CN101488042B - User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method - Google Patents
User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN101488042B CN101488042B CN2008100032045A CN200810003204A CN101488042B CN 101488042 B CN101488042 B CN 101488042B CN 2008100032045 A CN2008100032045 A CN 2008100032045A CN 200810003204 A CN200810003204 A CN 200810003204A CN 101488042 B CN101488042 B CN 101488042B
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- tool
- input
- control panel
- feedback
- sense organ
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Active
Links
Images
Abstract
The invention discloses a method for operating a user interface. The method is fit for an input tool to carry out an input operation on a virtual control panel of a portable device directly. The method comprises the steps as follows: a signal input work is done, and an input signal is generated by using the input tool through one of a plurality of virtual keys of the virtual control panel, and the tool type of the input tool which generates the input signal on the virtual control panel is judged by the portable device; so that a sensory feedback is produced at the portable device according to the tool type when the tool type is judged.
Description
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of method of operating of user's interface of portable apparatus, and particularly produce different sense organ feedbacks to confirm the method for receiving inputted signal relevant for kind according to different input tools.
Background technology
Along with making rapid progress of two indicator devices (Pointing Stick and Touch Pad) technology, no matter be the manufacturer of electronic products such as notebook computer, mobile phone or portable multimedia player, all have and utilize touch control screen to replace conventional keyboard with trend as input interface of new generation.With the mobile phone is example, while the display frame that the user must contrast on the screen when the operation with traditional mobile phone clicks keyboard with finger, just can carry out input characters in view of the above or choose operational motions such as menu.Yet, for the mobile phone of a combination of touch control formula screen of operation, the user except utilizing finger, also can by as pointer servicing units such as (stylus) directly input characters or unlatching application on screen.This shows that touch control screen can provide the user to have more the input mode of elasticity and convenience.
Yet, different with traditional physical keyboard input is, when using touch control screen to carry out the button selection, can't tangible input feedback, when just the user can not import, obtain the sense of touch and the sense of hearing feedback that are produced because of the keyboard resilience when the input signal as physical keyboard on touch control screen.So that the user is difficult to confirm its input action through planting sense of touch or sense of hearing feedback thus immediately.The problem that is difficult to confirm input action though have at present that a kind of system feedback signal solves that above-mentioned user uses touch control screen, yet the input action that above-mentioned feedback signal can only be passive with single feedback signal response user, and the employed input tool of identification user initiatively, and produce different feedback signals according to the difference of tool using.
Summary of the invention
Purpose of the present invention is exactly in the method for operating that a kind of user's interface is provided, and can make the user when using touch panel to import, and obtains different sense organ feedbacks to confirm user's input action according to different input tools.
The invention provides a kind of How It Works of user's interface, be suitable for and directly on a virtual control panel of a portable apparatus, carry out an input operation with an input tool, wherein virtual control panel has several virtual keys, the method comprises: carry out a signal input service, with utilize described input tool via several virtual keys of virtual control panel one of them, produce an input signal, and portable apparatus is judged a tool kind that produces this input tool of this input signal on this virtual control panel simultaneously, with when judging this tool kind, on this portable apparatus, produce a sense organ feedback according to this tool kind.
The invention provides a kind of user's interface, comprise: a touch-control and display unit, can show a virtual control panel, wherein one of them produces an input signal and carries out a signal input service input tool in several virtual keys of this virtual control panel, the wherein letter symbol or the function of corresponding several one of them representatives of virtual key of input signal, one input judging unit, in order to when carrying out described signal input service, judge a tool kind of this input tool, an and sense organ feedback device, in order to when this input judgment unit judges goes out this tool kind, on this portable apparatus, produce a sense organ feedback according to this tool kind.
According to the described user's interface of preferred embodiment of the present invention with and How It Works, wherein this sense organ feedback comprises a tactile vibrations, a visible change or a resonant.In addition, wherein according to this tool kind, comprise in producing this sense organ feedback on this portable apparatus: when this tool kind is a finger of a user, then this sense organ feedback is this tactile vibrations, this tactile vibrations comprises that this portable apparatus vibrates with a mechanicalness, make the user via this mechanicalness vibration of this doigte that produces this input signal, and if when this tool kind is a pointer, then this portable apparatus does not then produce any vibration.In addition, according to this tool kind, comprise in producing this sense organ feedback on this portable apparatus: when this tool kind is a pointer, then this sense organ feedback is this visible change, this visible change is with in selected this virtual control panel of this pointer, input point as this input signal is a central point, outwards produces a deformation of image of a ripples line.Even utilize audio to do feedback, but utilize the also different audio of feedback of different input tools.For example when this tool kind is a pointer, the sound that the portable apparatus feedback is comparatively sharp-pointed, and when this tool kind is user's finger, the sound that the portable apparatus feedback is comparatively overcast.
According to the described user's interface of preferred embodiment of the present invention with and How It Works, wherein this portable apparatus has a touch controller as the contact interface between this input tool and this virtual control panel.The step of wherein judging this tool kind comprises: when this input tool contacts this touch controller, impose on the temperature that a force value on this touch controller or this touch controller are responded to this input tool according to this input tool in a contact point area size, this input tool on this touch controller.
According to the described user's interface of preferred embodiment of the present invention with and How It Works, wherein this portable apparatus comprises a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone.
According to the described user's interface of preferred embodiment of the present invention with and How It Works, wherein this virtual control panel comprises that a dummy keyboard group (virtual keyboard), selects box group (checkbox set) and to select button group (radiobutton set).
In the present invention, owing to show virtual control panel with Trackpad, the user is when clicking any button, select box or selecting button, and the control system of portable apparatus can be according to the employed input tool of user, produce a sense organ feedback signal, confirm to receive input signal with expression.And the user can directly experience as the operation feeling on the application entity button by this sense organ feedback signal.In addition, in the present invention, the user can be according to demands of individuals, decision uses different input tools to obtain the different sense organ feedback signal of portable apparatus, no matter and, all have only a kind of feedback signal, or even do not have feedback signal no longer as any input tool before.
Description of drawings
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the specific embodiment of the present invention is elaborated, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates and is the flow chart according to the described a kind of user's interface of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 illustrate for described according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention be the simplified schematic diagram of the tactile vibrations feedback that produces of input tool with the finger.
Fig. 3 illustrate for described according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention be the simplified schematic diagram of the visible change feedback that produces of input tool with the pointer.
Fig. 4 illustrates and is the system architecture diagram according to the described a kind of user's interface of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The main element symbol description:
S101～S105: process step
200: portable apparatus
202: touch-control and display unit
204: virtual control panel
208: the distortion of water corrugated
300: finger
302: pointer
400: user's interface
402: touch-control and display unit
404: the input judging unit
406: vibrating device
408: audio device
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates and is the flow chart according to the described a kind of user's interface of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, at first in step S101, directly on a virtual control panel of a portable apparatus, carry out an input operation with an input tool, and portable apparatus receives an input signal via virtual control panel.Portable apparatus for example be portable computer, personal digital assistant (personal digitalassistant, PDA) or mobile phone.Fig. 2 illustrate for described according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention be the simplified schematic diagram of the tactile vibrations feedback that produces of input tool with the finger.Fig. 3 illustrate for described according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention be the simplified schematic diagram of the visible change feedback that produces of input tool with the pointer.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, above-mentioned portable apparatus 200 for example has a touch-control and display unit 202, wherein touch-control and display unit 202 have display frame simultaneously and receive via the function that contacts the input signal that its surface produced, therefore utilize this touch-control and display unit 202 can set up a virtual control panel 204, that is to say, button on the virtual control panel 204 is the non-physical button that produces via showing, and touches the function that these non-physical buttons equally have the signal input via input tool.Diagram 2 of the present invention only has a virtual key group (virtual keyboard) with diagram 3 virtual control panels that illustrated 204, comprises 12 independent buttons.Yet the present invention is not limited to this diagram.Also can comprise by key class in the above-mentioned virtual control panel 204 selected box group (checkbox set) and selected button group (radiobutton set) or the like.
Then, in step S103, judge a tool kind that on virtual control panel 204, produces the input tool of input signal.Wherein, the method of judging the tool kind of input tool comprises as user during with input tool contact virtual control panel 204, can impose on the force value on the virtual control panel 204 or the tool kind of the employed input tools of judgement user such as temperature of virtual control panel 204 induction input tools in a contact point area size, input tool on the virtual control panel 204 according to input tool.That is to say, the contact point area of responding to by virtual control panel 204 (in general point 300 contact area can be greater), contact pressure value than pointer 302 (in general point 300 contact pressures that produce can than pointer 302 little) with the temperature of input tool (in general point 300 temperature can than pointer 302 high) etc. parameter, compare with the built-in data bank of portable apparatus, can distinguish the tool kind of the employed input tool of user.
Then, in step S105, the tool kind of the employed input tool of user produces a sense organ feedback of confirming to receive above-mentioned input signal on portable apparatus 200.Just at different input tools, portable apparatus 200 automatic feedback user one feedback signals determine to receive input signal so that the user knows portable apparatus 200.And this sense organ feedback can be a mechanicalness feedback also can be a software feedback.Just this feedback signal can be with mechanical vibration or start the resonant performance, also can be to show with the image (being visible change) of carrying out virtual control panel 204 shown on a routine change touch-control and the display unit 202.
As Fig. 2, when tool kind was user's finger 300, then the sense organ feedback for example was that tactile vibrations or resonant change, and the work that allows the user know that clearly signal is imported is finished.Tactile vibrations wherein comprises portable apparatus 200 with the mechanicalness vibration, makes the user feel this mechanicalness vibration via the finger 300 that produces input signal.And this mechanicalness vibration is started by a built-in vibrating device.This vibrating device can directly be connected with touch-control and the display unit 202 that input tool is contacted in addition, separately to be the sense of touch that virtual control panel 204 provides the mechanicalness vibration.If detect input tool is during for pointer 302, does not then adopt the method for haptic feedback or adopts the mode of vibration of other frequencies.
Please refer to Fig. 3, because the feedback mode of tactile may fully see through pointer 302 and be communicated on one's body the user, so when tool kind is a pointer 302, for example can utilizes visible change, resonant to change or not produce any sensory response etc. as the feedback mode.Wherein visible change for example is with in the pointer 302 selected virtual control panels 204, periphery as an input point/input button (being button 0 in present embodiment) of input signal, outwards produce a deformation of image (as water corrugated distortion 208), and this deformation of image for example is to carry out the software feedback that a program is produced.If detect input tool is for pointing at 300 o'clock, then not adopting the method for vision feedback or adopt other deformation of image modes.
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, wherein also can utilize the variation of resonant to be used as the sense organ feedback that produces at different input tool.For example be finger 300 time when detected tool kind, the audio device of portable apparatus 200 sends a kind of button audio (as more overcast button audio), and if when detected tool kind is pointer 302, the audio device of portable apparatus 200 then sends another kind of button audio (as more sharp-pointed button audio).The system architecture of the user's interface 400 that can realize aforementioned user's interface How It Works more is provided in another embodiment according to the invention.Please refer to Fig. 4, user's interface 400 has comprised a touch-control and display unit 402, input judging unit 404, a vibrating device 406 and an audio device 408.
As touch-control as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 and display unit 202, touch-control and display unit 402 have display frame simultaneously and receive via the function that contacts the input signal that its surface produced, and therefore utilize this touch-control and display unit 402 can set up a virtual control panel.
Input judging unit 404 can judge that the user utilizes which kind of input tool input signal on aforesaid virtual control panel, for example tell finger and pointer, the foundation that wherein can utilize the temperature parameters such as (in general Shou Zhi temperature can be come highly than pointer) of contact point area (in general Shou Zhi contact area can be greater than pointer) that virtual control panel responds to, contact pressure value (in general the contact pressure that produced of finger can be come for a short time than pointer) and input tool to be used as judging.
Input judging unit 404 can be controlled a sense organ feedback device user is produced a kind of sense organ feedback after the kind that has determined input tool, wherein can produce different types of sense organ feedback at different input tools.In the present embodiment, the sense organ feedback has comprised haptic feedback, vision feedback and sense of hearing feedback or the like, so the sense organ feedback device has promptly comprised touch-control and display unit 402, vibrating device 406 and audio device 408.
As previously described in the embodiment, after input judging unit 404 judges that input tool is for finger, can control vibrating device 406 and produce tactile vibrations, allow the user experience haptic feedback, wherein this kind tactile vibrations may be mechanical vibration.In addition, this vibrating device 406 can directly be connected with touch-control and the display unit 402 that input tool is contacted in mechanism, separately to be the sense of touch that virtual control panel provides the vibration of this kind mechanicalness.If it is during for pointer that input judging unit 404 detects input tool, does not then adopt the method for haptic feedback or adopt other mode of vibrations.
As previously described in the embodiment, after input judging unit 404 judges that input tools are pointer, can control touch-control and display unit 402 visible change, resonant changes or not produce any sensory response etc. as the feedback mode.Wherein visible change for example is with in the selected virtual control panel of pointer, periphery as an input point of input signal, outwards produce a deformation of image (as the undulatory distortion of water), and this deformation of image for example is to carry out the software feedback that a program is produced.If detect input tool is to be when finger, does not then adopt the method for vision feedback or adopts other deformation of image modes.
As previously described in the embodiment, input judging unit 404 also can utilize the resonant variation to be used as the sense of hearing feedback that produces at different input tool.For example when input judging unit 404 detected tool kinds are finger, input judging unit 404 can send a kind of button audio (as more overcast button audio) by control audio device 406, and if when input judging unit 404 detected tool kinds are pointer, input judging unit 404 can send another kind of button audio (as more sharp-pointed button audio) by control audio device 406.
In the present invention, owing to show virtual control panel with touch-control and display unit, the user is when clicking any button, select box or selecting button, the control system of portable apparatus can be according to the kind of the employed input tool of user, the user responds different sense organ feedback signals to the user, so that can positively confirm its input action.And the user more can directly experience as the operation feeling on the application entity button by this sense organ feedback signal.In addition, in the present invention, the user can be according to demands of individuals, decision uses different input tools to obtain the different sense organ feedback signal of portable apparatus, no matter and, all have only a kind of feedback signal, or even do not have feedback signal no longer as any input tool before.In aforementioned every relevant type of sense organ feedback, all be wherein in order to conveniently to tell about example of the present invention, be not in order to restriction the present invention, and those sense organ feedback modes also can be mixed use mutually, for example realize simultaneously that different senses of touch and audio feedback are on a portable apparatus.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little modification and perfect, so protection scope of the present invention is when with being as the criterion that claims were defined.
Claims (8)
1. the How It Works of user's interface, be suitable for an input tool and directly on a virtual control panel of setting up by touch-control and display unit of a portable apparatus, carry out an input operation, wherein said virtual control panel has several virtual keys, and this method comprises:
Carry out a signal input service, with utilize described input tool via described several virtual keys of this virtual control panel one of them, produce an input signal, and the while portable apparatus is by the contact point area size of described input tool on virtual control panel, described input tool imposes on the temperature that a force value on the virtual control panel or virtual control panel respond to described input tool and judges a tool kind that produces this input tool of this input signal on this virtual control panel, with when judging this tool kind, on this portable apparatus, produce a sense organ feedback according to this tool kind.
2. the How It Works of user's interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, according to this tool kind, produces this sense organ feedback and comprise on this portable apparatus:
When this tool kind was a finger of a user, then this sense organ feedback was a tactile vibrations.
3. the How It Works of user's interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, according to this tool kind, produces this sense organ feedback and comprise on this portable apparatus:
When this tool kind was a pointer, then this sense organ feedback was a visible change that results from this portable apparatus.
4. the How It Works of user's interface as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, according to this tool kind, produces this sense organ feedback and comprise on this portable apparatus:
When this tool kind was a finger of a user, this sense organ feedback was a resonant; And
When this tool kind was a pointer, this sense organ feedback was another resonant.
5. portable apparatus comprises:
One touch-control and display unit can show a virtual control panel, and wherein one of them produces an input signal and carries out a signal input service input tool in several virtual keys of this virtual control panel;
One input judging unit, in order to when carrying out described signal input service, impose on the tool kind that temperature that a force value on the virtual control panel or virtual control panel respond to described input tool is judged this input tool in the contact point area size on the virtual control panel, described input tool by described input tool; And
One sense organ feedback device in order to when this input judgment unit judges goes out this tool kind, produces a sense organ feedback according to this tool kind on this portable apparatus.
6. portable apparatus as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this sense organ feedback device comprises a vibrating device, and when this tool kind was a finger of a user, this sense organ feedback was a tactile vibrations.
7. portable apparatus as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this sense organ feedback device comprises this touch-control and display unit, and when this tool kind was a pointer, this sense organ feedback was a visible change that results from this virtual control panel.
8. portable apparatus as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, this sense organ feedback device comprises an audio device, when this tool kind is a finger of a user, this audio device feedback one resonant, when this tool kind is a pointer, this another resonant of audio device feedback.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2008100032045A CN101488042B (en) | 2008-01-15 | 2008-01-15 | User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2008100032045A CN101488042B (en) | 2008-01-15 | 2008-01-15 | User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN101488042A CN101488042A (en) | 2009-07-22 |
| CN101488042B true CN101488042B (en) | 2011-07-27 |
Family
ID=40890960
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN2008100032045A Active CN101488042B (en) | 2008-01-15 | 2008-01-15 | User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN101488042B (en) |
Families Citing this family (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR101544371B1 (en) * | 2009-08-07 | 2015-08-17 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Mobile terminal reflecting user's environment and method for operating the same |
| CN102156604B (en) * | 2010-02-11 | 2013-01-02 | 华硕电脑股份有限公司 | Portable electronic device |
| TWI401591B (en) * | 2010-02-11 | 2013-07-11 | Asustek Comp Inc | Portable electronic device |
| CN102436332A (en) * | 2010-09-29 | 2012-05-02 | 汉王科技股份有限公司 | Touch method and device |
| TWI472974B (en) * | 2012-09-06 | 2015-02-11 | Au Optronics Corp | Method for detecting touch points of multi-type objects |
| CN103853473B (en) * | 2012-12-03 | 2017-09-22 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | Information transferring method, device and electronic equipment |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4686332A (en) * | 1986-06-26 | 1987-08-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Combined finger touch and stylus detection system for use on the viewing surface of a visual display device |
| US6611258B1 (en) * | 1996-01-11 | 2003-08-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Information processing apparatus and its method |
| CN1499343A (en) * | 2002-11-04 | 2004-05-26 | 万发良 | Application of finger recognition and action recognition of finger in input tool such as keyboard |
| CN1815428A (en) * | 2005-01-31 | 2006-08-09 | 株式会社东海理化电机制作所 | Touch input device |
-
2008
- 2008-01-15 CN CN2008100032045A patent/CN101488042B/en active Active
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4686332A (en) * | 1986-06-26 | 1987-08-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Combined finger touch and stylus detection system for use on the viewing surface of a visual display device |
| US6611258B1 (en) * | 1996-01-11 | 2003-08-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Information processing apparatus and its method |
| CN1499343A (en) * | 2002-11-04 | 2004-05-26 | 万发良 | Application of finger recognition and action recognition of finger in input tool such as keyboard |
| CN1815428A (en) * | 2005-01-31 | 2006-08-09 | 株式会社东海理化电机制作所 | Touch input device |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN101488042A (en) | 2009-07-22 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US20090167715A1 (en) | User interface of portable device and operating method thereof | |
| CN104881175B (en) | Multi-touch device with dynamic haptic effects | |
| CN101779188B (en) | Systems and methods for providing a user interface | |
| CN101467118B (en) | Touch panel and method for providing with a haptical effect thereon and interacting with user | |
| JP4847558B2 (en) | Electronic device and method for preparing the keyboard | |
| EP2975497B1 (en) | Terminal device, terminal device control method, and program | |
| KR100842547B1 (en) | Mobile handset having touch sensitive keypad and user interface method | |
| TWI428812B (en) | Method for controlling application program, electronic device thereof, recording medium thereof, and computer program product using the method | |
| CN101488042B (en) | User interface of portable apparatus and its operation method | |
| US20100020036A1 (en) | Portable electronic device and method of controlling same | |
| WO2011024461A1 (en) | Input device | |
| US20140024414A1 (en) | Electronic device, operation control method, and operation control program | |
| KR100891777B1 (en) | Touch sensitive scrolling method | |
| US20070263015A1 (en) | Multi-function key with scrolling | |
| EP2327004A1 (en) | Tactile feedback for key simulation in touch screens | |
| JP5718475B2 (en) | Tactile presentation device | |
| CN102057345A (en) | Haptic user interface | |
| KR100860695B1 (en) | Method for text entry with touch sensitive keypad and mobile handset therefore | |
| CN101957722A (en) | Touch screen input control method and device as well as mobile phone | |
| KR20100093293A (en) | Mobile terminal with touch function and method for touch recognition using the same | |
| KR101141198B1 (en) | Terminal and method for feedback of virtual keyboard | |
| CN103778361A (en) | Electronic equipment and function setting method thereof | |
| CN104035722A (en) | Mobile terminal and method for preventing faulty operation of virtual key | |
| JP6934028B2 (en) | Electronic equipment, key assembly and key control method | |
| KR20110076283A (en) | Method and apparatus for providing feedback according to user input patten |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant |