for the next period respectively based on the equation of:
Vc=A*Vi+ (1 −A )* Vj,

wherein A indicates a value of ratio of a number of the valid operation trajectories to the invalid operation trajectories corresponding to various relative states in different orientations of the screen within the period, Vi indicates coordinates of the display position for the menu key within the current period, and Vj indicates average position coordinates for the invalid operation trajectories.

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xiaoou
• Wan Lu
• Zhang Wei
• Yuwen Hongwei

Classifications

• 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

  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

• G06F3/0487 Primary

  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

• H04M2250/12

  including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title