KR100686562B1 - Apparatus for controlling display in electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A screen operating device of an electronic instrument is provided to add touch pad functions to input buttons so as to easily move positions of location display units such as a pointer, a character, and a menu selecting unit on a screen. Plural input buttons(21) are separated from each other at certain intervals, and recognize differences of pressure applied by each user's contact as different input signals. A display unit(23) visually displays a position of a location display unit on a screen according to input signals inputted to the plural input buttons(21). A controller(22) moves the position of the location display unit on the display unit(23) in a direction equivalent to a selection sequence of at least two sequentially selected input buttons among the plural input buttons(21).

Description

Screen control device of electronic device {APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE}

1 is a diagram showing a keypad configuration of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

2 is a block diagram of an electronic device screen operating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen manipulation device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile communication terminal.

4 is a diagram showing an example in which the screen manipulation device according to the present invention is applied to a digital TV.

5 is a block diagram of an input button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a touch pad part formed using a sensor film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view showing a horizontal and vertical path of the display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view for explaining the principle of position movement of the pointer when having nine input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view for explaining the principle of position movement of the pointer when having four input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view for explaining the principle of position movement of the pointer when having 10 input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: mobile communication terminal 11: numeric keys

12: Function Keys 13: Arrow Keys

14: Screen 20: Screen operation unit

21: input button 22: control unit

23: display unit 30: mobile communication terminal

40: Remote control of digital TV 41: Selection key

42: menu key 51: touch pad

52: key button 53: dome switch

54: main board 60: sensor film

61 to 63: Y-axis sensor 64 to 67: X-axis sensor

71: position recognition unit 72: calculation unit

73: output unit 81: horizontal path

82: vertical path

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a screen manipulation apparatus of an electronic device, and more particularly, to a position display means such as a pointer on a screen by using a plurality of input buttons that can recognize a difference in pressure applied by a user as different input signals. A device for moving a position.

Due to the rapid development of the current mobile communication technology, the mobile communication terminal is not only providing a call function but also being developed to perform various additional functions. In addition, a wireless Internet service combining a mobile communication terminal and the Internet is spreading, and electronic games, information retrieval, e-mail transmission, and chatting can be performed using the mobile communication terminal.

As various mobile communication services are developed as described above, not only text input on the screen using a mobile communication terminal but also various input devices for conveniently moving screen menu selections, pointers, or characters of games are made. ought.

However, the mobile communication terminal is required to have a function of providing various services while pursuing miniaturization and light weight due to its characteristics. However, the mobile communication terminal is manufactured in a small size that can be held in one hand, and the keypad is also configured to have a basic form in which the size or number of keyboards can be input with the minimum content. As such, since the mobile communication terminal must maintain a light and simple appearance, there is a problem in that the degree of design freedom for creating and transmitting sufficient character information is very low.

1 is a diagram illustrating a keypad configuration of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional mobile communication terminal 10 includes a numeric key 11, a function key 12, a direction key 13, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen 14. In this case, in order for the user to move the pointer or the object on the screen 13 by using the mobile communication terminal 10, the direction movement is possible by selecting the up, down, left, and right directions by using the direction keys 13. However, the conventional mobile communication terminal 10 needs to use a separate direction key 13 formed in a small size on the numeric key 11 in order to input a direction movement command. Since it is formed as a key button using elasticity, there is a problem that a user frequently inputs a wrong input or is not input against a user's intention.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-7798 "Wireless Mobile Terminal with Touch Pad" discloses a flip type wireless mobile terminal having a touch pad suitable for using various windows-based applications through simple operation. It is. In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-88795 "Key input method using a touch pad in a mobile communication terminal" is a key input method for receiving key data from a user through a touch pad by installing a touch pad as a key input means in a mobile communication terminal. Is disclosed. However, the above-described inventions have a problem against miniaturization by increasing the size of the mobile communication terminal because a separate touch pad must be disposed in addition to the key button on the small mobile communication terminal.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a device that can easily input a signal for the position movement of the position display means such as a pointer on the screen of the electronic device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a screen manipulation apparatus of an electronic device, the input device comprising: a plurality of input buttons arranged to be spaced apart from each other and recognizing a difference in pressure applied by a user's contact as a different input signal; A display unit for visually displaying the position of the position display means on the screen in response to the input signals input to the plurality of input buttons; And a controller for moving the position of the position display means on the display unit in a direction corresponding to a selection order of at least two sequentially selected input buttons among the plurality of input buttons.

Here, each of the input button, the touch pad for recognizing a pressure below a predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button by the user's contact as an input signal; And a key button for recognizing a pressure exceeding the predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button as an input signal.

In addition, the control unit, a position recognition unit for recognizing the coordinates of the input signal input to each input button; A calculation unit for generating a position shift value of the position display means by matching the position information according to the input signal with the position of the position display means on the display; And an output unit for outputting a control signal for moving the position of the position display means on the display unit according to the position shift value generated by the operation unit.

Further, the control unit is preferably configured to recognize as a selection signal when the input button is touched twice within a predetermined time.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same reference numerals and the same elements among the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals and symbols as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram of a screen manipulation device of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a screen manipulation device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile communication terminal. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the screen manipulation device according to the present invention is applied to a digital TV. Hereinafter, the screen manipulation apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

Referring to FIG. 2, the screen manipulation device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input button 21, a controller 22, and a display unit 23.

The screen manipulation device 20 may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 30 as shown in FIG. 3 or to the remote controller 40 of the digital TV as shown in FIG. 4, but is not limited thereto. It doesn't work. The remote controller 40 of the digital TV also shows a case in which not only an input button 21 but also a selection key 41 and a menu key 42 are further configured. That is, the screen manipulation device 20 according to the present invention has a plurality of input buttons as an input means, and is provided to various electronic devices capable of moving a pointer, a cursor, a character such as a game, a position display means such as a menu bar, and the like. Applicable. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a pointer 24 indicating a specific position among the position table means will be described as an example, but is not limited thereto.

The input button 21 is formed of at least two or more, and spaced apart from each other. The input button 21 is characterized in that it is possible to recognize the difference in the pressure applied by the user's contact as different input signals. For example, the input button 21 is configured with a touch pad for recognizing a contact signal, so that the user touches his or her finger and recognizes the pressure applied according to the contact as an input signal. In addition, the pressure applied above a predetermined reference value can be classified as an input signal different from the input signal by the touch pad.

The display unit 23 visually displays the position of the pointer 24 in response to the input signals input to the plurality of input buttons 21.

The controller 22 adjusts the position of the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 in a direction corresponding to a selection order of at least two sequentially selected input buttons 21 among the plurality of input buttons 21. It functions to move.

5 is a configuration diagram of an input button according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the input button 21 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch pad unit 51 and a key button 52.

The touch pad unit 51 recognizes a pressure below a predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button 21 as an input signal by a user's contact (for example, by a user's finger), It provides a function of providing the recognized input signal to the controller 22. The touch pad unit 51 may be touched or scratched by a user such as a touch pad to which a sensor film, a pressure resistive film method, a contact capacitance method, an integrated tension measurement method, or a piezo effect method is applied. It can be formed using a means for recognizing a contact signal, such as). Accordingly, in the present invention, the user may lightly touch the touch pad unit 51 without strongly pressing the input button 21, such as a spring-button keypad that is restored to its original position by the elasticity of a conventional spring. The specific input button 21 can be selected by scratching.

The key button 52 functions to recognize a pressure exceeding the predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button as an input signal. For example, when the pressure applied to the input button 21 by the user exceeds the predetermined reference pressure value, the key button 52 is moved downward so as to be placed on the main board 54. By pressing the dome switch (Dome Switch) 53 formed in the can be used for the same purpose as the conventional spring-button keypad.

That is, the user moves the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 by using the plurality of input buttons 21 according to the present invention by touching the touch pad unit 51, or optionally, the cover button 52. By pressing hard), it can be used like a conventional button keypad.

In the present invention, a touch pad and a key button are used to distinguish different pressure values applied to the input button 21, but the pressure value input by the user's contact using only a conventional spring button type key button. It may be configured to distinguish between the differences. That is, the input button 21 according to the present invention can be applied to all of the present invention as long as it can distinguish the difference in the input pressure as different input values.

6 is a view showing a touch pad part formed using a sensor film according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates a case in which the sensor film 60 for sensing pressure is formed on the rear surface of each input button 21 in one embodiment of the present invention. However, the means for recognizing the contact signal input to the input button 21 can be modified in various forms. In addition, the sensor film 60 includes a plurality of Y-axis sensors 61, 62, and 63 for detecting vertical movement of the input button 21, and a plurality of X-axis sensors 64, 65 for detecting horizontal movement. 66, 67).

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of a control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the control unit 22 according to the present invention includes a position recognition unit 71, an operation unit 72, and an output unit 73.

The position recognition unit 71 functions to recognize the coordinates of the input signal input to each of the input button 21.

The operation unit 72 generates a position shift value of the pointer 24 by matching the position information according to the input signal input to the input button 21 with the position of the pointer 24 on the display unit 23. do.

The output unit 73 outputs a control signal for moving the position of the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 according to the position shift value generated by the operation unit 72.

8 is a view showing the horizontal and vertical paths of the display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the display unit 23 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a horizontal path 81 for a plurality of X axes and a vertical path 82 for a plurality of Y axes, which are divided in units of pixels. . The position of the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 is moved in a direction corresponding to the selection order of input buttons sequentially selected by the user.

5 to 8, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the position of the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 may be moved as follows.

When a user touches the input button 21 by using his or her finger, and makes contact with the intersection of the X-Y axis through the sensor film 60, information about the contacted position is transmitted to the controller 22. At this time, the intersection point of first contact becomes the reference position of the pointer 24. Then, when the user moves the finger to another intersection point, the intersection information moved to the controller 22 is also transmitted. Then, the control unit 22 calculates the reference position and the moving contact point, which are the first contact points, in a 1: 1 correspondence, and sends this information to the display unit 23. Then, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 receives the control information from the control unit 22 and moves on the display unit 23 on the horizontal and vertical paths 71 and 72 of the X-Y axis, which are divided in units of pixels. Information about the final position of the pointer 24 displayed on the display unit 23 is again provided to the controller 22 to become a new reference position.

In addition, in the present invention, the position of the pointer 24 of the display unit 23 can be efficiently adjusted by appropriately using the number of the input buttons 21.

9 is a view for explaining the principle of position movement of the pointer when having nine input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when nine buttons of at least 1 to 9 are arranged in the input button 21 as shown in FIG. 9, the user moves the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 upward (↑). To move one unit, touch the number 4, and then touch 1 continuously. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 5 and 2, 6 and 3, 7 and 4, 8 and 5 or 9 and 6, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can also be moved one unit upward (↑). Can be.

In addition, in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 downward by one unit, the user touches the number 1 and then touches 4 consecutively. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 2 and 5, 3 and 6, 4 and 7, 5 and 8 or 6 and 9, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can also be moved one unit downward (↓). Can be.

In addition, in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 to the right direction (→) by one unit, the user may touch the number 1 and then touch 2 continuously. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 2 and 3, 4 and 5, 5 and 6, 7 and 8 or 8 and 9, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can also be moved one unit in the right direction (→). Can be.

In addition, the user may touch the number 2 and then touch 1 continuously to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 one unit in the left direction (←). In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 3 and 2, 5 and 4, 6 and 5, 8 and 7, or 9 and 8, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 is also moved left by (←). You can.

In addition, the user may touch the number 1 and then touch 5 continuously to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 one unit in the upper right direction (↗). In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 2 and 6, 4 and 8 or 5 and 9, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can be moved by one unit in the upper right direction (↗).

In addition, the user may touch the number 5 and then touch 1 continuously in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 one unit in the lower left direction. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 6 and 2, 8 and 4, or 9 and 5, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can be moved by one unit in the lower left direction.

In addition, the user may touch the number 2 and then touch 4 continuously to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 one unit in the upper left direction. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 3 and 5, 5 and 7, or 6 and 8, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can be moved by one unit in the upper left direction.

In addition, the user may touch the number 4 and then touch 2 continuously in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 one unit in the lower right direction. In addition, by continuously touching the numbers 5 and 3, 7 and 5, or 8 and 6, the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 can be moved by one unit in the lower right direction.

This is summarized in the following [Table 1].

Direction of movement Input order ↑ 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 7-4, 8-5, 9-6 ↓ 1-4, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7, 5-8, 6-9 → 1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 5-6, 7-8, 8-9 ← 2-1, 3-2, 5-4, 6-5, 8-7, 9-8 ↗ 1-5, 2-6, 4-8, 5-9 ↙ 5-1, 6-2, 8-4, 9-5 ↖ 2-4, 3-5, 5-7, 6-8 ↘ 4-2, 5-3, 7-5, 8-6

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a principle of moving a pointer in the case of having four input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, when at least four input buttons of 1 to 4 are configured, all input signals for moving in all the up, down, left, right, and diagonal directions can be selected. For example, in the input button arrangement as shown in FIG. 10, the user may touch 3 and 1 or 4 and 2 continuously in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 upward (↑).

On the contrary, in order for the user to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 downward (↓), the user may touch 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 continuously.

Also, in order for the user to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 in the right direction (→), the user touches 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 continuously, and conversely, the user touches the pointer 24 on the display unit 23. To move left (←), touch 2 and 1 or 4 and 3 continuously.

In addition, the user may touch 3 and 2 continuously to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 in the upper right direction (↗), and continuously move 2 and 3 to move the lower left direction in the left direction. Touch it.

In order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 in the upper left direction, the user may touch 4 and 1 continuously, and in order to move the pointer 24 on the display unit 23 in the lower right direction, the user may continuously move 1 and 4. Touch it.

This is summarized in the following [Table 2].

Direction of movement Input order ↑ 3-1, 4-2 ↓ 1-3, 2-4 → 1-2, 3-4 ← 2-1, 4-3 ↗ 3-2 ↙ 2-3 ↖ 4-1 ↘ 1-4

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a principle of moving a pointer in the case of having 10 input buttons according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, at least four or more buttons are included as described with reference to FIG. 10 even in the case of 10 input buttons composed of 1 to 9 and 0. Therefore, in the present invention, if at least four input buttons are configured, the position of the pointer on the display unit 23 can be easily changed by the same principle.

In addition, in the present invention, when the touch pad 51 of the input button 21 is touched twice within a predetermined time by a user, it is selected as a selection signal for selecting a specific menu or command indicated by the pointer 24. By configuring it to recognize, it is possible to execute a particular menu or command.

The screen manipulation method of the electronic device according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves such as transmission over the Internet. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

According to the present invention as described above, in an electronic device having a display unit such as a mobile communication terminal, by adding a touch pad function to an input button, the position of the position display means such as a pointer, a character, and a menu selection means on the screen can be easily moved. There is an advantage to this.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the user moves the finger in contact with the input button, the pointer displayed on the display is moved to directly select the desired content, the game operation is possible according to the movement of the hand when using a mobile phone game Using games that require can be used more easily. Therefore, the development of the present invention will be accelerated as the use of a game that requires more agility, and the advantage that can be easily implemented in a mobile phone due to the convenience of operation of games that were available only in computers or game-only devices have.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is applied to a digital electronic device such as a digital TV, to solve the difficulty of displaying the use of each button on the operation button in detail, so that the information about the content to be displayed on the display device, the user using a pointer Accessing content has the advantage of making digital devices more convenient to use.

Claims (4)

A plurality of input buttons arranged to be spaced apart from each other and recognizing a difference in pressure applied by a user's contact as a different input signal; A display unit for visually displaying the position of the position display means on the screen in response to the input signals input to the plurality of input buttons; And And a control unit for moving the position of the position display means on the display unit in a direction corresponding to a selection order of at least two sequentially selected input buttons among the plurality of input buttons. . The method of claim 1, wherein each of the input button, A touch pad for recognizing a pressure below a predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button by a user's contact as an input signal; And And a key button for recognizing, as an input signal, a pressure exceeding the predetermined reference pressure value applied to the input button. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, A position recognition unit for recognizing coordinates of an input signal input to each input button; A calculation unit for generating a position shift value of the position display means by matching the position information according to the input signal with the position of the position display means on the display; And And an output unit for outputting a control signal for moving the position of the position display means on the display unit according to the position shift value generated by the operation unit. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller recognizes the selection button as a selection signal when the input button is touched twice within a predetermined time period.

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