ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING ACCORDING TO PRESSURE STATE OF TOUCH INPUT AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160274728A1
• Filed: 05/27/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LUO, Hengliang, DENG, Haifeng
• Granted Patent: US 9,939,951 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• 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

Abstract

An electronic device operating based on a touch input includes a touch screen for receiving the touch input; and a controller for determining a pressure state corresponding to the touch input, when the pressure state satisfies a first pressure condition, controlling the touch screen to display information relating to the touch input, and, when the pressure state satisfies a second pressure condition, performing a function corresponding to the touch input. A method of controlling an electronic device based on a touch input includes determining a pressure state of a touch input; when it is determined that the pressure state satisfies a first pressure condition, displaying information relating to the touch input; and when it is determined that the pressure state satisfies a second pressure condition, performing a function corresponding to the touch input.

Claims

1. An electronic device operating based on a touch input, the electronic device comprising:

a touch screen for receiving the touch input; and

a controller for determining a pressure state corresponding to the touch input, when the pressure state satisfies a first pressure condition, controlling the touch screen to display information relating to the touch input, and, when the pressure state satisfies a second pressure condition, performing a function corresponding to the touch input.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the pressure state comprises at least one of a pressure magnitude corresponding to the touch input and a change pattern of the pressure size.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller executes an application performing the function based on the touch input when the second pressure condition is satisfied.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the controller determines at least one parameter relating to an execution of the application based on the pressure state and executes the application based on the at least one parameter.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller performs a function corresponding to the information relating to the touch input when the pressure state satisfies the second pressure condition.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller obtains information regarding a movement path of a touch device for inputting the touch input when the first pressure condition is satisfied and controls the touch screen to display a graphic image corresponding to the information regarding the movement path.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the controller converts the graphic image into at least one character string and controls the touch screen to display the at least one character string.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the controller controls the touch screen to translate and display the at least one character string into another language based on the pressure state.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the touch screen to display a visual indicator indicating the pressure state.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller changes a condition corresponding to the first pressure condition or the second pressure condition based on a user input.

11. A method of controlling an electronic device based on a touch input, the method comprising:

determining a pressure state of a touch input ;

when it is determined that the pressure state satisfies a first pressure condition, displaying information relating to the touch input; and

when it is determined that the pressure state satisfies a second pressure condition, performing a function corresponding to the touch input.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pressure state comprises at least one of a pressure magnitude corresponding to the touch input and a change pattern of the pressure size.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the performing of the function corresponding to the touch input comprises:

executing an application performing the function based on the touch input.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing of the application comprises:

determining at least one parameter relating to an execution of the application based on the pressure state; and

executing the application based on the at least one parameter.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining of the at least one parameter comprises:

determining the at least one parameter based on a pressure magnitude corresponding to the pressure state.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the displaying of the information relating to the touch input comprises:

obtaining information regarding a movement path of a touch device for inputting the touch input; and

displaying a graphic image corresponding to the information regarding the movement path.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the displaying by converting comprises:

converting the graphic image into a character string based on the pressure state; and

displaying the character string.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the displaying of the character string comprises:

translating the character string into another language; and

displaying the translated character string.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

changing a condition corresponding to the first pressure condition or the second pressure condition based on a user input.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for executing the method of controlling an electronic device of claim 11.