TW201602836A - Method for starting application program and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for starting application program is disclosed. The method is applied to an electronic device having a monitor and includes the following steps of: detecting if an unlock request generated by a user uses a stylus pen to operate an unlock interface is inputted when the monitor displays the unlock interface; if the unlock request is inputted, determining if a first activate command generated by the user presses a first button of the stylus pen is received; if the first activate command is received, immediately starting a first application program installed in the electronic device after implementing a unlock action according to the unlock request.

Description

Method for starting an application and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a method of launching an application, and more particularly to a method of using a stylus to quickly open an application installed in an electronic device.

With the rapid development of technology, portability has become the mainstream of today's electronic devices. At the same time, due to the advantages of portability, tablet PCs and smart phones will gradually replace the use of notebook computers, and become consumers. The first choice when purchasing computer products.

Existing tablet PCs and smart phones, as the main interface of their command input are touch screens, so in order to prevent accidental touch when not in use, tablets and smart phones, in addition to sleeping after a period of standby In addition to the state of the mechanism, it will automatically lock while entering the sleep state or within a few minutes, whether it is a traditional password lock, or the latest graphics lock. However, when the user wants to operate the tablet or the smart phone again, the unlocking action must be completed before the specific application can be opened; however, the operation process is a little complicated, such as being able to start directly after unlocking. The app will enhance the user experience.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for directly opening an application of a specific application installed in an electronic device after the user inputs an unlocking command by using the stylus to operate the unlocking interface, and using the method. Electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the method for launching an application of the present invention is applicable to an electronic device having a display for providing a user with a stylus to quickly open an application installed in the electronic device, wherein the stylus The system is connected to the electronic device signal and includes a first button, and the display can display an unlocking interface. The method for launching an application of the present invention includes the following steps: when the unlocking interface is displayed, detecting whether an unlocking request generated by the user operating the unlocking interface by using the stylus is input; if the unlocking request is Inputting, determining whether a first start command is received, wherein the first start command is generated by the user pressing the first button of the stylus; and, if the unlock request is input, and receiving the first start command, Then, after performing the unlocking operation according to the unlocking request, a first application is immediately started according to the first startup instruction.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first application that is launched is an application that is preset by the system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the stylus further includes a second button, and after detecting the unlock request input, the method for launching the application of the present invention further includes the following steps: determining whether a first a second start command, wherein the second start command is generated by the user pressing the second button; and, if the second start command is received, after performing the unlocking action according to the unlock request, according to the second start command, A second application is launched immediately, and the second application is a preset application for the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first application that is launched is a user-preset application that is initiated by the user.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the unlock interface of the display is a graphic lock interface.

The invention further provides an electronic device using the above method, wherein the electronic device comprises a display, a sensing module and a control unit.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 3 below. 1 is a schematic diagram of the device architecture of the electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a user operating the unlocking interface I1 by using a stylus; FIG. 3 is a setting interface for the user to preset the launched application. schematic diagram.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 1 of the present invention is operable by a user through a stylus pen 90, wherein the stylus pen 90 includes a microcontroller 91, Two wireless transmission modules 92, a first button 93, and a second button 94. The microcontroller 91 is configured to receive a first start command generated by the user pressing the first button 93, or receive a second start command generated by the user pressing the second button 94, and receive the first start command or the first start command. The two startup commands are transmitted to the electronic device 1 by the second wireless transmission module 92. In the specific embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 1 is a tablet computer, and the second wireless transmission module 92 is a Bluetooth transmission module, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device 1 of the present invention includes a first wireless transmission module 10, a display 20, a sensing module 30, and a control unit 40.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first wireless transmission module 10 can be, for example, a Bluetooth transmission module, configured to perform signal communication with the second wireless transmission module 92, so that the electronic device 1 can be wirelessly Connect to the stylus 90 signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the display 20 is configured to display a plurality of image frames including an unlocking interface I1 (shown in FIG. 2) and a setting interface I2 (shown in FIG. 3).

In an embodiment of the invention, the sensing module 30 includes a touch panel 31 and a touch controller 32. The touch panel 31 can be, for example, a capacitive touch panel, which generates an inductive signal having a specific voltage value when the stylus pen 90 approaches or clicks. The touch controller 32 is configured to determine whether the sensing signal is generated by the stylus approaching or clicking on the touch panel 31 according to a specific voltage value of the sensing signal, and transmitting the sensing signal to the control after the signal conversion processing. The unit 40; therefore, when the display 20 displays the unlocking interface I1, the sensing module 30 can detect whether the user uses the stylus 90 to unlock according to the generation of the sensing signal and the specific voltage value of the sensing signal. The unlocking request generated by the interface I1 is input, that is, the sensing module 30 can detect and determine whether the user inputs the unlocking request through the stylus pen 90. In a specific embodiment of the present invention, the display 20 and the sensing module 30 are integrated into a touch screen, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the touch panel 31 can also be replaced by an image sensing component. The measuring component and the controller are existing optical touch modules, and can be integrated with the display 20 to become an optical touch screen. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, although the graphic lock interface shown in FIG. 2 is taken as an example, as the unlocking interface I1 displayed by the electronic device 1 of the present invention, the unlocking interface I1 displayed by the electronic device 1 of the present invention is shown. Not limited to the graphics lock interface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the control unit 40 is electrically connected to the first wireless transmission module 10, the display 20, and the sensing module 30. The control unit 40 is configured to determine, when receiving the unlock request, whether the first start command generated by the user pressing the first button 93 is received, or the second button generated by the user pressing the second button is received. Start the command. When the received unlock request is the correct unlock command (that is, the input unlock password is correct), and when the first start command or the second start command is received while receiving the unlock request, the control unit 40 is based on After the unlocking request is performed, the first application installed in the electronic device 1 is immediately started according to the first startup command, or the second application installed in the electronic device 1 is immediately started according to the second startup command. a program in which the first application is pre-preset for the software system in the electronic device 1 and the application to be launched at this time, and the second application is preset by the user in advance, and is to be activated at this time. Application.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic diagram of a setting interface of an application that the user presets to be launched. In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting interface I2 displays a screen including the stylus picture P and the setting field B, wherein the setting field B in the picture is an application for the user to input the preset startup. The name of the application; after the user enters the name of an application, the application is set to be the application launched by the user.

As for the application part of the system preset, it can also be changed according to the user's experience. For example, the application preset by the original system is a drawing application, but when the number of times the user uses the stylus 90 to operate the word processing application reaches a threshold, the document processing application can replace the original drawing application. The program makes it the default application for the system. Thereafter, if the user uses the stylus pen 90 to operate the notebook application more than the threshold or the number of times the application processing application is used, or the operation time is longer than the operation time of the paper processing application, You can then replace the word processing application with the Notepad application to make it the default open application.

It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all possible combinations of variations are not described in detail to avoid redundancy. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various modules or components described above are not necessarily required. In order to implement the invention, other well-known modules or elements of more detail may also be included. Each module or component may be omitted or modified as needed, and no other modules or components may exist between any two modules. For example, the signal connection between the electronic device 1 and the stylus pen 90 can also be performed by means of wired transmission. At this time, the first wireless transmission module 10 and the second wireless transmission module 92 can be omitted. For example, the present invention can also provide only a single application to be quickly opened. For example, only one of the first application or the second application can be quickly turned on by the method of the present invention; One of the buttons of the first button 93 or the second button 94 of the pen 90 can be omitted.

Finally, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 together, wherein FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the steps of the method for starting the application of the present invention. Hereinafter, the steps shown in FIG. 4 will be described in order with FIG. 1 to FIG. It should be noted that the following is an example of the electronic device 1 disclosed in the foregoing, and the method for launching the application disclosed in the present invention is described. However, the method for launching the application of the present invention is not implemented in the foregoing electronic device 1 Limited.

First, step S1 is performed: detecting whether an unlock request generated by the user operating the unlock interface using the stylus is input.

When the display 20 of the electronic device 1 displays the unlocking interface I1, it means that the software system in the electronic device 1 can start to use the electronic device 1 when the user is required to input the unlocking password; When the unlocking interface I1 is displayed, it is detected whether an unlock request is input (ie, whether the user has input an unlocking password). Since the voltage value of the sensing signal generated by clicking or approaching the touch panel 31 with the stylus pen is different, the touch controller 32 can determine whether the unlocking password is used according to the voltage value of the sensing signal. In other words, the sensing module 30 can be used to detect whether the user is unlocked by operating the unlocking interface I1 by the stylus pen 90.

Step S2 is performed: determining whether the first start command or the second start command is received.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the user unlocks the unlocking interface I1 by using the stylus pen 90, if the user presses the first button 93 on the stylus pen 90 during the unlocking process, the wireless device 1 wirelessly The transmission module 10 can receive the first activation command from the stylus pen 90. In contrast, during the unlocking process, if the user presses the second button 94 on the stylus pen 90, the electronic device 1 The wireless transmission module 10 will receive a second activation command from the stylus 90. Therefore, while receiving the unlock request transmitted by the sensing module 30, the control unit 40 determines whether the first start command or the second start command is also received.

Step S3 is performed: after the unlocking operation is performed according to the unlocking request, a first application is immediately started according to the first startup instruction, or a second application is immediately started according to the second startup instruction.

When the control unit 40 receives the correct unlocking request (that is, the correct unlocking password is input) and receives the first activation command at the same time, the control unit 40 will immediately perform the first unlocking action according to the unlocking request. The startup command starts the first application, wherein the first application is a software system preset in the electronic device 1 that is to be launched at this time. In contrast, when the control unit 40 receives the correct unlock request and simultaneously receives the second start command, the control unit 40 starts the second application according to the second start command immediately after the unlocking operation is performed according to the unlock request. The second application is an application that is preset by the user in advance and is to be launched at this time.

It should be noted that the method of launching the application of the present invention is not limited to the above-described sequence of steps, and the order of the above steps may be changed as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.

According to the above description, the method for launching the application of the present invention allows the user to unlock the interface by using the stylus 90 to operate the unlocking interface I1 while pressing the specific button on the stylus 90 to make the unlocking action Once complete, the system can launch a specific application directly and immediately to quickly launch the application.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the invention is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims.

1‧‧‧Electronic device
10‧‧‧Wireless Transmission Module
20‧‧‧ display
30‧‧‧Sensor module
31‧‧‧ touch panel
32‧‧‧ touch controller
40‧‧‧Control unit
90‧‧‧ stylus
91‧‧‧Microcontroller
92‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module
93‧‧‧First button
94‧‧‧second button
I1‧‧‧Unlock interface
I2‧‧‧Setting interface
P‧‧‧ stylus picture
B‧‧‧Setting field

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus of an electronic device of the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a user operating an unlocking interface using a stylus. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a setting interface for the user to preset the launched application. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of the method of launching an application of the present invention.

Step S1 to step S3

Claims (10)

A method for launching an application, which is suitable for an electronic device having a display for providing a user to quickly open an application installed in the electronic device by using a stylus, wherein the stylus is The electronic device is connected to the signal and includes a first button, the display can display an unlocking interface, and the method includes the following steps: when the unlocking interface is displayed, detecting whether the user uses the stylus to operate the stylus An unlock request generated by unlocking the interface is input; if yes, determining whether a first start command is received, wherein the first start command is generated by the user pressing the first button; and if so, according to the unlocking After requesting to perform an unlocking operation, a first application is immediately started according to the first startup instruction. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application to be launched is an application that is preset by the system. The method of claim 2, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button. After detecting the unlock request input, the method further comprises the following steps: determining whether a second start is received An instruction, wherein the second startup command is generated by the user pressing the second button; and if yes, after the unlocking operation is performed according to the unlocking request, a second application is immediately started according to the second startup command, The second application is an application that is preset by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the activated first application is an application that is initiated by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the unlocking interface is a graphical lock interface. An electronic device that can be operated by a user through a stylus, wherein the stylus is connected to the electronic device and includes a first button, the electronic device includes: a display for displaying a plurality of image frames for unlocking the interface; a sensing module configured to detect, when the unlocking interface is displayed, an unlock request input generated by the user using the stylus to operate the unlocking interface And a control unit electrically connected to the display and the sensing module, the control unit is configured to determine whether a first start command is received when the unlock request is input, and when the first start command is received When a start command is executed, after performing an unlocking operation according to the unlock request, a first application is immediately started according to the first start command, wherein the first start command is generated by the user pressing the first button . The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the activated first application is an application that is preset by the system. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button, and the control unit is further configured to determine whether a second activation is received after detecting the unlocking request input An instruction, and when the second startup instruction is received, after the unlocking operation is performed according to the unlocking request, a second application is immediately started according to the second startup instruction, wherein the second startup instruction is used by the second startup instruction The second button is pressed to generate the application, and the second application is an application that is preset by the user. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the activated first application is an application that is initiated by the user. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the unlocking interface is a graphic lock interface.