KR20190125269A - Function Operation Method For Electronic Device including a Pen recognition panel And Electronic Device supporting the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an operation of a function of a terminal. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for operating a function of a terminal including a pen recognition panel and a configuration of the terminal supporting the same. The method comprises the processes of: checking a position of a pen for touch on the pen recognition panel; and defining an invalid region and a valid region of a touch input event of a touch panel arranged with the pen recognition panel based on the position of the pen for touch.

Description

Function Operation Method For Electronic Device including a Pen recognition panel And Electronic Device supporting the same}

The present invention relates to a function of a terminal including a pen recognition panel, and more particularly, to a function of a terminal including a pen recognition panel that supports a more stable operation without generating an error in simultaneously or individually operating a touch pen and a finger. It relates to an operation method and a terminal supporting the same.

Terminals are widely used based on mobility. In particular, mobile communication terminals capable of making voice calls while moving among terminals are very popular portable terminals used by most of the nation. Meanwhile, the terminal supports not only mobile communication functions but also various user functions such as a file play function, a file search function, a file edit function, and the like. The user can operate the above-described various functions by using the terminal.

However, in the case of a terminal, the size of the terminal is limited to support portability, and as a result, the size of the display area displaying information is relatively small compared to a general TV monitor. There is a disadvantage in that it is not easy to perform various user inputs based on such a small display. In response to this, conventionally, an input means is provided using a pen such as a stylus pen in addition to a touch of a user's finger or the like. The user can use a finer touch or the like by using the pen input means. On the other hand, when the user holding the pen performs an input operation on the terminal, an error occurs in the input operation because a part of the palm, etc. contacts the terminal before the pen. Accordingly, in order to ignore touch input from a palm or the like, the conventional terminal has considered a method of ignoring a palm touch having a touch range of a predetermined area or more. However, this method has a problem in that it is difficult to clearly distinguish whether a hand touch is an unnecessary palm touch or a user's desired hand touch because an error about the width of the palm touch occurs a lot.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the terminal including a pen recognition panel that can perform a more stable input operation by clearly distinguishing the hand touch possible area using a pen recognition panel. A method of operating a function and a terminal supporting the same are provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to distinguish between a pen touch by a touch pen and a hand touch by a hand in various ways, and a method of operating a function of a terminal including a pen recognition panel that supports easier operation of various functions, and to support the same In providing a terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object is arranged in alignment with the pen recognition panel, the pen recognition panel for generating a pen input event according to the operation of the touch pen and the invalid area of the touch input event based on the position of the touch pen; And a controller configured to identify a touch panel divided into an effective area and a touch pen position in the pen recognition panel, and define an invalid area and an effective area of the touch panel according to the touch pen position. A configuration of a terminal including a recognition panel is disclosed.

The present invention also provides a process for identifying a location of a touch pen on a pen recognition panel, and defining a touch input event invalid area and an effective area of a touch panel aligned with the pen recognition panel based on a position of the touch pen. Disclosed is a configuration of a method for operating a terminal function including a pen recognition panel comprising a process.

The present invention also provides a process for performing a function of applying both a pen input event and a touch input event when a touch input event is collected in a predetermined area of the touch panel while the touch pen is maintained in a recognizable range of the pen recognition panel. Or performing a function according to the touch input event when a touch input event is collected from the touch panel in a state in which the touch pen is out of a recognizable range of the pen recognition panel. Disclosed is a configuration of a function operating method of a terminal including a recognition panel.

As described above, according to the method for operating a function of a terminal including a pen recognition panel and a terminal supporting the same, the present invention provides a method of identifying an input event generated in an input operation by allowing a pen touch and a hand touch to be distinguished more clearly. Support more stable and clear collection.

In addition, the present invention supports a variety of functions can be easily and conveniently operated according to a combination of a clearly distinguished hand touch and pen touch.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a terminal function operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the configuration of a display unit of the terminal configuration of FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a view for explaining division of a touch panel invalid area and an effective area of the present invention;
4 is a view showing in more detail the terminal configuration of the configuration of the pen function operating system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a control unit configuration in more detail among the terminal configuration of FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a view for explaining a terminal function operating method of the present invention.
FIG. 7 illustrates a touch panel invalid region definition according to a touch pen gripping direction according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.
8 is a view for explaining a change in an invalid area according to the movement of a touch pen.
9 is a view for explaining the type of the pen input event according to the state information by the touch pen of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining types of touch input events occurring in the touch panel of the present invention; FIG.
11 to 14 are diagrams for explaining function command mapping according to a combination of a pen input event and a touch input event of the present invention.
15 is a diagram illustrating an error occurrence process during operation of a terminal function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a view for explaining the application of the drawing function according to the operation of the touch pen and hand.
FIG. 17 is a view for explaining an example of function application setting items respectively applied by a pen input event and a touch input event according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
18 and 19 illustrate a pen input indicator and a touch input indicator display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a diagram for describing a first example of applying a pen input event and a touch input event according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 21 illustrates a second example of applying a pen input event and a touch input event according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
22 and 23 are diagrams for describing a third example of applying a pen input event and a touch input event according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the art to which the present invention pertains 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 components in the accompanying drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated, and the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the relative size or spacing drawn in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a function operating system of a terminal having a pen recognition panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing in more detail the configuration of the display unit of the terminal 100 of the configuration of the system. 3 is a view for explaining the division of the input area of the terminal 100 of the system configuration of the present invention.

1 to 3, the function operation system 10 of the present invention may include a terminal 100 and a touch pen 200. In the following description, an object contacting the touch panel 145 will be described based on a hand. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the hand may be replaced with other objects capable of generating a touch event in the touch panel 145, for example, a pen for a touch panel. The touch panel 145 is configured to recognize a touch in a different manner from the pen recognition panel 143, and may be any one of various methods such as a capacitive type, a resistive film type, a laser or an ultrasonic type. In addition, the pen recognition panel 143 is a panel that recognizes the pen in a different manner from the touch panel 145. For example, the pen recognition panel 143 may detect the position of the touch pen 200 by detecting a point due to electromagnetic induction.

The function operation system 10 of the present invention having such a configuration performs a specific input operation on the display unit 140 of the terminal 100 in a state of holding the touch pen 200. The touch panel 145 valid region 20 and the invalid region 30 of the terminal 100 are defined according to the position of. Accordingly, the function operation system 10 of the present invention can generate various input signals by utilizing both the pen recognition panel 143 for the touch pen 200 and the touch panel 145 for recognizing a touch by a hand. To help. In this process, the function operating system 10 uses the function table 153 which maps a pen input event detected by a specific pen recognition panel 143 and a touch input event recognized by the touch panel 145 with a specific terminal function. It can support the use of terminal functions more easily and quickly.

To this end, the terminal 100 includes a display panel 141 for outputting a screen according to a function operation, a touch panel 145 for hand touch operation, and a pen recognition panel 143 for operation of the touch pen 200. Include. In addition, the terminal 100 further includes a driving module for driving the touch panel 145, the display panel 141, and the pen recognition panel 143, a power supply unit, and an accommodating unit for mounting various elements constituting the terminal 100. It may include. The terminal 100 defines an effective area 20 and an invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 according to a pen input event collected by the pen recognition panel 143. In addition, even if a touch event occurs in the area of the touch panel 145 defined as the invalid area 30, the terminal 100 may control to ignore the touch event. In addition, the terminal 100 may control to collect at least one touch event and to perform a function according to the touch event in the area of the touch panel 145 defined as the effective area 20. Detailed configuration and operation 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. And a button 240 for changing the electromagnetic induction value generated by the coil 230 or generating a specific wireless signal. Touch pen 200 of the present invention having such a configuration is a configuration that supports the electromagnetic induction on the pen recognition panel 143, the magnetic field is formed at a predetermined point of the pen recognition panel 143 by the coil 230. The terminal 100 may support the detection of the touch point by detecting the corresponding magnetic field position.

The pen tip 210 is configured to contact the touch panel 145 when the touch panel 145 is disposed on the display panel 141 or the display panel 141. It can be a configuration to show that points to a specific point. 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 may perform an input operation such as writing or drawing, selecting and arranging items while instructing the nib 210 at a certain point of the display panel 141 according to the distance compensation described above.

When the touch pen 200 approaches the pen recognition panel 143 of the terminal 100 within a predetermined distance, the touch pen 200 may generate a magnetic field generated by the coil 230 at a predetermined point of the pen recognition panel 143. To this end, the terminal 100 may perform a magnetic field scanning task formed on the pen recognition panel 143 in real time or at a predetermined cycle. The terminal 100 may activate the pen recognition panel 143 when a specific function for operating the touch pen 200 is activated or an input signal is generated. Alternatively, the terminal 100 may control to activate the pen recognition panel 143 by default.

Meanwhile, the pen recognition panel 143 may differently recognize an arrangement state of the touch pen 200 according to the proximity distance of the touch pen 200 approaching the pen recognition panel 143. That is, when the pen recognition panel 143 is located within the first distance from the display panel 141 or the pen recognition panel 143, the pen recognition panel 143 may recognize the touch pen 200 as a contact state. In addition, the pen recognition panel 143 may recognize the touch pen 200 as a hovering state when the touch pen 200 is disposed within a range of a first distance or more and a second distance or less. In addition, when the touch pen 200 is located within a recognizable range within a range greater than or equal to a second distance from the pen recognition panel 143, the touch pen 200 may be recognized as an air state. As described above, the pen recognition panel 143 of the terminal 100 may collect signals classified according to the separation distance from the touch pen 200.

Meanwhile, the button 240 provided in the touch pen 200 may be pressed by a user, and as a button 240 is pressed, a specific signal value is generated in the touch pen 200 so that the pen recognition panel 143 may be pressed. Can be delivered to. To this end, in a region adjacent to the button 240, a specific capacitor, an additional coil, or a specific element that can change the induction of electrostatics may be disposed. In addition, the button 240 may be designed to recognize the pressing by changing the electromagnetic induction value induced in the pen recognition panel 143 by connecting the device disposed according to the touch or the pressing to the coil 230. Alternatively, the button 240 may be designed to generate a wireless signal corresponding to the pressing and transmit the generated wireless signal to a receiver provided in a separate area of the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 may be configured according to the received wireless signal. The pressing of the button 240 of the pen 200 may be recognized.

As described above, the terminal 100 may collect information according to the arrangement state of the touch pen 200 and the pressing of the button 240 of the touch pen 200. That is, the terminal 100 determines whether the touch pen 200 is in contact with the display unit 140 or hovered, whether the button 240 of the touch pen 200 is pressed or released. Information can be collected. In addition, the terminal 100 may generate a function command according to the pen state information provided by the touch pen 200 and the touch input event transmitted from the touch panel 145, and may support to perform a function corresponding to the command. In addition, the terminal 100 may support to perform a specific function based on the information and the touch input event and the motion recognition information of the touch pen 200 in the pen state.

As described above, the function operation system 10 of the present invention defines the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 according to the position of the pen 200 for the touch pen 200 and the pen recognition panel ( While supporting the input function of the electronic device 143, a touch input event based on the touch panel 145 may be collected and integratedly operated.

4 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the configuration of a terminal 100 for supporting pen function operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the terminal 100 of the present invention may include a configuration of a communication unit 110, an input unit 120, an audio processor 130, a display unit 140, a storage unit 150, and a controller 160. Can be. The display unit 140 may include a display panel 141, a pen recognition panel 143, and a touch panel 145.

The terminal 100 of the present invention having the above-described configuration detects the position of the touch pen 200 based on the pen recognition panel 143, and based on the detected position of the touch pen 200, the touch panel ( The valid area 20 and the invalid area 30 range of 145 may be determined. In addition, the terminal 100 may include a pen input event including pen state information of the touch pen 200 and motion recognition information corresponding to a motion input operation, and a touch input event occurring in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145. Collect at least one of them. When the event is collected, the terminal 100 may check a predefined specific function command matching at least one of the collected pen input event and touch input event, and perform terminal function support according to the corresponding function command.

To this end, the pen recognition panel 143 may be disposed at a predetermined position of the terminal 100 to have an activation state according to a specific event occurrence or by default. The pen recognition panel 143 may be provided under the display panel 141 to cover a predetermined area, for example, an area of the display panel 141. In addition, the pen recognition panel 143 may receive the pen state information according to the approach of the touch pen 200 and the manipulation of the button 240 of the touch pen 200, and transmit it to the controller 160. In addition, the pen recognition panel 143 may receive the motion recognition information according to the movement operation of the pen 200 and transmit it to the controller 160.

As described above, the pen recognition panel 143 is configured to receive a position value of the touch pen 200 according to an electromagnetic induction method with the touch pen 200 having the coil 230. The pen recognition panel 143 may collect electromagnetic induction values corresponding to the corresponding intervals according to the approach intervals of the touch pen 200 and transmit them to the controller 160. At this time, the electromagnetic induction value transmitted is whether the pen state information, that is, the hovering state where the touch pen 200 is spaced apart from the pen recognition panel 143 or from the display panel 141 or the touch panel 145 by a predetermined interval. 141 or the touch panel 145 may correspond to information corresponding to a contact state adjacent to a predetermined interval.

Meanwhile, the pen state information collected by the terminal 100 may be implemented differently according to the design form of the button 240 provided in the touch pen 200. That is, when the button 240 is configured to change the electromagnetic induction value formed by the coil 230 as described above, the pen state information on whether the button 240 is input is received by the pen recognition panel 143. The controller 160 may transmit the same to the controller 160. For example, a structure for changing the electromagnetic induction value may be a capacitor selectively connected to the button 240, a separate coil, etc., and various types of electromagnetic induction values on the pen recognition panel 143 according to the designer's intention. A specific device that can change may be applied. Meanwhile, when the button 240 is provided in a separate wireless signal transmission structure, the terminal 100 may further include a receiving device capable of receiving a wireless signal according to the input of the button 240, and the control unit 160 corresponds to It may be determined whether the button 240 is input based on the wireless signal received by the receiving device.

The touch panel 145 may be disposed above or below the display panel 141. The touch panel 145 controls information on a touch position and a touch state according to a change in capacitance caused by a touch of a touch object or a change in resistance or voltage. May be passed to 160. The touch panel 145 may be provided in at least a portion of the display panel 141 and may correspond to the entire surface of the display panel 141. In particular, the touch panel 145 of the present invention may be activated even during activation of the pen recognition panel 143. In this case, the touch panel 145 may be divided into an effective area 20 and an invalid area 30. The touch input event generated in the touch panel 145 may be transmitted to the controller 160, and the controller 160 is based on location information of the valid area 20 and invalid area 30 and location information of the touch input event. It may be determined whether to apply the corresponding touch input event.

The display panel 141 is configured to output various screens related to the operation of the terminal 100. For example, the display panel 141 may be an initial standby screen or menu screen for supporting the operation of the terminal 100, a file search screen, a file playback screen, a broadcast reception screen, a file editing screen, a web page access screen according to a function selection. Various screens such as a memo writing screen, an e-book reading screen, a chat screen, an e-mail or a message writing and receiving screen can be provided according to the activation of the corresponding function. When each function of the display panel 141 is activated, the pen recognition panel 143 may be activated according to a preset.

Meanwhile, the motion recognition information input through the pen recognition panel 143 may be output to the display panel 141 in a form corresponding thereto. For example, when the motion recognition information is a motion corresponding to a specific pattern, an image corresponding to the pattern may be output on the display panel 141. In addition, when the touch pen 200 is positioned at a predetermined point of the display unit 140, the display panel 141 may display a display point corresponding to the position of the touch pen 200 and the touch panel 145 by the touch object. A display point for the touch position may be output. Alternatively, when the touch pen 200 is positioned at a predetermined point of the display unit 140 according to a functional design, information about a display form associated with the touch pen 200 may be output to the display panel 141. In addition, the display panel 141 displays the invalid area 30 and the valid area 20 so that the user can operate the touch panel 145 while recognizing the range of the invalid area 30. It may be. The screen output to the display panel 141 described above will be described in more detail with reference to the screen examples illustrated below.

The storage unit 150 is a component for storing various programs and data necessary for operating the terminal 100 of the present invention. For example, the storage unit 150 may store an operating system necessary for operating the terminal 100, and may store other function programs for supporting the screen output on the display panel 141 described above. In particular, the storage unit 150 may store an input support program 151 for supporting pen function operation of the present invention, and may store a function table 153 for supporting the input support program 151.

The input support program 151 may include various routines for supporting the operation of the input function of the terminal 100. For example, the input support program 151 may include a routine for supporting activation of the touch panel 145, a routine for checking an activation condition of the pen recognition panel 143, and a pen recognition panel 143. A routine for collecting location information and a routine for defining an effective area 20 and an invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 may be included based on the collected location information of the touch pen 200. The input support program 151 checks at least one of a pen input event input from the pen recognition panel 143 and a touch input event input from the touch panel 145, and checks a function corresponding to the collected input event. Routines for performing the corresponding functions.

The function table 153 is a component that includes specific functions to be performed in response to the occurrence of at least one of a pen input event and a touch input event. The function table 153 may include a list of functions to be performed based on the pen state information of the touch pen 200 and the movement recognition information of the touch pen 200 when a pen input event occurs. In addition, the function table 153 may include a list of functions to be performed according to a corresponding touch event when a touch input event occurs. In particular, the function table 153 may include a list of functions to be performed in response to simultaneous occurrence of a pen input event and a touch input event.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 110 may be included when the terminal 100 supports a communication function. In particular, when the terminal 100 supports the mobile communication function, the communication unit 110 may be configured as a mobile communication module. The communication unit 110 may perform a terminal function requiring a communication function, for example, a web connection function, a chat function, a message transmission / reception function, a call function, and the like. In particular, when a pen input event is collected from the touch pen 200 and a touch input event from the touch panel 145 while the communication unit 110 is operated, the terminal 100 is related to the communication unit 110 according to the collected input event. You can support them to perform a function.

The communication unit 110 may receive the update information of the function table 153 of the present invention from the outside while supporting the communication function of the terminal 100 and transmit it to the control unit 160. The function table 153 update information may include information corresponding to a pen input event and a touch input event for supporting a newly installed specific terminal function. In addition, the function table 153 update information may include pen input event and touch input event mapping information for error correction or new function support for previously defined information.

The input unit 120 may include a side key or a touch pad separately provided. In addition, the input unit 120 may include a button key for performing the turn-on or turn-off of the terminal 100, a home key supporting the return to the basic screen supported by the terminal 100, and the like. The input unit 120 may generate an input signal for activating a specific function based on the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch pen 200, an input signal for terminating the activated specific function, and the like. The input unit 120 may generate an input signal for terminating the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 according to a user control.

The audio processor 130 is a component that supports at least one of audio signal output and audio signal collection of the terminal 100. For this purpose, the audio processor 130 may include a speaker SPK and a microphone MIC. The audio processor 130 may output the guide sound or the effect sound required in the terminal function operation support process of the present invention. For example, when the position of the touch pen 200 is detected by the pen recognition panel 143, the audio processor 130 may output an effect sound or a guide sound corresponding thereto. When a touch input event is collected in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145, the audio processor 130 outputs a guide sound or an effect sound according to the occurrence of the corresponding touch input event and an effect sound or guide sound according to the application of the touch input event. can do. In addition, when a touch input event occurs in the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145, the audio processor 130 may perform an effect sound or a guide sound output to guide the invalid area 30. In addition, the audio processor 130 may control the generation of vibration together with or separately from the above-described guide sound or effect sound output.

The controller 160 includes various components for supporting the operation of the terminal function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the signal processing and data processing and function operation for the function operation of the terminal having a pen recognition panel based on these configurations. Can be controlled. 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 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 160 of the present invention may include a touch panel operator 161, a pen recognition panel operator 163, and an input function processor 165.

The touch panel operating unit 161 activates the touch panel 145 according to activation of a specific function, collects touch input events occurring in the touch panel 145, and delivers them to the input function processing unit 165. In particular, when the touch panel operating unit 161 receives the position information of the touch pen 200 from the pen recognition panel operating unit 163, the touch panel operating unit 161 activates the touch panel 145 and based on the received position information, the touch panel 145. The area is divided into a valid area 20 and an invalid area 30. In addition, when a touch input event is received from the touch panel 145, the touch panel operating unit 161 may check a generation position of the corresponding touch input event and control to ignore the touch input event occurring in the invalid area 30. The touch panel operation unit 161 may transmit the touch input event generated in the effective area 20 to the input function processing unit 165.

The pen recognition panel operation unit 163 may control to activate the pen recognition panel 143 when a predetermined specific function is activated or a user request occurs. The pen recognition panel operation unit 163 may include pen state information including an arrangement state of the touch pen 200 and a button 240 state of the touch pen 200, and movement of the touch pen 200. Collects a pen input event including at least one of the motion recognition information. Here, the pen recognition panel operating unit 163 scans the pen recognition panel 143 to detect a change in the electromagnetic induction value input, and based on this, the pen pen 200 is hovered, touched, or pressed. Check whether the button is depressed or not, and collect pen state information corresponding thereto. The collected pen state information may be provided to the command generator 167. The collected pen input event may be delivered to the input function processor 165. In addition, position information of the touch pen 200 is transmitted to the touch panel operation unit 161 during a pen input event.

The input function processor 165 may support to perform a function according to at least one of a touch input event transmitted from the touch panel operator 161 and a pen input event transmitted from the pen recognition panel operator 163. To this end, the input function processor 165 generates a function command corresponding to the touch input event and the pen input events by referring to the function table 153 stored in the storage 150 and performs a function according to the generated function command. Can be controlled. Function processing performed by the input function processing unit 165 will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a function operating method of a terminal having a pen recognition panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in operation 601, when the power is supplied from the power supply unit as in step 601, the controller 160 may control to maintain the terminal 100 in an available state by using the supplied power. have. The controller 160 determines whether the input signal input from the input unit 120 or the touch panel 145 of the input function is an input signal for pen function support as in step 603 according to preset schedule information. If the input signal generated in this step is an input signal that is not related to pen function support, the process branches to step 605 to support the function processing according to the input signal. For example, the controller 160 may transition or terminate the terminal 100 to a sleep state according to an input signal. Alternatively, the controller 160 may support to perform a function such as playing a file or searching for a file according to an input signal.

Meanwhile, when an input signal for supporting a pen function is generated in step 603, the controller 160 branches to step 607 to check the position of the touch pen 200. To this end, the controller 160 may control to activate the pen recognition panel 143. In addition, the controller 160 may scan the pen recognition panel 143 at a predetermined period or in real time to determine whether electromagnetic induction by the touch pen 200 occurs. When the location information of the touch pen 200 is collected, the controller 160 branches to step 609 to use the location information to adjust the effective area of the touch panel 145.

Next, in step 611, the controller 160 determines whether there is a collection of a pen input event and a touch input event. If there is a pen input event and a touch input event collection in this step, the controller 160 branches to step 613 to control the performance of a function according to the pen input event and the touch input event. In this case, the controller 160 may control to perform a predetermined specific function corresponding to a pen input event and a touch input event with reference to the function table 153. On the other hand, if there is no pen input event and touch input event, step 613 may be skipped.

Next, the controller 160 determines whether there is an input signal generation for terminating the pen function in step 615. In this step, if there is no input signal generation for ending the pen function, the controller 160 may branch to step 607 and control to perform the following process again. Accordingly, when the position of the touch pen 200 is changed, the controller 160 may readjust the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 while performing step 609 according to the corresponding position information. If an input signal corresponding to the end of the pen function is generated in step 615, the method may branch to step 603 to re-execute the following process.

As described above, a method for operating a terminal function and a terminal supporting the same according to an embodiment of the present invention are touched while operating a pen input function using the touch pen 200 and the pen recognition panel 143 of the terminal 100. The panel 145 may be supported to be operated at the same time. Accordingly, the function operating method and the terminal of the present invention support various operations of the touch input event and the pen input event without generating an error.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing division of an effective area 20 and an invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 according to user characteristics.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the valid area 20 and the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 are set, the terminal 100 may change the directions of the valid area 20 and the invalid area 30 according to the holding state of the user. You can support different settings. That is, the terminal 100 may support the invalid area 30 to have a predetermined range on the lower left side with respect to the front side as shown on the screen 701. In particular, the terminal 100 may display a predetermined area of the touch panel 145 at a point indicated by the position information of the touch pen 200, which is formed by two lines which are vertically drawn to the left and lower edge sides of the display panel 141. The invalid area 30 can be set. When the invalid area 30 is set, the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 is automatically defined.

Meanwhile, as shown in the screen 703, the terminal 100 may arrange the invalid area 30 on the lower right side with respect to the front side when the user is left-handed. The invalid area 30 may be set to a predetermined area formed by two lines vertically drawn to the right and the lower side with respect to the point where the touch pen 200 is located. The left handed invalid area 30 may be an area substantially symmetric to the right handed invalid area 30.

The terminal 100 may provide an item such as a menu for setting the right-handed mode and the left-handed mode described above. Then, the user may determine whether to use the touch pen 200 in the right-handed mode or the left-handed mode using a menu or the like. When the right-handed or left-handed mode is set, the terminal 100 may automatically define an invalid area of the touch panel 145 according to the set mode when collecting position information of the touch pen 200. On the other hand, the terminal 100 activates the touch panel 145 when the separate right-handed mode or the left-handed mode is not set or does not support the information about the area where the palm touch occurs over a certain area and the touch pen 200. The invalid area 30 may be automatically set based on the location information.

Meanwhile, although the invalid region of the touch panel 145 is illustrated and described in the shape of a rectangle in the above description, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, based on the position information of the touch pen 200, the surface may be a surface having a predetermined size due to a curve, not a surface formed by a line perpendicular to the edge side. As a result, since the invalid area 30 of the present invention is for ignoring the touch by the hand holding the touch pen 200, the invalid area 30 is configured to have a predetermined surface extending from the position point of the touch pen 200 to the lower left side or the lower right side. Can be.

8 is a view for explaining the adjustment of the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, in a state where the touch pen 200 is set to be operated based on the right-handed mode, the user grips the touch pen 200 and performs pen operation on the display unit 140 of the terminal 100. Can be. In this process, the terminal 100 may check the position information of the touch pen 200 in real time or at a predetermined cycle. In particular, when the touch pen 200 is positioned on the lower left first point with reference to the drawing as shown in the state 801, the terminal 100 is shown with reference to the first point of the touch pen 200. An invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 may be defined. The effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 may be automatically defined according to the definition of the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145. Accordingly, the user may use a hand to perform a touch input event on the effective area 20. Can be generated.

Meanwhile, when the touch pen 200 is positioned at the center of the screen as in the state 803 according to the operation of the touch pen 200, that is, the touch pen 200 is moved to the second point of the display unit 140. In this case, the terminal 100 may newly define the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 based on the second point. In the same manner, when the position of the touch pen 200 moves to the third point of the display unit 140 as in the state 805, the terminal 100 may determine the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 based on the third point. ) Can be redefined. As a result, the user may perform an input operation for generating a touch input event on the effective area 20 adjusted to the change of the touch pen 200, and the terminal 100 may generate a touch input generated on the invalid area 30. Events can be controlled to be ignored. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 100 may be configured to have an invalid area (eg, no operation process) regarding a change in a contact portion of a hand that actually touches the touch panel 145 according to a movement of a user's hand holding the touch pen 200. 30) can be invalidated based on. Accordingly, the terminal 100 of the present invention may process only the processing for the touch input event through a simpler operation with only the necessary position confirmation without unnecessary validation process for the touch input event occurring in the touch panel 145. That is, when a touch input event occurs, the terminal 100 may process only by checking whether the corresponding touch input event occurs in the valid area 20 or the invalid area 30. Therefore, the terminal 100 may provide faster arithmetic processing while eliminating errors associated with palm touch caused by the hand holding the touch pen 200.

9 and 10 are diagrams for describing various input events that may occur by the touch pen 200 and the hand 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 9, the touch pen 200 including the button 240 may press or press the state information and the button 240 according to the proximity distance to the pen recognition panel 143 of the display unit 140. It may have state information according to the release. Accordingly, the terminal 100 has a pen hover pen input event corresponding to the touch pen 200 disposed at a position spaced apart from the pen recognition panel 143 by a predetermined distance as in the state 901, and in the state 903. As described above, the pen 200 for touch may collect a button pressed pen hover (Pen Hover with Button Pressed) pen input event corresponding to a state in which the button 240 is pressed while being positioned at a predetermined distance from the pen recognition panel 143. have. In addition, in the terminal 100, the pen touch pen input corresponding to the touch pen 200 is disposed at, for example, a contact or nearly contacted position within a predetermined interval, such as in a state 905. As shown in the state 907, the touch pen 200 contacts the pen recognition panel 143 to collect a pen touch with button pressed pen input event corresponding to a state in which the button 240 is pressed. Can be.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 10, the user's hand 300 may perform an input operation for generating a touch input event according to a contact state with the display unit 140 including the touch panel 145. Accordingly, the terminal 100 may move a finger tap touch input event corresponding to a touch of a part of the user's hand 300, for example, a finger, to the touch panel 145 as in the state 1001, as in the state 1003. After a finger of the hand 300 contacts the touch panel 145, a finger tap and hold touch input event that maintains a contact state for a predetermined time may be collected. In addition, the terminal 100 moves a finger tap and move touch input event in a state in which a finger of the hand 300 touches a specific point of the touch panel 145 as in the state of 1005. As in the state, after the finger of the hand 300 touches a specific point of the touch panel 145, a finger flick touch input event of releasing the touch after moving at a certain speed in a predetermined direction may be collected. . In this case, the touch input events collected by the terminal 100 may be signals generated at a portion defined as the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145.

11 to 14 illustrate a combination of the above-described pen input event and touch input events.

11 to 14, the terminal 100 of the present invention is a pen hover state, a button pressed pen hover state, a pen touch state, a button collected by the touch pen 200 and the pen recognition panel 143. Touch input events that may be generated by the hand 300 may be combined with respect to each of the pen touch states that are pressed. Such a function may be supported as the terminal 100 supports the touch panel 145 to be activated at the same time as the pen recognition panel 143 is activated. In particular, the terminal 100 may support the touch panel 145. Only the touch input event in 20) can be integrated with the pen input event to support input event processing without generating an error. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the terminal 100 performs operations on a combination of pen hover state information and finger tap, finger tap hold, finger tap movement, and finger flick generated in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145. Can support In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the terminal 100 operates a combination of finger pressed hover state information and finger tap, finger tap hold, finger tap movement, and finger flick generated in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145. Can support As shown in FIG. 13, the terminal 100 includes pen touch state information generated by the touch pen 200 and the pen recognition panel 143, and finger taps and finger taps generated in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145. It can support the combination of hold, finger tap movement and finger flick. As shown in FIG. 14, the terminal 100 may include button press pen touch state information generated by the touch pen 200 and the pen recognition panel 143, and finger taps generated in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145. It can support the operation of a combination of finger tap hold, finger tap movement and finger flick. The function table 153 stored in the storage unit 150 of the terminal 100 may include function commands mapped to perform a specific terminal function for each of various combinations of the above-described pen input event and touch input event. .

15 is a diagram illustrating input event processing for a specific situation while operating a terminal function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15, when the user grips the touch pen 200, the user uses the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, and the like between the thumb and the index finger and the middle finger and the middle finger, or between the thumb and the index finger, and the ring finger and the cub. The touch pen 200 may be held between the fingers. That is, the user may grasp for storing the touch pen 200 for finger operation. In this case, the user's hand 300 may generate a touch input event by contacting the activated touch panel 145. Meanwhile, the touch pen 200 held by the hand 300 may be recognized as a pen hover state by the pen recognition panel 143 even though the touch pen 200 does not want an operation for a different input. Accordingly, since the terminal 100 provides definitions of the effective area 20 and the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 based on the touch pen 200, only a partial area of the touch panel 145 may be used. Can be. In particular, when a hand is placed on the display unit 140 of the terminal 100 while the touch pen 200 is held for input, the user is required to input because the held hand is disposed on the invalid area 30. The probability that a touch input event occurs on the invalid area 30 is very low. However, in the situation as shown in FIG. 15, the touch input event may also occur on the invalid area 30.

Accordingly, the terminal 100 of the present invention is the touch pen 200 when the movement speed of the movement recognition information generated by the movement of the touch pen 200 and the movement speed of the touch input event by the hand 300 are the same. You can control to ignore pen input events caused by). Accordingly, the user can stably generate a touch input event in the touch panel 145 of the terminal 100 with the hand holding the touch pen 200 for holding the touch pen 200 for storage. Can be.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 defines an invalid area 30 and an effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 according to the position recognition of the touch pen 200, and then displays a visual display of the invalid area 30. Can provide. That is, the terminal 100 may display the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 according to the operation of the touch pen 200 on the display unit 140 so as to be distinguished from the effective area 20. Then, the user may perform the touch input operation while recognizing the invalid area 30 when generating the touch input event using the hand 300.

On the other hand, the terminal 100 checks the position of the pen pen hover state in the pen hover state regardless of the grip for storing the touch pen 200 according to the length of the touch pen 200, It may support the definition of the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145. If the length of the touch pen 200 is greater than or equal to a predetermined length, the coil 230 positioned near the nib 210 and performing substantial electromagnetic induction may be disposed at a position that does not affect a finger of a user's holding hand. This is high. That is, as described above, in the case of the right-handed person holding the touch pen 200 between the thumb and the index finger and between the ring finger and the little finger, the coil 230 arrangement portion of the touch pen 200 may be disposed near the little finger. have. As a result, even if the invalid region 30 of the touch panel 145 is defined according to the position in the touch pen 200, the probability of affecting the touch input operation by the pen holding hand may be low. Therefore, the terminal 100 provides the user with a function to ignore the pen input event of the touch pen 200 according to the same speed movement when the touch pen 200 is held by the hand 300 in a specific mode. We can help you operate according to your needs.

For a specific user, the arrangement portion of the coil 230 of the touch pen 200 may be disposed between the thumb and the index finger. In this case, the setting of the invalid area 30 by the touch pen 200 may be performed by the touch pen 200. ) May affect the touch input operation by the hand held. In the case of such a user, the terminal 100 may support to prevent the above-described error situation by enabling the pen input event error compensation mode of the touch pen 200 to be set.

16 is a view for explaining the cross-operation of the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, the touch pen 200 may operate on the display unit 140 according to a user's operation to support a drawing function as in a screen 1601. When the touch pen 200 moves on the display unit 140, the pen recognition panel 143 included in the display unit 140 collects movement recognition information according to the movement of the touch pen 200, and transmits the movement recognition information to the controller 160. I can deliver it. The controller 160 may perform a function corresponding to the transferred motion recognition information. For example, the controller 160 may support a line of a color and a thickness set according to the moving line of the touch pen 200 to be drawn on the display unit 140. In this case, the controller 160 newly defines an invalid region 30 of the touch panel 145 according to the movement of the touch pen 200 to adapt a touch input event generated by a hand holding the touch pen 200. Can be ignored. That is, when the touch pen 200 is moved, the gripped hand 300 may also move, and accordingly, an area related to the hand contacting the touch panel 145 may vary. In this environment, the terminal 100 may simply ignore the unnecessary touch input event regardless of the change of the contact surface of the hand by defining the invalid area 30 based on the touch pen 200. In addition, if necessary, the user may directly adjust a specific pen input event input by the touch pen 200 to a touch input event by the hand 300 and the touch panel 145.

On the other hand, as shown in the screen 1603, when the touch pen 200 is removed from the display unit 140 and the hand 300 is in contact, the touch panel 145 controls the touch input event input by the hand 300 to the controller 160. Can be delivered to. Then, the controller 160 may perform a function according to the touch input event. For example, the controller 160 may control a line of a color and a thickness set according to the moving line generated by the hand 300 to be drawn on the display unit 140. In this case, the application function by the hand 300 applied by the controller 160 may be different from the application function by the touch pen 200. That is, the controller 160 may support the line drawn by the touch pen 200 and the line drawn by the hand 300 to have different colors and different thicknesses according to the setting. The function application setting of the hand 300 and the touch pen 200 may be provided as shown in FIG. 17.

Meanwhile, the functions of the pen input event and the touch input event described above may provide a function of changing a line or an effect input through the touch pen 200 using the hand 300. That is, when a touch input is performed through the touch pen 200, an effect of coloring a color may be input through pastel. When a touch input event is generated on the touch panel 145 using the hand 300, the smear effect may be input to the pastel applied by the pen input event of the touch pen 200. In addition, the above-described pen input event and touch input event function may not only distinguish the fingers of the touch pen 200 and the hand 300, but may distinguish the palm or each finger so that different effects may be input. In this process, the palm or each finger division may be performed through the area detected by the touch panel 145. Accordingly, the user may draw a picture using the same input as the actual drawing, using the fingers of the touch pen 200 and the hand 300. Meanwhile, the terminal 100 generates a pen input event by the touch pen 200 and performs a line input according to the pastel function while using the hand 300 that does not hold the touch pen 200. It allows you to create touch input events that can change the line of the device immediately or simultaneously with pen input events. Accordingly, the terminal 100 of the present invention supports the rubbing function in the drawing function to operate more immediately and simply. Meanwhile, the rubbing function may be replaced with an erasing function. That is, the terminal 100 performs a specific drawing function using the touch pen 200, and supports the erasing of the green area using the touch pen 200 using the hand 300 as necessary.

As described above, the terminal 100 of the present invention may change the drawing effect input by the touch pen based on the touch input event. In this case, when the touch pen 200 provides the drawing effect while the touch pen 200 is within a recognition range of the pen recognition panel 143, the terminal 100 supports a function of modifying a drawing effect according to the touch input event occurrence. do. The terminal 100 may support a function of removing or deleting a drawing effect according to the touch input event when the touch pen 200 is out of a recognition range of the pen recognition panel 143.

17 is a view for explaining the function setting of a pen input event and a touch input event according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 17, the terminal 100 may provide an item for setting a function to be applied according to the occurrence of a pen input event and a function to be applied according to the generation of a touch input event. For example, the terminal 100 may support to output menu items related to the memo function on one side of the screen, for example, the top side, on the screen for supporting the memo function. In this case, when a function application setting item according to an input event is selected among memo function related menu items, an item for changing a function according to an input event may be provided as illustrated. The user may generate an input signal for setting an item to be applied according to each input event among the above-described function application setting items. That is, the user may select a function item 1701 to be applied when the pen input event is generated by the touch pen 200 and a function item 1703 to be applied when the touch input event is generated by the hand 300. Herein, the function item according to the touch input event and the function item according to the pen input event may be various items for supporting a drawing function, respectively.

To this end, the terminal 100 may provide a plurality of setting items to be applied according to a touch input event by the hand 300 as shown. In addition, the terminal 100 may provide a menu window for setting a plurality of items to be applied according to a pen input event by the touch pen 200 as shown. The menu window output for setting the plurality of items is output from the touch panel 145 to the hand 300 while the touch pen 200 is recognized by the pen recognition panel 145 and a specific pen input event is collected. If a specific touch input event is collected may be set to be output. In particular, when a specific touch input event and the pen input event generated from the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 are collected, a menu window for setting the item may be output to the display unit 140.

18 and 19 are views for explaining a screen indicating a function operation state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 18, a user may select a drawing function provided by the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 displays a screen corresponding to the drawing function on the display unit 140 as shown in screen 1801 according to the user's selection. You can print The terminal 100 controls to simultaneously activate the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 together with the drawing function. When the touch input event by the hand 300 is transmitted from the touch panel 145, as shown in the screen 1801, the terminal 100 may support application of a function according to the corresponding touch input event. That is, the terminal 100 may support line drawing of a predetermined color and thickness according to the movement of the hand 300 on the touch panel 145. In particular, the terminal 100 may output a touch input indicator 810 corresponding to a setting state to be applied by a touch input event occurring at the touch panel 145 on one side of the screen, for example, the upper right side. The touch input indicator 810 may include an instruction region indicating an operation state of the touch panel 145 and an instruction region indicating a metaphor applied when a touch input event occurs. The terminal 100 may output the touch input indicator 810 to one side of the screen by default. When the user generates an input signal for selecting the touch input indicator 810, the display unit 140 may output a selection window including the function application setting items described with reference to FIG. 17.

Meanwhile, when the user operates the touch pen 200, the terminal 100 may alternately output the pen input indicator 820 at a position where one side of the screen, for example, the touch input indicator 810 is output, as shown in screen 1803. have. The terminal 100 may output the pen input indicator 820 when the touch pen 200 is disposed at a predetermined position on the display unit 140 including the pen recognition panel 143, that is, in a pen hover state. . In this case, the terminal 100 may wait without performing the function application by the touch pen 200, and apply the function according to the movement in the pen touch state in which the touch pen 200 contacts the display unit 140. Can be done. Accordingly, the user may determine in advance which type of input is applied by the pen touch in the pen hover state, and generate a pen input event corresponding to the pen touch. In addition, the user may select the pen input indicator 820 when the user wants to change the function application setting in the pen hover state. Then, the terminal 100 may output a selection window including the function application setting items to be applied by the pen input event to the display unit 140 as shown in FIG. 17. Accordingly, the user may check the function or effect input in advance by using the touch pen 200 and support to change the setting as necessary. When the touch pen 200 is out of a certain range that the pen recognition panel 143 cannot recognize or when the touch pen 200 is stopped, the terminal 100 displays the pen input indicator 820 on the display unit ( And the touch input indicator 810 may be output again.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the touch input indicator 810 and the pen input indicator 820 are described as being output to one side of the screen, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the terminal 100 may simultaneously output the touch input indicator 810 and the pen input indicator 820 on the screen. In particular, when the touch pen 200 is detected by the pen recognition panel 143, the terminal 100 may output both the touch input indicator 810 and the pen input indicator 820. Then, the user may generate a touch input event in the effective area 20 except the invalid area 30 defined by the position of the touch pen 200 or the pen input by the touch pen 200 in the entire area. You can create an event. As a result, the terminal 100 may support to simultaneously apply a touch input event and a pen input event to a drawing function. In this case, the function applied may be a function indicated by the touch input indicator 810 and the pen input indicator 820.

19 shows the indicator output in the memo function. The terminal 100 may output a memo writing screen according to a memo function as shown on a screen 1901 according to a user request or according to preset schedule information. Alternatively, the terminal 100 may support to output the memo writing screen to the display unit 140 by default when the touch pen 200 approaches the display unit 140 within a predetermined distance. To this end, the terminal 100 may maintain the pen recognition panel 143 in an activated state. Alternatively, the terminal 100 maintains the pen recognition panel 143 in an active state to support a specific function operated based on the pen recognition panel 143, and in this state, a specific pen input event occurs from the pen 200 for touch. If a corresponding pen input event occurs, it can support to output a memo writing screen. Alternatively, when a specific pen input event and a specific touch input event occur while the pen recognition panel 143 is activated, the terminal 100 may support to output a memo writing screen to the display unit 140 according to the occurrence of the corresponding input event.

When the memo writing screen is output to the display unit 140, the terminal 100 may output the indicator together as shown. In particular, since the 1901 screen outputs a memo writing screen according to the operation of the touch pen 200, a pen input indicator 820 may be output on one side of the memo writing screen. When the touch pen 200 is out of the recognizable range from the display unit 140 or an input signal for instructing to stop the operation of the touch pen 200 is generated, the terminal 100 displays the touch input indicator 810 as shown on a screen 1903. Can be displayed on one side of the screen. Meanwhile, although described with reference to FIG. 18, the memo writing screen on the screen 1901 may output a pen input indicator 820 for the touch pen 200 and a touch input indicator 810 for inputting the hand 300. In addition, the user generates a touch input event in the effective area 20 of the touch panel 145 by using both the touch pen 200 and the hand 300, and the pen input event in the entire pen recognition panel 143. Can be generated. Alternatively, the user may generate a touch input event using the gripped hand while holding the grip for holding the touch pen 200. In this process, the terminal 100 may maintain the output of the pen input indicator 820 according to the recognition of the touch pen 200.

20 is a diagram for describing a first example of a complex operation of a pen input event and a touch input event according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 20, the terminal 100 may provide the display unit 140 with an icon search screen on which a plurality of icons are displayed as in a 2001 screen according to a user request or preset schedule information. The icon search screen may be various screens according to the characteristics of the icons. That is, when the icon is an icon related to the execution of the function of the terminal, the icon search screen may be a menu screen. Also, in the case of a thumbnail image icon representing icon images, the icon search screen may be a gallery screen or a phone book screen provided in a multi thumbnail view manner.

Meanwhile, the user may draw a closed curve 2010 including a predetermined number of icons using the touch pen 200 while touching the icon search screen using the hand 300 and maintaining the touch. At this time, the terminal 100 supports simultaneous activation of the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145, and collects a touch input event by the hand 300 and a pen input event by the touch pen 200. . The pen input event collected by the terminal 100 includes state information on a state in which the touch pen 200 contacts the display unit 140, state of pressing the button 240 by pressing the button 240, and a touch pen ( It may include motion recognition information by the movement of the 200. Here, the terminal 100 may support display effect processing corresponding to the pen input event when collecting the pen input event. That is, the terminal 100 outputs a line according to the movement of the touch pen 200 to the display unit 140 while drawing the closed curve 2010 by using the touch pen 200, so that the touch pen 200 is in some form. It helps to check if it is moving.

An input completion event for completing a corresponding input operation after the above-described touch input event and pen input event occurs, for example, an event for releasing a finger tap and hold generated by the hand 300 and a touch. As the pen 200 is spaced apart from the pen recognition panel 143 by a predetermined distance or more, an event of changing a pen touch state may occur. Then, the terminal 100 performs a preset function according to the input completion event. In this case, the terminal 100 checks the function table 153 stored in the storage 150, checks the function command mapped to the touch input event and the pen input event described in the function table 153, and corresponds to the function command. To perform the function. For example, as shown in the 2003 screen, the terminal 100 may change the icons indicated by the closed curve 2010 into one group and then output the group icon 2020 to the display unit 140. In addition to displaying the group icon 2020, the terminal 100 may automatically support reordering icons according to grouping of icons.

Meanwhile, in the above description, the example of generating the group icon 2020 through the closed curve 2010 including the plurality of icons has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, in an environment in which a touch input event corresponding to a finger tap hold is provided to perform a group icon 2020 generation function according to a pen input event mapped to a function command and a touch input event design method, the user uses the touch pen 200. It can be manipulated to repeatedly generate a pen touch event for selecting a plurality of icons to be included in one group. In this case, the terminal 100 may recognize the case of leaving the pen hover state as an input completion event, and when the pen hover state is maintained, that is, when the pen touch and the pen hover state alternately occur, different icons are continuously displayed. It can help you stay in a selectable state.

In addition, the above-described icons may correspond to specific contents, and may be, for example, thumbnail images representing contents. The thumbnail images may be music files, video files, photo files, or the like.

FIG. 21 illustrates a second example of a complex operation of a pen input event and a touch input event according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 21, the terminal 100 may access a specific server by operating the communication unit 210 according to a user request or set schedule information, and receive a page screen provided by the specific server as shown in 2101. It can be output to the display unit 140. Here, the terminal 100 may control the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 to be activated while outputting the page screen to the display unit 140. Accordingly, the user may use the hand 300 and the touch pen 200 to perform input operations for generating a touch input event and a pen input event on the display unit 140.

In particular, since the touch pen 200 is disposed on the pen recognition panel 143, the invalid region 30 of the touch panel 145 is defined, so that the touch using the other hand 300 that does not hold the touch pen 200 is used. The input event may be operable to be generated in the valid area 20. The user may draw the closed curve 2110 to designate a predetermined area of the page screen as in the 2103 screen using the touch pen 200. In this case, the user may press or press the button 240 provided on the touch pen 200 to maintain the pressed state. Thereafter, the user may perform an input operation for generating an input completion event. For example, the user may perform an input operation of releasing finger tap and hold, which is a touch input event generated by the hand 300.

Then, the terminal 100 can automatically memoize a predetermined area including the closed curve 2110 designated by the touch pen 200 as shown in the 2105 screen, and output the memo area 2120 to the display unit 140. To this end, the terminal 100 may check the function table 153, detect a function command to be performed according to a specific pen input event and a touch input event while a specific user function is activated, and perform a function according to the function command. Can support Meanwhile, in the above description, the touch input event for removing the finger tap hold has been described as an input completion event, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 20, the input completion event may include not only the change of the touch input event but also the state change of the touch pen 200. Alternatively, a pen input event generated according to an operation of releasing the pressed state of the button 240 of the touch pen 200 may be applied as an input completion event. That is, the application case of the above-described event may be changed depending on the design method of the designer or the operation of the terminal 100.

22 and 23 are diagrams for describing a third example of a complex operation of a pen input event and a touch input event according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 22, the terminal 100 may activate a note function according to a user's request, and output a screen corresponding to the activated note function to the display unit 140 as shown on a screen 2201. In this case, the terminal 100 may control to activate the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 according to the note function setting. After activating the note function, the user may hold the touch pen 200 and place the touch pen 200 on the display unit 140. In this case, the user may maintain a state in which the touch pen 200 is not in contact with the display unit 140, that is, a pen hover state. For this purpose, the user may touch a part of the hand held by the display unit 140 of the terminal 100. have. Meanwhile, when the touch pen 200 is positioned on the display unit 140 and the location information is collected, the terminal 100 is valid with the invalid area 30 of the touch panel 145 as shown based on the collected location information. Region 20 can be defined. Accordingly, even when the hand holding the touch pen 200 is in contact with the display unit 140, the terminal 100 may ignore an event caused by the touch of the touch panel 145.

Meanwhile, when the pen hover state is maintained for a predetermined time, the terminal 100 may support to perform a function corresponding to a pen hover generated by the touch pen 200 and a predetermined time elapse, as shown in a screen 2203. That is, as shown in the drawing, the terminal 100 may output a form 2210 of a line to be input by the touch pen 200 to an adjacent area from a recognized position point of one side of the screen, for example, the touch pen 200. have. Here, the form 2210 of the line output to the display unit 140 is presented in a semi-transparent form so that the user can preliminarily determine the form of the form 2210 input by the touch pen 200. . In addition, when the touch pen 200 moves over a predetermined distance or changes to a pen touch state by being in contact with the display unit 140, the shape of the line 2210 displayed in a semi-transparent form may disappear. Meanwhile, the above-described display of the shape of the line 2210 may be displayed as the color and size to be drawn, rather than the translucent form.

On the other hand, the terminal 100 displays a selection window to change the shape of the line 2210 input by the touch pen 200 as shown on the screen 2205 when a certain time elapses after the shape of the line 2210 is displayed. You can output at least one side. Then, the user may select a shape to be applied to the line by using the touch pen 200. Meanwhile, the selection window may be output to the effective area of the touch panel 145. Accordingly, the user may set the shape of the line to be applied to the touch pen 200 using the hand 300.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 23, the terminal 100 is a pen in which the touch pen 200 is spaced a predetermined distance from the display unit 140 as in the screen 2301 while a touch pen 200 operation function such as a note function is activated. In the case of having the hover state, the shape 2310 of the first line may be output to an area adjacent to the position where the touch pen 200 is recognized. If the form 2310 of the first line is output to the display unit 140, the user may generate a touch input event using the hand 300 to change the form 2310 of the first line. Accordingly, the terminal 100 outputs the shape 2320 of the second line having changed the thickness of the shape 2310 of the first line to the display unit 140 as shown in the screens 2305 to 2307, or the shape 2310 of the first line 2323. The form 2330 of the third line having changed brightness or saturation may be output to the display unit 140. The shape of the first line 2310 provided by the terminal 100 may be changed according to the direction of the touch input event generated by the hand as described in 2309. Meanwhile, the above-described change of the shape of the first line 2310 is provided by the left and right up and down flick event generation, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the shape 2310 of the first line may be changed according to various types and sizes of touch input events occurring in the effective area of the touch panel 145 while the pen recognition panel 143 recognizes the touch pen 200. Can be defined. For example, the change in shape 2310 of the first line may be performed by a finger tap and move, and the size of the change applied may vary according to the size of the moving distance. In addition, the shape of the first line 2310 may be changed by a finger tap and hold, and a change item such as thickness, brightness, saturation, or color is selected according to a location where the finger tap occurs, and a finger tap is selected. It may be designed so that the magnitude of the change depends on the hold duration. As described above, the terminal 100 of the present invention may support changing the application form of the pen input event generated by the touch pen 200 according to the touch input event occurring in the effective area of the touch panel 145. Can be.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may output the pen recognition point 201 to the display unit 140 for a reference to the position where the pen 200 for pen hover is indicated. In addition, the terminal 100 may output the touch recognition point 301 to the display unit 140 to operate the touch input event.

As described above, a method of operating a function of a terminal and a terminal supporting the same according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention operate the pen 200 and the pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 simultaneously without generating an error. Support for collecting input events and touch input events. Accordingly, the present invention performs function command mapping for at least one of a pen input event and a touch input event provided from at least one of the activated pen recognition panel 143 and the touch panel 145 to support various functions. Can be.

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 described above may further include various additional modules according to the provision form thereof. That is, when the terminal 100 is a communication terminal, a short-range communication module for short-range communication, an interface for data transmission and reception by a wired or wireless communication method of the terminal 100, and an internet network to perform an internet function It may further include components not mentioned above, such as an internet communication module and a digital broadcasting module for performing digital broadcasting reception and reproduction functions. These components can not be enumerated because all of them vary according to the convergence trend of digital devices, but the components equivalent to those mentioned above may be further included in the device. have. In addition, the terminal 100 of the present invention may be excluded from the above configuration or replaced with another configuration according to the form of the present invention. This will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In addition, the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, including all the mobile communication terminals (mobile communication terminals) that operate based on communication protocols (communication protocols) corresponding to various communication systems (Portable Multimedia) Players, digital broadcasting players, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), music players (e.g. MP3 players), mobile game terminals, smart phones, notebooks and handheld PCs And an application device therefor.

On the other hand, it has been described with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention through the specification and drawings, although specific terms are used, this is only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical details of the present invention and to help the understanding of the invention. It is 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 spirit of the present invention can be carried out even in the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: terminal 110: communication unit
120: input unit 130: audio processing unit
141: display panel 143: pen recognition panel
145: touch panel 150: storage unit
151: input function operating program 153: function table
160: control unit 161: touch panel operation unit
163: pen recognition panel operation unit 165: input function processing unit
200: touch pen 210: nib
220: pen holder 230: coil
240: button

Claims (1)

In the terminal,
A display unit configured to receive a touch input; And
It includes a control unit,
The control unit
Receive a setting input on a menu to select either right handed mode or left handed mode,
Identify the position of the touch pen based on the detection of the touch pen by the display unit,
In response to a setting input for selecting the right-handed mode, define a first invalid area of the display unit based on the identified position of the touch pen,
In response to a setting input for selecting the left-handed mode, defining a second invalid area of the display unit based on the identified position of the touch pen,
Wherein the menu comprises a first item for the right handed mode and a second item for the left handed mode,
The first invalid area or the second invalid area is defined by first and second linear sides that meet based on the identified position of the touch pen,
Wherein each position of the first linear side and the second linear side is changeable in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction according to the movement of the identified position of the touch pen.

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