TWI389019B - Touch operation method and operation method of electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Touch operation method and operation method of electronic device

The present invention relates to a method of operating a touch screen, and more particularly to a touch operation method and an operation method of the electronic device.

In today's market for consumer electronics products, portable electronic products such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, notebooks, and tablet PCs have been widely used. A touch panel is used as an interface tool for data communication. In addition, since the design of electronic products is currently in the direction of light, thin, short and small, there is not enough space on the product to accommodate traditional input devices such as keyboards and mice, especially in the demand for tablet PCs that are designed with humanity in mind. Next, touch panels have become one of the key components. In addition to the multi-level menu design requirements, the touch panel can also have the functions of keyboard, mouse and other humanized operation modes, especially integrating the input and output in the same interface (screen). The traits are beyond the reach of other traditional input devices.

In the conventional touch screen, when the user operates the file in the electronic device, for example, the menu displayed on the touch screen can be selected or operated by using the hardware operation keys configured on the electronic device. Therefore, the conventional touch screen can only list the fixed function menus common to common files or files, and cannot have different function menus for files or files with different attributes. When the user is operating, he or she needs to move repeatedly between the menu and the object. If there is an accidental accident in the process, it may even return.

In order to improve the above disadvantages, as described in U.S. Patent No. 7,497,949, the touch screen is operated by using a single point or multi-touch method to operate the touch screen. For example, in the case of multi-touch, the user can use the movement of two fingers on the touch screen to zoom in and out on the touch screen. In the case of single touch, the user can use Swipe your finger to the left to view the previous page or swipe to the right to view the previous page. Such a design does bring convenience to the user, but the disadvantage is that the user must first memorize the gestures of multiple groups of operations, and the electronic device may also have insufficient strength or direction due to the object being touched when judging the gesture. The deviation leads to a misjudgment, which causes the user to make another gesture.

The object of the present invention is to provide a touch operation method, which outputs a floating menu when the touch screen is touched, so that the user can easily operate the object and reduce the malfunction when the gesture operation is performed.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a method for operating an electronic device, which allows the user to operate the electronic device without having to recite the operation gesture of the electronic device, thereby effectively improving the touch screen. Sex.

The invention provides a touch operation method which is suitable for use on a touch screen. The touch operation method includes determining whether one of the objects to be selected displayed on the touch screen is touched. Secondly, when the object to be selected is touched for the first predetermined time, the corresponding floating menu is output according to the attribute of the object to be selected. Next, it is determined whether one of the plurality of menu fields on the floating menu is selected, and when one of the menu fields on the mobile menu is selected, the corresponding menu field is executed according to the selected menu field. An instruction. Additionally, when the selected menu field is selected for a second predetermined time, a second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field is executed.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the step of outputting the floating menu includes outputting a floating menu based on the point at which the object to be selected is touched.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the selected menu field is selected for a second predetermined time, the step of executing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field includes determining the selected menu Whether the field is still selected uninterrupted after being selected for a second predetermined time, however, when the selected menu field is still selected uninterrupted, the second instruction is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals.

The present invention further provides a method for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touch screen, and at least one object to be selected is displayed on the touch screen. The operating method of the electronic device includes: when the item to be selected is touched for the first predetermined time, the corresponding floating menu is output according to the attribute of the item to be selected. Secondly, when one of the plurality of menu fields on the floating menu is selected for less than the second predetermined time, the corresponding first instruction is executed according to the selected menu field, and when the selected menu field is selected When the second predetermined time is selected, the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field is executed. Wherein the first predetermined time is less than the second predetermined time.

The invention outputs a floating menu when the touch screen is touched, and the user can easily operate the object without having to recite the operation gesture of the electronic device, which can reduce the malfunction of the gesture operation and effectively improve the touch screen. Sex.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a flow chart showing the steps of a touch operation method according to an embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the touch operation method is applied to the touch screen of the electronic device. After the electronic device is enabled, the electronic device displays at least one object to be selected on the touch screen (step S102). Or when the user touches anywhere on the touch screen, the touch screen displays at least one object to be selected, or a specific function key on the electronic device or the touch screen, when the function key When pressed, at least one object to be selected is displayed on the touch screen. Of course, the way to display the items to be selected is not limited to this.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the object to be selected may be, for example, a photo, a video file, a file file, an email, or other file that can be viewed or edited by a user.

In this embodiment, after the object to be selected is output to the touch screen, the electronic device determines whether the object to be selected is touched (step S104). Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flow chart showing the steps of determining whether an object to be selected is touched in the touch operation method according to an embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 2, after the electronic device receives the touch position data (step S202), the touch position data is subjected to a coordinate conversion operation (step S204). Wherein, on the display screen of the touch screen, the coordinate specification has been defined by itself, so that the electronic device converts the touch position data into the defined coordinate specifications, and obtains the coordinate position corresponding to the touch point. Since the item to be displayed displayed on the touch screen has a range, the quadrilateral object to be selected is exemplified, and it will have four coordinate positions representing its range. Therefore, after obtaining the coordinate position of the touch point, the electronic device matches the range of each object to be selected on the touch screen according to the coordinate position, thereby determining which coordinate object the coordinate position of the touch point falls on. In the range (step S206).

When the coordinate position of the touch point falls within the range of an object to be selected, the electronic device defines that the object to be selected has been selected by the user (step S210), and returns to step S104. Conversely, when the coordinate position of the touch point does not fall within the range of any one of the objects to be selected, the electronic device defines that the user does not select any candidate object, and returns to step S202.

Referring to FIG. 1, when the object to be selected is selected, the electronic device then determines whether the user's touch on the object to be selected has reached the first predetermined time (step S106). In this judgment, whether or not the coordinate position of the touch point described above is always within the range of the same object to be selected is judged. When it is judged that the touch on the object to be selected has not reached the first predetermined time, it is judged whether the electronic device receives the touch position data without interruption (step S108). That is, it is judged whether the received touch position data falls within the range of the same candidate object after being converted into the coordinate position. When it is judged that the continuously received touch position data falls within the range of the same candidate object, it is defined that the touch position data is received without interruption, and the process returns to step S106. On the other hand, if the current touch position data falls within the range of different items to be selected, the process returns to step S104.

In this embodiment, after confirming the selected item to be touched, the floating menu corresponding to the item to be selected is selected according to the attribute of the item to be selected to the database of the electronic device (step S110). Among them, the selected items with different attributes will have different floating menus, and the photo files will be compared with the video files. The photo files will have the functions of zooming in, zooming out, and rotating, but the video files may not have corresponding functions. Conversely, the video file will have the function of playing, fast forwarding, and rewinding, while the photo file may not have the corresponding function.

After finding the corresponding floating menu, the electronic device outputs a floating menu to the touch screen (step S112). The method of outputting the floating menu may output a floating menu based on the point at which the object to be selected is touched, output the floating menu to the center of the touch screen, or output the menu field on the floating menu to the touch menu. Control all corners of the screen. Among them, the floating menu can generally have multiple menu fields. Next, the electronic device determines whether any one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected (step S114).

In step S114, a possible method is to use the touch point as the origin when outputting the floating menu, and the user does not need to use a finger to touch the menu field in the selection menu field, and only needs to apply the side to the origin. Different pressures can be selected for the menu field. For example, the position represented by the origin at the beginning is the center position of the floating menu, that is, the menu field in the middle of the floating menu (can be highlighted, to let the user know the current position). When the pressure applied to the origin is determined to be the lateral pressure of the direction of the force toward the lower edge of the screen, the electronic device will consider that the user selects the menu field located below the middle menu field (specifically A field depends on the presence of lateral pressure and how often the electronic device is judged. Therefore, the user can use the lateral pressure in various directions to select different menu fields. Wherein, when the electronic device detects the lateral pressure of the origin, the direction index is calculated for the lateral pressure and a direction indicator is obtained. Then, the corresponding menu field is defined as the selected menu field according to the direction indicated by the direction indicator and the length of time of the pressing.

When the selected menu field is confirmed in step S114, the electronic device executes the corresponding first instruction according to the function represented by the menu field (step S116). Next, it is determined whether the original menu field is selected (step S117), that is, the electronic device will determine whether the user continues to select the same menu field. When the user continues to select the same menu field, the electronic device will further determine whether the selected menu field has been selected for a second predetermined time (step S118).

The step of determining whether the original menu field is selected may be that after the electronic device receives the touch location data, the touch position data is coordinate-converted to obtain the coordinate position of the current touch point. It is then determined whether the coordinate position of the current touch point falls within the range of the menu field in which the first instruction has been executed. When it is judged that the coordinate position of the current touch point falls within the range of the menu field in which the first instruction has been executed, it is defined that the original menu field is continuously selected. In addition, when the coordinate position of the current touch point does not fall within the range of the menu field in which the first instruction has been executed, the electronic device executes only the first instruction, and returns to step S114. When the floating menu is not touched and the time reaches the third predetermined time, the floating menu is closed (step S122), and the process returns to step S104. On the other hand, when the time when the floating menu is not touched does not reach the third predetermined time, the process returns to step S114, and it is judged whether or not a menu field is selected. If no menu field is selected, then step S120 is reached.

In the present embodiment, when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, the electronic device executes the second instruction corresponding to the selected field (step S124). The first instruction may be the same as the second instruction, for example, or may be different, depending on the needs of the designer.

After executing the second instruction, the electronic device determines whether the selected menu field is continuously selected without interruption (step S126). Wherein, the determining mode is that after the electronic device receives the touch position data, the touch position data is coordinate-converted to obtain the coordinate position of the current touch point. It is then determined whether the coordinate position of the current touch point falls within the range of the selected menu field. When it is judged that the coordinate position of the current touch point falls within the range of the selected menu field, the second instruction is repeatedly executed at a predetermined time interval (step S128). On the other hand, when the selected menu field is not continuously selected, it proceeds to step S120.

Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , which are respectively schematic diagrams showing the output of the floating menu on the touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the menu of the floating menu of the embodiment of the present invention is selected and executed. In FIG. 3A, the touch screen 302 displays the items to be selected 304-310 and the floating menu 312. After the finger 314 on the touch screen 302 touches the object to be selected 304, the electronic device performs steps S104 to S112 in FIG. 1 to display the floating menu 312 on the touch screen 302. The floating menu 312 has a plurality of menu fields, and may be, for example, email, zoom out, full screen, rotate CCW, cancel, rotate CW, Delete, zoom in, and edit.

Referring to FIG. 3B, when the finger 314 touches the menu bar of the rotating CCW, the electronic device executes step S116 of FIG. 1 to rotate the object to be selected 304 counterclockwise. When the finger 314 continues to touch the menu field of the rotating CCW, and the time reaches the second predetermined time, the electronic device performs step S124 of FIG. The first command may be to rotate the object to be selected 304 by 45 degrees counterclockwise, and the second command may also be to rotate the object to be selected 304 by 45 degrees or 1 degree counterclockwise. After the finger 314 touches the menu field of the rotating CCW for a second predetermined time, the electronic device can rotate the object to be selected 304 by 45 degrees or 1 degree counterclockwise every 0.5 seconds, for example. Until the finger 314 leaves the touch screen 302, it is not limited thereto.

4A to 4D are schematic diagrams showing the output of a plurality of items to be selected on the touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention, and a schematic diagram of a floating menu on the touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention. A schematic diagram of an execution menu field corresponding instruction of another embodiment of the invention and a schematic diagram of another corresponding instruction of the execution menu field of another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4A, the touch screen 402 has objects to be selected 404-410 and a finger 414. When the finger 414 touches the object 404 to be selected, the electronic device splits the floating menu of FIG. 3A and outputs the menu fields 412a-412d to the four corners of the touch screen 402 (as shown in FIG. 4B). For convenience of description, the present embodiment only uses four menu fields 412a to 412d as an example, but in fact, it is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, while the menu fields 412a-412d are output, the electronic device also moves the object to be selected 404 to the center of the touch screen 402, and moves the objects to be selected 406-410 to the edge. It is an embodiment of the invention, but it still depends on the needs of the designer.

In FIG. 4C, when the finger 414 touches the menu field 412a (rotate CCW), the electronic object device 404 performs the step S116 of FIG. 1 to rotate the object to be selected 404 counterclockwise. When the finger 414 continues to touch the menu field 412a for a second predetermined time, the electronic device performs step S124 of FIG. When the finger 414 touches the menu field 412a for a second predetermined time, the electronic device executes step S128 of FIG.

In FIG. 4D, when the finger 414 touches the menu field 412d (zoom in), the electronic device executes step S116 of FIG. 1 to enlarge the item to be selected 404. When the finger 414 continues to touch the menu field 412a for a second predetermined time, the electronic device performs step S124 of FIG. When the finger 414 touches the menu field 412a for a second predetermined time, the electronic device executes step S128 of FIG.

In summary, the touch operation method and the operation method of the electronic device of the present invention output a floating menu when the touch screen is touched, so that the user can easily operate without having to recite the operation gesture of the electronic device. The object can not only reduce the malfunction of the gesture operation, but also effectively improve the convenience of the touch screen.

While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

302, 402. . . Touch screen

304, 306, 308, 310, 404, 406, 408, 410. . . Selected item

312, 412a, 412b, 412c, 412d. . . Floating menu

314, 414. . . finger

S102～S128. . . Step process

S202～S210. . . Step process

1 is a flow chart showing the steps of a touch operation method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the steps of determining whether an object to be selected is touched in the touch operation method according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of outputting a floating menu on a touch screen according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing that a menu field of a floating menu is selected and a corresponding instruction is executed according to an embodiment of the invention.

4A is a schematic diagram of outputting a plurality of objects to be selected on a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a schematic diagram of a floating menu appearing on a touch screen according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4C is a schematic diagram of an instruction to execute a menu field according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4D is a schematic diagram of another corresponding instruction for executing a menu field according to another embodiment of the present invention.

S102～S128. . . Step process

Claims (22)

A touch operation method is applied to a touch screen. The touch operation method includes: determining whether one of the objects to be selected displayed on the touch screen is touched; determining whether the object to be selected is touched a first predetermined time; when the object to be selected is touched for less than the first predetermined time, further determining whether to receive the touch position data corresponding to the object to be selected without interruption; when the touch is not received When the location data is used, it is judged again whether the object to be selected is touched; when the touch location data is received without interruption, it is determined again whether the object to be selected is touched for the first predetermined time; When the selected object is touched for the first predetermined time, the corresponding one of the floating menus is output according to one of the attributes of the selected item; determining whether one of the plurality of menu fields on the floating menu is selected; When one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected, a corresponding first instruction is executed according to the selected menu field; and when the selected menu field is selected to reach a second predetermined Time, Executing a second instruction of said selected corresponding menu fields. The touch operation method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether the object to be selected is touched comprises: receiving the touch position data corresponding to the object to be selected; and making the touch position data The coordinate conversion operation obtains a target position; determines whether the coordinate position is within the range of the object to be selected; and when the coordinate position is within the range of the object to be selected, it is defined that the object to be selected has been selected. The touch operation method of claim 1, wherein the floating menu is output based on a point at which the object to be selected is touched. The touch operation method of claim 3, wherein the step of determining whether one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected comprises: detecting a lateral pressure of a point touched; Performing a direction index operation on the lateral pressure and obtaining a direction indicator; and defining one of the corresponding menu fields according to the direction indicator as the selected menu field. The touch operation method of claim 4, wherein when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, executing the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field After the step, further comprising: determining whether the selected menu field is selected uninterrupted after being selected for the second predetermined time; and when the selected menu field is still selected without interruption And repeating the second instruction at a predetermined time interval. The touch operation method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining whether one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected comprises: detecting a lateral pressure of one of the touched points; Performing a direction index operation on the lateral pressure and obtaining a direction indicator; and defining one of the corresponding menu fields according to the direction indicator as the selected menu field. The touch operation method of claim 6, wherein when another candidate object on the touch screen is touched, the floating menu is closed. The touch operation method of claim 6, wherein when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, the second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field is executed. After the step, further comprising: determining whether the selected menu field is selected uninterrupted after being selected for the second predetermined time; and when the selected menu field is still selected without interruption Then, the second instruction is repeatedly executed at a predetermined time interval. The touch operation method as described in claim 8 further includes: when the menu fields are not selected, determining whether the time when the menu fields are not selected reaches a third predetermined time And when the menu fields are not selected for the third predetermined time, the floating menu is closed. The touch operation method of claim 1, wherein the floating menu is output to a center position of the touch screen. The touch operation method of claim 1, wherein the menu fields are output to a corner of the touch screen. An operating method of an electronic device, the electronic device includes a touch screen, and the touch screen displays at least one item to be selected, and the operating method of the electronic device includes: determining whether the object to be selected is touched a predetermined time; when the object to be selected is touched for less than the first predetermined time, further determining whether to receive the touch location data corresponding to the object to be selected without interruption; when the touch location data is not received When it is determined again, whether the object to be selected is touched; When the touch location data is received without interruption, it is determined again whether the selected object is touched for the first predetermined time; when the candidate object is touched for the first predetermined time, according to the One of the attributes of the candidate object outputs a corresponding one of the floating menus; and when one of the plurality of menu fields on the floating menu is selected for less than a second predetermined time, then the selected menu field is executed according to the selected menu field Corresponding to one of the first instructions, and when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, executing a second instruction corresponding to the selected menu field; wherein the first predetermined The time is less than the second predetermined time. The method for operating an electronic device according to claim 12, further comprising determining whether one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected. The method of operating an electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the floating menu is output based on a point at which the object to be selected is touched. The method for operating an electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the step of determining whether one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected comprises: detecting lateral pressure of one of the touched points Performing a direction index operation on the lateral pressure and obtaining a direction indicator; and defining one of the menu fields corresponding to the direction indicator according to the direction indicator as the selected menu field. The operating method of the electronic device of claim 15, wherein when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, executing the second corresponding to the selected menu field After the steps of the instruction, it further includes: Determining whether the selected menu field is selected uninterrupted after being selected for the second predetermined time; and repeating at a predetermined time interval when the selected menu field is still selected uninterrupted Execute the second instruction. The method for operating an electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the step of determining whether one of the menu fields on the floating menu is selected comprises: detecting lateral pressure of one of the touched points Performing a direction index operation on the lateral pressure and obtaining a direction indicator; and defining one of the menu fields corresponding to the direction indicator according to the direction indicator as the selected menu field. The method of operating an electronic device according to claim 17, wherein the floating menu is closed when another object to be selected on the touch screen is touched. The operating method of the electronic device of claim 18, wherein when the selected menu field is selected for the second predetermined time, executing the second corresponding to the selected menu field After the step of instructing, further comprising: determining whether the selected menu field is selected uninterrupted after being selected for the second predetermined time; and when the selected menu field is still uninterrupted When selected, the second instruction is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals. The operating method of the electronic device according to claim 19, further comprising: when the menu fields are not selected, determining that the menu fields are not Whether the selected time reaches a third predetermined time; and when the menu fields are not selected for the third predetermined time, the floating menu is closed. The operating method of the electronic device of claim 12, wherein the floating menu is output to a center position of the touch screen. The operating method of the electronic device of claim 12, wherein the menu fields are dispersed in a corner of the touch screen.