CN1437098A - Method and apparatus for writing mark on touch screen to call application - Google Patents
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The present invention is one kind of electronic equipment and the method of calling its one application. The method includes determining the mark on the touching screen of the electronic equipment to distinguish the application; and executing the Step No.28 to call the application no matter what application is displayed on the touching screen.
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The present invention relates on electronic installation, call application.The present invention is used in particular for, but is not limited to call application having on the portable electron device of touch-screen.
Background technology
Cell phone, the PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) portable electron device similar, and common electronic equipment with other, have sometimes a touch-screen display as two-way user interface to be used for data inputs, to call and use and menu launches.Generally, this touch-screen requires user's direction-pointing function item usually or imports data by input pen.In U.S. Patent Publication No. 5,612, in 719, a kind of electronic installation with touch-screen has been described, be used on screen, demonstrating a button to the gesture sensitivity.This button reacts to comprising two kinds of different button gestures of rapping gesture and complicated more gesture at least.When detecting a gesture, this device will call one according to the button gesture that is detected and specify application.But, selected application-dependent is in menu, thus use selected before, the menu of this application of identification must be presented on the screen.
Other electronic installation with touch-screen also exist need be on menu before select using the restriction of display application or icon identifier.Therefore, some has touch-screen, uses the prior art electronic installation of pull-down hierarchical menu inconvenient and time-consuming menu need be launched when selecting to use.
In this explanation, comprise claim, term " comprises " or similar terms means that non-removing property comprises, not only comprises those elements as a kind of method of element tabulation or device of comprising, also may comprise the element that other is not enumerated.
Summary of the invention
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method of calling an application on electronic installation, this method may further comprise the steps:
At least one that determine to write on described device touch-screen marks whether to identify institute
State a kind of application of device;
If described mark identifies described application, submit a written statement to a higher authority no matter be marked at touch-screen so
Show which kind of application when writing on the described touch-screen, all carry out described application.
Suitable is, this determining step may further include in described mark of writing and the feature of distinguishing between the point that is applied to described touch-screen contacts.
Determining step can be preferably further and comprise: described mark is relevant with a telephone number, submits a written statement to a higher authority when writing this mark at described touch-screen, and described portable phone is called out described number automatically.
This method can be preferably and further comprise by apply described point to described touch-screen and contact and provide menu or icon to select.
Suitable is that this determining step can comprise the step of the described mark of standardization.Described standardization can preferably include in proportion and regulate, to form a conversion copy of mark.Suitable is, this determining step can comprise a template matches checking procedure, the marker template coupling that whether interrelates with application with device with the copy of determining this conversion.
This method can be preferably the template that further comprises pre-programmed, and this template can suitably be defined by the user.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of electronic installation, comprising:
One processor; And
A touch-screen that links to each other with described processor,
Wherein, in use, described processor is carried out identifying when writing at least one mark on described touch-screen, if and described mark has been discerned an application of described device, described device is just carried out this application, and no matter which kind of application what show on described touch-screen when described mark is write on screen be.
Suitable is that described device may further include: described processor can the mark of writing with determine between the point that imposes on described touch-screen contacts.
Suitable is that described electronic installation can be a portable phone.
Described mark can be preferably relevant with a telephone number, and described portable phone is called out this number automatically when described mark is write on described touch-screen.
In use this processor can preferably provide menu or icon to select by the described some contact that imposes on described touch-screen.
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For the present invention being understood better and producing actual effect, now with reference to accompanying drawing most preferred embodiment is described, wherein:
Fig. 1 is a block scheme, and the embodiment of one electronic installation according to the present invention is described;
Fig. 2 is a process flow diagram, and a kind of method of calling application on the electronic installation of Fig. 1 is described;
Fig. 3 is a process flow diagram, and definite step of pie graph 2 method parts is described;
Fig. 4 is a process flow diagram, illustrates that a kind of user of permission generates and preserve the method for the mark that is used for Fig. 2 method;
What Fig. 5 showed is the touch-screen of Fig. 1 device, demonstrates icon and the mark write on the touch-screen; And
Fig. 6 has illustrated the touch-screen of Fig. 5 after use Fig. 2 method is handled mark.
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In the drawings, the same numbers of different accompanying drawing uses is represented similar elements.With reference to figure 1, a kind of electronic installation 1 has been described, comprise a radio frequency communications unit 2 that links to each other with processor 3 and communicate with processor 3.Touch-screen 5 and selector button 6 also are connected on the processor 3 and with processor 3 and communicate.
Processor 3 comprises a coder/decoder 11, links to each other with a ROM (read-only memory) 12 of storage data, and the voice or other signals that are used for can sending or receiving electronic installation 1 carry out Code And Decode.Processor 3 also comprises a microprocessor 13, links to each other with relevant character ROM (read-only memory) 14 with coder/decoder 11.Microprocessor 13 also links to each other with random access memory 4, selector button 6, touch-screen 5 and static programmable memory 16.As those of ordinary skills were conspicuous, having one in the touch-screen 5 can be by the driver of microprocessor 13 controls.This touch-screen 5 is two-way user interfaces, allows application and order, menu expansion, videotex, display graphics and the display menu of data input, calling device usually.Generally carry out data input and other user input to touch-screen 5 by input pen well-known to those skilled in the art.
The auxiliary output terminal of microprocessor 13 is connected to an alarm unit 15, and this alarm unit generally comprises a loudspeaker, oscillator motor and relevant driver.Character ROM (read-only memory) 14 storing and can received by communication unit 2, be used to decode or the code of text encoded information, and text message is imported at touch-screen 5 places or at selector button 6 places.In this embodiment, character ROM (read-only memory) 14 is also being stored the operation code (OC) of microprocessor 13.Using this operation code (OC) to be used for moving on electronic installation 1 uses.
Radio frequency communications unit 2 is a mixing receiver and a transmitter with shared electric wire 7.Communication unit 2 has one and is connected to the transmitter-receiver 8 of antenna 7 by radio frequency amplifier 9.This transmitter-receiver 8 is also connecting a modulator/demodulator 10 of mixing, and modulator/demodulator 10 is connected to communication unit 2 on the processor 3.
This electronic installation 1 can be any electronic installation among cell phone, traditional phone, kneetop computer or the PDA.If electronic installation 1 is a cell phone, the user can select an application by the icon that expansion menu or selection are presented on the touch-screen 5.For example, a kind of application is that response receives call by the call signal that radio frequency communications unit 2 is received, and wherein the call signal of sending from the transmission source is received by antenna 7, amplifies through amplifier 9 then, be sent out receiver 8 filtering, modulated device/detuner 10 demodulation.For example, use decode call signals and call identifying person's identity of coder/decoder 11 and relevant ROM (read-only memory) 12.Microprocessor 13, random access memory 4 and ROM (read-only memory) 14 are handled the call signal that is received then, and send a control signal to alarm unit 15.Thereby notify this electronic installation 1 of user just to be called out.This user can select to answer this calling by starting a soft key that is presented on the touch-screen 5 simply then, and wherein the identity of the side of crying generally can be presented on the touch-screen 5.
Except call, this electronic installation 1 can receive the Email Information with annex, this annex such as spreadsheet or picture, and each all has different colour code resolution.In another kind of operator scheme, cell phone 1 can handle and show that the information that is received, the information that is received can be the forms with subnetwork meeting of very high colour code resolution.In another operator scheme, the user can start soft key, icon or launch menu and select a kind of application on touch-screen 5.This application can be visit or establishment spreadsheet, word processing, the picture of importing and watch high or low colour resolution, transmission and reception short message, browsing internet, watch address book and carry out call.Therefore, such just as apparent to those skilled in the art, this electronic installation 1 can be 2.5G or 3G cell phone.
Except above-mentioned, electronic installation 1 allows to ask and call application by written indicia on touch-screen 5.In this respect, referring to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 has described a kind of method 20 of calling application on electronic installation 1, is wherein detecting step 22, and when the user imported some contact (touch) or line contact (writing) on touch-screen 5, signal was sent to processor 3.When sending sort signals by touch-screen 5, determining step 24 determine whether on touch-screen 5, to write at least one mark whether to discern an application of this device 1.This determining step 24 is also distinguished writing with putting to contact between (touch).If do not write, but some contacts (touch) are imposed on touch-screen 5, the user can select an application by the menu or the icon of demonstration on the touch-screen 5, and an invalid or unexpected some contact perhaps may take place.Therefore, this determining step 24 is set to application (as described below) zero or that asked with an identifier.
Detect step 26 at identifier, processor 3 detects whether this identifier is set to zero i.e. not request application, and whether what input to touch-screen 5 is data input, invalid input or accident.If this identifier is zero, method 20 is got back to and is detected step 22 so, otherwise implementation step 28 is carried out application.If according to the identification marking of writing this identifier is set, the step 28 of the application of this execution request will be carried out the application of being asked.When this mark is write, no matter which kind of application is presented on the touch-screen 5, as long as this mark has been determined this application the step that request is used just takes place to carry out.After step 28, this method 20 is got back to and is detected step 22.
As can be seen when mark being write on touch-screen 5, processor 3 must be carried out identifyings from top method 20.If an application of this mark recognition device 1 no matter what show on the touch-screen when this mark is write is which kind of is used, is all carried out this application.
With reference to Fig. 3 determining step 24 is described in more detail.After beginning step 31, point or write detection step 32 determine whether the user has specified an input pen or write the mark that comprises one or more line on touch-screen 5.If determine to have applied a some contact (rapping) to touch-screen 5, menu selects detection step 33 that inspection is determined whether by using the icon or the menu that show on the touch-screen 5 to select a device to use so.If device is used as selecting and is determined, step 34 is set so identifier is set at zero, that promptly supposes touch-screen 5 is input as accident or mistake.As selection, if determine to have selected a device to use, step 35 is set at identifier the requested application of being discerned by selected icon or menu so.After step 34 or 35, finish this determining step 24 in end step 38.
Determine that as fruit dot or write detection step 32 user has write the sign that comprises one or more line, operative norm step 36 so on touch-screen 5.Normalization step 36 is carried out standardization by storing a conversion copy to the mark of importing on the touch-screen 5, wherein changes copy and is limited in the predetermined rectangular extent.Thereby standardization relates in proportion to be regulated, and carries out template matches then and detects step 37, determine this copy that is converted whether with the template matches that is stored in the mark in the static programmable memory 16.Determine to exist coupling if detect step 37, so step 35 identifier be set to one with static programmable memory 16 in the interrelate request application of (promptly be programmed to and interrelate) of the sign of coupling.As selection, if the result is not for matching in detecting step 37, step 34 setting identification symbol is zero so, and finishes this determining step 24 in step 38.In view of the above, obviously determining step 24 is distinguished between contacting with putting in the written indicia on the touch-screen 5, and this identifier is set then.
The template that is used for mark and they and the equipment in the static programmable memory 16 of being stored in is used relevant the connection can be by manufacturer or supplier's pre-programmed of electronic installation 1.As selection, perhaps in addition, template can defined by the userly be stored in the storer 16 and with the equipment application and interrelate.This can realize that method 40 is used for making the user to create a marker template and it is stored in the storer 16 with reference to the method 40 that Fig. 4 showed, and the template and a device application of being stored interrelated.In method 40, thereby the user provides an input command to touch-screen 5, carries out beginning step 41 the user writes a mark on touch-screen 5 after.Receiving written indicia step 42 processor 3 these marks of writing of reception.Normalization step 43 converts the mark of being write to copy then, and it is limited in the predetermined rectangular extent.Therefore, normalization step 43 relates in proportion regulates, and a template is provided, and carries out storing template step 44 then in storer 16.The user provides one or more input commands by suitably selecting icon or the menu on the touch-screen 5 then, so that carry out the connection of applying step 45, wherein this template interrelates with an application of device 1.Should use to be connected at storing step 46 then and be stored in the storer 16, finish these methods 40 in end step 47 with template.
Advantageously, when sign when being write on touch-screen 5, processor 3 determines whether that this sign discerned a request of this device 1 and used.This device 1 is carried out this and is used, and no matter which kind of application what show on the touch-screen 5 when this mark is write be.Therefore, the present invention preferably allows the user to write a predetermined mark on touch-screen 5.If this mark and a template matches then do not need the user to launch a menu and both can call the application that is connected.Therefore, the invention provides simply a kind of and application choice fast.
As shown in Figure 5, touch-screen 5 is just showing the icon 51 that interrelates with the application of installing 1.These application comprise, address book for example, conversation file, call list, databook, explorer and the service of subscribing to such as newsgroup recently.When being write on touch-screen 51, mark 52 (is letter " D " in this example), manner of execution 20, and if the template matches in mark 52 and the storer 16, call the application that is connected with this matching template so.For example, if the mark of being write 52 is complementary with the template that is connected with " dialing the number " application, touch-screen 5 will show one group of dialing button 61 so, as shown in Figure 6, and will call the application that this " is dialed the number ".As shown in the figure, the mark of being write is relevant with a particular telephone number 62, and when this mark was write on touch-screen 5, device 1 automatic dial number 62 installed 1 in this embodiment and is portable phone.
This detailed description has only provided preferred embodiment, be not be used for limiting the scope of the invention, application or structure.On the contrary, detailed description of preferred embodiment provides a kind of possible explanation that is used to realize most preferred embodiment of the present invention for those skilled in the art.Should be appreciated that, under the condition that does not depart from spirit and scope of the invention, propose, can carry out multiple change the function and the arrangement of element as claims.
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1. method that is used to call an application on the electronic installation, the method comprising the steps of:
At least one of determining to write on the touch-screen of described device marks whether to identify an application of described device; And
If described mark identifies described application, what show on the described touch-screen when so no matter described mark write on touch-screen is which kind of is used, and all carries out described application.
2. method that is used to call an application on the electronic installation according to claim 1, wherein this determining step is distinguished between further being included in the described mark write and the point that imposes on described touch-screen contacting.
3. one kind as being used to call the method for an application on the electronic installation as described in the claim 2, wherein this determining step comprises that further described mark is relevant with a telephone number, and when described mark was write on described touch-screen, described portable phone was dialled automatically and is described number.
4. one kind as being used to call the method for an application on the electronic installation as described in the claim 3, and wherein this method further comprises contacting by the described point that imposes on described touch-screen provides menu or icon to select.
5. method that is used to call an application on the electronic installation according to claim 1, wherein this determining step comprises the step of the described mark of a standardization.
6. one kind as being used to call the method for an application on the electronic installation as described in the claim 5, and wherein said standardization comprises to be regulated in proportion so that a conversion copy of this mark to be provided.
7. one kind as being used to call the method for an application on the electronic installation as described in the claim 6, wherein this determining step comprises that a template matches detects step, be used for determining that whether this conversion copy is complementary with the template of mark, wherein this mark is connected with an application of this device.
8. method that is used to call an application on the electronic installation as claimed in claim 7, wherein this method comprises that further this template is programmed.
9. one kind as being used to call the method for an application on the electronic installation as described in the claim 7, wherein suitably defines this template by the user.
10. electronic installation comprises:
One processor; And
One touch-screen that is connected with described processor, wherein in use, when at least one mark is write on described touch-screen, described processor is carried out an identifying, if and described mark identifies an application of described device, described device is carried out described application, no matter shows it is which kind of application when described mark is write on touch-screen on the described touch-screen.
11. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10, further comprise described processor can the mark of writing with determine between the point that imposes on described touch-screen contacts.
12. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10, wherein said electronic installation are portable phone.
13. in use contacting by the described point that imposes on described touch-screen, electronic installation as claimed in claim 10, wherein said processor provide menu or icon to select.
14. in use contacting by the described point that imposes on described touch-screen, electronic installation as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor provide menu or icon to select.
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