METHOD OF SIMULATING THE TOUCH SCREEN OPERATION BY MEANS OF A MOUSE

• US 20130328778A1
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Areson Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Kuan-Ting Chen, Li-Chieh Wang, Shih-Ming Chang
• Inventors: CHEN, Kuan-Ting, Chang, Shih-Ming, Wang, Li-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US13/567,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20130328778A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of a mouse is provided and particularly makes the mouse work in a computer operating system with a screen touch function. The mouse comprises at least one simulation touch trigger button and one touch signal converter unit. Press the simulation touch trigger button, and the mouse will work in the touch mode. The touch signal converter unit intercepts a pressed button signal of the mouse and converts it into a screen touch signal for executing single-finger or multi-finger slide and touch functions. The mouse is further provided with a fixed-point button, and when the fixed-point button is pressed, where the mouse is corresponding to the screen, a finger press is simulated. The pressed position is fixed and does not move, and another button of the mouse is pressed to operate for executing the screen zoom-in, zoom-out, and rotation.

Claims

1. A method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of a mouse, making the mouse work in a computer operating system supporting single-finger and multi-finger touch functions, the mouse comprising at least one simulation touch trigger button and one touch signal converter unit, the touch signal converter unit intercepting a button signal of the mouse, when the simulation touch trigger button is pressed, and converting the signal to a screen touch signal for executing the simulation of finger touch on the computer screen.

2. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises:

Step 1 (S1) of detecting whether or not the simulation touch trigger button is pressed;

if yes, going to Step 2 (S2);

if not, keeping the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

Step 2 (S2) of making the mouse work in the touch mode and activating the touch signal converter unit to separately intercept the button or operation signal of the mouse at the same time and to convert it into the touch function executed on the computer screen; and

Step 3 (S3) of detecting whether or not the previous working state of simulation touch trigger button is changed;

if yes, returning to the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

if not, keeping the mouse'"'"'s touch mode.

3. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse, making the mouse work in a computer operating system supporting single-finger and multi-finger touch functions, the mouse should comprise at least one touch signal converter unit, one simulation touch trigger button, one touch button, and one fixed-point button, the touch signal converter unit intercepting a button signal of the mouse, when the simulation touch trigger button is pressed, and converting the signal to a screen touch signal for executing the simulation of finger touch on the computer screen, and the simulation touch trigger button being pressed one more time to recover the basic function of the mouse.

4. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 3, wherein the method comprises:

Step 1 (S1) of detecting whether or not the simulation touch trigger button of the mouse is pressed one time;

if yes, going to Step 2 (S2);

if not, keeping the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

Step 2 (S2) of detecting whether or not the simulation touch trigger button of the mouse is pressed one more time;

if not, going to Step 3 (S3);

if yes, keeping the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

Step 3 (S3) of entering the touch mode and detecting whether or not the touch button of the mouse entering the touch mode is pressed;

if yes, going to Step 4 (S4);

if not, returning to Step 2 (S2); and

Step 4 (S4) of simulating the finger touching screen and performing touch functions, and determining whether or not all the previously pressed touch buttons are released;

if yes, simulating to release the action of all the corresponding fingers and returning to Step 2 (S2);

if not, returning to Step 3 (S3) and continuously detecting whether or not the touch button is pressed by the finger.

5. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 4, wherein the touch button is a mouse button except the simulation touch trigger button in Step 3 (S3).

6. The method of simulating the touch panel operation by means of the mouth according to claim 4 wherein when Step 3 (S3) entering the touch mode, the touch signal converter unit separately intercepts the signals of the single or multiple buttons of the mouse and converts them into touch points, thereby making the computer operating system execute the single-finger or multi-finger touch functions.

7. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 4, wherein when Step 3 (S3) entering the touch mode, the fixed-point button is pressed to enter the fixed-point touch mode.

8. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 7, wherein in the fixed-point touch mode, a position where the mouse is corresponding to the screen is converted to a fixed-point position, the fixed-point position does not move with the mouse cursor, the position of the mouse corresponding to the screen when another button is pressed, is converted to a movable position.

9. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 8, wherein in the fixed-point touch mode, the fixed-point position and the moveable position are not limited to the trigger time;

namely, it is also that, after the moveable position is triggered, the fixed-point button is pressed to trigger the fixed-point position.

10. The method of simulating the touch panel operation by means of the mouth according to claim 8, wherein the computer operating system, based on the two positions (the fixed-point position and the movable position) closed to each other or distant from each other, brings a zoom-in or zoom-out effect or based on the movement position relative to the angular displacement variation of the fixed position, controls the rotation angle of the screen.

11. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse, making the mouse work in a computer operating system supporting single-finger and multi-finger touch functions, the mouse comprising at least one simulation touch trigger button, one touch signal converter unit, one touch button, and one fixed-point button, the touch signal converter unit intercepting a button signal of the mouse when the simulation touch trigger button is pressed, and converting the signal to a screen touch signal for executing the simulation of finger touch on the computer screen, in which when the simulation touch trigger button is pressed, the mouse enters the touch mode, and the simulation touch trigger button is continuously pressed to make the mouse continue working in the touch mode, and when the simulation touch trigger button that was previously pressed is released, the mouse'"'"'s basic function recovers.

12. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the according to claim 11, wherein the method comprises:

Step 1 (S1) of detecting whether or not the simulation touch trigger button is pressed;

if yes, going to Step 2 (S2);

if not, keeping the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

Step 2 (S2) of making the mouse work in the touch mode and simulating the finger touching screen and performing touch functions o; and

Step 3 (S3) of simulating the finger touching screen and performing touch functions, and determining whether or not all the previously pressed touch buttons are released;

if yes, simulating to release the action of all the corresponding fingers and keeping the mouse'"'"'s basic function;

if not, returning to Step 2 (S2) and continuously simulating that the screen is touched and pressed by the finger.

13. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 12, wherein the touch button in Step 2 (S2) is the simulation touch trigger button and a mouse button except the simulation touch trigger button.

14. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 12, wherein when the fixed-point button is pressed, and the fixed-point touch mode enters.

15. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 14, wherein in the fixed-point touch mode, a position where the mouse is corresponding to the screen is converted to a fixed-point position, the fixed-point position does not move with the mouse cursor, the position of the mouse corresponding to the screen when another button is pressed, is converted to a movable position.

16. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 14, wherein in the fixed-point touch mode, the fixed-point position and the movable position are not limited to the trigger time;

namely, it is also that, after the movable position is triggered, the fixed-point button is pressed to trigger the fixed-point position.

17. The method of simulating the touch screen operation by means of the mouse according to claim 15, wherein the computer operating system, based on the two position closed to each other or distant from each other, brings a zoom-in or zoom-out effect or based on the movement position relative to the angular displacement variation of the fixed position, controls the rotation angle of the screen.