KR101128704B1 - method for controlling touch-sensing devices, and touch-sensing devices using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a touch device control method and a touch device using the same.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for controlling a claim having a display means through a remote control having a touch pad, and a touch device for implementing the same.
According to embodiments of the present invention, not only the selection of the control target related to the function of the main device but also the direction of control and the amount of control can be adjusted by a simple operation such as one touch and drag on the touch pad provided in the remote controller. A more user-friendly touch interface is possible. In particular, the present invention has a very advantageous effect of efficiently performing a complicated command only by a simple operation (touch and drag) on the remote control unit of the main device, which is gradually enlarged in size and complicated to use.

Description

Method for controlling touch-sensing devices, and touch-sensing devices using the same}

The present invention relates to a touch device control method, a touch device using the same, and more particularly, to a method for controlling a claim having a display means through a remote control device having a touch pad, and a touch device for implementing the same. will be.

In general, a video display device (e.g., TV, portable or fixed video player, or personal computer) having display means for displaying a moving picture or a still picture may use a separate device for remote control because of its convenience. There are many cases. A separate device for remote control is often referred to as a 'remote controller' for short for a remote controller. The remote controller is connected to the video display device through a wireless or wired interface, and serves to transmit a control signal for controlling the video display device.

Such video display devices have a tendency to gradually increase the types of functions for the user's convenience and control complexity thereof, and accordingly, a remote controller for controlling them also includes a number of key buttons for controlling all of the increased functions. .

However, such a remote controller is inevitably increased in size due to a space for arranging buttons corresponding to each function, and a function for a function that is not frequently used is provided to increase the visual and functional complexity. In addition, due to the complicated key button layout of the remote control, it is not easy to find a key button corresponding to a desired function.

Accordingly, there is a need for a remote control apparatus that can efficiently cover a complicated and diverse menu and can conveniently control the video display device through a simple operation.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the general technique, an object of the present invention is to more conveniently and efficiently control the main device having a display means through a remote control device having a touch pad and to implement the same It relates to a touch device for.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method of a new concept that can freely adjust the selection and control amount of the control target in the main device even in one hand using a remote control device having a touch pad and a touch device for implementing the same. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to know the control amount for the selected control target when the control target is selected on the jog dial in which one or more control targets are displayed on the display unit of the main unit by operating the touch pad included in the remote controller. The present invention provides a new concept of a touch device and a control method thereof, by which additional information is displayed so that a user can easily see a change in the control amount.

Technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical problems, and other technical problems not mentioned above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. Could be.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the general technology, a method of remotely controlling a main device having a display unit through a control device having a dial-type touch pad in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, may be performed on at least the display unit. Displaying a first dial including one control object; Selecting a control object corresponding to a position to which a selection touch applied on the touch pad is input, from among the at least one control object; Displaying, on the display, a second dial indicating a degree of a control amount corresponding to the selected control object in a predetermined form; And adjusting a control amount of the selected control target according to a distance and a direction of a user drag input on the touch pad from a position where the selection touch is input.

In this case, the dial form of the touch pad, the form of the first dial, and the form of the second dial may be any one of a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon.

In addition, the one or more control objects may be displayed on the closed path of the first dial.

In addition, the user drag may be performed along a closed path on the dial of the touch pad from the point where the selection touch input is applied.

In addition, the user drag may be connected to the selection touch.

The control apparatus may further include at least one hardware key button, and the first dial may be displayed on the display unit when any one of the at least one hardware key button is operated.

In addition, it is preferable that at least one control target included in the first dial is changed in correspondence to the operated key button.

The predetermined form in which the degree of the control amount is displayed on the second dial may include at least one of a scale, a number, a figure, a symbol, a text, a thumbnail, an icon, a color, and an area dividing line.

In addition, the degree of the control amount is displayed in the predetermined form at a point corresponding to the position where the selection touch is input on the second dial, and the current value of the selected control object is adjusted to a predetermined range centered on the current value. It is preferable that a first control range value including a control amount of is displayed in the predetermined form.

Further, when the user drag approaches a point corresponding to the maximum amount or the minimum amount of the first control range on the touch pad within a predetermined distance, a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or the minimum amount is placed on the second dial. The displayed step may further include.

In addition, when the pressure or touch area of the selection touch is changed, a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or minimum amount is displayed on the second dial in response to the changed pressure or touch area. It may include.

In addition, the control device may transmit a command corresponding to a touch operation input from the user to the main device through a wireless interface.

In addition, the wireless interface may include infrared communication, WLAN, Bluetooth, and ZigBee.

In addition, the touch pad may be a touch screen including a display element, and the first dial and the second dial may be selectively displayed on the touch screen.

In addition, the second dial may be displayed adjacent to the first dial or may be displayed in place of the first dial.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the general technology, an image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a display unit; An interface unit connected to an external control device having a dial type touch pad and receiving a control signal corresponding to a touch input input to the touch pad from the external control device; And a processor configured to control a display of a specific image on the display unit according to the control signal transmitted from the interface unit. Wherein the processor is a. Displaying a first dial including at least one control object on the display unit, b. When a first control signal indicating a position at which a selection touch applied to the touch pad is input is input through the interface unit, it is determined that a control object corresponding to the first control signal is selected from the at least one control object. , c. Displaying, on the display, a second dial indicating a degree of a control amount corresponding to the selected control object in a predetermined form; d. When a second control signal indicating a distance and a direction of a user drag input on the touch pad from the position where the selection touch is input is input through the interface unit, the control amount of the selected control object corresponding to the second control signal is determined. Can be controlled to adjust.

In this case, the dial form of the touch pad, the form of the first dial, and the form of the second dial may be any one of a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon.

The processor may control the one or more control objects to be displayed on the closed path of the first dial.

In addition, the user drag may be performed along a closed path on the dial of the touch pad from the point where the selection touch input is applied.

In addition, the user drag may be connected to the selection touch.

The control apparatus may further include at least one hardware key button, and the processor may be further configured to dial the first dial when a third control signal corresponding to any one of the at least one hardware key button is input through the interface unit. You can control the display.

The processor may control different control objects to be included in the first dial according to the type of the third control signal.

The processor may control to display the degree of the control amount on the second dial using at least one of a scale, a number, a figure, a symbol, a text, a thumbnail, an icon, a color, and an area dividing line.

The processor may display the current value of the selected control object in the predetermined form at a point corresponding to the position where the selection touch is input on the second dial, and control the control amount to a predetermined range centered on the current value. The first control range value including a may be controlled to be displayed in the predetermined form.

Further, when the second control signal indicates that the user drag approaches the point on the touch pad that corresponds to the maximum or minimum amount of the first control range within a predetermined distance, the processor is connected to the maximum or minimum amount. The second control range value may be controlled to be displayed on the second dial.

In addition, when the first control signal indicates that the pressure or touch area of the selection touch is changed, the processor may further include a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or the minimum amount corresponding to the changed pressure or touch area. 2 can be controlled to be displayed on the dial.

In addition, it is preferable that a wireless communication interface is applied to the interface unit.

In addition, the wireless communication interface may include infrared communication, WLAN, Bluetooth, and ZigBee.

In addition, the touch pad may be a touch screen having a display element, and the first dial and the second dial may be selectively displayed on the touch screen.

In addition, the processor may control to display the second dial adjacent to the first dial or alternately display the first dial.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the general technology, a method of remotely controlling a main device having a display unit through a control device having a dial-type touch pad according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of methods on the display unit. Displaying a virtual dial including an area of a; Selecting a top menu through a first area of the plurality of areas; Selecting a next higher menu through a second area of the plurality of areas; And selecting a submenu of the selected next higher menu or adjusting a control amount of the selected next higher menu through one of a third region and a fourth region of the plurality of regions. Here, the dial of the touch pad is divided corresponding to each area of the virtual dial, and the selection and control amount adjustment in each area is performed through a drag input applied from a user in an area corresponding to each area on the touch pad. It is preferable to be.

Through the remote control device according to at least one embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the user can efficiently and conveniently control various functions of the main device.

In particular, a simple operation such as one touch and drag on the touch pad provided in the remote control device enables not only the selection of the control target related to the function of the main device, but also the direction of control and the amount of control to be controlled. It is possible. In particular, the present invention has a very advantageous effect of efficiently performing a complicated command only by a simple operation (touch and drag) on the remote control unit of the main device, which is gradually enlarged in size and complicated to use.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a control target is selected on the first dial on which one or more control targets are displayed on the display unit of the main apparatus, a scale suitable for the control target is displayed on the second dial so that the user can distribute and change the control amount. It is easy to know and convenient and can prevent malfunction.

The effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. will be.

1 shows an example of the structure of a main device and a control device in which embodiments according to the present invention can be implemented.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a main device and a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates a method of controlling a control amount of a control target according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing another example of a control amount adjusting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5D illustrate a control amount adjusting method in which the shape of the second dial generated according to the selection of the control target according to an embodiment of the present invention is further considered.
6A and 6C illustrate a control amount adjusting method in which a scale of a second dial is changed according to drag rotation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates an example of a method of displaying the pressure / area of the selected touch input according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 shows an example of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a menu form that can be controlled through the same.
9A to 9D illustrate an example of a channel change method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10A to 10B illustrate another example of a channel changing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 illustrates a basic concept of a main device control method through a control device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12A and 12B show an example of main device function control using the third dial according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
13 shows another example of the main device function control using the third dial according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are provided as examples to ensure that the spirit of the present invention can be fully conveyed to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be embodied in other forms. In the drawings, the width, length, thickness, etc. of the components may be exaggerated for convenience. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. In addition, the suffixes "module" and "unit" for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have distinct meanings or roles from each other.

1. Device Configuration

First, an image display apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "main apparatus" for convenience) and a remote control apparatus (hereinafter referred to as "control apparatus" for convenience) to which the control method of the image display apparatus according to the present invention is performed are transmitted. Explain the structure.

1 shows an example of the structure of a main device and a control device in which embodiments according to the present invention can be implemented.

The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, so that a main unit and a control unit having more or fewer components may be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1, the main device 100 includes a first processor 110, a first display unit 120, a first interface unit 130, a first operation unit 140, a first storage unit 150, The communication unit 150 and the first power supply unit 170 may be included.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The first processor 110 of the main device 100 typically controls the overall operation of the remaining components. For example, data or control signals transmitted from the first interface unit 130, the first operation unit 140, the first storage unit 150, the communication unit 150, and the like may be processed, and an operation corresponding thereto may be performed. A calculation may be performed, and the result may be stored in the first storage unit 150 again, or may be transmitted to the outside through the communication unit 150, and may be controlled to display a specific image on the first display unit 120. have.

The first display unit 120 may output (display) visual information including various still images and / or moving images under the control of the first processor 110. For example, when the main device is in the TV viewing mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to TV viewing is displayed.

The first display unit 120 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display. The display device may include at least one of a flexible display and a 3D display.

Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent or light transmissive so that they can be seen from the outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A representative example of the transparent display is TOLED (Transparant OLED). The rear structure of the first display unit 120 may also be configured as a light transmissive structure. With this structure, the user can see the object located behind the terminal body through the area occupied by the first display unit 120 of the main device body. In addition, the first display unit 120 may be configured as a flexible display. Flexible displays are literally flexible displays and use display elements that can be bent or folded.

Meanwhile, two or more first display units 120 may exist according to the implementation form of the main apparatus 100.

When the first display unit 120 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter, referred to as a “touch sensor”) form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, referred to as a “touch screen”), the first display unit 120 Can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a form of a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

Next, the first interface unit 130 serves as a path with all external devices connected to the main device 100. The first interface unit 130 may transmit and receive data and / or control signals with an external device. For example, a device equipped with a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, an identification module (for example, a Universal User Authentication Module (USIM) card or USB) A connection port, an audio input / output (I / O) port, a video input / output (I / O) port, an earphone port, and the like may be included in the first interface unit 130.

In particular, the first interface unit 130 according to the present invention is connected to the second interface unit 230 provided in the control device 200 by wire / wireless to control the main device 100 from the control device 200. It serves to receive the control signal. In this case, when each interface unit is wirelessly connected, a wireless interface that satisfies standards such as an infrared transceiver, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Wimax / Wibro, and WLAN, which are used for signal transmission of a general remote radio controller, may be used.

Next, the first operation unit 140 will be described. The operation unit may be provided with a plurality of hardware buttons, and one or more commands may be assigned to each button, or may be provided with a touch sensor that recognizes a user's touch input. When the user operates the hardware button or the touch sensor, different control signals are transmitted to the first processor 110 according to the type and / or operation type of the position of the operated button or sensor.

The first storage unit 150 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.). ), Random Access Memory (RAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Read-Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), Magnetic At least one type of storage medium may include a memory, a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.

The communicator 150 may include a broadcast receiving module, a wireless internet module, a short range communication module, and the like.

The broadcast reception module receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information via wire / wireless from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. Such a broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information and transmits the same to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal having a data broadcast signal combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal. The broadcast receiving module may include, for example, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), Media Forward Link Only (MediaFLO), Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Digital broadcast signals may be received using a digital broadcasting system such as ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial). Of course, the broadcast reception module may be configured to be suitable for not only the above-described digital broadcast system but also other broadcast systems.

The wireless internet module refers to a module for wireless internet access, and may be embedded or external to the main device 100. Wireless Internet technologies may include Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Wireless Broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), and the like.

The short range communication module refers to a module for short range communication. As a short range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

The first power supply unit 170 receives an internal power source such as an external power source or a battery under the control of the first processor 110 to supply power required for the operation of each component.

Next, the components of the control device 200 will be described.

The control device 200 may include a second processor 210, a second display 220, a second interface 230, a second manipulation unit 240, a second power supply unit 270, and the like.

The second processor 210 performs overall control of the components included in the control device 200.

For example, it processes data or a control signal transmitted from the second interface unit 230 and the second operation unit 240, and performs operations for performing a corresponding operation, and the result is in the form of a control signal. The controller may be controlled to be transmitted to the main device 100 through the second interface unit 230, and may be controlled to display a specific image on the second display unit 220.

The second display unit 220 may be selectively provided in the control device 200, and the same or different image as that of the first display unit 120 of the main device 100 may be displayed. For example, the second display unit 220 displays a menu, a control object, a control amount, a power state, and the like of the main device 100 to be controlled through the control device 200 according to a control signal of the second processor. Can be.

More specifically, the second display unit 220 according to the present invention is applied to a general liquid crystal display device (LCD) capable of displaying any form as long as the resolution permits according to the control signal of the second processor 210. It is preferable to be. However, the second display unit 220 according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and includes a display unit capable of displaying only a limited form. Examples of such display units include liquid crystals (eg, LEDs) in which one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) which can be controlled to blink individually are divided into LED modules arranged in an array form or fixed segments. And a liquid crystal display module for displaying a small electronic clock number. When the LED module or the fixed segment liquid crystal is applied to the second display unit 220, the shape of the jog dial on the touch pad included in the second operation unit 240 to be described later is considered (for example, on the jog dial). Position where the scale is to be displayed). In other words, the touch pad may be formed in the form of a jog dial (for example, concentric circles), and a plurality of LED modules or fixed segments may be arranged at predetermined intervals on the jog dial type touch pad. .

If the control device 200 has a problem related to power consumption and size, the second display unit 220 may be omitted.

The second interface unit 230 is connected to the first interface unit 130 described above and performs a role of exchanging data or control signals with the main device 100 through wired / wireless communication. In this case, the standard of the wired / wireless interface applied to the second interface unit 230 is the same as that of the standard applied to the first interface unit 130, or higher than that has a backward-compatibility (backward-compatibility) above. Do. On the other hand, when the control device 200 is directed to a simpler configuration and simple operation, the second interface unit 230 may be simply configured to transmit a control signal to the first interface unit 130. have.

Next, the second manipulation unit 240 may include at least one hardware key button and / or a user's touch input in order to receive a command input from the user. In this case, it is preferable that the control device 200 according to the present invention includes at least one touch pad, but the touch pad may be replaced with a mechanical button capable of performing the same function as the touch pad. In this case, the touch pad refers to an input device such as a human hand or an object contacting (touching) a specific position without using a general hardware key button. Refers to a user interface device that can perform specific processing. The touch pad included in the second manipulator 240 according to the present invention may have various forms such as a pressure type overlay, a surface acoustic wave, a capacitive overlay, and an infrared beam. It can be implemented as. Meanwhile, when the second manipulation unit 240 and the second display unit 220 are disposed to overlap each other in a layer form, the touch screen may be integrally formed.

The second power supply unit 270 supplies power required for the components constituting the control device 200. If the control device 200 communicates with the main device 100 through a wireless interface, the control device 200 may receive an external power source or be implemented as a battery for portability. On the contrary, in the case of a wired interface, power may be supplied from the main device 100 through a wire for the interface.

2. Operation process

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the main apparatus 100 through the main apparatus 100 having the above-described components and the control apparatus 200 that may be implemented in the control apparatus 200 will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of a main device and a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a user may input a call command for calling the first menu by operating the second operation unit 240 of the control apparatus 200 (S21).

Here, the first menu may include a group of control objects including at least one control object located at the highest level in a hierarchy of a plurality of control objects that can be selected and controlled through the control device 200 in the main device 100. Can mean. Herein, the control target may generally mean a menu for adjusting the parameter value or a shortcut menu to the control target of the lower layer. Examples of such control targets include a broadcast channel, a volume, a temperature, a degree of opening and closing, the brightness of a light, a magnification control, a search for a playback point, and the like, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Should be seen. In addition, the control target may be disposed on the first menu regardless of the currently executed application, may be changed according to the currently executed application, or may be customized by the user.

In this case, the call command may be a touch input applied to an arbitrary point on the touch pad included in the second controller 240. However, activating the touch pad to always detect the touch input input from the user in order to recognize the command input from the user for the first time may cause a problem in standby power in the second power supply 270. Therefore, in this case, the input of the call command may be performed through a specific hardware key button. If a plurality of key buttons for a call command are provided, a first menu including different control targets may be called for each key button.

When the call command is input through the second operation unit 240 in the above-described method, the second processor 210 transmits a control signal corresponding to the call command via the second interface unit 230 to the first interface unit ( 130 may be controlled to be delivered.

Accordingly, the first processor 110 of the main apparatus 200 may control the first menu to be displayed at a predetermined position on the first display unit 120 according to the control signal input through the first interface unit 130. (S22).

Preferably, the first menu including at least one control object may be arranged and displayed on a closed path, for example, on a jog dial. Here, the jog dial is exemplary, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and one or more control objects may be displayed on various shapes. In the present specification, the jog dial in which the first menu is arranged in a predetermined form will be referred to as "first dial" for convenience.

When the first dial is displayed on the first display unit 120, the user may select one of the one or more control objects (that is, the first menu) disposed on the first dial in a predetermined form. The touch pad may be selected by applying a selection touch input (S23).

To this end, the touch pad of the second manipulation unit 240 is also preferably provided in a form corresponding to the shape of the closed path that the first dial takes. If the touch pad forms the touch screen integrally with the second display unit 220, the first dial may be displayed on the touch screen.

When the selection touch input is described in detail, it is assumed that a control object which the user wants to select from among one or more control objects included in the first menu occupies a predetermined area in a predetermined form on the first dial. In this case, the user may input a selection touch by applying a touch input to an area corresponding to the predetermined area on the touch pad of the second manipulation unit 240. Here, the user may release the touch state after inputting the selected touch. However, the user may maintain the touch state until the second dial, which will be described later, is displayed on the first display unit 120 or until a subsequent touch input is performed. desirable.

When the selection touch command is input through the second manipulation unit 240 in the above-described method, the second processor 210 may control the control signal corresponding to the point at which the second selection touch is applied or the control signal corresponding to the selected control target to the second. It may be controlled to be delivered to the first interface unit 130 of the main device through the interface unit 230.

Accordingly, the first processor 110 of the main device 200 is adjacent to the first dial on the first display unit 120 or is replaced with the first dial according to the control signal input through the first interface unit 130. The second dial can be controlled to be displayed (S24).

Here, the second dial refers to the second dial through a selected touch input through the touch pad of the second operation unit 240 included in the control device 200 among the plurality of control targets (that is, the first menu) displayed on the first dial. The dial for adjusting the control amount of the selected control object. If the second dial is displayed, the first processor 110 receives the control signal input through the control device 200 until a predetermined condition (for example, termination of control of the control direction through the second dial) is satisfied. It can be determined as a signal for operating the second dial.

In order to adjust the selected control amount, the second dial may display a predetermined scale on the basis of the point where the selected control target is located on the boundary area between the inside, outside or outside of the closed path or the point where the selection touch is input. have. This scale may be displayed through any one or a combination of grid lines, numbers, figures, symbols, text, thumbnails, icons, colors, and area dividing lines. In addition, the second dial on the first display unit 120 corresponding to the point where the selection touch is inputted displays the current parameter value of the selected control target, and the value less than the current parameter value as it goes counterclockwise around it, Clockwise, larger values can be displayed or vice versa. For example, if the user selects a channel as the control target, the current channel value 9 is displayed. As the counterclockwise direction moves away, channel scales 8, 7, and 6 are displayed at a predetermined interval in order, and clockwise. As farther away they may be represented as 10, 11, 12. The more specific form of such a 2nd dial is mentioned later.

On the other hand, when the second dial is displayed in a region separate from the first dial (for example, an area near the first dial) instead of being displayed by replacing the first dial, the parameter values of the control target are not a closed path. It may be displayed by being replaced by a vertical line or a predetermined graph form.

Thereafter, the user may adjust the control amount of the selected control object by dragging from the point corresponding to the selected control object, that is, the point where the selection touch is applied, on the touch pad of the second manipulation unit 240 provided in the control device 200. There is (S25).

In this case, the drag input refers to a touch pattern for changing a touch point while maintaining a touch state of a selected touch, that is, a contact state between a user input means (for example, a finger or a touch pen) and a touch pad. In this case, since the drag path is performed along the closed path of the second dial, the drag operation may be continuously or repeatedly inputted. Therefore, problems such as limitations depending on the physical size of the touch pad provided in the control device 200 can be effectively solved. In addition, the drag touch path is displayed on the second dial, and the drag path is preferably repeated within a certain range, that is, closed in the second dial. This is described in more detail below with separate drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, but a touch on a point corresponding to a desired parameter value is not dragged to a point corresponding to a desired parameter value input on the touch pad in a state where a scale indicating a parameter value of a control target is displayed. The control amount of the control target may also be adjusted as an input.

When the drag command is input through the second operation unit 240 in the above-described method, the second processor 210 transmits a control signal corresponding to the drag pattern (direction and rotation distance) through the second interface unit 230. It may be controlled to be delivered to the first interface unit 130 of 100.

Accordingly, the first processor 110 of the main apparatus 200 adjusts the control amount of the control target according to the control signal input through the first interface unit 130, and the result is displayed on the first display unit 120. It may be displayed on (S26).

Through the above-described process, the adjustment of the control amount using the dial is terminated, and according to the setting, the first dial 120 may be displayed on the first display unit 120 or both the first dial and the second dial may disappear.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user does not start the selection touch within a predetermined time after the first dial is displayed, or when the user touches a point outside the area corresponding to the first or second dial on the touch pad, the first touch is performed. Or the second dial may disappear. In addition, the first or second dial may be terminated to adjust the control amount through the dial even when there is no subsequent touch input for a predetermined time after the drag input.

3. Touch input in the first dial and second dial state

Hereinafter, a general touch manipulation method of the main device control method through the control device described with reference to FIG. 2 will be described in more detail.

3 illustrates a method of controlling a control amount of a control target according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, the dial represents at least a part of the touch pad included in the second manipulation unit 240 of the control device 200, and the physical form of the actual touch pad may be formed in the form of a dial as shown in FIG. 3. In addition, another touch area may be provided inside or outside the dial form. In addition, the dial form may be in the form of a first or second dial displayed on the touch screen when the second manipulation unit 240 and the second display unit 220 form a touch screen integrally.

Referring to FIG. 3, a drag path 330 may be formed along the closed path of the dial. Herein, the term “closure” is a form in which an inner region and an outer region are divided by the drag path 330 within a specific area range, and the drag path 330 may be repeated. For example, the drag path, that is, the shape of the jog dial may be a polygon such as a circle, a triangle, a rectangle, or the like. The present inventors focus on the fact that the user can drag the path by the desired level by the closed drag path 330 in which the path is repeated, and can freely adjust the control amount therefrom, thereby leading to the present invention. It became. Therefore, the circular drag path 330 shown in the drawing is for illustrating the closed drag path, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user performs a drag input corresponding to step S25 of FIG. 2 along the circular drag path 330, wherein the drag direction is forward (clockwise, A) or counterclockwise (B). Can be. In one embodiment of the present invention, when the drag is in the forward direction, the control direction and / or control amount of the selected control object (where the control direction or control amount represents the increase or decrease of the selected command and the increase or decrease amount thereof). If it is selected, it means the increase / decrease of the volume size, which means the enlargement / reduction amount when the enlargement / reduction command is selected. Furthermore, in the present invention, when the user drags the desired level along the closed drag path, the control amount of the selected control object may be freely adjusted and controlled without physical limitations according to the touch pad size.

In particular, in the present invention, the control amount is adjusted by dragging only in the drag path 330. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, one or more control objects displayed on the first dial may be selected through a selection touch input applied to a point corresponding to the drag path 330. When the first dial is changed to the second dial after the selection touch, the user may immediately adjust the control direction and the control amount by performing a drag input subsequent to the selection touch along the drag path 330. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the touch pad is provided with a separate touch area outside the drag path, the control amount control mode may be released by a user touching the external area of the drag path 330. Accordingly, the second dial may disappear or be transformed into the first dial on the first display unit and / or the second display unit.

Since the control object selection and the control method of the present invention are all made within the range of a certain area from the first touch point, the user can eliminate the inconvenience of having to touch the separate point again, and one touch and It is possible to continuously perform the control target selection and the control amount adjustment only with subsequent continuous dragging.

A detailed form in which the drag operation described above is input will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a view showing another example of a control amount adjusting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The same assumptions as in FIG. 3 apply to FIG. 4. Referring to FIG. 4, a user may perform a repetitive method, that is, dragging a plurality of times, from a point 320a at which a selection touch is applied on a touch pad provided as the second manipulation unit 240 of the control device 200. The drag distance is L1 at the first time, and the drag distance is two times, L2 at three times. At this time, in the present invention, the control amount of the control target selected in the first dial state is increased or decreased by a length corresponding to L (L1 + L2 + L3) which is the sum of the path distances. For example, in the case of the clockwise drag, the control amount of the control target increases, and in the reverse direction, the control amount decreases.

Particularly, in the present invention, a predetermined predetermined time condition may be set between a previously input drag and a subsequent drag. If the drag input is continued within the time range, the control amount may be increased or decreased. When exceeding, the control amount control mode may be released after the control amount adjustment corresponding to the final drag distance is performed. However, all of the above examples merely represent an embodiment of the present invention, and a method without setting the time range is also possible. For example, the user drag total distance until the control amount adjustment of the selected control target is completed (for example, when the user touches an external point of the dial) may be used as the control amount performance variable.

Hereinafter, a state in which the adjustment of the control amount to which the step S24 of displaying the second dial described with reference to FIG. 2 is further applied is performed will be described in detail.

5A to 5D illustrate a control amount adjusting method in which the shape of the second dial generated according to the selection of the control target according to an embodiment of the present invention is further considered.

5A to 5D, the dial represents a first or second dial displayed on the first display unit 120, and the first or second dial includes the second display unit 220 in the control device 200. If so, it may be displayed in substantially the same form on the second display unit. In addition, in each drawing, a user inputs a touch input on the first or second dial, but the user touches a point corresponding to the first or second dial through a dial-type touch pad provided in the control device. It is assumed to be an input.

First, referring to FIG. 5A, when the broadcast receiving function is executed in the main device 100 (for example, when the main device is a TV or performs a function similar to a TV), the user may display the first display through a menu call command. The first dial 500 including the first menu may be generated on the portion.

On the first dial 500, the channel 501, the volume 502, and the screen brightness 503 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other at predetermined intervals as a control target included in the first menu. In this case, the types of the control objects are displayed in text, but the types may be replaced with a symbol or an icon corresponding to the control objects.

In this case, when the user wants to change the channel, the user may apply a selective touch with a finger (or a corresponding operation means) to the area 501 corresponding to the channel in the first dial on the touch pad.

Next, referring to FIG. 5B, since a channel is selected as a control target according to a user's selection touch, the first dial may be changed to a second dial displaying a control amount related to the channel. In more detail, the position corresponding to the point 501 to which the selection touch is applied in the second dial is displayed as No. 9, the upper channel toward the clockwise direction, and the lower channel toward the counterclockwise direction. Is displayed. Such a channel may be represented by text such as a number as shown in FIG. 5B, or may be in the form of a graphic, an icon corresponding to each channel, or a thumbnail of a current broadcast content. The area corresponding to each channel may be visually divided into colors or lines. In addition, the type of the control target in which the adjustment of the current control amount may be displayed on a part of the second dial, for example, the center 510 or outside the second dial.

The display of each channel may be displayed on the outer side of the second dial as shown in FIG. 5C. In this case, the user may drag input onto the touch screens 220 and 240 of the control device 200 in which the second dial is displayed. As a result, a problem that may occur when the channel number is covered by a finger or the like may be solved.

In FIG. 5B, in order to change the channel to 11, the user may perform a drag input from the 9th channel point 501 to which the selection touch input is applied as shown in FIG. 5D to the area where 11 is displayed, and then release the touch state. have.

The degree of the control amount (i.e., the scale) displayed on the second dial described so far may be expressed as a number as described above when the value can be quantized, but continuously when the value is not necessarily quantized. Only graphics or colors or combinations thereof may be displayed that represent a specific range or size.

Meanwhile, as described above, the drag input of the present invention may be applied a plurality of rotation methods along a closed path provided in a dial form on the touch pad when a large amount of control is adjusted. In another aspect of the present embodiment, a control amount adjusting method is provided which can additionally change the scale displayed on the second dial in response to a plurality of rotations. This will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6A and 6C illustrate a control amount adjusting method in which a scale of a second dial is changed according to drag rotation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, when the user wants to change the channel from 9 to 15 in the same situation as in FIG. 5B, the highest currently displayed in the 9th area 610 in which the selection touch is input on the touch pad. A drag operation may be input in a clockwise direction up to a region 12 (620) which is a channel.

As the touch point of the drag input comes up to 12 times, the second dial may be changed to display 13 to 16 new scales of regions located in the same rotational direction (that is, clockwise direction) as shown in FIG. 6B.

The user can conveniently select channel 15 by continuing the drag operation as shown in FIG. 6C and continuing to area 15 and then releasing the touch. If the user wants to change to the upper channel exceeding 16, the channel 11 after 11 may be changed to the channel 17 after the drag input up to 16.

On the contrary, if the touch is performed in the opposite direction (i.e., counterclockwise), if the drag operation continues to the area 7 in FIG. 6A, the jog dial is changed so that the channel number is sequentially displayed from the area 12 from the number 12. Can be.

In this case, in FIG. 6, the change is performed when the drag input reaches the largest number that is currently displayed. However, this is merely an example. The range in which the dial scale change is triggered may be changed as necessary.

For example, the direction in which the desired parameter value exists within a predetermined time or within a predetermined distance from the point where the selection touch is applied (ie, clockwise or counterclockwise) is not changed to the next range when the largest value or a specific value is reached. The scale range can be changed by returning to the original position after applying a short drag input with). In addition, according to the triggering of the dial scale change, the range of the newly displayed scale may be changed as necessary.

Although the scale change method described with reference to FIG. 6 has been described with reference to a plurality of rotations, it should be noted that the method may be applied in a similar manner even when the repeated drag input of FIG. 4 is applied.

Meanwhile, the method of selecting a parameter value of a second range outside the first range included in the scale of the first dial displayed by changing the scale range described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented in other forms.

For example, if a desired parameter value does not exist in the scale displayed on the second dial after the selection touch, the user may keep the touch state at the point where the selection touch is applied without inputting a drag operation. Accordingly, when the selection touch input is maintained for more than a predetermined time, the next scale range (second range) of the scale range (first range) initially displayed on the second dial may be displayed. After the next scale range is displayed, the touch state is continuously maintained, and when the preset time elapses, the next scale range (third range) may be displayed.

In this case, the direction in which the scale changes from the first range to the second range and the third range (that is, the direction in which the parameter value increases or decreases) may be preset by the user. Thereafter, when a range of parameter values desired by the user is displayed, the user may input a drag operation following the touch input or may directly apply a touch input to a desired value in order to select a desired value.

As another form of selecting a parameter value of a second range outside the first range included in the first displayed scale by changing the scale range, a method of changing the pressure or area applied with the selection touch may be used.

As described above, the touch pad (or touch screen) included in the second operation unit 240 of the control apparatus 200 according to the present invention is a capacitive touch screen that recognizes a change in capacitance and a pressure-sensitive type that recognizes a change in pressure. Both touch screens can be used. In this case, the capacitive touch screen may recognize the change of the touch area in a plurality of steps, and the pressure sensitive touch screen may recognize the magnitude of the pressure of the touch input in a plurality of steps. Hereinafter, a method for changing the scale range according to the present invention for each type of touch screen will be described.

1) When capacitive touch screen is used

If a capacitive touchscreen is used, the first range may first be displayed on the second dial as a selective touch is applied. In this case, the first range is preferably a range including the current parameter value of the selected control target as described above. In this case, the user may make the touch area larger while maintaining the selected touch (for example, when the pointer is a finger, the user may increase the touch area by pressing harder). As such, a second range that includes values greater than the first range may be displayed on the jog dial. If the user changes the touch state to an area smaller than the area to which the selection touch is applied, a second range including values smaller than the first range may be displayed. In the above-described method, the touch area and the range of parameter values have been described as being proportional, but the present invention may be implemented in the reverse case.

2) When a pressure sensitive touch screen is used

When a pressure sensitive touch screen is used, the first range may first be displayed on the jog dial as the selection touch is applied. In this case, the first range is preferably a range including the current parameter value of the selected control target as described above. In this case, the user may make the touch pressure larger while maintaining the selected touch (for example, when the pointer is a finger, the user may increase the touch pressure by pressing harder). As such, a second range that includes values greater than the first range may be displayed on the jog dial. If the user changes the touch state to a pressure lower than the pressure at which the selection touch is applied, a second range including values smaller than the first range may be displayed. In the above method, the touch pressure and the range of the parameter values have been described as being proportional, but the present invention may be implemented in the reverse case.

However, the pressure or the touch area may be difficult for the user to intuitively recognize. To this end, information indicating the size of the current touch pressure / touch area and the pressure / area value for displaying the next range value in at least a portion of the first display unit 120 or the second display unit 220 (including the touch screen). May be displayed. Such pressure / area values can be displayed in various forms. For example, the pressure / area value may be displayed in numbers, colors, graphs, figures, text, or a combination thereof. This will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

7 illustrates an example of a method of displaying the pressure / area of the selected touch input according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 7A, the pressure or area of the selected touch input is displayed in a bar graph, and when the size of the first selected touch input is 0, the first displayed range, that is, the first range is displayed. A second range larger than one range may be displayed on the second dial, and a third range larger than the first second range may be displayed upon reaching the +2 range.

The pressure / area of the selection touch input may be displayed in the form of a needle and a scale as shown in (b) of FIG. 7.

The selection touch input pressure / area display method described with reference to FIG. 7 is exemplary, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention may be implemented in the form of voice, sound effect, or haptic effect (for example, vibration) that informs the user of the pressure / area. Can be.

4. Specific Examples

Hereinafter, a specific control device type and a function control process of the main device using the same using the device configuration, the control method, and the touch type will be described.

In the following embodiments, it is assumed that the main device 100 is a digital TV, and the control device 200 is a remote controller for controlling the digital TV. However, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited thereto but may be applied to various types of devices including a display unit.

First, the form and menu of the control device will be described with reference to FIG. 8.

8 shows an example of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a menu form that can be controlled through the same.

Referring to FIG. 8, the second operation unit 240 of the control device 200 includes a dial-type touch pad 241 (hereinafter referred to as “touch dial” for convenience) and a first key button 243 positioned at the center of the touch pad. And a second key button 245.

Here, the first key button 243 and the second key button 245 may be used for inputting a call command for calling a different first menu, respectively. In this case, both the first key button and the second key button may be implemented in the form of a touch pad, but may also be implemented as a hardware key button in consideration of the above-described standby power problem.

Since the first key button 243 is adjacent to the dial 241 where a touch operation is made, it is preferable that the first key button 243 is assigned to a first menu including a simple function (that is, a control object) that is frequently used by a user. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a first menu (hereinafter, referred to as a "simple menu") assigned to a first key button includes a channel, an image, a volume, and a control panel as a control target.

In addition, it is assumed that a first menu (hereinafter referred to as a "setting menu") assigned to the second key button 245 includes a screen mode, a sound mode, an image ratio, a sleep reservation, a number plate, and the like.

Based on the configuration of FIG. 8, the procedure of changing the channel of the main apparatus 100 using the present control apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A to 10B.

9A to 9D illustrate an example of a channel change method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following drawings, (a) of the left side shows a first or second dial displayed on a predetermined area of the first display unit 110 of the main device 100, and (b) of the right side shows a control device ( The touch dial 241 and the first key button 243 provided in the 200 are shown. In addition, the numerals and division marks displayed on the touch dial 241 may be physically printed on the touch dial, but this is merely an example, and the touch input is not substantially limited to the divisions.

First, referring to FIG. 9A, as the user manipulates the first key button 243 in the control device 200, the first dial may be displayed on the first display unit 110 as shown in FIG. 9A. . In addition, different control objects may be allocated to each area of the touch dial. More specifically, the upper end (1 area) of the touch dial 241 is "channel", the right (2 areas) is "video", the lower part (3 areas) is "volume", and the left (4 areas) is " Can be assigned to the "Control Panel" respectively.

In this case, the user may apply a selective touch input to area 1 of the touch dial 243 as shown in FIG. 9B (b) to change a channel. Accordingly, as shown in (a) of FIG. 9B, a predetermined visual effect may be applied to an area corresponding to a channel in the first dial.

As the channel is selected as the control target in the first dial, the first dial may be changed to a second dial including a number to indicate the degree of control amount for the channel as shown in FIG. 9C (a). Here, the channel 1, which is the current channel, is displayed on the second dial in an area corresponding to the point where the user's selected touch input is applied on the touch dial 241, and the closed path of the second dial is clockwise around the channel 1. The upper channel may be displayed on the screen. In addition, as shown in the drawings of FIG. 5B and below, the selected control target may be displayed in the center portion of the second dial.

In this case, the user preferably maintains the touch state at the point where the selection touch is input on the touch dial 241.

Next, the user may apply a drag input on the touch dial 241 as shown in (b) of FIG. 9D to select a desired channel. In this case, assuming that the user's desired channel is No. 7, the drag input is performed from the point where the touch selection of the touch dial 241 is applied to the point corresponding to channel 7 of the second dial, and then the channel selection is performed. After the process is completed, the selected channel 7 may be displayed on the first display unit 120.

After the drag input ends (that is, when the touch state maintained from the selected touch input is released), the second dial may disappear from the first display unit 120 or may be changed back to the first dial state.

Next, another form of the second dial will be described with reference to FIG. 10.

10A to 10B illustrate another example of a channel changing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is assumed that FIG. 10A is the situation after FIG. 9B.

Referring to FIG. 10A (a), the second dial may have a form in which a control amount related to a control object selected from the first dial is displayed on the closed path around the first dial.

At this time, the user preferably maintains the touch state at the point where the selection touch is input on the touch dial 241 as shown in FIG.

Next, the user may apply a drag input onto the touch dial 241 as shown in FIG. 10B to select a desired channel. In this case, assuming that the user's desired channel is 5, the drag input is performed from the point where the touch selection of the touch dial 241 is applied to the point corresponding to channel 5 of the second dial, and then the channel selection is released. After the process is completed, the selected channel 5 may be displayed on the first display unit 120.

After the drag input is terminated (ie, when the touch state maintained from the selected touch input is released), the second dial and the first dial may disappear from the first display unit 120 or may be changed back to the first dial state. .

In the above-described embodiments, the form of the touch dial 241 provided in the second operation unit 240, the number of key buttons, the correspondence with the first menu, the configuration of the first menu, and the arrangement form of the first / second dial Are all exemplary and may be variously changed as necessary. For example, when the selected control target is a channel, as described above, the control amount for the channel may be represented by a number on the second dial. However, when the selected control target is a video, "dark video", "bright image", and "sharp" Preset values such as "image" may be displayed in the form of text or an icon.

5. Second Embodiment

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of selecting a control target having two or more hierarchical structures and adjusting the control amount through the apparatus of the above-described configuration and the touch methods applied thereto.

The basic concept of this embodiment is explained with reference to FIG.

11 illustrates a basic concept of a main device control method through a control device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 11, the left (a) diagram shows an example of the form of a graphical user interface (hereinafter referred to as "third dial" for convenience) displayed on the first display unit 120 of the main apparatus 100, and the right (b) diagram Shows some forms of the form of the second operation unit 240 provided in the control device 200. It is assumed that the second operation unit 240 has the same structure as in FIG. 8 described above, and in FIG. 11B, the first key button 243 is coupled to the middle of the touch dial 241 for simplicity. .

In this case, it is assumed that the third dial is divided into four regions of upper, lower, left, and right, and each region corresponds to each region of 1 to 4 of the touch dial 241. More specifically, the left area 1110 corresponds to area 4 of the touch dial 241, the upper area 1120 is in area 1, the right area 1130 is in area 2, and the lower area 1140. ) Corresponds to area 3. In addition, it is assumed that the center area 1150 of the third dial corresponds to the first key button 243.

In the above correspondence, the main device control method using the third dial according to the present embodiment assigns the touch dial 241 to the lower menu from the upper menu in the order of the area 4-1-2-3, and the flowchart of the touch. Like this. Of course, this is exemplary and the order of the operation may be changed as necessary.

More specifically, the uppermost menu may be arranged in the left region 1110 of the third dial, the next higher menu may be arranged in the upper region 1120, and the lower menu, the determination or the vertical scroll function may be arranged in the lower region 1130, and the lower region. The left and right scrolling functions may be allocated to 1140. In addition, the central area 1150 may display detailed information of the corresponding control object according to the selected control object among menus allocated to each area.

The third dial may be displayed on the first display unit 120 through the same operation as the process S21 described with reference to FIG. 2 in the above-described embodiment of the present invention.

Based on the settings in FIG. 11, a specific function control form will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 13.

In the following figures, the same assumptions as in FIG. 11 apply. However, the configuration of the second operation unit 240 as shown in FIG. 11B will be omitted in each drawing. Instead, "touch input" to a specific area or point of the third dial is described as applying touch input to a location corresponding to each area or point of the third dial on the touch dial 241.

12A and 12B show an example of main device function control using the third dial according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

First, referring to FIG. 12A, a user may input a menu call command through a predetermined operation (eg, a hardware key button operation) on the second operation unit 240 provided in the control device 200. Accordingly, the third dial may be displayed on the first display unit 120. In this case, different groups of control targets (ie, menus) may be displayed on the third dial according to the type of key button input at the time of the menu call command.

In FIG. 12A, it is assumed that the top menu includes a channel, an image, a sound, and a control panel. However, this is merely an example, and the top menu may be variously configured as needed or customized.

When the user first changes the touch point to the position corresponding to the channel 1211 through the drag input in the uppermost menu area 1210, the automatic menu and the manual channel, which are the submenus of the channel 1211 menu, in the next higher menu area 1220. , Preference channels, etc. may be displayed. The selection of any one of the menus displayed in the top menu area 1210 may be performed by selecting a menu at the point where the touch input is released when the touch input state is released at a point on the top area 1210. . In addition, when the touch position is changed to a point corresponding to another top menu while the touch state of the drag input started on the top menu area 1210 is not released, the point where the current touch input is applied to the next higher menu area 1220. The lower menu of the uppermost menu corresponding to may be displayed.

When the top menu is selected through the drag input in the top menu area 1210 (in this case, the channel), the user may select one of the submenus of the top menu selected in the next higher menu area 1220 in the same way as in the top area, that is, You can select it by dragging. As the display menu is changed in correspondence with the current touch point of the drag input applied on the top menu area 1210, the next higher menu area 1220 is referred to as the right area 1230 of the third dial (hereinafter referred to as “third area” for convenience). The menu displayed on) may be changed in correspondence to the current touch point of the drag input applied to the next higher menu area 1220. In this case, the center area 1250 of the third dial may also be changed to correspond to the menu selected from the next higher menu.

When the user selects the auto channel menu 1221 in the next higher menu area 1220, a message is displayed in the center area 1250 of the third dial to ask whether to automatically set the channel, and the third area 1230 may accept the setting. May be displayed to determine affirmation 1231 and affirmation 1232.

Accordingly, the user may select one of positive and negative menus by dragging (or touching) the third area 1230 according to the intention of the user.

In the above-described embodiment with reference to FIG. 12A, a predetermined visual effect may be applied to a menu selected through drag (or touch) input for each region or a menu corresponding to a location where a current touch is applied to notify a user of whether the selection or touch is performed. Can be.

Next, the case where the lower end area of the third dial (hereinafter referred to as "fourth area" for convenience) is used will be described with reference to FIG. 12B.

Referring to FIG. 12B, it is assumed that the image menu 1212 is selected in the uppermost menu area 1210. As the image menu 1212 is selected as the top menu, the auto-level adjustment, screen mode setting, manual mode setting, etc. may be displayed as a submenu of the image menu 1212 in the next higher menu area 1220.

As the manual mode setting 1223 is selected among the next higher menus, a control target such as backlight, contrast, and brightness, which are sub-menus of the selected second higher menu (ie, the manual mode setting menu), may be displayed in the third region 1230. .

When the backlight 1235 is selected according to the drag input applied to the third area 1230, the current parameter value of the backlight 1235 may be displayed in a predetermined form (here, a circle graph) in the center area 1250 of the third dial. Can be.

In this case, the user may increase or decrease a parameter value (that is, a control amount) corresponding to the backlight by applying a drag input in a specific direction in the fourth area 1240. Here, a large amount of control is adjusted through the above-described repeated touch method. You can also adjust

Next, a case where the lowest menu is displayed in the fourth area will be described with reference to FIG. 13.

13 shows another example of the main device function control using the third dial according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 13, it is assumed that the same basic settings as in FIGS. 12A and 12B are applied.

Referring to FIG. 13, first, it is assumed that the control panel 1314 is selected in the uppermost menu area 1310. As the control panel menu 1314 is selected as the top menu, time, captions, and locks may be displayed as a submenu of the control panel menu 1314 in the next higher menu area 1320.

As the time 1321 is selected from the next higher menus, the third region 1330 may display a current time setting, an on schedule, an off schedule, and a sleep schedule that are sub-menus of the selected next higher menu (ie, the time menu). .

If the sleep reservation 1334 menu is selected according to the drag input applied to the third area 1330, the current time is displayed in the center area 1350 of the third dial, and the lowest menu is displayed in the fourth area 1340. Set time values may be displayed.

The user may select any one of preset time values through a drag input applied to the fourth area 1340.

In another embodiment of the present invention described above, when the control amount adjustment for one of the lowest control objects is terminated through the third dial (for example, a key button for inputting a drag input release or confirmation command is operated. The third dial may disappear from the first display unit 120 when a predetermined time elapses therefrom. Alternatively, the menu higher than the last selected menu may be activated at each elapse of a predetermined time.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiments, when the areas of the dial displayed on the first display unit 120 are divided, the first processor 110 of the main device 100 may assign different colors to the divided areas. Can be. Correspondingly, when a touch screen capable of displaying a plurality of colors is provided to the second manipulation unit 240 of the control apparatus 200, the second processor 210 may divide the area of the touch dial for convenience of the user. In this case, different colors may be provided to the divided areas. The color displayed on each area of the touch dial at this time is preferably the same as the color displayed on each area of the dial displayed on the first display unit 120.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as a code that can be read by a processor on a medium on which the program is recorded. Examples of processor-readable media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). Include.

The main device control method using the control device described above is not limited to the configuration and method of the above-described embodiments, the embodiments are all or part of each of the embodiments is optional so that various modifications can be made It may be configured in combination.

Claims (31)

In the method for remotely controlling the main device having a display unit via a control device having a dial-type touch pad,
Displaying a first dial including at least one control object on the display unit;
Selecting a control object corresponding to a position to which a selection touch applied on the touch pad is input, from among the at least one control object;
Displaying, on the display, a second dial indicating a degree of a control amount corresponding to the selected control object in a predetermined form; And
And controlling a control amount of the selected control target according to a distance and a direction of a user drag input on the touch pad from a position where the selection touch is input. The method of claim 1,
The dial form of the touch pad, the form of the first dial, and the form of the second dial,
Remote control method, characterized in that any one of the circle, ellipse or polygon. The method of claim 1,
And the at least one control object is displayed on a closed path of the first dial. The method of claim 1,
And the user dragging is performed along a closed path on a dial of the touch pad from a point where the selected touch input is applied. The method of claim 4, wherein
The user dragging is performed in connection with the selection touch. The method of claim 1,
The control device further comprises at least one hardware key button,
The first dial,
And displaying on the display unit when any one of the at least one hardware key button is operated. The method of claim 6,
At least one control object included in the first dial includes:
And a remote control method corresponding to the manipulated key button. The method of claim 1,
The predetermined form in which the degree of the control amount is displayed on the second dial is
And at least one of a scale, a number, a figure, a symbol, a text, a thumbnail, an icon, a color, and an area dividing line. The method of claim 8,
The degree of the control amount is
A first value in which the current value of the selected control object is displayed at a point corresponding to a position where the selection touch is input on the second dial, and includes a control amount up to a predetermined range that can be adjusted based on the current value; And a control range value is displayed in the predetermined form. The method of claim 9,
When the user drag approaches a point corresponding to the maximum amount or the minimum amount of the first control range within a predetermined distance on the touch pad, a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or the minimum amount is displayed on the second dial. Step further; remote control method. The method of claim 10,
When the pressure or touch area of the selection touch is changed, displaying a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or minimum amount on the second dial in response to the changed pressure or touch area; , Remote control method. The method of claim 1,
And the control device transmits a command corresponding to a touch operation input from a user to the main device through a wireless interface. The method of claim 12,
The air interface is,
Remote control method, including infrared communication, WLAN, Bluetooth and ZigBee. The method of claim 1,
The touch pad is a touch screen having a display element,
And the first dial and the second dial are selectively displayed on the touch screen. The method of claim 1,
And the second dial is displayed adjacent to the first dial or alternately displayed on the first dial. In the video display device,
A display unit;
An interface unit connected to an external control device having a dial type touch pad and receiving a control signal corresponding to a touch input input to the touch pad from the external control device; And
And a processor for controlling a specific image to be displayed on the display unit according to the control signal transmitted from the interface unit.
The processor comprising:
a. Displaying a first dial including at least one control object on the display unit;
b. When a first control signal indicating a position at which a selection touch applied to the touch pad is input is input through the interface unit, it is determined that a control object corresponding to the first control signal is selected from the at least one control object. ,
c. Displaying on the display unit a second dial indicating a degree of a control amount corresponding to the selected control object in a predetermined form;
d. When a second control signal indicating a distance and a direction of a user drag input on the touch pad from the position where the selection touch is input is input through the interface unit, the control amount of the selected control object corresponding to the second control signal is determined. And an image display device for controlling the image. 17. The method of claim 16,
The dial form of the touch pad, the form of the first dial, and the form of the second dial,
A video display device, characterized in that any one of a circle, ellipse or polygon. 17. The method of claim 16,
The processor comprising:
And the at least one control object is displayed to be displayed on a closed path of the first dial. 17. The method of claim 16,
And the user dragging is performed along a closed path on a dial of the touch pad from a point where the selected touch input is applied. The method of claim 19,
And the user dragging is performed in connection with the selection touch. 17. The method of claim 16,
The control device further comprises at least one hardware key button,
The processor comprising:
And displaying the first dial when a third control signal corresponding to any one of the at least one hardware key button is input through the interface unit. The method of claim 21,
The processor comprising:
And controlling different control objects to be included in the first dial according to the type of the third control signal. 17. The method of claim 16,
The processor comprising:
And displaying the degree of the control amount on the second dial using at least one of a scale, a number, a figure, a symbol, a text, a thumbnail, an icon, a color, and an area dividing line. 24. The method of claim 23,
The processor comprising:
A first value indicating a current value of the selected control object in the predetermined form at a point corresponding to a position where the selection touch is input on the second dial, and including a control amount up to a predetermined range that is adjustable around the current value; And a control range value to be displayed in the predetermined form. 25. The method of claim 24,
When the second control signal indicates that the user drag approaches the point on the touch pad that corresponds to a maximum or minimum amount of the first control range within a predetermined distance,
The processor comprising:
And a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or minimum amount to be displayed on the second dial. The method of claim 25,
When the first control signal indicates that the pressure or touch area of the selection touch is changed,
The processor comprising:
And a second control range value connected to the maximum amount or minimum amount to be displayed on the second dial in response to the changed pressure or touch area. 17. The method of claim 16,
The interface unit includes:
The video display device characterized in that the wireless communication interface is applied. The method of claim 27,
The wireless communication interface,
Infrared communication, wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth and ZigBee (ZigBee), including a video display device. 17. The method of claim 16,
The touch pad is a touch screen having a display element,
And the first dial and the second dial are selectively displayed on the touch screen. 17. The method of claim 16,
The processor comprising:
And the second dial is displayed adjacent to the first dial or alternately displayed on the first dial. In the method for remotely controlling the main device having a display unit via a control device having a dial-type touch pad,
Displaying a virtual dial including a plurality of areas on the display unit;
Receiving a selection of a top menu through a first area of the plurality of areas;
Receiving a next higher menu through a second area of the plurality of areas; And;
Selecting a submenu of the selected next higher menu or adjusting a control amount of the selected next higher menu through one of a third region and a fourth region of the plurality of regions,
Dials of the touch pad are divided corresponding to each area of the virtual dial,
The selection and control amount adjustment in each area is performed via a drag input applied from the user at a point corresponding to each area on the touch pad.

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