KR20030023199A - Method for displaying pull-down menu in apparatus having touchscreen - Google Patents

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KR20030023199A
KR20030023199A KR1020010056230A KR20010056230A KR20030023199A KR 20030023199 A KR20030023199 A KR 20030023199A KR 1020010056230 A KR1020010056230 A KR 1020010056230A KR 20010056230 A KR20010056230 A KR 20010056230A KR 20030023199 A KR20030023199 A KR 20030023199A
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Abstract

PURPOSE: A pull-down menu displaying method is provided to vary the size of a pull-down menu according as an input selection signal, specially to enlarge the size in a case that the user pushes a hard button by a finger, and to reduce the size in a case that the user pushes a soft button by a stylus. CONSTITUTION: A terminal, having a touch screen(20), checks whether a soft button(10) on the touch screen(20) is pushed by a stylus or a hard button(30) on a keypad is pushed by a finger. In a case that the soft button(10) is pushed, the terminal recognizes the input by the stylus and displays a reduced pull-down menu. In a case that the hard button(30) is pushed, the terminal recognizes the input by the finger and displays an enlarged pull-down menu.

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터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법{METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PULL-DOWN MENU IN APPARATUS HAVING TOUCHSCREEN}How to display pull-down menu on a device with a touch screen {METHOD FOR DISPLAYING PULL-DOWN MENU IN APPARATUS HAVING TOUCHSCREEN}

본 발명은 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운메뉴를 표시하는 방법에 관한 것으로, 특히 사용자의 의도를 파악하여 터치펜에 의한 입력에 맞는 풀다운 메뉴를 작게 표시하거나 손에 의한 입력에 맞는 풀다운 메뉴를 크게 표시하는 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a method for displaying a pull-down menu in a device having a touch screen, and in particular, to grasp a user's intention and to display a pull-down menu small for an input by a touch pen or to enlarge a pull-down menu for an input by a hand. The present invention relates to a pull-down menu display method in a device having a touch screen for displaying.

일반적으로, 터치스크린을 구비한 장치는 표시기 위에 나타난 메뉴를 손이나 터치펜을 사용하여 선택하면 그 메뉴에 대응한 풀다운 메뉴를 표시한다.In general, a device having a touch screen displays a pull-down menu corresponding to the menu when a menu displayed on the indicator is selected using a hand or a touch pen.

여기서, 터치스크린은 사람이 만지는데 따라 반응하는 컴퓨터 디스플레이 화면으로서, 화면에 나타난 그림이나 글자에 사용자가 손가락을 갖다댐으로써 컴퓨터와 상호작용을 할 수 있는 장치이다.Here, the touch screen is a computer display screen that responds to a person's touch, and is a device that allows a user to interact with the computer by placing a finger on a picture or text displayed on the screen.

또한, 터치 스크린은 정보 제공대, 컴퓨터 기반의 교육훈련 장치, 마우스나 키보드를 조작하기 어려워하는 사람들을 돕기 위해 설계된 시스템 등에 주로 사용된다.Touch screens are also commonly used in information stations, computer-based training devices, and systems designed to help people who have difficulty operating a mouse or keyboard.

그러나, 상기와 같은 종래 기술은 터치펜에 의한 입력이나 손에 의한 입력에 따라 표시기에 나타나는 각각의 풀다운 메뉴 크기가 변화 없이 일정하므로 작은 풀다운 메뉴에서 손으로 각각의 메뉴를 선택하는데 어려운 문제점이 있다.However, the prior art as described above has a problem that it is difficult to select each menu by hand in a small pull-down menu because the size of each pull-down menu displayed on the indicator is constant without change according to input by a touch pen or input by a hand.

따라서, 본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제점을 감안하여 창안한 것으로, 터치펜에의한 입력이나 손에 의한 입력에 따라 표시기에 나타나는 각각의 풀다운 메뉴 크기를 변화시켜 손으로 메뉴를 간편하게 선택할 수 있는 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법을 제공함에 그 목적이 있다.Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the touch screen can be easily selected by hand by changing the size of each pull-down menu displayed on the display according to the input by the touch pen or the input by the hand. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pull-down menu display method in a device having a.

도 1은 본 발명 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법이 적용된 터치스크린을 구비한 휴대용 단말기의 구성을 보인 예시도.1 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of a portable terminal having a touch screen to which the present invention pull-down menu display method is applied.

도 2는 도 1의 소프트버튼이 눌려지면 터치스크린에 작은 풀다운 메뉴가 표시되는 휴대용 단말기를 보인 예시도.2 is an exemplary view showing a portable terminal in which a small pull-down menu is displayed on a touch screen when the soft button of FIG. 1 is pressed.

도 3은 도 1의 하드버튼이 눌려지면 터치스크린에 큰 풀다운 메뉴가 표시되는 휴대용 단말기를 보인 예시도.3 is an exemplary view illustrating a portable terminal in which a large pull-down menu is displayed on a touch screen when the hard button of FIG. 1 is pressed.

** 도면의 주요부분에 대한 부호의 설명 **** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawings **

10 : 소프트버튼 11 : 작은 풀다운 메뉴10: soft button 11: small pull-down menu

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31 : 큰 풀다운 메뉴 40 : 터치펜31: large pull-down menu 40: touch pen

상기와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위한 본 발명은, 터치펜에 의해 눌려진 소프트버튼 또는 손에 의해 눌려진 하드버튼의 눌림을 판단하는 제1단계와; 상기 소프트버튼이 눌리면 터치펜에 의한 입력임을 인식하고 작은 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 제2단계와; 상기 하드버튼이 눌리면 손에 의한 입력임을 인식하고 큰 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 제3단계로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 한다.The present invention for achieving the above object, the first step of determining the pressing of the soft button pressed by the touch pen or the hard button pressed by the hand; A second step of recognizing an input by a touch pen when the soft button is pressed and displaying a small pull-down menu; When the hard button is pressed, a third step of recognizing the input by the hand and displaying a large pull-down menu is provided.

이하, 본 발명에 따른 일실시예를 첨부한 도면을 참조하여 상세히 설명하면 다음과 같다.Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도 1은 본 발명 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법이 적용된 터치스크린을 구비한 휴대용 단말기에 대한 구성을 보인 예시도로서, 터치펜(40)이나 손에 의한 접촉을 디지털 변환하여 좌표를 출력하는 터치스크린(20)과; 상기 터치스크린(20)의 특정 영역에 표시되고 터치펜(40)이나 손에 의해 접촉되면 작은 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 소프트버튼(10)과; 상기 소프트버튼(10)과 달리 터치스크린의 바깥 영역에 표시되고 눌려지면 상기 터치스크린(20)에 큰 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 하드버튼(30)으로 구성된다.1 is an exemplary view showing a configuration of a portable terminal having a touch screen to which the present invention pull-down menu display method is applied. The touch screen 20 outputs coordinates by digitally converting a touch by a touch pen 40 or a hand. and; A soft button 10 displayed on a specific area of the touch screen 20 and displaying a small pull-down menu when touched by the touch pen 40 or a hand; Unlike the soft button 10, the hard button 30 is configured to display a large pull-down menu on the touch screen 20 when pressed and displayed on an outer area of the touch screen.

먼저, 상대적으로 작은 터치스크린의 면적이 효율적으로 사용되기 위해서는 작은 풀다운 메뉴가 사용되어야 한다. 이에 따라 작은 면적에 보다 많은 메뉴의 표시가 가능하다.First, a small pull-down menu should be used in order to use an area of a relatively small touch screen efficiently. This allows more menus to be displayed in a smaller area.

또한, 사용자가 작게 표시된 풀다운 메뉴에서 터치펜을 사용하여 특정 메뉴를 선택할 수 있도록 해야 한다. 만약 풀다운 메뉴가 너무 작게 표시되면 사용자가 원하는 특정 메뉴의 선택에 영향을 줄 수 있으므로 이를 고려해야 한다.In addition, the user should be able to select a specific menu using the touch pen from the small pull-down menu. If the pull-down menu is displayed too small, this may affect the choice of the particular menu you want to consider.

터치스크린(20)의 소프트버튼(10)이 눌려지면 휴대용 단말기는 도 2에 도시된 바와 같이 사용자가 터치펜을 사용하는 것으로 인식하고 터치스크린(20)에 작은 풀다운 메뉴(11)를 표시한다.When the soft button 10 of the touch screen 20 is pressed, the portable terminal recognizes that the user uses the touch pen as shown in FIG. 2 and displays a small pull-down menu 11 on the touch screen 20.

이후, 사용자는 터치펜을 사용하여 작은 풀다운 메뉴(11)에서 특정 메뉴를 선택한다.Then, the user selects a specific menu from the small pull-down menu 11 using the touch pen.

다른 경우로, 하드버튼(30)이 눌려지면 휴대용 단말기는 사용자가 손을 사용하여 터치스크린(20)에 접촉할 것으로 인식하고 도 3에 도시된 바와 같이 큰 풀다운 메뉴(31)를 표시한다.In another case, when the hard button 30 is pressed, the portable terminal recognizes that the user will touch the touch screen 20 using a hand and displays a large pull-down menu 31 as shown in FIG. 3.

이후, 사용자는 손을 사용하여 큰 풀다운 메뉴(31)에서 특정 메뉴를 쉽게 선택할 수 있다.The user can then easily select a particular menu from the large pull-down menu 31 using his hand.

이상 상기 두 경우를 살펴보면 손 또는 터치펜에 의한 터치스크린의 접촉에 따라 터치스크린에 표시되는 풀다운 메뉴의 크기가 조절된다.In the above two cases, the size of the pull-down menu displayed on the touch screen is adjusted according to the touch of the touch screen by the hand or the touch pen.

이상에서 상세히 설명한 바와 같이, 본 발명은 터치펜을 사용할 때는 풀다운 메뉴를 작게 표시하고 손을 사용할 때는 풀다운 메뉴를 크게 표시하므로 터치스크린 사용의 편리성을 높이는 효과가 있다.As described in detail above, the present invention increases the convenience of using the touch screen since the pull-down menu is displayed small when the touch pen is used and the pull-down menu is displayed large when the hand is used.

또한, 노인이나 시각 장애자가 손을 사용하여 터치스크린에 접촉할 때 큰 풀다운 메뉴를 제공하여 손에 의한 입력이 편리한 효과가 있다.In addition, when the elderly or visually impaired person touches the touch screen by using the hand, a large pull-down menu is provided, so that the input by the hand is convenient.

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터치펜에 의해 눌려진 소프트버튼 또는 손에 의해 눌려진 하드버튼의 눌림을 판단하는 제1단계와; 상기 소프트버튼이 눌리면 터치펜에 의한 입력임을 인식하고 작은 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 제2단계와; 상기 하드버튼이 눌리면 손에 의한 입력임을 인식하고 큰 풀다운 메뉴를 표시하는 제3단계로 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법.A first step of determining whether the soft button pressed by the touch pen or the hard button pressed by the hand is pressed; A second step of recognizing an input by a touch pen when the soft button is pressed and displaying a small pull-down menu; And a third step of displaying a large pull-down menu by recognizing that the hard button is pressed by a hand and pressing the hard button. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제2단계에서 작은 풀다운 메뉴는 사용자가 터치펜을 사용하여 터치스크린을 접촉할 수 있게 특정 메뉴에 대한 접촉 영역이 좁게 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법.The device of claim 1, wherein the small pull-down menu in the second step is configured to narrow a contact area for a specific menu so that a user may touch the touch screen using a touch pen. How to display the menu. 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제3단계에서 큰 풀다운 메뉴는 사용자가 손을 사용하여 터치스크린을 접촉할 수 있게 특정 메뉴에 대한 접촉 영역이 넓게 이루어진 것을 특징으로 하는 터치스크린을 구비한 장치에서 풀다운 메뉴 표시 방법.The pull-down menu of claim 1, wherein the large pull-down menu in the third step comprises a wide contact area for a specific menu so that a user can touch the touch screen using a hand. Display method.
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