Method for multiple touch modes, method for applying multi single-touch instruction and electronic device performing these methods

• US 20110004853A1
• Filed: 10/22/2009
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Yao-Tsung
• Application Number:
  US12/588,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for multiple touch modes, a method for applying multi single-touch instruction, and an electronic device performing these methods are disclosed. The method for multiple touch modes comprises the following steps: receiving at least one instruction; determining whether the at least one instruction comprises a start instruction; if yes, determining whether the at least one instruction is a multi single-touch instruction; and if yes, performing a multi single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

Claims

1. A method for multiple touch modes, used in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch device, the method for multiple touch modes comprising the following steps:

receiving at least one instruction;

determining whether the at least one instruction comprises a start instruction;

if the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction, determining whether the at least one instruction is a multi single-touch instruction, wherein the multi single-touch instruction is a single instruction composed of a plurality of single-touch gestures; and

if the at least one instruction is determined as the multi single-touch instruction, performing a multi single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

2. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the at least one instruction is a touch gesture, the switch key, or the combination of the touch gesture and the switch key.

3. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the start instruction is a start gesture or the switch key.

4. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 3, wherein the start gesture is a tap, a press point, a straight line, a curved line, a closed circle, a long-time press point or a time interval.

5. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction further comprises the following step:

determining whether the at least one instruction comprises an end instruction.

6. The method for multiple touch modes claimed in claim 5, wherein:

if the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction and the end instruction, determining whether the at least one instruction is the multi single-touch instruction; and

if the at least one instruction is determined to be the multi single-touch instruction, performing the multi single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

7. The method for multiple touch modes claimed in claim 5, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the end instruction is an end gesture or the switch key.

8. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 7, wherein the end gesture is a tap, a press point, a straight line, a curved line, a closed circle, a long-time press point, or a time interval.

9. The method for multiple touch modes as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the following steps:

if the at least one instruction does not comprise the start instruction, determining whether the at least one instruction is a multi-touch instruction or a single-touch instruction;

if the at least one instruction is determined to be the multi-touch instruction, performing a multi-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction; and

if the at least one instruction is determined to be the single-touch instruction, performing a single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

10. A method for applying multi single-touch instruction, used in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch device, the method for applying multi single-touch instruction comprising the following steps:

receiving at least one instruction;

determining whether the at least one instruction comprises a start instruction;

if the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction, comparing the at least one instruction with a database for determining whether the at least one instruction is an effective multi single-touch instruction, wherein the multi single-touch instruction is a single instruction composed of a plurality of single-touch gestures; and

if the at least one instruction is the effective multi single-touch instruction, performing a multi single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

11. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the at least one instruction is a touch gesture, the switch key, or the combination of the touch gesture and the switch key.

12. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the start instruction is a start gesture or the switch key.

13. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 12, wherein the start gesture is a tap, a press point, a straight line, a curved line, a closed circle, a long-time press point, or a time interval.

14. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 10 further comprising the following steps:

if the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction, determining whether the at least one instruction comprises an end instruction; and

if the at least one instruction comprises the end instruction, comparing the at least one instruction with the database for determining whether the at least one instruction is the effective multi single-touch instruction.

15. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 14, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the end instruction is an end gesture or the switch key.

16. The method for applying multi single-touch instruction as claimed in claim 15, wherein the end gesture is a tap, a press point, a straight line, a curved line, a closed circle, a long-time press point or a time interval.

17. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a storage device, electrically connected with the processor, the storage device comprising a program and a database;

a touch device, electrically connected with the processor, the touch device used for receiving a touch gesture from a user;

wherein by means of utilizing the processor to execute the program and the database, the electronic device is capable of performing the following steps;

receiving at least one instruction;

determining whether the at least one instruction comprises a start instruction;

if the at least one instruction comprises the start instruction, determining whether the at least one instruction is a multi single-touch instruction, wherein the multi single-touch instruction is a single instruction composed of a plurality of single-touch gestures; and

if the at least one instruction is determined to be the multi single-touch instruction, performing a multi single-touch operation corresponding to the at least one instruction.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the at least one instruction is a touch gesture or the switch key, or the combination of the touch gesture and the switch key.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic device further comprises a switch key, and the start instruction is a start gesture, the switch key.

20. The electronic device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the start gesture is a tap, a press point, a straight line, a curved line, a closed circle, a long-time press point, or a time interval.