ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD

• US 20140218604A1
• Filed: 01/22/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: LIU, SHU-MING, LIU, CHIA-JUNG, LAI, YI-RU
• Application Number:
  US14/161,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218604A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces

Abstract

An electronic device includes a front panel, a display located on the front panel, a rear panel opposite to the front panel, a camera lens located on at least one of the front panel and the rear panel, a side flange connected between the front panel and the rear panel, and a touch strip is located on the side flange. The touch panel is configured to receive a control operation to adjust an image capturing function.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a front panel;

a display located on the front panel;

a rear panel opposite to the front panel;

a camera lens located on at least one of the front panel and the rear panel;

a side flange connected between the front panel and the rear panel; and

a touch strip located on the side flange;

wherein the touch panel is configured to receive a control operation to adjust a image capturing function.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side flange comprises a flat surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the side flange comprises a smooth curved surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the front panel is substantially parallel to the rear panel, and the side flange is substantially perpendicular to the front panel and the rear panel.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch strip is a touch panel.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch strip is configured to receive a slide operation.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch strip has a linear configuration.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch strip is formed from carbon nanotubes.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch strip is configured to adjust a focal length when photographing.

10. An image capturing method, comprising:

providing an electronic device, comprising;

a front panel;

a display located on the front panel;

a rear panel opposite to the front panel;

a camera lens located on at least one of the front panel and the rear panel;

a side flange connected between the front panel and the rear panel; and

a touch strip located on the side flange;

detecting an control operation on the touch strip; and

adjusting an image capturing function according to the control operation.

11. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the side flange comprises a flat surface.

12. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the side flange comprises a smooth curved surface.

13. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the front panel is substantially parallel to the rear panel, and the side flange is substantially perpendicular to the front panel and the rear panel.

14. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the touch strip is a touch panel.

15. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the touch strip is configured to receive a slide operation.

16. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the touch strip has a linear configuration.

17. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein the touch strip is formed from carbon nanotubes.

18. The image capturing method of claim 10, wherein adjusting the image capturing function according to the control operation further comprises adjusting a focal length.

19. The image capturing method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying an adjusting bar on the display, wherein a location of the adjusting bar corresponds to the touch strip, and a length of the adjusting bar is substantially equals to a length of the touch strip.

20. The image capturing method of claim 19, further comprising:

pressing the touch strip to adjusting the focal length, wherein the adjusting bar is dynamically adjusted according to a touch point of the touch strip.