TW201405384A - Multi-mode touch control system - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-mode touch control system comprises a touch sensor, a database, and a processing module. The database stores at least one first preset sensing data, a target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data, at least one second preset sensing data corresponding to the target mode, and a target instruction corresponding to the second preset sensing data. The processing module receives a first sensing signal from the touch sensor and correspondingly obtains a first sensing data and then obtains a current mode according to the first sensing data and the first preset sensing data. In the current mode, if the processing module does not receive a second sensing signal from the touch sensor within a preset time period, the current mode is automatically reset as a default mode.

Description

Multi-mode touch system

The present invention relates to a touch pad, and more particularly to a multi-mode touch system.

A touchpad is an input device that allows a user to use a finger or other object (for example, a stylus) to perform a touch, slide, gesture, etc. operation on the panel instead of a button or a mouse. Because the touchpad has the advantages of lightness and thinness, it is often combined with a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or other electronic device with only limited space.

With the increasing popularity of touch panels, in recent years, some companies have developed technologies for the function expansion of touch panels. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the "Electronic Device" disclosed in Taiwan Patent No. I316679 The touch panel function expansion system, method, and electronic device mainly use the existing buttons of the electronic device (for example, the Fn function key 11 of the keyboard, the left and right keys 12 adjacent to the touch panel 2, etc.) to make the electronic device The control state is switched between a general mode and a special mode; in the special mode, a control signal for calling or executing an application software or program is generated according to the contact signal from the touch panel 2. However, in the above prior art, there is a lack of a mechanism for "automatically" returning the manipulation state of the electronic device to the normal mode by the special mode; moreover, it is difficult for the user to simultaneously perform the operation of the button and the touch panel 2 with one hand.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-mode touch system that automatically returns to a preset mode.

Therefore, the multi-mode touch system of the present invention comprises a touch sensing device, a database, and a processing module electrically connected to the touch sensing device and the database.

The touch sensing device includes a plurality of touch sensing panels that are spaced apart. The database stores at least one first preset sensing data, a target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data, at least one second preset sensing data corresponding to the target mode, and corresponding to the second preset A target instruction for sensing data.

The processing module receives a first sensing signal from the touch sensing device and obtains a first sensing data according to the first sensing signal, and the processing module further receives the first sensing data according to the first sensing data and the first sensing data. To get a current model. In the current mode, if the processing module receives a second sensing signal from the touch sensing device within a predetermined time, the processing module obtains a second signal according to the second sensing signal. Sensing the data, and according to the second sensing data and the second preset sensing data corresponding to the current mode, to obtain a current command; otherwise, the current mode is reset to a preset mode.

The effect of the present invention is that it provides a mechanism for automatically returning the current mode of the multi-mode touch system to the preset mode; and further, matching the touch sensing panel of the touch sensing device, The user can easily switch between multiple modes and command operations in each mode with one hand.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it is noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , a first preferred embodiment of the multi-mode touch system 3 of the present invention includes a touch sensing device 31 , a database 32 , and is electrically connected to the touch sensing device 31 and the database. A processing module 33 of 32; the multi-mode touch system 3 is integrated in an electronic device 4.

The touch sensing device 31 includes a plurality of touch sensing panels 311 disposed on the electronic device 4 at intervals. The touch sensing panel 311 is used for a user to touch and generate an inductive signal. In the first preferred embodiment, the touch sensing panel 311 is a main touch sensing panel 312 and a plurality of sub touch sensing panels 313 surrounding the main touch sensing panel 312. The touch sensing panel 311 can be implemented by an existing capacitive or resistive type, or by using an inductive touch panel such as electric, optical wave, or acoustic wave, and the implementation details thereof are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. So I won't go into details here.

The database 32 stores at least one first preset sensing data, a target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data, at least one second preset sensing data corresponding to the target mode, and corresponding to the second pre- Set a target command for sensing data.

The processing module 33 receives a first sensing signal from the touch sensing device 31 and obtains a first sensing data according to the first sensing signal; Then, the processing module 33 further obtains a current mode according to the first sensing data and the first preset sensing data. In the current mode, if the processing module 33 receives a second sensing signal from the touch sensing device 31 within a predetermined time, the processing module 33 further obtains a second sensing signal according to the second sensing signal. The second sensing data is obtained according to the second sensing data and the second preset sensing data corresponding to the current mode to obtain a current command; otherwise, the current mode is reset to a default mode. The current command is used to cause the electronic device 4 to perform a corresponding action; for example, correspondingly calling or executing an application installed by the electronic device 4, and zooming in a file displayed on the electronic device 4 (zoom in/zoom out) , rotate or drag, etc.

Further, the database 32 may store a first preset sensing data and a target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data; or may store a plurality of first preset sensing materials, and respectively correspond to The plurality of target modes of the first preset sensing data. When the first preset sensing data stored in the database 32 is more than one, the processing module 33 is actually based on the first sensing data and the first preset sensing data to correspond to one of the target modes. The current model.

For each target mode, the database 32 may store a second preset sensing data corresponding to the target mode, and a target instruction corresponding to the second preset sensing data; or may store the target corresponding to the target a plurality of second preset sensing materials of the mode, and a plurality of target instructions respectively corresponding to the second preset sensing materials. When the second preset sensing data corresponding to the target mode is more than one, the processing module 33 is actually based on the second sensing And the second preset sensing data is configured to correspond to one of the target instructions as the current instruction.

It is to be noted that the first preset sensing data, the target mode, the second sensing data, and the target command stored in the database 32 are configured according to the operating habits of the user and the configuration of the touch sensing panel 311. Pre-defined and established. Each of the first preset sensing materials corresponds to a sensing signal that meets a predetermined triggering condition, and the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition is generated by at least one of the touch sensing panels 311; further, The sensing signal that meets the triggering condition may be generated by the main touch sensing panel 312 alone (for example, the finger is slid on the main touch sensing panel 312 according to a specific trajectory), and the sensing signal conforms to the triggering condition. Or the at least one of the primary touch sensing panel 312 and the secondary touch sensing panel 313 may be cooperatively generated (eg, the finger sequentially (or simultaneously) touches the primary touch sensing panel 312, And generating, by the at least one of the sub touch sensing panel 313, the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition may also be generated by one of the sub touch sensing panels 313 (eg, a finger touch The sensing signal that meets the triggering condition may also be generated by more than one of the secondary touch sensing panels 313 (eg, the fingers are sequentially (or Simultaneously) touching the plurality of sub touch touch sensing panels 313 is generated). Each of the second preset sensing materials corresponds to a sensing signal conforming to a predefined rule, and the sensing signal conforming to the rule is generated by at least one of the touch sensing panels 311; similarly, the triggering condition is met. The sensing signal may be generated by the main touch sensing panel 312 alone or by The main touch sensing panel 312 and the sub touch sensing panel 313 may be generated in cooperation with one of the sub touch sensing panels 313, or may be generated by one of the sub touch sensing panels 313. Many of the sub touch sensing panels 313 are generated.

The content stored in the database 32 and its interaction with the touch sensing device 31 and the processing module 33 are further described below in conjunction with two application examples.

[Application Example 1]

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, it is assumed that the database 32 stores a first preset sensing data, a target mode 1 corresponding to the first preset sensing data (for example, the target mode 1 is a multi-finger operation mode), Two second preset sensing materials corresponding to the target mode 1 and two target commands respectively corresponding to the second preset sensing data (for example, the target commands are respectively used to display the electronic device 4 The data of the first preset sensing data is in accordance with a trigger condition 1 , and the two sensing signals corresponding to the second preset sensing data respectively meet a rule 1 and a rule. 2. It is assumed that the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition 1 is generated by “the finger sequentially (or simultaneously) touching an upper right 314 and a lower left 315 of the secondary touch sensing panel 313”; The sensing signal is "a finger touches an upper left 316 of the secondary touch sensing panel 313, and the finger simultaneously slides from the lower right to the upper left on the primary touch sensing panel 312 (ie, the finger approaches the upper left 316). The direction of the sliding is generated, and is used to reduce the file displayed on the electronic device 4; it is assumed that the sensing signal conforming to the rule 2 is "the finger touches the secondary touch sensing The upper left 316 of the panel 313 is generated, and the finger is simultaneously slid from the upper left to the lower right (ie, the finger slides away from the upper left 316) on the main touch sensing panel 312, and is used to The file displayed by the electronic device 4 is enlarged.

Initially, the current mode is the preset mode; when the user touches the upper right 314 and the lower left 315 of the secondary touch sensing panel 313 with their fingers in sequence (or at the same time), the processing module A first sensing signal corresponding to the triggering condition 1 is received, and a first sensing data is obtained according to the first sensing signal. Then, the processing module 33 further queries the database 32 according to the first sensing data. The first preset sensing data obtains a current mode for the target mode 1. In the target mode 1 (the current mode), when the user touches the upper left toucher 316 of the sub touch sensor panel 313 with a finger thereof within a preset time, and simultaneously touches the finger on the main touch When the sensing panel 312 is slid from the lower right to the upper left, the processing module 33 receives a second sensing signal that meets the rule 1 and obtains a second sensing data according to the second sensing signal. Then, the processing module The group 33 further queries the second preset sensing data of the database 32 according to the second sensing data, and obtains a current command for reducing the file displayed by the electronic device 4; similarly, in the target mode. (In the current mode) 1, when the user touches the upper left 316 of the sub touch panel 313 with his finger within the preset time, and simultaneously puts his finger on the main touch sensing panel 312 The processing module 33 receives a second sensing signal that meets the rule 2, and obtains a second sensing data according to the second sensing signal. Then, the processing module 33 is further configured according to the second sensing signal. The second sensing data query The second preset sensing data of the database 32 corresponds to a current command for amplifying the file displayed by the electronic device 4.

In the target mode (the current mode) 1, if the processing module 33 does not receive the second sensing signal from the touch sensing device 31 within the preset time, that is, the user If any related operation is not performed on the touch sensing panel 311 of the touch sensing device 31 within a set time, a response condition is met, and the current mode is reset to the preset mode.

[Application Example 2]

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 3, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, it is assumed that the database 32 stores the first preset sensing data in the application example 1 and the target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data. And the second preset sensing data of the target mode 1 and the target instruction corresponding to the second preset sensing data respectively; and another first preset sensing data is stored, corresponding to the a target mode 2 of another first preset sensing data (for example, the target mode 2 is a single-finger operation mode), two second preset sensing materials corresponding to the target mode 2, and corresponding to the Two target instructions of the second preset sensing data (for example, the target instructions are respectively used for clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation of the file displayed by the electronic device 4). The sensing signal corresponding to the other first preset sensing data meets a triggering condition 2, and the two sensing signals corresponding to the second preset sensing data respectively meet a rule 3 and a rule 4. It is assumed that the sensing signal conforming to the triggering condition 2 is “the finger touches the upper right 314 of the sub touch sensing panel 313, the one adjacent to the left of the upper right 314 319, and the main Produced by touching the sensing panel 312 ′′; it is assumed that the sensing signal conforming to the rule 3 is “the finger slides on the main touch sensing panel 312 toward the one of the sub touch sensing panels 313 ”, and It is used for clockwise rotation of the file displayed by the electronic device 4; it is assumed that the sensing signal conforming to the rule 4 is "a finger on the main touch sensing panel 312 toward one of the secondary touch sensing panels 313 The 318 is slid and generated, and it is used to counterclockwise rotate the file displayed by the electronic device 4.

In the following description, the operation similar to the above-described application example 1 will not be described again; in either of the preset mode and the target mode 1, when the user sequentially touches the pair with his finger When the upper right 314 of the sensing panel 313, the left neighbor 319 of the upper right 314, and the main touch sensing panel 312 are touched, the processing module 33 receives a first sensing signal that meets the triggering condition 2, And obtaining a first sensing data according to the first sensing signal. Then, the processing module 33 further queries the first preset sensing data of the database 32 according to the first sensing data to obtain a current mode as the target. Mode 2. In the target mode 2, when the user slides the finger on the main touch sensing panel 312 toward the one of the sub touch sensing panels 313 during the preset time, the processing module 33 Receiving a second sensing signal that meets the rule 3, and obtaining a second sensing data according to the second sensing signal; and then the processing module 33 further queries the database 32 according to the second sensing data. The second preset sensing data is obtained by a current command for clockwise rotation of the file displayed by the electronic device 4; similarly, in the target mode 2, when the user uses the finger within the preset time Facing the secondary touch feeling on the main touch sensing panel 312 When the 318 of the panel 313 is slid, the processing module 33 receives a second sensing signal that meets the rule 4, and obtains a second sensing data according to the second sensing signal. Then, the processing module The second preset sensing data of the database 32 is further queried according to the second sensing data, and a current command is used to perform counterclockwise rotation on the file displayed by the electronic device 4.

In the preset mode and the target mode 2, if the processing module 33 receives a first sensing signal that meets the triggering condition 1, the current mode is set to the target mode 1.

In the target mode 1 and the target mode 2, if the processing module 33 does not receive any second sensing signal from the touch sensing device 31 within the preset time, that is, If the user does not perform any related operation on the touch sensing panel 311 of the touch sensing device 31 within the preset time, the response condition is met, and the current mode is reset to the preset mode.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 8, the second preferred embodiment of the multi-mode touch system 3 of the present invention is similar to the first preferred embodiment, and only the differences will be described below.

In the second preferred embodiment, the touch sensing device 31 includes two touch sensing panels 34 spaced apart from each other, respectively, a main touch sensing panel 312, and surrounding the main touch sensing panel 312. A pair of touch sensing panels 341. The first preset sensing data, the target mode, the second sensing data, and the target command stored in the database 32 are pre-defined and established according to the user's operating habits and the configuration of the touch sensing panel 34. .

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. 8, for example, the user can touch his or her finger sequentially (or simultaneously) to an upper right corner and a lower left corner of the secondary touch sensing panel 341 to make a current mode. The target mode 1 is set to be similar to the application example 1 of the first preferred embodiment; in the current mode, when the user touches the sub touch touch panel 341 with the finger thereof within the preset time When the upper left corner of the image is simultaneously swiped from the lower right to the upper left on the main touch sensing panel 312, the displayed file can be reduced; when the user touches the pair with the finger within the preset time When the upper left corner of the sensing panel 341 is touched and the finger is simultaneously slid from the upper left to the lower right on the main touch sensing panel 312, the displayed file can be enlarged.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 , the configuration of the touch sensing panels 311 , 34 may be other aspects, and the content stored in the database 32 matches the touch sensing panel 311 according to the user's operating habits. The configuration of the 34 can be pre-defined and established, and is not limited to the first and second preferred embodiments.

In summary, the present invention provides a mechanism for automatically returning the current mode of the multi-mode touch system 3 to the preset mode; further, the touch sensing of the touch sensing device 31 is matched. The configuration of the panels 311 and 34 allows the user to easily switch between multiple modes and command operations in each mode with one hand; even more, as described in the above application example 2, the user can use a single finger The various instruction operations are completed; therefore, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when not The scope of the invention is to be construed as being limited by the scope of the invention and the scope of the invention.

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1 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of an operation command in an existing electronic device; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first preferred embodiment of the multi-mode touch system of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view. The schematic diagram illustrates an electronic device to which the first preferred embodiment is applied, and a plurality of touch sensing panels disposed on the electronic device; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a finite state machine illustrating the first comparison In an application example 1 of the preferred embodiment, a preset mode, a target mode 1, and a transition between the two; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the application example 1 of the first preferred embodiment. The related operation in the target mode 1; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a finite state machine, in the application example 2 of the first preferred embodiment, the preset mode, the target mode 1, a target mode 2, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating related operations in the target mode 2 in the application example 2 of the first preferred embodiment; and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating the multi-mode of the present invention One of the second best touch systems Two touch sensing panel configuration of a touch sensing apparatus of the embodiment, and an exemplary associated operations.

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Claims (10)

A multi-mode touch system includes: a touch sensing device; a database storing at least one first preset sensing data, a target mode corresponding to the first preset sensing data, and at least corresponding to the target mode a second preset sensing data and a target command corresponding to the second preset sensing data; and a processing module electrically connected to the touch sensing device and the database, the processing module receiving the touch Touching a first sensing signal of the sensing device and obtaining a first sensing data according to the first sensing signal, the processing module further obtaining a current mode according to the first sensing data and the first preset sensing data; In the current mode, if the processing module receives a second sensing signal from the touch sensing device within a predetermined time, the processing module further obtains a second sensing according to the second sensing signal. Data, and according to the second sensing data and the second preset sensing data corresponding to the current mode, to obtain a current command; otherwise, the current mode is reset to a preset mode. The multi-mode touch system of claim 1, wherein the database stores a plurality of first preset sensing materials and a plurality of target modes respectively corresponding to the first preset sensing materials, The processing module uses the first sensing data and the first preset sensing data to correspond to one of the target modes as the current mode. According to the multi-mode touch system of claim 1, wherein The touch sensing device includes a plurality of touch sensing panels disposed at intervals. The multi-mode touch system of claim 3, wherein the first preset sensing data corresponds to a sensing signal that meets a predefined triggering condition, and the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition is At least one of the touch sensing panels is generated. The multi-mode touch system of claim 3, wherein the second preset sensing data corresponds to a sensing signal that conforms to a predefined rule, and the sensing signal conforming to the rule is touched by the touch At least one of the sensing panels is produced. The multi-mode touch system of claim 3, wherein the touch sensing panels are respectively a main touch sensing panel and at least one touch sensing panel surrounding the main touch sensing panel. . The multi-mode touch system of claim 6, wherein the touch sensing panel is the main touch sensing panel, and the plurality of secondary touch sensing panels surrounding the main touch sensing panel. . The multi-mode touch system of claim 7, wherein the first preset sensing data corresponds to a sensing signal that meets a predefined triggering condition, and the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition is separately The main touch sensing panel is generated. The multi-mode touch system of claim 7, wherein the first preset sensing data corresponds to a sensing signal that meets a predefined triggering condition, and the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition is used by the primary Touching the sensing panel, and at least one of the secondary touch sensing panels Produced in cooperation. The multi-mode touch system of claim 7, wherein the first preset sensing data corresponds to a sensing signal that meets a predetermined triggering condition, and the sensing signal that meets the triggering condition is At least one of the secondary touch sensing panels is produced.