TWI419041B - Control method for displaying icons of touch screen - Google Patents

Description

Method of controlling touch screen display

The present invention is directed to a method of controlling the display of a graphical representation of a touch screen.

In today's consumer electronics market, portable electronic products such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones and notebook computers have widely used touch screens as their interface tool for data communication. Since the current electronic products are designed in the light, thin, short, and small direction, 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 with user-friendly design. Touch screen display devices have gradually become one of the key components of various electronic products.

Now portable device monitors, including icons for displaying menus and other information, icons are symbols or drawings used to visualize the menu, if a menu has three sub-functions or three sub-functions for Alternatively, three different icons can be used to represent the sub-function tables or sub-functions. The terminology or statement text describing the corresponding function table is usually replaced by an illustration, and the use of the icon may not depend on the selected user language. There are a variety of portable devices on the market that use the graphic display. Since the monitors on the portable devices are generally small, it is often impossible to display all the function chart icons at the same time, so the rest is left for the user. It is not obvious at a glance what the menu icons are displayed and how they are found.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a method of controlling the display of the touch screen to facilitate control of the function chart on the touch screen.

A method for controlling display of a touch screen is applied to a touch screen, the touch screen includes a graphic control area and a graphic display area including a plurality of graphic display grids, each of the graphic display grids for displaying an icon The icon display grid includes a selected position for displaying the selected icon, and the method includes the following steps: opening the touch screen to display the graphic control area and the graphic display area On the touch screen, a preset icon is located at the selected position; determining whether the user touches the touch action in the control area; if the user touches the touch action in the control area, determining to touch the icon Whether the distance moved by the control area exceeds a preset distance; if the distance moved by the touch control area does not exceed the preset distance, the icon on the graphic display area is in accordance with the touch direction of the touch action Rotating a graphic display frame in sequence to rotate the icon closest to the selected position to the selected position; if the distance moved by the graphic control area exceeds the preset distance, the figure All of the icons of the icon display region displayed sequentially rotated two cells, the two icon display icon is rotated to the selected position of the grid with the selected position difference.

Compared with the prior art, the method for controlling the display of the touch screen is determined by determining whether the distance moved by the graphical control area exceeds a predetermined distance, and determining whether all the icons on the graphic display area are clockwise or inverse. The hour hand rotates one or two graphic display grids in sequence, so that the user can quickly select the desired icon in sequence or jump, which is convenient for the user to use.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling display of a touch screen of the present invention is applied to graphical control on a touch screen 100 . The touch screen 100 includes a control area 10 , a display area 20 , and a picture. The interpretation area 30 is shown.

The graphic control area 10 is provided with a control unit 12 of Venus statue, and the control unit 12 is disposed on the left side of the touch screen 100. The icon display area 20 is located at a central position of the touch screen 100, and includes a plurality of icons A, B, C, D, E, F, ..., in the embodiment, the icons are six, and the icons are A, B, C, D, E, and F are arranged in a circular arrangement at a central position of the touch screen 100. The illustrated interpretation area 30 is located at the lower right of the touch screen 100.

The user can selectively select an icon on the graphic display area 20 by touching the Venus statue of the control unit 12, and the icon selected by the illustrated control area 10 is enlarged and displayed in the graphic display area 20. As the figure D is enlarged and displayed on the uppermost layer of the touch screen 100, the icons A, B, C, E, and F are arranged in the layer after the figure D, so that the illustrated arrangement shows a stereoscopic effect. For convenience of description, the position of the icon display area 20 for displaying the icon is recorded as a pictorial display, that is, the icons A, B, C, E, and F are sequentially displayed in a pictorial display grid. The icon shown in the icon D is marked as the selected position. The graphic interpretation area 30 displays the information of the selected graphic. If the information of the graphic D is displayed as "GPS Signal Viewer", the user can click the selected icon to activate the graphic function. .

In this embodiment, the user can touch from top to bottom or from bottom to top. Touching the Venus statue of the control unit 12 controls the icons A, B, C, D, E, and F to sequentially rotate one or more of the graphical displays in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The graphic control area 10, the graphic display area 20, and the graphic interpretation area 30 can be designed at other positions of the touch screen 100 or in other shapes as needed, without being limited to the embodiment given in the embodiment.

With reference to FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the method for controlling the display of the touch screen of the present invention includes the following steps: Step S1: Turning on the touch screen 100 to make the Venus statue of the control unit 12 and the icons A and B, C, D, E, and F are displayed on the touch screen 100, and a preset icon is located at the selected position, and is enlarged and displayed on the graphic display area 20, and the graphic interpretation area 30 selects the selected image. The information shown is displayed on the touch screen 100.

Step S2: It is judged whether the touch action of the user at the control unit 12 is sensed.

Step S3: When the touch action of the user in the control unit 12 is sensed, it is determined whether the distance moved by the touch action exceeds a preset distance, such as 100 primitive distance.

Step S4: If the distance moved by the Venus statue touching the control unit 12 does not exceed the distance of the 100 primitives, the icons A, B, C, D, E, and F are according to the direction of the touch action (from the top) Rotate clockwise or counterclockwise to a graphical display in the downward or downward direction, ie each graphic (A, B, C, D, E and F) is sequentially displayed from the current graphic Rotate to the next icon display grid. Assuming that the illustrations A, B, C, D, E, and F rotate clockwise, the icon D is rotated from the selected position to immediately after the selected position. The first icon shows the grid, and the graph C rotates from the icon display grid before the selected position to the selected position, and is enlarged and displayed in the icon display area, the graphic interpretation area 30 will be The information of the selected graphic C is displayed on the touch screen 100.

Step S5: If the distance moved by the Venus statue touching the control unit 12 exceeds the preset distance, the icons A, B, C, D, E, and F sequentially rotate the two graphical display cells. Assuming that the illustrations A, B, C, D, E, and F are rotated clockwise, the second graphic display grid after the rotation of the icon D from the selected position to the selected position is shown, and the graphic B is selected. The icon display in front of the middle position is rotated to the selected position and is enlarged and displayed on the graphic display area, and the graphic interpretation area 30 displays the information of the selected icon on the touch screen 100.

The icons A, B, C, D, E, and F are arranged on the touch screen 100 in a circular arrangement, and the user can touch the graphic control area 10 from top to bottom or from bottom to top to select one of the required ones. As shown, by determining whether the touch distance of the user on the Venus statue of the control unit 12 exceeds 100 primitive distances, it is determined whether the icons A, B, C, D, E, and F are clockwise or counterclockwise. Rotate one or two graphic display grids in sequence, so that the user can quickly select the desired icons in sequence or jump, which is convenient for the user to use. At the same time, the selected icon is enlarged and displayed on the uppermost layer of the touch screen 100, while other icons are arranged on the back layer of the figure, so that the touch screen 100 displays an illustration of the stereoscopic effect.

In addition, the selected icon is not limited to being displayed on the graphic display area by being enlarged, and other highlighting modes may be selected as needed. If the selected icon is displayed in a different color than the other illustrations. And if the user knows the information of each icon, the information of the selected icon may not be displayed on the touch screen 100, that is, the graphic interpretation area may be omitted.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned embodiments are only the specific embodiments of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

Touch screen ‧‧100

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Control unit ‧‧12

Illustration ‧‧‧A, B, C, D, E, F

1 is a schematic diagram showing a touch screen display of a preferred embodiment of a method for controlling a touch screen display according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling a graphical display of a touch screen according to the present invention.

Claims (9)

A method for controlling display of a touch screen is applied to a touch screen, the touch screen includes a graphic control area and a graphic display area including a plurality of graphic display grids, each of the graphic display grids for displaying an icon The graphical display grid includes a selected location for displaying the selected icon, the method comprising the steps of: turning on the touchscreen to display the graphical control area and the graphical display area On the touch screen, a preset icon is located at the selected position; determining whether the user touches the touch action in the control area; if the user touches the touch action in the control area, determining to touch the figure Whether the distance moved by the control area exceeds a preset distance; if the distance moved by the touch control area does not exceed the preset distance, the icon on the graphic display area is in accordance with the touch direction of the touch action The corresponding sequence sequentially rotates a graphic display grid to rotate the icon closest to the selected position to the selected position; if the distance moved by the graphic control area exceeds the preset distance, the All icon shown on the display region displayed sequentially illustrating rotation of two cells, the two icon display icon is rotated to the selected position of the grid with the selected position difference. The method for controlling the display of a touch screen as described in claim 1, wherein the touch screen further comprises an explanatory interpretation area, wherein the graphic interpretation area displays information of the selected icon on the touch screen. Controlled touch screen display as described in item 2 of the patent application scope The method wherein the graphical control area is located to the left of the touch screen, the graphical display area is located at a central location of the touch screen, and the graphical interpretation area is located at a lower right of the touch screen. The method for controlling the display of the touch screen according to claim 5, wherein the graphic control area is provided with a Venus statue, and the Venus statue is touched to control whether all the icons are rotated sequentially. The method for controlling the display of a touch screen as described in claim 1, wherein the illustration of the graphical display area is arranged in a circular arrangement in the illustrated display area. The method for controlling the display of a touch screen as described in claim 1, wherein all the icons on the graphic display area are controlled by sequentially touching the graphic control area from top to bottom or from bottom to top. Turn clockwise or counterclockwise. The method for controlling display of a touch screen as described in claim 1, wherein the preset distance is 100 primitive distance. A method for controlling display of a touch screen as described in claim 1 wherein the selected icon is enlargedly displayed in the graphical display area. A method of controlling the display of a touch screen as described in claim 1 wherein the selected icon is located above the other layers.