Patent Application
20070271531
One embodiment of the present invention described below is exemplified by a handheld multimedia recorder/player. However, the present invention is quite well adapted for other electronic devices, especially the small-sized or portable electronic devices that have limited internal resource. Such electronic devices utilizing the present invention will manifest their convenience in operation as compared to conventional ones.
When a user clicks or selects one of the events 101 and 102, a setting interface corresponding to the selected event appears. It is appreciated that the setting interface could be displayed with the event list interface 100 on the same display page, or could be displayed on another new display page.
The operation and display of the setting interface 200 is described below accompanying by
Afterwards, the user performs the function “Start Time” 223 setting and sets the start time through the icon 233 (step 307). Subsequently, the user performs the function “Duration Time” 224 setting and sets the sustained time through the icon 234 (step 308).
Next, the user performs the function “Action” 225 setting and selects one of the following options through the icon 235 (step 309): “Play,” “Record,” and “Power off.” If the user selects the option “Power off,” the functions “Source” 226 and “Content” 227 and the corresponding icons 236-237 are turned off and dimly displayed (step 310). If the user selects the option “Play,” the icon 236 then provides following options: “Movie,” “Music,” “Photo” (step 311), and “Radio” (step 313). If the option “Movie,” “Music,” or “Photo” is selected, the user subsequently performs the function “Content” 227 setting by selecting one of the files and then displaying it on the screen (step 312); if the option “Radio” is selected instead, the user subsequently performs the function “Content” 227 setting by selecting one of the radio channels and then displaying it on the screen (step 314).
Referring back to the function “Action” 225 described above, if the user selects the option “Record,” the icon 236 then provides following options: “Video,” “Mic (Microphone)” (step 316), “Radio” (step 313), and “DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting)” (step 315). If the option “Video” or “Mic” is selected, the function “Content” 227 and the corresponding icon 237 are turned off (step 318); if the option “DVB-T” is selected instead, the user subsequently performs the function “Content” 227 setting by selecting one of the DVB-T channels and then displaying it on the screen (step 317); if the option “Radio” is selected instead, the user subsequently performs the function “Content” 227 setting by selecting one of the radio channels and then displaying it on the screen (step 314).
The flow and the setting interface 200 described above integrate all of the function icons 221-227 on the same user interface, and these icons 221-227 are particularly arranged according to the setting sequence. Notably, the setting interface 200 selectively opens relevant function icons and option icons according to the user setting. Moreover, the corresponding options provided in the option icons are distinct according to specific function that is set. For example, if the user selects the option “Play,” the icon 236 then provides following options: “Movie,” “Music,” “Photo,” and “Radio”; if the user selects the option “Record,” the icon 236 then provides following options: “Video,” “Mic,” “Radio,” and “DVB-T.” Through the guidance of the setting interface 200 during the user setting, the user no longer omits some settings, repeats some settings, makes an invalid setting, or does not know what to set as in the conventional setting.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention, which is intended to be limited solely by the appended claims.
