CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A control method, comprising:
- controlling a display screen of an electronic device to display M indicating icons with respect to a plurality of inputting apparatus arranged on the electronic device, wherein M is a positive integer equal to or greater than 1;
acquiring an input operation inputted via a first inputting apparatus of the plurality of inputting apparatus, wherein the input operation relates to a first function that corresponds to a first indicating icon; and
performing the first function, in response to the input operation.
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Abstract
A control method and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display screen and K inputting apparatuses. The display screen is fixed in the housing and a display output area of the display screen is visible through a first surface of the housing. The K inputting apparatuses are fixed in the housing and an operation surface of each of the K inputting apparatuses is exposed through a lateral surface of the housing. The electronic device is adapted to control the display screen to display M indicating icons on a periphery of the display output area. The electronic device is adapted to acquire, via the operation surface, the input operation at a first operation position on the operation surface, and perform a first function represented by a first indicating icon corresponding to the first operation position in response to the input operation.
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13 Claims
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1. A control method, comprising:
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controlling a display screen of an electronic device to display M indicating icons with respect to a plurality of inputting apparatus arranged on the electronic device, wherein M is a positive integer equal to or greater than 1; acquiring an input operation inputted via a first inputting apparatus of the plurality of inputting apparatus, wherein the input operation relates to a first function that corresponds to a first indicating icon; and performing the first function, in response to the input operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display screen; a plurality of inputting apparatus arranged with respect to the display screen, wherein the display screen is operable to display M indicating icons, wherein M is a positive integer equal to or greater than 1; and a processor adapted to acquire an input operation inputted via a first inputting apparatus of the plurality of inputting apparatus, the input operation relating to a first function that corresponds to a first indicating icon; and
to perform the first function in response to the input operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification