METHOD FOR SELECTING DIGITAL FILES AND APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20080186274A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corel TW Corporation (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Ulead Systems, Inc (Corel Holdings LP)
• Inventors: Lin, Ming-Huang, Chang, Chien-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US11/616,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20080186274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A method for selecting digital files and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. In the present invention, a selection path is constructed by a user, and all digital files are selected according to the selection path. The construction of the selection path is achieved by using only one input interface, thus the convenience in digital file selection is greatly improved. Besides, all digital files corresponding to the selection path are selected at one time, thus, the purpose of speeding up the selection is also achieved.

Claims

1. A method for selecting digital files, suitable for selecting a plurality of digital files displayed in a user interface of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

entering a path construction mode;

constructing a selection path according to actions of a user;

exiting the path construction mode; and

selecting the digital files according to the selection path.

2. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method for entering the path construction mode comprises:

receiving an initial command, to enter the path construction mode from an operation mode of the electronic apparatus.

3. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method for constructing the selection path according to the actions of the user comprises:

capturing an action track of the user, to construct the selection path.

4. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the method for constructing the selection path further comprises:

capturing a spatial position of the action track input by the user through an input interface, constructing the selection path corresponding to the spatial position.

5. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the input interface comprises one of a mouse, an optical pen, a digital pen, a hand writing board, a trackball, a wireless input device, a touchpad, or a touch screen.

6. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method for exiting the path construction mode comprises:

receiving a termination command, to return to the operation mode of the electronic apparatus from the path construction mode.

7. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method for selecting the digital files according to the selection path further comprises:

selecting the digital files the selection path passes through.

8. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method for selecting the digital files according to the selection path further comprises:

determining whether or not the selection path comprises a closed line; and

selecting the digital files enclosed by the closed line if the selection path comprises the closed line.

9. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises one of a straight line, a curve, or a closed line.

10. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises one of a folder window, an application window, a touch screen, or a touch pad.

11. A method for selecting digital files, suitable for selecting a plurality of digital files displayed in a user interface of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

a user inputting a selection path through an input interface, wherein the selection path comprises a start point, a path, and an end point; and

selecting the digital files according to the selection path.

12. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method for determining the start point comprises:

the user sending an initial message and transmitting the initial message to the electronic apparatus through the input interface.

13. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method for determining the path comprises:

constructing the path corresponding to an action track of the user.

14. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the method for constructing the path further comprises:

capturing a spatial position of the action track input by the user by using the input interface, constructing the path corresponding to the spatial position.

15. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method for determining the end point comprises:

the user sending a termination message and transmitting the termination message to the electronic apparatus through the input interface.

16. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method for selecting the digital files according to the selection path further comprises:

selecting the digital files the selection path passes through.

17. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the method for selecting the digital files according to the selection path further comprises:

determining whether or not the selection path comprises a closed line; and

selecting the digital files enclosed by the closed line if the selection path comprises the closed line.

18. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the input interface comprises one of a mouse, an optical pen, a digital pen, a hand writing board, a trackball, a wireless input device, a touchpad, or a touch screen.

19. The digital file selection method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the user interface comprises one of a folder window, an application window, a touch screen, or a touchpad.

20. An apparatus for selecting digital files, comprising:

a display unit, for displaying a plurality of digital files;

an input interface, for inputting an initial message, an action track, and a termination message;

a selection path construction unit, connected to the input interface, the selection path construction unit being suitable for constructing a selection path according to the initial message, the action track, and the termination message; and

a file selection unit, connected to the selection path construction unit, the file selection unit being suitable for selecting the digital files according to the selection path.

21. The digital file selection apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the input interface comprises one of a mouse, an optical pen, a digital pen, a hand writing board, a trackball, a wireless input device, a touchpad, or a touch screen.

22. The digital file selection apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the file selection unit further comprises:

a position comparison module, suitable for comparing the selection path and a relative position of each of the digital files, so as to select specific digital files from the digital files.

23. The digital file selection apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the file selection unit selecting the digital files further comprises the file selection unit selecting the digital files the selection path passes through.

24. The digital file selection apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the file selection unit selecting the digital files farther comprises the file selection unit determining whether or not the selection path comprises a closed line and selecting the digital files enclosed by the closed line if the selection path comprises the closed line.