CN102411466A - Virtual touch control device and related method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a virtual touch control device and a related method. The virtual touch control device comprises a virtual touch control interface, a remote control device, a data format conversion device and a processor, wherein a picture is generated on the virtual touch control interface; the remote control device can be moved by a user to interact with the virtual touch control interface, and coordinates or an action instruction is generated according to the interaction result of the remote control device and the virtual touch control interface; the data format conversion device converts the generated coordinates or the generated action instruction into data meeting the format of an entity touch control device; and the processor processes the converted data.
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The present invention relates to a kind of virtual contactor control device and related side's enamel, it makes the user be able to carry out at a distance " touch-control " with virtual mode, and in this virtual contactor control device, circuit that self processor is later and application and existing contactor control device are compatible fully.
Background technology
Contactor control device has been common now electronic component, is found in the Trackpad of notebook computer (touchpad) for example or like touch control screen (touch screen or touch panel) of ATM, PDA, e-dictionary etc. or the like.The basic structure of contactor control device is roughly as shown in Figure 1, receives outside touch-control input by touch-control interface 10, and comes coordinates computed by processor 20; As obtain different coordinates at different time, just but displacement calculating and speed.Present various contactor control device is the position of coming the sensing touch-control with resistance-type or capacitive mode.The driving principle of resistance-type is to utilize the mode of voltage drop to come the elements of a fix; When resistance touch screen is touched; Because the loop is switched on the generation voltage drop, and on the level and vertical direction of panel, with the difference of position; Voltage drop is also different, so controller can calculate coordinate according to voltage drop.Capacitive framework then is to be the main body with ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) glass; Its driving principle is four jiaos of discharges at ito glass, makes the surface form a uniform electric field, when the object that can conduct electricity; For example point; The current lead-through of trace is run off, and controller just calculates the ratio that electric current runs off, and and then calculates X axle and Y axial coordinate.
The contactor control device institute applicable scope of above prior art has its restriction; If the occasion of using is not suitable for directly doing in on-screen options, the function of Touch Screen just all can't have been used.For example the screen of TV is excessive, and the cost of making contact panel is too high, and the user can be too not near from TV yet in addition, therefore bumps less than TV screen yet.Projector for example can't make Touch Screen too again.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to overcome the deficiency and the defective of prior art; A kind of brand-new virtual contactor control device is proposed; Its application scenario can not receive the restriction of existing contactor control device, when the user can not contact contactor control device expediently, still can manipulate contactor control device; And in this virtual contactor control device, circuit that self processor is later and application and existing contactor control device are compatible fully.Below the present invention is called " virtual contactor control device ", need the contactor control device of actual contact to be called " entity contactor control device " with existing.
Second purpose of the present invention is, proposes a kind of virtual touch control method.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of virtual contactor control device, comprise: a virtual touch-control interface produces a picture on this virtual touch-control interface; One telechiric device is available for users to move with interactive with virtual touch-control interface, and wherein the interactive result of telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface produces coordinate or action command; One data formats conversion equipment converts coordinate that is produced or action command into meet entity contactor control device form data; And a processor, the data after the conversion is handled.
In addition,, a kind of virtual touch control method is provided also, comprises: a virtual touch-control interface is provided, and on this virtual touch-control interface, produces a picture according to another viewpoint of the present invention; One telechiric device is provided; According to the interaction of this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface, produce coordinate or action command; Convert coordinate that is produced or action command into meet entity contactor control device form data; And to the conversion after data handle.
In above-mentioned virtual contactor control device and the method,, then should convert this relative coordinate into absolute coordinates if the interactive coordinate that is produced of this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface is a relative coordinate; In addition, should carry out coordinate conversion according to the ratio of the picture indication range of the coordinate output area of telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface.
In a kind of therein enforcement kenel, telechiric device is provided with a button, its press and decontrol expression to the touching of virtual touch-control interface with leave; In addition, when the time that this button is pressed was longer, the pressure pressed of expression was bigger, when time that this button is pressed more in short-term, the pressure that expression is pressed is less.
In another kind is implemented kenel, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during, be regarded as representing the action command touched, and, be regarded as the mobile remote control device when acceleration during less than this critical value greater than a critical value.In addition, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during greater than this critical value, acceleration is big more, and the pressure that expression is pressed is bigger.
In another kind is implemented kenel,, be regarded as not touching when this telechiric device points to fixed position and the residence time when being lower than a critical value; When being higher than this critical value, then be regarded as touching.In addition, when the residence time is higher than this critical value,, convert virtual force value into according to the length of its residence time.
Implement in the kenel at another kind; This telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface are interactive with optical mode; And when optical signalling that initial the opposing party of detecting of a side wherein sends; Be regarded as touching, thereafter as coordinate change then that (1) is regarded as moving and touchless, or (2) are regarded as keeping touching but the also mobile signal of output.
Explain in detail through specific embodiment below, when the effect that is easier to understand the object of the invention, technology contents, characteristics and is reached.
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Fig. 1 marks the entity contactor control device of prior art;
Fig. 2 marks first embodiment of virtual contactor control device of the present invention;
Fig. 3 marks second embodiment of virtual contactor control device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 marks and can on screen picture, arrange " Touch Zone " and " non-Touch Zone ".
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The 41-44 block
100 telechiric devices
110 virtual touch-control interfaces
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130 data formats conversion equipments
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Illustrate graphic all genus the among the present invention, mainly be intended to represent interelement structure-function relationship, and the shape of non-limiting element or proportionate relationship therebetween.
Virtual contactor control device of the present invention can (but being not limited to) being applied to remote control and definitely not needing actual touching; But, therefore still continue to use the term of " contactor control device " because of one of the object of the invention is to existing entity contactor control device another kind of solution to be provided.
See also Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, virtual contactor control device of the present invention consists essentially of telechiric device 100, virtual touch-control interface 110, processor 120 and data formats conversion equipment 130.Produce a picture on the virtual touch-control interface 110; The user produces coordinate or other significant action command (for example, pressing a certain position) through telechiric device 100 and virtual touch-control interface 110 interactions via interaction.The user uses the mode of telechiric device 100 for example can comprise mobile remote control device 100 or presses button on the telechiric device 100 etc.; Certainly, when user's mobile remote control device 100, should demonstrate corresponding position on the virtual touch-control interface 110, with convenient user's identification.Coordinate or action command via interaction produced can convert thereof into electric signal (Fig. 2) at telechiric device 100 ends; Or convert thereof into electric signal (Fig. 3) at virtual touch-control interface 110 ends; Convert the data that meets existing entity contactor control device form into through data formats conversion equipment 130 again, send processor 120 to and handle.Because data is through being converted into suitable form; Therefore the software in the processor 120 can be continued to use the software of existing entity contactor control device; Do not need to develop again separately, that is with regard to the circuit and application of processor 120 and its rear end, compatible fully with existing entity contactor control device.
Data formats conversion equipment 130 can be a circuit independently, or also can be incorporated in the telechiric device 100 or be incorporated in the virtual touch-control interface 110 or be incorporated within the processor 120.Data formats conversion equipment 130 is received from telechiric device 100 (Fig. 2) or virtual touch-control interface 110 (Fig. 3) and the coordinate or the action command that come, is converted into the data that meets existing entity contactor control device form, sends processor 120 to.In detail, the existing defined data formats of entity contactor control device comprises " 1. two-dimensional coordinate, 2. whether touch (tip switch), 3. depth range (in-range), 4. pressure " four projects; According to the present invention, can handle according to following mode, with coordinate or the action command that data formats conversion equipment 130 is received, convert into existing entity contactor control device compatible:
1. two-dimensional coordinate
Existing entity contactor control device is to carry out computing (that is all there is an absolute coordinate each position on the touch-control interface) according to absolute coordinates.If the coordinate that data formats conversion equipment 130 is received is relative coordinate (current position is with respect to the gap amount of last position), then data formats conversion equipment 130 should convert this relative coordinate into absolute coordinates earlier.For example, can when starting telechiric device 100, give telechiric device 100 1 initial coordinate via alignment procedures, any moving of then follow-up telechiric device 100 all can be exchanged into absolute coordinates.In addition; Data formats conversion equipment 130 should be with the coordinate that is received; After amplifying the conversion of dwindling (scaling), export to processor 120 again; Wherein the mode of conversion can be changed with the ratio of virtual touch-control interface 110 indication ranges according to the coordinate output area of telechiric device 100, makes the coordinate of processor 120 handled coordinates corresponding to virtual touch-control interface 110.
2. whether touch (tip switch)
In virtual contactor control device of the present invention, " whether touching " this action command has multiple mode to reach, a button on the definable telechiric device 100 for example, its press and decontrol corresponding to the touching of virtual touch-control interface 110 with leave.Or, some special action of definable telechiric device 100 (as drawing fast circle or shake etc. up and down among a small circle) expression single touching.The action command and the mobile remote control device 100 of expression touching between the two can be separated according to the acceleration district; When acceleration during greater than a certain critical value; Can be considered the action command of expression touching, and, then can be considered the user and desire mobile remote control device 100 when acceleration during less than a certain critical value.
Lift an example again; But as being provided with image sensor in the virtual touch-control interface 110 of object (telechiric device 100 comprises light source in the case) of telechiric device 100 for throw light; Then light source whether shinny (or whether the optical signalling of other form sends) on the telechiric device 100; Also can be defined as touching, when light source shinny and make image sensor detect the light time, the expression touching; When light source close or image sensor detecting less than the light time, expression is left.Therefore owing to promptly represent touching when image sensor detects the light time, can distinguish " touching " and " move and do not touch " in this example, its differentiation mode for example can be: " Touch Zone " and " non-Touch Zone " can be arranged in (1) on screen picture.Referring to Fig. 4, in screen picture, block 41-44 has the touching function, but between block and block, does not then have the touching function, just can not start the touching function as light is mobile between block; Or touching is represented when image sensor just detects the light time in (2); When then institute's throw light moves on projection screen, then be regarded as not touching; Or (3) be regarded as touching when light a certain position on projection screen stops when surpassing a marginal time, when being lower than this marginal time, is regarded as simple moving; Or touching is represented when image sensor just detects the light time in (4); When then institute's throw light moves on projection screen, then be regarded as keeping touching but also output move signal.[annotate: " simultaneously " this speech must carefully by narrow definition] as using said method, then the projection of light or image sensor whether activation (it is equivalent that the ON/OFF of light source and the enable/disable of image sensor can be considered, in addition as previously mentioned; The position of light source and image sensor can exchange), can use by key control, also can use pressure control; For example suppose that telechiric device 100 is the lip pencil thing; Then pen is pressed on the projection screen, just puts bright light source, also belong to a kind of enforcement kenel.
3. depth range (in-range)
Some entity contactor control device can be supported the detecting of third dimension degree, and whether judgment object is near the touch-control interface, to start touch controllable function.Some entity contactor control device is not supported this function, then only has when object actual contact touch-control interface, just to start touch controllable function.The present invention is owing to can carry out remote virtual touch-control, and therefore this has just possessed this function.Among the present invention, if necessary, also can use dedicated button to start or close the detecting of third dimension degree, remote virtual touch-control is only implemented in a certain scope.
4. pressure
According to the present invention; Also there is multiple mode can detect " pressure "; A button on the definable telechiric device 100 for example, its press and decontrol corresponding to the touching of virtual touch-control interface 110 with leave, its time length of pressing is then corresponding to the size of pressure; Longer expression of time pressure is big more, and shorter expression of time pressure is more little.Or, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device 100 during, being regarded as representing surpassing the action command touched under the situation of this critical value greater than a certain critical value, accekeration is big more, and expression pressure is big more.Lift an example again, but be the object of throw light like telechiric device 100, then light also can convert virtual force value in the time that a certain position stops, and the residence time is long more, and pressure is big more, and the residence time, shorter then pressure was more little; For example, when the residence time is lower than certain critical value, be regarded as not touching; When being higher than this critical value, then be regarded as touching, and convert virtual force value into according to the residence time.
Above detail file format conversion apparatus 130 can be with coordinate that is received or action command; Convert into existing entity contactor control device compatible; So processor 120 and later circuit and related software thereof; All can continue to use the existing element and the software of existing entity contactor control device, make the present invention easy to implement and can reduce cost, reach economic benefit.Data formats conversion equipment 130 itself can use hardware, software or firmware to reach.
Below to preferred embodiment the present invention being described, is the above, be merely to make those skilled in the art be easy to understand content of the present invention, and be not to be used for limiting interest field of the present invention.Under same spirit of the present invention, those skilled in the art can think and various equivalence changes, and all should be included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. a virtual contactor control device is characterized in that, comprises:
One virtual touch-control interface produces a picture on this virtual touch-control interface;
One telechiric device is available for users to move with interactive with virtual touch-control interface, and wherein the interactive result of telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface produces coordinate or action command;
One data formats conversion equipment converts coordinate that is produced or action command into meet entity contactor control device form data; And
One processor is handled the data after the conversion.
2. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this data formats conversion equipment converts the relative coordinate that is received into absolute coordinates.
3. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this data formats conversion equipment carries out coordinate conversion according to the ratio of the picture indication range of the coordinate output area of telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface.
4. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this telechiric device is provided with a button, its press and decontrol expression to the touching of virtual touch-control interface with leave.
5. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, when the time that this button is pressed was longer, the pressure that expression is pressed was bigger; When time that this button is pressed more in short-term, the pressure that expression is pressed is less.
6. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during greater than a critical value, is regarded as representing the action command touched, and when acceleration during less than this critical value, is regarded as the mobile remote control device.
7. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during greater than this critical value, acceleration is big more, and the pressure that expression is pressed is bigger.
8. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1 wherein, when this telechiric device points to fixed position and the residence time when being lower than a critical value, is regarded as not touching; When being higher than this critical value, then be regarded as touching.
9. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 8 wherein, when the residence time is higher than this critical value, according to the length of its residence time, converts virtual force value into.
10. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface are interactive with optical mode, and when optical signalling that initial the opposing party of detecting of a side wherein sends; Be regarded as touching, change then is regarded as moving and touchless like coordinate thereafter.
11. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1; Wherein, this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface are interactive with optical mode, and when optical signalling that initial the opposing party of detecting of a side wherein sends; Be regarded as touching, change then is regarded as keeping touching but also exports and move signal like coordinate thereafter.
12. virtual contactor control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, but this telechiric device be TV or audio-visual devices telepilot, electronics Game device controller or indicator device throw light object, maybe can receive the object of light.
13. a virtual touch control method is characterized in that, comprises:
One virtual touch-control interface is provided, and on this virtual touch-control interface, produces a picture;
One telechiric device is provided;
According to the interaction of this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface, produce coordinate or action command;
Convert coordinate that is produced or action command into meet entity contactor control device form data; And
Data to after the conversion is handled.
14. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, the interactive coordinate that is produced of this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface is a relative coordinate, and method also comprises: convert this relative coordinate into absolute coordinates.
15. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13 wherein, also comprises:, carry out coordinate conversion according to the ratio of the picture indication range of the coordinate output area of telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface.
16. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13, wherein, this telechiric device is provided with a button, its press and decontrol expression to the touching of virtual touch-control interface with leave.
17. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 16, wherein, when the time that this button is pressed was longer, the pressure that expression is pressed was bigger; When time that this button is pressed more in short-term, the pressure that expression is pressed is less.
18. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13 wherein, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during greater than a critical value, is regarded as representing the action command touched, and when acceleration during less than this critical value, is regarded as the mobile remote control device.
19. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 18, wherein, when the acceleration of mobile remote control device during greater than this critical value, acceleration is big more, and the pressure that expression is pressed is bigger.
20. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13 wherein, when this telechiric device points to fixed position and the residence time when being lower than a critical value, is regarded as not touching; When being higher than this critical value, then be regarded as touching.
21. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 20 wherein, when the residence time is higher than this critical value, according to the length of its residence time, converts virtual force value into.
22. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13; Wherein, this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface are interactive with optical mode, and when optical signalling that initial the opposing party of detecting of a side wherein sends; Be regarded as touching, change then is regarded as moving and touchless like coordinate thereafter.
23. virtual touch control method as claimed in claim 13; Wherein, this telechiric device and virtual touch-control interface are interactive with optical mode, and when optical signalling that initial the opposing party of detecting of a side wherein sends; Be regarded as touching, change then is regarded as keeping touching but also exports and move signal like coordinate thereafter.
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