CN105094580B - Electronic device and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a control method, which is applicable to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a touch panel, a processing unit, and an output/input port. The control method includes: executing an application, and outputting an output signal from the output/input port to an external device according to the application; receiving multiple sensing energies through multiple sensing units of the touch panel; setting the sensing units with sensing energies greater than a preset amount in the above-mentioned sensing units as touched sensing units; and stopping or pausing the application when a first condition is met. The first condition includes a touch track formed by the touched sensing unit extending from a first side of the touch panel to a second side relative to the first side, and lasting for a preset time. The present invention does not require the user to control the application to stop or pause, which can bring more convenient operation to the user.

Description

Electronic device and control method

technical field

The present invention relates to an electronic device with a touch panel, in particular to an electronic device that can close an application program according to the inductive energy detected by the touch panel.

Background technique

In addition to providing a touch panel for the convenience of the user, the current mobile device usually also has an output/input port (I/O port) to facilitate the transmission of signals between the user and the electronic device. For example, when the user listens to music, the earphone can be connected to the output/input port of the electronic device so as to receive the music signal from the electronic device.

When the user no longer listens to music, the connecting wire of the earphone is usually wrapped around the mobile device for the convenience of carrying. However, some users directly wrap the connecting wire of the earphone on the mobile device without closing the corresponding program, resulting in a waste of energy. Therefore, there is a need for a method that can improve the current control method.

Contents of the invention

The invention discloses an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touch panel, a processing unit and an output/input port. The touch panel has a plurality of sensing units, and each sensing unit is used for receiving a sensing energy. The touch panel has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The processing unit is used to execute an application program, output an output signal according to the application program, and set the sensing unit whose sensing energy is greater than a preset amount among the sensing units as the touched sensing unit. The output/input port is used for electrically connecting an external device and transmitting output signals to the external device. When a first condition is met, the processing unit stops or suspends the application program. The first condition includes that a touch track formed by the touched sensing unit extends from the first side to the second side and lasts for a preset time.

The invention discloses an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a touch panel, a processing unit and an output/input port. The touch panel has a plurality of sensing units, and each sensing unit is used for receiving a sensing energy, wherein the touch panel has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The processing unit is used to execute an application program, receive an input signal according to the application program, and set a sensing unit whose sensing energy is greater than a preset amount among the sensing units as a touched sensing unit. The output/input port is used for electrically connecting an external device and receiving an input signal from the external device. When a first condition is met, the processing unit stops or suspends the application program. The first condition includes that a touch track formed by the touched sensing unit extends from a first side of the touch panel to a second side opposite to the first side, and lasts for a preset time.

The invention discloses a control method suitable for an electronic device, and the electronic device has a touch panel, a processing unit and an output/input port. The control method includes: executing an application program, and outputting an output signal from an output/input port to an external device according to the application program; receiving multiple sensing energies through multiple sensing units of the touch panel; The set sensing unit is set as the touched sensing unit; and when the first condition is satisfied, stop or suspend the application program. The first condition includes that a touch track formed by the touched sensing unit extends from a first side of the touch panel to a second side opposite to the first side, and lasts for a preset time.

To sum up, when the electronic device of the present invention detects that the touch track formed by the connection line of the external device continues from the first side of the touch panel to the second side for a preset time, the electronic device will stop or pause application. Therefore, the user is not required to control the stop or pause of the application program, which can bring more convenient operation to the user.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a touch panel according to the present invention;

3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic device wrapped around an external device according to the present invention;

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of inductive energy detected by the touch panel of FIG. 3A;

FIG. 4A is a control flow diagram of the electronic device according to the present invention; and

FIG. 4B is another control flow diagram of the electronic device according to the present invention.

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

10～Electronic device

11～touch panel

12～detection unit

13～processing unit

14～output/input port

21～first side

22～second side

C ₁₁ -C _MN ～sensing unit

31, 32, 33～Touch track

S41-S45, S51-S56～steps

Detailed ways

Devices and methods of use of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below. It should be noted, however, that the present invention provides many possible inventive concepts that can be implemented in various specific scopes. These specific embodiments are only used to illustrate the device and method of use of the present disclosure, but not to limit the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 10 can be a tablet computer or a smart phone, but not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 10 includes a touch panel 11 , a detection unit 12 , a processing unit 13 and an output/input port (I/Oport) 14 , but not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the touch panel 11 , the detection unit 12 , the processing unit 13 and the output/input port 14 are connected through a bus.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the touch panel 11 has a first side 21 and a second side 22 opposite to the first side 21 . Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the touch panel of FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the touch panel 11 has a plurality of sensing units C ₁₁ -C _1N , C ₂₁ -C _2N , . . . and C _M1 -C _MN , and each sensing unit is used to receive a sensing energy. In one embodiment, the sensing unit is a capacitor and has a charge. When a finger touches the sensing unit, the sensing unit receives sensing energy from the finger, so that the charge of the sensing unit changes. In another embodiment, when the sensing unit receives electromagnetic energy, the charge amount of the sensing unit will also change, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 1 again, the detection unit 12 is configured to detect the sensing energy of each sensing unit according to the charge variation of the sensing unit. In this embodiment, the sensing energy of the sensing unit is proportional to the amount of charge change. In one embodiment, when the charge of the sensing unit changes, the voltage of the sensing unit will also change accordingly, so the detection unit 12 can obtain the sensing energy by detecting the change in the voltage of the sensing unit, but it does not This is the limit.

The processing unit 13 may be a central-processing unit (central-processing unit; CPU), a single-chip controller or a microcontroller, but not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the processing unit 13 is used to execute an application program, and output an output signal according to the application program. For example, when the user selects a music playing program, the processing unit 13 executes the music playing program and outputs a music signal through the output/input port 14 . In this embodiment, the processing unit 13 is also configured to set the sensing unit whose sensing energy detected by the detection unit 12 is greater than a preset amount as the touched sensing unit. In another embodiment, the processing unit 13 is configured to execute an application program, and receive an input signal from an external device according to the application program. For example, when the user selects a recording program, the processing unit 13 executes the recording program and receives a sound signal from the microphone.

The output/input port 14 can be a USB connection port, an earphone socket, a microphone socket or a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) socket, but not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the external device is connected to the electronic device 10 through the output/input port 14 . External devices can transmit or receive information with the electronic device 10 through the output/input port 14 . For example, when the external device is an earphone, the earphone can be connected to the electronic device 10 through the connection port 14 and receive music signals from the electronic device 10 . In another embodiment, when the external device is an earphone microphone, the earphone microphone can be connected to the electronic device through the connection port 14 for transmitting sound signals to the electronic device 10 and/or receiving music signals from the electronic device 10 . In another embodiment, the output/input port 14 is an HDMI socket for transmitting image and audio signals to external devices. It should be noted that the electronic device 10 may include a plurality of output/input ports 14 with the same function or different functions, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 14 has an output/input port 14 such as a USB connection port, an earphone jack, a microphone jack, or a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) jack, but not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 3A . FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of an electronic device wrapped around an external device according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3A , the output/input port 14 of the electronic device 10 is connected to an external device. For example, the output/input port 14 is connected to an earphone and the user winds the earphone on the electronic device 10 , but it is not limited thereto. When one end of the earphone is received in the connection port 14 and wound on the electronic device 10 , the music playing program continues to play music, so the earphone can still receive music signals from the electronic device 10 . When the music signal is transmitted from the electronic device 10 to the earphone, the music signal flows through the connecting wire of the earphone to generate electromagnetic effect, so that the touch panel receives induction energy. In one embodiment, the sensing energy received by the sensing unit is proportional to the strength of the output signal or the number of turns of the connecting wire of the external device wound around the electronic device, but not limited thereto. For example, when the strength of the output signal is stronger, the sensing energy received by the sensing unit is also greater. In another embodiment, the greater the number of turns of the connection wire of the external device wound on the electronic device, the greater the induction energy received by the sensing unit. For example, when the connection wire of the external device is wound more than three turns around the electronic device, the sensing energy received by the sensing unit is greater than a preset energy, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the external device is wrapped around the electronic device 10 such that the sensing energy received by the sensing unit of the touch panel 11 is greater than a preset amount, the processing unit 13 sets the sensing unit whose sensing energy is greater than the preset amount as the touched sensing unit. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B , the processing unit 13 sets the sensing units whose sensing energy is greater than the preset energy as touched sensing units, and the touched sensing units form touch tracks 31 , 32 and 33 .

In one embodiment, when a first condition is met, the processing unit 13 stops or suspends the application. In this embodiment, the first condition is that the touch track formed by the touched sensing unit extends from the first side 21 to the second side 22 of the touch panel 11 and lasts for a preset time, but it does not limit. For example, the touch track 31 formed by the touched sensing unit in FIG. 3B extends from the first side 21 to the second side 22 of the touch panel 11, and when the first touch track lasts for one minute, the processing unit Step 13 is to judge that the first condition is satisfied. In another embodiment, when the first condition is met, the processing unit 13 will close the touch panel 11 in addition to closing the application program, and stop displaying data on the touch panel 11, but it is not limited thereto. .

In another embodiment, the first condition further includes that the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit changes with the intensity of the output signal. For example, when the output signal is a music signal, the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit in FIG. 3B varies with the intensity of the music signal. In one embodiment, the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit is proportional to the strength of the music signal, but it is not limited thereto. For example, the greater the volume output by the music playing program, the greater the strength of the music signal, so that the sensing energy received by the sensing unit will also be greater.

In one embodiment, the processing unit 13 can observe whether the sensing energy received by the sensing unit changes with the intensity of the output signal by adjusting the intensity of the signal output by the application program, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the processing unit 13 can adjust the output volume of the music playing program, and observe whether the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit produces a corresponding change.

In another embodiment, the processing unit 13 also adds a test signal to the output signal output by the processing unit 13, and observes whether the inductive energy of the touched sensing unit produces a corresponding output signal according to the output signal after adding the test signal. change, but not limited to. In another embodiment, the processing unit 13 closes the output signal of the application program, and sends a test signal to the external device as a new output signal. Next, the processing unit 13 observes whether the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit produces a corresponding change according to the test signal, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In another embodiment, the external device is a microphone and the application program is a recording program for receiving audio signals from the microphone. When the microphone is wound around the electronic device 10 (as shown in FIG. 3A ), the induction unit will also receive the induction energy caused by the sound signal transmitted by the microphone to the electronic device 10 . The method for the processing unit 13 to determine whether the sensing unit is touched and whether the sensing energy satisfies the first condition is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3A-3B , and will not be repeated here. Similarly, when the first condition is met, the processing unit 13 stops or pauses the recording process.

Please refer to FIG. 4A , which is a flow chart according to an embodiment of the present invention. The flow starts at step S41 , the processing unit 13 executes the application program, and outputs an output signal to the external device through the output/input port 14 according to the application program, and proceeds to step S42 . For example, the processing unit executes the music playing program, and outputs the music signal to the earphone through the output/input port 14 . In step S42, the sensing energy is received by the sensing unit of the touch panel 11, and the process proceeds to step S43. For example, the touch panel 11 has a plurality of sensing units, and each sensing unit is used to receive a sensing energy. In step S43 , the processing unit 13 sets the sensing unit whose sensing energy is greater than a preset energy as the touched sensing unit, and proceeds to step S44 .

In step S44 , the processing unit 13 determines whether the touch track formed by the touched sensing unit continues from the first side 21 to the second side 22 of the touch panel for a preset time. When the processing unit 13 judges that the touch track formed by the touched sensing unit continues from the first side 21 of the touch panel to the second side 22 and lasts for a preset time, enter step S45; otherwise, return to step S42.

In step S45, the processing unit 13 stops or suspends the application program. For example, the processing unit 13 stops playing the music player program, and stops outputting music signals from the output/input port 14 . In another embodiment, in addition to stopping or suspending the application program, the processing unit 13 also turns off the touch panel. For example, the processing unit 13 turns off the image displayed on the touch panel 11 , but it is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 4B , which is a flow chart according to another embodiment of the present invention. Steps S51 , S52 , S53 , S54 and S56 in FIG. 4B are the same as steps S41 , S42 , S43 , S44 and S45 in FIG. 4A , except that the control method in FIG. 4B also includes step S55 . For the control method of steps S51 , S52 , S53 , S54 and S56 in FIG. 4B , please refer to FIG. 4A and will not repeat them here.

In FIG. 4B , the processing unit 13 judges whether the touch track formed by the touched sensing unit continues from the first side 21 to the second side 22 of the touch panel and lasts for a preset time (step S54 ), It is also determined whether the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit changes with the intensity of the output signal (step S55). When the processing unit 13 judges that the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit changes with the intensity of the output signal, it proceeds to step S56; otherwise, it returns to step S52. For example, when the processing unit 13 increases the volume of the music signal, the sensing energy of the touched sensing unit also increases accordingly, and the process proceeds to step S56.

To sum up, when the electronic device of the present invention detects that the touch track formed by the connection line of the external device continues from the first side of the touch panel to the second side for a preset time, the electronic device will stop or pause application. Therefore, the user is not required to control the stop or pause of the application program, which can bring more convenient operation to the user.

Only the above-mentioned ones are only preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and should not limit the implementation scope of the present disclosure, that is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present disclosure and the contents of the description of the invention are all Still belong to the scope covered by this disclosed patent. In addition, any embodiment or claims of the present disclosure need not achieve all the objects or advantages or features disclosed in the present disclosure. In addition, the abstract and the title are only used to assist in the search of patent documents, and are not used to limit the scope of rights of the disclosure.

Claims (7)

1. a kind of electronic device, including：

One touch panel has multiple sensing units, and above-mentioned each sensing unit is to receive an inductive energy, wherein above-mentioned touch Controlling panel has one first one second side while above-mentioned first；

One processing unit exports an output signal, and by above-mentioned sense to execute an application program according to above application program Above-mentioned inductive energy in unit is answered to be set as touched sensing unit more than the sensing unit of a predetermined amount；And

One input/output port, is for electrically connecting to an external device (ED), and transmits and above-mentioned output signal to said external device；

Wherein when a first condition meets, above-mentioned processing unit stops or pause above application program；

Wherein above-mentioned first condition includes that above-mentioned touched sensing unit is formed by a touching track and is prolonged by above-mentioned first side Continue to above-mentioned second side, and continue a preset time, wherein above-mentioned first condition further includes above-mentioned touched sensing unit Corresponding above-mentioned inductive energy is proportional to above-mentioned output signal.

2. electronic device as described in claim 1 is believed wherein also above-mentioned output is added in a test signal by above-mentioned processing unit Number, and exported above-mentioned output signal to above-mentioned external device (ED), and above-mentioned touched sense by above-mentioned input/output port The above-mentioned inductive energy corresponding to unit is answered to be proportional to the above-mentioned output signal after above-mentioned test signal is added.

3. electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein when above-mentioned processing unit stops or suspends above application program, on It states processing unit and closes above-mentioned touch panel.

4. a kind of electronic device, including：

One touch panel has multiple sensing units, and above-mentioned each sensing unit is to receive an inductive energy, wherein above-mentioned touch Controlling panel has one first one second side while above-mentioned first；

One processing unit receives an input signal, and by above-mentioned sense to execute an application program according to above application program Inductive energy in unit is answered to be set as touched sensing unit more than the sensing unit of a predetermined amount；And

One input/output port is for electrically connecting to an external device (ED), and receives the above-mentioned input letter from said external device Number；

Wherein when a first condition meets, above-mentioned processing unit stops or pause above application program；

Wherein above-mentioned first condition includes that above-mentioned touched sensing unit is formed by a touching track by above-mentioned touch panel One first one second side when extending to relative to above-mentioned first, and continue a preset time, wherein above-mentioned first Part further includes that the above-mentioned inductive energy corresponding to above-mentioned touched sensing unit is proportional to above-mentioned output signal.

5. a kind of control method, be suitable for an electronic device, above-mentioned electronic device have a touch panel, a processing unit and One input/output port, above-mentioned control method include：

An application program is executed, and is outputed signal to outside one by above-mentioned input/output port output one according to above application program Part device；

Inductive energy is received by multiple sensing units of above-mentioned touch panel；

The sensing unit that inductive energy in above-mentioned sensing unit is more than to predetermined amount is set as touched sensing unit；And

When a first condition meets, stop or suspend above application program by above-mentioned processing unit；

Wherein above-mentioned first condition includes that above-mentioned touched sensing unit is formed by a touching track by above-mentioned touch panel One first one second side when extending to relative to above-mentioned first, and continue a preset time, wherein above-mentioned first Part further includes that the above-mentioned inductive energy corresponding to above-mentioned touched sensing unit is proportional to above-mentioned output signal.

Further include that above-mentioned output signal is added in a test signal, and by above-mentioned 6. control method as claimed in claim 5 Input/output port exports above-mentioned output signal to above-mentioned external device (ED), and corresponding to above-mentioned touched sensing unit Above-mentioned inductive energy be proportional to the above-mentioned output signal after above-mentioned test signal is added.

7. control method as claimed in claim 5 further includes passing through above-mentioned processing when stopping or suspending above application program Unit closes above-mentioned touch panel.