CN108780365A

CN108780365A - Devices, systems, and methods for using touch screen input order or character

Info

Publication number: CN108780365A
Application number: CN201680061416.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: B·E·亚龙; N·亚龙
Original assignee: Hussein Price Innovation Products Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hussein Price Innovation Products Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-08-20
Filing date: 2016-08-22
Publication date: 2018-11-09
Anticipated expiration: 2036-08-22
Also published as: EP3338172A2; WO2017029555A2; WO2017029555A3; EP3338172A4; CN108780365B

Abstract

Disclose a kind of method, apparatus and system using touch sensitive surface input order.Instead of providing the device of the predefined position for inputting different command, which identifies the position of three or more in user's finger or other objects.After the position of finger is determined, input pattern allows to input one or more orders based on being associated between order and the movement of different fingers and mobile type or direction.The association may include the first order associated with the sliding motion of the first finger only in a first direction and the second different command associated with the sliding motion of second finger only in a second direction.First and second directions can it is identical (such as, in about 30 °, in about 20 °, in about 15 °, in about 10 ° or in about 5 °) or it is different (for example, at more than 30 ° angle, at more than 40 ° angle or at the angle more than 50 °).Preferably, by trigger event trigger command input pattern.Preferably, by inputting the position of command recognition finger, a finger in finger is maintained on touch sensitive surface.

Description

Devices, systems, and methods for using touch screen input order or character

Priority claim

The U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/207,564 submitted for 20th this application claims August in 2015 and December 14 in 2015 The priority for the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/266,916 that day submits.U.S. Patent application 14/976,005 and 13/091,158 And the full content of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/207,564 and 62/266,916 is all incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

This introduction be related to inputting using touch sensitive surface one or more orders with the device of control electronics, system and Method.Preferably, use station-keeping mode with the contact based on touch sensitive surface with three or more fingers come to controlling position (example Such as, finger contact area) it is positioned.

Background technology

Carrying out control device usually using touch-screen display can make the operation of the device more intuitive and/or simplify.However, being permitted In Scenario, goes down to check touch panel device in dangerous, impossible or other not efficient situations, need to control device System.In these scenarios, user blindly operates substantially.A kind of method is identified using organizational cues (textural clue) Various control positions.As an example, especially when touch system inputs (that is, not checking the result of input), by one or more Surface markers in a character keys position finger and reduce key error, usually input and offer convenience on keyboard.But The screen surface of typical touch screen does not have organizational cues.On the contrary, typical touch-screen display comes dependent on the vision of user Identify and position control position.It is difficult to carry out touch system on touch-screen display.In fact, when mobile phone is hidden under platform or pocket When, many think the people for sending message on a cellular telephone prefer to have on the mobile phone with touch-screen display it is unique by Key.When touch key-press, operator for example by space between touch key-press or by touch have it is different from adjacent key The button of shape continue to receive the feedback of the position (that is, control position) about each button.

Although touch panel display device may be used as control device, a kind of improved method and system is needed, so as to Touch panel device can be used as control device in the case where needing to carry out blind operation.

Touch panel device visual cues (visual clue) are usually provided identify on surface control position positioning, Without being to provide organizational cues.

Typical control position is limited by application program.Although operator for example can move control by dragging window Position, but such movement usually requires the initial position that operator visually identifies control position first.

There are some application programs, can in the case where that need not identify control position input control.For example, working as When checking photo, each applicant makes any position of two fingers on the touchscreen move to amplify, reduce, rotate or move Picture position.Here, the quantity of possible control is limited, because no matter using any two fingers that identical behaviour can all occur Make, also as there is no the identifications of control position.

It needs to allow to be defined when user contacts touch screen surface to control position rather than user is required to identify existing control The method, apparatus and system of the positioning (for example, passing through vision or tactile clue (tactile clue)) of position processed.

Invention content

Instead of requiring user to identify control position (such as passing through visual cues), control method according to this teaching allows While user contacts touch screen surface control position is limited with 3,4 or 5 fingers of hand.

Here, instead of allowing user to identify control position, the contact of the finger based on user using vision or tactile clue Position, device is mobile or identification (that is, restriction) controls position.

After contacting touch sensitive surface with 3,4 or 5 fingers of hand, some or all fingers can be removed and can be with Control position is kept, is contacted until user carries out input using 1,2,3,4 or 5 finger with surface, for control device.

A kind of method of input order is disclosed, is included the following steps：I) the processor sensing for being connected to touch sensitive surface exists Touch sensitive surface at three or more different sensing the feedback of position (for example, the position consistency with three or more fingers of user) Top and neighbouring (for example, in 10mm) or three or more object (for example, fingers) thereon whiles, position, including with the Positioning (for example, passing through the first finger) centered on the initial sensing points of one finger, centered on second finger initializes sensing points Positioning (for example, passing through second finger), and positioning centered on the initial sensing points of third finger is (for example, pass through third Finger)；Ii) processor is two or more object (for example, each) distribution finger positions in three or more objects Region, wherein each finger position region is the unique region of touch sensitive surface, and each finger position region includes multiple An initial finger sensing points in initial finger sensing points are (for example, wherein each finger position region corresponds to a hand Refer to)；Iii) processor after the step of distributing finger position region (for example, such as removing the predetermined of at least one finger After event, or at preset time intervals after) enter order input pattern, wherein order input pattern include association, the pass Being coupled to less has the first order and the second different order, wherein the first order and the object for starting from the first finger band of position In only one object movement it is associated, the second different order in the object for starting from the second finger band of position The movement of only one object is associated (for example, ordering the identical movement being used together or different movements from first)；And iv) Gesture on processor identification touch sensitive surface, including sensing start from the object of the first finger band of position only one The movement of a object, and based on gesture come identify it is associated first order.

It also discloses that a kind of method of input order, includes the following steps：Identify three or more on touch sensitive surface (for example, consistent with the contact of three or more fingers of user) is contacted while at position, including initial with the first finger Contact (for example, passing through the first finger) centered on contact point, centered on second finger initial contact point contact (for example, Pass through the second finger of second finger), and in the contact (for example, passing through third finger) of third finger initial contact point；For Each finger distribution control position (for example, finger contact area) in three or more fingers, wherein each finger contacts Region is the different regions of touch sensitive surface, and each finger contact area includes an initial contact point (for example, wherein every A finger contact area corresponds to a finger)；And identify that the contact in the touch-sensitive contact of three or more positions removes (for example, removing three or more fingers from touch sensitive surface).In distribution control position and after sensing removal contact, the mistake Journey may include one or more by contact (that is, input contact) input control order with one or more control positions A step.It is contacted (for example, one for example, the process may include identification input while one or more finger contact areas It is contacted while a or multiple finger contact areas are with respective finger)；Each finger contact area is in input contact point；It is protecting While holding continuous input contact, identify the gesture on touch sensitive surface, including start from inputting contact point on touch sensitive surface One or more directions input contact movement；(for example, user does on touch sensitive surface on the touch sensitive surface of gesture Action, wherein one or more fingers are contacted with touch sensitive surface, wherein each gesture is derived from corresponding finger contact area)； Gesture with and based on the control position that is contacted and from control position identifies the order to be executed.

Further disclose a kind of method using the processor input order for being connected to touch sensitive surface, including following step Suddenly：

(i) contact is (for example, with user's while processor identifies three or more contact positions on touch sensitive surface The contact of three or more fingers is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (for example, by One finger), the contact (for example, by second finger of second finger) centered on second finger initial contact point, and with Contact (for example, by third finger) centered on three finger initial contact points；(ii) processor is in three or more fingers Each finger distribute finger contact area, wherein each finger contact area is the different zones of touch sensitive surface, and each Finger contact area includes an initial contact point (for example, wherein each finger contact area corresponds to a finger)；(iii) The removal for the contact that processor identification is contacted with touch sensitive surface in one or more (for example, all) contact positions is (for example, by one It is a, two, three or all fingers remove from touch sensitive surface)；(iv) after the step of identification removes contact, processor is known Input contact while at not one or more finger contact areas (for example, one or more finger contact areas with it is corresponding Contacted while finger), each finger contact area be in one of input contact point and/or processor identification step (i) or Multiple contacts, each contact are held on finger contact area and identify the remaining contact as finger input contact； (v) processor identifies the gesture on touch sensitive surface while keeping continuous input contact, including starts from inputting contact point In the movement of the input contact in one or more directions of touch sensitive surface；(for example, user does touching for gesture on touch sensitive surface Action on sensitive surfaces, wherein one or more fingers are contacted with touch sensitive surface, wherein each gesture is derived from corresponding finger Contact area)；Gesture of (vi) processor based on the finger contact area contacted and from finger contact area identifies The order to be executed.

In addition, also disclosing a kind of method of input control order, include the following steps：Make touch sensitive surface and user simultaneously Three or more fingers contact, include the contact of the first finger centered on the first finger initial contact point, with second The contact of second finger centered on finger initial contact point, and connect in the third finger of third finger initial contact point It touches；Finger contact area is distributed for each finger in three or more fingers, wherein each finger contact area is touch-sensitive The different zones on surface, and each finger contact area includes an initial contact point, wherein each finger contact area pair Ying Yuyi finger；Three or more fingers are removed from touch sensitive surface；Make a finger contact zone in finger contact area Domain is in contact with corresponding finger and the finger is made to be slided along one or more finger moving directions.For example, sliding finger It can be with control device, the component of device, communication, display screen or its arbitrary combination.For example, the moving direction of finger can make Cursor moves on corresponding one or more moving direction of cursor.

It also discloses that a kind of method of input order, includes the following steps：Make three or more of touch sensitive surface and user A finger simultaneously contacts, and includes the first-hand abutment centered on the first finger initial contact point, initial with second finger Second finger contact centered on contact point, and contacted in the third finger of third finger initial contact point；For three or more Each finger in multiple fingers distributes finger contact area, wherein each finger contact area is the different areas of touch sensitive surface Domain, and each finger contact area includes an initial contact point, wherein each finger contact area corresponds to a finger； And remove three or more fingers from touch sensitive surface.After the contact position based on user establishes finger contact area, One or more gestures can be inputted using finger contact area.The input of gesture may include that one or more fingers is made to connect Region is touched to contact simultaneously with corresponding finger；Gesture is done on touch sensitive surface, wherein one or more fingers connect with touch sensitive surface It touches, wherein each gesture is originated from corresponding finger contact area；And based on the finger contact area contacted and it is originated from finger The gesture of contact area identifies the control command to be executed.

Control position (for example, finger position region or finger contact area) can be static or dynamic.For example, quiet State finger contact area can be kept fixed under order input pattern, and only terminated order input pattern and started newly It can change after station-keeping mode.

Preferably, control position is finger position region.Finger position region is typically spaced apart with camber line, for example, such as As the interval of finger tip is expected.Although finger position region can identify (example by sensing the object near touch sensitive surface Such as, the slightly higher than finger on surface, typically in the 10mm on surface), but finger position region is preferably finger contact zone Domain, wherein when object is near touch sensitive surface, objects contact surface.

Preferably, control position (for example, finger position region or finger contact area) can be dynamic.For example, After one or more contacts during order input pattern, finger position or finger connect during being based on order input pattern Tactile physical location (for example, in control position) repositions finger position region.

The first finger band of position (for example, finger contact area) can be by initial contact area and initial center point (example Such as, the geometric center of initial contact area) it characterizes.During order input pattern, it can be contacted in initial contact area Touch-surface, but the center contacted can be at the contact point for deviateing initial center point.Then, first finger contact area Central point can be oriented at least partially in the movement of (for example, completely to) contact point so that the first finger contact area by with it is initial Central point different new central point characterizes.Other than the central point of mobile first finger contact area, one can also be used Offset between central point in a finger contact area and contact center connects to reposition one or more different fingers Touch region.It is this to reposition the gradual movement for compensating for position of the hand on touch sensitive surface.Therefore, which adjusts To the hand position of user, rather than hand is adjusted to the fixed position of device by user.

The another aspect of teaching herein is related to a kind of system for inputting control command used to control the device, packet It includes：Input unit including touch sensitive surface；Processor；Memory store instruction, the memory store instruction is by the processing Device makes the processor when executing：Identification contacts while on the touch sensitive surface at three or more positions (for example, and user Three or more fingers contact it is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (for example, passing through First finger), the contact (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger) centered on second finger initial contact point, and In the contact (for example, passing through third finger) of third finger initial contact point；For each finger in three or more fingers Distribution control position (for example, finger contact area), wherein each control position is the different regions of touch sensitive surface, and it is every A control position includes an initial contact point (for example, wherein each finger contact area corresponds to a finger)；And Before or after distribution control position, identify that the contact of the touch-sensitive contact of three or more positions removes (for example, from touch-sensitive table Face removes three or more fingers).Memory store instruction after distribution controls position when executing it is also possible that processing Device：Input contact is (for example, one or more finger contact areas and corresponding hand while in the one or more control positions of identification Refer to while contacting), each position that controls is in input contact point；While keeping continuous input contact, touch sensitive surface is identified On gesture, including start from inputting contact point touch sensitive surface the input contact in one or more directions movement； (for example, user does the action on the touch sensitive surface of gesture on touch sensitive surface, wherein one or more fingers connect with touch sensitive surface It touches, wherein each gesture is derived from corresponding finger contact area)；With and based on the control position that is contacted and from control The gesture of position identifies the order to be executed.

On the other hand, teaching herein is related to including the machine readable storage medium of instruction, which makes when executed The processor of electronic device identifies input control order in the following manner：Processor identifies at three or more positions (for example, consistent with the contact of three or more fingers of user) is contacted while on touch sensitive surface, including with the first finger Contact (such as passing through the first finger) centered on initial contact point, the contact (example centered on second finger initial contact point Such as, pass through the second finger of second finger), and in the contact (for example, passing through third finger) of third finger initial contact point； Processor is that each finger initial contact point distribution in three or more finger initial contact points controls position (for example, hand Abutment region), wherein each control position is the different zones of touch sensitive surface, and each control position includes one initial Contact point (for example, wherein each finger contact area corresponds to a finger)；Processor is identified in three or more positions Touch-sensitive contact contact remove (for example, removing three or more fingers from touch sensitive surface)；Processor identifies one or more Input contact is (for example, one or more finger contact areas connect simultaneously with corresponding finger while in a finger contact area Touch), each finger contact area is in input contact point；Processor identifies touch sensitive surface while keeping continuous input contact On gesture, including start from inputting contact point touch sensitive surface the input contact in one or more directions movement； (for example, user does the action on the touch sensitive surface of gesture on touch sensitive surface, wherein one or more fingers connect with touch sensitive surface It touches, wherein each gesture is derived from corresponding finger contact area)；With and processor based on the control position contacted and source The order to be executed is identified from the gesture of control position.

It yet still another aspect, teaching herein is related to the side for unlocking one or more electronic device controls by processor Method, system and device, including：Receive the instruction of contact simultaneously at multiple positions on touch sensitive surface；Determine multiple position tools There is the spacing consistent with the contact contacted with touch sensitive surface by one of user or two hands；Multiple positions based on contact simultaneously Set the multiple finger contact areas of distribution；A series of instructions continuously contacted with are received, there are one or more fingers to connect for each contact Touch region；A series of continuously contact with is compared with scheduled continuous series (i.e. password series), and when continuous series Unlock one or more controls when contact is matched with predetermined continuous series.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the figure for illustrating sexual norm shown according to the teaching of this article for controlling speech channel.

Fig. 2 is the figure for illustrating sexual norm shown according to the teaching of this article for controlling speech channel.

Fig. 3 is to show to exist with three or more positions (for example, corresponding to touch of three or more fingers of hand) The figure contacted while on touch sensitive surface.

Fig. 4 is while showing that display removes the touch sensitive surface (for example, removing finger from surface) of contact and shows previous The figure of the position of contact.

The figure that Fig. 5 is contacted while being all 5 fingers for showing touch sensitive surface and hand.

Fig. 6 be show based on and meanwhile contact position distribute to touch sensitive surface order control position (for example, finger contact Region) figure.

Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of the touch sensitive surface with basic finger contact area and secondary finger contact area.

Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the touch sensitive surface with basic finger contact area and secondary finger contact area；For example, base Plinth finger contacts and two secondary finger contact areas can be referred to control by same hand.

Fig. 9 is the figure for the feature for showing the processing for distributing initial finger contact area.

Figure 10 is the schematic diagram for showing contact of the touch sensitive surface in a wherein finger contact area.

Figure 11 A are the schematic diagrames for showing sliding motion of the contact in substantially right direction with touch sensitive surface.

Figure 11 B are the schematic diagrames for showing sliding motion of the contact in substantially left direction with touch sensitive surface.

Figure 11 C are to show contact with touch sensitive surface in generally upward direction (for example, in an upward direction about 45 ° It is interior or about 30 ° in) sliding motion schematic diagram.

Figure 12 is the schematic diagram for the feature for showing the process by the gesture input order including contacting finger contact area.

Figure 13 A are the schematic diagrames for showing the contact with from the finger contact area that the central point of finger contact area deviates.

Figure 13 B are the schematic diagrames for showing previously (for example, initial) finger contact area and new finger contact area；Finger connects It tactile region can the side of previous (for example, initial) based on finger contact area between center and the contact position identified on the surface To and/or distance and be relocated.

Figure 14 is the schematic diagram for showing to reposition the feature of the process of finger contact area.

Figure 15 is the schematic flow chart for inputting one or more control commands, it should be understood that can be eliminated Some steps and/or the sequence that can change some steps, the process may also include other steps.

Figure 16 is the schematic diagram for showing the remotely touch sensitive surface towards user.

Figure 17 is the schematic diagram for showing the remotely touch sensitive surface in the car towards user.

Figure 18 is the schematic diagram for showing the touch sensitive surface in the motor vehicle towards user；With need visual observation control The device of position processed is compared, and uses the function of " blind " control that can reduce journey of diverting one's attention during its operation the touch sensitive surface Degree.

Figure 19 A and 19B are the figures for showing to install the device to steering wheel or steering wheel column, and wherein touch sensitive surface is far from ground To driver.

Figure 20 A, 20B, 20C and 20D are that have one or more touch sensitive surfaces (for example, on concave surface of game console) Schematic game console figure.

Specific implementation mode

Explanation and illustration given here is intended to that others skilled in the art is made to be familiar with the present invention, its principle and its reality Using.Therefore, as the specific embodiment of the disclosure illustrated is not intended to detailed or limitation.The scope of the present invention should refer to The full scope of the equivalent of appended claims and these claims determines.For all purposes, all articles and The disclosure of bibliography (including patent application and publication) is incorporated herein by reference.Other combination be also it is possible, As by from being collected into following following claims, this is also by being incorporated by this printed instructions.

Method, system, device and the equipment for controlling speech channel (control session) according to the teaching of this article is logical It is often to be based on a kind of processor, which identifies the contact with touch sensitive surface, to cause the one or more control lives of selection It enables.

Referring to Fig.1, control speech channel 2 generally include on touch sensitive surface 14 initial alignment control position 4 (for example, Finger contact area) pattern.The initial alignment pattern of control position be preferably used for based on three on touch sensitive surface or Location control position is come (for example, being contacted by three or more fingers in the position contacted while on more interval locations Surface).After distribution controls position, control speech channel 2 includes the pattern for input control order 6.It is ordered for input control The pattern of order is used for based on selecting one or more control commands 8 with the contact of the control position on touch sensitive surface 14.Control Speech channel may include the pattern for finishing control speech channel.Control speech channel may include the mould for repositioning control position Formula.Such repositioning pattern may be used to compensate the hand movement of the user relative to touch sensitive surface.As shown in Fig. 2, with It may include the selection of control command 7 in the pattern of input control order 6 and the pattern for repositioning control position 8.Knot Beam control speech channel 9 can occur after the pattern for input control order 6.

Within the entire duration of control speech channel, processor preferably carries out electronic communication with touch sensitive surface, for knowing Not above touch sensitive surface or the shifting of the position of the object that is in contact with it, for identification movement or the contact of the object on surface It moves and for identification from the removal of the object of touch sensitive surface (for example, removing one or more contacts from surface).

The pattern of position, the contact position based on user, processor positioning or distribution control are controlled by using initial alignment Position processed, to realize that " blind " interacts by the use with touch sensitive surface.

Description herein is it is to be understood that method, apparatus, system and equipment according to this teaching depend on and one or more The contact of a touch sensitive surface, and the processor for more preferably relying on the instruction with reception and the contact of touch sensitive surface contacts.

The United States Patent (USP) Shen submitted on April 21st, 2011 may be used in methods, devices and systems according to the teaching of this article Entitled " SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND the METHOD FOR that please be submitted number on April 2nd, 13/091,158 and 2015 The U.S. of VEHICLE COMMAND AND CONTROL (systems, devices and methods for being used for vehicle command and control) " is temporarily special Sharp application number 62/142, one or more of feature described in 170 feature are above-mentioned both by way of integrally quoting It is incorporated herein.

Touch sensitive surface

Method and system according to the teaching of this article can use touch sensitive surface as the input unit for inputting order In component.As it is used herein, touch sensitive surface can identify multiple while contact positions on surface.It each contacts excellent Selection of land includes the enough power for being applied to surface required by touch sensitive surface, to identify contact.Touch sensitive surface can be flat table Face, can be curved surface or can have flat site and bending region.Preferably, touch sensitive surface is characterized in that big It causes smooth and/or there is substantially uniform structure.For example, touch sensitive surface can be with smooth enough and/or with sufficiently uniform Structure so that user cannot based on surface surface topography or other tactile clues identify the contact position on surface.

Touch sensitive surface can be the surface of pure input module or device (that is, not showing the component or device of image), such as Touch tablet or can be as touch-screen display combination input/display module or device surface.Including touch sensitive surface Device and/or the processor for being connected to device are preferably able to recognize each of multiple contacts on surface contact, keep connecing It touches, mobile (if any) contact and termination contact (that is, claiming to remove).

Fig. 3 shows schematical touch sensitive surface.With reference to figure 3, touch sensitive surface 14 can have first direction 82 (for example, to Upper direction) and opposite second direction 84 (for example, in downward direction).Touch sensitive surface can have third direction 86 (for example, to the right Direction) and opposite fourth direction 88 (for example, left direction).First and second directions 82,84 can be generally orthogonal to Three and the 4th 86,88 directions.When by direction be described as it is upward, downward, to right and left when, it should be understood that description be related to First, second, third and fourth direction, and can have the meaning substituted depending on the actual orientation of touch sensitive surface.For example, When touch sensitive surface is orientated in the horizontal plane, upper and lower directions can essentially refer respectively to forward and reverse.

Control the initial alignment pattern (for example, finger contact area) of position

According to the teaching of this article, the initial alignment of control position (for example, finger contact area) usually require at three or Touch sensitive surface is contacted at more points or region simultaneously.Three or more contact three preferably with a hand or more hands Or more finger contact it is consistent.The quantity contacted while control needed for the initial position of position can be 3 or more, 4 Or more, 5 or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, 9 or more or 10.Preferably, on touch sensitive surface it is connect while Tactile quantity is scheduled destination number or scheduled minimum number.For example, being four if there is scheduled destination number, then The positioning of control position will not be completed, until accurately identifying four while contact on touch sensitive surface.On the contrary, such as The contact of fruit preset minimum number is four, then controls the positioning of position and will not complete, until being identified on touch sensitive surface At least four (for example, four, five, six, eight or more) at the same contact until.

Fig. 3 show on the touch sensitive surface of touch sensitive device 12 (such as pure input unit) three or more be spaced apart Position 16 at touch sensitive surface 14 while contact.

Contact is preferably spaced apart on the surface in this way while touch sensitive surface so that can be distributed continuous Finger position.For example, an arch (or multiple arches naturally that the position of contact can be related to being formed by the finger tip of a hand Shape).With reference to figure 4, the position for contacting 16 can be along arch 17, such as corresponding to the natural arch of three or more adjacent finger tips Shape.

Control position initial alignment pattern in, the process generally include user from touch sensitive surface remove some or preferably The step of ground all fingers.In this way, processor will be known while identifying three or more positions spaced apart after contact Removal (that is, there is no contacts) not at three or more positions spaced apart.As shown in Figure 4, it is preferable that processor is known Not with the removal of all contacts of touch sensitive surface.It should be understood that after the initial alignment of control position, it is one or more Finger can keep contacting with touch sensitive surface (assuming that at least one finger is removed from surface, and preferably at least two Finger is removed from surface).This residue finger can be used for directly inputting mixes control (control as discussed in this article Compound), without removing the finger and re-establishing the contact with surface.

With reference to figure 5, the initial alignment for controlling position may include contacted simultaneously with four or more finger people (such as with The all fingers of one hand).As shown in figure 5, touch sensitive surface can be touch-screen display 15.In this way, can be in touch sensitive screen Show region or the obtained control position 18 of the position of screen display initial contact including the position of initial contact.

Fig. 6 shows the control position after the initial alignment pattern in control position.It is each to control position 18 and its He controls position and is spaced apart.Each control position can be characterized by geometric center 22.The position or region of contact 16 are preferably It is positioned in control position 18.Geometric center 22 is preferably in the position or region of contact 16.It can have to control position The region of any shape.For example, the shape of control position can be polygon, circle, semicircle, rectangle, ellipse, ellipse Shape, egg type or square.With reference to figure 6, each position on touch sensitive surface is associated with most one control positions 18.

When the position for initially setting up finger contact area can be more than by controlling the quantity of position (for example, finger contact area) The quantity of used finger.For example, there may be the basic finger contact area for being used for the first finger and being used for the first finger The secondary finger contact areas of one or more.When defining finger contact area, basic finger contact area may include hand The contact point of finger.For the secondary finger contact area of each of the first finger (if any) from the basis for the first finger Finger contact area fully shifts so that basic finger contact area and secondary finger contact area are not overlapped.It should be appreciated that , the position of each finger contact area for the first finger can depend on the different curvature amount of the first finger.For example, First finger can be local inclination at the basic finger contact area of contact and can be relatively fewer be bent (for example, working as It is more stretched when contacting secondary finger contact area).This can be similar on qwerty keyboard key in " d " (local inclination) and " e " (opposite stretching, extension).Such as another example, the first finger can be relatively fewer bending at the basic finger contact area of contact And the first finger can be relatively more bendings when contacting secondary finger contact area.This can be similar to It is keyed on qwerty keyboard " d " (relatively fewer bending) and " c " (relatively more bendings).It is shown in figures 7 and 8 including base The example of the touch screen surface of plinth finger contact area 72 and secondary finger contact area 74.In the figure 7, there are 5 basic hands Abutment region (each finger for each corresponding to a hand) and 3 secondary finger contact areas (each correspond to three hands Each of refer to).In fig. 8, for each finger in three fingers, there are a basic finger contact area 72 and two times Want finger contact area 74.

Each finger contact area is preferably the different zones of touch sensitive surface.In this way, any position on touch sensitive surface It can correspond to most finger contact areas of given time.It should be understood that some regions of touch sensitive surface will not Corresponding to finger contact area.According to the teaching of this article, finger contact area associated with given position can change over time. For example, position p on touch sensitive surface can after the first stage of positioning finger contact area with a finger contact area It is associated, and can be associated from different finger contact areas after the later phases of positioning finger contact area.Make For another example, contacted with the input of one or more of the finger contact area of off-centring of the finger contact area Later, initially the position p on touch sensitive surface associated with the finger contact area may be no longer associated with it (on the contrary, p can With it is not associated from finger contact area or can be associated with different finger contact areas).

The feature of the process for positioning initial control position is shown in Fig. 9.The process can be from the use of touch sensitive device It is identified in the action at family, the action of device or processor or both.The action of user may include：User is simultaneously with three or more The step of multiple finger contact touch sensitive surfaces；And after contacting touch sensitive surface, user is from touch sensitive surface removal three or more The step of multiple fingers.The action of device or processor may include in three or more contact points or contact zone spaced apart At domain identify touch sensitive surface on while contact the step of (for example, being contacted unanimously with the finger of the hand of user)；It is followed by base The step of the positioning of contact and control position (for example, finger contact position) is removed from touch sensitive surface in the position identification contacted Suddenly.It should be appreciated that the positioning of control position can be in any time hair after the contact of device or processor identification simultaneously It is raw.For example, the positioning of control position can be before removing contact.As shown in figure 9, for example, the positioning of control position can be After the removal for identifying contact.In this way, the positioning of control position can be based on the initial position of contact, or in location control position In the case of movement being contacted during the pattern set, (for example, final) position later of contact.

The pattern of input control order

It is established on touch sensitive surface after initial command position, touch sensitive surface can be applied for input control order In pattern.

Touch sensitive surface can be used for controlling multiple feature or functions of one or more devices and/or control device.Such as This, processor can need to identify which device/feature/function is controlled to use control command.The selection of control command can With based on control position or the position contacted during for the pattern of input control order.It can be inputted not to increase With may order quantity, processor can identify and using with one or any group in the following characteristics of the contact on surface It closes：The quantity of the contact position contacted, the sliding of contact, the direction of motion of contact, the time span of contact, contact sliding The removal of number and contact.Gesture is identified by user using different types of gesture and by processor, solves to need The problem of control command is selected from a large amount of different commands with relatively fewer finger.

The process may include inputting control command and the identification of one or more gestures on touch sensitive surface by user The gesture and the processor of control command is selected based on the predetermined association between gesture and control command.

In general, during inputting order, one or more fingers are kept in contact with touch sensitive surface.

The gesture can be any gesture that can be identified by processor.Preferably, with one or more control positions Contact start gesture.User can be opened by contacting touch sensitive surface with the finger started from finger contact area Gesture is inputted, and while being kept in contact, carries out one or more sliding motions using finger, including along at least first party To sliding finger, and then a finger is removed from touch sensitive surface.For example, single finger can contact finger contact area, Then along in following direction a direction or arbitrary combinations of directions sliding：Upwards, downwards, to right and left, then from touch Sensitive surfaces remove finger.It should be understood that after being moved along first direction, before finger is removed from touch sensitive surface, finger It can move in opposite direction.

Touch sensitive surface is contacted with a finger in finger contact area, then carries out one with second finger and touch sensitive surface Then secondary or multiple-contact removes a finger from touch sensitive surface.Contact with second finger can be sliding contact, tapping contact Or it is maintained at the contact of single location.

First finger is maintained at the constant position on touch sensitive surface, and second finger and touch sensitive surface dynamic Contact.The life The input of order is preferably terminated with removing the first finger from touch sensitive surface.

Touch sensitive surface is contacted with two fingers, each finger makes in different finger contact areas in finger At least one moved along first direction.Two fingers are preferably moved in same direction or move two fingers toward each other It is dynamic.

It should be understood that the control of device may include multiple gesture inputs.For example, the process can need the first control of input System order is come the device for selecting to be controlled and input control order later with the function of control device.

The length of mobile distance and/or contact is determined for the controlled level or degree of device.For example, controlling In the speed of device, the movement that may be used on a direction carrys out constantly improve speed, (example until gesture terminates identified It is such as completed by removing contact or other inputs according to the teaching of this article).Speed advance the speed can with the movement of gesture away from From related.As another example, the volume of device can be controlled by starting from the gesture of control position.Contact is moved along first direction Dynamic first movement distance can lead to volume to increase apart from relevant rate with first movement.Under the increase of volume can continue It goes, until contacting removed or other identifications for completing gesture.The reduction of volume can similarly by with first party The contact of the second displacement distance in different second directions (for example, relative direction) is realized.

With reference to figure 10, the input of gesture may include controlling 18 areas Nei Dianhuo of position after control position has built up Contact 40 on touch sensitive surface at domain 16.As shown in Figure 10, the point or region for contacting 16 can be in deviation control positions 22 The heart.The point of contact or region may include the center (not shown) for controlling position.

The gesture may include the movement of one or more contacts.The movement can be along one or more glide directions Sliding movement.For example, gesture may include contact 16 substantially right direction (Figure 11 A), substantially left direction (Figure 11 B), The movement of generally upward direction (Figure 11 C) or generally upward direction on touch sensitive surface.It should be understood that sliding motion May include along multiple directions movement and/or to move be nonlinear.The use of gesture input order may include multiple contacts, Each contact has different control positions.Each contact may include along identical glide direction movement, may include along not Equidirectional movement or may include the contact of static contact with movement.Preferably, multiple connecing during ordering is being inputted It touches with sliding motion (identical or different) simultaneously.For example, gesture may include two contact sliding motions toward each other, Two sliding motions of contact away from each other or sliding contact substantially in the same direction.Sliding motion can be general Smaller movement (for example, in control position), generally large movement is (for example, outside control position or be more than from control Distance of the center of position to edge).

Association between order and gesture may include related to the sliding motion of the first finger only in a first direction First order of connection and the second different command associated with the sliding motion of second finger only in a second direction.

First direction and second direction can it is identical (for example, in about 30 °, in about 20 °, in about 15 °, In about 10 ° or in about 5 °) or it is different (for example, at more than 30 ° angle, at more than 40 ° angle or at more than 50 ° of angle).

The use of gesture input control command may include one or more features as shown in figure 12.User can use not One or more control positions are contacted with finger, are then being kept for the while of being contacted with surface make gesture on touch sensitive surface. Gesture is preferably associated with scheduled control command.The process preferably includes the step of removing finger from touch sensitive surface or use In other actions for completing gesture input.After the input for completing gesture, another gesture can be inputted.Defeated using gesture During entering control command, processor or the generally recognized contact with one or more control positions of device are (for example, in control position After being not in contact with).Then, process or device identification are formed in the type of the gesture of contact.The process or device can be with It is to be continuously contacted with surface by gesture identification.After identifying gesture, processor or device can recognize that and inputted gesture phase Associated predetermined control order.Preferably, control command is performed, sends or otherwise works.It should be understood that Control command can be associated with single gesture or a series of gestures.According to the teaching of this article, the one of contact is being removed from surface After a or multiple sliding motions, or after completing to input gesture, processor or device can identify hand immediately at the time of contact Gesture.

Each the input of gesture includes and one or more controls the contact of position (for example, finger contact area).Gesture Input can be completed by removing all fingers from touch sensitive surface.

After being more than predetermined time limitation with the contact of control position, the input of gesture can be completed (for example, by handling Device determines that the time arrives).For example, the input of gesture being continuously contacted with about 0.5 second or more, about 1 second with touch screen surface or More, it is completed after predetermined time limitation in about 1.5 seconds or more, about 2 seconds or more, about 3 seconds or more or about 4 seconds or more. Scheduled time restriction be typically about (if any) 100 seconds or shorter, about 30 seconds or shorter, about 15 seconds or shorter, about 10 Second or it is shorter or about 6 seconds or shorter.

It, can be with after the predetermined limit (that is, predetermined direction variation limitation) for the direction change number for reaching sliding motion Complete gesture input (for example, by processor determine the time to).Here, usually while keeping the contact with touch sensitive surface Multiple glide directions occur.As it used herein, the variation in direction can be about 15 ° or bigger, about 45 ° or bigger, about 90 ° or bigger, about 135 ° or bigger or about 180 ° of variation.For example, can identify initial sliding movement in processor and connect It and carries out completing gesture after the first variation (that is, predetermined direction variation is limited to 1) in glide direction.As another example, The sliding motion on inceptive direction can be identified in processor, followed by sliding motion in a second direction, followed by Gesture is completed after sliding motion (that is, predetermined direction variation limitation is two) on third direction.Scheduled limitation can be It is one or more, two or more, three or more or four or more.In general, scheduled direction change limitation will be 10 Or smaller or 5 or smaller.

When contact move in a predetermined direction when, can complete gesture input (for example, by processor determine the time to). Predetermined direction can be any direction.For example, predetermined direction can be generally upward direction, generally upward direction, substantially to the right Direction or substantially left direction.

When after the sliding motion for leaving finger contact area contact be back to finger contact area (or finger contact Position in region) when, can complete gesture input (for example, by processor determine the time to).

When contact moved with predetermined shape when, can complete gesture input (for example, by processor determine the time to).Example Such as, when processor identify such as arc, semicircle, circle, triangle, rectangle, square, star, letter, number or its When the sliding motion of the shape arbitrarily combined, the input of gesture can be completed.

(for example, after completing processor and determining the input of gesture) after gesture completion, contact one can be passed through A or multiple control positions input next gesture.

It, can be with the center of deviation control position with the contact of control position during the pattern of input control order.It should Understand, such deviation can be system and/or indicate the variation of perception of the user to control position.In order to compensate for this The variation of sample, the pattern for input control order may include the pattern for repositioning control position.Instead of having use In the pattern for repositioning control position, control position can be kept fixed,

Reposition the pattern of control position

During the pattern of input control order, point or region that touch sensitive surface can be in the contact 16 in control position 18 It is contacted, but the center 22 of deviation control position 18, as shown in FIG. 13A.

Processor or device can be based at least partially between the center of contact 15 and the center 22 for controlling position 18 Offset distance and offset direction control position to reposition.

It should be appreciated that whenever off-centring of the contact from control position, or only in some cases, reposition It can occur.For example, before repositioning control position, offset distance must reach threshold value.As another example, offset must It must be occurred with enough frequencies before repositioning control position.

New control position can have and the previous identical size in control position or different sizes.New control bit Setting can have and the previous identical size in control position or different shapes.New control position preferably have with it is previous The identical size in control position or identical shape.It is highly preferred that new control position has and previous control position phase Same size and identical shape.

Figure 13 B show the repositioning of control position, and show the positioning of new position and the positioning of previous position.New control Position 36 processed can have the center 38 that the center 22 from previous control position 18 shifts.The direction of displacement 32 preferably with partially It is roughly the same to move direction.Previous center 22 is preferably about equal to or less than offset at a distance from the displacement between new center 38 Distance.For example, the distance between previous center 22 and new center 38 can be the percentage of the distance of offset (preferably about It is 100% or less than 100%).

It should be understood that the offset distance of contact position and offset direction can be used for repositioning one or more Other a contact positions.

The repositioning of finger contact area may include one or arbitrary combination in step as shown in Figure 14.Control The repositioning of position processed usually starts to occur after contact in control position.The repositioning for controlling position can be in contact slide Occur before movement, after removing contact after contact slide or from touch sensitive surface.

The process can allow to repeat or continuously input different control commands.For example, in the input of identification control command After end, which can be used for inputting subsequent control command, as shown in figure 15.It should be understood that removing contact Step can be all as described herein by being substituted the step of the end of input of identification control command.It also it will be appreciated that can To occur (to connect this step that the end of the input of control command is identified for example, identification removes finger from touch sensitive surface Touch), can based on gesture identification order the step of after occur.

The orientation of touch sensitive surface

Touch sensitive surface can be oriented in the direction and/or position for preventing user from watching touch sensitive surface.For example, user can hold Firmly include the device of touch sensitive surface so that touch sensitive surface remotely user oriented.With reference to figure 16, user 62 can hold device 12 so that touch sensitive surface 14 is directed away from the eyes 64 of user.For example, perpendicular to the screen orientation with separate touch sensitive surface 14 52 can partly or wholly direction forwardly.In this way, full-screen panel direction may be located remotely from the eyes 64 of user.With reference to Figure 17, user 62 can be the driver of vehicle 66, and touch sensitive device 14 can be installed to vehicle 66.Here, touch sensitive surface It is mounted so that the touch sensitive surface remotely eyes towards driver.

Touch sensitive surface can be oriented in the visual field of user.However, it is possible to based on using three or more fingers with The contact of touch sensitive surface controls position with the operation and/or control of intensifier to be arranged.For example, as shown in figure 18, touch-sensitive table Face can be located in the visual field of vehicle driver.

Touch sensitive surface can install to, be attached to or be integrated to the device for being positioned to contact with user.For example, touch sensitive surface It can be located adjacent in the vehicle of driver, and be preferably located in ergonomic positions.As an example, touch sensitive surface can be with Installation is to steering wheel and/or steering column, as illustrated in fig. 19 a and fig. 19b.

Device and system according to the teaching of this article may include the one or more for observing available command functions Observe panel (for example, display panel of non-touch-sensitive display screen).Display panel can be located at touch sensitive surface on identical device, But it is located at different positions.For example, display panel and touch sensitive surface can be located on the opposite side of device.Display panel can be with Touch sensitive surface is located on different devices.For example, touch sensitive panel may be mounted on steering wheel, and display panel can be attachment Instrument board to vehicle or the panel integrated with the instrument board of vehicle.With reference to figure 19B, display panel 68 can be mobile phone The display screen of display screen or vehicle display device.After the scheduled time interval being failure to actuate on touch sensitive surface, panel is observed Display screen may be dimmed or be closed.

Including the device or system of touch sensitive surface may include being used to open or closing device or the control for reset apparatus Component processed.Control unit can be the switch or other component for being able to carry out and/or transmitting unlatching, closing or function of reset.

The device or system may include the one or more features for forbidding touch sensitive surface.It is grasped when being desired based on vehicle When making the operation of Status Disable device and system, this function of forbidding in the car can be particularly useful.For example, when vehicle turns When curved and/or currently change direction, when driving, touch sensitive surface can forbidden more than specific/speed etc..

Touch sensitive device according to the teaching of this article may include the different location for being expanded to finger on touch sensitive surface Grip part.

Control command according to the teaching of this article can be used for control air-conditioning, radio, window, lamp, lock, cruise control, Application on a cellular telephone, Navigation Control, the position of cursor, mechanical device, electronic device, land craft operation, The operation of marine vehicle, the operation of aircraft, the remote operation of vehicle or other devices, communication device or its arbitrary group It closes.As it is used herein, control command includes providing API or code so that two computer systems can interact, than Such as smart phone and Automotive Computer System.

The input of password

Device, method, system and equipment according to the teaching of this article can be used for inputting the password for tripper.This In, password may include a series of gestures, and each gesture uses the one or more contacted with finger contact area to contact.Work as solution When locking device, touch sensitive surface is contacted with three or more fingers simultaneously, and finger contact area is distributed with the position based on contact. Then user can input password to input a series of gestures by contacting finger contact area.As an example, password can be with It is a series of there is 2 or more gestures, 4 or more gestures, 6 or more gestures or 8 or more hand Gesture.Each gesture can be identical or different with previous gesture.Each gesture may be used identical or different with previous gesture Finger contact area.Each gesture may be used and the equal number of finger of previous gesture or different number of finger.For example, close Code may include needing a gesture of one, two or more finger sliding motion in same direction, password to may include two The sliding motion of finger toward each other, password may include tapping simultaneously one, two or more finger contact area or its Meaning combination.It for illustrative purposes, can be by first by touch sensitive surface and first, second, third and for Password Input Four fingers contact simultaneously, to distribute finger contact area for each finger in four fingers, then have first-hand direction The input of the first gesture of right sliding then has the input for the second gesture that the third and fourth finger slides into together, then has The input for the third gesture that first, second, and third finger slides in an upward direction is followed by and is touched using the 4th finger The input of 4th gesture on surface.It should be understood that a large amount of possible gestures will cause safer password and/or reduction to obtain Obtain the quantity of the input needed for security password.It will also be appreciated that can be inputted at the different location in touch screen surface Password repeatedly inputs the sign (evidence) for touching password after password and will be retained in over time to reduce Possibility on screen.

Preferred password includes two or more continuous gestures in different directions.Preferred password includes using Two or more continuous gestures of the various combination of different finger contact areas or finger contact area.

When inputting password, processor can recognize that continuously contacting with for the touch sensitive surface at three or more positions, and The position distribution finger contact position for being unanimously then based on contact is contacted with the surface of three or more fingers.For distributing The number contacted while finger contact area can be predetermined number, such as 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 or 10.It is identified in processor After multiple while contact is removed from surface, it is consistent with the first gesture of prescribed password to find that processor can monitor surface Contact and gesture.

The system may include the pattern of setting or resetting password.The setting or resetting of password may include using three simultaneously A or more finger contact touch sensitive surface is to distribute finger contact area, subsequent continuous input gesture password.System can need It re-enters password and just can confirm that password.System can store password.Password can be by system encryption.System can delete elder generation Preceding password.

Touch sensitive surface can be attached on vehicle.Touch screen surface in vehicle can close to the seat of driver and/or The driver of vehicle.The touch screen surface that passenger uses can close to vehicle one or more passengers seat and/or one Or the position of multiple passengers.For example, the touch panel device in vehicle can be connected to steering wheel, steering wheel column, instrument board, seat Backrest, pillar, door or its arbitrary combination.

Touch screen surface can be communicated to connect with one or more devices to be controlled.For example, touch screen surface can be with It is communicatively coupled with the control processor of vehicle.

Touch sensitive surface can be oriented in (visual field beyond driver or other users) down.Touch sensitive surface can be A part for device is connected to device, and device is adapted to through multiple finger trail movements being individually identified.

Touch sensitive surface can be positioned so that vehicle driver can use one or more finger contact surfaces without His hand is removed from steering wheel.

Touch sensitive surface can be with device software (for example, application program) phase for the multiple contacts for identifying and/or tracking surface Association.Device software can be run on the computer systems.Device software can be adapted for contact, the finger that identification finger generates The gesture or both of generation.Device software can be adapted for identifying it is multiple (preferably three or more, four or more or five It is a or more) at the same finger generate contact, multiple fingers generate gesture or both.

Data input device/game console

Method, system and equipment according to the teaching of this article can be used for data input device, for example hand-held data is defeated Enter device.For example, data input device can be for controlling application program, processor, attachment device or the behaviour of remote-control device The device of work.As explanation, data input device can be for controlling (for example, remote control) video-game, machine, vehicle , flight instruments, robot device or its device arbitrarily combined.As an example, data input device can be game control Device.The hand-held device of such as game console can be with one or arbitrary group in the feature as shown in Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B It closes.With reference to figure 20A and 20B, hand-held device 110 can have front surface 112 and opposite rear surface 116.Front surface can wrap Include one or more touch sensitive surfaces 14.With reference to figure 20B, the front surface 112 of device 110 may include the finger for user's right hand Touch sensitive surface and finger for user's left hand the second touch sensitive surface.It should be understood that surface forward can have There is sufficiently large single touch sensitive surface, contact while for receiving from both hands finger.The surface forward of device 112 preferably sufficiently large three or more fingers spaced apart for hand of touch sensitive surface 14 contact.The device is excellent Selection of land have sufficient amount of touch sensitive surface and size, for 4 or more fingers, 6 or more fingers or 8 A or more finger contact.Rear surface may include one or more thumb control pieces, such as when finger is put on the front surface When, button, knob, dial, control stick or the spin that can be controlled by thumb.With reference to figure 20A, device 110 may include using One or more (for example, two or more) thumb control piece in left hand, the one or more for the right hand are (for example, two It is a or more) thumb control piece 118 or both.The device has the side surface 114 of connection front surface and rear surface.Side Surface 114 is preferably adapted for receiving palm.Side surface 114 can be circular or other aspect bendings.Device 110 can be with Including grip features, places finger for auxiliary and/or device is made to be easier handling by.Gripping features are shown in Figure 20 C 120 example.Front surface 112,112', 112 " can be substantially spill, generally flat or substantially convex.Preferably, Front surface 112 " is substantially convex, and rear surface is substantially spill, as seen in fig. 2 od so that between thumb and finger Side surface 114 arrangement it is more natural.

It should be understood that in any previous mode (for example, being used to control the pattern of the initial position of position, for controlling The pattern of the repositioning of position processed or pattern for input control order) during, one or more contacts of touch sensitive surface (for example, by being contacted with one or more fingers) can be replaced by sensing the position of multiple fingers.For example, the position of finger Setting can be by the radiation of light (such as laser) or other forms, electric field, magnetic field, black level's (such as shade) or its arbitrary group It closes to identify.It should be understood that gloves or other devices can be placed on one or more fingers, enable to know Above-mentioned observation of the position and/or enhancing of other finger to finger position.Similarly, the gesture on the surface of device can utilize or It is not sensed using one kind in the practical contact through the above way contacted with surface.Preferably, when finger is at least close to tactile When sensitive surfaces (for example, about 30mm or smaller, about 10mm or smaller, about 3mm or smaller or about 1mm or smaller), occur it is any this Kind sensing.It can complete to sense when finger leaves surface.For example, when sense finger no longer close to touch sensitive surface (such as from Surface is more than 1mm, 3mm, 10mm or 30mm, or as increase at least about 1mm, about 3mm, about 5mm, about 10mm with a distance from surface Or about 20mm) when, the pattern that can complete terminates or order end of input.

One or more above-mentioned patterns can be complete from next or arbitrary combination after being limited more than the predetermined time At (for example, the time determined by processor to)：I) it is contacted with the one or more of touch sensitive surface；Ii it) senses on touch sensitive surface One or more objects (for example, finger) of side；Iii one or more contacts) are removed from touch sensitive surface；Or iv) sensing it is separate The movement of one or more objects (for example, finger) of touch sensitive surface.Preferably, the predetermined time limits, if any, is about 0.5 second or more, about 1 second or more, about 1.5 seconds or more, about 2 seconds or more, about 3 seconds or more or about 4 seconds or more. Preferably, scheduled time restriction, if any, be about 100 seconds or less, about 30 seconds or less, about 15 seconds or less, about 10 seconds or less or about 6 seconds or less.Scheduled time restriction can be fixed, can be adjusted (for example, being based on Experience or history value or by user setting).

Transformation from the pattern of the initial position for controlling position to the pattern for input control order can be by touching Hair event triggers.As described herein, trigger event can be scheduled time restriction.Trigger event can be far from touch-sensitive table The sensing of the removal of one or more objects (for example, finger) in face.Trigger event can need processor to sense when other When object is moved far from touch sensitive surface, rigid what a object (for example, a finger) is maintained on touch sensitive surface or attached by the square Closely.

Any numerical value enumerated herein includes using a unit as all values slave lower value to high value of increment, condition It is that there are the intervals of at least two units between any lower value and high value.As an example, if illustrating component The value of quantity or process variable, such as temperature, pressure, time and other, are such as 1-90, preferably 20-80, more preferably 30-70, but the numerical value for such as 15-85,22-68,43-51,30-32 being expressly recited in this specification etc..For the value less than 1, It depends on the circumstances, a unit is considered as 0.0001,0.001,0.01 or 0.1.These are only specifically intended example, and And all possible combination of the numerical value between cited minimum and peak will be considered in this application with similar Mode is expressly recited.As can be seen that the introduction for being expressed as the amount of " parts by weight " herein has also contemplated in terms of weight percentage Same range.Therefore, for " ` × ` parts by weight of polymeric composition are blended in resulting polymers ", in the detailed description of the invention Statement also contemplated the religion of the range of identical " x " amount of the weight percent expression of resulting polymers blend composition Lead ".

Unless otherwise stated, all ranges all include all numbers between endpoint and endpoint.It is related with range " about " or the use of " approximation " be suitable for range both ends.Therefore, " about 20-30 " is intended to covering " about 20- about 30 ", including extremely The fixed endpoint of oligodactyly.

For all purposes, including the disclosure of all articles and bibliography of patent application and publication is by drawing With being incorporated herein.Term " substantially by ... form " for describing combination should be including identified element, ingredient, component Or step, and will not substantially influence other elements ingredient, component or the step of the basic and novel characteristics of the combination.It uses Term " include " or " contain " describes element herein, ingredient, component or the combination of step, it is also contemplated that substantially by member The embodiment of element, ingredient, component or step composition.By using term " can with " herein, it is intended to which expression is that " can with " be wrapped The attribute of any description contained is optional.

Multiple elements, ingredient, component or step can be provided by individually integrating element, ingredient, component or step.It can replace Ground is changed, element, ingredient, component or step is individually integrated and is segmented into individual multiple elements, ingredient, component or step.For The disclosure for describing the "a" or "an" of element, ingredient, component or step is not intended to exclude other elements, ingredient, group Part or step.

It should be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive.After having read above description, Many embodiments and many applications other than the example of offer will be apparent to those skilled in the art 's.Therefore, the scope of the present invention reference should not be made to above description to determine, and should refer to appended claims and these power Profit requires the full scope of required equivalent to determine.For all purposes, including patent application and publication it is all The disclosure of article and bibliography is incorporated herein by reference.In the claim of any aspect of theme disclosed herein Omission be not this theme disclaimer, also should not be considered as inventor and be not considered as that such theme is disclosed invention A part for theme.

2 control speech channels

The initial alignment pattern (for example, initial hand abutment position) of 4 control positions

The pattern of 6 input control orders

7 control commands

8 reposition the pattern of control position

9 finishing control speech channels

10 contact touch sensitive surface simultaneously

12 touch sensitive devices

14 touch sensitive surfaces

Contact point/region of 16 touch sensitive surfaces

17 arched doors (for example, natural arched door of finger tip spaced apart)

18 finger contact areas

20 remove part or all of finger from touch sensitive surface

The center of 22 finger contact areas

24 fingers

The distribution of 30 finger contact areas

32 for changing finger contact area direction

Gestures direction when 34 contact surface or glide direction

36 new finger contact areas

The new center of 38 finger contact areas

40 order input contacts (contacting touch sensitive surface after establishing finger contact area)

52 touch sensitive surfaces check direction (for example, plane perpendicular to surface)

The user of 62 touch sensitive surfaces

The eye mask of 64 users

66 automatic driving vehicles

68 display panels

72 basic finger contact areas

74 secondary finger contact areas

82 first direction (for example, upwardly direction) on touch sensitive surface

84 second direction (for example, downwardly direction) on touch sensitive surface

86 third direction (for example, direction to the right) on touch sensitive surface

88 fourth direction (for example, direction to the left) on touch sensitive surface

The pattern (for example, initial hand abutment position) of the initial control position of 90 settings

The pattern of 92 input control orders

94 reposition the pattern of control position

110 game consoles

112 forward surfaces (for example, surface far from user)

114 side surfaces

116 rear surfaces (such as towards the surface of user)

118 thumbs control

120 crawl features

Claims

1. a kind of method of input order, includes the following steps：

I. the processor sensing for being connected to touch sensitive surface is above the touch sensitive surface of three or more different sensing the feedback of position and attached Positioned while three or more close objects, include by second finger initialize sensing points centered on positioning, and with Positioning centered on the initial sensing points of third finger；

Ii. processor is that two or more (for example, each) objects in three or more objects distribute finger position area Domain, wherein each finger position region is the unique region of touch sensitive surface, and each finger position region includes multiple first An initial finger sensing points in beginning finger sensing points；

Iii. processor enters order input mould after the step of distributing finger position region (for example, after change event) Formula, wherein order input pattern include association, the association at least have with start from the first finger band of position object in Associated first order of the movement of only one object, and with start from the second finger band of position object in only Associated the second order for being different from the first order of the movement of one object；And

Iv. the processor identifies that the gesture on the touch sensitive surface, including sensing start from pair of the first finger band of position The movement of only one object as in, and based on associated first order of gesture identification.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein the method includes the processors to identify on the touch sensitive surface Gesture, including start from the movement of the only one object in the object of the second finger band of position, and known based on gesture Not associated second order.

3. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein determine while processor senses three or more objects Start the order input pattern after the predetermined time interval of position.

4. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein identify one or more of objects in the processor Start the order input pattern after removing.

5. according to the method described in claim 4, wherein, being identified in addition to an object in the object in the processor Whole objects removal after start the order input pattern.

6. according to the method described in claim 5, wherein, by utilizing the object from the sensing that navigates to for sensing the object The gesture done, process sense continuously contacting between an object and the touch sensitive surface.

7. according to the method described in claim 6, being wherein different from the third of the first input order and the second input order Input order is associated with the different motion of only one object in the object for starting from the first finger band of position.

8. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the touch sensitive surface is the surface of pure input unit (that is, described Touch sensitive surface is not display surface).

9. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the touch sensitive surface is oriented such that the surface remotely User oriented.

10. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method includes executing control life used to control the device It enables.

11. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein during the order input pattern, the processor identification the The input of object in the one finger band of position positions, and the first finger position is with different from the initial sensing points of the first finger the Centered on one finger deviates sensing points, and the method includes repositioning the first finger band of position.

12. according to the method for claim 11, wherein first finger band of position has geometric center, and institute It includes deviating the geometric center of the first finger band of position towards the first finger to state the step of repositioning the first finger areas Sensing points movement (for example, the geometric center of the first finger band of position, which can become the first finger, deviates induction point).

13. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method includes one or more of following characteristics：

I) three or more objects described in are fingers；

Ii) as object distance touch sensitive surface 10mm or smaller, pair simultaneously positioning the step of sensing；

Iii) three or more different sensing the feedback of position are consistent with the positioning of three or more fingers of hand；

Iv) processor is that each object distributes finger position region；

V) each finger position region corresponds only to a finger；

Vi) the initiation command input pattern after change event；Or

Vii) change event is sense of the processor to whole objects from touch sensitive surface removal in addition to an object in object It surveys, or reaches the sensing of scheduled time interval after the positioning to object.

14. a kind of method of input control order, includes the following steps：

I. identify that contact is (for example, three with user while on the touch sensitive surface of three or more different contact positions Or more finger contact it is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (for example, by first-hand Refer to), the contact (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger) centered on second finger initial contact point, and with third Contact (for example, passing through third finger) centered on finger initial contact point；

Ii. it is each finger distribution finger contact area in three or more described fingers, wherein each finger contact zone Domain is the different zones of touch sensitive surface, and each finger contact area includes an initial contact point (for example, wherein each hand Abutment region corresponds to a finger)；

Iii. identify the removal in one or more (such as all) contact positions and the contact of touch-sensitive contact (for example, from touch-sensitive Surface removes one, two, three or all fingers)；With

Iv. it identifies the input contact a finger contact area, subsequently inputs contact in one or more contact movement directions On sliding movement, and cursor is moved with corresponding one or more cursor movement direction on a display screen.

15. the method according to claim 11, wherein the method includes：

Processor identifies

I) the single contact on the touch sensitive surface in single finger contact area,

Ii) the single movement contacted in one or more directions, the application program for selecting to be controlled, and

Iii) single contact is removed from touch sensitive surface；

Processor is based on finger contact area and movement (before or after removing single contact) the selection application to be controlled；

Processor identifies：

I) the different single contacts on the touch sensitive surface of a different finger contact area in finger contact area,

Ii) the movement of different single contacts in one or more directions, to select the control to application, and

Iii different single contacts) is removed from touch sensitive surface；With

Processor based on the different position individually contacted and the different movements individually contacted come select to application control ( Before or after removing different single contacts).

16. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device of the input order control is selected from following device：Radio reception Mechanical, electrical words, telecommunication installation, heating and/or air-conditioning system (that is, HVAC system), motor, internet connector, internet are answered With program, video game machine, lamp.

17. method according to claim 1 or 2, being in finger position area wherein being positioned each of on the touch sensitive surface Within an at most finger position region in domain.

18. a kind of system of input control command used to control the device, including：

Input unit including touch sensitive surface；

It is connected to the processor of touch sensitive surface；

The memory of store instruction, the store instruction execute the processor when processor executes：

I. it senses in three or more different sensing the feedback of position (for example, consistent with the positioning of three or more fingers of user) It is positioned while three or more object (for example, fingers) above the touch sensitive surface at place and near or on, including with the Sensing (for example, passing through the first finger) centered on the initial sensing points of one finger, centered on the initial sensing points of second finger It senses (for example, passing through second finger), and the sensing centered on the initial sensing points of third finger is (for example, pass through third hand Refer to)；

Ii. it is two or more (for example, being each) objects distribution finger position region in three or more objects, In each finger position region be touch sensitive surface unique region, and each finger position region includes multiple initial sensings An initial finger sensing points (for example, wherein each finger position region corresponds to a finger) in point；

Iii. enter order input pattern after a predetermined event, ordered wherein the order input pattern includes at least first input Enable and the association of the second different input orders, wherein the first order in the object for starting from the first finger band of position only The movement of only one object is associated, and the described second different input is ordered and started from the object of the second finger band of position A different object essentially identical movement it is associated；With

Iv. it identifies the gesture on the touch sensitive surface, including senses in the object for starting from the first finger band of position only The movement of one object, and correlated inputs order is identified with movement based on finger position.

19. a kind of system of input control command used to control the device, including：

Input unit including touch sensitive surface；

Processor；

I. identify that contact is (for example, three with user while on the touch sensitive surface of three or more different contact positions Or more finger contact it is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (for example, by first-hand Refer to), the contact centered on second finger initial contact point (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger), and with third Contact (for example, passing through third finger) centered on finger initial contact point；

Iii. before or after step ii (preferably after step ii), identification it is one or more (for example, two, three It is a or whole) removal of the contact of contact position and touch-sensitive contact is from touch sensitive surface (for example, remove one, two, three or more Multiple fingers or all fingers)；

Iv. input contact is (for example, one or more fingers contact zone while in the one or more finger contact areas of place's identification Domain contacts simultaneously with respective finger), each finger contact area is in input contact point；

V. while keeping continuous input contact, identify the gesture on touch sensitive surface, including start from inputting contact point The movement of the input contact in one or more directions of touch sensitive surface；(for example, user does the touch-sensitive of gesture on touch sensitive surface Action on surface, wherein one or more fingers are contacted with touch sensitive surface, are connect wherein each gesture is derived from corresponding finger Touch region)；With

Vi. the gesture based on the finger contact area contacted and from finger contact area identifies the order to be executed.

20. a kind of machine readable storage medium, including instruction, described instruction makes the processor of electronic device logical when executed Cross following manner identification input control order：

I. processor identification contacts while on the touch sensitive surface of three or more different contact positions (for example, and user Three or more fingers contact it is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (for example, passing through First finger), the contact (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger) centered on second finger initial contact point, and In the contact (for example, passing through third finger) of third finger initial contact point；

Ii. processor is that each finger in three or more described fingers distributes finger contact area, wherein each finger Contact area is the different zones of touch sensitive surface, and each finger contact area includes an initial contact point (for example, wherein Each finger contact area corresponds to a finger)；

Iii. processor identification it is one or more (for example, two or more, three or more or all) contact position with touch The removal of the contact of quick contact from touch sensitive surface (for example, remove in three or more fingers one, two, three or whole Finger)；

Iv. input contact is (for example, one or more fingers connect while in the one or more finger contact areas of processor identification Region is touched to contact simultaneously with respective finger), each finger contact area is in input contact point；

V. processor identifies the gesture on touch sensitive surface while keeping continuous input contact, including starts from input contact The movement of the input contact in one or more directions in touch sensitive surface of point；(for example, user does gesture on touch sensitive surface Touch sensitive surface on action, wherein one or more fingers are contacted with touch sensitive surface, wherein each gesture is derived from accordingly Finger contact area)；With

Vi. gesture of the processor based on the finger contact area contacted and from finger contact area identifies the life to be executed It enables.

21. a kind of method for unlocking one or more electronic device controls by processor, including：

I. the instruction at multiple positions on touch sensitive surface while contacted is received；

Ii. it is consistent with the contact of touch sensitive surface is contacted by one of user or two hands to determine that the multiple position has Interval；

Iii. multiple finger contact areas are distributed in multiple positions based on contact simultaneously；

Iv. a series of instruction continuously contacted with is received, is each continuously contacted with one or more finger contact areas；

V. a series of continuously contact with is compared with scheduled continuous series (i.e. password series), and works as a series of company The one or more controls of unlock when being matched with scheduled continuous series are touched in continued access.

22. a kind of method using the processor input order for being connected to touch sensitive surface includes the following steps：

I. processor sensing in three or more different sensing the feedback of position (for example, determining with three or more fingers of user Position is consistent) at touch sensitive surface above and nearby three or more object (for example, fingers) of (for example, in 10mm) while Positioning, is included the positioning (for example, by first finger) centered on the initial sensing points of the first finger, is initially felt with second finger Positioning (for example, passing through second finger) centered on measuring point, and the positioning (example centered on the initial sensing points of third finger Such as, pass through third finger)；

Ii. processor is that three or more objects distribute finger position region (for example, finger sensing area), wherein each hand Refer to the different regions that the band of position (for example, finger sensing area) is touch sensitive surface, and each finger sensing area includes An initial finger sensing points in multiple initial finger sensing points are (for example, wherein each finger position region corresponds to one Finger)；

Iii. processor identifies at one or more sensing the feedback of position (for example, at two or more sensing the feedback of position or three Whole places at a or more sensing the feedback of position) separate object touch sensitive surface movement；

23. a kind of method using the processor input order for being connected to touch sensitive surface includes the following steps：

I. processor identification contacts while on the touch sensitive surface at three or more positions (for example, three with user Or more finger contact it is consistent), include the contact centered on the first finger initial contact point (such as by first-hand Refer to), the contact (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger) centered on second finger initial contact point, and in third The contact (for example, passing through third finger) of finger initial contact point；

Iii. processor is identified in the removal of three or more positions and the contact of touch-sensitive contact (for example, being moved from touch sensitive surface Except three or more fingers)；

24. a kind of method of input control order, includes the following steps：

I. identify while on the touch sensitive surface of three or more positions contact (for example, with user three or more The contact of finger is consistent), include the contact (for example, by first finger) centered on the first finger initial contact point, with Contact centered on two finger initial contact points (for example, the second finger for passing through second finger), and it is initial with third finger Contact (for example, passing through third finger) centered on contact point；

Iii. identify the removal of the contact in three or more positions Yu touch-sensitive contact (for example, removing three from touch sensitive surface Or more finger)；With

25. according to the method described in any one of claim 1,2,21,22,23 or 24, wherein the method includes：

Processor identifies

I) the single contact of the single finger contact area in the finger contact area on touch sensitive surface,

Ii) the movement of single contact in one or more directions, the application program for selecting to be controlled, and

Iii) single contact is removed from touch sensitive surface；

Processor identifies：

26. according to the method described in any one of claim 1,2,21,22,23 or 24, wherein the method is for unlocking The method of one or more electronic devices.