Interface control method and electronic device using the same
AssigneesNanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorKUN-CHUAN FENG
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Abstract
A method for controlling an interface in an electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display. A first predefined user action is detected, together with a second user action, and the electronic device defines and positions a cursor on the display screen. A first display area which contains soft buttons from a certain part of the display screen (depending on cursor position) is projected within or around the portion of the display within reach of a user's thumb, for one-handed operation. The soft buttons in such first display area can be shrunk or enlarged in size as user requires.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- at least one processor;
- a non-transitory storage system coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store one or more programs to be executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting a first predefined user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- wherein when the first predefined user action is detected, defining a cursor on the touch-sensitive display;
- detecting a second user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- wherein when the second user action is detected, moving the cursor to a first target position of the touch-sensitive display, and projecting a first display area to a temporary-defined one-handed operation area, wherein the first display area is located within a predetermined range around the first target position.
A interface control method comprising:
- at an electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display:
- detecting a first predefined user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- wherein when the first predefined user action is detected, defining a cursor on the touch-sensitive display;
- detecting a second user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- wherein when the second user action is detected, moving the cursor to a first target position of the touch-sensitive display, and projecting a first display area to a one-handed operation area, wherein the first display area is located within a predetermined range around the first target position.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- at least one processor;
- a non-transitory storage system coupled to the at least one processor and configured to store one or more programs to be executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting a first predefined user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- wherein when the first predefined user action is detected, defining a cursor and a one-handed operation area on the touch-sensitive display;
- detecting a second user action on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- wherein when the second user action is detected, moving the cursor to a first target position of the touch-sensitive display, and projecting a first display area to the one-handed operation area, wherein the first display area is located within a predetermined range around the first target position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.