ELECTRONIC DEVICE CAPABLE OF DEFINING TOUCH GESTURES AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20110246952A1
• Filed: 09/30/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TSAO, ER-KAI
• Application Number:
  US12/894,179
• Publication Number:
  US 20110246952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device capable of defining touch gesture is provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel, a touch detection circuit, a processing unit, and a storage unit. The touch detection circuit produces touch signals in response to user touch operation on the touch panel. The processing unit includes a gesture recognition module and a defining module. The gesture recognition module receives the touch signals from the touch detection circuit, and recognizes touch gesture according to the touch signals. The defining module controls the electronic device to enter a defining module in response to user operation, and prompts the user to define a touch gesture for a function of the electronic device, and establish a map between the touch gesture input by the user and the function selected by the user, and store the map in the storage unit.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch panel;

a storage unit;

a touch detection circuit, configured to produce touch signals in response to touches on the touch panel; and

a processing unit, comprising;

a gesture recognition module, configured to receive the touch signals from the touch detection circuit, and recognize a touch gesture according to the touch signals; and

a defining module, configured to control the electronic device to enter a defining mode in response to a defining operation from the user, and prompt the user to define a touch gesture for a function of the electronic device, and establish a map between the touch gesture input by the user and the function selected by the user, and store the map between the touch gesture and the function in the storage unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a display unit, the defining module is further configured to control the display unit to display functions of the electronic device for selection.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the defining module is further configured to control the electronic device to switch from the defining mode to a normal mode when receiving an operation of finishing defining touch gestures.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising:

a determining module, configured to determine the function corresponding to a touch gesture input by user according to the map between the touch gesture and the function stored in the storage unit, when the electronic device is in the normal module; and

an executing module, configured to execute the function.

5. A method for defining touch gesture, applied in an electronic device, the electronic device including a storage unit, the method comprising:

controlling the electronic device to enter a defining mode in response to a defining operation from a user;

prompting the user to defining touch gesture for a function selected by the user;

recognizing the touch gesture input by the user; and

establishing a map between the touch gesture and the function and storing the map between the touch gesture and the function into the storage unit.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

switching from the defining mode to a normal mode when receiving an operation of finishing defining touch gestures.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

recognizing a touch gesture input by the user;

determining a function corresponding to the touch gesture according to the map between the touch gesture and the function stored in the storage unit; and

executing the function.