METHOD FOR VIEWING IMAGE

• US 20090085931A1
• Filed: 09/29/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Tai, Kuo-Hsi, Yang, Yi-Fan, Shih, I-Fen, Li, I-Fang, Chien, Wen-Shu, Liu, Jian-Chyn, Hsieh, Wei-Ting, Chen, I-Fei
• Application Number:
  US12/240,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20090085931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for viewing an image is provided. The method is suitable for viewing an image displayed on a display by using an input device to directly touch the display. The method includes steps of receiving a static motion made by the input device on the display, determining a motion-temporal-still time of the static motion, and then initializing an image panning mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is at least a first predetermined time.

Claims

1. A method for viewing an image, applicable for viewing an image displayed on a display by using an input device to directly touch the display, comprising:

receiving a static motion made by the input device on the display;

determining a motion-temporal-still time of the static motion; and

initializing an image panning mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is at least a first predetermined time.

2. The method for viewing an image according to claim 1, further comprising:

initializing a gesture mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is smaller than the first predetermined time.

3. The method for viewing an image according to claim 2, wherein the gesture mode comprises an image zoom-in operation, an image zoom-out operation, and an image rotate operation.

4. The method for viewing an image according to claim 1, wherein after initializing the image panning mode, the method further comprises:

during an interrupt motion generated when the input device leaves the display, determining an interrupt time of the interrupt motion; and

terminating the image panning mode, when the interrupt time is greater than a second predetermined time.

5. The method for viewing an image according to claim 1, further comprising:

moving the image, after initializing the image panning mode.

6. The method for viewing an image according to claim 5, wherein after moving the image, the method further comprises:

during an interrupt motion generated when the input device leaves the display, determining an interrupt time of the interrupt motion; and

terminating the image panning mode, and recovering a gesture mode, when the interrupt time is greater than a third predetermined time.

7. A system for viewing an image, applicable for viewing an image displayed on a display by using an input device to directly touch the display, comprising:

a motion receiving module, for receiving a static motion made by the input device on the display;

a motion-temporal-still time determining module, for determining a motion-temporal-still time of the static motion; and

an image moving module, for initializing an image panning mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is at least a first predetermined time.

8. The system for viewing an image according to claim 7, further comprising:

a gesture module, for initializing a gesture mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is smaller than the first predetermined time.

9. The system for viewing an image according to claim 8, wherein the gesture mode comprises:

an image-processing operation performed on the image by the input device through a gesture input motion on the display.

10. The system for viewing an image according to claim 8, wherein the image-processing operation comprises an image zoom-in operation, an image zoom-out operation, and an image rotate operation.

11. The system for viewing an image according to claim 7, wherein the image moving module moves the image after the image panning mode is initialized.

12. The system for viewing an image according to claim 7, wherein the image moving module further comprises:

an interrupt time determining unit, for determining an interrupt time of an interrupt motion during the interrupt motion generated when the input device leaves the display; and

a panning termination unit, for terminating the image panning mode, when the interrupt time is greater than a second predetermined time.

13. The system for viewing an image according to claim 7, wherein the display displays a part of the image.

14. A method for viewing an image, applicable for viewing an image displayed on a display by using an input device to directly touch the display, comprising:

receiving a static motion made by the input device on the display;

determining a motion-temporal-still time of the static motion; and

initializing an a gesture mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is smaller a first predetermined time.

15. The method for viewing an image according to claim 14, wherein the gesture mode comprises an image zoom-in operation, an image zoom-out operation, and an image rotate operation.

16. The method for viewing an image according to claim 14, further comprising:

initializing an image panning mode, when the motion-temporal-still time is at least the first predetermined time.

17. The method for viewing an image according to claim 16, wherein after initializing the image panning mode, the method further comprises:

during an interrupt motion generated when the input device leaves the display, determining an interrupt time of the interrupt motion; and

terminating the image panning mode, when the interrupt time is greater than a second predetermined time.

18. The method for viewing an image according to claim 16, further comprising:

moving the image, after initializing the image panning mode.

19. The method for viewing an image according to claim 18, wherein after moving the image, the method further comprises:

during an interrupt motion generated when the input device leaves the display, determining an interrupt time of the interrupt motion; and

terminating the image panning mode, and recovering a gesture mode, when the interrupt time is greater than a third predetermined time.