TW201317881A - Method for editing on-screen display menu by touch module - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a method for editing an on-screen display menu by a touch module, which is adapted to a touch display including a touch panel, the touch module and a control unit. In the method, a user touches the touch panel to make the touch module generate a touch signal. The touch signal is transmitted to the control unit, and the control unit executes an on-screen display menu editor. The user operates the on-screen display menu editor by touching the touch panel to edit a personal on-screen display menu. Finally, the editing of the personal on-screen display menu is accomplished and saved.

Description

How to use the touch module to edit the screen display menu

The present invention relates to a method of editing a screen display menu, and more particularly to a method of editing a screen display menu using a touch module.

Existing displays have various adjustment functions such as brightness, contrast, saturation, color temperature and signal source, etc., to provide the user with the ability to adjust the display to suit individual needs. At present, the commonly used adjustment mode of the display is an On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. The user can press the related function key set on the display shell to display the screen display menu of the display screen. This screen displays the menu. Most of the items are represented by various icons to represent various adjustment functions. The user can further find and open the item to be adjusted on the screen display menu by pressing a direction key such as a display button and a selection key.

Generally, there are many types of adjustment functions of the display, especially the higher-order displays, and the items are more and more detailed. Therefore, in general, these items are arranged in a tree structure in the screen display menu, and are arranged in various categories. In the pagination. For example, the homepage of the screen display menu may be divided into brightness contrast, position adjustment, input source, color setting, display setting and screen format. If the user wants to adjust the brightness of the display, first enter the brightness contrast page, then select Adjust the brightness of the item. The brightness can be further divided into a gamma value or a display backlight brightness. The item of the former adjustment may be located on the page of the brightness comparison item, and the item of the latter adjustment may be located on the page of the display setting item, and the user should To adjust the two, you need to enter separate tabs.

As a result, existing mid-range and high-end displays provide a personalized feature for the on-screen display menu. This personalization feature allows the user to edit the on-screen display menu to a limited extent, but the user uses this personalization with the buttons on the display case. The function is inconvenient in operation, and the degree of freedom in personalization is also limited.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for editing a screen display menu by using a touch module, in order to solve the problem of inconvenient operation when editing a screen display menu in a conventional manner through a touch function, and to improve the screen display. The freedom of the menu in personalization.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module, which is suitable for a touch display having a touch function. The touch display has a touch panel, a touch module, an edit function key, a communication port, a scale controller (Scaler), and a control unit. The edit function key can be a solid component or a virtual touch component that enables the on-screen display menu editing function. The communication port is a universal serial bus (USB) input/output interface, which is connected to a host computer such as a personal computer or a notebook computer, so that the user can operate the host operating system through the touch display. .

The transmission mode between the control unit and the touch module is an internal integrated circuit (Inter Integrated Circuit, abbreviated as I2C) or a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), and the zoom controller is transmitted through a low voltage differential. Low-Voltage differential signaling (LVDS) transmits images to the touch panel.

The method for editing a screen display menu by using a touch module includes: touching a touch panel of the touch display to cause the touch module to generate a touch signal; and then the control unit detects whether the screen display menu editing function is enabled; Not enabled, the control unit transmits the touch signal to the host. If enabled, the control unit stops transmitting the touch signal to the host and executes the on-screen display menu editor. The user can touch the touch panel to operate the on-screen display menu. Editor to edit the personalized screen display menu; finally store the personalized screen display menu for the edits that have been completed.

The process of operating the on-screen display menu editor by touching the touch panel further includes the control unit listing a plurality of icons of the on-screen display menu, and the user can drag the desired ones of the icons through the touch panel. Go to the personalized screen display menu.

The user can also click on the desired ones in the icons and input a corresponding gesture on the touch panel, thereby establishing a correspondence between the selected icon and the corresponding gesture, and storing the edited edited. Corresponding gestures. Finally, the on-screen display menu editor also includes a reset function to restore the personalized screen display menu to the default state.

The invention provides a method for editing a screen display menu by using a touch module, and the user edits the screen display menu by touch. Compared with the prior art, the invention has high flexibility and convenience, and The personalization of the on-screen display menu also has a high degree of freedom.

In order to make the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, the following description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 . FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The system includes a touch display 100 and a host 200 having a touch function. The touch display 100 has a control unit 110, a screen display menu editor 120, a touch module 130, an edit function key 140, a communication port 150, a touch panel 160, a zoom controller 170, and a storage unit 180. The communication port 150 is an input/output interface of a universal serial bus (USB), and the touch display 100 can be connected to the host 200 via the communication port 150. The host 200 can be a personal computer or a notebook computer or the like.

The touch control module 131 has a touch control unit 131. When the user touches the touch panel 160, the touch module 130 is touched and the touch signal is triggered. The touch signal is transmitted to the touch control unit 131. For further processing, the touch control unit 131 transmits the touch signal to the control unit 110. The transmission mode between the control unit 110 and the touch control unit 131 is an internal integrated circuit (I2C) or a serial peripheral interface (SPI). Finally, the control unit 110 transmits the touch signal to the host 200 or the screen display menu editor 120. That is, the user can operate the operating system of the host 200 or the screen display menu editor 120 by touching the touch panel 160.

The storage unit 180 stores a parameter setting value 181 and a screen display menu setting value 182. The parameter setting value 181 is a setting value of a related parameter of the touch display 100, including brightness, contrast, saturation, color temperature, and the like. The set value includes the value set by the user through the on-screen display menu or the value set by the manufacturer in the process but not open to the user. The zoom controller 170 reads the parameter set value 181 from the storage unit 180, applies it to the image, and transmits the image to the touch panel 160 through the low voltage differential signal (LVDS).

The screen display menu setting value 182 is a related setting of the screen display menu, and includes a position at which the various adjustment functions in the personalized screen display menu are presented on the touch panel 160. The control unit 110 reads the screen display menu setting value 182 from the storage unit 180, and further sets the display state of the screen display menu on the touch panel 160 according to the screen display menu setting value 182.

The editing function key 140 can be provided on the outer casing of the touch display 100, and provides a physical component directly pressed by the user, or is displayed on the touch panel 160, and provides a virtual touch component selected by the user through a touch method. The function of the editing function key 140 is to enable the screen display menu editing function, and according to the pressing of the editing function key 140, the control unit 110 may selectively transmit the touch signal to the host 200 or the screen display menu editor 120 to avoid touching. The control signal is simultaneously transmitted to the host computer 200 and the screen display menu editor 120, so that the operation is confusing.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for editing a screen display menu by using a touch module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The screen of the example shows the operation diagram of the menu editor. Take the system consisting of the touch display 100 and the computer 200 shown in FIG. 1 as an example.

Step S101 generates a touch signal for the touch module 130. In step S101, the user touches the touch panel 160 of the touch display 100 to cause the touch module 130 to generate a touch signal, and then proceeds to step S103.

In step S103, the touch signal is transmitted to the control unit 110. In step S103, the touch signal generated by the touch module 130 is transmitted to the touch control unit 131, and the touch control unit 131 transmits the internal integrated circuit (I2C). Or the sequence peripheral interface (SPI) transmits the touch signal to the control unit 110, and then proceeds to step S105.

In step S105, in order to detect whether the menu display menu editing function is enabled, in step S105, the control unit 110 detects whether the screen display menu editing function is enabled, and if not, indicates that the user does not press the editing function key 140, then proceeds to step S115. .

In step S115, the control unit 110 transmits the touch signal to the host 200. In step S115, the control unit 110 transmits the touch signal to the host 200 without being transmitted to the screen display menu editor 120. In this case, the control unit 110 is used. The host 200 can be operated through the touch function of the touch display 100. Then, the process returns to step S101. When the control unit 110 receives a new touch signal, it detects whether the user has pressed the edit function key 140.

In step S105, if it is indicated that the user has pressed the edit function key 140, the process proceeds to step S107.

Step S107 is to execute the screen display menu editor 120. In step S107, the control unit 110 executes the screen display menu editor 120, and the screen display menu editor 120 displays the original screen display menu 121 and the personalized screen display menu 122 on The touch panel 160, wherein the original screen display menu 121 is the original screen display menu of the touch display 100. If the user has previously used the on-screen display menu editor 120 and has saved the set value of the edited personalized display menu 122 as the screen display menu setting value 182, then the personalized display menu 122 will be displayed. Presents the state that the user has previously edited. If the user has not used the on-screen display menu editor 120, then the personalized display menu 122 will be blank without any illustration. Next, step S109 is performed.

In step S109, the personalized screen display menu 122 is edited. In step S109, the user edits the personalized screen display menu 122 by touching the touch panel 160. Further editing mode is described in detail later. Next, step S111 is performed.

In step S111, in order to confirm whether or not editing is completed, the user confirms whether the editing has been completed in step S111, and if not, returns to step S109; if it is completed, proceeds to step S113.

Step S113 is to save the setting. In step S113, the user presses the screen to display the storage key 123 provided by the menu editor 120, and the control unit 110 stores the set value of the personalized screen display menu 122 edited by the user as a screen. The menu setting value 182 is displayed.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 simultaneously. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the screen display menu editor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Step S201 is to execute the on-screen display menu editor 120. In step S201, the control unit 110 executes the on-screen display menu editor 120, and then proceeds to step S203.

In step S203, the interface of the menu display menu editor 120 is expanded and the icon is displayed. In step S203, the on-screen display menu editor 120 displays the original screen display menu 121 and the personalized screen display menu 122 on the touch panel 160. The original screen display menu 121 displays the icons in the original screen display menu of the touch display 100 page by page, and the user can switch between different pages through the page change buttons 125 and 126 on both sides of the original screen display menu 121 to find the desired page. Graphic. In different embodiments, the original screen display menu may also be a tree structure commonly used in general screen display menus, and the illustrations are arranged in separate pages. Next, step S205 is performed.

In step S205, whether or not the resetting is performed is performed. In step S205, the control unit 110 detects whether the user presses the reset button 124 provided by the menu display menu editor 120, and if so, proceeds to step S206. Step S206 is to perform resetting. In step S206, the control unit 110 performs a resetting function, and the personalized screen display menu 122 is restored to a preset state. In various embodiments, the pre-set status of the personalized screen display menu may be blank, ie, without any illustrations, or may be a graphical representation that may be more commonly used by a number of users that the display producer has pre-positioned. Next, step S211 is performed.

In step S211, in order to confirm whether or not editing is completed, the user confirms whether the editing has been completed in step S211, and if not, returns to step S205, and if so, proceeds to step S217.

Step S217 is to save the setting. In step S217, the user presses the screen to display the storage key 123 provided by the menu editor 120, and the control unit 110 stores the set value of the personalized screen display menu 122 as the screen display menu setting value 182. .

In step S205, if not, the resetting is not performed, and then step S207 is performed.

In step S207, in order to detect whether the icon is clicked, in step S207, the control unit 110 detects whether the user clicks on the icon, and if so, the user clicks on the location of the icon on the touch panel 160 instead of the long When the time is held down, step S209 is performed.

Step S209 is to input a corresponding gesture. In step S209, the on-screen display menu editor 120 prompts the user to input a message corresponding to the gesture on the touch panel 160 and displays an area (not shown) for inputting the corresponding gesture. You need to enter the corresponding gesture in this area. For example, the user clicks on the video graphics array (Video Graphics Array, abbreviated as VGA) icon 128 located on the original screen display menu 121, and enters the area corresponding to the gesture, and presses the touch panel 160 with the finger. After sliding down and then sliding to the right, the finger is moved away from the touch panel 160 as if L was written on the touch panel 160. Next, the video graphics array icon 128 and its corresponding gesture are displayed on the personalized screen display menu 122a. When the user inputs a corresponding gesture to the right and then to the right on the touch panel 160, the touch display 100 will switch to the video graphics array. Next, step S211 is performed, and step S217 is performed.

In step S207, if no, the process proceeds to step S213.

In step S213, in step S213, the control unit 110 detects whether the user presses the icon, and if not, returns to step S205; if so, the user presses the icon on the touch panel 160. The position is held and held down, and then step S215 is performed.

Step S215 is to drag the icon to the positioning, and in step S215, the user holds the icon and drags the icon to the personalized screen display menu 122. For example, the user presses the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) icon 127 located on the original screen display menu 121 with a finger, and then drags the picture-in-picture icon 127 to the personalized screen display menu. 122. Then, the user removes the finger from the touch panel 160, and the child screen icon 127 moves to the personalized screen display menu 122. In different embodiments, the personalized display menu can be any part of the touch panel or the entire display area of the touch panel, and is not limited to the area as shown in FIG. 3, that is, the user can use the commonly used The icon for the adjustment function is placed in any area on the touch panel. Next, step S211 is performed, and step S217 is performed.

In summary, the present invention is a method for editing a screen display menu by using a touch module. The user operates the on-screen display menu editor with an intuitive and simple touch function, and flexibly sets the position and correspondence of various adjustment functions. Gestures, and can use the corresponding gestures to quickly turn on the corresponding adjustment function. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has higher flexibility and convenience, and also has a higher degree of freedom in the personalization of the screen display menu.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

100. . . Touch display

110. . . control unit

120. . . Screen display menu editor

121. . . Original screen display menu

122, 122a. . . Personalized screen display menu

123. . . Storage button

124. . . Reset button

125, 126. . . Page change button

127. . . Mother-in-picture illustration

128. . . Video graphics array icon

130. . . Touch module

131. . . Touch control unit

140. . . Edit function key

150. . . Communication

160. . . Touch panel

170. . . Zoom controller

180. . . Storage unit

181. . . Parameter setting

182. . . Screen display menu settings

200. . . Host

S101. . . Touch module generates touch signals

S103. . . Touch signal is sent to the control unit

S105. . . Screen display menu editing function is enabled

S107. . . Execute the on-screen display menu editor

S109. . . Edit personalized screen display menu

S111. . . Whether to finish editing

S113. . . Save settings

S115. . . The control unit transmits the touch signal to the host

S201. . . Execute the on-screen display menu editor

S203. . . Expand the screen to display the interface of the menu editor and display the icon

S205. . . Whether to perform resetting

S206. . . Perform reset

S207. . . Whether to click on the icon

S209. . . Enter the corresponding gesture

S211. . . Whether to finish editing

S213. . . Whether to press the icon

S215. . . Drag and drop icon to position

S217. . . Save settings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of a screen display menu editor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the screen display menu editor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

S101. . . Touch module generates touch signals

S103. . . Touch signal is sent to the control unit

S105. . . Screen display menu editing function is enabled

S107. . . Execute the on-screen display menu editor

S109. . . Edit personalized screen display menu

S111. . . Whether to finish editing

S113. . . Save settings

S115. . . The control unit transmits the touch signal to the host

Claims (8)

A method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module is applicable to a touch display having a touch panel, a touch module, a control unit, a screen display menu editor, and an editing function. a key and a communication port, the editing function key is used to enable a screen display menu editing function, and the communication port is connected to a host for transmitting the touch signal to the host to operate the host through the touch display device. System, the method includes:
Touching the touch panel, the touch module generates a touch signal, and the touch signal is transmitted to the control unit;
The control unit detects whether the screen display menu editing function is enabled;
If not enabled, the control unit transmits the touch signal to the host; if enabled, the control unit stops transmitting the touch signal to the host, and executes the screen display menu editor;
The screen display menu editor is operated by touching the touch panel to edit a personalized screen display menu; and the personalized screen display menu for saving edits is stored. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the editing function key is a solid component or a virtual touch component. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the communication port is an input/output interface of a universal sequence bus. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the screen display menu editor is operated by touching the touch panel to edit the personalized screen display menu, further The control unit includes a plurality of icons for displaying a screen display menu, and the user drags the desired ones of the icons to the personalized screen display menu through the touch panel. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the screen display menu editor is operated by touching the touch panel to edit the personalized screen display menu, further The control unit includes a plurality of icons for displaying a screen display menu, and the user clicks on the desired ones in the icons through the touch panel, inputs a corresponding gesture on the touch panel, and stores the edited edited The corresponding gesture. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the screen display menu editor further comprises a reset function, the reset function is used for the personalized screen The display menu is restored to the preset state. The method for editing a screen display menu using the touch module according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the transmission mode between the control unit and the touch module is an internal integrated circuit or a sequence peripheral interface. The method for editing a screen display menu using a touch module according to claim 1, wherein the touch display further has a zoom controller, wherein the zoom controller transmits the image to the low voltage differential signal Touch panel.