METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FEEDBACK IN RESPONSE TO A USER INPUT AND A TERMINAL IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

• US 20170003812A1
• Filed: 09/13/2016
• Published: 01/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jinyong, KANG, Jiyoung, KIM, Daesung, LEE, Boyoung, LIM, Seungkyung, JEON, Jinyoung
• Application Number:
  US15/264,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20170003812A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13338 Input devices, e.g. touch panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• 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 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and a terminal for providing a feedback in response to a user input related to a touch panel are provided. The method includes displaying an object on the screen, detecting a hovering of a touch input means with respect to the object, and providing a visual feedback corresponding to a distance between the object and the touch input means in response to the hovering.

Claims

1. A method for providing a feedback in a terminal including a touch panel installed on a screen, the method comprising:

displaying an object on the screen;

detecting a hovering of a touch input means with respect to the object; and

providing a visual feedback related to a function corresponding to the object in response to the hovering.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the visual feedback comprises:

displaying an animation related to the function.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying of the animation related to the function comprises:

displaying an animation in which a boundary line is swayed when the object is the boundary line that divides two display areas.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the visual feedback comprises:

displaying a contact information mapped to a number key when the object is the number key.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the visual feedback comprises:

displaying pen writings that are distinguished when the object is a return button or a repeat button.

6. A terminal comprising:

a display configured to display an object on a screen;

a touch panel installed on the screen of the display unit; and

at least one processor configured to control the display unit and the touch panel,

wherein the at least one processor detects a hovering of a touch input means corresponding to the object from the touch panel, and provides a visual feedback related to a function corresponding to the object in response to the hovering.

7. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display an animation related to the function.

8. The terminal of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the animation in which a boundary line is swayed when the object is the boundary line that divides two display areas.

9. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display a contact information mapped to a number key when the object is the number key.

10. The terminal of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display pen writings that are distinguished when the object is a return button or a repeat button.