MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD OF MEASURING GEOMETRIC DATA THEREIN

• US 20110115730A1
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Ji Hye, KIM, Jae Ho, LEE, Sang Won, SHIM, Jae Sung
• Application Number:
  US12/943,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20110115730A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/02 for measuring length, width, or thickness G01B21/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/28 for measuring areas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A terminal including a touch screen and a method of measuring geometric data therein are provided. The method includes determining whether at least two touch events are detected in a geometric data measuring mode of measuring at least one of a length, an area, and a volume, calculating the geometric data from the detected touch events, and displaying the calculated geometric data. With the method, the terminal may calculate length, area, and volume from at least two touch events detected on the touch screen.

Claims

1. A method of measuring geometric data in a terminal comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:

determining whether at least two touch events are detected in a geometric data measuring mode of measuring at least one of a length, an area, and a volume;

calculating the geometric data from the detected touch events; and

displaying the calculated geometric data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation of the geometric data comprises:

determining coordinates of two positions where two touch events are detected, when the two touch events are detected; and

calculating a distance between the positions where the touch events are detected as the length, using the determined coordinates.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the distance is calculated using a number of pixels per unit length of the touch screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation of the geometric data comprises:

determining coordinates of two positions where two touch events are detected, when the two touch events are detected;

calculating a distance between the positions where the touch events are detected, using the determined coordinates; and

calculating the area using the calculated distance,

wherein a shape of the geometric data to be calculated comprises a circle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation of the geometric data comprises:

calculating distances between three points, where at least three touch events are detected, respectively from coordinates of the three points where the respective touch events are detected, when the three touch events are detected; and

calculating the area using the calculated distances.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculation of the geometric data comprises:

calculating an object face area, using coordinates of at least three points, where at least three touch events are detected respectively when the at least three touch events are detected;

determining whether a height is input when the area is calculated; and

calculating the volume using the object face area and the height, when the height is input.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the inputting of the height comprises a direct input by a user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the inputting of the height comprises sequentially detecting two touch events in a height inputting window, and calculating a distance between positions where the two sequentially detected touch events are detected as the height.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising connecting at least two points where the at least two touch events are detected to each other into a line in an order of inputting the at least two touch events and displaying the at least two points.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when two touch events are detected, displaying a selecting window enabling a user to select a length measuring menu at positions where the two touch events are detected.

11. A geometric data measuring terminal comprising:

a touch screen including;

a touch sensor for detecting at least two touch events in a geometric data measuring mode of measuring at least one of a length, an area, and a volume; and

a display unit for displaying the geometric data; and

a control unit for calculating the geometric data using the at least two touch events detected by the touch screen.

12. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit determines coordinates of two points where two touch events are detected respectively, and calculates a distance between the two points where the touch events are detected using the determined coordinates when the two touch events are detected by the touch screen.

13. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 12, wherein the distance is calculated using a number of pixels per unit length of the touch screen.

14. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein the calculation of the geometric data comprises:

determining coordinates of two positions where two touch events are detected, when the two touch events are detected;

calculating a distance between the positions where the touch events are detected, using the determined coordinates; and

calculating the area using the calculated distance,

wherein a shape of the geometric data to be calculated comprises a circle.

15. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit, when at least three touch events are detected through the touch screen, calculates distances between at least three points where the touch events are detected from coordinates of the at least three points where the respective touch events are detected, and calculates the area using the calculated distances.

16. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit calculates an object face area using coordinates of at least three points where at least three touch events are detected, when the at least three touch events are detected through the touch screen, and calculates the volume using the object face area and a height when the height is input.

17. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 16, wherein the inputting of the height comprises a direct input by a user.

18. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 16, wherein the inputting of the height comprises sequentially detecting two touch events in a height inputting window, and calculating a distance between positions where the two sequentially detected touch events are detected as the height.

19. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein the control unit controls the touch screen to connect the at least two points where the at least two touch events are detected to each other into a line, in an order of inputting the touch events, and to display the line.

20. The geometric data measuring terminal of claim 11, wherein, when two touch events are detected, the terminal displays a selecting window for enabling a user to select a length measuring menu at positions where the two touch events are detected.