# US 2013/0155072 A1 · Electronic device and method for managing files using the electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0155072 A1 - Document ID: US20130155072A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/451,448 - Filed: 2012-04-19 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16 - Assignees: FIH (Hong Kong) Limited - Inventors: HSIEN-CHUN CHIU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130155072A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06T 13/80: Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites - G06F 2203/04808: Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL ## Abstract A method for managing files using an electronic device determines a target storage path in the electronic device in response to detecting a selection operation of the target storage path on a touch panel of the electronic device. A copy operation on a target file displayed on the touch panel is detected, while the selection operation is being implemented. The target file is stored at the target storage path, and an animated cartoon is output on the touch panel to represent a process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method for managing files using an electronic device comprising a processor and a touch panel, the method comprising execution of the steps comprising: determining a target storage path in a storage device of the electronic device in response to detecting a selection operation of the target storage path on the touch panel; detecting a copy operation on a target file displayed on the touch panel while the selection operation is being implemented; storing the target file to the target storage path; and outputting an animated cartoon on the touch panel, the animated cartoon representing a process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is implemented by a first finger or a first stylus, and the copy operation on the target file is implemented by a second finger or a second stylus while the selection operation is still implemented using the first finger or the first stylus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is a press operation on the target storage path displayed on the touch panel for a predetermined time using a first finger or a first stylus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the copy operation of the target file is a double-click operation on the target file displayed on the touch panel, a flip operation to flip the target file over the touch panel, or a slide operation to slide the target file over the touch panel, by using a second finger or a second stylus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the animated cartoon is output on the touch panel by displaying a plurality of icons of the target file in sequence during the process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining an original storage path of the target file; and deleting the target file from the original storage path. ### Claim 7 An electronic device, comprising: a touch panel; a storage device; at least one processor; and one or more modules that are stored in the storage device and executed by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising: a detection module that determines a target storage path in the storage device of the electronic device in response to detecting a selection operation of the target storage path on the touch panel, and detects a copy operation on a target file displayed on the touch panel while the selection operation is being implemented; a copying module that store the target file to the target storage path; and a display module that outputs an animated cartoon on the touch panel, the animated cartoon representing a process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is implemented by a first finger or a first stylus, and the copy operation on the target file is implemented by a second finger or a second stylus while the selection operation is still implemented using the first finger or the first stylus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is a press operation on the target storage path displayed on the touch panel for a predetermined time using a first finger or a first stylus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the copy operation of the target file is a double-click operation on the target file displayed on the touch panel, a flip operation to flip the target file over the touch panel, or a slide operation to slide the target file over the touch panel, by using a second finger or a second stylus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the animated cartoon is output on the touch panel by displaying a plurality of icons of the target file in sequence during the process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the copying module further determines an original storage path of the target file, and deletes the target file from the original storage path. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory storage medium having stored instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform a method for managing files, the electronic device comprising a touch panel, the method comprising: determining a target storage path in a storage device of the electronic device in response to detecting a selection operation of the target storage path on the touch panel; detecting a copy operation on a target file displayed on the touch panel while the selection operation is being implemented; storing the target file to the target storage path; and outputting an animated cartoon on the touch panel, the animated cartoon representing a process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is implemented by a first finger or a first stylus, and the copy operation on the target file is implemented by a second finger or a second stylus while the selection operation is still implemented using the first finger or the first stylus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the selection operation of the target storage path is a press operation on the target storage path displayed on the touch panel for a predetermined time using a first finger or a first stylus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the copy operation of the target file is a double-click operation on the target file displayed on the touch panel, a flip operation to flip the target file over the touch panel, or a slide operation to slide the target file over the touch panel, by using a second finger or a second stylus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the animated cartoon is output on the touch panel by displaying a plurality of icons of the target file in sequence during the process of storing the target file to the target storage path. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 13, wherein the method further comprises: determining an original storage path of the target file; and deleting the target file from the original storage path.