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Electronic device and user interface display method thereof

US8185842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2008
Grant dateMay 22, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0483
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device and a user interface display method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. First, organize a plurality of computer programs and a web browser executable on the electronic device into a virtual book. Each page of the virtual book includes a user interface of one of the computer programs or a web page displayed by the web browser. Next, display one of the pages as a current page so that the user interface or the web page of the current page is accessible to a user of the electronic device. Next, display a stand-up view of the virtual book in response to a first operating action performed by the user. The stand-up view includes a plurality of the pages adjacent to the current page and a virtual switch attached to a side of the virtual book.

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