KR101294201B1 - Portable device and operating method thereof - Google Patents

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KR101294201B1
KR101294201B1 KR1020130012693A KR20130012693A KR101294201B1 KR 101294201 B1 KR101294201 B1 KR 101294201B1 KR 1020130012693 A KR1020130012693 A KR 1020130012693A KR 20130012693 A KR20130012693 A KR 20130012693A KR 101294201 B1 KR101294201 B1 KR 101294201B1
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A portable device and a method controlling the same make it easier for a user to control a portable device with an expanded display unit with one hand. CONSTITUTION: A touch sensitive screen (110) includes a display unit displaying a control screen. A sub control window opening/closing unit (121) overlaps and displays the sub control window on a certain area of the control screen at the user's order. A touch coordinate mapping unit (125) maps the coordinate range for the area assigned to the sub control window onto the coordinate range of an information display area, an area located within the control screen displayed on the sub control window. The touch coordinate mapping unit recognizes a location at which a touching element is sensed within the sub control window as the location for mapping on the control screen. [Reference numerals] (110) Touch sensing screen; (121) Sub control window opening/closing unit; (123) Corresponding image processing unit; (125) Touch coordinate mapping unit; (127) Touch element recognizing unit; (130) Storage unit; (140) Control unit

Description

Portable device and operating method thereof

The present invention relates to a portable device and a method of operating the same.

As the functions of portable devices such as tablet PCs, mobile phones, smartphones, etc. are becoming more diversified, complex device types with various functions such as taking pictures or videos, connecting to the Internet, playing music or video files, playing games, receiving broadcasts, etc. Is evolving.

In order to enhance the user's convenience, the size of the display unit for displaying the driving screen gradually increases to 3.5 inches, 4.5 inches, 5 inches, etc., and the resolution also increases to 1280 x 768 have.

In general, the portable device has a touch sensitive screen, and a user can touch a function button or a hyperlink on a display screen of the display unit to execute the corresponding function or access a web address corresponding to a hyperlink.

Such a portable device is generally used in a fixed space such as a home or an office. However, various functions such as playing a moving image file and accessing the Internet are being used while moving on a subway or the like.

In order to satisfy user's convenience, the size of the display unit of the portable device gradually increases. However, the size of the portable device is increased by the thumb of the hand held by one hand of the portable device , It is inconvenient that the function button or the hyperlink displayed on the display unit can not be smoothly operated.

In other words, when the portable device is held by one hand, the thumb of the held hand is positioned to extend from one side edge of the portable device toward the center portion of the portable device display. In this case, however, the thumb does not reach the function button displayed on the upper portion of the display due to the large size of the display portion of the portable device or the small hand of the user, and thus it is difficult to operate smoothly with only one hand. There is an inconvenience to operate the portable device.

The present invention is to provide a portable device and a method of operating the same, which facilitates the operation of the portable device with only one hand regardless of the size of the display unit.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable device comprising: a touch sensitive screen including a display portion on which a driving screen is displayed; A sub operation window opening / closing unit for displaying a sub operation window overlapping an area of the driving screen by a user's operation; And a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window to be mapped to a coordinate range of a display information area, which is an area within a driving screen displayed on the entire display unit or the sub operation window, and in which the touch member is in contact with the sub operation window. A portable device including a touch coordinate mapping unit for recognizing a contact position as a mapping position on the driving screen is provided.

When the touch on the inner region of the sub operation window is a long touch lasting for a predetermined time, an enlarged image of a region having a predetermined size based on the mapping position recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit A corresponding image processing unit for processing to be displayed inside the sub operation window may be further included.

When the contact position is dragged while the state of the long touch is maintained, the corresponding image processor displays an enlarged image based on the mapping position recognized to correspond to the moved contact position inside the sub operation window. Can be processed.

The touch element recognizer may further include one or more functional elements arranged to correspond to the recognized mapping position. The touch element recognizing unit requests execution of the recognized functional element corresponding to the mapping position when the touch to the inner region of the sub operation window is a short touch lasting for less than a predetermined time, and the functional element May be at least one of a function button and a hyperlink displayed on the driving screen.

The touch element recognizing unit may recognize that the functional element closest to the mapping position is selected when there is no functional element corresponding to the mapping position.

When there are a plurality of functional elements corresponding to the mapping position, the touch element recognizing unit includes the coordinates of the mapping position mapped to each touch position forming the touch area or the outline of the touch member contacting the inside of the sub operation window. It can be recognized that the containing functional element is selected.

The sub operation window opening / closing part may be recognized as an activation command of the sub operation window when the contact position is moved from one side of the edge area of the display part to an inner area of the display part while the contact state by the touch member is maintained. have.

A thumbnail image corresponding to the driving screen is displayed inside the sub operation window, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is mapped to a coordinate range of an entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. Can be.

Inside the sub operation window, a driving screen area located in a diagonal direction of the position where the sub operation window is displayed is displayed, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is a coordinate range of the display information area which is the displayed driving screen area. Can be mapped to.

The inside of the sub operation window is made transparent so that the driving screen area displayed by overlapping the sub operation window is exposed to the corresponding area, and the coordinate range of the area allocated to the sub operation window is the entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. It can be mapped to the coordinate range of.

The indicator movement processor may be further configured to process the indicator to be displayed at the mapping position.

When the contact of the contact member is started, the indicator movement processing unit may perform processing for displaying the indicator, and the sub operation window opening and closing unit may close the sub operation window.

The touch element recognizer may further include one or more functional elements arranged to correspond to the display position of the indicator. The indicator is moved by a user operation of dragging the contact position while maintaining the contact state with respect to the touch-sensitive screen, and when the user's contact state with the touch-sensitive screen ends, the touch element The recognizer may request execution of the recognized functional element corresponding to the current indicator position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a portable device, the method comprising: displaying a sub operation window on the display unit such that the sub operation window opening / closing portion overlaps an area of the driving screen displayed on the display unit; And a touch coordinate mapping unit recognizing, as a mapping position on the driving screen, a contact position where the touch member is touched in the sub manipulation window, wherein the touch coordinate mapping unit is configured to recognize the mapping position. A method of operating a portable device is provided, wherein the mapping information is managed between a coordinate range of an area allocated to the coordinate range and a coordinate range of a display information area which is an area within a driving screen displayed on the entire display or the sub operation window.

A method of operating a portable device may include: determining whether a corresponding image processing unit is a long touch in which a contact with an inner area of the sub operation window is longer than a predetermined time; And when the touch is determined to be a long touch, processing to display an enlarged image of a region having a predetermined size based on the mapping position recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit to be displayed inside the sub operation window.

The method of operating a portable device may include: determining whether the contact position is dragged while the corresponding image processing unit maintains the long touch state; And when the contact position is moved, processing the enlarged image based on the mapping position recognized to correspond to the moved contact position by the corresponding image processor to be displayed inside the sub operation window.

The method of operating a portable device may include: determining whether the touch element recognition unit is a short touch in which a contact with an internal area of the sub operation window lasts less than a predetermined time; And in the case of a short touch, the touch element recognizing unit recognizing one or more functional elements arranged to correspond to the recognized mapping position, and requesting execution of the recognized functional elements, wherein the functional elements are driven. It may be at least one of a function button and a hyperlink displayed on the screen.

The touch element recognizing unit may recognize that the functional element closest to the mapping position is selected when there is no functional element corresponding to the mapping position.

When there are a plurality of functional elements corresponding to the mapping position, the touch element recognizing unit includes the coordinates of the mapping position mapped to each touch position forming the touch area or the outline of the touch member contacting the inside of the sub operation window. It may be recognized that the containing functional element is selected.

The sub operation window opening / closing part may be recognized as an activation command of the sub operation window when the contact position is moved from one side of the edge area of the display part to an inner area of the display part while the contact state by the touch member is maintained. have.

A thumbnail image corresponding to the driving screen is displayed inside the sub operation window, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is mapped to a coordinate range of an entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. Can be.

Inside the sub operation window, a driving screen area located in a diagonal direction of the position where the sub operation window is displayed is displayed, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is a coordinate range of the display information area which is the displayed driving screen area. Can be mapped to.

The inside of the sub operation window is made transparent so that the driving screen area displayed by overlapping the sub operation window is exposed to the corresponding area, and the coordinate range of the area allocated to the sub operation window is the entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. It can be mapped to the coordinate range of.

When the contact of the contact member is started, the indicator movement processing unit may further perform a process for displaying the indicator, and the sub operation window opening and closing unit may further include closing the sub operation window.

The display position is moved to correspond to the movement of the touch position of the touch member by a user operation of dragging while maintaining the contact of the touch member, and when the contact state of the touch member is terminated, the touch element recognition unit The execution of the recognized functional element may be requested to correspond to the current indicator position.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect of facilitating the operation of the portable device with only one hand regardless of the increase in the size of the display unit.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a display process of a sub operation window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating a portable device operation process using the sub operation window according to each embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a method of operating a portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a portable device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram illustrating a portable device operation process using a sub operation window according to another embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like refer to the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

In addition, the terms "part," "unit," "module," "device," and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, Lt; / RTI >

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the embodiments and may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is to be understood that although the description is omitted, multiple embodiments may be implemented again in one integrated embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating a display process of the sub operation window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the portable device may include a touch sensitive screen 110, a sub operation window unit 120, a storage 130, and a controller 140. Of course, the portable device may further include at least one of a multimedia processor, a terrestrial DMB receiving means, and the like in order to implement the functions of the device, but the description of the portable device is somewhat remote from the gist of the present invention. do.

The touch-sensitive screen 110 is an input / output means that not only performs a function as a display unit for displaying visual information but also detects a user's touch manipulation and performs a function as an input unit in parallel. Since the touch-sensitive screen 110 is commonly used in a variety of smart phones, tablet PCs, etc., a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The sub operation window unit 120 may include a sub operation window opening and closing unit 121, a corresponding image processing unit 123, a touch coordinate mapping unit 125, and a touch element recognition unit 127.

The sub operation window opening and closing unit 121 displays the sub operation window 230 (refer to FIG. 2) on the display unit 205 (refer to FIG. 2) or terminates the display state at the request of the user.

For example, whether or not the sub operation window 230 is displayed may be implemented such that the user can select and control a specific menu or a function button, or the user may select a predetermined area of the display unit 205 (for example, as illustrated in FIG. 2). The sub operation window initiator 210 may be implemented to be displayed when a touch member (for example, a finger or a touch pen) is brought into contact with the sub operation window initiator 210 and dragged in an inward direction of the display unit 205. Naturally, the sub operation window 230 may be displayed in various ways or the display state may be terminated.

2 illustrates an example for displaying the sub operation window 230 on the display unit.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the sub operation window initiator 210 is displayed on one side of the display unit 205, and the user contacts the sub operation window initiator 210 with the touch member 220. When the contact position is dragged in the inward direction of the 205, the sub operation window 230 may be implemented to display (ie, open) the display unit 205.

For example, a thumbnail image of a driving screen (that is, a display screen displayed through all or a partial area of the display unit 205) is displayed inside the sub operation window 230 (see FIG. 2), or In addition, only the outline corresponding to the size of the sub operation window 230 is shown and the internal space thereof is transparent so that the existing driving screen is displayed as it is, or even the outline is not displayed but only the area corresponding to the sub operation window 230. Only specified functions may be assigned to perform the operation.

In addition, when an image corresponding to the driving screen is displayed inside the sub operation window 230, the displayed image may be a thumbnail image as described above, or may be an enlarged image of a specific area of the driving screen as described below. have.

The area of the driving screen enlarged and displayed on the inner area of the sub operation window 230 is the center area of the driving screen, the area of the driving screen specified by the long touch, or the furthest from the position where the sub operation window 230 is displayed. Region (for example, an area in a diagonal position as illustrated in FIG. 4). Here, the enlarged and displayed images of the sub operation window 230 may be previously stored in the storage 130 or may be enlarged images generated by real-time processing of the currently displayed driving screen.

The position of the display area of the sub operation window 230 (eg, lower left, lower right, upper right, etc.), size, and enlargement ratio may be designated as defaults or may be modified and set by a user's setting. It can be implemented to.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the corresponding image processing unit 123 is opened to store an image corresponding to a thumbnail image or an enlarged image to be displayed on an inner region of the sub operation window 230 displayed on one side of the display unit 205. The image is read at 130 and the read image is displayed on the inner region of the sub operation window 230 (see FIG. 2). Of course, the image displayed on the inner region of the sub operation window 230 may be processed in real time using the driving screen currently displayed on the display unit 205.

If only the outline corresponding to the size of the sub operation window 230 is shown and the internal space thereof is set to be transparent so that the existing driving screen is displayed as it is, the corresponding image processing unit 123 is connected to the sub operation window 230. The outline processing and the transparency of the inner space will be performed.

In addition, if the outline of the sub operation window 230 is not displayed and even the internal space is set to be transparent, the corresponding image processing unit 123 recognizes and manages the coordinate range of the area to function as the sub operation window 230. Will perform.

If the user has a long touch (ie, a touch lasting longer than a predetermined time) with respect to one area of the sub operation window 230, the corresponding image processing unit 123 may display a display image of the sub operation window 230. Alternatively, the predetermined range region of the driving screen corresponding to the relative position in the sub operation window 230 may be enlarged to be displayed on the sub operation window 230.

In addition, the corresponding image processor 123 may move to a touch position that is moved in real time when the user drags the touch position in an arbitrary direction while maintaining a long touch on the enlarged image displayed on the sub operation window 230. An enlarged image of the corresponding predetermined range region may be displayed on the sub operation window 230.

The touch coordinate mapping unit 125 may display the coordinate range of the sub operation window 230 area and the display information area on the driving screen displayed in the sub operation window 230 (that is, the entire display area when the thumbnail image of the driving screen is displayed, or drive). When one area of the screen is enlarged and displayed, the coordinate range of the displayed driving screen, etc.) is mapped to the relative coordinates 1: 1, and the actual touch on the mapped driving screen corresponds to the touched position on the sub operation window 230. Recognize the location (see FIGS. 3 and 4). However, as described above, when the inside of the sub operation window 230 is processed transparently, it may be processed to map to the entire display area.

The touched position on the sub operation window 230 is, for example, all of the position values included in the touch area of the touch member, position values corresponding to the outline of the touch area, or one position value corresponding to the center value of the touch area. It may be recognized based on one or more of the.

The actual touch position recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 may be recognized as a selection of a specific function button or a hyperlink existing at a corresponding position of a driving screen corresponding to the display information area in case of a short touch. In this case, it may be recognized as a reference position for enlarging or dragging in the driving screen.

That is, the entire area of the sub operation window 230 is set so that the display information area (that is, the area in the driving screen corresponding to the image displayed on the sub operation window 230) and the respective position coordinates are mapped to each other. The specific position touched within 230 is mapped and recognized as one or more points in the driving screen (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

The touch element recognition unit 127 may include a function button and / or a hyper existing at a corresponding coordinate of a driving screen of the display unit 205 corresponding to a touch position in the sub operation window 230 recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125. Recognize functional elements corresponding to links, etc.

If the functional element does not exist in the coordinates of the driving screen corresponding to the touch position in the recognized sub operation window 230, for example, the functional element nearest to the corresponding coordinate may be recognized and selected. When there are two or more corresponding functional elements, it may be recognized that the functional element including the most coordinates in the driving screen corresponding to the touch area (area) of the touch member or the position values included in the outline is selected.

The storage unit 130 may store setting information about a display position (eg, lower left, lower right, upper right, etc.), size, and enlargement ratio of the sub operation window 230 to be displayed on the display unit 205. have. In addition, when a thumbnail image and / or an enlarged image of the driving screen is displayed in the sub operation window 230, an image corresponding thereto may be further stored.

The controller 140 controls the operation of each illustrated component. In addition, a function element (for example, a function button, a hyperlink, etc.) in a recognized driving screen corresponding to a user's short touch operation (ie, a touch lasting less than a predetermined time) using the sub operation window 230 may be used. Control to perform the operation according.

3 to 5, the operation of the portable device according to the present embodiment will be described.

3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating a portable device operation process using a sub operation window according to an embodiment of the present invention. The screen division example of the display unit 205 illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 is conceptually illustrated for convenience of explanation and understanding, and the screen configuration of the display unit 205 is not limited thereto.

First, an example of a portable device operation process will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The sub-operation window initiator 210 is displayed on one side of the display unit 205 (see FIG. 3A), and the user touches the member. (Eg, a finger, a touch pen, etc.) by contacting the sub operation window initiator 210 with the 220 and then dragging the contact position in the inward direction of the display unit 205, as shown in (b). Likewise, the sub operation window 230 is displayed (ie, opened) on the display unit 205.

In FIG. 3A, it is assumed that the sub operation window initiator 210 is explicitly displayed. However, the sub operation window initiator 210 is not explicitly displayed and the edge portion of the display unit 205 (that is, the sub operation window initiator 210 is explicitly displayed). When the touch position is moved inwardly of the display unit 205 after the touch member contacts the virtual sub operation window initiator 210, the sub operation window 230 may be displayed.

As illustrated, a thumbnail image corresponding to a driving screen may be displayed in the sub operation window 230.

When the user performs a contact 310 using a touch member on an area of the sub operation window 230, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 recognizes the mapping position 320 in the driving screen corresponding to the contact position 310. (See FIG. 3 (c)).

The corresponding image processor 123 determines whether the touch corresponds to a long touch (ie, a touch lasting more than a predetermined time) by the touch member, and if the long touch corresponds to the touch coordinate mapping unit 125. An enlarged image of a predetermined size corresponding to the mapping position 320 of the driving screen recognized by the display is displayed on the sub operation window 230 (see FIG. 3D).

When the enlarged image is displayed on the sub operation window 230 and the touch position is dragged in an arbitrary direction while the touch of the touch member is maintained, the enlarged image corresponding to the moved contact position 310 is displayed. It is displayed on the operation window 230 (refer to FIG. 3 (e)).

In this case, the mapping position 320 in the driving screen corresponding to the contact position 310 may be recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 and corresponds to the enlarged image when the enlarged image is displayed on the sub operation window 230. An area within the driving screen may be displayed to be identified as shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E.

However, if a short touch (ie, a touch lasting less than a predetermined time) is made on a region of a thumbnail image or an enlarged image corresponding to the driving screen displayed on the sub operation window 230, the touch element recognition unit 127 ) Denotes a function element corresponding to a function button and / or a hyperlink present in a corresponding coordinate of a driving screen of the display unit 205 corresponding to a touch position in the sub operation window 230 recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125. Recognizes the request to the control unit 140 to execute the function. Then, if there is a user's short touch operation, the sub operation window opening and closing unit 121 closes the sub operation window 230.

Next, another example of the portable device operation process will be described with reference to FIG. 4. The sub operation window 230 is operated by an operation using the sub operation window initiator 210 displayed on one side of the display unit 205 of the user. Display (ie, open) on the display portion 205 (Figs. 4A and 4B).

At this time, as shown in the sub operation window 230, a predetermined region in the driving screen corresponding to the position farthest from the display position of the sub operation window 230 may be displayed on the sub operation window 230. The size of the predetermined area to be displayed may be designated by default and may be set or changed by the user.

4 illustrates an example of a right-handed user, and the upper left area (ie, the areas 1 and 2 shown) of the driving screen, which is a position where the thumb of the right hand is hardly touched while the portable device is held, is displayed on the sub operation window 230. Can be displayed within. Similarly, if the user is a left-handed user, the sub operation window 230 will generally be set to be displayed in the lower left area, and inside the sub operation window 230, the upper right area (ie, 5 and 6 areas shown) of the driving screen will be displayed. Will be displayed. Of course, the display position of the sub operation window 230 and the area in the driving screen to be displayed in the sub operation window 230 may be designated by default or set by the user.

As described above, an image corresponding to a part of the driving screen displayed on the sub operation window 230 may be displayed by being moved to another area by the long touch and drag of the user, and the corresponding function element may be displayed by the short touch operation. Execution and / or closing of the sub operation window 230 may be performed.

5 is a view showing a method of operating a portable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in operation 510, the portable device transparentizes the position (eg, lower left, lower right, upper right, etc.), size, and area of the sub operation window 230 in the display area of the sub operation window 230. Stores setting information about an image to be displayed in the sub operation window 230, an enlargement ratio, and the like.

In operation 515, the portable device determines whether the sub operation window 230 is requested to be activated. As described above, the sub operation window 230 is, for example, selection of menu items, selection of function buttons, activation request using the sub operation window initiator 210 displayed on one side of the display unit 205, and display unit 205. It may be activated by one or more of the activation request using the virtual sub operation window initiator 210 located at the edge of the).

If there is no activation request for the sub operation window 230, the flow proceeds to step 510. However, if there is an activation request for the sub operation window 230, the sub operation window 230 is displayed on the display unit 205, and the flow proceeds to step 520. In the sub operation window 230 displayed on the display unit 205, an image designated by the setting information may be displayed or a corresponding region may be transparentized by the transparency setting.

When the portable device detects a touch on the inside of the sub operation window 230 (step 520), the portable device proceeds to step 525 to determine whether the touch is a long touch.

If the touch detected in step 520 corresponds to the long touch, in step 530 the portable device recognizes the mapping position 320 in the driving screen corresponding to the contact position in the sub operation window 230 and recognizes the mapping position 320. ), An enlarged image of a region having a predetermined size is displayed in the sub operation window 230.

In operation 535, the portable device determines whether a drag request is input in an arbitrary direction while the contact of the touch member with respect to the contact position is maintained.

If no drag request is entered, the flow proceeds to step 520. However, if the drag request is input, the portable device proceeds to step 540 and displays an enlarged image of the driving screen area corresponding to the moving direction of the touch member in the sub operation window 230.

If it is determined that the touch is not a long touch (that is, it is determined as a short touch) as a result of the determination in step 525, in step 545, the portable device may display a mapping position in the driving screen corresponding to the contact position in the sub operation window 230. 320 and determines whether there is one functional element (eg, a function button, a hyperlink, etc.) corresponding to the recognized mapping position 320.

If there is more than one functional element, the portable device determines one functional element according to predetermined criteria.

For example, if a functional element does not exist at a coordinate corresponding to the recognized mapping position 320, it may be recognized that the functional element closest to the coordinate is selected, and two or more functional elements corresponding to the coordinate are selected. In this case, it may be recognized that a functional element including the most coordinates in the driving screen corresponding to the touch area or the position values included in the outline of the touch member is selected. Of course, in addition to the method of determining the functional element corresponding to the mapping position 320 may vary.

In step 555 the portable device executes the function for the determined functional element. In addition, the sub operation window 230 activated in step 555 may be deactivated.

6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a portable device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a portable device operation process using a sub operation window according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, in describing the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the related drawings, the same components as those described above will be omitted or simply described.

Referring to FIG. 6, the portable device may include a touch sensitive screen 110, a sub operation window unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a controller 140, and the sub operation window unit 120 may include a touch screen. The sub operation window opening and closing unit 121, the corresponding image processing unit 123, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125, the indicator movement processing unit 610, and the touch element recognition unit 127 may be included.

The sub operation window opening and closing unit 121 displays the sub operation window 230 on the display unit 205 or processes the display state to be terminated according to a user's request. For example, the sub operation window opening / closing unit 121 may process the display state of the sub operation window 230 to be terminated when contact with an arbitrary position of an internal area of the sub operation window 230 is started.

The corresponding image processing unit 123 is opened to process a thumbnail image or an enlarged image of a specific area to be displayed in an internal area of the sub operation window 230 displayed on one side of the display unit 205. Of course, the inner region of the sub operation window 230 may be transparentized.

The touch coordinate mapping unit 125 corresponds to a coordinate range of the area of the sub operation window 230 and a coordinate range of an area on the driving screen (that is, display information area) corresponding to the image displayed on the internal area of the sub operation window 230. By mapping 1: 1 as coordinates, an actual touch position, which is mapped coordinates in the display information area corresponding to the touched position on the sub operation window 230, is recognized. However, as described above, when the inside of the sub operation window 230 is processed transparently, it may be processed to map to the entire display area.

If the user initiates contact with the area of the sub operation window 230 and maintains the aforementioned contact even when the sub operation window 230 is closed in the sub operation window opening / closing part 121, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 ) Changes the position of the displayed indicator 710 corresponding to the user's contact position change operation (drag). In this case, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 may calculate the change distance of the indicator 710 corresponding to the change distance of the contact position by mapping the size of the sub operation window 230 to the size of the driving screen 1: 1. will be.

When the indicator movement processor 610 starts contact with the internal area of the sub operation window 230, the indicator 710 may be mapped to the mapped coordinates in the display information area recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 as the actual touch position. 7).

In addition, as described above, the indicator 710 displayed on the display unit 205 is moved to a corresponding position by an operation of moving (drag) the contact position in an arbitrary direction while the user maintains contact with the display unit 205. Can be displayed.

The touch element recognition unit 127 may include a function button on a driving screen corresponding to the current position of the indicator 710 when the user ends the contact state after moving the indicator 710 displayed on the display unit 205 to an arbitrary position; Recognize functional elements that correspond to hyperlinks and / or the like.

Unlike the embodiments described above with reference to the related drawings, the present embodiment activates the sub operation window 230 and then initiates contact with an arbitrary position of an internal area of the sub operation window 230. The indicator 710 is displayed at a position on the driving screen corresponding to the position, and when the user ends the contact state by dragging the position where the user touches the display unit 205 to an arbitrary position, the indicator 710 corresponds to the position of the moved indicator 710. It is an invention in which a functional element to be selected is executed. According to the present exemplary embodiment, when the internal area of the sub operation window 230 is not transparent, the inconvenience that part of the driving screen is covered by the sub operation window 230 may be compensated.

7 illustrates a portable device operation process using the sub operation window according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the sub operation window initiator 210 is displayed on one side of the display unit 205 (see FIG. 7A), and the user touches a touch member (for example, a finger or a touch pen). After contacting the sub operation window initiator 210 with the display panel 205 and dragging the contact position in the inward direction, the sub operation window 230 displays the display unit 205 as shown in (b). Is displayed (ie, open). As described above, the sub operation window initiator 210 may not be displayed explicitly but may allow the virtual sub operation window initiator to be positioned at an edge of the display unit 205.

As illustrated, a thumbnail image corresponding to a driving screen may be displayed in the sub operation window 230.

When the user initiates contact 310 to a region in the sub operation window 230 by using a touch member (see FIG. 7C), the sub operation window opening / closing part 121 performs the sub operation displayed on the display unit 205. The window 230 is closed, and the indicator movement processor 610 displays the indicator 710 at the mapping position 320 in the driving screen corresponding to the contact position 310 recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit 125. (See FIG. 7D).

When the user moves (drags) the position of the contact 310 to the display unit 205 to an arbitrary position, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 determines the movement position of the indicator 710 mapped to the moved contact position, and the indicator The movement processor 610 causes the indicator 710 to move to the determined movement position. In a state in which the sub operation window 230 is closed, the touch coordinate mapping unit 125 maps the size of the sub operation window 230 to the size of the driving screen 1: 1 so that the indicator corresponding to the change distance of the contact position ( The change distance of 710 may be calculated.

Thereafter, when the user ends the contact state with respect to the display unit 205, the functional element corresponding to the current position of the indicator 710 is recognized by the touch element recognition unit 127, and execution of the corresponding function is controlled by the controller 140. Is requested.

It is obvious that the above-described method of operating a portable device may be performed by an automated procedure in a time series order by a program embedded in or installed in a digital processing device. The codes and code segments that make up the program can be easily deduced by a computer programmer in the field. In addition, the program is stored in a computer readable medium readable by the digital processing apparatus, and is read and executed by the digital processing apparatus to implement the method. The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a carrier wave medium.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

110: touch sensitive screen 120: sub operation window unit
130: storage unit 140:
121: Sub operation window opening and closing part 123: Corresponding image processing unit
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205: Display unit 201: Sub operation window initiator
230: Sub operation window 310: Contact position
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Claims (26)

In a portable device,
A touch response screen including a display portion on which a driving screen is displayed;
A sub operation window opening / closing unit for displaying a sub operation window overlapping an area of the driving screen by a user's operation; And
The coordinate range of the area allocated to the sub operation window is mapped to the coordinate range of the display information area, which is an area within the display unit or the driving screen displayed on the sub operation window, and the touch member is in contact with the sub operation window. Including a touch coordinate mapping unit for recognizing a position as a mapping position on the driving screen,
The sub operation window opening and closing part recognizes that the contact position is recognized as an activation command of the sub operation window when the contact position is moved from one side of the edge area of the display part to an inner area of the display part while the contact state by the touch member is maintained. Characterized by a portable device.
The method of claim 1,
When the touch on the inner region of the sub operation window is a long touch lasting for a predetermined time, an enlarged image of a region having a predetermined size based on the mapping position recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit And a corresponding image processing unit for processing to be displayed inside the sub operation window.
The method of claim 2,
When the contact position is dragged while the state of the long touch is maintained, the corresponding image processor displays an enlarged image based on the mapping position recognized to correspond to the moved contact position inside the sub operation window. A portable device, characterized in that for processing.
The method of claim 1,
Further comprising a touch element recognition unit for recognizing one or more functional elements disposed to correspond to the recognized mapping position,
The touch element recognizing unit requests execution of the recognized functional element corresponding to the mapping position when the touch to the inner region of the sub operation window is a short touch lasting for less than a predetermined time period.
And the function element is one or more of a function button and a hyperlink displayed and included in the driving screen.
5. The method of claim 4,
The touch element recognizing unit recognizes that the functional element closest to the mapping position is selected when there is no functional element corresponding to the mapping position.
5. The method of claim 4,
When there are a plurality of functional elements corresponding to the mapping position, the touch element recognizing unit includes the coordinates of the mapping position mapped to each touch position forming the touch area or the outline of the touch member contacting the inside of the sub operation window. And a functional element comprising a selected functional element.
delete The method of claim 1,
A thumbnail image corresponding to the driving screen is displayed inside the sub operation window, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is mapped to a coordinate range of an entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. Portable device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1,
Inside the sub operation window, a driving screen area located in a diagonal direction of the position where the sub operation window is displayed is displayed, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is a coordinate range of the display information area which is the displayed driving screen area. Portable device, characterized in that mapped to.
The method of claim 1,
The inside of the sub operation window is made transparent so that the driving screen area displayed by overlapping the sub operation window is exposed to the corresponding area, and the coordinate range of the area allocated to the sub operation window is the entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. A portable device, characterized in that mapped to a coordinate range of.
The method of claim 1,
And an indicator movement processor configured to process an indicator to be displayed at the mapping position.
12. The method of claim 11,
And when the contact of the contact member is started, the indicator movement processing unit performs processing for displaying the indicator, and the sub operation window opening and closing unit closes the sub operation window.
12. The method of claim 11,
Further comprising a touch element recognition unit for recognizing one or more functional elements arranged to correspond to the display position of the indicator,
The indicator is moved by a user operation of dragging the contact position while maintaining the contact state with respect to the touch-sensitive screen,
And when the contact state of the user with respect to the touch-sensitive screen ends, the touch element recognizer requests execution of a recognized functional element corresponding to the current indicator position.
A method of operating a portable device,
Displaying a sub operation window on the display unit such that the sub operation window opening and closing unit overlaps an area of a driving screen displayed on the display unit; And
And a touch coordinate mapping unit recognizing, as a mapping position on the driving screen, a contact position where the touch member is contacted in the sub operation window.
The touch coordinate mapping unit maps information between a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window and a coordinate range of a display information area that is an area within a driving screen displayed on the entire display unit or the sub operation window to recognize the mapping position. Manage it,
The sub operation window opening and closing part recognizes that the contact position is recognized as an activation command of the sub operation window when the contact position is moved from one side of the edge area of the display part to an inner area of the display part while the contact state by the touch member is maintained. A method of operating a portable device.
15. The method of claim 14,
Determining, by the corresponding image processor, whether the contact with the inner region of the sub manipulation window is a long touch lasting for a predetermined time; And
And when the touch is determined to be long touch, processing the enlarged image of a region having a predetermined size based on the mapping position recognized by the touch coordinate mapping unit to be displayed inside the sub operation window. Way.
16. The method of claim 15,
Determining whether the contact position is dragged while the corresponding image processing unit maintains the long touch state; And
And when the contact position is moved, processing the enlarged image based on the mapping position recognized to correspond to the moved contact position by the corresponding image processor to be displayed inside the sub operation window. Way.
15. The method of claim 14,
Determining, by the touch element recognition unit, whether the contact with the inner region of the sub operation window is a short touch lasting less than a predetermined time; And
In the case of a short touch, the touch element recognizer may further include recognizing one or more functional elements arranged to correspond to the recognized mapping position, and requesting execution of the recognized functional elements.
And the functional element is at least one of a function button and a hyperlink displayed and included in the driving screen.
18. The method of claim 17,
And the touch element recognizing unit recognizes that the functional element closest to the mapping position is selected when there is no functional element corresponding to the mapping position.
18. The method of claim 17,
When there are a plurality of functional elements corresponding to the mapping position, the touch element recognizing unit includes the coordinates of the mapping position mapped to each touch position forming the touch area or the outline of the touch member contacting the inside of the sub operation window. And recognizing that a functional element is selected.
delete 15. The method of claim 14,
A thumbnail image corresponding to the driving screen is displayed inside the sub operation window, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is mapped to a coordinate range of an entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. Method for operating a portable device, characterized in that.
15. The method of claim 14,
Inside the sub operation window, a driving screen area located in a diagonal direction of the position where the sub operation window is displayed is displayed, and a coordinate range of an area allocated to the sub operation window is a coordinate range of the display information area which is the displayed driving screen area. Method of operating a portable device, characterized in that mapped to.
15. The method of claim 14,
The inside of the sub operation window is made transparent so that the driving screen area displayed by overlapping the sub operation window is exposed to the corresponding area, and the coordinate range of the area allocated to the sub operation window is the entire area of the display unit on which the driving screen is displayed. Method of operating a portable device, characterized in that mapped to the coordinate range of.
15. The method of claim 14,
When the contact of the contact member is started, the indicator movement processing unit performs a process for displaying the indicator, the sub-operation window opening and closing unit further comprises the step of closing (close) the sub operation window of the portable device Operation method.
25. The method of claim 24,
The display position is moved so as to correspond to the movement of the touch position of the touch member by a user operation of dragging while maintaining the contact of the touch member.
And when the contact state of the touch member is terminated, the touch element recognition unit requests execution of the recognized functional element corresponding to the current indicator position.
A computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method for operating a portable device according to any one of claims 14 to 19 and 21 to 25.
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