Computer with a touch screen

• US 7,185,291 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2003
• Issued: 02/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Wu, Chin-Wang, Wu, Jain-Shing
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadesse
• Application Number:
  US10/377,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20040174399A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,456 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863, 715/864, 715/866, 715/700, 715539-541, 345/179, 345/168, 345/173, 345/441, 382/186, 382/189
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer with a touch screen, and the user can execute one of “undo”, “cut”, “copy” and “paste” editing commands by a continuous stroke movement to increase the input operational efficiency. For example, after marking an area on the screen, if the subsequent stroke is moved downwards, the “cut” operation is performed, and if the subsequent stroke is moved upwards, the “copy” operation is performed. Furthermore, when the user stops the stroke at a predetermined position, if the subsequent stroke is moved towards the right, the “paste” operation is performed, and if the subsequent stroke is moved towards the left, the “undo” operation is performed.

Claims

1. A computer with a touch screen enabling a user to control the computer via a touch pen, the computer comprising:

the touch screen enabling the user to input data into the touch screen via the touch pen, wherein a track on the touch screen made by the touch pen is termed a stroke;

a microprocessor;

a memory connected to the microprocessor, comprising a text editing program;

the computer capable of executing the text editing program to display a plurality of text on the touch screen, and enabling the user to input and edit the text via the text editing program;

characterized in that;

the memory having an editing operating program, and the microprocessor executing the editing operating program to achieve the following means;

a first means for allowing the user to mark a section of text via the touch pen to enable the marked text to be a marked area; and

a second means for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing means, the editing means comprising;

cutting means for cutting the marked area; and

copying means for copying the marked area;

wherein when the computer performs the second means, the cutting means is next performed if a subsequent stroke is downwards, and the copying means is next performed if the subsequent stroke is upwards.

2. The computer as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a third means for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period when the user stops the stroke at a predetermined position, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing means, the editing means further comprising;

a pasting means for pasting a cut or copied text in the marked area.

3. The computer as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the computer performs the third means, if the subsequent stroke is towards the right, the pasting means is next performed.

4. The computer as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a third means for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period when the user stops the stroke at a predetermined position, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing means, the editing means further comprising;

an undo means to undo an edit change previously made by the user.

5. The computer as claimed in claim 4, wherein when the computer performs the third means, if the subsequent stroke is towards the left, the undo means is next performed.

6. A computer readable memory media storing an editing operation software, the editing operation software capable of being controlled by a user via a touch pen, wherein a track on the touch screen made by the touch pen is termed a stroke, and the computer can execute a text editing program to display text on the touch screen, and the user can input and edit the text via the text editing program, the editing operation software comprising:

a first program code allowing the user to mark a section of text via the touch pen to enable the marked text to be a marked area; and

a second program code for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, causing the computer to perform a different editing program code, the editing program code comprising;

cutting program code for cutting the marked area; and

copying program code for copying the marked area;

wherein when the computer performs the second program code, the cutting program code is next performed if a subsequent stroke is downwards, and the copying program code is next performed if the subsequent stroke is upwards.

7. The computer readable memory media as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

a third program code for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period when the user stops the stroke at a position, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing program code, the editing program code further comprising;

a pasting program code for pasting a cut or copied text in the marked area.

8. The computer readable memory media as claimed in claim 7, wherein when the computer performs the third program code, if the subsequent stroke is towards the right, the pasting program code is next performed.

9. The computer readable memory media as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

a third program code for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period when the user stops the stroke at a predetermined position, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing means, the editing program code further comprising;

an undo program code to undo an edit change previously made by the user.

10. The computer readable memory media as claimed in claim 9, wherein when the computer performs the third program code, if the subsequent stroke is towards the left, the undo program code is next performed.

11. A computer readable memory media storing an editing operation software, the editing operation software capable of being controlled by a user via a touch pen, wherein a track on the touch screen made by the touch pen is termed a stroke, and the computer can execute the text editing program to display text on the touch screen, and the user can input and edit the text via the text editing program, the editing operation software comprising:

a first program code allowing the user to mark a section of text via the touching pen to enable the marked text to be a marked area; and

a second program code for determining if a retention period of the stroke exceeds a predetermined period when the user stops the stroke at a position, and when the retention period exceeds the predetermined period, the computer performs different editing program code, the editing program code further comprising;

a pasting program code for pasting a cut or copied text in the marked area;

wherein when the computer performs the second program code, the pasting program code is next performed if a subsequent stroke is towards the right.

12. The computer readable memory media as claimed in claim 11, wherein the editing program code further comprises:

an undo program code to undo an edit change previously made by the user, and when the computer performs the second program code, the undo program code is next performed if the subsequent stroke is towards the left.