WO2011005002A2

WO2011005002A2 - Auxiliary touch monitor system which enables independent touch input, and independent touch input method for an auxiliary touch monitor

Info

Publication number: WO2011005002A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/004381
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정동관
Original assignee: (주)사운드그래프
Priority date: 2009-07-10
Filing date: 2010-07-06
Publication date: 2011-01-13
Also published as: KR101095667B1; KR20110005434A; CN102473047A; WO2011005002A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an auxiliary touch monitor system which enables independent touch input, and to an independent touch input method for an auxiliary touch monitor. The auxiliary touch monitor system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an auxiliary touch monitor; an auxiliary touch controller which controls a touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor, and which has firmware for processing a touch input signal using a protocol different from the protocol of a main input means; an auxiliary touch driver which receives data created in the firmware; and an independent control application which provides a software module menu capable of taking an input through a touch operation, and which independently drives and controls a software module without affecting an active window of a main monitor using the processed data. Consequently, the present invention enables users to control various media files or to smoothly search for information such as weather or news through the auxiliary monitor while using an application program being executed on the main monitor.

Description

Independent touch input system for independent touch input and independent touch input method of auxiliary touch monitor

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a secondary monitor of a computing system and an input method thereof, and in particular, to control various media files through a secondary monitor while using an application program working on the primary monitor of a computing system, and to control information such as weather and news. The present invention relates to an auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input and an independent touch input method of the auxiliary touch monitor, which enable a smooth search.

In general, an auxiliary monitor installed in addition to the main monitor of the computer system is connected to the system through a connection such as USB, VGA, or DVI. Various application programs running on an operating system are input by an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, or by an input through a touch film mounted on the surface of the auxiliary monitor. In this case, the touch film converts an electric signal generated through the touch of a user's finger into a mouse signal and sends it to an operating system, and the operating system drives the application programs.

In the case of using the conventional technology, the touch screen of the sub-monitor must be touched in order to control a program running in the sub-program while working with the application program on the main monitor. At the moment, the control right of the application program controlled on the primary monitor is transferred to the secondary monitor. Then, in order to finish the work on the secondary monitor and control the application program on the main monitor again, move the mouse cursor to the main monitor and click the mouse on the main monitor. Done.

Such inconveniences may cause the use of an application that works on the main monitor and at the same time, the purpose of controlling the various media files through the secondary monitor or facilitating the use of the secondary monitor to retrieve information such as weather and news. have.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience and to independently execute and control the application software displayed on the auxiliary touch monitor without affecting the active window of the main monitor, the independent touch input is possible. It is to provide an auxiliary touch monitor system.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the inconvenience described above and to independently execute and control the application software displayed on the auxiliary touch monitor without affecting the active window of the main monitor. It is to provide a touch input method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing an independent touch input method of an auxiliary touch monitor on a computer.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, the auxiliary touch monitor including an injection force means and a main monitor and connected to a computing system on which an operating system is mounted; An auxiliary touch including a firmware for controlling a touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor and processing a signal input through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor using a predetermined protocol different from that of a pointing device among the injection force means; Controller; An auxiliary touch driver configured to operate the touch screen under the operating system and to receive and output data generated by the firmware; And a predetermined software module menu driven on the operating system and capable of touch input on the auxiliary touch monitor, and using the processed data output from the auxiliary touch driver, affecting an active window on the main monitor. It is characterized in that it comprises an independent control application for driving and controlling the predetermined software module independently.

Independent touch input method of the auxiliary touch monitor according to the present invention for achieving the technical problem, the step of accepting an input via the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor provided separately from the main input and output means of the computing system equipped with the operating system; Processing the signal generated through the input using a predetermined protocol different from that of the pointing device in which the firmware of the touch screen controller is one of the main input / output means; A touch driver for the touch screen receiving and outputting the data processed by the firmware; When the predetermined application running on the operating system is an independent control application, converting the processed data output through the touchscreen touch driver into coordinates on a monitor of the auxiliary touch monitor; And by the independent control application interpreting the converted coordinate data to independently drive and control a software module on the auxiliary touch monitor without affecting the active window on the main monitor.

A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the invention described above is provided.

According to the auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input and the independent touch input method of the auxiliary touch monitor according to the present invention, a touch signal generated through a touch screen installed in the auxiliary monitor is applied to the input / output of the main monitor provided in the main body of the computing system. By not affecting at all and only affecting the output of the auxiliary touch monitor, it is possible to control various media files or search for information such as weather and news through the auxiliary monitor while using an application working on the primary monitor. can do.

According to the present invention, a computer and a keyboard and a mouse, which are existing input / output devices, can be used to control a computer main body, and software modules driven by the auxiliary touch monitor according to the present invention can be freely controlled using a touch. It has the same effect as having two computers.

You can also connect multiple auxiliary touchmonitors to a single computer to do the job you want. For example, if it is applied to a vehicle PC, the driver drives the navigation software (S / W) using one PC in the vehicle, the passenger in the passenger seat selects music, and the child sitting in the back seat plays a game. For example, you can use one PC to control the inputs and outputs you want, using a single PC.

1 illustrates a basic system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of an auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input according to the present invention.

3 illustrates an example of application software modules provided by an independent control application.

FIG. 4 illustrates an independent control application in which a plurality of auxiliary touch monitors are provided with corresponding touch controllers and touch drivers for respective touch screens and run on an operating system.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an independent touch input method of an auxiliary touch monitor according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for describing in detail an auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input and an independent touch input method of an auxiliary touch monitor according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Configurations shown in the embodiments and drawings described herein are only one preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, various equivalents that may be substituted for them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be variations and variations.

1 illustrates a basic system to which the present invention is applied, and when the computing system 110 receives an input through a main input means 130 such as a keyboard and a mouse for executing and controlling an application, the main monitor is processed. Output to 120. In addition, the auxiliary touch monitor 140 can independently execute and control application software displayed on the auxiliary touch monitor 140 without affecting the active window of the main monitor 120.

An embodiment of the auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input includes an auxiliary touch monitor 210, an auxiliary touch controller 220, an auxiliary touch driver 230, and an independent control application 240.

The auxiliary touch monitor 210 is connected to a computing system (not shown) equipped with an injection force means such as a keyboard and a mouse and a main monitor, and is equipped with an operating system, and a touch screen 212 is installed on the auxiliary monitor 214. It is. The connection with the computing system is preferably connected by USB.

The auxiliary touch controller 220 controls the touch screen 212 of the auxiliary touch monitor 210, a predetermined protocol defined in the present invention different from the standard protocol of a pointing device, for example, a mouse of the injection force means Using a firmware 222 for processing a signal input through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor (210). The processed data is preferably packet data.

The auxiliary touch driver 230 allows the touch screen 212 to operate under the operating system, and receives and outputs data generated by the firmware 222.

The independent control application 240 is driven on the operating system, provides a predetermined software module menu capable of touch input on the auxiliary touch monitor 210, and the processed data output from the auxiliary touch driver 230. By using, independently driving and controlling the predetermined software module without affecting the active window on the main monitor.

In a variation of the embodiment, the data generated through the firmware 222 may be used by the independent control application 240 without using the auxiliary touch driver 230.

The independent control application 240 outputs data to the auxiliary monitor 214 through the graphic driver 250 and the graphic controller 260.

3 illustrates an example of application software modules provided by the independent control application 240. The independent control application 240 is a touch input module 310 for receiving data processed by the signal input through the touch screen 212, a media module 320 for playing media data such as audio and video, weather, clock Widget module 330 for outputting widget information such as news, dictionary, book review, and delivery information, and a matching module 340 for matching touch screens and monitors of the plurality of touch monitors one-to-one when provided with a plurality of touch monitors. ) And a power control module 250 that controls power ON / OFF of the computing system. In addition, the independent control application 240 provides the plurality of software modules as a menu-type user interface on the auxiliary touch monitor 210.

When one software module of the menu is selected through a touch input, the independent control application 240 is processed through the firmware 222 of the auxiliary touch controller 220 and the auxiliary touch driver 230. Convert the data into coordinates on the sub-monitor 214 of the sub-touch monitor 210, and interpret the converted coordinate data to independently on the sub-touch monitor 210 without affecting the active window on the main monitor. To drive and control the software module.

FIG. 4 illustrates that when there are a plurality of auxiliary touch monitors,

touch controllers

440, 442, and 444 and

touch drivers

450, 452, and 454 corresponding to

touch screens

430, 432, and 434 of the plurality of touch monitors, respectively. The independent control application 400 is provided and runs on the operating system 420.

The independent control application 400 provides corresponding

application user interfaces

402, 404, and 406 for each of the plurality of touch monitors.

If the touchmonitor is connected to the computing system via USB, multiple touchmonitor connections are possible. At this time, as described above, if the technology of independently transmitting touch inputs to the sub-monitors is enabled, inputs to a plurality of monitors connected to one system may be independently input using a touch of a finger.

In order to use multiple monitors and multiple touch screens that are connected simultaneously in one system as needed, a matching operation is required to combine them in a pair so that each monitor and touch input can be operated together. . Each monitor and touch screen should all be connected to the system via USB, each with its own unique product ID.

This allows applications designed to run resident on a secondary monitor to display messages on the screen that in turn prompt you to perform touch inputs on the monitor screen. The configured monitor and touch screen can be judged and bundled into a pair.

That is, the independent control application 400 requires a matching module 340 for matching the monitors and the touch screens of the plurality of auxiliary touch monitors one-to-one. The matching module 340 includes a matching output unit 342 and a matching setting unit 344. The matching output unit 342 outputs an input request message for requesting a user touch input from the independent control application 240 to the auxiliary touch monitor. When the touch input according to the input request message is made through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor, the matching setting unit 344 matches the identification information of the touch screen with the monitor identification information of the auxiliary touch monitor.

The independent control application 240 inputs and outputs data to the one-to-one matched touch screen and monitor with reference to the matching information of the matching setting unit 344.

The multi-input I / O touch monitor system that expands the auxiliary monitor to which the independent touch input is applied uses a plurality of auxiliary monitors that can perform independent inputs with one system in the conventional work environment that had to drive multiple systems. The ability to change to a working environment can dramatically reduce the number of systems required.

In addition, the concept of multiple monitors with independent inputs and outputs enables users to independently play and watch different media files on one system by adding audio devices as well as touch screens. Can be extended to

That is, when the apparatus further includes a plurality of audio output means installed on the plurality of auxiliary touch monitors, the matching module matches the auxiliary monitor, the touch screen installed on the auxiliary monitor, and the audio output means.

In this case, in order to combine a plurality of audio devices, monitors, and touch screens connected to the system in pairs, the audio devices are sequentially driven in the system as described above, and the user performs input through the touch screen of the sounded monitor. This allows each monitor, touchscreen and audio device to be configured to act as a separate device.

The computing system includes a system including a general purpose computer, a mobile device, a POS system, a processor (CPU), an operating system, and input / output means.

First, input is received through a touch screen of an auxiliary touch monitor provided separately from the main input / output means of a computing system equipped with an operating system. (Step S510)

The signal generated through the input is processed by the firmware 222 of the touch screen controller 220 using a predetermined protocol defined in the present invention, which is different from the protocol of a pointing device, preferably a mouse, which is one of the main input / output means. (Step S520)

The touch driver 230 for the touch screen receives the data processed by the firmware 222 and outputs the processed data (step S530).

The independent control application 240 converts the processed data output through the touch screen touch driver 230 to coordinates on the monitor 214 of the auxiliary touch monitor.

The independent control application 240 analyzes the converted coordinate data and independently drives and controls a software module on the auxiliary touch monitor without affecting the active window on the main monitor.

On the other hand, when there are a plurality of auxiliary touch monitors, the independent control application causes the input request messages to be sequentially displayed on the auxiliary touch monitors. Then, when an input corresponding to the input request message is made through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor, the identification information of the touch screen and the identification information of the auxiliary monitor are matched. In this case, the independent control application inputs and outputs data to the touch screen and the auxiliary monitor with reference to the matching data. When the apparatus further includes a plurality of audio output means, it is preferable to match the auxiliary monitor, the auxiliary input means provided on the auxiliary monitor, and the audio output means installed on the auxiliary monitor.

The present invention is characterized in that the electrical signal input through the touch film is converted into a mouse signal and not transmitted to the operating system, and is directly transmitted to a specific program that is designed to be resident and driven on a secondary monitor using a separate protocol.

In order to match the electrical signal generated from the touch film to the coordinates on the secondary monitor in a one-to-one manner using a separate protocol, the following process is preferable.

First, when the user touch input 605, it is converted into an electrical analog signal through the touch screen 610, the analog signal is converted into a digital signal through the analog to digital signal converter 615.

When input through a touch monitor and converted into a digital signal, according to a conventional method, the packet data is converted to packet data based on a standard mouse protocol through firmware of the USB touch controller 620 and transferred to the mouse driver 625 of the operating system. In operation 630, the operating system converts the X and Y coordinate data on the entire window. Then, the mouse cursor is moved (635) and the mouse is clicked to switch to the active window (640). If it is a touch input, the touched window is activated, and an operation 645 is performed with the mouse in the active window, and a task is executed or a program is executed or controlled through the active window.

On the other hand, when the electrical signal generated by the touch input to the touch monitor is converted into a digital signal, in the present invention through the firmware of the USB touch controller 650 is converted into packet data based on a predetermined data protocol defined in the present invention It is transferred to the touch driver 655 unique to the present invention, and converted into X, Y coordinate data on the USB monitor in the independent control application (660).

That is, by analyzing the firmware transmitted from the touch screen to a separate protocol prescribed in the present invention, a separate driver for transferring the protocol made in the firmware through the USB bus, and finally coordinate data uploaded through the driver There is a need for an application that controls various media files and retrieves and displays useful information.

When the coordinate data is interpreted through the above process and the application is executed and controlled, the mouse cursor is fixed to the auxiliary touch monitor input because the mouse cursor on the main monitor of the computing system is not affected. It is fixed 670. In the present invention, the operation 667 with the mouse in a unique program on the auxiliary touch monitor separate from the active window on the main monitor.

The biggest benefit is that no matter what you are doing, such as surfing the web, documenting, drawing, or using graphical tools on the main monitor, the keyboard and mouse connected to the system will provide input to the main monitor. Information displayed on the sub-monitor can be controlled using a touch film mounted on the surface of the sub-monitor.

Of course, the coordinate data transmitted using a separate protocol can be converted to a general mouse signal and used if desired by the user. That is, the conventional technology transmitted as a mouse signal cannot independently control the application program on the sub-monitor, but the coordinate data transmitted using a separate protocol directly acts on the application program on the sub-monitor or converts it into a mouse signal. It becomes possible.

The present invention can be embodied as code that can be read by a computer (including all devices having an information processing function) in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording devices include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The present invention can be used in the field of touch monitor capable of touch input.

Claims

An auxiliary touch monitor having an injection force means and a main monitor and connected to a computing system on which an operating system is mounted;

An auxiliary touch having a firmware for controlling a touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor and processing a signal input through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor using a predetermined protocol different from that of a pointing device among the injection force means; Controller;

An auxiliary touch driver configured to operate the touch screen under the operating system and to receive and output data generated by the firmware; And

It provides a predetermined menu of software modules running on the operating system and capable of touch input on the auxiliary touch monitor, and does not affect the active window on the main monitor by using the processed data output from the auxiliary touch driver. And an independent control application capable of independently driving and controlling the predetermined software module without a touch input.
The method of claim 1, wherein the independent control application

When a plurality of software modules, such as a media playback module and a widget display module, are provided as a user interface in a menu form on the auxiliary touch monitor, and one of the software modules is selected through a touch input, the firmware of the auxiliary touch controller is displayed. And converting the processed data outputted through the auxiliary touch driver into coordinates on a monitor of the auxiliary touch monitor, and interpreting the converted coordinate data to independently affect the active window on the main monitor. An auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, characterized in that for driving and controlling the software module on the monitor.
The method of claim 2,

When there are a plurality of auxiliary touch monitors, corresponding touch controllers and touch drivers are provided for each of the plurality of touch monitors.

The independent control application further includes a matching module for matching the monitors and touch screens of the plurality of auxiliary touch monitors one-to-one, and a widget module for displaying a media module and a widget for media playback on each of the plurality of auxiliary touch monitors. An auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, comprising: providing a plurality of software modules such as a menu type user interface.
The method of claim 3, wherein the matching module

A matching message output unit for the control application to output an input request message for requesting a user touch input through a touch screen on the auxiliary touch monitor; And

When a touch input according to the input request message is made through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor, a matching setting unit for matching the identification information of the touch screen and the monitor identification information of the auxiliary touch monitor,

The control application is an auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, comprising inputting and outputting data to the one-to-one matched touch screen and monitor with reference to the matching information of the matching setting unit.
The method of claim 4, wherein

When further provided with a plurality of audio output means provided on the plurality of auxiliary touch monitor,

The matching module

And an auxiliary touch monitor capable of independent touch input, wherein the auxiliary monitor matches a touch screen installed on the auxiliary monitor and the audio output means.
The touch monitor of claim 3, wherein the plurality of touchmonitors

The auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, characterized in that connected to the computing system via a USB.
The software module of claim 1, wherein the software module of the independent control application is

A touch input module for processing a signal input through a touch screen and receiving data transmitted through a touch driver;

A media module for playing media data such as audio and video;

Widget module for outputting widget information such as weather, clock, news, dictionary, book review, shipping information;

When provided with a plurality of touch monitor, a matching module for matching the touch screen, the monitor of the plurality of touch monitor in a one-to-one; And

And an auxiliary touch monitor capable of independent touch input, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a power control unit for controlling power on / off of the computing system.
The system of claim 1, wherein the computing system is

An auxiliary touch monitor system capable of independent touch input, comprising one of a general-purpose computer having a processor (CPU), an operating system, and an input / output means, a mobile device, and a POS system.
Receiving an input through a touch screen of an auxiliary touch monitor provided separately from the main input / output means of the computing system equipped with the operating system;

Processing the signal generated through the input using a predetermined protocol different from that of the pointing device in which the firmware of the touch screen controller is one of the main input / output means;

A touch driver for the touch screen receiving and outputting the data processed by the firmware;

When the predetermined application running on the operating system is an independent control application, converting the processed data output through the touchscreen touch driver into coordinates on a monitor of the auxiliary touch monitor; And

And the independent control application interpreting the converted coordinate data to independently drive and control a software module on the auxiliary touch monitor without affecting the active window on the main monitor. Independent touch input method.
The method of claim 9,

When the plurality of auxiliary touch monitors are displayed, causing the independent control application to sequentially display an input request message on the auxiliary touch monitors; And

If an input corresponding to the input request message is made through the touch screen of the auxiliary touch monitor, matching the identification information of the touch screen with the identification information of the auxiliary monitor;

The independent control application is an independent touch input method of the auxiliary touch monitor, characterized in that the input and output data to the touch screen and the auxiliary monitor with reference to the matching data.
The method of claim 10, wherein the matching step

When further comprising a plurality of audio output means, the independent touch input of the auxiliary touch monitor, characterized in that for matching the auxiliary monitor, the auxiliary input means installed on the auxiliary monitor and the audio output means installed on the auxiliary monitor Way.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the invention according to any one of claims 9 to 11.