ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20150002422A1
• Filed: 06/24/2014
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Chi-Jen, Hsieh, Shau-Yang, Lin, Tzu-Ching, Hsu, Chih-Feng, Wang, Shih-Yang, Cheng, Jen-Hao, Lu, Kuang-Rong
• Application Number:
  US14/312,937
• Publication Number:
  US 20150002422A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

An electronic device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen and a controller. The controller detects a trigger signal while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state. When the trigger signal is detected, the controller executes a touch-gesture recording program, and receives and stores an input touch-gesture.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic device with a touch-sensitive screen, comprising:

operating the electronic device in a user-interface lock state;

while the electronic device is in the user-interface lock state, detecting a starting signal, and in response to the starting signal, executing a touch-gesture recording process; and

receiving and storing a touch-gesture on the touch screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the starting signal is generated in response to one of the following events:

pulling out a stylus, activating a virtual button, and pressing a physical button.

3. The method of claim 1, the following steps are executed the touch-gesture recording process:

displaying an input area on the touch screen; and

receiving and storing the touch-gesture made in the input area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch screen stops displaying the touch-gesture after the touch-gesture was stored, and the touch screen displays a graphic symbol indicating the fact that the touch-gesture has been stored.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a pre-defined unlock gesture, and transitioning the electronic device from the user-interface lock state into a normal processing state;

receiving a recognition command to cause the electronic device to recognize the touch-gesture to obtain text information therefrom;

determining whether the recognized text information comprises particular contents with pre-defined format;

initiating an action corresponding to the particular contents when the recognized text information comprises particular contents with pre-defined particular format.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive screen, displaying images and receiving touch inputs; and

a controller;

while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state, the controller detects a starting signal, and in response to the starting signal, executes a touch-gesture recording process, and receives and stores a touch-gesture on the touch screen.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the starting signal is generated in response to one of the following events:

pulling out a stylus, activating a virtual button, and pressing a physical button.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising a storage device, wherein the controller performs the following steps when executing the touch-gesture recording process:

controlling the touch screen to display an input area on the touch screen, and to receive and store the touch-gesture made in the input area.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the controller controls the touch screen to stop displaying the touch-gesture after the touch-gesture was stored, and to display a graphic symbol indicating the fact that the touch-gesture has been stored.

10. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the controller further performs the steps of:

receiving a pre-defined unlock gesture, and transitioning the electronic device from the user-interface lock state into a normal processing state;

receiving a recognition command to cause the electronic device to recognize the touch-gesture to obtain text information therefrom;

determining whether the recognized text information comprises particular contents with pre-defined particular format;

initiating an action corresponding to the particular contents when the recognized text information comprises particular contents with pre-defined particular format.