TOUCH ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND TOUCH LINK METHOD

• US 20150213783A1
• Filed: 01/28/2015
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd. (MediaTek, Inc.)
• Inventors: YAN, Xiaomeng, HSIEH, Chin-Ying, WU, Yao-Ting
• Application Number:
  US14/607,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20150213783A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware

Abstract

The present invention provides a touch electronic device and a touch link method. The touch electronic device includes a touch panel and a touch connection module. The touch connection module includes a sensing module and a connection module. The sensing module is utilized to detect a physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and a plurality of first touch electronic devices. The connection module is utilized to develop a touch link between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel when the sensing module detects the physical adjacency. The touch electronic device and the touch link method of the preset invention could be utilized to easily develop the touch link among at least two electronic devices for data transmission.

Claims

1. A touch electronic device, comprising:

a touch panel; and

a touch connection module, wherein the touch connection module comprises a sensing module and a connection module, the sensing module is utilized to detect a physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and a plurality of first touch electronic devices, and the connection module is utilized to develop a touch link between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel when the sensing module detects the physical adjacency.

2. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when a distance between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices is smaller than or equal to 5 mm, the sensing module of the touch electronic device determines that the touch electronic device is physically adjacent to the plurality of first touch electronic devices.

3. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sensing module of the touch electronic device determines the physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices simultaneously or sequentially.

4. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein after the sensing module of the touch electronic device detects the physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices, the connection module of the touch electronic device transmits a touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel.

5. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connection module of the touch electronic device transmits the touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices simultaneously or sequentially to develop the touch link between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices simultaneously or sequentially.

6. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein after the connection module of the touch electronic device transmits the touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices, the connection module of the touch electronic device determines whether a plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel or not.

7. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices, the touch electronic device develops the touch link with the plurality of first touch electronic devices.

8. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the touch electronic device further comprises a control module, when the plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are not received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices, the control module of the touch electronic device determines whether the touch electronic device has transmitted the touch link request signals a number of times exceeding a predetermined number or for a period of time exceeding a predetermined period or not.

9. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the touch link has been developed, the connection module of the touch electronic device records a touch link status.

10. The touch electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the touch link has been developed, the plurality of first touch electronic devices record their touch link statuses with the touch electronic device respectively, and when the touch electronic device determines whether it is physically adjacent to the plurality of first touch electronic devices or not, the touch electronic device receives the touch link statuses through the touch panel.

11. A touch link method applied for a touch electronic device, comprising:

detecting a physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and a plurality of first touch electronic devices through a sensing module of the touch electronic device; and

developing a touch link between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices through a touch panel of the touch electronic device when the sensing module detects the physical adjacency.

12. The touch link method as claimed in claim 11, wherein when a distance between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices is smaller than or equal to 5 mm, the touch electronic device is physically adjacent to the plurality of first touch electronic devices is determined through the sensing module.

13. The touch link method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices is determined simultaneously or sequentially through the sensing module of the touch electronic device.

14. The touch link method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the touch link method further comprises, after the sensing module of the touch electronic device detects the physical adjacency between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices, transmitting a touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel by the connection module of the touch electronic device.

15. The touch link method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the touch link method further comprises transmitting the touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices simultaneously or sequentially to develop the touch link between the touch electronic device and the plurality of first touch electronic devices simultaneously or sequentially.

16. The touch link method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the touch link method further comprises, after the connection module of the touch electronic device transmits the touch link request signal to the plurality of first touch electronic devices, determining whether a plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices through the touch panel or not.

17. The touch link method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the touch link method further comprises when the plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices, the touch electronic device develops the touch link with the plurality of first touch electronic devices.

18. The touch link method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the touch link method further comprises when the plurality of touch link acknowledge signals are not received respectively from the plurality of first touch electronic devices, determining whether the touch electronic device has transmitted the touch link request signals a number of times exceeding a predetermined number or for a period of time exceeding a predetermined period or not by a control module of the touch electronic device.

19. The touch link method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the touch link method further comprises after the touch link has been developed, recording a touch link status.

20. The touch link method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the touch link method further comprises, after the touch link has been developed, recording touch link statuses between the plurality of first touch electronic devices and the touch electronic device respectively by the plurality of first touch electronic devices, and when the touch electronic device determines whether it is physically adjacent to the plurality of first touch electronic devices or not, receiving the touch link statuses through the touch panel of the touch electronic device.