TWI450182B - Method and electronic device for controlling picture scrolling - Google Patents

Description

Method and electronic device for controlling picture scrolling

The present invention relates to a method and an electronic device for controlling scrolling of a screen, and more particularly to a method for controlling scrolling of a screen by touch control and an electronic device using the same.

In order to cope with the busy life pace of modern people, all kinds of portable electronic devices that do not occupy space and are convenient to carry are also innovated. Take smart phone as an example. It not only has the functions of traditional communication devices, but also allows users to write files, send and receive emails, browse the Internet through their built-in Windows operating system, or Is the purpose of using instant messaging software.

For portable electronic devices that require light, thin, short, and small appearance, their size is quite limited, and the number of applications is relatively large. In order to display these applications in a limited screen space, Generally, the application is arranged on the screen by means of a list for the user to view and select by touch. When the number of applications in the list exceeds the range that the screen can accommodate, the user can scroll the animation surface by sliding the touch to move the application beyond the screen range to the screen range. In addition, when the user browses the webpage by using the portable electronic device, the animation surface can also be scrolled by the sliding touch.

However, if there are a large number of applications or more webpage information, the user must perform multiple sliding touches to view and browse smoothly, which is inconvenient for the user to operate, and the sliding touch is easy to touch the screen repeatedly. of A link in an app or webpage.

The invention provides a method for controlling scrolling of a screen, which is convenient in operation.

The present invention provides an electronic device that can control screen scrolling more conveniently.

The invention provides a method for controlling scrolling of a picture, which is suitable for an electronic device. The electronic device has a touch display panel. The touch display panel is adapted to display a picture. First, determine if the picture is scrolling in a slower way. If the screen scrolls in a slower manner, a virtual button is displayed on the touch display panel. Next, it is determined whether the touch display panel receives the touch input at the virtual button. If the touch display panel receives the touch input at the virtual button, the scrolling surface is continuously rolled in the original scrolling direction.

In an embodiment of the invention, the virtual button described above does not move as the screen scrolls.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sliding input acting on the touch display panel drives the screen to scroll in a slower manner, the sliding input having a starting position and the virtual button being adjacent to the starting position.

In an embodiment of the invention, the sliding input has a termination position, and the starting position is between the virtual button and the end position.

In an embodiment of the invention, wherein when the touch input starts to function, the screen has a scrolling speed, and the method of continuously scrolling the animation surface includes scrolling Dynamic speed constant velocity roll animation surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the method for controlling scrolling of the screen further comprises determining whether the touch input is terminated. If the touch input is terminated, the animation surface is scrolled in a slower manner until the screen stops scrolling.

In an embodiment of the invention, the method for controlling scrolling of the screen further comprises determining whether the touch input is moved. If you touch the input movement, it is judged whether the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, increase the scrolling speed of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, the scrolling speed of the screen is reduced.

In an embodiment of the invention, the screen includes an application list, a file page, a file list, or a web page.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a touch display panel and a determining component. The touch display panel displays a picture. The determining component is coupled to the touch display panel. The judgment component determines whether the screen is scrolling in a slower manner. If the screen scrolls in a slower manner, the touch display panel displays a virtual button. The determining component determines whether the touch display panel receives the touch input at the virtual button. If the touch display panel receives the touch input at the virtual button, the touch display panel continues to roll the animation surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the virtual button described above does not move as the screen scrolls.

In an embodiment of the invention, when the touch input starts to function, the screen has a scrolling speed, and the touch display panel scrolls the animation surface at a scrolling speed.

In an embodiment of the invention, the determining component determines whether the touch input is terminated. If the touch input is terminated, the touch display panel rolls the animation surface in a slower manner until the screen stops scrolling.

In an embodiment of the invention, the determining component determines whether the touch input is moving. If the touch input moves, the judging element judges whether the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, the touch display panel increases the scrolling speed of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, the touch display panel reduces the scrolling speed of the screen.

In an embodiment of the invention, the screen includes an application list, a file page, a file list, or a web page.

Based on the above, in the method for scrolling the control screen of the present invention, when the screen displayed by the touch display panel is scrolled in a slower manner, the touch display panel displays a virtual button, and the user can continuously touch the virtual Button to maintain a certain scrolling rate of the screen without automatically stopping. In this way, the user does not have to perform multiple sliding input on the touch display panel, so that the screen can be scrolled in a wide range, which is convenient in operation.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a screen scrolling of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 of the embodiment includes a touch display panel 110 coupled thereto. And determining component 120. The touch display panel 110 is adapted to display a screen as shown in FIG. In the embodiment, the electronic device 100 is, for example, a smart phone, and the screen displays a plurality of applications 50 (differentiated by numbers in FIG. 1) of the operating system for the user to view and click. For example, the user can perform a sliding input on the touch display panel 110 along the direction D to scroll the screen from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. 2 .

In detail, the determining component 120 of the present embodiment is adapted to determine whether the screen scrolls in a slower manner. If the screen scrolls in a slower manner, the touch display panel displays the virtual button 60. The determining component 120 is adapted to determine whether the touch display panel 110 receives the touch input at the virtual button 60. If the touch display panel 110 receives the touch input at the virtual button 60, the touch display panel 110 continues to roll the animation surface to the map. 2 states.

In other words, after sliding input to the touch display panel 110 to scroll the screen in a slower manner, the user can continuously touch the virtual button 60 to maintain a constant scrolling rate of the screen without automatically stopping. Therefore, the user does not need to perform multiple sliding input on the touch display panel 110, so that the screen can be scrolled in a wide range, which is convenient in operation.

The virtual button 60 of the present embodiment can be designed not to move with scrolling of the screen, making it easy for the user to press the virtual button 60. In addition, the position P3 at which the virtual button 60 appears may be relatively adjacent to the starting position P1 of the sliding input, and the starting position P1 of the sliding input is located between the ending position P2 and the position P3 of the sliding input for the user to slide. The virtual button 60 can be pressed relatively smoothly after input.

In the present embodiment, as the touch input for the virtual button 60 is turned on At the beginning, the picture has a scrolling speed. When the virtual button 60 receives the touch input, the touch display panel 110 scrolls the animation surface at the scrolling speed. After the judging element 120 judges that the touch input applied to the virtual button 60 is terminated, the touch display panel 110 resumes to scroll the animation surface in a slower manner until the screen stops. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the touch display panel 110 can also be designed to roll the animation surface at a constant speed at other suitable speeds.

The determining component 120 of the embodiment can be further configured to determine whether the touch input is moved. If the touch input moves, the determination component 120 further determines whether the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scroll direction D of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, the touch display panel 110 increases the scrolling speed of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, the touch display panel 110 is reduced. The scrolling speed of the screen. Thereby, during continuous pressing of the virtual button 60, the user can further perform sliding input on the virtual button 60 to speed up or slow down the scrolling speed of the screen.

The above sliding input and touch input are performed, for example, by a user's finger or a stylus. In addition, the present invention does not limit the type of the screen displayed by the touch display panel 110. In other embodiments, it may also be a file page, a file list, a web page screen, or other screens for the user to view, and the user may The method scrolls the screen.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling scrolling of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 as an example. 3 is a flow chart of a method of controlling scrolling of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 3. First, judge Whether the picture is scrolled in a slower manner (step S602). If the screen is scrolled in a slower manner, the virtual button 60 is displayed on the touch display panel 110 (step S604). Next, it is determined whether the touch display panel 110 receives the touch input at the virtual button 60 (step S606). If the touch display panel 110 receives the touch input at the virtual button 60, the animation surface is continuously scrolled in the original scrolling direction (step S608).

In detail, in the method of scrolling the control screen of the present embodiment, the virtual button 60 can be designed not to move with scrolling of the screen, making it easy for the user to press the virtual button 60. In addition, the position P3 at which the virtual button 60 appears may be relatively adjacent to the starting position P1 of the sliding input, and the starting position P1 of the sliding input is located between the ending position P2 and the position P3 of the sliding input for the user to slide. After inputting, the virtual button 60 can be pressed relatively smoothly.

In the above step S604, when the touch input for the virtual button 60 is started, the screen has a scrolling speed, and the touch display panel 110 scrolls the animation surface at the scrolling speed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the touch display panel 110 can also roll the animation surface at other appropriate speeds.

The method of controlling scrolling of the screen of the embodiment further includes determining whether the touch input is moved (step S610). If the touch input is moved, it is judged whether or not the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction D of the screen (step S612). If the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, the scrolling speed of the screen is increased (step S614). If the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, the scrolling speed of the screen is reduced (step S616). In addition, if If the touch input has not moved, it is judged whether or not the touch input is terminated (step S618). If the touch input is terminated, the animation face is scrolled in a slower manner (step S620) and the process returns to step S602.

In the method of scrolling the control screen of the embodiment, the sliding input and the touch input are performed, for example, by a user's finger or a stylus. In addition, the present invention does not limit the type of the screen displayed by the touch display panel 110. In other embodiments, it may also be a file page, a file list, a web page screen, or other screens for the user to view, and the user may The method scrolls the screen.

In summary, in the method for scrolling the control screen of the present invention, when the screen displayed by the touch display panel is scrolled in a slow manner, the touch display panel displays a virtual button, and the user can continuously touch This virtual button keeps the picture at a certain scroll rate without automatically stopping. In this way, the user does not have to perform multiple sliding input on the touch display panel, so that the screen can be scrolled in a wide range, which is convenient in operation. In addition, the virtual button can be designed to be suitable for the user to perform a sliding input to speed up or slow down the scrolling speed of the picture.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

60‧‧‧ virtual button

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧Touch display panel

120‧‧‧Determination component

D‧‧‧ Direction

P1, P2, P3‧‧‧ position

S602~S620‧‧‧Steps

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a screen scrolling of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a flow chart of a method of controlling scrolling of a screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

S602~S620‧‧‧Steps

Claims (14)

A method for controlling scrolling of a screen is applicable to an electronic device having a touch display panel, the touch display panel being adapted to display a screen, the method comprising: determining whether the screen is scrolling in a slow manner If the screen scrolls in a slower manner, displaying a virtual button on the touch display panel; determining whether the touch display panel receives a touch input at the virtual button; and if the touch display panel is The touch input is received at the virtual button, and the screen is continuously scrolled in the original scrolling direction. A method of controlling scrolling of a screen as described in claim 1, wherein the virtual button does not move as the screen scrolls. The method for controlling scrolling of a screen according to claim 1, wherein a sliding input acting on the touch display panel drives the screen to scroll in a slow manner, the sliding input having a starting position and a termination Position, the distance between the virtual button and the starting position is less than the distance between the virtual button and the ending position. A method of controlling scrolling of a screen as described in claim 3, wherein the sliding input further has an end position between the virtual button and the end position. The method for controlling scrolling of a screen according to claim 1, wherein when the touch input starts to function, the screen has a scrolling speed, and the method for continuously scrolling the screen comprises: The screen is scrolled at the same speed as the scrolling speed. The method for controlling scrolling of a screen according to claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the touch input is terminated; and if the touch input is terminated, scrolling the screen in a slow manner until the screen stops scrolling. move. The method for controlling the scrolling of the screen according to the first aspect of the patent application further includes: determining whether the touch input is moved; and if the touch input moves, determining whether the moving direction of the touch input is scrolling with the screen. The direction is the same; if the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, the scrolling speed of the screen is increased, and if the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, the volume of the screen is reduced. Dynamic speed. The method for controlling scrolling of a screen as described in claim 1, wherein the screen includes an application list, a file page, a file list, or a web page screen. An electronic device includes: a touch display panel, displaying a screen, and a determining component coupled to the touch display panel, wherein the determining component determines whether the screen scrolls in a slow manner, if the screen is gradually Slowly scrolling, the touch display panel displays a virtual button, and the determining component determines whether the touch display panel receives a touch input at the virtual button, and if the touch display panel receives the virtual button Touch input, The touch display panel continuously scrolls the screen. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the virtual button does not move as the picture scrolls. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the touch input starts to function, the screen has a scrolling speed, and the touch display panel scrolls the screen at the scrolling speed. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the determining component determines whether the touch input is terminated, and if the touch input is terminated, the touch display panel scrolls the screen in a slow manner until the screen stops. Scrolling. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the determining component determines whether the touch input is moved, and if the touch input moves, the determining component determines whether the moving direction of the touch input is scrolling with the screen. The direction is the same. If the moving direction of the touch input is the same as the scrolling direction of the screen, the touch display panel increases the scrolling speed of the screen. If the moving direction of the touch input is different from the scrolling direction of the screen, The touch display panel reduces the scrolling speed of the screen. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the screen comprises an application list, a file page, a file list or a web page screen.