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Patent No.:

US 9804738 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Changzhu Li, Shenzhen, CN;

Yahui Wang, Beijing, CN;

Lei Wang, Beijing, CN;

Wenmei Gao, Beijing, CN;

Shunan Fan, Beijing, CN;

Xiaoqiang Lv, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 9/4443 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the communications field and provide an icon sorting and displaying method, which can perform sorting according to both icon types and frequency of use so as to simplify user operations of searching for and selecting a frequently used icon. The method includes: sorting icons by type along a first direction; sorting icons of a same type by frequency of use along a second direction; and displaying the sorted icons on a screen. The embodiments of the present invention further provide a corresponding terminal device.


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