PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20140210733A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Cho-Yi Lin
• Inventors: LIN, Cho-Yi
• Application Number:
  US13/831,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20140210733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A portable communication device is provided. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the portable communication device includes a first casing comprising a first input unit, and a second casing attached to the first casing. When the second casing is attached to the first casing, a space for the placement of a processing unit can be defined. The second casing further includes a second input unit electrically connected to a processing unit, and the second input unit further includes at least one touch zone. When the at least one touch zone is touched, a sensing signal indicative of the at least one touch zone being touched is delivered to the processing unit. The processing unit controls the portable communication device to operate according to the sensing signal indicating the touched state of the at least one touch zone.

Claims

1. A portable communication device, comprising:

a first casing, comprising a first input unit; and

a second casing, attached to the first casing, wherein a space for placing a processing unit is defined by the second casing and the first casing;

wherein the second casing comprises a second input unit electrically connected to the processing unit, the second input unit comprises at least one touch zone, a sensing signal indicating a touched state of the touch zone is transmitted to the processing unit when the touch zone is touched, and the processing unit controls a preset operation of the portable communication device according to the sensing signal indicating the touched state of the touch zone.

2. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second casing is a back cover of the portable communication device.

3. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the preset operation comprises to wake up the portable communication device and to unlock the portable communication device.

4. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when a touched area of the at least one touch zone is greater than a first preset value, the portable communication device performs the corresponding preset operation.

5. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the second input unit is a capacitive touch panel.

6. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when a quantity of the at least one touched touch zone is greater than a second preset value, the portable communication device performs the corresponding preset operation.

7. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when a sequence of the at least one touched touch zone is a preset sequence, the portable communication device performs the corresponding preset operation.

8. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when a time length the at least one touch zone is touched is a preset time length, the portable communication device performs the corresponding preset operation.

9. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when a time interval the touch zones are touched satisfies a preset requirement, the portable communication device performs the corresponding preset operation.

10. An operation method of a portable communication device, wherein the portable communication device comprises a first casing comprising a first input unit, and a second casing being attached to the first casing and comprising a second input unit, a space for placing a control circuit is defined by the second casing and the first casing, the control circuit is electrically connected to the second input unit, the second input unit comprises at least one touch zone, and the operation method comprises:

receiving a sensing signal from the second input unit;

determining a touched state of the at least one touch zone corresponding to the sensing signal; and

according to the touched state of the at least one touch zone, controlling the portable communication device to perform a preset operation.

11. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

according to the received sensing signal, determining whether a touched area of the at least one touch zone is greater than a first preset value, so as to determine whether to perform the preset operation.

12. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, wherein the preset operation comprises waking up the portable communication device and unlocking the portable communication device.

13. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising receiving an input of the first input unit.

14. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

according to the received sensing signal, determining whether a quantity of the at least one touch zone which is touched is greater than a second preset value, so as to determine Whether to perform the preset operation.

15. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

according to the received sensing signal, determining whether a sequence of the at least one touch zone which is touched is a preset sequence, so as to determine whether to perform the preset operation.

16. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

according to the received sensing signal, determining whether a time length the at least one touch zone is touched is a preset time length, so as to determine whether to perform the preset operation.

17. The operation method of the portable communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

according to the received sensing signal, determining whether a time interval the touch zones are touched satisfies a preset requirement, so as to determine whether to perform the preset operation.