TW201610762A - Mobile apparatus having joystick button - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile apparatus including a display unit, a joystick button, a pressure sensing unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit is proposed. The display unit is disposed at a front side of the mobile apparatus. The joystick button is disposed at a back side opposite to the display unit. The pressure sensing unit detects a pressing and rotating operation and a pressure value applied to the joystick button. The processing unit executes a plurality of modules. When the joystick button receives a first pressing and rotating operation corresponding to a first pressure value, a controlling module controls the display unit to display a menu including a plurality of options. When the display unit is displaying the menu, a executing module executes a function of one of the options according to a second pressing and rotating operation corresponding to a second pressure value received by the joystick button.

Description

Mobile device with rocker button

The present invention relates to a mobile device, and more particularly to a mobile device having a rocker button.

With the development of technology and the progress of the times, a variety of mobile devices have become an indispensable part of people's lives, and smart devices such as smart phones and tablets are the most common. As people's demands for audio-visual entertainment increase, more and more large-screen smart phones appear on the market.

However, when a user operates a large screen smart phone, even a visually better experience, a large screen smart phone is more or less inconvenient in operation. For example, current smart phones generally have several physical buttons (such as a power button and a volume adjustment button) on the side of the body, and when the user wants to press the side buttons of the large screen smart phone, It may be difficult to press these side buttons because the screen size is too large.

In view of this, the present invention provides a mobile device that is transparent The body is designed to enhance the user's convenience.

The invention provides a mobile device comprising a display unit, a rocker button, a pressure sensing unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The display unit is disposed on the front side of the mobile device. The rocker button is disposed on the back of the display unit. The pressure sensing unit is coupled to the rocker button to detect a pressing rotation operation applied to the rocker button and a pressure value. The storage unit stores a plurality of modules. The processing unit is coupled to the display unit, the pressure sensing unit, and the storage unit to access and execute the plurality of modules. The plurality of modules includes a control module and an execution module. When the rocker button receives the first press rotation operation corresponding to the first pressure value, the control module controls the display unit to display a menu including a plurality of options. When the display unit displays the menu, the execution module performs a function of one of the plurality of options according to the second press rotation operation corresponding to the second pressure value received by the rocker button.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a mobile device that provides a novel mode of operation for the user by providing a rocker button on the back. In this way, even if the size of the mobile device is large, the user can conveniently operate the mobile device.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

100‧‧‧ mobile devices

110‧‧‧Display unit

120‧‧‧ rocker button

130‧‧‧ Pressure sensing unit

140‧‧‧ storage unit

140_1‧‧‧Control Module

140_2‧‧‧Executive Module

140_3‧‧‧Hibernation Module

140_4‧‧‧Wake-up module

150‧‧‧Processing unit

310, 410‧‧‧ fingers

320‧‧‧ menu

320_1~320_4‧‧‧ icon

330‧‧‧Screen button group

330_1~330_4‧‧‧Screen button

420‧‧‧Shutdown menu

420_1‧‧‧Shutdown option

510‧‧‧Volume adjustment menu

610‧‧‧Brightness adjustment menu

710‧‧‧Photograph

720‧‧‧Zoom menu

730‧‧‧First direction of rotation

740‧‧‧second direction of rotation

S210~S220‧‧‧Steps

FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1B is a schematic rear view of the mobile device according to the embodiment of FIG. 1A.

2 is a flow chart of controlling a mobile device according to a pressing rotation operation according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1A is a functional block diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment, the mobile device 100 includes a display unit 110, a rocker button 120, a pressure sensing unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 150. The mobile device 100 is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The display unit 110 can be disposed on the front side of the mobile device 100. The display unit 110 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT)-LCD, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, or the like.

The rocker button 120 can be disposed on the mobile device 100 with respect to the back of the display unit 110 and can cooperate with the pressure sensing unit 130 for the user to operate the mobile device 100. In an embodiment, the user can operate the rocker button 120 by operating a direction key of a general game joystick, but is not limited thereto. Pressure sensing unit The 130 is coupled to the rocker button 120, which can detect a pressing rotation operation applied to the rocker button 120 and a pressure value. The pressure sensing unit 130 can be implemented using a piezoelectric film or a piezoresistive film.

The storage unit 140 is, for example, a memory, a hard disk, or any other component that can be used to store data, and can be used to record a plurality of code codes or modules.

The processing unit 150 is coupled to the display unit 110, the pressure sensing unit 130, and the storage unit 140. The processing unit 150 can be a general purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conventional processor, a digital signal processor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a digital signal processor core, and a control , Microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), any other kind of integrated circuit, state machine, based on advanced reduced instructions Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) processors and similar products.

FIG. 1B is a schematic rear view of the mobile device according to the embodiment of FIG. 1A. In the present embodiment, the appearance of the rocker button 120 can be implemented, for example, as shown in FIG. 1B, which can be disposed on the back of the mobile device 100 for the user to operate. Also, the pressure sensor 130 may be disposed below the rocker button 120 to detect a pressing rotation operation applied to the rocker button 120 and a pressure value.

The pressing rotation operation is, for example, an operation in which the user slides the finger on the rocker button 120 while pressing the rocker button 120 with a finger. In other embodiments, the rocker button 120 can also be designed to respond to external forces (eg, the press spin Turn the wheel) like a wheel. At this time, the pressing rotation operation may be defined as a behavior in which the user rotates the wheel while pressing the rocker button 120. Further, the pressing and rotating operation may be an operation of simply pressing a certain portion (for example, a central portion) of the rocker button 120 without rotation. It will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the rocker button 120 is shown by way of example only in the position shown in FIG. 1B and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 150 can access the control module 140_1 and the execution module 140_2 in the storage unit 140 to control the mobile device 100 to perform corresponding functions according to the operation of the user.

2 is a flow chart of controlling a mobile device according to a pressing rotation operation according to an embodiment of the invention. The method proposed in this embodiment can be performed by the mobile device 100 of FIG. 1A. The following is a description of the steps of the method in conjunction with the various components of FIG. 1A.

In step S210, when the rocker button 120 receives the first press rotation operation corresponding to the first pressure value, the control module 140_1 may control the display unit 110 to display a menu including a plurality of options.

Next, in step S220, when the display unit 110 displays the menu, the execution module 140_2 may perform one of the plurality of options according to the second pressing rotation operation corresponding to the second pressure value received by the rocker button 120. The function.

In this way, the designer does not need to set any physical buttons on the side of the mobile device 100. Moreover, even if the mobile device 100 has a large screen (for example, a screen of 5 inches or more), the user can easily operate the mobile device through the rocker button 120. 100, and then experience a different operating experience than before.

Several possible functions that can be provided by the mobile device 100 configured with the rocker button 120 will be further described below in conjunction with various embodiments.

In the first embodiment, when the rocker button 120 receives the first pressing and rotating operation when the display unit displays the homepage, the control module 140_1 may adjust the plurality of options to be multiple icons corresponding to the plurality of applications. .

Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, when the user performs the first pressing and rotating operation on the rocker button 120 through the finger 310 or other objects when the display unit 110 displays the homepage, the control module 140_1 can correspondingly control the display unit 110 to display the menu. 320. The menu 320 may include icons 320_1~320_4 corresponding to the email application, the photography application, the note application, and the contact application, respectively. The first pressing and rotating operation can be designed in a corresponding manner according to the designer's needs, for example, pressing the rocker button 120 and rotating the rocker button 120 one turn, or long pressing the rocker button 120, but the present invention The embodiments are not limited thereto.

Then, when the user performs the second pressing and rotating operation on the rocker button 120 in the case that the display unit 110 displays the menu 320, the execution module 140_2 may switch the selection icon 320_1 according to the rotation direction of the second pressing rotation operation. One of ~320_4, and performs the function of a selected one of the icons 320_1~320_4. The direction of rotation is, for example, a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction.

For example, when the direction of rotation is clockwise, the execution module 140_2, for example, can switch the selected icon to the right (for example, switch from icon 320_1 to icon 320_4); on the other hand, when the direction of rotation is counterclockwise, execution module 140_2 can switch to the left, for example, Icons (eg, from icon 320_4 to icon 320_1 in sequence).

In this embodiment, the execution module 140_2 can perform the function of selecting the icon at the end of the second pressing and rotating operation. For example, if the user removes the finger 310 from the rocker button 120 when the icon 320_1 is selected, the execution module 140_2 determines that the second pressing rotation operation ends, and executes the email application corresponding to the icon 320_1.

In other embodiments, the execution module 140_2 may also use other mechanisms to confirm the function that the user wants to use. For example, the control module 140_1 can control the display unit 110 to display the screen button group 330 corresponding to the rocker button 120, which can have the screen buttons 330_1~330_4 corresponding to the four directions of the rocker button 120. At this time, the designer can design one of the screen buttons 330_1 to 330_4 as a button having a confirmation function. Assuming that the screen button having the confirmation function is the screen button 330_1, when the user presses the direction corresponding to the screen button 330_1 on the rocker button 120, the execution module 140_2 can perform the function of selecting the icon at the moment. Assuming that the selected icon is the icon 320_1, the execution module 140_2 can execute the email application corresponding to the icon 320_1, and details thereof are not described herein again.

In the second embodiment, when the rocker button 120 receives the first pressing rotation operation when the display unit 110 displays the home page, and the duration of the first pressing rotation operation exceeds the preset time, the control module 140_1 may adjust the menu to Shut down the menu. Place The shutdown option can be included in the shutdown menu. The preset time is, for example, 3 seconds or other length of time designed by the designer according to his needs.

Please refer to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, when the display unit 110 displays the home page, the user can apply a first pressing rotation operation to the rocker button 120 for a duration exceeding a preset time through the finger 410. At this time, the control module 140_1 can control the display unit 110 to display the shutdown menu 420, which includes the shutdown option 420_1. Then, the user can switch and execute each option in the shutdown menu 420 through the second push rotation operation. In this way, the user can perform the operation such as shutdown by the rocker button 120 when the mobile device 100 is not disposed on the side of the mobile device 100.

In the third embodiment, the storage unit 140 may further include a sleep module 140_3 and a wake-up module 140_4. In the present embodiment, when the rocker button 120 receives a plurality of consecutive third pressing rotation operations when the display unit 110 displays the home page, the sleep module 140_3 can switch the mobile device 100 to the sleep mode. The number of consecutive plurality of third press rotation operations may be designed by the designer to be any number of times (eg, twice) depending on their needs. In addition, when the rocker button 120 receives the continuous plurality of third pressing rotation operations when the mobile device 110 is in the sleep mode, the wake-up module 140_4 can wake up the mobile device 100. In this way, the user can make the mobile device 100 enter the sleep mode or wake up the mobile device 100 through the rocker button 120 without the mobile device 100 having the power button disposed on the side.

In the fourth embodiment, when the first pressing rotation operation conforms to the first direction or the second direction opposite to the first direction, the control module 140_1 may adjust the menu to Parameter adjustment menu. The parameter adjustment menu may include a parameter addition option and a parameter reduction option. And, when the second pressing rotation operation conforms to the third direction, the execution module 140_2 may increase the parameters of the mobile device 100. On the other hand, when the second push rotation operation conforms to the fourth direction opposite to the third direction, the execution module 140_2 can reduce the parameters of the mobile device 100. It is worth noting that the speed at which the execution module 140_2 increases or decreases the parameter is proportional to the second pressure value of the second compression rotation operation.

Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first direction may be an upward direction, the second direction may be a downward direction, and the parameter adjustment menu may be a volume adjustment menu, the parameter is a volume of the mobile device 100, and the third direction may be a clockwise direction. The fourth direction may be a counterclockwise direction.

Taking FIG. 5 as an example, when the user presses the upward direction or the downward direction of the rocker button 120, the control module 140_1 can control the display unit 110 to display the volume adjustment menu 510. Then, the user can increase the volume of the mobile device 100 through the second pressing operation in a clockwise direction. On the other hand, the user can also reduce the volume of the mobile device 100 through the second pressing operation in a counterclockwise direction.

Further, when the second pressure value of the second pressing operation is larger, the speed at which the execution module 140_2 increases or decreases the volume is faster.

Please refer to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the first direction may be the left direction, the second direction may be the right direction, the parameter adjustment menu may be the brightness adjustment menu, the parameter may be the brightness of the mobile device 100, and the third direction may be the clockwise direction. ,fourth The direction can be counterclockwise.

Taking FIG. 6 as an example, when the user presses the leftward or rightward direction of the rocker button 120, the control module 140_1 can control the display unit 110 to display the brightness adjustment menu 610. Then, the user can increase the brightness of the mobile device 100 through the second pressing operation in a clockwise direction. On the other hand, the user can also reduce the brightness of the mobile device 100 through the second pressing operation in a counterclockwise direction.

Further, when the second pressure value of the second pressing operation is larger, the speed at which the execution module 140_2 increases or decreases the brightness is faster.

In the fifth embodiment, the user can also perform the function of zooming the photographing screen in the photographing application through the rocker button 120.

Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the mobile device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, when the rocker button 120 receives the first press rotation operation when the 110 display unit displays the photographing screen 710, the control module 140_1 may adjust the menu to be the zoom menu 720. At this time, when the second pressing rotation operation input by the user conforms to the first rotation direction 730, the execution module 140_2 may enlarge the photographing screen 710. On the other hand, when the second pressing rotation operation input by the user conforms to the second rotation direction 740, the execution module 140_2 may reduce the photographing screen 710.

In summary, the mobile device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can provide a user different operation mode through the rocker button disposed on the back side, thereby allowing the user to easily operate even when operating a mobile device having a large screen. Control the mobile device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above by way of example, it is not intended to limit the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, which are defined by the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. quasi.

S210~S220‧‧‧Steps

Claims (10)

A mobile device includes: a display unit disposed on a front side of the mobile device; a rocker button disposed on a back surface of the display unit; a pressure sensing unit coupled to the rocker button for detecting a pressing rotation operation applied to the rocker button and a pressure value; a storage unit for storing a plurality of modules; and a processing unit coupled to the display unit, the pressure sensing unit, and the storage unit for accessing And executing the modules, the modules include: a control module, when the rocker button receives a first pressing rotation operation corresponding to a first pressure value, controlling the display unit to display the plurality of options a menu; and an execution module, when the display unit displays the menu, performing a second pressing rotation operation corresponding to a second pressure value received by the rocker button to perform one of the options A feature. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the rocker button receives the first pressing rotation operation when the display unit displays a homepage, and the control module adjusts the options to correspond to the plurality of applications. Multiple icons for the program. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the execution module switches one of the icons according to a rotation direction of the second pressing rotation operation, and executes the selected one of the icons. The function of an icon. As the mobile device described in claim 1, when the rocker button is When the display unit receives the first pressing rotation operation when displaying a homepage, and the duration of the first pressing rotation operation exceeds a preset time, the control module adjusts the menu to be a shutdown menu, wherein the options are Includes a shutdown option. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising a sleep module and a wake-up module, wherein the rocker button receives a plurality of consecutive third press rotations when the display unit displays a home page During operation, the hibernation module switches the mobile device to a sleep mode, wherein the wake-up module wakes up when the joystick button receives consecutive third push-rotation operations when the mobile device is in the sleep mode. The mobile device. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the control module adjusts the menu to be one when the first pressing rotation operation conforms to a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. a parameter adjustment menu, wherein the parameter adjustment menu includes a parameter increase option and a parameter decrease option, wherein the execution module increases a parameter of the mobile device when the second press rotation operation conforms to a third direction, wherein The execution module reduces the parameter of the mobile device when the second press rotation operation conforms to a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, wherein the execution module increases or decreases a speed of the parameter proportional to the The second pressure value. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the first direction is an upward direction, the second direction is a downward direction, and the parameter adjustment menu is one The volume adjustment menu is a volume of the mobile device, the third direction is a clockwise direction, and the fourth direction is a counterclockwise direction. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the first direction is a leftward direction and the second direction is a rightward direction, and the parameter adjustment menu is a brightness adjustment menu, and the parameter is one of the mobile devices. Brightness, the third direction is a clockwise direction, and the fourth direction is a counterclockwise direction. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the control module adjusts the menu to a zoom menu when the joystick button receives the first press rotation operation when the display unit displays a photographing screen, wherein the control module adjusts the menu to a zoom menu, wherein The execution module enlarges the photographing screen when the second pressing rotation operation conforms to a first rotation direction, wherein the execution module reduces the photographing screen when the second pressing rotation operation conforms to a second rotation direction . The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the rocker button rotates in response to the pressing rotation operation.