WO2019223237A1

WO2019223237A1 - Touch slider, control method therefor and control apparatus thereof, touch device, household appliance and readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2019223237A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/112195
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谢浙; 宋德超; 吴欢龙; 金胜昔; 施芬芬; 刘玉婷
Original assignee: 格力电器（武汉）有限公司; 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-05-22
Filing date: 2018-10-26
Publication date: 2019-11-28
Also published as: CN108710470A

Abstract

Provided are a touch slider, a control method therefor and a control apparatus thereof, a touch device, a household appliance and a readable storage medium. The touch slider comprises multiple sliding blocks, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction. A control apparatus of the touch slider acquires a sliding trajectory by means of using the sliding block, and executes a specified operation according to the sliding trajectory. The present disclosure can realize a click operation, a press-and-hold operation and a sliding operation in a relatively small area, so as to provide more diversified operating modes.

Description

Touch slider, control method and control device thereof, touch device, home appliance, and readable storage medium

Cross-reference to related applications

This disclosure is based on an application with a CN application number of 201810494904.2 and an application date of May 22, 2018, and claims its priority. The disclosure of this CN application is incorporated herein as a whole.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of touch slider processing, and in particular, to a touch slider, a control method and a control device thereof, a touch device, a home appliance, and a readable storage medium.

Background technique

With the advancement of science and technology, more and more electronic products have an interface capable of performing touch operations, so that users can control the electronic products through touch operations.

Summary of the Invention

The inventors of the present disclosure have noticed that in the related art, the touch panel occupies a large area, and at the same time, the touch panel provides fewer operation modes to the user and cannot operate more complicated menus.

For this reason, the present disclosure provides a solution capable of providing users with a variety of operation modes.

According to an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a touch slider is provided, wherein the touch slider includes a plurality of sliding blocks, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction. The control method includes: obtaining a sliding track using the sliding block; and performing a specified operation according to the sliding track.

In some embodiments, the acquiring the sliding track comprises: acquiring an output signal of the sliding block; and determining the sliding track according to a change in the output signal.

In some embodiments, the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite, and the third direction and the first direction The four directions are opposite, and a predetermined angle exists between the first direction and the third direction.

In some embodiments, the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.

In some embodiments, performing the designated operation according to the sliding track includes: performing a first designated operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the first direction; In the case of two directions, the second designated operation is performed; when the sliding direction corresponding to the slider track is the third direction, the third specified operation is performed; when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is in the fourth direction In the case, a fourth designated operation is performed.

In some embodiments, the touch slider further includes a center touch block, and the control method further includes: determining whether the center touch block is pressed; and in a case where the center touch block is pressed, statistics are provided. The duration of the center touch block being pressed; in the case where the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, performing a response long key operation; in the case where the duration is less than the preset threshold, performing a response Click button operation.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a control device for a touch slider is provided, wherein the touch slider includes a plurality of sliding blocks, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction. The control device includes: an acquiring module configured to acquire a sliding track using the sliding block; and a first execution module configured to perform a specified operation according to the sliding track.

In some embodiments, the obtaining module is configured to obtain an output signal of the sliding block, and determine the sliding track according to a change in the output signal.

In some embodiments, the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.

In some embodiments, the first execution module is configured to perform a first specified operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the first direction, and the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the second direction. In the case, a second specified operation is performed, and when the sliding direction corresponding to the slider track is a third direction, a third specified operation is performed, and when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is a fourth direction, Perform the fourth specified operation.

In some embodiments, the control device further includes: a detection module configured to determine whether a center touch block of the touch slider is pressed; and a time statistics module configured to be pressed at the center touch block In the case, the duration of the center touch block being pressed is counted; the second execution module is configured to perform a response to a long button operation when the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and is also configured to In a case where the duration is less than the preset threshold, a response to a click button operation is performed.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a home appliance including a control device according to any one of the above embodiments.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a home appliance including: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores a memory that can be Instructions executed by the one processor, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor, so that the at least one processor executes a method according to any one of the foregoing embodiments.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, which are executed by a processor to implement a method according to any one of the foregoing embodiments.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a touch slider is provided, including: a plurality of sliding blocks, each sliding block corresponding to a different sliding direction, wherein the sliding blocks are configured to Outputs a signal when touched.

In some embodiments, the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.

In some embodiments, the touch slider further includes a central touch block configured to output a signal when pressed.

According to another aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a touch device including a touch slider according to any one of the above embodiments.

In the present disclosure, a plurality of sliding blocks are provided in the touch slider, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction, thereby enabling diversified operations on a small area.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementations of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the specific implementations or prior art descriptions will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the appended The drawings are some embodiments of the present disclosure. For a person of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the drawings without paying creative labor.

1 is a schematic diagram of a PCB design of a slider according to some embodiments;

2 is a schematic diagram of a PCB design of a circular slider in some embodiments;

3 is a schematic diagram of a PCB design of a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

5 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

6 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a touch slider according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for a touch slider according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

The technical solution of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of this disclosure, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. The indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplified description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, a specific orientation Construction and operation are therefore not to be understood as limiting the present disclosure. In addition, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and should not be construed to indicate or imply relative importance.

In addition, technical features involved in different embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not constitute a conflict with each other.

The inventor of the present disclosure noticed that in the related art, an electronic product has a touch panel capable of performing a touch operation. The touch panel usually adopts a scheme of arranging a plurality of groups of touch sliders in parallel, and each group of touch sliders includes a plurality of sensing electrodes arranged in a zigzag manner, as shown in FIG. 1.

In the related art, there is also a clickable slider structure. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design of the circular touch slider. As shown in FIG. 2, a non-wiring area 1 is provided in the center of the circular touch slider, and the non-wiring area 1 has no identification function. The wiring area 2 on the circular touch slider is alternately distributed with a recognition key area and a non-recognition key area. Although the structure realizes the combined operation of the touch slider and the touch key, the structure can only support clockwise or counterclockwise sliding, which is not convenient for the selection of complex menus, and the movement changes during operation are not consistent with the vision. .

In addition, in the related technology, a multi-dot matrix touch screen is usually used to realize sliding in multiple directions, but a dot-matrix touch screen is more expensive than a slider design, and if four-direction sliding is to be achieved, at least 10 * 10 points are required. Can be used above the array, resulting in a relatively large design area.

For this reason, the present disclosure provides a solution capable of providing users with a variety of operation modes in a small area.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a PCB design of a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a corresponding touch slider.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the touch slider includes a plurality of sliding blocks, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction. Each slide block is configured to output a signal when touched. Each sliding block can be a bar-shaped slider or any other shape, such as a circular slider. Each sliding block is wired on a PCB or a flexible printed circuit (FPC) substrate.

In some embodiments, the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction, and the third direction is opposite to the fourth direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the sliding direction corresponding to sliding block 4 is right, the sliding direction corresponding to sliding block 6 is left, the sliding direction corresponding to sliding block 5 is upward, and the sliding direction corresponding to sliding block 7 is downward. .

In some embodiments, there is a predetermined included angle between the sliding directions corresponding to the sliding block 4 and the sliding block 5 respectively. For example, the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees. In this case, sliding block 4, sliding block 5, sliding block 6, and sliding block 7 are distributed in a cross shape.

In some embodiments, the plurality of sliding blocks distributed in a cross shape may be zigzag wiring as shown in FIG. 2, a simple touch key may be used instead of the zigzag wiring, or a spring may be directly used instead of the zigzag wiring. When a touch button or a spring is used instead of the zigzag wiring, the number of touch buttons or springs in the four directions forming a cross can be reduced, and at least one touch button or spring can be used in each direction.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the control method may be performed by a control device that touches a slider. The control method can be used in mobile terminals, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, etc., and can also be used in household appliances and their control components, such as television remote controls, air conditioner remote controls, and the like.

In step 501, a sliding track is obtained using the sliding block.

In some embodiments, the sliding trajectory is determined according to a change in the output signal by acquiring an output signal of the sliding block.

For example, the sliding block may be a capacitive touch slider or other types of sliders. For a capacitive touch slider, when a user's finger slides on the touch slider, the capacitance value of the corresponding area changes. The amount of capacitance change is related to the pressure on the corresponding area of the touch slider. Therefore, according to the change of the output signal of the touch slider, the sliding direction of the current operation can be determined.

In step 502, a designated operation is performed according to the slide track.

In some embodiments, when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the first direction, the first designated operation is performed. When the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the second direction, a second specifying operation is performed. When the sliding direction corresponding to the slider track is the third direction, a third designated operation is performed. When the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the fourth direction, a fourth designated operation is performed. That is, the user can perform a sliding operation in four directions: up, down, left, and right. As a result, users can implement a variety of sliding operations on a limited area.

In the method for controlling a touch slider provided by the foregoing embodiment of the present disclosure, since a plurality of slide blocks are provided in the touch slider, and each slide block corresponds to a different sliding direction, by operating different slide blocks, it is possible to The corresponding sliding operation is realized on a smaller area to provide more diversified operation methods.

In other embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the touch slider further includes a center touch block 3. The center touch block outputs a pressure signal when pressed.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a touch slider according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the control method may be performed by a control device that touches a slider.

In step 601, it is determined whether the center touch block is pressed.

In step 602, in the case where the center touch block is pressed, the duration of the center touch block being pressed is counted.

In step 603, it is determined whether the duration that the central touch block is pressed is less than a preset threshold.

If the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, step 604 is performed; if the duration is less than the preset threshold, step 605 is performed.

In step 604, a response to a long key operation is performed.

In step 605, a response to a click button operation is performed.

Therefore, the user can perform a corresponding click or long-press operation on the touch slider according to needs.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for a touch slider according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, the control device includes an acquisition module 71 and a first execution module 72.

The acquisition module 71 is configured to acquire a sliding track using a sliding block.

In some embodiments, the obtaining module 71 is configured to obtain an output signal of the sliding block, and determine a sliding track according to a change in the output signal.

The first execution module 72 is configured to perform a specified operation according to the slide track.

Since the touch slider includes multiple sliding blocks, each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction, so the user can perform sliding operations in different directions.

In some embodiments, the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction, and the third direction is opposite to the fourth direction. There is a predetermined included angle between the first direction and the third direction. For example, the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees. That is, the sliding blocks included in the touch slider are distributed in a cross shape.

In some embodiments, the first execution module 72 is configured to perform a first designated operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the first direction. The first executing module 72 is the second sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track In the case of a direction, a second specified operation is performed. The first execution module 72 performs a third specified operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the slider track is the third direction. The first execution module 72 performs a fourth designated operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the fourth direction.

In the control device for a touch slider provided by the above embodiments of the present disclosure, since a plurality of slide blocks are provided in the touch slider, and each slide block corresponds to a different sliding direction, by operating different slide blocks, it is possible to The corresponding sliding operation is realized on a smaller area to provide more diversified operation methods.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device for a touch slider according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 8 is different from FIG. 7 in that, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the control device further includes a detection module 73, a time statistics module 74, and a second execution module 75.

The detection module 73 is configured to determine whether the center touch block of the touch slider is pressed.

The time counting module 74 is configured to count the duration of the center touch block being pressed in the case where the center touch block is being pressed.

The second execution module 75 is configured to execute a response long button operation when the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and is also configured to execute a response click button when the duration is less than the preset threshold operating.

The present disclosure also provides a home appliance. The home appliance includes a control device according to any one of the embodiments in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8.

In addition, the present disclosure also provides a home appliance that has a touch slider and includes: at least one processor; and a memory that is communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores a memory that can be accessed by all The instructions executed by one processor are executed by the at least one processor, so that the at least one processor executes the method for controlling a touch slider according to any one of the embodiments in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6.

Household appliances can be accessories for rice cookers and televisions, such as remote controls, fans, and so on.

The touch slider in the home appliance may be the touch slider according to any of the embodiments in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.

The present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium on which computer instructions are stored, and the instructions, when executed by a processor, implement a method for controlling a touch slider according to any of the embodiments in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.

The present disclosure also provides a touch device including a touch slider according to any one of the embodiments in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4.

The touch slider provided by the present disclosure includes a central touch block, and a plurality of sliding blocks diverging around the center touch block, so that sliding operations in up, down, left and right directions can be realized in a small area, and long press and Click operation is very suitable for the selection and confirmation of complex menus, and can also be used as a touch button. The touch slider can ensure that the user's operation mode is more diversified, and can also ensure that the user's operation changes are consistent with vision. In addition, since the PCB wiring cost is lower than the commonly used dot matrix touch screen, the slider design using PCB wiring can further reduce the cost.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may understand that all or part of the steps for implementing the foregoing embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be instructed by a program to complete related hardware. The program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. The storage medium mentioned may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

The description of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the disclosed form. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the disclosure, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosure and to design various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to particular uses.

Claims

A method for controlling a touch slider, wherein the touch slider includes a plurality of sliding blocks, and each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction. The control method includes:

Using the sliding block to obtain a sliding track;

Performing a specified operation according to the sliding track.
The control method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining a sliding track comprises:

Obtaining an output signal of the sliding block;

The sliding track is determined according to a change in the output signal.
The control method according to claim 1, wherein the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite, and the first The three directions are opposite to the fourth direction, and there is a predetermined angle between the first direction and the third direction.
The control method according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.
The control method according to claim 3, wherein performing the specified operation according to the sliding track comprises:

If the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding trajectory is the first direction, performing a first specified operation;

When the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding trajectory is the second direction, performing a second designated operation;

When the sliding direction corresponding to the slider track is a third direction, performing a third designated operation;

When the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is a fourth direction, a fourth designated operation is performed.
The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the touch slider further comprises a center touch block, and the control method further comprises:

Determine whether the center touch block is pressed;

In a case where the center touch block is pressed, the duration of the center touch block being pressed is counted;

When the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, performing a response to a long button operation;

In a case where the duration is less than the preset threshold, a response to a click button operation is performed.
A control device for a touch slider, wherein the touch slider includes a plurality of sliding blocks, each sliding block corresponds to a different sliding direction, and the control device includes:

An acquisition module configured to acquire a sliding track using the sliding block;

The first execution module is configured to perform a specified operation according to the sliding track.
The control device according to claim 7, wherein:

The obtaining module is configured to obtain an output signal of the sliding block, and determine the sliding track according to a change in the output signal.
The control device according to claim 7, wherein the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction, wherein the first direction is opposite to the second direction, and the first The three directions are opposite to the fourth direction, and there is a predetermined angle between the first direction and the third direction.
The control device according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.
The control device according to claim 10, wherein:

The first execution module is configured to execute a first specified operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the first direction, and execute a second operation when the sliding direction corresponding to the sliding track is the second direction. A designated operation is performed when the sliding direction corresponding to the slide track is a third direction, and a fourth specified operation is performed when the sliding direction corresponding to the slide track is a fourth direction.
The control device according to any one of claims 7-11, wherein the control device further comprises:

A detection module configured to determine whether a central touch block of the touch slider is pressed;

A time statistics module configured to count a duration of the center touch block being pressed in a case where the center touch block is pressed;

The second execution module is configured to execute a response long key operation when the duration is greater than or equal to a preset threshold; and is further configured to execute a response if the duration is less than the preset threshold Click button operation.
A household appliance comprising the control device according to any one of claims 7-12.
A home appliance includes: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor A processor executes to cause the at least one processor to execute the touch slider control method according to any one of claims 1-6.
A computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions thereon, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the method for controlling a touch slider according to any one of claims 1-6 is implemented.
A touch slider includes:

A plurality of sliding blocks, each sliding block corresponding to a different sliding direction, wherein the sliding blocks are configured to output signals when touched.
The touch slider according to claim 16, wherein the sliding direction includes a first direction, a second direction, a third direction, and a fourth direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite, and the The third direction is opposite to the fourth direction, and there is a predetermined angle between the first direction and the third direction.
The touch slider according to claim 17, wherein the predetermined included angle is 90 degrees.
The touch slider according to claim 16, wherein the touch slider further comprises:

The center touch block is configured to output a signal when pressed.
A touch device comprising the touch slider according to any one of claims 16-19.