TWI410831B - System and method for synchronizing touch control input/output signals - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for synchronizing touch control input/output signals is provided. The system is installed in a first electronic device and a second electronic device respectively, wherein the first electronic device includes a touch screen and the second electronic device includes a display. The system includes an acquiring module for acquiring information on a present application run in the second electronic device so that the second electronic device may share the information with the first electronic device; a signal inputting module for acquiring analog signals according to user operations on the touch screen; a signal transforming module for transforming the analog signals into digital signals, and transmitting the digital signals to the second electronic device; and a controlling module for controlling a cursor to move on the display of the second electronic device according to the transmitted digital signals. A related method for synchronizing touch control input/output signals is also disclosed. By utilizing the system and the related method, the electronic devices without any touch screens or touch panels may have a touch control function.

Description

Touch input and output synchronization system and method

The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling input and output of an electronic device, and more particularly to a touch input and output synchronization system and method.

With the continuous development of electronic technology, various types of consumer electronic products can be more and more versatile, and bring great convenience to ordinary consumers. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of touch technology, it has been widely used in various types of electronic products, such as mobile phones, PDAs, music players, etc., ordinary users only need simple touch movement on the touch screen, click The application software installed in the electronic product can be executed without being familiar with various types of keyboards or other input devices of different electronic products.

However, earlier electronic products that do not have a touch screen are often difficult to provide touch input and output functions by updating the accessories, and the users who own such electronic products cannot enjoy the convenience brought by the touch technology.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a touch input and output synchronization system and method, which can enable an electronic device without a touch screen or a touch panel to have a touch input function.

A touch input and output synchronization system, the system being installed in at least two electronic devices, wherein the first electronic device comprises a touch screen, the second electronic device comprises a display screen, and the system comprises: an acquisition module, configured to The first electronic device and the second electronic device acquire data of a currently running program on the second electronic device, thereby causing the first electronic device and the second The electronic device shares the same operation interface; the signal input module is configured to acquire an analog signal of the touch movement on the touch screen; and the signal conversion module is configured to convert the acquired analog signal into a digital signal, and transmit the digital signal And the control module is configured to control a mouse pointer on the display screen to perform a corresponding operation according to the digital signal received by the second electronic device.

A touch input and output synchronization method, the method being applied to a first electronic device including a touch screen and a second electronic device including a display screen, the method comprising the steps of: turning on the first electronic device and the second electronic device And connecting the first electronic device and the second electronic device; acquiring data of a currently running program on the second electronic device, so that the first electronic device and the second electronic device share the same operation interface Acquiring an analog signal of the touch movement on the touch screen; converting the acquired analog signal into a digital signal, and transmitting the digital signal to the second electronic device; and receiving the digital signal according to the second electronic device Control the mouse pointer on the display screen to perform corresponding operations.

Compared with the prior art, the touch input and output synchronization system and method are connected and synchronized by connecting a first electronic device without a touch screen or a touch panel to another second electronic device mounted with a touch screen or a touch panel. The operation of the user on the touch screen or the touch panel and the operation on the first electronic device, so that the first electronic device has a touch input function. In addition, the operation of one of the electronic devices to the other electronic device may be implemented by using a connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device.

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the touch input/output synchronization system of the present invention. The touch input/output synchronization system (hereinafter referred to as "synchronization system 3") of the present invention is installed in two electronic devices, namely, the first electronic device 1 and the second electronic device 2.

The first electronic device 1 includes a touch screen 10 and a first Bluetooth device 12. In the preferred embodiment, the first electronic device 1 can be any electronic device including the touch screen 10, especially a handheld mobile electronic device, such as a mobile phone, a palmtop computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and the like. . In other embodiments, the first electronic device 1 may include a touch panel and a display screen to replace the touch screen 10 in the preferred embodiment.

The user can control the movement of the cursor index on the touch screen 10 by performing touch movement on the touch screen 10, and realize the click confirmation of the cursor index by clicking on the touch screen 10, thereby realizing the work in the first electronic device 1. The operation of the system and related application software.

In the preferred embodiment, the second electronic device 2 is an electronic device that does not include a touch screen or a touch pad, such as a desktop computer. The second electronic device 2 includes a display screen 20 and a second Bluetooth device 22. A cursor index is displayed on the display screen 20.

The second Bluetooth device 22 can be wirelessly connected with the first Bluetooth device 12 to perform data transmission. In other embodiments, the second electronic device 2 and the first electronic device 1 may also be wired or wirelessly connected by other means. For example, the second electronic device 2 and the first electronic device 1 may respectively have USB (Universal). Serial Bus, Universal Serial Bus) Interface (not shown in Figure 1), and wired connection via USB data cable. In addition, the second electronic device 2 and the first electronic device 1 can also be connected through a wireless network.

The synchronization system 3 is configured to enable the first electronic device 1 to share the operation interface of the second electronic device 2, and input corresponding touch control on the touch screen 10 of the first electronic device 1 (hereinafter referred to as “touch” Inputting a signal and transmitting the touch input signal to the second electronic device 2 through a wired or wireless connection, so that the second electronic device 2 can synchronize an operation performed by the user on the touch screen 10, thereby making the original The second electronic device 2 that does not have a touch screen or a touch panel or the like can also implement a touch input function.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a functional module diagram of a preferred embodiment of the touch input/output synchronization system of the present invention. The synchronization system 3 mainly includes four function modules, namely an acquisition module 30, a signal input module 32, a signal conversion module 34, and a control module 36.

Before the synchronization system 3 is operated, the first electronic device 1 and the second electronic device 2 are turned on first, and the first Bluetooth device 12 establishes a wireless connection with the second Bluetooth device 22, and in the The related program is run on the second electronic device 2, for example, an application software is started.

The obtaining module 30 is configured to acquire data of a currently running program on the second electronic device 2 by using a wireless connection, so that the first electronic device 1 and the second electronic device 2 share the same operation interface.

When the user performs related operations on the touch screen 10 of the first electronic device 1, such as moving, clicking, etc., the signal input module 32 is configured to acquire an analog signal of the touch movement on the touch screen 10, and acquire the obtained signal. the type The specific signal is transmitted to the signal conversion module 34.

The signal conversion module 34 is configured to convert the acquired analog signal into a digital signal and transmit the digital signal to the first Bluetooth device 12.

The first Bluetooth device 12 transmits the received digital signal to the second Bluetooth device 22. After receiving the digital signal, the second Bluetooth device 22 transmits the digital signal to the control module 36.

The control module 36 is configured to control the mouse pointer on the display screen 3 to perform corresponding movement and clicking actions according to the received digital signal, so as to synchronize the operation on the touch screen 10 with the second electronic device 2 The operation on.

For example, after the document of the word ^® format is opened on the second electronic device 2, after the operation interface is shared, the display screen 20 and the touch screen 10 both display the word document interface, and the user can perform handwriting on the touch screen 10. The operation of the character, the drawing, and the like is performed to edit the word document opened in the second electronic device 2, so that the second electronic device 2 that does not have the touch screen or the touch panel or the like can also implement the touch input function.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the touch input and output synchronization method of the present invention. First, in step S2, the first electronic device 1 and the second electronic device 2 are turned on.

In step S4, a wireless connection is established between the first Bluetooth device 12 and the second Bluetooth device 22, and a related program is run on the second electronic device 2, for example, an application software is started.

In step S6, the acquisition module 30 acquires the data of the currently running program on the second electronic device 2 by using the established wireless connection, so that the first electronic device 1 and the second electronic device 2 are shared. The same operation interface.

In step S8, the signal input module 32 acquires an analog signal of the touch movement on the touch screen 10, and transmits the acquired analog signal to the signal conversion module 34.

In step S10, the signal conversion module 34 converts the acquired analog signal into a digital signal, and transmits the digital signal to the first Bluetooth device 12.

Step S12, the first Bluetooth device 12 transmits the received digital signal to the second Bluetooth device 22. After receiving the digital signal, the second Bluetooth device 22 transmits the digital signal to the control module 36.

In step S14, the control module 36 controls the mouse pointer on the display screen 3 to perform corresponding movement or clicking according to the received digital signal, so as to synchronize the operation on the touch screen 10 with the first The operation on the electronic device 2 ends the process.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

First electronic device ‧‧1

Touch screen ‧‧10

First Bluetooth device ‧‧12

Second electronic device ‧‧2

Display ‧‧20

Second Bluetooth device ‧‧22

Synchronous system ‧‧3

Get the module ‧ ‧ 30

Signal input module ‧‧32

Signal Conversion Module ‧‧34

Control module ‧‧36

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of the touch input and output synchronization system of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the touch input and output synchronization system of the present invention.

3 is a preferred embodiment of the touch input and output synchronization method of the present invention flow chart.

Synchronous system ‧‧3

Get the module ‧ ‧ 30

Signal input module ‧‧32

Signal Conversion Module ‧‧34

Control module ‧‧36

Claims (10)

A touch input and output synchronization system, the system being installed in at least two electronic devices, wherein the first electronic device comprises a touch screen, the second electronic device comprises a display screen, and the system comprises: an acquisition module, configured to The first electronic device and the second electronic device acquire the data of the currently running program on the second electronic device, so that the first electronic device and the second electronic device share the same operation interface; the signal input module is configured to acquire Touching a moving analog signal on the touch screen; a signal conversion module, configured to convert the acquired analog signal into a digital signal, and transmit the digital signal to the second electronic device; and a control module, configured to: Controlling the mouse pointer on the display screen to perform a corresponding operation according to the digital signal received by the second electronic device. The touch input/output synchronization system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device respectively comprise a Bluetooth device, and the first electronic device and the second device are implemented by connecting respective Bluetooth devices. Wireless connection to the electronic device. The touch input/output synchronization system of claim 2, wherein the signal conversion module transmits a digital signal to a Bluetooth device of the first electronic device, and the Bluetooth device of the first electronic device transmits the digital signal The Bluetooth device to the second electronic device and the Bluetooth device of the second electronic device further transmit a digital signal to the control module. For example, the touch input and output synchronization system described in claim 1 of the patent scope, The first electronic device and the second electronic device respectively comprise a universal serial bus interface, and the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device is implemented by connecting the data lines to the respective universal serial bus interface. The touch input/output synchronization system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device is a mobile phone, and the second electronic device is a computer. A touch input and output synchronization method, the method being applied to a first electronic device including a touch screen and a second electronic device including a display screen, the method comprising the steps of: turning on the first electronic device and the second electronic device And connecting the first electronic device and the second electronic device; acquiring data of a currently running program on the second electronic device, so that the first electronic device and the second electronic device share the same operation interface Acquiring an analog signal of the touch movement on the touch screen; converting the acquired analog signal into a digital signal, and transmitting the digital signal to the second electronic device; and receiving the digital signal according to the second electronic device Control the mouse pointer on the display screen to perform corresponding operations. The touch input/output synchronization method of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device respectively comprise a Bluetooth device, and the first electronic device and the second device are implemented by connecting respective Bluetooth devices. Wireless connection to the electronic device. The touch input and output synchronization method as described in claim 7 of the patent application scope, The method further includes: transmitting a digital signal to a Bluetooth device of the first electronic device; and the Bluetooth device of the first electronic device transmits a digital signal to the Bluetooth device of the second electronic device to cause the second electronic device to receive The digital signal. The touch input/output synchronization method of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device respectively comprise a universal serial bus interface, and the respective universal serial bus interface is connected by a data line. A connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device is implemented. The touch input/output synchronization method of claim 6, wherein the first electronic device is a mobile phone, and the second electronic device is a computer.