Patent ID: 8869064
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying candidate icons corresponding to a plurality of function statuses of an electronic device on a screen thereof, comprising: providing the screen with a first display area and a second display area, the first display area configured to display a single icon at a time, and the second display area configured to display a plurality of icons at a time; selecting one icon of a first icon set to be displayed in the first display area of the screen, wherein the first display area is specifically reserved for displaying the one icon of the first icon set; selecting at least one icon of a second icon set to be displayed in the second display area, wherein the second display area is specifically reserved for displaying the at least one icon of the second icon set; categorizing the candidate icons into a plurality of icon sets comprising the first icon set and the second icon set; providing a priority for each icon of the first icon set, and providing a priority for each icon of the second icon set; and maintaining a first queue of icons including icons from the first set of icons that correspond to functions currently being performed by the electronic device, and a second queue of icons including icons from the second set of icons that correspond to functions currently being performed by the electronic device, where an order of the icons in the first and second queues is determined by the priority provided to the respective icons in the first and second queues, wherein when the one icon of the first icon set is being displayed, a second icon of the first icon set is stored in the first queue without being displayed, and when the one icon of the second icon set is being displayed, a second icon of the second icon set is stored in the second queue without being displayed, wherein the one icon of the first icon set and the at least one icon of the second icon set are selected from the first queue of icons and from the second queue of icons, respectively, and wherein the first display area and the second display area are within a status bar.