TWI474218B - Method for processing function key of touch screen device and touch screen device applying the method - Google Patents

Description

Touch device function key processing method and touch device thereof

The present invention relates to an application of a touch device, and more particularly to a method for processing a function key of a touch device and a touch device using the same.

With the development of the 3C (Computer, Communications and Consumer) industry, handheld electrical devices have become an indispensable auxiliary tool in life. For example, a common portable device includes a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile phone, a smart phone, etc., and these handheld electronic devices are lightweight and portable, The number of people using it is increasing.

In addition, due to the continuous improvement of the touch screen technology, the configuration of the touch screen on the handheld electronic device has become a trend of development. In addition, many applications are developed on the handheld electronic device, so that a large number of icons and widgets are placed on the desktop of most users' handheld electronic devices. Therefore, the user must scan the touch screen to find the program to be used among the plurality of pages, which is inconvenient in operation.

Therefore, an aspect of the present invention provides a touch function key processing method for fixing a function key at a corresponding position when a touch screen is touched to a deep pressing action, which is not affected by page switching. . touch The control device function key processing method includes the following steps:

(a) displaying a plurality of current function keys of a current menu page on a touch screen of a touch device. The current menu is one of several candidate menu pages of the touch device.

(b) sensing at least one touch action by the touch screen.

(c) Determine whether the touch action is a deep press action.

(d) When the touch action is the deep press action, the current function key is set to a fixed function key corresponding to one of the depth press positions of the deep press action on the touch screen.

(e) sensing a page switching action by touch screen to switch the current menu page.

(f) Displaying the current menu page after switching on the touch screen, and displaying the fixed function key on the displayed deep pressed position of the current menu page.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a touch device for displaying a function key at a corresponding position when a touch screen is touched to a deep pressing action, without being affected by page switching. The touch device includes a touch screen, a storage component, and a processing component. The processing component is electrically connected to the touch screen and the storage component. The storage component stores several candidate menu pages. The processing component comprises a page display module, a touch sensing module, a depth pressing determining module, a fixed setting module and a switching module. The page display module drives the touch screen to display a plurality of current function keys of one of the current menu pages of the candidate menu page. The touch sensing module drives the touch screen to sense at least one touch action. The deep press determination module determines whether the touch action is a deep press action. When the touch action is a deep press action, the fixed setting The fixed module sets a current function key corresponding to one of the deep pressing positions of the deep pressing action on the touch screen as a fixed function key. The switching module drives the touch screen to sense a page switching action for switching the current menu page. The page display module drives the current menu page after the switch is displayed on the touch screen, and displays the fixed function key on the displayed deep pressed position of the current menu page.

The spirit and scope of the present invention will be described in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which can be modified and modified by the teachings of the present invention. The spirit and scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method for processing a function key of a touch device according to an embodiment of the invention. In the touch device function key processing method, when the touch screen senses the deep pressing action, the function key at the corresponding position is fixedly displayed, and is not affected by the page switching. The touch device function key processing method is applied to a touch device. The touch device has a plurality of candidate menu pages for the touch device to select one of them and display on the touch screen. Referring to Figure 2, it is an embodiment of a candidate menu page. In this embodiment, the touch device may have candidate menu pages 201, 202. The candidate menu page 201 has a plurality of candidate function keys 201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, 201e, 201f, 201g, 201h; the candidate menu page 202 has a plurality of candidate function keys 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d. The candidate function keys 201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, 201e, 201f, 201g, 201h, 202a, 202b, 202c, 202d may be icon, widget or other type of function keys. However, in other embodiments, other different candidate menu pages may be designed according to actual needs, and are not limited to the disclosure.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a display screen to which the touch device of the present invention is applied. Reference is also made to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3A. The touch device function key processing method includes the following steps: In step 110, on one touch screen 310 of the touch device 300, a plurality of current function keys 201a, 201b, 201c, 201d, 201e, 201f, 201g, 201h of the current menu page 201 are displayed. Since the second picture).

When at least one touch action is sensed by the touch screen 310 (step 120), it is determined whether the touch action is a deep press action (step 130). In some embodiments of the present invention, a touch action with a large touch area, a touch action with a large touch pressure, or a touch action with a deep touch depth may be determined as a deep press action. However, in other embodiments, the corresponding manner of determining the deep pressing action may be defined according to the specifications of the touch screen 310, and is not limited to the disclosure.

In step 170, if it is not for the deep pressing action, the touch device can perform the corresponding function of the touch action.

In step 140, when the touch action is a deep press action, one of the current function keys corresponding to the depth press position of the deep press action on the touch screen 310 is set as a fixed function key. In this embodiment, if a deep pressing action is detected on the position of the touch screen 310 on the 310a, the current function key 201a corresponding to the depth pressing position 310a is set as a fixed function key. However, in other embodiments, if a deep pressing action is sensed at a plurality of points simultaneously, the corresponding plurality of function keys may be set to be solid. The function keys are not limited to the disclosure.

Next, referring to FIG. 3B, when the page switching action for switching one of the current menu pages is sensed by the touch screen 310 (step 150), the switched current menu page 202 is displayed on the touch screen 310. The fixed function key 201a is displayed on the displayed deep pressed position 310a of the current menu page 202. In some embodiments of the present invention, the page switching action may be a touch trajectory to one of the touch screens 310. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, pages may be switched by other means, and are not limited to the disclosure. In this way, the user can easily press the commonly used function keys deeply, and the function keys are fixedly displayed on the touch screen 310 without being affected by the page switching. In addition, a fixed function key can be displayed by a special display effect such as a wake-up display, a concave display, or other display effects. In this way, if the user sets the commonly used function key as a fixed function key, the commonly used fixed function key is displayed by the special effect, so that the user can find and use the currently displayed page more easily.

In some embodiments of the present invention, when the fixed function key 201a is displayed (step 160), the corresponding function key 202a corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions 310a in the displayed current menu page 202 may be moved to the deep pressing position. One of the adjacent locations 310b adjacent to 310a is displayed. The foregoing movement may be performed correspondingly according to the function key sorting mode currently set by the touch device 300. In this way, the function keys on the original deep pressing position 310a can still be used without being blocked by the fixed function key 201a.

In addition, in other embodiments of the present invention, before performing step 140, it may be determined whether a corresponding function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions has been set as a fixed function key. The corresponding function key at the deep press position is not set When the function key is fixed, go to step 140. When the corresponding function key has been set as the fixed function key, the function of the fixed function key is released, and the function key after the release is switched with the page.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a functional block diagram of a touch device according to another embodiment of the present invention. When the touch device senses a deep pressing action on the touch screen, the function button on the corresponding position is fixedly displayed, and is not affected by the page switching.

The touch device 400 includes a touch screen 410, a storage component 420, and a processing component 430. The processing component 430 is electrically connected to the touch screen 410 and the storage component 420. The storage component 420 stores a number of candidate menu pages. Each candidate menu page has several candidate function keys. Candidate function keys can be graphical, widget, or other types of function keys.

The processing component 430 includes a page display module 431, a touch sensing module 432, a depth pressing determining module 433, a fixed setting module 434, and a switching module 435. The page display module 431 drives the touch screen 410 to display a plurality of current function keys of one of the candidate menu pages.

The touch sensing module 432 drives the touch screen 410 to continuously sense at least one touch action.

When the touch screen 410 senses a touch action, the deep press determination module 433 determines whether the touch action is a deep press action. In some embodiments of the present invention, a touch action with a large touch area, a touch action with a large touch pressure, or a touch action with a deep touch depth may be determined as a deep press action. However, in other embodiments, the corresponding judgment manner of the deep pressing action may be defined according to the specification of the touch screen 410, and is not limited to the disclosure. dew.

When it is determined that the touch action is a deep pressing action, the fixed setting module 434 sets a current function key corresponding to one of the deep pressing actions of the deep pressing action on the touch screen 410 as a fixed function key.

The switching module 435 drives the touch screen 410 to sense a page switching action for switching the current menu page. When the touch screen 410 senses the page switching action, the page display module 431 drives the touch screen 410 to display the switched current menu page, and displays the fixed function key on the displayed deep pressed position of the current menu page. In some embodiments of the present invention, the switching module 435 can determine one of the touch trajectories of the touch screen 410 as a page switching action. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, pages may be switched by other means, and are not limited to the disclosure. In this way, the user can easily press the commonly used function keys deeply, and the function keys are fixedly displayed on the touch screen 410 without being affected by the page switching. In addition, the special display effector 435b of the switching module 435 can drive the touch screen 410 to display a fixed function key by a special display effect (such as a wake-up display, a concave display or other display effect). In this way, if the user sets the commonly used function key as a fixed function key, the commonly used fixed function key is displayed by the special effect, so that the user can find and use the currently displayed page more easily.

In addition, the switching module 435 can also include a mover 435a. The mover 435a can display the function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions in the displayed current menu page to an adjacent position beside the deep pressing position. The foregoing movement may be performed correspondingly according to the function key sorting mode currently set by the touch device 400. As a result, the original deep press The function keys in the position can still be used and will not be obscured by the fixed function keys.

In addition, the processing component 430 further includes a fixed function key determining module 436 and a fixed releasing module 437. Before the fixed setting module 434 is executed, the fixed function key determining module 436 first determines whether a corresponding function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions has been set as a fixed function key. When it is determined that the corresponding function key is not set as the fixed function key, the processing element 430 drives the fixed setting module 434 to execute. When it is determined that the corresponding function key has been set as the fixed function key, the fixed release module 437 releases the fixed function key, and the released function key can be switched along with the page.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

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The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood. The description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a method for processing a touch function of a touch device according to an embodiment of the present invention. flow chart.

Figure 2 is an embodiment of a candidate menu page.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a display screen to which the touch device of the present invention is applied.

4 is a functional block diagram of a touch device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (7)

A touch device function key processing method includes: (a) displaying, on a touch screen of a touch device, a plurality of current function keys of a current menu page, wherein the current menu is a plurality of the touch devices One of the candidate menu pages; (b) sensing at least one touch action by the touch screen; (c) determining whether the touch action is a deep press action; (d) the touch action is the depth When the pressing operation is performed, the one of the current function keys corresponding to the deep pressing position of the deep pressing action on the touch screen is set as a fixed function key; (e) sensing by the touch screen a page switching action for switching the current menu page; (f) displaying the current menu page after switching on the touch screen, and displaying the fixed function at the depth pressing position of the displayed current menu page (g) before step (d), determining whether a corresponding function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions has been set as the fixed function key; (h) when the corresponding function key is not set to the fixed function key , performing step (d); and (i) When the function key corresponding to the fixed function key has been set, release the fixed key. The touch device function key processing method of claim 1, wherein the step (f) comprises: The function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions in the displayed current menu page is moved to an adjacent position beside the deep pressing position to perform display. The touch device function key processing method of claim 1, wherein the step (f) comprises: displaying the fixed function key by a special display effect. The touch device function key processing method of claim 3, wherein the special display effect is a wake-up display or a concave display. A touch device includes: a touch screen; a storage component for storing a plurality of candidate menu pages; and a processing component electrically connected to the touch screen and the storage component, wherein the processing component comprises: a page display mode And driving the touch screen to display a plurality of current function keys of one of the candidate menu pages of the current menu page; a touch sensing module driving the touch screen to sense at least one touch action; The module determines whether the touch action is a deep pressing action; a fixed setting module, when the touch action is the deep pressing action, the current function keys are corresponding to the touch screen One of the deep pressing actions is set to a fixed function key; a switching module drives the touch screen to sense a page switching action for switching the current menu page, wherein the page display module driver The current menu page after switching is displayed on the touch screen, and the fixed function button is displayed on the displayed deep pressed position of the current menu page; a fixed function key determining module is executed in the fixed setting module Before, determining whether a corresponding function key corresponding to the one of the deep pressing positions is set to the fixed function key, wherein when the corresponding function key is not set to the fixed function key, driving the fixed setting module to execute; and releasing a fixed function The module releases the fixed function key when the corresponding function key is set to the fixed function key. The touch device of claim 5, wherein the switching module comprises: a mover, moving the corresponding function key corresponding to one of the depth pressing positions in the displayed current menu page to the depth pressing position One of the adjacent positions is displayed. The touch device of claim 5, wherein the switching module comprises: a special display effect, driving the touch screen to display the fixed function key by a special display effect.