METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VALUE OF PARAMETER

• US 20090153518A1
• Filed: 12/12/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Digital Broadcast SA (Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings SA)
• Original Assignee: Advanced Digital Broadcast SA (Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings SA)
• Inventors: PACZKOWSKI, Jacek
• Application Number:
  US12/333,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20090153518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for controlling a value of a parameter of an application executed on a device comprising a touch-sensitive input apparatus with a touch-sensitive area comprises the steps of defining a region map specifying within the touch-sensitive area a plurality of parameter control regions that have assigned a parameter change direction, receiving from the touch-sensitive input apparatus a touch start event specifying a touch starting position within the touch-sensitive area, monitoring the touch-sensitive input apparatus to receive a touch position change or a touch end event, upon detection of a touch position change setting a parameter change value according to the position change direction, upon detection of a touch end event before detection of a touch position change setting a parameter change value according to the parameter change direction specified for the parameter control region to which the touch starting position belongs and providing the parameter change value to the application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a value of a parameter of an application executed on a device comprising a touch-sensitive input apparatus with a touch-sensitive area

the method comprising the steps of:

defining a region map specifying a plurality of parameter control regions within the touch-sensitive area, each parameter control region having assigned a parameter change direction;

receiving from the touch-sensitive input apparatus a touch start event specifying a touch starting position within the touch-sensitive area;

monitoring the touch-sensitive input apparatus to receive a touch position change or a touch end event;

upon detection of a touch position change, setting a parameter change value according to the position change direction;

upon detection of a touch end event before detection of a touch position change, setting a parameter change value according to the parameter change direction specified for the parameter control region to which the touch starting position belongs; and

providing the parameter change value to the application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each parameter control region specified in the region map has assigned a parameter identifier, the method further comprising the step of:

upon receiving a touch start event, reading from the region map the parameter identifier specified for the parameter control region to which the touch starting position belongs; and

providing the parameter identifier to the application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving a region map specification from the application; and

defining the region map according to the received region map specification.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of:

receiving a region map specification from the application; and

defining the region map according to the received region map specification.

5. A computer program comprising software code adapted to perform the steps of the method according to claims 1 when executed on a data processing terminal.

6. A computer readable storage medium comprising the computer program with software code adapted to perform the steps of the method according to claims 1 when executed on a data processing terminal.

7. A system for controlling a parameter of an application (107) executed on a device comprising a touch-sensitive input apparatus (100) with a touch-sensitive area, the system comprising:

a region map (105) specifying a plurality of parameter control regions (101a-101d) within the touch-sensitive area, each parameter control region (101a-101d) having assigned a parameter change direction; and

a parameter controller (104) configured to

receive from the touch-sensitive input apparatus a touch start event specifying a touch starting position,

monitor the touch-sensitive input apparatus to receive a touch position change or a touch end event,

upon detection of a touch position change, select a parameter change value according to the position change direction,

upon detection of a touch end event before detection of a touch position change, select a parameter change value according to the parameter change direction specified for the parameter control region to which the touch starting position belongs, and

provide the parameter change value to the application (107).

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein

each parameter control region (101a-101d) specified in the region map has further assigned a parameter identifier, and

the parameter controller (104) is further configured to

upon receiving a touch start event, read from the region map the parameter identifier specified for the parameter control region to which the touch starting position belongs, and

provide the parameter identifier to the application.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the system further comprises

a region map manager (106), configured to

receive a region map specification from the application (107), and

define the region map according (105) to the received region map specification.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the system further comprises:

a region map manager (106), configured to

receive a region map specification from the application (107), and

define the region map according (105) to the received region map specification.