ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT

• US 20130328819A1
• Filed: 02/08/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Miyano, Yasuhiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,411,463 B2
• 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

Improved operability can be achieved in receiving a handwritten input via a touchscreen panel. An electronic device includes a touchscreen panel, a memory for storing content having at least one predetermined position set for the content, and a processor for obtaining a first touched position via the touchscreen panel, and causing the touchscreen panel to display the content thereon based on the first touched position and the predetermined position.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. An electronic device comprising:

a touchscreen panel;

a memory for storing content having a plurality of predetermined positions set for said content; and

a processor for obtaining a first touched position via said touchscreen panel,

said processor obtaining a contact position of a pen on said touchscreen panel as a second touched position,

when said content is displayed based on a first predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions, and in that condition said second touched position is no longer input and since then once a predetermined period of time has elapsed, then, said processor causing said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon based on said first touched position and a second predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein said first touched position is a contact position of a palm on said touchscreen panel.

18. The electronic device according to claim 17, wherein said processor causes said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon such that said predetermined position relative to said first touched position is a first relative position.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein said processor stores said second touched position relative to said first touched position to said memory as said first relative position.

24. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein:

a handwritten input receivable area and a handwritten input unreceivable area corresponding to each of said at least one predetermined position are set for said content; and

said at least one predetermined position corresponds to said handwritten input receivable area.

25. The electronic device according to claim 24, wherein said processor causes said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon such that said handwritten input receivable area and said handwritten input unreceivable area corresponding to said predetermined position that is a target are both entirely displayed based on said first touched position.

20. An electronic device comprising:

a touchscreen panel;

a memory for storing content having a plurality of predetermined positions set for said content; and

a processor for obtaining a first touched position via said touchscreen panel,

when said content is displayed based on a first predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions, and in that condition said first touched position is no longer input and since then once a predetermined period of time has elapsed, then, said processor causing said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon based on said first touched position and a second predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions.

21. The electronic device according to claim 20, wherein said first touched position corresponds to a contact position of a pen on said touchscreen panel.

22. The electronic device according to claim 21, wherein said processor causes said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon such that said first touched position matches said predetermined position.

23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein said processor stores a center of a rectangle surrounding said contact position of said pen to said memory as said first touched position based on time series data of said contact position of said pen on said touchscreen panel.

26. A method for displaying content in an electronic device including a memory for storing content having a plurality of predetermined positions set for said content, a touchscreen panel, and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining, by said processor, a first touched position via said touchscreen panel;

obtaining, by said processor, a contact position of a pen on said touchscreen panel as a second touched position; and

when said content is displayed based on a first predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions, and in that condition said second touched position is no longer input and since then once a predetermined period of time has elapsed, then, causing, by said processor, said touchscreen panel to display said content thereon based on said first touched position and a second predetermined position of said plurality of predetermined positions.