CN101644985B - Display method, system and device for terminal user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is applied in the field of electronic technology and provides a method and a system for displaying a terminal user interface. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a menu selection command input by a user according to the current user interface of a terminal; and outputting a main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user, and the previous menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user according to the menu selection command input by the user. In the invention, the method for displaying the terminal user interface is implemented by outputting the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user, and the previous menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user according to the menu selection command input by the user. The method allows different levels of the interfaces of the menu to coexist rationally and ensure easy use, little memory burden on the user and fast interaction.

Description

Display method, system and device for terminal user interface

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of electronic technology, and in particular relates to a terminal user interface display method, system and equipment.

Background technique

The relationship between menus in the traditional terminal user interface is displayed in a progressive manner, from the root menu to the second-level submenu and then to the third-level submenu, and so on to the terminal menu. Usually each level of menu is a page, and the interaction is completed by replacing different pages. Only one of the first-level menus can be displayed on a page, and the visual range is limited, which will cause users to enter other function menus by mistake, and the switching between different function menus is very cumbersome. If there are function A and function B on the main menu interface, if the user wants to realize function B after entering the terminal menu of function A, he must exit layer by layer from the terminal menu of function A to the root menu of function A, that is, the main menu interface. You can only specify function B on the main menu interface and then enter the terminal menu of function B step by step. On a product with many functions, the switching between functions indirectly increases the user's repeated operations, and the progressive menus increase the user's memory burden.

With the advancement of science and technology, communication mobile products, digital products and other terminals have become more and more favored by consumers, and the development is very rapid, and interaction design has become particularly important. In interaction design, the user interface is the level between the user and the terminal interaction process, and is an important part of the screen product. It needs to take into account ease of use and reduce the user's memory burden. However, the existing user interface does not have the characteristics of ease of use and low user memory burden.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a method and system for displaying a user interface of a terminal, aiming at solving the problems that the user interface of the existing terminal is not easy to use and the user has a high memory burden.

The embodiment of the present invention is implemented in this way, a method for displaying a terminal user interface, the method includes the following steps:

receiving a menu selection instruction input by the user according to the current user interface of the terminal;

According to the menu selection instruction input by the user, output and display the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, the main menu The interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user are displayed in a circular three-dimensional mode or a cubic three-dimensional mode.

Another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a terminal user interface display system, the system comprising:

The input unit generates and outputs menu selection instructions according to the menu selection information input by the user;

a storage unit for storing menu interface information;

The application unit reads and outputs the main menu interface information in the storage unit after detecting that the system is powered on, or reads the main menu interface information in the storage unit according to the menu selection instruction output by the input unit, The menu interface information corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user and the upper-level menu interface information of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user are output; and

The display unit is used to display the menu interface information output by the application unit.

Another object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a device including the above terminal user interface display system.

In the embodiment of the present invention, according to the menu selection instruction input by the user, output the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user , realizing a display method of a terminal user interface, in which different levels of menu interfaces can reasonably coexist, easy to use, less burden on user memory, and fast in interaction.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an implementation of a method for displaying a terminal user interface provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

2(a) to (c) are schematic diagrams of user interface display modes provided by embodiments of the present invention;

3 (a) to (b) are the first user interface diagrams after the terminal is powered on according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 (a) to (b) is the user interface diagram of selecting the root menu in the main menu interface provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 (a) to (b) are the user interface diagrams of the selection shortcut interface-submenu provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a user interface diagram for switching from the selection shortcut interface to the corresponding submenu interface to the main menu interface provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a user interface diagram of selecting a submenu in the shortcut interface 2 provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a parallel perspective view provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a user interface diagram of a menu interface corresponding to a highlight command on a highlight menu interface provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a structural diagram of a terminal user interface display system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, according to the menu selection instruction input by the user, output the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user , implementing a method for displaying a terminal user interface.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the functional root menus are concentrated on one page, which is called the main menu interface. After the user selects a function root menu on the main menu interface, the displayed page that gathers all the sub-function menus under the function root menu is the submenu interface, which is also called the selected menu interface in this manual, and the main menu interface is the submenu interface. The parent menu interface of the selected menu interface. And so on, after the user selects a certain function menu on a certain menu interface, the displayed page that gathers all sub-function menus under this function menu is its submenu interface, that is, the selected menu interface, and this menu interface is the selected menu The upper-level menu interface of the interface is simply referred to as the upper-level menu interface in this manual. The interface displayed by the terminal menu when the user selects a certain function is called the terminal menu interface.

Fig. 1 shows the implementation flow of the terminal user interface display method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, which is described in detail as follows:

In step S101, receiving a menu selection instruction input by the user according to the current user interface of the terminal;

In this embodiment, after the terminal is powered on, the user interface only displays the main menu interface, and the user can enter a menu selection command according to the main menu interface displayed on the terminal user interface, and enter step S102; after that, the terminal user interface can display the main menu interface. For the menu interface, the selected menu interface and the upper-level menu interface, the user can input a menu selection instruction for selecting a function on the corresponding main menu interface, the selected menu interface and its upper-level menu interface, and enter step S102.

In step S102, output the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface according to the menu selection instruction input by the user;

After step S102 is executed, step S101 may be executed. Of course, if the user inputs a root menu selection instruction of a function on the main menu interface, the main menu interface and the selected menu interface are output. The terminal can display the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface in a plane mode, a ring three-dimensional mode, or a cube three-dimensional mode. The plane mode of the terminal user interface is shown in Figure 2(a), the ring-shaped three-dimensional mode is shown in Figure 2(b), and the cube three-dimensional mode is shown in Figure 2(c).

In order to conform to the user's visual habits and enhance the viewing effect, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display method of the terminal user interface further includes:

In step S103, a menu interface highlighting instruction input by the user is received, and a menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction is highlighted.

After receiving the menu interface highlighting command input by the user, the terminal highlights the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting command, for example, the user interface of the terminal displays the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting command in 90% of the area, and the remaining 10% The area displays the upper-level menu interface corresponding to the menu interface; the user interface can also only display the menu interface corresponding to the highlighted command of the menu interface, without displaying the main menu interface and the upper-level menu interface; of course, the user interface of the terminal can also be used in other ways to highlight the terminal menu interface. For terminal menu interfaces such as video players and text readers, it is particularly necessary to display the terminal menu interfaces prominently and in a large area. The user may be restricted to only input menu interface highlighting instructions on the terminal menu interface, or the user may be allowed to input menu interface highlighting instructions for all menu interfaces. After the user interface of the terminal highlights the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction, execute step S101, that is, after receiving the menu selection instruction input by the user, finish highlighting the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction. Of course, the terminal can also end highlighting the menu interface corresponding to the highlighted command on the menu interface by selecting a submenu of the upper-level menu interface or clicking the upper-level menu interface by the user. The user interface of the terminal displays the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface. menu interface, and then execute step S101.

In order to facilitate the user to select commonly used functions, in the embodiment of the present invention, in step S101, the user interface of the terminal may also display a shortcut interface 1 and/or a shortcut interface 2. The menu of the shortcut interface 1 is a submenu of a certain most frequently used function set by the user. The menu of the shortcut interface 2 is set by the user, and it is a submenu of another function that is more commonly used besides the function of the shortcut interface 1. In this embodiment, if the user sets the shortcut interface 1 and the shortcut interface 2, after the device is powered on, the user interface displays the main menu interface, the shortcut interface 1, and the shortcut interface 2. Certainly, if the user only sets the shortcut interface 1 but does not set the shortcut interface 2, then the user interface only displays the main menu interface and the shortcut interface 1.

In order to make the interface interesting and innovative, in the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal uses a cube three-dimensional perspective view of a cube to display the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface. The frame diagram of the three-point perspective view of the cube is shown in Figure 2(c). The cube has three visible surfaces adjacent to each other, which are the area on the left, the area on the right, and the area on the top. , each visible surface can be used to display interfaces of various levels.

Fig. 3(a) shows the first screen of the user interface provided by the embodiment of the present invention after the terminal is powered on. The user interface of the terminal is displayed as a three-point perspective view of a cube, which has three visible surfaces, namely: the main menu interface located in the left panel 301 , the shortcut interface 1 located in the right panel 302 , and the upper panel 303 . Shortcut interface 2, the menu on each interface can be selected. In this embodiment, assume that the root menu displayed on the main menu interface is picture browsing, music, time, movie browsing, games, settings, the shortcut interface 1 is the submenu of "picture browsing", and the shortcut interface 2 is the submenu of "music". menu. Of course, if the shortcut interface 1 and the shortcut interface 2 are not set, only the left panel 301 is used to display the main menu interface, and the right panel 302 and the upper panel 303 are displayed as empty.

In order to increase the novelty of the user interface, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface are displayed in a scrolling replacement manner. In this embodiment, after the terminal is powered on, the user interface is shown in Figure 3(a), and there are three possible operations at this time, specifically:

1. Select a root menu in the main menu interface to enter its corresponding selected menu interface:

In this embodiment, take selecting the root menu of “Settings” on the main menu interface as an example, as shown in FIG. Instead of the shortcut interface 1 shown in the right panel 302, the left panel 301 will display the submenu interface of "Settings", that is, the selected menu interface. After completion, the user interface of the terminal is shown in Figure 3(b). If the step-by-step operation of the "settings" menu is continued, the left side area 301 and the upper side area 303 will display the upper-level menu interface and the selected menu interface in a scrolling replacement manner from top to bottom or from bottom to top, and the user interface Always the left panel 301 displays the selected menu interface of "Settings", and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

In the step-by-step operation of the above-mentioned "Settings" menu, if you want to switch to another root menu in the main menu interface, select another root menu in the main menu interface. As shown in Figure 4(a), the main menu interface is scrolled from the right side area 302 to the left side area 301 along the Y axis, and the right side area 302 displays the submenu interface corresponding to the selected root menu, that is, the Select the menu interface, and the user interface is shown in Figure 4(b) after completion. If continue to enter its submenu step by step, then the right side area 302 and the upper end area 303 mutually from top to bottom, or from bottom to top to display the upper level menu interface of the selected menu, the selected menu interface in a scrolling replacement mode, and The user interface is always that the right panel 302 displays the selected menu interface, and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

2. Select a submenu in shortcut interface 1 to enter its corresponding selected menu interface:

In this embodiment, take the submenu of "picture browsing" selected on the shortcut interface 1 as an example, as shown in Figure 5 (a), the shortcut interface 1 scrolls from the right side area 302 to the upper end area 303 along the Z axis, and the right side The area 302 will display the submenu interface of "picture browsing", that is, the selected menu interface. After completion, the user interface of the terminal is shown in FIG. 5(b). If the step-by-step operation of the "picture browsing" menu is continued, the right side area 302 and the upper side area 303 will display the upper-level menu interface and the selected menu interface from top to bottom or from bottom to top in a scrolling replacement mode. And the user interface is always that the right panel 302 displays the selected menu interface of "picture browsing", and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

In the step-by-step operation of the above-mentioned "picture browsing" menu, when switching to another root menu in the main menu interface, select another root menu in the main menu interface. As shown in FIG. 6 , the main menu interface will scroll from the left panel 301 to the right panel 302 along the Y axis, and the left panel 301 displays the submenu interface corresponding to the selected root menu, namely the selected menu interface. If continue to enter its sub-menu step by step, the upper menu interface and the selected menu interface of the selected menu are displayed in a rolling replacement mode between the left side area 301 and the upper end area 303 from top to bottom, or from bottom to top. And the user interface is always that the left panel 301 displays the selected menu interface, and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

3. Select a submenu of shortcut interface 2 to enter its corresponding selected menu interface

In this embodiment, take the selection of the submenu of "Music" on the shortcut interface 2 as an example, as shown in Figure 7, the submenu interface of "Music" will be displayed on the right panel 302, that is, the selected menu interface, if you continue For the step-by-step operation of the "Music" menu, the right side area 302 and the upper side area 303 display the upper menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the user interface of the terminal from top to bottom or from bottom to top in a scrolling replacement manner. Always the right panel 302 displays the selected menu interface of "Music", and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

In the step-by-step operation of the above-mentioned "Music" menu, if you want to switch to another root menu in the main menu interface, select another root menu in the main menu interface. The main menu interface will scroll from the left panel 301 to the right panel 302 along the Y axis, and the left panel 301 displays the submenu interface corresponding to the selected root menu, that is, the selected menu interface. If continue to enter its sub-menu step by step, the upper menu interface and the selected menu interface of the selected menu are displayed in a rolling replacement mode between the left side area 301 and the upper end area 303 from top to bottom, or from bottom to top. And the user interface is always that the left panel 301 displays the selected menu interface, and the upper panel 303 displays the upper menu interface.

In order to enhance the viewing effect, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlight command is highlighted in the parallel perspective view mode, and the frame diagram of the parallel perspective view is shown in FIG. 8 . In this embodiment, when certain menus (such as e-books, movie browsing, etc.) are operated on the terminal menu interface, the user can select the menu interface highlighting instruction corresponding to the terminal menu. After selection, the cube will rotate along the Y axis, and always keep the front area 901 to display the terminal menu interface, and the upper area 902 to display the upper-level menu interface of the terminal menu interface, as shown in FIG. 9 . When the user selects the upper field 902, that is, the upper-level menu interface, the user interface of the terminal re-presents a three-point perspective view of a cube.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the user interface of the terminal has displayed the terminal menu interface, the interface will no longer perform scrolling replacement from bottom to top, but can only perform scrolling replacement from top to bottom.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal user interface display system, the structure of which is shown in FIG. 10 , and only the parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown for convenience of description. The terminal user interface display system can be used in devices such as global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS), digital photo frame, digital TV, MP4 and other communication mobile terminals, digital terminals and servers.

The input unit 101 generates and outputs a menu selection instruction according to the menu selection information input by the user. The input unit 101 may be a remote controller, a keyboard, a touch receiving device, and the like.

The storage unit 102 is configured to store menu interface information.

The application unit 103 reads the main menu interface information in the storage unit 102 after detecting that the system is powered on and outputs it to the display unit 104, or reads the main menu interface information in the storage unit 102 according to the menu selection instruction output by the input unit 101 , the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface information are output to the display unit 104 .

The display unit 104 is configured to display the menu interface information output by the application unit 103 .

As shown in Figure 10, the application unit 103 includes:

The state detection component 1031 generates and outputs a power-on completion instruction after detecting that the system is powered on.

The command receiving component 1032 is used to read the main menu interface information in the storage unit 102 for the power-on completion command output by the state detection component 1031 and output it to the display unit 104, or read the storage unit according to the menu selection command output by the input unit 101 The main menu interface information, the selected menu interface information, and the upper-level menu interface information in 102 are output to the display unit 104 . In this embodiment, if the information of shortcut interface 1 and shortcut interface 2 is stored in the storage unit 102, after the instruction receiving component 1032 receives the power-on completion command output by the state detection component 1031, it reads the information stored in the storage unit 102. Main menu interface information, shortcut interface 1 information, shortcut interface 2 information and output. If the command receiving component 1032 receives a root menu selection command, it only needs to read the main menu interface information and the selected menu interface information stored in the storage unit 102 .

In order to conform to the user's visual habits and enhance the viewing effect, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the terminal user interface display system also includes:

The highlighting control unit 105 is configured to control the display unit 104 to highlight the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction according to the menu interface highlighting instruction output by the input unit 101 .

In this embodiment, the input unit 101 generates a menu interface highlighting instruction according to the menu interface highlighting information corresponding to a certain menu interface input by the user, and outputs the generated menu interface highlighting instruction to the highlighting control unit 105 . The highlighting control unit 105 controls the display unit 104 to highlight the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting command according to the received menu interface highlighting command.

In order to facilitate the user to input menu selection information, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 101 is a touch receiving device. Of course, the input unit 101 can be integrated on the display unit 104, and the display unit 104 can be realized by using a touch screen.

In the embodiment of the present invention, according to the menu selection instruction input by the user, the main menu interface, the selected menu interface, and the upper-level menu interface are output, and a display method of the terminal user interface is realized, and different levels of menu interfaces can reasonably coexist. Ease of use, low user memory burden, and fast interaction. Moreover, the user interface is displayed in a three-dimensional cube mode, which is visually novel and interesting.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection of the present invention. within range.

Claims (9)

1. A display method for a terminal user interface, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of: receiving a menu selection instruction input by the user according to the current user interface of the terminal; According to the menu selection instruction input by the user, output and display the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, the main menu The interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection command input by the user are displayed in a circular three-dimensional mode or a cubic three-dimensional mode. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the main menu interface, the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user The interface is displayed by scrolling replacement. 3. method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described method also comprises the following steps: A menu interface highlighting instruction input by the user is received, and a menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction is highlighted. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction is highlighted in a parallel perspective mode. 5. A terminal user interface display system, characterized in that the system includes: The input unit generates and outputs menu selection instructions according to the menu selection information input by the user; a storage unit for storing menu interface information; The application unit reads and outputs the main menu interface information in the storage unit after detecting that the system is powered on, or reads the main menu interface information in the storage unit according to the menu selection instruction output by the input unit, The menu interface information corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user and the upper-level menu interface information of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user are output; and The display unit is used to display the menu interface information output by the application unit. 6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the application unit comprises: A state detection component, after detecting that the system is powered on, generates and outputs a power-on completion command; and The instruction receiving component is used to read and output the main menu interface information in the storage unit according to the power-on completion instruction output by the state detection component, or read the stored information according to the menu selection instruction output by the input unit. The main menu interface information in the unit, the menu interface information corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user, and the upper-level menu interface information of the menu interface corresponding to the menu selection instruction input by the user are output. 7. The system of claim 5, further comprising: The highlighting control unit is configured to control the display unit to highlight the menu interface corresponding to the menu interface highlighting instruction according to the menu interface highlighting instruction output by the input unit. 8. The system according to claim 5, wherein the input unit is a touch receiving device. 9. A device comprising the terminal user interface display system according to any one of claims 5 to 8.

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