Portable communications device with image projecting capability and control method thereof

1. A method of controlling a portable communications device with an image projecting capability, the portable communications device including an image projecting unit and a touch control display unit, said method comprising the steps of:

a) controlling the image projecting unit to project an output screen of an application program, and controlling the touch control display unit to display an operation interface set up according to characteristics of the application program; and

b) in response to actuation of the operation interface, controlling the image projecting unit such that the output screen projected thereby is a result of interaction between the operation interface and the application program.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

in step a), the application program is a word processing program, the operation interface is a keyboard interface for the word processing program, and the output screen projected by the image projecting unit is a word processing program screen, and

in step b), a character inputted via actuation of the keyboard interface is presented in the output screen projected by the image projecting unit.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

in step a), the application program is a multimedia player program, the operation interface is a multimedia processing interface for the multimedia player program, and the output screen projected by the image projecting unit is a multimedia player program screen, and

in step b), the output screen projected by the image projecting unit shows a result associated with execution of one of play, pause, fast forward and rewind options selected via actuation of the multimedia processing interface.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

in step a), the application program is a graphics processing program, the operation interface is a graphics processing interface for the graphics processing program, and the output screen projected by the image processing unit is a graphics processing program screen, and

in step b), one of a pen trace, a mouse cursor, and a coordinate point is presented in the output screen projected by the image projecting unit in response to actuation of the graphics processing interface.

5. A method of controlling a portable communications device with an image projecting capability, the portable communications device including an image projecting unit and a touch control display unit, said method comprising the steps of:

a) configuring the portable communications device to operate in one of an image projecting mode and an interactive mode;

b) when the portable communications device is operated in the image projecting mode, controlling the image projecting unit to project an output screen of an application program, and controlling the touch control display unit to display the output screen projected by the image projecting unit; and

c) when the portable communications device is operated in the interactive mode, controlling the touch control display unit to display an operation interface set up according to characteristics of the application program, and, in response to actuation of the operation interface, controlling the image projecting unit such that the output screen projected thereby is a result of interaction between the operation interface and the application program.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein, in step a), the portable communications device is further configured to operate in an initialization mode; said method further comprising controlling the touch control display unit to display an initialization screen when the portable communications device is operated in the initialization mode.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:

in step c), the operation interface is a keyboard interface for a word processing program, and a character inputted via actuation of the keyboard interface is presented in the output screen projected by the image projecting unit.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:

in step c), the operation interface is a multimedia processing interface for a multimedia player program, and the output screen projected by the image projecting unit is a multimedia player program screen that shows a result associated with execution of one of play, pause, fast forward and rewind options selected via actuation of the multimedia processing interface.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:

in step c), the operation interface is a graphics processing interface for a graphics processing program, and one of a pen trace, a mouse cursor, and a coordinate point is presented in the output screen projected by the image projecting unit in response to actuation of the graphics processing interface.

10. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein switching between the image projecting mode and the interactive mode is realized through actuation of an option shown on the touch control display unit.

11. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein switching between the image projecting mode and the interactive mode is realized through actuation of a switch key of an input unit of the portable communications device.

12. A portable communications device with image projecting capability, comprising:

a control unit;

a memory unit coupled to said control unit for storing an application program and an interface program;

an image projecting unit coupled to and controlled by said control unit for projecting an output screen of the application program when said control unit executes the application program; and

a touch control display unit coupled to and controlled by said control unit to display an operation interface set up according to characteristics of the application program when said control unit executes the interface program;

wherein said control unit is responsive to actuation of said operation interface so as to control said image projecting unit such that the output screen projected thereby is a result of interaction between said operation interface and the application program.

13. The portable communications device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said operation interface is a keyboard interface for a word processing program.

14. The portable communications device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said operation interface is a multimedia processing interface for a multimedia player program.

15. The portable communications device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said operation interface is a graphics processing interface for a graphics processing program.

16. The portable communications device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the interface program enables operation of said control unit in a selected one of an image projecting mode and an interactive mode,

wherein, when said control unit is operated in the image projecting mode, said control unit controls said image projecting unit to project the output screen of the application program, and further controls said touch control display unit to display the output screen projected by said image projecting unit, and

wherein, when said control unit is operated in the interactive mode, said control unit controls said touch control display unit to display said operation interface set up according to characteristics of the application program, and, in response to actuation of said operation interface, said control unit controls said image projecting unit such that the output screen projected thereby is the result of interaction between said operation interface and the application program.