Touch control method of single tap and control module thereof

• US 20060007175A1
• Filed: 07/06/2004
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sentelic Corporation
• Inventors: Shen, Chung-Yi
• Application Number:
  US10/883,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20060007175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A touch control method of single tap, which identifies a touch of an object on a touch device by way of a control module of the touch device and a control signal being generated corresponding to the touch for being used by a main unit to perform subsequent control functions with reference time being set up in the control module, includes detecting a touch created by the object on the touch device and starting time counting once the touch occurs, keeping detecting and recording time duration of the object staying on the touch device and outputting a control signal representing the touch for being used by the main unit in case of only an effective touch having been detected within the reference time. The touch is determined as an effective touch by way of the object staying on the touch control device exceeding the reference time so that the object is not necessary to be apart from the touch control device immediately with less effort.

Claims

1. A touch control method of single tap, which identifies a touch of an object on a touch device by way of a control module of the touch device and a control signal being generated corresponding to the touch for being used by a main unit to perform subsequent control functions with reference time being set up in the control module, comprising the following steps:

A) detecting a touch created by the object on the touch device and starting time counting once the touch occurs;

B) keeping detecting and recording time duration of the object staying on the touch device; and

C) outputting a control signal representing the touch for being used by the main unit in case of only an effective touch having been detected within the reference time.

2. The touch control method as defined in claim 1, wherein the control signal is output to the main unit after the touch occurring and the reference time lapsing.

3. A control module, which identifies a touch of an object on a touch device by way of a control module of the touch device and a control signal being generated corresponding to the touch for being used by a main unit to perform subsequent control functions, comprising:

an operation unit, generating a corresponding touch signal every time the object touching the touch control device being detected and each generated touch signal starting at the moment of the object touching the touch control device and terminating at the moment of the object leaving the touch control device; and

a gesture unit, connecting with the operation unit for receiving the touch signal and figuring out time duration of the object touching the touch control device to identify what action the object does and defining a reference time;

wherein, the gesture unit detecting a touch created by the object on the touch device and starting time counting once the touch occurs, keeping detecting and recording time duration of the object staying on the touch device and outputting a control signal representing the touch for being used by the main unit in case of only an effective touch having been detected within the reference time.

4. The control module as defined in claim 3, wherein the control signal is output to the main unit after the touch occurring and the reference time lapsing.