Method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device

• US 7,319,457 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2004
• Issued: 01/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sentelic Holding Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Jao-Ching, Huang, Shyh-In, Chu, Lin-Abel, Shen, Chuang-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hjerpe, Richard
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shapiro, Leonid
• Application Number:
  US10/776,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20050198588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,433 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/156, 345/163, 345/177
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method of scrolling a window screen for controlling electronic device provides a first press zone and a second press zone in a touch device of the electronic device. When the first press zone is pressed, the window screen can be controlled to scroll along a first direction and when the second press zone is pressed, the window screen can controlled to scroll along a second direction, which has a direction different from the first direction. Hence, the scrolling of the window screen is capable of being controlled easily by way of clicking the press zones.

Claims

1. A method of scrolling a window screen by means of controlling electronic device comprising following steps:

(A) providing a touch device with at least a first press zone and a second press zone; and

(B) detecting said press zones and controlling said window screen to scroll along a direction when one of said press zones is detected to have been pressed;

wherein when said first press zone or said second press zone is detected to have been pressed more than once, a scrolling speed of of said window screen is regulated based on number of times and duration of said first press zone or said second press zone being pressed.

2. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said first press zone or said second press zone is pressed with a first short tap then is pressed immediately with a second short tap or a movement of pressing having a duration longer than said first short tap.

3. The method of scrolling window screen scrolling by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said scrolling speed is regulated faster based on said number of times and said duration.

4. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said scrolling speed is regulated slower based on said number of times and said duration.

5. The method of scrolling window screen scrolling by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said window screen stops scrolling based on said number of times and said duration.

6. The method of window screen scrolling for controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein at least a special press zone is provided on said touch device and said scroll bar is reset while said special press zone is detected to have been pressed.

7. The method of window screen scrolling for controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said scroll bar is reset while said press zones are detected to have been pressed at the same time.

8. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to return to a beginning position, a middle position, a default position or a position set by a user.

9. The method of window screen scrolling for controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to allow said scrolling speed to return to a default speed.

10. The method of window screen scrolling for controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to initiate or terminate scrolling function of said first press zone or said second press zone.

11. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to change scrolling direction of said first press zone and/or said second press zone.

12. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to stop scrolling.

13. The method of window scrolling screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to repeat a movement of scrolling done last time said repeated movement containing direction, speed, and/or distance of scrolling.

14. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to keep the same direction and speed of scrolling done last time.

15. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to allow said window screen to page up, page down, scroll upward or scroll downward.

16. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to generate electronic signal corresponding to a movement of single tap or double tap.

17. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to generate a movement of drag done last time repeatedly.

18. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 6 or 7, wherein said scroll bar is reset to generate electronic signal corresnonding to a movement of repeated tap and drag done last time.

19. The method of scrolling window screen by means of controlling electronic device as defined in claim 1, wherein said touch device provides an upward scroll zone, a downward scroll zone, a leftward scroll zone and a rightward scroll zone and said window screen is controlled to scroll upward or downward in case of said upward scroll zone or said downward scroll zone being detected to have been pressed and said window screen is controlled to scroll leftward or rightward in case of said rightward scroll zone or said leftward scroll zone being detected to have been pressed.

20. An electronic device comprising:

at least a screen providing a window screen with a scroll bar;

at least a touch device providing at least a first press zone and a second press zone for being detected; and

a processing unit electrically connecting with said screen and said touch device respectively and controlling said window screen to scroll in a direction in case of one of said press zones being touched;

wherein when said first press zone or said second press zone is detected to have been pressed more than once, a scrolling speed of said window screen is regulated based on the number of times and duration of said first press zone or said second press zone being pressed.

21. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said first press zone or said second press zone is detected to have been pressed immediately with a first short tap and then a second short tap or a movement of pressing having a duration longer than said first short tap.

22. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said processing unit regulates said scrolling speed faster based on said number of times and said duration.

23. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said processing unit regulates said scrolling speed slower based on said number of times and said duration.

24. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said processing unit stops said window screen scrolling based on said number of times and said duration.

25. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said touch device detects a pressed position on said first press zone or said second press zone and said processing unit determines said scrolling speed based on said pressed position and said scrolling speed gets slower in case of said pressed position getting nearer said touch device and said scrolling speed gets faster in case of said pressed position getting farther from said touch device.

26. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said touch device detects a pressed position on said first press zone or said second press zone and said processing unit determines said scrolling speed based on said pressed position and said scrolling speed gets faster in case of said pressed position getting farther from said touch device and said scrolling speed gets slower in case of said pressed position getting nearer the touch device.

27. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said processing unit allows said window screen to keep scrolling while said touch device detects said first press zone or said second press zone has been pressed.

28. The electronic device as defined in claim 27, wherein said processing unit allows said window screen to keep scrolling till the same press zone being pressed again.

29. The electronic device as defined in claim 27, wherein said processing unit allows the window screen to keep scrolling till another press zone being pressed again.

30. The electronic device as defined in claim 27, wherein said processing unit allows said window screen to keep scrolling till outside area of said press zone being pressed.

31. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said touch device further provides at least a special press zone and said processing unit resets said scroll bar while said touch device detects said special press zone having been pressed.

32. The electronic device as defined in claim 20, wherein said touch device further provides at least a special press zone and said processing unit resets said scroll bar while said touch device detects said press zones baving been pressed at the same time.

33. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to return to a beginning position, a middle position, a default position or a position set by a user.

34. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to allow said scrolling speed returning to a default speed.

35. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to initiate or terminate scrolling function of said first press zone or said second press zone.

36. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to change scrolling direction of said first press zone and/or said second press zone.

37. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to allow said window screen to stop scrolling.

38. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to perform a repeated movement of scrolling and said repeated movement contains direction, speed, and/or distance of scrolling.

39. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to keep said window screen scrolling with the same direction and speed as a preceding movement of scrolling.

40. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to allow said window screen to page up, page down, scroll upward or scroll downward.

41. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to generate electronic signal corresponding to a movement of single tap or double tap.

42. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to perform a movement of drag done last time repeatedly.

43. The electronic device as defined in claim 31 or 32, wherein said scroll bar is reset to generate electronic signal corresponding to a repeated movement containing a tap and a drag done last time.