CONFIGURABLE APPARATUS FOR DIRECTIONAL OPERATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEM

• US 20090295727A1
• Filed: 03/31/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Tseng, Wen-Chieh, Cheng, Yi-Hsuan
• Application Number:
  US12/414,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20090295727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A configurable apparatus for directional operation and a computer system are provided. The configurable apparatus for directional operation includes a touch screen for detecting a touch signal, and an operation interface construction module. The operation interface construction module is provided for displaying a configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen. The configurable interface of directional operation is thus adapted for change the displaying position, the displaying direction, or the layout thereof according to different application demands, so as to provide the user an operation method for ascertaining the convenience of operation and portability of the mobile electronic apparatus at the same time.

Claims

1. A configurable apparatus for directional operation, comprising:

a touch screen for detecting a touch signal; and

an operation interface construction module, coupled with the touch screen, for displaying a configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation comprises a mouse-key area and a cursor position controlling area, and the operation interface construction module comprises;

a mouse-key function driving module, for triggering a mouse-key function when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the mouse-key area; and

a cursor position controlling module, for moving a cursor displayed on the touch screen according to a displacement of the touch signal in the cursor position controlling area.

2. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module displays the configurable interface of directional operation at a position adjacent to a border of the touch screen.

3. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module displays the mouse-key area and the cursor position controlling area at positions respectively adjacent to two individual borders of the touch screen.

4. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module further comprises:

a displaying position adjusting module, for defining a displaying position adjusting area in the configurable interface of directional operation, and moving the configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen according to a displacement of the touch signal when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the displaying position adjusting area.

5. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module further comprises:

an interface rotation controlling module, for defining an interface rotation controlling area in the configurable interface of directional operation, and switching a displaying direction of the configurable interface of directional operation when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the interface rotation controlling area.

6. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 5, wherein the interface rotation controlling module switches the displaying direction to parallel with a direction of a view angle of the user.

7. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module further comprises:

a common hand setting module, for defining a common hand setting area in the configurable interface of directional operation, and exchanging displaying positions of the mouse-key area and the cursor position controlling area when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the common hand setting area.

8. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the mouse-key function driving module defines a left key area and a right key area in the mouse-key area, and for triggering a mouse-key function corresponding to a left key of a mouse when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the left key area and triggering a mouse-key function corresponding to a right key of the mouse when the touch signal is determined as positioned within the right key area.

9. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 1, wherein the operation interface construction module displays the configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen according to a transparency.

10. The configurable apparatus for directional operation according to claim 9, wherein when the touch screen does not receive any touch signal, the operation interface construction module displays the configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen with the higher transparency.

11. A computer system, for storing a computer program comprising a plurality of program codes, the computer program being loaded in a mobile electronic apparatus having a touch screen for displaying a configurable interface of directional operation on a touch screen, the configurable interface of directional operation comprising:

a mouse-key area, for triggering a mouse-key function; and

a cursor position controlling area, for controlling a position of a cursor displayed on the touch screen.

12. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation is displayed at a position adjacent to a border of the touch screen.

13. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the mouse-key area and the cursor position controlling area are displayed at positions respectively adjacent to two individual borders of the touch screen.

14. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation further comprises a displaying position adjusting area, for adjusting a displaying position of the configurable interface of directional operation on the touch screen.

15. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation further comprises an interface rotation controlling area for switching a displaying direction of the configurable interface of directional operation.

16. The computer system according to claim 15, wherein the displaying direction is parallel with a direction of a view angle of the user.

17. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation further comprises a common hand setting area, for exchanging displaying positions of the mouse-key area and the cursor position controlling area.

18. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the mouse-key area further comprises a left key area and a right key area, wherein the left key area is adapted for triggering a mouse-key function corresponding to a left key of a mouse, and the right key area is adapted for triggering a mouse-key function corresponding to a right key of the mouse.

19. The computer system according to claim 11, wherein the configurable interface of directional operation is displayed on the touch screen according to a transparency.

20. The computer system according to claim 19, wherein when the touch screen does not receive any touch signal, the configurable interface of directional operation is displayed on the touch screen with the higher transparency.