KR20130094660A - Operation method and system for a plurality of touch panel, and portable device supporting the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A complex touch panel operating method, a system, and a terminal supporting the same are provided to support so that a user easily processes various user function operations based on a complex touch panel. CONSTITUTION: A pen touch panel of a terminal (100) produces a pen touch event by a touch pent (200). A touch panel of the terminal produces a separate touch event according to a touch except for the touch pen. The terminal ignores the separate touch event generated in the touch panel or processes the separate touch event with the pen touch event or independently processes the separate touch event with the pen touch event in the touch pen based user function operation.

Description

Operation method and system for a plurality of touch panel, and portable device supporting the same}

The present invention relates to the operation of a composite touch panel, and more particularly, to a method and system for operating a composite touch panel that supports various user functions more easily using a plurality of touch panels having different touch recognition methods, and a composite touch panel supporting the same. It relates to an operation method and a terminal supporting the same.

The portable terminal supports a specific user function, but its size is small enough to be portable, and is attracting attention in many industrial and life fields. Recently, portable terminals that support various user functions are emerging. The portable terminal supports a user function and provides a screen corresponding to the user function through the display unit. Accordingly, when the user uses a specific user function, the user uses the corresponding function while viewing the screen displayed on the display unit.

Meanwhile, the conventional mobile terminal is provided with a touch pen to support more detailed touch input of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user utilizes the touch pen in a situation such as fine selection or writing that a touch object having a relatively large touch area such as a finger cannot provide, or a situation desired by the user. In particular, in a user function such as a note or memo, the user writes using a touch pen. However, in the user function using the touch pen, when the user grips the touch pen to write, the palm of the user may touch the display unit. In this case, since the touch points recognized by the terminal are the touch pen and the palm of the hand, the terminal recognizes all the touch points as input. However, since the palm is not an input part that the user wants to input, a touch error occurs due to the input of the palm, which should not be recognized as an input. This error causes a great inconvenience because it is easier for an object other than the touch pen to come into contact with the touch panel in an environment in which the display unit gradually grows.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is possible to fundamentally eliminate the occurrence of unwanted touch events based on the composite touch panel, and also for the pen for touch and the touch. An object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for operating a complex touch panel that supports a variety of touch-based touch operations other than a pen, and a terminal supporting the same.

The present invention for achieving the above object includes a touch pen, a pen touch panel for generating a pen touch event by the touch pen, and a touch panel for generating a separate touch event according to a touch other than the touch pen And a terminal, wherein the terminal ignores a separate touch event occurring in the touch panel, operates together with the pen touch event, or independently processes the pen touch event when the touch pen-based user function is operated. A configuration of a composite touch panel operating system is disclosed.

The present invention also provides a method of activating a pen touch panel for generating a pen touch event according to a touch pen and driving the touch pen, and a touch panel for supporting a separate touch event generation according to a touch other than the touch pen. And a process of disregarding a separate touch event occurring in the touch panel, processing together with the pen touch event, or independently of the pen touch event according to a pen touch event occurrence. The configuration of the method is disclosed.

The present invention also provides a pen touch panel for generating a pen touch event according to a touch pen approach, a touch panel for generating a separate touch event according to a touch other than the touch pen, the pen touch panel, and the touch panel. The display unit includes a display panel for outputting a screen according to operation of a user function operated based on at least one, and classifies and classifies the pen touch panel and panel devices that generate touch events generated in the touch panel. And a controller configured to control touch events to be applied to the user function according to a predefined touch operation table, and a storage unit to store the touch operation table defining commands for user functions performed by the touch events. Commences configuration of a terminal that supports complex touch panel operation The.

As described above, according to the method and system for operating the composite touch panel according to the present invention and a terminal supporting the same, the present invention can suppress generation of touches that the user does not want, and also operate various user functions based on the composite touch panel. It can help you to handle it more easily.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a composite touch panel operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the display unit of the composite touch panel operation system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of a pen for a touch of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention in more detail.
5 is a view showing in more detail the control unit of Figure 4;
6 is a view for explaining a composite touch panel operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, descriptions of techniques which are well known in the technical field of the present invention and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. In addition, detailed description of components having substantially the same configuration and function will be omitted.

For the same reason, some of the elements in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically shown, and the size of each element does not entirely reflect the actual size. Accordingly, the present invention is not limited by the relative size or spacing depicted in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system supporting complex touch panel operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a display unit of the terminal 100 in detail. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the touch pen in the system configuration of the present invention.

1 to 3, the composite touch panel operating system 10 of the present invention may include a terminal 100 and a touch pen 200.

The composite touch panel operating system 10 of the present invention having such a configuration may perform an input operation such as writing or drawing on the display unit 140 of the terminal 100 while holding the touch pen 200. When touched with the touch pen 200 may support to ignore the palm touch at the same time. In addition, the composite touch panel operation system 10 of the present invention operates the pen touch event by the touch pen 200 and the separate touch event by the finger, respectively, so as to operate user functions according to various touch event operations and processing. Can support

In particular, the composite touch panel operating system 10 according to the present invention may perform a touch event such as a palm or a finger transmitted from the touch panel 143 and a touch event of the touch pen 200 transmitted from the pen touch panel 145. Can be processed by classifying it into id, name, class, etc. Accordingly, the composite touch panel operating system 10 of the present invention ignores a separate touch event by a hand or other object generated in the touch panel 143 while processing a touch event according to the use of the touch pen 200, It may be supported to operate independently from the touch event by the touch pen, or may be comprehensively processed as a command for performing one operation together with a separate touch event generated by the touch pen. In the following description, for convenience of description, a separate touch event occurring in the touch panel 143 is assigned as a hand touch event, and a touch event occurring in the pen touch panel 145 is assigned as a pen touch event. Herein, the present invention is not limited to the above-described terms, and the touch panel 143 is provided by a touch event generated by the touch pen 200 and the pen touch panel 145 and an object other than the touch pen 200. It can be understood as an invention to perform a variety of processing by distinguishing each touch event occurring in the).

The terminal 100 includes a touch panel 143 for supporting a hand touch event, a display panel 141 for outputting a screen according to a user function operation, and a pen touch panel 145 for operating a touch pen 200. It includes a display unit 140 including. In addition, the terminal 100 may further include a driving module for driving the display unit 140 described above, a power supply unit, and an accommodation unit for mounting various elements constituting the terminal 100. The terminal 100 adaptively operates a hand touch event collected from the touch panel 143 and a pen touch event collected from the pen touch panel 145 according to various situations so that user function operation can be performed more easily and quickly. Can support A detailed configuration of the terminal 100 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As illustrated, the touch pen 200 includes a pen holder 220, a nib 210 disposed at the tip of the pen holder 220, and a coil 230 disposed in the pen holder 220 adjacent to the nib 210. It may be configured to include). Touch pen 200 of the present invention having such a configuration is a configuration that supports the electrostatic induction method is a magnetic field is formed at a predetermined point of the pen touch panel 145 by the coil 230, the terminal 100 The touch point may be recognized by detecting the corresponding magnetic field position.

Although the pen tip 210 is in contact with the touch panel 143, the pen nib 210 is not configured to substantially generate a touch event according to the contact, and the touch pen 200 may display a specific point on the display 140. It may be a configuration to show what is indicated. Since the nib 210 is disposed at the end of the pen holder 220 and the coil 230 is disposed at a position spaced apart from the nib 210 by a predetermined distance, an input operation such as writing while holding the touch pen 200. In this case, distance compensation between the point of contact of the nib 210 and the magnetic field forming point by the coil 230 may be performed. The user can perform an input operation such as writing or drawing operation, item selection and placement, etc., while pointing the pen tip 210 at a certain point on the display panel 141 according to the distance compensation described above.

When the pen 200 for the touch approaches the pen touch panel 145 of the terminal 100 within a predetermined distance, the magnetic pen generated by the coil 230 may be generated at a predetermined point of the pen touch panel 145. To this end, the magnetic field scanning operation formed on the pen touch panel 145 may be performed in real time or at a predetermined cycle. In addition, activation of the pen touch panel 145 of the terminal 100 may be performed at the time when the operation mode of the touch pen 200 is activated. In particular, the touch pen 200 has a pen touch panel when the nib 210 is in contact with the display unit 140 and the pen tip 210 is in contact with the coil 230 while being retracted in the direction in which the coil 230 is disposed. It may be designed to support a user's input operation by forming a stronger magnetic field on 145. Accordingly, the user may perform the input operation by arranging the touch pen 200 on the display unit 140 and then supplying a predetermined pressure to the pen holder 220, such as writing by using an actual pen. The touch pen 200 may be a stylus pen, a Wacom pen, an S-pen, or the like, and the touch pen 200 is not limited to a specific type or a specific product. That is, the touch pen 200 according to the present invention should be understood as a configuration capable of generating a touch event by the pen in an area different from the touch panel together with the pen touch panel 145.

The touch pen 200 of the present invention as described above generates a pen touch event that can be processed in association with a hand touch event occurring together at the time of operation. For example, when a pen touch event is generated according to the operation of the touch pen 200, the hand touch event may be ignored, aggregated to perform an operation related to a user function, or may be independently operated. The method of processing the hand touch event that is ignored or integrated with the pen touch event or operated independently may be adaptively processed according to various user function operation situations. Operation according to each situation will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings to be described later.

As described above, the composite touch panel operating system 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention allows the touch panel 143 using a hand and the pen touch panel 145 using a pen to be variously operated according to a situation. Based on the complex touch panel, it is possible to support more convenient and faster operation while diversifying user function operation.

4 is a block diagram showing in more detail the configuration of the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal 100 of the present invention may include a configuration of the communication unit 110, the input unit 120, the audio processing unit 130, the display unit 140, the storage unit 150, and the control unit 160. Can be.

The terminal 100 of this configuration includes a predetermined touch panel 143 for hand touch support and a pen touch panel 145 for pen touch support, and corresponding touch panels ( The hand touch event and the pen touch event collected from the 143 and 145 may be classified, and then may be processed in various ways according to the situation. Accordingly, the terminal 100 of the present invention can perform a more complex and various generation of a command for operating a user function that can be provided, and can also support a user function operation more quickly and conveniently. The touch panel 143 for hand touch recognition may be configured in a capacitive manner, and the pen touch panel 145 may be configured in a capacitive induction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the touch panel 143 may be replaced by various methods such as a resistive film method or a laser method.

The communication unit 110 supports a communication function of the terminal 100. In particular, the communication unit 110 is a configuration that can be added when the terminal 100 is manufactured in the form of a terminal that supports the communication function. Therefore, when the terminal 100 to which the present invention can be applied does not support a communication function, the communication unit 110 may be omitted from the configuration of the terminal 100. On the other hand, the communication unit 110 may be provided in the form of a mobile communication module to support the communication function of the terminal 100, in particular the mobile communication function. The communication unit 110 forms a communication channel with the mobile communication system to support signal transmission and reception for performing the mobile communication function of the terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 110 may form at least one of a voice communication channel, an image service channel, and a data service channel with the mobile communication system, and may support transmission and reception of a specific signal according to the corresponding service channel.

Various menus for activating the communication unit 110, for example, a voice call menu, a message writing menu, an email writing menu, and an Internet connection menu, may be outputted on the display panel 141, respectively. The 143 and the pen touch panel 145 may be mapped to the area of the display panel 141 where the corresponding menu is output. Accordingly, the user selects a certain point of the touch panel 143 by using a finger or the like, or selects a certain point of the pen touch panel 145 by using the touch pen 200 to activate the communication unit 110. The menu can be activated.

The input unit 120 generates various input signals required for the operation of the terminal 100. The input unit 120 may include various input means such as a keyboard, a keypad, and a key button depending on whether the terminal 100 is compatible or not. The input unit 120 may be configured in the form of a touch map output to the touch panel 143 and the display panel 141 in terms of generating an input signal for driving control of the terminal 100 or operation of a user function. In addition, the input unit 120 may be configured in the form of a touch map output to the pen touch panel 145 and the display panel 141, and a touch map of a mixed form of the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145. It may be configured as.

The audio processing unit 130 may output various audio data set in the operation of the terminal 100 and audio data corresponding to audio file playback stored in the storage unit 150 and audio data received from the outside. In addition, the audio processing unit 130 may support an audio data collection function. For this, the audio processing unit 130 may include a speaker SPK and a microphone MIC. In particular, the audio processor 130 may support outputting sound effects according to the occurrence of a hand touch event and a pen touch event, and in this case, may output the divided sound effects. That is, the audio processor 130 may differently output an effect sound for generating a hand touch event and an effect sound for generating a pen touch event. Also, when the hand touch event and the pen touch event occur at the same time, the audio processor 130 simultaneously outputs the sound effects for two touch events or outputs only the sound effects for a specific touch event, for example, a pen touch event, according to a priority level. Can be supported. This sound effect output may be omitted according to a user setting.

The display unit 140 provides various screens necessary for the operation of the terminal 100. For example, the display unit 140 supports a standby screen, a menu screen, and the like necessary for operating the terminal 100. In particular, the display unit 140 of the present invention may include a touch panel 143, a display panel 141, and a pen touch panel 145. The touch panel 143 may be configured, for example, in a capacitive manner, thereby generating a hand touch event by an object such as a finger that may apply a capacitance change.

Here, the touch event occurring in the touch panel 143 is referred to as a hand touch event, but the touch panel 143 is touched by another object capable of applying a change in capacitance, for example, an object of conductive material that can apply a change in capacitance. You will be able to generate events. Accordingly, the hand touch event may be an integrated indication of the touch event occurring in the touch panel 143. The pen touch panel 145 may be configured by, for example, an electrostatic induction method, and thus the pen touch panel 145 may be configured to form a magnetic field. Create

The display panel 141 may output a screen according to driving of the terminal and a screen according to operation of a user function. In particular, the display panel 141 may output at least one of a hand touch map for operating the touch panel 143 and a pen touch map for operating the pen touch panel 145. In addition, the display panel 141 may output a touch map to be commonly applied to the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145. Accordingly, the user may operate the touch panel 143 or the pen touch panel 145 while checking the touch map output on the display panel 141. Providing various user interfaces through the display unit 140 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The storage unit 150 may store various basic operating systems necessary for the operation of the terminal 100 and data or application programs and algorithms corresponding to various user functions. In particular, the storage unit 150 may include a touch operation program 151 and a touch operation table 153 for operating the complex touch panel of the present invention.

The touch operation program 151 may include various routines for supporting the complex touch panel operation of the present invention. For example, the touch operation program 151 may include a routine for activating the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145, and a hand touch event by a finger or the like during the activation of the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145. And a routine for collecting pen touch events. The touch operation program 151 provides an InputDispatcher for collecting events occurring in the touch panel 143 and events occurring in the pen touch panel 145, and among the collected touch events, a touch event by the touch pen 200. When processing, the corresponding Touch event can be sent to the EventHub by setting the flag of InputReader to support hand touch event and pen touch event. In particular, the touch operation program 151 checks the name, id, class and device information of the digitizer-based touch pen corresponding to the pen touch panel 145 to determine the types of touch events input. Contains routines to help distinguish between them. The touch operation program 151 may include a routine for distinguishing the collected hand touch event and the pen touch event, and a routine for operating the divided touch events with reference to the touch operation table 153.

The touch operation table 153 may be a table defined to apply various commands to corresponding user functions according to the types and types of collected touch events. That is, the touch operation table 153 is a command for applying a corresponding user function when a hand touch event occurs, a command for applying a corresponding user function when a pen touch event occurs, and a corresponding user function when a hand touch event and a pen touch event occur simultaneously. It can be a table defining commands for application. Various commands defined in the touch operation table 153 and performance of user functions according to the following will be described in more detail with reference to the following drawings.

The controller 160 is a component that controls various signal flow control, information collection and output, etc. necessary to support the complex touch panel operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. To this end, the controller 160 may include a configuration as shown in FIG. 5.

5 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the controller 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 160 of the present invention may include a touch event collector 161, a touch event classifier 163, and a function applier 165.

The touch event collector 161 may support to activate at least one of the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145 with respect to a user function to be activated according to a user request or according to preset schedule information. For example, the touch event collector 161 controls to activate the touch panel 143 when receiving a request for activation of a user function such as a call function or a file play function, and collects touch events generated in the corresponding touch panel 143. can do. In addition, the touch event collector 161 activates the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145 when receiving a request to activate at least one user function among a note or memo function, a text or image editing function, and an image editing function. A touch event is collected from the activated touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145. Here, the touch event collector 161 may change a flag setting of a data packet indicating a pen touch event transmitted from the pen touch panel 145, or indicate a hand touch event transmitted from the touch panel 143. By differently setting the flag of the data packet, it is possible to support that the touch event to be transmitted to the touch event classifier 163 can be distinguished from another device.

The touch event classifier 163 receives at least one of a hand touch event and a pen touch event delivered by the touch event collector 161 and classifies the touch event classifier by type of each touch event. The touch event classifier 163 may generate a command corresponding to the classified touch events. To this end, the touch event classifier 163 may check the touch operation table 153 stored in the storage 150. That is, the touch event classifier 163 transmits a command corresponding to the function application unit 165 when only the hand touch event is generated, and sends a command corresponding to the touch operation table 153 when only the pen touch event is generated. A reference may be generated and transferred to the function application unit 165. In addition, when the hand touch event and the pen touch event occur at the same time, the touch event classifier 163 may generate a command corresponding to the touch operation table 153 and transmit the command to the function application unit 165.

The function application unit 165 may be configured to operate a user function according to commands transmitted by the touch event classifier 163. For example, the function applying unit 165 may select and activate a specific item in response to a command according to the hand touch event delivered by the touch event classifier 163, switch pages, or draw a picture according to the hand touch. Can support the operation. In addition, the function applying unit 165 may support an input operation such as selecting a specific item, switching a page, writing or drawing in response to a pen touch, in response to a command according to a pen touch event delivered by the touch event classifier 163. The function applying unit 165 controls to ignore the hand touch event according to a command according to the simultaneous reception of the hand touch event and the pen touch event transmitted by the touch event classifier 163, or the specific image based on the pen touch event. Function processing, such as zooming in or zooming out, rotating, stretching, or modifying an item described or selected by a pen touch event, may be supported according to a change of a touch event.

As described above, the composite touch panel operating system 10 and the terminal 100 supporting the same according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention handle user functions by variously handling touch events occurring in the composite touch panel according to circumstances. It can support various, easy and fast processing.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a composite touch panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the method of operating the composite touch panel of the present invention, first, when power is supplied from the power supply unit as in step 601, the controller 160 distributes the supplied power to respective components required for driving the terminal 100. Can be supported. In particular, the controller 160 may perform power supply and signal flow control necessary for booting the terminal 100, and may support function performance control according to preset schedule information when the booting is completed.

When a specific input signal is generated from the input unit 120 and the touch panel 143, the controller 160 may determine whether the corresponding input signal is for activating the touch pen 200 function in step 603. In this step, if the generated input signal is not an input signal for activating the touch pen 200 function, the controller 160 branches to step 605 to control to perform a user function according to the input signal. For example, the controller 160 may support a function predefined in the terminal 100 such as a voice call function, a video call function, and a file play function that are operated based on the touch panel 143 according to a corresponding input signal. Although the voice call function, the video call function, and the file play function are described as the touch panel 143 based user function, the corresponding function may be supported as the touch pen 200 based function.

Meanwhile, when an input signal for activating the touch pen 200 function is generated in step 603, the controller 160 branches to step 607 to detect a touch event input from the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145. Can be classified. Since the input dispatcher collects the touch events occurring in the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145 as described above, the terminal 100 does not separately perform processing for distinguishing the generated touch events. Even touch events generated from other touch panel devices may be processed in the same process. The controller 160 may classify and classify the touch event from which device the touch event is transmitted by dividing the touch event process into a name, an ID, a class, and the like of the device where the touch event is generated. In particular, by setting a flag for the touch event generated in the pen touch panel 145 in which the InputReader is collected, it may be possible to support the classification of the corresponding touch event more easily. The InputDispatcher and InputReader described above may be components included in the touch operating program 151 as a routine for processing a touch event.

When the touch event classification is completed, the controller 160 branches to step 609 to support touch event processing according to the touch operation table 153. To this end, the controller 160 may refer to the touch operation table 153 stored in the storage 150, and perform the touch event processing delivered according to a command defined in the corresponding touch operation table 153. In this process, the controller 160 may support various processing of the hand touch event generated in the touch panel 143 and the pen touch event generated in the pen touch panel 145 according to the generation environment. For example, the controller 160 may ignore the hand touch event when the hand touch event and the pen touch event occur at the same time. In addition, the controller 160 may control to perform a user function operation for performing a single operation by combining a pen touch event and a hand touch event according to the setting of the touch operation table 153. In addition, the controller 160 may independently recognize each hand touch event and pen touch event and control the user to perform a user function accordingly.

When the hand touch event and the pen touch event occur at different time points, the controller 160 inputs the previously input hand touch event on the basis of the pen touch event occurrence time with reference to the touch operation table 153. You can remove all the data or keep it at a valid value. Herein, the controller 160 may control to ignore the hand touch event input during the pen touch event generation even during the process of maintaining the valid value.

Next, the controller 160 may determine whether an input signal for terminating the function of the touch pen 200 occurs in step 611, and terminate the function when an input signal for terminating the corresponding function occurs. That is, the controller 160 may control to stop the power supply of the pen touch panel 145 for supporting the touch pen 200 and the search for the signal generation of the pen touch panel 145. On the other hand, if there is no input signal for ending the separate function in step 611, the controller 160 branches to step 607 and may support to perform the following process again.

Hereinafter, various user functions according to generation of the above-described hand touch event and pen touch event will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the terminal 100 may support to activate a user function based on the touch pen 200 according to a user request. For example, the terminal 100 activates a specific user function that can use the touch pen 200, such as writing a note or memo, message or e-mail, image editing, document editing, and displays a screen corresponding thereto. ) Can be printed. In this case, the terminal 100 activates the touch panel 143 for collecting the touch event according to the touch of the finger and the pen touch panel 145 for collecting the touch event by the touch pen 200. Can support

Meanwhile, the user holds the touch pen 200 on the display unit 140 while holding the touch pen 200 for an input operation such as writing a letter or drawing a picture on the display unit 140 on which the user function based on the touch pen 200 is activated. An operation for performing an input operation may be performed. That is, the user may perform an operation of contacting the pen tip of the touch pen 200 to the display unit 140 while a part of the palm of the hand holding the touch pen 200 is in contact with the display unit 140. In addition, as shown in the drawing, a portion of the palm may be dragged on the display unit 140 while the palm part is in contact with the display unit 140 to draw a predetermined line. Accordingly, the first pen touch line 201 formed by the touch pen 200 may be formed on the display unit 140. Meanwhile, the first hand touch area 301 may be formed on the touch panel 143 by a hand gesture.

In the process of outputting the above-described first pen touch line 201 on the display unit 140, in particular, the display panel 141, the touch panel 143 corresponds to the first hand touch area 301 according to the palm contact of the user. A touch event may be generated and transferred to the controller 160. In this case, the touch panel 143 may transmit a touch event corresponding to the first hand touch area 301 having a predetermined area by palm contact to the controller 160.

Meanwhile, when the touch event corresponding to the first hand touch area 301 is transmitted from the touch panel 143 while the touch pen 200 related function is activated, the controller 160 controls to ignore the touch event. Can be. Alternatively, the controller 160 applies a touch event corresponding to the first hand touch area 301 generated in the touch panel 143 to the display unit 140 until a pen touch event occurs from the touch pen 200. When a pen touch event occurs, it may be controlled to remove data applied by the hand touch event. Alternatively, the controller 160 may control to ignore the touch event of the first hand touch area 301 of a predetermined area or more generated when the user function supporting the touch pen 200 is operated.

That is, the terminal 100 may support only the first pen touch line 201 to be output to the display unit 140 when a pen touch event and a hand touch event occur. To this end, the touch operation table 153 of the terminal 100 ignores a touch event generated in the touch panel 143 when operating a user function based on the touch pen 200, or a hand touch event input before a pen touch event occurs. It can have predefined information to remove it.

8 is a diagram for describing an operation of a composite touch panel according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the terminal 100 may activate a user function related to the touch pen 200 according to a user's request, and may output a screen according to activation of the corresponding user function to the display unit 140. Then, the user may perform a drawing operation as in the screen 801 by using the touch pen 200. Here, the user may perform writing tasks or other tasks. When the drawing operation is performed using the touch pen 200, the controller 160 displays the second pen touch line 202 on the display unit 140 as shown in response to a pen touch event occurring in the pen touch panel 145. ) Can be printed.

Meanwhile, the user may generate a touch event for erasing a portion of the second pen touch line 202 using the finger 300 while the touch pen 200 is spaced apart from the terminal 100 by a predetermined distance or more. have. To this end, the user may perform an operation of rubbing a predetermined area of the touch panel 143 corresponding to the predetermined area where the second pen touch line 202 is shown with the finger 300. Then, the controller 160 may receive a hand touch event in the region where the second pen touch line 202 is output from the touch panel 143. Accordingly, the controller 160 may refer to the touch operation table 153. The second pen touch line 202 in which the hand touch event occurs may be controlled to be erased.

That is, the terminal 100 accumulates and manages information on a pen touch event applied to the display unit 140 by a pen touch event, and the hand with the touch pen 200 spaced apart from the terminal 100 by a predetermined distance or more. When a touch event occurs on the second pen touch line 202, the touch event may be recognized and processed as an erase operation. In this case, the terminal 100 has a hand touch event in a state where the pen 200 for a touch is located within a predetermined distance from the terminal 100 and the pen touch panel 145 of the terminal 100 recognizes the touch pen 200. If so, it may be supported to ignore the corresponding hand touch event as in the first embodiment.

The user may perform error correction more quickly and easily while performing a drawing operation or a writing operation using the touch pen 200 and the finger 300.

9 is a view for explaining the operation of the composite touch panel according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the terminal 100 may activate a user function required to operate both the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145 according to a user request or according to preset schedule information. According to the activation of the corresponding user function, the terminal 100 may provide a screen state in which the touch panel 143 and the pen touch panel 145 may be used. Then, the user may perform an input operation for drawing a picture or a text by using the finger 300 as in the screen 901. Here, the finger 300 is a configuration that can generate a touch event on the touch panel 143. When the touch panel 143 is configured in a capacitive manner, a conductive object capable of performing an input operation on the corresponding touch panel 143. May be replaced by. Meanwhile, when the user performs a predetermined input operation on the display unit 140 using the finger 300, the touch panel 143 generates a touch event corresponding to the input operation of the finger 300 and transmits it to the controller 160. When a touch event occurs in the touch panel 143, the controller 160 may support to output the first hand touch line 302 corresponding to the touch event to the display panel 141.

Meanwhile, the user may perform an input operation using the finger 300 and perform an input operation using the touch pen 200 as in the 903 screen. Then, the controller 160 maintains the data corresponding to the touch event input using the finger 300 and the touch panel 143, that is, the first hand touch line 302 on the display panel 141, and the touch pen 200. The touch event processing input by) may be performed. As a result, the first hand touch line 302 and the third pen touch line 203 input by the touch pen 200 may be output to the display panel 141. Herein, the controller 160 may control to ignore a hand touch event occurring while the third pen touch line 203 is input. That is, the control unit 160 touches the finger 300 when the touch pen 200 approaches the terminal 100 within a predetermined distance and a magnetic field is formed in the pen touch panel 145 to recognize the touch pen 200 approaching. Control to ignore the touch event from the touch panel 143 for support. Accordingly, the user may perform an input operation using the touch pen 200 based on the operation of touching the palm on the display unit 140 while holding the touch pen 200.

In addition, the terminal 100 may control to process a touch event generated by the finger 300 as a valid touch event when the palm held by the touch pen 200 is disposed on the display unit 140. Can be. To this end, the controller 160 may identify the touch point where the finger 300 touches by dividing the touch of the finger 300 input from the touch panel 143 and the touch of a certain area by the palm based on the input touch area. have. In addition, when a touch event having a predetermined size or less occurs in the touch panel 143, the controller 160 may determine that the touch event is a valid touch event and apply the same to a corresponding function. As a result, the user may simultaneously perform an input operation using the touch pen 200 and the finger 300 while the palm holding the touch pen 200 is disposed on the display unit 140.

10 is a diagram for describing an operation of a composite touch panel according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, the terminal 100 may activate a user function that supports a touch input method using a pen and a touch input method using an object other than the pen according to a user request or preset schedule information. For example, the terminal 100 may activate a user function of searching and editing image files as a specific item that can be provided. Then, the terminal 100 may output at least one image file selected by the user or selected by the search to the display unit 140 as in the 1001 screen. Here, the specific item may be any one of various forms such as a picture file, a picture file, a still image, a video file, and an icon. The user may select a specific image file 50 using the touch pen 200, and display the selected image file 50 by using a drag operation using the touch pen 200. Can be moved to

Meanwhile, the user performs a specific input operation on the touch panel 143 on which the designated specific image file 50 is output using the finger 300 while the user designates the specific image file 50 using the touch pen 200. In this case, the terminal 100 may combine the input by the touch pen 200 and the input by the finger 300 as a command to perform an operation for operating one user function. For example, the terminal 100 may support to zoom in the corresponding image file 50 according to an input operation by the touch pen 200 and the finger 300 as in the screen 1003. That is, while the user designates a certain portion of the image file 50 using the touch pen 200, the user designates another portion of the image file 50 using the finger 300, and schedules the designated finger 300. When moved in the direction, the terminal 100 may support to perform a zoom operation according to the moving direction of the finger 300. Accordingly, the enlarged image file 51 may be output to the display unit 140. Here, the terminal 100 performs a zoom-in operation when the moving direction of the finger 300 moves away from a point designated by the touch pen 200, and the moving direction of the finger 300 is designated by the touch pen 200. When it is close to the point it can support to perform a zoom-out operation.

On the other hand, the control unit 160 rotates the enlarged image file 51 to be displayed when the operation of the finger 300 operates to have a curve based on the designated point as shown in the screen 1005. Can support That is, the control unit 160 is enlarged in the curved movement direction when the finger 300 performs an arc motion on the touch panel 143 while the touch pen 200 specifies the enlarged image file 51. The image file 51 can be controlled to rotate. In this case, the user may perform a touch operation to rotate the enlarged image file 51 in the region where the enlarged image file 51 is output, and also enlarge the enlarged image region in the region where the enlarged image file 51 is not output. A touch operation for rotating the image file 51 may be performed. The controller 160 maintains a specific image file () specified by the touch pen 200, and then touches a touch operation for rotating the enlarged image file 51 on the touch panel 143. The enlarged image file 51 can be rotated irrespective of the occurrence point. Alternatively, the controller 160 may process only the touch event corresponding to the rotation operation using the finger 300 generated at the point where the enlarged image file 51 is output, as a valid value. Meanwhile, in the above description, the rotation of the enlarged image file 51 has been described, but the same function may be applied to the image file 50 on the non-enlarged 1001 screen.

In the above-described process, the palm holding the touch pen 0 may be in contact with the touch panel 143. As described above, the controller 160 may have a predetermined area or less in a touch event transmitted from the touch panel 143. Palm touch can be ignored by processing only hand touch events as valid values.

In the above description, the image file 50 is designated as the touch pen 200, and the zoom function of the image file 50 is performed using the finger 300, or the enlarged image file 51 is rotated. Although described, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the present invention supports the search or designation of the image file 50 using the finger 300, and the resizing operation such as the zoom-in or zoom-out of the image file 50 designated by the finger 300. , The rotation control operation may be performed using the touch pen 200. In addition, the present invention may support to perform a zoom-in or zoom-out operation, a rotation operation by moving the finger 300 and the touch pen 200 together without fixing the finger 300 or the touch pen 200. have. For example, for the zoom in operation, the finger 300 and the touch pen 200 may be manipulated to move in directions opposite to each other.

In the above description, the zoom-in or zoom-out operation, the rotation operation, and the like of the image file 50 have been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the terminal 100 may support to change a shape such as a folding operation or a bending operation of the image file 50 by applying a pen touch event and a hand touch event. In addition, the terminal 100 may comprehensively apply a pen touch event and a hand touch event to support color adjustment of the selected item, that is, the image file 50. To this end, the touch event definition according to each operation may be predefined in the touch operation table 153. For example, a hand touch event or a pen touch event that designates a specific portion of the image file 50 for a folding operation, a hand touch event or pen touch event that designates a folding portion of the image file 50 and then moves in the folding direction It may be a dictionary definition for such.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a composite touch panel according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 11, the terminal 100 may activate a user function for performing a function operation according to an input operation by the touch pen 200 and a finger 300 according to a user request or according to preset schedule information. have. In the state in which the corresponding user function is activated, the user may perform an input operation by using the finger 300 on the display unit 140 as in the screen 1101. When the finger 300 is in contact with the display unit 140 to receive a touch event according to the input operation of the finger 300 from the touch panel 143, the controller 160 may perform a process according to the touch event. For example, as illustrated, the controller 160 may support to output the second hand touch line 304 according to the movement of the finger 300 on the display unit 140.

Meanwhile, in a state in which the second hand touch line 304 is output on the display unit 140, the user may arrange the touch pen 200 within a predetermined distance based on the position where the terminal 100 is located. Then, the controller 160 can check the touch pen 200 access through the pen touch panel 145. When the controller 160 confirms the approach of the touch pen 200, the controller 160 may control to remove data corresponding to the second hand touch line 304 input by the previous finger 300 as shown in the screen 1103. As a result, the display unit 140 may output the screen from which the second hand touch line 304 is removed. Thereafter, the controller 160 may process a touch event according to an input operation input by the touch pen 200 to support output of a touch line by the touch pen 200 to the display unit 140.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the capacitive touch panel 143 is described to generate a touch event other than the touch pen 200. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the capacitive touch panel 143 is not limited thereto. May be replaced with a resistive touch panel or an infrared or ultrasonic touch panel.

As described above, the composite touch panel operating system and method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a pen touch panel 145 for generating a touch event using the touch pen 200, and an object other than the touch pen 200. For example, a touch panel 143 is provided to generate a touch event using a finger, a palm, or an object having conductivity. In addition, the system and method for operating a composite touch panel of the present invention ignores touch events delivered from a specific panel by combining the touch events delivered from each of the panels, aggregates them with touch events generated from other devices, or generates other devices. It supports to be applied to user function independently of touch event. Accordingly, the composite touch panel operating system and method of the present invention can support the application of various user functions.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may further include various additional modules according to the providing mode. That is, the terminal 100 includes a short range communication module for short range communication, an interface for data transmission and reception by a wired communication method or a wireless communication method of the terminal 100, an internet communication module performing an internet function by communicating with an internet network, and Configurations not mentioned above may be further included, such as a digital broadcasting module for performing digital broadcasting reception and reproduction functions. These components can not be enumerated because of a wide variety of variations depending on the convergence trend of the digital device, but it is also possible that components having the same level as the above-mentioned components are further included in the device have. Also, it is needless to say that the terminal 100 of the present invention may be excluded from the specific configurations in the above configuration or may be replaced with other configurations in accordance with the provision mode thereof. Which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

Also, the terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include all mobile communication terminals operating based on communication protocols corresponding to various communication systems, PMP (Portable Multimedia) Player, a digital broadcasting player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a music player (for example, an MP3 player), a portable game terminal, a smart phone, a notebook, a handheld PC, And an application device therefor.

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 exemplary embodiments. , And are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the invention disclosed herein.

100: terminal 110:
120: input unit 130: audio processing unit
140: Display unit 150:
151: touch operation program 153: touch operation table
160: control unit 161: touch event collection unit
163: touch event classification unit 165: function application unit
200: touch pen 210: nib
220: pen holder 230: coil

Claims (20)

In a system for operating multiple touch panels for generating touch events,
A pen touch panel for generating a pen touch event by a pen for touch,
And a terminal having a touch panel for generating a separate touch event according to a touch other than the touch pen.
The terminal is
When the touch pen-based user function is operated, the complex touch panel operating system ignores a separate touch event occurring in the touch panel, processes the pen touch event together, or processes it independently of the pen touch event. . The method of claim 1,
The terminal is
A display unit including the pen touch panel which forms a magnetic field according to the touch pen approach, and a display panel which outputs a screen according to the touch panel and the user function operation;
A controller for classifying the pen touch panel and panel devices generating touch events generated in the touch panel, and applying the classified touch events to the user function according to a predefined touch operation table;
And a storage unit which stores the touch operation table defining commands for user functions performed by the touch events. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
Control to ignore the separate touch event received before the pen touch event occurs,
And applying only a separate touch event received before generating the pen touch event, and controlling to ignore the separate touch event occurring during the pen touch event generation. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
When the touch pen-based user function is operated, a separate touch event over a predetermined area is controlled to be ignored, and a separate touch event below a certain area is combined with the pen touch event and applied to the user function or independent of the pen touch event. Composite touch panel operating system characterized in that the control to apply. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
And removing a separate touch event generated before the pen touch event and applied to the display panel from the display panel at the time of the pen touch event occurrence. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
And processing the pen touch event as a touch event according to an input operation, and treating the separate touch event as a touch event that erases the touch event input by the pen touch event. The method of claim 2,
The control unit
By processing the pen touch event and the separate touch event as a command for performing an operation, at least one of size adjustment, shape change, rotation adjustment, color adjustment, and position adjustment of the item indicated by the pen touch event or the separate touch event. Composite touch panel operating system characterized in that it supports one. In the method of operating multiple touch panels for generating touch events,
Activating a pen touch panel for generating a touch pen and a pen touch event according to driving of the touch pen, and a touch panel supporting generation of a separate touch event according to a touch other than the touch pen;
A process of disregarding a separate touch event occurring in the touch panel, processing together with the pen touch event, or independently of the pen touch event according to occurrence of the pen touch event. How to operate the touch panel. 9. The method of claim 8,
The process
Collecting a pen touch event and the separate touch event in the touch panel based on a magnetic field position generated in the pen touch panel according to the touch pen approaching;
Classifying the collected pen touch events into panel devices that generate the separate touch events;
And applying the classified touch events to a user function according to a predefined touch operation table. 10. The method of claim 9,
The application process
Ignoring the separate touch event received before the pen touch event occurs;
Disregarding a separate touch event of a predetermined area or more when operating the touch pen-based user function;
Applying only a separate touch event received before generating the pen touch event and ignoring the separate touch event occurring during the pen touch event occurrence; Method of operating a composite touch panel, characterized in that it comprises at least one process. The method of claim 10,
The application process
The separate touch event having a predetermined area or less may be processed as a command for performing one operation together with the pen touch event and applied to the user function or applied independently of the pen touch event. How to operate the touch panel. 10. The method of claim 9,
The application process
Applying a separate touch event generated before the pen touch event to a display panel;
Removing the applied separate touch event from the display panel at the time when the pen touch event occurs. 10. The method of claim 9,
The application process
Treating the pen touch event as a touch event according to an input operation;
And processing the separate touch event as a touch event for erasing the touch event input by the pen touch event. 10. The method of claim 9,
The application process
The pen touch event and the separate touch event are processed as a command for performing an operation to support at least one of size adjustment, shape change, rotation adjustment, and color adjustment of the item indicated by the pen touch event or the separate touch event. And a process of performing a composite touch panel. In a terminal having multiple touch panels for generating a touch event,
Based on at least one of the pen touch panel for generating a pen touch event according to the touch pen approach, the touch panel for generating a separate touch event according to a touch other than the touch pen, the pen touch panel and the touch panel A display unit including a display panel configured to output a screen according to operation of a user function to be operated;
A controller for classifying the pen touch panel and panel devices generating touch events generated in the touch panel, and applying the classified touch events to the user function according to a predefined touch operation table;
And a storage unit which stores the touch operation table that defines commands for user functions performed by the touch events. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
Control to ignore the separate touch event received before the pen touch event occurs,
And applying only a separate touch event received before generating the pen touch event, and controlling to ignore the separate touch event generated during the pen touch event generation. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
When the touch pen-based user function is operated, a separate touch event over a predetermined area is controlled to be ignored, and a separate touch event below a certain area is processed as a command for performing an operation together with the pen touch event to the user function. The terminal supporting the composite touch panel operation, characterized in that the control to apply or apply independently from the pen touch event. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
And removing a separate touch event generated before the pen touch event and applied to the display panel from the display panel at the time of the pen touch event occurrence. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
And processing the pen touch event as a touch event according to an input operation, and treating the separate touch event as a touch event that erases the touch event input by the pen touch event. 16. The method of claim 15,
The control unit
The pen touch event and the separate touch event are processed as a command for performing an operation to support at least one of size adjustment, shape change, rotation adjustment, and color adjustment of the item indicated by the pen touch event or the separate touch event. Terminal supporting the composite touch panel operation, characterized in that.

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