CN104793840A - Portable electronic device and method for adjusting icon position - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a portable electronic device and an icon position adjustment method. The portable electronic device displays a plurality of application icons arranged in an array. The position adjustment method comprises the following steps: sensing the displacement of the portable electronic device. And adjusting the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device. Thereby, the operational flexibility of the portable electronic device can be improved.

Description

Portable electronic device and method for adjusting icon position

technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for adjusting the position of a picture, and in particular relates to a portable electronic device and a method for adjusting the position of a picture.

Background technique

With the advancement of mobile technology, the appearance of portable electronic devices has become more and more compact and their functions have become more and more powerful. Taking a mobile communication device (such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) mobile phone or smart phone) as an example, it not only has various functions of a traditional communication device, but users can also write files, send and receive emails, Browse websites or use real-time messaging software through its built-in Windows operating system. That is to say, such portable electronic devices can not only be used to make and receive calls, but also can be used to provide multiple functions of a small personal computer. With the development of wireless network technology, the use of these functions is no longer limited by space and time, which provides great convenience for people who pursue efficiency.

On the other hand, with the rapid development of touch sensitive input devices (such as touch display modules), manufacturers of portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones or mobile multimedia players usually use touch display modules to replace the traditional keyboard in order to provide a user interface that allows users to interact with devices more conveniently. However, under the trend of larger display interfaces, the portable electronic device integrated with the touch display module cannot be operated with one hand to start the application program by touching the icon of the application program. Therefore, the operational flexibility of the portable electronic device then decreases as the display interface becomes larger.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a portable electronic device and a method for adjusting the position of the icon, which can adjust the position of the icon according to the position of the portable electronic device, so as to improve the operation flexibility of the portable electronic device.

The portable electronic device of the present invention includes a touch display module, a gravity sensing unit and a processing unit. The touch display module is used for displaying a plurality of application program icons arranged in an array. The gravity sensing unit is used for sensing the displacement of the portable electronic device and providing a displacement signal. And, the processing unit is coupled to the touch display module and the gravity sensing unit to receive the displacement signal, and controls the touch display module to adjust the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device.

The icon position adjustment method of the present invention is suitable for a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device displays a plurality of application program icons arranged in an array. The position adjustment method includes the following steps. Sensing the displacement of a portable electronic device. And, the positions of these application icons are adjusted according to the displacement of the portable electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the touch display module divides these application program icons into a plurality of icon groups according to the display position, and these icon groups surround a center point of these application program icons, and touch The display module is controlled by the processing unit to move the graphic groups clockwise or counterclockwise along the central point.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the portable electronic device is rotated along a first axis, the groups of icons move counterclockwise along the center point, wherein the first axis passes through a first corner of the portable electronic device and 1. The second corner, the first corner and the second corner are opposite to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when a first dimension value of the displacement signal is inversely proportional to a second dimension value and a third dimension value of the displacement signal, the processing unit determines that the portable electronic device rotates along the first axis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the portable electronic device is rotated along a second axis, the groups of icons move clockwise along the center point, wherein the second axis is different from the first axis, and the second axis The heart passes through a third corner and a fourth corner of the portable electronic device, and the second corner and the fourth corner are opposite to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the first dimension value of the displacement signal is proportional to the second dimension value and the third dimension value of the displacement signal, the processing unit determines that the portable electronic device rotates along the second axis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of these graphic groups is four.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the portable electronic device is displaced along a first axis, the icon groups scroll along the first axis, wherein the first axis is parallel to a display surface of the touch display module .

Based on the above, the portable electronic device and its icon position adjustment method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the portable electronic device can adjust the position of the displayed application program icon according to its displacement, so that the application program icon can be adjusted to be located at the position of one hand. within reach. Thereby, the operational flexibility of the portable electronic device can be improved.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1A is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1B is a system diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2A and 2B are schematic configuration diagrams of the touch display module in FIG. 1A for displaying application program icons;

3A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application icon in FIG. 3A;

3C is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application icon in FIG. 4A;

5A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application icon in FIG. 5A;

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a method for adjusting a graphical position of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

100: portable electronic device;

110: touch display module;

111: display surface;

120: processing unit;

130: gravity sensing unit;

AX1, AX2: axis;

GP11-GP14, GP21-GP24: Icon group;

SOF: displacement signal;

X, Y, Z: axial direction;

S610, S620: steps.

Detailed ways

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1B is a system diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. 1A and 1B, in this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 includes a touch display module 110, a processing unit 120 and a gravity sensing unit 130, wherein the portable electronic device 100 can be a smart phone or a tablet computer, but this The embodiments of the invention are not limited thereto. The touch display module 110 is embedded in the portable electronic device 100, and is used to display multiple application program icons on a display surface 111 when the portable electronic device 100 enters a program set, or to display multiple application program icons on the desktop of the operating system of the portable electronic device 100. App icons.

The gravity sensing unit 130 is used to sense the displacement of the portable electronic device 100 and provide a displacement signal SOF. Moreover, the displacement signal SOF may include values corresponding to different dimensions (ie, different axes), such as values corresponding to the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis, so as to clearly indicate the displacement amount and displacement direction of the portable electronic device 100 . The X axis is, for example, an axis parallel to the short side of the display surface 111 , the Y axis is, for example, an axis parallel to the long side of the display surface 111 , and the Z axis is, for example, an axis perpendicular to the short side of the display surface 111 .

The processing unit 120 is coupled to the touch display module 110 to determine the operation state of the portable electronic device 100 according to the user's touch, and then determine the content displayed by the touch display module 110 . Moreover, the processing unit 120 is coupled to the gravity sensing unit 130 to receive the displacement signal SOF. In this embodiment, when the display surface 111 of the portable electronic device 100 displays multiple application program icons, the processing unit 120 will control the touch display module 110 to adjust the position of the application program icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device 100 (described later illustrate). Wherein, the adjusted application program icon is an example of the application program displayed on the touch display module 110, and the application program icon not displayed may not be taken into consideration.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are schematic configuration diagrams of the touch display module in FIG. 1A for displaying application program icons. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B and FIG. 2A , wherein the same or similar components use the same or similar labels. In this embodiment, the application program icons are arranged in a 5X5 array, and the touch display module 110 divides the application program icons into four icon groups GP11-GP14, and the application program icon located at the central point (in This is an application icon named Email) is not classified as an icon, and groups GP11-GP14 surround the application icon Email at the central point.

Assuming that the user holds the portable electronic device 100 with the right hand, the user's single-hand operation range will be as shown in the partition ATP, that is, the user cannot touch the application program icon outside the partition ATP with one hand, so the application program The position of the icon can be adjusted corresponding to the displacement of the portable electronic device 100 , so that the application icon outside the segment ATP is located in the segment ATP through position adjustment. Further, when the portable electronic device 100 moves, the processing unit 120 can control the touch display module 110 to move the icon groups GP11 - GP14 clockwise or counterclockwise along the application icon Email.

When the icon groups GP11-GP14 move clockwise once, the icon group GP12 will replace the icon group GP14, so that the application icons (such as Calendar, Camcorder, contacts) originally located outside the area ATP are located in the area ATP In this way, the user can continue to operate with one hand, thereby improving the operational flexibility of the portable electronic device 100 . In addition, in other embodiments, the processing unit 120 may control the touch display module 110 to scroll the application icons vertically or horizontally, so that the application icons originally located outside the area ATP are located in the area ATP.

Please refer to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B, FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B. In this embodiment, the application icons are arranged in a 4X4 array, and the touch display module 110 divides the application icons into four icon groups GP21 - GP24, with groups GP21-GP24 around the center point of the application icon. The position adjustment method of the application icon in this embodiment is similar to the above, and can be understood based on the above, so it will not be described again.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application diagram shown in FIG. 3A . Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B , FIG. 2A , FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , wherein the same or similar components use the same or similar labels, and the application diagram is arranged in a 5×5 array, for example.

In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100, for example, rotates along the axis AX1 (corresponding to the first axis) passing through the upper right corner (corresponding to the first corner) and the opposite lower left corner (corresponding to the second corner) of the portable electronic device 100 , that is, the user can hold the lower left corner of the portable electronic device 100 with his left hand and shake it. At this time, the value corresponding to the X-axis contained in the displacement signal SOF (corresponding to the value of the first dimension) is inversely proportional to the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis contained in the displacement signal SOF (corresponding to the value of the second dimension and the value of the third dimension). In other words, when the value corresponding to the X-axis increases, the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis decrease; when the value corresponding to the X-axis decreases, the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis increase. Among them, when the above-mentioned values corresponding to the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis are higher than the original value and exceed the critical value, it is considered to be incremental, and when the above-mentioned corresponding X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis values are lower than the original value and exceed the critical value is considered to be decreasing.

When the processing unit 120 determines that the portable electronic device 100 rotates along the axis AX1, the processing unit 120 controls the touch display module 110 to move the icon groups GP11-GP14 counterclockwise along the application icon Email, as shown in FIG. 3B Show.

FIG. 3C is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B , FIG. 2A , FIG. 3A and FIG. 3C , wherein the same or similar components use the same or similar reference numerals. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100, for example, rotates along the axis AX2 (corresponding to the second axis) passing through the upper left corner (corresponding to the third corner) and the opposite lower right corner (corresponding to the fourth corner) of the portable electronic device 100 , that is, the user can hold the lower right corner of the portable electronic device 100 with the right hand and shake it. At this time, the value corresponding to the X-axis contained in the displacement signal SOF is proportional to the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis contained in the displacement signal SOF. In other words, when the value corresponding to the X-axis increases, the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis increase; when the value corresponding to the X-axis decreases, the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis decrease.

When the processing unit 120 determines that the portable electronic device 100 rotates along the axis AX2, the processing unit 120 controls the touch display module 110 to move the icon groups GP11-GP14 clockwise along the application icon Email.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the processing unit 120 determines that the portable electronic device 100 rotates along the axis AX1 passing through the portable electronic device 100, the processing unit 120 can control the touch display module 110 to display the groups GP11-GP14 Move clockwise along the application icon Email; and, when the processing unit 120 determines that the portable electronic device 100 rotates along the axis AX2, the processing unit 120 controls the touch display module 110 to move the icon group GP11-GP14 along the application program The icon shows that Email moves counterclockwise. The above can be set by those skilled in the art.

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to yet another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application diagram shown in FIG. 4A . Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B , FIG. 2A , FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B , wherein the same or similar elements use the same or similar labels, and the application diagram is arranged in a 5×5 array, for example.

In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is displaced along the Y axis (corresponding to the first axis), for example, that is, the user can shake the portable electronic device 100 up and down. At this time, the value corresponding to the Y-axis included in the displacement signal SOF will vary greatly, while the values corresponding to the X-axis and Z-axis included in the displacement signal SOF will change slightly or remain unchanged. At this time, the processing unit 120 can control the touch display module 110 to scroll the application icon up or down along the Y axis. Taking scrolling up as an example, the first column of the application icon is adjusted to the last column, the second column of the application icon is adjusted to the first column, and so on, as shown in FIG. 4B .

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of displacement of a portable electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram corresponding to the adjustment of the application diagram shown in FIG. 5A . Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B , FIG. 2A , FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B , wherein the same or similar components use the same or similar labels, and the application diagram here is arranged in a 5×5 array, for example.

In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is displaced along the X axis (corresponding to the first axis), for example, that is, the user can shake the portable electronic device 100 left and right. At this time, the value corresponding to the X-axis included in the displacement signal SOF will vary greatly, while the values corresponding to the Y-axis and Z-axis included in the displacement signal SOF will change slightly or remain unchanged. At this point, the processing unit 120 can control the touch display module 110 to scroll the application icon to the left or to the right along the X-axis. Taking scrolling to the right as an example, the last row of the application icon is adjusted to the first row, the first row of the application icon is adjusted to the second row, and so on, as shown in FIG. 5B .

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a method for adjusting a graphical position of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the illustrated position adjustment method includes the following steps. Sensing the displacement of the portable electronic device (step S610). And, adjust the position of the application icon according to the displacement of the portable electronic device (step S620 ). Wherein, the order of the above steps S610 and S620 is for illustration, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Moreover, the details of the above-mentioned steps S610 and S620 can be described with reference to the embodiments of FIGS. 1A , 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A-3C, 4A, 4B, 4A and 4B.

To sum up, according to the portable electronic device and the method for adjusting the icon position of the portable electronic device according to the embodiments of the present invention, the portable electronic device can adjust the position of the displayed application program icon according to its displacement, so that the application program icon can be adjusted to be located in the unit. within reach of hands. Thereby, the operational flexibility of the portable electronic device can be improved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention. scope.

Claims (14)

1. A portable electronic device, characterized in that, comprising: A touch display module, used to display a plurality of application program icons, and the application program icons are arranged in an array; a gravity sensing unit for sensing the displacement of the portable electronic device and providing a displacement signal; and A processing unit is coupled to the touch display module and the gravity sensing unit to receive the displacement signal, and controls the touch display module to adjust the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the touch display module divides the application icons into a plurality of icon groups according to the display positions, and the icon groups surround the A center point of the application program icon, and the touch display module is controlled by the processing unit to move these icon groups clockwise or counterclockwise along the center point. 3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein when the portable electronic device rotates along a first axis, the groups of icons move counterclockwise along the central point, wherein the first The axis passes through a first corner and a second corner of the portable electronic device, and the first corner and the second corner are opposite to each other. 4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein when a first dimension value of the displacement signal is inversely proportional to a second dimension value and a third dimension value of the displacement signal, the processing unit determines The portable electronic device rotates along the first axis. 5. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein when the portable electronic device rotates along a second axis, the groups of icons move clockwise along the central point, wherein the second The axis is different from the first axis, the second axis passes through a third corner and a fourth corner of the portable electronic device, and the second corner and the fourth corner are opposite to each other. 6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein when a first dimensional value of the displacement signal is proportional to a second dimensional value and a third dimensional value of the displacement signal, the processing unit judges The portable electronic device rotates along the second axis. 7. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the number of the icon groups is four. 8. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the portable electronic device is displaced along a first axis, the groups of icons scroll along the first axis, wherein the second An axis is parallel to a display surface of the touch display module. 9. A method for adjusting the position of an icon, suitable for a portable electronic device, characterized in that the portable electronic device displays a plurality of application program icons arranged in an array, and the method for adjusting the position comprises: sensing displacement of the portable electronic device; and The positions of the application icons are adjusted according to the displacement of the portable electronic device. 10. The method for adjusting the positions of icons according to claim 9, wherein the step of adjusting the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device comprises: The application icons are divided into a plurality of icon groups according to the display positions, the icon groups surround a center point of a display area of the portable electronic device, and the icon groups are along the center point Move clockwise or counterclockwise. 11. The method for adjusting the positions of icons according to claim 10, wherein the step of adjusting the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device further comprises: The groups of icons move counterclockwise along the center point when the portable electronic device is rotated along a first axis passing through a first corner and a second corner of the portable electronic device , the first corner and the second corner are diagonal to each other. 12. The method for adjusting the positions of icons according to claim 11, wherein the step of adjusting the positions of the application icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device further comprises: When the portable electronic device is rotated along a second axis different from the first axis, the group of icons moves clockwise along the center point, and the second axis passes through the portable electronic device A third corner and a fourth corner of the electronic device, the third corner and the fourth corner are opposite to each other. 13. The method for adjusting the icon position according to claim 10, wherein the number of the icon groups is four. 14. The icon position adjustment method according to claim 9, wherein the step of adjusting the positions of the application program icons according to the displacement of the portable electronic device comprises: When the portable electronic device is displaced along a first axis, the icon groups scroll along the first axis, wherein the first axis is parallel to a display surface of the portable electronic device.