CN104122980B - Electronic device and touch feedback method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an electronic device and a touch feedback method, wherein the electronic device comprises: a display; a processing unit for displaying at least one icon on the display; a touch device for detecting a plurality of touch actions of a touch object on the touch device so as to select any one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch object has a touch area on the touch device; and a vibration device; when the touch area stays in one of the at least one graph, the processing unit controls the vibration device to vibrate with a fixed vibration amplitude, and adjusts a vibration frequency of the vibration device according to a continuous stay time of the touch area in the one of the at least one graph. The invention can lead the user to feel different vibration actions when the touch object stays on two different diagrams after a longer time interval, thereby improving the user feeling of touch feedback when the user performs touch operation.

Description

Electronic device and touch feedback method

technical field

The present invention relates to touch feedback, in particular to an electronic device and a touch feedback method capable of adjusting the vibration frequency or vibration amplitude of a vibration device according to the duration of a touch object staying on an icon.

Background technique

In today's electronic devices, there is often a vibrating device that allows the user to perform touch operations on the electronic device (for example, through a touch screen). Traditionally, the vibrating device can use a fixed vibration amplitude and a fixed vibration frequency. Vibration, so that the user can get the feeling of touch feedback. However, when the user wants to click the icons on the desktop or workbar of the operating system through the touch screen or touch device, and the arrangement of the icons may be relatively close, the traditional touch feedback vibration The method is difficult to help the user determine the currently selected icon. In view of this, there is a need for an electronic device and a touch feedback method to enhance the user experience of the touch feedback when the user performs a touch operation.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a touch feedback method, so as to enhance the user experience of the touch feedback when the user performs a touch operation.

The electronic device of the present invention includes: a display; a processing unit for displaying at least one icon on the display; a touch device for detecting multiple touch actions of a touch object on the touch device , so as to select any one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch object has a touch area on the touch device; and a vibration device; wherein when the touch area stays in the at least one icon In one of them, the processing unit controls the vibration device to vibrate with a fixed vibration amplitude, and adjusts a vibration frequency of the vibration device according to a continuous dwell time of the touch area in the at least one icon.

The present invention also provides a touch feedback method for an electronic device, the electronic device includes a display, a touch device, a vibration device and a processing unit, the method includes: using the processing unit to display on the display At least one icon; using the touch device to detect a plurality of touch actions of a touch object on the touch device, so as to select any one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch object is on the touch device having a touch area; and when the touch area stays in one of the at least one icon, using the processing unit to control the vibrating device to vibrate with a fixed vibration amplitude, and according to the touch area in the at least one icon A dwell time of the one in a graph adjusts a vibration frequency of the vibration device.

The present invention also provides an electronic device, including: a display; a processing unit for displaying at least one icon on the display; a touch device for detecting a plurality of touch objects on the touch device A touch action, whereby any one of the at least one icon is selected, wherein the touch object has a touch area on the touch device; and a vibration device; wherein when the touch area stays on the at least one icon When one of the icons is displayed, the processing unit controls the vibrating device to vibrate at a fixed vibration frequency, and adjusts a part of the vibrating device according to a continuous dwell time of the touch area in the at least one icon. vibration amplitude.

The present invention also provides a touch feedback method for an electronic device, the electronic device includes a display, a touch device, a vibration device and a processing unit, the method includes: using the processing unit to display on the display At least one icon; using the touch device to detect a plurality of touch actions of a touch object on the touch device, so as to select any one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch object is on the touch device having a touch area; and when the touch area stays on one of the at least one icon, using the processing unit to control the vibrating device to vibrate at a fixed vibration frequency, and according to the touch area in the at least one icon A dwell time of the one in a graph adjusts a vibration amplitude of the vibration device.

The present invention can use a fixed vibration frequency or a fixed vibration amplitude to adjust the vibration action of the vibration device according to the continuous stay time of the touch area in the graphic area, and the user can feel the touch object after a long time interval Different vibration actions when staying on two different icons can further enhance the user experience of touch feedback when the user performs a touch operation.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a desktop icon position in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the desktop icon area in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a touch object passing through different graphic areas according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a relationship between a touch action and a vibration action according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a relationship between a touch action and a vibration action according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between a touch action and a vibration action in a traditional touch feedback method.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a touch feedback method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a touch feedback method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Among them, 100～electronic device; 310～touch area; 110～processing unit; 350～moving direction;

120～storage unit; 321-324～graphic area; 121～operating system; T1-T4, T6-T8～time interval;

122～application program; 150～touch device; 130～vibration device;

160～touch screen; 140～display; 200～touch object; 210～area.

detailed description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, a preferred embodiment will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 includes a processing unit 110 , a storage unit 120 , a vibration device 130 , a display 140 and a touch device 150 . The storage unit 120 is used for storing an operating system 121 and one or more application programs 122 . The processing unit 110 executes the operating system 121 as an operating platform, wherein the operating system 121 is, for example, Windows, Android, iOS and other operating systems, which can display multiple icons on the desktop or the taskbar. The application programs 122 may be different application programs corresponding to icons on the desktop or the taskbar of the operating system 121 . In some embodiments, the touch device 150 can be a touch pad. In other embodiments, the touch device 150 and the display 140 can be integrated into a touch screen 160 . For ease of description, the following embodiments take the touch screen 160 as an example.

In one embodiment, the operating system 121 may include a touch detection function, that is, the touch screen 160 may receive a touch motion from a touch object (such as a finger or a stylus) on the touch screen 160. . It should be noted that there are many icons (icons) in the screen (such as the desktop) presented by the operating system 121 , which can be used to quickly execute corresponding programs. When the user presses the touch screen 160 with a touch object and slides through different icons, the operating system 121 can use the vibration device 130 to perform a corresponding vibration feedback action, so that the user can feel that the touch object has passed a certain time. icon or has landed on an icon, the details of which will be detailed later. It should be noted that the vibration device 130 of the present invention can adjust its vibration frequency and amplitude according to the control signal from the operating system 121 .

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a desktop icon position in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the desktop icon area in an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the desktop icons of the operating system 121 are shown in FIG. 2A. Although the sizes of the icons in FIG. The same size as shown in the figure is used for touch operation, as shown in FIG. 2B . The distance between the icons in the area 210 is small. If the user uses the touch object 200 to perform a touch operation on the touch screen 160, it will not be possible to accurately select the desired specific icon due to the different viewing angles and contact areas of the user. icon.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a touch object passing through different graphic areas according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a relationship between a touch action and a vibration action according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time. In one embodiment, the vibration device 130 of the present invention can vibrate with a fixed vibration frequency and change its vibration amplitude. For example, when a touch object touches the touch screen 160 or only controls the desktop cursor via the touch device 150, the operating system 121 determines its effective touch area, such as the touch area 310 (for example, it can be a finger on the touch screen). control screen 160 or the active area of the desktop cursor). When the touch area 310 overlaps with the icon area corresponding to a certain icon (such as the icon area 321 ) and exceeds a certain ratio (such as 30%), the operating system 121 will start to calculate the touch area 310 in the icon. Dwell time of the zone. When the continuous residence time is longer, the operating system 121 will control the vibrating device 130 to increase its vibration amplitude proportionally (or decrease in inverse proportion), until reaching the upper or lower limit of the vibration amplitude of the vibrating device 130, as shown in FIG. 4 . As shown in FIG. 3 , if the touch object is pressed on the touch screen 160 and slowly moves towards the moving direction 350, the touch object will pass through the icon areas 321-324, and each time the touch area 310 When passing through different graphic areas, the vibration device 130 will change according to the continuous stay time of the touch area 310 in each graphic area (for example, the time interval T1-T4 corresponds to the continuous stay time in the graphic areas 321-324). and adjust its amplitude. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the fixed vibration frequency set by the vibrating device 130 is subject to the vibration that the user can clearly feel, such as 150 Hz, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a relationship between a touch action and a vibration action according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 at the same time. In one embodiment, the vibration device 130 of the present invention can use a fixed vibration amplitude and change its vibration frequency. For example, when a touch object touches the touch screen 160 , the operating system 121 determines its effective touch area, such as the touch area 310 . When the touch area 310 overlaps with the icon area corresponding to a certain icon (such as the icon area 321 ) and exceeds a certain ratio (such as 30%), the operating system 121 will start to calculate the touch area 310 in the icon. Dwell time of the zone. When the staying time is longer, the operating system 121 will control the vibration device 130 to increase its vibration frequency proportionally until reaching the upper limit of the vibration frequency of the vibration device 130 . As shown in FIG. 3, if the touch object is pressed on the touch screen 160 and slowly moves toward the moving direction 350, the touch area 310 will pass through the illustrated areas 321-324, and each time the touch area When 310 passes through different graphic areas, the vibration device 130 will be based on the continuous stay time of the touch area 310 in each graphic area (for example, the time interval T1-T4 is corresponding to the continuous stay time in the graphic areas 321-324) Changes to adjust its vibration frequency. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the fixed vibration amplitude set by the vibrating device 130 is based on the vibration that the user can clearly feel, such as 0.15 mm, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the processing unit 110 can also determine whether the moving speed of the touch object on the touch screen 160 exceeds a predetermined threshold. When the moving speed is greater than the predetermined threshold, the processing unit 110 does not calculate the continuous stay time of the effective touch area of the touch object on the icon area. When the moving speed is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the processing unit 110 further calculates the overlapping ratio of the effective touch area of the touch object on the icon area and its duration.

It should be noted that the electronic device 100 can pre-set the vibrating device 130 to use the fixed vibration frequency or fixed vibration amplitude in the present invention, as described in the embodiments of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 . No matter which method is adopted, the user experience of the user when performing touch operations can be effectively improved. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between a touch action and a vibration action in a traditional touch feedback method. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6 at the same time. When the traditional operating system detects the same touch action as shown in Figure 3, the vibration frequency and vibration amplitude of the vibration device are fixed, and it does not follow the touch area. 310 is adjusted based on the duration of the stay in the illustrated area. Therefore, if the distance between the two icons is quite close, the user will feel the same vibration frequency and vibration amplitude in a short period of time (for example, only after the time interval T8), so it will be difficult for the user to judge whether the current touch object is staying On which icon. However, the present invention can use a fixed vibration frequency or a fixed vibration amplitude to adjust the vibration action of the vibration device 130 according to the continuous residence time of the touch area in the illustrated area, and the user can pass a long time interval (such as shown in FIG. 4 time interval T6 or time interval T7 shown in FIG. 5 ) and feel different vibration actions when the touch object stays on two different icons. When the user releases the touch object on the touch screen 160 , the processing unit 110 will execute the application corresponding to the icon on the touch object.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a touch feedback method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S710 , the processing unit 110 displays at least one icon on the display 140 . In step S720, use the touch device 150 to detect multiple touch actions of a touch object on the touch device 150 (or touch screen 160), so as to select one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch The object has a touch area on the touch device. In step S730, when the touch area stays in one of the at least one icon, use the processing unit 110 to control the vibration device 130 to vibrate with a fixed vibration amplitude, and according to the touch area in the at least one icon A sustained dwell time of the one adjusts a vibration frequency of the vibration device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a touch feedback method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In step S810 , the processing unit 110 displays at least one icon on the display 140 . In step S820, use the touch device 150 to detect multiple touch actions of a touch object on the touch device 150 (or touch screen 160), so as to select one of the at least one icon, wherein the touch The object has a touch area on the touch device. In step S830, when the touch area stays in one of the at least one icon, the processing unit 110 is used to control the vibration device 130 to vibrate at a fixed vibration frequency, and according to the touch area in the at least one icon A continuous dwell time of , adjusts a vibration amplitude of the vibrating device 130 . It should be noted that the electronic device 100 can pre-set the vibrating device 130 to adopt the fixed vibration frequency or fixed vibration amplitude in the present invention, as described in the touch feedback method in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 . No matter which method is adopted, the user experience of the user when performing touch operations can be effectively improved.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the operating system 121 can support the function of a magnifying glass, which means that a local area can be enlarged, so that the user can view the picture of the local area or select the image of the local area. icon. The touch feedback method in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 of the present invention can also be applied to the magnifying glass function. Furthermore, although the image of the partial area is enlarged, the operating system 121 does not change the criterion for judging the effective touch area, and still calculates the overlap ratio based on the area of the original effective touch area and the icon area. Further, the continuous dwell time for the effective touch area to stay in the illustrated area is calculated. Then, the vibrating device 130 can be controlled by means of fixed vibration amplitude or fixed vibration frequency as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 , and the vibration frequency or vibration amplitude of the vibration device 130 can be adjusted accordingly according to the continuous residence time.

The method of the present invention, or a specific form or part thereof, may be included in a physical medium in the form of program code, such as a floppy disk, an optical disk, a hard disk, or any other machine-readable (such as computer-readable) storage medium, wherein , when the program code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes a device or system for participating in the present invention. The method, system and device of the present invention can also be transmitted in the form of program code through some transmission media, such as wires or cables, optical fibers, or any transmission form, wherein, when the program code is received, loaded and executed by a machine such as a computer , the machine becomes a device or system for participating in the present invention. When actually operating on a general-purpose processor, the program code combines with the processor to provide a unique device that operates like application-specific logic circuits.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and cannot limit the scope of the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make simple equivalent changes and changes to the content of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Modifications still fall within the scope of the application of the present invention. In addition, any embodiment of the present invention does not necessarily achieve all the objects or advantages or features disclosed in the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. a kind of electronic installation, comprising:

One display；

One processing unit, in order to show at least one diagram on the display；

One contactor control device, in order to detect plural touch on this contactor control device for the touch-control object, uses and selects this at least Any one of one diagram, wherein this touch-control object has a touch area on this contactor control device；And

One vibrating device；

Wherein when this touch area rests on the one of which in this at least one diagram, this processing unit controls this vibrating device Vibrated with a fixing vibration amplitude, and according to this touch area during the one persistently stop of this person in this at least one diagram Between adjust a frequency of vibration of this vibrating device；

Whether this processing unit also judges the translational speed of this touch more than a predetermined threshold；Movement when this touch Speed exceedes this predetermined threshold, this processing unit do not calculate this touch area this at least one diagram any one of this continue The time of staying.

2. electronic installation as claimed in claim 1 is it is characterised in that each of this at least one diagram is respectively provided with a diagram area Domain, when this touch area, more than a predetermined ratio and this touches with this person this depicted area overlap corresponding in this at least one diagram When the translational speed of control action is less than this predetermined threshold, this processing unit also calculates this touch area in this at least one diagram This person this lasting time of staying.

3. electronic installation as claimed in claim 2 is it is characterised in that work as this touch-control object this person in this at least one diagram Position leave this contactor control device, this processing unit execution corresponding to this at least one diagram in this person an application program.

4. a kind of touch-control feedback method, for an electronic installation, this electronic installation includes a display, a contactor control device, one shakes Dynamic device and a processing unit, the method includes:

Show at least one diagram using this processing unit on the display；

Using this contactor control device detect plural touch on this contactor control device for the touch-control object, use select this at least one Any one of diagram, wherein this touch-control object has a touch area on this contactor control device；And

When this touch area rests on one of this at least one diagram, control this vibrating device with one using this processing unit Fixing vibration amplitude is vibrated, and the one lasting time of staying of this person in this at least one diagram adjusts according to this touch area One frequency of vibration of this vibrating device whole；

Whether the translational speed judging this touch is more than a predetermined threshold；

When the translational speed of this touch exceedes this predetermined threshold, do not calculate this touch area appointing in this at least one diagram This lasting time of staying of one.

5. touch-control feedback method as claimed in claim 4 is it is characterised in that each of this at least one diagram is respectively provided with a figure Show region, and the method also include:

When this touch area and is somebody's turn to do more than a predetermined ratio with this person this depicted area overlap corresponding in this at least one diagram When the translational speed of touch is less than this predetermined threshold, calculate being somebody's turn to do of this person in this at least one diagram for this touch area Continue the time of staying.

6. touch-control feedback method as claimed in claim 5 is it is characterised in that also include:

When this contactor control device is left in the position of this person in this at least one diagram for this touch-control object, execution corresponding to this at least one One application program of this person in diagram.

7. a kind of electronic installation, comprising:

One display；

One processing unit, in order to show at least one diagram on the display；

One contactor control device, in order to detect plural touch on this contactor control device for the touch-control object, uses and selects this at least Any one of one diagram, wherein this touch-control object has a touch area on this contactor control device；And

One vibrating device；

Wherein when this touch area rests on the one of which in this at least one diagram, this processing unit controls this vibrating device Vibrated with a fixing frequency of vibration, and according to this touch area during the one persistently stop of this person in this at least one diagram Between adjust a vibration amplitude of this vibrating device；

Whether this processing unit also judges the translational speed of this touch more than a predetermined threshold；Movement when this touch Speed exceedes this predetermined threshold, this processing unit do not calculate this touch area this at least one diagram any one of this continue The time of staying.

8. a kind of touch-control feedback method, for an electronic installation, this electronic installation includes a display, a contactor control device, one shakes Dynamic device and a processing unit, the method includes:

Show at least one diagram using this processing unit on the display；

Using this contactor control device detect plural touch on this contactor control device for the touch-control object, use select this at least one Any one of diagram, wherein this touch-control object cording on this contactor control device has a touch area；And when this touch area is stopped When staying one of this at least one diagram, this vibrating device is controlled to be shaken with a fixing frequency of vibration using this processing unit Dynamic, and one of this person in this at least one diagram continue the time of staying and adjust the one of this vibrating device and shake according to this touch area Dynamic amplitude；

Whether the translational speed judging this touch is more than a predetermined threshold；

When the translational speed of this touch exceedes this predetermined threshold, do not calculate this touch area appointing in this at least one diagram This lasting time of staying of one.