Terminal device with display function

• US 8,797,270 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Katsu, Eita, Koizumi, Michiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Liang, Regina
• Application Number:
  US13/837,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20130215062A1
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-158, 345/168, 345/169, 345/173
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A terminal device with a display function enables only an operation of a desired operation key valid, and easily perform the invalidation operation. In response to switching to a predetermined function mode by manipulating a jog dial, an image in the switched function mode is displayed in a display surface, based on an image signal from a display control section. A bar is located on a borderline between a contents area and an operation area in an initial state of displaying an image. When the jog dial is manipulated by the user to thereby move the bar from the borderline to a predetermined position within the operation area, a CPU determines that the position of the bar has been moved. Then, the CPU detects a new position of the bar, and makes an operation with respect to the operation key located between the bar and the borderline invalid.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device with a display, comprising:

a display comprising a display region, the display operable to display a dividing boundary that is movable in a direction from a first side to a second side of the display region, the dividing boundary dividing the display region into first and second display areas, wherein the display region is operable to display one or more images corresponding to respective functions;

a touch panel on the display area, operable to receive;

a first user input to change a location of the dividing boundary; and

a second user input to start one of the functions corresponding to one of the images;

a controller operable to;

move the dividing boundary to a new location on the display region in response to the first user input; and

make one or more of the one or more images invalid, so as to not execute any of the functions in response to any second user inputs, while the dividing boundary is moving over the one or more of the one or more images on the display region.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further operable to make the one or more images invalid, so as to not execute any of the functions in response to any second user inputs when the first display area occupies all of the display region as a result of the dividing boundary reaching the second side of the display region.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more images comprises text.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first display area is operable to display at least one of image, text, video, and movie.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the first display area is operable to display at least one of time, battery level, and wireless signal level.