Patent ID: 8487883

Claim:
A method for operating a first user interface which has at least one timing information and at least one event notification, suitable for a an electronic device having a touch display, the method comprising: displaying a second user interface having a plurality of finger-touchable icons arranged in an array form on the touch display, wherein each of the plurality of finger-touchable icons is corresponding to an application program; detecting a touch generated by an input tool; determining whether or not the touch is generated on a specific area of the touch display; determining whether or not the position of the touch on the touch display is changed if the touch is generated on the specific area; and if it is determined that the touch is generated on the specific area and it is determined that the position of the touch on the touch display is changed, activating the first user interface by dragging the first user interface, which has the at least one timing information and the at least one event notification, out from a display edge of the touch display to replace the second user interface, having the plurality of finger-touchable icons arranged in the array form, on the touch display, wherein the specific area is close to the display edge, and wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are respectively located on two adjacent surfaces of a 3D motion user interface.