Information processing method and information processing device

• US 9,529,526 B2
• Filed: 11/11/2013
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US14/076,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20140137053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An information processing method and information processing device, used in an electronic device that has a display area and an operation detecting area corresponding to the display area are described. The information processing method includes detecting the gesture operation in the operation detecting area when the first operation object and the second operation objects are displayed on the display area; generating a corresponding operating instruction based on the gesture operation when the gesture operation corresponds to the first operation detecting area; performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the first operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the first operation object; performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the second operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the second operation object.

Claims

1. An information processing method, used in an electronic device that has a display area and an operation detecting area corresponding to the display area, the information processing method comprising:

detecting a gesture operation in the operation detecting area when a first operation object and a second operation objects are displayed on the display area, wherein the first operation object is displayed in a first display area of the display area, the second operation object is displayed in a second display area of the display area and the second display area includes the first display area;

generating a corresponding operating instruction based on the gesture operation when the gesture operation corresponds to the first operation detecting area, wherein the first operation detecting area is included in the second operation detecting area, the first operation detecting area corresponds to the first operation object, the second operation detecting area corresponds to the second operation object, and the operating instruction includes operation object parameter; and

performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the first operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the first operation object;

performing the operation corresponding to the operating instruction to the second operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the second operation object,

wherein the generating a corresponding operating instruction comprises;

generating a first operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a first gesture operation, the operation object parameter included in the first operating instruction corresponding to the first operation object;

generating a second operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a second gesture operation, the operation object parameter included in the second operating instruction corresponding to the second operation object;

wherein the first gesture operation and the second gesture operation are different but related, and the operation type corresponding to the first operation instruction is the same as the operation type corresponding to the second operation instruction.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein a third operation object is also displayed in a third display area of display area and the third display area includes the second display area;

the generating the corresponding operation instruction comprising;

generating a third operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a third gesture operation, the operation object parameter contained in the third operating instruction corresponding to the third operation object; and

the information processing method further comprising;

performing the operation corresponding to the operation type parameter to the third operation object when the operation object parameter corresponds to the third operation object,

wherein, the first gesture operation, the second gesture operation and the third gesture operation are different but related and the operation types corresponding to the first operating instruction, the second operating instruction and the third operating instruction are the same.

3. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the generating a corresponding operating instructions comprising:

generating a first operating instruction when the touch point trajectory formed by the detected gesture operation is a first trajectory, the operation object parameter included in the first operation instruction corresponding to the first operation object;

generating a second operating instruction when the touch point trajectory formed by the detected gesture operation is a second trajectory, the operation object parameter included in the second operation instruction corresponding to the second operation object;

wherein, a curve characteristic of the first trajectory is the same as that of the second trajectory, and the operation type corresponding to the first operation instruction is the same as the operation type corresponding to the second operation instruction.

4. The information processing method according to claim 3, wherein the generating a corresponding operating instruction comprising:

generating a first operating instruction when the number of the initial touch points in the touch point trajectory is X; and

generating a second operating instruction when the number of the initial touch points in the touch point trajectory is Y,

wherein, X and Y are natural numbers, and X<

Y.

5. The information processing method according to claim 1, the generating a corresponding operating instruction based on the gesture operation comprising:

generating a first operating instruction when the convergence and dispersion operations of X initial touch points are detected;

generating a second operating instruction when the convergence and dispersion operations of Y initial touch points are detected;

wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1<

X<

Y;

or

generating a first operating instruction when X initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the X initial touch points;

generating a second operating instruction when Y initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the Y initial touch points, wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1<

X<

Y;

or

generating a first operating instruction when X initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation;

generating a second operating instruction when Y initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the Y initial touch points, wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1=X, X<

Y.

6. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein

the operating instruction comprises at least one of a display management instruction and a process management instruction.

7. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein

the second operation object is the interface of an application program and the first operation object is the interface of the sub-program running in the application program or the content of an application instance.

8. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein,

a collection of operation objects, which at least comprises the first operation object and the second operation object, is stored in the electronic device and the operation object collection is divided into different levels according to the display relationship among the operation objects;

the gesture operations correspond to an operation parameter and the gesture operations are divided into different levels according to the operation parameter;

the levels of the operation objects and the levels of the gesture operations are related.

9. An information processing device, used in a electronic device that has a display area and an operation detecting area corresponding to the display area, the information processing device comprising a processor configured to:

detect the user'"'"'s gesture operation in the operation detecting area when a first operation object and a second operation object are displayed on the display area, wherein the first operation object is displayed in a first display area of the display area, the second operation object is displayed in a second display area of the display area and the second display area includes the first display area;

generate the corresponding operating instruction based on the gesture operation when the gesture operation corresponds to the first operation detecting area, wherein the first operation detection area is included in the second operation detecting area, the first operation detecting area corresponds to the first operation object, and the second operation detecting area corresponds to the second operation object, and the operating instruction includes operation object parameter; and

perform the operations corresponding to the operation instruction to the first operation object when the operation object parameter indicates the first operation object;

perform the operations corresponding to the operation instruction to the second operation object, when the operation object parameter indicates the second operation object,

wherein the processor is configured to;

generate a first operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a first gesture operation, the operation object parameter included in the first operating instruction corresponding to the first operation object;

generate a second operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a second gesture operation, the operation object parameter included in the second operating instruction corresponding to the second operation object;

wherein the first gesture operation and the second gesture operation are different but related, and the operation type corresponding to the first operation instruction is the same as the operation type corresponding to the second operation instruction.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein a third operation object is also displayed in the third display area of display area and the third display area includes the second display area;

the processor is configured to;

generate a third operating instruction when the detected gesture operation is a third gesture operation, the operation object parameter contained in the third operating instruction corresponding to the third operation object; and

perform the operation corresponding to the operation type parameter to the third operation when the operation object parameter corresponds to the third operation object,

wherein, the first gesture operation, the second gesture operation and the third gesture operation are different but related and the operation types corresponding to the first operating instruction, the second operating instruction and the third operating instruction are the same.

11. The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to

generate a first operating instruction when the touch point trajectory formed by the detected gesture operation is a first trajectory, the operation object parameter included in the first operation instruction corresponding to the first operation object;

generate a second operating instruction when the touch point trajectory formed by the detected gesture operation is a second trajectory, the operation object parameter included in the second operation instruction corresponding to the second operation object;

wherein, a curve characteristic of the first trajectory is the same as that of the second trajectory, and the operation type corresponding to the first operation instruction is the same as the operation type corresponding to the second operation instruction.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to

generate a first operating instruction when the number of the initial touch points in the touch point trajectory is X;

and

generate a second operating instruction when the number of the initial touch points in the touch point trajectory is Y,

wherein, X and Y are natural numbers, and X<

Y.

13. The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to

generate a first operating instruction when the convergence and dispersion operations of X initial touch points are detected;

generate a second operating instruction when the convergence and dispersion operations of Y initial touch points are detected;

wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1<

X<

Y;

or

generate a first operating instruction when X initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the X initial touch points;

generate a second operating instruction when Y initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the Y initial touch points, wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1<

X<

Y;

or

generate a first operating instruction when X initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation;

generate a second operating instruction when Y initial touch points are detected to perform the moving operation while maintaining the relative positions of the Y initial touch points, wherein X and Y are natural numbers, and 1=X, X<

Y.