Method for screen control on touch screen

• US 8,823,670 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Chiang, Tzu-Pang
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H
• Application Number:
  US13/600,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20130113729A1
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/173, 178/18.01, 715/702, 715/863
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method for screen control on a touch screen is disclosed. The method is used for controlling an on-screen object on a touch screen. The method includes: determining whether an object touches a location at least two times or whether the object stays at a location for a predefined period; in response to an affirmative determination, setting the location as a starting point; detecting an ending point; computing a traveling distance and a traveling direction according to the starting point and the ending point; determining a action speed and a action direction of the on-screen object, wherein the action speed is proportional to the traveling distance and the action direction is parallel to the traveling direction; and moving the on-screen object according to the action speed and the action direction.

Claims

1. A method for screen control on a touch screen, used for controlling an on-screen object on a touch screen, the method comprising:

detecting a path of movement for an object on or close to the touch screen, including;

determining (1) whether the object touches or is close to a location of the touch screen at least two times within a first predefined period, or (2) whether the object stays at a location for more than a second predefined period;

in response to detecting (1) or (2), setting the location as a starting point of the traveling path; and

detecting a first ending point of the traveling path;

computing a first traveling distance and a first traveling direction of the traveling path according to the starting point and the first ending point;

determining a first action direction and a first action speed according to the first traveling distance and the first traveling direction, wherein the first action speed is proportional to the first traveling distance, and the first action direction is parallel to the first traveling direction; and

before the object moving away from the first end point, repeatedly moving the on-screen object according to the first action direction and the first action speed.

2. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

computing a horizontal angle between the first traveling direction and a horizontal axis;

when the horizontal angle is smaller than a first predefined angle, the first action direction is defined as parallel to a horizontal-axis direction, and horizontally moving the on-screen object based on the first action speed.

3. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

computing a vertical angle between the first traveling direction and a vertical axis;

when the vertical angle is smaller than a second predefined angle, the first action direction is defined as parallel to a vertical-axis direction, and vertically moving the on-screen object based on the first action speed.

4. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a starting symbol at the starting point; and

displaying an arrow symbol, wherein the arrow symbol extends from the starting symbol and along the first traveling direction, and the length of the arrow symbol is proportional to the first traveling distance.

5. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

before the object moving away from the touch screen, repeatedly detecting an ending point of the traveling path to obtain a second ending point;

when the second ending point is different from the first ending point, computing a second traveling distance and a second traveling direction of the traveling path according to the starting point and the second ending point;

determining a second action direction and a second action speed according to the second traveling distance and the second traveling direction, wherein the second action speed is proportional to the second traveling distance, and the second action direction is parallel to the second traveling direction; and

instead of based on the first action direction and the first action speed, moving the on-screen object according to the second action direction and the second action speed.

6. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

when the second ending point is different from the first ending point, displaying the arrow symbol, wherein the arrow symbol extends from the starting symbol and along the second traveling direction, and the length of the arrow symbol is proportional to the second traveling distance.

7. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the first traveling distance is smaller than an tolerance threshold; and

in response to an affirmative determination, ending the method for screen control on the touch screen.

8. A method for screen control on a touch screen, used for controlling an on-screen object on a touch screen, the method comprising:

detecting a first traveling path of a first object on or close to the touch screen, and detecting a second traveling path of a second object on or close to the touch screen, including;

detecting a first starting point of the first traveling path;

detecting a first ending point of the first traveling path;

detecting a second starting point of the second traveling path; and

detecting a second ending point of the second traveling path;

computing a first traveling distance and a first traveling direction based on the first starting point and the first ending point, and computing a second traveling distance and a second traveling direction based on the second starting point and the second ending point;

determining a first action direction based on to the first traveling direction, and the second traveling direction;

determining a first action speed based on the first traveling distance and, the second traveling distance; and

before the object moving away from one of the first end point and the second end point, repeatedly performing a multi-point control action according to the first action direction and the first action speed, wherein the multi-point control action includes;

performing an action of rotating the on-screen object;

or

performing an action of zooming in or out the on-screen object.

9. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

before the object moving away from the touch screen, repeatedly detecting an ending point of the first traveling path to obtain a third ending point, and repeatedly detecting an ending point of the second traveling path to obtain a fourth ending point;

when the third ending point is different from the first ending point, computing a third traveling distance and a third traveling direction based on the first starting point and the third ending point;

when the fourth ending point is different from the second ending point, computing a fourth traveling distance and a fourth traveling direction based on the second starting point and the fourth ending point;

determining a second action direction of the on-screen object according to the third traveling direction and the fourth traveling direction;

determining a second a second action speed of the on-screen object according to the third traveling distance and the fourth traveling distance; and

before the object moving away from one of the third end point and the fourth end point, repeatedly performing the multi-point control action according to the second action direction and the second action speed.

10. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

when the first traveling direction and the second traveling direction are substantially located on the same straight line, performing the action of zooming in or out the on-screen object.

11. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

when the first traveling direction and the second traveling direction substantially extend along a clockwise direction instead of being located on the same straight line, performing the action of rotating the on-screen object in the clockwise direction; and

when the first traveling direction and the second traveling direction substantially extend along a counterclockwise direction instead of being located on the same straight line, performing the action of rotating the on-screen object in the counterclockwise direction.

12. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a zoom-in symbol or a zoom-out symbol while performing the action of zooming in or out the on-screen object.

13. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

displaying a clockwise symbol while performing the action of rotating the on-screen object in the clockwise direction; and

displaying a counterclockwise symbol while performing the action of rotating the on-screen object in the counterclockwise direction.

14. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

displaying a first starting symbol at the first starting point, and displaying a second starting symbol at the second starting point; and

displaying a first arrow symbol between the first starting symbol and the first ending point, wherein the first arrow symbol extends from the first starting symbol to the first ending point, and displaying a second arrow symbol between the second starting symbol and the second ending point, wherein the second arrow symbol extends from the second starting symbol to the second ending point.

15. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

before the object moving away from one of the third end point and the fourth end point, repeatedly detecting an ending point of the first traveling path to obtain a third ending point, and repeatedly detecting an ending point of the second traveling path to obtain a fourth ending point;

when the third ending point is different from the first ending point, displaying a first arrow symbol between the first starting symbol and the third ending point, wherein the first arrow symbol extends from the first starting symbol to the third ending point; and

when the fourth ending point is different from the second ending point, displaying a second arrow symbol between the second starting point and the fourth ending point, wherein the second arrow symbol extends from the second starting symbol to the fourth ending point.

16. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

determining (1) whether the first object touches or is close to a first location of the touch screen at least two times within a first predefined period, or (2) whether the first object stays at the first location for a second predefined period;

in response to detecting (1) or (2), setting the first location as the first starting point and starting to detect the first traveling path;

detecting (3) whether the second object touches or is close to a second location of the touch screen at least two times within the first predefined period, or (4) whether the second object stays at the second location for the second predefined period; and

when detecting (3) or (4), setting the second location as the second starting point and starting to detect the second traveling path.

17. The method for screen control on a touch screen as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

when the first traveling distance of the first traveling path and the second traveling distance of the second traveling path are both smaller than a tolerance threshold, terminating the method for screen control on the touch screen.