Input identification method and input apparatus

• US 10,140,012 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhou, Xiaoyu, Guo, Xiaobing
• Primary Examiner(s): Bibbins, Latanya
• Application Number:
  US13/994,259
• Publication Number:
  US 20130293503A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,545 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An input apparatus having a touch module and an input identification method applied to the apparatus are described. The method includes during the collection of a touch track on the touch module, when a first partial track of the touch track satisfies a first preset condition, a first command corresponding to the first partial track is obtained; the first command is executed; and during the collection of the touch track, when a second partial track following the first partial track satisfies a second preset condition, a second command corresponding to the second partial track is obtained; and the second command is executed. The method and apparatus can quickly identify a gesture operation of a user on the touch screen, and can continue to perform the corresponding operation after the identification of the gesture operation of the user and before the completion of the gesture operation.

Claims

1. An input identification method applied to an input apparatus having a touch module, comprising:

during a collection of a touch track of fingers on the touch module, when a first partial track of the touch track satisfies a first preset condition, obtaining a first command corresponding to the first partial track;

executing the first command;

during the collection of the touch track, when a second partial track continuously following the first partial track satisfies a second preset condition, obtaining a second command corresponding to the second partial track; and

executing the second command, wherein the first command represents adjusting a degree or amount of a parameter of the input apparatus to be more or less, and compared with the first command, the second command represents adjusting a degree or an amount of the same parameter of the input apparatus to be further more or further less, the first partial track comprises a first operation and a second operation, and the second operation has a first included angle that is not equal to zero degree with respect to the first operation;

the second partial track comprises a third operation, and the third operation has a second included angle that is not equal to zero degree with respect to the second operation,

wherein when the second command is executed, a continuous response is made to the third operation after identification of the third operation and before the completion of the third operation, only if the fingers do not move away from the touch module, and the parameter is a volume of input apparatus, the first command represents a start-up of volume increase or volume decrease, the second command represents a control of continuously increasing or decreasing volume, and

wherein when a direction of the first operation is a first non-horizontal direction, a direction of the second operation is a first direction of a horizontal line, the first command represents the start-up of volume increase, and when the direction of the first operation is a second non-horizontal direction, the direction of the second operation is a second direction of a horizontal line, the first command represents the start-up of volume decrease, the first direction of the horizontal line is opposite to the second direction of the horizontal line so that the volume increase and volume decrease can be quickly identified.

2. The input identification method according to claim 1, wherein the first preset condition differs from the second preset condition.

3. The input identification method according to claim 1, wherein the first preset condition comprises:

the first partial track is a track with a corner shape.

4. The input identification method according to claim 3, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

the second partial track is a track with different shapes, and each shape of the track corresponds to a type of parameter.

5. The input identification method according to claim 1, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

a distance of the second partial track satisfies a first preset threshold or a touch time corresponding to the second partial track satisfies a second preset threshold.

6. An input apparatus having a touch module, comprising:

a first obtaining module for during a collection of a touch track of fingers on the touch module, when a first partial track of the touch track satisfies a first preset condition, obtaining a first command corresponding to the first partial track;

a first executing module for executing the first command;

a second obtaining module for during the collection of the touch track, when a second partial track continuously following the first partial track satisfies a second preset condition, obtaining a second command corresponding to the second partial track; and

a second executing module for executing the second command, wherein the first command represents adjusting a degree or an amount of a parameter of the input apparatus to be more or less, and compared with the first command, the second command represents adjusting the degree or amount of the same parameter of the input apparatus to be further more or further less, the first partial track comprises a first operation and a second operation, and the second operation has a first included angle that is not equal to zero degree with respect to the first operation;

the second partial track comprises a third operation, and the third operation has a second included angle that is not equal to zero degree with respect to the second operation,

wherein when the second command is executed, a continuous response is made to the third operation after identification of the third operation and before the completion of the third operation, only if the fingers do not move away from the touch module, and the parameter is a volume of input apparatus, the first command represents a start-up of volume increase or volume decrease, the second command represents a control of continuously increasing or decreasing volume, and

wherein when a direction of the first operation is a first non-horizontal direction, a direction of the second operation is a first direction of a horizontal line, the first command represents the start-up of volume increase, and when the direction of the first operation is a second non-horizontal direction, the direction of the second operation is a second direction of a horizontal line, the first command represents the start-up of volume decrease, the first direction of the horizontal line is opposite to the second direction of the horizontal line so that the volume increase and volume decrease can be quickly identified.

7. The input apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first preset condition differs from the second preset condition.

8. The input apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first preset condition comprises:

the first partial track is a track with a corner shape.

9. The input apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

the second partial track is a track with different shapes, and each shape of the track corresponds to a type of parameter.

10. The input apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second preset condition comprises:

a distance of the second partial track satisfies a first preset threshold or a touch time corresponding to the second partial track satisfies a second preset threshold.