Method for the parameter change of parameterisable functions by means of data processing devices comprising a pointing means and a display of a touchscreen device

• US 10,191,638 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2013
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mobotix AG (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Mobotix AG (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Hinkel, Ralf
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Borja, Roberto
• Application Number:
  US14/383,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20150033163A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,158 Days
• Field of Search: 715765, 715833
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6027 Correction or control of colour gradation or colour contrast H04N1/6058 takes precedence

Abstract

Described are methods for the parameter change of parameterized functions for technical devices by means of a data processing device comprising pointing means and a display on which a sliding bar with corresponding sliding element is shown for the parameter change.

Claims

1. A method for the parameter change of parameterized functions for technical devices by means of a data processing device comprising a pointing means and a display of a touch-sensitive device in which a sliding bar with corresponding sliding element is shown for the parameter change,

said method comprising the steps that

it is detected if the pointing means is actuated for the parameter change, and

a parameter change is made on the basis of the detected pointing means actuation,

wherein a plurality of icon images are saved on the data processing device for a plurality of parameters, which can each be uniquely assigned to the respective parameterized functions,

a plurality of the saved icons to be uniquely assigned are loaded for different parameters,

a desired order of the icons on the sliding bar is determined,

a display with the sliding bar and a plurality of icons arranged thereon according to the determined desired order is generated,

it is detected if the pointing means is positioned on one of the icons and the pointing means is actuated and, in response,

a parameter change is made on the basis of a current parameter size of the parameterized function assigned to the selected icon,

wherein, when a parameter change has been completed, the desired order of the icons on the sliding bar is newly determined in a manner dependent on the parameter size, whereupon icons on the sliding bar are automatically repositioned without the automatic repositioning involving a parameter change,

a desired position of the icons is further determined by taking into account the use statistics, wherein icons which are assigned to parameterized functions that have recently been changed are assigned a central position and icons which are used rarely are assigned an outer position on a sliding bar,

wherein the respectively assigned sliding bar end is selected depending on whether other icons to be arranged on the sliding bar are assigned to parameterized functions with parameters that should typically be increased or cannot be lowered any further and wherein at least one of the desired position and/or the desired order of the plurality of icons on the sliding bar is determined by taking into account a plurality of influences and/or wherein a selection of the icons, which are on the sliding bar, can be configured by a user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein icons which are assigned to parameterized functions with parameters that cannot be increased any further are assigned, depending on an orientation of the display, a position at the right or upper end of a sliding bar and icons which are assigned to parameterized functions with parameters that cannot be lowered any further are assigned a position at the left or lower end of the sliding bar.

3. The method for the parameter change of parameterized functions for technical devices according to claim 2 wherein the parameterized functions comprise at least one of brightness, color saturation, contrast display.

4. The method for the parameter change of parameterized functions for technical devices according to claim 3 wherein at least one of the technical devices whose parameterized functions should be changed is a camera, and wherein parameterized functions comprise at least one of camera image parameters brightness, color saturation and contrast display and/or

wherein parameterized functions comprise a camera zoom factor.

5. The method for the parameter change of parameterized functions for technical devices according to claim 4 wherein the data processing device is a mobile data processing device with a touch screen;

and the technical devices whose parameterized functions should be changed are included in this data processing device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein for a parameterized function a plurality of icons to be uniquely assigned to it are provided and the method comprises the step of

selecting one of these icons in response to one of the following conditions:

multistep-variable parameter that cannot be increased further,

multistep-variable parameter that cannot be lowered further,

technical device deactivated,

technical device activated

and wherein at least one of the group;

changing the size of icons to make currently non-used icons smaller than

currently used icons,

de-coloring the currently non-used icons,

fading- out the currently non-used icons, and

displaying the currently non-used icons to semi-transparent

is effected in response to the detection that the pointing means is pointed to one of the icons and the pointing means is actuated; and

a parameter change is made on the basis of the current parameter size of the parameterized function assigned to the selected icon.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein a sensitivity of the parameter change, upon actuation of the pointing means, is selected dependent on a duration of the pointing means actuation and/or a movement of the pointing means actuation and/or an intensity of the pointing means actuation and/or a distance of the pointing means from the sliding bar.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a sensitivity of the parameter change, upon actuation of the pointing means, is selected dependent on a duration of the pointing means actuation and/or a movement of the pointing means actuation and/or an intensity of the pointing means actuation and/or a distance of the pointing means from the sliding bar.