Patent Application
20120032984
This Application claims priority of Taiwan Patent Application No. 99125704, filed on Aug. 3, 2010, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to data browsing system and methods with at least one sensor, and in particular relates to data browsing system and methods adopted in an electronic device to browse data according to the detection result of at least one sensor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, portable devices, such as mobile computers, mobile phones, smart phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and eBook devices, have become more and more technically advanced and multifunctional. Due to increased convenience and functions of the devices, these devices have become basic life necessities.
Currently, a handheld device may be equipped with a touch-sensitive screen to display data and receive related input via the touch-sensitive screen. For example, when users browse an electronic book on an eBook device, they can input commands by performing contact and movements on the touch-sensitive screen through their fingers. The eBook device will turn the page in corresponding ways according to the commands.
The touch-sensitive screen gives users a different way to input commands when compared to traditional keyboards or a mouse, but requires more system resources (i.e. additional power) than traditional input devices. Therefore, the resource issue is in need of being solved, for electronic devices limited by system resources.
Presently, some electronic devices may be equipped with a sensor, like an image sensor, proximity sensor, motion detector, gravity sensor and/or water level sensor?. Therefore, how to efficiently use the sensors of electronic devices to execute applications may become one of the solutions to mitigate the resource issue.
A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing system with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes a storage unit, a display unit, at least one sensor and a processing unit. The storage unit is arranged for storing a plurality of data contents. The display unit is arranged for displaying a first data content of the plurality of data contents. The at least one sensor is arranged for detecting a first motion of the electronic device. The processing unit is arranged for determining a second data content of the plurality of data contents according to the first motion of the electronic device and displaying the second data content on the display unit.
The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing system with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes a storage unit, a display unit, at least one sensor and a processing unit. The storage unit stores data content. The display unit is arranged for displaying a data content. The at least one sensor is arranged for detecting a predetermined motion of the electronic device. The processing unit is arranged for determining a zooming ratio according to the predetermined motion of the electronic device, zooming in/out the data content according to the zooming ratio, and displaying the data zoomed data content on the display unit.
The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing method with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes displaying a first data content of a plurality of data contents; detecting a first motion of the electronic device by using at least one sensor; determining a second data content of the plurality of data contents according to the first motion of the electronic device; and displaying the second data content.
The present invention provides an embodiment of a data browsing method with at least one sensor, which is applied to an electronic device and includes: displaying a data content; detecting a predetermined motion of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor; determining a zooming ratio according to the predetermined motion; and zooming in/out the data content according to the zooming ratio and displaying the zoomed second data content.
The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description is of the best-contemplated mode of carrying out the invention. This description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and should not be taken in a limiting sense. The scope of the invention is best determined by reference to the appended claims.
The data browsing system 100 at least includes a storage unit 110, a display unit 120, at least one sensor 130 and a processing unit 140. The storage unit 110 includes a plurality of data contents 111. In some embodiments, the data contents 111 may be photos, contact information, eBook pages, multimedia contents, or other data items. The display unit 120 is arranged for displaying the data contents 111 and/or the associated interfaces stored in the storage unit 110. The sensor 130 can detect the motion of the electronic device 200. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the sensor 130 can be an image sensor, a proximity sensor, a motion detector, a G sensor and/or a water level sensor, etc. The processing unit 140 executes the data browsing method with at least one sensor of the present invention according to the motion of the electronic device 200, the details of the processing unit 140 will be described in the following description.
In step S410, a first data content of a plurality of data contents 111 is displayed on the display unit 120. In the step S420, the motion of the electronic device 200 is detected by using the at least one sensor 130. In step S430, a second data content of the plurality of data contents 111 is determined according to the motion of the electronic device 200, and in step S440, the second data content is displayed on the display unit 120.
It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the sensor 130 is arranged for detecting at least one object, such as hands of the user. When the sensor 130 is arranged for detecting the at least one object, the process goes to step S420-S440 of the
In step S510, the display unit 120 is arranged for displaying a first data content of a plurality of data contents 111. In step S520, the tilt angle θt induced by the motion of the electronic device 200 is detected by using the at least one sensor 130. As described above, when one side of the electronic device 200 is raised, the tilt angle θt induced by the motion of the electronic device 200 is detected by the sensor 130. In step S530, whether the tilt angle θt is larger than a threshold angle is determined by the processing unit 140. When the tilt angle θt of the electronic device 200 is not larger than the threshold angle (No in step S530), the process goes to the step S520. When the tilt angle θt of the electronic device 200 is larger than the threshold angle (Yes in step S530), the process goes to step S540. In step S540, a second data content of the plurality of data contents 111 according to the tilt angle θt of the electronic device 200 and/or the angular velocity caused by the motion of the electronic device 200 is determined by the processing unit 140, and then the process goes to step S550. In step S550, the second data content is displayed on the display unit 120.
Similarly, in some embodiments, the sensor 130 is arranged for detecting at least one object, such as hands of the user. When sensor 130 is arranged for detecting that the at least one object exists, the process goes to step S520-S550 of the
It should be noted that, when one side of the electronic device 200 is raised, the sensor 130 can detect the tilt angle θt and the angular velocity caused by the motion of the electronic device 200. In other words, the velocity of raising one side of the electronic device 200 will also be detected. In some embodiments, the data contents 111 can be arranged in accordance with a specific sequence, as
In addition to the command of turning pages (turning to the next page and turning to the front page), in some embodiments, raising one side of the electronic device 200 can also execute some specific function. For example, the sensor 130 can detect whether the top side TS or bottom side DS of electronic device 200 is raised. When top side TS or bottom side DS of the electronic device 200 is raised and a specific tilt angle θt is produced, the processing unit 140 executes a specific function, such as a displaying setting adjustment and/or a displaying tag/note.
In step S710, one of the data contents 111 is displayed on the display unit 120. In step S720, the motion of the electronic device 200 is detected by using sensor 130. In step S730, a zooming ratio is determined by the motion of the electronic device 200. In step S740, the data content according to the zooming ratio is zoomed in/out on the display unit 120. In step S750, the zoomed data content of the data contents 111 is displayed on the display unit 120 after zoomed in/out. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the sensor 130 can be a proximity sensor used to detect the electronic device 200 and a specific object, such as a distance of a human face and electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can determine the zooming ratio according to the distance. For example, when the electronic device 200 is close to a human face, the display unit 120 is arranged for zooming in the data content, and when the electronic device 200 is moved away from the human face, the display unit 120 is arranged for zooming out the data content. Moreover, in some embodiments, the sensor 130 can be a G sensor and a motion sensor used to detect whether the user has removed the electronic device 200 away from the user themselves. Similarly, when the electronic device 200 is close to the user, the display unit 120 can zoom into the data content, and when the electronic device 200 is moved away from the user, the display unit 120 can zoom out from the data content.
It should be noted that, the embodiment of
Therefore, the data browsing system and methods with at least one sensor of the present invention adopted in the electronic device 200 browse data according to the detection result by the sensor 130, such that the data browsing system and methods with at least one sensor of the present invention provides a more convenient mechanism for data browsing and reduces related system resources, such as power, etc.
The data browsing system and methods with at least one sensor, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of a program code (i.e., executable instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMS, hard drives, or any other machine-readable storage medium, wherein, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine thereby becomes an apparatus for practicing the methods. The methods may also be embodied in the form of a program code transmitted over some transmission medium, such as electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via any other form of transmission, wherein, when the program code is received and loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the disclosed methods. When implemented on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines with the processor to provide a unique apparatus that operates analogously to application specific logic circuits.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Those who are skilled in this technology can still make various alterations and modifications without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention shall be defined and protected by the following claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99125704 | Aug 2010 | TW | national |
