ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE STIMULATION
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive screen;
a tactile stimulation multilayer connected to the touch-sensitive screen, the tactile stimulation multilayer comprising a plurality of electrodes;
a storage unit storing a plurality of modules and a first relationship between positions of the touch-sensitive screen and the electrodes, each position corresponding to one of the electrodes; and
a processor to execute a plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules comprising;
a detecting module to detect detects at least one touch point according to touch signals from the touch-sensitive screen;
a touch determining module to determine position information of each touch point and an occurrence time of touching each touch point;
an analyzing module to extract a plurality of successively detected touch points and determine whether a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen according to the position information of each extracted touch point;
a calculating module to calculate an anticipated trajectory of the slide operation according to the position information and occurrence time of each extracted touch point if a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; and
a control module to determine a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to the position information of one touch point according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energize the determined electrodes; and
determine a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to position information of one touch point forming the anticipated trajectory according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energize the determined electrodes.
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Abstract
A method for providing tactile stimulation is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a touch-sensitive screen and a tactile stimulation multilayer connected to the touch-sensitive screen. The tactile stimulation multilayer includes a number of electrodes. The method includes follow steps: detecting at least one touch point on the touch-sensitive screen; determining position information of each touch point and an occurrence time of touching each touch point; determining electrodes each corresponding to the position information of one touch point and energizing the determined electrodes; extracting a number of successively detected touch points and determining whether a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; calculating an anticipated trajectory of the slide operation if a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; and determining a number of electrodes each corresponding to position information of one touch point forming the anticipated trajectory and energizing the determined electrodes.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive screen; a tactile stimulation multilayer connected to the touch-sensitive screen, the tactile stimulation multilayer comprising a plurality of electrodes; a storage unit storing a plurality of modules and a first relationship between positions of the touch-sensitive screen and the electrodes, each position corresponding to one of the electrodes; and a processor to execute a plurality of modules, and the plurality of modules comprising; a detecting module to detect detects at least one touch point according to touch signals from the touch-sensitive screen; a touch determining module to determine position information of each touch point and an occurrence time of touching each touch point; an analyzing module to extract a plurality of successively detected touch points and determine whether a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen according to the position information of each extracted touch point; a calculating module to calculate an anticipated trajectory of the slide operation according to the position information and occurrence time of each extracted touch point if a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; and a control module to determine a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to the position information of one touch point according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energize the determined electrodes; and
determine a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to position information of one touch point forming the anticipated trajectory according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energize the determined electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing tactile stimulation applied in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive screen and a tactile stimulation multilayer connected to the touch-sensitive screen, the tactile stimulation multilayer comprising a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one touch point according to touch signals from the touch-sensitive screen; determining position information of each touch point and an occurrence time of touching each touch point; determining a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to the position information of one touch point according to a relationship between the positions and the electrodes stored in the electronic device and energizing the determined electrodes; extracting a plurality of successively detected touch points and determining whether a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen according to the position information of each extracted touch point; calculating an anticipated trajectory of the slide operation according to the position information and occurrence time of each extracted touch point if a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; and determining a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to position information of one touch point forming the anticipated trajectory according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energizing the determined electrodes.
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7. A storage medium storing a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprising instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to perform a method for providing tactile stimulation, the electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive screen Page 13 of 15 and a tactile stimulation multilayer connected to the touch-sensitive screen, the tactile stimulation multilayer comprising a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
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detecting at least one touch point according to touch signals from the touch-sensitive screen; determining position information of each touch point and an occurrence time of touching each touch point; determining a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to the position information of one touch point according to a relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energizing the determined electrodes; extracting a plurality of successively detected touch points and determining whether a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen according to the position information of each extracted touch point; calculating an anticipated trajectory of the slide operation according to the position information and occurrence time of each extracted touch point if a slide operation is exerted on the touch-sensitive screen; and determining a plurality of electrodes each corresponding to position information of one touch point forming the anticipated trajectory according to the relationship between the positions and the electrodes and energizing the determined electrodes.
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