ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SETTINGS THEREOF

• US 20120110510A1
• Filed: 11/03/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Alenquer, Daniel Pittella, Wong, Alec, Cindy, Liew Hui Min, Lynn, Ng Wan, Jie, Lionel Wong Zhen, Hung-Hsiang, Chen, Fong, Loi Wean, Chia-Cheng, Shih, Qin, Lee Yun
• Application Number:
  US12/938,675
• Publication Number:
  US 20120110510A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for adjusting settings of an electronic device is disclosed. The method includes the steps as follows: providing a user interface including a plurality of main setting menu keys and a control unit; selecting one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key; outputting a corresponding main setting option image at least including a main setting value display area according to the main setting value; and providing a touch control event to operate the control unit for adjusting the main setting value and then display the adjusted main setting value on the main setting value display area. The touch control event includes a touch displacement event and a touch event. The method for adjusting the settings is contemplated for user'"'"'s intuitive operation to save the time cost.

Claims

1. A method for adjusting settings of an electronic device comprising the steps of:

providing a user interface with multiple main setting menu keys and a control unit;

selecting one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key;

outputting a corresponding main setting option image according to the main setting value, wherein the main setting option image includes a main setting value display area; and

providing a touch displacement event to operate the control unit and adjust the main setting value;

wherein the touch displacement event is achieved by moving relative to the first touching position by continuously touching the control unit after the first touching the control unit, thereby adjusting the main setting value, and the main setting value display area displays an adjustment of the main setting value corresponding to the touch displacement event.

2. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a sub-setting menu key of the user interface to call and output a sub-setting menu image corresponding to the sub-setting menu key, wherein the sub-setting menu image includes multiple sub-setting options;

touching the control unit to display a denoting mark on the sub-setting menu image; and

providing the touch displacement event to operate the control unit to make the denoting mark move at the sub-setting options and select one of the sub-setting options according to the touch displacement event.

3. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

calling a corresponding sub-setting value according to the selected sub-setting option;

outputting a corresponding sub-setting option image according to the sub-setting value, wherein the sub-setting option image at least includes a sub-setting value display area; and

providing the touch displacement event to operate the control unit to adjust the sub-setting value,

wherein the sub-setting value display area displays the adjustment of the sub-setting value corresponding to the touch displacement event.

4. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 1, wherein the touch displacement event is achieved by sliding along a straight line or a curved line on the control unit.

5. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 4, wherein the movement of the sliding is a single point single direction sliding, a single point clockwise sliding, a single point anti-clockwise sliding, a multi-points rotating sliding, a multi-points radial sliding or a multi-points retractive sliding.

6. A method for adjusting settings of an electronic device comprising the steps of:

providing a user interface with multiple main setting menu keys and a control unit;

selecting one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key;

outputting a corresponding main setting option image according to the main setting value, wherein the main setting option image includes a main setting graphical user interface and a main setting value display area; and

providing a touch event to operate the control unit to adjust the main setting value;

wherein the main setting graphical user interface cooperates with the control unit to display multiple pieces of main setting value adjusting information corresponding to the control unit, and the main setting value display area displays an adjustment of the main setting value corresponding to the touch event.

7. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

selecting a sub-setting menu key of the user interface to call and output a sub-setting graphical user interface corresponding to the sub-setting menu key, wherein the sub-setting graphical user interface displays multiple sub-setting options corresponding to the control unit; and

touching the control unit according to the sub-setting options to select one of the sub-setting options.

8. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

calling a sub-setting value according to the selected sub-setting option;

outputting a corresponding sub-setting option image according to the sub-setting value, wherein the sub-setting option image includes a sub-setting graphical user interface and a sub-setting value display area; and

providing the touch event to operate the control unit to adjust the sub-setting value,

wherein the sub-setting graphical user interface cooperates with the control unit to display multiple pieces of sub-setting value adjusting information corresponding to the control unit, and the sub-setting value display area displays the adjustment of the sub-setting value corresponding to the touch event.

9. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, wherein the touch event is achieved by pressing the control unit or clicking the control unit.

10. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, wherein the electronic device is a projector, a desktop computer screen or a notebook computer screen.

11. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, wherein the user interface is a touch panel or a physical keyboard.

12. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, wherein the control unit is a touch scroll, a touch dial or a touch key.

13. The method for adjusting the settings according to claim 6, wherein the adjustment of setting value is shown by one or the combination a value change, an increment and decrement of a bar chart, and a contrast image before and after the adjustment.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a user interface having multiple main setting menu keys and a control unit;

a processing unit connected to the user interface and receiving a signal provided from one of the main setting menu keys to call a main setting value corresponding to the main setting menu key; and

an image output unit connected to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit drives the image output unit to output a main setting option image corresponding to the main setting value according to the main setting value, and the main setting option image at least includes a main setting value display area;

wherein the control unit receives a touch displacement event and adjusts the main setting value, the touch displacement event is achieved by moving relative to the first touch position by continuously touching the control unit after first touching the control unit, thereby adjusting the main setting value, and the main setting value display area displays the adjustment of the main setting value corresponding to the touch displacement event.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the user interface further includes a sub-setting menu key, the processing unit receives a signal provided by the sub-setting menu key, calls and drives the image output unit to output a sub-setting menu image corresponding to the sub-setting menu key, the sub-setting menu image includes multiple sub-setting options, and the control unit receives a touch event, the processing unit drives the image output unit to display a denoting mark on the sub-setting menu image, and the control unit receives the touch displacement event to make the denoting mark move at the sub-setting options and select one of the sub-setting options corresponding to the touch displacement event.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the processing unit calls a corresponding sub-setting value according to a selected sub-setting option and drives the image output unit to output a sub-setting option image corresponding to the sub-setting value, the sub-setting option image at least includes a sub-setting value display area, the control unit receives the touch displacement event and adjusts the sub-setting value, and the sub-setting value display area displays the adjustment of the sub-setting value corresponding to the touch displacement event.