Electronic device and controlling method thereof

• US 20090301795A1
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Ko, Chueh-Pin
• Application Number:
  US12/289,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20090301795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 178/18.30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1615 with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function constructional details of portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts H04M1/0206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device and a controlling method thereof. The electronic device includes: a first touch unit, a second touch unit, a processing circuit, and a central control unit. The method includes the following steps: (A) in response to user'"'"'s first action, the first touch unit generates a first signal; (B) in response to user'"'"'s second action, the second touch unit generates a second signal; (C) in response to the first signal and the second signal, the processing circuit generates a control instruction; and (D) in response to the control instruction, the central control unit implements an application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first touch unit for generating a first signal in response to a user'"'"'s first action;

a second touch unit not connecting with the first touch unit, for generating a second signal in response to the user'"'"'s second action;

a processing circuit for generating a control instruction in response to the first signal and the second signal; and

a central control unit for implementing an application in response to the control instruction.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first touch unit and the second touch unit are touch buttons.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first action is continued for a first touch time on the first touch unit and the second action occurs on a second position of the second touch unit.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first action is continued for a first touch time on the first touch unit and the second action is continued for a second touch time on the second touch unit.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first action occurs on a first position of the first touch unit and the second action occurs on a second position of the second touch unit.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit having a mapping table, the storage unit being electrically connected with the processing circuit so that the processing circuit maps the first signal and the second signal into the mapping table for generating the control instruction.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an audio speaker unit having a predetermined sound volume, the audio speaker unit being electrically connected with the central control unit so that the central control unit implements the application based on the control instruction for controlling the audio speaker unit to update the predetermined sound volume.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the predetermined sound volume is updated by increasing the predetermined sound volume.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a display unit having a predetermined image, the display unit being electrically connected with the central control unit so that the central control unit implements the application based on the control instruction for controlling the display unit to update the predetermined image.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the predetermined image is updated by zooming in the predetermined image.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a light-emitting unit having a predetermined luminance, the light-emitting unit being electrically connected with the central control unit so that the central control unit implements the application based on the control instruction for controlling the display unit to update the predetermined luminance.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the predetermined luminance is updated by increasing the predetermined luminance.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a vibration unit having a predetermined vibration, the vibration unit being electrically connected with the central control unit so that the central control unit implements the application based on the control instruction for controlling the display unit to update the predetermined vibration.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the predetermined vibration is updated by increasing the predetermined vibration.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first touch unit is a first touch panel and the second touch unit is a second touch panel so that the central control unit implements the application for controlling the first touch panel and the second touch panel to update display of the first touch panel and the second touch panel.

16. A controlling method for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a first touch unit, a second touch unit, a processing circuit and a central control unit, wherein the second touch unit is not connecting with the first touch unit, the controlling method comprising:

(A) generating a first signal by the first touch unit in response to a user'"'"'s first action;

(B) generating a second signal by the second touch unit in response to the user'"'"'s second action;

(C) generating a control instruction by the processing circuit in response to the first signal and the second signal; and

(D) implementing an application by the central control unit in response to the control instruction.

17. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the electronic device further comprises a storage unit having a mapping table, the storage unit being electrically connected with the processing circuit so that, in the step (C), the processing circuit maps the first signal and the second signal into the mapping table and then generates the control instruction.

18. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the electronic device further comprising a display unit having a predetermined image, the display unit being electrically connected with the central control unit, wherein the controlling method further comprises:

(E) the central control unit implementing the application based on the control instruction for controlling the display unit to update the predetermined image.

19. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the electronic device further comprises an audio speaker unit having a predetermined sound volume, the audio speaker unit being electrically connected with the central control unit, wherein the controlling method further comprises:

(E) the central control unit implementing the application based on the control instruction for controlling the audio speaker unit to update the predetermined sound volume.

20. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the first touch unit and the second touch unit are touch buttons.

21. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the first touch unit in step (A) is a first touch panel and the second touch unit in step (B) is a second touch panel unit, so that the controlling method further comprises

(E) the central control unit implementing the application based on the control instruction for controlling the first touch panel and the second touch panel to update display of the first touch panel and the second touch panel.

22. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the first action is continued for a first touch time on the first touch unit and the second action is continued for a second touch time on the second touch unit.

23. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the first action occurs on a first position of the first touch unit and the second action occurs on a second position of the second touch unit.

24. The controlling method of claim 16, wherein the first action is continued for a first touch time on the first touch unit and the second action occurs on a second position of the second touch unit.