Touch-Control Module

• US 20100207892A1
• Filed: 04/03/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Wen Ting, Chu, Lin abel, Shen, Chung Yi, Lin, Jao Ching
• Granted Patent: US 8,907,900 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 1/14 Prodigestives, e.g. acids, enzymes, appetite stimulants, antidyspeptics, tonics, antiflatulents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 21/02 Muscle relaxants, e.g. for tetanus or cramps
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/00 Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/04 Centrally acting analgesics, e.g. opioids
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/06 Antimigraine agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/08 Antiepileptics; Anticonvulsants
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/20 Hypnotics; Sedatives
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/30 for treating abuse or dependence
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/32 Alcohol-abuse
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/04 Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 3/10 for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 43/00 Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 9/10 for treating ischaemic or atherosclerotic diseases, e.g. antianginal drugs, coronary vasodilators, drugs for myocardial infarction, retinopathy, cerebrovascula insufficiency, renal arteriosclerosis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/373 using a special pattern or subpattern alphabet

Abstract

A touch-control module for recognizing gesture inputs by a position sensitive device to an electronic device is disclosed. The touch-control module includes an input connected to the position sensitive device for receiving at least one sensing signal generated by the position sensitive device when one or more objects touch a surface thereof; a touch state unit for detecting the sensing signal and determining a touch state of the object(s), such as approaching to or lifting off the position sensitive device; a position and multi-gesture processing unit for analyzing the sensing signal to determine a touch position of the object(s) on the position sensitive device, and tracking the touch state and touch position to determine a corresponding motion factor; and an output connected to the electronic device for outputting the touch state and touch position as well as information corresponding to a motion factor whenever the motion factor is determined.

Claims

1. A touch-control module connected to a position sensitive device and an electronic device, comprising:

an input connected to the position sensitive device for receiving at least one sensing signal generated by the position sensitive device when one or more objects are in the proximity of a surface of the position sensitive device;

a touch state unit configured to detect the sensing signal and determine touch state of the one or more objects, including approaching to or lifting off the position sensitive device;

a position and multi-gesture processing unit configured to analyze the sensing signal for determining touch position of the one or more objects associating to the position sensitive device, and to track the touch state and the touch position of the one or more objects for determining a corresponding motion factor; and

an output connected to the electronic device for outputting the touch state and the touch position, and also information corresponding to the motion factor whenever the motion factor is determined, to the electronic device.

2. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device initiates an action indicated by a single motion factor or a combination of motion factors based on a special sequence of received motion factors.

3. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 2, wherein the action initiated from electronic device refers to a user interface and an operating platform being currently run on the electronic device.

4. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the position and multi-gesture processing unit also tracks the touch state and the touch position occurring time.

5. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, wherein, if the number of objects on the position sensitive device is two or more, the position and multi-gesture processing unit can track the touch state and touch position of each of the objects one by one.

6. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can track relative positions among the objects.

7. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 5, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can track relative speed and moving direction among the objects.

8. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 4, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can track a first change tendency of the touch position within a first time period.

9. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can further track a second change tendency of the first change tendency within a second time period.

10. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can further track a special sequence of motion factors, and send via the output an action command readable by the electronic device.

11. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit can further track time intervals of generation of the motion factors while tracking the special sequence of the motion factors.

12. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 10, wherein the action command is selected from the group consisting of single click on left key of a mouse, double click on left key of a mouse, dragging, scrolling up, and scrolling down that can be performed with a mouse.

13. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position and multi-gesture processing unit includes a position calculating element, a motion factor computing and recognizing element, and an encoding element.

14. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 13, wherein the encoding element is configured to encode the motion factors, so that each of the motion factors is assigned a unique code, and the electronic device reads and combines the motion factors based on the codes assigned thereto.

15. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a handwriting recognizing unit configured to track the touch state and the touch position for determining words, numbers, and patterns manually written on the position sensitive device by the object.

16. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the handwriting recognizing unit refers to the sensing signal in recognizing the handwritten words, the numbers, and the patterns.

17. The touch-control module as claimed in claim 15, wherein the handwriting recognizing unit also tracks the motion factors for determining the words, the numbers, and the patterns manually written on the position sensitive device by the object.