CN101308425A - Double module touch control input method and apparatus - Google Patents

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CN101308425A
CN101308425A CNA2007101069697A CN200710106969A CN101308425A CN 101308425 A CN101308425 A CN 101308425A CN A2007101069697 A CNA2007101069697 A CN A2007101069697A CN 200710106969 A CN200710106969 A CN 200710106969A CN 101308425 A CN101308425 A CN 101308425A
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张景嵩
杨喜文
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The invention discloses a dual-mode touch-control input device, which is arranged in an electronic device and can be switched at any time for one-dimensional or two-dimensional input. The dual-mode touch-control input device comprises a touch-control panel, a flexible circuit board and a control chip. The flexible circuit board is used to sense the touch position of the user and transmit signals to the control chip; the control chip judges whether the dual-mode touch-control input device is in a one-dimensional input mode or a two-dimensional input mode, generates a cursor signal corresponding to the touch position of the user on the screen of the electronic device, and controls the cursor displacement.

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Double module touch control input method and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of touch-control input device, particularly a kind of can be by switching to reach the double module touch control input method and the device of one dimension and two dimension input.
Background technology
The utilization of mouse, directivity/input medias such as undirected formula touch-control input device, be common in that (Personal Digital Assistant is PDA) or on the index input device of other electronic equipments (Index Input Device) as: computer (Computer), personal digital assistant.
In known technology, as shown in Figure 1, be the synoptic diagram of mouse.Mouse 1 comprises left button 10, right button 12 and roller 14, and the drive of user's hand at two-dimensional directional then passed through in moving of mouse 1, thus the position of control vernier in display screen.Wherein, mouse 1 can be according to user's setting, make click left button 10 twice for the decision function, click and represent selection function, but click right 12 function choosing-item of display data once, 14 on roller is used to the scrolling display window, and vernier need not be resetted.
Though mouse 1 is the instrument of the moving cursor that can facilitate, but need enough spaces so that its work space to be provided during because of use, also occupy certain space when it is taken in again, so be not suitable for part desktop computer (being conditional space, place) and most portable computer.
Touch-control input device can be divided into three types of resistance-type, electromagnetic type and inductance types, mainly comprise contact panel (plastic film) and flexible circuit board (FPCB), when the user touches when control with finger, utilize the variation of magnitude of voltage to distinguish the position that institute's desire is pointed to the processor that electronic installation is provided and be shown in the screen.
Please refer to and Figure 2 shows that the known technology electronic installation has the synoptic diagram of directivity touch-control input device.Wherein, directivity touch-control input device 22, as: contact rotating disk 22 (touch wheel), the user is provided the mobile control of one dimension direction in electronic installation 2 screen-pictures 20, make screen-picture 20 can touch the direction of contact rotating disk 22 by the user, with decision screen-picture 20 scrolling up or down, or the selection up and down of option in the screen menu.
And scalar property's touch-control input device, as: contact panel (touch pad), the mobile control that then provides the user to point to vernier in two-dimensional directional is when the user controls contact panel with finger, electronic installation will be distinguished the place, position that user institute desire is pointed to, and the sensing vernier is moved thereupon.
Though touch-control input device is less because of required area in application, need not prepare additional space and take in, in using, portable electron device occupies greater advantage, and it in use still has part inconvenience.Because the directivity touch-control input device can only with the moving screen page of upper and lower volume, promptly can only carry out the control of one dimension direction by distinguishing the moving direction of user on contact panel at present; Though and scalar property's touch-control input device is to control with two-dimensional directional, but when the control page moves, often face because of the control information square of the spool page less, be not easy the vernier accurate in locating on the information square, usually need expend the more time and repeatedly move vernier is moved back into correct position, contact panel is a planar structure again, the user is when using finger contact plane structure, the finger allodynia that lacks pressing keys, therefore, usually cause the user under automatic situation, contact panel is repeatedly pushed, pushed for a long time or pushing too short action takes place, the inconvenience that causes operating mistake and use.
At the problems referred to above, the invention provides a kind of double module touch control input method and device, be difficult for having the shortcoming of the page rolling of splendid control when using contact panel, the advantage that cooperates the contact rotating disk, change by program is to carry out the switching of contact rotating disk (touch wheel) and contact panel (touch pad), make it have the bimodulus input pattern, to increase user's convenience.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is in that a kind of double module touch control input media is provided, and by the change of program design, the use pattern of conversion touch-control input device can be by switching to reach the double module touch control of one dimension and two dimension input.
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is in that a kind of double module touch control input method is provided, and by program design, can make touch-control input device at one dimension and two-dimentional input pattern down conversion by switching, to increase user's convenience.
A kind of double module touch control input media of the present invention is arranged in the electronic installation, can switch at any time to carry out one dimension or two dimension input.The double module touch control input media comprises: contact panel is the contact interface of double module touch control input media with the user; Flexible circuit board has a plurality of sensing elements, is positioned at the contact panel below, in order to sensing user touch position; And control chip, receive the sensing signal that flexible circuit board transmitted, judge that the double module touch control input media is in one dimension input pattern or two-dimentional input pattern, and on the screen of electronic installation, produce the vernier signal and the displacement of control vernier of corresponding user's touch position.
A kind of switching using method of double module touch control input media, method comprises: the flexible circuit board monitoring is also transmitted sensing signal to control chip; Control chip receives sensing signal and enables the double module touch control input media with two-dimentional input pattern; Control chip receives switching command, and the double module touch control input media is switched to the one dimension input pattern; The direction signal that monitoring is imported, if positive phase signals, then the screen-picture of electronic installation is for scrolling up; And if inversion signal, then the screen-picture of electronic installation is downward scrolling.
Understand and approval for having for the present invention further, now conjunction with figs. elaborate as after.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of mouse;
Fig. 2 has the synoptic diagram of directivity touch-control input device for the known technology electronic installation;
Fig. 3 is the switch mode process flow diagram of embodiment of the invention double module touch control input media; And
Fig. 4 overlooks synoptic diagram with side-looking for embodiment of the invention double module touch control input media front.
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1 mouse, 2 electronic installations
4 double module touch control input medias, 10 left buttons
12 right buttons, 14 rollers
20 screen-pictures, 22 contact rotating disks
40 contact panels, 42 flexible circuit boards
More than 440 metallic gasket of more than 422 hole
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Double module touch control input media of the present invention can use various contact panels (touch pad), be provided with in the electronic installation, by changing the design of touch control procedure, make any contact panel all can become the contact panel of double module touch control input, can use the function of one dimension input pattern and two-dimentional input pattern, the convenience that increase to use below will be enumerated a plurality of embodiment with as an illustration.
Embodiments of the invention double module touch control input media comprises: contact panel is the contact interface of double module touch control input media with the user; Flexible circuit board has a plurality of sensing elements, is positioned at the contact panel below, in order to sensing user touch position, and sends sensing signal; Function key can be clicked the contact panel pre-determined number reaching the shake-up function key by initial setting, or press-key structure additionally is set, or the arbitrary button in the keyboard by initial setting with usefulness as function key; And control chip, receive the sensing signal that flexible circuit board transmitted, judge that the double module touch control input media is in one dimension input pattern or two-dimentional input pattern, and on the screen of electronic installation, produce the vernier signal and the displacement of control vernier of corresponding user's touch position.
Please refer to Fig. 3, be the switch mode process flow diagram of embodiment of the invention double module touch control input media.Step S30 is preset as two-dimentional input pattern with double module touch control input media original state in the present embodiment, promptly when user's desire is imported and controlled electronic installation, is to be mode of operation with two-dimentional input pattern.Step S32, when the user utilizes two-dimentional input pattern electronic installation is imported and controlled, may run in the time of to read webpage or file, this moment is if utilize two-dimensional directional to control, when the control page moves, often face because of the control information square of the spool page lessly, be not easy the vernier accurate in locating on the information square.
Therefore utilize the setting of switch mode of the present invention, carry out step S34, the user touches function key switching the input pattern of bimodulus touch-control input device, and the two-dimentional input pattern of initial setting is converted to the one dimension input pattern, makes it have the function of contact rotating disk (touch wheel).Step S36, user utilize the one dimension input pattern that the electronic installation screen-picture is done scrolling up or down, and promptly the user can utilize the initial setting to the one dimension input, defines the represented scrolling direction of touch-control direction.
For example, the double module touch control input media is when initial setting one dimension input pattern, if control chip receives positive phase signals, then control chip will be given an order the screen-picture of electronic installation is scrolled up; If receive inversion signal, the control chip downward scrolling of screen-picture that will give an order and make electronic installation then.Wherein, described positive phase signals may be defined as the user with counter clockwise direction touch-control contact panel, and then inversion signal is defined as user's touch-control contact panel in a clockwise direction; Or described positive phase signals may be defined as user's sliding touch contact panel that makes progress, and then inversion signal is defined as the downward sliding touch contact panel of user.Below only lifting two typical examples as explanation, is not in order to limiting scope of the present invention, certainly its just/inversion signal is defined by the user, so its steer direction that sets conveniently is a principle with the user.
Please refer to Fig. 4, for overlooking synoptic diagram with side-looking in embodiment of the invention double module touch control input media front.Double module touch control input media 4 is applied in the electronic installation, as: mobile phone, personal digital assistant, notebook computer input media and other portable electron devices etc.; Touch control panel device 4 comprises touch module and a plurality of metallic gasket 440.Wherein, touch module can be the kenel of general condenser type, electromagnetic type or resistance-type, because it can be implemented for the person of ordinary skill in the field, is therefore no longer given unnecessary details explanation.
Touch module has contact panel 40 and flexible circuit board 42.Wherein, contact panel 40 is the double module touch control input media and user's the interface that contacts, and utilizes a kind of thermoplasticity, light-permeable or semi-transparent plastic cement material to make, as: Polyurethane glue film (TPU, ThermoplasticPolyurethane Pellet); Flexible circuit board 42 is positioned at contact panel 40 belows, has a plurality of holes 422 and a plurality of sensing elements.A plurality of holes 422 are rectangular to be arranged, and holes and get in the gap in flexible circuit board 42 between any sensing element and the sensing element.
A plurality of metallic gaskets 440 are arranged at the bottom surface below ad-hoc location of flexible circuit board 42, and correspondence is placed on a plurality of sensing elements below, and wherein, each metallic gasket 440 is promptly represented the position of a special function keys.Wherein, a plurality of metallic gaskets 440 can directly be arranged at flexible circuit board 42 lower surfaces with it according to circuit design, or the one section space that is separated by is arranged at flexible circuit board 42 belows, the order that reaches the sense of touch when pushing well and make flexible circuit board 42 transmit this function key of being pushed is with this function of smooth execution.
In the present embodiment, the user not only can utilize above-mentioned principle to carry out the switching of bimodulus input, more because its double module touch control input media 4 has a plurality of metallic gaskets 440, also can make the user that the sense of touch of pushing is arranged, and when the user pushes some metallic gaskets 440 (function key), because of having a plurality of holes 422 on the flexible circuit board 42, so can avoid the excessive deformation of flexible circuit board 42 and contact panel 40 and then the false sense of the sensing element around the influence institute contact panel of pushing 40 to answer.Wherein, a plurality of holes 422 are arranged at the gap between sensing element and the sensing element, so can avoid destroying the function of a plurality of sensing elements, promptly can not cause the user that the bad situation of sensing is arranged in one dimension or two-dimentional input pattern, in the time of can preventing that the user from pushing touch module again, the excessive deformation of touch module.
Among the present invention, the double module touch control input media can be reached by the contact panel or the touch module of arbitrary specification, it is the improvement and the initial program setting of program design, make it when sensing element transmits signal to control chip, control chip is complied with residing input pattern, the meaning that discernible signal is represented, as: in a dimensional pattern, control chip just distinguishing/inversion signal, more than/following scrolling screen-picture; In two-dimensional model, then distinguish the direction that the user moves on the plane, make in the screen-picture that vernier is corresponding to be moved, and the user utilizes function key can switch one dimension and two-dimentional input pattern rapidly, increase the convenience of use.
Though the present invention illustrates as above with preferred embodiment, so it is not only to terminate in the foregoing description in order to limit spirit of the present invention and entity of the present invention.Therefore, any person of ordinary skill in the field, the modification of being done in without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention all should be included in the claim.

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1. a double module touch control input media is arranged in the electronic installation, has the function of one dimension input pattern and two-dimentional input pattern, comprising:
Contact panel is for providing the contact interface of this double module touch control input media with the user;
Flexible circuit board has a plurality of sensing elements, is positioned at this contact panel below, in order to sensing user touch position, and sends sensing signal; And
Control chip, for receiving this sensing signal that this flexible circuit board transmits, judge that this double module touch control input media is in one dimension input pattern or two-dimentional input pattern, and on the screen of this electronic installation, produce the vernier signal and the displacement of control vernier of corresponding user's touch position.
2. double module touch control input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising function key, and this function key switches between one dimension input pattern and the two-dimentional input pattern this control chip in order to transmit switching signal to this control chip.
3. double module touch control input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that this function key is the arbitrary button in the input keyboard of this electronic installation.
4. double module touch control input media according to claim 2 is characterized in that touching this function key by clicking this contact panel pre-determined number.
5. the changing method of a double module touch control input media, this double module touch control input media comprises contact panel, flexible circuit board and control chip, is arranged in the electronic installation, wherein, this control chip distinguishes and carries out one dimension input pattern and two-dimentional input pattern that this method comprises:
This flexible circuit board monitoring is also transmitted sensing signal to this control chip;
This control chip receives this sensing signal and enables this double module touch control input media with two-dimentional input pattern;
This control chip receives switching command, and this double module touch control input media is switched to the one dimension input pattern;
The direction signal that monitoring is imported, if positive phase signals, then the screen-picture of this electronic installation is for scrolling up; And
If inversion signal, then the screen-picture of this electronic installation is downward scrolling.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that also comprising that this control chip after receiving this switching command again, switches back two-dimentional input pattern with this double module touch control input media.
7. method according to claim 5 it is characterized in that described this positive signal definition is user's this contact panel of touch-control in a clockwise direction, and this inversion signal is defined as the user with this contact panel of counter clockwise direction touch-control.
8. method according to claim 5, it is characterized in that described this positive signal definition for the user with this contact panel of counter clockwise direction touch-control, and this inversion signal is defined as user's this contact panel of touch-control in a clockwise direction.
9. method according to claim 5, it is characterized in that described this positive signal definition for the user with this contact panel of sliding touch upwards, and this inversion signal is defined as the user with this contact panel of downward sliding touch.
10. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that by clicking this contact panel pre-determined number to export this switching command.
11. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that this double module touch control input media also comprises function key, described this switching command is by touching this function key to send.
12. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that touching this function key by clicking this contact panel pre-determined number.
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