CN101387937A - Three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface and display method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface and a display method thereof are intended to solve the problem of icon classification. Icons are classified according to different groups and then presented in a three-dimensional dynamic manner on a display area, thereby achieving the effect of facilitating icon management and reducing the icon occupation of the display area.

Description

Three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface and its display method

technical field

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface and a display method thereof, in particular to a three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface and a display method thereof in which the graphic is divided into multiple groups.

Background technique

In recent years, the operating system of digital electronic products is usually presented with a window-based interface, that is, each execution program will have a corresponding icon. When the user wants to execute the program, he only needs to click on the corresponding program to be executed. icon, the operating system will know the program that the user wants to execute, and then execute the program that the user wants to execute.

In a windowed interface, there is usually a bottom-level display area, which is generally called the "desktop", and the icons corresponding to each program will be arranged on the desktop for the user to click. When the user clicks When a certain icon is used to execute the corresponding program, the execution screen presented by the executed program will be overlaid on the desktop, which looks like the executed program is executed on the desktop.

However, when there are more and more icons arranged on the desktop, how to effectively classify icons to reduce the time spent searching for icons and improve work efficiency has become a problem that cannot be ignored. Create folders and name the folders to classify different icon types or execution frequencies. For example, when users want to execute programs, they can first click the corresponding folder according to the program type, and then click The icon corresponding to the program is used to execute the corresponding program.

Although the above-mentioned known technology can classify different icon types or execution frequencies, it is necessary to click on the folder to know the icons contained in the folder, and when the number of different icons of the same type increases, the same It is not enough to solve the problems that icons are inconvenient to manage and icons occupy the display area. In addition, it is impossible to judge the execution frequency of different icons in the same folder.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a solution to the problems of inconvenient management of icons and display area occupied by icons in the prior art.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface and its display method, by dividing the icons into different icon groups according to the type and frequency of use, to solve the inconvenience of the icons Problems with management and icons occupying the display area.

The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface disclosed by the present invention is applied in the graphic user interface of the Windows operating system with the underlying display layer, and includes: icons and icon groups. Each icon corresponds to an execution program, which is used to execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each icon with the mouse cursor; the icon group is used to collect icons, and it has a three-dimensional image of a display surface and a non-display surface surface features, and when the central axis of the icon group is fixed, it is rotated according to the direction of the marginal area where the mouse cursor is located, so as to move the icon between the display surface and the non-display surface; When it is within the range of the icon, the icon group stops rotating. At this time, the mouse cursor can click each icon to execute the corresponding execution program.

As for the display method of the three-dimensional dynamic diagram of the present invention, it is applied in the graphical user interface of the Windows operating system with the underlying display layer. There are diagrams on the bottom display layer, wherein each diagram corresponds to an execution program respectively. Executing the corresponding execution program by clicking each icon with the mouse cursor includes the following steps: generating an icon group for collecting icons, and it has the characteristics of a three-dimensional graphic surface of a display surface and a non-display surface; When the central axis of the display group is fixed, rotate according to the direction of the marginal area where the mouse cursor is located to move the image between the display surface and the non-display surface; when the mouse cursor moves within the area of the icon, The icon group stops rotating, and the mouse cursor can execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each icon.

The display interface and display method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the present invention classifies the icons according to different groups, and presents them on the display area in a three-dimensional dynamic manner.

Through the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention can achieve the technical effect of conveniently managing icons and reducing the display area occupied by icons.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a display method of a three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface of the present invention.

3 to 7 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the present invention when the user executes the program.

8 to 10 are schematic diagrams illustrating operations of the present invention.

11 to 13 are schematic diagrams of group settings in the present invention.

Detailed ways

The implementation of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and examples, so that the realization process of how to use technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects in the present invention can be fully understood and implemented accordingly.

Before explaining the display interface of the present invention and its display method, the self-defined nouns are explained as follows. The icon group mentioned in the present invention is to collect icons, and it has a display surface and a non-display The three-dimensional surface characteristics of the surface; the marginal area refers to the area range above, below, left and right outside the area range of the icon group; the direction of the marginal area is the orientation shown by the clock scale, when the mouse cursor When the mouse cursor is positioned at the three o'clock position in the margin area, the group of icons rotates from left to right, and when the mouse cursor is positioned at the two o'clock position in the margin area, the group of icons rotates from bottom left to top right.

The display parameters are used to control the rotation speed, rotation direction and transparency of the icon group by receiving the information set by the user through the input device; each icon has a corresponding group parameter, and the group parameters are The two fields respectively record the icon’s group category and the number of clicks. The group category is a value used to determine whether the icons belong to the same category. When different icons have the same group category value, it means are located in the same group; the number of clicks records the number of times the user executes the corresponding program by clicking the icon.

First of all, let's explain the display method of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a flow chart of the display method of the three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface proposed by the present invention, which is a graphical user interface applied to a Windows operating system with a bottom display layer. Among them, there are multiple icons on the bottom display layer, and each icon corresponds to an execution program, which is used to execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each icon with the mouse cursor. The steps include: generating an icon group, using To collect icons, which have the characteristics of three-dimensional graphics of the display surface and the non-display surface (step 101), the icons are dragged from the icon group with the mouse cursor to the underlying display layer to be presented in a two-dimensional manner, Icons can also be dragged from the underlying display layer with the mouse cursor to the icon group for three-dimensional presentation, and each icon includes group parameters corresponding to the number of times each icon is clicked and the group category (for example: The number of the group where the icon is displayed and the number of times the icon is clicked) are used as the basis for the position of each icon displayed in the icon group (for example: there are five icons in an icon group, and the five icons The icon click times of the graph are the values 5, 6, 8, 1, and 2 respectively. According to the group parameter, the icons in the same group will be displayed in accordance with the value of the click times from large to small. In the display surface of the icon group, if the display surface cannot accommodate, if the display surface can only accommodate three icons, then the remaining two icons will be placed on the non-display surface).

And when the center axis of the icon group is fixed, rotate according to the direction of the marginal area where the mouse cursor is located, so as to move the icon between the display surface and the non-display surface (step 102), the icon group The group includes the group setting window, which is used to set the display of the icon group by receiving the display parameters set by the user through the input device (for example: rotation speed, rotation direction and transparency information), and the marginal area is Refers to the upper, lower, left, and right areas outside the area of the icon group. In addition, the icon group has a group name, and the display position of the group name can be selected from the top and bottom of the marginal area. , left and right options.

When the mouse cursor moves into the area of the icon (for example: the mouse cursor moves onto the icon), the icon group stops rotating, and the mouse cursor can execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each icon (step 103 ), when the icon is clicked by the mouse cursor, update the number of clicks in the group parameter of the clicked icon (for example: the group parameter has two fields, and the contents of the fields are the values 1 and 5 respectively, The content of the first column is a value of 1 representing the group category, and the same value represents the same group; the content of the second column is a value of 5 representing the number of clicks on the icon. When the mouse cursor clicks on the icon, click The number of times will be counted up from a value of 5 to a value of 6.

After understanding the operation method of the present invention, we will explain the display interface of the three-dimensional dynamic diagram of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. , icon 203 and mouse cursor 204 . Among them, the underlying display layer 201 is commonly known as the desktop in the general Windows operating system; the icon group 202 contains the icon 203 and has three-dimensional graphic features (such as a sphere) on the display surface and the non-display surface. The diagram is displayed in a three-dimensional manner; the diagram 203 corresponds to an execution program, which is used to execute the corresponding execution program by clicking with the mouse cursor 204 , and the diagram 203 is displayed on the bottom display layer 201 in a two-dimensional manner.

In the following, we will make the following description in conjunction with Fig. 3 to Fig. 12 in the form of an embodiment. First, we will use Fig. 3 to Fig. 7 as a schematic diagram of the operation of the present invention when the user executes the program, explaining that when the user clicks the icon through the mouse cursor 204, As shown in FIG. 3, when the user moves the mouse cursor 204 over the icon group 202, the icon group 202 will be displayed in a three-dimensional spherical shape as shown in FIG. 4. mode, enlarged and displayed on the underlying display layer 201, three-dimensionally displayed icon A301, icon B302, and icon C303 can be seen on the display surface of the sphere, and as shown in Figure 5, in the icon group When the central axis of 202 is fixed, rotate according to the direction of the marginal area where the mouse cursor 204 is located (for example: the mouse cursor 204 in the figure is in the marginal area on the left side of the group 202 in the diagram, that is, the nine o'clock direction, so the sphere will It will rotate from right to left, and the setting of its rotation speed will be described later in conjunction with Figure 13).

When the user sees the icon B302 to be selected, move the mouse cursor 204 to the icon B302 to be selected as shown in FIG. The user can accurately click on the icon B302, and finally, as shown in Figure 7, after the user clicks on the icon B302, the program window 304 corresponding to the icon B302 will be executed, and the icon group 202 will return to the previous enlarged display. The initial display state.

The present invention allows the user to add icons 203 on the bottom display layer 201 to the icon group 202, and at the same time move the icons in the icon group 202 to the bottom display layer 201. Therefore, next we 8 to 10 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the icons of the present invention to illustrate the operation of the icon 203. Please refer to FIG. 8 first. When the user wants to add the icon 203 on the bottom display layer 201 to the icon group When 202 is in the group, the mouse cursor 204 will be moved to the icon 203 first, and then as shown in Figure 9, the icon 203 will be dragged to the icon group 202, and the icon 203 will be added to the icon group Group 202.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, when the user wants to move the icon 203 in the icon group 202 to the underlying display layer 201, the icon group 202 will be enlarged and displayed on the underlying display layer in the manner described above. layer 201 , then move the mouse cursor 204 over the icon 203 in the icon group 202 , and drag the icon 203 onto the underlying display layer 201 .

Finally, we use Figures 11 to 13 to illustrate how to set the display parameters of the icon group 202. Please refer to Figure 11 first. When the user wants to set the display parameters of the icon group 202 , the mouse cursor 204 will be moved to the group name in the enlarged icon group 202, and the right mouse button will be pressed to trigger the display of the group setting option 401, and then as shown in Figure 12, the mouse cursor 204 Move to the group setting option 401, and then through the user's click, a group setting window 402 as shown in Figure 13 is generated to set the display parameters of the icon group 202 (for example: set the rotation speed , the value 1 represents the slowest, and the value 9 represents the fastest; the direction of rotation has options from left to right, from right to left, from top to bottom and from bottom to top; transparency, the value 1 represents the lowest transparency, and the value 9 represents highest transparency).

Although the present invention is disclosed above with the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person familiar with similar skills may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection shall be defined by the scope of claims attached to this specification.

Claims (24)

1. A three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface, applied in a graphical user interface of a Windows operating system with a bottom display layer, comprising: A plurality of icons, wherein each of the icons corresponds to an execution program, and is used to execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each of the icons with a mouse cursor; At least one icon group is used to collect these icons, and it has a three-dimensional graphic feature of a display surface and a non-display surface, and when the central axis of the icon group is fixed, according to the mouse rotating the direction of a marginal area where the cursor is located for moving the figures between the display surface and the non-display surface; and Wherein as mentioned above, when the mouse cursor moves within the range of the icons, the group of icons stops rotating, and at this time, the mouse cursor can click each icon to execute the corresponding execution program. 2. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface according to claim 1, wherein the icons are dragged from the group of icons with the mouse cursor to the underlying display layer to be displayed in a two-dimensional manner. 3. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the icons are displayed in a three-dimensional manner by dragging the mouse cursor from the underlying display layer to the icon groups. 4. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the icons includes a group parameter corresponding to the number of clicks of each of the icons and the group category, and is used as each of the icons to be displayed on the These icon groups are based on position within the group. 5. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 4, wherein when each icon is clicked by the mouse cursor, the number of clicks in the group parameter corresponding to the icon is updated. 6. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the icon groups are shrunk and displayed on the underlying display layer. 7. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 6, wherein the icon groups are enlarged and displayed when the mouse cursor moves within the range of the icon groups on the underlying display layer, and shrink the groups of icons to their previous positions after the execution of the execution program. 8. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the icon groups include a group setting window for receiving a set of display parameters set by the user through an input device for setting Determine the display of these groups of icons. 9. The three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface as claimed in claim 8, wherein the group of display parameters includes information of rotation speed, rotation direction and transparency. 10. The 3D dynamic graphic display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the 3D graphic features are selected for the 3D display modes of the graphic groups selected from sphere, cube and polygon. 11. The three-dimensional dynamic graphic display interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the marginal area is the upper, lower, left and right area outside the area of each of the graphic groups. 12. The three-dimensional dynamic icon display interface as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the icon groups has a group name, and the display position of the group name can be selected from the top, bottom, and left of the marginal area. and select on the right. 13. A method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic icons, which is applied to a graphical user interface of a Windows operating system with a bottom display layer, and the bottom display layer has a plurality of icons, wherein each of the icons corresponds to a The execution program is used to execute the corresponding execution program by clicking each of the icons with a mouse cursor, and the steps include: generating at least one icon group for collecting the icons, and having a three-dimensional image feature of a display surface and a non-display surface; And when the central axis of the icon group is fixed, rotate according to the direction of a marginal area where the mouse cursor is located, so as to move the icons between the display surface and the non-display surface; and When the mouse cursor moves within the range of the icons, the group of icons stops rotating, and at this time, the mouse cursor can click each icon to execute the corresponding execution program. 14. The method for displaying 3D dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 13, wherein the graphics are displayed in a two-dimensional manner by dragging the mouse cursor from the group of graphics to the underlying display layer. 15. The method for displaying 3D dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 13, wherein the graphics are displayed in a three-dimensional manner by dragging the mouse cursor from the underlying display layer to the groups of graphics. 16. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic icons as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of the icons includes a group parameter corresponding to the number of clicks of each of the icons and the group category, and is used as each of the icons to be displayed on The positional basis within the groups of these icons. 17. The method for displaying 3D dynamic graphics according to claim 16, wherein when each of the graphics is clicked by the mouse cursor, the number of clicks in the group parameter corresponding to the graphics is updated. 18. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 13, wherein the groups of graphics are displayed on the underlying display layer in reduced size. 19. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 18, wherein when the mouse cursor moves within the range of the group of graphics, the groups of graphics are enlarged displayed on the underlying display layer, and shrink the groups of icons to their previous positions after the execution of the execution program. 20. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic icons as claimed in claim 13, wherein the icon groups include a group setting window for receiving a set of display parameters set by the user through an input device for Set the display of these groups of icons. 21. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 20, wherein the group of display parameters includes information of rotation speed, rotation direction and transparency. 22. The method for displaying 3D dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 13, wherein the 3D graphics surface features are selected for the 3D display modes of the graphics grouped from sphere, cube and polygon. 23. The method for displaying 3D dynamic graphics as claimed in claim 13, wherein the marginal area is the upper, lower, left and right areas outside the area range of each of the graphic groups. 24. The method for displaying three-dimensional dynamic graphics according to claim 23, wherein each group of graphics has a group name, and the display position of the group name can be selected from the top, bottom, and left of the marginal area. and select on the right.

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