The choosing method of the signal process device of multipoint touch interface, method and user's interface image
Technical field
(man-machine interface, MMI) technology refer to a kind of human-machine interface technology that is applied to multi-point touch (multi-touch) panel especially to the present invention relates to a kind of man-machine interface.
Background technology
The instrument of linking up between man-machine interface person of being to use and electronic system (for example computing machine, embedded system) provides user's input instruction to control electronic system, and shows the achievement after electronic system is carried out this instruction.Mouse is a kind of common input interface; By controlling mouse moving, the user is moving hand arrow on screen correspondingly, but mouse is bulky; Therefore be difficult to directly be integrated into embedded system, develop again and the man-machine interface of contact panel as a new generation.
No matter be early stage singly-bound touch-control (single-touch) panel, or the recent multi-point touch panel of research and development, all be to realize the input of instructing in its design with " clicking (point) " object.With the touch controlled handset is example, shows many function choosing-items on the screen of mobile phone, for example menu, digital keys etc., and the user can click the telephone number that corresponding numerical key input desires to dial in regular turn.Yet each contact panel differs to the sensitivity that receives the touch-control action, when sensitivity is not high; The user must exert oneself very much gives contact panel pressure; Using of a specified duration to finger is a kind of burden, and when if the sensitivity of contact panel is too high, opens the function that desire is not opened again easily because of carelessness; Handling not good, in the quite difficulty of being affectedly bashful of the dynamics that clicks.Therefore, a kind of some selection operation with convention different, can improve the design that the user controls definition and be necessary.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of choosing method of signal process device, method and user's interface image of multipoint touch interface, user's intuition and handling high man-machine interface is provided, to address the above problem.
In order to solve above technical matters, the invention provides following technical scheme:
The invention provides a kind of signal processing method of multipoint touch interface.This method include receive one first touch-control signal, the pairing target of this first touch-control signal of identification, in the presence of this first touch-control signal; Judge whether to receive one second touch-control signal and when in the presence of this first touch-control signal, receiving this second touch-control signal, then choose pairing this target of this first touch-control signal.
The present invention also provides a kind of signal process device of multipoint touch interface.This signal process device includes: a recognition module, and use from a multi-point touch panel and receive one first touch-control signal, and the pairing target of this first touch-control signal of identification; And a processing module, be coupled to this multi-point touch panel and this recognition module, be used for existing when receiving one second touch-control signal in addition down in this first touch-control signal, choose pairing this target of this first touch-control signal.
The present invention provides a kind of method of choosing the user's interface image on the multipoint touch interface at last.This method includes reception one first touch-control signal; The pairing user's interface image of this first touch-control signal of identification in plural user's interface image; Whether judgement receives one second touch-control signal in addition in the presence of this first touch-control signal; And when in the presence of this first touch-control signal, receiving this second touch-control signal in addition, choose pairing this user's interface image of this first touch-control signal.
The choosing method of signal process device, method and user's interface image of the multipoint touch interface that the present invention adopts; Mode of operation through multipoint touch interface; Need not carry out the existing action that clicks during user's interface image on choosing multipoint touch interface; But choose the indicated user's interface image of one first touch-control signal to touch multipoint touch interface, user's intuition and handling high man-machine interface are provided.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the block schematic diagram of an embodiment of multipoint touch interface of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of an embodiment of the signal processing method of multipoint touch interface of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a synoptic diagram of choosing a kind of mode of operation of the application program on the display screen.
Fig. 4 is a synoptic diagram of choosing the another kind of mode of operation of the application program on the display screen.
Fig. 5 is for showing the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of the application program of being indicated with different show states at display screen.
Fig. 6 is for showing the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of the application program of being indicated with different show states at display screen.
Fig. 7 is for showing the synoptic diagram of another embodiment of the application program of being indicated with different show states at display screen.
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100 multi-point touch interfaces, 110 multi-point touch panels
120 recognition module, 130 processing modules
140 display screens, 310,320 fingers
510 rings of light, 600 reference informations
700 window frames
Embodiment
Multipoint touch interface system can pick out multi-point touch panel (or screen) simultaneously and go up a plurality of touch points that exist, and the present invention is the characteristic based on multipoint touch interface, and a kind of manipulating method of electronic device that is different from the conventional point lectotype is provided.Please refer to Fig. 1; It is the synoptic diagram of an embodiment of multipoint touch interface 100 of the present invention; Multipoint touch interface 100 includes a multi-point touch panel 110, a recognition module 120, a processing module 130 and a display screen 140; And multi-point touch interface 100 can be applicable to embedded systems such as mobile phone, individual action assistant, guider, or in the electronic installation such as computing machine.
Please refer to Fig. 2; It is the process flow diagram of an embodiment of the signal processing method of multipoint touch interface of the present invention; After step S201 begins; On display screen 140, show an operation screen (step S202), a plurality of targets that supply the user to select are arranged on this operation screen, for example represent a plurality of user's interface images of different application.Then, whether detecting has from multi-point touch panel 110 is received one first touch-control signal (step S203), if then carry out step S204; If not, then carry out step S208.When the user touches multi-point touch panel 110; Multi-point touch panel 110 produces the first touch-control signal according to received touch point and exports recognition module 120 to; In one embodiment, whether multi-point touch panel 110 is whenever once to have touch point to exist at a distance from spacer segment time detecting, if this touch point continues to exist; 110 of multi-point touch panels continue to produce the first touch-control signal, till this touch point disappears.Then, in step S204, the position (or coordinate) that recognition module 120 comes the identification user on multi-point touch panel 110, to be touched according to this first touch-control signal, and whether this position of identification correspond to any target, if then carry out step S205; If not, then get back to step S203.Among the step S205, after processing module 130 was received the target that recognition module 120 picked out, control display screen curtain 140 changed the show state of these targets.Among the step S206, judge whether to receive one second touch-control signal, if then carry out step S207; If not, then get back to step S203.Among the step S207, multi-point touch panel 110 is in the presence of the first touch-control signal, and when receiving the second touch-control signal again in addition, processing module 130 is just chosen the corresponding target that recognition module 120 is picked out.At last, step S208 flow process finishes.
Please refer to Fig. 3, it shows the synoptic diagram of an operation screen for display screen.As shown in Figure 3; The image that comprises application A ~ E in 140 operation displayed pictures of display screen; When user's desire is carried out the application program E that is shown on the display screen 140 (among this embodiment, multi-point touch panel 110 is to be arranged on the display screen 140, yet; Multi-point touch panel 110 also can be provided with respectively with display screen 140); The user can touch and rest on the correspondence position of application program E on multi-point touch panel 110 by a finger 310, and with another optional position of pointing 320 touching multi-point touch panels 110, chooses application program E with expression.In above-mentioned action; The running of multipoint touch interface 100 is as follows: when finger 310 touches multi-point touch panel 110; Multi-point touch panel 110 receives one first touch-control signal; And 110, the first touch-control signals just continue to exist as long as user's finger 310 continues touching multi-point touch panel, and recognition module 120 just picks out the position and the corresponding target thereof of finger 310 according to the first touch-control signal; When the user touches multi-point touch panels 110 with another finger 320; Because the first touch-control signal still exists; Multi-point touch panel 110 can will be pointed 320 touching and be recognized as the second touch-control signal; This moment, processing module 130 was just chosen the indicated target of the first touch-control signal, that is application program E.
The finger 310 first touch-control signal cordings that produced have the function of similar mouse pointer, but point the 320 second touch-control signals that produce then notification handler module 130 choose the first touch-control signal indicated target at present.Multi-point touch interface 100 be with finger 310 touch multi-point touch panel 110 to finger 310 leave multi-point touch panel 110 during the signal recognition that produced be the first touch-control signal; Therefore; Even pointing 310 touch points that on multi-point touch panel 110, triggered constantly moves; The first touch-control signal still can continue to produce, and leaves multi-point touch panel 310 and till this touch point is disappeared up to finger 310.As shown in Figure 4; Finger 310 can slide on multi-point touch panel 110; This moment, recognition module 120 was upgraded its identification result (for example whether the position of touch point and this position correspond to an application program) along with moving of touch point; When finger 310 moves on the position of the application program that the institute desire opens, the finger position that for example illustrates with solid line among the figure, the user is with another finger 320 touching multi-point touch panels 110; Produce the second touch-control signal, and processing module 130 just can be chosen application program E according to the identification result of recognition module 120 present (when promptly receiving the second touch-control signal).
In whole process, the user need firmly not click multi-point touch panel 110, but the finger that slides simply touches multi-point touch panel 110 with another finger again to the target location.When multipoint touch interface 100 receives the second touch-control signal in the presence of the first touch-control signal, just can choose the indicated target of the first touch-control signal.Therefore, the present invention than leicht fallen D/A, also meets the use habit of finger compared to known techniques simultaneously.Though the foregoing description system is an example with the finger; Realize but also can change in other embodiments by other instrument touching multi-point touch panels 110 such as pointer; The present invention does not limit the technology of multi-point touch panel 110; For example multi-point touch panel 110 can be the contact panel of condenser type or resistance-type, does not also limit recognition module 120 and is used for the identification technique of identification touch point position.
In addition, the indicated position of the first touch-control signal significantly luminous point indicates, or makes things convenient for the user to confirm with icons such as pointer or cursors.In one embodiment; Processing module 130 is the special indicated targets of the first touch-control signals that show of control display screen curtain 140 more: when target not by the first touch-control signal when indicated system be shown on the display screen 140 with one first show state; And when a target is indicated by the first touch-control signal, then show with one second show state that differs from first show state.Fig. 5 is a wherein embodiment; As shown in Figure 5, the indicated application program E of the first touch-control signal can be exaggerated, and the ring of light 510 is arranged around coming special the sign; Or as shown in Figure 6, the other interior perhaps reference information 600 that can show this application program of the application program that finger 310 slips over.Fig. 7 then is another embodiment; When multipoint touch interface 100 is applied to the letter input; Finger 310 letters that slip over can be by special amplification, or is shown in especially in the window frame 700, like " Z " among the figure; When multi-point touch panel 110 received the second touch-control signal of finger 320 triggerings, processing module 130 was just chosen this letter.
Come to show especially among the embodiment of the target of being indicated that above-mentioned recognition module 120 need just be carried out the identification of target when receiving the first touch-control signal with another show state.Yet; When if multipoint touch interface 100 does not show the target of being indicated especially on display screen 140; Recognition module 120 can be carried out the correspondence position of the first touch-control signal and the identification of target again when receiving the second touch-control signal, can reach laborsaving, convenient, handling advantages of higher equally.
In another embodiment; Processing module 130 is not to choose the indicated target of the first touch-control signal once receiving the second touch-control signal; But when receiving the second touch-control signal of a particular combination, just choose; For example be a plurality of second touch-control signals with specific moving direction or specific touch-control time length, or a plurality of second touch-control signals of in a special time, importing continuously etc.Therefore; When multi-point touch panel 140 exists when receiving a plurality of second touch-control signal down in addition in the first touch-control signal; Processing module 130 can judge whether those second touch-control signals meet a predetermined condition; And when those second touch-control signals conform to a predetermined condition, just choose the indicated target of the first touch-control signal.When multi-point touch interface 100 was applied in the higher electronic operation of demand for security, this embodiment can avoid because the instruction that false touch triggered in addition, also can increase the changes of function of the indicated target of the first touch-control signal by the setting of different particular combination.
In one embodiment, recognition module 120 among Fig. 1 and processing module 130 are the signal process device that constitutes multi-point touch panel 110, and on implementing, recognition module 120 and processing module 130 all can be carried out specific software by a processor or an arithmetic unit and reach.
The above is merely preferred embodiment of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claim of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.