CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100283729A1
• Filed: 05/04/2010
• Published: 11/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: WANG, Lu, SUNG, Antony Ying-Chih
• Application Number:
  US12/773,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20100283729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• 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 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A control method for controlling a handheld electronic device comprising a screen and a touch pad is provided. The screen is used for displaying a frame. The control method comprises the following steps. The frame comprising at least one option and a controlled object is displayed. A radial input with respect to the touch pad is detected. A shifting direction of the controlled object according to the radial input is controlled so as to switch between the options. A rotational input with respect to the touch pad is detected. One of the options according to the rotational input is selected.

Claims

1. A control method for controlling a handheld electronic device comprising a screen and a touch pad, wherein the screen is used for displaying a frame, and the control method comprises:

displaying the frame comprising at least one option and a controlled object;

detecting a radial input with respect to the touch pad;

controlling a shifting direction of the controlled object according to the radial input, so as to switch between the options;

detecting a rotational input with respect to the touch pad; and

selecting one of the options according to the rotational input.

2. The control method of claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic device further comprises a host for providing a plurality of application programs, the screen and the touch pad are disposed on a surface of the host.

3. The control method of claim 2 further comprising:

executing one of the application programs corresponding to the selected option.

4. The control method of claim 2, wherein the touch pad comprises an electrode layer disposed at an inner area of the touch pad and having several recess parts, the handheld electronic device further comprises a plurality of controlled buttons disposed at the recess parts and being exposed on the touch pad, and the control method further comprises:

detecting a pressing input with respect to the controlled buttons; and

executing one of the application programs according to the press input.

5. The control method of claim 1, wherein the controlled object is a cursor, a selecting frame or an adjusting bar.

6. The control method of claim 1, wherein the touch pad is a resistive touch pad.

7. The control method of claim 1, wherein the touch pad is a capacitive touch pad.

8. The control method of claim 4, wherein the controlled buttons comprise a function key.

9. The control method of claim 4, wherein the controlled buttons comprise a number key.