CN100524187C - Method for changing icon position by dynamic sensing and electronic device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for changing icon positions by utilizing dynamic sensing and an electronic device thereof. The picture module is used for displaying a picture and a plurality of icons configured on the picture through the display module. The detection module is used for detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a dynamic state or not, and generating sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state when the mobile terminal is in the dynamic state. The integration module receives the sensing information transmitted by the detection module, and then enables the icons displayed by the display module to move from a first position to a second position according to the sensing information. Through the combination of the electronic device and the detection module, the icons displayed on the picture slide and stack along with the inclination of the electronic device, and the visual effect like natural attraction is presented.

Description

Method for Changing Icon Position by Using Dynamic Sensing and Its Electronic Device

technical field

The invention relates to a method for changing the position of an icon and its electronic device, in particular to a method for changing the position of an icon by using dynamic sensing and its electronic device.

Background technique

The accelerometer is currently the main inertial measuring device, which can be used to measure the linear motion state of the object, and the aforementioned accelerometer can be further analyzed, and can be divided into two categories according to its functional characteristics, one is the static accelerometer , when the static accelerometer is tilted at an angle, the gravitational field will produce a component on the induction field, and by using this component, it is possible to measure the angle at which an object equipped with the static accelerometer is tilted; One is the so-called dynamic accelerometer, which can be used to measure the moving state of an object, and is often used in the field of the automobile industry, such as airbags and anti-collision detection installed on automobiles.

If the above-mentioned accelerometer is combined with other inertial measuring devices, such as a gyroscope capable of sensing the rotational motion of an object, then the linear and rotational motion states of the object can be detected simultaneously.

Therefore, related companies have also developed how to apply the above-mentioned various inertial measuring device technologies to electronic devices in daily life in recent years, such as U.S. Patent No. 5,602,566, No. 6,201,554, and No. 6,466,198 , and No. 6567101, etc., mentioned that the display screen size of the current handheld device has a tendency to gradually increase in order to make the operator's visual sense more comfortable. Only the space of the control buttons on the handheld device has to be compressed. Therefore, after the handheld device is combined with each inertial measuring device, it is possible to develop a method that only needs to tilt the handheld device left, right, front and back, or rotate it in other ways, When the handheld device is moved so that it is in a dynamic state, the content of the window displayed on the handheld device can be scrolled up, down, left, and right to facilitate viewing, or to change the execution of the handheld device. State, such as opening, clicking, closing or adjusting (volume size, image or text display size, etc.), thereby saving the number and space of the necessary operation buttons of the handheld device.

Therefore, how to combine this type of inertial measuring device with an electronic device to develop more diversified new functions and make the best use of its characteristics has become a research direction that the relevant industry wants to work hard on.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a method thereof that utilize dynamic sensing to change icon positions.

For achieving the above object, technical solution of the present invention is:

The electronic device using dynamic sensing to change the icon position includes a display module, a picture module, a detection module, and an integration module. The picture module is used for displaying a picture and a plurality of icons arranged on the picture through the display module. The detection module is used to detect whether it is in a dynamic state, and in the dynamic state, generate a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state. The integration module receives the sensing information sent by the detection module, and then moves the icons displayed by the display module from a first position to a second position according to the sensing information.

The method for changing the display state of icons by dynamic sensing is suitable for an electronic device, and the electronic device can display a screen and a plurality of icons arranged on the screen, and the method includes the following steps:

(a) sensing whether an electronic device is in a dynamic state;

(b) when the dynamic state is sensed, a sensed message is generated; and

(c) Moving the icons from a first position to a second position respectively according to the sensing information.

Therefore, another method of the present invention for changing the icon position by dynamic sensing is applicable to an electronic device having a detection module and a display module, the detection module is used to detect whether the electronic device is in a dynamic state, and in the Generating a sensing information relative to the dynamic state during the dynamic state includes the following steps:

(a) Displaying a screen and a plurality of icons arranged on the screen through the display module.

(b) Receive the induction information.

(c) moving the icons displayed by the display module from a first position to a second position according to the sensing information.

The effect of the present invention is that, through the combination of the electronic device and the detection module, the icons displayed on the screen slide and stack with the inclination of the electronic device, presenting a visual effect as if attracted by natural gravity.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred embodiment of an electronic device using dynamic sensing to change the position of icons in the present invention;

Figure 2 is a side view illustrating the tilted state of an electronic device in the preferred embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the screen display state of the electronic device when it is tilted in the preferred embodiment;

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method corresponding to the preferred embodiment;

Figure 5 is a side view illustrating the tilted state of the electronic device in the preferred embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the state of icon stacks in the screen when the electronic device is tilted;

Figure 7 is a side view illustrating the tilted state of the electronic device in the preferred embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating how icons in the screen are aligned when the electronic device is tilted;

Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating another method corresponding to the preferred embodiment;

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between icons in the screen and at least one target location;

Figure 11 is a side view illustrating the tilted state of the electronic device in the preferred embodiment; and

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating how the icon in the screen moves to the target position and falls into an opening.

Explanation of main component symbols

1 electronic device

11··Display module

12··Screen module

121 screen

122· icon

123 Target position

124 Opening

13··Detection module

14··Integration module

2··Using dynamic sensing to change the position of the icon

Steps 21 to 26

3··Using dynamic sensing to change the icon position

Steps 31 to 36

Detailed ways

The aforementioned and other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the two preferred embodiments with accompanying drawings.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar components are denoted by the same numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a preferred embodiment of an electronic device 1 using dynamic sensing to change icon positions in the present invention includes a display module 11 , a picture module 12 , a detection module 13 , and an integration module 14 . In this preferred embodiment, the electronic device 1 is a handheld electronic device such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant or a handheld game console.

The screen module 12 is used for displaying a screen 121 and a plurality of icons 122 arranged on the screen 121 through the display module 11 . Among them, in this preferred embodiment, the display module 11 promptly includes various current displays (such as LCD, TFT or OLED, etc.) and electronic circuit components required for their operation, and in this preferred embodiment, the actual picture module is Operating system (OS), such as MS WINDOWS, and the picture 121 mentioned is the desktop (Desktop) of the WINDOWS operating system, and the icon 122 is exactly the window link icon (Icon) generally scattered on the operating system desktop.

The detection module 13 is used to detect whether it is in a dynamic state, and in such a dynamic state, generate a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state. In this preferred embodiment, the detection module 13 is actually various types of inertial measuring devices and cooperates with related value retrieval and transmission devices, and the aforementioned inertial measuring devices can be tilt detectors, gravity detectors, orientation detectors, Gyroscope or accelerometer etc. Furthermore, the detection module 13 may include a plurality of detectors arranged at different positions in the electronic device 1 in practical applications to measure movements relative to different coordinate axes. Since this is a known technology, it will not be described in detail.

The integration module 14 receives the sensing information sent by the detection module 13, and analyzes and calculates the sensing information to obtain a motion information, which is sent to the image module 12 for processing, so that the icon 122 displayed on the display module 11 starts from a first position Move to a second position (see Figures 2 and 3).

Referring to FIG. 4, the method 2 corresponding to the preferred embodiment of the electronic device 1 includes the following steps:

First, as shown in step 21 , the detection module 13 senses whether an electronic device 1 is in a dynamic state, for example, the electronic device 1 is tilted to the left, right, or other directions.

Next, as shown in step 22, when the detection module 13 senses the dynamic state, it will generate one-dimensional, two-dimensional or even three-dimensional sensing information, such as the inclination angle compared with a certain axis and the inclination angle in a certain direction. acceleration etc. For example, when the detection module 13 senses that the electronic device 1 is tilted downward and rightward at 30 degrees from the horizontal plane (as shown in FIG. 2 ), it sends out a tilt relative to the virtual axis extending along the length of the electronic device 1. Sensing information with an angle of -30 degrees.

Then, as shown in step 23 , the integration module 14 receives the above sensing information.

Then, as shown in step 24 , the integration module 14 obtains motion information after analyzing and computing the received sensing information according to the sensing information. In this embodiment, the motion information analyzed and calculated by the integration module 14 includes a motion amount used to determine the distance between the first position and the second position corresponding to each icon 122, and a motion amount used to determine the distance between the icon 122. Corresponding to the movement direction of the direction between the first position and the second position. That is to say, in the above example situation, the motion information includes a displacement value and a rightward direction value obtained by converting the right downward tilt angle of 30 degrees. Certainly, in other cases, the electronic device 1 may produce angle changes with respect to multiple axes at the same time, and at this time, the motion information includes the motion amount and direction obtained by using the principle of vector synthesis.

Then, as shown in step 25 , the integration module 14 sends the motion information obtained through calculation to the image module 12 for processing, so that the plurality of icons 122 displayed on the display module 11 respectively move from a first position to a second position. In other words, in the aforementioned situation, when the screen module 12 receives the motion information output by the integration module 14, it will move the icon 122 on the screen 121 to the right through the presentation of the display module 11 (as shown in FIG. 3 ). .

It is worth mentioning that in this preferred embodiment, each icon 122 corresponds to a default option, that is, a general operating system, such as the icon 122 on the desktop of the Microsoft Windows series operating system, after clicking each icon 122 Can open a window or a menu.

Finally, as shown in step 26, the picture module 12 makes the icons 122 move within the scope of the picture 121, and when the icons 122 move to the edge of the picture 121, further make the parts of these icons 122 stack on the picture 121; that is to say , following the above example, when the icons 122 of 121 on the screen receive the sensing information from the integration module 14 by the screen module 12, they all move to the right one after another (as shown in FIG. When sliding to the edge of the screen 121 due to a large rightward tilt angle (as shown in FIG. 5 , greater than the original tilt angle), the edge of the screen 121 is long as shown in FIG. 6 ).

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , it is added that, in terms of the presentation method of the visual screen, when the icons 122 move to the edge of the screen 121, the icons 122 on the screen 121 can also be presented in a manner of squeezing each other and getting closer. , that is, in the above situation, the icons 122 are close together, so it should not be limited to the description of this preferred embodiment.

In addition, through the above-mentioned method 2 of using dynamic sensing to change the position of the icon, this idea can be further introduced into the field of audio-visual entertainment, so as to achieve a very dynamic and enjoyable entertainment like the current popular Nintendo Wii game console control experience.

Based on the above, referring to FIG. 9 , FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , a preferred embodiment of the method 3 of the present invention for changing the position of icons by using dynamic sensing is applicable to an electronic device with a detection module 13 and a display module 11 A device 1, such as a hand-held electronic device 1 such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, or a handheld game machine equipped with various types of inertial measuring devices, and the detection module 13 is used to detect whether the electronic device 1 is in a dynamic state, And in the dynamic state, generating a sensing information relative to the dynamic state, the method includes the following steps:

First, as shown in step 31 , a screen 121 is displayed through the display module 11 , and a plurality of icons 122 and a plurality of target positions 123 arranged on the screen 121 are displayed.

What needs to be added here is that the examples in the following auxiliary descriptions are assumed to be the same as those in the above-mentioned embodiments, that is, when the detection module 13 senses that the electronic device 1 is in a dynamic state of tilting towards the right and down, and the above-mentioned preferred implementation In contrast, each of the icons 122 in this preferred embodiment is only a simple graphic, and cannot be further selected to open.

Next, as shown in step 32 , the integration module 14 receives the sensing information, that is, the inclination angle relative to the virtual axis extending along the length of the electronic device 1 is -30 degrees.

As shown in step 33, the integration module 14 analyzes and calculates the sensing information according to the received sensing information to obtain motion information,

As shown in step 34, the integration module 14 sends the motion information obtained through calculation to the image module 12 for processing, and the image module 12 makes the icon 122 displayed by the display module 11 change from a first A position is moved to a second position; in this example, shifting to the right. It is worth mentioning that, in this preferred embodiment, the analysis and subsequent related processing performed by the integration module 14 on the received sensing information is the same as that described in step 25 in the previous embodiment, so it will not be repeated here. repeat.

Then, as shown in step 35, the integration module 14 uses the report of the coordinate position of each icon 122 by the screen module 12 to determine whether any icon 122 has moved to a specific target preset by the integration module 14 Position 123, such as a specific marked point or within a range, etc.

Finally, as shown in step 36, if the judgment result returned to the integration module 14 is yes, then the integration module 14 executes a preset command, which is to move the icon 122 to the target position 123, and further Generate an effect of falling into the image 121 through the display module 11 at the target position 123 of the image 121 and displaying the pattern of the opening 124 , such as disappearing or other visual effects.

It is worth mentioning that the preset command in the above step 36, in practical application, the preset command can also correspond to the score effect in the game, which is easy to be changed and used by those with background in related fields , and therefore should not be limited to those disclosed in the preferred embodiment.

Referring to Fig. 10, Fig. 11 and Fig. 12, for example, using this preferred embodiment, the following entertainment situation can be constructed, in the screen 121 of a hand-held electronic device 1, a game like a billiard table is simulated. There are many large and small holes around the desktop, and at least one spherical body is displayed on the desktop; then, the user only needs to move the handheld electronic device 1 forward, backward or left or right Tilting makes the spherical body roll forward, backward or left and right according to natural inertia, and when the spherical body rolls down one of the holes marked with different scores, the marked game score can be obtained.

To sum up the above, the present invention uses dynamic sensing to change the position of the icon and its electronic device. Through the combination of the electronic device 1 and the detection module 13, the icon 122 displayed on the screen 121 can be detected according to the received sensing. Information, with the inclination of the electronic device 1, produces actions such as sliding, leaning or stacking as if it is subjected to natural gravity in the real world, and presents a visual effect that is eye-catching, so it can indeed achieve this goal. purpose of the invention.

But the above are only two preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited with this, that is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the description of the invention, All still belong to the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. An electronic device that uses dynamic sensing to change the position of icons, characterized in that it comprises: a display module; A picture module, used for displaying a picture and a plurality of icons arranged on the picture through the display module; A detection module, used to detect whether the electronic device is in a dynamic state, and in the dynamic state, generate a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state; and An integration module, which receives the sensing information sent by the detection module, and calculates and obtains a motion information, according to the motion information, makes the icons displayed by the display module move within the range of the screen, and when the icons move to the screen When the edge is selected, the icons near the edge of the screen will be merged on the edge of the screen. 2. An electronic device that uses dynamic sensing to change the position of icons, characterized in that it comprises: a display module; A picture module, used for displaying a picture and a plurality of icons arranged on the picture through the display module; A detection module, used to detect whether the electronic device is in a dynamic state, and in the dynamic state, generate a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state; and An integration module, which receives the sensing information sent by the detection module, and calculates and obtains a motion information, according to the motion information, makes the icons displayed by the display module move within the range of the screen, and when the icons move to the screen When the edge is selected, the icons near the edge of the screen will be stacked up and down on the edge of the screen. 3. A method for changing the display status of icons by using dynamic sensing, which is suitable for an electronic device, and the electronic device can display a screen and a plurality of icons arranged on the screen, the method comprising the following steps: (a) sensing whether an electronic device is in a dynamic state; (b) When sensing the dynamic state, generate a sensing message; (c) Obtaining motion information by computing according to the sensing information; (d) Make the icons move within the screen area according to the movement information; and (e) When the icons move to the edge of the screen, further make some of the icons close to the edge of the screen to lean against the edge of the screen. 4. A method for changing the display status of icons by using dynamic sensing, which is suitable for an electronic device, and the electronic device can display a screen and a plurality of icons arranged on the screen, the method comprising the following steps: (a) sensing whether an electronic device is in a dynamic state; (b) When sensing the dynamic state, generate a sensing message; (c) Obtaining motion information by computing according to the sensing information; (d) Make the icons move within the screen area according to the movement information; and (e) When the icons move to the edge of the screen, further make some of the icons close to the edge of the screen stack up and down on the edge of the screen. 5. A method for changing the display position of an icon by dynamic sensing, applicable to an electronic device having a detection module and a display module, the detection module is used to detect whether the electronic device is in a dynamic state, and In the dynamic state, generating a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state, the method includes the following steps: (a) displaying a screen and multiple icons arranged on the screen through the display module; (b) receive the induction information; (c) Obtaining motion information according to the sensing information calculation; (d) Make the icons displayed by the display module move within the screen area according to the movement information; and (e) When the option icons move to the edge of the screen, further make some of the icons near the edge of the screen stack up and down on the screen. 6. A method for changing the display position of an icon by dynamic sensing, applicable to an electronic device having a detection module and a display module, the detection module is used to detect whether the electronic device is in a dynamic state, and In the dynamic state, generating a sensing information corresponding to the dynamic state, the method includes the following steps: (a) displaying a screen and a plurality of icons and at least one target position arranged on the screen through the display module; (b) receive the induction information; (c) Obtaining motion information according to the sensing information calculation; (d) Make the icons displayed by the display module move according to the movement information; (e) determining whether at least one of the icons has moved to the target location; and (f) If the determination result is yes, execute a preset instruction. 7. The method for changing the display position of icons by dynamic sensing according to claim 6, wherein the picture displayed by the display module is a game picture, and the execution of the preset command will result in points in the game. 8. The method for changing the display position of an icon by dynamic sensing according to claim 6, wherein in the step (a), a hole pattern is further displayed at the target position of the screen through the display module, and the default instruction It is to make the icon moving to the target position further produce the picture effect of falling into the opening.

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