METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CURSOR DISPLAY POSITION

• US 20150248236A1
• Filed: 05/22/2013
• Published: 09/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Cong, Chen, Hua, Fang, Fangming, Li, Hujun
• Application Number:
  US14/409,574
• Publication Number:
  US 20150248236A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038

Abstract

A method and device for determining a cursor display position are provided. In the method, when the duration of a contact of a touch medium with a click position in an editable area on a mobile terminal screen is longer than a preset duration, acquiring the click position and the sliding direction of the touch medium starting from the click position; determining the movement direction of the cursor according to the click position and the sliding direction; and moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction. The technical solution of the present invention allows effective viewing of the whole text-editing interface via the automatic movement of the cursor, thus facilitating the positioning of the cursor with a simple operation.

Claims

1. A method for determining a cursor display position, comprising:

when the duration of a contact of a touch medium with a click position in an editable area on a mobile terminal screen is longer than a preset duration, acquiring the click position and the sliding direction of the touch medium starting from the click position;

determining the movement direction of the cursor according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the movement direction of cursor according to the click position and the sliding direction comprises:

determining an end position of a sliding operation according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

determining the movement direction of the cursor according to the acquired click position and the end position.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining the movement direction of cursor according to the acquired click position and the end position comprises:

acquiring the coordinate of the click position and the coordinate of the end position;

calculating an included angle between the vector displacement from the click position to the end position and a positive coordinate axis, the origin of the coordinates of which is the click position, according to the coordinate of the acquired click position and the coordinate of the end position; and

determining the movement direction of the cursor according to the calculated included angle.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein determining the movement direction of cursor according to the calculated included angle comprises one of the following:

if 2kπ

−

π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+π

/4, then determining that the movement direction of the cursor is to the right;

if 2kπ

+π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+3π

/4, then determining that the movement direction of the cursor is upward;

if 2kπ

+3π

/4<

α

≦

<

2kπ

+5π

/4, then determining that the movement direction of the cursor is to the left;

if 2kπ

+5π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+7π

/4, then determining that the movement direction of the cursor is downward,

where k is an arbitrary integer, π

is 180 degree, and α

is the included angle.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction comprises:

moving the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to a preset moving frequency; and

in response to the movement end operation of the touch medium, determining that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction comprises:

determining the duration of sliding according to the click position and the sliding direction;

calculating the number of times of movement according to the duration of sliding and the preset moving frequency; and

moving the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to the calculated number of times of movement, and determining that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein after moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction, the method further comprises:

recording the number of times of the touch medium executing a sliding operation on the mobile terminal screen; and

when the number of times of sliding operation exceeds a preset number of times, adjusting the preset moving frequency.

15. The method according to claim 4, wherein moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction comprises:

determining the duration of sliding according to the click position and the sliding direction;

calculating the number of times of movement according to the duration of sliding and the preset moving frequency; and

moving the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to the calculated number of times of movement, and determining that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

16. The method according to claim 4, wherein after moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction, the method further comprises:

recording the number of times of the touch medium executing a sliding operation on the mobile terminal screen; and

when the number of times of sliding operation exceeds a preset number of times, adjusting the preset moving frequency.

17. The method according to claim 6, wherein after moving the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction, the method further comprises:

recording the number of times of the touch medium executing a sliding operation on the mobile terminal screen; and

when the number of times of sliding operation exceeds a preset number of times, adjusting the preset moving frequency.

8. A device for determining a cursor display position, comprising:

an acquisition module, configured to, when the duration of a contact of a touch medium with a click position in an editable area on a mobile terminal screen is longer than a preset duration, acquire the click position and the sliding direction of the touch medium starting from the click position;

a determination module, configured to determine the movement direction of the cursor according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

an execution module, configured to move the cursor to the position to be displayed according to the movement direction.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the determination module comprises:

a first determination unit, configured to determine an end position of a sliding operation according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

a second determination unit, configured to determine the movement direction of the cursor according to the acquired click position and the end position.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the second determination unit comprises:

a first acquisition unit, configured to acquire the coordinate of the click position and the coordinate of the end position;

first calculation unit, configured to calculate an included angle between the vector displacement from the click position to the end position and a positive coordinate axis, the origin of the coordinates of which is the click position, according to the coordinate of the acquired click position and the coordinate of the end position; and

a third determination unit, configured to determine the movement direction of the cursor according to the calculated included angle.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the third determination unit is configured to, if 2kπ

−

π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+π

/4, then determine that the movement direction of the cursor is to the right;

or if 2kπ

+π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+3π

/4, then determine that the movement direction of the cursor is upward;

or if 2kπ

+3π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

+5π

/4, then determine that the movement direction of the cursor is to the left;

or if 2kπ

+5π

/4<

α

≦

2kπ

7π

/4, then determine that the movement direction of the cursor is downward, where k is an arbitrary integer, π

is 180 degree, and α

is the included angle.

12. The device according to claim 8, wherein the execution module comprises:

a movement unit, configured to move the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to a preset moving frequency; and

a fourth determination unit, configured to, in response to the movement end operation of the touch medium, determine that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein the execution module further comprises:

a fifth determination unit, configured to determine a duration of sliding according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

a second calculation unit, configured to calculate the number of times of movement according to the duration of sliding and the preset moving frequency; and

a sixth determination unit, configured to move the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to the calculated number of times of movement, and determining that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein the device further comprises:

a recording module, configured to record the number of times of the touch medium executing a sliding operation on the mobile terminal screen; and

an adjustment module, configured to, when the number of times of sliding operation exceeds a preset number of times, adjust the preset moving frequency.

18. The device according to claim 10, wherein the execution module comprises:

a movement unit, configured to move the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to a preset moving frequency; and

a fourth determination unit, configured to, in response to the movement end operation of the touch medium, determine that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

19. The device according to claim 9, wherein the execution module further comprises:

a fifth determination unit, configured to determine a duration of sliding according to the click position and the sliding direction; and

a second calculation unit, configured to calculate the number of times of movement according to the duration of sliding and the preset moving frequency; and

a sixth determination unit, configured to move the cursor along the movement direction starting from the click position according to the calculated number of times of movement, and determining that the display position of the cursor in the editable area at present is the position to be displayed.

20. The device according to claim 13, wherein the device further comprises:

a recording module, configured to record the number of times of the touch medium executing a sliding operation on the mobile terminal screen; and

an adjustment module, configured to, when the number of times of sliding operation exceeds a preset number of times, adjust the preset moving frequency.