# US 12,602,151 B2 · Mobile electronic device and operation interface adjustment method thereof based on handedness status and frequency of use > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,151 B2 - Document ID: US12602151B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/502,073 - Filed: 2023-11-05 - Published: 2024-08-29 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-02-23 - Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Applicants: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - Inventors: Chang-Tai Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602151B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 3/04847: Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A mobile electronic device and an operation interface adjustment method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to the mobile electronic device including a touch screen and includes the following steps. An application (app) is launched. A handedness status is determined. A display position of each of a plurality of control options in an operation interface of the app is determined according to the handedness status and a frequency of use of each of the control options of the app. The operation interface including the control options is displayed via a touch screen according to the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An operation interface adjustment method, adapted for a mobile electronic device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising: launching an application (app); determining a handedness status; determining a display position of each of a plurality of control options in an operation interface of the app according to the handedness status and a frequency of use of each of the control options of the app; and displaying the operation interface comprising the control options via a touch screen according to the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface, wherein the step of determining the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface according to the handedness status and the frequency of use of each of the control options of the app comprises: obtaining an importance score of each of the control options when a number of times the app is launched is greater than a default value, wherein the importance score of each of the control options is determined based on the frequency of use of each of the control options; and determining the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface based on an interface display edge corresponding to the handedness status according to the importance score of each of the control options. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 1, wherein the handedness status comprises a left-hand control status or a right-hand control status. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: determining and recording the frequency of use of each of the control options according to at least one user operation on the operation interface after the operation interface of the app is displayed via the touch screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 1, wherein when the number of times the app is launched is greater than a default value, the step of obtaining the importance score of each of the control options comprises: determining the importance score of each of the control options according to a default weight corresponding to each of the control options and the frequency of use of each of the control options. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 4, wherein the importance score comprises a product of the default weight and the frequency of use. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface based on the interface display edge corresponding to the handedness status according to the importance score of each of the control options comprises: determining that the display position of a first control option is a first layout position and the display position of a second control option is a second layout position based on the interface display edge according to a comparison result between the importance score of the first control option and the importance score of the second control option, wherein when the importance score of the first control option is greater than the importance score of the second control option, a distance between the first layout position and the interface display edge is less than a distance between the second layout position and the interface display edge. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 6, wherein the step of determining the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface based on the interface display edge corresponding to the handedness status according to the importance score of each of the control options further comprises: determining that a display position of a third control option is a third layout position and a display position of a fourth control option is a fourth layout position based on the interface display edge according to another comparison result between the importance score of the third control option and the importance score of the fourth control option, wherein the control options of the app are grouped into a plurality of control groups, the first control option and the second control option belong to a first control group in the control groups, and the third control option and the fourth control option belong to a second control group in the control groups. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 7, wherein the first layout position and the second layout position are located on a first control bar of the operation interface, the third layout position and the fourth layout position are located on a second control bar of the operation interface, and a display height of the first control bar is different from a display height of the second control bar. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The operation interface adjustment method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: determining the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface as a default initial position when the number of times the app is launched is not greater than the default value. ### Claim 10 A mobile electronic device, comprising: a touch screen; an image capture device; a storage device recording a plurality of commands; a processor coupled to the touch screen, the image capture device, and the storage device, and executing the commands and configured to: launch an app; determine a handedness status; determine a display position of each of a plurality of control options in an operation interface of the app according to the handedness status and a frequency of use of each of the control options of the app; and control the touch screen to display the operation interface comprising the control options according to the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain an importance score of each of the control options when a number of times the app is launched is greater than a default value, wherein the importance score of each of the control options is determined based on the frequency of use of each of the control options; and determine the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface based on an interface display edge corresponding to the handedness status according to the importance score of each of the control options. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The mobile electronic device of claim 10, wherein the handedness status comprises a left-hand control status or a right-hand control status. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The mobile electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to: determine and record the frequency of use of each of the control options according to at least one user operation on the operation interface after the operation interface of the app is displayed via the touch screen. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The mobile electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to: determine the importance score of each of the control options according to a default weight corresponding to each of the control options and the frequency of use of each of the control options. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mobile electronic device of claim 13, wherein the importance score comprises a product of the default weight and the frequency of use. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The mobile electronic device of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that the display position of a first control option is a first layout position and the display position of a second control option is a second layout position based on the interface display edge according to a comparison result between the importance score of the first control option and the importance score of the second control option, wherein when the importance score of the first control option is greater than the importance score of the second control option, a distance between the first layout position and the interface display edge is less than a distance between the second layout position and the interface display edge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The mobile electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to: determine that the display position of a third control option is a third layout position and the display position of a fourth control option is a fourth layout position based on the interface display edge corresponding to the handedness status according to another comparison result between an importance score of the third control option and an importance score of the fourth control option, wherein the control options of the app are grouped into a plurality of control groups, the first control option and the second control option belong to a first control group in the control groups, and the third control option and the fourth control option belong to a second control group in the control groups. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mobile electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first layout position and the second layout position are located on a first control bar of the operation interface, the third layout position and the fourth layout position are located on a second control bar of the operation interface, and a display height of the first control bar is different from a display height of the second control bar. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The mobile electronic device of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to: determine the display position of each of the control options in the operation interface as a default initial position when a number of times the app is launched is not greater than the default value.