Operation panel for electronic device
An electronic device for displaying an operation panel is provided in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure. The operation panel displayed on a screen of the electronic device includes multiple levels of menus. The electronic device displays a first menu of the operation panel on the screen. When a second item being a subordinate item of a first item is selected, the electronic device hides the first menu showing the first item, and displays a second menu of the operation panel on the screen. The second menu includes a central section for identifying the second item.
1. A method for displaying an operation panel comprising multiple levels of menus on a screen of an electronic device, comprising:
displaying, by a processor of the electronic device, a first menu of an operational panel on the screen, wherein the first menu comprises a central section of a circle, and the circle is divided into fan-shaped sections to represent items under the first menu;
receiving, by the processor, a user selection of a first item of the first menu;
in response to the user selection of the first item, enlarging, by the processor, the fan-shaped section of the first item to accommodate a display of subordinate items of the first item while reducing the fan-shaped sections of remaining items of the first menu;
displaying by the processor, the subordinate items of the first item along an outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item while maintaining the display of the fan-shaped sections of the first item and the remaining items of the first menu;
in response to a user selection of one of the subordinate items of the first item, hiding, by the processor, the first menu that includes the first item;
displaying, by the processor, a second menu on the screen to represent a menu of the selected subordinate item, wherein the second menu comprises a central section representing the selected subordinate item and a plurality of item sections or identifying subordinate items of the second menu; and
positioning, by the processor, the plurality of item sections substantially radially outward from the central section of the second menu.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the subordinate items of the second menu are displayed as icons along the outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item.
3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
in response to a user touch on one of the icons, highlighting the touched icon and displaying an enlarged icon beside the touched icon.
4. The method according to claim , further comprising:
when the first menu of the operation panel is moved near to a side of the screen, docking the first menu to the side of the screen and reducing the display of the first menu.
5. The method according to claim 4 , when the first menu is docked to the side of the screen, the display of the first menu is reduced to a semi-circle shape.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
moving the display of the first menu on the screen in response to a user touch and drag of the central section of the first menu.
7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device cause the at least one processor to:
display a first menu of items on a screen of the electronic device, wherein the first menu comprises a central section of a circle, and the circle is divided into fan-shaped sections to represent the items of the first menu;
receive a user selection of a first item of the first menu;
in response to the user selection of the first item, enlarge the fan-shaped section of the first item to accommodate a display of subordinate items of the first item and reduce the fan-shaped sections of remaining items of the first menu;
display the subordinate items of the first item along an outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item while maintaining the display of the fan-shaped sections of the first item and the remaining items of the first menu
in response to a user selection of one of the subordinate items of the first item, hide the first menu that includes the first item;
display a second menu on the screen to represent a menu of the selected subordinate item, wherein the second menu comprises a central section representing the selected subordinate item and a plurality of item sections for identifying subordinate items of the second menu; and
position the plurality of item sections substantially radially outward from the central section of the second menu.
8. The non-transitory computer read able medium according to claim 7 , wherein the subordinate items of the second menu are displayed as icons along the outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item.
9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to:
in response to a user touch on one of the icons, highlight the touched icon and display an enlarged icon beside the touched icon.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to:
when the first menu is moved near to a side of the screen, dock the first menu to the side of the screen and reduce the display of the first menu.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 10 , wherein when the first menu is docked to the side of the screen, the display of the first menu is reduced to a semi-circle shape.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to:
move the display of the first menu on the screen in response to a user touch and drag of the central section of the first menu.
13. An electronic device for displaying an operation panel, comprising:
a display component;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to:
display a first menu of items on the display component, wherein the first menu comprises a central section of a circle, and the circle is divided into fan-shaped sections to represent the items of the first menu;
receive a user selection of a first item of the first menu;
in response to the user selection of the first item, enlarge the fan-shaped section of the first item to accommodate a display of subordinate items of the first item and reduce the fan-shaped sections of remaining items of the first menu;
display the subordinate items of the first item along an outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item while maintaining the display of the fan-shaped sections of the first item and the remaining items of the first menu;
in response to a user selection of one of the subordinate items of the first item, hide the first menu that includes the first item;
display a second menu on the screen to represent a menu of the selected subordinate item, wherein the second menu comprises a central section representing the selected subordinate item and a plurality of item sections for identifying subordinate items of the second menu; and
position the plurality of item sections substantially radially outward from the central section of the second menu.
14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the subordinate items of the second menu are displayed as icons along the outer circumferential portion of the fan-shaped section of the first item.
15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the instructions are to cause processor to move the first menu on the display component in response to a user touch and drag of the central section of the second menu.