KR20140108849A

KR20140108849A - Method and apparatus for inputting information

Info

Publication number: KR20140108849A
Application number: KR1020130022612A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이정갑
Original assignee: 이정갑
Priority date: 2013-03-04
Filing date: 2013-03-04
Publication date: 2014-09-15

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for inputting information by using a slide bar displayed on a screen. The information input method according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a step of displaying a slide bar including a slider and a bar, wherein upper and lower limits are mapped on both ends of the bar, respectively; a step of receiving a first user input for the movement of the slider; a step of displaying mapped information on the position of the slider, wherein the information mapped on the position of the slider varies to correspond to the position change of the slider between the upper and lower limits; a step of receiving a second user input for inputting information when the position of the slider is fixed; and a step of storing the information mapped on the fixed position of the slider as an input value.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION [0002]

The present invention relates to an information input method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for inputting information using a slide bar displayed on a screen.

In modern society, many digital devices are emerging due to the development of information communication and electronic devices. In particular, users' requirements are increasingly demanding for a smaller size device, and in contrast to this, a larger screen is required to process more information at a glance, while a mobile device The spread of devices is increasing.

Electronic devices including mobile devices have become miniaturized, and the method of inputting input information such as text has become limited.

Therefore, it is necessary to study user interface that can input information easily and quickly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an information input method and apparatus capable of easily and promptly inputting information using a slide bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a slide bar including a slider and a bar, the method comprising: outputting a slide bar including a slider and a bar, the upper and lower limits being mapped to both ends of the bar; Receiving a first user input for movement of the slider; And outputting information mapped to a position of the slider so that information mapped to the position of the slider is varied corresponding to a positional change of the slider between the upper limit value and the lower limit value; Receiving a second user input for inputting information while the position of the slider is fixed; And storing information mapped to the fixed position of the slider as an input value.

The information input method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can input information simply and quickly using a slide bar.

1 is a block diagram of an information input apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 5 are diagrams showing examples of an information input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an information input method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprising ", or" comprising "and the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

1 is a block diagram of an information input apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information input apparatus 100 may include an output unit 110, a user input unit 120, an input value determination unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a control unit 150.

The output unit 110 may output a user interface for inputting information to be displayed on the screen. For example, the output unit 110 may output a slide bar for inputting information. The slide bar may include a slider and a bar. The bar represents a range of information that can be input (for example, a range of numerical information), and the slider can be slid within a range of bars. Details of the information input method using the slide bar will be described later.

The user input unit 120 may receive a user input for inputting information. For example, the user input unit 120 may receive a first user input for adjusting information to be input and a second user input for determining an input value. The first user input may include a user input to move the slider through a mouse drag or a touch drag, and the second user input may include a user input through a gesture different from the first user input.

The input value determination unit 130 may determine an input value based on the second user input.

The storage unit 140 may store the input value determined by the input value determination unit 130. [ In this case, the storage unit 140 may store the input value by mapping it to the user identifier.

The control unit 150 may control the output unit 110, the user input unit 120, the input value determination unit 130, and the storage unit 140 as a whole.

Hereinafter, a method of inputting information using the slide bar will be described in detail. Although a method of inputting information through a touch screen will be described in the following embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 2 shows a method of inputting a bid amount for a specific product auction through a user's mobile terminal.

As shown, the slide bar 210 may include a slider 211 and a bar 212. At both ends of the bar 212, an upper limit value and a lower limit value that can be input are respectively mapped. For example, $ 50022.00 is mapped to the upper limit, and $ 37516.50 is mapped to the lower limit.

The slider 211 can move within a range in which the bar 212 is formed. Information mapped to the movement position of the slider 211 is displayed through the input window 220. The information displayed through the input window 220 can be changed corresponding to the positional change of the slider 211 between the upper limit value and the lower limit value. In the present embodiment, a bid value to be inputted as a bid amount is displayed through the input window 220. [ That is, when the first user input is received from the user input unit 120, the controller 150 moves the position of the slider 211 corresponding to the first user input and stores the value displayed on the input window 220 Can be changed. The first user input may include user input via dragging (in this embodiment, touch dragging).

Accordingly, the bidder (or the user) can conveniently input the bid value using the slide bar 210 within the upper limit value and the lower limit value range.

FIG. 3 shows a method of inputting a specific value through the user's mobile terminal when the upper limit value and the lower limit value are previously set.

The storage unit 140 can maintain a database in which an upper limit value and a lower limit value are set. When the upper limit value and the lower limit value are set, the output unit 110 can display a user interface screen on which the slide bar 210 displayed with the upper limit value and the lower limit value is displayed. In this embodiment, the upper limit value is $ 1,000 and the lower limit value is $ 100.

When the first user input through the touch dragging is received from the user input unit 120, the controller 150 moves the position of the slider 211 corresponding to the first user input, The value can be changed.

When the second user input is received while the slider 211 is positioned at a specific value desired by the user, the input value determination unit 130 may determine the specific value as a user input value. The receiving of the second user input may be performed through gesture recognition different from the first user input. For example, if the first user input is made by dragging, the second user input may be performed through a tab of the slider 211, a long press of the slider 211, or the like.

The storage unit 140 may store the specific value as an input value when the input value determination unit 130 determines the specific value as an input value. In this case, the input value may be mapped to a user identifier and stored. Thus, it is possible to identify which user has input a certain value.

FIG. 4 shows a method of setting a user to a specific value through a user's mobile terminal by setting both the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

The setting of the upper limit value and the lower limit value may be performed through direct input of numerical information of the user. Also, the slider 211 can be performed through dragging. For example, in a state in which the upper limit value or the lower limit value is selected, the upper limit value or the lower limit value can be set by increasing or decreasing the upper limit value or the lower limit value by dragging the slider 211. [

When the upper limit value and the lower limit value are set, the output unit 110 can display a user interface screen on which the slide bar 210 displayed with the upper limit value and the lower limit value is displayed. In this embodiment, the upper limit value is $ 1,000 and the lower limit value is $ 100.

5 shows a method in which a user sets an upper limit value in a state in which the lower limit value is already set and inputs a specific value through the user's mobile terminal.

The upper limit value setting may be performed through direct input of numerical information of the user. Also, the slider 211 can be performed through dragging. For example, by moving the slider 211 to increase or decrease the upper limit value, the upper limit value can be set. Hereinafter, the steps to be performed are the same as those in Fig. 4, and thus will not be described below.

As described above, there is an advantage that information can be inputted simply and quickly by using the slide bar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above-described information input method may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. At this time, the computer-readable recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. On the other hand, the program instructions recorded on the recording medium may be those specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software.

The computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a magnetic disk such as a floppy disk, A magneto-optical media, and a hardware device specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

The recording medium may be a transmission medium, such as a light or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a data structure, and the like.

The program instructions also include machine language code, such as those generated by the compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

The above-described information input method and apparatus are not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, but the embodiments may be modified so that all or some of the embodiments are selectively combined .

100: Information input device
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120: user input section
130: Input value determination unit
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Claims

A slide bar including a slider and a bar to be displayed, the upper limit value and the lower limit value being respectively mapped to both ends of the bar;
Receiving a first user input for movement of the slider;
And outputting information mapped to a position of the slider so that information mapped to the position of the slider is varied corresponding to a positional change of the slider between the upper limit value and the lower limit value;
Receiving a second user input for inputting information while the position of the slider is fixed; And
And storing information mapped to the fixed position of the slider as an input value.

The method of claim 1, wherein the first user input comprises:
And a user input through dragging.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user input reception
Wherein the gesture recognition is performed through gesture recognition different from the first user input.

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value is
Wherein the information is changeable by a user.