TWI490737B - Electronic device with touch input unit and touch input method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device with touch input unit and touch input method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and an input method thereof, and more particularly to an electronic device having a touch input unit and a touch input method thereof.

In today's booming era of electronic technology, the continuous advancement of technology has led to the development of electronic devices such as notebook computers, mobile phones, and electronic photo frames, electronic equipment, household appliances, and remote controls toward a simple, compact, and powerful target. Input devices are an indispensable factor in achieving these goals. The appearance of the laptop touchpad eliminates the trouble of the external mouse, making the portable computer mobile office a reality. The appearance of the touch screen of the mobile phone eliminates the traditional mobile phone keyboard, which makes the mobile phone simple in shape, convenient to operate, and has a larger display space.

However, current touch input devices generally implement different functions by clicking different icons or buttons, and multiple function icons or buttons need to occupy a considerable space and reduce operational efficiency. For example, the touchpad of a laptop can only perform the positioning operation of the mouse. In addition to the touchpad itself, one or two buttons are arranged below the touchpad to complete the left and right button functions of the mouse. . In the operation process, the user needs to use the touchpad and the buttons below the touchpad to complete the corresponding operation, and the keys occupy the space and reduce the operation efficiency.

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel electronic device with a touch input unit and a touch input method thereof, thereby saving space of the electronic device and improving operation efficiency of the electronic device.

The electronic device includes a touch input unit, a memory, and a processing unit. The processing unit includes a touch duration detecting module, an input determining module, and an execution module.

The touch input unit is configured to respond to a user's touch operation and generate a corresponding touch signal;

The memory stores a correspondence table between a preset time range and a preset function, where the corresponding relationship table defines a correspondence between at least two preset time ranges and two preset functions;

The touch duration detecting module is configured to receive a touch signal generated by the touch input unit, and detect a duration of the touch signal, that is, detect a duration of the user touching at a certain point;

The input determining module is configured to determine a preset time range in the memory correspondence table in which the duration of the touch signal detected by the touch duration detecting module falls, and determine the preset according to the correspondence table The preset function corresponding to the time range.

The execution module is configured to acquire a preset function determined by the input determination module, and execute the preset function.

The method of the touch input includes the following steps: the touch input unit responds to the user's touch operation and generates a corresponding touch signal; the touch duration detection module receives the touch signal, and simultaneously starts detecting the duration of the touch signal; The group determines a preset time range in the memory correspondence table in which the duration of the touch signal detected by the touch duration detecting module falls, and determines a preset corresponding to the preset time range according to the correspondence table Function; the execution module performs the preset function.

The above-mentioned electronic device with a touch input unit and a touch input method thereof can control functions corresponding to different time ranges by different touch time durations of the user's touch input, and the buttons corresponding to the respective functions in the electronic device are omitted or As shown in the figure, space of the electronic device can be saved, and the operation efficiency of the electronic device can be improved.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device 1 of the present invention includes a touch input unit 10 , a memory 20 , and a processing unit 30 . The touch input unit 10 responds to a user's touch operation and generates a corresponding touch signal, wherein the user touches the different positions of the touch input unit 10 to generate different touch signals. The memory 20 stores a correspondence table between a preset time range and a preset function, where the correspondence relationship table defines a correspondence between at least two preset time ranges and two preset functions, for example, a first preset time range. It is 1-2 seconds, corresponding to the first preset function; the second preset time range is 2-3 seconds, corresponding to the second preset function. The processing unit 30 includes a touch duration detecting module 301, an input determining module 302, and an executing module 303. The touch duration detecting module 301 is connected to the touch input unit 10, receives a touch signal generated by the touch input unit 10, and detects the duration of the touch signal, that is, detects the duration of the touch on the touch input unit 10. The input determining module 302 is connected to and communicates with the touch duration detecting module 301 and the memory 20, and the input determining module 302 is configured to determine the duration of the touch signal detected by the touch duration detecting module 301. The memory 20 in which the time falls corresponds to the preset time range in the relationship table, and the preset function corresponding to the preset time range is determined according to the correspondence relationship table; the execution module 303 is connected to the input determining module 302 to obtain an input. The preset function determined by the module 302 is determined and the preset function is executed.

In the embodiment, the electronic device 1 is a notebook computer including a touch panel, and the touch panel is the touch input unit 10. The correspondence table stored in the memory 20 of the notebook defines a correspondence between two preset time ranges and two preset functions, and the first preset function corresponding to the first preset time range is the left of the mouse. The key operation, the second preset function corresponding to the second preset time range is a right button operation of the mouse. Therefore, when the duration when the user touches the touch input unit 10 falls within the first preset time range, the notebook performs a left mouse button function, and when the user touches the touch input unit 10, the duration falls into the second preset. In the time range, the laptop performs a right mouse button function.

In this embodiment, the notebook computer realizes the left and right button functions of the mouse by the difference of the duration of the touch input of the user on the touch panel, and the left and right buttons of the mouse under the touchpad of the traditional notebook computer can be omitted, so that the user The left and right button functions of the mouse can be realized without using the combination of the touch panel and the keys, thereby saving space and improving the operation efficiency of the user.

In other embodiments, the touch input unit 10 can be a touch screen, and the electronic device can be a mobile phone, an electronic photo frame, an electronic instrument device, a home appliance, a remote controller, or the like.

In other embodiments, the processing unit 30 does not necessarily include the touch duration detecting module 301, the input determining module 302, and the executing module 303. The processing unit 30 is connected to the touch input unit 10 and the memory 20, and Performing the following operations: receiving a touch signal generated by the touch input unit 10, and detecting the duration of the touch signal, that is, recording the duration of the user's touch at a certain point; determining that the duration of the detected touch signal falls on The time range is determined according to the corresponding relationship between the preset time range in the corresponding relationship table in the memory 20 and the preset function; the preset function is executed.

2 is a flowchart of a touch input method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the touch input method of the present invention includes the following steps:

Step S201: The touch input unit 10 responds to the touch operation of the user and generates a corresponding touch signal;

Step S202: The touch duration detecting module 301 receives a touch signal generated by the touch input unit 10, and detects the duration of the touch signal;

Step S203: The input determination module 302 determines that the touch input of the user is in a preset time range stored in the memory 20 in which the duration of the point falls, and confirms that the preset time range corresponds according to the correspondence table of the memory 20. Preset function;

Step S204: The execution module 303 acquires the preset function determined by the input determination module 302, and executes the preset function.

10‧‧‧Touch input unit

20‧‧‧ memory

30‧‧‧Processing unit

301‧‧‧Touch duration detection module

302‧‧‧Input determination module

303‧‧‧Execution module

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the electronic device.

2 is a flow chart of a touch input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Touch input unit

20‧‧‧ memory

30‧‧‧Processing unit

301‧‧‧Touch duration detection module

302‧‧‧Input determination module

303‧‧‧Execution module

Claims (6)

An electronic device having a touch input unit, the electronic device comprising a touch input unit for receiving a touch operation of a user and generating a corresponding touch signal; a memory and a processing unit; wherein the memory is stored in the memory a correspondence table between a preset time range and a preset function, where the corresponding relationship table defines a correspondence between at least two preset time ranges and two preset functions;
The processing unit further includes:
a touch duration detecting module, configured to receive a touch signal generated by the touch input unit, and detect a duration of the touch signal;
An input determining module is configured to determine that the duration of the touch signal falls within a preset time range, and confirm a preset function corresponding to the preset time range according to the correspondence table of the memory;
An execution unit for performing the preset function. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device can be a notebook computer, a mobile phone, an electronic photo frame, an electronic device, a household appliance, a remote controller, or the like. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the touch input unit can be a touch pad or a touch screen or the like. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the correspondence table stored in the memory defines two preset time ranges and two preset functions, wherein the first preset time range corresponds to the first The preset function is the left button function of the mouse, and the second preset function corresponding to the second preset time range is the right button function of the mouse. An electronic device having a touch input unit, the electronic device includes a touch input unit, a memory and a processing unit, the touch input unit is configured to receive a touch operation of the user and generate a corresponding touch signal;
The memory stores a correspondence table between the preset time range and the preset function, where the corresponding relationship table defines a correspondence between the at least two preset time ranges and the preset function;
The processing unit is configured to receive a touch signal generated by the touch input unit, and detect a duration of the touch signal; determine a preset time range stored in the memory in which the user touches the input duration, and confirm the preset Setting a time range to a corresponding preset function in the correspondence table of the memory; and executing the preset function. A method for implementing a touch input function, the method comprising the following steps:
The touch input unit responds to the user's touch operation and generates a corresponding touch signal;
Detecting the duration of the touch signal;
Determining a preset time range in which the duration of the touch input of the user falls, and confirming a preset function corresponding to the preset time range;
Execute this preset function.