Display method and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9965147-B2
Application number	US-201314386532-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	Dec 17, 2012
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a display method, which is used for improving operation efficiency. The method comprises detecting and obtaining a first operation; and responding to the first operation, and displaying a data list in a first display subarea, wherein a first sub data list identifier corresponding to a first sub data list of M sub data lists is displayed in a first location of the first display subarea. Also disclosed is an electronic device used for realizing the method.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display method applied in an electronic apparatus having a display module including a display region, the method comprises the following steps:
displaying a data list including the M sub data lists in a first display sub region of the display region, each of the sub data list in the M sub data lists corresponding to a sub data list identification, and N sub data lists in the M sub data lists including at least one display objects, wherein, M is an integer not less than 2, and N is a positive integer, and a sub data list identification is positioned at an original position of the at least one display objects corresponding thereto;
detecting to obtain a first operation; and
responding to the first operation to display the data list in the first display sub region, wherein, a first sub data list identification corresponding to a first sub data list in the M sub data lists is displayed at a first position of the first display sub region,
wherein, the step of responding to the first operation to display the data list in the first display sub region comprises:
responding to the first operation to display the data list, wherein, the first sub data list identification corresponding to the first sub data list in the M sub data lists is displayed at the first position of the first display sub region, and a second sub data list identification corresponding to a second sub data list in the M sub data lists is displayed at a second position of the first display sub region, and the first position is different from the second position,
wherein, after responding to the first operation to display the data list in the first display sub region, the method further comprises steps of:
detecting to obtain a second operation for changing a relative position of the M sub data lists with the first display sub region; and
responding to the second operation to move the M sub data lists in the first display sub region, wherein, in a procedure of movement, a third position of the first display sub region in the display region is not changed,
wherein, after responding to the second operation to move the M sub data lists in the first display sub region, the method further comprises steps of:
deciding whether a last display object in the at least one display objects included in the first sub data list has moved to the first position, wherein the first position is located at boundary of the first display sub region; and
controlling the first sub data list identification to be continued to be displayed at the first position when it decides that the last display object in the at least one display objects included in the first sub data list hasn't moved to the first position,
wherein, after deciding whether the last display object in the at least one display objects included in the first sub data list has moved to the first position, the method further comprises step of:
controlling the second sub data list identification corresponding to the second sub data list in at least two sub data lists to replace the first sub data list identification to be displayed at the first position and controlling all of display objects in the first sub data list and the first sub data list identification not to be displayed when it decides that the last display object in the at least one display objects included in the first sub data list has already moved to the first position;
wherein, the first sub data list is different from the second sub data list, and the first sub data list identification is different from the second sub data list identification.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, before deciding whether the last display object in the at least one display objects included in the first sub data list has moved to the first position, the method further comprises step of:
controlling the second sub data list identification to move from the second position to a fourth position of the first display sub region which is different from the second position.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the display region further includes a second display sub region which is different from the first display sub region, a menu is displayed in the second display sub region, and the menu includes at least one operation objects, and before detecting to obtain the first operation, the method further comprises steps of:
detecting to obtain a third operation; and
responding to the third operation to display the menu in the second display sub region.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, the step of responding to the first operation to display the data list in the first display sub region specifically comprises:
responding to the first operation to display the first display sub region extended from a center of the first display sub region to end portions thereof at periphery of the second display sub region.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, a center of the second display sub region, a center of the first operation object in the at least one operation objects and the center of the first display sub region are aligned on one line.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, a shape of the second display sub region is a circular shape.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, after responding to the first operation to display the data list in the first display sub region, the method further comprises steps of:
obtaining a fourth operation for prohibiting from displaying the data list; and
responding to the fourth operation to prohibit from displaying the data list.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, after responding to the fourth operation to prohibit from displaying the data list, the method further comprises step of:
recording the third position of the first display sub region corresponding to the data list with respect to the display region to obtain third position information.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein, after responding to the fourth operation to prohibit from displaying the data list, the method further comprises steps of:
obtaining a fifth operation for displaying the data list;
responding to the fifth operation to determine that the first display sub region is positioned at the third position corresponding to the third position information; and
displaying the data list in the first display sub region.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, a shape of the data list is an arc ring.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, the first position is a position where one of end portions of the data list is.

12. An electronic apparatus having a display module including a display region, the electronic apparatus further comprises:
memory, for storing computer program thereon; and
processor, for executing the computer program to perform following steps:
an acquiring step for detecting to obtain a first operation; and
a responding step for responding to the first operation to display a data list in a first display sub region, wherein, a first sub data list identification corresponding to a first sub data list in M sub data lists is displayed at a first position of the first display sub region;
wherein, the first display sub region in the display region is able to display the data list including the M sub data lists, each of the sub data list in the M sub data lists corresponds to a sub data list identification, N sub data lists in the M sub data lists includes at least one display object, M is an integer not less than 2, and N is a positive integer, the sub data list identification is positioned at an original position of the at least one display object corresponding thereto,
wherein, the responding module is s

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Ziyan

Classifications

• G06F3/04842 Primary

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

• G06F3/0482 Primary

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

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

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