TWI496029B - Portable device and operation method therefor - Google Patents

Description

Portable device and operating method thereof

The invention relates to a portable device, in particular to a button in a portable device and a method of operating the same.

With the development of mobile communication technology, portable devices supporting mobile communication and mobile Internet access are constantly being introduced. In addition to the diversity of functional applications, the design of portable devices is simpler and more design. In general, most portable portable devices have a physical keyboard, and the keys of a physical keyboard can only be divided into pressed and not pressed. However, under the trend that the capacity of the portable device itself is continuously reduced, one button The more functions that can be provided, the more effectively the number of keys on the physical keyboard can be simplified.

The invention provides a portable device and an operating method thereof. In the state that the display is closed, the portable device can sense the operation action of the user on the button, and determine that the user operates the button. Or pressing, and controlling the display of the corresponding information according to the two operation actions of the user, thereby improving the functionality of the button.

The present invention provides a method for operating a portable device. The method is applicable to a portable device. The portable device has a button and a display, and the display is in a closed state. The method includes: sensing an operation action through the button. And according to this operation, generate a control signal to control the portable The device, wherein when the action is a contact action that does not cause the button to physically shift, the control signal activates the display to display a read-only picture. When the action includes a touch action and a physical action that causes the button to generate a physical displacement, the control signal activates the display to display an operable picture.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the step of controlling the signal to activate the display to display the read-only screen, the method further includes: automatically closing the contact action after the preset time or after the preset time This monitor.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the portable device, after the step of controlling the signal to activate the display to display the operable screen, further comprises turning off the display when the entity is actuated via the button.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method of operating the portable device, wherein the button comprises a contact sensor and a displacement sensor, the contact sensor is configured to sense a contact action and generate a contact signal; A sensor for sensing a physical motion to generate a displacement signal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the operating method of the portable device, wherein the step of sensing the operation via the button further comprises generating an input signal, wherein the input signal is a contact signal or a contact signal and a displacement signal Composed of.

The invention provides a portable device. The portable device comprises: a button, a display, a storage medium and a processor. a storage medium for storing a computer readable and writable program; a processor for executing a plurality of instructions of the computer readable and writable program, wherein the instructions include: operating via a button sensing operation Input signal. The processor generates a control signal according to the input signal to control the display, wherein when the input signal display operation is a contact action that does not cause the button to generate a physical displacement, the control signal starts the display to display the read-only picture, and when the input signal is input When the display operation action includes a touch action and a physical action to cause the button to generate a physical displacement, the control signal described above activates the display to display the operable picture.

In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device, wherein the button comprises a contact sensor that senses a contact action and generates a contact signal, and a displacement sensor that senses a physical action to generate a displacement signal, and wherein the button The input signal is a contact signal or consists of a contact signal and a displacement signal.

In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device, wherein the contact sensor is disposed on the displacement sensor.

In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device, wherein the contact sensor comprises a capacitive sensor and an optical sensor.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable device, wherein the button has an upper cover, covers the contact sensor and the displacement sensor, and the material of the upper cover comprises a plastic material or a light-transmitting material.

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the portable device, after the control signal starts the display to display the instruction of the read only picture, the instructions further include: when the contact action disappears or after a preset time, automatically Turn off the display.

In an embodiment of the invention, the portable device described above, wherein after the control signal activates the display to display an instruction of the operable screen, The command further includes: turning off the display when receiving the input signal including the displacement signal via the button.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a portable device and an operation method thereof. The portable device senses an operation action of a user on a button thereof, and determines that an operation action of the user on the button is contact or pressing. When the user operates the button for the touch, the read-only screen is displayed by the display. If the user presses the operation of the button, the operable screen is displayed by the display, thereby improving the functionality of the button.

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

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the portable device 100 includes a button 200 , a display 110 , a storage medium 120 , and a processor 130 . The button 200 is used to sense a user's operation action, such as touching or pressing, and converting the operation action into an input signal. The display 110 is configured to display a read-only screen or an operable screen, wherein the read-only screen can display information such as date, time, newsletter, missed call, etc., and the operable screen can be, for example, a home page, etc., and the present invention does not limit. The storage medium 120 is used to store a computer read/write program (Computer Read/Write Program).

The processor 130 is coupled to the button 200, the display 110, and the storage medium 120 for executing a computer readable and writable program stored in the storage medium 120. And using the computer to read and write the program execution instructions, the instructions include: sensing the user's operation actions via the button 200, such as touching or pressing the button 200, and generating an input signal according to the operation actions of the users. Based on the input signal, a corresponding control signal is generated to control the display 110. Wherein, when the input signal is expressed as: the user's operation action is a contact action that does not cause the button 200 to be physically displaced (for example, the user only touches the button 200 with a finger, and does not operate the button 200); The control display 110 then displays a read-only picture. When the input signal indicates that the user's operation action includes a touch action and a physical action that causes the button to generate a physical displacement (eg, the user touches the button 200 and then presses the button 200), the control signal is sent to activate the display and display the operation. Picture.

In addition, in an embodiment, after the control signal activates the display 110 to display the command of the read-only screen, when the user's contact action disappears or after a preset time period, for example, the read-only screen appears for 5 seconds, the auto-shutdown is automatically performed. Display 110. In still another embodiment, after the control signal activates the display 110 to display an operable screen command, the input signal indicating that the user presses the button 200 again is received via the button 200, and then the display 110 is turned off.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for a button 200 in a portable device according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the button 200 includes a contact sensor 210, a displacement sensor 220, an upper cover 230, and a plunger 240. The upper cover 230 covers the contact sensor 210 and the displacement sensor 220, and the material of the upper cover 230 includes a plastic material or a light-transmitting material. The contact sensor 210 is disposed on the displacement sensor 220 for sensing the contact action of the contact button. And generate contact signals. The contact sensor 210 is, for example, a capacitive sensor or an optical sensor.

The plunger 240 is disposed between the contact sensor 210 and the displacement sensor 220, and the displacement sensor 220 is configured to sense a physical action generated by the user pressing the button 200 to generate a displacement signal. Therefore, when the user generates a pressing action on the button 200, the pressure of the pressing action causes a downward physical displacement of the displacement sensor 220 through the upper cover 230, the contact sensor 210, and the plunger 240. In the present embodiment, the displacement sensor 220 is represented by a semi-spherical object, but the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the displacement sensor 220 can be induced by, for example, an optical sensor, a pressure sensor, a film sensor, or the like. The internal space of the button 200 or the various sensors of the lower space subjected to compression and deformation.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, in step S310 , the display 110 of the portable device 100 is in a closed state. In an embodiment, the portable device 100 can be in a standby state or a sleep state. Thereafter, in step S320, an operation action of the user is sensed via the button 200. More specifically, the user generates an operation action on the button 200, and the user's operation is sensed by the contact sensor 210 or/and the displacement sensor 220 under the upper cover 230 of the button 200, and an input is generated accordingly. Signal.

Then, in step S330, a control signal is generated to control the portable device 100 according to the sensed operation. That is, the processor 130 generates a corresponding signal according to the input signal generated by sensing the operation action. The control signal is used to control the display 110 of the portable device 100 to display different screens according to different operation actions (operation behaviors) of the user for the same button.

More specifically, in step S330a, when the user's operation is a contact action that does not cause the button 200 to be physically displaced, the control signal is to activate the display 110 to display the read-only picture. For example, the user touches the button 200 with an input device (such as a finger or a stylus), and there is no action of actually pressing the button 200 to cause the button 200 to be physically displaced. That is, the user's operation does not cause the displacement sensor 220 in the button 200 to sense any spatial change, and the input signal generated by the button 200 corresponding to the user's operation includes only the contact signal. Therefore, according to the control signal corresponding to the input signal (including only the contact signal), the display display 110 displays the read-only picture.

On the other hand, in step S330b, when the user's operation action includes a touch action and a physical action that causes the button 200 to generate a physical displacement (for example, the user presses the button 200 with the input device), the control signal is to activate the display 110. The operable screen is displayed. That is, when the contact sensor 210 in the button 200 senses a contact action in a user's operation action to generate a contact signal, and the displacement sensor 220 senses a physical action to generate a displacement signal, the input generated by the button 200 senses an operation action. The signal consists of a contact signal and a displacement signal. Therefore, according to the control signal corresponding to the input signal, the display display 110 displays the operable screen.

In an embodiment, after the control signal activates the display to display the read-only screen (step S330a), when the user touches the button 200, the contact action disappears. Or after a preset time, the processor 130 automatically turns off the display and returns to the state of step S310 (step S340). That is, after the processor 130 controls the display 110 to display the read-only screen, the user removes the input tool of the touch button 200 or receives no contact signal or input signal for a preset time, and the processor 130 automatically The display 110 is turned off.

In still another embodiment, after the control signal activates the display 110 to display the operable screen (step S330b), the processor 130 again receives the physical displacement action generated by the displacement sensor 220 according to the user acting on the button 200. When the input signal of the signal is shifted, the processor 130 generates another control signal according to the input signal to turn off the display, and returns to the state of step S310 (step S340). That is, after the processor 130 controls the display 110 to display the operable screen, when the user again causes the button to generate a physical displacement by the input device and generates an input signal accordingly, the processor 130 turns off the display according to the input signal. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an operation method according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 simultaneously, in FIG. 4 , the operation method is the same as steps S310 to S320 in FIG. 3 in steps S310 to S320 respectively.

In step S410, based on the input signal including the contact signal induced by the button 200, the processor 130 generates a corresponding control signal to activate the display 110 to display the display read only picture. That is, regardless of whether the user causes the button to generate a physical displacement by the input tool, the processor 130 activates the display to display the read-only screen accordingly as long as the user's input tool touches the button. Then, in step S420, the processor 130 confirms the user's button 200 according to the input signal received from the button 200. In addition to causing the contact sensor 210 to generate a contact signal, the operational action includes causing the displacement sensor 220 to sense a physical displacement. When the processor 130 confirms that the user's operation action further includes an entity action that causes the button to generate a physical displacement, the processor 130 generates a control signal to cause the display to display an operable screen (step S430).

On the other hand, when the user's operation is a contact action that does not cause the button 200 to physically displace, that is, the user's operation does not cause the displacement sensor 220 to sense that the button 200 generates a physical displacement, then the operation method ends here. The process ends (step S440).

That is, in the embodiment, when the user presses the button 200 with the input tool, the user's operation is a series of contact actions and subsequent physical actions. Therefore, the display will first display the read-only screen and switch to the operable screen. However, the invention is not limited thereto. That is, in another embodiment, when the action time difference between the contact action and the subsequent physical action is less than a predetermined difference, the processor 130 generates a control signal accordingly to cause the display 110 to directly display the operable picture.

In summary, the present invention provides a portable device and an operating method thereof. The portable device senses a user's operation action on a button by using a sensor, and determines that the user's operation action on the button is only a contact action. Or a physical pressing action including a contact action and a displacement of the button, wherein if the user's operation action on the button is only a contact action, the read only picture is displayed by the display. If the user's operation of the button is a physical pressing action, the operable screen is displayed by the display, thereby improving the functionality of the button.

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.

100‧‧‧ portable device

110‧‧‧ display

120‧‧‧Storage media

130‧‧‧Processor

200‧‧‧ button

210‧‧‧Contact sensor

220‧‧‧displacement sensor

230‧‧‧Upper cover

240‧‧‧Plunger

S310~S340, S410~S440‧‧‧ method flow steps

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable device 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for a button 200 in a portable device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a flow chart showing an operation method according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

S310~S340‧‧‧Steps

Claims (12)

The operation method of the portable device is applicable to a portable device, wherein the portable device has a button and a display, and the display is in a closed state, the method includes: sensing an operation action via the button; According to the operation, a control signal is generated to control the portable device, wherein: when the operation is a contact action that does not cause the button to generate a physical displacement, the control signal activates the display to display a read-only read a screen, wherein the physical displacement refers to a physical movement of the button relative to the portable device; and when the operational action includes the contact action and a physical action that causes the button to generate the physical displacement, the control signal is activated The display is to display an operable picture. The method for operating a portable device according to claim 1, after the step of the control signal to activate the display to display the read-only screen, the method further includes: when the contact action disappears or at a preset time After that, the display is automatically turned off. The operating method of the portable device according to claim 1, after the step of the control signal to activate the display to display the operable screen, the method further comprises: turning off the display when the physical action is sensed via the button . The operating method of the portable device of claim 1, wherein the button comprises: a touch sensor that senses the contact action and generates a contact signal; and a displacement sensor that senses the physical action to generate A displacement signal. The method of operating the portable device of claim 4, wherein the step of sensing the operation via the button further comprises generating an input signal, wherein the input signal is the contact signal or the contact signal and the displacement The signal consists of. A portable device comprising: a button; a display; a storage medium storing a computer readable and writable program; and a processor executing a plurality of instructions of the computer readable and writable program, wherein the instructions include: The button senses an input signal generated by an operation, and generates a control signal to control the display according to the input signal, wherein when the input signal indicates that the operation is a contact action that does not cause a physical displacement of the button, The control signal activates the display to display a read-only picture, wherein the physical displacement refers to a physical movement of the button relative to the portable device, and when the input signal indicates that the operation action includes the contact action and causes the When the button generates a physical action of the physical displacement, the control signal activates the display to display an operable picture. The portable device of claim 6, wherein the button comprises a touch sensor that senses the contact action and generates a contact signal, and a displacement sensor that senses the physical action to generate a displacement signal, and The input signal is composed of the contact signal or the contact signal and the displacement signal. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the contact sensor is disposed on the displacement sensor. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the contact sensor comprises a capacitive sensor and an optical sensor. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the button has an upper cover covering the contact sensor and the displacement sensor, and the material of the upper cover comprises a plastic material or a light transmissive material. The portable device of claim 6, wherein after the control signal activates the display to display the read-only command, the instructions further include: when the contact action disappears or is preset After the time, the display is automatically turned off. The portable device of claim 6, wherein after the control signal activates the display to display the command of the operable screen, the instructions further comprise: receiving the input including the displacement signal via the button Turn off the display when the signal is on.