Electronic device and method for identifying window control command in a multi-window system
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1. A method for identifying a window control command in a multi-window system, the method executed by an electronic device having a touch interface displaying multiple windows each respectively having a title bar, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of window control commands for controlling a window on the touch interface, the plurality of window control commands including moving, resizing, maximizing and minimizing the window and being assigned with a plurality of touch point combinations, respectively, the plurality of touch point combinations being defined by different numbers of touch points on the touch interface;
detecting one of the plurality of touch point combinations on the touch interface;
determining whether the detected touch point combination is on the title bar of a touched window selected from the multiple windows;
determining a movement of the detected touch point combination in a trace;
determining whether the movement of the detected touch point combination forms a touch gesture; and
executing a window control command assigned to the detected touch point combination, according to the determined touch gesture;
wherein the touch gesture is only performed on the title bar.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method are adapted to identify window control commands in a multi-window system. The electronic device displays multiple windows each respectively having a title bar on a touch interface. The electronic device executes the method to identify a window control command according to a touch gesture from a movement of a touch point detected on the title bar of one of the windows. The user can easily touch the title bar to operate a certain window.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for identifying a window control command in a multi-window system, the method executed by an electronic device having a touch interface displaying multiple windows each respectively having a title bar, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of window control commands for controlling a window on the touch interface, the plurality of window control commands including moving, resizing, maximizing and minimizing the window and being assigned with a plurality of touch point combinations, respectively, the plurality of touch point combinations being defined by different numbers of touch points on the touch interface; detecting one of the plurality of touch point combinations on the touch interface; determining whether the detected touch point combination is on the title bar of a touched window selected from the multiple windows; determining a movement of the detected touch point combination in a trace; determining whether the movement of the detected touch point combination forms a touch gesture; and executing a window control command assigned to the detected touch point combination, according to the determined touch gesture; wherein the touch gesture is only performed on the title bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device having:
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a touch interface; and a controller electrically connected to the touch interface and controlling the touch interface to display multiple windows, each window having a title bar, the controller being configured to perform a plurality of window control commands for controlling a window on the touch interface, the plurality of window control commands including moving, resizing, maximizing and minimizing the window and being assigned with a plurality of touch point combinations, respectively, the plurality of touch point combinations being defined by different numbers of touch points on the touch interface; wherein the controller; detects one of the plurality of touch point combinations on the touch interface; determines whether the detected touch point combination is on the title bar of a touched window selected from the multiple windows; determines a movement of the detected touch point combination in a trace; determines whether the movement of the detected touch point combination forms a touch gesture; and executes a window control command assigned to the detected touch point combination, according to the determined touch gesture; wherein the touch gesture is only performed on the title bar; and wherein touch gestures formed by different numbers of touch points result in different window control commands.
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