Touch tag recognizable through capacitive touch panel, information recognition method thereof and information providing method using same

• US 10,001,890 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2013
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: korea institute of industrial technology
• Original Assignee: korea institute of industrial technology
• Inventors: Shim, Jin Kie, Lee, Chang Kee, Lee, Sang Bong
• Primary Examiner(s): Regn, Mark
• Application Number:
  US15/033,339
• Publication Number:
  US 20160306463A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,649 Days
• Field of Search: 345174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04106 Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0393 Accessories for touch pads or touch screens, e.g. mechanical guides added to touch screens for drawing straight lines, hard keys overlaying touch screens or touch pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04162 for exchanging data with external devices, e.g. smart pens, via the digitiser sensing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/067 Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components

Abstract

The present invention provides a touch tag having a conductivity pattern corresponding to a touch point of a capacitive touch panel. A capacitive touch tag according to the present invention includes: a substrate; a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device; a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire. When the capacitive touch tag comes into contact with a smartphone, the capacitive touch points are recognized according to a predetermined rule, a result of the recognition is transmitted to a server, and information corresponding thereto is received and displayed.

Claims

1. A capacitive touch tag comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire,

wherein the capacitive touch points include a first point determined as a starting point according to a predetermined first rule, and information on the capacitive touch tag corresponds to a two-dimensional linear pattern, formed by connecting the capacitive touch points, starting from the first point, by a virtual line according to a predetermined second rule; and

wherein the capacitive touch tag is in contact with the capacitive touch panel of the personal information device.

2. The capacitive touch tag of claim 1, further comprising a protection film for covering the capacitive touch points and the conductive wire.

3. The capacitive touch tag of one of claim 1, wherein the electric charge transfer unit is a battery for generating electric charges and transferring the generated electric charges to the capacitive touch point, or a conductive connection unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points.

4. A capacitive touch tag comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire,

wherein the capacitive touch points include a first point located within a rectangle, the size and the direction of which can be determined according to a predetermined rule, and

information on the capacitive touch tag corresponds to a matrix having a constant size, which is created in a state in which the first point and a position on the lattice within the rectangle, where the first point is not formed, are distinguished from each other; and

wherein the capacitive touch tag is in contact with the capacitive touch panel of the personal information device.

5. The capacitive touch tag of claim 4, further comprising a protection film for covering the capacitive touch points and the conductive wire.

6. The capacitive touch tag of claim 5, wherein the protection film is made of an opaque material, and is formed such that arrangement of the capacitive touch points cannot be recognized from the outside.

7. The capacitive touch tag of one of claim 4, wherein the electric charge transfer unit is a battery for generating electric charges and transferring the generated electric charges to the capacitive touch point, or a conductive connection unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points.

8. A capacitive touch tag comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points;

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire; and

a protection film for covering the capacitive touch points and the conductive wire,

wherein there are three or more capacitive touch points, information on the capacitive touch tag corresponds to coordinate values including values of three or more angles configured by a virtual line connecting the capacitive touch points to each other, and

the protection film is made of an opaque material, and is formed such that arrangement of the capacitive touch points cannot be recognized from the outside; and

wherein the capacitive touch tag is in contact with the capacitive touch panel of the personal information device.

9. The capacitive touch tag of one of claim 8, wherein the electric charge transfer unit is a battery for generating electric charges and transferring the generated electric charges to the capacitive touch point, or a conductive connection unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points.

10. A method for recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag by a personal information device as the capacitive touch tag, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire, comes into contact with the capacitive touch panel, the method comprising;

contacting the capacitive touch panel with the capacitive touch tag;

recognizing a position of the touch input sector corresponding to the capacitive touch points; and

creating coordinate values including values of inner angles of a polygon formed by a virtual line connecting the capacitive touch points to each other.

11. A method for providing information using a capacitive touch tag, the method comprising:

recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag according to the method of one of claim 10;

converting at least one of the coordinate values, the two-dimensional linear pattern, and the matrix into corresponding numerical data;

converting the numerical data into data for communication with a server;

transmitting the data for communication to the server;

receiving information data corresponding to the numerical data from the server; and

displaying the information data through the smartphone device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving input of feedback data related to the information data from a user; and

transmitting the feedback data to the server.

13. A method for recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag by a personal information device as the capacitive touch tag, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire, comes into contact with the capacitive touch panel, the method comprising;

contacting the capacitive touch panel with the capacitive touch tag;

recognizing a position of the touch input sector corresponding to the capacitive touch points; and

forming a two-dimensional linear pattern by connecting the capacitive touch points, starting from a first point determined as a starting point according to a predetermined first rule among the plurality of capacitive touch points, by a virtual line according to a predetermined second rule.

14. A method for providing information using a capacitive touch tag, the method comprising:

recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag according to the method of one of claim 13;

converting at least one of the coordinate values, the two-dimensional linear pattern, and the matrix into corresponding numerical data;

converting the numerical data into data for communication with a server;

transmitting the data for communication to the server;

receiving information data corresponding to the numerical data from the server; and

displaying the information data through the smartphone device.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving input of feedback data related to the information data from a user; and

transmitting the feedback data to the server.

16. A method for recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag by a personal information device as the capacitive touch tag, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of capacitive touch points which are formed on the substrate and are arranged at arbitrary positions on a virtual lattice corresponding to a touch input sector of a capacitive touch panel of a personal information device;

a conductive wire for connecting the capacitive touch points; and

an electric charge transfer unit for transferring electric charges to the capacitive touch points through the conductive wire, comes into contact with the capacitive touch panel, the method comprising;

contacting the capacitive touch panel with the capacitive touch tag;

recognizing a position of the touch input sector corresponding to the capacitive touch points; and

creating a matrix having a constant size in a state in which a first point, which is located within a rectangle, the size and the direction of which can be determined according to a predetermined rule, and corresponds to the capacitive touch points, and a second point, which is located within the rectangle and corresponds to a position of the touch input sector in which the first point is not formed, are distinguished from each other using different values.

17. A method for providing information using a capacitive touch tag, the method comprising:

recognizing information of a capacitive touch tag according to the method of one of claim 16;

converting at least one of the coordinate values, the two-dimensional linear pattern, and the matrix into corresponding numerical data;

converting the numerical data into data for communication with a server;

transmitting the data for communication to the server;

receiving information data corresponding to the numerical data from the server; and

displaying the information data through the smartphone device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving input of feedback data related to the information data from a user; and

transmitting the feedback data to the server.