Hand holding state detection method, capacitive touch apparatus and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10649593-B2
Application number	US-201715801274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2017
Priority date	Oct 31, 2016
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a hand holding state detection method, a capacitive touch apparatus and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring feature data output by each coupling capacitor in a capacitor array network when the coupling capacitor is touched, and reference feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor; and determining a feature region formed by touch on the capacitor array according to the feature data output by each coupling capacitor and the corresponding reference feature data, to determine a hand holding state according to the feature region. In this way, a man-machine interaction interface may be adjusted according to the hand holding state, such that a user may conveniently or accurately touch all the virtual keys in the man-machine interaction interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hand holding state detection method, comprising:
acquiring feature data output by each coupling capacitor in a capacitor array when the coupling capacitor is touched;
acquiring reference feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor;
comparing the feature data output by each coupling capacitor with the corresponding reference feature data to obtain a feature data difference, determining a feature region based on position of a coupling capacitor whose feature data difference is greater than a first threshold;
performing statistical counting for determining variation degree of the feature data output by different coupling capacitors in the feature region, wherein the statistical counting is performed according to variance or differential calculation of the feature data output by the different coupling capacitors in the feature region; and
determining a hand holding state is a finger holding state when the variation degree is greater than a second threshold: and determining the hand holding state is a palm holding state when the variation degree is less than a third threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the determining a feature region formed by touch on the capacitor array by comparing the feature data output by each coupling capacitor with the corresponding reference feature data to obtain a feature data difference, position of a coupling capacitor whose feature data difference is greater than a first threshold is used to determine the feature region comprises:
performing sampling for the feature data output by each coupling capacitor for multiple times to generate average feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor; and
comparing average feature data output by each coupling capacitor with the corresponding reference feature data to determine an average feature data difference; and if the average feature data difference is greater than the first threshold, performing statistical counting for positions of coupling capacitors whose feature data is greater than the first threshold to determine the feature region.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the hand holding state according to the feature region comprises:
if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponds to feature data starting from a left side, determining that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there is only one independent feature region and the independent feature region corresponds feature data starting from a right side, determining that the hand holding state is right-hand holding; or
if there are a plurality of independent feature regions and the plurality of independent feature regions are independent of each other and correspond to feature data starting from a right side, determining that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there are a plurality of independent feature regions and the plurality of independent feature regions are independent of each other and correspond to feature data starting from a left side, determining that the hand holding state is right-hand holding; or
calculating the number of feature regions; if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponding the feature data starting from the left side and is a triangle shape, determining that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponding to the feature data starting from the right side and is a triangle shape, determining that the hand holding state is right-hand holding.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the capacitor array is a self-capacitor array, and the coupling capacitor is a self-capacitor; or the capacitor array is a mutual-capacitor array, and the coupling capacitor is a mutual-capacitor.

5. A capacitive touch apparatus, comprising: a processor connected to a capacitor array; wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire feature data output by each coupling capacitor in the capacitor array when the coupling capacitor is touched, and reference feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor;
determine a feature region formed by touch on the capacitor array by comparing the feature data output by each coupling capacitor with the corresponding reference feature data to obtain a feature data difference, position of a coupling capacitor whose feature data difference is greater than a first threshold is used to determine the feature region;
perform statistical counting to determine variation degree of the feature data output by different coupling capacitors in the feature region, wherein the statistical counting is performed according to variance or differential calculation among the feature data output by the different coupling capacitors in the feature region; and
determine a hand holding state is a finger holding state when the variation degree is greater than a second threshold: and determining the hand holding state is a palm holding state when the variation degree is less than a third threshold.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein:
the processor is further configured to:
perform sampling for the feature data output by each coupling capacitor for multiple times to generate average feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor; and

compare average feature data output by each coupling capacitor with the corresponding reference feature data to determine an average feature data difference, if the average feature data difference is greater than the first threshold, perform statistical counting for positions of coupling capacitors whose feature data is greater than the first threshold to determine the feature region.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponds to feature data starting from a left side, determine that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there is only one independent feature region and the independent feature region corresponds feature data starting from a right side, determine that the hand holding state is right-hand holding; or
if there are a plurality of independent feature regions and the plurality of independent feature regions are independent of each other and correspond to feature data starting from a right side, determine that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there are a plurality of independent feature regions and the plurality of independent feature regions are independent of each other and correspond to feature data starting from a right side, determine that the hand holding state is right-hand holding; or
calculate the number of feature regions; if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponding the feature data starting from the left side and is a triangle shape, determine that the hand holding state is left-hand holding; and if there is only one feature region and the feature region corresponding to the feature data starting from the right side and is a triangle shape, determine that the hand holding state is right-hand holding.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the capacitor array is a self-capacitor array, and the coupling capacitor is a self-capacitor; or the capacitor array is a mutual-capacitor array, and the coupling capacitor is a mutual-capacitor.

9. An electronic device, comprising a processor and a capacitor array connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire feature data output by each coupling capacitor in the capacitor array when the coupling capacitor is touched, and reference feature data corresponding to each coupling capacitor;
determine a feature region formed b

Assignees

• Shenzhen Goodix Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fang Jun

Classifications

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F1/1643

  the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615) · CPC title

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title