KR20120113834A - E-book terminal and providing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An e-book terminal and a providing method thereof are provided to increase the usability of the e-book terminal by controlling an e-book interface or an object based on user intention. CONSTITUTION: A display module(120) displays an e-book interface and an internal object displayed in the e-book interface on an e-book terminal. A signal input module(130) receives a touch signal from a touch sensor module included in the e-book terminal. If the touch signal is inputted to an object area corresponding to the internal object, a determining module(140) determines the touch signal as an interface or object control signal based on state changes of the touch signal. A control module(110) controls the e-book interface or the internal object so that the e-book interface or the internal object corresponds to the touch signal according to the determination result. [Reference numerals] (110) Control module; (120) Display module; (130) Signal input module; (140) Determining module

Description

E-book terminal and providing method thereof

The present invention relates to an e-book terminal and a method of providing the same, and more particularly, when predetermined content is displayed through an e-book terminal which can be controlled through a touch, the usability of the touch signal input from the user can be effectively determined to increase usability. The present invention relates to an e-book terminal and a method of providing the same.

With the development of electronic devices, many tools or apparatuses used in the related art have been developed to be used in electronic devices. Among them, one of the devices that have received much attention recently is the e-book terminal.

The e-book terminal can hold a large amount of books in a small device, there is an advantage that you can read the desired book anytime and anywhere without having to carry a number of books simply by having an e-book terminal.

Such an e-book terminal preferably provides the same effect as reading an offline book. For example, after a user reads a specific page displayed through the e-book terminal, a function of turning the page is necessary to view the next page. Conventionally, in this case, a method of selecting a specific UI (for example, a button) of an e-book terminal has been used. However, with the recent development of an intuitive interface, a touch signal corresponding to an operation in which a user turns a book using a touch signal is e-booked. If you input to the terminal, the method to move to the next page is used.

As such, the e-book terminal needs to control a predetermined interface (eg, an interface corresponding to a page) provided by the e-book application, such as turning a page of a book.

Meanwhile, as the e-book terminal is widely used, the content displayed on the e-book interface may include objects having various functions, not just text, so as to make good use of the e-book terminal. For example, a predetermined icon is displayed in a specific area of the page, and when the user selects the icon, a picture or another page related to the page may be loaded. Or it may be configured to have a small page in the page. As described above, the e-book terminal may transmit information to the user in various ways by including an object having a specific function in the page, unlike a conventional book.

As such, when the e-book terminal includes an object having a specific function in the page, it is effective to determine whether the touch signal input from the user is to select or control the object or to control the e-book interface (eg, an interface corresponding to the page). Judgment can be important. This is because having to touch the outside of the area where the object is displayed in order to control the e-book interface may be inefficient and degraded in usability.

Accordingly, an object is included in the e-book interface, and even if a touch is made on an area corresponding to the object, it is required to be able to estimate the user's intention and control the user's intention.

In addition, simply selecting a specific area (eg, the end of the page) to turn pages may be less usable and may be heterogeneous from the user's behavior when reading the actual book. Because, in fact, when a user turns a book, the user must hold the end of the page so that the page does not turn over, but if any part of the page (for example, the middle part) is given a certain pressure, the user moves the finger in the direction of turning the page. Because can be passed.

Thus, while providing the effect of flipping a book by starting to touch any part within the eBook interface corresponding to the page of the book, the page does not simply support a swipe like the current page or the next page. For example, a method may be required to give an effect of turning a page to correspond to a change in a touch signal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an e-book terminal that includes an object in an e-book interface, and can estimate the user's intention and control the user's intention even if the object is touched in an area corresponding to the object. will be.

It also provides the effect of flipping a book by starting to touch any part of the eBook interface that corresponds to the page of the book, while not simply supporting a swipe like the current or next page. In fact, the present invention provides an e-book terminal capable of giving an effect of turning a page corresponding to a change in a touch signal.

The e-book terminal for solving the technical problem is a display module for displaying the e-book interface and the internal objects to be displayed in the e-book interface, the touch signal input by the user from the touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal A signal input module for receiving a signal and the touch signal input by the signal input module is input to an object area corresponding to the internal object, based on a state change of the touch signal for a predetermined predetermined time; A determination module for determining whether the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface or an object control signal for controlling the internal object, and the e-book to correspond to the touch signal according to a determination result of the determination module. Interface or above It includes a control module for controlling the internal object.

The determination module determines that the touch signal input to the object area corresponding to the internal object is an object control signal, and when the touch signal corresponds to a predetermined cancellation criterion, the determination module determines that the touch signal The determination of the object control signal may be canceled and the touch signal may be determined to be an interface control signal.

The cancellation criteria may be characterized in that the position change of the touch signal is out of a predetermined range or area, or the touch time of the touch signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined time.

When the determination module determines that the touch signal is an interface control signal, the control module controls the display module such that the eBook interface has an interface effect corresponding to a change in position of the touch signal, and the interface effect is determined by the eBook interface. It may be a page turning effect for displaying a situation in which a page corresponding to the e-book interface is being flipped horizontally while tracking x-axis change information of the position change of the touch signal.

The page turning effect may further display a situation in which the e-book interface is turning the page corresponding to the e-book interface vertically while tracking the y-axis change information of the position change of the touch signal.

The control module may control the display module to have an interface effect by retroactively changing the position of the touch signal during a time before the touch signal corresponds to a cancellation criterion.

The control module may control the display module to display content corresponding to a next page in an area where an ebook interface corresponding to a next page is exposed while the eBook interface has a page turning effect.

When the touch signal is input to the object area corresponding to the internal object, the determination module determines whether the touch signal is an interface control signal or an object control signal based on a state change of the touch signal and an attribute of the internal object. can do.

The determination module is configured to position the touch signal when the property of the internal object is scrollable in a first direction or the internal object has a property that is movable within a predetermined movable range in the first direction. When the change direction is less than the first direction and a predetermined angle, the touch signal is determined as the object control signal, and the position change direction of the touch signal is greater than or equal to the first direction by a predetermined angle or the first angle. In the case of a direction perpendicular to the one direction, the touch signal may be determined to be an interface control signal.

The determination module determines that the touch signal is the object control signal, and when the position of the touch signal is out of a specific range based on the scrollable range or the movable range, the touch signal is referred to as an interface control signal. You can judge.

The e-book terminal for solving the technical problem is a display module for displaying the e-book interface and the internal object displayed in the e-book interface and scroll or move in a first direction, the touch sensor provided in the e-book terminal A signal input module for receiving a touch signal input by a user from the module, and when the touch signal is input to an object area corresponding to the internal object, a position change direction of the touch signal is a predetermined angle from the first direction The determination module determines that the touch signal is an object control signal when the touch signal is less than, and determines that the touch signal is an interface control signal when the position change direction of the touch signal is more than a predetermined angle or an orthogonal direction. And according to the determination result of the determination module. And a control module for controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal.

The e-book terminal for solving the technical problem is a display module for displaying on the e-book interface and the content displayed in the e-book interface, the touch signal input by the user from the touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal A signal input module for receiving, a determination module for determining that the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface, and when the first touch position of the touch signal is any position within the e-book interface, A situation in which a page corresponding to the e-book interface is traversed horizontally while tracking x-axis change information among the change of the position of the touch signal, and a page corresponding to the e-book interface is vertically flipped while the y-axis change information is tracked. To display it characterized in that it comprises a control module for controlling the display module.

The method for providing an e-book terminal for solving the technical problem includes the steps of: displaying, by the e-book terminal, an internal object to be displayed in the e-interface and the e-interface, and the e-book terminal inputted by a user to an object area corresponding to the internal object; Receiving the touch signal, wherein the e-book terminal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface based on at least one of touch time of the touch signal or information on position change of the touch signal; Determining whether the object control signal is for controlling an internal object, and controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal according to a determination result of the determination module.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a method of providing an e-book terminal may include displaying an e-book terminal within an e-interface interface and an e-interface, and displaying an internal object capable of scrolling or moving in a first direction. Receiving a touch signal input by a user in a corresponding object area, and when the position change direction of the touch signal is less than a predetermined angle with the first direction, the e-book terminal determines the touch signal as an object control signal, Determining the touch signal as an interface control signal when the position change direction of the touch signal is a difference or an orthogonal direction from the first direction by a predetermined angle or more, and the e-book terminal corresponds to the touch signal according to a determination result The e-book interface or the internal object to Controlling the step.

The method for providing an e-book terminal for solving the technical problem includes the steps of displaying, by the e-book terminal, the e-book interface and the content displayed in the e-book interface, wherein the e-book terminal is input by the user in an object area corresponding to the internal object. Receiving a touch signal, when the touch signal is input into the north interface, determining that the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the north interface; It is possible to display a situation in which the page corresponding to the e-book interface is being turned horizontally while tracking the x-axis change information during the position change, and the page corresponding to the e-book interface is vertically turned while the y-axis change information is tracked. Controlling the display module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when an object is included in an e-book interface, the object may not be selected or controlled even if the user touches an area corresponding to the object, and the user's intention is estimated. Since the object or the e-book interface may be controlled, there is an effect of increasing the usability of the e-book terminal. In addition, the effect of increasing the usability can be maximized when there are many objects in the content displayed on the e-book interface, or when a specific page is composed of only objects.

It also provides the effect of flipping a book by starting to touch any part of the eBook interface that corresponds to the page of the book, while not simply supporting a swipe like the current or next page. By providing the effect of actually turning the page corresponding to the change of the touch signal, the user can feel the action substantially similar to the action and the result when the user turns the page of the book. In addition, there is an effect that the user can utilize the situation of turning the page, rather than simply providing the result of turning the page. For example, if a user wants to view the contents of a back page for a while when reading a real book, it may be very unnatural to turn the page to the back page and then open the front page again. In this case, users usually take a look at the back page and reopen the current page while holding the current page. Therefore, the user can turn the book while selecting any part of the interface corresponding to the page. Doing so can have the same effect as holding a page.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 illustrates an example in which an internal object is included in a page in an e-book according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a schematic configuration of an e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining a user's intention when a selectable internal object is included in a page in the method for providing an e-book according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 6 are diagrams for describing an example in which a page turning effect is implemented by an e-book terminal providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 8 are diagrams for explaining a method of determining a user's intention according to an attribute of an internal object included in a page by an e-book terminal providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, the preferred embodiments of the present invention should be referred to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Also, in this specification, when any one element 'transmits' data to another element, the element may transmit the data directly to the other element, or may be transmitted through at least one other element And may transmit the data to the other component.

Conversely, when one element 'directly transmits' data to another element, it means that the data is transmitted to the other element without passing through another element in the element.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 illustrates an example in which an internal object is included in a page in an e-book according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may display e-book interfaces 10, 11, and 12 as shown in FIG. 1. The e-book terminal may be used as a meaning including all types of data processing apparatus installed with a predetermined application for e-book. According to an embodiment, the e-book terminal may be a terminal dedicated to the e-book function, or a data processing device that performs functions (eg, wireless communication, music playback, game, etc.) other than the e-book function such as a mobile phone, an MP3 player, a touch pad, and the like. The terminal may be installed with an application for an e-book function. The e-book terminal may be a terminal that can be controlled by a user's touch.

The e-book interface 10, 11, 12 displayed on the e-book terminal may be an interface corresponding to a page of a book. In the present specification, the e-book interface may mean various UIs such as a button, a frame, and the like for a control operation such as a menu, a layer, etc. required for the e-book function in addition to the page interface as shown in FIG. 1.

The predetermined content may be displayed in the e-book interface 10. The content may be composed of only text, but may also include a predetermined internal object 20 according to the spirit of the present invention. As used herein, the internal object 20 may refer to a component capable of performing a predetermined function or operation while being displayed in the e-book interface (eg, 10) as shown in FIG. 1. For example, the internal object 20 may be a selectable icon, link, image, or another interface displayed in the e-book interface 10. For example, the e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be an icon that allows a predetermined application to be executed when the user reads the content displayed in the e-book interface 10 and selects the internal object 20. Alternatively, the internal object 20 itself may be an application having a predetermined function. Alternatively, the internal object 20 may be a link (or an embedded link) implemented to load a predetermined page when selected by the user. According to an implementation example, when the text selected in a predetermined manner by the user is implemented to be translated into a predetermined language or to perform a function other than simply being displayed to the user such as a zoom in / out function. The text may also be an internal object according to the spirit of the present invention.

Alternatively, a predetermined interface may be included as content in the e-book interface 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, another small page may be included as the internal object 20 in a specific page. A separate page implemented by the internal object 20 may also include its own content.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an e-book terminal may perform a separate function or operation rather than simply displayed content in the e-book interface 10 according to the diversification and advanced functionality of the content, and may be selected by the user. When the internal object 20 is displayed, the present invention provides a technical idea of estimating a user's touch intention to operate the e-book terminal in accordance with the user's intention.

In this specification, the manner in which the internal object 20 is selected may vary depending on implementation. For example, the inner object 20 may be selected by one touch having a touch time of less than a predetermined time, or the inner object 20 may be selected by a plurality of touches. Although the internal object 20 is implemented to be selected in any way, the user's touch may be the same as the touch for controlling the e-book interface 10. Therefore, in this case, determining whether the touch signal for selecting and / or controlling the internal object 20 or the touch signal for controlling the e-book interface (eg, 10) may be a key to increase the usability of the user. have. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a location where a user starts a touch may be an area corresponding to the internal object 20, that is, an object area. The object area may be a predetermined area corresponding to the internal object 20, and the shape and size of the internal object 20 seen by the user may be different from the shape and size of the object area. As such, when the position where the user's touch is started is an object area corresponding to the internal object 20, the e-book terminal may be a touch for selecting and / or controlling the internal object 20. It may be necessary to determine whether it is a touch for controlling the e-book interface 10. Because, in the e-book terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, even if a touch signal is input to the object area corresponding to the internal object 20, the internal object 20 is necessarily selected and / or controlled for the user's usability and convenience. Rather, the e-book interface 10 may be selected and / or controlled. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when a touch position is changed in a predetermined direction (for example, in a left direction in FIG. 1) after a user's touch is started, the e-book terminal receives the touch signal. It may be determined as an input for turning over a page corresponding to the e-book interface 10, not an input for selecting the internal object 20.

When the internal object 20 that can be selected and / or controlled is included in the e-book interface 10 as described above, in order for the user to select and / or control the e-book interface 10, the object area other than the object area corresponding to the internal object 20 must be included. Choosing an area of can be very inconvenient. In particular, when the text itself is the internal object 20 that can be selected to perform a predetermined function, the area in which the user can input the touch signal is very limited, so even when the touch signal is input to the object area. There is a need for a technical idea that allows either the internal object 20 or the e-book interface 10 to be selected and / or controlled according to the user's intention.

2 is a view showing a schematic configuration of an e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, an e-book terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control module 110, a display module 120, a signal input module 130, and a determination module 140. . The e-book terminal 100 may further include a predetermined touch sensor module (not shown) for sensing a touch from the user.

Herein, a module may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for carrying out the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware. For example, the module may refer to a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for executing the predetermined code, and does not necessarily mean a physically connected code or a kind of hardware. Can be easily deduced to the average expert in the field of the present invention.

The control module 110 may include other components (eg, the display module 120, the signal input module 130, and / or the determination included in the e-book terminal 100 to implement the technical idea of the present invention). Module 140, etc.) and / or resources. The control module 110 may be implemented with a predetermined CPU, a microprocessor, and the like and predetermined codes therefor.

The display module 120 may display an e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) for providing e-book content to a user, and content to be displayed within the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). The content may include a predetermined internal object 20 as described above.

The signal input module 130 may receive a touch signal input by a user from a predetermined touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal 100. The touch sensor module may include at least one of various types of touch sensors, such as capacitive type, pressure sensitive type, infrared type, and ultrasonic type, which may implement the technical idea of the present invention. Also, in the present specification, the touch signal may mean a set of unit signals for a predetermined time for one intended input of a user. For example, the touch signal may be used to include a change in the number of touches, a time, and / or a position, that is, a change in a touch state, for a predetermined time, which is regarded as one input from a position first touched by a user. The touch signal may be sensed by the touch sensor module and output to the determination module 140.

Then, the determination module 140 is whether the input touch signal is a touch signal for selecting and / or controlling the internal object 20 or a touch for controlling the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). It can be determined whether it is a signal. Of course, when the touch signal is input to a non-object region area corresponding to the internal object 20, the determination module 140 naturally receives the touch signal from the eBook interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). It can be determined that the interface control signal for controlling. However, as described above, when the touch signal is input to the object area, whether the touch signal is an object control signal for controlling the internal object 20 or not, the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) is determined. It may be necessary to effectively determine whether it is an interface control signal for controlling.

To this end, when the touch signal is input to the object area, the determination module 140 determines the state change of the touch signal for a predetermined time (during the determination time), and determines the state change (touch) of the determined touch signal. The touch signal may be an object control signal or an interface control signal based on the number of times, the touch time, and / or the position change. That is, as soon as the touch signal is first input, the processor does not determine whether the touch signal is an object control signal or an interface control signal, but waits for a change in the state of the touch signal for a predetermined short time (ie, determination time). Even if the touch signal is first input to the object area, if the change of touch state is regarded as a signal for the e-book interface (for example, 10, 11, 12) instead of the internal object 20, the touch signal is referred to as an interface control signal. You can judge.

For example, when there is only one touch in the object area during the predetermined determination time and no change in the touch state, the touch signal may be determined as an object control signal. Then, the control module 110 controls the internal object 20 to correspond to the touch signal (for example, a highlight operation indicating that the internal object 20 is selected or a function unique to the internal object 20). Execution, etc.) If the position of the touch signal is changed by a predetermined distance while the touch is made for the predetermined determination time after the first touch is made to the object area, the determination module 140 converts the touch signal to the object control signal. It can be determined by the interface control signal. In addition, in various ways, the determination module 140 may withhold the determination for a predetermined determination time and determine whether the touch signal is an object control signal or an interface control signal according to a state change of the touch signal. If it is determined that the touch signal is an interface control signal, the control module 110 performs the e-book interface (eg, page turning, etc.) to perform a predetermined operation (eg, page turning, etc.) corresponding to the touch signal. 12) can be controlled.

Meanwhile, even after the determination module 140 determines that the input touch signal is an object control signal according to the state change of the touch signal during the determination time, the touch signal satisfies a predetermined criterion, that is, a cancellation criterion. In this case, the previous determination, that is, the determination that the object control signal is canceled, may again determine the touch signal as the interface control signal. This is because, for the determination time, it is preferable that the time is relatively short for the immediateness of the response. Therefore, the time point when the touch signal is first inputted may end relatively longer than the determination time. Accordingly, even when the touch signal is determined to be the object control signal, the state change of the touch signal continues during the determination time, and the state change is not the signal for controlling the internal object 20. For example, there may be cases where it is more appropriate to consider a signal for controlling 10, 11, 12). In this case, the determination module 140 may cancel the result determined as the object control signal and determine the touch signal as the interface control signal again. Thus, for example, a highlight effect is provided to indicate that the internal object 20 is selected by the touch signal, and then the eBook interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) is canceled to correspond to the touch signal. It may be controlled.

As such, the predetermined criterion for canceling the result of the determination that the touch signal is the object control signal, that is, the canceling criterion may be a case where the position defense of the touch signal is out of a predetermined range or area. Alternatively, the touch time of the touch signal may be longer than a predetermined time. This will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining a user's intention when a selectable internal object is included in a page in the method for providing an e-book according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a user may first touch 30 at a predetermined position of an object area corresponding to a predetermined internal object 20 displayed in an e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). Then, a touch signal corresponding to the touch 30 may be input to the determination module 140 through the signal input module 130. The determination module 140 may then monitor the state change of the touch signal during the determination time as described above. During the determination time, the user may move the touch 31 to a position moved by a predetermined distance from the initial touch 30 state. In this case, the determination module 140 checks the change of the touch state during the determination time, and when the touch signal (that is, the position 30 of the touch moves to the position 31 in the touched state) Signal) can be determined as an object control signal. This is because the determination module 140 may determine that the movement of the touch position by the distance within the preset range during the determination time is the object control signal. Because the user's hand tremor or minute movement may exist regardless of the user's intention, if there is a change in the position of the touch within a predetermined range during the determination time, the determination module 140 receives the touch signal. It may be determined that the object is a control signal.

Thereafter, the user can move the position 31 of the touch to the position 32 while the touch is continued. Then, since the determination module 140 has not yet finished one touch, the determination module 140 may cancel the determination that the touch signal is the object control signal and determine the touch signal as the interface control signal again. That is, when out of the predetermined range, the determination module 140 may again determine the touch signal as an interface control signal.

According to an exemplary embodiment, when leaving a predetermined area (eg, an object area), the determination that the touch signal is an object control signal may be canceled, and the touch signal may be determined as an interface control signal. 3 illustrates a case where the area where the internal object 20 is displayed is the same as the object area. As shown in FIG. 3, when the location 31 of the touch exists in the object area, the touch continues. If the signal is determined to be an object control signal and the touch position 32 is out of the object area, the determination module 140 may determine the touch signal as an interface control signal again.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, if the touch time (the time of the touched state) is long for a predetermined time after the first touch 30 is made, the determination module 140 again refers to the object control signal. The determination may be canceled and again determined as an interface control signal. For example, the determination module 140 may determine the touch signal as an object control signal when the touch ends in the determination time after the first touch. In this case, the inner object 20 may be selected by the touch signal, and the inner object 20 may be controlled according to a subsequent touch signal. Alternatively, when there is no change in the touch position during the determination time, the determination module 140 may determine the touch signal as an object control signal. However, if the touch is continuously made over the determination time, the determination that the touch signal is the object control signal may be canceled and the touch signal may be determined as the interface control signal. The time reference for canceling the determination of the object control signal may be the determination time or may be a longer time during the determination time. That is, the determination module 140 may cancel the determination of the touch signal immediately after the determination time, or cancel the determination of the touch signal only after a predetermined time passes after the determination time. You may. As such, when the determination on the touch signal is canceled and the touch signal is determined to be an interface control signal, the current touch signal becomes a signal for controlling the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12), and the control module ( Predetermined predetermined operations and / or functions may be performed according to the state change of the touch signal.

Meanwhile, the e-book terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may determine the touch signal as an object control signal according to a result of checking and confirming a state change of the touch signal during a predetermined determination time as described above. Thereafter, as described above, when the touch signal corresponds to a predetermined cancellation criterion, the touch signal may be determined as an interface control signal again. In this case, the position of the touch signal may change before the time when the determination module 140 determines the touch signal.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, while the position of the touch signal is moved from the position 30 to the position 31, the determination module 140 may determine the touch signal as the object control signal. Subsequently, when the position of the touch signal is further moved from the position 31 to the position 32, the determination module 140 cancels the determination on the touch signal and determines that the touch signal is an interface control signal. Can assume Then, the control module 110 may allow the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) to be controlled only as much as the position change from the position 31 to the position 32 of the touch signal. However, according to the spirit of the present invention, the control module 110 changes the position of the touch signal before the determination of the touch signal is canceled by the determination module 140 (that is, at position 30). The change of the position to the position 31 may also be retrospectively reflected in the change of the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). For example, as described below, when the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) is an interface corresponding to each page, and provides a tracking type page turning effect by the touch signal, the control module 110 May reflect only the position change after the point in time at which the touch signal is determined to be the interface control signal (that is, the position change from the position 31 to the position 32) in the page turning effect of the tracking method. However, the control module 110 retrospects the position change (ie, the position change from the position 30 to the position 31) before the touch signal is determined as the interface control signal. The page turning effect of the tracking method may be provided to correspond to the change of the position from 30 to the position 32). To this end, the information on the position change before the touch signal is determined as the interface control signal may be stored in a predetermined storage device (not shown). As such, even when the e-book terminal 100 cancels the determination of the touch signal and makes a new determination, the e-book terminal 100 allows the user to control the interface by reflecting the change in the position of the existing touch signal. It is effective to provide a highly sensitive interface.

Referring back to FIG. 2, if it is determined that the touch signal currently being input is an interface control signal based on at least one of a determination result or a cancellation criterion during the determination time, the control module 110 performs the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, and 12 may be controlled to perform a predetermined operation and / or function to correspond to the touch signal. For example, when a change should be made to the display of the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) according to the touch signal, the control module 110 controls the display module 120 to correspond to the touch signal. It is possible to cause a change in the display.

An important one of the interface effects of the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12), that is, the change of the interface, may be an effect of performing a page turning operation.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an e-book terminal 100 tracks a change of a position of a touch signal, that is, an interface corresponding to a page (eg, e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12)) changes while following a change. Can provide an effect. That is, unlike the swipe-type page turning effect of moving the page, when the touch is moved in a predetermined direction in the touched state, as in the conventional swipe operation, the page is skipped. It is possible to provide a function to keep track of the position change of the touch signal for a certain period of time.

In the case of providing a page turning effect in the swipe method, there is no expression of a page turning situation, or only a graphic effect is provided for a very short time. Does not provide an effect. In other words, the swipe-type page turning effect can provide the user with a state in which the page has all turned over, such as the current page, the next page, or the previous page, so that the user can change the A quick glance at the content may not provide the same effect as going back to the original page.

In particular, the e-book terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a page turning effect by the tracking method even when the first touch is input at any position in the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12). . For example, the page turning effect by the tracking method may be provided only when the first touch is made at the end of the page. In general, however, when you turn a book offline, you don't necessarily have to turn to the end of the page you are currently viewing, but if you move your finger in the direction you want to turn with any pressure on the page, you will turn the page. . Therefore, the e-book terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if the initial touch is made at any position in the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) corresponding to the page, the touch signal corresponding to the touch is In the case of the interface control signal, a tracking type page turning effect may be provided to correspond to the touch signal. Of course, when the touch signal is a signal corresponding to a swipe operation, a swipe-type page turning effect may also be provided.

In addition, when the control module 110 controls the display module 120 such that the e-book interface (eg, 10, 11, 12) turns the page in a tracking manner, there is no change in the position of the touch signal. The change of display may be stopped while turning the page. In the case of providing the tracking page flipping effect, when the user wants to return to the current page after looking at the contents of the back page or the front page for a while, the user checks the contents of the back page or the front page with the page flipped slightly. , Release the touch to return to the original page. Of course, the e-book terminal 100 may be implemented to return to the original page unconditionally when the user releases the touch while turning the page, may be implemented to go to the back page or to the previous page depending on the degree of the page. . As described above, the e-book terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can increase the realism by providing the page turning effect of the tracking method, and provide the page turning effect of the tracking method regardless of the initial touch position. There is an effect that can provide a more realistic service to the user.

4 to 6 are diagrams for describing an example in which a page turning effect is implemented by an e-book terminal providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 4, a user may touch a predetermined position 30 in a situation in which the current page 10 is being displayed (that is, the page is not overturned). Thereafter, the user can move the position of the touch to the position 31 in the situation where the touch is continued. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a page turning effect may be provided while tracking a change in the position of the touch signal corresponding to the touch in the x-axis direction (left and right directions in FIG. 4). In addition, FIG. 4 may provide an effect that the page is flipped over a portion in the y-axis direction while further tracking the positional change in the y-axis direction.

That is, even when the position change of the touch exists in both the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction, as shown in FIG. 4, the e-book terminal 100 may change the position of the page in which the page can be turned (eg , the x-axis direction) may be provided to provide a page turning effect of the tracking method. However, when tracking the positional change in the y-axis direction as shown in FIG. 4, a more realistic page turning effect can be provided.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, when the e-book interface (eg, 10) is controlled to be over a certain portion, the e-book interface (eg, 11) corresponds to the next page in an area where the e-book interface (eg, 11) corresponding to the next page is exposed. Content can be displayed. Then, the user may check only the contents of the next page and return to the original page.

5 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on the e-book terminal 100 when the touch location 32 is further moved in the x-axis direction from the touch location 31 of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 illustrates the touch of FIG. 5. An example of a screen displayed on the e-book terminal 100 when the touch position 33 is further moved in the x-axis direction at the position 32 is illustrated. If there is no change in position at the touch position 33 shown in FIG. 6 and the touch is maintained continuously, the screen as shown in FIG. 6 may be continuously displayed. Thereafter, if the user releases the touch, the user moves to the next page, and an e-book interface (eg, 11) corresponding to the next page may be displayed. Of course, depending on the implementation, the e-book interface (eg, 10) corresponding to the original page may be displayed again. Whether to display the e-book interface (e.g., 11) corresponding to the next page or the e-book interface (e.g., 10) corresponding to the original page, is determined in the direction that can flip the page (e.g., x-axis direction). May vary depending on the distance or speed of travel. For example, when the touch position is moved in a direction (eg, x-axis direction) that can turn the page over a predetermined predetermined moving distance, the page turning effect can be realized, and when it is not, it can be implemented to return to the original page. It may be. Of course, even when the touch position changes below the predetermined movement distance, when the change speed of the touch position is greater than or equal to a certain speed (that is, a swipe type touch), an effect of moving to the next page may be provided.

Referring back to FIG. 2, when the touch signal is first input to an object area corresponding to the internal object 20, the determination module 140 not only changes the state of the touch signal but also changes the state of the internal object 20. The touch signal may further determine whether the touch signal is an object control signal or an interface control signal.

For example, the inner object 20 may be an object which can be scrolled in a predetermined direction, or the inner object 20 may be movable in a predetermined direction within a predetermined range.

For example, when the attribute of the inner object 20 is scrollable in a first direction or the inner object has an attribute that is movable within a predetermined movable range in the first direction, the determination module ( If the position change direction of the touch signal is less than a predetermined angle from the first direction, the touch signal is determined as the object control signal, and the position change direction of the touch signal is different from the first direction. When there is a difference over a predetermined angle, the touch signal may be determined as an interface control signal.

Also, even when the touch signal is determined to be an object control signal because the position change direction of the touch signal is less than a predetermined angle from the first direction, the position of the touch signal is scrollable or the movable range. If it is out of a specific range based on the reference module 140 may determine the touch signal as an interface control signal again. This example will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

7 to 8 are diagrams for explaining a method of determining a user's intention according to an attribute of an internal object included in a page by an e-book terminal providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, an internal object 20 may be included in a predetermined e-book interface as shown in FIG. 7. The internal object 20 may be an object having a property capable of scrolling in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 7, an initial touch may be input at a predetermined position 30 of the object area of the internal object 20. Then, the determination module 140 may check the state change of the touch for a predetermined determination time. In this case, when the position change of the touch is a scrollable direction (eg, vertically down) or less than a predetermined angle (eg, 90 °) with the vertically down direction, the determination module 140 may convert the touch signal into an object control signal. Can be judged. If the position change of the touch signal is a scrollable direction, such as a change from the position 30 to the position 31, as shown in FIG. The touch signal may be determined to be an interface control signal.

The same may be true even when the internal object 20 has a property that can be moved within a predetermined movement range. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the internal object 20 displayed on a predetermined e-book interface may move by a predetermined range in the vertical direction. Then, an initial touch may be input to a predetermined position 30 of the object area of the internal object 20. Then, the determination module 140 may check the state change of the touch for a predetermined determination time. In this case, when the position change of the touch is a movable direction (for example, a vertical direction) or less than a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) with the vertical direction, the determination module 140 determines that the touch signal is an object control signal. can do. As shown in FIG. 8, when the change in position of the touch signal is more than a predetermined angle or an orthogonal direction in a movable direction such as a change from the position 30 to the position 31, the determination module 140 is configured to perform the above-described change. The touch signal may be determined to be an interface control signal.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 7, there may be a change in the position of the touch from the initial touch position 30 to the position 31. The position change from the position 30 to the position 31 may be within a scrollable range or a range within which the inner object 20 may move. Then, the touch signal may be determined as an object control signal. Accordingly, the inner object 20 may be scrolled or moved by the corresponding position change (that is, the position change from the position 30 to the position 31).

Thereafter, the location of the touch may move from location 31 to location 32. In this case, if the position 31 further moves to the position 32, it may be out of a predetermined specific range. The specific range may be, for example, the scrollable range or the range in which the internal object 20 is movable, or a predetermined range set based on them. Then, the determination module 140 may cancel the determination of the touch signal as the object control signal and determine the touch signal as the interface control signal. Then, the e-book interface may be controlled in a predetermined manner so as to correspond to the position change after the out of the specific range (ie, the position change from the position 31 to the position 32).

As described above, according to the e-book terminal 100 and a method of providing the same according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the e-book terminal displays a predetermined internal object as content, the user conveniently performs control in accordance with the user's intention. It has the effect of making it possible. In addition, there is an effect that can provide a more realistic and sensitive eBook interface to the user.

The method for providing an e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses 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, hard disk, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also in the form of carrier waves (e.g., transmission over the Internet). It also includes implementations. The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

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In the e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
A display module for displaying an e-book interface and an internal object to be displayed in the e-book interface on the e-book terminal;
A signal input module for receiving a touch signal input by a user from the touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal;
When the touch signal input by the signal input module is input to an object area corresponding to the internal object, the touch signal controls the e-book interface based on a change of state of the touch signal for a predetermined predetermined time. A determination module for determining whether the interface control signal is to be used or the object control signal is to control the internal object; And
And a control module for controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal according to the determination result of the determination module.
The method of claim 1, wherein the determination module,
When the touch signal input to the object area corresponding to the internal object is determined as an object control signal, and when the touch signal corresponds to a predetermined cancellation criterion,
The determination module cancels the determination that the touch signal is the object control signal, and determines the touch signal as an interface control signal.
The method of claim 2, wherein the cancellation criteria is
And the touch time of the touch signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined time when the change of the position of the touch signal is out of a predetermined range or area.
The method of claim 2, wherein the determination module determines that the touch signal is an interface control signal.
The control module includes:
Controlling the display module such that the e-book interface has an interface effect corresponding to a change in position of the touch signal,
The interface effect is,
And a page turning effect for displaying a situation in which the e-book interface is turning over a page corresponding to the e-book interface while tracking x-axis change information of the position change of the touch signal.
The method of claim 4, wherein the page turning effect is
And displaying the situation in which the e-book interface is turning the page corresponding to the e-book interface vertically while tracking the y-axis change information of the position change of the touch signal.
The method of claim 2, wherein the control module,
And an e-book module for controlling the display module to have an interface effect by retroactively changing the position of the touch signal during a time before the touch signal corresponds to a cancellation criterion.
The method of claim 4, wherein the control module,
And the display module to control the display module to display content corresponding to a next page in an area where an ebook interface corresponding to a next page is exposed while the eBook interface has a page turning effect.
The method of claim 1, wherein the determination module,
And determining whether the touch signal is an interface control signal or an object control signal based on a state change of the touch signal and an attribute of the internal object when the touch signal is input to an object area corresponding to the internal object.
The method of claim 8, wherein the determination module,
When the property of the inner object is capable of scrolling in the first direction or the inner object has a property that is movable within the predetermined movable range in the first direction,
If the position change direction of the touch signal is less than the first direction and the predetermined angle, the touch signal is determined as the object control signal, and the position change direction of the touch signal is the first direction and the predetermined angle. And an e-book according to the difference or the direction perpendicular to the first direction.
The method of claim 9, wherein the determination module,
After determining the touch signal as the object control signal, if the location of the touch signal is out of a specific range based on the scrollable range or the movable range, the e-book terminal to determine the touch signal again as an interface control signal .
In the e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
A display module for displaying an e-book interface and an internal object displayed in the e-book interface and capable of scrolling or moving in a first direction on the e-book terminal;
A signal input module for receiving a touch signal input by a user from the touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal;
When the touch signal is input to the object area corresponding to the internal object, when the position change direction of the touch signal is less than a predetermined angle with the first direction, the touch signal is determined as an object control signal, and the touch signal A determination module that determines the touch signal as an interface control signal when the position change direction of the difference is at least a predetermined angle or a difference direction orthogonal to the first direction; And
And a control module for controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal according to the determination result of the determination module.
In the e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
A display module for displaying an e-book interface and contents displayed in the e-book interface on the e-book terminal;
A signal input module for receiving a touch signal input by a user from the touch sensor module provided in the e-book terminal;
A determination module for determining that the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface; And
If the initial touch position of the touch signal is any position within the e-book interface, the e-book interface tracks the x-axis change information among the change of the position of the touch signal while traversing a page corresponding to the e-book interface horizontally. And a control module for controlling the display module to display a situation of turning over a page corresponding to the e-book interface while tracking the y-axis change information.
In the method for providing an e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
Displaying, by the e-book terminal, an e-book interface and an internal object to be displayed within the e-book interface;
Receiving, by the e-book terminal, a touch signal input by a user in an object area corresponding to the internal object;
Whether the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface based on at least one of touch time of the touch signal or information on a change in position of the touch signal; Determining whether it is a signal; And
And controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal according to the determination result of the determination module.
In the method for providing an e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
Displaying, by the e-book terminal, an e-book interface and an internal object displayed in the e-book interface and scrollable or movable in a first direction;
Receiving, by the e-book terminal, a touch signal input by a user in an object area corresponding to the internal object;
If the position change direction of the touch signal is less than a predetermined angle with the first direction, the e-book terminal determines the touch signal as an object control signal, and the position change direction of the touch signal is a predetermined angle with the first direction. Determining the touch signal as an interface control signal in the case of an abnormal difference or an orthogonal direction; And
And controlling the e-book interface or the internal object to correspond to the touch signal according to the determination result by the e-book terminal.
In the method for providing an e-book terminal controllable through a touch,
Displaying, by the e-book terminal, an e-book interface and content displayed in the e-book interface;
Receiving, by the e-book terminal, a touch signal input by a user in an object area corresponding to the internal object;
Determining, by the e-book terminal, that the touch signal is an interface control signal for controlling the e-book interface when the touch signal is input into the e-book interface; And
The e-book interface traverses a page corresponding to the e-book interface while tracking the x-axis change information among the change of the position of the touch signal, and vertically rotates a page corresponding to the e-book interface while tracking the y-axis change information. And controlling the display module to display a situation which is being turned over.

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