Abstract: An exemplary method for quickly sending an email includes, firstly, generating operation signals in response to a shape drawn on a touch screen of an electronic device by a user. Next, the shape is identified, according to the received operation signals. Then one or more recipients' email addresses associated with the predefined shape are acquired when it is determined that the identified shape is similar to one of predefined shapes. Lastly, an email is sent to the acquired recipients' email addresses. An electronic device implementing the method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing handwriting on a touch screen includes a touch display screen, a display control unit, a touch analyzing unit, and a processing unit. The touch analyzing unit determines coordinates of touches. The processing unit generates a prompt including a first operating point when touch coordinates are on the boundary of a word inputting box. When the coordinates of a touch position are on the first operating point, the processing unit reduces a size of a handwritten letters and displays the handwritten letters with reduced size, reduces the additional handwritten letters, and displays the additional handwritten letters with the reduced size in the display box at the end of the handwritten letters. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: A control apparatus capable of controlling a TV interface communicates with a TV and a remote control apparatus. The control apparatus includes a communicating unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. When the communicating unit receives a wireless signal carrying information of a selected executable program transmitted by the remote control apparatus, the control unit obtains an executable program from the storage unit according to the information carried by the wireless signal and generates a first control signal and a second control signal. The remote control apparatus provides a remote control interface corresponding to the selected executable program in response to the first control signal. The TV executes the selected executable program and provides an operation interface corresponding to the selected executable program in response to the second signal. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: A page zooming method for an electronic device includes the following steps. Displaying a page on the touch screen. Generating operation signals in response to a touch operation applied on the displayed page. Determining the touch operation as a page zoom gesture if one or more points on the displayed page is touched. Determining a quantity of the touched points of the touch operation, and determining the page zoom gesture is a zoom in gesture or a zoom out gesture and a zoom ratio according to the determined quantity of the touched points. Creating a zoomed page according to the displayed page, the determined zoom ratio and the determined type of the page zoom gesture. Displaying the zoomed page on the touch screen. An electronic device using the page zooming method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of switching displayed pictures in response to a slide gesture by a user includes a display screen for displaying a zoomed in current picture, a touch determining unit, a picture processing unit, a control unit, a time calculating unit, and a calculating unit. The picture processing unit determines a width value of the current picture and a distance between a side of the current picture and an edge of the display screen adjacent to the side. The control unit controls the display screen to only display the target picture if a ratio of the distance to the width is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio, and controls the display screen to only redisplay the current picture if a time duration of a slide gesture from beginning to ending is smaller than a predetermined time period. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of switching displayed pictures in response to a slide gesture by a user includes a display screen for displaying an enlarged current picture, a touch determining unit, a picture processing unit, a control unit, a time calculating unit, and a calculating unit. The picture processing unit determines a width value of the current picture and a distance between a side of the current picture and an edge of the display screen adjacent to the side. The control unit controls the picture processing unit to obtain the target picture and controls the display screen to only display the target picture if a time duration of a slide gesture from beginning to ending is equal to or greater than a predetermined time period and a ratio of the distance to the width is equal to or greater than a predetermined ratio. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing handwriting input includes a touch display unit, a touch display control unit, a storage unit, a calculating unit, and a processing unit. The touch display control unit determines a character in response to a character operation by an input device, and a height and a width of an imaginary rectangle sized to fittingly encircle the character. The calculating unit enlarges the height of the imaginary rectangle by adding a given value to the height of the imaginary rectangle if the height of the imaginary rectangle is smaller than a predetermined value. The processing unit resizes the character displayed within the enlarged imaginary rectangle by a first scaling factor. The touch display control unit controls the touch display unit to display the resized character in one of rows of a character display portion provided by the touch display unit. A related method is also described.

Abstract: A page zooming method for an electronic device having a touch screen includes the following steps. Display an image on the touch screen. Generate operation signals in response to a user's touch operation applied on the touch screen when the touch screen displays the image. Determine a touch region of the touch operation, so as to determine the touch operation as a type of an image zooming gesture according to the determined touch region, and the type of the image zooming gesture is selected from a group consisting of a zooming in gesture and a zooming out gesture. Create a zoomed image according to the displayed image, a predetermined zooming ratio and the determined type of the image zooming gesture. And display the zoomed image on the touch screen. An electronic device using the image zooming method is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device capable of simulating page flip effect includes an input unit, a display unit, a page flip control module and a thickness control module. The input unit generates a flip-page instruction in response to a user's operation. The display unit displays an electronic document in a page flipping format which includes a currently displayed page and a margin portion adjacent to the currently displayed page, and the margin portion includes a plurality of displayed stacked margins of undisplayed pages. The margins cooperatively resemble a thickness of the undisplayed pages. The page flip control module flips the currently displayed page over in response to the flip-page instruction to display a page flipping effect on the display unit. The thickness control module adds or removes a margin displayed in the margin portion, in response to the flip-page instruction to present a variation of the thickness of the undisplayed pages accordingly.

Abstract: A page zooming method for an electronic device having a touch screen and a storage unit is provided. The method includes the following steps: generating operation signals in response to a touch operation applied on a page displayed on the touch screen; determining the touch operation being a zooming gesture if the touch operation comprising a press operation and a slide operation at a same time; determining the slide direction and determining the type of the zooming gesture according to the determined slide direction of the slide operation, the type of the zooming gesture comprising a zooming in gesture and a zooming out gesture; creating a zoomed page of the page displayed on the touch screen according to the type of the zooming gesture; and displaying the zoomed page on the touch screen. An electronic device using the page zooming method is also provided.

Abstract: A page processing method for an electronic device with a touch screen is provided. The method includes the following steps: displaying a page of content on the touch screen, the displayed page consisting of a number of regions comprising a center region and a plurality of peripheral regions surrounding the center region; detecting a touch operation on the displayed page and generating a signal associated therewith; determining the touched region where the touch operation occurs; determining whether the touch operation is a mode switching operation according to the signal; and controlling the electronic device to switch between a browsing mode and a zooming mode according to the signal and the location of the touched region on the displayed page, if the touch operation is a mode switching operation. An electronic device using the page processing method is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a storage unit, a touch display unit and a central processing unit. The central processing unit includes a control module, a searching module, and a spit-screen module. The control module generates a first window on the touch display unit to display a text document when the text document is opened, and determines a selected text of the displayed text document by a user according to touch positions when the touch display unit is touched. The searching module searches occurrences of the selected text in the text document, and the control module stores the searched text in the storage unit. The spit-screen module displays each occurrence of the selected text on a second window produced thereby with a size thereof smaller than that of the first window. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic reading apparatus comprises an input unit receiving input operations, a detect unit detecting and capturing images reflected by the input unit and a processing unit configured to receive the images to generate interruption signals; determine whether the number of the interruption signals reaches a pre-determined value in a pre-determined time; calculate a movement direction and a distance of the object on the input unit if the number of the interruption signals reaches the pre-determined value in the pre-determined time; determine a cursor displacement on the display unit and display a movement track of the cursor on a display unit. An input method for previewing files is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic reading apparatus comprises an input unit receiving input operations, a detect unit detecting and capturing images reflected by the input unit and a processing unit configured to receive the images to generate interruption signals; determine whether the number of the interruption signals reaches a pre-determined value in a pre-determined time; calculate a movement direction and a distance of the object on the input unit if the number of the interruption signals reaches the pre-determined value in the pre-determined time; determine a cursor displacement on the display unit and display a movement track of the cursor on a display unit. An input method for previewing files is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display screen, a processing unit, and a touch panel. The touch panel includes touch sensitive units, and each touch sensitive unit can be identified by an unique coordinate. The processing unit determines whether first two touch sensitive points are touched at the same time, and further determines whether two more touch sensitive points are also touched at the same time within a preset time interval. The processing unit calculates distance between the first two touched points and then a distance between the second two touched points. The processing unit compares the first distance value with the second distance value, and zooms in or zoom out a displayed image according to the result. A related method is also provided.

Abstract: A method for implementing a power saving function of the portable electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes the step of: receiving an operation command transmitted from an input device; obtaining a new work mode which corresponds to the operation command from a work mode table that defines a plurality of work modes of the portable electronic apparatus and a plurality of operation commands corresponding to the work modes, if a current work mode of the portable electronic apparatus does not correspond to the operation command; determining component work state changes of components of the portable electronic apparatus from the current work mode to the new work mode; signaling a power control unit to change component work states of the components according to the determined component work state changes.

Abstract: A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit and a voice recognition unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of media files for providing audio questions to a user. The voice recognition unit is configured for detecting a response from the user after one of the questions has been provided and generating a signal correspondingly. The toy also includes a head with an aperture formed thereon. A reversible motor is secured within the head. A nose assembly that is driven by the reversible motor extends through the aperture. After one of the audio questions is provided, a controller controls the reversible motor to rotate in response to signals from the voice recognition unit, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth.

Abstract: A human figure toy is provided. The toy includes a storage unit, two pressure sensors, and two hand portions. The storage unit stores media files for providing audio questions and alternative answer options. Each of the two pressure sensors is associated with one alternative answer option. Each hand portion includes a light conductive portion and a frame portion. The toy also includes two light sources, each of which is placed on one frame portion. The toy includes a head that includes an aperture. A reversible motor is secured within the head. A nose assembly extends through the aperture. A processor controls the light sources to emit light after a media file finishes playing, prompting the user to initiate one of the pressure sensors. The processor also controls the motor to rotate in response to signals from one of the pressure sensors, driving the nose assembly to move back and forth.

Abstract: A method for distributing materials to corresponding production lines is provided. The method includes: receiving an identification code of the materials transmitted from the scanner; querying the production line of the material by searching for the identification code in material-production line table that lists the identification codes and the production lines accordingly; and controlling an indication device to indicate the corresponding production line.

Abstract: A method for implementing a power saving function of the portable electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes the step of: receiving an operation command transmitted from an input device; obtaining a new work mode which corresponds to the operation command from a work mode table that defines a plurality of work modes of the portable electronic apparatus and a plurality of operation commands corresponding to the work modes, if a current work mode of the portable electronic apparatus does not correspond to the operation command; determining component work state changes of components of the portable electronic apparatus from the current work mode to the new work mode; signaling a power control unit to change component work states of the components according to the determined component work state changes.