Method for selecting functional tables through a touch-sensitive button key

• US 20070262961A1
• Filed: 05/10/2006
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-Lead Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/431,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20070262961A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for selecting functional tables through a touch-sensitive button key aims to facilitate selection and execution of an item on a functional table according to the pressing location of a user'"'"'s finger on a touch-sensitive pad. The method includes at least the following steps: mapping areas of a touch-sensitive pad against different menus; displaying a menu of a corresponding functional table when touching of a finger on a selected area of the touch-sensitive pad is detected; changing a selected and marked item when the finger moves on the selected area; changing the menu displayed on the screen to another menu when the finger moves to another area; and executing the function of a selection item when it is executable. Thus users can select items easier on the opened functional table.

Claims

1. A method for selecting functional tables through a touch-sensitive button key, comprising at least the steps of:

mapping areas of a touch-sensitive pad against different menus;

displaying menus of a corresponding functional table on a screen when touching of a user'"'"'s finger on a selected area of the touch-sensitive pad is detected;

changing a selected and marked item when the finger moves on the selected area, and changing one menu displayed on the screen to another menu when the finger moves to another area; and

executing functions of the selected item when the touch-sensitive button key is pressed to input if it is executable.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected and marked item changes when the finger moves in the areas, the menu displayed on the screen being changed to another menu when the finger moves to another area, at least one menu corresponding to a selected area being changed to another menu when one selection item in the menus displayed on the screen is selected.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the functional table has a total function directory jointly formed by the menus, the menus being organized in a tree-like structure.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected and marked item is changed when the finger moves in the areas, the menu displayed on the screen being changed to another menu when the finger moves to another area, the changed menu being input to a sub-directory of the selected item.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein execution of the selected item starts when the selected item is executable, the executable item is a selection item at a lowest level of a total function directory organized in a tree-like manner.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive pad is a two-stage induction touch-sensitive pad to execute a selection item by depressing the touch-sensitive pad with the finger on the marked selection item at a pressure reaching a detectable preset pressure value.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive pad includes at least one touch-sensitive pad each having at least one area, the screen displaying conditions of the menus of the functional table corresponding to the area.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-sensitive pad is divided into a plurality of areas each corresponding to a menu, the screen displaying a corresponding selection item.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the areas of the touch-sensitive pad consist of a plurality of columns.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the areas of the touch-sensitive pad consist of a plurality of rows.