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Multilevel functional navigation menu formed by sector and concentric circle and working method of menu

A technology of navigation menu and concentric circles, applied in the input/output process of data processing, instruments, electrical digital data processing and other directions, can solve the problem of inconvenient switching, achieve the effect of convenient operation and save screen area

Active Publication Date: 2014-06-04
SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to switch between different functions, and users need to constantly switch between the function interface and the dashboard interface

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Embodiment 1

[0022] Embodiment 1: The example shows the application method of this navigation menu in microblog social applications, including the following steps: in a microblog client application, load the fan-shaped menu in an inactive state, and click on the touch screen of the mobile phone Edge, showing sliders available for touch.

[0023] The user makes the fan menu state active by tapping or sliding the slider.

[0024] Function icons are arranged in sequence on the fan-shaped menu, corresponding to the functions of sending text messages, sending pictures, sending geographical locations, and sending music.

[0025] When the user clicks an icon in the above 3, the function corresponding to the icon is triggered, realizing the function navigation function of the mobile phone application.

[0026] When the user clicks on a part of the screen other than the menu, the menu is set to the inactive state.

Embodiment 2

[0028] This example shows how to apply this navigation menu to the map class, including the following steps:

[0029] In a Maps application, the fan menu loads in an inactive state, showing touch-enabled sliders on the edge of the phone's touch screen.

[0030] The user makes the fan menu state active by tapping or sliding the slider.

[0031] Function icons are arranged in sequence on the fan-shaped menu, corresponding to viewing sports venues, dining venues, and entertainment venues.

[0032] After the user clicks to view the icon corresponding to the stadium, a secondary menu pops up. The secondary menu is a ring with the center of the fan-shaped circle as the center, and function icons are arranged on it, corresponding to the functions of viewing basketball courts, badminton courts, tennis courts, and football fields. The user clicks on one of the icons, and the map shows the location of the corresponding venue.

[0033] When the user clicks to view the icon of a dining ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a multilevel functional navigation menu formed by a sector and a concentric circle and a working method of the menu. The overall appearance of the navigation menu is of the sector shape. Navigation item icons are arranged on the menu, the navigation menu is hidden outside the display range of a screen when not activated, the navigation menu can be allowed to rotate around a circle center by dragging or slightly touch a slider on the touch screen, and then all or part of the navigation menu can be displayed in the screen. The navigation menu can be activated under the following one or two conditions: the sector part of the navigation menu is completely displayed in the screen; part of the sector part of the navigation menu is displayed in the screen. The navigation menu has the advantages that screen area is saved, operation convenient is achieved, software functions and function levels can be displayed in a visualized manner, the defects of lateral slide drawer type menus, instrument panel menus and label type menus are overcome, and the navigation menu is simple and visualized.

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technical field [0001] The present invention mainly relates to the technical field of touch screen human-computer interaction, in particular to a multi-level functional navigation menu composed of fan-shaped and concentric circles. Background technique [0002] Devices with touch screens, especially smartphones and tablet computers, have limited screen sizes, but the application software running on these devices has rich functions, and all the functions of these application software cannot be displayed on the screen. Therefore, these All application software needs a functional navigation menu to display functions and guide users to use them. [0003] The existing navigation menus of application software mainly include the following three types. The first one is to display and navigate multiple functions of the application software through multiple function label buttons at the bottom of the screen. The advantage of this solution is that it is intuitive and can directly dis...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0482G06F3/0488
Inventor 白银峰刘国琴
Owner SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH
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