COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MANIPULATING ONSCREEN DATA

• US 20120092269A1
• Filed: 10/15/2010
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TSAI, PEI-YUN, CHIANG, MIKE WEN-HSING
• Application Number:
  US12/905,960
• Publication Number:
  US 20120092269A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for operating content of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes displaying content on a touch-sensitive display. A touch path is received from the display. A selection path and a command initiation path from the touch path are identified. Operating content from the associated file with a selection path is selected. A command mode is entered according to the command initiation path.

Claims

1. A computer-implement method for manipulating onscreen data, comprising:

displaying content on a touch-sensitive display;

receiving a touch path from the display;

identifying a selection path and a command initiation path from the touch path;

selecting operating content from the content associated with the selection path; and

entering a command mode according to the command initiation path.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises a line under the operating content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises a frame around the operating content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises a loop to enclose the operating content.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the loop is unsymmetrical.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises a line adjacent to the operating content, a height of the line is substantially equal to a height of the operating content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises square brackets, the operating content is in an area between the square brackets.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises two square brackets, the content comprises a plurality of objects, an input time of each of the plurality of objects is recorded, the operating content comprises objects with the input times between an input time of a first object embraced or crossed by a start square bracket of the two square brackets and an input time of a last object embraced or crossed by a last square bracket of the square bracket.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises corner shapes positioned at corners of the operating content, and the operating content is enclosed by the corner shapes.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection path comprises corner shapes positioned at a start point and an end point.

11. A computer-implement method for manipulating onscreen data, comprising:

displaying content on a touch-sensitive display;

detecting a touch path from the display;

identifying a selection path and a command initiation path from the touch path;

selecting operating content from the content associated with the selection path; and

generating a command menu near the command initiation path to display at least one command operation.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises a line under the operating content.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises a frame around the operating content.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises a loop to enclose the operating content.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the loop is unsymmetrical.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises a line adjacent to the operating content, and a height of the line is equal to a height of the operating content.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises square brackets, and the operating content is in an area between the square brackets.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises two square brackets, the content comprises a plurality of objects, an input time of each of the plurality of objects is recorded, the operating content comprises objects with the input times between an input time of a first object embraced or crossed by a start square bracket of the two square brackets and an input time of a last object embraced or crossed by a last square bracket of the square bracket.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises corner shapes positioned at corners of the operating content, and the operating content are enclosed by the corner shapes.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the selection path comprises corner shapes positioned at a start point and an end point.