TWI598800B - Hand-held device and method of adjusting display screen - Google Patents

Description

Handheld device and display screen adjustment method

The present invention mainly relates to a display screen adjustment technique, and more particularly to a display screen adjustment technique for displacing a display screen and suspending at a pause position by detecting an operation operation of the user.

The rise of mobile devices and the rapid changes in smart phones have changed the habit of users accessing data. Compared with the traditional personal computer, the impact of browsing data on the mobile device is mainly due to the difference of the operation interface. Therefore, the convenience of the touch interface is more and more demanding.

In the mainstream of smart phones, hardware specifications are getting higher and higher, not only the processor (CPU) speed of smart phones is getting faster, the memory/storage space is getting bigger and bigger, and many high-definition movies that were not supported before. And the game can be used, which makes the high-resolution screen become the mainstream now. High-resolution screens mean larger panels. For example, the resolution of 1280X720 is usually 4.3~5.3吋, while the resolution of 1920X1080 will use more than 5吋, DPI will be 340~ The range of 440 has exceeded the resolvable resolution of the retina (DPI > 326). Assuming a DPI of 340, the panel supporting 1280X720 must be greater than 4.7 inches.

Therefore, when the user encounters the need to use the handheld device with one hand, for example, taking a bus or a MRT requires pulling a handrail or walking. The situation in which one hand needs to mention something is limited by the length of the finger. A large-sized handheld device is bound to make it impossible for the user to control the picture and achieve the desired operation with one hand. Therefore, how to make it convenient for a user to operate a handheld device of increasing size will be an important issue.

In view of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a display screen adjustment technique capable of shifting a display screen and suspending a display screen adjustment technique at a pause position by detecting an operation action of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a handheld device includes: a display unit that displays a display screen; a touch unit that detects a trigger action of a user and generates a trigger signal corresponding to the trigger action, and When the mobile function is activated, detecting that the user slides on one of the display screens, and generates a displacement signal corresponding to the sliding motion, and detecting one of the long-pressing actions of the user, and corresponding to the long-pressing action a pause signal; and a processing unit that activates the moving function of the display screen according to the trigger signal, and instructs the display unit to move the display screen from an original position to a pause position according to the displacement signal, and according to the above The pause signal instructs the display unit to pause the display screen in the pause position after the movement.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a display screen adjustment method, which is applicable to a handheld device having a display unit, including: detecting, by a touch unit, a trigger action of a user to generate a trigger signal; Activating a movement function of one of the display units of the display unit according to the trigger signal; detecting a sliding motion of the user when the moving function is activated, Generating a displacement signal; moving the display screen from a home position to a pause position according to the displacement signal; detecting a pause signal generated by one of the user's long press actions; and displaying the display according to the pause signal The screen is paused at the above pause position after the move.

100‧‧‧Handheld devices

110‧‧‧Touch unit

120‧‧‧Display unit

121‧‧‧Edge position

122‧‧‧Display screen

130‧‧‧Processing unit

300‧‧‧ Flowchart

S1‧‧‧ trigger signal

S2‧‧‧displacement signal

S3‧‧‧ pause signal

S4‧‧‧Reduction signal

1 is a block diagram showing a handheld device 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a schematic diagram showing a display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing the adjustment of the display screen 122 of the display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram showing the adjustment of the display screen 122 of the display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart 300 showing a method for adjusting a display screen according to an embodiment of the invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a handheld device 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a handheld device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention includes a touch unit 110, a display unit 120, and a processing unit 130. The handheld device 100 can be referred to as a PDA. A smart phone or other handheld device.

The touch unit 110 is configured to detect a trigger signal S1 generated by a trigger action of the user on the handheld device 100. Figure 2A shows the basis according to this A schematic diagram of a display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2A, the triggering action of the user for generating the trigger signal S1 may mean that the user performs a sliding action by the edge position 121 of the display unit 120, in particular, The edge position shown in FIG. 2A is on the right side edge of the handheld device 100, but not limited thereto, and the edge position 121 may be changed to the left edge of the handheld device 100, or the edges of the left and right sides of the handheld device 100 may be used. Take the edge position 121. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the triggering action for generating the trigger signal S1 may also mean that the user long presses one of the function keys or one of the plurality of function keys for more than one predetermined time. For example, the user may press and hold A home button can generate a trigger signal S1 for more than a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds or 5 seconds), or the user can simultaneously press or press the volume up button and the volume button for more than a predetermined time (for example: 3) A trigger signal S1 can be generated in seconds or 5 seconds. It is specifically noted that the examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the invention, and those skilled in the art will be After reading this manual, you can set the use of other function keys or specially set a dedicated function key to generate the trigger signal S1. In addition, the set time can be adjusted according to different needs.

The processing unit 130 can activate the movement function of the display screen 122 of the display unit 120 according to the trigger signal S1. When a mobile function is activated, the touch unit 110 detects a sliding motion of the user and generates a displacement signal S2 corresponding to the sliding motion of the user. The processing unit 130 can instruct the display unit 120 according to the displacement signal S2. The display screen 122 is moved from an original position to a pause position. Then, the touch unit 110 detects the long-pressing action of the user in the pause position, and generates a pause signal S3 corresponding to the long-pressing action of the user. The processing unit 130 can instruct the display unit 120 to pause the display screen 122 at the pause position after the movement according to the pause signal S3. After this operation, the user can easily operate the portion of the display screen 122 that is difficult to be pressed when the handheld device 100 is held by one hand. Taking FIG. 2A as an example, if the original user wants to select the Bluetooth option, but because of the single When the handheld device is held by hand, it is limited by the length of the thumb, and the Bluetooth option cannot be easily pressed. Therefore, after the above operation, the display screen is moved to the pause position, and the user can easily operate the display screen 122. The part that is difficult to press when holding the handheld device with one hand (as shown in Figure 2B-2C), the content of which will be more clearly described later.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing the adjustment of the display screen 122 of the display unit 120 according to an embodiment of the invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2B, moving the display screen 122 from the original position to the pause position means directly moving the display screen 122 of the original size to the pause position, and displaying only the partial display screen 122 at the pause position. According to an embodiment of the invention, directly moving the display screen 122 of the original size to the pause position uses a hierarchical movement method. Specifically, it is to preset the distance range of the display screen 122 to display only the original screen. What percentage of the part, for example, can be set to display the screen 122 between 1.5 cm and 2 cm, and only 80% of the original size of the display screen 122 is displayed, and the displacement is between 2 cm and 2.5 cm. Only 75% of the original size display screen 122 will be displayed. FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram showing the adjustment of the display screen 122 of the display unit 120 according to another embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2C, moving the display screen 122 from the original position to the pause position indicates that the display screen 122 of the original size is scaled down to the pause position. According to the above embodiment of the present invention, A reduced threshold value can also be set. When the threshold value is exceeded, the display screen 122 will not be further reduced to prevent the display screen 122 from being shrunk too small, which may cause the user to overdo it. As shown in FIG. 2B-2C, after the display screen 122 is moved from the original position to the pause position, the user can easily operate the portion of the display screen 122 that is difficult to press when holding the handheld device with one hand, thus increasing the user. Convenience when operating the handheld device 100.

When the display screen 122 is paused for more than a predetermined time, for example, 5 seconds or 10 seconds, the touch unit 110 does not detect the user's operation for a predetermined period of time, indicating that the user should have completed the operation. In the operation, the processing unit 130 generates a restoration signal S4 to the display unit 120 to instruct the display unit 120 to move the display screen 122 back to the original position, wherein the predetermined time described herein is not limited to the above examples, and is used. The manufacturer of the handheld device 100 or the handheld device 100 can be appropriately adjusted according to different needs.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart 300 showing a method for adjusting a display screen according to an embodiment of the invention. This method is applicable to a handheld device having a display unit, wherein the handheld device can refer to a PDA, a smart phone or other handheld device. First, in step S310, a touch unit detects a trigger action of a user to generate a trigger signal; in step S320, activating a one of the display functions of one of the display units is activated according to the trigger signal; In step S330, when the moving function is activated, detecting a sliding motion of the user, and generating a displacement signal corresponding to the sliding motion; in step S340, moving the display screen from an original position to the displacement signal according to the displacement signal a pause position; in step S350, detecting a pause signal generated by the user in the long-pressing action of one of the pause positions; S360, suspending the display screen according to the pause signal to the pause position after the movement. According to an embodiment of the invention, the triggering action for generating the trigger signal means that the user performs the sliding action by one edge position of the display unit, or the user long presses a function key for more than a predetermined time. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the display screen is moved from the original position to the pause position, and the display screen of the original size can be directly moved to the pause position, and only part of the display screen is displayed in the pause position, wherein directly Moving the above display screen of the original size to the above pause position may use a hierarchical movement. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the display screen is moved from the original position to the pause position, and the display screen of the original size can be scaled down to the pause position.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method further includes: when the display screen is paused in the pause position for more than a predetermined time, the touch unit does not detect the operation of the user, and generates a restore signal to the display unit. To move the above display screen back to the original position.

The method for adjusting the display screen proposed by the invention solves the problem that the user has traditionally held the handheld device with one hand and is limited by the length of the finger, and the display screen is moved to the pause position. After that, the user can easily operate the portion of the display screen that is difficult to press when holding the handheld device with one hand, thereby increasing the convenience of the user in operating the handheld device.

The method of the invention, or a particular type or portion thereof, may exist in the form of a code. The code may be included in a physical medium such as a floppy disk, a CD, a hard disk, or any other machine readable (such as computer readable) storage medium, or is not limited to an external computer program product, wherein When the code is accepted The device becomes a device for participating in the present invention when the computer is loaded and executed. The code can also be transmitted via some transmission medium, such as a wire or cable, fiber optics, or any transmission type, where the machine becomes part of the program when it is received, loaded, and executed by a machine, such as a computer. Invented device. When implemented in a general purpose processing unit, the code combination processing unit provides a unique means of operation similar to application specific logic.

The specific features, structures, or properties mentioned in the "invention" or "embodiment" referred to in the specification may be included in at least one embodiment of the present specification. Therefore, statements that appear in different places, "in one embodiment," may not all refer to the same embodiment. In addition, this particular feature, structure, or property may be combined with one or more embodiments in any suitable manner.

The embodiments disclosed herein will readily appreciate the above advantages for anyone skilled in the art. After reading the contents of the specification, any person skilled in the art can make appropriate changes and substitutions in a broad manner without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are intended to protect the scope of the claims of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, in different embodiments, the present invention may reuse the same index number and/or Or text. The use of such indexing labels and/or text is intended to simplify and clarify the invention, but is not intended to indicate that the various embodiments and/or disclosed structures must have the same features.

100‧‧‧Handheld devices

110‧‧‧Touch unit

120‧‧‧Display unit

130‧‧‧Processing unit

S1‧‧‧ trigger signal

S2‧‧‧displacement signal

S3‧‧‧ pause signal

S4‧‧‧Reduction signal

Claims (12)

A handheld device includes: a display unit for displaying a display screen; a touch unit for detecting a triggering action of a user, and generating a trigger signal corresponding to the triggering action, and detecting when a mobile function is activated The user slides on one of the display screens, generates a displacement signal corresponding to the sliding motion, and detects one of the user's long-pressing actions, and generates a pause signal corresponding to the long-pressing motion; and a processing unit, And the triggering signal is used to activate the moving function of the display screen; and according to the displacement signal, instructing the display unit to move the display screen from a home position to a pause position, and instructing the display unit to display the above according to the pause signal The display pauses at the above pause position after the move. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein the triggering action for generating the trigger signal means that the user performs the sliding action by one edge position of the display unit, or refers to the long-pressing of the user. One of the function keys or the plurality of function keys is combined for more than a predetermined time. The handheld device of claim 1, wherein when the display screen is paused in the pause position for more than a predetermined time, the touch unit does not detect the operation of the user, and the processing unit generates a restore. And transmitting a signal to the display unit to instruct the display unit to move the display screen back to the original position. The handheld device of claim 1, wherein moving the display screen from the original position to the pause position may be directly moved. The display screen of the original size is moved to the pause position, and only part of the display screen is displayed at the pause position. The hand-held device of claim 4, wherein directly moving the display screen of the original size to the pause position uses a hierarchical movement. The hand-held device according to claim 1, wherein the moving the display screen from the original position to the pause position may mean that the display screen of the original size is scaled down to the pause position. A display screen adjustment method is applicable to a handheld device having a display unit, comprising: detecting a trigger action of a user by a touch unit to generate a trigger signal; and starting the display unit according to the trigger signal One of the display screens has a movement function; when the movement function is activated, detecting a sliding motion of the user, and generating a displacement signal corresponding to the sliding motion; and moving the display screen from an original position according to the displacement signal a pause position; detecting a pause signal generated by the long-pressing action of the user in the pause position; and suspending the display screen in the pause position after the movement according to the pause signal. The display screen adjustment method of claim 7, wherein the triggering action for generating the trigger signal is that the user is One of the edge positions of the display unit performs the above sliding operation, or the user long presses one of the function keys or the plurality of function keys for more than one predetermined time. The display screen adjustment method of claim 7, further comprising: when the display screen is paused at the pause position for more than a predetermined time, the touch unit does not detect the operation of the user, and generates a restore Signaling to the display unit to move the display screen back to the original position. The display screen adjustment method according to claim 7, wherein the moving the display screen from the original position to the pause position directly moves the display screen of the original size to the pause position, and in the pause position Only part of the above display is displayed. The method for adjusting a display screen according to claim 10, wherein directly moving the display screen of the original size to the pause position uses a hierarchical movement. The display screen adjustment method according to claim 7, wherein the display screen is moved from the original position to the pause position, and the display screen of the original size can be scaled down to the pause position.