Touch-Sensitive Interface Operating System

• US 20080055257A1
• Filed: 09/05/2006
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Action Electronics Company Limited
• Inventors: Peng, Juen-Tien
• Application Number:
  US11/470,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20080055257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures

Abstract

A touch-sensitive interface operating system for applying to search objects of an electronic map or guide route includes a touch-sensitive panel for inputting at least one graphic instruction, a database, and an arithmetic unit. The database stores information relative to the at least one graphic instruction, the electronic map, and relative data. The arithmetic unit obtains the information from the database, and shows the information on the touch-sensitive panel.

Claims

1. A touch-sensitive interface operating system for applying to search objects of an electronic map or guide route, comprising:

a touch-sensitive panel for inputting at least one graphic instruction;

a database storing information relative to the at least one graphic instruction, the electronic map, and relative data; and

an arithmetic unit obtaining the information from the database, and showing the information on the touch-sensitive panel.

2. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one graphic instruction comprises a graphic instruction presenting help, the graphic instruction presenting help is inputted from the touch-sensitive panel, an explanation about operating is shown in the touch-sensitive panel, and the explanation comprises functions of the graphic instruction.

3. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, the at least one graphic instruction comprises a landmark, the arithmetic unit obtains relative information and the relative electronic map stored in the database to shown in the touch-sensitive panel.

4. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a start point, an intermediate point, and an end point are set in the electronic map, and the arithmetic unit woks out an optimal route.

5. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one graphic instruction further comprises system-controlling instructions, for adjusting zoom multiples of the electronic map, volume of operating system, and witching the electronic map between two dimension and three dimension.

6. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a blank portion is formed on the touch-sensitive panel when the electronic map is touched, for inputting the at least one graphic instruction.

7. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 6, wherein an area of the electronic map that the blank portion contains is an area coverage that the at least one graphic instruction operating on.

8. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the blank portion is resized via touching a middle of each of sides thereof.

9. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 6, wherein a top left corner and a top right corner of the blank portion are dragging areas for moving the blank portion.

10. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of common-used graphics symbols is shown in corners of the touch-sensitive panel to provide clues.

11. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein operating areas are formed at four sides of the touch-sensitive panel, the operating areas at top and bottom left corners are touched by two fingers to turn to a previous page, the operating areas at top and bottom right corners are touched by two fingers to turn to a following page.

12. The touch-sensitive interface operating system as claimed in claim 11, wherein one finger moves on the operating areas at top and bottom to move a window of the electronic map or a menu.