APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK TO INPUT UNIT

• US 20140245139A1
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Ju-Youn, Park, Jin-Hyoung, Lee, Sang-Hyup
• Granted Patent: US 10,372,211 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/401 Performance feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/5036 using conference for collection of feedback

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing feedback in a portable apparatus are provided. An object is displayed on a touch screen of the portable apparatus. A first touch, from an input unit, is detected at a position on the touch screen corresponding to the displayed object. The object is selected in response to the first touch. A copy command by which the selected object is copied to a copy target is received from the input unit. A first control command corresponding to haptic feedback determined in response to the received copy command is transmitted from the portable apparatus to the input unit.

Claims

1. A method for providing feedback of a portable apparatus, the method comprising:

displaying at least one object on a touch screen of the portable apparatus;

detecting a first touch, from an input unit, at a position on the touch screen corresponding to the displayed object;

selecting the object in response to the first touch;

receiving, from the input unit, a copy command by which the selected object is copied to a copy target; and

transmitting, from the portable apparatus to the input unit, a first control command corresponding to haptic feedback determined in response to the received copy command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first touch comprises hovering of the input unit.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying visual feedback corresponding to the copy command on the touch screen,

wherein the visual feedback is provided using at least one of the selected object and a new object adjacent to the selected object.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the visual feedback using the selected object comprises transitioning an original size of the selected object to a predetermined smaller size at a constant rate, and moving the selected object with the smaller size to a location where a touch of the input unit is detected.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the new object comprises a pipette, the visual feedback using the new object comprises suctioning a liquid into the pipette, and a time period during which the pipette is displayed is determined based on one of a file size corresponding to the selected object and a copy processing time period.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting copy information corresponding to the copy command from the portable apparatus to at least one of the input unit and an external server,

wherein the copy information comprises information of at least two types selected from of object data, a file name, a file size, a file type, a file storage location, and a copy time period corresponding to the selected object.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, from the input unit, device information of the input unit;

wherein the copy information is transmitted to at least one of the input unit and the external server based on the device information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein some of the copy information is transmitted to the input unit based on the device information, and remaining copy information is transmitted to the external server based on the device information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the copy command is provided via one of a button of the input unit and a touch gesture of the input unit.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a selectable copy icon, corresponding to execution of a copy of the selected object, is displayed adjacent to the selected object in response to the touch gesture of the input unit.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second touch, from the input unit, on the touch screen;

selecting a paste location where the copied object is to be pasted based on a location of the second touch;

receiving, from the input unit, a paste command by which the copied object is to be pasted at the paste location;

transmitting a second control command corresponding to haptic feedback determined in response to the received paste command to the input unit; and

displaying the copied object at the paste location.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the second touch of the input unit comprises hovering of the input unit.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

displaying visual feedback corresponding to the paste command on the touch screen.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the visual feedback comprises transitioning the predetermined smaller size of the selected object to the original size at a constant rate, moving the selected object to the selected paste location.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the visual feedback comprises visual feedback of a new object, which comprises decreasing an amount of liquid in a pipette, and a time period during which the pipette is displayed is based on one of a file size corresponding to the copied object and a paste processing time period.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving copy information corresponding to the paste command from one of the input unit and an external server,

wherein the copy information comprises at least two of object data, a file name, a file size, a file type, a file storage location, and a copy time period corresponding to the object to be copied.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, from the input unit, device information of the input unit;

wherein the copy information is received from at least one of the input unit and the external server based on the device information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein some of the copy information is received from the input unit based on the device information, and remaining copy information is received from the external server based on the device information.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the paste command is provided via one of a button of the input unit and a touch gesture of the input unit.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a selectable paste icon, corresponding to execution of a paste of the object to be copied, is displayed adjacent to the object to be copied in response to the touch gesture of the input unit.

21. A portable apparatus comprising:

a touch screen that displays at least one object;

a communication unit that communicates with an input unit; and

a controller that controls the touch screen and the communication unit,

wherein the controller performs a control to select the object in response to a first touch, from the input unit, at a position on the touch screen corresponding to the displayed object, and to transmit a first control signal to the input unit through the communication unit, the first control signal corresponding to haptic feedback determined in response to a copy command received from the input unit for copying the object to a copy target.

22. The portable apparatus of claim 21, wherein the controller performs a control to display visual feedback corresponding to the copy command on the touch screen.

23. The portable apparatus of claim 21, wherein the controller performs a control to output auditory feedback corresponding to the copy command from a speaker of the portable apparatus.

24. The portable apparatus of claim 21, wherein the controller performs a control to receive device information of the input unit, from the input unit through the communication unit, and to transmit at least some of copy information corresponding to the copy command from the communication unit to the input unit based on the device information.

25. The portable apparatus of claim 21, wherein the controller performs a control to select a paste location where the copied object is pasted in response to a second touch from the input unit on the touch screen, and to transmit a second control signal to the input unit through the communication unit, the second control signal corresponding to haptic feedback determined in response to a paste command for pasting the copied object received from the input unit.

26. The portable apparatus of claim 25, wherein the controller performs a control to output at least one of visual feedback of the touch screen and auditory feedback of a speaker in response to the paste command.

27. A method for controlling feedback of an input unit, the method comprising:

transmitting a copy command for copying an object selected from a touch screen of the portable apparatus, from the input unit to the portable apparatus;

receiving a first control signal corresponding to the copy command from the portable apparatus; and

outputting haptic feedback corresponding to the received first control signal through a pen vibrating element of the input unit.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

outputting auditory feedback corresponding to the received control signal through a pen speaker of the input unit.

29. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

transmitting a paste command for pasting the copied object at a paste location on the touch screen of the portable apparatus, from the input unit to the portable apparatus;

receiving a second control signal corresponding to the paste command from the portable apparatus; and

outputting haptic feedback and auditory feedback corresponding to the received second control signal.

30. An input unit comprising:

a pen vibrating element;

a pen communication unit that communicates with a portable apparatus; and

a controller that controls the pen vibrating element and the pen communication unit,

wherein the controller performs a control to transmit a copy command for copying an object selected from a touch screen of the portable apparatus to the portable apparatus through the pen communication unit, and to output haptic feedback corresponding to a first control signal received from the portable apparatus through the pen communication unit, through the pen vibrating element.

31. The input unit of claim 30, further comprising:

a pen speaker,

wherein the controller performs a control to output auditory feedback corresponding to the first control signal through the pen speaker.

32. The input unit of claim 30, wherein the controller performs a control to transmit a paste command for pasting the copied object at a paste location on the touch screen of the portable apparatus to the portable apparatus through the pen communication unit, and to output haptic feedback and auditory feedback corresponding to a second control signal corresponding to the paste command received from the portable apparatus.