WO2017028360A1 - Touch control system and touch control table - Google Patents

Abstract

A touch control table (11) and a touch control system thereof. The touch control table (11) comprises a transparent desktop (111) and an infrared camera (112) and a laser (113) which are located in front of the transparent desktop (111), and the touch control table (11) further comprises an image processing unit (14); the laser (113) is used for emitting a laser plane (A) parallel to the transparent desktop (111) in front of the transparent desktop (111); the laser plane (A) is used for irradiating, when a touch control object (20) touches and controls the transparent desktop (111), the touch control object (20) in a corresponding touch control position so as to form at least one light spot or light spot track; the infrared camera (112) faces towards the transparent desktop (111) and a viewing angle thereof covers the whole transparent desktop (111), and the infrared camera (112) is used for acquiring at least one light spot or light spot track and sending same to the image processing unit (14); and the image processing unit (14) is used for converting the light spot or light spot track into a touch control signal of an Android system unit (12) and sending same to the Android system unit (12).

Description

Touch system and touch table

[Technical Field]

The present invention relates to the field of touch technologies, and in particular, to a touch system and a touch table.

 【Background technique】

With the advancement of society and the development of electronic technology, touch screen technology has been widely used. A display with a touch screen typically includes a display panel and a touch screen disposed above the display panel. According to the medium used and the working principle, the touch screen can be divided into resistive, capacitive, infrared and surface acoustic wave types. At present, two types of resistors and capacitors are commonly used, but they all need to be provided with an inductive circuit on the panel, and the structure and process are complicated.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a touch system and a touch table to solve the above problems.

 [Summary of the Invention]

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a touch system and a touch table, which can solve the technical problems of the structure and the process of the resistive or capacitive touch screen in the prior art, and can realize multi-touch on the transparent desktop. Program.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a touch table, wherein the touch table includes a transparent desktop and an infrared camera and a laser located in front of the transparent desktop, and the touch table further includes an image processing unit. The laser is used to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop. The laser surface is used to form at least one spot or light at the corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop. Point track, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent table. The infrared camera is used to acquire at least one spot or spot track and send it to the image processing unit, and the image processing unit is used to convert the spot or spot track into one The touch signal of the Android system unit is sent to the Android system unit, wherein the laser is used to emit a laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent desktop, and the touch table further includes at least one bracket disposed on the transparent desktop, at least one bracket Used to carry infrared cameras and lasers.

The touch table further includes a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, and the touch table is a coffee table.

Wherein, the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on the wall surface.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a touch table including a transparent desktop and an infrared camera and a laser located in front of the transparent desktop, and the touch table further includes an image processing unit, wherein The laser is used to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop. The laser surface is used to form at least one spot or spot on the touch object when the touch object touches the transparent desktop. The trajectory, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent desktop. The infrared camera is used to acquire at least one spot or spot trajectory and send it to the image processing unit, and the image processing unit is used to convert the spot or spot trajectory into an android. The touch signal of the system unit is sent to the Android system unit.

The touch table further includes a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, and the touch table is a coffee table.

Wherein, the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on the wall surface.

Among them, the laser is used to form a laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent table top.

Among them, the transparent table top is tempered glass.

The touch table further includes at least one bracket disposed on the transparent desktop, and the at least one bracket is configured to carry the infrared camera and the laser.

The transparent desktop includes a frame and a transparent panel fixed in the frame, and at least one bracket is fixed on the frame.

Among them, the transparent panel is tempered glass.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a touch system, wherein the touch system includes a touch table, an Android system unit, and a display panel, and the touch table includes a transparent desktop and a transparent desktop. Infrared camera and laser in front, the touch table further includes an image processing unit, wherein: the laser is used to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop, and the laser surface is used when the touch object touches the transparent desktop. The touch position is irradiated to the touch object to form at least one light spot or a light spot track, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent desktop, and the infrared camera is used to acquire at least one spot or spot track and send to the image processing unit The image processing unit is configured to convert the light spot or the light spot track into a touch signal of an Android system unit and send the signal to the Android system unit. The display panel is disposed behind the transparent desktop, and the display panel is configured to display the display signal of the Android system unit. The corresponding screen.

The touch table further includes a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, and the touch table is a coffee table.

Wherein, the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on the wall surface.

Among them, the laser is used to form a laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent table top.

Among them, the transparent table top is tempered glass.

The touch table further includes at least one bracket disposed on the transparent desktop, and the at least one bracket is configured to carry the infrared camera and the laser.

The transparent desktop includes a frame and a transparent panel fixed in the frame, and at least one bracket is fixed on the frame.

Among them, the transparent panel is tempered glass.

The Android system unit includes an HDMI output interface, the display panel includes an HDMI input interface, the HDMI output interface is connected to the HDMI input interface, and the Android system unit sends a display signal to the display panel to display a screen corresponding to the display signal on the display panel.

The invention has the beneficial effects that the laser surface is formed in front of the transparent desktop by setting the laser, and the laser surface is irradiated to the touch object at the corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop. Forming at least one spot or spot trajectory, further setting the infrared camera toward the transparent desktop and the angle of view covering the entire transparent table, the infrared camera acquiring at least one spot or spot trajectory and transmitting to the image processing unit, and then using the image processing unit to illuminate the spot Or the spot track is converted into a touch signal of an Android system unit and sent to the Android system unit, thereby enabling multi-point touch on the transparent desktop, and solving the structure and process of the resistive or capacitive touch screen in the prior art. Complex technical issues.

 [Description of the Drawings]

1 is a schematic structural view of a preferred embodiment of a touch system of the present invention;

2 is a schematic view of a laser surface and a touch object of the present invention.

【detailed description】

The invention will now be described in detail in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a preferred embodiment of a touch system of the present invention. In this embodiment, the touch system includes a touch table 11, an Android system unit 12, and a display panel 13.

The touch table 11 includes a transparent table 111 and an infrared camera 112 and a laser 113 located in front of the transparent table 111.

The touch table 11 also includes an image processing unit 14. The image processing unit 14 may be an embedded module embedded in the infrared camera 112 or a separate unit disposed at any position of the touch table 11, and the image processing unit 14 is electrically connected to the infrared camera 112.

The display panel 13 is disposed behind the transparent desktop 111, and the display panel 13 is configured to display a screen corresponding to the display signal of the Android system unit 12. Preferably, the Android system unit 12 includes an HDMI output interface, the display panel 13 includes an HDMI input interface, the HDMI output interface is connected to the HDMI input interface, and the Android system unit 12 transmits a display signal to the display panel 13 for display and display on the display panel 13. The screen corresponding to the signal.

Please refer to FIG. 2 in conjunction with FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the laser surface and the touch object of the present invention. The laser 113 is used to emit a laser surface A parallel to the transparent desktop 111 in front of the transparent desktop 111. The laser surface A is used to form the touch object 20 at the corresponding touch position when the touch object 20 touches the transparent desktop 111. At least one spot or spot trajectory. As shown in FIG. 2, the light S emitted by the laser 113 spreads over the entire laser surface A (only part of the light S is shown in the figure, it can be understood that there should be an infinite number of rays actually), when the touch object 20 touches the transparent desktop At 111 o'clock, a corresponding plurality of light rays S are irradiated onto the touch object 20 to form a light spot at a corresponding touch position. When the touch object 20 is touched to slide along a plurality of touch positions, a light spot track is formed. When the object 20 is plural and touches a plurality of different touch positions, a plurality of light spots are formed. In order to prevent the light S emitted by the laser 113 from affecting the outside world, preferably, a retaining wall 21 is fixed on the edge of the transparent table 111, and the retaining wall 21 is used to block the light S to define the range of the laser face A and the area of the transparent table 111. Consistent.

The infrared camera 112 faces the transparent desktop 111 and the viewing angle covers the entire transparent desktop 111. The infrared camera 112 is used to acquire at least one spot or spot trajectory and send it to the image processing unit 14, and the image processing unit 14 is used to illuminate the spot or spot. The touch signal is converted to the Android system unit 12 and sent to the Android system unit 12 to implement multi-touch of the touch object to the Android system unit 12. The touch object 20 can be a finger or a stylus or other object that can be illuminated by a laser to generate a light spot.

The light emitting surface of the display panel 13 faces the transparent desktop 111. The light emitted by the display panel 13 is incident on the user's eyes through the transparent desktop 111. The user's eyes see the screen in the display panel 13 corresponding to the display signal of the Android system unit 12. In the screen, the user sees the screen to generate a touch consciousness, and directly touches the transparent desktop 111 with a finger or indirectly with a stylus, the laser surface A illuminates the finger or the stylus to form a light spot or a light spot trajectory, and the infrared camera 112 acquires the light spot. Or the spot trajectory is sent to the image processing unit 14, and the image processing unit 14 is configured to convert the spot or spot trajectory into a touch signal of the Android system unit 12 and send it to the Android system unit 12 to implement the touch object to the Android device. Multi-touch of system unit 12. The image processing unit 14 is electrically connected to the Android system unit 12.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the touch table 11 is a coffee table, the display panel 13 and the transparent desktop 111 are horizontally placed, and the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113 are located in front of the transparent desktop 111, and the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113 are transparent. Above the table top 111, the display panel 13 is located behind the transparent table 111 and the display panel 13 is located below the transparent table 111. The touch table 11 includes a plurality of legs 16 for supporting the transparent table top 111 on the ground, preferably four legs 16 in this embodiment.

The infrared camera 112 is at a distance from the transparent table 111 that is farther from the laser 113 to the transparent table 111. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the touch table 11 further includes at least one bracket 15 disposed on the transparent table top 111, and at least one bracket 15 is used to carry the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113. More preferably, in this embodiment, only one bracket 15 is provided in the embodiment, the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113 are disposed on the same bracket 15, and the infrared camera 112 is located above the laser 113, which is not difficult to understand, in other embodiments. Two brackets 15 can be provided to carry the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113, respectively.

Preferably, the transparent table top 111 includes a frame 111b and a transparent panel 111a fixed in the frame 111b, and at least one bracket 15 is fixed to the frame 111b. Preferably, the transparent panel 111a is tempered glass. It is not difficult to understand that in other embodiments, the transparent table top 111 may be provided as a single piece of tempered glass without a bezel, and the bracket is fixed on the tempered glass. In other embodiments, the tempered glass may be replaced with other transparent materials.

Preferably, the laser 113 is used at a distance transparent desktop 111 The laser surface is formed by emission at 0.5~3.5mm. More preferably, the laser 113 is used to emit a laser face at a distance of 2 mm from the transparent table top 111.

Preferably, the Android system unit 12 is an embedded module embedded in the display panel 13 or the touch table 11 with an Android system as an operating system. In other embodiments, the Android system unit 12 can also be an independent and Android system. Mobile terminal devices that are operating systems, such as mobile phones, tablets, and the like.

It can be understood that, in other embodiments, the touch table 11 can be hung on the wall, that is, the transparent table 111 is parallel to the wall, that is, the touch table 11 includes a plurality of supports for supporting the transparent table 111 on the wall. The arm replaces the table leg with the support arm to support the transparent table top 111 to the wall surface. Accordingly, in this case, the display panel 13 is hung on the wall surface and located behind the transparent table top 111, and the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113 are located. In front of the transparent desktop 111, the other orientation descriptions correspond to the rotation of the transparent desktop 111 to the vertical setting, and details are not described herein again.

Preferably, the bracket 15 is detachably disposed on the frame 111b, and the infrared camera 112 and the laser 113 are detachably disposed on the bracket 15. In other embodiments, the bracket 15 can also be foldably secured to the bezel 111b, erect in use, and the bracket 15 can be folded against the transparent tabletop when not in use.

Preferably, the display panel 13 is supported on the ground by the support 17, and in other embodiments, the display panel 13 may also be fixed on the lower surface of the transparent table top 111. It is not difficult to understand that when the transparent table top 111 is supported on the wall surface, the display panel 13 may be fixed to the wall surface.

The invention forms a laser surface in front of a transparent desktop by setting a laser, and the laser surface forms at least one light spot or a light spot trajectory at a corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop, and also sets an infrared camera orientation. The transparent desktop and the angle of view cover the entire transparent desktop, and the infrared camera acquires at least one spot or spot track and sends it to the image processing unit, and then uses the image processing unit to convert the spot or spot track into a touch signal of an Android system unit. It is sent to the Android system unit, so that multi-point touch can be realized on the transparent desktop, and the technical problems of the structure and the process of the resistive or capacitive touch screen in the prior art are solved.

The above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technologies. The fields are all included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims (20)

1. A touch table, wherein the touch table comprises a transparent desktop and an infrared camera and a laser located in front of the transparent desktop, the touch table further comprising an image processing unit, wherein:

   The laser is configured to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop, where the laser surface is used to illuminate the corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop The touch object forms at least one light spot or a light spot track, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent desktop, and the infrared camera is configured to acquire the at least one spot or spot track and send To the image processing unit, the image processing unit is configured to convert the light spot or the light spot track into a touch signal of an Android system unit and send the touch signal to the Android system unit, wherein the laser is used for Forming the laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent table, the touch table further comprising at least one bracket disposed on the transparent table, the at least one bracket for carrying the infrared camera and The laser.
2. The touch table according to claim 1, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, and the touch table is a coffee table.
3. The touch table of claim 1, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on a wall.
4. A touch table, wherein the touch table comprises a transparent desktop and an infrared camera and a laser located in front of the transparent desktop, the touch table further comprising an image processing unit, wherein:

   The laser is configured to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop, where the laser surface is used to illuminate the corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop The touch object forms at least one light spot or a light spot track, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent desktop, and the infrared camera is configured to acquire the at least one spot or spot track and send To the image processing unit, the image processing unit is configured to convert the light spot or the light spot track into a touch signal of an Android system unit and send the touch signal to the Android system unit.
5. The touch table according to claim 4, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, and the touch table is a coffee table.
6. The touch table of claim 4, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on the wall.
7. The touch table of claim 4, wherein the laser is configured to emit the laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent table.
8. The touch table of claim 4, wherein the transparent table top is tempered glass.
9. The touch table of claim 4, wherein the touch table further comprises at least one bracket disposed on the transparent table, the at least one bracket for carrying the infrared camera and the laser.
10. The touch table of claim 9, wherein the transparent table comprises a frame and a transparent panel fixed in the frame, the at least one bracket being fixed to the frame.
11. The touch table of claim 10, wherein the transparent panel is tempered glass.
12. A touch system, wherein the touch system includes a touch table, an Android system unit, and a display panel, the touch table includes a transparent desktop and an infrared camera and a laser located in front of the transparent desktop, the touch The table also includes an image processing unit, wherein:

    The laser is configured to emit a laser surface parallel to the transparent desktop in front of the transparent desktop, where the laser surface is used to illuminate the corresponding touch position when the touch object touches the transparent desktop The touch object forms at least one light spot or a light spot track, the infrared camera faces the transparent desktop and the angle of view covers the entire transparent desktop, and the infrared camera is configured to acquire the at least one spot or spot track and send To the image processing unit, the image processing unit is configured to convert the light spot or the light spot track into a touch signal of an Android system unit and send the touch signal to the Android system unit, where the display panel is disposed on Behind the transparent desktop, the display panel is configured to display a screen corresponding to a display signal of the Android system unit.
13. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of legs for supporting the transparent table on the ground, the touch table being a coffee table.
14. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the touch table further comprises a plurality of support arms for supporting the transparent tabletop on the wall.
15. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the laser is configured to emit the laser surface at a distance of 0.5 to 3.5 mm from the transparent table.
16. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the transparent table top is tempered glass.
17. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the touch table further comprises at least one bracket disposed on the transparent table, the at least one bracket for carrying the infrared camera and the laser.
18. The touch control system according to claim 17, wherein the transparent desktop comprises a frame and a transparent panel fixed in the frame, and the at least one bracket is fixed on the frame.
19. The touch system of claim 18, wherein the transparent panel is tempered glass.
20. The touch system of claim 12, wherein the Android system unit comprises an HDMI output interface, the display panel comprises an HDMI input interface, the HDMI output interface is connected to the HDMI input interface and the Android system unit The display signal is transmitted to the display panel to display a screen corresponding to the display signal on the display panel.