SWITCH METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INPUT INTERFACES

• US 20090244099A1
• Filed: 10/02/2008
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Chuan, Chen, Chung-Cheng, VALALIK, Jason, Bamford, Drew, Shotel, Micah
• Application Number:
  US12/244,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20090244099A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/659
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/033 Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor digitisers characterised by the transducing means G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

Switch methods and systems for input interfaces for use in an electronic device are provided. First, a direction of the electronic device is detected. Then, a first input interface is determined among a plurality of input interfaces according to the direction of the electronic device, and the first input interface is displayed in a display unit of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A switch method for input interfaces for use in an electronic device, comprising:

providing a plurality of input interfaces;

determining a first input interface among the input interfaces according to a browse mode of the electronic device; and

displaying the first input interface in a display unit of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the browse mode of the electronic device is changed;

when the browse mode of the electronic device is changed, determining a second input interface among the input interfaces according to the changed browse mode; and

displaying the second input interface in the display unit of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the browse mode is a landscape mode, the first input interface has input functions corresponding to a full-QWERTY keypad.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein when the changed browse mode is a portrait mode, the second input interface has input functions corresponding to a compact-QWERTY keypad, wherein the number of keys in the compact-QWERTY keypad is less than that in the full-QWERTY keypad.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a direction of the electronic device; and

setting the browse mode according to the direction of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein when the direction of the electronic device is vertical, the browse mode is set to a portrait mode.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein when the direction of the electronic device is horizontal, the browse mode is set to a landscape mode.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining data; and

browsing the data according to the browse mode.

9. A switch method for input interfaces for use in an electronic device, comprising:

providing a plurality of input interfaces;

detecting a direction of the electronic device;

determining a first input interface among the input interfaces according to the direction of the electronic device; and

displaying the first input interface in a display unit of the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the direction of the electronic device is changed;

when the direction of the electronic device is changed, determining a second input interface among the input interfaces according to the changed direction; and

displaying the second input interface in a display unit of the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein when the direction is horizontal, the first input interface has input functions corresponding to a full-QWERTY keypad.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein when the changed direction is vertical, and the second input interface has input functions corresponding to a compact-QWERTY keypad, wherein the number of keys in the compact-QWERTY keypad is less than that in the full-QWERTY keypad.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

obtaining data from the Internet; and

performing webpage browsing to browse the data.

14. A switch system for input interfaces for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit comprising a plurality of input interfaces;

a display unit; and

a processing unit determining a first input interface among the input interfaces according to a browse mode of the electronic device, and displaying the first input interface in the display unit.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing unit further determines whether the browse mode of the electronic device is changed, when the browse mode of the electronic device is changed, the processing unit determines a second input interface among the input interfaces according to the changed browse mode, and displays the second input interface in the display unit.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein when the browse mode is a landscape mode, the first input interface has input functions corresponding to a full-QWERTY keypad.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein when the changed browse mode is a portrait mode, the second input interface has input functions corresponding to a compact-QWERTY keypad, wherein the number of keys in the compact-QWERTY keypad is less than that in the full-QWERTY keypad.

18. The system of claim 14, further comprising a motion sensor detecting a direction of the electronic device, and the processing unit sets the browse mode according to the direction of the electronic device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein when the direction of the electronic device is vertical, the processing unit sets the browse mode to a portrait mode.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein when the direction of the electronic device is horizontal, the processing unit sets the browse mode to a landscape mode.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the processing unit further obtains data, and browses the data according to the browse mode.

22. A switch system for input interfaces for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit comprising a plurality of input interfaces;

a motion sensor detecting a direction of the electronic device;

a display unit; and

a processing unit determining a first input interface among the input interfaces according to the direction the electronic device, and displaying the first input interface in the display unit.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processing unit further determines whether the direction of the electronic device is changed, when the direction of the electronic device is changed, the processing unit determines a second input interface among the input interfaces according to the changed direction, and displays the second input interface in a display unit of the electronic device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein when the direction is horizontal, the first input interface has input functions corresponding to a full-QWERTY keypad.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein when the changed direction is vertical, and the second input interface has input functions corresponding to a compact-QWERTY keypad, wherein the number of keys in the compact-QWERTY keypad is less than that in the full-QWERTY keypad.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the processing unit further obtains data from the Internet, and performing webpage browsing to browse the data.

27. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a switch method for input interfaces, and the method comprising:

determining a first input interface among a plurality of input interfaces according to a browse mode of the device; and

displaying the first input interface.

28. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a switch method for input interfaces, and the method comprising:

detecting a direction of the device;

determining a first input interface among a plurality of input interfaces according to the direction of the device; and

displaying the first input interface.