METHOD FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON TOUCH PRESSURE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME

• US 20120274662A1
• Filed: 01/20/2011
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Original Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute (Government of South Korea)
• Inventors: Kim, Kun Nyun, Park, Kwang Bum, Kim, Won Hyo, Lee, Kang Ryeol, Seo, Kyeung Hak
• Granted Patent: US 9,244,601 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/650
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method for providing a User Interface (UI) based on a touch pressure and an electronic device using the same are provided. The UI providing method of the electronic device detects a touch pressure of a single touch input through a touch screen of the electronic device, and controls the electronic device based on the touch pressure. Since various UIs can be provided based on the touch pressure applied by the user in the touch screen, user convenience and entertainment can be improved.

Claims

1. A method for providing a User Interface (UI) of an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a touch pressure of a single touch input through a touch screen of the electronic device; and

controlling the electronic device based on the touch pressure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation adjusts a size or a zoom of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) element displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the controlling operation controls a speed of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressure.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein, when the size or zoom control object is changed to other GUI element, the controlling operation adjusts a size or a zoom of the other GUI element changed.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of a size, a movement, and a rotation of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressure.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of a thickness, a saturation, and a color of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls a speed of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressure.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the speed of the GUI element is any one of a speed for moving the GUI element, a speed for turning the GUI element, and a speed for playing the GUI element.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls movement of the GUI element given a weight, based on the touch pressure.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of an acoustic output and a tactile output of the electronic device, based on the touch pressure.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation selects or executes a different menu item based on the touch pressure.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls a mode of the electronic device based on the touch pressure.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation unlocks the electronic device based on the touch pressure.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation controls a wireless output of the electronic device based on the touch pressure.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen for detecting a touch pressure of a single touch input by a user; and

a control part for controlling operations based on the touch pressure.

16. A method for providing a UI of an electronic device, comprising:

detecting touch pressures of multi-touch input through a touch screen of the electronic device; and

controlling the electronic device based on the touch pressures.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation adjusts a size or a zoom of GUI elements displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressures.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation adjusts a size of the GUI element, based on a first point multi-touched, in a direction from the first point to a second point multi-touched.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the touch pressure applied to the second point is greater than the touch pressure applied to the second point.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of a size, a movement, and a rotation of the GUI elements displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressures.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of a size, a movement, and a rotation of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on a combination of the touch pressures.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of a thickness, a saturation, and a color of the GUI elements displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressures.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls a speed of the GUI elements displayed in the touch screen, based on the touch pressures.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls a speed of the GUI element displayed in the touch screen, based on a combination of the touch pressures.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls movement of the GUI elements given a weight, based on the touch pressures.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls at least one of an acoustic output and a tactile output of the electronic device in three dimensions, based on the touch pressures.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein, when the touch pressures of the first point and the second point which are multi-touched are a second touch pressure greater than a first touch pressure, the controlling operation provides a list of menu items of the GUI element.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the controlling operation provides the list of the menu items of the GUI element in a region of the first point and the second point which are multi-touched.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein the controlling operation controls a wireless output of the electronic device in three dimensions, based on the touch pressures.

30. An electronic device comprising:

a touch screen for detecting touch pressures of multi-touch input by a user; and

a control part for controlling operations based on the touch pressures.