Method and apparatus for performing touch operation in a mobile device

• US 10,318,149 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2016
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation Company Limited)
• Inventors: Sun, Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhargava, Anil K
• Application Number:
  US15/394,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20170315720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 894 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for performing a touch operation in a mobile device, the method includes: activating a target operation mode when monitoring a first target operation in a first user interface; mapping a first touch operation event occurring in a first position to a second touch operation event occurring in a second position in the target operation mode; and reporting the second touch operation event occurring in the second position to the first user interface for performing a corresponding operation. By mapping position in an operable area, operation on an area inoperable with one hand of user is realized, avoiding click-help from another hand and improving simplicity and efficiency of touch operations. Since there is no need to perform transformation operations such as zooming on first user interface, user can operate directly, reducing probability of error due to position error after transformation.

Claims

1. A method for performing a touch operation in a mobile device, comprising:

activating a target operation mode when monitoring a first target operation in a first user interface;

mapping a first touch operation event occurring in a first position to a second touch operation event occurring in a second position in the target operation mode; and

reporting the second touch operation event occurring in the second position to the first user interface for performing a corresponding operation,

wherein the mapping a first touch operation event occurring in a first position to a second touch operation event occurring in a second position comprises;

loading a second user interface at an upper layer of the first user interface;

receiving a first touch operation event occurring in a first position in the second user interface;

mapping the first position to a second position, wherein the second position is located in the second user interface; and

mapping the first touch operation event to a second touch operation event,

wherein the second user interface comprises a plurality of divided areas, the divided areas comprise a touch area and a mapping area;

wherein the mapping the first position to a second position comprises;

determining a touch area to which the first position belongs;

querying a ratio relation between the touch area and a screen size; and

mapping the first position to a second position located in the mapping area according to the ratio relation,

wherein the first position comprises a first abscissa and a first ordinate, the second position comprises a second abscissa and a second ordinate, and the ratio relation comprises a height ratio;

the mapping the first position to a second position located in the mapping area comprises;

assigning a value of the first abscissa to the second abscissa when the touch area is a divided area; and

assigning a sum of a value of the first ordinate and a height scale value to the second ordinate, wherein the height scale value is a product of a screen height and the height ratio.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second user interface is transparent or translucent.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining a touch area to which the first position belongs comprises:

when the first position is located within a touch area, determining that the first position belongs to the touch area.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining a touch area to which the first position belongs comprises:

when the first position is located within a divided area but not within a touch area in the divided area, projecting the first position onto a boundary of the touch area; and

determining that the first position belongs to the touch area where the boundary is located.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the reporting the second touch operation event occurring in the second position to the first user interface for performing a corresponding operation, comprises:

mapping the second position to a third position of the first user interface;

mapping the second touch operation event to a third touch operation event occurring in the third position; and

operating an icon in the third position according to the third touch operation event.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying position prompt information in the second position.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

withdrawing the target operation mode when monitoring a second target operation.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein:

the first target operation is a specified operation for a floating control;

the first touch operation event occurs in the floating control, wherein the first touch operation event comprises an operation of releasing the floating control;

the second target operation comprises the floating control returning back to an original position where the floating control is located when the target operation mode is activated.

9. An apparatus for performing a touch operation in a mobile device, comprising:

a memory, configured to store instructions;

a processor coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to;

activate a target operation mode when monitoring a first target operation in a first user interface;

map a first touch operation event occurring in a first position to a second touch operation event occurring in a second position in the target operation mode; and

report the second touch operation event occurring in the second position to the first user interface for performing a corresponding operation,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

load a second user interface at an upper layer of the first user interface;

receive a first touch operation event occurring at a first position in the second user interface;

map the first position to a second position, wherein the second position is located in the second user interface; and

map the first touch operation event to a second touch operation event,

wherein the second user interface comprises a plurality of divided areas, the divided areas comprise a touch area and a mapping area;

wherein the processor is also configured to;

determine a touch area to which the first position belongs;

query a ratio relation between the touch area and a screen size; and

map the first position to a second position in the mapping area according to the ratio relation,

wherein the first position comprises a first abscissa and a first ordinate, the second position comprises a second abscissa and a second ordinate, and the ratio relation comprises a height ratio; and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

assign a value of the first abscissa to the second abscissa when the touch area is a divided area; and

assign a sum of a value of the first ordinate and a height scale value to the second ordinate, wherein the height scale value is a product of a screen height and the height ratio.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the second user interface is transparent or translucent.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

map the second position to a third position of the first user interface;

map the second touch operation event to a third touch operation event occurring in the third position; and

operate an icon in the third position according to the third touch operation event.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

display position prompt information in the second position.

13. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

withdraw the target operation mode when monitoring a second target operation.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein:

the first target operation is a specified operation for a floating control;

the first touch operation event occurs in the floating control, wherein the first touch operation event comprises an operation of releasing the float control;

the second target operation comprises the floating control returning back to an original position where the floating control is located when the target operation mode is activated.