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US 2014/0152593 A1Published application
Method And System For Operating Portable Devices
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsChih-Hung Wu, Po-Wei Lin, Chien-Ju Lee, Chien-Chih Hsu
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Abstract
A method for providing a one-hand user interface for a portable device with a touch screen including defining a one-hand operation plane on the touch screen based on a holding location of the portable device when operated by a user; enabling a one-hand operation mode; and receiving user inputs through the one-hand operation plane for controlling the portable device.
Claims31
A method for providing a one-hand user interface for a portable device with a touch screen, comprising:
- defining a one-hand operation plane on the touch screen based on a holding location of the portable device when operated by a user;
- enabling a one-hand operation mode;
- and
- receiving user inputs through the one-hand operation plane for controlling the portable device.
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A portable device system, comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory that stores at least one parameter for a one-hand operation mode;
- and
- a processor coupled to the touch screen and the memory, the processor being configured to:
- define a portion of the touch screen as a one-hand operation plane based on a holding location of the portable device system;
- enable a one-hand operation mode based on the at least one parameter for the one-hand operation;
- and
- receive user inputs through the one-hand operation plane for operating the portable device system.
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