KR20160010995A - Method and apparatus for controlling an object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an object. According to the present invention, the method for performing a control operation in an apparatus including a touch screen display comprises the following steps of: displaying an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display; receiving an input moving the image through the touch screen display; and performing a control action predetermined for at least one object, when the input satisfies a predetermined condition, thereby reducing the burden of recognition of a user and controlling the object through the touch screen display.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN OBJECT [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an object, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling an object by moving an image corresponding to the object.

The touch screen display means a device capable of receiving a signal through a display by applying a minute current or pressure on the display. There is a point similar to a touch pad in that an input signal is applied through a touch sensor that recognizes a minute current or pressure. However, in general, in the case of the touch pad, the pointer on the display moves according to the relative movement of the touch fan or the finger input on the touch pad, while in the case of the touch screen display, the touch sensor and the touch pad are implemented together, When a signal is applied, the pointer operates at the corresponding point. Thus, when a signal is applied to the touch screen display through a finger or the like, the sensitivity of recognizing the signal is very important. Recently, a capacitive touch screen display having excellent response to an input signal has been developed, and various functions that can be performed through a touch screen display in an electronic device are being developed. The touch screen display does not require a separate input device because the user touches the stylus or the finger or the like on the display screen to apply the input. These advantages are widely utilized in mobile devices, and as the use of mobile devices equipped with touch screen displays becomes commonplace, many of the programs that have been performed through computers in the past are being implemented through mobile devices. Therefore, designing a user interface that allows a user to easily interact with a device having a touch screen display has become a new challenge.

In this regard, the user interface of a device with a touch screen display is simple and intuitive to control the objects displayed on the touch screen display, for example, pictures, figures, tables, charts, etc., In method.

In general, in order for a user to control an object through a conventional interface, an object displayed on the touch screen display is selected, and then an interface is called by applying a gesture input such as a long tap or a double tap to the object on the touch screen display And a plurality of inputs are required.

These methods have the problem that the touch screen display can not fully utilize the simple and intuitive interface that can be provided to the user, compared with the method provided by the existing desktop environment. Accordingly, there is a need to develop a method and apparatus for controlling an object through a touch screen display, which can reduce a user's perception burden and provide a more efficient and intuitive interface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for controlling an object while reducing the burden on a user through a touch screen display.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple and intuitive user interface for controlling an object through a touch screen display.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an object control method for performing an object control operation, the method comprising: displaying an image corresponding to at least one object Displaying on the touch screen display an input for moving the image through a touch screen display and performing a predetermined control operation on the at least one object if the input meets a predetermined condition .

According to another aspect of the present invention, the predetermined condition includes a condition for moving the image from the position where the image was located.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the control operation includes an interface call control operation for invoking an interface for changing the format information of an object.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the predetermined condition includes a condition for moving the image to a predetermined position.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the control operation is characterized in that it is different depending on the moving direction of the image.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the control operation includes an edit control operation for performing editing for at least one object.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an object is characterized by including text.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the predetermined condition includes a condition for moving the image at a predetermined speed or higher.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for controlling an object, the apparatus comprising: a touch screen display and a processing unit, the touch screen display including at least one object Wherein the processing unit is configured to receive an input for moving the image through the touch screen display and to perform a predetermined control operation on the at least one object when the input satisfies a predetermined condition .

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a computer-readable medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable medium including a set of instructions, wherein the sets of instructions, when executed by a computing device comprising a touch- Wherein the computing device is configured to cause the computing device to display an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display, receive an input through the touch screen display to move the image, and if the input satisfies a predetermined condition, So as to perform a predetermined control operation with respect to the control unit.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The present invention has the effect of controlling an object while reducing the burden on the user through the touch screen display.

The present invention can provide a simple and intuitive user interface for controlling an object through a touch screen display.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

1 is a schematic diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of an object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image is moved in an object control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and a control operation is performed on a corresponding object.
FIG. 5 illustrates an interface for changing format information of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates an interface for changing format information of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a schematic diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 illustrates an image according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9A and 9B illustrate text control in an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 illustrates a plurality of objects displayed in the object control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it is needless to say that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or signals to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and through at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

The terms used to describe the present invention are defined.

As used herein, an electronic document means information transmitted, received or stored in an electronic form by an information processing system, and may be used in electronic form or printed. The electronic document is composed of word (Word), Excel (Word), PowerPoint (PowerPoint) included in Microsoft's Office program group, Hancom Office of Korean and computer company, Acrobat of Adobe ), As well as electronic documents created using a PC-based document editing program, such as Infraware (R)), which can be used in smartphone or tablet computers according to the recent development of the mobile industry And may include electronic documents generated by programs of the Polaris Office® family. In addition, the electronic document includes structured electronic documents such as HTML, XML, and SGML. If the electronic document is created in an electronic form and transmitted, received, or stored, a memo, a moving image, can see.

In the present specification, the electronic document program means a program capable of reading and / or editing the above-mentioned electronic document, or editing the content contained in the electronic document.

In this specification, an object refers to an object that can be edited by a user on the above-described electronic document program. For example, the object can be text, a figure, a graphic, a table, a chart, or a formula.

In the present specification, an image corresponding to an object is displayed adjacent to a corresponding object and is moved according to an input received through a touch screen display. As the image is moved, a predetermined control Operation is performed.

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

1 is a schematic diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 shows an object displayed on a touch screen display 110 of an object control apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and an image corresponding to the object. An electronic document program can be driven on the object control apparatus 100. [

Referring to FIG. 1, for example, a star shape 120 may correspond to an object. As shown in FIG. 1, a rectangular shape 121 may surround a star shape 120. The shape of the shape of the shape 120 may be an edit of the shape 120, for example, 120, or to make the rotation. That is, it is possible to adjust the size of the frame 121 or rotate the frame 121 to adjust the size of the graphic 120 or rotate the graphic 120. The shape of such a border is not limited to the above, and may be implemented in various ways, and the border may not be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 1, an image 122 corresponding to a graphic object 120, which is an object, may be displayed adjacent to the graphic object 120. Here, the arrows included in the image 122 indicate the direction in which the image should be moved. An input for moving the image 122 through the touch screen display 110 is applied so that a control operation can be performed on the graphic object 120 corresponding to the image 122, which will be described later in FIG.

2 is a block diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the object control apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen display 110 and a processing unit 112. As shown in FIG.

The object control apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a device implemented to control an object displayed on the touch screen display 110 through an input applied on the touch screen display 110. Such an object control apparatus 100 may be a computer including a touch screen display, a processor and a memory, a notebook, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a navigation, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable media player (PMP) , An MP3 player, an electronic dictionary, and the like, and is not limited to any particular terminal as long as it is an apparatus implemented to control an object displayed on the touch screen display 110 through an input applied on the touch screen display .

The touch screen display 110 may include a display panel unit for displaying an image and a touch screen panel unit for receiving a control signal. The touch screen display 110 displays not only text or images, And displays an image corresponding to the object to be controlled, an object corresponding to the object, and receives an input for moving the displayed image. The display panel unit and the touch screen panel unit may be implemented in one module according to an implementation method.

The processing unit 112 may include at least one processor and a memory, and the plurality of processors may be configured to share memory with one another. The memory stores a program, an instruction set, and the like, and the processor performs operations such as executing a program or a set of instructions stored in the memory.

The processing unit 112 displays an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display, receives an input for moving the image through the touch screen display, and when the received input satisfies a predetermined condition, And is configured to perform a predetermined control operation on one object.

3 is a flowchart of an object control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Will be described with reference to Fig. 4 for convenience of explanation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image is moved in an object control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and a control operation is performed on a corresponding object.

The object control device displays an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display (S100).

The star figure 120 and the image 122 corresponding to the figure 120 may be displayed on the touch screen display 110 as shown in FIG.

When the image is displayed, the object control device receives an input for moving the displayed image through the touch screen display (S110).

The input received through the touchscreen display 110 can be used not only for a user to physically touch a finger or a stylus pen on the touchscreen display, State (floating touch).

When an input for moving an image is received, the object control device determines whether the received input satisfies a predetermined condition (S120). If the input satisfies a condition, the object control device determines whether or not a predetermined A control operation is performed (S130).

Here, the predetermined condition may mean a condition for moving the image from the position where the image was present, which means that the image is deviated from the position where the image exists. Accordingly, regardless of whether or not the image is moved, when the image is moved from the position where the image exists, a predetermined control operation is performed on at least one object corresponding to the image.

As shown in FIG. 4 (a), when a predetermined condition is a condition for moving the image from the position where the image was located to the right and an input satisfying such condition is received through the touch screen display 110, A predetermined control operation is performed on at least one object 120 corresponding to the object 122. [

Here, the control operation may be an interface call control operation for calling the interface 130 for changing the format information of the object 120, as shown in FIG. 4 (b). These interfaces will be described with reference to Figs. 5 and 6. Fig.

FIG. 5 illustrates an interface for changing format information of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the interface 130 for changing the format information of an object includes an object color changing interface 131A, an object contour dash changing interface 132A, and an object contour thickness changing interface 133A. . The format information of the object can be changed based on the movement of the control bars 131B, 132B, and 133B in the respective interfaces 131A, 132A, and 133A.

Here, the movement of the control bars 131B, 132B, 133B may be made by an input applied through the touch screen display.

The interfaces 131A, 132A, and 133A shown in FIG. 5 are shown as an example of an interface for changing the format information of an object. The interfaces 131A, 132A, and 133A may change the format information of the object according to the type of the object, Interfaces can be implemented in various forms.

FIG. 6 illustrates an interface for changing format information of an object according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, the interfaces 140 and 141 for changing the format information of the object 120 may include an object size change interface 140, an object rotation interface 141, and the like.

When the input to the object size changing interface 140 is received, the size of the object 120 is increased. When the input of '-' is received, the size of the object 120 may be reduced . Alternatively, the size of the object may be changed based on the movement of the adjustment bar in the object size change interface 140. [

Also, when a drag input is received on the object rotation interface 141, the object may be rotated based on the direction of the drag. The rotation radius of the object may be adjusted based on the distance between the center of the object rotation interface 141 and the drag input.

As described above, when an input for moving an image corresponding to an object satisfies a predetermined condition and a predetermined control operation is performed on the object, the user can easily and intuitively display the object Can be controlled.

That is, since the input for moving the image is very easy to apply even with one hand and only the image among those displayed on the touch screen display is targeted, it is possible to scroll or zoom in on the area other than the area where the image is displayed on the touch screen display, It can be distinguished from other inputs applied for the purpose of reduction.

In addition, since the object corresponding to the image can be controlled only by the input of moving the image without the user selecting the object, the user can perform a desired control operation on the object in a short time.

On the other hand, when the predetermined condition is a condition for moving the image from the position where the image exists, if the image is moved due to the input unintentionally input by the user, An operation can be performed. To avoid this unintended operation, the predetermined conditions for the input to move the image can be variously defined and will be described with reference to FIG.

7 is a schematic diagram of an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to prevent the unintended operation described above, a predetermined condition may be implemented with a condition to move the image to a predetermined position. That is, the image 123 may be moved so that the image 123 can be moved to the predetermined position, as shown in FIG. 7, in the area closed by the solid line.

Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be implemented with a condition that moves the image above a predetermined rate.

According to this condition, even if the input unintentionally moves by the user moves the image, if the corresponding image is not moved to the predetermined position, the predetermined control operation is not performed on the object corresponding to the image, It is possible to prevent the device from operating unintentionally.

On the other hand, the control operation performed on the object may be implemented to be different according to the moving direction of the image. Based on the moving direction of the image, a different control operation is performed for the object will be described with reference to Fig.

Figure 8 illustrates an image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the image 124 can be moved in four directions and, depending on the direction of movement of the image 124, can be implemented such that different control actions are performed on the object corresponding to the image 124 have.

For example, if the image 124 is moved in the A direction, a 'cut' edit control operation is performed on the object corresponding to the image 124, and if the image 124 is moved in the B direction, the image 124 ), The 'copy' edit control operation is performed on the object corresponding to the image 124, and when the image 124 is moved in the C direction, the 'paste' edit control operation is performed on the object corresponding to the image 124 , And calls the interface to change the formatting information of the object corresponding to the image 124 in accordance with the above when the image 124 is moved in the D direction.

The above-described control operations are disclosed as an example of different control operations, and the different control operations performed in accordance with the moving direction of the image may be variously implemented.

If a different control operation is performed on the object corresponding to the image according to the moving direction of the image, the user using the object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can easily control the object.

9A and 9B illustrate text control in an object control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In an electronic document program, objects such as pictures, figures, tables, charts, or formulas can generally be individually selected and controlled one by one, whereas the text 150 composed of consecutive characters, as shown in FIG. 9A, , And may be controlled after the portion 151 to be the control target is selected through dragging or the like.

9B, the image 124 corresponding to the corresponding portion 151 is displayed on the touch screen display, and the image 124 (Fig. 9B) May be implemented such that a predetermined control operation is performed on the portion 151 when the input to move the portion 151 satisfies a predetermined condition.

Here, the image 124 may mean the image described above in Fig.

FIG. 10 illustrates a plurality of objects displayed in the image control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

10, a plurality of objects may be displayed on the touch screen display 110 of the object control apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as a plurality of graphics 160, 170, and 180 . These figures 160, 170, or 180 may also be surrounded by corresponding borders 161, 171, or 181, and images 162, 172, or 182 may be surrounded by respective figures 160, 170, or 180).

Here, when the input for moving the image 162, 172, or 182 satisfies a predetermined condition, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, an input for moving to the right is applied through the touch screen display 110 The predetermined control operation can be performed on the figure 160, 170, or 180 corresponding to each image 162, 172, or 182, as described above.

9A and 9B, a portion to be controlled in the text is selected, and a predetermined control operation is performed on the portion, only a part of the plurality of graphics is selected, and a control operation is performed on the selected portion .

Each block of the accompanying block diagrams and combinations of steps of the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which may be executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, And means for performing the functions described in each step are created. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible that the instructions stored in the block diagram include each block of the block diagram or instruction means for performing the functions described in each step of the flowchart. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible that the instructions that perform the processing equipment provide the steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and at each step of the flowchart.

In this specification, each block may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, which is capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Object control device
110: Touch screen display
112:
120, 160, 170, 180: object
130, 131A, 132A, 133A, 140, 141: interface
131B, 132B, 133B: control bar
121, 161, 171, 181:
122, 123, 124: image
150: Text
151: the part to be controlled in the text

Claims (10)

A method for performing a control operation on an object,
In an apparatus including a touch screen display,
Displaying an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display;
Receiving an input for moving the image through the touch screen display; And
And performing a predetermined control operation on the at least one object when the input satisfies a predetermined condition. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined condition includes a condition for moving the image from a position where the image was located. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control operation includes an interface call control operation for calling an interface for changing the format information of the object. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the predetermined condition comprises a condition for moving the image to a predetermined position. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control operation is different according to a moving direction of the image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control operation comprises an edit control operation for performing an edit on the at least one object. The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the object comprises text. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein said predetermined condition comprises a condition for moving said image above a predetermined rate. An apparatus for performing a control operation on an object,
Touch screen display; And
Processing unit,
Wherein the touch screen display displays an image corresponding to at least one object,
Wherein the processing unit receives an input for moving the image through the touch screen display,
And to perform a predetermined control operation on the at least one object when the input satisfies a predetermined condition. 24. A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions,
Wherein the sets of instructions, when executed by a computing device comprising a touch screen display, cause the computing device to:
Displaying an image corresponding to at least one object on the touch screen display,
Receiving an input to move the image through the touch screen display,
And to cause a predetermined control operation to be performed on the at least one object when the input satisfies a predetermined condition.

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