CN101308417A - Electronic device and its software user interface operation method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an electronic device and a user interface operating method for the software of the device, wherein, a processor of the electronic device receives the input signal through a touch-control sensing device, determines the type of the input tool which generates the input signal, and then opens or closes various specific functions based on the type of the tool, thereby improving the efficiency and convenience in operating electronic devices.
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Technical field
The invention relates to user's interface operation of a kind of electronic installation and its software, and particularly relevant for every function at the user interface of a kind of electronic installation and its software.
Background technology
In the middle of the life of the busy compactness of modern, everything stresses convenient and efficient has just like become a kind of very general habits and customs.With hand-held devices such as mobile phone or personal digital assistants is example, and except characteristics such as must having and build is light and handy simultaneously concurrently powerful, the user also can wish to open and to carry out needed function mostly in the extremely short time.Then all the more so for the function (for example writing note or inquiring call history) that the user more often uses.The user if can open some common function apace, certainly will can improve hand-held device convenience in the use when the operation hand-held device.
In order to meet the demand, the hot key that corresponding specific common function is set on the keyboard of device or the shell is all being held at hand at the beginning of the design one after another by the manufacturer of hand-held device.In view of the above, when the user presses hot key, just can open corresponding common function rapidly, and then shorten and search and the needed time of open function.For example, some chamber of commerce of mobile phone manufacturing plant is provided with a button of opening camera function at the mobile phone side, when the user presses this button, just can start the camera function of mobile phone immediately.
Yet, heal light and handy trend in the volume day of hand-held device under, manufacturer can be very limited in order to the space that hot key is set.In addition, the user more can not be ignored the requirement of hand-held device external form, external form in order to ensure hand-held device meets the succinct requirement that waits attractive in appearance, and the number of manufacturer's more necessary control hot key when design is so only can reach the demand of quick connection common function by hot key few in number.
Just because of this, in hand-held device, only there is the function of few part to have corresponding hot key and is available for users to quick unlatching.But when user's desire is carried out the function that does not have corresponding hot key, then must carry out breakdown action by the mode of operation menu.Because the menu of hand-held device is tree structure mostly, wherein menu shows that mostly meeting is on the display of hand-held device, therefore the user may with the overlapping touch control induction device of display on to display shown user interface click enter a plurality of submenus after, can find the function choosing-item that needs.For some normal function of using, if all must open execution by the way at every turn, will certainly expend many running times, will cause the inconvenience in the use in view of the above.
Generally speaking, at present the user utilizes contacting of being produced between finger or pointer and the touch control induction device or the induction behavior clicks action, but on general hand-held device, no matter be to click by finger or pointer, the user interface that is provided on the hand-held device there is no corresponding difference (user interface as shown in Figure 6).But when the user can have different input feature vectors respectively when utilizing finger and pointer that touch control induction device is imported; In general pointer can be come precisely than user's finger, thus can on the user interface, carry out comparatively accurate controlling, for example in typewriting on the shown dummy keyboard that goes out of display or arranging on the menu of comparatively dense and choosing.But then, directly moving to the user with finger on touch control induction device is intuition, fast and easily comparatively, because can save the action of extracting pointer and just can operate with one hand, although finger can be bigger with the contact area of touch control induction device, also be easier on the therefore false touch user interface other option.
In sum, general hand-held device has some shortcomings at present, and one is that the menu that some specific function of hand-held device needs the user to launch layer by layer afterwards could be chosen startup.Its two person of being to use is on general hand-held device during the enterprising line operate in shown user interface, utilizing pointer to control can be comparatively flexible, concerning the user, comparatively bother, and the words of utilizing finger to operate, comparatively convenient concerning the user, but the flexibility ratio of controlling decline is easy to generate false touch, concerning the user, use pointer still to point and all be difficult to reach make the best of both worlds.
Therefore, if hand-held device can be at different input tools, give application different or mode of operation with the user, when for example using pointer, hand-held device has a kind of application or the mode of operation that is suitable for the pointer use, and when using finger, hand-held device has another kind application or the mode of operation that is suitable for pointing use, and then the user can feel more convenient when using hand-held device.In addition, how in these different application or mode of operation, to select the problem that also is thus to be extended out.
In addition, the shell of existing hand-held device is close to the edge of display area that display is touched in control usually, and it is many to control the touch-control sensing plane protrusion that touches display.Because shell protuberance branch stops the control of input tool (comprising finger or pointer) and touches operation and easy scratch finger; therefore the user can not be fast and is effectively touched the pixel that the edge of display area of display is touched in control; and can't carry out very smooth-going touch control operation; in addition; the non-display area that display is touched in control still has the ability of touch-control sensing; and the shell of general hand-held device can cover this zone usually; except that the touch control operation that hinders the user, and the application that allows control touch the touch-control sensing of display is restricted.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides the electronic installation of the method for operating at a kind of user interface, a kind of hand-held device, a kind of operating system, a kind of application program, a kind of block-free touch control operation and the recording medium that a kind of computer-readable is got.The present invention can open or close various specific functions according to different input tools according to this by distinguishing the kind of input tool.
The invention provides the method for operating at a kind of user interface, be applicable to hand-hold device, comprise the following steps.At first, in a user interface, receive an input signal.Judge the tool kind of the input tool that produces input signal.If tool kind is first kind, then open a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function.
In the method for operating at user of the present invention interface, input signal is input tool contact or produces during near a touch control induction device, and the step of above-mentioned judgement tool kind comprises when input tool contact or during near touch control induction device, judge input tool kind according to area, pressure, temperature or image that touch control induction device is responded to.
In the method for operating at user of the present invention interface, the step of above-mentioned judgement tool kind comprises the following steps.The information that input signal is comprised in record one special time is calculated the mobility scale of this information in special time earlier, and judges tool kind according to the size of mobility scale.This information can be input tool contact or near the position or the pressure of touch control induction device, or other relevant informations.
In the method for operating at user of the present invention interface, the step of above-mentioned judgement tool kind comprises the following steps.In a special time, calculate the sensing pad number that produces induction on the touch control induction device earlier, judge tool kind according to the sensing pad number that produces induction then.
The present invention provides a kind of hand-held device in addition, comprises display, touch control induction device and processor.Display is in order to show the user interface.Touch control induction device is in order to receive the operation of an input tool.Processor is coupled to display and touch control induction device, in order to judge the kind of input tool.If tool kind is first kind, then processor is opened a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then processor is opened user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The present invention provides a kind of operating system in addition, and in order to integrating the function of at least one hardware, but this operating system comprises the program of the input tool kind of an identification signal, and the major function of said procedure is as follows.At first receive an input signal, judge the input tool kind that produces input signal.If tool kind is first kind, then open a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The present invention provides a kind of application program in addition, and its major function is as follows.At first in a user interface, receive an input signal, judge the input tool kind that produces input signal.If tool kind is first kind, then open a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function.
But the present invention provides a kind of electronic installation of identification input tool kind in addition, comprises display, touch control induction device and processor.Display is in order to show the user interface.Touch control induction device is in order to receive the operation of an input tool.Processor is coupled to display and touch control induction device, in order to judge the kind of input tool.If tool kind is first kind, then processor is opened a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then processor is opened user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The present invention provides a kind of electronic installation of block-free touch control operation in addition, in order to the identification input tool kind, comprises housing, touch-sensitive display (touch display) and processor.Housing has an opening.Touch-sensitive display is arranged in the opening of housing, in order to receive the operation of input tool.Touch-sensitive display has a touch-control sensing plane, and the outside surface of housing does not protrude from this touch-control sensing plane in fact.Processor is coupled to touch-sensitive display, in order to judge the kind of input tool.If tool kind is first kind, then processor is opened a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then processor is opened user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The recording medium that the present invention provides a kind of computer-readable to get in addition, in order to store a program, this program major function is as follows.At first receive an input signal, judge the kind of the input tool that produces input signal then.If tool kind is first kind, then open a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The present invention provides a kind of electronic installation of block-free touch control operation in addition, in order to the identification input tool kind, comprises housing, touch-sensitive display (touch display) and processor.Housing has an opening.Touch-sensitive display is arranged in the opening of housing, in order to receive the operation of input tool.Touch-sensitive display has a touch-control sensing plane, and the edge of opening of housing and touch-control sensing plane join continuously, and the outside surface of housing does not protrude from this touch-control sensing plane in fact.Processor is coupled to touch-sensitive display, in order to judge the kind of input tool.If tool kind is first kind, then processor is opened a multiple selection function.If tool kind is second kind, then processor is opened user's interface guiding and browsing function.
The present invention can judge the tool kind of input tool according to the characteristics such as contact area, contact pressure, induction area, tool temperature or image of input tool during in input tool contact or near the touch control induction device of electronic installation.And, open or close multiple specific function automatically according to the difference of tool kind.Improve the efficient and the convenience of operating electronic devices in view of the above.
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For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the specific embodiment of the present invention is elaborated, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the method for operating at the user interface that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 D is the calcspar of the hand-held device that illustrates according to embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B are the input tool contact area synoptic diagram that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 C is the input tool kind discrimination method process flow diagram that illustrates according to embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the input tool kind discrimination method process flow diagram that illustrates according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the synoptic diagram at the user interface of the hand-held device that illustrates according to embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 8 A to Fig. 8 C is the process flow diagram of the method for operating at the user interface that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 A is the front elevation of a kind of electronic installation of illustrating according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 9 B is the sectional view of the electronic installation of Fig. 9 A.
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With present hand-held device, the user only can open some specific function fast by the mode of pushing hot key, yet the hot key limited amount on the hand-held device, if the user interface that can provide a kind of user of allowing to be entered fast to show a plurality of common functions simultaneously, certainly will be able to increase the convenience of operation hand-held device.The present invention is based on above-mentioned viewpoint and then develops the method for operating at a kind of user interface that and the hand-held device that uses the method.In order to make content of the present invention more clear, below the example that can implement according to this really as the present invention especially exemplified by embodiment.
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram of the method for operating at the user interface that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 1, present embodiment be explanation when the user in operation during hand-hold device, hand-held device is how according to the difference of input tool, and then the detailed step at the user interface of conversion correspondence automatically.Wherein, hand-held device comprises mobile phone, personal digital assistant or smart mobile phone or the like, does not limit its scope at this.
When the user utilized input tool that hand-held device is operated, at first shown in step 110, hand-held device is receiving inputted signal in a user interface.Then in step 120, during according to the input tool contact or near touch control induction device, the area that touch control induction device is responded to, pressure, temperature or image are judged the tool kind of input tool according to this.Shown in step 130, hand-held device is according to the difference of tool kind at last, and conversion also shows corresponding user interface.
Be noted that above-mentioned method of operating can be divided into two parts, its part is the method (being step 110 and step 120) of the kind of identification input tool, and its another part is a method (being step 130) of utilizing identification result to use.That is to say that in the middle of method flow shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides the discrimination method that comprises step 110 and step 120 at least, the then visual practical application request of the step after step 120 is designed.Step 130 among Fig. 1 is only in order to a kind of embodiment (conversion at user interface) on expression is used respectively.In the present embodiment, hand-held device can show corresponding user interface according to different tool kinds.For convenience of description, be to distinguish that two kinds of different input tools are example in following embodiment, pointer (stylus) and user's finger for example, and come the present invention is done further explanation with the flow process of changing corresponding user interface according to two kinds of different tool kinds respectively.In the scope of the invention, then can comprise the tool kind of any amount.
In the following embodiments, the user interface of corresponding pointer is the general user interface that comprises the repertoire of hand-held device, and the user interface of corresponding finger then is the common function interface that shows the partial function of hand-held device.The function that is presented on the common function interface can be preestablished according to its custom or demand by the user.
Present embodiment has several different methods can judge the kind of input tool, and different determination methods needs different hardware design, shown in the hand-held device calcspar of Fig. 2 A to 2D, below explanation in regular turn.
The hand-held device of Fig. 2 A comprises display 210, touch control induction device 220 and processor 230.Display 210 is in order to show the user interface, and touch control induction device 220 for example be a contact panel (touchpanel), in order to detecting the operation of input tool, and produces an input signal according to the operation of input tool.Processor 230 is coupled to display 210 and touch control induction device 220, in order to the tool kind of judgement input tool, and according to the corresponding user interface of tool kind conversion.
The touch control induction device 220 of Fig. 2 A comprises resistance-type sensor (resistive sensor device) 240.Contact position and pressure when the resistance-type sensor can be responded to the input tool operation, so the input signal that touch control induction device 220 provides comprises information such as input tool position contacting and pressure.It should be noted that the resistance-type sensor can only provide the input signal of a contact point at one time, and contact point can be distributed in the contact area of input tool and resistance-type sensor, shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B.Resistance-type sensor itself only can judge whether to contact with the input tool generation, and can't distinguish the classification of input tool, therefore need to cooperate method provided by the present invention, the input signal of a plurality of contact points of being collected in during certain is judged the kind of input tool.The contact point t-1 to t-4 of the pointer that illustrates as Fig. 3 A, because the contact area of pointer is less, so contact point is more concentrated, can judge the input tool that contacts with the resistance-type sensor by method provided by the present invention is pointer.Fig. 3 B illustrates the contact point t-1 to t-4 of finger, because the contact area of finger is bigger, so contact point disperses, can judges the input tool that contacts with the resistance-type sensor by method provided by the present invention and be finger.Because the resistance-type sensor can only provide the input signal of a contact point at one time, the processor 230 of carrying out method provided by the present invention (being described in detail in the following) can continue the information of write input in one section special time, calculate its mobility scale, judge input tool kind according to the size of this mobility scale then.
Four contact points with Fig. 3 A and 3B are example, suppose that the input signal that contact point t-i produces is that (Pi), wherein i can be 1,2,3,4 for Xi, Yi.Xi is the Building X mark of the contact position of t-i, and Yi is the Building Y mark of the contact position of t-i, and Pi is the contact pressure of t-i.It is as follows that processor 230 can be distinguished the mean value of calculating location and pressure:
Building X mark mean value: Xa=(X1+X2+X3+X4)/4
Building Y mark mean value: Ya=(Y1+Y2+Y3+Y4)/4
Pressure mean values: Pa=(P1+P2+P3+P4)/4
The mobility scale that can distinguish calculating location and pressure then is as follows:
Building X mark mobility scale: Xd=|Xa-X1|+|Xa-X2|+|Xa-X3|+|Xa-X4|
Building Y mark mobility scale: Yd=|Ya-Y1|+|Ya-Y2|+|Ya-Y3|+|Ya-Y4|
Pressure variation scope: Pd=|Pa-P1|+|Pa-P2|+|Pa-P3|+|Pa-P4|
Mobility scale as for how according to position and pressure is judged tool kind, details shown in the flow process of Fig. 4 A to 4C, below explanation in regular turn.
Fig. 4 A is the performed input tool kind discrimination method process flow diagram of the processor 230 of Fig. 2 A, and the flow process of Fig. 4 A is to judge tool kind according to the mobility scale of contact position.At first begin to detect the contact of input tool, mark every one section X, Building Y of writing down contact point default sample time in step 420 in step 410.Then check in step 430 whether sample size is enough, if satisfied the predetermined number of processor 230, flow process enters step 440, continues record otherwise get back to step 420.
Next, calculate mobility scale Xd, the Yd of contact position in step 440, whether check Xd＜Vx and Yd＜Vy in step 450, wherein Vx and Vy are the preset range of processor 230.If the mobility scale of two coordinates is all less than the corresponding preset scope, processor 230 judges that in step 460 input tool kind is a pointer, and the user interface is converted to corresponding common user interface.Failing processor 230 judges that in step 470 input tool kind is finger, is converted to corresponding common function interface with the user interface.
Fig. 4 B is the process flow diagram of the performed another kind of input tool kind discrimination method of processor 230, and the flow process of Fig. 4 B is to judge tool kind according to the mobility scale of contact pressure.Processor 230 every one section contact pressure that writes down input tool sample time, calculates the mobility scale Pd of contact pressure in step 441 in step 421, whether checks Pd＜Vp in step 451 then, and wherein Vp is the preset range of processor 230.If Pd＜Vp, processor 230 judges that in step 460 input tool kind is a pointer, and the user interface is converted to corresponding common user interface.Failing processor 230 judges that in step 470 input tool kind is finger, is converted to corresponding common function interface with the user interface.All the other steps of Fig. 4 B are identical with Fig. 4 A, repeat no more.
Fig. 4 C is the process flow diagram of the performed another kind of input tool kind discrimination method of processor 230, and the flow process of Fig. 4 C is simultaneously according to the mobility scale judgement tool kind of contact position and pressure.Processor 230 in step 422 every one section contact position and pressure that writes down input tool sample time, calculate mobility scale Xd, the Yd of contact position and the mobility scale Pd of contact pressure in step 442, whether check Xd＜Vx, Yd＜Vy and Pd＜Vp in step 452 then.If processor 230 judges that in step 460 input tool kind is a pointer, and the user interface is converted to corresponding common user interface.Failing processor 230 judges that in step 470 input tool kind is finger, is converted to corresponding common function interface with the user interface.All the other steps of Fig. 4 C are identical with Fig. 4 A, repeat no more.
Next be the input tool kind discrimination method under the another kind of hardware design, please refer to Fig. 2 B and Fig. 5.Fig. 2 B is the hand-held device calcspar of another embodiment of the present invention, and the main difference of Fig. 2 B and Fig. 2 A is that the touch control induction device 220 with Fig. 2 A changes the touch control induction device 221 that comprises capacitance type sensing device (capacitive sensordevice) 250 into.The capacitance type sensing device is at textural sensing pad (sensor pad) with a plurality of arrayed.Sensing pad only can produce capacity effect and sense the contact of conductor or approaching enough big conductor.Finger is a conductor, can make sensing pad produce induction.If pointer is made of conductor, size is enough big, also can allow sensing pad produce induction.Therefore the capacitance type sensing device generally is to utilize scan mode to respond to, can be at the same time or have most sensing pads to produce induction in a short period of time.Because capacitance type sensing device itself only can judge whether to contact with the input tool generation, and can't distinguish the classification of input tool, therefore need to cooperate method provided by the present invention, the input signal of sensing by a plurality of contact mat is in a short time judged the kind of input tool.The processor 230 of Fig. 2 B can calculate the size of induction area according to the quantity of the sensing pad that induction takes place when carrying out method provided by the present invention (being described in detail in the following), be finger or pointer and tell input tool.
Fig. 5 is the performed input tool kind discrimination method process flow diagram of the processor 230 of Fig. 2 B.At first in step 510 every one section contact of detecting input tool sample time or approaching, whether have sensing pad to produce induction step 520 inspection then.Continue detecting if no, get back to step 510.If have, enter step 530, when in one section default special time, calculating input tool operation touch control induction device 221, produce the sensing pad number of induction among the capacitance type sensing device 250.Check that in step 540 above-mentioned sensing pad number is whether less than the preset value of processor 230 then.If the sensing pad number is less than preset value, processor 230 judges that in step 550 input tool kind is a pointer, and the user interface is converted to corresponding common user interface.Failing processor 230 judges that in step 560 input tool kind is finger, is converted to corresponding common function interface with the user interface.Above-mentioned preset value can be set according to the density of sensing pad unit area.
Fig. 2 C is the hand-held device calcspar of another embodiment of the present invention, and the main difference of Fig. 2 C and Fig. 2 A is that the touch control induction device 220 with Fig. 2 A changes the touch control induction device 222 that comprises temperature-sensitive sticker 260 into.In the present embodiment, processor 230 is that tool temperature during according to input tool contact or near touch control induction device 222 is judged tool kind.Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 C simultaneously, when the user utilizes input tool at touch control induction device 222 enterprising line operates, processor 230 will receive corresponding input signal (step 110).At this moment, processor 230 is understood the tool temperature when passing through temperature-sensitive sticker 260 detecting input tools operations, and tool temperature and preset temperature (for example mean value of room temperature and body temperature) are compared.If tool temperature is less than preset temperature, then processor 230 judges that input tool is a pointer, and anti-then judgement input tool is finger (step 120).Next, processor 230 shows corresponding common user interface or common function interface, (step 130) as previously described in the embodiment according to tool kind on display 210.
Except utilizing area, pressure to judge the tool kind with the different of temperature, in the embodiment of Fig. 2 D, processor 230 also can utilize the image recognition technology to judge tool kind.Please consult Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 D simultaneously, Fig. 2 D is that the main difference of the hand-held device calcspar of another embodiment of the present invention and Fig. 2 A is that touch control induction device 220 with Fig. 2 A changes the touch control induction device 223 that comprises image extraction element 270 into.When the user utilized input tool at touch control induction device 223 enterprising line operates, in step 110, processor 230 received an input signal by touch control induction device 223.Then in step 120, processor 230 control image extraction elements 270 extract the image that has comprised input tool, and judge its tool kind according to the feature or the size (dimension) of input tool in image.For instance, processor 230 can be obtained the features such as edge contour of input tool by the image recognition technology in image, judge its tool kind according to this.Or be to calculate the size of input tool in image, and the size of itself and reference substance compared judge tool kind.If processor 230 judges that input tool is a pointer, just show common user interface by display 210 in step 130.If processor 230 is judged input tool and is finger, just shows common function interface in step 130 by display 210.
What deserves to be mentioned is that the processor in the hand-held device can be adjusted the size of the option at user interface according to the difference of tool kind when conversion and demonstration user interface.For instance, when processor judged that input tool is pointer, as shown in Figure 6, the option on the user interface 600 showed with stock size.Yet, after processor judges that input tool is user's finger, the option at user interface can be amplified to entirely the exercisable size of finger, shown in the user interface 700 of Fig. 7, make things convenient for the user user interface to be operated according to this by finger.Above-mentioned option comprises image (icon) or the image projects such as (image) that available input tool is chosen.
Hand-held device of the present invention also can be carried out various preset functions according to input tool kind, shown in the flow process of Fig. 8 A by different way except change different user interfaces according to input tool kind.Fig. 8 A is according to the performed user's interface operation method process flow diagram of the hand-held device of one embodiment of the invention.Flow process is described in detail as follows.At first, the processor of hand-held device is judged the kind (step 820) of the input tool that produces input signal by touch control induction device receiving inputted signal (step 810), carries out preset function (step 830) according to tool kind then.For example, this preset function can be that its correlative detail has been contained in the embodiment of front, repeats no more according to the corresponding user interface (step 840) of tool kind conversion.The preset function of step 830 also can be to open or close specific function (step 850) according to tool kind.Processor also can be carried out other preset functions according to tool kind, is not limited to above example.
The specific function of step 850 can the person's of being to use interface guiding and browsing (browsing) function.Above-mentioned user's interface guiding and browsing function can comprise user interface translation functions (panning), user interface rolling function (scrolling), genetic system (step 860).For example when input tool is pointer, close translation of user interface and rolling function, and input tool is to open user's interface translation and rolling function in when finger, allows the user can be by the displaying contents at moveable finger translation or scrolling user interface.
The detailed process of step 860 is shown in Fig. 8 B.At first judge that in step 861 input tool kind is finger, opens user's interface translation and rolling function.Whether remove in the contact of step 862 inspection finger or near state, that is to say whether finger has left touch control induction device.If do not leave as yet, carry out user interface translation functions in step 863, allow the user interface move with user's finger and translation.On the other hand, if finger has left touch control induction device, just when step 864 inspection finger leaves, whether have mobile.Do not move if having, flow process so far finishes.If have mobilely, then enter step 865, carry out user interface rolling function, allow the user interface with the moving direction of finger scrolling.
On the other hand, the specific function of step 850 can be a multiple selection function (step 870).For example when being pointer, opens input tool multiple selection function, allow the user choose a plurality of data items or functional item on the user interface simultaneously with pointer, and input tool to be finger the time close multiple selection function, allow the user once can only choose unitem.Because the precision of finger is falsely dropped easily not as pointer, so can promote the accurate and efficient of use.
The detailed process of step 870 is shown in Fig. 8 C.At first judge that in step 871 input tool kind is a pointer, open multiple selection function.Check the pointer contact or whether any option of covering is arranged in step 872 then near the zone of touch control induction device.If no, flow process so far finishes.If have, just choose and be touched the Total Options that the zone covers in step 873.
In addition, processor also can open or cut out other specific functions according to the kind of input tool after execution discrimination method provided by the present invention is judged the kind of input tool, be not limited to above example.That is to say that in the middle of the method flow shown in Fig. 8 A, discrimination method provided by the present invention has comprised step 810 and step 820 at least, the then visual practical application request of the step after step 820 is designed.Step 830 among Fig. 8 A is only multiple at the embodiment that uses in order to represent respectively to step 870.
The hand-held device of above embodiment is extensible to be general electronic installation, and every method flow of above embodiment also can be carried out function with hardware such as integrated electronic devices by the operating system of hand-held device or electronic installation or application program.Aforesaid operations system or application program can be stored in the recording medium that computer-readable is got, and can be carried out by the processor of electronic installation, and its running is basic identical, repeats no more.
In the embodiment of Fig. 2 A to 2D, display and touch control induction device are two elements independently, and wherein display is in order to show the user interface, and touch control induction device is in order to receiving inputted signal.In other embodiments of the invention, display and touch control induction device can constitute a touch-sensitive display, shown in Fig. 9 A and 9B.
Fig. 9 A is the stereographic map according to the hand-hold electronic device of a kind of block-free touch control operation of one embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 9 B is the sectional view of the electronic installation of Fig. 9 A.This electronic installation comprises housing 901, touch-sensitive display 902 and processor 903.Housing 901 has an outside surface 904 and an accommodation space 905, and accommodation space is in communication with the outside by the opening 906 on the outside surface 904.Touch-sensitive display 902 comprises display 907 and touch control induction device 908.Display 907 is arranged in the accommodation space 905 of housing 901.Touch control induction device 908 is arranged in the opening 906 of outside surface 904 of housing 901, in order to receive the operation of an input tool.Touch control induction device 908 has a touch-control sensing plane 909, and touch-control sensing plane 909 comprises viewing area 910 and non-display area 911.Opening 906 edges and the touch-control sensing plane 909 of housing 901 join continuously, and the outside surface 904 of housing 901 do not protrude from touch-control sensing plane 909, and the housing 901 of indication does not comprise hot key or button on the hand-hold electronic device here.Processor 903 is coupled to display 907 and touch control induction device 908, in order to the kind of judgement input tool, and according to tool kind execution preset function.
It should be noted that surface of shell 904 and touch-control sensing plane 909 are equivalent to a continuously smooth surface because the outside surface 904 of housing 901 does not protrude from touch-control sensing plane 909, can allow input tool have no the ground of obstruction move operation.Moreover, because the non-display area 911 that expose on touch-control sensing plane 909 as known is not covered by housing 901, therefore in the design of hand-hold electronic device, except allowing input tool have no the ground of the obstruction move operation, can fill and part utilize this non-display area 911, increase the users of allowing more and feel the application of convenient touch control operation.
As the embodiment of front, the area when processor 903 can be operated touch control induction device 908 according to input tool, pressure, temperature or image are judged input tool kind.As for judging flow process and carrying out the embodiment that details such as preset function has seen the front, no longer repeat specification.
In sum, the present invention can judge the tool kind of input tool, and opens or close multiple specific function according to the difference of tool kind.Allow the user be used more convenient mode to come hand-held device is operated, improve efficient and convenience on using in view of the above.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little modification and perfect, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claims were defined.
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1. the method for operating at a user interface is applicable to hand-hold device, comprising:
Receive an input signal;
Judge the kind of an input tool that produces this input signal;
If this tool kind is one first kind, then open a multiple selection function; And
If this tool kind is one second kind, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function.
2. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 1 interface is characterized in that, this input signal produces during for the contact of this input tool or near a touch control induction device, and judges that the step of this tool kind comprises:
During when this input tool contact or near this touch control induction device, judge this tool kind according to area, pressure, temperature or image that this touch control induction device is responded to.
3. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 2 interface is characterized in that, judges that the step of this tool kind comprises:
Write down the information that this input signal is comprised in the special time;
Calculate the mobility scale of this information in this special time; And
Judge this tool kind according to the size of this mobility scale.
4. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 3 interface is characterized in that, the step that writes down this information comprises:
In this special time, write down this information every a sample time.
5. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 3 interface is characterized in that, this information is for the contact of this input tool or near the position or the pressure of this touch control induction device.
6. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 2 interface is characterized in that, judges that the step of this tool kind comprises:
In a special time, calculate the sensing pad number that produces induction on this touch control induction device; And
Judge this tool kind according to this sensing pad number.
7. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 2 interface is characterized in that, judges that the step of this tool kind comprises:
Detect the contact of this input tool or the tool temperature during near this touch control induction device; And
Relatively this tool temperature and a preset temperature are judged this tool kind according to this.
8. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 2 interface is characterized in that, judges that the step of this tool kind comprises:
Extraction comprises an image of this input tool; And
According to feature or the size of this input tool in this image, judge this tool kind according to this.
9. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 1 interface is characterized in that, also comprises:
If this tool kind is this first kind, then close this user's interface guiding and browsing function; And
If this tool kind is this second kind, then close this multiple selection function.
10. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 1 interface is characterized in that, also comprises
In a user interface, receive this input signal.
11. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 10 interface is characterized in that, this user's interface display is in a display, and receives this input signal with a touch control induction device, and this display and this touch control induction device constitute a touch-sensitive display.
12. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 11 interface is characterized in that, this user's interface guiding and browsing function comprises a user interface translation functions or a user interface rolling function.
13. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 12 interface is characterized in that, if this tool kind is this second kind, then the method for operating at this user interface also comprises:
Check whether this input tool has left this touch control induction device; And
If this input tool does not leave this touch control induction device as yet, then carry out this user interface translation functions.
14. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 13 interface is characterized in that, also comprises:
If this input tool has left this touch control induction device, then check when this input tool leaves and whether move; And
If it is mobile that this input tool has, then carry out this user interface rolling function when leaving.
15. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 11 interface is characterized in that, also comprises:
If this tool kind be this first kind, and this input tool contact or cover at least one option at this user interface near the zone of this touch control induction device, the above-mentioned option of this zone covering then chosen.
16. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 15 interface is characterized in that, above-mentioned option comprises image or the image that available this input tool is chosen.
17. the method for operating at user as claimed in claim 1 interface is characterized in that, this first kind comprises pointer, and this second kind comprises finger.
18. but the electronic installation of an identification input tool kind comprises:
One display;
One touch control induction device is in order to receive the operation of an input tool; And
One processor is coupled to this display and this touch control induction device, in order to judge the kind of this input tool, if this tool kind is one first kind, then open a multiple selection function,, then open user's interface guiding and browsing function if this tool kind is one second kind.
19. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that area, pressure, temperature or image when this processor is operated this touch control induction device according to this input tool are judged this tool kind.
20. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, this touch control induction device produces an input signal according to the operation of this input tool, the information that this input signal is comprised in this processor for recording one special time, calculate the mobility scale of this information in this special time, judge this tool kind according to the size of this mobility scale then.
21. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that this processor writes down this information every a sample time in this special time.
But 22. the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that this touch control induction device comprises a resistance-type sensor, this information is operated the position or the pressure of this resistance-type sensor for this input tool.
23. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, this touch control induction device comprises a capacitance type sensing device, this processor calculates this input tool in a special time when operating this touch control induction device, produce the sensing pad number of induction among this capacitance type sensing device, and judge this tool kind according to this sensing pad number.
24. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, this touch control induction device comprises a temperature-sensitive sticker, tool temperature when this processor is detected this input tool and operated this touch control induction device by this temperature-sensitive sticker, and relatively this tool temperature and a preset temperature, judge this tool kind according to this.
25. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 19, it is characterized in that, this touch control induction device comprises an image extraction element, an image that comprises this input tool in order to extraction, wherein this processor is judged this tool kind according to this according to the feature or the size of this input tool in this image.
26. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that this display and this touch control induction device constitute a touch-sensitive display.
27. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that if this tool kind is this first kind, then this processor cuts out this user's interface guiding and browsing function, if this tool kind is this second kind, then this processor cuts out this multiple selection function.
28. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that this user's interface guiding and browsing function comprises a user interface translation functions or a user interface rolling function.
29. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 28, it is characterized in that, if this tool kind is this second kind, then this processor checks whether this input tool has left this touch control induction device, if this input tool does not leave this touch control induction device as yet, then this processor is carried out this user interface translation functions.
30. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 29, it is characterized in that, if this input tool has left this touch control induction device, then this processor checks when this input tool leaves whether move, if it is mobile that this input tool has when leaving, then this processor is carried out this user interface rolling function.
31. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that, if this tool kind is this first kind, and this input tool contact or cover at least one option at a user interface near the zone of this touch control induction device, then this processor is chosen the above-mentioned option that this zone covers.
32. but the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 31 is characterized in that above-mentioned option comprises image or the image that available this input tool is chosen.
But 33. the electronic installation of identification input tool kind as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that this first kind comprises pointer, this second kind comprises finger.
34. the electronic installation of a block-free touch control operation in order to the identification input tool kind, comprising:
One housing has an opening;
One touch-sensitive display is arranged in the opening of this housing, and in order to receive the operation of an input tool, this touch-sensitive display has a touch-control sensing plane, and the outside surface of this housing does not protrude from this touch-control sensing plane in fact; And
One processor is coupled to this touch-sensitive display, in order to judge the kind of this input tool, if this tool kind is one first kind, then opens a multiple selection function, if this tool kind is one second kind, then opens user's interface guiding and browsing function.
35. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, area, pressure, temperature or image when this processor is operated this touch-sensitive display according to this input tool are judged this tool kind.
36. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 35, it is characterized in that, this touch-sensitive display produces an input signal according to the operation of this input tool, the information that this input signal is comprised in this processor for recording one special time, calculate the mobility scale of this information in this special time, judge this tool kind according to the size of this mobility scale then.
37. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 36 is characterized in that, this processor writes down this information every a sample time in this special time.
38. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 36, it is characterized in that, this touch-sensitive display comprises a display and a touch control induction device, this processor is coupled to this display and this touch control induction device, wherein this touch control induction device comprises a resistance-type sensor, and this information is operated the position or the pressure of this resistance-type sensor for this input tool.
39. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 35, it is characterized in that, this touch-sensitive display comprises a display and a touch control induction device, this processor is coupled to this display and this touch control induction device, wherein this touch control induction device comprises a capacitance type sensing device, this processor calculates this input tool in a special time when operating this capacitance type sensing device, produce the sensing pad number of induction among this capacitance type sensing device, and judge this tool kind according to this sensing pad number.
40. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 35, it is characterized in that, this touch-sensitive display comprises a temperature-sensitive sticker, tool temperature when this processor is detected this input tool and operated this touch-sensitive display by this temperature-sensitive sticker, and relatively this tool temperature and a preset temperature, judge this tool kind according to this.
41. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 35, it is characterized in that, this touch-sensitive display comprises an image extraction element, an image that comprises this input tool in order to extraction, wherein this processor is judged this tool kind according to this according to the feature or the size of this input tool in this image.
42. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 34, it is characterized in that if this tool kind is this first kind, then this processor cuts out this user's interface guiding and browsing function, if this tool kind is this second kind, then this processor cuts out this multiple selection function.
43. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, this user's interface guiding and browsing function comprises a user interface translation functions or a user interface rolling function.
44. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 43, it is characterized in that, if this tool kind is this second kind, then this processor checks whether this input tool has left this touch-sensitive display, if this input tool does not leave this touch-sensitive display as yet, then this processor is carried out this user interface translation functions.
45. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 44, it is characterized in that, if this input tool has left this touch-sensitive display, then this processor checks when this input tool leaves whether move, if it is mobile that this input tool has when leaving, then this processor is carried out this user interface rolling function.
46. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 34, it is characterized in that, if this tool kind is this first kind, and this input tool contact or cover at least one option at a user interface near the zone of this touch-sensitive display, then this processor is chosen the above-mentioned option that this zone covers.
47. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 46 is characterized in that, above-mentioned option comprises image or the image that available this input tool is chosen.
48. the electronic installation of block-free touch control operation as claimed in claim 34 is characterized in that, this first kind comprises pointer, and this second kind comprises finger.
49. the electronic installation of a block-free touch control operation in order to the identification input tool kind, comprising:
One housing has an opening;
One touch-sensitive display, be arranged in the opening of this housing, in order to receive the operation of an input tool, this touch-sensitive display has a touch-control sensing plane, the edge of opening of this housing and this touch-control sensing plane join continuously, and the outside surface of this housing does not protrude from this touch-control sensing plane in fact; And
One processor is coupled to this touch-sensitive display, in order to judge the kind of this input tool, if this tool kind is one first kind, then opens a multiple selection function, if this tool kind is one second kind, then opens user's interface guiding and browsing function.
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