TWI475434B - Method for combining a plurality of touch-sensitive display and combined type display - Google Patents

Description

Method for combining multiple touch screens and combined screen

The present invention relates to a method of combining a plurality of screens and a combined screen, and more particularly to a method of combining a plurality of touch screens and a combined screen.

Touch is the most important way of human perception, the most natural way for people to interact with machines. With the craze of multi-touch display screens brought by smart phones, it has gradually spread to general notebook computers and desktop computers, and then designed a tablet and AIO with multi-touch display screen. (ALL IN ONE) Touch computer, with its simple and intuitive operation interface, allows the operator to easily zoom out, zoom in, rotate, program click and execute or multimedia directly through the screen of the display screen. Play the file and other operations.

However, electronic products with touch screens may not be able to make the screen very large due to certain factors, but users always want the screen to be as large as possible. In addition, some users may have multiple screens on the work table to make the work work on different screens, and it is more convenient to use and operate. However, at present, the combination of multiple screens requires the user to manually set the relative positions of the screens. For example, the first picture shows the screenshots of the multi-screen settings. As shown in the figure, the user must set the respective screens in the system. The order and number of positions (screen "1", screen "2" and screen "3" in Figure 1).

But if you can use the touch method, let the system know the relative position of each screen. By properly displaying the content that should be displayed on each screen, the combination of the screen and the screen can make the combined screen size larger, or use the multi-screen feature to extend more usage and functions. It can further improve the intimacy of setting the multi-touch screen, and also allows users to do more applications.

The invention provides a method and a combined screen for combining a plurality of touch screens.

The present invention provides a method for combining a plurality of touch screens, comprising: arranging the plurality of touch screens to form a combined screen; sequentially touching the plurality of touch screens according to a gesture command; Controlling the screen to receive the plurality of touch information; determining the relative position information of the touch screens and the relative time information of the touched screens; and determining the touch screens in the combination by the relative position information The location of the screen.

The present invention provides a combined screen, comprising: a plurality of touch screens for the user to arrange the combined screen, and for receiving the user to sequentially touch the plurality of touch screens according to a gesture command. And a plurality of touch screens coupled to the touch screens, comprising: a position control module for receiving and determining the relative position information of the touch screens by using the touch information; The control module receives and determines the relative time information of the touch screens by using the touch information; a main judgment system is coupled to the position control module and the time control module, by the relative The location information determines the location of the touch screens on the combined screen.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;

Figure 2 is a diagram showing a system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a combined screen 200 composed of a plurality of touch screens (screen 201, screen 202, screen 203, and screen 204) and a judging module 210. The judging module 210 further includes a position control module 211, a time control module 212, and a main judging system 213. In one embodiment, the determining module 210 can be disposed in an electronic device, such as a smart phone or a tablet computer, with one of the plurality of touch screens 201-204. In another embodiment, the determination module 210 can also be on another system, for example, a combination of multiple touch screens on a computer application. It should be noted that the limitation of the number and shape of the plurality of touch screens described above is not limited to the contents of the illustration and the description of the present invention. In addition, the user can perform different arrangement according to the number of touch screens to achieve different display modes. Figures 3a-3d show a schematic diagram of a screen arrangement in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3a-3d, Figure 3a shows the two touch screens arranged horizontally, Figure 3b shows the two touch screens vertically, and Figure 3c shows the four touch screens. In a rectangular arrangement, the 3d picture shows that the four touch screens are arranged irregularly.

4 is a flow chart showing a method of combining a plurality of touch screens according to an embodiment of the present invention, and referring to FIG. First, in step S401, the user first arranges the plurality of touch screens 201-204 into a combined screen. 200, each touch screen 201~204 establishes a connection with each other in a transmission manner. In another embodiment, the transmission mode may be connected by wired or wireless transmission, for example, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wifi, Wifi Direct, Zigbee, etc. are connected to each other. After the transmission mode connection is completed, in step S402, the user activates the combination screen 200 and inputs a gesture command to the combination screen 200, wherein the gesture command slides or touches the respective touch screens 201-204 in an order. Then, in step S403, each of the touch screens 201-204 receives the respective touch information, and transmits the respective touch information to the position control module 211 and the time control module 212 in the determination module 210. In another embodiment, after the touch screens 201-204 receive the respective touch information, each of the touch screens 201-204 can transmit the received touch information to the position control module 211 instantly or simultaneously. And a time control module 212. After the position control module 211 receives the touch information of each touch screen, in step S404, the position control module 211 can determine the touch screen by using the coordinate axis information touched by the user in the touch information. Relative location information. After the time control module 212 receives the touch information of each touch screen, in step S405, the time control module 212 can determine the touch time by the relative time of the touch screen in which the user touches each screen. The relative time information of the sequence. Next, in step S406, the position control module 211 and the time control module 212 respectively transmit the two kinds of information to the main judgment system 213. Finally, in step S407, the main judgment system 213 determines the exact relative position of each touch screen in the combined screen by using the relative position information, so that each touch screen can display the desired display content. In another embodiment, the main judgment system 213 can determine, according to the relative time information, which touch screen the user wants to select. The main touch screen, for example, causes the user to touch the first touch screen as a main touch screen, and the remaining touch screens are all secondary screens.

5a-5d show a schematic diagram of a user sliding a touch screen by inputting a gesture command according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown in Figures 5a-5d, Figure 5a shows the user sliding the screen with a horizontal gesture command, Figure 5b shows the user sliding the screen with a vertical gesture command, and Figure 5c shows the user with a The clockwise gesture command slides to touch the screen, and the 5th image shows the user sliding the touch screen with a counterclockwise gesture.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing a position control module according to an embodiment of the present invention using coordinate coordinates to obtain relative position information. As shown in FIG. 6, the user arranges the touch screens 601 and 602 horizontally into a combined screen, and the touch screens 601 and 602 respectively have respective coordinate axis information. Then, the user activates the combined screen and slides from the touch screen 601 to the touch screen 602 from left to right by gesture commands or other touch methods. The touch screen 601 can obtain the coordinate value (X ₀₀ , Y ₀₀ ) at the touch edge 611, and the touch screen 602 can obtain the coordinate value (X ₀₁ , Y ₀₁ ) at the touch edge 612. The touch screens 601~602 respectively transmit the coordinate axis information to the position control module. The position control module can know the relative positions of the touch screens 601~602. In another embodiment, when there are two or more touch screens, the relative touch time information of the plurality of touch screens and the relative time information of the touch screens can be combined with the plurality of touch screens.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing a combined screen in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method of the present invention can be combined with two small touch screens, for example, a smart phone and the like, so that the user can create a picture-turning action when reading the document data, so that the reading is made. More humane And diversified.

Figures 8a-8c show a schematic diagram of a combined screen in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8a, a touch screen can only present a small picture 801. Through the method of combining the multiple touch screens of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8b, the combined screens combined with several small screens can be used to make the small pictures 801 appear in a large picture. As shown in Fig. 8c, several small screens can also use the irregular arrangement to make the small pictures 801 appear differently, and add fun and use in different applications.

Therefore, the method of combining the multiple touch screens of the present invention and the combined display screen can achieve the touch display combined with the plurality of touch screens, and can display the plurality of touch screens in different arrangement manners to display the desired display. The content allows users to more easily and efficiently set the screen layout and use it in different applications.

While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

200‧‧‧ combined screen

201~204‧‧‧Screen

210‧‧‧Judgement module

211‧‧‧Location Control Module

212‧‧‧Time Control Module

213‧‧‧Master Judgment System

601~602‧‧‧ touch screen

611~612‧‧‧ Touch edge

801‧‧‧ small picture

Figure 1 shows a screenshot of the multi-screen settings.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing a system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 3a-3d show a schematic diagram of a screen arrangement in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing a method of combining a plurality of touch screens in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

5a-5d show a schematic diagram of a user sliding a touch screen by inputting a gesture command according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing a position control module according to an embodiment of the present invention using coordinate coordinates to obtain relative position information.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram showing a combined screen in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 8a-8c show a schematic diagram of a combined screen in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

200‧‧‧ combined screen

201~204‧‧‧Screen

210‧‧‧Judgement module

211‧‧‧Location Control Module

212‧‧‧Time Control Module

213‧‧‧Master Judgment System

Claims (9)

A method for combining a plurality of touch screens, comprising: arranging the plurality of touch screens to form a combined screen; sequentially touching the plurality of touch screens according to a gesture command; receiving the plurality of touch screens by using the touch screens Information; the relative position information of the touch screens and the relative time information of the touched screens are determined by the touch information; and the relative position information is used to determine the position of the touch screens on the combined screen; The relative time information determines one of the touch screens in the combined screen as the main screen. The method of combining a plurality of touch screens as described in claim 1, wherein the touch screens are connected to each other by wire transmission. The method of combining a plurality of touch screens as described in claim 1, wherein the touch screens are connected to each other by wireless transmission methods such as Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wifi, Wifi Direct, and Zigbee. The method of combining a plurality of touch screens according to claim 1, wherein the relative position information is a coordinate axis information obtained by sliding the touch edge of the plurality of screens by the gesture command. A combined screen, comprising: a plurality of touch screens for a user to arrange the combined screen, and for receiving a plurality of touch information that the user sequentially touches the plurality of touch screens according to a gesture command; a determining module coupled to the touch screens, comprising: a position control module, receiving and determining, by the touch information a relative position information of the touch screen; a time control module that receives and determines the relative time information of the touch screens by using the touch information; a main judgment system coupled to the position control module and The time control module determines the position of the touch screen on the combined screen by the relative position information; wherein the relative time information determines one of the touch screens in the combined screen as the main screen . The combined screen of claim 5, wherein the touch screens are connected to each other by wire or wireless transmission. The combined screen of claim 5, wherein the relative position information is a coordinate axis information obtained by sliding the touch edge of the plurality of screens by the gesture command. The combined screen of claim 5, wherein the touch screens transmit the touch information to the time control module and the position control module separately or simultaneously. The combined screen of claim 5, wherein the determining module and one of the touch screens are disposed in a device.