Touch input judgment device, touch panel input device, touch input judgment method, and a computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10852919-B2
Application number	US-201716622049-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	Jun 20, 2017
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

A touch input judgment device includes: a rotation direction judgment unit that determines a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through a touch panel and stores rotation direction information in a storage unit when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed; and a selection value change unit that sets a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding a first selection value change amount to the current selection value when a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintains the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A touch input judgment method to be executed by a touch input judgment device that changes a selection value based on a touch operation on a touch panel, the touch input judgment method comprising:
determining a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through the touch panel and storing rotation direction information indicating the normal direction in a storage when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed;
judging that a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a return operation of a finger position when the subsequent rotation operation is a finger movement in a direction reverse to the direction indicated by the rotation direction information;
setting a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding the selection value change amount to the current selection value when the subsequent rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintaining the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position; and
determining the current selection value according to the touch operation on the touch panel.

2. A computer readable medium storing a touch input judgment program for causing a computer to execute a touch input judgment method of changing and determining a selection value based on a touch operation on a touch panel, wherein the touch input judgment program causes the computer to execute:
a process of determining a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through the touch panel and storing rotation direction information indicating the normal direction in a storage unit when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed;
a process of judging that a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a return operation of a finger position when the subsequent rotation operation is a finger movement in a direction reverse to the direction indicated by the rotation direction information;
a process of setting a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding the selection value change amount to the current selection value when the subsequent rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintaining the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position; and
a process of determining the current selection value according to the touch operation on the touch panel.

3. A touch input judgment device that changes a selection value based on a touch operation on a touch panel, the touch input judgment device comprising:
a processor to execute a program; and
a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs
a process of determining a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through the touch panel and storing rotation direction information indicating the normal direction in the memory when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed;
a process of judging that a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a return operation of a finger position when the subsequent rotation operation is a finger movement in a direction reverse to the direction indicated by the rotation direction information;
a process of setting a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding the selection value change amount to the current selection value when the subsequent rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintaining the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position; and
a process of determining the current selection value according to the touch operation on the touch panel.

4. The touch input judgment device according to claim 3 , wherein the normal direction is a direction coinciding with a change direction of the selection value inputted from outside.

5. The touch input judgment device according to claim 3 , wherein when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position, the program, when executed by the processor, further performs a process of storing a position of a finger, which is in contact with the touch panel, in the memory as an initial position of a next rotation operation in the normal direction.

6. The touch input judgment device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further performs a process of judging a type of the touch operation,
wherein the rotation direction information is cleared when the touch operation inputted when the rotation direction information has been stored in the memory is an operation other than a rotation operation.

7. The touch input judgment device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the program, when executed by the processor, further performs
a process of acquiring locus information on a finger movement on the touch panel, detecting a discontinuous part of a locus indicated by the locus information, and correcting the locus by adding a correction locus that connects the discontinuous part; and
a process of judging a rotation direction of the rotation operation based on the corrected locus and changing the current selection value based on the corrected locus.

8. A touch panel input device comprising:
a touch panel that receives a touch operation; and
a touch input judgment device that changes and determines a selection value based on the touch operation, the touch input judgment device including:
a processor to execute a program; and
a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs
a process of determining a selection value change amount, to be added to a current selection value, when a rotation operation in a normal direction is inputted through the touch panel and storing rotation direction information indicating the normal direction in the memory when a rotation operation in the normal direction as a first rotation operation is performed;
a process of judging that a rotation operation subsequent to the first rotation operation is a return operation of a finger position when the subsequent rotation operation is a finger movement in a direction reverse to the direction indicated by the rotation direction information;
a process of setting a new current selection value after a change to a value obtained by adding the selection value change amount to the current selection value when the subsequent rotation operation is a rotation operation in the normal direction and maintaining the current selection value without change when the subsequent rotation operation is judged to be the return operation of the finger position; and
a process of determining the current selection value according to the touch operation on the touch panel.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Hatazawa Hikaru
• Hagiwara Toshiyuki
• Kisara Daisuke
• Maekawa Takuya
• Sasaki Yuichi

Classifications

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F3/0418

  for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title