COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND QUICK SELECTION METHOD

• US 20160162681A1
• Filed: 04/23/2015
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yeh, Wang-Hung
• Application Number:
  US14/694,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20160162681A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2129 Authenticate client device independently of the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• 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 quick selection method executable on a touch screen communication device for quickly initiating communication includes designating a predetermined quick selection action and a quick selection region of the touch screen, choose one or more quick contacts from a list of previously entered contacts to initiate quick communication with, and performing the predetermined quick selection action on the predetermined quick selection region of the touch screen.

Claims

1. A quick selection method executable on a touch screen communication device for quickly initiating communication, the method comprising:

choosing one or more quick contacts to initiate quick communication with;

designating a quick selection region of the touch screen;

designating a predetermined quick selection action; and

performing the predetermined quick selection action on the predetermined quick selection region of the touch screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is detected after the communication device is woke up from a sleep mode.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the quick selection region is a region on the touch screen except for an unlocking area on the touch screen when the touch screen of the communication device is locked, or a region on a user interface displayed on the touch screen except for icons on the user interface.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more quick contacts are chose from a list of previously entered contacts stored in a storage device of the communication device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is taping the quick selection region for predetermined times within a first predetermined time period, or pressing the quick selection region throughout a second predetermined time period.

6. A communication device, comprising:

a touch screen;

at least one processor; and

a storage device that stores one or more programs which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

choose one or more quick contacts to initiate quick communication with;

designate a quick selection region of the touch screen;

designate a predetermined quick selection action; and

perform the predetermined quick selection action on the predetermined quick selection region of the touch screen.

7. The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is detected after the communication device is woke up from a sleep mode.

8. The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the quick selection region is a region on the touch screen except for an unlocking area on the touch screen when the touch screen of the communication device is locked, or a region on a user interface displayed on the touch screen except for icons on the user interface.

9. The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the one or more quick contacts are chose from a list of previously entered contacts stored in a storage device of the communication device.

10. The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is taping the quick selection region for predetermined times within a first predetermined time period, or pressing the quick selection region throughout a second predetermined time period.

11. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a communication device, causes the at least one processor to perform a method for quick selection, the communication device comprising a touch screen, wherein the method comprises:

choosing one or more quick contacts to initiate quick communication with;

designating a quick selection region of the touch screen;

designating a predetermined quick selection action; and

performing the predetermined quick selection action on the predetermined quick selection region of the touch screen.

12. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is detected after the communication device is woke up from a sleep mode.

13. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the quick selection region is a region on the touch screen except for an unlocking area on the touch screen when the touch screen of the communication device is locked, or a region on a user interface displayed on the touch screen except for icons on the user interface.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the one or more quick contacts are chose from a list of previously entered contacts stored in a storage device of the communication device.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the predetermined quick selection action is taping the quick selection region for predetermined times within a first predetermined time period, or pressing the quick selection region throughout a second predetermined time period.