Patent ID: 8788969
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a touch-sensitive display; a storing module, the storing module is configured to store a folder and a sub-folder, and a first file; the folder being displayed as a folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display, the sub-folder being displayed as a sub-folder representative icon in a first display window on the touch-sensitive display, and the first file being displayed as a first file representative icon in a second display window on the touch-sensitive display; an accessing module, the accessing module is configured to obtain the folder representative icon from the storage module; a display controller, the display controller is configured to display the folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display; a sensing module, the sensing module is configured to detect a first slide operation along a first direction on the touch-sensitive display on the folder representative icon; and a file operating module, the file operating module is configured to spread out the first display window from a first side edge of the folder representative icon along the first direction to display the sub-folder representative icon when the first slide operation is detected; wherein the sensing module is further configured to detect a second slide operation on the touch-sensitive display on the sub-folder representative icon after the first display window is spread out; and the file operating module is further configured to spread out the second display window from a second side edge of the sub-folder representative icon, along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, to display the first file representative icons when the second slide operation is detected; and the first side edge is connected to and substantially perpendicular to the second side edge.