KR20160072446A - Method for inputting execute command by pointer and multimedia apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multimedia apparatus using a method for inputting an execution command by a pointer, which includes: a touch screen for detecting a touch input according to a finger movement of a user; a storage unit which the execution commands according to a gesture inputted on a layer are stored in; and a control unit for displaying, on a screen, a layer for receiving a gesture according to a movement of the pointer when the touch input on the pointer displayed at a portion of an area on the touch screen is detected, and determining the inputted gesture to generate the execution command. According to the present invention, a desired specific function is simply executed by using the pointer displayed on an upper part of the screen even when a certain program is in use by a user in the multimedia apparatus having the touch screen.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method of inputting an execution command by a pointer and a multimedia device using the method,

The present invention relates to a method of inputting an execution command by a pointer and a multimedia device using the method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multimedia device having a touch screen and an execution icon, a link character, The present invention relates to a method of inputting an execution command by a pointer that can directly execute a specific function using a pointer without touching the pointer and a multimedia device using the method.

As the development of electronic and material technologies, and especially the development of semiconductor technology, various types of portable electronic devices capable of storing and reproducing digital information such as portable electronic devices, e-books, electronic dictionaries, netbooks, Multimedia devices are becoming widespread.

The north terminal is a device capable of storing electronic documented novels, poems, textbooks, reference books, etc. in a mass storage device (for example, a flash memory) in a terminal device and checking them on the screen when necessary. The north end terminal is provided with a display screen which is generally implemented with a touch screen so that the user can touch the execution icon on the display screen with his or her finger or the screen can be displayed on the screen according to various touch operations (e.g., tap, short touch, long touch, drag, multi- An execution command such as enlargement, capture, and page movement can be input.

For example, in a method of moving from a north terminal to a page that a user wishes to view, the user may pass through each one by touch input, directly input the corresponding page number into the page number input window, or use a bookmark (bookmark) . However, there are inconveniences such as inputting a plurality of touches or inputting a page number on a virtual keyboard in order to move to a page desired by a user by using the above-described method of moving a page.

Meanwhile, when a user touches a touch screen with a finger on a web screen when using the Internet in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a touch screen, when a user touches a link character or a link image on the web screen, Etc.) through a finger operation on the touch screen. That is, there is an inconvenience in that the user needs to perform a plurality of finger operations by pressing the main button and then touching the phone icon on the main screen again in order to perform other specific functions such as making a telephone call on the Internet web screen.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop a new input method that allows the user to execute a specific function desired by the user through the touch screen input without affecting the program currently being executed on the touch screen.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0085470 (2009.08.07)

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pointer capable of executing a specific function desired by a user through a touch screen input without affecting a program currently being executed on the touch screen. And a multimedia device using the method.

In order to solve the above problems, a multimedia device using an execution command input method using a pointer, which is an embodiment of the present invention, includes a touch screen for sensing a touch input according to a movement of a user's finger, When a touch is input to the stored storage unit and a pointer displayed on a part of the touch screen, a layer for receiving a gesture corresponding to the movement of the pointer is displayed on the touch screen, and the input gesture is determined And a control unit for generating an execution command.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller determines start and end of a gesture input according to a degree of staying on a finger moving on the layer region.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the pointer enters the layer area by the finger operation, the controller determines that the gesture starts, and adds a gesture input area to the predetermined center area of the layer area And displays the image.

According to the present invention, even when a user is using a predetermined program in a multimedia device having a touch screen, a desired function can be easily performed using a pointer displayed at the top of the screen. That is, the user can easily perform a specific function by performing a series of hand movements of a gesture input through a pointer without performing a key operation and a plurality of taps.

Accordingly, the user is prevented from touching the execution icon, the link character, and the image displayed on the touch screen, thereby preventing a malfunction for executing a specific function.

1 is a block diagram of a multimedia device for inputting an execution command through a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of inputting an execution command by a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are screen image views displayed on a touch screen to explain a process of performing a specific function using a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a gesture input through a pointer on a layer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description is merely an example, and is merely an example of the present invention. Further, the principles and concepts of the present invention are provided for the purpose of being most useful and readily explaining.

Accordingly, it is not intended to provide a more detailed structure than is necessary for a basic understanding of the present invention, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in various forms.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The multimedia devices herein may include mobile phones, smart phones, tablet computers, and navigation devices including touch screens. The multimedia device includes a wireless communication unit connected to the Internet through a mobile communication network and capable of transmitting and receiving digital data such as contents, a user input unit including a keypad, a key button, a touch pad and the like for receiving input for controlling the operation of the multimedia device, A display unit for displaying information processed in the multimedia device, and a control unit for processing data of the multimedia device and performing and controlling the overall operation.

The touch screen of the present disclosure may be used as an input device for displaying information and touching or drawing by a finger while a display unit and a touch sensor for sensing a touch operation have a mutual layer structure. The control unit may perform a pattern process to recognize a touch operation generated by a finger or the like on the touch screen as a character or an image, respectively.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in software, hardware, and combinations thereof. In hardware, it may be implemented as an electrical unit such as a microcontroller or a microprocessor, and the code may be implemented in a software application using a software language appropriate for the software, and the code may be stored in the storage unit and executed by the control unit .

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia device for inputting an execution command through a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a method of inputting an execution command by a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart.

1, a multimedia device 1000 for inputting an execution command through a pointer includes a touch screen 100 for sensing a touch input according to movement of a user's finger, an execution command for a gesture input on the layer, When a touch is input to the storage unit 300 and a pointer displayed on a part of the touch screen, a layer for receiving a gesture according to the movement of the pointer is displayed on the touch screen, And a control unit 200 for generating an execution command.

The controller 200 can display a pointer (see 211 in FIG. 3) that can be touched by the user at all times regardless of the screen displayed according to the function currently being executed in the multimedia device in the upper area of the touch screen 100 . When the user touches the pointer (short or long touch), the pointer detection unit 210 of the control unit 200 detects a pointer input signal from the touch screen 100 (S21 in FIG. 2) The checked layer generation unit 220 can generate and display a layer for receiving a gesture on the screen currently displayed on the touch screen (S22 in FIG. 2).

The gesture determination unit 230 may detect a gesture (pattern) through the drawing from the layer area displayed on the touch screen 100 and recognize the gesture (pattern) as an image form (S23 in FIG. 2). Then, the gesture determination unit 230 determines a specific function corresponding to the input gesture and the input gesture in comparison with the input gesture and the gesture for performing each specific function set in advance in the storage unit 300 (S24 in FIG. 2) .

Thereafter, the execution command generating unit 240 generates an execution command (code) for executing the specific function and controls the corresponding specific function to operate in the multimedia device (S24 and S25 in FIG. 2).

Hereinafter, embodiments in which a specific function desired by a user is performed using a pointer displayed on a touch screen will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

3 and 4 are screen image views displayed on a touch screen to explain a process of performing a specific function using a pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, a user performs a specific function of dialing a desired user on a layer without affecting the Internet web screen currently displayed on the touch screen in a multimedia device (mobile communication terminal) having a touch screen It can be easily executed through input gesture.

3 (a), an Internet web screen 50 is executed on the touch screen 100 of the multimedia device 1000, and a part of the area (upper right corner area) on the touch screen 100 The pointer 211 is displayed. When a user looking at the Internet web screen 50 wants to make a call, the user touches the pointer 211 using the finger 10.

Next, referring to FIG. 3 (b), when the pointer 211 detects that the user inputs a touch (long touch) for a predetermined time, the controller directly inputs a gesture on the touch screen 10 And generates and displays the layer 221 for receiving the data. The control unit 200 displays the layer 221 on the touch screen 100 and then displays an execution icon, a text link or an image link of the Internet web screen running under the layer 221 on the layer 221 (Drawing) of the moving user. That is, the control unit 200 displays the layer 221 on the Internet web screen 50 currently displayed on the touch screen, and the touches input by the drawing operation can be controlled only by a touch input for receiving the gesture have.

Referring to FIG. 3C, the controller 200 can determine the start and end of the gesture input according to the extent of the finger staying on the area of the layer 221 displayed on the touch screen 100. When the user touches the pointer 211 and dragged the pointer 211 onto the generated layer 221 area and then enters the long touch 211a staying for a predetermined time, the controller 200 controls the gesture 231, It is determined that the input is started. If the long touch 211b is input again after the gesture 231 is inputted through the drawing or the input is not detected to the pointer for a predetermined time when the finger is on the touch screen and the gesture It is determined that the input of the layer 221 is finished and the layer 221 disappears on the touch screen 100. [

The control unit 200 compares the input gesture 231 with a gesture corresponding to a specific function (dialing in this case) set in advance in the storage unit and determines whether or not the gesture matches the input gesture. Then, An execution screen (60 in Fig. 3 (d)) can be displayed.

Accordingly, after the user touches the pointer, the control unit determines the start and end of the gesture according to a series of consecutive operations (made at one time) according to the retention and movement of the pointer, so that the user can touch the pointer A command that can execute a specific function can be entered simply by the post-drawing.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a user can easily execute a specific function of page turning by using a pointer on a north running screen 401 operated in a multimedia device having a touch screen through a gesture input on a layer.

When the user touches the pointer 211 displayed on the touch screen 100 (see FIG. 4A), the controller can display the layer 402 for receiving the gesture on the touch screen. In this case, when the pointer enters the layer area by the finger operation, the controller 200 determines that the gesture is started, and displays the gesture input area 403 in addition to the predetermined center area of the layer area 4 (b)).

The controller 200 determines that the pointer 221 drawn on the gesture input area 403 is the start of the gesture 404. If the finger is not detected on the pointer for a predetermined time on the touch screen, It is determined that the input of the layer 404 is finished and the layer 402 disappears on the touch screen 100 (refer to (c) of FIG. 4).

The control unit 200 compares the input gesture 404 with a gesture corresponding to a specific function (in this case, page return) set in the storage unit and determines whether or not the gesture matches the input gesture. Then, (See Fig. 4 (d)) can be displayed.

Accordingly, when the user executes the book in the multimedia device and moves to a specific page desired by the user, the user can easily move to a desired specific page through a single gesture input through a pointer.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a gesture input through a pointer on a layer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5, in the state where the book reader is running in the multimedia device, the user touches the pointer and then draws on the layer to move the page forward (a), page forward (b), and move to the right end (g), end (h), and so on, by moving the cursor to the left end (c), moving to the left end (d) The inconvenience can be solved.

It is natural that the example of the gesture can be set in advance as a gesture for executing a specific function as well as an example of the gesture, as well as various input patterns to be inputted and distinguished on the layer.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

10: finger 50: Internet web screen
60: Dialing screen 100: Touch screen
200: control unit 210: pointer detection unit
211: pointer 220: layer generating unit
221: Layer 230: Gesture judging unit
231: Gesture 240: Execution command generation unit
300: Storage unit 401:
402: Layer 403: Gesture input area
404: Gesture 1000: Multimedia device

Claims (3)

A touch screen 100 for sensing touch input according to movement of a user's finger,
A storage unit 300 in which an execution command according to a gesture input on the layer is stored,
A control unit for displaying a layer for receiving a gesture corresponding to a movement of the pointer on a touch screen and for determining an input gesture and generating an execution command when detecting that a touch is input to a pointer displayed on a part of the touch screen, 200) according to the present invention.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit determines start and end of a gesture input according to a degree of staying of a finger moving on the layer region.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit judges that the gesture is started when the pointer enters the layer area by the finger operation, and displays the gesture input area (403) in addition to the predetermined center area of the layer area A multimedia device using an execution command input method.

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