System and methods for touch target presentation

• US 10,310,706 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Qingdao Hisense Electronics Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Selim, Mohammed
• Primary Examiner(s): Levy, Amy M
• Application Number:
  US15/133,859
• Publication Number:
  US 20160378293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/316 Indexing structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/142 Managing session states for stateless protocols; Signalling session states; State transitions; Keeping-state mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 : including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 : Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 : Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 : between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to user interfaces and in particular to providing a touch target for device interaction. In one embodiment, a process for providing a touch target includes displaying, by a device, a touch target on a display of the device, wherein the touch target is displayed in a first position, and detecting an input touch command to the display of the device. The process can also include positioning the touch target based on the input touch command, wherein the touch target is moved to a second position and controlling device operation based on position of the touch target. The processes and devices described herein may be configured to project contact position of a contact to portions of the display.

Claims

1. A method for providing a touch target for device interaction, the method comprising:

displaying, by a device, a touch target on a display of the device, wherein the touch target is displayed in a first position;

displaying, by the device, a touch marker in a particular position for use with a touch target wherein the touch marker is a graphical element displayed in a location as an overlay for positioning the touch target;

detecting, by the device, an input touch command to the display of the device, wherein the input touch command positions the touch marker to a display location, wherein the touch marker is configured as an input area for positioning the touch target, the touch marker returning to the particular position following completion of the input touch command;

positioning, by the device, the touch target based on the input touch command, wherein the touch target is moved to a second position, wherein positioning includes scaling detected motion parameters of the input touch command to update position of the touch target to the second position, wherein scaling of motion parameters includes scaling a vertical direction of the input touch command, scaling the vertical direction by a first scaling region for more vertical movement, and a second scaling region for less vertical movement to reduce the amount of vertical change, and wherein horizontal motion of the input touch command is scaled to a 1 to 1 ratio; and

controlling device operation based on position of the touch target.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch target is a graphical element presented as an overlay and the touch target is configured for positioning within the display screen for at least one of selection of and interaction with one or more elements presented by the device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the input touch command relates to a touch command to the display associated with a first portion of the display, the input touch command including a contact motion to direct the touch target.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch marker is configured to act as a button for selection associated with the touch target.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein an amount of scaling of motion parameters is varied based on the position of the touch target and a length of the input touch command.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein scaling of motion parameters is decreased as the touch target moves closer to a vertical limit of display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein a selection command includes at least one of a touch, tap, and release of the display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling includes correlating position of the touch target to a graphical element displayed by the device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a command to initiate presentation of the touch target, and presenting the touch target on the display.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a gesture command and controlling a function of the device based on the detected gesture and position of the touch target.

11. A device comprising:

a display configured for presentation of a user interface; and

a controller configured to control the display and presentation of the user interface, wherein the controller is configured to

control displaying of a touch target on a display of the device, wherein the touch target is displayed in a first position;

display a touch marker in a particular position for use with a touch target wherein the touch marker is a graphical element displayed in a location as an overlay for positioning the touch target;

detect an input touch command to the display of the device, wherein the input touch command positions the touch marker to a display location, wherein the touch marker is configured as an input area for positioning the touch target, the touch marker returning to the particular position following completion of the input touch command, wherein positioning includes scaling detected motion parameters of the input touch command to update position of the touch target to the second position, wherein scaling of motion parameters includes scaling a vertical direction of the input touch command, scaling the vertical direction by a first scaling region for more vertical movement, and a second scaling region for less vertical movement to reduce the amount of vertical change, and wherein horizontal motion of the input touch command is scaled to a 1 to 1 ratio;

control position of the touch target based on the input touch command, wherein the touch target is moved to a second position; and

control device operation based on position of the touch target.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the touch target is a graphical element presented as an overlay and the touch target is configured for positioning within the display screen for at least one of selection of and interaction with one or more elements presented by the device.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the input touch command relates to a touch command to the display associated with a first portion of the display, the input touch command including a contact motion to direct the touch target.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the touch marker is configured to act as a button for selection associated with the touch target.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein an amount of scaling of motion parameters is varied based on the position of the touch target and a length of the input touch command.

16. The device of claim 11, wherein scaling of motion parameters is decreased as the touch target moves closer to a vertical limit of display.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein a selection command includes at least one of a touch, tap, and release of the display.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein controlling includes correlating position of the touch target to a graphical element displayed by the device.

19. The device of claim 11, further comprising detecting a command to initiate presentation of the touch target, and presenting the touch target on the display.

20. The device of claim 11, further comprising detecting a gesture command and controlling a function of the device based on the detected gesture and position of the touch target.