PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20150123916A1
• Filed: 05/09/2013
• Published: 05/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Inomata, Masayoshi
• Application Number:
  US14/410,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20150123916A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A portable terminal device determines whether it is used in an opened state or a closed state (for example, a folded state) using a terminal shape determination unit of a CPU. A browser running determination unit determines whether a browser executed by the CPU of the portable terminal device is running. A touch panel determination unit determines whether a touch operation is being performed on a back screen and whether a touch operation is being performed on only the back screen. A touch area determination unit performs a determination as to whether a touch operation is being performed on an upper screen area and a determination as to whether a touch operation is being performed on a central screen area. A long-press touch determination unit performs a determination as to whether a touch operation is being performed having a predetermined length greater than a normal touch length.

Claims

1. A portable terminal device with a foldable casing in which both of a front display surface and a back display surface are configured as touch panels, the portable terminal device comprising:

a terminal shape determination unit configured to determine whether the casing of the portable terminal device is in a folded state;

a browser running determination unit configured to determine whether a browser is running;

a touch panel determination unit configured to determine content of a touch operation on a touch panel;

a touch area determination unit configured to determine a section of a touch area on which the touch operation on the touch panel is performed;

a long-press touch determination unit configured to determine whether a long-press touch operation is being performed; and

an execution unit configured to perform a predetermined action corresponding to a combination of determination results of the terminal shape determination unit, the browser running determination unit, the touch panel determination unit, the touch area determination unit, and the long-press touch determination unit.

2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein any one of an input action, and an update action of a display screen is included in the predetermined action of the execution unit.

3. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is not in a folded state, the execution unit regards two screens as one front display surface, and performs a predetermined action corresponding to a touch operation on the one front display surface including the two screens.

4. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state and the browser is not running, the execution unit performs an action corresponding to an operation rule of application software that is running or an input screen.

5. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, and no touch operation is being performed on the back display surface or a touch operation is being performed on both the front display surface and on the back display surface, the execution unit performs a predetermined action corresponding to the touch operation on the front display surface.

6. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and a long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to the long-press operation on the upper area.

7. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and no long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to the touch operation on the upper area.

8. The portable terminal device according to claim 1,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and a long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to a long-press operation on a central area defined in the back display surface.

11. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is not in a folded state, the execution unit regards two screens as one front display surface, and performs a predetermined action corresponding to a touch operation on the one front display surface including the two screens.

12. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state and the browser is not running, the execution unit performs an action corresponding to an operation rule of application software that is running or an input screen.

13. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, and no touch operation is being performed on the back display surface or a touch operation is being performed on both the front display surface and on the back display surface, the execution unit performs a predetermined action corresponding to the touch operation on the front display surface.

14. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and a long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to the long-press operation on the upper area.

15. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and no long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to the touch operation on the upper area.

16. The portable terminal device according to claim 2,

wherein, when the casing is in a folded state, the browser is running, a touch operation is being performed on the back display surface, no touch operation is being performed on the front display surface, no touch operation is being performed on an upper area defined in the back display surface, and a long-press touch operation is being performed, the execution unit performs an action assigned to a long-press operation on a central area defined in the back display surface.

9. A method for operating a portable terminal device with a foldable casing in which both of a front display surface and a back display surface are configured as touch panels, the method comprising:

a terminal shape determination step of determining whether the casing of the portable terminal device is in a folded state;

a browser running determination step of determining whether a browser is running;

a touch panel determination step of determining content of a touch operation on a touch panel;

a touch area determination step of determining a section of a touch area in which the touch operation on the touch panel is performed;

a long-press touch determination step of determining whether a long-press touch operation is performed; and

an execution step of performing a predetermined action corresponding to a combination of determination results of the terminal shape determination step, the browser running determination step, the touch panel determination step, the touch area determination step, and the long-press touch determination step.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored a program for operating a portable terminal device with a foldable casing in which both of a front display surface and a back display surface are configured as touch panels, the program causing the portable terminal device to be computer-controlled to perform:

a terminal shape determination step of determining whether the casing of the portable terminal device is in a folded state;

a browser running determination step of determining whether a browser is running;

a touch panel determination step of determining content of a touch operation on a touch panel;

a touch area determination step of determining a section of a touch area in which the touch operation on the touch panel is being performed;

a long-press touch determination step of determining whether a long-press touch operation is being performed; and

an execution step of performing a predetermined action corresponding to a combination of determination results of the terminal shape determination step, the browser running determination step, the touch panel determination step, the touch area determination step, and the long-press touch determination step.