METHOD FOR TEMPORARILY MANIPULATING OPERATION OF OBJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOUCH PRESSURE OR TOUCH AREA AND TERMINAL THEREOF

• US 20150268766A1
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
• Original Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
• Inventors: Kim, Seyeob, Kim, Yunjoung, Yoon, Sangsic, Kim, Bonkee, Moon, Hojun, Kim, Taehoon, Kwon, Sunyoung
• Granted Patent: US 10,268,322 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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 3/0443 using a single layer of sensing electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0445 using two or more layers of sensing electrodes, e.g. using two layers of electrodes separated by a dielectric layer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• 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 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for temporarily manipulating an operation of an object in accordance with a touch pressure or a touch area may be provided. The method includes: operating the object at a first state; detecting at least one of a magnitude of the touch pressure and a size of the touch area when the touch is input to a touch panel; operating the object at a second state of a first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area; and operating the object at the first state when the touch is released.

Claims

1. A method for temporarily manipulating an operation of an object in accordance with a touch pressure or a touch area, the method comprising:

operating the object at a first state;

detecting at least one of a magnitude of the touch pressure and a size of the touch area when the touch is input to a touch panel;

operating the object at a second state of a first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area; and

operating the object at the first state when the touch is released.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the operating the object at a second state of a first operation comprises adjusting the second state by adjusting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area comprises calculating at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area according to a capacitance change amount caused by the touch.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the operating the object at the first state comprises displaying an image on a touch screen, and wherein, operating the object at the second state of the first operation comprises displaying a magnifier on the image.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the detecting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area comprises detecting a touch position, and wherein, the magnifier is displayed at a position which is offset from the touch position by a predetermined distance.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined distance is changed according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the magnifier is displayed in a predetermined fixed direction regardless of the rotation of the touch panel.

8. A method for temporarily manipulating an operation of an object in accordance with a touch pressure or a touch area, the method comprising:

operating the object at a first state;

determining whether the touch is a single touch or multiple touches;

detecting at least one of a magnitude of the touch pressure and a size of the touch area when the touch is input to a touch panel;

operating the object at a second state of a first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area if the touch is the single touch or operating the object at a second state of a second operation which is different from the first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area if the touch is multiple touches; and

operating the object at the first state when the touch is released.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the operating the object at the first state comprises displaying an image on a touch screen, and wherein, operating the object at the second state of the first operation comprises displaying a magnifier on the image.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area comprises detecting a touch position, and wherein, the magnifier is displayed at a position which is offset from the touch position by a predetermined distance.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the predetermined distance is changed according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the magnifier is displayed in a predetermined fixed direction regardless of the rotation of the touch panel.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the operating the object at the second state of the first operation or operating the object at the second state of the second operation comprises adjusting the second state of the first operation by adjusting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area or adjusting the second state of the second operation by adjusting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the operating the object at the first state comprises displaying an image on a touch screen, and wherein, operating the object at the second state of the first operation comprises displaying a magnifier on the image.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the detecting at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area comprises calculating at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area according to a capacitance change amount caused by the touch.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the operating the object at the first state comprises displaying an image on a touch screen, and wherein, operating the object at the second state of the first operation comprises displaying a magnifier on the image.

17. The method of claim 8, wherein the second operation is a reversing operation of the first operation.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the operating the object at the first state comprises displaying an image on a touch screen, and wherein, operating the object at the second state of the first operation comprises displaying a magnifier on the image.

19. A terminal comprising:

a touch panel;

a processor which detects at least one of a magnitude of a touch pressure of a touch input to the touch panel and a size of a touch area of the touch;

a controller which operates a object at a second state of a first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area and operates the object at the first state when the touch is released.