Electronic device capable of transferring object between two display units and controlling method thereof

• US 8,739,053 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2008
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chuang, Cheng-Chieh, Chen, Ming-Yu, Chen, Chao-Yi, Chen, Chi-Nien
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Matt
• Assistant Examiner(s): IPAKCHI, MARYAM M
• Application Number:
  US12/258,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20090164930A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,038 Days
• Field of Search: 715/702, 715/761, 715769-770, 345/1.1, 345/1.2, 345/1.3, 345/173
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a first display unit, a second display unit, a sensing input unit and a processor. The first display unit and the second display unit are both disposed on the housing. The sensing input unit is coupled to the first display unit and the second display unit, and is used for sensing and receiving a user input. The user input enables a transferring behavior of displaying a second object in the second display unit according to a first object displayed in the first display unit. The processor is coupled to the first display unit, the second display unit and the sensing input unit, and is used for controlling the second display unit according to the user input to display the second object.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a monolithic housing comprising a plurality of portions;

a first display unit disposed on the monolithic housing;

a second display unit disposed on the monolithic housing;

a sensing input unit coupled to the first display unit and the second display unit for sensing and receiving an input, wherein the input enables a transferring behavior of displaying a second object in the second display unit according to a first object displayed in the first display unit and displaying a third object in the first display unit according to the second object displayed in the second display unit; and

a processor coupled to the first display unit, the second display unit and the sensing input unit, for controlling the second display unit to display the second object according to the input and controlling the first display unit to display the third object according to the input;

wherein the sensing input unit is a single continuous touch panel, and the single continuous touch panel is positioned on the first display unit and the second display unit and covers both of the first display unit and the second display unit;

the first display unit and the second display unit are separated by one of the portions of the monolithic housing; and

the electronic device is a hand-held telecommunication device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the transferring behavior comprises copying, dragging, panning or executing a program.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sensing input unit receives the input corresponding to the first display unit and generates at least a detecting value according to the input, the processor performs a predetermined operation according to the detecting value to generate at least a position data, and the processor controls the second display unit to display the second object according to the position data.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor further controls the first display unit to display the first object continuously while the second display unit is displaying the second object.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein a displayed pattern of the second object differs from a displayed pattern of the first object.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor further controls the first display unit not to display the first object while the second display unit is displaying the second object.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein a displayed pattern of the second object differs from a displayed pattern of the first object.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first object comprises a character, a number, a symbol, a figure or an animation, and the second object is a character, a number, a symbol, a figure or an animation.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second display unit comprises a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) display, a light emitting display (LED) or a non-volatile display.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second display unit is a flexible display, and the electronic device further comprises a key switch for providing haptic feedback when the sensing input unit receives the input.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing comprising a plurality of portions;

a first display unit disposed on the housing;

a second display unit disposed on the housing;

a sensing input unit coupled to the first display unit and the second display unit for sensing and receiving a first input corresponding to the first display unit and a second input corresponding to the second display unit, wherein the first input enables a transferring behavior of displaying a second object in the second display unit according to a first object displayed in the first display unit, and the second input enables a transferring behavior of displaying a third object in the first display unit according to the second objected displayed in the second display unit; and

a processor coupled to the first display unit, the second display unit and the sensing input unit, for controlling the second display unit to display the second object according to the first input and controlling the first display unit to display the third object according to the second input;

wherein the sensing input unit generates at least a first detecting value according to the first input, the processor performs a predetermined operation according to the first detecting value to generate at least a first position data, and the processor controls the second display unit to display the second object according to the first position data;

the first position data indicates a position where the second object is to be displayed on the second display unit;

the sensing input unit generates at least a second detecting value according to the second input;

the processor performs a predetermined operation according to the second detecting value to generate at least a second position data, and the processor controls the first display unit to display the third object according to the second position data; and

the electronic device is a hand-held telecommunication device, and the sensing input unit is a single continuous touch panel, and the single continuous touch panel is positioned on the first display unit and the second display unit and covers both of the first display unit and the second display unit;

the first display unit and the second display unit are separated by one of the portions of the housing.