Touch Operation Method and Operation Method of Electronic Device

• US 20110173533A1
• Filed: 01/09/2010
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Inventors: Fu, Kuang-Yu, Jou, Ming-Yong, LIU, Chun-Ting
• Application Number:
  US12/684,913
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173533A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A touch operation method and an operation method of an electronic device are provided. The touch operation method comprises judging whether an await-selection object displayed on a touch screen is touched; outputting a floating menu corresponding to an attribute of the await-selection object when a touch time period of touching the await-selection object lasts for a first predetermined time period; judging whether one of a plurality of menu fields in the floating menu is selected, and performing a first instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected; and performing a second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when a touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for a second predetermined time period.

Claims

1. A touch operation method adapted for a touch screen, comprising:

judging whether an await-selection object displayed on the touch screen is touched;

when a touch time period of touching the await-selection object lasts for a first predetermined time period, outputting a floating menu corresponding to an attribute of the await-selection object;

judging whether one of a plurality of menu fields in the floating menu is selected;

when one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected, performing a first instruction corresponding to the selected menu field; and

when a touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for a second predetermined time period, performing a second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field.

2. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of judging whether the await-selection object is touched, comprises:

receiving a touch-position data;

performing a coordinate-converting operation for the touch-position data to obtain a coordinate position;

judging whether the coordinate position is located in a range of the await-selection object; and

when the coordinate position is located in the range of the await-selection object, defining the await-selection object is selected.

3. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

when the touch time period of touching the await-selection object does not lasts for the first predetermined time period, judging whether uninterruptedly receives the touch-position data;

when not receiving the touch-position data, judging whether the await-selection object is touched; and

when uninterruptedly receiving the touch-position data, judging whether the touch time period of touching the await-selection object lasts for the first predetermined time period.

4. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating menu is outputted on the basis of a touch dot of touching the await-selection object.

5. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the step of judging whether one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected, comprises:

detecting a lateral stress of the touch point;

performing a direction-index operation for the lateral stress, to obtain a direction index; and

defining a corresponding one of the menu fields as the selected menu field according to the direction index.

6. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the step of performing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period, comprises:

judging whether the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected after the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period; and

when the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected, repeating the second instruction every a predetermined time interval.

7. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of judging whether one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected, comprises:

detecting a lateral stress of the touch point;

performing a direction-index operation for the lateral stress, to obtain a direction index; and

defining a corresponding one of the menu fields as the selected menu field according to the direction index.

8. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 7, wherein when another await-selection object in the touch screen is touched, the floating menu is closed.

9. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of performing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period, comprises:

judging whether the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected after the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period; and

when the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected, repeating the second instruction every a predetermined time interval.

10. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

when all of the menu fields are not selected, judging whether a non-touch time period of not selecting all of the menu fields lasts for a third predetermined time period; and

when the non-touch time period of not selecting all of the menu fields lasts for the third predetermined time period, closing the floating menu.

11. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating menu is outputted to a central position of the touch screen.

12. The touch operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the menu fields are outputted to corners of the touch screen.

13. An operation method of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch screen, the touch screen displaying at least one await-selection object, and the operation method of the electronic device comprising:

when a touch time period of touching the await-selection object lasts for a first predetermined time period, outputting a floating menu corresponding to an attribute of the await-selection object; and

when a touch time period of selecting one of a plurality of menu fields in the floating menu does not last for a second predetermined time period, performing a first instruction corresponding to the selected menu field; and

when the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period, performing a second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field;

wherein the first predetermined time period is less than the second predetermined time period.

14. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, further comprising judging whether one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected.

15. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the floating menu is outputted on the basis of a touch point of touching the await-selecting object.

16. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the step of judging whether one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected, comprises:

detecting a lateral stress of the touch point;

performing a direction-index operation for the lateral stress, to obtain a direction index; and

defining a corresponding one of the menu fields as the selected menu field according to the direction index.

17. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the step of performing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period, comprises:

judging whether the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected after the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period; and

when the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected, repeating the second instruction every a predetermined time interval.

18. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the step of judging whether one of the menu fields in the floating menu is selected, comprises:

detecting a lateral stress of the touch point;

performing a direction-index operation for the lateral stress, to obtain a direction index; and

defining a corresponding one of the menu fields as the selected menu field according to the direction index.

19. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 18, wherein when another await-selection object on the touch screen is touched, the floating menu is closed.

20. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the step of performing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field when the touch time period of selecting the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period, comprises:

judging whether the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected after the touch time period of the selected menu field lasts for the second predetermined time period; and

when the selected menu field is still uninterruptedly selected, repeating the second instruction every a predetermined time interval.

21. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 20, further comprising:

when all of the menu fields are not selected, judging whether a non-touch time period of not selecting all of the menu fields lasts for a third predetermined time period; and

when the non-touch time period of the not selecting all of the menu fields lasts for the third predetermined time period, closing the floating menu.

22. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the floating menu is outputted to a central position of the touch screen.

23. The operation method of the electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the menu fields are distributed at corners of the touch screen.