CN101561743A - Method for switching background picture in screen locking state and mobile electronic device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for switching background images in a screen lock state and a mobile electronic device thereof. When the mobile electronic device enters a screen lock state, the method receives an input signal through a touch screen and determines whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen. If the input signal is located in the specific area, the moving track of the input signal is detected. Finally, the background image of the screen lock state is switched according to the moving track. In this way, after the mobile electronic device enters a screen lock state, the user can switch the background image of the screen lock state at will according to his or her own preferences, thereby increasing the convenience of switching the background image.

Description

Method for switching background image in screen locked state and mobile electronic device thereof

technical field

The invention relates to a method for switching background images of a mobile electronic device, and in particular to a method for switching background images in a screen locked state and the mobile electronic device.

Background technique

With the advancement of technology, merely integrating multiple functions into one electronic device can no longer meet the needs of consumers. In addition to meeting the requirements of light weight and beautiful appearance, full-functional electronic devices must also be easy to operate in order to meet the increasingly stringent demands of consumers. Take the mobile phone which is quite common all over the world as an example, in the early days, the hardware keyboard was used as the input interface. However, based on the features of touch screens such as ease of use, intuitive operation, durability, resistance to damage, and low price, mobile phone manufacturers have replaced hardware keyboards with touch screens to improve the convenience of operating mobile phones.

It is very convenient to operate the mobile phone through the touch screen, but the mobile phone manufacturer must develop a mechanism to prevent users from touching the touch screen accidentally, so as to prevent the user from inadvertently touching the touch screen and activating unnecessary functions. Function. In other words, when the user does not need to operate the mobile phone, the user can set the mobile phone to a screen-locked state, thereby turning off the input function of the touch screen. This mechanism is especially important when the user places the mobile phone in a pocket or backpack. Once the mobile phone is set to the screen locked state, the user does not need to worry about the situation of inadvertently making a call.

Some mobile phones on the market will directly disable the input function of the touch screen after entering the screen lock state. However, since the screen displayed in the screen lock state is the same as the general operation interface, if the user forgets that If you enable the screen lock function, you may mistakenly think that the phone is down because there is no response to the operation action. Other mobile phones will display a preset background image after entering the screen locked state. This background image is mostly a blank pattern and cannot be changed at will while the screen is locked. That is to say, when the mobile phone enters the screen-locked state, basic information such as time cannot be displayed, and only when the screen-locked state is released can the user check the time. This mode of operation is not very convenient.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for switching background images in a screen-locked state, so that users can still freely switch background images when the mobile electronic device is in a screen-locked state.

The invention provides a mobile electronic device, which can switch between different background images according to the user's sliding operation on the touch screen after entering the screen lock state.

To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention proposes a method for switching background images in a screen locked state, which is suitable for mobile electronic devices with touch screens. This method first makes the mobile electronic device enter a screen-locked state. Then, the input signal is received through the touch screen, and it is judged whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen. If the input signal is located in a specific area, the movement track of the input signal is detected. Finally, switch the background image showing the screen lock status according to the movement track.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes providing at least one candidate background image, and sorting the candidate background images according to image information. Wherein, the picture information at least includes picture size, picture creation time, picture name and so on.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of switching and displaying the background image of the screen locked state according to the movement track first includes acquiring the movement direction of the movement track. Next, the above candidate background images are sequentially switched and displayed on the touch screen according to the moving direction as the background image in the screen locked state.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the step of sequentially switching and displaying candidate background images on the touch screen includes displaying a first plane of a 3D motion user interface on the touch screen. Wherein, the first plane displays one of the candidate background images. Next, according to the result of sorting the candidate background images by image information, the next candidate background image is displayed on the second plane of the 3D dynamic user interface. The first plane and the second plane are two adjacent planes of the 3D dynamic user interface. Finally, the 3D dynamic user interface is rotated axially according to the moving direction, and then switched and displayed from the first plane to the second plane.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D dynamic user interface includes a polyhedron or a cube. The axial rotation at least includes X-axis rotation, Y-axis rotation, or oblique axial rotation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific area includes a background image display area of the touch screen.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the step of switching and displaying the background image, it further includes displaying the current time in the time display area of the touch screen. The time display area partially covers the background image display area.

From another point of view, the present invention provides a mobile electronic device. The mobile electronic device includes a screen lock state switching module, a touch screen, and a processing module. Wherein, the screen lock state switch module is used to switch the mobile electronic device to the screen lock state. The touch screen is coupled to the screen lock state switching module for receiving input signals in the screen lock state. The processing module is connected to the touch screen to determine whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen, and when the input signal is located in a specific area, detect the movement track of the input signal, and switch the display screen lock according to the movement track The background image of the state.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile electronic device further includes a storage unit connected to the processing module for storing at least one candidate background image. The above candidate background images are sorted according to image information. The picture information at least includes picture size, picture creation time, picture name and so on.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module is used to obtain the moving direction of the moving track, and sequentially switch and display the above candidate background images on the touch screen according to the moving direction, and then serve as the background image in the screen locked state .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module is used to display the first plane of the 3D dynamic user interface on the touch screen, and one of the candidate background images is displayed on the first plane. Then, according to the result of sorting the candidate background images by image information, the next candidate background image is displayed on the second plane of the 3D dynamic user interface. Wherein, the first plane and the second plane are two adjacent planes of the 3D dynamic user interface. And make the 3D dynamic user interface rotate axially according to the moving direction, so as to switch the display from the first plane to the second plane.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the 3D dynamic user interface includes polyhedrons or cubes. The axial rotation includes at least X axial rotation, Y axial rotation, and tilt axial rotation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the specific area includes a background image display area of the touch screen.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module is used to display the current time in the time display area of the touch screen. The time display area partially covers the background image display area.

After the mobile electronic device enters the screen lock state, the invention obtains the user's operation on the specific area of the touch screen, and switches different background images according to the movement track generated by the operation. Furthermore, the user can switch the background image more conveniently, so as to enhance the joy and convenience of operation.

Description of drawings

In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for switching background images in a screen locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a 3D dynamic user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols:

100: Mobile Electronic Devices

110: Touch screen

120: Screen lock state switching module

130: Processing Modules

140: storage unit

210-260: each step of the method for switching the background image in the screen locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention

310: 3D Dynamic User Interface

311: X axis

313: Y axis

315: Inclined axis

410, 410A, 410B: background image display area

420: time display area

430: Device information display area

Detailed ways

In order to make the content of the present invention clearer, the following specific examples are given as examples in which the present invention can actually be implemented.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the mobile electronic device 100 includes a touch screen 110 , a screen lock state switching module 120 , a processing module 130 , and a storage unit 140 . In this embodiment, the mobile electronic device 100 includes a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a smart phone (smart phone), etc., and the scope thereof is not limited here.

Among them, the touch screen 110 can not only be used to display the operation screens of various application programs executed on the mobile electronic device 100, but also can be used to receive input signals generated by the user touching the touch screen 110, and at the same time serve as Input and output interfaces of the mobile electronic device 100 .

The screen lock status switching module 120 is connected to the touch screen 110, and the user can switch the mobile electronic device 100 to the screen lock status through the operation of the screen lock status switching module 120, so as to avoid activating the mobile electronic device at unnecessary moments. Function of the device 100 .

The processing module 130 is connected to the touch screen 110 . When the touch screen 110 receives an input signal when the mobile electronic device 100 is in the screen lock state, the processing module 130 first determines whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen 110, and when the input signal is located in a specific area , detect the movement track of the input signal, and switch the background image displaying the screen lock status according to the movement track.

The storage unit 140 is connected to the processing module 130 . Wherein, the storage unit 140 is used for storing a plurality of candidate background images, and these candidate background images are sorted according to specific image information. In this embodiment, the picture information includes the size of the picture, the creation time of the picture, or the name of the picture, etc., and the scope thereof is not limited here.

The following embodiments will take the mobile electronic device 100 as an example to illustrate the detailed steps of how to switch the background image in the screen locked state. Wherein, in the storage unit 140 of the mobile electronic device 100, several candidate background images sorted by image information have been pre-stored. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for switching background images in a screen locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time. First, as shown in step 210 , the mobile electronic device 100 is switched to the screen lock state by the screen lock state switching module 120 .

Next, as shown in step 220 , an input signal generated by the user touching the touch screen 110 is received. At this time, as shown in step 230 , the processing module 130 first determines whether the position of the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen 110 . In this embodiment, the specific area is, for example, a background image display area used to display a background image on the touch screen 110 . That is to say, in step 230 , the processing module 130 can determine whether the position touched by the user is located in the display area of the background image.

If the input signal is located in a specific area (such as the background image display area), then in step 240 , the processing module 130 continues to detect the movement track of the input signal, so as to switch and display the background image in the screen lock state according to the movement track. In more detail, in step 250, the processing module 130 will obtain the moving direction of the moving track, and as shown in step 260, according to the moving direction of the moving track, sequentially switch and display the storage unit on the touch screen 110 Candidate background images in 140 to achieve the effect of switching background images.

The following is a detailed description for switching and displaying background images on the touch screen 110 by the processing module 130 . First, the processing module 130 displays a plane (hereinafter referred to as the first plane) of a 3D motion user interface (3D motionuser interface) on the touch screen 110 . In this embodiment, the 3D dynamic user interface may be a polyhedron or a cube, and the scope thereof is not limited here. And displayed on the first plane is one of the candidate background images stored in the storage unit 140 (hereinafter referred to as a candidate background image A).

Next, the processing module 130 will take out the candidate background image (hereinafter referred to as the candidate background image B) sorted after the candidate background image A according to the order in which all the candidate background images are sorted according to the picture information, and display the candidate background image B On another plane (hereinafter referred to as the second plane) of the 3D dynamic user interface. Wherein, the first plane and the second plane are two adjacent planes on the 3D dynamic user interface.

Finally, the processing module 130 controls the 3D dynamic user interface to perform axial rotation according to the moving direction of the moving track, so as to switch the display from the first plane to the second plane. Taking the 3D dynamic user interface 310 in FIG. 3 as an example, the 3D dynamic user interface 310 is controlled by the processing module 130, and moves axially around the X axis 311, the Y axis 313, or the tilt axis 315 along the moving direction. rotate. Therefore, when the processing module 130 switches the first plane to the second plane, the user will see that the background image in the screen lock state is switched from the candidate background image A to the candidate background image B.

In addition, the processing module 130 will also display the current time in the time display area of the touch screen 110 after switching to display the background image of the screen locked state. According to this, the user can still obtain the information of the current time when the screen is locked. Wherein, the time display area partially covers the background image display area.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the touch screen 110 of the mobile electronic device 100 . Please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the touch screen 110 of the mobile electronic device 100 includes a background image display area 410 , a time display area 420 , and a device information display area 430 . The background image display area 410 is used to display the background image of the screen lock status. The time display area 420 can be used to display the current time or date. The device information display area 430 can display various information about the mobile electronic device 100 such as battery power, signal strength or ringtone mode.

Continuing the above embodiment, the time display area 420 covers the background image display area 410 , and further divides the background image display area 410 into two parts 410A and 410B. Therefore, after the mobile electronic device 100 enters the screen lock state, as long as the user touches the background image display area 410A or the background image display area 410B, the processing module 130 will detect the movement track of the input signal, obtain the corresponding movement direction, and Different candidate background images are switched and displayed according to the order in which all candidate background images are sorted in the storage unit 140 , so as to achieve the purpose of switching background images. At the same time, the processing module 130 will also display the current time on the time display area 420 .

To sum up, the method for switching background images in the screen locked state and its mobile electronic device according to the present invention is to prepare a plurality of candidate background images sorted according to the image information in advance, and after the mobile electronic device enters the screen locked state, According to the position, moving track and moving direction of the input signal, the above candidate background images are sequentially switched and displayed on the touch screen, so as to achieve the purpose of switching the background images in the screen locked state. Accordingly, the user no longer needs to switch the mobile electronic device back to the operating state, and can also change the style of the background image at will, thereby increasing the convenience of operation.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection should be defined by the claims.

Claims (14)

1. A method for switching background images in a screen locked state, suitable for a mobile electronic device with a touch screen, the method comprising: Enter a screen lock state; receiving an input signal through the touch screen; judging whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen; If the input signal is located in the specific area, detecting a movement track of the input signal; and Switching and displaying a background image of the screen lock state according to the movement track. 2. The method for switching background images in a screen locked state as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: provide at least one candidate background image; and The candidate background images are sorted according to a picture information, wherein the picture information includes at least one of the following: a picture size, a picture creation time, and a picture name. 3. The method for switching the background image in the screen locked state as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step of switching and displaying the background image in the screen locked state according to the movement trajectory comprises: obtaining a moving direction of the moving track; and Switching and displaying the candidate background images on the touch screen in sequence according to the moving direction as the background images in the screen locked state. 4. The method for switching background images when the screen is locked according to claim 3, wherein the step of sequentially switching and displaying the candidate background images on the touch screen comprises: displaying a first plane of a 3D dynamic user interface on the touch screen, wherein the first plane displays one of the candidate background images; displaying the next candidate background image on a second plane of the 3D dynamic user interface according to the result of sorting the above candidate background images by the image information, wherein the first plane and the second plane are the 3D dynamic user interface Two adjacent planes of ; and Make the 3D dynamic user interface perform an axial rotation according to the moving direction, so as to switch and display from the first plane to the second plane. 5. The method for switching background images in a screen locked state according to claim 4, wherein the 3D dynamic user interface comprises a polyhedron or a cube. 6. The method for switching background images in the screen locked state according to claim 4, wherein the axial rotation includes at least one of the following: an X-axis rotation, a Y-axis rotation, and a tilt Axial rotation. 7. The method for switching background images in a screen locked state according to claim 1, wherein the specific area comprises a background image display area of the touch screen, and after the step of switching and displaying the background images Also includes: A current time is displayed in a time display area of the touch screen, wherein the time display area partially covers the background image display area. 8. A mobile electronic device comprising A screen lock state switching module, used to switch the mobile electronic device to a screen lock state; a touch screen, coupled to the screen lock state switching module, for receiving an input signal in the screen lock state; and a processing module, coupled to the touch screen, for judging whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen, and detecting a movement of the input signal when the input signal is located in the specific area track, and switch and display a background image of the screen lock state according to the moving track. 9. The mobile electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising: A storage unit, coupled to the processing module, for storing at least one candidate background image, wherein the candidate background images are sorted according to a picture information, and the picture information includes at least one of the following: a picture size, a picture Creation time, and a picture name. 10. The mobile electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the processing module is used to obtain a moving direction of the moving track, and sequentially switch and display the above-mentioned candidate background images on the touch-sensitive screen according to the moving direction. screen to use as the background image for the screen lock state. 11. The mobile electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the processing module is used to display a first plane of a 3D dynamic user interface on the touch screen, and the first plane displays the above-mentioned one of the candidate background images, and display the next candidate background image on a second plane of the 3D dynamic user interface according to the result of sorting the above candidate background images by the image information, wherein the first plane and the second The planes are two adjacent planes of the 3D dynamic user interface, and the 3D dynamic user interface is rotated axially according to the moving direction, so as to switch the display from the first plane to the second plane. 12. The mobile electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the 3D dynamic user interface comprises a polyhedron or a cube. 13. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the axial rotation comprises at least one of the following: an X-axis rotation, a Y-axis rotation, and a tilting axis rotation. 14. The mobile electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the specific area includes a background image display area of the touch screen, and the processing module is used to display a current time on the touch screen A time display area, and the time display area partially covers the background image display area.

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