Method and terminal device for operation control of operation object

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9836139-B2
Application number	US-201013513948-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2010
Priority date	Dec 7, 2009
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A method and a terminal device for operation control of an operation object are provided. The method includes getting a first operation direction and a second operation direction of the operation object, determining an operation corresponding to the direction combination relation between the first operation direction and the second operation direction, and performing the operation on the operation object. The solution enables two kinds of operations on the operation object simultaneously and generates an operation effect that two kinds of operations are performed simultaneously.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operation control for an operation object, the method comprising:
obtaining a first operation direction on a first surface of a device and a second operation direction on a second surface of the device of an operation object, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the first operation direction is opposite the second operation direction and the operation object includes at least one display object;
determining an operation corresponding to a direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction; and
implementing the operation on the operation object,
wherein, each of the display objects has a plurality of levels of display information which is displayed level by level and wherein determining an operation corresponding to a direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction includes, when receiving an instruction on the first operation direction and the second operation direction of the display object and the first operation direction and the second operation direction keep away from each other, determining to change the display information of each display object from a first level menu to a second level menu, wherein, the second level menu is an inferior level menu of the first level menu, and in the first level, part of the display information of the display object are displayed, in the second level, all of the display information of the display object are displayed.

2. The method of claim I, wherein, the step of determining the operation corresponding to the direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction comprises:
determining the operation corresponding to the direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction according to the operation type of the operation object.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, when the operation type of the operation object is an operation on a three dimensional operation object, the step of determining the operation corresponding to the direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction according to the operation type of the operation object comprises:
determining the operation as translating the three dimensional operation object in the first operation direction or the second operation direction when the first operation direction and the second operation direction are same; or
determining the operation as rotating the three dimensional operation object with respect to a perpendicular line of a trace formed by the first operation direction and the second operation direction as an axis when the first operation direction and the second operation direction are opposite.

4. The method of claim I, wherein, the method further comprises:
a third operation of selecting a locating point on the operation object;
implementing the first operation of moving away from the locating point with respect to the locating point, magnifying with respect to the locating point.

5. The method of claim I, wherein, the step of obtaining a first operation direction on a first surface of a device and a second operation direction on a second surface of the device of an operation object comprises obtaining a first operation direction on a first surface of a device and a second operation direction on a second surface of the device of an operation object simultaneously.

6. A terminal device comprising a case and a first operation unit provided on a first surface of the case, the terminal device further comprising:
a second operation unit provided on the case;
the first operation unit obtaining a first operation direction on a first surface of the case;
the second operation unit obtaining a second operation direction on a second surface of the case, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface, and the first operation direction is opposite to the second operation direction, and the operation object includes at least one of a display object;
a processing unit determining an operation corresponding to a direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction;
an operation implementing unit implementing the operation on the operation object, and outputting and displaying a result of implementing the operation, wherein, each of the display objects has a plurality of levels of display information which is displayed level by level;
wherein, when receiving an instruction on the first operation direction and the second operation direction of the display object and the first operation direction and the second operation direction keep away from each other, the processing unit determines to change the display information of each display object from a first level menu to a second level menu, wherein, the second level menu is an inferior level menu of the first level menu, and in the first level, part of the display information of the display object are displayed, in the second level, all of the display information of the display object are displayed.

7. The terminal device of claim 6 , wherein, the processing unit comprises:
a first processing sub-unit determining an operation type of the operation object according to property of the operation object;
a second processing sub-unit determining the operation corresponding to the direction combination relation of the first operation direction and the second operation direction according to the operation type of the operation object.

8. The terminal device of claim 7 , wherein, when the first processing sub-unit determines that the operation type of the operation object is an operation on a three dimensional operation object, the second processing sub-unit is configured to:
determine the operation as an operation of translating the three dimensional operation object in the first operation direction or the second operation direction when the first operation direction and the second operation direction are same; or
implement rotating operation with respect to a perpendicular line of a track formed by the first operation direction and the second operation direction as an axis when the first operation direction and the second operation direction are opposite.

9. The terminal device of claim 8 , wherein, the first operation unit is set at a first position of the case, the second operation unit is set at a second position opposite to the first position of the case.

10. The terminal device of claim 6 , wherein, the first unit comprises:
an image collection unit; and
a transparent window provided in an image collection channel of the image collection unit, wherein the first surface of the transparent window being away from the image collection unit and spacing the image collection unit by a certain distance to form a space.

11. The terminal device of claim 10 , wherein, the first operation unit further comprises:
at least one of light emitting device which emits light into the space,
wherein the light emitting device and the image collection unit is located on same side of the first surface.

12. The terminal device of claim 11 , wherein, the image collection unit has a photograph mode and a locating mode, when the image collection unit operates in the locating mode, the light emitting device is in an enabled state.

13. The terminal device of claim 11 , wherein, the light emitting device is set fixedly, its light emitting direction is toward the transparent window.

14. The portable electrical device of claim 11 , wherein, the light emitting devi

Assignees

• Zhang Yuanyi
• Liu Junfeng
• Wang Qianying
• He Zhiqiang
• Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd
• Lenovo Beijing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yuanyi
• Liu Junfeng
• Wang Qianying
• He Zhiqiang

Classifications

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F3/03547 Primary

  Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface · CPC title

• G06F2203/04808

  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 · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title