ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING APPLICATION PROGRAMS IN THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for operating an application program in an electronic device having a keyboard unit, a touch sensing element, and a display, wherein the touch sensing element is disposed under the keyboard unit, the method comprising:
- showing a user interface by the display, the user interface having a first operation area, a second operation area, and a border area positioned between the first and second operation areas;
acquiring a border information corresponding to the border area;
dividing the keyboard unit into a first sensing area and a second sensing area according to the border information, wherein the first and second sensing areas are corresponding to the first and second operation areas, respectively;
detecting a first touch on the first sensing area of the keyboard unit by the touch sensing element and generating a first responsive signal according to the first touch; and
performing a first action on the first operation area according to the first responsive signal.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for operating application programs in an electronic device, which has a keyboard unit, a touch sensing element and a display. First, the border information corresponding to a border area of the user interface provided by an application program is transmitted to a driving unit of the keyboard unit. Afterward, the keyboard unit is divided into at least two sensing areas corresponding to the operation areas of the user interface according to the border information. Next, the touch sensing element detects a touch on one of the sensing areas on the keyboard unit and then generates a responsive signal according to the touch. Finally, an action is performed on the corresponding operation area of the user interface according to the responsive signal.
-
Citations
12 Claims
-
1. A method for operating an application program in an electronic device having a keyboard unit, a touch sensing element, and a display, wherein the touch sensing element is disposed under the keyboard unit, the method comprising:
-
showing a user interface by the display, the user interface having a first operation area, a second operation area, and a border area positioned between the first and second operation areas; acquiring a border information corresponding to the border area; dividing the keyboard unit into a first sensing area and a second sensing area according to the border information, wherein the first and second sensing areas are corresponding to the first and second operation areas, respectively; detecting a first touch on the first sensing area of the keyboard unit by the touch sensing element and generating a first responsive signal according to the first touch; and performing a first action on the first operation area according to the first responsive signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. An electronic device, comprising:
-
a display adapted to show a user interface of an application program, the user interface having a first operation area and a second operation area; a keyboard unit adapted to be operated in a touch operation mode, wherein when the keyboard unit is operated in the touch operation mode, the keyboard unit has a first sensing area and a second sensing area defined thereon which are corresponding to the first and second operation areas, respectively; a touch sensing element disposed under the keyboard unit, adapted to detect a first touch on the first sensing area and generate a first responsive signal according to the first touch, and to detect a second touch on the second sensing area and generate a second responsive signal according to the second touch; and a processor adapted to perform a first action on the first operation area according to the first responsive signal, and to perform a second action on the second operation area according to the second responsive signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
-
Specification