KR102550541B1 - Method for adjusting touch area of object to improve user visibility and an electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for adjusting touch areas of various objects displayed on a touch screen to improve user visibility and an electronic device to which the method is applied are presented. The proposed method is a method for adjusting a touch area of a first object performed in an electronic device including a display module configured to output the first object, comprising steps of outputting the first object, detecting a user's touch action and touching the touch area. Generating information, determining whether the user's touch action is a touch to a touch intended area different from the touch recognition area where an event corresponding to the first object is executed based on the touch information, and the user's touch action is a touch and visually adjusting the first object if the touch is applied to the intended area, and outputting the visually adjusted first object through a display module.

Description

Method for adjusting touch area of object to improve user visibility and an electronic device using the same}

The present invention relates to a method for adjusting a touch area of an object and an electronic device to which the method is applied, and more particularly, to an object (e.g., button, menu, input window, etc.) of a touch screen to improve user visibility. A method for adjusting a touch area and an electronic device to which the method is applied.

Electronic devices such as smart phones seek convenience for user input by applying a touch screen based on a graphical user interface (GUI). That is, when a user touches text or picture information displayed on the touch screen with his/her hand, the electronic device determines what the user has selected according to the position of the touched screen and processes a corresponding command.

However, in most electronic devices employing a touch screen, due to the size of the electronic device, objects displayed on the touch screen (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.) There is a high probability that the function will be selected incorrectly.

Matters described in the background art above are intended to help understand the background of the invention, and may include matters that are not disclosed prior art.

Prior art 1: Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0092016 (touch recognition area control display) Prior Art 2: Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0984817 (User interface method using touch screen of mobile communication terminal)

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above conventional circumstances, and a method for adjusting touch areas of various objects (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.) displayed on a touch screen to improve user visibility, and Its purpose is to provide an electronic device to which the method is applied.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a touch of a first object performed in an electronic device including a display module configured to output a first object. A method for adjusting an area, comprising: outputting the first object; detecting a user's touch action and generating touch information; based on the touch information, determining whether the user's touch behavior is a touch to a touch intention area different from a touch recognition area where an event corresponding to a first object is executed; visually adjusting the first object when the user's touch act is a touch on the intended touch area; and outputting the visually adjusted first object through the display module.

Meanwhile, an electronic device to which a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a display module configured to output a first object; a sensing module configured to detect a user's touch behavior and generate touch information; and determining whether the user's touch behavior is a touch to a touch intention area different from a touch recognition area where an event corresponding to the first object is executed, based on the touch information, and determining whether the user's touch behavior is a touch to the intended touch area. and a processor including the step of visually adjusting the first object if it is a touch on and outputting the visually adjusted first object through the display module.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when a user touches an object misdirectedly without accurately touching it (ie, touches the intended touch area), one or more of the size, color, and shape of the object is changed, thereby providing information about the corresponding object. He/she improves visibility more.

As a result, since it is easier to identify and improve visibility compared to the previous object, the user can more accurately and easily touch the object than before.

1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device to which a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a diagram for explaining a touch recognition area, a touch intention area, and a touch non-recognized area set in an object in an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for exemplarily explaining a case of touching a touch recognition area, a touch intention area, and a touch non-recognized area in an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when a touch intention region of one object is touched in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when touching the intended touch regions of two objects in an overlapping manner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another processing operation when touching the intended touch regions of two objects in an overlapping manner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when a touch intention region of one object is touched in another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart for explaining a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to embodiments of the present invention.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, they should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. don't

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail. In order to facilitate overall understanding in the description of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and redundant descriptions of the same components are omitted.

Electronic devices to which the method for adjusting the touch area of an object described in this specification is applied include VR devices, mobile phones, smart phones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and PMPs. (Portable Multimedia Player), navigator, digital TV, desktop computer, etc. may be included.

1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic device to which a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

An electronic device to which a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied may include a touch screen 50 , a control module 60 , and a storage module 70 .

The touch screen 50 may perform predetermined input and output.

The touch screen 50 may output an input signal according to a touch to the control module 60 and display display data corresponding to the input signal under the control of the control module 60 .

The touch screen 50 may include a sensing module 52 and a display module 54 .

The sensing module 52 may detect a user's screen touch.

That is, the sensing module 52 may detect a touch of one or more objects (eg, a button, a menu, an input window, etc.) displayed on the display module 54 . Accordingly, the sensing module 52 may output touch information (eg, touch coordinates of a position detected as being a touch).

The sensing module 52 may be provided on the front of the display module 54 .

For example, sensing module 52 may be implemented as a pressure resistive or capacitive type.

The pressure-resistive sensing module described above includes two films coated with a resistive material at a predetermined interval, and a current flows through the two films. In this case, since the amount of current flowing when the two films are brought into contact by applying pressure to the two films is changed, the sensing module can sense the touched position by sensing this.

On the other hand, capacitive sensing modules coat both sides of the glass with conductive metal and apply voltage to the edges. At this time, since high frequency waves flow through the touch screen and the high frequency waveform changes when the hand is touched, the sensing module can sense the touched position by detecting this.

The display module 54 may display one or more objects. Objects displayed through the display module 54 may be images (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.) or text. According to embodiments, an object may be an object that causes a specific event to be executed according to a user's touch action. For example, when a user touches an object, a predetermined operation defined for the object may be performed, such as executing a page corresponding to the object, running an application, or activating an input window.

The display module 54 is a general screen display device, and various display devices such as LCD, PDP, LED or OLED may be used.

The above-described touch screen 50 accesses data such as user commands or additional information and messages corresponding to the object selected according to the detection result of the sensing module 52 from the storage module 70 and displays them on the display module 54. It is connected to the control module 60 for controlling.

The storage module 70 may store data.

The storage module 70 may store a predetermined program for controlling the overall operation of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention and various data input and output when a control operation of the electronic device is performed.

The storage module 70 stores information about a touch recognition area, a touch intention area, and a touch non-recognition area corresponding to one or more objects (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.) on the display module 54 . In this case, the size or position of the touch recognition area, the intended touch area, and the touch non-recognized area may be set to change in association with the display position of the object displayed on the display module 54 .

Here, the touch recognition area is an area in which an event corresponding to a corresponding object is executed when a user's touch action is performed. For example, when a user's touch action is performed on a touch recognition area of a corresponding object, an application or page indicated by the corresponding object may be executed. According to embodiments, the touch recognition area may be an area including an area occupied by a corresponding object. For example, the touch recognition area may mean the same area as the area occupied by the corresponding object. The information on the touch recognition area may include a plurality of coordinate information (ie, location information) belonging to the corresponding touch recognition area and core (essential) coordinate information belonging to the corresponding touch recognition area. Core coordinate information belonging to the corresponding touch recognition area is core coordinate information among a plurality of coordinate information belonging to the corresponding touch recognition area, and preferably may be a plurality of coordinate information spaced apart from each other. That is, the touch recognition area includes positions (points, coordinates) corresponding to one or more pieces of core coordinate information.

Meanwhile, the touch intention area may be an area located outside the touch recognition area. For example, the touch intention area may refer to an area formed to be adjacent to (contact with) the area occupied by the object while surrounding the area occupied by the corresponding object. Information on the intended touch area may include a plurality of pieces of coordinate information (ie, location information) belonging to the intended touch area and core (essential) coordinate information belonging to the intended touch area. Here, the core coordinate information belonging to the corresponding touch intention area is core coordinate information among a plurality of coordinate information belonging to the corresponding touch intention area, and may preferably be a plurality of coordinate information spaced apart from each other. That is, the touch intention area includes positions (points, coordinates) corresponding to one or more pieces of core coordinate information.

Meanwhile, the touch unrecognized area may be an area located outside the touch intended area. For example, the touch non-recognized area may refer to an area that surrounds the area occupied by the corresponding object but is not adjacent to the area occupied by the corresponding object. The information on the unrecognized touch area may include a plurality of coordinate information (ie, location information) belonging to the corresponding unrecognized area and core (required) coordinate information belonging to the corresponding unrecognized area. Here, the core coordinate information belonging to the corresponding unrecognized touch area is core coordinate information among a plurality of pieces of coordinate information belonging to the corresponding unrecognized touch area, and may preferably be a plurality of coordinate information spaced apart from each other. That is, the touch non-recognized area includes positions (points, coordinates) corresponding to one or more pieces of core coordinate information.

The control module 60 may control the overall operation of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The control module 60 may perform a series of operations or judgments for the operation of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the control module 60 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), a graphical processing unit (GPU), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). , but is not limited thereto.

The control module 60 may receive a detection signal (eg, a touch signal) from the detection module 52 and calculate touch coordinates based on the received detection signal. Here, the detection signal may mean a detection signal (which may include pixel information) for a touched part. Calculating the touch coordinates means calculating core (essential) coordinate information (touch coordinates) among the coordinate information of the touched part and the coordinate information of the touched part based on the detection signal of the touched part. can

The control module 60 may determine which area (one of a touch recognition area, a touch intention area, and a touch non-recognized area) is touched by the current touch based on the calculated touch coordinates.

For example, if it is determined that the current touch is a touch to the touch recognition area, the control module 60 may execute an event corresponding to the corresponding object. For example, the control module 60 may execute an application or page indicated by a corresponding object when a touch is applied to the touch recognition area.

If the control module 60 determines that the current touch is a touch to an unrecognized area, no event is executed.

On the other hand, the control module 60 may visually adjust the corresponding object when it is determined that the touch is on the intended area.

Here, visually adjusting may mean visually adjusting an object displayed on the display module 54 so that a user's visibility of the object is improved (improved).

Also, according to embodiments, the control module 60 may reset the touch recognition area, the touch intention area, and the touch non-recognized area of the object after visually adjusting the object. For example, when the size or position of an object displayed on the display module 54 changes as the object is visually adjusted, the touch recognition area, the intended touch area, and the touch non-recognized area of the object are changed accordingly. can

For example, visually adjusting may mean changing the size, color, or shape of an object, or displaying another object related to the same event as the object (eg, pop-up display). Here, the event identical to the object may mean an event in which an app identical to the object is executed, an event in which a page identical to the object is displayed, or an event in which an application operation identical to the object is performed.

For example, when the size of an object is changed for visual adjustment, the control module 60 may adjust the size of the object to be enlarged by a predetermined value. When the size of an object is enlarged by a predetermined value, the size of the touch recognition area may also be enlarged by a predetermined value in accordance with this, and in this way, a user's more accurate touch to the object (ie, a touch to the touch recognition area) can be induced. can

Hereinafter, even if there is no separate description, when an object is visually adjusted in this specification, at least one of a touch recognition area, a touch intention area, and a touch non-recognized area of the corresponding object also depends on the display position or size of the visually adjusted object. Assume and explain changes.

A plurality of objects may be displayed on the display module 54, and the control module 60 determines the current touch based on the touch information according to the user's touch action, the touch intention area of the first object and the touch intention area of the second object. It may be determined that the touch overlaps with the region. In this case, the control module 60 may change one or more of the size, color, and shape of the first object and one or more of the size, color, and shape of the second object. For example, when changing the size of the first object and the second object, the control module 60 enlarges the size of the first object and the second object, respectively, and widens the distance between the first object and the second object. can be adjusted

Alternatively, as part of visually adjusting, the control module 60 may change one or more of the size, color, and shape of the first object and one or more of the size, color, and shape of the second object and pop them up.

Meanwhile, the control module 60 may control the return of the visually adjusted object to its original state. At this time, if the initialization button is pressed, the control module 60 may return the currently visually adjusted object to an object in an original state.

Of course, there may be no initialization button. In this case, the control module 60 may control the object to be automatically returned to its original state when there is no touch for a predetermined time period with respect to the currently visually adjusted object.

2 is a diagram for explaining a touch recognition area, a touch intended area, and a touch non-recognized area set in an object in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a touch recognition area, a touch intended area, and a touch in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a drawing for illustratively explaining a case of touching an unrecognized area.

The display module 54 of the touch screen 50 may display one or more objects (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.). As shown in FIG. 2, each object 10 has a touch recognition area 12 , a touch intention area 14, and a touch non-recognized area 16 may exist.

The touch recognition area 12 may mean an area including an area occupied by the corresponding object 10 . As shown in (a) of FIG. 3 , when a user touches the touch recognition area 12 of the object 10 with a body part (eg, a finger) 18 , coordinate information of the touched part and coordinate information of the touched part are displayed. The core (essential) coordinate information in the middle is transmitted to the control module (60). Accordingly, the control module 60 determines which area of the touch recognition area 12, the intended touch area 14, and the unrecognized touch area 16 the current touch is based on the received coordinate information. do.

In the case of a touch as shown in (a) of FIG. 3 , the number of pieces of coordinate information of the touched portion may exceed a first threshold (ie, the number of pieces of coordinate information) preset for the touch recognition area 12 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the touch recognition area 12 . Here, the first threshold preset for the touch recognition area 12 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

Alternatively, in the case of a touch as shown in (a) of FIG. 3 , the area occupied by the touched portion may exceed the second threshold value (ie, area) preset for the touch recognition area 12 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the touch recognition area 12 . Here, the second threshold preset for the touch recognition area 12 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

On the other hand, in the case of a touch as shown in (a) of FIG. 3, the number of core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part is the third threshold value (i.e., number) may be greater than Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the touch recognition area 12 . Here, the third threshold preset for the touch recognition area 12 may be stored in the storage module 70 . Thus, the control module 60 may execute a subsequent event related to the corresponding object 10 when it is determined that the touch is a touch to the touch recognition area 12 based on the above-described determination methods.

The touch intention area 14 may refer to an area located outside the touch recognition area 12 . The user may not accurately touch the object 10 and may touch the touch intended area 14 along with some of the touch recognition area 12 as shown in FIG. 3(b). Even in this case, the coordinate information of the touched part and core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part are transmitted to the control module 60 . Accordingly, the control module 60 determines which area of the touch recognition area 12, the intended touch area 14, and the unrecognized touch area 16 the current touch is based on the received coordinate information. do.

In the case of a touch as shown in (b) of FIG. 3 , the number of pieces of coordinate information of the touched portion may exceed a first predetermined threshold (ie, the number of pieces of coordinate information) of the touch intention area 14 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the intended touch area 14 . Here, the first threshold preset for the touch intention area 14 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

Alternatively, in the case of a touch as shown in (b) of FIG. 3 , the area occupied by the touched portion may exceed a second threshold value (ie, area) preset for the intended touch region 14 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the intended touch area 14 . Here, the second threshold preset for the touch intention area 14 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

On the other hand, in the case of a touch as shown in (b) of FIG. 3 , the number of core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part is a preset third threshold value (i.e., number) may be greater than Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the intended touch area 14 . Here, the third threshold preset for the touch intention area 14 may be stored in the storage module 70 . Thus, the control module 60 performs a visual adjustment work related to the object 10 when it is determined that the touch is a touch on the intended area 14 based on the above-described determination methods.

On the other hand, the user may touch a location completely unrelated to the object 10 as shown in (c) of FIG. 3 . Accordingly, the coordinate information of the touched part and core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part are transmitted to the control module 60 . The control module 60 determines which area of the touch recognition area 12, the intended touch area 14, and the unrecognized touch area 16 the current touch is based on the received coordinate information.

In the case of a touch as shown in (c) of FIG. 3 , the number of pieces of coordinate information of the touched portion may exceed a first threshold (ie, the number of pieces of coordinate information) preset for the non-touch area 16 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the non-touch area 16 . Here, the first threshold preset for the non-touch area 16 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

Alternatively, in the case of a touch as shown in (c) of FIG. 3 , the area occupied by the touched portion may exceed the second threshold value (ie, area) preset for the untouched area 16 . Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the non-touch area 16 . Here, the second threshold preset for the non-touch area 16 may be stored in the storage module 70 .

On the other hand, in the case of a touch as shown in (c) of FIG. 3 , the number of core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part is a preset third threshold value for the non-touch area 16 (that is, , number) or more. Accordingly, the control module 60 may determine that the current touch is a touch to the non-touch area 16 . Here, the third threshold preset for the untouched area 16 may be stored in the storage module 70 . Therefore, the control module 60 may determine that the touch is applied to the unrecognized area 16 based on the above-described determination methods.

In this way, when the user touches the unrecognized touch area 16 of the object 10, the control module 60 does not perform any control action. That is, in this case, the control module 60 does not execute subsequent events related to the corresponding object 10 .

4 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when a touch intention region of one object is touched in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 4 , the user may not be able to accurately touch the object 10 on the touch screen 50 .

In this case, the control module 60 determines that the user has touched the intended touch area of the object 10 based on the coordinate information of the touched part and core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part. can judge

When it is determined that the touch intended area of the object 10 is touched, the control module 60 visually adjusts the object 10 . Here, visually adjusting may mean visually adjusting the object 10 so that the user's visibility of the object 10 is improved (improved). For example, the control module 60 may enlarge the size of the corresponding object 10 . That is, the size of the object 10 can be enlarged to make it into the object 11 as shown in the drawing on the right in FIG. 4 . In this way, since the enlarged object 11 is easier to identify than the previous object 10 and visibility is improved, the user can touch the touch recognition area of the object more accurately and easily than before.

In the above, it has been described as enlarging the size of the object 10, but the color of the object 10 may be changed or the shape of the object 10 may be changed by changing the color coordinates of the object 10. . That is, even if the color of the object 10 is changed or the shape of the object 10 is changed, the visibility of the object 10 can be improved, so that the touch recognition area of the object can be more accurately and easily touched. do.

Meanwhile, when the enlarged object 11 is displayed on the touch screen 50 as shown on the right side of FIG. 4 , an initialization button 30 may be displayed on the upper right side of the touch screen 50 . If the initialization button 30 is touched, a corresponding touch signal is applied to the control module 60 . Accordingly, the control module 60 returns the currently visually adjusted object 11 to the object 10 in its original state. That is, it returns to the object state as shown in the drawing on the left in FIG. 4 .

Of course, the initialization button 30 may not be present. In this case, the control module 60 automatically restores the object 10 in its original state when there is no touch for a predetermined time with respect to the currently visually adjusted object 11. can be controlled to return to .

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when touching the intended touch regions of two objects in an overlapping manner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 5 , the user may not be able to accurately touch the object 10 or object 20 on the touch screen 50 .

In this case, the control module 60 allows the user to control the intended touch area of the object 10 and the object 20 based on core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part and the coordinate information of the touched part. ), it can be determined that a touch overlapped with the intended touch area.

When it is determined that the touch is overlapped with the intended touch area of the object 10 and the intended touch area of the object 20, the control module 60 visually adjusts the corresponding object 10 and the object 20. Here, visually adjusting may mean visually adjusting the object 10 and the object 20 so that the user's visibility of the object 10 and the object 20 is improved (improved). For example, the control module 60 may enlarge the size of the object 10 and the object 20 and adjust the distance between the enlarged objects to be wider. Accordingly, the touch screen 50 displays the enlarged objects 11 and 21 and the widened objects 11 and 21 as shown in the drawing on the right in FIG. 5 . At this time, the other objects 22 and 24 near the enlarged object 11 and 21 move due to the enlarged object 11 and 21 . In this way, since the enlarged objects 11 and 21 are easier to identify than the previous objects 10 and 20 and visibility is improved, the user can more accurately and easily find the desired object 11 or 21 than before. It becomes possible to touch the touch recognition area of .

In the above, the size enlargement and spacing of the corresponding objects 10 and 20 have been described as examples, but the color of the corresponding objects 10 and 20 may be changed or the color of the corresponding objects 10 and 20 may be changed by changing the color coordinates of the corresponding objects 10 and 20. , 20) may be changed. That is, even if the color of the object 10 or 20 is changed or the shape of the object 10 or 20 is changed, the visibility of the object 10 or 20 can be improved, so that the touch recognition area of the object can be more accurately identified. You can easily touch it.

Meanwhile, when the objects 11 and 21 are displayed on the touch screen 50 as shown in the right side of FIG. 5 , the initialization button 30 may be displayed on the upper right side of the touch screen 50 . If the initialization button 30 is touched, a corresponding touch signal is applied to the control module 60 . Accordingly, the control module 60 returns the currently visually adjusted objects 11 and 21 to the original state of the objects 10 and 20 . That is, it returns to the object state as shown in the drawing on the left in FIG. 5 .

Of course, the initialization button 30 may not be present. In this case, the control module 60 automatically restores the object in its original state ( 10, 20) can be controlled to return.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining another processing operation when touching the intended touch regions of two objects in an overlapping manner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown on the left side of FIG. 6 , the user may not be able to accurately touch the object 10 or object 20 on the touch screen 50 .

In this case, the control module 60 allows the user to control the intended touch area of the object 10 and the object 20 based on core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part and the coordinate information of the touched part. ), it can be determined that a touch overlapped with the intended touch region.

When it is determined that the touch is overlapped with the intended touch area of the object 10 and the intended touch area of the object 20, the control module 60 visually adjusts the corresponding object 10 and the object 20. Here, visually adjusting may mean visually adjusting the object 10 and the object 20 so that the user's visibility of the object 10 and the object 20 is improved (improved). For example, the control module 60 may enlarge the size of the object 10 and the object 20 and widen the distance between the enlarged objects 11 and 21 to pop them up. That is, as shown in the drawing on the right side of FIG. 6 , the objects 11 and 21 enlarged and spaced apart from each other are displayed on the pop-up window 26 on the touch screen 50 . In this way, since the enlarged objects 11 and 21 are easier to identify than the previous objects 10 and 20 and visibility is improved, the user can more accurately and easily find the desired object 11 or 21 than before. It is possible to touch the touch recognition area of .

In the above, the pop-up by enlarging the objects 10 and 20 and widening the distance between them has been described as an example, but by changing the color coordinates of the objects 10 and 20, the color of the objects 10 and 20 is changed or the corresponding The shapes of the objects 10 and 20 may be changed. That is, even if the color of the object 10 or 20 is changed or the shape of the object 10 or 20 is changed, the visibility of the object 10 or 20 can be improved, so that the touch recognition area of the object can be more accurately identified. You can easily touch it.

Meanwhile, when the objects 11 and 21 are displayed in a pop-up form on the touch screen 50 as shown in the right side of FIG. 6 , the initialization button 30 may be displayed on the upper right side of the touch screen 50 . If the initialization button 30 is touched, a corresponding touch signal is applied to the control module 60 . Accordingly, the control module 60 returns the currently visually adjusted objects 11 and 21 to the original state of the objects 10 and 20 . That is, it returns to the object state as shown on the left in FIG. 6 .

Of course, the initialization button 30 may not be present. In this case, the control module 60 automatically restores the object in its original state ( 10, 20) can be controlled to return.

7 is a diagram for explaining a processing operation when a touch intention region of one object is touched in another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the leftmost drawing in FIG. 7 , an input window 28 capable of inputting a search word may be displayed on the touch screen 50 of the electronic device, but the user may not accurately touch the input window 28 . Here, the input window 28 may be an object.

In this case, the control module 60 determines that the user has touched the intended touch area of the input window 28 based on core (essential) coordinate information among the coordinate information of the touched part and the coordinate information of the touched part. can be judged to be

When it is determined that the touch intention area of the input window 28 is touched, the control module 60 visually adjusts the corresponding input window 28 . Here, visually adjusting may mean visually adjusting the input window 28 so that the user's visibility of the input window 28 is improved (improved). For example, the control module 60 may enlarge the size of the input window 28 . That is, the size of the input window 28 may be enlarged to form the input window 29 as shown in the second drawing from the left to the right in FIG. 7 . In this way, the enlarged input window 29 is easier to identify than the previous input window 28 and visibility is improved, so the user can use the input window 29 as shown in the third drawing from the left to the right in FIG. ), it is possible to more accurately and easily touch the touch recognition area.

When the touch recognition area of the input window 29 is touched, a corresponding touch signal is applied to the control module 60, and the control module 60 executes a subsequent event based on the corresponding touch signal. For example, the control module 60 may display the cursor 32 on the input window 29 as shown in the rightmost drawing in FIG. 7 .

Meanwhile, when the enlarged input window 29 is displayed on the touch screen 50 in FIG. 7 , an initialization button 30 may be displayed on the upper right side of the touch screen 50 . If the initialization button 30 is touched, a corresponding touch signal is applied to the control module 60 . Accordingly, the control module 60 returns the currently visually adjusted input window 29 to the original input window 28 . That is, it returns to the state of the input window as shown in the leftmost drawing in FIG. 7 .

Of course, the initialization button 30 may not be present. In this case, the control module 60 automatically restores the original state of the input window 29 when there is no touch for a predetermined period of time. 28) can be controlled to return.

In the above description, the size of the input window 28 is enlarged as an example, but the color of the input window 28 is changed or the shape of the input window 28 is changed by changing the color coordinates of the corresponding input window 28. may be changed. That is, even if the color of the input window 28 is changed or the shape of the input window 28 is changed, the visibility of the corresponding input window 28 can be improved, so that the touch recognition area of the input window can be more accurately and easily touched. You can do it.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a method for adjusting a touch area of an object according to embodiments of the present invention.

The user touches a desired object among one or more objects (eg, buttons, menus, input windows, etc.) displayed on the touch screen 50 .

In this case, the sensing module 52 of the touch screen 50 applies a sensing signal for the touched part to the control module 60 (S10).

Accordingly, the control module 60 calculates core (essential) coordinate information (touch coordinates) among the coordinate information of the touched part and the coordinate information of the touched part based on the detection signal for the touched part. (S20).

The control module 60 may determine which object the user has touched based on the calculated touch information (touch coordinates). In particular, it is possible to determine which object's intended touch region is touched.

If it is determined that the touch recognition area of an object is touched, the control module 60 executes a subsequent event according to the touch of the object. On the other hand, if it is determined that the touch unrecognized area is touched, the control module 60 prevents any subsequent events from being executed.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the intended touch area of an object is touched (“Yes” in S30), for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the control module 60 The object is visually adjusted (S40).

Accordingly, the touch screen 50 outputs the adjusted display data from the control module 60 (S50). For example, the touch screen 50 outputs the adjusted object as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 .

In addition, the above-described method for adjusting the touch area of an object according to the present invention can be implemented as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in computer systems connected through a network, so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the method can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

The above description is merely an example of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations can be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10, 20, 22, 24: object 12: touch recognition area
14: touch intention area 16: touch unrecognized area
26: pop-up window 28, 29: input window
30: reset button 50: touch screen
52: detection module 54: display module
60: control module 70: storage module

Claims (10)

A method for adjusting a touch area of a first object performed in an electronic device including a display module configured to output the first object, comprising:
storing first coordinate information about a touch recognition area, which is an area where an event corresponding to the first object is executed according to a user's touch;
storing second coordinate information about a touch intention area, which is an area located outside the touch recognition area;
storing third coordinate information about an untouched area, which is an area located outside the touch intention area;
detecting a user's touch action on the display module and generating touch information;
Based on the touch information, the first coordinate information, the second coordinate information, and the third coordinate information, the user's touch action determines which region among the touch recognition area, the touch intention area, and the touch non-recognized area. Determining whether it is a touch to;
Executing an event corresponding to the first object when the touch act is a touch to the touch recognition area, and not executing an event corresponding to the first object when the touch act is a touch to the unrecognized area. and visually adjusting the first object by changing the location and size of the first object when the touch act is a touch to the intended touch area;
outputting the visually adjusted first object through the display module; and
First coordinate information for the touch recognition area, second coordinate information for the touch intention area, and third coordinate information for the non-touch area to correspond to the changed position and size of the visually adjusted first object. Resetting the; Including,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. delete delete According to claim 1,
additionally outputting a second object different from the first object;
determining whether the touch overlaps the intended touch region of the first object and the intended touch region of the second object, based on touch information according to the user's touch action; and
If the user's touch action is a touch overlapping the touch intention area of the first object and the touch intention area of the second object, visually adjusting the first object and the second object; Further comprising,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. According to claim 4,
The step of visually adjusting the first object and the second object,
Adjusting one or more of the size, color, and shape of the first object and one or more of the size, color, and shape of the second object to change,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. According to claim 5,
The step of visually adjusting the first object and the second object,
Enlarging the sizes of the first object and the second object, and adjusting the distance between the first object and the second object to widen,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. According to claim 4,
Further comprising outputting the visually adjusted first object and the second object through the display module.
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. According to claim 4,
The step of visually adjusting the first object and the second object,
adjusting one or more of the size, color, and shape of the first object and one or more of the size, color, and shape of the second object to be changed; and,
Outputting the adjusted first object and second object in a pop-up manner; further comprising,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. According to claim 1,
Controlling the return to the original state with respect to the visually adjusted first object; further comprising,
A method for adjusting the touch area of an object. a display module configured to output a first object;
First coordinate information for a touch recognition area, which is an area where an event corresponding to the first object is executed according to a user's touch, second coordinate information for a touch intention area, which is an area outside the touch recognition area, and a storage module configured to store third coordinate information about an untouched area, which is an area located outside the touch intention area;
a sensing module configured to sense a user's touch action on the display module and generate touch information; and
Based on the touch information, the first coordinate information, the second coordinate information, and the third coordinate information, the user's touch action determines which region among the touch recognition area, the touch intention area, and the touch non-recognized area. determines whether the touch is a touch to the touch recognition area, executes an event corresponding to the first object when the touch action is a touch to the touch recognition area, and executes an event corresponding to the first object when the touch action is a touch to the touch non-recognized area If an event corresponding to an object is not executed and the touch action is a touch to the intended touch area, the first object is visually adjusted by changing the position and size of the first object, and the visually adjusted first To output an object through the display module and to correspond to the changed position and size of the visually adjusted first object, first coordinate information for the touch recognition area, second coordinate information for the touch intention area, and A processor resetting the third coordinate information for the touch non-recognized area; including,
electronics.

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