WO2013119225A1 - Dispositif électronique portatif et procédé de commande de celui-ci - Google Patents

Dispositif électronique portatif et procédé de commande de celui-ci Download PDF

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WO2013119225A1
WO2013119225A1 PCT/US2012/024337 US2012024337W WO2013119225A1 WO 2013119225 A1 WO2013119225 A1 WO 2013119225A1 US 2012024337 W US2012024337 W US 2012024337W WO 2013119225 A1 WO2013119225 A1 WO 2013119225A1
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    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/048—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
    • G06F3/0487—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
    • G06F3/0488—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
    • G06F3/04883—Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/00 - G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/041—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/041 - G06F3/045
    • G06F2203/04104—Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/00 - G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/048—Indexing scheme relating to G06F3/048
    • G06F2203/04808—Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen

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  • the present disclosure relates to electronic devices, including but not limited to, portable electronic devices having touch-sensitive displays and their control.
  • Portable electronic devices include, for example, several types of mobile stations such as simple cellular telephones, smart phones, wireless personal digital assistants (PDAs), and laptop computers with wireless 802.11 or Bluetooth capabilities.
  • PIM personal information manager
  • Portable electronic devices such as PDAs or smart telephones are generally intended for handheld use and ease of portability. Smaller devices are generally desirable for portability.
  • a touch-sensitive display also known as a touchscreen display, is particularly useful on handheld devices, which are small and have limited space for user input and output. The information displayed on the touch-sensitive displays may be modified depending on the functions and operations being performed. With continued demand for decreased size of portable electronic devices, touch-sensitive displays continue to decrease in size.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable electronic device in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing a function associated with a touch in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device in accordance with the disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a touch at a location on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device in accordance with the disclosure.
  • the following describes an apparatus and method of detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device.
  • a first function associated with the touch is performed according to a first event handling process.
  • a second function associated with the touch is performed according to a second event handling process.
  • the disclosure generally relates to an electronic device, such as a portable electronic device as described herein.
  • electronic devices include mobile, or handheld, wireless communication devices such as pagers, cellular phones, cellular smart-phones, wireless organizers, personal digital assistants, wirelessly enabled notebook computers, tablet computers, mobile internet devices, electronic navigation devices, and so forth.
  • the electronic device may be a portable electronic device without wireless communication capabilities, such as a handheld electronic game, digital photograph album, digital camera, media player, e-book reader, and so forth.
  • FIG. 1 A block diagram of an example of a portable electronic device 100 is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the portable electronic device 100 includes multiple components, such as a processor 102 that controls the overall operation of the portable electronic device 100. Communication functions, including data and voice communications, are performed through a communication subsystem 104. Data received by the portable electronic device 100 is decompressed and decrypted by a decoder 106.
  • the communication subsystem 104 receives messages from and sends messages to a wireless network 150.
  • the wireless network 150 may be any type of wireless network, including, but not limited to, data wireless networks, voice wireless networks, and networks that support both voice and data communications.
  • a power source 142 such as one or more rechargeable batteries or a port to an external power supply, powers the portable electronic device 100.
  • the processor 102 interacts with other components, such as a Random Access Memory (RAM) 108, memory 110, a touch-sensitive display 118, one or more actuators 120, one or more force sensors 122, an auxiliary input/output (I/O) subsystem 124, a data port 126, a speaker 128, a microphone 130, short-range communications 132 and other device subsystems 134.
  • the touch-sensitive display 118 includes a display 112 and touch sensors 114 that are coupled to at least one controller 116 that is utilized to interact with the processor 102. Input via a graphical user interface is provided via the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • Information such as text, characters, symbols, images, icons, and other items that may be displayed or rendered on a portable electronic device, is displayed on the touch-sensitive display 118 via the processor 102.
  • the processor 102 may also interact with an accelerometer 136 that may be utilized to detect direction of gravitational forces or gravity-induced reaction forces.
  • the portable electronic device 100 may utilize a Subscriber Identity Module or a Removable User Identity Module (SIM/RUIM) card 138 for communication with a network, such as the wireless network 150.
  • SIM/RUIM Removable User Identity Module
  • user identification information may be programmed into memory 110.
  • the portable electronic device 100 includes an operating system 146 and software programs, applications, or components 148 that are executed by the processor 102 and are typically stored in a persistent, updatable store such as the memory 110. Additional applications or programs may be loaded onto the portable electronic device 100 through the wireless network 150, the auxiliary I/O subsystem 124, the data port 126, the short-range communications subsystem 132, or any other suitable subsystem 134.
  • a received signal such as a text message, an e-mail message, or web page download is processed by the communication subsystem 104 and input to the processor 102.
  • the processor 102 processes the received signal for output to the display 112 and/or to the auxiliary I/O subsystem 124.
  • a subscriber may generate data items, for example e-mail messages, which may be transmitted over the wireless network 150 through the communication subsystem 104.
  • the speaker 128 outputs audible information converted from electrical signals
  • the microphone 130 converts audible information into electrical signals for processing .
  • the touch-sensitive display 118 may be any suitable touch-sensitive display, such as a capacitive, resistive, infrared, surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch-sensitive display, strain gauge, optical imaging, dispersive signal technology, acoustic pulse recognition, and so forth.
  • a capacitive touch-sensitive display includes one or more capacitive touch sensors 114.
  • the capacitive touch sensors may comprise any suitable material, such as indium tin oxide (ITO).
  • One or more touches may be detected by the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • the processor 102 may determine attributes of the touch, including a location of the touch.
  • Touch location data may include data for an area of contact or data for a single point of contact, such as a point at or near a center of the area of contact.
  • the location of a detected touch may include x and y components, e.g., horizontal and vertical components, respectively, with respect to one's view of the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • the x location component may be determined by a signal generated from one touch sensor
  • the y location component may be determined by a signal generated from another touch sensor.
  • a touch may be detected from any suitable input member, such as a finger, thumb, appendage, or other objects, for example, a stylus, pen, or other pointer, depending on the nature of the touch-sensitive display 118. Multiple simultaneous touches may be detected .
  • One or more gestures may also be detected by the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • a gesture such as a swipe, also known as a flick, is a particular type of touch on a touch-sensitive display 118 and may begin at an origin point and continue to an end point, for example, a concluding end of the gesture.
  • a gesture may be identified by attributes of the gesture, including the origin point, the end point, the distance traveled, the duration, the velocity, and the direction, for example.
  • a gesture may be long or short in distance and/or duration. Two points of the gesture may be utilized to determine a direction of the gesture.
  • a gesture may also include a hover.
  • a hover may be a touch at a location that is generally unchanged over a period of time or is associated with the same selection item for a period of time.
  • the optional actuator(s) 120 may be depressed or activated by applying sufficient force to the touch-sensitive display 118 to overcome the actuation force of the actuator 120.
  • the actuator(s) 120 may be actuated by pressing anywhere on the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • the actuator(s) 120 may provide input to the processor 102 when actuated . Actuation of the actuator(s) 120 may result in provision of tactile feedback.
  • the touch-sensitive display 118 is depressible, pivotable, and/or movable. Such a force may actuate the
  • the touch-sensitive display 118 may, for example, float with respect to the housing of the portable electronic device, i.e., the touch-sensitive display 118 may not be fastened to the housing .
  • a mechanical dome switch actuator may be utilized. In this example, tactile feedback is provided when the dome collapses due to imparted force and when the dome returns to the rest position after release of the switch.
  • the actuator 120 may comprise one or more piezoelectric (piezo) devices that provide tactile feedback for the touch-sensitive display 118.
  • Optional force sensors 122 may be disposed in conjunction with the touch-sensitive display 118 to determine or react to forces applied to the touch- sensitive display 118.
  • the force sensor 122 may be disposed in line with a piezo actuator 120.
  • the force sensors 122 may be force-sensitive resistors, strain gauges, piezoelectric or piezoresistive devices, pressure sensors, quantum tunneling composites, force-sensitive switches, or other suitable devices.
  • force information related to a detected touch may be utilized to select information, such as information associated with a location of a touch.
  • a touch that does not meet a force threshold may highlight a selection option, whereas a touch that meets a force threshold may select or input that selection option.
  • Selection options include, for example, displayed or virtual keys of a keyboard; selection boxes or windows, e.g ., "cancel,” "delete,” or
  • the touch-sensitive display 118 includes a display area 300 in which information may be displayed, and a non-display area 302 extending around the periphery of the display area 300, such as shown in the example of FIG. 3.
  • the display area 300 generally corresponds to the area of the display 112.
  • Information is not displayed in the non-display area 302 by the display, which non-display area 302 is utilized to accommodate, for example, electronic traces or electrical connections, adhesives or other sealants, and/or protective coatings around the edges of the display area 300.
  • the non-display area 302 may be referred to as an inactive area and is not part of the physical housing or frame of the electronic device.
  • a secondary display not part of the primary display 112, may be disposed under the non-display area 302.
  • Touch sensors may be disposed in the non-display area 302, which touch sensors may be extended from the touch sensors in the display area 300 or distinct or separate touch sensors from the touch sensors in the display area 300.
  • a touch, including a gesture may be associated with the display area 300, the non-display area 302, or both areas.
  • the touch sensors may extend across substantially the entire non-display area 302 or may be disposed in only part of the non-display area 302.
  • an event handler process also known as an event listener or an event handler, associated with an application is notified of the event, and performs a function or action in response to the event. For example, when a touch is detected at the location of an icon, the icon may be selected, and the function associated with the icon may be executed.
  • the portable electronic device 100 may support only a limited number of touches. For example, event handling processes may be provided to respond to a simple touch, navigation gestures, such as swipes, and re-sizing gestures, such as pinch and zoom gestures.
  • the limited number of supported gestures may not provide all the functionality of a comparable desktop environment. For example, in a desktop environment, a mouse hover over a hypertext link may result in the link target address being displayed. Similarly, a mouse hover over an icon may result in the icon name, or function, being displayed.
  • FIG. 2 A flowchart illustrating a method of performing functions associated with a touch according to a first or a second event handling process is shown in FIG. 2. The method may be carried out by software executed, for example, by the processor 102. Coding of software for carrying out such a method is within the scope of a person of ordinary skill in the art given the present description.
  • the method may contain additional or fewer processes than shown and/or described, and may be performed in a different order.
  • Computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method may be stored in a computer-readable medium, such as a non-transitory computer- readable medium .
  • a touch is detected 202 on a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device 100.
  • a first function associated with the touch is performed 206 according to a first event handling process.
  • the first event handling process may be one of a set of first event handling processes for handling different touches in a first manner.
  • the first set of event handling processes may include processes for processing a simple touch as a command to select a button or icon associated with a location of the touch, and execute a function associated with the button or icon; for processing a swipe gesture as a command to navigate from one page of a website, or document, to an adjacent page; and for processing a pinch and zoom gesture as a command to zoom in or out on a displayed page.
  • a second function associated with the touch is performed 206 according to a second event handling process.
  • the secondary input may be a second touch, such as a touch and hold gesture, a series of second touches, such as one or more taps, actuation of a key on a keyboard, actuation of a physical button or key on the portable electronic device 100, or any other secondary input that overlaps the touch at least partially in time.
  • the terms “secondary” and “second” do not indicate a time order of touches and inputs.
  • a secondary input that overlaps the touch at least partially in time may begin before, after, or at the same time the touch begins.
  • the second event process may be one of a set of second event handling processes for handling touches in a second manner.
  • the second set of event handling processes may include processes for processing a simple touch as a rollover command to display information about a hyperlink target address or a menu item; for processing a swipe gesture as a command switch to another active application; and for processing a pinch and zoom gesture as a command to rotate a displayed image.
  • the electronic device may process a subsequent touch according to one of the set of second event handling processes.
  • the electronic device may process a subsequent touch according to one of the set of first event handling processes.
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 An example of detecting a touch on a portable electronic device is shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.
  • a touch at a location 304 is detected within a first region, such as display area 300, and no secondary input is detected that overlaps the touch at least partially in time, the touch is processed according to a first event handling process.
  • the location 304 may be associated with a button or icon displayed in the display area 300.
  • a first event handling process may execute a command associated with the button or icon.
  • a touch at a location 400 is detected in the display area 300, and a secondary input, such as a second touch at location 402, that overlaps the touch at least partially in time, is detected in a second region, such as non-display area 302, a second event handling process may process the touch.
  • the location 400 may be associated with a hyperlink, and the second event handling process may perform a function, such as a rollover function to display a hypertext link associated with the hyperlink.
  • More than one second event handling process e.g., a set of second event handling processes, may be available for processing touches. Selection of a second event handling process may be determined by the secondary input to the electronic device 100. For example, as shown in FIG.
  • a second event handling process associated with a first set of set of second event handling processes, may process the touch, and perform a rollover function as described above.
  • a second event handling process associated with a second set of set of second event handling processes, may process the touch to perform a function to highlight, or indicate selection of, text associated with the location 400.
  • a second event handling processes may be selected or invoked by actuating a first pre-assigned key, while another second event handling process may be selected or invoked by actuating a second pre-assigned key.
  • FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 Additional examples of detecting a touch on a portable electronic device are shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6.
  • a gesture such as pinch gesture 500
  • a first region such as display area 300
  • no secondary input is detected that overlaps the gesture at least partially in time
  • the gesture is processed according to a first event handling process.
  • a first event handling process may perform a zoom out function, causing a displayed image to be reduced in size or resolution.
  • a pinch gesture 600 is detected in the display area 300, and a secondary input, such as touch and hold gesture 602, is detected in a second region, such as non-display area 302, at least partially overlapping in time with the gesture 600, a second event handling process may process the gesture 600.
  • the second event handling process may perform a function, such as a rotate function to rotate an image or a page displayed at a location associated with the gesture 600.
  • the secondary input may be, for example, the depression of a pre-assigned key, such as an ALT key.
  • the touch may be processed according to a first event handling process.
  • a first event handling process may execute an operation associated with a button or icon.
  • a second event handling process may process the touch, and perform a second function, such as a rollover function.
  • the present method and apparatus increases the number of functions that may be supported through a limited number of touches or gestures. By switching, changing, or toggling, between two or more event handling processes, the number of commands and processes associated with touches is multiplied without the electronic device needing to detect any new or additional gestures that may be complicated . User experience is also improved, because a limited number of gestures is provided, and more than one command or process for a given touch may be invoked by providing a secondary input, such as a second touch that overlaps the first touch at least partially in time, or a key actuation that overlaps the first touch at least partially in time.
  • a secondary input such as a second touch that overlaps the first touch at least partially in time, or a key actuation that overlaps the first touch at least partially in time.

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L'invention concerne un procédé qui comprend les étapes consistant à détecter un contact tactile sur un écran tactile d'un dispositif électronique ; lorsqu'aucune entrée secondaire sur le dispositif électronique n'est détectée pendant le contact tactile, exécuter une première fonction associée au contact tactile selon un premier processus de traitement d'événement ; quand une entrée secondaire détectée chevauche au moins partiellement le contact tactile dans le temps, exécuter une deuxième fonction associée au contact tactile selon un deuxième processus de traitement d'événement.
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