Abstract: An electronic device includes a front panel and a side panel. A display is disposed at the front panel and configured to present content to a user. A touch-sensitive bar is disposed at the side panel and configured to receive a touch gesture input by the user. A control module is configured to manipulate the presented content according to the touch gesture. An on-screen content manipulation method is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a base, a display pivotally mounted to the base, and a keyboard mounted on the base. The base includes a layer of conductive rubber. The layer of conductive rubber includes a plurality of contact switches. The keyboard includes a board body and a plurality of elastic tabs extending slanted from the board body. Each of the plurality of elastic tabs corresponds to each of plurality of contact switches. Each of the plurality of elastic tabs is pressed to move to contact the corresponding contact switch to input information. The display rotates towards the base to press the plurality of the elastic tab to move towards the plurality of contact switches to contact the board body.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a base and a keyboard module. The base defines a receiving space in which a number of magnets is received. The keyboard module includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. A frame is connected between sidewalls of the first side and the second side. The first side includes a key unit. The second side includes a screen. The keyboard module includes a number of mounting members made of magnetic material. The keyboard module is received in the receiving space in either a first position to expose the key unit to the first surface, or a second position to expose the screen to the first surface. The magnets are configured to adhere to the number of mounting members to secure the keyboard module in the receiving space.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a connector and an indicating structure. The connector is mounted to the housing. The indicating structure is located on the housing corresponding to the connector. The indicating structure includes a proximity switch and a luminescent component. The proximity switch is configured to switch on the luminescent component when detecting presence of a nearby peripheral connector. The peripheral connector is easily coupled to the connector.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display; a storing module, an accessing module, a display controller, a sensing module, and a file operating module. The accessing module obtains a folder representative icon from the storage module. The display controller displays the folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display. The sensing module detects a first slide operation along a first direction on the folder representative icon. The file operating module spreads out a first display window, along the first direction from a side of the folder representative icon to display the sub-folder representative icon. The sensing module further detects a second slide operation on the sub-folder representative icon. The file operating module further spreads out the second display window, along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, from a side of the sub-folder representative icon.

Abstract: A startup apparatus for a power supply includes an enclosure base, an enclosure cover slidably and pivotably mounted on the enclosure base, a trigger member slidably mounted in the enclosure base, and a power supply switch installed in the enclosure base. The enclosure cover is pushed forward relative to the enclosure base to trigger the trigger member to cause the power supply switch to output power-on instructions to a circuit board in the enclosure base. The enclosure cover is pushed backward relative to the enclosure base to trigger the trigger member to cause the power supply switch to output power-off instructions to the circuit board.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-screen display, a processor, a memory, and one or more modules stored in the memory. The one or more modules are adapted to be executed by the processor to enter into a user-interface alarm state from a user-interface non-alarm state in responds to an alarm trigger condition. The one or more modules are adapted to display one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display in the user-interface alarm state. The one or more modules are adapted to change locations of the one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to detect one or more contact actions on each of the one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to change the electronic device to the user-interface non-alarm state.

Abstract: A method of displaying characters is adapted to a displaying device. First, the displaying device receives and analyzes a frame to obtain subtitle data including a first character. Then, the subtitle data is analyzed to obtain at least one first location of the first character on the frame. Finally, the first character is displayed at the at least one first location in a first time period.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus including a register bank, a shadow register and an arithmetic operation unit. The register bank includes a number of registers respectively for storing a number of operands wherein the registers are n-bit registers, and n is a nature number. The shadow register stores a first backup operand for making a backup of a first operand, which is stored in a first one of the registers in response to first control signal. The arithmetic operation unit performs at least an arithmetic operation on the operands to obtain operational data, and stores the operational data in the first register in response to an arithmetic operation command.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display; a storing module, an accessing module, a display controller, a sensing module, and a file operating module. The accessing module obtains a folder representative icon from the storage module. The display controller displays the folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display. The sensing module detects a first slide operation along a first direction on the folder representative icon. The file operating module spreads out a first display window, along the first direction from a side of the folder representative icon to display the sub-folder representative icon. The sensing module further detects a second slide operation on the sub-folder representative icon. The file operating module further spreads out the second display window, along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, from a side of the sub-folder representative icon.

Abstract: An electronic book reader includes a display, a back panel, and a touch panel. The display displays an electronic book. The touch panel is connected between the display and the back panel. An obtuse angle is defined between the display and a touch panel. The touch panel receives finger sliding signals from a user for controlling the display of the electronic book.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-screen display, a processor, a memory, and one or more modules stored in the memory. The one or more modules are adapted to be executed by the processor to display a page on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to detect one or more contact actions on the page on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to transform the page into a predefined artifact in response to the one or more contact actions. The one or more modules are adapted to receive a predefined command action to the predefined artifact displayed in the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to perform an operation on the predefined artifact in response to the predefined command action.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a resistive touch panel, a gravity sensing module, an obtaining module, a calculating module, and a value displaying module. The gravity sensing module is used to detect a gravity direction of an object and calculate an angle between the resistive touch panel and the gravity direction. The obtaining module obtains a touch resistance when the object is placed on the resistive touch panel. The calculating module calculates a weight of the object according to the touch resistance and the angle. The value display module displays the weight on the resistive touch panel.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a storing module, an accessing module, a displaying controller, a sensing module, and a file operating module. The storing module stores a folder and a plurality of files. The folder is displayed as a folder representative icon on the touch-sensitive display. Each file is displayed as a file representative icon on a display window. The accessing module obtains the folder representative icon. The displaying controller displays the folder representative icon on the display. The sensing module detects a slide operation along a first direction on the touch sensitive display by a finger/stylus on the folder representative icon. The file operating module outspreads the displaying window, along a first direction corresponding to the slide operation from a side of the folder to display the file representative icon when the slide operation is detected.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch screen, a processor, a storage device, and one or more modules stored in the storage device. The one or more modules are executed by the processor to display a first area of a drawing on the touch screen. When the first area receives a drawing operation, the one or more modules detect a contact path on the first area of the touch screen. Then, the one or more modules split a first sub-area with first content in the first sub-area from the first area along the contact path upon a condition determining the contact path substantially moves across a first edge and a second edge of the first area.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a motherboard, a touch screen, an input module, and an identifying module connected to the touch screen and the input module. The touch screen is connected to the motherboard and attached to the front of the electronic device, the input module is disposed at the rear of the electronic device. The indentify module identifies whether input information has come from the touch screen or from the input module and after any discrimination which may be necessary sends the input information to the motherboard which executes instructions according to the input information. A method for inputting information into the electronic device is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-screen display, a processor, a memory, and one or more modules stored in the memory. The one or more modules are adapted to be executed by the processor to detect one or more contact actions on the touch-screen display when the user interface of the electronic device is locked. The one or more modules are adapted to allow and detect the rotation of an unlock image relative to a background image in accordance with the one or more contact actions, wherein the unlock image and the background image are graphical, and the unlock image is an interactive user-interface object. The one or more modules are adapted to determine one or more positions of the unlock image relative to the background image from the one or more contact actions.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a touch-screen display, a processor, a memory, and one or more modules stored in the memory. The one or more modules are adapted to be executed by the processor to enter into a user-interface alarm state from a user-interface non-alarm state in responds to an alarm trigger condition. The one or more modules are adapted to display one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display in the user-interface alarm state. The one or more modules are adapted to change locations of the one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to detect one or more contact actions on each of the one or more contact areas on the touch-screen display. The one or more modules are adapted to change the electronic device to the user-interface non-alarm state.

Abstract: The apparatus and method of controlling a consumer product includes the step of connecting an input device to the consumer product. Also, an input event of the input device is translated into at least one key code, where the key code is recognized by a middleware of the consumer product. Furthermore, the at least one key code is transmitted to the consumer product. In addition, the at least one key code is executed by an application program of the middleware so as to control the consumer product.