This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 102117244, filed May 15, 2013, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates in general to an electronic device and method for manipulating the same, and more particularly to an electronic device capable of contacting at least one electro-communication device and a method for manipulating the same.
2. Description of the Related Art
Along with the development of electronic products and network communication, more and more electronic products, such as notebook, tablet PC, smart phone, smart TVs, are equipped with network communication function. Through network, the user can transmit information between different electronic devices.
In response to the market demand, the user interface of electronic devices needs to be more user friendly and more adapted to the user's habit of use.
The invention is directed to an electronic device and a method for manipulating the same. The electronic device which contacts at least one electro-communication device, and has a user interface more adapted to the user's habits of use.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device comprising a processor, a communication module and a touch screen is provided. The communication module and the touch screen are electrically connected to the processor. The touch screen is used for receiving a dragging signal and displaying a user interface. The user interface is used for displaying a hot information area, an application area and a device area on a main page. The device area comprises at least one device icon corresponding to at least one electro-communication device contacting the communication module. When the dragging signal is moving from the hot information area or the application area towards at least one device icon, files of the hot information area or the application area are transmitted to at least one electro-communication device corresponding to at least one device icon of the device area.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for manipulating an electronic device is provided. The method comprises following steps. An electronic device comprising a processor, a communication module and a touch screen is provided, wherein the communication module and the touch screen are electrically connected to the processor. A user interface is displayed on the touch screen for displaying a hot information area, an application area and a device area on a main page. The device area comprises at least one device icon corresponding to at least one electro-communication device contacting the communication module. The touch screen receives a dragging signal. When the dragging signal is moving from the hot information area or the application area towards at least one device icon, files of the hot information area or the application area are transmitted to at least one electro-communication device corresponding to at least one device icon of the device area.
The above and other aspects of the invention will become better understood with regard to the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiment (s). The following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The touch screen 100a is used for receiving a dragging signal D1 or a dragging signal D2 and displaying a user interface 105. The user interface 105 is used for displaying a hot information area 102, an application area 104 and a device area 106 on a main page, such as a home page of the electronic device 100. The device area 106 comprises at least one device icon 1060 corresponding to at least one electro-communication device (not illustrated) contacting the communication module 100c.
The hot information area 102 displays the hot information received from the clouds or the Internet source. Examples of the hot information include date, time, weather, stock information, news, traffic profile, calendar, reminder, game score and advertisement.
The application area 104 can display programs to be executed, such as a built-in or purchased pending program. The software can be divided into personal clouds exclusive software, built-in operating system platform software and software downloaded from software shops. The personal clouds exclusive software can be labeled with a specific mark, such as a personal exclusive mark, on the left top corner of the frame (not illustrated). Each frame of the installed software can be instantaneously displayed on the application area 104. Once new software or application is installed or added, the live status of the newly installed or added software or application can be displayed on the application area 104. The display sequence of the software or application may be based on the user's frequency of use.
In an embodiment, when the dragging signal D1 is moving from a hot information area 102 towards at least one device icon 1060 or when the dragging signal D2 is moving from an application area 104 towards at least one device icon 1060, files of the hot information area 102 or the application area 104 are transmitted to at least one electro-communication device corresponding to at least one device icon 1060 of the device area 106.
In an embodiment, the hot information area 102, the application area 104 and the device area 106 can display with different colors and/or sizes of frames. Thus, the user can clearly differentiate the hot information area 102, the application area 104 and the device area 106 according to different colors.
In an embodiment, the size of the frame is positively correlated with the capacity of the stored information. Thus, the user can determine the capacity of the information stored in the frame according to the size of the frame. Respective frame of the hot information area 102, the application area 104 and the device area 106 can be designed according to the user experience.
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In an embodiment, the borders of the at least one visitor icon 1062 are different from that of at least one device icon 1060, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the at least one visitor icon 1062 (corresponding to non-authenticated device) and at least one device icon 1060 (corresponding to authenticated device) can have different colors, sizes, shadings or shapes by which the authenticated device and the non-authenticated visitor device can be differentiated.
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In an embodiment, when a device is connected to a local network (such as a private domain), the device will execute a registration procedure to become a group member. The devices of the group execute processing in a synchronous manner. That is, when a device joins a group in a local network, the device can be updated to the group list. Moreover, according to the operation status of each device joining the group, the live status of the device can be dynamically updated and exchanged to achieve the handshaking effect.
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In step S712, the device B stores the picture medium file in a local storage area (such as the clouds in a private domain). In step S714, the device B determines whether the picture medium file is a new picture file of the device A. If it is determined that the picture medium file is a new picture file, then the method proceeds to step S716. In step S716, the device B receives the new picture file of the device A according to the address of the picture medium file. Then, the method proceeds to step S718, a hint message is displayed in the device area frame of the device A to indicate that the new picture is obtained. In step S714, the method terminates if it is determined that the picture medium file is not the new picture file of the device A.
In step S806, whether the advertisement medium list of the device X is updated is determined after the server receives the advertisement medium list from the server. If it is determined that the advertisement medium list of the device X is not updated, then the method proceeds to step S808. In step S808, the server transmits a new advertisement medium list to the device X. In step S810, whether the advertisement medium list is a new advertisement medium list to the device X is determined after the device X receives the advertisement medium list from the server. If it is determined that the advertisement medium list is not a new advertisement medium list to the device X, then the method directly proceeds to step S818 without updating the advertisement medium list. In step S818, the advertisement medium file is played. If it is determined that the advertisement medium list is a new advertisement medium list to the device X, then the method proceeds to step S812. In step S812, the device X updates the advertisement medium list. In step S814, the server transmits the advertisement medium file to the device X. In step S816, the device X receives the advertisement medium file from the server. Then, then the method proceeds to step S818. In step S818, the device X plays the received advertisement medium file.
In step S908, the device Y determines whether the received advertisement medium file belongs to the new advertisement medium list. If the received advertisement medium file belongs to the new advertisement medium list, then the method proceeds to S910. In step S910, the device Y updates the advertisement medium list. Then, the method proceeds to step S912. In step S912, the device Y updates the advertisement medium file. Then, the method proceeds to step S914. In step S914, the device Y displays the updated advertisement medium file. In step S908, if it is determined that the received advertisement medium file does not belong to the new advertisement medium list, then the method proceeds to step S914 directly. In step S914, the current advertisement medium file is displayed.
In step S922, the device Z, after receiving the new advertisement medium list from the server, determines whether the received advertisement medium list a new advertisement medium list to the device Z. If so, then the method proceeds to S924. In step S924, the device Z updates the advertisement medium list. In step S940, the server transmits an advertisement medium file to the device Z. In step S926, the device receives an advertisement medium file from the server. In step S928, the device Z plays the advertisement medium file. In step S922, if it is determined that the new advertisement medium list transmitted from the server and received by the device Z already stored by the device Z, then the current advertisement medium file is directly played.
The weight calculation of advertisement label is disclosed below. Table 1 illustrates the label weights of advertisements 1, 2 and 3 defined according to the brand, the device and the frequency of use. In Table 1, it is assumed that the advertisement medium file can be divided into three types according to the product brand, the device (facilities and equipment) and the frequency of use.
As illustrated in Table 2, the server can adjust the weight of the advertisement medium file of each device according to the collected user behavior of each device, such as the interaction between users and advertisements.
Based on Table 1 and Table 2, the overall weight of each device and its corresponding customized advertisement label are illustrated in Table 3. The overall weight can be obtained by summing up the products of label weight and advertisement weight for each device, and can be expressed as: An*Xm+Bn*Ym+Cn*Zm. Each label parameter is an integer greater than or equal to 0. The system can adjust label parameters according to actual needs and determine the playing result of advertisement medium. Once the weight corresponding to a particular device changes, the server will generate a new advertisement medium list based on the new weights.
To summarize, the electronic device disclosed in the above embodiments of the invention can contact at least one electro-communication device, and has a user interface more adapted to user's habits of use, such that the user can share hot information or application with at least one electro-communication device on a main page. By using a manipulating method disclosed in an embodiment of the invention, the device status displayed on the sharing area can be managed by adding, editing or deleting synchronized devices. In an embodiment, the electronic device and other electro-communication devices in a private domain can mutually share files or activated programs, and can update the live status in a synchronous manner. In another embodiment, messages such as the update of advertisement medium list and files can be exchanged between the device and the server. In an embodiment, the device can receive the latest advertisement medium file from the server in a proactive or passive manner, and also can determine which advertisement medium file is played according to the weight calculation based on user experience or other parameters.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiment (s), it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
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102117244 | May 2013 | TW | national |