Method of recognizing a control command based on finger motion on a touch input device

• US 9,329,627 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2012
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SungKyunKwan University's Research & Business Foundation (SungKyunKwan University)
• Original Assignee: SungKyunKwan University's Research & Business Foundation (SungKyunKwan University)
• Inventors: Hong, Kwang-Seok, Oh, Byung Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Ghebretinsae, Temesgh
• Assistant Examiner(s): LANDIS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US13/600,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20130154924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,341 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-183
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Provided is a method of recognizing a control command based on finger motion involving: (a) obtaining coordinate data of a pointer corresponding to a position of a finger in contact with a touch input device of a mobile terminal; (b) obtaining an input continuance time of the coordinate data, and setting values of timer variables based on the input continuance time; (c) setting logic values of a plurality of command logic variables whose logic values of True or False are based on values of the respective timer variables; and (d) recognizing an operation control command of the pointer based on the respective timer variable values and the command logic variable values.

Claims

1. A method of recognizing a control command based on finger motion, the method comprising:

obtaining coordinate data of a pointer corresponding to a position of a finger in contact with a touch input device of a mobile terminal;

obtaining an input continuance time of the coordinate data and setting time values of timer variables based on the input continuance time, including setting a timer variable Timer before (Tb) to a first time value;

setting logic values of a plurality of command logic variables whose logic values of True or False are based on the time values of the timer variables;

recognizing an operation control command of the pointer based on the time values of the timer variable and the command logic variables values; and

setting the time value of timer variable Tb to extend after the first time value when coordinate data for two different pointer locations are obtained by the touch input device within the first time value set for Tb,

wherein the timer variables further include Timer after (Ta) and Timer middle (Tm);

each of the timer variables Tb, Ta and Tm receives a time value as input; and

time values of the timer variables Tb, Ta and Tm are compared with a predefined time value to determine a role that the variables Tb, Ta and Tm perform for the operation control command of the pointer, and

wherein the setting of the logic values includes setting a logic value of a command logic variable corresponding to a click operation when a first time value set for Ta elapses and performing no process during the first time value set for Ta even if data is input;

setting a logic value of a command logic variable corresponding to a drag operation when 10 or more pieces of the coordinate data are obtained during a second time value set for Tm; and

setting logic values of command logic variables corresponding to up, down, left and right Moving when less than 10 pieces of the coordinate data are input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the timer variables includes a logic value field set to True when a time value is input and False when no time value is input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the command logic variables include Click, D_Click, Drag, and Moving, which respectively correspond to a click operation, a double click operation, a drag operation, and a moving operation.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising transitioning between a first state, a second state, a third state, and a fourth state according to the time values of the timer variables Tb, Ta and Tm, whether or not the coordinate data of the pointer is input, and the logic values of Click, D_Click, Drag, and Moving.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transitioning from the first state to the second state when a logic value field included in Tb is True, logic value fields included in Tm and Ta are both False, and the coordinate data of the pointer is not obtained within a time value set for Tb;

setting the logic value of Drag to True and the logic value of Moving to False when two or more pieces of the coordinate data of the pointer are obtained within the time value set for Tb;

recognizing the operation control of the pointer as Moving and transitioning from the first state to the second state when the logic value of Moving is True when the time value set for Tb elapses; and

recognizing the operation control of the pointer as Moving and transitioning from the first state to the second state when the logic value of Moving is False and the logic value of Drag is True when the time value set for Tb elapses.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

maintaining the second state when logic value fields included in each of Tb, Tm and Ta are each False and no coordinate data of the pointer is input; and

transitioning from the second state to the third state when the coordinate data of the pointer is input.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

setting the logic value of Click to True and transitioning from the third state to the fourth state when a logic value field included in Tb is False, logic value fields included in Tm and Ta are both True, and no coordinate data of the pointer is input or only one piece of the coordinate data of the pointer is input within a time value set for Tm; and

setting the logic value of Moving to True and a transitioning from the third state to the first state when two or more pieces of the coordinate data of the pointer are input within the time value set for Tm.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

setting the logic value of Click to False, setting the logic value of Moving to True, and transitioning from the fourth state to the first state when logic value fields included in Tb and Tm are both True and two or more pieces of the coordinate data of the pointer are obtained;

setting the logic value of Click to False and setting the logic value of D_Click to True when one piece of the coordinate data of the pointer is input within a time value set for Ta;

recognizing the operation control of the pointer as Click when the value of Click is True when the time value set for Ta elapses; and

recognizing the operation control of the pointer as Double Click and transitioning from the fourth state to the first state when the value of Click is False when the time value set for Ta elapses.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the logic values further includes setting a logic value of a command logic variable corresponding to a double click operation when the coordinate data is input during the second time value set for Tm.

10. A method of recognizing a control command based on finger motion on a mobile terminal having a display screen and a touch input device, the method comprising:

detecting a finger contact on the touch input device;

determining coordinates of a pointer based on a position of the finger contact;

obtaining an input continuance time of the pointer coordinates and setting time values of timer variables based on the input continuance time, including setting a timer variable Timer before (Tb) to a first time value;

setting logic values of a plurality of command logic variables whose logic values of True or False are based on the time values of the timer variables;

recognizing an operation control command based on the time values of the timer variable and the command logic variables; and

setting the time value of timer variable Tb to extend after the first time value when coordinate data for two different pointer locations are obtained by the touch input device within the first time value set for Tb,

wherein the timer variables further include Timer after (Ta) and Timer middle (Tm);

each of the timer variables Tb, Ta and Tm receives a time value as input; and

time values of the timer variables Tb, Ta and Tm are compared with a predefined time value to determine a role that the variables Tb, Ta and Tm perform for the operation control command of the pointer, and

wherein the setting of the logic values includes setting a logic value of a command logic variable corresponding to a click operation when a first time value set for Ta elapses and performing no process during the first time value set for Ta even if data is input;

setting a logic value of a command logic variable corresponding to a drag operation when 10 or more pieces of the coordinate data are obtained during a second time value set for Tm; and

setting logic values of command logic variables corresponding to up, down, left and right Moving when less than 10 pieces of the coordinate data are input.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the touch input device is provided on a back surface of the mobile terminal and the display screen is provided on a front surface of the mobile terminal.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying the pointer on the display screen, wherein

the pointer moves on the display screen based on the movement of the finger on the touch input device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the operation control command recognized by the mobile terminal includes a click operation, a double click operation, a drag operation, or a moving operation.

14. A mobile terminal comprising a display screen and a touch input device, wherein the mobile terminal is configured to perform the method of claim 10.

15. A non-transitory recording medium, the recording medium storing an instruction that causes a mobile terminal to perform the method of claim 10.