Method of selecting application and hand-held electronic device

• US 8,054,773 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan; Tri H
• Application Number:
  US12/061,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370254-258, 370310-350, 4554121-420
• US Class Current: 370/313
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method of selecting application and a hand-held electronic device are provided. The method of selecting application is used in a hand-held electronic device, wherein the hand-held electronic device is installed with several applications corresponding to several channel codes. The method of selecting application includes the following steps. Firstly, a selecting signal outputted from an input unit of the hand-held electronic device is received for choosing one of the channel codes. Next, the application corresponding to the chosen channel code is driven. Then, the driven application is displayed on a display unit of the hand-held electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of selecting application used in a hand-held electronic device, wherein the hand-held electronic device is installed with a plurality of applications corresponding to a plurality of channel codes, the method of selecting application comprising:

receiving a first selecting signal outputted from an input unit of the hand-held electronic device for choosing a first one of the channel codes, wherein the input unit comprises a plurality of number keys, and the step of receiving the first selecting signal comprises;

outputting the first selecting signal by pressing one of the number keys;

driving the first application corresponding to the first chosen channel code; and

displaying the first driven application on a display unit of the hand-held electronic device, wherein the hand-held electronic device comprises a display button, and the method further comprising;

pressing the display button for displaying the channel code corresponding to the first driven application on the display unit.

2. The method of selecting application according to claim 1, wherein the input unit further comprises a forward key and a backward key, the method of selecting application further comprising:

receiving a second selecting signal outputted from the input unit for choosing a second one of the channel codes, wherein the step of receiving the second selecting signal further comprises;

outputting the second selecting signal by pressing the forward key or the backward key;

driving the second application corresponding to the second chosen channel code; and

displaying the second driven application on the display unit.

3. A method of selecting application used in a hand-held electronic device, wherein the hand-held electronic device is installed with a plurality of applications corresponding to a plurality of channel codes, the method of selecting application comprising:

displaying the first application corresponding to a first one of the channel codes;

receiving a second selecting signal outputted from an input unit of the hand-held electronic device for choosing a second one of the channel codes, wherein the input unit comprises a plurality of number keys, and the step of receiving the selecting signal comprises;

outputting the second selecting signal by pressing one of the number keys;

driving the second application corresponding to the second chosen channel code; and

displaying the second driven application corresponding to the second chosen channel code on a display unit of the hand-held electronic device, wherein the hand-held electronic device comprises a display button, and the method further comprises;

pressing the display button for displaying the channel code corresponding to the first application on the display unit when the first application is displayed on the display unit or pressing the display button for displaying the channel code corresponding to the second driven application on the display unit when the second driven application is displayed on the display unit.

4. The method of selecting application according to claim 3, wherein the input unit further comprises a forward key and a backward key, the method of selecting application further comprising:

receiving a third selecting signal outputted from the input unit for choosing a third one of the channel codes, wherein the step of receiving the third selecting signal further comprises;

outputting the third selecting signal by pressing the forward key or the backward key;

driving the third application corresponding to the third chosen channel code; and

displaying the third driven application on the display unit.

5. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

a display unit;

a storage unit storing a plurality of applications corresponding to a plurality of channel codes;

an input unit comprising at least one number key used for outputting a selecting signal for choosing one of the channel codes;

a control unit used for driving the application corresponding to the chosen channel code and used for displaying the application on the display unit; and

a display button for displaying the channel code corresponding to the application on the display unit.

6. The hand-held electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the input unit further comprises a forward key and a backward key for outputting another selecting signal.

7. The hand-held electronic device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a channel database having a channel reference table for storing the channel codes.

8. The hand-held electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the input unit further comprises a volume control key for controlling the volume of the hand-held electronic device.