CN101739193A - Function selecting system and method - Google Patents

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CN101739193A
CN101739193A CN200810178285A CN200810178285A CN101739193A CN 101739193 A CN101739193 A CN 101739193A CN 200810178285 A CN200810178285 A CN 200810178285A CN 200810178285 A CN200810178285 A CN 200810178285A CN 101739193 A CN101739193 A CN 101739193A
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The invention provides a function selecting system and a method suitable for an electronic device. The system comprises a display unit and a processing unit, wherein the display unit is provided with a display area, and a specific part is displayed in the display area; the processing unit selects one of the functions according to the position of the specific part in the display area; and the specific part can be moved and is used for displaying the data generated by the selected function.

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Function selecting system and method
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of function selecting system and method, and be particularly to a kind of can be according to the system and method for the choice of location function of privileged site shown in the viewing area.
Background technology
In recent years, portable apparatus, particularly handheld apparatus become more and more senior and the greater functionalityization that becomes.For instance, handheld apparatus can possess Email, advance rank address book management, media play and other application miscellaneous and program.Because the facility of these devices and function also makes these devices become one of daily necessities of people.
Can provide input media for the control of being correlated with of application program wherein on the handheld apparatus.For instance, handheld apparatus can be equipped with touch inductor, provides the user to carry out associative operation.The user can utilize finger to slide on the surface of touch inductor, thereby carries out the operation of corresponding difference in functionality.In general, when the user wants to switch different functions, must repeatedly in menu, launch, move and select specific functional item by touch inductor, to reach the purpose that function is switched.With the music player of opening mobile phone is example, and the user must open master catalogue earlier, again from wherein choosing multimedia catalogue.Then could start the function of music player.At this moment, if will switch to other function, then need return and operate in the master catalogue and choose.Aforesaid troublesome operation is very inconvenience for the user, and need expend a large amount of time of user usually.In some cases, the user may surpass time of spending in handoff functionality the time of practical operation in function.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides function selecting system and method.
A kind of function selecting system of the embodiment of the invention comprises display unit and processing unit.Display unit has the viewing area, and shows privileged site in the viewing area.Processing unit according to privileged site in the position of viewing area by a plurality of functions in selection.Wherein, privileged site is movably, and in order to show the selected data that function produced.
A kind of function selection method of the embodiment of the invention.At first, in the viewing area of display unit, show privileged site.Afterwards, according to privileged site in the position of viewing area by a plurality of functions in selection.Wherein, privileged site is movably, and in order to show the selected data that function produced.
Said method of the present invention can exist by the procedure code mode.When procedure code was loaded and carries out by machine, machine became in order to carry out device of the present invention.
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended diagram, be described in detail as follows.
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Fig. 1 is the function selecting system that shows according to the embodiment of the invention for synoptic diagram.
Fig. 2 is the electronic installation with display unit that shows according to the embodiment of the invention for synoptic diagram.
Fig. 3 is the function selection method that shows according to the embodiment of the invention for process flow diagram.
Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 E by synoptic diagram be show respectively respective specific portion be arranged in the viewing area diverse location the corresponding function of difference.
Fig. 5 is the function selection method that shows according to another embodiment of the present invention for process flow diagram.
Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B are that synoptic diagram is the adjusted size that shows according to the respective specific position of the embodiment of the invention.
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1000~function selecting system;
1100,2100~display unit;
1200~storage element;
1300~processing unit;
2000~electronic installation;
2110,4000,6000~viewing area;
S3100, S3200~step;
4100,6100~privileged site;
4110,4120,4130,4140,4150~diagram;
4200,4300~other position;
S5100, S5200 ..., S5500~step;
6110,6120~two edges.
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Fig. 1 shows the function selecting system according to the embodiment of the invention.Function selecting system according to the embodiment of the invention goes for electronic installation, as portable apparatus, as the handheld apparatus of multimedia player, personal digital assistant, GPS device, intelligent mobile phone or mobile phone etc.
Function selecting system 1000 comprises display unit 1100, storage element 1200 and processing unit 1300 at least.Display unit 1100 is in order to the icon that shows corresponding difference in functionality, operation interface, and relevant information etc.Fig. 2 shows the electronic installation with display unit.As shown in the figure, electronic installation 2000 has display unit 2100.Display unit 2100 has viewing area 2110.The different parts of viewing area 2110 can show respectively.In certain embodiments, display unit 120 can become touch control screen in conjunction with the touch inductor (not shown).Touch inductor has and comprises the touch surface of the inductor of one dimension at least, in order to detecting input tool, as finger or pointer contact in its surface with move.Storage element 1200 comprises icon, operation interface, and the relevant information etc. of a plurality of functions and corresponding difference in functionality.In certain embodiments, function can comprise cell-phone function, camera function, game computer function, radio function, with media play function etc.It should be noted that above-mentioned functions only for the example of present embodiment, this case is not limited thereto.In addition, storage element 1200 can storage data, and offers display unit 1100 and show.Processing unit 1300 is in order to carry out the function selection method of this case, and its details will be in the back explanation.
Fig. 3 shows the function selection method according to the embodiment of the invention.Function selection method according to the embodiment of the invention is applicable to the electronic installation with display unit, as portable apparatus, as the handheld apparatus of multimedia player, personal digital assistant, GPS device, intelligent mobile phone or mobile phone etc.
As step S3100, in the viewing area of display unit, show privileged site.What must remind is that privileged site can be shown in the optional position in the viewing area, and is movably.The position of privileged site in the viewing area can be decided according to different demands and application.Afterwards, as step S3200, according to the position of privileged site in the viewing area by selection in a plurality of functions.It should be noted that in certain embodiments selected function can directly be started.Can show the selected data that function produced in the privileged site.
It should be noted that in the electronic installation and can distinguish corresponding function by the diverse location of predefined privileged site in the viewing area.Fig. 4 A to 4E shows that respectively the diverse location that respective specific portion is arranged in the viewing area distinguishes corresponding function.When the primary importance of privileged site 4100 in viewing area 4000, shown in Fig. 4 A, its corresponding selected function can be a telephony feature.What note is to show the icon 4110 of corresponding phone function in the privileged site 4100.The control interface that in viewing area 4000, can show in addition, the corresponding phone function except other position 4200 of privileged site 4100.When the second place of privileged site 4100 in viewing area 4000, shown in Fig. 4 B, its corresponding selected function can be a camera function.The icon 4120 that can show similarly, corresponding camera function in the privileged site 4100.The control interface that in viewing area 4000, can show in addition, corresponding camera function except other position 4200 and 4300 of privileged site 4100.When three position of privileged site 4100 in viewing area 4000, shown in Fig. 4 C, its corresponding selected function can be a game computer function.The icon 4130 that can show similarly, corresponding game computer function in the privileged site 4100.The control interface that in viewing area 4000, can show in addition, corresponding game computer function except other position 4200 and 4300 of privileged site 4100.When four position of privileged site 4100 in viewing area 4000, shown in Fig. 4 D, its corresponding selected function can be a radio function.The icon 4140 that can show similarly, corresponding radio function in the privileged site 4100.The control interface that in viewing area 4000, can show in addition, corresponding radio function except other position 4200 and 4300 of privileged site 4100.When five position of privileged site 4100 in viewing area 4000, shown in Fig. 4 E, its corresponding selected function can be a media play function.The icon 4150 that can show similarly, the respective media playing function in the privileged site 4100.The control interface that in viewing area 4000, can show in addition, the respective media playing function except other position 4200 of privileged site 4100.What note is that there is the situation of mutual overlapping the position of corresponding difference in functionality in the above-mentioned example.Yet in certain embodiments, the position of corresponding difference in functionality can not overlap mutually.What must remind once more is, above-mentioned functions and corresponding position thereof are the example of present embodiment only, and this case is not limited thereto.
Fig. 5 shows the function selection method according to another embodiment of the present invention.Function selection method according to the embodiment of the invention is applicable to the electronic installation with display unit, as portable apparatus, as the handheld apparatus of multimedia player, personal digital assistant, GPS device, intelligent mobile phone or mobile phone etc.
As step S5100, detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area of display unit.Similarly, privileged site is transportable.As step S5200, according to the position of privileged site in the viewing area by selection in a plurality of functions, with/or start selected function.Similarly, can distinguish corresponding function by the predefined diverse location in the electronic installation.As step S5300, in privileged site, show the icon of corresponding selected function, and the position except privileged site shows corresponding selected function operations interface in the viewing area.What note is can show the selected data that function produced in the privileged site.Afterwards, as step S5400, detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area of display unit.As step S5500, judge whether the position of privileged site in the viewing area moves.If (step S5500 denys) moved in the position of privileged site in the viewing area, flow process is got back to step S5400, continues to detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area of display unit, and as step S5500, judges whether its position moves.If (step S5500 is) moved in the position of privileged site in the viewing area, flow process is got back to step S5200, according to moving back particular portion bit position again by selection in the function, with/or start selected again function, and as step S5300, in privileged site, show the data that the icon of corresponding selected function again and newly selected function are produced, and the position except privileged site shows corresponding selected again function operations interface in the viewing area.Afterwards, proceed the operation of step S5400 and S5500.
Mandatory declaration be to detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area and whether move and can realize by different way.In certain embodiments, when display unit is touch control screen, can be by judging at least one ad-hoc location at respective specific position on the touch control screen, whether sense at least one contact as the two edges at least on optional position on the privileged site or the privileged site, and judge whether this contact moves.If the ad-hoc location at respective specific position senses contact on the touch control screen, and this contact is mobile, can judge that then the position of privileged site in the viewing area is mobile.What remind is that privileged site can move according to moving of corresponding this contact.In certain embodiments, can whether sense at least one contact, and judge whether this contact moves by judging the scroll bar that shows in the touch control screen.If the scroll bar that shows in the touch control screen senses at least one contact, and this contact is mobile, can judge that then the position of privileged site in the viewing area is mobile.Similarly, privileged site can be contacted with moving of position on the scroll bar and corresponding contact and moves according to this.In certain embodiments, electronic installation can additionally be provided with the operating key (not shown), in order to the position of decision privileged site in the viewing area.Therefore can whether be operated by judging operating key, whether move to detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area.In certain embodiments, electronic installation can additionally be provided with the detecting device (not shown), in order to detect input tool, as the position of finger or pointer.Therefore, can whether move, whether move to detect the position of privileged site in the viewing area by the position of judging input tool.What must remind is, the foregoing description only is the example of this case, and this case is not limited thereto.
Mandatory declaration be that in certain embodiments, the size of privileged site can be adjusted.When display unit is touch control screen, can judges whether the two edges at respective specific position on the touch control screen sense contact respectively, and judge whether this contact moves.The two edges at respective specific position sense contact respectively on touch control screen, and in the contact at least one then can be adjusted the size of privileged site according to the position contacting after moving when moving.For instance, the two edges 6110 and 6120 of privileged site 6100 in finger contact viewing area 6000, and move inward, in the time of as shown in Figure 6A, the size of privileged site 6100 will be adjusted according to the two edges 6110 of finger contact privileged site 6100 and 6120 position, shown in Fig. 6 B.In certain embodiments, when the contact of the two edges at respective specific position move and approaching mutually, with/or two distances between contacting during less than set value, display unit can be pinned.In certain embodiments, when display unit pins, can show tags in the display unit, to represent this particular portion bit position.But also display icon in the display unit is lockable with the expression display unit.On the other hand, mobile if the contact of the two edges at respective specific position is detected when display unit is lockable, and leave mutually, with/or two distances between contacting during greater than set value, can be with the display unit release.What remind is, can determine automatically according to launching back particular portion bit position, with/or start function corresponding.
Therefore, can come selection function according to particular portion bit position shown in the viewing area by the function selecting system and the method for this case.By particular portion bit position on the modifier, can switch different functions easily.
Method of the present invention, or specific kenel or its part can exist with the kenel of procedure code.Procedure code can be contained in tangible media, get (as embodied on computer readable) Storage Media as floppy disk, discs, hard disk or any other machine readable, also or be not limited to the computer program of external form, wherein, when procedure code by machine, when loading and carrying out as computing machine, this machine becomes in order to participate in device of the present invention.Procedure code also can pass through some transfer mediums, transmit as electric wire or cable, optical fiber or any transmission kenel, wherein, when procedure code by machine, when receiving, loading and carrying out as computing machine, this machine becomes in order to participate in device of the present invention.When the general service processing unit is done in fact, procedure code provides a class of operation to be similar to the unique apparatus of using particular logic circuit in conjunction with processing unit.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking appended the claim scope person of defining.

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1. a function selecting system is applicable to electronic installation, comprising:
Display unit has the viewing area, shows privileged site in this viewing area; And
Processing unit, according to the position of this privileged site in this viewing area by selection in a plurality of functions,
Wherein, this privileged site is movably, and in order to show the selected data that this function produced.
2. function selecting system according to claim 1, wherein this processing unit also shows the control interface of corresponding selected this function by this display unit position outside this privileged site in this viewing area.
3. function selecting system according to claim 1, wherein whether this processing unit also detects this privileged site this position in this viewing area and moves, if move this privileged site this position in this viewing area, this particular portion bit position was again by selection in these functions after then foundation moved.
4. function selecting system according to claim 3, wherein this display unit is a touch control screen, and this processing unit by judge on this touch control screen mutually should privileged site at least one ad-hoc location whether sense at least one contact, and judge whether this contact moves, whether move to detect this privileged site this position in this viewing area.
5. function selecting system according to claim 4, wherein this at least one ad-hoc location is optional position on this privileged site or the two edges at least on this privileged site.
6. a function selection method is applicable to electronic installation, comprises the following steps:
In the viewing area of display unit, show privileged site; And
According to the position of this privileged site in this viewing area by selection in a plurality of functions,
Wherein, this privileged site is movably, and in order to show the selected data that this function produced.
7. function selection method according to claim 6 also comprises the control interface that shows corresponding selected this function by this display unit position outside this privileged site in this viewing area.
8. function selection method according to claim 6 also comprises the following steps:
Whether detect this privileged site this position in this viewing area moves;
If move this privileged site this position in this viewing area, this particular portion bit position was again by selection in these functions after then foundation moved.
9. function selection method according to claim 8, wherein this display unit is a touch control screen, and detect this privileged site this position in this viewing area whether move be by judge on this touch control screen mutually should privileged site at least one ad-hoc location whether sense at least one contact, and judge whether this contact moves, to judge.
10. function selection method according to claim 9, wherein this at least one ad-hoc location is optional position on this privileged site or the two edges at least on this privileged site.
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