WO2012073173A1 - Procédé amélioré de détermination de multiples entrées tactiles sur un écran tactile résistif - Google Patents

Procédé amélioré de détermination de multiples entrées tactiles sur un écran tactile résistif Download PDF

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WO2012073173A1
WO2012073173A1 PCT/IB2011/055321 IB2011055321W WO2012073173A1 WO 2012073173 A1 WO2012073173 A1 WO 2012073173A1 IB 2011055321 W IB2011055321 W IB 2011055321W WO 2012073173 A1 WO2012073173 A1 WO 2012073173A1
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  • the present invention relates to an improved method for interpreting gestures on a resistive touch screen.
  • a number of input devices are available in the prior art, for performing a variety of operations in an IT system, such as i ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), kiosks, POS (Points of Service), but especially in electronic devices such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), mobile phones, notebooks, laptops, MP3 readers, etc.
  • i ATMs Automated Teller Machines
  • POS Points of Service
  • PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
  • mobile phones notebooks, laptops, MP3 readers, etc.
  • These operations generally consist in moving a cursor and/or selecting a portion of an image on a screen, but also in scrolling, panning and zooming an image on the screen.
  • input devices may include push buttons, switches, keyboards, mice, trackballs, touchpadSj joysticks, touch screens and the like.
  • input devices may include push buttons, switches, keyboards, mice, trackballs, touchpadSj joysticks, touch screens and the like.
  • gestures as screen input devices, i.e. using one or more fingers of one or both hands which touch the screen at different points and move within the screen area to create, when properly interpreted, features such as zooming or rotation of an object displayed on the screen as a portion or the entirety of: a text, an image, a vector figure, etc.
  • the x coordinates of the two points PI e P2 may be calculated by addition or subtraction of the modulus value ⁇ to or from the coordinates xc of the midpoint P0.
  • the modulus value Ay representative of the difference along an axis perpendicular to the first axis within the first layer, is obtained likewise; once the modulus value Ay has been obtained, the y coordinates for the two points PI and P2 may be calculated by addition or subtraction of the modulus value Ay to or from the coordinates yc of the midpoint P0.
  • the coordinates of the midpoint P0 are estimated by detecting the read voltage from a reading terminal VI or V2 of one of the two links defined by the resistors Rl 1, R12 and 3 and the resistors R7, R8 and R3 respectively, when the screen is simultaneously touched at the two points PI and P2.
  • the present invention is based on the problem of providing a method that has such functional features as to fulfill the above need, while obviating the above prior art drawbacks.
  • a method is provided of interpreting gestures on a resistive touch screen without changing the construction of a common resistive touch screen, such as of the 4-wire, 5-wire or 8-wire screen.
  • the present invention may particularly find application in a variety of electronic apparatus such as ATMs (Automated Teller Machines), kiosks, POS (Points of Service) apparatus, but especially in electronic devices such as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), mobile phones, notebooks, laptops, MP3 readers, etc.
  • ATMs Automated Teller Machines
  • POS Points of Service
  • PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
  • mobile phones notebooks, laptops, MP3 readers, etc.
  • FIG. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of the panel when it is touched at two points with the coordinates of the points being determined along an axis, according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a different diagrammatic view of the panel of Figure 1, in which the centering problem is identified;
  • FIG. 3 shows the same diagrammatic view as the panel of Figure 2, with the coordinates of the points being determined along an axis, according to the present invention
  • FIG. 4 shows a diagrammatic view as the panel of Figure 2, with the coordinates of the points being determined along another axis, according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5 and 6 show a different diagrammatic view of the panel of Figure 1, in which the ambiguous orientation problem is identified;
  • the layer that is powered with the voltage Vcc is, for instance, the layer representative of the y coordinates
  • the layer that is held floating is, for instance, the one representative of the x coordinates.
  • the current 12 that flows in the powered layer i.e., in the particular case of Figure 1, the layer representative of the y coordinate
  • Such increase is caused by the fact that by touching the first screen layer at two points, a parallel path is introduced in the lower panel, (here representing the x coordinate).
  • the current 12 also flows through the links defined by the resistors Rl 1 , Rl 2, R3 and the resistors R7, R8 and R3 respectively.
  • the coordinate of the midpoint P0 is estimated by evaluating one of the two possible read voltages VI and V2 provided by common resistive touch screen control circuitry.
  • the present inventors found that the touch point PI, i.e. the one placed, for instance, at the top right, will "influence" more the reading terminal VI, whereas the touch point P2, placed for instance at the bottom left, will "influence” more the reading terminal V2.
  • This different influence on the reading terminals VI, V2 is caused by the fact that the average voltage evaluated in one of the two reading terminals VI or V2 is obtained by weighting the two touch voltages by their impedance to the reading terminal.
  • the step of obtaining the coordinates P0xc,P0yc of the midpoint P0 is carried out by first detecting a first read voltage VI (reading terminal VI) and a second read voltage V2 (reading terminal V2) and then by processing a read voltage Vxc, Vyc that equals an average value between the first read voltage VI and the second read voltage V2 (by appropriately changing the power nodes and the read nodes) to obtain said coordinates POxc, POyc of the midpoint P0.
  • the modulus value ⁇ (and likewise the modulus value Ay) is calculated by powering the first layer 2A (e.g. the flexible outer layer) with a voltage value Vcc, while such first layer 2A is touched in the first point PI and the second point P2 respectively; by detecting a first current value I2,x for the current flowing in the first layer 2A, i.e. the layer powered with the voltage value Vcc; by processing the first current value I2,x to determine a first modulus value ⁇ representative of the coordinate difference along the axis 2C (e.g. the x axis) of the first layer 2A between the coordinates of the first touch point PI and those of the second touch point P2.
  • the method may include, also with reference to Figure 3, averaging of the read voltages VI and V2 to obtain an estimate of the average voltage Vyc, representative of the coordinate POyc of the midpoint P0, which is more accurate than the estimate that can be obtained by traditional methods.
  • the average voltage Vyc may be calculated using the following formula:
  • a and ⁇ are two parameters that account for the impedance with which the two touch points PI and P2 control the related voltages VI and V2.
  • These two parameters a and ⁇ may be obtained iteratively, may be calculated by a complex model of the resistive panel, or may be also saved in a previously prepared lookup table.
  • a more accurate estimate of the coordinate POxc of the midpoint P0 consists in averaging the read voltages VI and V2 using weights ⁇ , ⁇ , i.e. according to the following formula:
  • Vxc -
  • ⁇ are ⁇ are two weights or parameters that account for the impedance with which the two touch points PI and P2 control the related voltages VI and V2.
  • the two parameters ⁇ and ⁇ may be obtained iteratively, may be calculated by a complex model of the resistive panel, or may be also saved in a previously prepared look-up table.
  • the modulus value ⁇ and the modulus value Ay have been obtained (as described in PCT7IT2009/000238), and knowing the coordinates POxc, POyc of the midpoint PO from the average read voltage Vxc, Vyc, the x and y coordinates of the two points PI e P2 may be calculated by addition or subtraction of the modulus value ⁇ , Ay to or from the coordinates xc, yc of the midpoint PO.
  • the spatial coordinates POxc and POyx may be obtained by the method in a conversion step, for converting such voltage values Vxc, Vyc, in proportion to the size of the resistive panel, into the coordinates POxc and POyc.
  • Such conversion step requires knowledge of the size of the resistive panel (e.g. its pixel size according to the graphic display with which the touch screen panel is coupled, or the size in meters, etc.).
  • the conversion step of the method is based on pixel conversion. This ensures direct use of the coordinates by the graphic processing system that actively controls the graphic display mounted with the resistive panel.
  • Characteristic parameters of the resistive panel are known by the skilled person to be, for instance, the y axis dimension Heightpj x d j or the x axis dimension Height P j xe i >x of the pixel graphic display.
  • the coordinates POxc and POyc may be calculated, e.g. using the following formulas:
  • Vcc is the voltage supplied to the panel or more generally the potential difference between one terminal of the panel and the other terminal of the panel with which the voltage reference is connected (ground reference of the circuit).
  • the electronic circuitry of the resistive touch screen can identify two pairs of touch points ⁇ and ⁇ . using the acquired information (i.e. the coordinates P0xc,P0yc of the midpoint P0, Ay and ⁇ , see Figure 5).
  • both pairs of touch points ⁇ and ⁇ have the same coordinates POxcJPOyc, the same value Ay and the same value ⁇ as the midpoint P0.
  • Each pair ⁇ or ⁇ unless they have identical x or y coordinates, is oriented along a diagonal of a hypothetical Cartesian reference plane. Each pair is also in specular orientation with respect to the other.
  • the electronic circuitry of the resistive touch screen cannot determine, with the acquired information, whether the two touch points PI and P2 are oriented in the direction of extension of the pair of touch points ⁇ or in the direction of extension of the pair of touch points ⁇ , as both pairs ⁇ and ⁇ fulfill the reading conditions.
  • the circuitry has to solve the problem of ambiguous orientation of the two touch points PI and P2, which may cause wrong interpretation of the x and/or y coordinates of the two touch points.
  • the pair of touch points ⁇ may extend along a top right to bottom left diagonal (i.e. the first and third quadrants of a Cartesian reference system centered in the midpoint P0xc,P0yc ) whereas the pair of touch points ⁇ may extend along a top left to bottom right diagonal (i.e. the second and fourth quadrants of a Cartesian reference system centered in the midpoint P0xc,P0yc) or vice versa.
  • the method may comprise the step of monitoring the difference between the potential at the reading terminal VI and the potential at the reading terminal V2, to determine the orientation of the axis that joins the two touch points PI and P2 with respect to the supply axis.
  • the present inventors found from experimental tests that the reading terminals VI and V2 are controlled with a different impedance, proportional to the distance from each of the two touch points PI and P2.
  • the point PI since the point PI is closer to the reading terminal VI, it has a lower impedance than the touch point P2.
  • the touch point PI controls the temiinal VI with a lower impedance than the touch point P2, that controls it with a higher impedance.
  • the touch point PI will force a voltage close to that of the point PI, which is higher (according to the voltage supply of the panel) than that of the touch point P2.
  • the method may advantageously comprise a step of checking whether the voltage of the reading terminal VI is higher than the voltage of the reading terminal V2 of the first layer 2A (see Figure 3), and if it is, determining the coordinates Ply of said first touch point PI along the axis 2D (i.e. the y axis) of the layer 2B by summing half the value Ay to the coordinate POyc of the midpoint PO for such axis 2D of the layer 2B of the panel 1.
  • the y coordinate of the touch point PI of the pair ⁇ can be calculated using the following formula:
  • POyc is the y coordinate of the midpoint PO.
  • the y coordinates may be determined for the second touch point P2, by checking whether the read voltage VI is higher than the read voltage V2 of the layer 2A and, if it is, detenriining the coordinates P2y of the touch point (P2) along the axis 2D of the layer 2B by subtracting half of said second value Ay from the coordinate POyc of the midpoint PO for such axis 2D of the layer 2B of the panel 1.
  • the y coordinate of the touch point P2 of the pair ⁇ can be calculated using the following formula:
  • the x coordinate of the touch points PI and P2 and the x coordinate of the touch point PI of the pair ⁇ may be calculated using the following formula:
  • POxc is the x coordinate of the midpoint PO
  • the pair of touch points PI, P2 is oriented along a diagonal that passes through the first and third quadrants of a Cartesian reference system centered in the midpoint P0xc,P0yc and hence with respect to the coordinates of the midpoint PO.
  • the two touch points PI, P2 have different potentials along the supply axis and the top right touch point (i.e. PI as shown in Figure 6) will have a higher potential than the bottom left touch point (i.e. P2 as shown in Figure 6).
  • This potential difference in the conditions of the pair ⁇ causes the potential of the reading terminal VI to be higher than the potential of the reading terminal V2.
  • the method advantageously comprises checking whether the voltage of the reading terminal VI is lower than the voltage of the reading terminal V2 of the first layer 2 A and if it is, deterrnining the coordinates Ply of the first touch point PI along the axis 2D of the second layer 2B by summing half the value Ay to the y coordinate POyc of the midpoint PO for the axis 2D of the second layer 2B.
  • the y coordinate of the touch point PI of the pair ⁇ can be calculated using the following formula:
  • POyc is the y coordinate of the midpoint PO.
  • the y coordinates may be determined for the second touch point P2, by checking whether the read voltage VI is lower than the read voltage V2 of the layer 2 A and, if it is, determining the coordinates P2y of the touch point P2 along the axis 2D of the layer 2B by subtracting half of said second value Ay from the coordinate POyc of the midpoint PO for such axis 2D of the layer 2B of the panel 1.
  • the method as described above may be used in any time discretization situation, both when the time distance between the first touch point PI and the second touch point P2 is lower than the time resolution of the electronic circuitry of the resistive touch screen panel 1 and when the time distance between the event of the first touch point PI and the second touch point P2 is higher than the time resolution of the resistive touch screen panel 1.
  • the method as described above is applicable either when the screen is touched at the two touch points PI and P2 substantially at the same time, or when the touch points PI and P2 are touched one after the other slow enough to allow detection by the control circuitry.
  • the coordinate of the first touch input made on the panel may be stored, until the second touch input occurs, ⁇ , Ay ( ⁇ , Ay being calculated with the technique as described in PCT/IT2009/000238) and the coordinates POxc ⁇ POyc of the midpoint P0 (the coordinates P0xc,P0yc of the midpoint P0 being calculated with the method as described in the present application or the technique as described in PCT IT2009/000238) are acquired, to calculate an absolute value of the distance between the stored coordinate of the first touch input made on the panel and all the assumed coordinates determined after the touch input P2, and to determine the x,y coordinate at zero distance from those that have been stored.
  • the method includes the steps of:
  • d2_l Plxm-PlxJ.
  • dl_3 ⁇ (RxA77- Pl x s +( ym- Pl y s f
  • d2_3 - j(Plxm- Pl x ) + (Piym- P2 y e ) 2
  • the minimum distance value between the calculated coordinates ⁇ _ ⁇ , ⁇ 1 ⁇ _ ⁇ , ⁇ 2 ⁇ _ ⁇ , ⁇ 2 ⁇ _ ⁇ , ⁇ 1 ⁇ _ ⁇ , ⁇ 1 ⁇ _ ⁇ , P2y_ , ⁇ 2 ⁇ _ ⁇ and the stored coordinates Plxm,Plym defines the point that is closest to the single touch point PI, in a single touch condition. Assuming that the first touch position is not considerably displaced between the single- touch input time and the multi-touch input time, then the determination of the multi- touch input coordinate that is closest to the single-touch input coordinate determines the quadrants of the axis of the two touch inputs.
  • PDAs Personal Digital Assistants
  • mobile phones notebooks, laptops, MP3 readers
  • gestures are typically used whereby pressure at the two touch points PI and P2 quickly and easily triggers functions (such as zoom, rotation, etc.) that would be otherwise only available through pressure of one or more special keys or through exploration of menus of said electronic devices.
  • the information concerning the current I 2x , I 2y (see Figures 3 and 4) circulating in the resistive touch screen 1 as a result of two touch inputs PI, P2 may be related to a modulation factor Kobj ec t of an object displayed on a screen, such as a text, an image, a vector figure, etc.
  • ⁇ designates a modulation parameter and Kcumnt designates said overall magnification factor.
  • the overall magnification factor Kcmrent of the object is a function of the currents I 2x , I 2y (see Figures 3 and 4) circulating in the resistive touch screen 1 as a result of two touch inputs PI, P2.
  • the overall magnification factor cmrent can be defined for both the axis 2C (defined as Kcunen ) me axis 2D (defined as Kcunent j ), i.e. for x axes and y axes respectively.
  • the method obtains the overall magnification factor Kcunent and hence the modulation factor Kobject by:
  • I 2x>tl and I 2y ,ti designate the currents as measured in the screen 2A and the layer 2B at the time tl respectively, with the threshold values Ithdx and Ithdy subtracted therefrom respectively (see Figures 3 and 4) and
  • I 2Xjt2 and I 2y ,t2 designate the currents as measured in the screen 2A and the layer 2B at the time t2 respectively, with the threshold values Ithdx and subtracted therefrom respectively (see Figures 3 and 4).
  • the current value I ⁇ dx is a predetermined value that is preferably equal to the value of the current that circulates in the first powered layer 2A, when such first layer 2A is touched at one point only.
  • the object i.e. the text, image, vector figure on the screen may be magnified or reduced by modulating such magnification or reduction using the modulation factor ⁇ .
  • the modulation parameter ⁇ modulates the overall object magnification factor Kcun-ent in proportion (at least at first) to the distance between said two touch points P1,P2 to define the modulation factor Kobject-
  • this modulation parameter [ ⁇ ⁇ allows, for instance, the magnification of the object displayed along the y and y axes to be changed according to the distance that has been covered when " dragging the two touch points PI and P2, which means that the farther the distance created between PI and P2 when dragging the zoom (i.e. opening the fingers apart while touching the touch screen) the greater the magnification of the object.
  • the user can change the object magnification factor as desired, by changing the distance covered during the gestures operation, i.e. by a short expansion of the initial distance between the two touch points PI and P2 (e.g._small magnification) or a long expansion of the initial distance between the two touch points PI and P2 (e.g. great magnification).
  • a short expansion of the initial distance between the two touch points PI and P2 e.g._small magnification
  • a long expansion of the initial distance between the two touch points PI and P2 e.g. great magnification
  • the modulation parameter ts2 ] ⁇ changes the modulation factor Kobject also considering the speed at which the two touch points PI and P2 move on the screen.
  • the modulation factor Kobject will be higher and the object will be magnified by a higher factor as compared with the proportional value.
  • the modulation parameter ⁇ may be defined as the sum of a parameter Up indicative of the proportionality and a parameter u v indicative of the change of speed between the two touch points, i.e.
  • a first modified view X sc and a second modified view Y sc of the object along the first axis 2C and the second axis 2D of the screen may be defined using the following formulas:
  • W 0 bj ec t and Hobjea designate the native width and height (in pixels) respectively of said object displayed on the resistive touch screen.
  • US2009/0322700 cannot account for either the distance between the two touch points or the speed at which the two touch points PI and P2 move apart from each other, as it only teaches qualitative evaluation of the change of current that flows into the layer once the screen has been touched at two points.
  • the measure of the angle 6 cur rent between the orthogonal current components I 2x , I 2y may be related to a rotation factor ⁇ 0 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ « of an object as it appears on the screen (text, image, vector figure, etc.) in a relative or absolute manner.
  • angle 9 curren t between the orthogonal current components I 2x , I 2y is defined as:
  • the rotation factor 9 0 bj ec t can be defined in an absolute manner, using the following formula:
  • the method of the present invention fulfills the above mentioned need and also obviates prior art drawbacks as set out in the introduction of this disclosure.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé d'interprétation de gestes d'agrandissement ou de rotation sur un écran tactile résistif. Le procédé comprend les étapes consistant à toucher la première couche (2A) au niveau de deux points (PI, P2); au moment où ladite première couche (2A) est touchée au niveau desdits points (PI, P2), alimenter ladite première couche (2A) avec une valeur de tension prédéfinie (Vcc); en un premier temps (t1), détecter une première valeur de courant (I2x) et une troisième valeur de courant (I2y) circulant dans ladite première couche (2A), soustraire de ladite première valeur de courant (I2x) une première valeur de seuil (Ithdx) de façon à produire une première valeur de courant traitée (I2x,t1), et soustraire de ladite troisième valeur de courant (I2y) une seconde valeur de seuil (Ithdy) de façon à produire une troisième valeur de courant traitée (I2y,t1); en un second temps (t2), détecter une deuxième valeur de courant (I2x') et une quatrième valeur de courant (I2y') circulant dans ladite première couche (2A), soustraire de ladite deuxième valeur de courant (I2x') ladite première valeur de seuil (Ithdx) de façon à produire une deuxième valeur de courant traitée (I2x,t2) audit second temps (t2), et soustraire de ladite quatrième valeur de courant (I2y') ladite seconde valeur de seuil (Ithdy) de façon à produire une quatrième valeur de courant traitée (I2y,t2); définir un premier facteur de grossissement (Kcurrent,x) le long d'un premier axe (2C) en utilisant la formule (I), définir un second facteur de grossissement (Kcurrent,y) le long d'un second axe (2D) perpendiculaire audit premier axe de référence en utilisant la formule (II), et définir un facteur de grossissement global (Kcurrent) en utilisant la formule (III). Le procédé est caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend l'étape consistant à définir un facteur de modulation d'un objet (Kobject) qui est proportionnel à la distance entre lesdits deux points de contact (PI, P2) en utilisant la formule (IV). Dans cette formule, μ désigne un paramètre de modulation, Kcurrent désigne ledit facteur de grossissement global et Kobject ledit facteur de modulation.
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