TWM522416U - Pressure sensing control system - Google Patents

Description

Pressure sensing control system

The present invention relates to a sensing control system, and more particularly to a pressure sensing control system.

The familiar computer uses the mouse to control the position of the mouse on the computer screen. The long-term holding of the mouse pose is not easy to cause carpal tunnel syndrome (English: Carpal tunnel syndrome), also known as carpal tunnel syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, commonly known as mouse Hands, severely, the muscles at the base of the thumb are thin, difficult to stretch, and the symptoms of the hand are lost. Moreover, the conventional mouse cannot perform the touch operation, so that the conventional mouse is limited in use and cannot provide the function of multi-finger gesture touch.

Therefore, improving the operation method of the mouse, reducing the unnecessary force, and providing the user with more operational functions are the directions that the relevant industry is constantly striving for research.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pressure sensing control system that converts a gesture action into a manipulation command for manipulating a graphical user interface.

Therefore, the new pressure sensing control system converts a gesture action into a manipulation command for controlling the graphical user interface, the pressure sensing control system includes a pressure sensing panel and an electrical connection to the pressure sensing panel. Processing unit.

After sensing the gesture, the pressure sensing panel generates a sensing block data including a sensing block and at least one pair of pressure values to be sensed.

After the processing unit executes a pre-stored program, the sensing block data is obtained, and according to the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data, a pair of control rules for sensing the block data is outputted for conversion into a manipulation command.

The pressure sensing control system converts a gesture action into a manipulation command for controlling a graphical user interface, the pressure sensing control system comprising a pressure sensing panel and a processing unit electrically connected to the pressure sensing panel .

After sensing the gesture, the pressure sensing panel generates a sensing block data including a plurality of sensing blocks, and each sensing block corresponds to at least one pressure value.

After the processing unit executes a pre-stored program, the sensing block data is obtained, and according to each pressure value of the sensing block data, a pair of control rules for sensing the block data is outputted for conversion into a manipulation command.

The utility model has the following effects: after the gesture sensing panel senses the gesture action, the sensing block data is generated, and the processing unit outputs different control rules according to the sensing block data, so that it is unnecessary to hold the mouse to reduce unnecessary Force and provide multiple fingers The gesture touch function allows the user to have more operational functions and make the interface operation easier.

1‧‧‧ Pressure Sensing Control System

4‧‧‧Sensing block data

11‧‧‧ Pressure sensing panel

12‧‧‧ storage unit

13‧‧‧Processing unit

2‧‧‧Sensing block data

21‧‧‧ Sensing block

211‧‧‧ Center

301~302‧‧‧Steps

41‧‧‧ Sensing block

411‧‧‧ Center

501~502‧‧‧Steps

L1‧‧‧first axis

L2‧‧‧second axis

L3‧‧‧ third axis

α‧‧‧Preset angle

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a pressure sensing control system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating The sensing block data of a sensing block; FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating the steps involved in a first embodiment of the novel pressure sensing control system; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating one of the first embodiments FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating one of the drag rules of the first embodiment; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a sensing block data having a plurality of sensing blocks; and FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating the new type a second embodiment of the pressure sensing control system; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mouse movement rule of the second embodiment; and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating one of the second embodiment rule.

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

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a first embodiment of the present pressure sensing control system 1 converts a gesture into a manipulation command for controlling a graphical user interface, including a pressure sensing panel 11 and a storage unit. 12, and a processing unit 13.

The pressure sensing panel 11 is configured to touch the gesture, and after sensing the gesture, generate a sensing block data including a sensing block 21 and at least one pair of pressure values (not shown) of the sensing block 21. 2, FIG. 2 shows the pressure distribution of the sensing block 21. In the embodiment, the sensing block 21 has a plurality of pressure values, the pressure distribution is from the inside to the outside, and the corresponding pressure value is from large to small. In other embodiments, a sensing block may only correspond to a pressure value.

The storage unit 12 stores a program, wherein the program has a first instruction and a second instruction, where the first instruction is an instruction to obtain the sensing block 21 and the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data 2, The second command is to output a pair of control rules for sensing the block data 2 according to the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data 2 for conversion into an instruction to manipulate the command.

The processing unit 13 is electrically connected to the pressure sensing panel 11 and the storage unit 12. After the processing unit 13 executes the program stored in the storage unit 12, the sensing of the sensing block data 2 is obtained through the pressure sensing panel 11. Block 21 and the at least one pressure value, and outputting the control according to the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data 2 Rules for operating systems such as Unix, Windows, Mac OS, etc., to be converted into operating commands for the operating system.

Referring to Figures 1, 2, and 3, the various steps involved in this first embodiment of the pressure sensing system are detailed below.

In step 301, after the pressure sensing panel 11 senses the gesture, the sensing block data 2 is generated.

In step 302, the processing unit 13 determines a control rule based on the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data 2, and finally outputs the control rule for conversion into a manipulation command of the coordinated operating system.

Take the interface of the Windows operating system as an example. The following examples illustrate various control rules: Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, when the user wants to move the mouse, the user touches the pressure sensing panel 11 with one finger, so that the pressure sensing panel 11 generates each pressure value of the sensing block 21 is less than a pressure threshold value sensing block data 2, the processing unit 13 determines that the control rule is a mouse movement rule according to each pressure value of the sensing block data 2, and defines a center from the sensing block 21 The first axis L1 extending to a point farthest from the center 211 in the sensing block 21, and a second axis L2 passing through the center 211 and perpendicular to the first axis L1, the first axis L1 and the second The axis L2 forms a target plane. The processing unit 13 calculates the moving direction and the amount of movement of the center 211 on the coordinate plane, and sets the moving direction and the amount of movement of the mouse. most Thereafter, the processing unit 13 outputs the mouse movement rule and converts it into a manipulation command for manipulating the mouse movement according to the set moving direction and the amount of movement under the Windows operating system. In other embodiments, the center 211 of the sensing block 21 may be the centroid of the sensing block 21, and is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, when the user wants to move an object on the mouse, such as Computer-Generated Icons (Icons), the user presses the pressure sensing panel 11 with one finger to make the sensing The at least one pressure value of the block 21 is greater than the pressure threshold value, and the processing unit 13 determines that the control rule is a drag rule according to the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data 2, and defines the first axis L1, And the second axis L2, and calculating a moving direction and a moving amount of the center 211 on the coordinate plane, and setting a moving direction and a moving amount of the computer image. Finally, the processing unit 13 outputs the drag rule and converts the In the Windows operating system, according to the set moving direction and the amount of movement, the manipulation command of the computer image movement is controlled. When the specified position is reached, the user makes each pressure value smaller than the pressure threshold value, so that the object on the mouse is placed to the designated position. Location, but if the mouse does not point to the computer image under the Windows operating system operation interface, the mouse can select the computer image according to the set moving direction and the moving amount. In other embodiments, the drag rule can also be used for any object or text outside the computer image, and is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, when the user wants to output a left mouse click, the user presses the pressure sensing panel 11 with one finger to make the sensing block 21 At least one pressure value is greater than the pressure threshold value, and the center 211 of the sensing block 21 of the sensing block data 2 is within a certain distance of the coordinate plane, and each pressure value of the sensing block 21 is less than the pressure threshold value. The processing unit 13 determines that the control rule is a click rule according to the sensing block data 2, and converts it into a left mouse button control command for outputting a left click signal under the Windows operating system. In other embodiments, the user may use different fingers to cause the processing unit 13 to generate different mouse control commands according to the click rule, such as a right mouse button control command, not limited thereto.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the processing unit 13 may define a sensing plane of the pressure sensing panel 11 as a coordinate plane, but is not limited thereto.

It should be further noted that in other embodiments, the pressure sensing panel 11 can be a touch panel (not shown), and the touch panel is internally provided with a pressure sensing module (not shown), such as an apple. The company's 3D touch technology integrates the pressure sensitive module into a backlight panel (not shown) of a display (not shown). When the finger touches the touch panel, the touch panel Generating a current signal to define the sensing block 21, the sensing module sensing a change in pressure between a screen glass (not shown) and the backlight panel to obtain a pressure value corresponding to the sensing block 21, The sensing block 21 and the pressure value constitute the sensing block data 2. In this embodiment, the pressure threshold value may be 0, but not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6 , a second embodiment of the present pressure sensing control system 1 converts a gesture into a manipulation command for controlling a graphical user interface, including a pressure sensing panel 11 and a storage unit. 12, and a processing unit 13.

The pressure sensing panel 11 is configured to touch the gesture, and after sensing the gesture, generating a sensing block data 4 including a plurality of sensing blocks 41, each sensing block 41 corresponding to at least one pressure value (not shown) FIG. 6 shows the pressure distribution of the sensing blocks 41. In the present embodiment, each sensing block 41 has a plurality of pressure values corresponding to the pressure distribution from the inside to the outside, and the corresponding pressure value is as large as Small, in other embodiments, each sensing block may also have a pressure value.

The storage unit 12 stores a program, wherein the program has a first instruction and a second instruction, and the first instruction is the sensing block 41 and each sensing block 41 of the sensing block data 4. The at least one pressure value command is to output a pair of control rules for sensing the block data 4 according to each pressure value of the sensing block data 4 for conversion into an instruction for manipulating the command.

The processing unit 13 is electrically connected to the pressure sensing panel 11 and the storage unit 12, and executes the program stored in the storage unit 12. The processing unit 13 obtains the sensing of the sensing block data 4 through the pressure sensing panel 11. The block 41 and each of the sensing blocks 41 corresponding to the at least one pressure value, and outputting the control rule according to each pressure value of the sensing block data 4, for different operating systems such as Unix, Operating systems such as Windows and Mac OS convert this control rule into a manipulation command that matches the operating system.

Referring to Figures 1, 6, and 7, the various steps involved in the second embodiment of the pressure sensing system are detailed below.

In step 501, after the pressure sensing panel 11 senses the gesture, the sensing block data 4 is generated.

In step 502, the processing unit 13 determines a control rule based on each pressure value of the sensing block data 4, and finally outputs the control rule for conversion into a manipulation command of the coordinated operating system.

Take the interface of the Windows operating system as an example. The following examples illustrate various control rules: Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, when the user wants to move the mouse, the user touches the pressure sensing panel 11 with five fingers, so that the pressure sensing panel 11 generates the corresponding corresponding to each sensing block 41. The at least one pressure value is all less than the pressure threshold. The processing unit 13 determines that the control rule is a mouse movement rule according to each pressure value of the sensing block data 4, and defines a first axis L1 and a second axis. L2, and a third axis L1, the first axis L1 is connected to the two centers of the two sensing blocks 41 which are the farthest distance among the sensing blocks 41, and the second axis L2 is the first axis L1. In the second sensing block 41, the center of the sensing block 41 on the right side is an axis, which is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle α, and the third axis L3 is passed through the center of the sensing block 41. Straight to the second axis L2, the second axis L2 and the third axis L3 form a calibration plane, and the processing unit 13 calculates a moving direction and a movement amount of the center 411 of the sensing blocks 41 on the coordinate plane, and sets In the other embodiments, the center 411 of the sensing blocks 41 may be the centroid of the sensing blocks 41, and is not limited thereto. Finally, the processing unit 13 outputs the mouse movement rule and converts it into a manipulation command for manipulating the mouse movement according to the set moving direction and the amount of movement under the Windows operating system. In this embodiment, the second axis L2 is the first axis L1, which is centered on the center of the sensing block 41 on the right side, and rotates clockwise by a predetermined angle α. In other embodiments, the first axis The axis L1 may be centered on the center of the other sensing block 41, and the direction of rotation may be clockwise or counterclockwise, and is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9, when the user wants to move the object on the mouse, the user touches the pressure sensing panel 11 with five fingers, and the sensing block 41 of the sensing block data 4 is The at least one pressure value of either one is greater than the pressure threshold value, and the processing unit 13 determines that the control rule is a drag rule according to each pressure value of the sensing block data 4, and defines the first axis L1, the first The processing unit 13 calculates the moving direction and the moving amount of the center 411 of the sensing block 41 on the coordinate plane, and sets the moving direction and the moving amount of the computer image, and finally, the second axis L2, and the third axis L3. The processing unit 13 outputs the drag rule and converts it into a manipulation command for controlling the movement of the computer image according to the set moving direction and the amount of movement under the Windows operating system. When the specified position is reached, the user gives each pressure value. Less than this The pressure threshold is so high that the object on the mouse is placed at the specified position. However, if the mouse does not point to the computer image under the Windows operating system operation interface, the mouse can select the computer image according to the set moving direction and the moving amount. In other embodiments, the drag rule can also be used for any object or text outside the computer image, and is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, when the user wants to output a left mouse click, the user touches the pressure sensing panel 11 with five fingers, so that the at least one pressure value of one of the sensing blocks 41 is greater than the pressure. The processing unit 13 is based on the threshold value, and the sensing block 41 of the sensing block data 4 is within a certain distance of the coordinate plane, and each pressure value corresponding to the sensing block 41 is less than the pressure threshold value. The sensing block data 4 determines that the control rule is a click control rule, and is converted into a left mouse button control command for outputting a left click signal under the Windows operating system. In other embodiments, the user may use different fingers to cause the processing unit 13 to generate different mouse control commands according to the click rule, such as a right mouse button control command, not limited thereto.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the pressure sensing panel 11 can be a multi-touch panel (not shown), and the multi-touch panel is internally provided with a pressure sensing module (not shown). For example, Apple's 3D touch technology integrates the pressure sensitive module into a backlight panel (not shown) of a display (not shown) when the finger touches the multi-touch panel. The multi-touch panel generates a current signal to define the sensing block 41, and the sensing module senses a screen glass (not shown) to the backlight The pressure between the panels is changed to obtain the pressure value corresponding to the sensing block 41. The sensing block 41 and the pressure value constitute the sensing block data 4. In this embodiment, the pressure threshold may be 0, but Not limited to this.

It should be further noted that in other embodiments, the processing unit 13 may define the sensing plane of the pressure sensing panel 11 as a coordinate plane, but not limited thereto, and in this embodiment, the user is The pressure sensing panel 11 is touched with five fingers. In other embodiments, other numbers of fingers may be used, and are not limited thereto.

In summary, the pressure sensing and control system of the present invention uses the pressure sensing panel 11 to sense the gesture, and generates the sensing block data 2, and the processing unit 13 outputs different control according to the sensing block data 2. The rule is that the user does not need to hold the mouse to reduce unnecessary force, and provides a multi-finger gesture function, so that the user has more operation functions and makes the interface operation easier, so it is true. Can achieve the purpose of this new type.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

1‧‧‧ Pressure Sensing Control System

11‧‧‧ Pressure sensing panel

12‧‧‧ storage unit

13‧‧‧Processing unit

Claims (10)

A pressure sensing control system converts a gesture action into a manipulation command for controlling a graphical user interface, the pressure sensing control system includes: a pressure sensing panel, after sensing the gesture action, generating a The sensing block and at least one pair of sensing block data that should sense the pressure value of the block; and a processing unit electrically connected to the pressure sensing panel, the processing unit performing a pre-stored program, obtaining the sensing block data, And determining a control rule according to the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data, and finally outputting the control rule for conversion into a manipulation command. The pressure sensing control system of claim 1, wherein, when each pressure value of the sensing block data is less than a pressure threshold, the processing unit determines the control according to each pressure value of the sensing block data. The rule is a mouse movement rule, and the processing unit calculates a moving direction and a moving amount of the sensing block on a target plane, and sets a moving direction and a moving amount of the mouse. The pressure sensing control system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit determines the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data when the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data is greater than a pressure threshold value The control rule is a drag rule, and the processing unit calculates a moving direction and a moving amount of the sensing block on a target plane, and sets a moving direction and a moving amount of the object on a mouse. The pressure sensing control system of claim 1, wherein the at least one pressure value of the sensing block data is greater than a pressure threshold value, and the sensing block of the sensing block data is at a target plane When the pressure value of the sensing block data is less than the pressure threshold value, the processing unit determines the control rule as a click rule according to the sensing block data, and outputs a mouse control command. The pressure sensing control system of any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the processing unit defines a direction extending from a center of the sensing block to a farthest from the center of the sensing block in the sensing block A first axis of a point, and a second axis passing through the center of the sensing block and perpendicular to the first axis, the first and second axes forming the coordinate plane. A pressure sensing control system converts a gesture action into a manipulation command for controlling a graphical user interface, the pressure sensing control system includes: a pressure sensing panel, after sensing the gesture action, generating a majority Inductive block data of the sensing block, each sensing block corresponding to at least one pressure value; and a processing unit electrically connected to the pressure sensing panel, the processing unit performing a pre-stored program, obtaining the sensing block data And determining a control rule according to each pressure value of the sensing block data, and finally outputting the control rule for conversion into a manipulation command. The pressure sensing control system of claim 6, wherein the processing unit is based on the sensing when the at least one pressure value corresponding to each sensing block of the sensing block data is less than a pressure threshold value. Block data Each pressure value determines that the control rule is a mouse movement rule, and the processing unit calculates a moving direction and a moving amount of the sensing block on a target plane, and sets a moving direction and a moving amount of the mouse. The pressure sensing control system of claim 6, wherein when the at least one pressure value of any one of the sensing blocks of the sensing block data is greater than a pressure threshold, the processing unit is configured according to the Each pressure value of the sensing block data determines that the control rule is a drag rule, and the processing unit calculates a moving direction and a moving amount of the sensing block on a target plane, and sets a moving direction of the object on a mouse. And the amount of movement. The pressure sensing control system of claim 6, wherein the at least one pressure value of any one of the sensing blocks of the sensing block data is greater than a pressure threshold, and the sensing block is When a pressure value corresponding to the sensing block is less than the pressure threshold value within a certain distance of a target plane, the processing unit determines the control rule as a click rule according to the sensing block data, and outputs a mouse control instruction. The pressure sensing control system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the processing unit defines a first axis, a second axis, and a third axis, wherein the first axis is the sensing area The two centers of the two sensing blocks which are farthest apart in the block are connected, and the second axis is that the first axis is rotated by a predetermined angle with any one of the centers of the two sensing blocks, the third axis The second and third axes form the coordinate plane through the center of the sensing block and perpendicular to the second axis.