1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method for inputting information into the electronic device.
2. Description of Related Art
A typical electronic device, such as a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or an e-Book, includes a touch screen attached at the front of the electronic device. The touch screen has both a display function that displays content, and an input function that inputs an instruction by detecting the contact position when a user touches the screen with a finger or a special-purpose pen. If a user wants to browse the next page of the file displayed on the touch screen, the user can touch a corresponding icon displayed on the touch screen. However, when an electronic device is held in one or two hands, the user can just use a free finger on the touch screen, but can not use the fingers at a rear of the electronic device, and this limitation prevents optimal convenience when inputting instructions.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
In general, the word “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, such as, for example, Java, C, or assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as an EPROM. It will be appreciated that modules may comprise connected logic units, such as gates and flip-flops, and may also comprise programmable units, such as programmable gate arrays or processors. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of computer-readable medium or other computer storage device.
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In block S01, the power module 16 is powered on and the electronic device 10 starts to work.
In block S02, a file, a web page, or other content is opened and displayed by the touch screen 11.
In Block S03, the identifying module 13 waits for input information from the touch screen 11 and/or the touchpad 15.
In block S04, the identifying module 13 detects whether there is any input information, and the process flow remains at block S03 until any information is input. When and if information is input, the process flow goes to block S05.
In block S05, the identifying module 13 determines whether any input information from the touch screen 11 and any input information from the touchpad 15 conflict. If there is conflict, the process flow goes to block S06; if there is no conflict, the process flow goes to block S07.
In block S06, the indentify module 13 prefers the input information from the touch screen 11 and transmits this information to the motherboard 14 which executes instructions according to the input information from the touch screen 11.
In block S07, the indentify module 13 transmits all the input information from the touch screen 11 and/or the touchpad 15 to the motherboard 14 which executes instructions upon the input information from the touch screen 11 and/or the touchpad 15.
In block S08, the motherboard 14 controls the content displayed by the touch screen 11 according to the input information. For instance, if the touchpad 15 is pressed only one time, the motherboard 14 controls the touch screen 11 to display the next or the previous page of the file as required by the user.
While the present disclosure has been illustrated in the preferred embodiments thereof, and while the preferred embodiments have been described in considerable detail, it is not intended to restrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to such details. Additional advantages and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure will readily appear to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the present disclosure is not to be limited to the specific details and illustrative examples shown and described.
Depending on the embodiment, certain of the steps of the method(s) described may be removed, others may be added, and the sequence of steps may be altered. It is also to be understood that the description and the claims drawn for a method may include some indication in reference to certain steps. However, the indication used is only for identification purposes and not as a suggestion as to an order for the steps.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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100103505 | Jan 2011 | TW | national |