CN105224124A - There is the touch-screen of activating force Dynamic controlling - Google Patents

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CN105224124A
CN105224124A CN201510535995.6A CN201510535995A CN105224124A CN 105224124 A CN105224124 A CN 105224124A CN 201510535995 A CN201510535995 A CN 201510535995A CN 105224124 A CN105224124 A CN 105224124A
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里基·J·约翰森
崔茜·J·巴尼基
约瑟夫·L·琪欧
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The invention discloses a kind of method, comprise the contact position data of the touch panel sensor acquisition being received from touch-screen display device, described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device.Described method also comprises the force data being received from force snesor and obtaining, and described force data comprises the force information detected by described force snesor.Described method comprises further and performs an operation based on described contact position data and force data.

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There is the touch-screen of activating force Dynamic controlling
cross reference related application
The application relates to U.S. Patent application No.13/550, and 277, the applying date is on 01 12nd, 2015, U.S. Patent application No.8,816,578, date of publication is on 08 26th, 2014, and U.S. Patent application No.8,723,809, date of publication is on 05 13rd, 2014.
Technical field
The present invention relates to display technology field, particularly relate to a kind of touch-screen and method of activating force Dynamic controlling.
Background technology
Some problems is there is in touch-screen activating force on aviation electronics touch-screen display.In many cases, graphic user interface (GUI) button is selected to need quite high strength to reduce unintended activation.But for gesture, seldom or at all do not have actual strength to be just rightly can allow smooth and easily perform an action.Resistive touch screen requires the quite high activating force being applicable to GUI button, but there is some problems in resistive touch screen in execution gesture, such as pinch, convergent-divergent, rotation, because resistive touch screen requires a certain size touch-screen activating force, this concerning user while execution gesture application be difficult.In addition, require that the condenser type of zero activating force and light-beam interruption formula touch-screen are applicable to doing gesture; But, in the application of aviation electronics touch-screen display, zero activating force concerning GUI button select normally worthless because it may cause undesigned GUI select or activate.
Further, the activation Force location of current resistive touch screen is correlated with.Such as, a kind of resistive touch screen display of current application is when the position that keeps to the side touches, and its activating force is significantly higher than the activating force near touch-screen display centre position.The keep to the side activating force of position high request like this of current resistive touch screen makes the selection of marginal position more difficult for user.
Summary of the invention
On the one hand, embodiment disclosed by the invention relates to a kind of system, and it comprises: the display unit of the touch panel sensor of touch-screen display device, at least one force snesor, touch-screen display device and at least one processing unit.At least one processing unit described is configured the contact position data being received from the acquisition of described touch panel sensor, and described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device.At least one processing unit described is also configured the force data being received from described at least one force snesor acquisition, and described force data comprises the force information detected by the one or more sensors at least one force snesor described.At least one processing unit described is configured further in order at least to perform at least one operation based on described contact position data and described force data.
On the other hand, embodiment disclosed by the invention relates to a kind of method, comprise: the contact position data that the touch panel sensor being received from touch-screen display device obtains, described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device.Described method also comprises the force data being received from force snesor and obtaining, and described force data comprises the information by the strength detected in force snesor.Described method comprises further and performs an operation based on described contact position data and force data.
Again on the one hand, embodiment disclosed by the invention relates to a kind of method, comprise: at least one processing unit is provided, it is configured in order to contact position data that the touch panel sensor being received from touch-screen display device obtains, and described contact position data comprise user and to touch or near the positional information of user interface surface touching described touch-screen display device; Be received from the force data that at least one force snesor obtains, described force data comprises the information of the strength detected by the one or more sensors at least one force snesor described; And perform at least one operation based on described contact position data and force data.Described method also comprises provides described touch panel sensor.Described method comprises further provides at least one force snesor described.Described method comprises in addition provides a display unit.
Other embodiment is described in the application comprising claim.Should be appreciated that above general introduction and following detailed description are only demonstration of the present invention and explanation, not in order to limit the present invention, accompanying drawing is included into and forms a part for instructions, jointly explains embodiments of the invention with instructions, and principle of the present invention is described.
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Figure 1 shows that the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 2 A describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 2 B describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 2 C describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 2 D describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 2 E describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 3 A describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 3 B describes the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 4 describes the schematic diagram of a system in an embodiment;
Fig. 5 describes a typical data structure in an embodiment;
Fig. 6 describes the schematic diagram of the exemplary graphic user interface (GUI) shown by touch-screen display device in an embodiment;
Fig. 7 A describes the typical stylus with a force snesor; And
Fig. 7 B is depicted as the schematic diagram of the stylus that Fig. 7 A describes.
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To describe disclosed theme in detail now, it is shown in the drawings.Scope of the present invention limits only by claim; Comprise many changes, improvement and equivalent replacement.For purposes of clarity, in embodiment, involved technologic material known in the art is not described in detail, to avoid instructions unnecessarily fuzzy.
Some embodiments comprise touch-screen display (for example, zero pressure touch-screen display, such as capacitive touch screen display or light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display) comprise touch panel sensor, display storehouse, at least one controller and multiple force snesor.Described multiple force snesor can be applied under described display storehouse, on described display storehouse, among described display storehouse, also can be other and described display storehouse located in connection, or comprises its combination.These embodiments are configured in order to detect and to determine touching position information and contact force information.Described touching position information and contact force information are used to controller, processor and/or calculation element to perform various operation.Such as, user presses the GUI button that described touch-screen display shows, the activating force threshold value inputting determinacy touch location therewith and be correlated with whether is exceeded based on inputting relevant contact force therewith, processing unit (for example, controller, processor or other is similar) determines whether to accept this input alternatively.Based on the position on touch-screen, described activating force threshold value may be fixing or change (such as, dynamically controlled).In other words, touch-screen display keeps to the side the activating force of position lower than the activating force of touch-screen display near centre position.Further, processing unit requires that specific minimum strength (citing, 50 fors (1 fors is the power in terrestrial gravitation applying 1 gram mass in the horizontal plane)) is selected for button, and is then less minimum strength (e.g., 5 fors) for gesture.In addition, described touch-screen display is calibrated, so that have effectively unified activation contact force (or any requirement distribute fixing (such as, first fixed) or change (such as, dynamically adjustable, such as user-written subroutine or dynamically adjustable) activating force) on whole display surface; So effective unified activating force overcomes the main weak point of current resistive touch screen.Some embodiments are configured in order to the vibration of filtering environmental from power sensing data (such as, such as, by the vehicles, the vibration that aircraft or automobile cause) so that ambient vibration is not misinterpreted as the touch of user.
Refer now to Fig. 1, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device 100 in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 100 can comprise touch panel sensor 101, bonding coat 102, display screen 103 and at least one force snesor 104(or multiple force snesor 104).Described touch-screen display device 100 can comprise other parts one or more, such as front cover transparent substrates, other substrate (as plastics or substrate of glass), other bonding coat, signal light control film, polarization film, gap, diffuser, backlight, supporting construction, electromagnetic interference (EMI) protective cover, bezel, shell, communication connection unit (as, electric wire, cable, connector), connectivity port, power supply, processor, circuit board (as, printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB), controller, storer, internal memory, antenna, or other similar device.Multiple in described touch-screen display device 100 parts or all can connect from start to finish.Described touch-screen display device 100 comprises or is applied as head down tilt touch-screen display, integrated touch screen display system and/or similar in the vehicles (e.g., automobile or aircraft).In addition, described touch-screen display device 100 can be applied as any one in various touch-screen display, such as touch-screen calculation element, smart mobile phone, panel computer equipment, touch one-piece machine etc.
Described touch-screen display device 100 is applied to capacitance touch screen display device, and (such as projected capacitive (PCT) touch-screen display device (such as, mutual capacitance formula PCT touch-screen display device, self-capacitance PCT touch-screen display device)), resistive touch screen display device, light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device (as grid infrared touch screen equipment), optical touch panel type display, touch-screen display device is configured the piezoelectricity for detecting because touch, its variant etc. produce on glass.
Described touch panel sensor 101 is configured in order to detect touch on described touch-screen display device 100 or near touching (if finger or equipment (e.g., writing pencil or gloves) are close to the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 100).Such as, when described touch-screen display device 100 is capacitance touch screen display device, described touch panel sensor 101 comprises the transparent conductor layer (as indium tin oxide (ITO)) being deposited on (as glass) on insulating body, when described touch panel sensor 101 surface touch or when almost touching, its result is in measurable capacitance variations scope.Further, described touch-screen display device 100 is light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device, described touch panel sensor 101 comprises several array (as X-Y grid) to light-beam transmitter (as light emitting diode (LEDs)) and sensor (as photodetector), when being configured in order to occur in the user interface surface touching or almost touch described touch-screen display device 100, detect the interruption of light beam or beam pattern.Described touch panel sensor is configured to export data (such as, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other computing equipment (such as, computing equipment 470, as shown in Figure 4).
Described bonding coat 102 comprises the clear binder be arranged between described display screen 103 and described touch panel sensor 101.Described display screen 103 is attached in the substrate of described touch panel sensor 101 by described bonding coat 102.In certain embodiments, described bonding coat 102 can dispense.Further, described touch-screen display device 100 to comprise between described display screen 103 and described touch panel sensor 101 or outside other unit various or layer; Other unit comprises polarizer, waveguide pipe, transparent or opaque substrate (e.g., transparent or jealous glass or plastic-substrates), open other parts disclosed, like this.In addition, illustrated in Fig. 1 that described display screen 103 and described touch panel sensor 101 are as the unit separated, in other embodiments, described touch panel sensor 101 and described display screen 103 are applied as independent unit or are applied in independent substrate; Such as, display unit is applied in substrate, also comprises piezoelectric type touch sensing in described substrate.Some embodiments comprise other bonding coat, and described display screen 103 is attached in substrate and (is such as positioned at clear glass or the plastic-substrates under transmitting display unit or is positioned at the transparent or opaque substrate of launching under display unit) by such as bonding coat.
Described display screen 103 be applied as display unit be configured in order to launch or transitive graph picture in order to present to user.Described display screen 103 is applied as the display unit launching display unit, emissivity display unit and other form.Such as, when display screen is applied as transmitting display unit, described display screen 103 is applied as liquid crystal display (LCD) unit.Such as, when display screen is applied as emissivity display unit, described display screen 103 is applied as Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display unit, such as Active Matrix OLED s(AMOLEDs), passive matrix OLED s(PMOLEDs), light-emitting electrochemical cell (LECs) etc. is like this.
Each sensor in described force snesor 104 is configured the amount in order to detect the power (such as, pressure) on (such as, being applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 100) described force snesor 104 that acts on.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 104 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its combine.Force snesor 104 described in each is configured to export data (such as, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 104 is opaque, and force snesor 104 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As embodiment in Fig. 1 describes, force snesor to be placed on below described display screen 103 and along the marginal position of described display screen 103.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 104 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or structure.Such as, described force snesor 104 to be placed under described display screen 103, on, among.In addition, such as, independent force snesor 104 can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring) to be positioned under described display screen 103, on.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 104 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned at an edge along described display screen 103.Further, such as, described force snesor 104 is disposed in the array (such as, the grid of row, column, row and column, concentric circles etc.) of the force snesor 104 on bottom described display screen 103.
In certain embodiments, described touch panel sensor 101 and described force snesor 104 are arranged on same position or are applied in identical layer or substrate.In addition, in certain embodiments, described touch panel sensor 101 is omitted, touch location can (as, infer) by comparing (such as, by processor and controller) the different power that detected by the described force snesor 104 of two or more (e.g., three or more) determined, described force snesor 104 is placed on the diverse location in the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 100.
Touching position information (such as, from described touch panel sensor 101) and contact force information is (such as, from described force snesor 104) used by controller, processor and/or the computing equipment that performs various operation, be such as described in more detail in the diagram, and be all described.
Refer now to Fig. 2 A, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part of touch-screen display device 200A in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 200A comprises display frame 207, display stack stack component 210, and at least one force snesor 204(is as, multiple force snesor 204), supporting construction (e.g., support frame, such as, show storehouse supporting construction 205) and backlight 206.Described touch-screen display device 200A comprises other parts one or more, the film of such as front cover transparent substrates, signal light control film, polarization, gap, diffuser, shell, communication connection unit (as, electric wire, cable, connector), connectivity port, power supply, processor, circuit board (as, printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB)), controller, internal memory, storer, antenna, or other similar device.Multiple in described touch-screen display device 200A parts or can be all connect from start to finish.Described touch-screen display device 200A comprises or is applied as head down tilt touch-screen display, integrated touch screen display system and/or similar in a vehicle (e.g., automobile or aircraft).In addition, described touch-screen display device 200A can be applied as any one in various touch-screen display, such as touch-screen calculation element, smart mobile phone, panel computer equipment, touch one-piece machine etc.
Described touch-screen display device 200A is applied to capacitance touch screen display device, and (such as projected capacitive (PCT) touch-screen display device (such as, mutual capacitance formula PCT touch-screen display device, self-condenser type PCT touch-screen display device)), resistive touch screen display device, light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device (as grid infrared touch screen equipment), optical touch panel type display, touch-screen display device is configured the piezoelectricity for detecting because touch, its variant etc. produce on glass.
About the embodiment described in Fig. 2 A, described frame 207 is placed on described display stack stack component 210.Described display stack stack component 210 is positioned in the described frame 207 of tip position, described force snesor 204 and between the described backlight 206 of bottom position.Described force snesor 204 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and described display storehouse supporting construction 205, and described force snesor 204 is placed under the edge of described display stack stack component 210.Described backlight 206 is placed under described display stack stack component 210 and between described display storehouse supporting construction 205.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described touch-screen display device 200A parts in fig. 2, other embodiment comprises the layout of arbitrary adaptation of same parts or other parts.
Still with reference to figure 2A, described display stack stack component 210 comprises touch panel sensor 201, bonding coat 202 and display screen 203, to describe in Fig. 1 similar.Described display stack stack component 210 can comprise other parts, the substrate of such as rigidity or rigidity substantially.
Described touch panel sensor 201 is configured in order to detect touch on described touch-screen display device 200 or near touching (if finger or equipment (e.g., writing pencil or gloves) are close to described touch-screen display device 200A).Such as, when described touch-screen display device 200 is capacitance touch screen display device, described touch panel sensor 201 comprises the transparent conductor layer (as indium tin oxide (ITO)) being deposited on (as glass) on insulating body, when described touch panel sensor 201 surface touch or when almost touching, its result is in measurable capacitance variations scope.Further, described touch-screen display device 200 is light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device, described touch panel sensor 201 comprises several array (as X-Y grid) to light-beam transmitter (as light emitting diode (LEDs)) and sensor (as photodetector), when being configured in order to occur in the user interface surface touching or almost touch described touch-screen display device 200, detect the interruption of light beam or beam pattern.Described touch panel sensor 201 is configured to export data (such as, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other computing equipment (such as, computing equipment 470, as shown in Figure 4).
Described bonding coat 202 comprises the clear binder be placed between described display screen 203 and described touch panel sensor 201.Described display screen 203 is attached in the substrate of described touch panel sensor 201 by described bonding coat 202.In certain embodiments, described bonding coat 202 can dispense.In certain embodiments, described display screen 203 bottom surface is bonded to and is positioned in rigidity below described display screen 203 or substantially rigid substrate by other bonding coat.
Described display screen 203 is applied as display unit and is configured in order to transitive graph picture to present to user, and as shown in Figure 2 A, described display screen 203 is applied as transmitting display unit.Such as, when display screen is applied as transmitting display unit, described display screen 103 is applied as liquid crystal display (LCD) unit.
With reference to figure 2A, each force snesor in described force snesor 204 is configured and acts on (such as in order to detect, applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 200A) amount of power (such as, pressure) on described force snesor 204.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 204 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its be configured to export data (such as in conjunction with force snesor described in each 204, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 204 is opaque, and force snesor 204 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As shown in Figure 2 A, force snesor to be placed on below described display screen 203 and along the edge of described display screen 203.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 204 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or structure.Such as, described force snesor 204 to be placed under described display stack stack component 210, on, among.In addition, to be positioned under described display screen 203 as an independent force snesor 204 can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring), on.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 204 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned at an edge along described display screen 203.Further, such as, described force snesor 204 to be arranged in the array of transparent force snesor (such as, the grid of row, column, row and column, concentric circles etc.), be disposed in (such as, to be arranged under described display stack stack component 210, on, among a plane) described display screen 203(such as, emission display screen) on.
Still with reference to figure 2A, touching position information (such as, from described touch panel sensor 201) and contact force information is (such as, from described force snesor 204) by controller, processor and/or perform various operation computing equipment use, such as be described in more detail in the diagram, and be all described.
Referring now to Fig. 2 B, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part of touch-screen display device 200B in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 200B is employed and its function class is similar to the described touch-screen display device 200A in Fig. 2 A, except described touch-screen display device 200B comprises at least one force snesor 208(of the top being placed in described display stack stack component 210 such as further, multiple force snesor 208).
In the embodiment that Fig. 2 B describes, described frame 207 is placed on described force snesor 208 and described display stack stack component 210.Described force snesor 208 to be placed between described frame 207 and described heap stack component 210 and along the edge of described heap stack component 210.Display stack stack component 210 is positioned in the frame 207 of tip position and force snesor 208, force snesor 204 and between the backlight 206 of bottom position.Force snesor 204 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and display storehouse supporting construction 205, and force snesor 204 is placed under described display stack stack component 210 edge.Backlight 206 is placed under display stack stack component 210 and shows between storehouse supporting construction 205.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described touch-screen display device 200B parts in fig. 2b, other embodiment comprises the layout of arbitrary adaptation of same parts or other parts.
With reference to Fig. 2 B, each force snesor in described force snesor 208 is configured and acts on (such as in order to detect, applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 200A) amount of power (such as, pressure) on described force snesor 208.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 208 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its be configured to export data (such as in conjunction with force snesor described in each 208, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 208 is opaque, and force snesor 208 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As shown in the embodiment that describes in Fig. 2 B, described force snesor 208 to be placed between described frame 207 and described heap stack component 210 and along the edge of described heap stack component 210.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 208 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or structure.Such as, described force snesor 208 is placed on the inside of described display stack stack component 210.In addition, the force snesor 208 as independent can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring) between described heap stack component 210 and described frame 207.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 208 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned at an edge along described heap stack component 210.The embodiment described in fig. 2b comprises described force snesor 204,208, and in other embodiments, touch-screen display device optionally can comprise the uniquely one or more of described force snesor 204,208, or optionally comprises other force snesor.
Still with reference to figure 2B, touching position information (such as, from described touch panel sensor 201) and contact force information is (such as, from described force snesor 204 and/or 208) used by controller, processor and/or the computing equipment that performs various operation, such as be described in more detail in the diagram, and be all described.
Referring now to Fig. 2 C, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part of touch-screen display device 200C in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 200C comprise display frame 207, display stack stack component 210, at least one force snesor 204(as, multiple force snesor 204), at least one force snesor 209(as, multiple force snesor 209), supporting construction (as, support frame, such as show storehouse supporting construction 205), and back up pad 220.Described touch-screen display device 200C comprises other parts one or more, the film of such as front cover transparent substrates, signal light control film, polarization, gap, diffuser, shell, communication connection unit (as, electric wire, cable, connector), connectivity port, power supply, processor, circuit board (as, printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB)), backlight, controller, internal storage, storage, antenna, or other similar device.Multiple in described touch-screen display device 200C parts or can be all connect from start to finish.Described touch-screen display device 200C comprises or is applied as head down tilt touch-screen display, integrated touch screen display system and/or similar in a vehicle (e.g., automobile or aircraft).In addition, described touch-screen display device 200C can be applied as any one in various touch-screen display, such as touch-screen calculation element, smart mobile phone, panel computer equipment, touch one-piece machine etc.
Described touch-screen display device 200C is applied to capacitance touch screen display device, and (such as projected capacitive (PCT) touch-screen display device (such as, mutual capacitance formula PCT touch-screen display device, self-condenser type PCT touch-screen display device etc.)), resistive touch screen display device, light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device (as grid infrared touch screen equipment), optical touch panel type display, touch-screen display device is configured the piezoelectricity for detecting because touch, its variant etc. produce on glass.
About the embodiment described in Fig. 2 C, described frame 207 is placed on described display stack stack component 210.Described display stack stack component 210 is positioned in the described frame 207 of tip position and the force snesor 204 at bottom position, between 209.Described force snesor 204 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and described display storehouse supporting construction 205, and described force snesor 204 is placed under the edge of described display stack stack component 210.Described force snesor 209 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and described back up pad 220, and described force snesor 209 is placed under the viewable portion of described display 203 usually.Described back up pad 220 is placed under described force snesor 209 and between described display storehouse supporting construction 205.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described touch-screen display device 200C parts in fig. 2 c, other embodiment comprises the layout of arbitrary adaptation of same parts or other parts.
With reference to figure 2C, described display stack stack component 210 comprise touch panel sensor 201, bonding coat 202 and display screen 203 to describe in Fig. 1-2 B similar.
Described touch panel sensor 101 is configured in order to detect touch on described touch-screen display device 100 or near touching (if finger or equipment (e.g., writing pencil or gloves) are in the user interface surface close to described touch-screen display device 100).Such as, when described touch-screen display device 100 is capacitance touch screen display device, described touch panel sensor 101 comprises the transparent conductor layer (as indium tin oxide (ITO)) being deposited on (as glass) on insulating body, when described touch panel sensor 101 surface touch or when almost touching, its result is in measurable capacitance variations scope.Further, described touch-screen display device 100 is light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display device, described touch panel sensor 101 comprises several array (as X-Y grid) to light-beam transmitter (as light emitting diode (LEDs)) and sensor (as photodetector), when being configured in order to occur in the user interface surface touching or almost touch described touch-screen display device 100, detect the interruption of light beam or beam pattern.Described touch panel sensor is configured to export data (such as, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other computing equipment (such as, computing equipment 470, as shown in Figure 4).
Described bonding coat 202 comprises the clear binder be placed between described display screen 203 and described touch panel sensor 201.Described display screen 203 is attached in the substrate of described touch panel sensor 201 by described bonding coat 202.In certain embodiments, described bonding coat 202 can omit.
As shown in Figure 2 C, described display screen 103 be applied as display unit be configured in order to launch or transitive graph picture for presenting to user.Described display screen 103 is applied as emissivity display unit.Such as, when display screen is applied as emissivity display unit, described display screen 103 is applied as Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display unit, such as Active Matrix OLED s(AMOLEDs), passive matrix OLED s(PMOLEDs), light-emitting electrochemical cell (LECs) etc. is like this.
With reference to figure 2C, each force snesor in described force snesor 204 is configured and acts on (such as in order to detect, applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 200A) amount of power (such as, pressure) on described force snesor 204.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 204 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its be configured to export data (such as in conjunction with force snesor described in each 204, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 204 is opaque, and force snesor 204 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As shown in the embodiment that describes in Fig. 2 C, force snesor to be placed on below described display screen 203 and along the edge of described display screen 203.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 204 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or configuration.Such as, described force snesor 204 to be placed under described display stack stack component 210, on, among.In addition, the force snesor 204 as independent can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring) to be positioned under described display screen 203, on.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 204 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned at an edge along described display screen 203.
With reference to figure 2C, be configured in force snesor 209 described in each and act on (such as, being applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 200C) amount of power (such as, pressure) on described force snesor 209 in order to detect.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 209 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its be configured to export data (such as in conjunction with force snesor described in each 209, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 209 is opaque, and force snesor 209 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As shown in the embodiment that describes in Fig. 2 C, force snesor to be placed on below described display screen 203 and to be usually placed under the viewable portion of described display 203.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 209 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or structure.Such as, described force snesor 209 to be placed under described display stack stack component 210, on, among.In addition, the force snesor 209 as independent can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring) to be positioned under described display screen 203, on.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 209 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned under the viewable portion of described display 203.Additionally, such as, described force snesor 209 is arranged in an array (such as, the grid of row, column, row and column, concentric circles etc.) belong to opaque or the force snesor of non-opacity, be arranged described display 203(such as, emission display screen) viewable portion under.Further, such as, described force snesor 209 to be arranged in the array of transparent force snesor (such as, the grid of row, column, row and column, concentric circles etc.), be disposed in (such as, to be arranged under described display stack stack component 210, on, among a plane) described display screen 203(such as, emission display screen) viewable portion on.The embodiment described at Fig. 2 C comprises described force snesor 209, and in certain embodiments, described force snesor 209 can dispense.
Still with reference to figure 2C, touching position information (such as, from described touch panel sensor 201) and contact force information is (such as, from described force snesor 204 and/or 209) by controller, processor, and/or the computing equipment performing various operation uses, and is described in detail in Fig. 4 as an example, and runs through description.
Referring now to Fig. 2 D, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part of touch-screen display device 200D in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 200D is employed and its function class is similar to the described touch-screen display device 200C in Fig. 2 C, except described touch-screen display device 200D comprises at least one force snesor 208(of the top being placed in described display stack stack component 210 such as further, multiple force snesor 208).
In the embodiment that Fig. 2 D describes, described frame 207 is placed on described force snesor 208 and described display stack stack component 210.Described force snesor 208 to be placed between described frame 207 and described heap stack component 210 and along the edge of described heap stack component 210.Described display stack stack component 210 is positioned in the described frame 207 of tip position and described force snesor 208 and the force snesor 204 at bottom position, between 209.Described force snesor 204 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and described display storehouse supporting construction 205, and described force snesor 204 is placed under the edge of described display stack stack component 210.Described force snesor 209 is placed between described display stack stack component 210 and described back up pad 220, and described force snesor 209 is placed under the viewable portion of described display 203 usually.Described back up pad 220 is placed under described force snesor 209 and between described display storehouse supporting construction 205.Describe an embodiment in figure 2d to have described touch-screen display device 200D parts and typically arrange, other embodiment comprises the layout of arbitrary adaptation of same parts or other parts.
With reference to figure 2D, be configured in force snesor 208 described in each and act on (such as, being applied by user when user touches the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 200D) amount of power (such as, pressure) on described force snesor 208 in order to detect.In certain embodiments, described force snesor 208 be applied as conducting polymer force snesor, piezoelectric force transducer, the force snesor of other adaptation or its be configured to export data (such as in conjunction with force snesor described in each 208, contact force information is as the signal in electric property or change) to controller (such as, force snesor controller 420, as shown in Figure 4), processor (such as, processor 430, as shown in Figure 4) or other calculation element (such as, calculation element 470, as shown in Figure 4).In certain embodiments, described force snesor 208 is opaque, and force snesor 208 is transparent or is the combination of transparent force snesor and opaque force snesor described in some other embodiment.As shown in the embodiment that describes in Fig. 2 D, described force snesor 208 is placed between the edge of described frame 207 and described heap stack component 210.In some other embodiment, described force snesor 208 can be used in arbitrary various suitable position and/or structure.Such as, described force snesor 208 to be placed under described display stack stack component 210, on, among.In addition, the force snesor 208 as independent can be applied as annular (such as, straight-flanked ring) between described heap stack component 210 and described frame 207.Meanwhile, such as, described force snesor 208 can be applied as strip, and each strip is positioned at an edge along described heap stack component 210.The embodiment described in figure 2d comprises described force snesor 204,208,209, in other embodiments, touch-screen display device optionally can comprise described force snesor 204,208,209 uniquely one or more, or optionally comprise other force snesor.
Still with reference to figure 2D, touching position information (such as, from described touch panel sensor 201) and contact force information is (such as, from described force snesor 204,208 and/or 209) used by controller, processor and/or the computing equipment that performs various operation, be described in detail in Fig. 4 as an example, and run through description.
Referring now to Fig. 2 E, be depicted as the cross-sectional view of a part of touch-screen display device 200E in an embodiment.Described touch-screen display device 200E is employed and its function class is similar to the described touch-screen display device 200A in Fig. 2 A, except described touch panel sensor 201 is applied on described display screen 203.When described display screen 203 is applied as and launches display unit, as shown in Figure 2 E, described display screen 103 is applied as In-Cell or On-CellLCD display unit, so that described LCD display unit and described touch panel sensor 201 are applied in individual course.
Further, in certain embodiments, described touch panel sensor 201 is contained in display screen 203, its be applied as emissivity display unit (as shown in Fig. 2 C-D and describe).
Refer now to Fig. 3 A, vertical view 300A, in embodiment, the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device (as 200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E) is illustrated.Fig. 3 A is depicted as the typical layout of described force snesor 204 along described touch-screen display device (as 200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E) edge.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described force snesor 204 in figure 3 a, in other embodiment, force snesor 204 described at least one is applied to arbitrary layout of various adaptation or the application of adaptation.
Refer now to Fig. 3 B, vertical view 300B, in an embodiment, the cross-sectional view of a part for touch-screen display device (as 200C or 200D) is illustrated.Fig. 3 B is depicted as the typical layout of described force snesor 204 along described touch-screen display device (as 200C or 200D) edge.Fig. 3 B also shows the typical layout of grid pattern in the viewable portion of touch-screen display device (as 200C or 200D) that described force snesor 209 is placed in row and column.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described force snesor 204 in figure 3b, in other embodiments, force snesor 204 described at least one is applied to arbitrary layout of various adaptation or the application of adaptation.Describe the typical layout that an embodiment has described force snesor 209 in figure 3b, in other embodiments, force snesor 204 described at least one is applied to arbitrary layout of various adaptation or the application of adaptation.In addition, typical case's description in figure 3b shows described force snesor 209 and force snesor 204 is of different sizes, and in other embodiments, described force snesor 204 and 209 can have same size, also can identical or different performance.Further, typical case's description in figure 3b shows described force snesor 209 and is arranged in a grid pattern, this and be misaligned to described force snesor 204 arrange spacing or arrangement, in other embodiments, described force snesor 204 and described force snesor 209 can be shared (such as, alignment) common arrangement (e.g., common grid pattern).
Refer now to Fig. 4, describe the schematic diagram of a system 400 in an embodiment.As described, described system 400 comprises at least one touch-screen display device 401 and at least one calculation element 470; But, in other embodiments, described calculation element 470 is omitted or described system 400 to comprise other device (such as, multiple calculation element 470, stylus 701(are as shown in figs. 7 a-b) like this).Described touch-screen display device 401 and described calculation element 470 can connect from start to finish, such as by wired connection, wireless connections, via one or more network connection (such as, internet, in-house network, LAN (Local Area Network), radio area network, mobile network etc.), via the connection of one or more satellite, to connect via one or more radio frequency receiver and/or transmitter or it combines etc.Such as, described touch-screen display device 401 is applied as vehicle-mounted (e.g., aircraft or automobile) touch panel display device, and the computing equipment that described calculation element 470 is applied as long-range disconnection-log in is connected in described vehicular touch screen display device.In addition, such as, described touch-screen display device 401 and described calculation element 470 be used in the vehicles (as, aircraft or automobile) on, and described calculation element 470 and described touch-screen display device 401 is connected by cable so that they can exchange data, such as input and output (I/Os).In addition, described touch-screen display device 401 connects on other devices from start to finish, and such as stylus 701(is as shown in figs. 7 a-b) or other subscriber equipment (such as gloves).
Described touch-screen display device 401 comprises or is applied as head down tilt touch-screen display, integrated touch screen display system and/or similar in the vehicles (e.g., automobile or aircraft).In addition, described touch-screen display device 401 can be applied as any one in various touch-screen display, such as touch-screen calculation element, smart mobile phone, panel computer equipment, touch one-piece machine etc.Described touch-screen display device 401 can be applied as zero pressure touch-screen display device, such as capacitive touch screen display or light-beam interruption formula touch-screen display.Be applied as in the embodiment of zero pressure touch-screen display device at described touch-screen display device 401, described touch panel sensor 201 may can not (such as, not have) for described touch screen controller 410 provides any contact force information.
Described touch-screen display device 401 comprises arbitrary parts and is configured as described in Fig. 1-3B and setting forth.
As shown in Figure 4, described touch-screen display device 401 comprises at least one touch panel sensor 201(such as, as in Fig. 2 A-E describe and set forth), at least one force snesor (such as, at least one force snesor 204, at least one force snesor 208 and/or at least one force snesor 209, as in Fig. 2 A-3B describe and set forth), at least one processing unit (such as, touch screen controller 410, power sensing controler 420 and processor 430), internal memory 440, storer 450 and other can by the parts connected from start to finish.
At least one processing unit described of described touch-screen display device 401 comprises at least one touch screen controller 410, at least one power sensing controler 420 and at least one processor 430.The embodiment wherein touch screen controller 410 that Fig. 4 describes, power sensing controler 420 and processor 430 are applied as independent processing unit, touch screen controller 410, the function of power sensing controler 420 and processor 430 is applied as independent processing unit (such as, single IC for both chip is configured to perform described touch screen controller 410, the function of power sensing controler 420 and processor 430) or as any amount independent processing unit (such as, processing unit is used in multiple integrated circuit (IC) chip, processing unit is applied as the circuit realized in single IC for both chip, like this) to be used in individual equipment or multiple equipment (such as, touch-screen display device 401 and computing equipment 470).Such as, described touch screen controller 410 and power sensing controler 420 are applied as the circuit (such as, numeral and/or mimic channel) be integrated in processor 420.Further, such as, described touch screen controller 410 and power sensing controler 420 are applied to touch-screen display device 401, and described processor 430 is applied to (such as, computing equipment 470) in miscellaneous equipment.In addition, at least one processing unit described is configured and is stored in permanent computer readable media (such as in order to run, internal storage 440 and/or external storage 450, the internal storage of computer equipment 470 and/or external storage, like this) in various application software, firmware or computer code, and to be configured in order to perform as whole disclosed various instruction, function and/or operation.
As shown in Figure 4, when user touches or touch the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device 401 nearly, described touch screen controller 410 is configured in order to receive from the signal in the electric property of described touch panel sensor 201 or change, and export touch position data (such as, the data of touching position information) on described processor 430.Described touch position data comprises the information about the user touch location detected in user interface surface.Such as, touch-screen position data comprises the point of transverse axis and Z-axis coordinate (such as, X-axis and Y-axis coordinate) or region has about the touch detected or close touch.Further, such as, when user performs a gesture, touch screen controller can export (in time dynamic change) touch-screen position data of a series of change to described processor 430.In certain embodiments, the touch position data from described touch sensor 201 of acquisition does not comprise any contact force information.
As shown in Figure 4, when user touch and apply (as, pressure) when the user interface surface of touch-screen display device 401, described touch screen controller 410 is configured to receive signal in electric property or change from least one force snesor (such as, at least one force snesor 204, at least one force snesor 208, at least one force snesor 209, (as described in Fig. 2 A-E and setting forth) and/or force snesor 704) and export contact force data (such as, the data of contact force information) to described processor 430.Described contact force data comprise about by each force information detected at least one force snesor described (e.g., 204,208,209 and/or 704).In certain embodiments, the described contact force data obtained from least one force snesor described (e.g., 204,208,209 and/or 704) do not comprise any touching position information.Further, in certain embodiments, the described contact force data obtained from least one force snesor described (e.g., 204,208,209 and/or 704) comprise the information being not enough to determine exact touch position.
As shown in Figure 4, described processor 430 be configured in order to receive (as, concurrent receipt, substantially concurrent receipt, receive simultaneously, receptions simultaneously substantially, real-time reception, cardinal principle real-time reception, and/or similar) touch position data is from described touch screen controller 410 and the contact force data controller 720 from described power sensing controler 420 and/or stylus 701.Described processor 430 is configured the arbitrary different operation in order to perform based on touch position data and contact force data, such as all disclosed operations.Similarly, described processor 430 be configured to perform arbitrary different operation (as, amendment, export, synchrodata and other data, timestamp, filtering, ignore, sampling, on average, assemble, associated data and other data, relatively data and other data are (such as, a part for touch position data, a part for contact force data, other data received, be stored in the data etc. of a permanent computer readable media) etc.) have about described touch position data and described contact force data, and similarly, processor 430 is configured in order to perform based on the arbitrary different operating about touch position data and contact force data.
In certain embodiments, described touch-screen display device 401 comprises the gui software be stored in permanent computer readable media (as internal storage 440 and/or external storage 450).Processor 430 is configured to perform the instruction of gui software to perform various operation.Gui software comprises and is stored in one or more software application in permanent computer readable media or computer code, is configured for performing various instruction or operation when processor 430 performs.Such as, the execution of described gui software can cause described processor 430 output pattern data on described display 203 via described processor 430.The execution of described gui software via described processor 430 described processor 430 can be caused to export have about arbitrary different system or equipment (as, wireless tuning system, flight management system (FMS), computing equipment 470 etc.) graph data show to user, such as, GUI600(is as described in Fig. 6 and setting forth).Described display 203 can show the image corresponding to view data.Further, in other embodiments, described computing equipment 470 comprises the gui software be stored in a permanent computer-readable media, and the processor in described computing equipment 470 is configured to perform described gui software.
Described processor 430 be configured to determine whether to accept to touch input (as, the pressing of GUI button or touch gestures) select as button, based on touching position information, contact force information, touch input type, and/or by visit data structure (as, zoom table 500, as described in Fig. 5 and setting forth) data of acquisition prevent accidental button from selecting and/or activate.Described processor 430 can determine that the type touching input is according to the access of data in, position-based information and/or data structure (e.g., zoom table 500, as described in Fig. 5 and setting forth).Such as, described processor 430 can determine that once touching input is a gesture, and based on the data stream of the touch location received from described touch screen controller 410, this is shown to be a gesture.In addition, described processor 430 can determine that once touching input is that a GUI button is pressed or a gesture, at least based on the position of touch position data and data structure (as, zoom table 500, as described in Fig. 5 and setting forth) in the access of data, such as, determine that touch position data is associated with described GUI button (e.g., 610 or 620) or graphics field or gesture region (as 630) by visit data structure.Such as, when user perform one touch input (as, pressing GUI button (as 610 or 620) by as described in touch-screen display device 401 show or perform a gesture) time, described processor 430 determines whether to accept this time to touch input as a selection, and whether the contact force based on this input association exceedes the activating force threshold value this time touching and input the touch location determined.In certain embodiments, described activating force threshold value be fixing or (e.g., the Dynamic controlling) of change based on the position of touch-screen.In one embodiment, described processor 430 is configured in order to access (such as, read data from and/or write data to) data structure (such as, zoom table 500, as in Fig. 5 describe and set forth) be stored in permanent computer readable media (as internal storage 440 and/or external storage 450), search predetermined activating force threshold value correspond to detect touch input and touch location detected.Such as, the activating force near touch-screen display edge may be less than, near the activating force at touch-screen display center.Further, such as, described processor 430 need a specific minimum strength (as, 50 fors, 80 fors, or other suitable power) button selected and less minimum strength (as, 5 fors, 10 fors, or other suitable power) for gesture.In addition, described touch-screen display device 401 can be calibrated, so that have effectively unified activate contact force (or any other required distribute fixing (such as, predetermined) or variable (such as, dynamic adjustments, as user-programmable or process adjustable) activation contact force) on whole display surface; This effective unified touch force that activates overcomes the main deficiency of current touch screen.
In addition, described processor 430 is configured in order to filtering environmental vibration (such as, the vibration caused by vehicle (as aircraft or automobile))) from power sensing data, to make the vibration of environment can not be misinterpreted as the contact force of user.In one embodiment, if all force snesor (e.g., 204,208,209 and/or 704) detect the power of identical strength, described processor 430 filtering can examine the power that may be indicated as the identical strength measured of ambient vibration.In other embodiments, if some or all described force snesor (as, 204,208,209 and/or 704) detect and a large amount of do not meet the power that user touches the typical module of input, described processor 430 can from the force data of sensor some or all strength detected of filtering.In addition, it (is not the user's touch force being configured to detect on touch-screen display device 401 that described processor 430 is connected to another force snesor from start to finish, more precisely be configured in order to testing environment vibration), its be arranged in other of described touch-screen display device 401 local or be arranged in system other place (such as, other in the vehicles is local) detect act on force snesor (as, 204, 208, 209 and/or 704) environmental forces on, and described processor 430 can from by force snesor (as, 204, 208, 209 and/or 704) power that in the power sensing data detected, filtering is detected by other force snesor.Such as, contact force data further, from the controller 720 of described power sensing controler 420 and/or stylus 701 are left in the basket, when described processor 430 does not receive the touch position data from described touch screen controller 410.
Such as, if touch location is on GUI button, described processor 430 may need user to apply a strength, and it is greater than activating force threshold value, to prevent the activation unintentionally to GUI button.In addition, such as, if touch location is in mapping area, required minimum strength may less (such as, less) allow user can perform gesture (such as, pinch or convergent-divergent) like a cork.
Still with reference to figure 4, described computing equipment 470 comprises at least one processor, internal memory, storer, at least one input equipment, at least one output device, at least one input-output apparatus, antenna, transmitter and/or receiver, and/or other parts set up in usual computing equipment.In described computing equipment, the parts of some or all can connect from start to finish.
Refer now to Fig. 5, be depicted as a typical data structure in an embodiment.Described data structure is stored in a permanent computer-readable media (e.g., internal storage 440, external storage 450, other internal storage, other external storage etc.).As shown in Figure 5, described data structure is applied as zoom table 500; But, in other embodiments, described data structure is applied as the combination of arbitrary applicable data structure or data structure, such as at least one database, at least one list, at least one chained list, at least one form, at least one array, at least one record, at least one target, at least one set, at least one tree or its combination etc.Described data structure can accessed (such as, in order to read or write) by a processing unit (such as, touch screen controller 410, power sensing controler 420, processor 430, computing equipment processor 470 etc.).
As shown in Figure 5, described zoom table 500 comprises one or more form (such as, 1 ... M) information.The information be included in described zoom table 500 comprise force snesor position, touching position information, activation minimum strength (such as, activating force threshold value), select information (such as, selected or do not selected), touch input type (such as, GUI button press, touch gestures are (such as, pinch, convergent-divergent, rotation, dragging, translation etc.), like this), and out of Memory.Each in described multiple form can represent a different information configuration file to arbitrary different GUI content types (such as, GUI button 610 or 620, graphics field/gesture region 630, content type (such as, FMS content, mapping content, weather content, the content of radio tuner, etc.) show on GUI), for specific user connects the individual cultivation file of touch-screen display device 410 and/or arbitrary different vehicle condition (such as, fixing, cruise, land, take off, speed, weather condition, turbulent flow, accelerate, brake, road conditions, and/or other is similar).
Refer now to Fig. 6, be depicted as the schematic diagram of the exemplary graphic user interface (GUI) shown by touch-screen display device (such as, 100,200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E or 401) in an embodiment.Described GUI600 comprises arbitrary different graphical content, and such as figure, icon, GUI button (such as, 610 and 620), graphics field or gesture region (such as, graphics field/gesture region 630), like this.Such as, different graphical content can comprise the different touch form with different configuration file, wherein, such as, can comprise different activating force threshold values, the position of its graphic based content, the type of graphical content and/or other is similar.Such as, GUI button 620 has less activating force threshold value compared to GUI button 610, because GUI button 620 near touch-screen display device (such as, 401) edge. in addition, such as, in graphics field/gesture region 630 object is detection touch gestures district as touch-screen display device (such as, 401), graphics field/gesture region 630 has a less activating force threshold value compared to GUI button 610,620.Along with the displaying contents of described GUI600 changes, the touch form corresponding with present displayed content and configuration file also change.
Refer now to Fig. 7 A, be depicted as the embodiment of typical stylus 701.Described stylus 701 comprises force snesor 704.Described stylus 701 comprises other parts as shown in fig.7b.Described stylus 701 is configured to be user-operably to connect touch-screen display device (such as, 100,200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E or 401).When described stylus 701 is pressed in the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device, the force snesor 704 on described stylus 701 can detect a strength.Described stylus 701 can be configured further in order to force sensor data is real-time transmitted to touch-screen display device.
Refer now to Fig. 7 B, described stylus 701 comprises force snesor 704, controller 720(such as, power sensing controler), transmitter 703 and power supply 702.Described force snesor 704 is applied as the force snesor of arbitrary adaptation, such as solid state piezoelectric formula sensor, conducting polymer formula force snesor, like this.Described controller 720 is configured to receive signal in electric property or change from described force snesor 704, and export contact force data (such as, the data of contact force information) to described transmitter 703 for sending touch-screen display device to (such as, to the receiver of touch-screen display device 401, contact force data are routed on described processor 430).Described contact force data comprise the information corresponding with the strength that described force snesor 704 detects.Described power supply 702 can be battery (such as, rechargeable battery).
Although describe an embodiment of described stylus 701 in Fig. 7 A-B, other embodiment can comprise the equipment of arbitrary applicable user-operable (such as, variant of gloves, stylus 701 etc.) it comprises force snesor and the device for force sensor data being passed to touch-screen display device (e.g., 401).In certain embodiments, the equipment (such as stylus 701) being applicable to user-operable can be omitted.
Some embodiments comprise the method for manufacture (such as assembling or installing component) touch-screen display device (such as, 100,200A, 200B, 200C, 200D, 200E or 401).Such as, a kind of method can comprise provides at least one processing unit, provides touch panel sensor, provides at least one force snesor, and provides display unit.In one embodiment, at least one processing unit described is configured in order to receive the contact position data obtained from the touch panel sensor of described touch-screen display device, and the described contact position data user comprised on described touch-screen display device touches or the close positional information touched.The force data that at least one force snesor that at least one processing unit described is configured to be received from described touch-screen display device further obtains, described force data comprises by the one or more force information detected at least one force snesor described.At least one processing unit described is configured also in order to perform at least one operation based on contact position data and force data.Described herein, " provide " and comprise placement, location, fastening, stickup, gummed, welding, welding, fixing etc., such as by using screw, bolt, clip, safety pin, rivet, tackifier, solder, adhesive tape, computer-controlled equipment (as automatic assembly equipment, pipelining equipment, like this), it is configured in order to location and/or places various parts etc.Further, the method also comprises provides all disclosed arbitrary various parts.
As all used, " at least one " is referring to one or more, and such as, " at least one " comprises one, two, three ..., 100, or more.Similarly, as all used, " one or more " are referring to one or more, and such as, " one or more " comprise one, two, three ..., 100, or more.
Inventive concept disclosed by the invention can utilize the combination of any software, firmware and hardware technology and implement, and can utilize various technology, and these technology can not deviate from the scope of inventive concept disclosed by the invention or not sacrifice the technical advantage of all material.This is understandable, and in open process, the particular order of step or level are the examples of an exemplary method.This is equally also understandable, and the particular order of the step in process or level can be reset, within the scope of maintenance the present invention inventive concept disclosed herein simultaneously.The method of supplementing requires the existing element of each step in sampfe order, and does not mean that and be restricted to specific order or hierarchical structure.
Should believe that inventive concept of the present invention disclosed herein and many thing followed advantages are understood by description above, and in form, build, different changes can be made with the arrangement aspect of assembly, and do not depart from the scope of inventive concept of the present invention or do not sacrifice the technical advantage of all material, this will be clearly.Before this, be only the form that an indicative embodiment describes, this is the intention comprising the claim of these changes below.

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1. a system, comprising:
One touch panel sensor of one touch-screen display device;
At least one force snesor;
One display unit of one touch-screen display device; And
At least one processing unit, its be configured in order to:
Be received from the contact position data that described touch panel sensor obtains, described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device;
Be received from the force data that at least one force snesor described obtains, described force data comprises the force information detected by the one or more force snesor at least one force snesor; And
At least perform at least one operation based on described contact position data and described force data.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein said touch-screen display device is a zero-g touch-screen display device.
3. system according to claim 1, at least one processing unit wherein said be configured further in order to:
At least determine a touch input type based on described touching position information.
4. system according to claim 3, the one or more force snesor at least one force snesor wherein said are applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one processing unit wherein said be configured further in order to:
At least determine a minimum activating force based on described touching position information and described touch input type.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein one of a touch gestures minimum activating force is less than the minimum activating force that a graphical user interface button is selected.
6. system according to claim 1, the one or more force snesor at least one force snesor wherein said are applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one processing unit wherein said be configured further in order to:
At least determine a minimum activating force based on described touching position information.
7. system according to claim 6, keep to the side a minimum activating force of position of the user interface surface of wherein said touch-screen display device is less than the minimum activating force of user interface surface near center of described touch-screen display device.
8. system according to claim 6, at least one processing unit wherein said be configured further in order to:
Determine whether the strength that at least one force snesor described detects exceedes described minimum activating force; And
Once determine that the strength that at least one force snesor described detects exceedes described minimum activating force, just perform a user and select.
9. system according to claim 1, at least one processing unit wherein said be configured further in order to:
Filtering environmental vibration from described force data.
10. system according to claim 1, wherein said system is a vehicles equipped system, wherein said touch panel sensor, at least one force snesor described, described display unit and at least one processing unit described are applied in vehicles, at least one processing unit wherein said is configured to utilize described contact position data and described force data to reduce and selects unintentionally, and improves the detection of the gesture performed by the power that select than graphical user interface button one minimum required power is less.
11. systems according to claim 1, wherein said touch panel sensor and described processing unit are integrated in one deck.
12. systems according to claim 1, at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one force snesor wherein said is multiple force snesor, and at least some force snesor in wherein said multiple force snesor is positioned under described display unit.
13. systems according to claim 1, at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one force snesor wherein said is multiple force snesor, and at least some force snesor in wherein said multiple force snesor is positioned on described display unit and under.
14. systems according to claim 1, at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one force snesor wherein said is multiple force snesor, wherein said display unit is a transmitting display unit, and at least some force snesor in wherein said multiple force snesor is positioned under the viewable portion of described transmitting display unit.
15. systems according to claim 1, at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in described touch-screen display device, at least one force snesor wherein said is multiple force snesor, wherein said display unit is a transmission-type display unit, and at least some force snesor in wherein said multiple force snesor is positioned under the edge of described transmission-type display unit.
16. systems according to claim 1, at least one processing unit wherein said comprises at least one touch screen controller, at least one force snesor controller and at least one processor.
17. systems according to claim 1, at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in described touch-screen display device, and described touch-screen display device is calibrated has a unified activation contact force with the surface of the user interface at described touch-screen display device.
18. systems according to claim 1, the force snesor at least one force snesor wherein said is applied in user's controllable device.
19. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:
The contact position data that the touch panel sensor being received from a touch-screen display device obtains, described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device;
Be received from the force data that at least one force snesor described obtains, described force data comprises by the one or more force information detected at least one force snesor; And
At least one operation is performed based at least described contact position data and described force data.
20. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:
At least one processing unit is provided, its be configured in order to: be received from a touch-screen display device one touch panel sensor obtain contact position data, described contact position data comprise user and touch or the close positional information touching the user interface surface of described touch-screen display device, be received from the force data that at least one force snesor described obtains, described force data comprises by the one or more force information detected at least one force snesor, and performs at least one operation based at least described contact position data and described force data; And
Described touch panel sensor is provided;
At least one force snesor described is provided; And
One display unit is provided.
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