TWI402718B - Electronic device and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and its control method

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly to an electronic device that is convenient to operate and a method of controlling the same.

At present, electronic devices, such as personal computers, have become increasingly popular and become a necessity in work or life. Users have higher and higher requirements for the convenience of using computers, in addition to being small and convenient to carry, It is necessary to have a fast and easy to learn input method, so whether it is a lighter, thinner, shorter, smaller notebook computer, or more and more convenient input methods, is an inevitable development trend of personal computers.

Most of the input methods currently used are keyboards or mice. The keyboard provides a number of functional single keys or multiple single keys to complete the functions of the program opened by the electronic device. The operation mode of the mouse is to move the indicator to the virtual button displayed by the display device, for example, playing the play button displayed by the music program, and then pressing the button on the mouse to complete the operation.

However, it is inconvenient to operate a plurality of single keys on the keyboard at the same time, and the operation of the mouse needs to first locate the indicator on the virtual button displayed by the display device, and then press the button on the mouse to execute the corresponding Features. However, the movement of the mouse pointer often hits other virtual buttons by moving too far, thus causing the processing unit to perform unnecessary actions and waiting for time.

In view of the above, the present invention provides an electronic device including a adjacent one of a twist and a touch panel, and the convenience of spatially adjacent the touch panel by the touch panel. And a variety of combinations of the input mode of the knob and the touch panel enable a variety of different control of the electronic device in a relatively simple manner.

According to an aspect of the invention, an electronic device is proposed. The electronic device includes an input unit, an output unit, and a processing unit. The input unit includes a touch panel and a knob. The touch panel is configured to detect a touch signal on the touch panel. The knob is used to generate an input signal, the knob has an inner circumference, and the inner circumference surrounds the touch panel. The processing unit is configured to generate an output signal according to the touch signal and the input signal and transmit the signal to the output unit. When the touch panel is continuously pressed to generate a touch enable signal, and the knob rotates a first circumferential direction to generate an input enable signal, the processing unit enables the input unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of controlling an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has an input unit, an output unit and a processing unit. The manipulation method includes the following steps. Continuously pressing one touch panel of the input unit to generate a touch enable signal; rotating one of the input units of the input unit to generate a input enable signal in a first circumferential direction, the knob has an inner circumference, and the inner circumference surrounds the touch The processing unit generates an input signal according to the touch enable signal and the input enable signal; and generates a touch signal and an input signal from the input unit, wherein the touch signal is generated from a touch panel of the input unit, The input signal is generated from a knob of the input unit; And, the processing unit generates an output signal and transmits the output signal to the output unit according to at least one of the touch signal and the input signal.

In order to make the above-mentioned contents of the present invention more comprehensible, a preferred embodiment will be described below, and in conjunction with the drawings, a detailed description is as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 is, for example, a notebook computer, and includes an input unit 102, an output unit 104, and a processing unit 106. The output unit 104 includes at least one of a display device 114 and a speaker 116. In this embodiment, The output unit 104 is described by taking the display device 114 and the speaker 116 as an example. Please refer to FIG. 2, which is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B of FIG. The electronic device 100 has an upper surface 118 (the upper surface 118 is shown in FIG. 1 ). The input unit 102 is disposed on the upper surface 118 and adjacent to one side 120 of the electronic device 100 . The input unit 102 includes a touch panel 108 . A knob 110. The touch panel 108 is configured to detect a touch signal (not shown) on the touch panel 108. The touch panel 108 can be a resistive touch panel or a capacitive touch panel. The knob 110 is configured to generate an input signal (not shown) and has an inner circumference 112 and an inner circumference 112 surrounding the touch panel 108. The shape of the touch panel 108 is similar to the shape of the inner circumference 112. Preferably, the outer edge of the touch panel 108 is attached to the inner circumference 112. The processing unit 106 is configured to generate an output signal according to the touch signal and the input signal and transmit the output signal to the output unit 104. The touch panel 108 is continuously pressed to generate a touch enable signal (not drawn The processing unit 106 enables the input unit 102 when the knob 110 rotates a first circumferential direction D2 to generate an input enable signal (not shown). Preferably, the knob 110 is rotated one revolution in the first circumferential direction D2 to generate an input enable signal.

In addition, the knob 110 has an outer periphery 136 that is circular in shape. The shape of the inner circumference 112 is also circular and concentric with the shape of the outer circumference 136. The distance between the inner circumference 112 and the outer circumference 136 is substantially 5 mm (mm), which provides sufficient size at this size of 5 mm. The operating space is easy to handle, and the material of the knob 110 is saved most.

In addition, the electronic device 100 further includes a switching unit 138 (the switching unit 138 is shown in FIG. 1 ), and is electrically coupled to the processing unit 106 for generating a consistent signal or a disable signal, and the enabling signal is used to generate The input unit 102 can be input, and the disable signal is used to disable the input unit 102. In this way, the energy saving effect can be achieved by disabling the input unit 102 without using the input unit 102. In addition, although the components of the disable input unit 102 of the embodiment are described by using the switching unit 138 as an example, in other embodiments, the touch panel 108 and the button 110 can be disabled to disable the input. Unit 102. For example, when the touch panel 108 is continuously pressed to generate a touch disable signal, and the knob 110 is rotated by a second circumferential direction D1 (the second circumferential direction D1 is shown in FIG. 2) to generate an input disable signal. The processing unit 106 disables the input unit 102. Preferably, the knob 110 is rotated one revolution in the second circumferential direction D1 to generate an input disable signal.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the touch panel 102 further has a sensing area 122, and the touch signal generates the self-sensing area 122. Preferably, the sensing area 122 The system is distributed over the entire upper surface of the touch panel 102 to form a maximum sensing area. The sensing area 122 has an upper direction area 124, a lower direction area 126, a left direction area 128 and a right direction area 130 adjacent to the edge 132 of the sensing area 122, respectively. Preferably, the upper direction area 124, the lower direction area 126, the left direction area 128, and the right direction area 130 each have a direction mark 134, and the direction mark 134 is, for example, a triangle mark, and the arrow mark of the triangle mark clearly indicates each direction. The direction of operation represented by the zone.

In addition, please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the knob with the rotary switch of the embodiment. The knob 110 further has a rotating shell 140 and a rotary switch 142, and the inner circumference 112 is disposed on the rotating shell 140. The housing 140 further has a projection 144 that is coupled to the rotary switch 142. When the housing 140 is rotated, the projection 144 drives the rotary switch 142 to generate an input signal. By the arrangement of the rotating shell 140 and the protruding portion 144, the rotary switch 142 is not exposed to the electronic device 100, and the aesthetic effect is achieved.

Although the input unit 102 in this embodiment is located on the right side of the electronic device 100 as an example. In other embodiments, the input unit 102 may also be located on the left side of the electronic device 100. The actual setting position can be determined by the user's habit of using the left or right hand.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a flow chart of a method for controlling an electronic device according to the embodiment. The manipulation method includes the following steps. First, in step S202, the touch panel 108 of the input unit 102 is continuously pressed to generate a touch enable signal.

Next, in step S204, the input signal is generated by rotating the knob 110 of the input unit 102 in the first circumferential direction D2. Preferably to the first The knob 110 is rotated in the circumferential direction D2 for one week.

Then, in step S206, the processing unit 106 enables the input unit 102 according to the touch enable signal and the input enable signal.

Then, in step S208, at least one of the touch signal and the input signal is generated from the input unit 102. The touch signal is generated from the touch panel 108 of the input unit 102, and the input signal is generated from the knob 110 of the input unit 102. . The input signal is generated, for example, by turning the knob 110, and the touch signal is generated, for example, by clicking, continuously clicking, or continuously pressing the touch panel 108.

Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 generates an output signal and transmits the output signal to the output unit 104 according to at least one of the touch signal and the input signal. Further, after receiving the output signal, the output unit 104 performs a corresponding action, such as displaying the rotation, reduction, or enlargement of the image screen; playing the adjusted sound volume of the audio and video screen or the sound of the music; or displaying the fast forward or Reversing the audio and video screen or music; or displaying the scrolling data page.

In addition, the manipulation method further includes the following steps. The switching unit 138 is triggered to generate a consistent energy signal or a disable signal; then, the processing unit 106 enables or disables the input unit 102 according to the enabling signal and the disable signal. That is, when the input unit 102 is not used, the input unit 102 can be disabled to save power supplied to the input unit 102. The above-described steps of disabling the input unit 102 by the switching unit 138 can be used at any timing, depending on the needs of the operator, and are not limited by the sequence of steps in FIG. In addition, there is more than one method for disabling the input unit 102 of the embodiment. The following methods can be included. For example, the touch panel 108 is continuously pressed to generate a touch disable signal; then, the knob 110 is rotated in a second circumferential direction D1 to generate an input disable signal, preferably the knob 110 is rotated in the second circumferential direction D1. Then, the processing unit 106 disables the input unit 102 according to the touch disable signal and the input disable signal.

In addition, although the rotation directions of the knobs 110 of the enabling input unit 102 and the disable input unit 102 of the present embodiment are respectively described in the first circumferential direction D2 and the second circumferential direction D1, in other embodiments, The rotation directions of the knobs 110 of the enable input unit 102 and the disable input unit 102 may also be the second circumferential direction D1 and the first circumferential direction D2, respectively.

As can be seen from steps S208 and S210, the processing unit 106 can detect a currently open program, such as a video player, an image browsing program, a web browsing program, a paperwork program or a game program. Then, according to the touch signal and the input signal, after performing one of the corresponding operations, the output signal is generated and the output signal is transmitted to the output unit, and then the corresponding action is performed by the output unit. Therefore, according to different opening programs, different touch signals and input signals detected by the processing unit, various control modes are combined. The following describes how these controls are handled.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram showing the first mode of operation of the electronic device of the embodiment. First, in step S208, the knob 110 is rotated, and the knob 110 generates an input signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the opened programs displays an image screen on the display device 114. Then, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of rotating the image, generates an output signal, and transmits an output signal to the display device 114; then, the display device 114 According to the output signal, the rotated image screen 146 is displayed, for example, to display an image screen 146 that is rotated in the direction D1. In addition, although the present embodiment is described by taking the rotation knob 110 in the conventional direction D1 as an example, in other embodiments, the knob 102 can be rotated in the direction D2, and the rotation direction of the image screen is rotated in the direction D2. In addition, the rotation direction of the image screen may be determined according to a predetermined manner, and is not limited by the rotation direction of FIG. 4, for example, when the knob 102 is rotated in the direction D1, the image screen is rotated in the direction D2.

For example, please refer to FIG. 4 again and refer to FIG. 6 at the same time. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a second method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 6, in step S208, the knob 110 is rotated in the direction D3, and the knob 110 generates an input signal and transmits the input signal to the processing unit 106.

Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the programs currently being opened, for example, the video player 148, is playing a video picture or a music sound to the speaker 116. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of adjusting the playback volume of one of the audio and video screens or the sound of the music, and generates an output signal to the speaker 116; then, the speaker 116 plays the adjusted playback volume V1 according to the output signal, for example, Is to reduce the playback volume. Similarly, the knob 102 can also be rotated in the other direction D4 to cause the speaker 116 to increase the playback volume.

For example, please refer to FIG. 4 again and refer to FIG. 7 at the same time. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a third method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment. First, as shown in FIG. 7, in step S208, the direction is changed in the direction of D5. Turning on the knob 110, the knob 110 generates an input signal to the processing unit 106.

Then, the processing unit 106 detects that the currently opened program is a game program, and the game program is displaying a game screen. Then, in step 5210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of inverting at least a portion of the game screen, for example, performing an operation in which one of the aircraft 150 is displayed in the direction of flight D7, and thereafter, generating an output signal on the display device 114. Then, the display device 114 displays the flipped game screen according to the output signal, for example, the airplane 150 displayed on the game screen flies in the direction D7. Similarly, the knob 110 can also be rotated in the other direction D6, and the display device 114 aircraft 150 travels in the opposite direction of the direction D7. Further, a general input device, such as a keyboard, needs to be additionally equipped with a rocker to operate the flip stereo effect of the game screen, and the electronic device of the present invention and the control method thereof are not required by the operation of the knob 110. With the joystick, you can easily achieve the stereoscopic effect of the flip of the game screen.

In addition, the touch panel 108 can be operated in addition to the knob 110. A fourth method of manipulating the electronic device of the embodiment will be described below. Please refer to Figure 4 again. First, in step S208, the touch panel 108 is clicked, for example, by clicking a finger or a stylus on the left direction area 128 or the right direction area 130 on the touch panel 108 (the left direction area 128, The right direction area 130 and the direction mark 134 are shown in FIG. 2, and the touch panel 108 generates a touch signal.

Processing unit 106 then detects the plurality of programs that are open. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of switching to one of the programs to generate an output signal and transmit the output signal. To the display device; then, the display device 114 displays a program screen of one of the programs on the display device 114 according to the output signal. For example, the processing unit 106 detects that the plurality of programs currently open are a word processing program, a web browsing program, and a video playing program, and the display device 114 displays the word processing program in an operation state, indicating that the user is operating. The program is a word processing program. When the touch signal is generated, the processing unit 106 switches to one of the programs, for example, a web browsing program, and then the display device 114 displays the program screen of the web browsing program. In addition, although the embodiment is described as an example of switching to a web browsing program, in other embodiments, after the touch panel is clicked, the display device may switch to the program screen for displaying the video playing program.

For example, the fifth method of controlling the electronic device of the present embodiment will be described below. Please refer to FIG. 4 again. First, in step S208, the direction mark 134 of the left direction area 128 or the right direction area 130 on the touch panel 108 is clicked, and the touch panel 108 generates a touch signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that the currently opened program is to open a plurality of program screens and display one of the program screens, for example, a drawing program opens multiple model drawing windows at a time, and the display device 114 is One of the model diagram windows is being displayed. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of switching to another program screen of the program screens to generate an output signal and transmits an output signal to the display device 114. Then, the display device 114 displays another according to the output signal. The program screen is displayed on display device 114, for example, display device 114 displays another model view window. In this way, by simply touching the touch panel 108, it is possible to switch between any of the program screens to any The program screen does not need to be the same as the operation mouse pointer. It is quite troublesome to move the indicator and select one location.

For example, referring to FIG. 4 and referring to FIG. 8 at the same time, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a sixth control method of the electronic device of the embodiment. First, in step S208, the direction mark 134 of the upper direction area 124 or the lower direction area 126 of the touch panel 108 is clicked (the upper direction area 124, the lower direction area 126, and the direction mark 134 are shown in FIG. 2). The touch panel 108 generates a touch signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the opened programs plays a video and audio screen and displays a plurality of options on the display device 114. The plurality of options are, for example, options F1, F2, F3, and F4, and the program is playing the option F1 audio and video screen. . Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of switching to one of the options, for example, performing an operation of switching to the option F2; thereafter, generating an output signal and transmitting the output signal to the output unit 104; The output unit 104 plays the video and audio picture corresponding to one of the options according to the output signal, for example, the audio and video picture corresponding to the play option F2. Furthermore, the general switching method is a mobile indicator, such as a mouse pointer. After the indicator is positioned at the option, the button on the mouse is triggered to perform the corresponding audio and video screen. In this embodiment, the effect of simultaneously switching and performing playback can be achieved by touching the touch action of the touch panel.

For example, referring to FIG. 4 and referring to FIG. 9 at the same time, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a seventh control method of the electronic device of the embodiment. In step S208, the direction mark 134 of the upper direction area 124 or the lower direction area 126 of the touch panel 108 is clicked, and the touch panel 108 generates a touch signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the programs opened plays a piece of music and displays a plurality of options on the display device 114. The plurality of options are, for example, options F5, F6, F7, and F8, and the program is playing the music corresponding to the option F5. . Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of switching to one of the options, for example, performing an operation of switching to the option F6, and then generating an output signal and transmitting the output signal to the speaker 116; then, the speaker 116 According to the output signal, the music corresponding to one of the options is played, for example, the music corresponding to the play option F6.

For another example, the eighth method of controlling the electronic device of the present embodiment will be described below. Referring to FIG. 4 again, first, in step S208, the direction mark 134 of the left direction area 128 or the right direction area 130 on the touch panel 108 is clicked, and the touch panel 108 generates a touch signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the programs opened plays a video and audio picture. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of playing back or reversing the video and audio screen, generates an output signal, and transmits an output signal to the output unit 104; then, the output unit 104 plays a fast turn or reverse according to the output signal. The video and audio screen.

For another example, the ninth method of controlling the electronic device of the present embodiment will be described below. Referring to FIG. 4 again, first, in step S208, the direction mark 134 of the upper direction area 124, the lower direction area 126, the left direction area 128, and the right direction area 130 of the touch panel 108 is clicked, and the touch panel 108 is touched. Generate a touch signal. Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the programs is displayed to display a data page or an image screen. The data page is, for example, a web page, and the image screen is, for example, a model image window opened by the drawing program. So, in In step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of scrolling the data page or the image screen to generate an output signal and transmits the output signal to the display device 114. Then, the display device 114 displays the scrolled data page or map according to the output signal. Like the picture, for example, the upper direction area 124 is clicked, and the data page or the image picture is scrolled up.

In addition, the touch panel is not limited to clicking, and the touch panel can be continuously clicked. For example, please refer to Figure 4 again. The tenth control method of the electronic device of the embodiment will be described below. First, in step S208, the touch panel 108 is continuously clicked, for example, by clicking a finger or a stylus in the center of the touch panel 108 twice, and the touch panel 108 generates a touch signal.

Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the programs opened displays an image frame. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of amplifying the image screen to generate an output signal and transmits the output signal to the display device 114. Then, the display device 114 displays the enlarged image frame according to the output signal. Preferably, an indicator is enlarged, for example, a pointer of the mouse or an indicator generated by the touch panel of the electronic device 100, and a local part where the indicator is located. That is to say, in the general operation method, the indicator is dragged to select a partial range, and then another operation of enlarging the image is performed, for example, operating a plurality of single keys at a time on the keyboard, which is rather cumbersome. The electronic device and the control method thereof of the embodiment can move the index to the adjacent position of the enlarged area, and then the image can be enlarged by tapping the touch panel, which is quite simple.

In addition, the way to control the touch panel is not limited to clicks and continuous clicks. It is also possible to continuously press the touch panel. The eleventh control method of the electronic device of the embodiment will be described below. Please refer to Figure 4 again. First, in step S208, the touch panel 108 is continuously pressed, for example, by a finger or a stylus, the direction mark 134 of the upper direction area 124 or the lower direction area 126 of the touch panel 108 is continuously pressed. The touch panel 108 generates a touch signal.

Then, the processing unit 106 detects that one of the opened programs displays an image screen or a data page, such as a web page, and the image screen is, for example, a model image window opened by the drawing program. Then, in step S210, the processing unit 106 performs an operation of continuously moving the image screen or continuously scrolling the data page, generating an output signal and transmitting the output signal to the display device 114; then, the display device 114 displays the display according to the output signal. The scrolled image screen or the continuously scrolled data page is displayed on the display device 114. For example, the upper direction area 124 is continuously pressed, and the image screen or the data page is continuously scrolled up.

In addition, although the touch signals and the input signals of the control method of the present embodiment are separately generated, in other embodiments, the touch signals and the input signals may be simultaneously generated. For example, when the processing unit detects that one of the programs is displayed to display an image, if the touch signal of the touch panel and the input signal of the rotary knob are simultaneously generated, the display device simultaneously displays the image image. Scrolling and rotating.

In addition, the touch signal and the input signal of the embodiment may also correspond to other different output signals. Taking the second control method of FIG. 6 as an example, although the method of adjusting the playback volume is to operate the knob 110, In the embodiment, the touch panel 108 can be clicked, for example, the direction mark 134 of the right direction area 130 of the touch panel is clicked to increase the playback volume, or the direction of the left direction area 128 of the touch panel is clicked. Mark 134 to lower the playback volume. Actual use depends on a predetermined manner and is not limited by the embodiment.

The electronic device and the method for controlling the same disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention are relatively simple in terms of the convenience of spatially adjacent rotation of the touch panel and the input mode of the touch panel and the touch panel. The way to control the electronic device is different.

In view of the above, the present invention has been disclosed in a preferred embodiment, and is not intended to limit the present invention. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

102‧‧‧Input unit

104‧‧‧Output unit

106‧‧‧Processing unit

108‧‧‧Touch panel

110‧‧‧ knob

112‧‧‧ inner circumference

114‧‧‧Display device

116‧‧‧Speakers

118‧‧‧ upper surface

120‧‧‧One side of the electronic device

122‧‧‧Sensor area

124‧‧‧Upper direction area

126‧‧‧Under the direction zone

128‧‧‧Left direction zone

130‧‧‧Right direction zone

132‧‧‧The edge of the sensing area

134‧‧‧ Direction Mark

136‧‧‧ outer periphery

138‧‧‧Switch unit

140‧‧‧Rotating shell

142‧‧‧Rotary switch

144‧‧‧ protruding parts

146‧‧‧ image screen

148‧‧‧Video player

150‧‧‧Airplane shown on the game screen

D1~D7‧‧ Direction

V1‧‧‧ play volume

F1~F8‧‧‧ options

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view showing a portion B of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the knob with the rotary switch of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the first mode of operation of the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a second method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a third method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a fifth method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a sixth method of controlling the electronic device of the embodiment.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

102‧‧‧Input unit

104‧‧‧Output unit

106‧‧‧Processing unit

114‧‧‧Display device

116‧‧‧Speakers

118‧‧‧ upper surface

120‧‧‧One side of the electronic device

138‧‧‧Switch unit

Claims (36)

An electronic device having a knob, comprising: an input unit, comprising: a touch panel for detecting a touch signal on the touch panel; and a knob for generating an input signal, the knob having a An inner circumference, the inner circumference surrounding the touch panel; an output unit; and a processing unit for generating an output signal according to the touch signal and the input signal and transmitting to the output unit; wherein When the touch panel is continuously pressed to generate a touch enable signal, and the knob rotates a first circumferential direction to generate an input enable signal, the processing unit enables the input unit. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the output unit comprises at least one of a display device and a speaker. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is a resistive touch panel or a capacitive touch panel. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device has an upper surface, and the input unit is disposed on the upper surface and adjacent to one side of the electronic device. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel has a sensing area, the touch signal is generated from the sensing area, and the sensing area has an upper direction area, a lower direction area, and a left direction. The zone and a right direction zone are respectively adjacent to the edge of the sensing zone. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the upper direction zone, the lower direction zone, the left direction zone and the right direction zone each have a direction mark. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the knob further has an outer circumference, and the outer circumference has a circular shape. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the inner circumference has a circular shape and is concentric with the shape of the outer circumference, and the distance between the inner circumference and the outer circumference is substantially 5 mm (mm). ). The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel has a shape that approximates the shape of the inner circumference. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the outer edge of the touch panel is attached to the inner circumference of the knob. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a switching unit electrically coupled to the processing unit for generating a consistent signal or a disable signal, wherein the enabling signal is used to enable the The input unit and the disable signal are used to disable the input unit. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the knob further has a rotating shell and a rotary switch, wherein the inner circumference is disposed on the rotating shell, and the rotating shell further has a protruding portion, the protruding portion The rotary switch is connected to the rotary switch, and the protrusion drives the rotary switch to generate the input signal. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the knob rotates the first circumferential direction and rotates one revolution to generate the input enable signal. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is continuously pressed to generate a touch disable signal, and the knob rotates a second circumferential direction to generate an input disable signal. The unit disables the input unit. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the knob rotates the second circumferential direction and rotates one revolution to generate the input disable signal. A method for controlling an electronic device having a knob, the electronic device having an input unit, an output unit and a processing unit, the control method comprising: (a) continuously pressing a touch panel of the input unit to generate a touch (b) rotating a knob of the input unit in a first circumferential direction to generate an input enable signal, the knob having an inner circumference, and the inner circumference surrounding the touch panel; (c) the processing unit And (b) generating at least one of a touch signal and an input signal from the input unit, wherein the touch signal is from the touch The input signal is generated by the knob; and (e) the processing unit generates an output signal according to at least the touch signal and the input signal, and transmits the output signal to the output unit. For example, the control method described in claim 16 of the patent scope further includes: Generating a consistent energy signal or a disable signal; and the processing unit enables or disables the input unit according to the enabling signal and the disable signal. The control method of claim 16, further comprising: (f) continuously pressing the touch panel to generate a touch disable signal; (g) rotating the knob to a second circumferential direction to generate an input prohibition And the (h) the processing unit disables the input unit according to the touch disable signal and the input disable signal. The control method of claim 18, wherein in the step (g), rotating the knob in a second circumferential direction and rotating one turn to generate an input disable signal. The control method of claim 16, wherein in the step (b), rotating the knob of the input unit in the first circumferential direction and rotating one turn to generate the input enable signal. The control method of claim 16, wherein the step (d) further comprises: rotating the knob, the knob generating the input signal. The control method of claim 21, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the programs is displayed to display an image frame, the output unit includes a display device, and the step (e) further comprises: the processing After the unit performs an operation of rotating the image frame, generating the output signal and transmitting the output signal to the display device; The display device displays the rotated image image according to the output signal. The control method of claim 21, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the programs is to play a sound picture or a music sound, the output unit includes a speaker, and the step (e) further includes The processing unit performs an operation of adjusting the playback volume of the audio or video screen or the sound of the music, generates the output signal and transmits the output signal to the speaker; and the speaker plays the adjusted playback volume according to the output signal. . The control method of claim 21, wherein the processing unit detects that the opened program is a game program, the game program displays a game screen, and the output unit includes a display device, the step (e The method further includes: the processing unit performing an operation of inverting at least a portion of the game screen, generating the output signal and transmitting the signal to the display device; and displaying, by the display device, the flipped game screen according to the output signal. The control method of claim 16, wherein the step (d) further comprises: clicking the touch panel, the touch panel generating the touch signal. The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects that the opened program is to open a plurality of program screens and display one of the program screens, the output unit includes a display device, the step (e) further comprising: the processing unit performing an operation of switching to another program screen of the program screens, generating the output signal and transmitting the output signal to the display device; and the display device According to the output signal, the other program screen is displayed on the display device. The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects the plurality of programs that are turned on, the output unit includes a display device, and after the step (e), the manipulation method further includes: After the processing unit performs a switch to one of the programs, the output signal is generated and the output signal is transmitted to the display device; and the display device displays the program image of the program according to the output signal. Display device. The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects that the opened program plays an audio and video screen and displays a plurality of options, the output unit includes a speaker and a display device, and the step (e) The method further includes: after the processing unit performs the operation of switching to one of the options, generating the output signal and transmitting the output signal to the output unit; and the output unit plays the one corresponding to the one of the options according to the output signal The video and audio screen. The control method described in claim 25, wherein The processing unit detects that one of the opened programs plays a piece of music and displays a plurality of options, the output unit includes a display device and a speaker, and the step (e) further includes: the processing unit performs a switch to the options After the operation of one of the options, the output signal is generated and the output signal is transmitted to the speaker; and the speaker plays the music corresponding to the one of the options according to the output signal. The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the programs is to play a video and audio screen, the output unit includes a speaker and a display device, and the step (e) further includes: After the processing unit performs a fast-forwarding or reverse-playing operation of the audio-visual screen, the output signal is generated and the output signal is transmitted to the output unit; and the output unit plays the audio-video screen that is fast-forwarded or reversed according to the output signal. . The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the programs is open to play a piece of music, the output unit includes a speaker, and the step (e) further comprises: the processing unit performing a After the operation of playing the music is fast reversed or reversed, the output signal is generated and the output signal is transmitted to the speaker; and the speaker plays the music that is fast-forwarded or reversed according to the output signal. The control method of claim 25, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the opened programs displays a data page or an image frame, the output unit includes a display device, and the step (e) further The processing unit generates an output signal and transmits the output signal to the display device after performing an operation of scrolling the data page or the image frame; and the display device displays the scrolled data according to the output signal Page or the image screen. The control method of claim 16, wherein the step (d) further comprises: continuously clicking the touch panel, and the touch panel generates the touch signal. The control method of claim 33, wherein the processing unit detects that one of the opened programs displays an image frame, the output unit includes a display device, and the step (e) further comprises: The processing unit performs an operation of enlarging the image frame to generate the output signal and transmits the output signal to the display device; and the display device displays the enlarged image frame according to the output signal. The control method of claim 16, wherein the step (d) further comprises: continuously pressing the touch panel, the touch panel generating the touch signal. The method of controlling according to claim 35, wherein The processing unit detects that one of the opened programs displays an image frame or a data page, the output unit includes a display device, and the step (e) further includes: the processing unit performs a continuous movement of the image frame or After continuously scrolling the data page, generating the output signal and transmitting the output signal to the display device; and displaying, by the display device, the image frame that continues to scroll or continuously scrolling the data page according to the output signal In the display device.