TWI470532B - Electronic device and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and its control method

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly to an electronic device for displaying a continuously encoded sub-object and a method of controlling the same.

With the ever-changing computer technology, both software systems and hardware devices are constantly growing and developing. Many software systems have evolved from simple and basic functions to very new and complex functions.

At present, the operation interface on electronic products has gradually developed toward the trend of touch. Whether web browsing or multimedia playback, the user only needs to perform gestures on the touch panel by fingers, for example, touch, press or drag. Operational purpose. In the limited screen space of the electronic product, the display panel needs to display multiple operation interfaces or a menu item to display the menu type. However, in the current interface, to switch pages, you must do it one by one. Moreover, most of the current manipulation gestures belong to the target directivity or limited regional sensitivity, such as by pressing the finger to the specified graphic or the scope of the illustration, in order to cause an effective response. Therefore, users need a faster and more intuitive operation to improve the efficiency of use.

In view of this, the present disclosure proposes an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. Since the electronic device control method of the present disclosure can correspondingly switch according to the number of objects touching the screen to display one of the sub-objects, the user can operate more quickly and intuitively, thereby greatly improving efficiency and convenience. Sex.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device manipulation method is presented. The electronic device has a screen for displaying an object, the article comprising a plurality of sub-objects having a continuous encoding. The manipulation method includes detecting the number of objects touching the screen, and correspondingly switching according to the number of the objects to display one of the sub-objects.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is presented. The electronic device includes a screen, a detecting device and a processing device. The screen is used to display an object comprising a plurality of sub-objects having a continuous code. The detecting device detects the number of objects touching the screen. The processing device is configured to switch correspondingly according to the number of such objects to display one of the sub-objects.

In order to better understand the above and other aspects of the present disclosure, the preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please also refer to Figures 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of an electronic device manipulation method according to the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic device using the manipulation method of Fig. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 10 includes a screen 12, a detecting device 14, and a processing device 16. The screen 12 is used to display an object comprising a plurality of sub-objects having a continuous encoding. The electronic device 10 can be a smart mobile device or a tablet computer. The screen 12 can be a touch panel.

First, the detecting device 14 detects the number of objects touching the screen 12 (step S101). Next, the processing device 16 switches correspondingly according to the number of objects touching the screen 12 to display one of the sub-objects (step S103). The object that contacts the screen 12 is, for example, the user's finger.

Referring to FIG. 3, a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an electronic device using the manipulation method of FIG. 1 is illustrated. In this embodiment, the object displayed on the screen 12 is a menu 13. Menu 13 includes a plurality of items with consecutive codes, such as options 1 through 5.

Referring again to FIGS. 4 and 5, a schematic diagram of an operation of an embodiment of the electronic device using FIG. 3 is shown. As shown in FIG. 4, the screen 12 displays options 1 through 5 for continuous encoding in the menu 13. When the user touches the screen 12 with a finger 40, the detecting device 14 detects that the number of objects touching the screen is one. At this time, the processing device 16 correspondingly switches according to the number of objects detected by the detecting device 14 to touch the screen to display the content of the option 1. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user touches the screen 12 with two fingers 40. At this time, the detecting device 14 detects that the number of objects touching the screen is two. Then, the processing device 16 correspondingly switches according to the number of objects detected by the detecting device 14 to touch the screen to display the content of the option 2.

Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 6 again, which illustrates another operation diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device using FIG. If the screen 12 is too small or has too many options for continuous encoding, the user can first use the sliding function to cause the screen 12 to display a plurality of consecutively encoded options, such as options 6-10. At this time, when the user touches the screen 12 with the two fingers 40, the detecting device 14 detects that the number of objects touching the screen is two. The processing device 16 correspondingly switches according to the number of objects detected by the detecting device 14 that touch the screen to display the content of the option 7. To display the contents of option 6, 8, 9, or 10, the appropriate number of fingers can be used in accordance with the above disclosure to correspondingly trigger the option to correspondingly display the content of the option.

That is, when the screen 12 displays the nth to n+th sub-objects, that is, the nth to n+kth options. If the detecting device 14 detects that the number of objects contacting the screen 12 is m, the processing device 16 switches to display the n+m-1th sub-object, where n, k and m are positive integers.

Furthermore, conventionally, when the user wants to switch to display option 1 in FIG. 4, the user needs to accurately touch the icon area of option 1 to trigger option 1 to display the content of option 1. In contrast, in this embodiment, the user can touch any area of the screen 12 with one finger, for example, the second area 12B, and the option 1 can be executed to display the content of the option 1 without accurately touching. Option 1 is surrounded by the first area 12A.

Similarly, if the user wants to display the contents of option 3, 4 or 5 in FIG. 4, the user can use three, four or five fingers to touch any area of the screen 12 according to the similar method described above. The content of option 3, 4 or 5 will not be described here.

Therefore, when the screen 12 displays a plurality of options with continuous encoding, the electronic device control method allows the user to operate more quickly and intuitively, correspondingly switching according to the number of objects detecting the screen to display the same. One of the options greatly improves efficiency and convenience.

Please refer to FIG. 7A to FIG. 7C , which are schematic diagrams showing another embodiment of an electronic device using the manipulation method of FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the object displayed on the screen 12 is a user interface. The user interface includes a plurality of pages with consecutive encodings, such as pages 1-13. As shown in FIG. 7A, the screen 12 displays a page having the first code, such as page 7. If the user wants to view the information of the page 9 at this time, the user can touch the screen 12 with two fingers and drag the two fingers 40 contacting the screen 12 to the left, and the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the contact screens 12 is two. The drag direction of the screen 12 is leftward. Therefore, the processing device 16 switches the content of the display page 9 according to the result detected by the detecting device 14, as shown in FIG. 7B. On the other hand, if the user wants to view the information of page 5, the user uses two fingers to touch the screen 12, but drags the two fingers 40 contacting the screen 12 to the right, and the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the contact screens 12 is Second, and the dragging direction of the screen 12 is to the right, the processing device 16 switches the content of the display page 5 according to the result detected by the detecting device 14, as shown in FIG. 7C.

Similarly, when the screen 12 is displaying the content of the page 7, and the number of fingers touched by the user on the screen 12 is 3 and dragged to the left, the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the touch screens 12 is three and is dragged on the screen 12. The direction is leftward, and the processing device 16 switches the content of the display page 10 according to the result detected by the detecting device 14. On the contrary, the user uses three fingers to touch the screen 12, but drags the three fingers 40 contacting the screen 12 to the right, and the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the touch screens 12 is three and the direction of the dragging of the screen 12 is rightward. The processing device 16 switches the content of the display page 4 according to the result detected by the detecting device 14. The user uses the 4, 5... finger control method according to the above analogy, and will not be described again. That is, the processing device 16 switches the display of the difference between the code of the sub-object having a different code and the first code to be equal to the number of fingers contacting the screen 12. In addition, the detecting device 14 can also recognize the number of fingers contacting the screen 12 and the fingers are located in a left area or a right area on the screen 12 to determine the content of the displayed display to achieve the page turning effect, and It is not limited to detecting the drag direction.

Please refer to FIG. 8A to FIG. 8C , which are schematic diagrams showing still another embodiment of the electronic device using the manipulation method of FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the object displayed on the screen 12 is a user interface. The user interface includes two pages with consecutive codes and are displayed in a left area 20 and a right area 22, respectively, such as pages 7-8, as shown in FIG. 8A. If the user wants to view the information of the pages 11~12 at this time, the user can touch the right area 22 with two fingers, and the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the contact right area 22 is two. Therefore, the processing device 16 will detect according to the detection. The result of the detection by the measuring device 14 switches the contents of the display pages 11 to 12 as shown in Fig. 8B. On the other hand, if the user wants to view the information of the page 3~4, the user uses the two fingers to touch the left area 20, and the detecting device 14 recognizes that the number of the contact left area 20 is two, and the processing device 16 will detect according to the detection. The result of the detection by the measuring device 14 switches the content of the display page 3~4 as shown in Fig. 8C.

Therefore, according to the detection device detecting the number of objects touching the screen and recognizing the drag direction of the object touching the screen, the fast switching of the information page is performed, thereby greatly improving the efficiency and convenience of use.

In conclusion, the present invention has been disclosed in the above preferred embodiments, and is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10. . . Electronic device

12. . . Screen

12A, 12B. . . region

13. . . Menu

14. . . Detection device

16. . . Processing device

20. . . Left area

twenty two. . . Right area

40. . . finger

S101, S103. . . step

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of an electronic device manipulation method according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic device using the manipulation method of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of an electronic device using the manipulation method of Fig. 1.

4 and 5 are schematic views showing an operation of an embodiment of the electronic device using FIG.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view showing another operation of the embodiment using the electronic device of Fig. 3.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the display panel of Figure 5.

7A to 7C are schematic views showing another embodiment of an electronic device using the manipulation method of Fig. 1.

8A to 8C are schematic views showing still another embodiment of an electronic device using the manipulation method of Fig. 1.

S101, S103. . . step

Claims (10)

An electronic device control method, the electronic device having a screen for displaying an object, the object comprising a plurality of sub-objects having a continuous encoding, the electronic device control method comprising: detecting a quantity of a plurality of objects contacting the screen; The number of the objects is correspondingly switched to display the number of the objects and the sub-objects corresponding to the encoding operation. The electronic device control method of claim 1, wherein the screen displays the nth to n+th sub-objects, and if the number of the objects touching the screen is m, switch to display the n+th M-1 sub-objects, where n, k and m are positive integers. The electronic device control method of claim 2, wherein the sub-objects are surrounded by a region of the screen, and the objects contacting the screen do not substantially contact the region. The electronic device control method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying, by the screen, one of the sub-objects, the displayed sub-object having a first code; identifying the objects on the screen Dragging directions; and correspondingly switching according to the number of the objects and the dragging direction to display the sub-objects having different codes. The electronic device control method of claim 4, wherein switching the difference between the code of the sub-objects having different codes and the first code is equal to the number of the objects contacting the screen. The electronic device controller as described in claim 1 The method includes a left area and a right area, and the electronic device control method further includes: displaying, by the screen, one of the sub-objects, the displayed sub-object has a first code; The objects are the left area or the right area on the screen; and correspondingly switch according to the number of the objects and the positions of the objects to display the sub-objects with different codes. The electronic device control method according to claim 1, wherein the screen comprises a left area and a right area, wherein the left area displays an nth child object, and the right area displays the n+1th object The electronic device control method further includes: if detecting that the number of the objects contacting the left region is m, switching so that the left region displays the n-2th child object, and the right region displays the nth -2m+1 sub-objects; and if the number of objects detecting the right region is m, switching is performed such that the left region displays the n+2m sub-objects, and the right region displays the n+th 2m+1 sub-objects, where n and m are positive integers. An electronic device comprising: a screen for displaying an object, the object comprising a plurality of sub-objects having a continuous encoding; a detecting device for detecting the number of objects contacting the screen; and a processing device for Correspondingly switching according to the number of the objects to display the number of the objects and the corresponding sub-objects after the encoding operation Pieces. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the screen displays the nth to n+th sub-objects, and if the detecting device detects that the number of the objects contacting the screen is m, the processing device switches to display The n+m-1th sub-object, wherein n, k and m are positive integers. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the screen is used to display a first sub-object having a first code, and the detecting device is further configured to identify a drag direction of the objects on the screen. And the processing device is further configured to switch according to the number of the objects and the drag direction to display the sub-objects with different codes.