ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20130257772A1
• Filed: 03/27/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: SUDOU, Tomohiro, MURAKAMI, Hideko
• Granted Patent: US 10,001,851 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

In order to enable easier magnification and reduction of a displayed image, an electronic device 1 includes a display unit 30, a pressure detection unit 60 and a control unit 10, such that the display unit 30 displays an image, the pressure detection unit 60 detects a pressure, and the control unit 10, based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit 60, controls magnification or reduction of the image.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display unit configured to display an image;

a pressure detection unit configured to detect a pressure; and

a control unit configured to control magnification or reduction of the image based on the pressure detected by the pressure detection unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact, wherein

the control unit controls magnification or reduction of the image at a ratio corresponding to the number of contacts detected by the contact detection unit.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact, wherein

the control unit detects a shift amount of the contact to the contact detection unit and controls magnification or reduction of the image at a ratio corresponding to the shift amount.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a contact detection unit configured to detect a contact, wherein

the control unit detects a shift direction of the contact to the contact detection unit and selects to control magnification or reduction based on the shift direction.

5. A display method comprising steps of:

displaying an image;

detecting a pressure; and

controlling magnification or reduction of the image based on the detected pressure.