METHOD FOR OPERATING AND CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

• US 20130033453A1
• Filed: 04/07/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Junfeng
• Application Number:
  US13/641,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20130033453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• 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 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for operating and controlling an electronic equipment and an electronic equipment are described. The electronic equipment includes a first touch induction unit and a display unit set on a first surface, a second touch induction unit set on a second surface, such that the first surface is different from the second surface. The method includes obtaining a first operation information when the second touch induction unit is operated; according to the first operation information, popping-up a menu on the display unit; obtaining a second operation information when the menu on the first touch induction unit or the second touch induction unit is operated; producing an operation control information corresponding to the second operation information; according to the operation control information, and operating an object displayed on the display unit.

Claims

1. A method for operating and controlling an electronic equipment that is provided with a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface and a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface, and the first surface is different than the second surface, the method comprising:

obtaining an operation information of an operation on the second touch induction unit;

generating an operation control information corresponding to the operation information; and

operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the operation information of an operation on the second touch induction unit is specifically an operation information of a click on the second touch induction unit;

and

the operation control information corresponding to the operation information of a click is a menu popping up when the object is clicked.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

the menu item of the menu is determined according to the operation on the displayed object on the display unit;

and

the object on the display unit has at least one attribute information, and when the object is operated, the attribute information according to the selected menu item is searched, and the selected menu item is executed according to the searched attribute information, and the object is operated.

3. A method for operating and controlling an electronic equipment that is provided with a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface and a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface, and the first surface is different than the second surface, the method comprising:

obtaining a first operation information of an operation on the second touch-sensitive unit;

popping up, according to the first operation information, a menu on the display unit;

obtaining a second operation information of an operation the menu on the first touch induction unit or the second touch induction unit;

generating an operation control information corresponding to the second operation information; and

operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein,

the first operation information is specifically an operation information of a click on the second touch induction unit;

the second operation information is an operation information of a click or a swipe on the first touch induction unit or an operation information of a click or a swipe on the second touch induction unit; and

the menu includes at least one menu item, and the operation control information is a selection information which indicates the menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the first touch induction unit or a menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the second touch induction unit.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the operation of a swipe is a rectilinear swipe or a curved swipe.

6. A method for operating and controlling an electronic equipment that is provided with a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface and a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface, and the first surface is different than the second surface, the method comprising:

obtaining an operation information of an operation on the first and the second touch induction units when the first and the second touch induction units detect being operated simultaneously;

generating a operation control information corresponding to the operation information; and

operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein,

the operation information is an operation information of the first and the second touch induction units detecting being touched simultaneously;

and

the operation control information corresponding to the operation information is a menu popping up when the object is operated.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein,

the first and the second surfaces are two relative surfaces of the electronic equipment,

the first touch induction unit overlaps with the display unit, characterized in that,

the operation information is an operation information of the first and the second touch induction units simultaneously detecting being touched and a swipe;

and

the operation control information is a control instruction corresponding to the operation information.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein, a projection distance between a first touch point on the first touch induction unit and a second touch point on the second induction unit is less than a pre-defined threshold when the first and the second touch induction units are touched;

the swipes are swipes in a same direction on the first and the second touch induction units.

10. A method for operating and controlling an electronic equipment, that is provided with a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface and a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface, and the first surface is different than the second surface, the method comprising:

obtaining a third operation information of an operation on the first and the second touch induction units when the first and the second touch induction units detect being operated simultaneously;

popping up, according to the third operation information, a menu on the display unit;

obtaining a fourth operation information of an operation the menu on the first and the second touch induction units simultaneously;

generating an operation control information corresponding to the fourth operating information; and

operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein,

the third operating information is an operation information of the first and the second touch induction units detecting being touched simultaneously;

the fourth operation information is an operation information of a click or a swipe on the first touch induction unit or an operation information of a swipe on the first and the second touch-sensitive units simultaneously; and

the menu includes at least one menu item, and the operation control information is a selection information which indicates the menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the first touch induction unit or a menu item selected by a way of a swipe on the first and the second touch induction units simultaneously.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein,

the first and the second surfaces are two relative surfaces of the electronic equipment;

the first touch induction overlaps with the second touch induction unit, such that, the menu pops up at the relative position of the display unit corresponding to the first touch point on the first touch induction unit.

14. An electronic equipment, comprising:

a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface of the electronic equipment;

a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface of the electronic equipment; and

a main control unit connected respectively to the first and the second touch induction units;

such that, the first touch induction unit includes a first touch surface and a first detecting circuit;

the second touch induction unit includes a second touch surface and a second detecting circuit;

the first surface is different than the second surface;

the second detecting circuit is used for obtaining the operation information of an operation on the second touch surface; and

the main control unit comprises;

a control module for generating a operation control information corresponding to the operation information; and

,

an operation executing module for operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

15. An electronic equipment, comprising:

a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface of the electronic equipment;

a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface of the electronic equipment; and

a main control unit connected respectively to the first and the second touch induction units;

such that, the first touch induction unit includes a first touch surface and a first detecting circuit;

the second touch induction unit includes a second touch surface and a second detecting circuit;

the first surface is different than the second surface;

the second detecting circuit is used for obtaining a first operation information of an operation on the second touch surface; and

the main control unit comprises a first control module for popping up, according to the first operation information, a menu on the display unit;

wherein

the first detecting circuit is used for obtaining a second operation information of an operation the menu on the first touch surface, or the second detecting circuit is also used for obtaining the second information of operating the menu on the second touch surface;

the main control unit further comprises;

a second control module for generating an operation control information corresponding to the second operation information;

an operation executing module for operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

16. The electronic equipment according to claim 15, wherein,

the first operation information is an operation information of a click on the second touch surface, which is detected by the first detecting circuit;

the second operation information is an operation information of a click or a swipe on the first touch surface, which is detected by the first detecting circuit or an operation information of a click or a swipe on the second touch surface, which is detected by the second detecting circuit; and

the menu includes at least one menu item, and the operation control information is a selection information which indicates a menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the first touch surface or a menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the second touch surface.

17. An electronic equipment, comprising:

a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface of the electronic equipment;

a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface of the electronic equipment; and

a main control unit connected respectively to the first and the second touch induction units;

characterized in such that, the first touch induction unit includes a first touch surface and a first detecting circuit;

the second touch induction unit includes a second touch surface and a second detecting circuit;

the first surface is different than the second surface;

obtaining an operation information of an operation on the first and the second touch surfaces when the first and the second detecting circuits detect the first and the second touch surfaces are operated simultaneously;

the main control unit comprises;

a control module for generating a operation control information corresponding to the operating information; and

an operation executing module for operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

18. The electronic equipment according to claim 17, wherein, the first and the second surfaces are two relative surfaces of the electronic equipment, and the first touch induction unit overlaps with the display unit;

the operation information is an operation information of the first and the second touch surfaces being touched and a swipe simultaneously, which is detected by the first and the second detecting circuits; and

the operation control information is a control instruction corresponding to the operation information.

19. An electronic equipment, comprising:

a first touch induction unit and a display unit disposed on a first surface of the electronic equipment;

a second touch induction unit disposed on a second surface of the electronic equipment; and

a main control unit connected respectively to the first and the second touch induction units;

such that, the first touch induction unit includes a first touch surface and a first detecting circuit;

the second touch induction unit includes a second touch surface and a second detecting circuit;

the first surface is different than the second surface;

obtaining a third operation information of an operation on the first and the second surfaces when the first and the second detecting circuits detect the first and the second touch surfaces are operated simultaneously;

the main control unit comprises;

a third control module for popping up, according to the third operation information, a menu on the display unit;

the first and the second detecting circuits obtain a fourth operation information of an operation the menu on the first and the second touch surfaces simultaneously;

the main control unit further comprises;

a fourth control module for generating a operation control information corresponding to the fourth operation information; and

an operation executing module for operating, according to the operation control information, an object displayed on the display unit.

20. The electronic equipment according to claim 19, wherein, the third operating information is an operation information of the first and the second touch surfaces being touched simultaneously, which is detected by the first and the second detecting circuits;

the fourth operation information is an operation information of a click or a swipe on the first touch surface, which is detected by the first detecting circuit, or an operation information of a swipe on the first and the second touch surfaces, which is detected by the first and the second detecting circuits simultaneously; and

the menu includes at least one menu item, and the operation control information is specifically a selection information which indicates a menu item selected by a way of a click or a swipe on the first touch induction unit or a menu item selected by a way of a swipe on the first and the second touch surfaces simultaneously.