Touch-sensitive electric apparatus and window operation method thereof

• US 20110239156A1
• Filed: 08/05/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Lin, Chih-Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US12/851,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20110239156A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/788
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Touch-sensitive electric devices and window operation methods thereof are provided. The window operation method is applicable to an electronic device including a touch-sensitive screen, a storage unit and a processing module. The window operating method includes the following steps of: storing a touch-control database including a touch-control event in the storage unit; analyzing a touch-control gesture received via the touch-sensitive screen by the processing module and determining whether the touch-control gesture corresponds to the touch-control event; if yes, generating a transparent window and a marked frame, and covering the transparent window on the touch-sensitive screen transparently and displaying the marked frame on the periphery of the window by the processing module; and operating the window correspondingly by the processing module according to a touch-control command received on a display area of the transparent window. Thus, the window operating method may enhance convenience for users during touch-control operations of the window.

Claims

1. A window operation method, for use in an electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive screen, a storage unit and a processing module, comprising:

storing a touch-control database comprising a touch-control event in the storage unit;

displaying a window in the touch-sensitive screen;

analyzing a touch-control gesture received via the touch-sensitive screen by the processing module, and determining whether the touch-control gesture conforms to the touch-control event;

when the touch-control gesture conforms to the touch-control event, generating a transparent window and a marked frame in the touch-sensitive screen by the processing module, wherein the transparent window is covered on the touch-sensitive screen transparently, and the marked frame is displayed on the periphery of the window; and

operating the window by the processing module according to a touch-control command received on a display area of the transparent window in the touch-sensitive screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch-control command is used to adjust the display area of the window, adjust the position of the window in the touch-sensitive screen, or close the window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein when several windows are provided, and the touch-control gesture conforms to the touch-control event, the method further comprises:

selecting the top window having the highest Z-order by the processing module; and

displaying the marked frame on the periphery of the top window by the processing module.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

selecting one of the windows except for the top window on the touch-sensitive screen by a user;

causing the selected window to obtain a focus; and

displaying the marked frame on the periphery of the selected window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein when the touch-control gesture does not conform to the touch-control event, the method further comprises:

generating multi-point touch-control information according to the touch-control gesture; and

transmitting the multi-point touch-control information to an operating system executed on the electronic device.

6. A touch-sensitive electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit storing a touch-control database comprising a touch-control event;

a touch-sensitive screen receiving a touch-control gesture, and displaying a window; and

a processing module electrically coupled to the storage unit and the touch-sensitive screen, analyzing the touch-control gesture to determine whether the touch-control gesture conforms to the touch-control event, and when the touch-control gesture conforms to the touch-control event, generating a transparent window and a marked frame in the touch-sensitive screen, wherein the transparent window is covered on the touch-sensitive screen transparently, and the marked frame is displayed on the periphery of the window, and operating the window according to a touch-control command received on a display area of the transparent window in the touch-sensitive screen.

7. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processing module adjusts the display area of the window, adjusts the position of the window in the touch-sensitive screen, or closes the window according to the touch-control command.

8. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 6, wherein when several windows are provided, the processing module selects the top window having the highest Z-order, and displays the marked frame on the periphery of the top window.

9. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 8, wherein when one of the windows except for the top window is selected on the touch-sensitive screen by a user, the processing module causes the selected window to obtain a focus, and displays the marked frame on the periphery of the selected window.

10. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 6, wherein when the touch-control gesture does not conform to the touch-control event, the processing module further generates multi-point touch-control information according to the touch-control gesture, and transmits the multi-point touch-control information to an operating system executed on the touch-sensitive electronic device.