TWI383314B - Input method for touch panel and related touch panel and electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Input method for a touch screen and related touch screen and touch type electronic Device

The present invention relates to an input method for a touch screen and related touch screen and touch type electronic device, and more particularly to an input method for increasing input efficiency and convenience in use, and related touch screens and Touch electronic device.

In many electronic devices, such as the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), touch screens are often used as the main input device. Users only need to select the menu items on the touch screen through the stylus or finger. , you can enter text or execute programs, application software, and more. However, the touch screen has certain limitations and disadvantages. For example, although the user can use the stylus to achieve accurate selection, in many occasions, the user often does not have a stylus to use, or In a hurry, the user usually directly clicks on the menu item on the touch screen. In this case, because the contact area of the finger is large, the user cannot perform precise selection, especially when the menu items are closely arranged on the touch screen, and the inaccurate selection may cause erroneous control.

One of the ways to solve the above problem is to increase the size of the touch screen so that the user's finger can select the menu item on the screen more accurately. However, increase The size of the touch screen is not conducive to portability. Another common method is to increase the size of the menu items in the touch screen, but this will limit the number of items displayed on the touch screen, or the arrangement of the menu items on the touch screen will be messy.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide an input method for a touch screen and related touch screen and touch type electronic device.

The invention discloses a method for inputting a touch screen, comprising displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; wherein a plurality of adjacent menu items are selected in the plurality of menu items Enclosing the plurality of adjacent menu items; receiving a direction indication signal corresponding to a direction from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items And outputting a control signal corresponding to the first menu item according to the direction indication signal.

The present invention further discloses a touch screen for a touch-sensitive electronic device, comprising a first display area for displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; and a second display area for When a plurality of adjacent menu items are selected from the plurality of menu items, the plurality of adjacent menu items are enlarged, and a sensing unit is configured to receive a direction indication signal, where the direction indication signal corresponds to In one direction, the direction is from a first position toward the plurality of adjacent menus a first menu item in the object; and an output unit configured to output a control signal corresponding to the first menu item according to the direction indication signal.

The present invention further discloses a touch-sensitive electronic device including a housing, an arithmetic unit disposed in the housing for performing the function of the portable electronic device, and a touch screen disposed on the housing And being coupled to the computing unit for controlling the computing unit, the touch screen includes a first display area for displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; and a second display area And a plurality of adjacent menu items in the plurality of menu items are selected to be enlarged to display the plurality of adjacent menu items; and a sensing unit is configured to receive a direction indication signal, the direction indication signal Corresponding to a direction, the direction is from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items; and an output unit is configured to output the first menu item according to the direction indication signal The control signal is given to the arithmetic unit.

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a touch-type electronic device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The touch-sensitive electronic device 10 can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, or the like, and includes a housing 100 and a touch screen 102. The touch screen 102 is disposed on the housing 100 for sensing a user's control signal through a sensing unit (not shown in FIG. 1) and outputting through an output unit (not shown in FIG. 1). The control signal is sent to an operation unit (not shown in FIG. 1) in the touch-type electronic device 10 to control the operation. The operation of the unit. In the touch-sensitive electronic device 10, the touch screen 102 is divided into a first display area 104 and a second display area 106. The first display area 104 is used to display a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal, which preferably forms a keyboard. The second display area 106 is used to enlarge the adjacent menu items when the adjacent menu items in the first display area 104 are clicked.

For the operation mode of the touch-sensitive electronic device 10, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of an input flow 20 for the touch screen 102 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The input process 20 includes the following steps: Step 200: Start.

Step 202: Display a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal.

Step 204: When a plurality of adjacent menu items are selected in the plurality of menu items, the plurality of adjacent menu items are enlarged.

Step 206: Receive a direction indication signal corresponding to a direction, wherein the direction is from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items.

Step 208: Output, according to the direction indication signal, a control signal corresponding to the first menu item.

Step 210: End.

According to the input process 20, first, the touch screen 102 displays a plurality of menu items through the first display area 104. When the plurality of menu items have a plurality of adjacent menus When the object is selected, the second display area 106 can preferably display the plurality of adjacent menu items in a magnified manner through a pop-up window. Next, the user can slide on the touch screen 102 from the first position (preferably the center of the plurality of adjacent menu items) toward the menu item to be clicked according to the menu item to be clicked, thereby When the direction indication signal is output, the touch screen 102 can determine the menu item that the user wants to select, and output the corresponding control signal.

In short, when the user wants to select a specific menu item with a finger or other object with a large contact area, if the user does not accurately select the item item and selects the adjacent item item at the same time, The invention can enlarge and display the selected item by clicking the pop-up window. Then, the user can slide on the touch screen 102 to specify the menu item to be selected. In other words, when the user does not accurately select the menu item, the present invention can display the menu item that is simultaneously selected, and the user can indicate the desired item selected by the slip mode. In this way, the user does not need to re-select the menu item, thereby increasing the input efficiency and improving the convenience in use.

The menu item displayed in the first display area 104 corresponds to a keyboard as an example. First, please refer to Figure 3. In FIG. 3, when the user simultaneously selects "W" and "E" in the keyboard displayed on the first display area 104, the second display area 106 displays "W" and "E" in an enlarged manner. Next, if the user slides on the left side of the third screen on the touch screen 102, the present invention can determine that the user wants to click "W" to display or output "W"; conversely, if the user Touch screen 102 on the right By sliding, the present invention can determine whether the user wants to click "E" and display or output "E". Therefore, with the present invention, when the user clicks "W" or "E" at the same time, the user only needs to slide to the left or right on the touch screen 102, and then click "W" or "E". Instead of re-clicking "W" or "E".

The third figure illustrates the operation of the touch screen 102 when two adjacent menu items in the horizontal direction are simultaneously selected. For the operation mode when two adjacent menu items in the vertical direction are simultaneously selected, please refer to Figure 4. In FIG. 4, when the user simultaneously clicks "D" and "X" in the keyboard displayed on the first display area 104, the second display area 106 displays "D" and "X" in an enlarged manner. Next, if the user slides on the touch screen 102 toward the top of FIG. 4, the present invention can determine that the user wants to click "D" to display or output "D"; conversely, if the user touches When the control screen 102 slides downward, the present invention can determine whether the user wants to click "X" and display or output "X". Therefore, according to the present invention, when the user clicks "D" or "X" at the same time, the user only needs to slide up or down on the touch screen 102 to click "D" or "X". There is no need to re-select "D" or "X".

For the same reason, please refer to Figure 5 to Figure 7 for the operation mode when three adjacent menu items are selected at the same time. In FIG. 5, the user simultaneously selects "D", "F", and "C" in the keyboard displayed on the first display area 104, and the user can face the left side of the fifth picture on the touch screen 102. Slide the square, right or bottom and click on "D", "F" or "C". In FIG. 6 , the user simultaneously selects “D”, “F” and “X” in the keyboard displayed by the first display area 104, and the user can touch the screen 102. Slide up to the left, right or bottom of Figure 6, and click on "D", "F" or "X". In addition, in FIG. 7 , the user simultaneously selects “E”, “S”, and “D” in the keyboard displayed on the first display area 104, and the user can face the touch screen 102 on the touch screen 102. Swipe above, bottom left or bottom right and click on "E", "S" or "D".

And so on, for the operation mode when four adjacent menu items are selected at the same time, please refer to Figure 8. In the figure 8, the user selects "D", "F", "X" and "C" in the keyboard displayed on the first display area 104, and the user can face the touch screen 102. Slide the top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right of the figure and click on "D", "F", "X" or "C".

In summary, when the user does not accurately select the item, the present invention can display the item selected at the same time, and the user can indicate the desired item by sliding. In this way, the user does not need to re-select the menu item, thereby increasing the input efficiency and improving the convenience in use.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Touch electronic device

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200, 202, 204, 206, 208, 210‧ ‧ steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a touch type electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an input process for one touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 8 are schematic diagrams showing the operation of the touch control electronic device of FIG. 1 .

10‧‧‧Touch electronic device

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Claims (18)

An input method for a touch screen, comprising: displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; and when a plurality of adjacent menu items are selected in the plurality of menu items, zooming in Displaying the plurality of adjacent menu items; receiving a direction indication signal corresponding to a direction from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items; And outputting, according to the direction indication signal, a control signal corresponding to the first menu item. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of adjacent menu items in the plurality of menu items are enlarged to display the plurality of adjacent menu items, and the display is displayed in a pop-up manner. An adjacent menu item. The method of claim 1, wherein the direction indication signal is generated by an object moving in the direction on the touch screen. The method of claim 3, wherein the system is one finger. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location is a center of the plurality of adjacent menu items. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of menu items form a keyboard. A touch screen for a touch-sensitive electronic device includes: a first display area for displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; and a second display area for When a plurality of adjacent menu items in the plurality of menu items are selected, the plurality of adjacent menu items are enlarged; and a sensing unit is configured to receive a direction indication signal, wherein the direction indication signal corresponds to a direction The direction is from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items; and an output unit is configured to output a control signal corresponding to the first menu item according to the direction indication signal. The touch screen of claim 7, wherein the second display area is displayed in a pop-up display manner to enlarge the plurality of adjacent menu items. The touch screen of claim 7, wherein the direction indication signal is generated by an object moving in the direction on the touch screen. The touch screen of claim 9, wherein the object system has one finger. The touch screen of claim 7, wherein the first location is a center of the plurality of adjacent menu items. The touch screen of claim 7, wherein the plurality of menu items form a keyboard. A touch-sensitive electronic device includes: a housing; an arithmetic unit disposed in the housing for performing the function of the touch-enabled electronic device; and a touch screen disposed on the housing The touch screen is coupled to the computing unit for controlling the computing unit. The touch screen includes: a first display area for displaying a plurality of menu items, each menu item corresponding to a control signal; and a second display area And a plurality of adjacent menu items in the plurality of menu items are selected to be enlarged to display the plurality of adjacent menu items; and a sensing unit is configured to receive a direction indication signal, the direction indication signal Corresponding to a direction, the direction is from a first position toward a first menu item of the plurality of adjacent menu items; and an output unit is configured to output the first menu item according to the direction indication signal The control signal is given to the arithmetic unit. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 13, wherein the second display area is displayed in a pop-up display manner to enlarge the plurality of adjacent menu items. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 13, wherein the direction indication signal is generated by an object moving in the direction on the touch screen. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 15, wherein the object system has one finger. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 13, wherein the first location is a center of the plurality of adjacent menu items. The touch-sensitive electronic device of claim 13, wherein the plurality of menu items form a keyboard.