TOUCH DETECTION METHOD AND TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE USING THE SAME

• US 20130285942A1
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Ko, Chueh-Pin
• Application Number:
  US13/714,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20130285942A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A touch detection method and a touch control device using the same are provided. The touch control device has a touch unit. The touch detection method includes following steps. A voice input signal and a touch input signal generated by a touch behavior of an input tool on the touch unit are detected and recorded. The input tool and the touch behavior thereof are identified according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal. Herein the touch input signal indicates a touch property corresponding to the touch behavior of the input tool on the touch unit, and the voice input signal is used for identifying the type of the input tool.

Claims

1. A touch detection method, adapted to a touch control device, wherein the touch control device has a touch unit, the touch detection method comprising:

detecting and recording a voice input signal and a touch input signal generated by a touch behavior of an input tool on the touch unit; and

identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal, wherein the touch input signal indicates a touch property corresponding to the touch behavior of the input tool on the touch unit, and the voice input signal is used for identifying a type of the input tool.

2. The touch detection method according to claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal comprises:

determining whether the voice input signal is detected;

when the voice input signal is detected, determining whether the voice input signal conforms to a predetermined voice model;

when the voice input signal conforms to the predetermined voice model, recording an occurrence time of the voice input signal, and determining whether the touch input signal is detected during an acceptable time period after the occurrence time;

when the touch input signal is detected during the acceptable time period, identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the predetermined voice model and the touch input signal; and

generating an application-specific command according to the input tool and the touch behavior, wherein a function corresponding to the application-specific command is determined according to the type of the input tool and the touch behavior.

3. The touch detection method according to claim 2 further comprising:

when the voice input signal does not conform to the predetermined voice model, determining whether the touch input signal is detected; and

when the touch input signal is detected, generating a basic command according to the touch input signal,

wherein a function corresponding to the basic command is determined according to the touch behavior.

4. The touch detection method according to claim 2, wherein the step of determining whether the touch input signal is detected during the acceptable time period comprises:

detecting a variation of a touch sensing value corresponding to a touch position during the acceptable time period;

determining whether the variation is greater than a touch detection level; and

when the variation is greater than the touch detection level, determining that the touch input signal is detected.

5. The touch detection method according to claim 4, wherein the step of recording the occurrence time of the voice input signal further comprises:

updating the touch detection level corresponding to the predetermined voice model according to the variation of the touch sensing value during the acceptable time period.

6. The touch detection method according to claim 1 further comprising:

determining whether the touch input signal is detected;

when the touch input signal is detected, recording an occurrence time of the touch input signal, and determining whether the voice input signal is detected during an acceptable time period after the occurrence time;

when the voice input signal is detected during the acceptable time period, identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal; and

generating an application-specific command according to the input tool and the touch behavior, wherein a function corresponding to the application-specific command is determined according to the type of the input tool and the touch behavior.

7. The touch detection method according to claim 6, wherein the step of determining whether the voice input signal is detected during the acceptable time period comprises:

determining whether the voice input signal conforms to a predetermined voice model; and

when the voice input signal conforms to the predetermined voice model, determining that the voice input signal is detected,

wherein the step of identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal comprises;

identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the predetermined voice model and the touch input signal.

8. The touch detection method according to claim 6 further comprising:

when the voice input signal is not detected during the acceptable time period, generating a basic command according to the touch input signal,

wherein a function corresponding to the basic command is determined according to the touch behavior.

9. The touch detection method according to claim 1, wherein the touch property comprises at least one of a position, an intensity, an area, and a duration.

10. A touch control device, comprising:

a touch unit;

a voice detection circuit, coupled to the touch unit, and detecting a voice input signal generated by a touch behavior of an input tool on the touch unit;

a touch detection circuit, coupled to the touch unit, and detecting a touch input signal generated by the touch behavior of the input tool on the touch unit;

a storage circuit, coupled to the voice detection circuit and the touch detection circuit, and storing the voice input signal and the touch input signal; and

a control circuit, coupled to the storage circuit, the voice detection circuit, and the touch detection circuit, and identifying the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal, wherein the touch input signal indicates a touch property corresponding to the touch behavior of the input tool on the touch unit, and the voice input signal is used for identifying a type of the input tool.

11. The touch control device according to claim 10, wherein the voice detection circuit determines whether the voice input signal is detected,

when the voice detection circuit detects the voice input signal, the control circuit determines whether the voice input signal conforms to a predetermined voice model,

when the voice input signal conforms to the predetermined voice model, the control circuit records a occurrence time of the voice input signal and determines whether the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal during a acceptable time period after the occurrence time,

when the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal during the acceptable time period, the control circuit identifies the input tool and the touch behavior according to the predetermined voice model and the touch input signal and generates an application-specific command according to the input tool and the touch behavior,

wherein a function corresponding to the application-specific command is determined according to the type of the input tool and the touch behavior.

12. The touch control device according to claim 11, wherein when the control circuit determines that the voice input signal does not conform to the predetermined voice model, the control circuit determines whether the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal,

when the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal, the control circuit generates a basic command according to the touch input signal,

wherein a function corresponding to the basic command is determined according to the touch behavior.

13. The touch control device according to claim 11, wherein the touch detection circuit detects a variation of a touch sensing value on the touch unit during the acceptable time period, wherein the touch sensing value is corresponding to a touch position,

wherein the control circuit determines whether the variation is greater than a touch detection level,

when the variation is greater than the touch detection level, the control circuit determines that the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal.

14. The touch control device according to claim 13, wherein the control circuit further updates the touch detection level corresponding to the predetermined voice model according to the variation of the touch sensing value during the acceptable time period.

15. The touch control device according to claim 10, wherein the control circuit determines whether the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal,

when the touch detection circuit detects the touch input signal, the control circuit records a occurrence time of the touch input signal and determines whether the touch detection circuit detects the voice input signal during a acceptable time period after the occurrence time,

when the touch detection circuit detects the voice input signal during the acceptable time period, the control circuit identifies the input tool and the touch behavior according to the voice input signal and the touch input signal and generates a application-specific command according to the input tool and the touch behavior,

wherein a function corresponding to the application-specific command is determined according to the type of the input tool and the touch behavior.

16. The touch control device according to claim 15, wherein the control circuit determines whether the voice input signal conforms to a predetermined voice model,

when the control circuit determines that the voice input signal conforms to the predetermined voice model, the control circuit determines that the voice detection circuit detects the voice input signal and identifies the input tool and the touch behavior according to the predetermined voice model and the touch input signal.

17. The touch control device according to claim 15, wherein

when the touch detection circuit does not detect the voice input signal during the acceptable time period, the control circuit generates a basic command according to the touch input signal,

wherein a function corresponding to the basic command is determined according to the touch behavior.

18. The touch control device according to claim 10, wherein the touch property comprises at least one of a position, an intensity, an area, and a duration.