CN102314298A - Electronic device and display method of toolbar - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device and a display method of a toolbar. The electronic device comprises a touch screen and a controller. The touch screen can detect whether a gesture event occurs in a preset area of the touch screen. The controller is coupled with the touch screen. When the gesture event occurs, the controller controls the touch screen to display the toolbar. Therefore, the use convenience of the electronic device can be improved.

Description

Electronic device and display method of tool bar

technical field

The invention relates to a tool bar display technology, and in particular to a tool bar display technology of an electronic device with a touch screen.

Background technique

In recent years, with the continuous advancement of science and technology, the functions of electronic devices have become more and more powerful, and people's dependence on electronic devices has gradually increased. Among them, under the development trend of electronic devices gradually becoming more humanized and functional, for example, a tablet computer is generally equipped with a touch screen, and the user can use a stylus or directly touch the touch screen with a finger. Various function options on the screen for operation.

The most commonly used operating system for computers is Windows (Windows) operating system. In the Windows operating system, a toolbar is usually configured at the bottom of the desktop. In the content of the toolbar, the user can set the toolbar to be automatically hidden. After the toolbar is set to auto-hide, the toolbar will be hidden under normal conditions. When the user needs to use the toolbar, just move the mouse to the bottom of the desktop, and the toolbar will be displayed automatically.

It is worth mentioning that since the user's fingers are too thick, it is difficult for the user to move the mouse to the bottom of the desktop by operating the touch screen with the fingers. That is to say, it is difficult for the user to call out the hidden toolbar through the touch screen.

It is also worth mentioning that when the user controls the computer with the mouse, the user may accidentally call out the toolbar due to moving the mouse by mistake, which is very disturbing to the user.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a tool bar display method, which can make the tool bar display more humanized.

The invention provides an electronic device, which can improve the convenience of using the electronic device.

The invention provides a method for displaying a toolbar, which is suitable for electronic devices. The electronic device includes a touch screen and a controller. The display method includes the touch screen detecting whether a gesture event occurs in a preset area of the touch screen. When a gesture event occurs, the controller can control the touch screen to display the toolbar.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the gesture event includes touch point sliding.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for displaying the toolbar further includes, when the controller enables the full-screen function of the application program, the controller controls the touch screen to hide the toolbar. When the controller disables the full-screen function of the application program, the controller controls the touch screen to restore the original state of the toolbar.

From another point of view, the present invention provides a method for displaying a toolbar, which is suitable for electronic devices. The electronic device includes a gravity sensor, a touch screen and a controller. When the toolbar is set to auto-hide, the controller may initiate the display method. The display method includes a gravity sensor detecting the direction of gravity. The touch screen detects whether a gesture event occurs in one of a plurality of preset areas in the touch screen according to the direction of gravity. When the toolbar is hidden and a gesture event occurs in a preset area detected by the touch screen, the controller controls the touch screen to display the toolbar.

Viewed from another perspective, the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes a touch screen and a controller. The touch screen can detect whether a gesture event occurs in a preset area of the touch screen. The controller is coupled to the touch screen. When a gesture event occurs, the controller controls the touch screen to display the toolbar.

From another point of view, the present invention provides an electronic device, which includes a gravity sensor, a touch screen and a controller. The gravity sensor can be used to detect the direction of gravity. The touch screen is coupled to the gravity sensor, which can detect whether a gesture event occurs in one of the preset areas in the touch screen according to the direction of gravity. The controller is coupled to the gravity sensor and the touch screen. When the toolbar is set to auto-hide, the controller initiates the display procedure. The display procedure includes that when the toolbar is in a hidden state and a gesture event occurs in a preset area detected by the touch screen, the controller controls the touch screen to display the toolbar.

Based on the above, in the present invention, when a gesture event occurs in a preset area of the touch screen, the controller can control the touch screen to display the toolbar. In this way, the convenience for the user to call out the hidden toolbar by touching can be improved.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a method for displaying a toolbar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 6 are schematic views of a display toolbar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart of a method for displaying a toolbar according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are schematic diagrams of displaying a toolbar according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Reference signs:

10, 11: electronic device; 20: touch screen;

30: controller; 40: gravity sensor;

MB: toolbar; A1～A4: preset area;

UF': the finger represents the position before moving;

UF: The finger represents the position after movement;

S201, S202, S801-S805: each step of the display method of the toolbar.

Detailed ways

In the prior art, it is difficult for the user to call out the hidden toolbar through the touch screen.

In contrast, the embodiment of the present invention provides a hotkey function in a preset area of the touch screen. The user can easily call out the toolbar by performing a preset gesture in the preset area. Not only that, calling out the toolbar with a preset gesture can also improve the existing situation of accidentally calling out the toolbar due to accidental touch (or mistaken movement of the mouse). Embodiments of the invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention, wherein like reference numerals indicate like or similar elements.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 10 includes a touch screen 20 and a controller 30 . The touch screen 20 is coupled to the controller 30 . In this embodiment, the touch screen 20 is described by taking a contact touch screen as an example, such as a resistive touch screen, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the touch screen 20 may also be a non-contact touch screen, such as an optical touch screen. In addition, in this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is described by taking a personal digital assistant as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 can also be a smart phone, a satellite navigation device, a smart e-book, a notebook computer, and the like. In addition, it is assumed that the operating system of the electronic device 10 is Windows, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may also adopt other operating systems.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart of a method for displaying a toolbar according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3-6 are schematic views of a display toolbar according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 together. If the auto-hide function of the toolbar MB is disabled, the toolbar MB will always be displayed at the bottom of the screen (as shown in FIG. 3 ). If the auto-hide function of the toolbar MB is enabled, in a normal state, the toolbar MB will be visually hidden at the bottom of the screen (as shown in FIG. 4 ).

This embodiment assumes that the auto-hide function of the toolbar MB is enabled. To display hidden toolbars, refer to the flowchart in Figure 2. Firstly, in step S201, the touch screen 20 can detect whether a gesture event occurs in the preset area A1. In this embodiment, the gesture event is, for example, that the finger UF touches the touch screen 20 and slides from bottom to top, and then the finger UF leaves the touch screen 20 again. Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of the above gesture events, where the finger UF' represents the position before the movement, and the finger UF represents the position after the movement. When the touch screen 20 detects, for example, the gesture event shown in FIG. 5 , step S202 can be continued; otherwise, step S201 can be returned.

In step S202, the controller 30 can control the touch screen 20 to display the toolbar MB (as shown in FIG. 6 ). More specifically, the toolbar MB can slide into the screen from the bottom of the screen. In this way, the user feels that the operation is more humanized, and the user is used to controlling the electronic device 10 to display the toolbar MB through the gesture event shown in FIG. 5 .

In this way, although it is difficult to move the mouse to the bottom of the screen with a finger, the user can easily use the finger UF to execute a gesture event to call out the toolbar MB by using the toolbar display method disclosed in this implementation. . Not only that, this embodiment can also improve the existing situation of accidentally calling up the toolbar due to accidental touch (or mistaken movement of the mouse) by using the gesture event to call out the toolbar MB.

Please note that in this embodiment, when the controller 30 enables the full screen function of the application, the controller 30 can forcefully control the touch screen 20 to hide the toolbar MB, so as to avoid the toolbar MB from interfering with the full screen of the application. show. For example, when the controller 30 executes the application program “Multimedia Player” to play a video and perform its full-screen function, the controller 30 can forcefully control the touch screen to hide the toolbar MB.

When the controller 30 disables the full-screen function of the application program, the controller 30 can control the touch screen 20 to restore the original state of the toolbar MB, wherein the original state can be a hidden state or a displayed state.

Although a possible pattern of the display method of the electronic device and the toolbar has been described in the above embodiment, those skilled in the art should know that each manufacturer has different designs for the display method of the electronic device and the toolbar. , so the application of the present invention should not be limited to this possible form. In other words, as long as the gesture event is detected in the preset area of the touch screen to display the hidden toolbar, the spirit of the present invention is met. Several implementations are given below so that those skilled in the art can further understand the spirit of the present invention and implement the present invention.

Please note that the gesture event in this embodiment is just an optional embodiment, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, various gesture events may also be used to display the hidden toolbar. For example, the touch gesture may also be moving from up to down, from left to right, or from right to left. Of course, the display mode of the toolbar can also be changed in accordance with the gesture event, so as to conform to the humanized operation.

In addition, the above-mentioned embodiment is described by taking the user's finger to control the touch screen as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the user can also use a stylus or other objects to control the touch screen.

The schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment is only an optional embodiment, and those skilled in the art can also change the structure of the electronic device according to their requirements. For example, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7 , the electronic device 11 includes a touch screen 20 , a controller 30 and a gravity sensor (G sensor) 40 . The gravity sensor 40 is coupled to the touch screen 20 and the controller 30 . The gravity sensor 40 can be used to sense the direction of gravity. The electronic device 11 can adjust its operation mode according to the direction of gravity. For example, the electronic device 11 can automatically rotate the screen according to the direction of gravity. More specifically, when the electronic device 11 rotates clockwise by 90 degrees, the picture presented by the electronic device 11 will also rotate clockwise by 90 degrees, so that the presentation mode of the picture can be maintained in a presentation mode suitable for human viewing.

Fig. 8 is a flow chart of a method for displaying a toolbar according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are schematic diagrams of displaying a toolbar according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Firstly, in step S801, the controller 30 detects whether the toolbar MB is set to be automatically hidden, and if so, proceeds to step S802; if not, returns to step S801.

In step S802, the controller 30 can detect whether the toolbar MB is hidden, if yes, continue to step S803; if not, return to step S802. In step S803, the gravity sensor 40 can detect the direction of gravity. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the electronic device 11 is rotated clockwise by 90 degrees (for example, rotated from FIG. 5 to FIG. 9 ). In FIG. 5 , the direction of gravity is toward the preset area A1 , but in FIG. 9 the direction of gravity is changed toward the preset area A2 . Therefore, in FIG. 9 , the screen of the electronic device 11 is also rotated 90 degrees clockwise to facilitate people to watch the screen.

It is worth mentioning that if the display of the toolbar MB is still controlled through the default area A1, it is not in line with the human nature of the operation. In view of this, when the screen of the electronic device 11 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, the preset area can also be rotated correspondingly (for example, the preset area A2 is used instead of the preset area A1 in this embodiment). Similarly, by analogy, when the screen is rotated 180 degrees clockwise, the preset area A3 can be used instead of the preset area A1. When the screen is rotated 270 degrees clockwise, the preset area A4 can be used instead of the preset area A1.

Following the above, step S804 can be continued, in which the touch screen 20 detects whether a gesture event occurs in one of the plurality of preset areas in the touch screen 20 according to the direction of gravity. In this embodiment, the direction of gravity points to the preset area A2 among the preset areas A1 - A4 . Therefore, the touch screen 20 can detect whether a gesture event occurs in the preset area A2. If it can continue to step S805, the controller 30 controls the touch screen 20 to display the toolbar MB (as shown in FIG. 10 ); if no gesture event occurs, it can Return to step S804. In this way, not only the effects similar to those of the above-mentioned embodiments can be achieved, but also the preset area can change according to the direction of gravity, so as to provide a more humane operation mode.

In the second embodiment, four preset regions are used as an example for illustration, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of preset regions may vary with actual applications.

Please note that in order to improve the existing difficulty of operating the touch screen with fingers to call out the hidden toolbar. In other embodiments, the auto-hide function may also be forcibly turned off. That is to say, when the user enables the auto-hide function of the toolbar, the electronic device may display a warning message, and then forcibly disable the auto-hide function of the toolbar. In this way, the above-mentioned existing problems can also be improved.

In summary, the present invention can detect whether a gesture event occurs in a predetermined area of the touch screen to display a hidden toolbar. This not only makes the operation more humanized, but also avoids the existing problem of wrongly displaying the toolbar. In addition, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present invention can also integrate a gravity sensor, and when the screen displayed on the electronic device is adjusted according to the direction of gravity, the preset area for detecting gesture events can also be adjusted accordingly. In this way, the operation of the electronic device can be more humanized.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection should be subject to the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims (6)

1. the display packing of a toolbar is applicable to an electronic installation, and this electronic installation comprises a Touch Screen and a controller, it is characterized in that, this display packing comprises:

Whether one predeterminable area of this this Touch Screen of Touch Screen detecting one gesture incident takes place; And

When this gesture event took place, this this Touch Screen of controller control showed a toolbar.

2. the display packing of toolbar according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this gesture event comprises a touch points slippage.

3. the display packing of toolbar according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:

When the full screen function of this controller activation one application, this this Touch Screen of controller control is hidden this toolbar; And

When the full screen function of this this application of controller forbidden energy, this this Touch Screen of controller control is replied the previous status of this toolbar.

4. the display packing of a toolbar is adapted to an electronic installation, and this electronic installation comprises a gravity sensor, a Touch Screen and a controller; When being set at automatically, hides a toolbar; This controller starts this display packing, it is characterized in that this display packing comprises:

This gravity sensor is detected a gravity direction;

Whether this Touch Screen according to the one of which of a plurality of predeterminable areas in this this Touch Screen of gravity direction detecting one gesture incident takes place; And

When this toolbar is this predeterminable area that hidden state and this Touch Screen are detected when this gesture event takes place, this this Touch Screen of controller control shows this toolbar.

5. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprising:

One Touch Screen, whether a predeterminable area of detecting this Touch Screen one gesture incident takes place; And

One controller couples this Touch Screen, and when this gesture event took place, this this Touch Screen of controller control showed a toolbar.

6. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprising:

One gravity sensor is in order to detect a gravity direction;

One Touch Screen couples this gravity sensor, and whether the one of which of detecting a plurality of predeterminable areas in this Touch Screen according to this gravity direction one gesture incident takes place; And

One controller; Couple this gravity sensor and this Touch Screen; Hide when a toolbar is set at automatically, this controller starts a display routine, and this display routine comprises; When this toolbar is this predeterminable area that hidden state and this Touch Screen are detected when this gesture event takes place, this this Touch Screen of controller control shows this toolbar.

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