Electronic device, controlling method for screen, and program storage medium thereof

• US 9,229,612 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Chang, Chia-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Mengistu, Amare
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Joseph G
• Application Number:
  US14/011,518
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 715/728, 715/481, 345/533
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An electronic device, a controlling method of a screen, and a program storage medium thereof are provided. The screen includes a display panel and a touch-sensitive panel. The display panel shows a root window on which all display contents are shown. The controlling method comprises the following steps. A command signal is received. The coordinate system of the screen is transformed with a transformation according to the command signal.

Claims

1. A controlling method of a screen of an electronic device, wherein the screen includes a display panel and a touch-sensitive panel, the display panel shows a root window on which all display contents are shown, the controlling method comprising:

receiving a command signal; and

transforming a coordinate system of the screen with a transformation according to the command signal,

wherein the screen has a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, the transformation is enabled during the second mode only, a content touching function for controlling the display content is enabled during the first mode and the third mode, the content touching function is disabled during the second mode, and the controlling method further comprises;

switching the screen from the first mode to the second mode by speaking a first voice command, pressing a first physical button, touching a first display content, or shaking the electronic device N1 times;

switching the screen from the second mode to the first mode by speaking a second voice command, pressing a second physical button, or shaking the electronic device N2 times;

switching the screen from the second mode to the third mode by speaking a third voice command, pressing a third physical button, or shaking the electronic device N3 times;

switching the screen from the third mode to the second mode by speaking a fourth voice command, pressing a fourth physical button, touching a second display content, or shaking the electronic device N4 times; and

switching the screen from the third mode to the first mode by speaking a fifth voice command, pressing a fifth physical button, touching a third display content, or shaking the electronic device N5 times, where N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 are natural numbers.

2. The controlling method according to claim 1, wherein the transformation comprises a translation.

3. The controlling method according to claim 2, wherein the transformation further comprises a scaling.

4. The controlling method according to claim 1, wherein the transformation comprises a scaling.

5. The controlling method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of receiving the command signal, the command signal is generated by touching and sliding on the touch-sensitive panel, tilting the electronic device, speaking a voice command, touching a display content, or pressing a physical button of the electronic device.

6. The controlling method according to claim 1, wherein the screen has a first mode and a second mode, the transformation is enabled during the second mode only, a content touching function for controlling the display content is enabled during the first mode and the second mode, and the controlling method further comprises:

switching the screen from the first mode to the second mode by speaking a first voice command, pressing a first physical button, touching a first display content, or shaking the electronic device N1 times; and

switching the screen from the second mode to the first mode by speaking a second voice command, pressing a second physical button, touching a second display content, or shaking the electronic device N2 times, where N1 and N2 are natural numbers.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a screen, including;

a display panel, showing a root window on which all display contents are shown; and

a touch-sensitive panel; and

a processing unit, for receiving a command signal; and

transforming a coordinate system of the screen with a transformation according to the command signal,

wherein the screen has a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, the transformation is enabled during the second mode only, a content touching function for controlling the display content is enabled during the first mode and the third mode, the content touching function is disabled during the second mode, and

wherein;

the screen is switched from the first mode to the second mode by speaking a first voice command, pressing a first physical button, touching a first display content, or shaking the electronic device N1 times;

the screen is switched from the second mode to the first mode by speaking a second voice command, pressing a second physical button, or shaking the electronic device N2 times;

the screen is switched from the second mode to the third mode by speaking a third voice command, pressing a third physical button, or shaking the electronic device N3 times;

the screen is switched from the third mode to the second mode by speaking a fourth voice command, pressing a fourth physical button, touching a second display content, or shaking the electronic device N4 times; and

the screen is switched from the third mode to the first mode by speaking a fifth voice command, pressing a fifth physical button, touching a third display content, or shaking the electronic device N5 times, where N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 are natural numbers.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, further comprises a motion sensor for detecting a tilting motion and then sending the command signal to the processing unit according to the tilting motion.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, further comprises a microphone for receiving a voice command and then sending the command signal to the processing unit according to the voice command.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7, further comprises a physical button for detecting a pressing and then sending the command signal to the processing unit according to the pressing.

11. A program storage medium storing a computer program for causing an electronic device to perform a controlling method comprising the steps of:

receiving a command signal; and

transforming a coordinate system of a screen with a transformation according to the command signal,

wherein the screen has a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, the transformation is enabled during the second mode only, a content touching function for controlling a display content is enabled during the first mode and the third mode, the content touching function is disabled during the second mode, and the controlling method further comprises;

switching the screen from the first mode to the second mode by speaking a first voice command, pressing a first physical button, touching a first display content, or shaking the electronic device N1 times;

switching the screen from the second mode to the first mode by speaking a second voice command, pressing a second physical button, or shaking the electronic device N2 times;

switching the screen from the second mode to the third mode by speaking a third voice command, pressing a third physical button, or shaking the electronic device N3 times;

switching the screen from the third mode to the second mode by speaking a fourth voice command, pressing a fourth physical button, touching a second display content, or shaking the electronic device N4 times; and

switching the screen from the third mode to the first mode by speaking a fifth voice command, pressing a fifth physical button, touching a third display content, or shaking the electronic device N5 times, where N1, N2, N3, N4, and N5 are natural numbers.

12. The program storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the transformation comprises a translation.

13. The program storage medium according to claim 12, wherein the transformation further comprises a scaling.

14. The program storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the transformation comprises a scaling.