Terminal device with display function

• US 9,013,439 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• 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:
  US14/324,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320416A1
• Time in Patent Office: 292 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-158, 345/168, 345/169, 345/173
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

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, comprising:

a display section operable to display a dividing moving element, a first display area, and a second display area separated from the first display area by the dividing moving element, wherein at least one of the first display area and the second display area is operable to display one or more images corresponding to respective functions;

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

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

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

a controller operable to;

move the dividing moving element to a new location on the display section in response to the first user input; and

invalidate an operation corresponding to at least one of the one or more images as the dividing moving element is moved over at least one of the one or more images on the display section.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the display section includes a first side and a second side;

the dividing moving element is movable in a direction from a first side to a second side of the display section; and

the controller is further operable to invalidate operation corresponding to all images of the second display area when the first display area occupies all of the display section as a result of the dividing moving element reaching the second side of the display section.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first user input is a touch input including touching the dividing moving element with a user'"'"'s finger and moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel;

and the controller is operable to invalidate the operation corresponding to at least one of the one or more images as the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel is moved over at least one of the one or more images on the display section.

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 1, wherein the first user input is a touch input including touching the dividing moving element.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the touch input further includes moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the second user input is a touch input including touching the one of the images.

8. A method of operating a mobile electronic device with a display section comprising:

displaying a dividing moving element, a first display area, and a second display area separated from the first display area by the dividing moving element on the display section;

displaying one or more images corresponding to respective functions on at least one of the first display area and the second display area;

moving the dividing moving element to a new location on the display section in response to a first user input to a touch panel on the display section;

starting one of the functions corresponding to one of the images in response to a second user input to the touch panel on the display section; and

invalidating an operation corresponding to at least one of the one or more images as the dividing moving element is moved over at least one of the one or more images on the display section.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

moving the dividing moving element in a direction from a first side to a second side of the display section; and

invalidating the operation corresponding to all images of the second display area when the first display area occupies all of the display section as a result of the dividing moving element reaching the second side of the display section.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first user input is a touch input including touching the dividing moving element with a user'"'"'s finger and moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel;

and the controller is operable to invalidate the operation corresponding to at least one of the one or more images as the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel is moved over at least one of the one or more images on the display section.

11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising displaying at least one of image, text, video, and movie on the first display area.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first user input is a touch input including touching the dividing moving element.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the touch input further includes moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel.

14. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second user input is a touch input including touching the one of the images.

15. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a display section operable to display a dividing moving element, a first display area, and a second display area separated from the first display area by the dividing moving element, wherein at least one of the first display area and the second display area is operable to display one or more images corresponding to respective functions;

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

a first user input to change a location of the dividing moving element by touching the dividing moving element with a user'"'"'s finger and moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel; and

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

a controller operable to;

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

invalidate an operation corresponding to at least one of the one or more images as the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel is moved over at least one of the one or more images on the display section.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the first display area is operable to display at least one of image, text, video, and movie.

17. The device according to claim 15, wherein the first user input is a touch input including touching the dividing moving element.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein the touch input further includes moving the user'"'"'s finger on the touch panel.

19. The device according to claim 15, wherein the second user input is a touch input including touching the one of the images.