ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY USING A VIRTUAL BUTTON

• US 20100048251A1
• Filed: 06/15/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: LIU, CHIU-LI
• Application Number:
  US12/484,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20100048251A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An electronic device and operation method of the electronic device positions a virtual button on a display location of touch panel of the electronic device, and sets an input command corresponding to each input action on the virtual button. The electronic device and operation method further displays the virtual button on the displaying location, detects input actions on the virtual button, and executes corresponding input commands according to the detected input actions.

Claims

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch panel, the method comprising:

positioning and displaying a virtual button on a display location of the touch panel of the electronic device;

setting an input command corresponding to an input action on the virtual button and a scrolling speed of the input action;

detecting the input action on the virtual button and a corresponding scrolling speed of the input action; and

executing one or more corresponding input commands according to the detected input action, and scrolling a current content displayed on the touch panel at the scrolling speed.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the virtual button is circular, elliptical, or triangular in shape.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the virtual button is translucent.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input actions further comprise a scrolling direction, the scrolling direction comprising a horizontal scrolling operation, a vertical scrolling operation, a clockwise scrolling operation, or a counterclockwise scrolling operation.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.

6. An electronic device, which is operated by using a virtual button, the electronic device comprising:

a storage system;

at least one processor; and

one or more programs stored in the storage system and being executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

a setting module to position a virtual button on a display location of the touch panel of the electronic device, and setting an input command corresponding to each input action on the virtual button and corresponding scrolling speed of the input action;

a displaying module to display the virtual button on the displaying location of the touch panel;

a detecting module to detect input actions on the virtual button and corresponding scrolling speed of each input action; and

an executing module to execute one or more corresponding input commands according to the detected input action and scroll a current content displayed on the touch panel at the scrolling speed.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the virtual button is a circular, elliptical or triangular in shape.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the virtual button is translucent.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the input actions the input actions further comprise a scrolling direction, the scrolling direction comprising a horizontal scrolling operation, a vertical scrolling operation, a clockwise scrolling operation, or a counterclockwise scrolling operation.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the storage system is selected from the group consisting of a smart media card, a secure digital card, and a compact flash card.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.

12. A storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor to perform a method for operating an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch panel, the method comprising:

positioning and displaying a virtual button on a display location of the touch panel of the electronic device;

setting an input command corresponding to an input action on the virtual button and a scrolling speed of the input action;

detecting the input action on the virtual button and a corresponding scrolling speed of the input action; and

executing one or more corresponding input commands according to the detected input action, and scrolling a current content displayed on the touch panel at the scrolling speed.

13. The storage medium as claimed in claim 12, wherein the virtual button circular, elliptical or triangular in shape.

14. The storage medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the virtual button is translucent.

15. The storage medium as claimed in claim 12, wherein the input actions further comprise a scrolling direction, the scrolling direction comprising a horizontal scrolling operation, a vertical scrolling operation, a clockwise scrolling operation, or a counterclockwise scrolling operation.

16. The storage medium as claimed in claim 12, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.