HOT FUNCTION SETTING METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20090160814A1
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: LI, Yuan, Fan, Qiang
• Application Number:
  US12/340,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20090160814A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for setting a hot function for a user on an electronic device having a touch screen, hot function modules for providing hot functions, and a database storing recognizable traits, the recognizable traits being corresponding to the hot function modules. The function setting method includes the steps of: (i) recognizing traits input by the user through the touch screen; (ii) matching the input traits with at least one of the recognizable traits in the database; and (iii) activating at least one of the hot function modules to set at least one hot function, wherein the least one of the hot function modules corresponds to the least one of the recognizable traits.

Claims

1. A method for setting a hot function for a user on an electronic device having a touch screen, hot function modules for providing hot functions, and a database storing recognizable traits, the recognizable traits being corresponding to the hot function modules, the function setting method comprising the steps of:

(i) recognizing traits input by the user through the touch screen;

(ii) matching the input traits with at least one of the recognizable traits in the database; and

(iii) activating at least one of the hot function modules to set at least one hot function, wherein said at least one of the hot function modules corresponds to said at least one of the recognizable traits.

2. The function setting method according to claim 1, further comprising, prior to the step (i), a step of selecting a recognition mode for recognizing the input traits.

3. The function setting method according to claim 2, wherein said recognition mode comprises a figure recognition mode, a numeral recognition mode, a letter/character recognition mode or a symbol recognition mode.

4. The function setting method according to claim 1, wherein the input traits are selected from the group consisting of an upward stroke, a downward stroke, a leftwise stroke, a rightwise stroke, one circle, one triangle, a hexagon, and a wavelike figure.

5. The function setting method according to claim 1, wherein the hot function modules comprise a short message module, a phone directory module, a call check module, a network service module, a phone setting module, a calendar module, or an entertainment module.

6. The function setting method according to claim 1, wherein one of the input traits is in the form of a touch track left by the user on the touch screen.

7. The function setting method according to claim 6, wherein in the event said input trait of the touch track is unable to be correctly recognized, the touch screen displaying a hot function menu containing some of the hot functions corresponding to some of the recognizable traits, one of which is matched with said input trait of the touch track.

8. The function setting method according to claim 1, wherein correspondences between the recognizable traits and the hot function modules are set and stored in the electronic device

9. An electronic device featuring a method of setting a hot function for a user on the electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen for inputting traits by the user;

hot function modules for providing hot functions;

a database storing recognizable traits, the recognizable traits being corresponding to the hot function modules; and

a control unit for recognizing the input traits, matching the input traits with at least one of the recognizable traits in the database, and activating at least one of the hot function modules to set at least one hot function, wherein said at least one of the hot function modules corresponds to said at least one of the recognizable traits.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising a figure recognition mode, a numeral recognition mode, a letter/character recognition mode or a symbol recognition mode.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the input traits are selected from the group consisting of an upward stroke, a downward stroke, a leftwise stroke, a rightwise stroke, one circle, one triangle, a hexagon, and a wavelike figure.

12. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the hot function modules comprise a short message module, a phone directory module, a call check module, a network service module, a phone setting module, a calendar module, or an entertainment module.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein one of the input traits is in the form of a touch track left by the user on the touch screen.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein in the event said input trait of the touch track is unable to be correctly recognized, the touch screen displaying a hot function menu containing some of the hot functions corresponding to some of the recognizable traits one of which is e matched with said input trait of the touch track.

15. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein correspondences between the recognizable traits and the hot function modules are set and stored in the electronic device.