Abstract: A portable electronic device and a touch operation method thereof are provided. When the portable electronic device is at an image capturing mode, a touch event on a touch screen is detected. Next, a shooting countdown time is determined according to a location of an end point of the touch event on a predetermined path. When no touch event is detected on the touch screen, executing the counting of the shooting countdown time, and an image capturing unit is triggered to capture an image when the counting of the shooting countdown time is up. The user directly enables a timed shooting function and sets a shooting countdown time at the same time by dragging a shutter button, which provides the convenience while operation.

Abstract: A portable electronic device and a touch operation method thereof are provided. When the portable electronic device is at an image capturing mode, a touch event on a touch screen is detected. Next, a shooting countdown time is determined according to a location of an end point of the touch event on a predetermined path. When no touch event is detected on the touch screen, executing the counting of the shooting countdown time, and an image capturing unit is triggered to capture an image when the counting of the shooting countdown time is up. The user directly enables a timed shooting function and sets a shooting countdown time at the same time by dragging a shutter button, which provides the convenience while operation.

Abstract: Methods for displaying and moving data and systems using the same are provided. First, a first movement of an object on or near a touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the first movement, data displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit is moved in a first direction. In response to an edge of the data being reached while the data is moving in the first direction and the object is still detected on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the movement of the data is stopped. Then, a second movement of the object on or near the touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the second movement, an area beyond the edge of the data is displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit. In response to detecting that the second movement of the object is no longer on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the data is moved in a second direction until the area beyond the edge of the data is no longer displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit.

Abstract: An electrical device includes an input device, an application recorder and a control unit. The input unit is configured to receive a first enabling signal at a first time and a second enabling signal at a second time, respectively. The application recorder is configured to record the plurality of applications which have been executed by the electrical device. At the first time, the first application is the latest-executed among the plurality of applications. The control unit obtains a first metadata of a first application from the application recorder and links a first memo data input by the user to the first metadata. At the second time, the second application is the latest-executed among the plurality of applications. The control unit obtains a second metadata of a second application and links a second memo data input by the user to the second application.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen and a controller. The controller detects a trigger signal while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state. When the trigger signal is detected, the controller executes a touch-gesture recording program, and receives and stores an input touch-gesture.

Abstract: Methods for displaying and moving data and systems using the same are provided. First, a first movement of an object on or near a touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the first movement, data displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit is moved in a first direction. In response to an edge of the data being reached while the data is moving in the first direction and the object is still detected on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the movement of the data is stopped. Then, a second movement of the object on or near the touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the second movement, an area beyond the edge of the data is displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit. In response to detecting that the second movement of the object is no longer on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the data is moved in a second direction until the area beyond the edge of the data is no longer displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit.

Abstract: In a pointing device for electronic equipment, the equipment includes a casing and a receiving space defined by the casing, and the pointing device includes a sensor unit, a column, and a joystick. The sensor unit is disposed in the receiving space. The column is disposed on the sensor unit, and is swingable relative to the sensor unit. The sensor unit is used to detect swinging state of the column. The joystick is mounted on the column, and is movable relative to the column between first and second positions. The joystick projects from an outer surface of the casing when at the first position, and is accommodated in the receiving space when at the second position. Thus, the joystick can be accommodated in the receiving space to avoid inadvertent actuation so as to enhance the convenience of carrying the electronic equipment.

Abstract: Methods for displaying and moving data and systems using the same are provided. First, a first movement of an object on or near a touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the first movement, data displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit is moved in a first direction. In response to an edge of the data being reached while the data is moving in the first direction and the object is still detected on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the movement of the data is stopped. Then, a second movement of the object on or near the touch-sensitive display unit is detected, and in response to the second movement, an area beyond the edge of the data is displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit. In response to detecting that the second movement of the object is no longer on or near the touch-sensitive display unit, the data is moved in a second direction until the area beyond the edge of the data is no longer displayed in the touch-sensitive display unit.

Abstract: In a pointing device for electronic equipment, the equipment includes a casing and a receiving space defined by the casing, and the pointing device includes a sensor unit, a column, and a joystick. The sensor unit is disposed in the receiving space. The column is disposed on the sensor unit, and is swingable relative to the sensor unit. The sensor unit is used to detect swinging state of the column. The joystick is mounted on the column, and is movable relative to the column between first and second positions. The joystick projects from an outer surface of the casing when at the first position, and is accommodated in the receiving space when at the second position. Thus, the joystick can be accommodated in the receiving space to avoid inadvertent actuation so as to enhance the convenience of carrying the electronic equipment.

Abstract: A window split system and method. The window split system includes a window, a splitter, and a module. The splitter is set on the window to split the window into a first part and a second part according to the split direction and the position of the splitter. The module changes the split direction of the splitter in response to a direction, such that the window is then split by the splitter in the changed split direction. The split direction is changed if the splitter touches the border of the window, if the splitter is double clicked by a pointing device, and if a control object connected to the end of the splitter and set around the border of the window moves across the corner of the window.

Abstract: A processing method for rendering a planar arrow object into a 3-dimensional arrow object.

Abstract: An anti-aliasing method with z-merge, for anti-aliasing a non-vector 3D intersection curve defined by an intersection of a first surface SF1 and a second surface SF2. The vision surface SF3 is defined by the overlapped first surface SF1 and the second surface SF2. The anti-aliasing method with z-merge includes the following steps: (a) setting a depth tolerance value and setting a depth range accordingly; (b) selecting an anti-aliasing area in the vision surface SF3 near the 3D intersection curve according to the depth range; and (c) merging the first surface SF1 and the second surface SF2 within the anti-aliasing area to generate a result surface SFr=F(Zr, Cr, Wr), wherein the result surface SFr is located on the vision surface SF3.

Abstract: A graphics processing method using depth parameters for manipulating the inter-overlapping situation between graphic objects and image objects. For each of the graphic objects, the pixels thereof are assigned to respective depth parameters by a three-dimensional transformation procedure. Each of the image objects is assigned to one constant value as its depth parameter. The rendering of the image objects and the graphic objects is performed by sequentially displaying these objects according to their depth parameters. On an overlapping region between these objects, a visible object is selected from the overlapping objects according to the depth parameters assigned to the parts of these objects corresponding to the overlapping region. The resulting image is further processed by processing surface intersections of the overlapping regions of the overlapping objects to smooth the boundary area.

Abstract: A method for rendering a trimmed ribbon image with a string. The user first inputs the string to be attached to the trimmed ribbon. Then a ribbon route of the trimmed ribbon is generated by a wrap function. Next, the ribbon route of the trimmed ribbon is cut into a plurality of sub-paths by several cutting points. The cutting points are determined by their slope values of tangent lines. The sub-paths and the attached string are applied by desired effect or shading functions to generate a plurality of segments of the trimmed ribbon, respectively. Finally, the segments are combined to produce the complete trimmed ribbon image.