TOUCH PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A GUI IMAGE

• US 20130091449A1
• Filed: 11/03/2011
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rich IP Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rich IP Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Tu, Yen-Hung, Chia, Chung-Lin, Chen, Han-Chang, Pan, Wen-Chieh
• Granted Patent: US 9,489,125 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• 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 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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

A touch processing method and system using a GUI image, the method including the steps of: reading a sensed data array from a touch panel; performing a conversion procedure on a GUI to generate a GUI image; and performing a touch processing procedure according to the sensed data array and the GUI image.

Claims

1. A touch processing method using a GUI image is proposed, the method including the steps of:

reading a sensed data array from a touch panel;

performing a conversion procedure on a GUI to generate a GUI image; and

performing a touch processing procedure according to said sensed data array and said GUI image.

2. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 1, wherein said touch panel has a touch sensor array of resistive type, capacitive type, surface acoustic wave type, or electromagnetic type.

3. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 1, wherein said sensed data array is used for conveying touched information or approached information of a touch plane, and said GUI image has a background area corresponding to said touch plane, wherein said background area contains a plurality of icons, with each of said icons representing an object.

4. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 1, wherein said conversion procedure is one selected from the group consisting of a color conversion procedure and a resolution conversion procedure.

5. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a first function, used for mapping at least one touch coordinate, which is conveyed by said sensed data array, onto said icons of said GUI image, so as to activate the object function of at least one of said icons corresponding to said at least one touch coordinate.

6. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a second function, used for performing an image operation on said sensed data array according to said icons of said GUI image, so as to locate at least one of said icons and activate the object function thereof.

7. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a third function, used for executing an image processing procedure to combine said sensed data array and said GUI image, and thereby generate an output image.

8. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a first function and a second function, wherein said first function is used for mapping at least one touch coordinate, which is conveyed by said sensed data array, onto said icons of said GUI image, so as to activate the object function of at least one of said icons corresponding to said at least one touch coordinate;

and said second function is used for performing an image operation on said sensed data array according to said icons of said GUI image, so as to locate at least one of said icons and activate the object function thereof.

9. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a first function and a third function, wherein said first function is used for mapping at least one touch coordinate, which is conveyed by said sensed data array, onto said icons of said GUI image, so as to activate the object function of at least one of said icons corresponding to said at least one touch coordinate;

and said third function is used for executing an image processing procedure to combine said sensed data array and said GUI image, and thereby generate an output image.

10. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a second function and a third function, wherein said second function is used for performing an image operation on said sensed data array according to said icons of said GUI image, so as to locate at least one of said icons and activate the object function thereof;

and said third function is used for executing an image processing procedure to combine said sensed data array and said GUI image, and thereby generate an output image.

11. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 3, wherein said touch processing procedure has a first function, a second function, and a third function, wherein said first function is used for mapping at least one touch coordinate, which is conveyed by said sensed data array, onto said icons of said GUI image, so as to activate the object function of at least one of said icons corresponding to said at least one touch coordinate;

said second function is used for performing an image operation on said sensed data array according to said icons of said GUI image, so as to locate at least one of said icons and activate the object function thereof; and

said third function is used for executing an image processing procedure to combine said sensed data array and said GUI image, and thereby generate an output image.

12. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 6, wherein said image operation includes a convolution operation and a comparison operation.

13. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 7, wherein said image processing procedure includes a filtering operation.

14. The touch processing method using a GUI image as claim 7, wherein said third function is used for a multi-touch drawing application, a handwriting input application, a palm-touch control application, or a multi-finger music performing application.

15. A touch processing system using a GUI image, comprising:

a touch panel, used for outputting a sensed data array; and

a touch processing unit, used for;

reading said sensed data array from said touch panel;

performing a conversion procedure on a GUI to generate a GUI image; and

performing a touch processing procedure according to said sensed data array and said GUI image.

16. The touch processing system using a GUI image as claim 15, wherein said sensed data array is used for conveying touched information or approached information of a touch plane;

said conversion procedure is one selected from the group consisting of a color conversion procedure and a resolution conversion procedure; and

said GUI image has a background area corresponding to said touch plane, wherein said background area contains a plurality of icons, with each of said icons representing an object.

17. The touch processing system using a GUI image as claim 16, wherein said touch processing procedure has a function selected from a group consisting of a first function, a second function, and a third function, wherein said first function is used for mapping at least one touch coordinate, which is conveyed by said sensed data array, onto said icons of said GUI image, so as to activate the object function of at least one of said icons corresponding to said at least one touch coordinate;

said second function is used for performing an image operation on said sensed data array according to said icons of said GUI image, so as to locate at least one of said icons and activate the object function thereof; and

said third function is used for executing an image processing procedure to combine said sensed data array and said GUI image, and thereby generate an output image.

18. The touch processing system using a GUI image as claim 17, wherein said image operation includes a convolution operation and a comparison operation, and said image processing procedure includes a filtering operation.

19. The touch processing system using a GUI image as claim 17, wherein said third function is used for a multi-touch drawing application, a handwriting input application, a palm-touch control application, or a multi-finger music performing application.

20. The touch processing system using a GUI image as claim 15, further comprising an object function execution unit, used for executing an object function under the control of said touch processing unit.