Patent Application
20150007069
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device which can reconfigure displayed icons in response to operations of a user, and a method for reconfiguring the icons.
Many electronic devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, and multimedia players, employ touch screens as input interfaces. Typically, a user holds the electronic device with one hand and uses a finger of the other hand to operate the icons displayed on the screen. In other cases, the user may try to operate the electronic device in a different manner, such as a one-handed operation manner by using the thumb of the holding hand to operate the icons. In such one-handed operation manner, it may be difficult or impossible to operate the all of icons easily, especially when the electronic device has a screen size greater than 4.5 inches.
Implementations of the present disclosure will now should be described, by way of example only, with reference to the following drawings. The modules in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding portions throughout the views. The description is not to be considered as limiting the embodiments described herein.
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The detecting module 110 determines which hand the user is using to operate the electronic device 100 when the user operates the electronic device 100 in one-handed manner. In an embodiment, the detecting module 110 determines the location of the touch points at the touch screen 40 according to touch signals from the touch screen 40. If the touch points are located at the left portion of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the left hand. If the detected touch points are located at the right portion of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the right hand.
In an alternative embodiment, the detecting module 110 further detects whether a slide operation is performed on the touch screen 40 according to touch signals received from the touch screen 40. The detecting module 110 further determines which hand the user is using to operate the electronic device 100 according to a moving track of the slide operation. If the slide operation is across the upper left corner and the lower right corner of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the left hand. If the slide operation is across the upper right corner and the lower left corner of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the right hand.
The analyzing module 120 determines which icons displayed on the touch screen 40 are preferred by the user. In an embodiment, the analyzing module 120 records the number of times each icon is operated by the user within a preset time period, for example, one hour before the analyzing module 120 determines which icons displayed on the screen 40 are preferred by the user, and compares the recorded number of times with a preset number. The preset number is preset by the user. If the recorded number of times is greater than the preset number, the analyzing module 120 determines that the icon is preferred by the user.
In an embodiment, the control module 130 moves the determined icons to the first area 41 or the second area 42, and further moves the icons previously located at the first area 41 or the second area 42 that are not preferred by the user to the original positions of the determined icons. For example, the positions of the determined icons and the positions of the icons located at the first area 41 or the second area 42 that are not preferred by the user are exchanged.
In an embodiment, the system 10 can further include a setting module 140. The setting module 140 provides a user interface on the touch screen 40 for a user to input parameters including the preset number, the preset time period, the size of the first area, and the size of the second area. The storage unit 20 can store the input parameters.
In an embodiment, the user can press a mechanical button of the electronic device 100 to control the system 10 to execute the function of reconfiguring the icons. The electronic device 100 can then enter the one-handed manner. The user can press the button again to control the system 10 to stop executing the function of reconfiguring the icons, and the icons are then returned to the original position and do not move no matter if the user is using the right hand or the left hand to operate the electronic device 100.
In block 41, the detecting module 110 determines which hand the user is using to operate the electronic device 100 if the user operates the electronic device 100 in a one-handed manner. In an embodiment, the detecting module 110 determines the location of the touch points at the touch screen 40 according to touch signals from the touch screen 40. If the touch points are located at the left portion of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the left hand. If the detected touch points are located at the right portion of the touch screen 40, the detecting module 110 determines that the user operates the electronic device 100 using the right hand.
In block 42, the analyzing module 120 determines which icons displayed on the touch screen 40 are preferred by the user. In an embodiment, the analyzing module 120 records the number of times each icon is operated by the user within a preset time period, and compares the recorded number of times with a preset number. If the recorded number of times is greater than the preset number, the analyzing module 120 determines that the icon is preferred by the user.
In block 43, the control module 130 moves the determined icons to a first area 41 of the touch screen 40 if the user operates the electronic device 100 using the left hand, and moves the determined icons to a second area 42 of the touch screen 40 if the user operates the electronic device 100 using the right hand. In an embodiment, the control module 130 moves the determined icons to the first area 41 or the second area 42, and further moves the icons previously located at the first area 41 or the second area 42 that are not preferred by the user to the original positions of the determined icons.
It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the disclosure or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013102591073 | Jun 2013 | CN | national |
