TW201604767A - Window switching method and electronic device implementing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

A window switching method is disclosed. The window switching method is applied to an electronic device having a monitor and includes the following steps of: detecting whether a touch pen is close to the monitor to a specific distance; if the touch pen is close to the monitor to the specific distance, determining whether a first switching instruction generated due to a first button of the touch pen is pressed by a user; if yes, displaying a first window switching interface to the monitor according to the first switching instruction, wherein the first window switching interface includes multiple window thumbnails.

Description

Window switching method and electronic device for performing the same

The invention relates to a window switching method, in particular to a window switching method applied to a tablet computer.

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 will gradually replace the use of notebook computers, and become consumers when purchasing computers. Preferred.

In the existing tablet design, in order to carry a convenient consideration, a physical keyboard is usually not set, and when the user operates the tablet, the hand or the stylus is mostly used as the main medium. However, when using a keyboard to operate a computer carrying the ^WindowsTM operating system, the user can quickly switch the viewport by tapping the Alt and Tab buttons, but since the tablet does not have a keyboard setting, it cannot Switching between the job windows in the above manner is performed like a desktop computer or a notebook computer with a keyboard setting.

Therefore, it is necessary to consider a window switching method dedicated to a tablet computer or other similar electronic device to solve the problems of the prior art.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a window switching method for performing a window switching operation by the operation of a stylus.

Another main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can perform the above-described window switching method.

In order to achieve the above object, the window switching method of the present invention is applicable to an electronic device having a display; the window switching method is for providing a user to perform a switching of a working window by operating a stylus, wherein the stylus system and the electronic device The signal is connected and includes the first button. The window switching method of the present invention includes the steps of: detecting whether the stylus is close to the display to a certain distance; and determining whether a first switching instruction is received if the stylus is within a certain distance, wherein the first switching The command is generated by the user pressing the first button; when the stylus approaches the display to a certain distance and receives the first switching instruction, the first window switching interface is displayed on the display according to the first switching instruction, wherein the first The window switching interface includes a plurality of window thumbnails for the user to click.

The present invention further provides an electronic device that can be operated by a stylus, wherein the stylus is connected to the electronic device and includes a first button; the electronic device includes a display, a sensing module, and control unit. The sensing module is configured to detect whether the stylus is in proximity to the display within a certain distance. The control unit is electrically connected to the display and the sensing module, and the control unit is configured to determine whether the first button generated by the user pressing the stylus is received when the stylus approaches the display to a certain distance. After switching the command, and after receiving the first switching instruction, displaying a first window switching interface on the display according to the first switching instruction, wherein the first window switching medium bread contains a plurality of window thumbnails for the user to click.

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 4 below. 1 is a schematic diagram of the device structure of the electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the proximity of the stylus to the display within a certain distance; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the first window switching interface; A schematic of the interface.

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 switching instruction generated by the user pressing the first button 93, or receive a second switching instruction generated by the user pressing the second button 94, and receive the first switching instruction or the first The two switching 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.

The first wireless transmission module 10 can be, for example, a Bluetooth transmission module for performing signal communication with the second wireless transmission module 92 so that the electronic device 1 can be wirelessly connected to the stylus 90.

The display 20 is configured to display an image screen, and includes a first window switching interface U1 as shown in FIG. 3 and a second window switching interface U2 as shown in FIG.

In an embodiment of the invention, the sensing module 30 includes a touch panel 31 and a touch controller 32. The touch panel 31, for example, a capacitive touch panel, is configured to sense whether the stylus pen 90 is in proximity to the display 20 to a certain distance d, and when the stylus pen 90 approaches the display 20 to a specific distance d, a Inductive signal. The touch controller 32 is configured to send a notification signal to the control unit 40 according to the sensing signal, thereby informing the control unit 40 that the stylus pen 90 has approached the display 20 within a certain distance d. In the 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 sensing module 30 can also be an image sensing component. Display 20 and image sensing components can be integrated into an existing optical touch screen.

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 whether the first switch generated by the user pressing the first button 93 of the stylus pen 90 is received when the stylus pen 90 approaches the display 20 to a specific distance d (as shown in FIG. 2 ). Commanding, or determining whether a second switching command generated by the user pressing the second button 94 of the stylus pen 90 is received. When the stylus pen 90 approaches the display 20 to a certain distance d, and the control unit 40 receives the first switching instruction, the control unit 40 displays the first window as shown in FIG. 3 on the display 20 according to the first switching instruction. The switching interface U1, wherein the first window switching interface U1 includes a plurality of window thumbnails W, and the plurality of window thumbnails W included in the first window switching interface U1 respectively correspond to the working windows of the plurality of applications that are being executed in the electronic device 1. . When the stylus 90 approaches the display 20 to a certain distance d, and the control unit 40 receives the second switching instruction, the control unit 40 displays the second window as shown in FIG. 4 on the display 20 according to the second switching instruction. The switching interface U2, wherein the second window switching interface U2 also includes a plurality of window thumbnails W, and the plurality of window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 respectively correspond to the working windows of the plurality of commonly used applications. The difference between the first window switching interface U1 and the two window switching interface U2, and how to select and generate a common application, will be described in more detail below, and will not be further described herein.

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 may also provide only a single window switching interface, for example, only the first window switching interface U1 described above; in contrast, one of the first button 93 or the second button 94 of the stylus 90 at this time. The button can be omitted.

Finally, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 together, wherein FIG. 5 is a flow chart of steps of the window switching method of the present invention. Hereinafter, the steps of the window switching method of the present invention will be described in order with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. It should be noted that although the electronic device 1 disclosed in the foregoing is taken as an example, the window switching method disclosed in the present invention is described. However, the window switching method of the present invention is not limited to the electronic device 1 described above.

First, step S1 is performed to detect whether the stylus is in proximity to the display within a certain distance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first step performed by the window switching method of the present invention first detects whether the user is operating the electronic device 1 through the stylus pen 90. Once the user brings the stylus 90 close to the display 20 to a certain distance d (as shown in FIG. 2), the touch panel 31 of the sensing module 30 detects that the stylus 90 has approached the display 20 to a certain distance. Within d. Since the conductive object is brought into proximity to the touch panel 31 (for example, a capacitive touch surface) to a specific distance, the touch panel 31 senses a signal, which is familiar to those skilled in the art. Therefore, no more details will be given here.

Go to step S2: determine whether a first switching instruction or a second switching instruction is received.

When the user brings the stylus pen 90 into the display 20 to a certain distance d, that is, when the sensing module 30 detects that the stylus pen 90 has approached the display 20 within a certain distance d, the control unit 40 will Begin to determine whether a first switching command generated by the user pressing the first button 93 of the stylus pen 90 is received, or whether a second switching command generated by the user pressing the second button 94 of the stylus pen 90 is received. . The first switching command and the second switching command are transmitted by the stylus pen 90 to the electronic device 1 through the signal communication between the first wireless transmission module 10 and the second wireless transmission module 92. It should be noted that the order of the steps S1 and S2 is not limited, and the above description is only for the sake of clarity.

Step S3 is performed: displaying the first window switching interface on the display according to the first switching instruction, or displaying the second window switching interface on the display according to the second switching instruction.

When the stylus 90 is detected to be close to the display 20 to a certain distance d, and the first switching instruction from the stylus pen 90 is also received, the control unit 40 then proceeds to the display 20 according to the first switching instruction. A window switching interface U1 (as shown in Figure 3). The first window switching interface U1 includes a plurality of window thumbnails W, and the plurality of window thumbnails W included in the first window switching interface U1 respectively correspond to the working windows of the plurality of applications that are being executed in the electronic device 1. For example, it is assumed that the electronic device 1 is currently executing five applications, for example, including a drawing tool, a video playing tool, a browser, a notepad, and an instant messaging tool; once the steps S1 S S3 are completed, the display 20 is The displayed first window switching interface U1 will contain a window thumbnail W representing applications such as drawing tools, video playback tools, browsers, notepads, and instant messaging tools.

After the display 20 displays the first window switching interface U1, the user can click on one of the window thumbnails W. After the selection, the image displayed on the display 20 is immediately changed to the selected window thumbnail W. The corresponding application window of the application.

In contrast, when it is detected that the stylus pen 90 is close to the display 20 to a certain distance d, if the command received at this time is the second switching instruction transmitted by the stylus pen 90, the control unit 40 will be according to the The second switching instruction switches the interface U2 to the second window on the display 20 (as shown in FIG. 4). The second window switching interface U2 also includes a plurality of window thumbnails W, and the plurality of window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 respectively correspond to the working windows of the plurality of commonly used applications. The "common application" can be determined by the electronic device 1 by counting the operation history of the user. For example, the electronic device 1 has twenty applications installed therein, but the browser, the video playback tool and the instant communication tool are used. These three applications are the top three most used or the longest used, and you can define these three applications as "common applications".

Another way of determining the "common application" can be determined by counting the number of times the user can operate an application through the stylus 90 or the time of the time. This can also be determined by the electronic device 1 every time the user Record and count when you run the application. For example, suppose a user's operation on an application (for example, a browser application) is only 10 hours through the stylus 90, but by other means (eg, finger tapping or mouse) Clicking on the operation time is 240 hours. The user is operating the application obviously, and the application is obviously not used by the stylus. At this time, the application will not be listed as a "common application". Or when the user uses the stylus 90 to operate more than a preset number of times (for example, 30 times), the application is listed as a "common application". In other words, the setting conditions of the number of times and the time limit may be an absolute value preset in advance, or may be determined by comparing the relative number of times the applications are used by the stylus operation or the time limit. . In the above example, the percentage of time that the stylus 90 operates is only 10/(240+10)*100%=4%, which is obviously less than the ratio of operating the application by other means. However, the range of condition values should be determined by actual user operation or system settings.

Conversely, if an application (for example, a drawing tool application) is used for a total of 250 hours, the time spent operating with the stylus takes 200 hours (the percentage of time the stylus 90 is operated is 200/250*100%=80%), this application will be listed as a "common application". As for the percentage of time required for the stylus 90 to operate, it will be included in the "common application", depending on the setting of the system, for example, it can be set higher than 40%, or the user is using a certain In the application, when the stylus 90 is operated for more time than other methods, the application is listed as a "common application". As can be seen from the above description, the partial window thumbnail W included in the second window switching interface U2 may be the same as the window thumbnail W included in the first window switching interface U1, and whether the same window thumbnail image will be used. Whether it is making "common applications" depends.

It should be noted here that the window switching method 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.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 are exemplified by job windows respectively corresponding to the plurality of commonly used applications, but the present invention does not This is limited. The plurality of window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 may also respectively correspond to the working windows representing the plurality of preset applications. In other words, the window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 may be preset in advance. For example, when the electronic device 1 is shipped from the factory, the window thumbnails W included in the second window switching interface U2 are preset to represent the drawing window of the drawing tool application and the working window of the notebook application.

It can be seen from the foregoing description that the electronic device 1 of the present invention allows the operator to quickly switch the working window by operating the stylus pen 90 used in conjunction with the electronic device 1, thereby improving the current tablet computer due to lack of the keyboard. Use the keyboard to quickly switch the missing viewport.

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‧‧‧First wireless transmission module
20‧‧‧ display
30‧‧‧Sensor module
40‧‧‧Control unit
90‧‧‧ stylus
91‧‧‧Microcontroller
92‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module
93‧‧‧First button
94‧‧‧second button
U1‧‧‧ first window switching interface
U2‧‧‧Second window switching interface
W‧‧‧ window thumbnail
d‧‧‧Specific distance

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus of an electronic device of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the stylus approaching the display to a specific distance. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing the first window switching interface. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a second window switching interface. Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of the window switching method of the present invention.

Step S1 to step S3

Claims (10)

A window switching method is applicable to an electronic device having a display for providing a user to perform switching of a working window by operating a stylus, wherein the stylus is connected to the electronic device signal and includes a first button, the window switching method includes the following steps: detecting whether the stylus is in proximity to the display to a specific distance; if yes, determining whether a first switching instruction is received, wherein the first switching instruction is And generating, by the user, the first button switching interface on the display according to the first switching instruction, wherein the first window switching interface includes a plurality of window thumbnails for the user to point selected. The window switching method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of window thumbnails included in the first window switching interface respectively correspond to job windows representing a plurality of applications being executed in the electronic device. The window switching method of claim 2, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button, the window switching method further comprising the steps of: determining whether a second switching instruction is received, wherein the second switching The command is generated by the user pressing the second button; and if so, displaying a second window switching interface on the display according to the second switching instruction, wherein the second window switching interface comprises a plurality of window thumbnails, the first The plurality of window thumbnails included in the two window switching interfaces respectively correspond to the job windows representing the plurality of preset applications. The window switching method of claim 2, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button, the window switching method further comprising the steps of: determining whether a second switching instruction is received, wherein the second switching The command is generated by the user pressing the second button; and if so, displaying a second window switching interface on the display according to the second switching instruction, wherein the second window switching interface comprises a plurality of window thumbnails, the first The complex window thumbnails included in the two window switching interface respectively correspond to the working windows representing the plurality of commonly used applications. The window switching method of claim 4, wherein the plurality of commonly used applications are used by the stylus to count the number of times or the length of time used by the stylus to be greater than one by statistical application. The absolute value is determined by default, or by counting and comparing the number of times or the length of time that each application installed in the electronic device is operated by the stylus. 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; a sensing module a control unit for electrically connecting the stylus to the display to a specific distance; a control unit electrically connected to the display and the sensing module for accessing the stylus to the display When a certain distance is within, determining whether a first switching instruction generated by pressing the first button by the user is received, and after receiving the first switching instruction, displaying a first switching instruction on the display according to the first switching instruction The first window switching interface, wherein the first window switching interface includes a plurality of window thumbnails for the user to click. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of window thumbnails included in the first window switching interface respectively correspond to job windows representing a plurality of applications being executed in the electronic device. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button; the control unit is further configured to determine whether the stylus is received when the stylus approaches the display to the specific distance a second switching command generated by the user pressing the second button, and after receiving the second switching command, displaying a second window switching interface on the display according to the second switching instruction, wherein the second switching interface The two window switching interface includes a plurality of window thumbnails, and the plurality of window thumbnails included in the second window switching interface respectively correspond to the working windows representing the plurality of preset applications. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the stylus further comprises a second button; the control unit is further configured to determine whether the stylus is received when the stylus approaches the display to the specific distance a second switching command generated by the user pressing the second button, and after receiving the second switching command, displaying a second window switching interface on the display according to the second switching instruction, wherein the second switching interface The two window switching interface includes a plurality of window thumbnails, and the plurality of window thumbnails included in the second window switching interface respectively correspond to the working windows of the plurality of commonly used applications. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the plurality of commonly used applications are used by the stylus to count whether the number of times or the length of time used by the stylus is greater than one The absolute value is determined, or is determined by counting and comparing the number of times or the length of time that each application installed in the electronic device is operated by the stylus.