TW201329800A - Electronic system, display, control method of electronic system, control method of display - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic system includes a portable electronic device and a display. The portable electronic device generates a display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal. The display receives the display signal, and displays in the first display area a screen corresponding to the display signal, and in the second display area a simulation icon. The simulation icon includes a plurality of simulation buttons for respectively simulating the physical buttons of the portable electronic device. When one of the simulation buttons is triggered, the display generates a simulation control signal according to the triggered simulation button, the portable electronic device receives the simulation control signal and executes the action of triggering a physical button that corresponds to the triggered simulation button according to the simulation control signal. In this way, the user is allowed to control the electronic device through triggering the simulation buttons.

Description

Electronic system, display, electronic system control method and display control method

The present invention relates to an electronic system, and more particularly to an electronic system including a display and a portable electronic device. The invention also relates to a method of controlling the electronic system.

The general display can simultaneously display the screen displayed by the mobile phone through a specific communication standard. The specific communication standard is, for example, Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) or USB 3.0. However, since the general display does not have a physical button corresponding to the physical button of the mobile phone, the user can view the screen displayed by the mobile phone through the display, but cannot control the mobile phone to perform the action performed when the physical button is triggered. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention can develop an electronic system that can be improved by the display device controlling the portable electronic device to perform the action performed when the physical button of the portable electronic device is triggered. The usability of the display.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic system that improves the usability of a display.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a display having high usability.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a control method of an electronic system capable of improving the usability of a display.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a control method for a display which can improve the usability of a display.

Thus, the electronic system of the present invention comprises a portable electronic device and a display. The portable electronic device includes a plurality of physical buttons, a display panel, and a first control circuit electrically connected to the physical buttons and the display panel. The first control circuit is configured to generate a display signal, and the display panel receives This displays the signal and displays the screen corresponding to the signal.

The display receives the display signal and includes a touch panel and a second control circuit. The touch panel displays a first display area and a second display area. The second control circuit controls the touch panel to display a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area, and displays a simulation icon in the second display area, where the simulation icon includes a plurality of keys respectively simulating the physical buttons Analog button.

In a case where the analog button is triggered, the second control circuit generates an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button, and the first control circuit receives the analog control signal, and performs the receiving according to the analog control signal. The triggered analog button corresponds to the action when the physical button is triggered.

Preferably, the display panel of the portable electronic device is a panel with a touch function. When the first display area of the touch panel of the display is triggered, the second control circuit is triggered. A flag value is transmitted to the first control circuit, and the first control circuit performs an action when the display panel corresponds to the coordinate value being triggered according to the coordinate value.

Preferably, the portable electronic device further includes a housing for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel and the first control circuit, and the simulation pattern further includes an analog housing simulating the housing. .

Preferably, the second control circuit stores an analog information, and the second control circuit controls the touch panel to display the analog icon according to the analog information.

Alternatively, the first control circuit stores an analog information, and the second control circuit receives the analog information and controls the touch panel to display the analog icon according to the analog information.

The display device of the present invention is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a plurality of physical buttons, a display panel, and a first control circuit electrically connecting the physical buttons and the display panel. The first control circuit is configured to generate a display signal, and the display panel receives the display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal.

The display receives the display signal and includes a touch panel and a second control circuit. The touch panel displays a first display area and a second display area. The second control circuit controls the touch panel to display a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area, and displays a simulation icon in the second display area, where the simulation icon includes a plurality of keys respectively simulating the physical buttons Analog button.

In a case where the analog button is triggered, the second control circuit generates an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button, and the first control circuit receives the analog control signal, and performs the receiving according to the analog control signal. The triggered analog button corresponds to the action when the physical button is triggered.

The control method of the electronic system of the present invention comprises: (A) causing a portable electronic device to generate a display signal and displaying a screen corresponding to the display signal; (B) causing a display to receive the display signal, and at the first The display area displays a screen corresponding to the signal, and displays a simulation icon in a second display area, the simulation icon includes a plurality of analog buttons respectively simulating a plurality of physical buttons of the portable electronic device; (C) Having the display determine whether one of the analog buttons is triggered, and if so, performing step (D); and (D) causing the display to generate an analog control signal based on the triggered analog button to cause the portable electronic device to receive The analog control signal performs an action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered according to the analog control signal.

Preferably, the portable electronic device has a touch function, and the control method of the electronic system further includes: (E) causing the display to determine whether the first display area is triggered, and if yes, performing step (F); (F) causing the display to transmit a flag value of the triggered portion to the portable electronic device, so that the portable electronic device performs the portable electronic device according to the coordinate value to be triggered when the coordinate value is triggered action.

Preferably, the simulation mode in the step (B) further includes an analog housing simulating the electronic device, the analog housing simulating one of the electronic devices for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel, and a housing of the first control circuit.

The control method of the display device of the present invention is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device generates a display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal. The control method of the display comprises: (A) The display receives the display signal, displays a screen corresponding to the display signal in a first display area, and displays a simulation icon in a second display area, where the analog graphic includes a plurality of simulated analog portable electronic devices respectively. (B) causing the display to determine whether one of the analog buttons is triggered, and if so, performing step (C); and (C) causing the display to generate a simulation based on the triggered analog button The control signal is used by the portable electronic device to receive the analog control signal, and according to the analog control signal, the action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered is triggered.

The effect of the invention is that the display panel corresponding to the display signal is displayed in the first display area by the display panel of the display, and the simulation pattern containing the analog button is displayed in the second display area, and the analog control is transmitted when the analog button is received. The signal is transmitted to the portable electronic device, so that the user can control the portable electronic device to perform the action performed when the physical button of the portable electronic device is triggered by the display.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it is noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a first preferred embodiment of the electronic system of the present invention. The electronic system includes a portable electronic device 1 and a display 2. The portable electronic device 1 is a mobile phone in this embodiment.

The portable electronic device 1 includes a plurality of physical buttons 11, a display panel 12 having a touch function, a first control circuit 13 electrically connecting the physical buttons 11 and the display panel 12, and a housing 14 (see FIG. 2) The housing 14 is configured to receive the physical buttons 11, the display panel 12 and the first control circuit 13 and expose the physical buttons 11 and the display panel 12. The first control circuit 13 includes a first signal transmitting unit 131, a first signal receiving unit 132, and a first signal processing unit 133. The first signal processing unit 133 is electrically connected to the display panel 12 and the physical buttons 11 The first signal transmitting unit 131 and the first signal receiving unit 132. The physical buttons 11 can be triggered by the user to generate a button control signal to the first signal processing unit 133 of the first control circuit 13. In this embodiment, the display panel 12 can also be triggered by the user, and can generate a touch signal to the first signal processing unit 133 according to the triggered position.

The display 2 includes a touch panel 21 and a second control circuit 22 electrically connected to the touch panel 21 . The touch panel 21 has a panel module 212 and a touch module 211. The second control circuit 22 includes a second signal transmission unit 221, a second signal receiving unit 222, a first storage unit 224, and a second signal processing unit 223. The second signal processing unit 223 is electrically connected to the second The second signal transmitting unit 221, the second signal receiving unit 222, the first storage unit 224, the panel module 212, and the touch module 211.

The display 2 and the portable electronic device 1 transmit signals through at least one specific communication standard, which may be a Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) or a USB 3.0, but not This is limited.

The control method of the electronic system will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG. Referring first to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the electronic system processing the display signal. The process of processing the display signal by the electronic system firstly, as in step S01, causes the portable electronic device 1 to generate a display signal and display a screen corresponding to the display signal. More specifically, the first signal processing unit 133 of the portable electronic device 1 generates the display signal, and the display panel 12 of the portable electronic device 1 receives the display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal.

Then, in step S02, the display 2 receives the display signal and determines the source of the display signal. More specifically, the portable electronic device 1 transmits the display signal to the display 2 through the first signal transmitting unit 131. The second signal receiving unit 222 of the display 2 receives the display signal and transmits the display signal to the second signal processing unit. 223. The second signal processing unit 223 is configured to determine the source of the display signal. If the source of the display signal is a mobile phone, step S03 is performed, and if the source of the display signal is a desktop computer or a notebook computer, execution is performed. Step S04.

As shown in step S03, the display 2 displays a screen corresponding to the display signal in a first display area 213, and displays a simulation icon 220 in a second display area 214. More specifically, the display 2 controls the panel module 212 of the touch panel 21 to display a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area 213 through the second signal processing unit 223 of the second control circuit 22, and displays the second display. Region 214 displays a simulated graphic 220. The analog diagram 220 includes a plurality of analog buttons 201 that respectively simulate a plurality of physical buttons 11 of the portable electronic device 1 and an analog housing 202 that simulates the housing 14 of the portable electronic device 1.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the first display area 213 is located at the center of the displayable area of the panel module 212 , and the second display area 214 is located around the first display area 213 . The display 2 enlarges the screen corresponding to the display signal and displays it on the first display area 213. The shape and relative position of the analog buttons 201 are substantially the same as those of the physical button 11. Thereby, a screen simulating the appearance of the portable electronic device 1 can be displayed in the displayable area of the panel module 212. However, the sizes of the first display area 213 and the second display area 214, and the size, shape and relative position of the analog buttons 201 are not limited to the embodiment. It is to be noted that the simulation diagram 220 of the embodiment is generated by an OSD (On-screen display) module (not shown) of the second signal processing unit 223.

Since the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment is a mobile phone, the display 2 performs the action shown in step S03. On the other hand, if the source of the display signal is a desktop computer or a notebook computer, as shown in step S04 in FIG. 3, the display 2 does not display the analog icon 220, and all of the panel module 212 can be displayed. The area shows the screen corresponding to the signal.

The following describes the flow of the electronic system to process the touch signal. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 . FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the electronic system processing the touch signal when the portable electronic device 1 is a mobile phone. First, as shown in step S11 in FIG. 4, the second signal processing unit 223 of the display 2 determines whether the touch panel 21 is triggered. More specifically, when the touch module 211 of the touch panel 21 is triggered, the touch module 211 generates a touch signal, and the second signal processing unit 223 is determined according to the touch signal generated by the touch module 211. Whether the touch panel 21 is triggered. When the display 2 is triggered, step S12 is performed.

Step S12 is a second signal processing unit 223 of the display 2 determining the position at which the touch module 211 is triggered. More specifically, the touch signal generated when the touch module 211 is triggered includes the coordinate value of the triggered portion, and the second signal processing unit 223 determines that the triggered portion is located in the first display area 213 or according to the touch signal. It is the second display area 214. When the triggered position is located in the first display area 213, step S13 is performed, and when the triggered position is located in the second display area 214, step S15 is performed.

If the triggered position is located in the first display area 213, the display 2 transmits the coordinate value to be triggered to the portable electronic device 1 as shown in step S13. More specifically, the second signal processing unit 223 of the display 2 maps the coordinate value of the triggered portion to the coordinate value of the display panel 12 according to the touch signal, and then passes the mapped touch signal through the second The signal transmitting unit 221 is transmitted to the portable electronic device 1. In another embodiment, the touch signal generated by the touch module 211 is processed after being transmitted to the portable electronic device 1 and then mapped by the first signal processing unit 133.

Then, as shown in step S14, the portable electronic device 1 performs an action when the portable electronic device 1 is triggered corresponding to the coordinate value according to the coordinate value. More specifically, the portable electronic device 1 receives the touch signal generated by the display 2 by the first signal receiving unit 132 and transmits the touch signal to the first signal processing unit 133. The first signal processing unit 133 includes the The touch signal of the coordinate value performs the action when the display panel 12 is triggered corresponding to the coordinate value.

On the other hand, when the position at which the display 2 is triggered is located in the second display area 214, as shown in step S15, the display 2 determines whether one of the analog keys 201 is triggered. More specifically, the second signal processing module of the display 2 determines whether the triggered portion is the analog button 201 or the analog housing 202 located in the analog icon 220 according to the touch signal. When one of the analog keys 201 is triggered, step S16 is performed.

As shown in step S16, the second signal processing unit 223 of the display 2 generates an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button 201, and the analog control signal is transmitted to the portable electronic device 1 through the second signal transmitting unit 221. Then, as shown in step S17, the portable electronic device 1 receives the analog control signal by the first signal receiving unit 132 and transmits the analog control signal to the first signal processing unit 133, and the first signal processing unit 133 controls the analog signal according to the analog control. The signal performs an action when the physical button 11 corresponding to the triggered analog button 201 is triggered. Thereby, the user can control the action of the portable electronic device 1 when the physical button 11 is triggered by the display 2 .

It is to be noted that the first storage unit 224 of the display 2 stores an analog information, which includes information such as an analog graphic 220 corresponding to the portable electronic device 1 and an analog control signal. The second control circuit 22 can control the touch panel 21 to display the analog graphic 220 according to the analog information, and generate an analog control signal according to the analog information.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the electronic system processing the touch signal when the portable electronic device 1 is a personal computer or a notebook computer. As shown in step S21, the display 2 determines whether its touch panel 21 is triggered. If yes, step S22 is performed. As shown in step S22, if the touch panel 21 is triggered, the touch module 211 transmits the touch signal including the coordinate value to the portable electronic device 1 through the USB communication standard (without the second signal processing unit). 223 judges the position to be triggered).

Then, as shown in step S23, the first signal receiving unit 132 of the portable electronic device 1 receives the touch signal and transmits it to the first signal processing unit 133, and the first signal processing unit 133 performs display according to the coordinate value. The action of the panel 12 when the coordinate value is triggered is triggered.

It is to be noted that the display panel 12 of the portable electronic device 1 of the present embodiment has a touch function, but is not limited thereto. The display panel 12 can also be a panel having only a display function. Of course, when the first display area 213 of the display 2 is triggered, the display 2 does not transmit the touch signal to the portable electronic device 1.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the portable electronic device 1 is a mobile phone or a desktop computer/notebook computer, the control method is different, but not limited thereto, that is, for example, when the portable electronic device 1 is a notebook computer. The electronic system may also be a control flow when the portable electronic device 1 is used as a mobile phone.

Referring to Figure 6, there is shown a second preferred embodiment of the electronic system of the present invention. The second preferred embodiment is similar to the first preferred embodiment except that the components for storing the analog information are different. In this embodiment, the first control circuit 13 of the portable electronic device 1 further has a second storage unit 134 electrically connected to the first signal processing unit 133, and the second storage unit 134 is configured to store the analog information. When the portable electronic device 1 is in communication with the display 2, the first signal processing unit 133 transmits the analog information stored in the second storage unit 134 to the display 2 through the first signal transmitting unit 131. The second control circuit 22 can control the touch panel 21 to display the analog graphic 220 according to the analog information, and generate an analog control signal according to the analog information.

In summary, the electronic system of the present invention displays a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area 213 by the display panel 12 of the display 2, and displays a simulation pattern including the analog button 201 in the second display area 214, and When the analog button 201 is received, the analog control signal is transmitted to the portable electronic device 1. When the first display area 213 is triggered, the coordinate value can be transmitted to the portable electronic device 1 so that the user can control by the display 2. The portable electronic device 1 performs an action performed when the physical button 11 of the portable electronic device 1 is triggered or when the display panel 12 is triggered corresponding to the coordinate value, thereby increasing the usability of the display 2 and providing the user with The operation of the mobile phone is completely controlled by the display 2, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

1. . . Portable electronic device

11. . . Physical button

12. . . Display panel

13. . . First control circuit

131. . . First signal transmission unit

132. . . First signal receiving unit

133. . . First signal processing unit

134. . . Second storage unit

14. . . case

2. . . monitor

twenty one. . . Touch panel

211. . . Touch module

212. . . Panel module

213. . . First display area

214. . . Second display area

twenty two. . . Second control circuit

221. . . Second signal transmission unit

222. . . Second signal receiving unit

223. . . Second signal processing unit

224. . . First storage unit

20. . . Analog icon

201. . . Analog button

202. . . Analog housing

S01~S04. . . Process step

S11~S17. . . Process step

S21~S23. . . Process step

1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of a first preferred embodiment of the electronic system of the present invention;

2 is a schematic view of an appearance of the electronic system;

3 is a flow chart of the electronic system processing a display signal, illustrating a control method of the electronic system;

4 is a flow chart of the electronic system processing a touch signal, illustrating a control method of the electronic system when a portable electronic device of the electronic system is a mobile phone;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the electronic system for processing a touch signal, illustrating a control method of the electronic system when a portable electronic device of the electronic system is a desktop computer or a notebook computer; and

6 is a schematic diagram of a hardware connection relationship of a second preferred embodiment of the electronic system of the present invention.

1. . . Portable electronic device

11. . . Physical button

12. . . Display panel

14. . . case

2. . . monitor

twenty one. . . Touch panel

213. . . First display area

214. . . Second display area

20. . . Analog icon

201. . . Analog button

202. . . Analog housing

Claims (16)

An electronic system comprising: a portable electronic device comprising a plurality of physical buttons, a display panel, and a first control circuit electrically connecting the physical buttons and the display panel, the first control circuit for generating a Displaying a signal, the display panel receives the display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal; and a display receiving the display signal and including a touch panel for displaying a first display area and a second display area; a control circuit that controls the touch panel to display a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area, and displays a simulation icon in the second display area, where the simulation icon includes a plurality of keys respectively simulating the physical buttons The analog control button generates an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button, and the first control circuit receives the analog control signal according to the analog control signal. The action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered is triggered. According to the electronic system of claim 1, wherein the display panel of the portable electronic device is a touch panel, and the first display area of the touch panel of the display is triggered. Next, the second control circuit transmits a flag value of the triggered portion to the first control circuit, and the first control circuit performs an action when the display panel corresponds to the coordinate value being triggered according to the coordinate value. The electronic system of claim 2, wherein the portable electronic device further includes a housing for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel and the first control circuit, the simulation pattern Also included is a simulated housing that simulates the housing. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the second control circuit stores an analog information, and the second control circuit controls the touch panel to display the analog image according to the analog information. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the first control circuit stores an analog information, the second control circuit receives the analog information, and controls the touch panel to display the analog icon according to the analog information. . A display device is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device includes a plurality of physical buttons, a display panel, and a first control circuit electrically connecting the physical buttons and the display panel. A control circuit is configured to generate a display signal, the display panel receives the display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal, and the display receives the display signal and includes: a touch panel, displaying a first display area and a second a display area; and a second control circuit, the touch panel is configured to display a screen corresponding to the display signal in the first display area, and display a simulation icon in the second display area, the simulation icon includes a plurality of An analog button for simulating the physical button; when one of the analog buttons is triggered, the second control circuit generates an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button, and the first control circuit receives the analog control signal, And performing, according to the analog control signal, an action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered. The display panel of the portable electronic device, wherein the display panel of the portable electronic device is a touch panel, and the first display area of the touch panel of the display is triggered. The second control circuit transmits a flag value of the triggered portion to the first control circuit, and the first control circuit performs an action when the display panel corresponds to the coordinate value being triggered according to the coordinate value. The display device of claim 7, wherein the portable electronic device further includes a housing for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel and the first control circuit, and the simulation mode is further A simulated housing simulating the housing is included. The display device of claim 6, wherein the second control circuit stores an analog information, and the second control circuit controls the touch panel to display the analog image according to the analog information. The display device of claim 6, wherein the first control circuit stores analog information, and the second control circuit receives the analog information and controls the touch panel to display the analog icon according to the analog information. A method for controlling an electronic system, comprising: (A) causing a portable electronic device to generate a display signal and displaying a screen corresponding to the display of the signal; (B) causing a display to receive the display signal and displaying the first display The area displays a screen corresponding to the signal, and displays a simulation icon in a second display area, the simulation icon includes a plurality of analog buttons respectively simulating a plurality of physical buttons of the portable electronic device; (C) The display determines whether one of the analog buttons is triggered, and if so, performing step (D); and (D) causing the display to generate an analog control signal according to the triggered analog button, so that the portable electronic device receives the Simulating the control signal, and executing the action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered according to the analog control signal. The control method of the electronic system of claim 11, wherein the portable electronic device has a touch function, and the control method of the electronic system further comprises: (E) causing the display to determine the first display area Whether it is triggered, if yes, performing step (F); and (F) causing the display to transmit a flag value of the triggered portion to the portable electronic device, so that the portable electronic device performs the function according to the coordinate value The action of the portable electronic device when the coordinate value is triggered. The control method of the electronic system according to claim 12, wherein the simulation pattern in the step (B) further comprises an analog housing simulating the electronic device, the analog housing simulating the electronic device A housing for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel and the first control circuit. A display control method is adapted to communicate with a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device generates a display signal and displays a screen corresponding to the display signal, and the display control method comprises: (A) making a display Receiving the display signal, displaying a screen corresponding to the display signal in a first display area, and displaying a simulation icon in a second display area, the analog graphic comprising a plurality of simulations respectively simulating the portable electronic device (B) causing the display to determine whether one of the analog buttons is triggered, and if so, performing step (C); and (C) causing the display to generate a simulation based on the triggered analog button The control signal is used by the portable electronic device to receive the analog control signal, and according to the analog control signal, the action when the physical button corresponding to the triggered analog button is triggered is triggered. The control method of the display device of claim 14, wherein the portable electronic device has a touch function, and the control method of the display further comprises: (D) causing the display to determine whether the first display area is Triggering, if yes, performing step (E); and (E) causing the display to transmit a flag value of the triggered location to the portable electronic device, for the portable electronic device to perform the portability according to the coordinate value The action of the electronic device when the coordinate value is triggered. The control method of the display according to claim 15, wherein the simulation pattern in the step (A) further comprises an analog housing simulating the electronic device, the analog housing simulating one of the electronic devices a housing for accommodating the physical buttons, the display panel, and the first control circuit.