Apparatus and Method for Providing Interface Depending on Action Force, and Recording Medium Thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the apparatus comprising:
- a touch input unit for allowing a user to input a position or operation command thereto using a pointing object, being applied with the action force of the pointing object, and recognizing the applied position information;
a tactile sensor placed on a bottom surface of the touch input unit, for detecting the action force and generating a predetermined signal;
a control unit for determining an expression value of a transfer medium in response to the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and
an expression unit for expressing the strength of the action force by outputting the transfer medium based on the expression value of the control unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the apparatus comprising: a touch input unit for allowing a user to input a position or operation command thereto using a pointing object, being applied with the action force of the pointing object, and recognizing the applied position information; a tactile sensor placed on a bottom surface of the touch input unit, for detecting the action force and generating a predetermined signal; a control unit for determining an expression value of a transfer medium in response to the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and an expression unit for expressing the strength of the action force by outputting the transfer medium based on the expression value of the control unit.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the apparatus comprising:
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a touch input unit for allowing a user to input a position or operation command thereto using a pointing object, being applied with the action force of the pointing object, and recognizing the applied position information; a tactile sensor placed on a bottom surface of the touch input unit, for detecting the action force and generating a predetermined signal; a control unit for determining an expression value of a transfer medium in response to the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and an expression unit for expressing the strength of the action force by outputting the transfer medium based on the expression value of the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a tactile sensor to detect the action force and generate a signal corresponding to the action force; allowing a control unit to determine an expression value of a transfer medium based on the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and expressing the strength of the action force as an indicator icon based on the expression value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a tactile sensor to detect the action force and generate a signal corresponding to the action force; allowing a control unit to determine an expression value of a sound based on the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and expressing the strength of the action force as the sound based on the expression value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 21)
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17. A method for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a user to apply the action force; allowing a tactile sensor to detect the action force and generate a signal corresponding to the action force; allowing a control unit to determine an expression value of a vibration based on the signal generated from the tactile sensor; and expressing the strength of the action force as vibration based on the expression value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 22)
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23. A recording medium that is readable by a computing system included in an apparatus for providing a user interface depending on an action force, the medium having a program recorded thereon for executing:
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an action force detecting step for detecting application of the action force; a signal storing step for storing a signal corresponding to the action force generated by a tactile sensor; an expression value determining step for determining an expression value of a transfer medium based on the signal; and an expression step for expressing the strength of the action force as an indicator icon, sound, or vibration depending on the determined expression value. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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