Touch screen system and control method therefor capable of setting active regions
First Claim
1. A touch screen system, comprising,a display unit for displaying at least one of a plurality of interfaces;
- a touch panel for outputting a signal in correspondence with a touch input on the display unit;
a coordinate value calculation unit for calculating first coordinate values of the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel;
a coordinate value storage unit for storing coordinate value information indicating an active region;
a decision unit for deciding whether the first coordinate values exist in the active region indicated by the coordinate value information stored in the coordinate value storage unit, in a decision;
a control unit for interrupting a response to the touch input if the first coordinate values exist outside the active region according to the decision of the decision unit; and
a mode selection unit for setting an active area, andwherein the active region comprises a region having coordinate values of four edges of an active interface of the plurality of the interfaces, and a region having coordinate values of four edges of a status bar,wherein the mode selection unit sets an operation mode of the touch panel to one of a first mode for setting an entire area of the display unit as the active area, a second mode for setting the entire area of the display unit to an inactive area, and a third mode for setting a certain region of the display unit to the active area.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a touch screen system and a control method therefor. The touch screen system includes a display displaying at least one working window; a touch panel outputting a predetermined signal in correspondence with a touch input on the display; a coordinate value calculation unit calculating coordinate values of the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel; a coordinate value storage unit storing coordinate value information indicating active regions for active working windows; a decision unit deciding whether the calculated coordinate values exist in the active regions which the coordinate value information stored in the coordinate value storage unit indicates; and a control unit interrupting a response to the touch input if the calculated coordinate values exist outside the active regions as a result of the decision of the decision unit. Accordingly, the present invention can reduce input errors, to thereby prevent delaying desired processings.
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1. A touch screen system, comprising,
a display unit for displaying at least one of a plurality of interfaces; -
a touch panel for outputting a signal in correspondence with a touch input on the display unit; a coordinate value calculation unit for calculating first coordinate values of the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel; a coordinate value storage unit for storing coordinate value information indicating an active region; a decision unit for deciding whether the first coordinate values exist in the active region indicated by the coordinate value information stored in the coordinate value storage unit, in a decision; a control unit for interrupting a response to the touch input if the first coordinate values exist outside the active region according to the decision of the decision unit; and a mode selection unit for setting an active area, and wherein the active region comprises a region having coordinate values of four edges of an active interface of the plurality of the interfaces, and a region having coordinate values of four edges of a status bar, wherein the mode selection unit sets an operation mode of the touch panel to one of a first mode for setting an entire area of the display unit as the active area, a second mode for setting the entire area of the display unit to an inactive area, and a third mode for setting a certain region of the display unit to the active area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A control method for a touch screen system having a display unit for displaying at least one of a plurality of interfaces and a touch panel for outputting a signal corresponding to a touch input on the display unit, comprising steps of:
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calculating first coordinate values of a position corresponding to the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel; deciding whether the first coordinate values exist in an active region of an active interface of the plurality of the interfaces; and interrupting a response to the touch input if the first coordinate values exist outside the active regions as a result of the decision, further comprising a step of setting an operation mode of the touch panel to one of a first mode for setting an entire area of the display unit as an active area, a second mode for setting the entire area of the display unit as an inactive area, and a third mode for setting a certain region of the display unit as the active area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A touch screen system, comprising,
a display unit for displaying at least one of a plurality of interfaces; -
a touch panel for outputting a signal in correspondence with a touch input on the display unit; a coordinate value calculation unit for calculating first coordinate values of the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel; a coordinate value storage unit for storing coordinate value information indicating an active region of an active interface of the plurality of the interfaces; a decision unit for deciding whether the first coordinate values exist in the active region indicated by the coordinate value information stored in the coordinate value storage unit, in a decision; a control unit for interrupting a response to the touch input if the first coordinate values exist outside the active region according to the decision of the decision unit; and a mode selection unit for setting an active area to one of a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes includes at least two of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, the first mode sets an entire area of the display unit as the active area, the second mode sets the entire area of the display unit to an inactive area and the third mode sets a certain region of the display unit to the active area.
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20. A control method for a touch screen system having a display unit for displaying at least one of a plurality of interfaces and a touch panel for outputting a signal corresponding to a touch input on the display unit, comprising steps of:
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calculating first coordinate values of a position corresponding to the touch input based on the signal outputted from the touch panel; deciding whether the first coordinate values exist in an active region of an active interface of the plurality of the interfaces; interrupting a response to the touch input if the first coordinate values exist outside the active regions as a result of the decision; and setting an operation mode of the touch panel to one a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes includes at least two of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, the first mode sets an entire area of the display unit as the active area, the second mode sets the entire area of the display unit to an inactive area and the third mode sets a certain region of the display unit to the active area.
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