WO2015008929A1

WO2015008929A1 - Method for moving and switching screens on touch screen device

Info

Publication number: WO2015008929A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/004508
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정석환
Original assignee: Jeong Seok Hwan
Priority date: 2013-07-16
Filing date: 2014-05-20
Publication date: 2015-01-22
Also published as: KR101344088B1

Abstract

The method for moving and switching screens on a touch screen device provided according to the present invention comprises: moving and displaying a first screen according to a signal input by a user with the first screen displayed in full-screen mode on a touch screen; and displaying a second screen in full-screen mode on the touch screen in response to a switch signal by the user, thereby moving a part the user wants to touch on the first screen to an area easily touchable by the user, by using the signal input by the user. Accordingly, the user can easily touch the desired part even if the size of the touch screen is enlarged and can conveniently browse content on the enlarged screen as the switched second screen is displayed back in full-screen mode on the touch screen.

Description

How to Move and Switch the Screen of a Touchscreen Device

The present invention relates to a method for moving and switching a screen of a touch screen device, and more particularly, to move and display a screen or switch to another screen according to a user's input signal in the touch screen device. It is about a method.

Touchscreen refers to a screen equipped with a special input device that allows a user to input a location when touched by hand, and does not use a keyboard. Or, when an object touches, it refers to a screen that receives input data directly from the screen so that its location can be detected and specific processing can be performed by the stored software. When a device with a touch screen touches a character or picture information previously displayed on the screen of the touch screen by hand, the device detects what the user has selected according to the position of the touched screen and processes the corresponding command with a computer. You can easily get the information you want.

Due to this characteristic of the touch screen, its application range is increasing day by day, it is widely used for guidance software in places that are used by the masses, such as subways, department stores, banks, etc. It is also used for general business purposes. In particular, various smart devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs, smart cameras, etc., which are rapidly spreading in recent years, are equipped with a touch screen, which enables convenient and colorful use.

Meanwhile, smart devices that are recently released are becoming larger and larger. Smart notes, tablet PCs, etc. are often difficult or impossible to touch the entire area of the touch screen provided in the device while the user is holding the device with one hand. In particular, when moving or when hands are not free, it may be necessary to use a device such as a smartphone with one hand, but it is inconvenient because a smart device with a large touch screen is difficult to operate with one hand. It is caused.

In order to solve the above problems, by displaying an object that can receive user input on the touch screen, and by controlling the movement of the object based on the movement of the mobile terminal, the user with one hand as the size of the touch screen increases There has been developed a mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal, which can solve problems that are difficult to operate and increase convenience of a user (Patent No. 10-2012-0128833).

However, since the mobile terminal and the method of controlling the mobile terminal separately display an object capable of receiving user input and receive the user input using the object, the user can freely and conveniently input a signal using the touch screen. There is a limitation in this, and because the object movement is controlled according to the movement of the device having a touch screen, there is an inconvenience that the object can be moved to a position not intended by the user.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems of the conventionally proposed methods, the first screen is displayed by moving the first screen according to the user's input signal while the first screen is displayed on the full screen of the touch screen, By displaying the second screen on the full screen of the touch screen in response to the user's switching signal, the portion of the first screen to be touched by the user is moved to an area that the user can easily touch using the user's input signal. Even if the size of the touch screen is enlarged, the user can easily touch the desired part, and the second screen to be switched is displayed again as the entire screen of the touch screen, so that the contents can be conveniently viewed on the enlarged screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of moving and switching a screen of a screen device.

Screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object,

As a screen moving and switching method of a device with a touch screen,

(1) In a state where the first screen is displayed on the entire screen of the touch screen, the first screen is moved and displayed in response to a user input signal, but the first screen is moved while maintaining the size of the first screen. Displaying a portion of the first screen on a portion of a full screen of the; And

And (2) displaying the second screen as a full screen of the touch screen in response to a switching signal from the first screen to the second screen.

Preferably, the input signal,

A touch signal includes a touch start, a drag, and a touch end, and the touch start or touch end may be touched for a predetermined time at a start point or an end point of the drag.

Preferably, the first screen or the second screen,

It may be a home screen, an application program execution screen, a function screen or a setting screen of the device.

Preferably,

The input signal has direction and distance information,

In step (1), the first screen may be moved by using direction and distance information of the input signal.

More preferably, in step (1),

When the direction of the input signal is the same as the scroll direction of the content included in the first screen, the first screen may be moved in the direction of the input signal while scrolling to the end of the content.

Preferably, in step (1),

Background content may be displayed in a background area of the entire screen of the touch screen except for the screen display area displayed by moving the first screen.

More preferably, the background content may be advertisement content.

According to the method for moving and switching the screen of the touch screen device proposed by the present invention, the first screen is moved and displayed according to the user's input signal while the first screen is displayed on the entire screen of the touch screen, and the user is switched. By displaying the second screen on the full screen of the touch screen in response to the signal, the portion that the user wants to touch on the first screen is moved to an area where the user can easily touch using the input signal of the user. Even if the size is enlarged, the user can easily touch the desired part, and the second screen to be switched is displayed again as the entire screen of the touch screen, so that the content can be conveniently viewed on the enlarged screen.

1 is a view showing a screen switching method of a conventional touch screen device.

2 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a screen moving and switching method of a touch screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a process of moving and displaying a first screen in a diagonal direction in response to a user input signal in a screen moving and switching method of a touch screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view illustrating a first screen moving process in the same direction as a scrolling direction of content included in a first screen in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a process of moving a first screen to a side in a screen moving and switching method of a touch screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying background content in a background area in a method of moving and switching a screen of a touch screen device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a process of converting and displaying a first screen into a second screen in response to a switching signal in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device according to one embodiment of the present invention;

10: first screen 20: second screen

30: background content 100: touch screen device

110: content display area 120: background area

S100: moving and displaying the first screen in response to a user input signal while displaying the first screen

S200: displaying the second screen on the full screen of the touch screen in response to the switching signal

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, in describing the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for parts having similar functions and functions.

In addition, in the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with another element in between. Include. In addition, the term "comprising" a certain component means that the component may further include other components, except for the case where there is no contrary description.

1 is a diagram illustrating a screen switching method of a conventional touch screen device 100. As shown in FIG. 1, as the size of a touch screen device 100, that is, a device having a touch screen such as a smart phone, a smart note, a tablet PC, etc. increases, a user holds the touch screen device 100. In the touch screen, it is difficult to perform touch operations on the entire area of the touch screen. For example, since it is difficult to touch the upper left portion while holding the touch screen device 100 with the right hand, as shown in FIG. 1, it is inconvenient to use the left hand. As the touch screen becomes larger, the screen becomes wider to store more information on one screen, to output high-resolution information, and to reduce eye fatigue. However, due to the inconvenience described above, There is also a request.

2 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can solve the conventional problems as described above. As shown in FIG. 2, in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment, the first screen is moved in response to a user's input signal while the first screen is displayed. And displaying the second screen on the full screen of the touch screen in response to the step S100 and the switching signal.

In step S100, while the first screen is displayed on the entire screen of the touch screen, the first screen is moved and displayed in response to a user input signal, but the first screen is moved while maintaining the size of the first screen to move the entire screen. A part of the first screen may be displayed on some of them. That is, in step S100, when the user inputs an input signal through the touch screen while the first screen is displayed on the full screen of the touch screen, the first screen is moved in response to the input signal. I can display it. In this case, since the shape and contents of the first screen are maintained as they are, the part of the first screen is displayed on a part of the entire screen of the touch screen, and the remainder may be a background area.

3 to 6 illustrate a process of moving and displaying the first screen 10 in response to a user's input signal in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which was shown in figure. Hereinafter, step S100 of the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

3 is a view illustrating a process of moving and displaying a first screen 10 in a diagonal direction in response to a user input signal in a screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which was shown in figure. As shown in FIG. 3, in step S100 of the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs an input signal for moving from a specific part of the touch screen to another part. In this case, the first screen 10 may be moved and displayed according to the input signal.

The input signal has direction and distance information, and in step S100, the first screen 10 may be moved using the direction and distance information of the input signal. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, if the input signal is a signal moving in the lower right direction, the first screen 10 may be moved by a distance corresponding to the moving distance of the input signal in the lower right direction. In some embodiments, the moving distance of the first screen 10 may be adjusted according to the moving speed of the input signal.

The input signal may be a drag signal consisting of a touch start, a drag, and a touch end, and the touch start or touch end may be a touch maintained for a predetermined time at the start or end point of the drag. That is, the touch screen device 100 may touch for a predetermined time at a start point and an end point of the touch in order to distinguish a typical drag signal from the input signal of step S100.

In the present invention, the first screen 10 may be various screens that may be displayed on the touch screen device 100 such as a home screen, an application program execution screen, a function screen or a setting screen of the device. Since the size and contents of the first screen 10 are maintained as they are moved, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the content included in the first screen 10 is displayed on the content display area 110 that is part of the touch screen. Can be. In this case, the movement of the first screen 10 may be a movement of the displayed content, and may be different from the concept of moving a window as in a general PC. Accordingly, when the first screen 10 is moved, the home screen or another application program execution screen may not be displayed on the background area 120 which is the remaining portion other than the content display area 110 on the touch screen.

4 illustrates a process of moving the first screen 10 in the same direction as the scrolling direction of the content included in the first screen 10 in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a view showing an example. As shown in FIG. 4, in step S100 of the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the direction of the input signal is scrolled in the content included in the first screen 10. If the direction is the same, the first screen 10 may be moved in the direction of the input signal while scrolling to the end of the content. That is, when the content included in the first screen 10 is scrolled content, the two signals may be confused when the direction of the scroll signal and the input signal for moving the screen coincide. Accordingly, in step S100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, when the scrollable state is displayed, the content included in the first screen 10 is scrolled and displayed, and when scrolling to the end of the content is performed, the first screen 10 is displayed. ) Can be moved.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of moving the first screen 10 to the side in the screen movement and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in step S100 of the screen movement and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first screen 10 may be diagonally or vertically as well as left and right. ) Can be moved. In this case, when the content included in the first screen 10 can be scrolled left and right, the first screen 10 may be moved to the side in a state in which scrolling is performed to the side of the content in a manner similar to FIG. 4.

6 is a diagram illustrating a process of displaying the background content 30 in the background area 120 in the screen movement and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, in step S100 of the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first screen 10 of the entire screen of the touch screen is moved and displayed. The background content 30 may be displayed in the background area 120 except for the screen display area. In the screen movement and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the background content is utilized by using the background area 120 that is displayed on the touch screen reflectively according to the movement of the first screen 10. By displaying (30), a variety of information can be provided to the user in addition to the content provided on the first screen (10). In particular, the background content 30 may be an advertisement content, so that the user may be naturally exposed to the advertisement without the user's rejection.

In operation S200, in response to a switching signal from the first screen 10 to the second screen 20, the second screen 20 may be displayed as the entire screen of the touch screen. The switching signal may be a selection of a portion selectable by a touch or the like on the first screen 10, an input of a command, an input of a button provided in the touch screen device 100, or the like. The second screen 20 displayed by the switching in step S200 may be a home screen, an application program execution screen, a function screen or a setting screen of the device, and a screen such as a refresh of the first screen 10 may be a second screen. It may also serve as the screen 20.

FIG. 7 illustrates a process of switching the first screen 10 to the second screen 20 in response to the switching signal in the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, in step S200 of the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first screen 10 is displayed by moving to an area that can be easily manipulated by a user. ), When the user touches an icon, an article, a button, or the like to request the output of content linked to the icon, the corresponding content may be displayed on the second screen 20 but displayed on the full screen of the touch screen. As such, when the user switches from the first screen 10 to the second screen 20, the user displays the second screen 20 in full screen instead of the content display area 110 that is a part of the touch screen. The contents of the second screen 20 may be conveniently viewed by using the entire area of the touch screen without moving the screen 20.

The present invention described above may be variously modified or applied by those skilled in the art, and the scope of the technical idea according to the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

Claims

As a screen moving and switching method of a device with a touch screen,

(1) In a state where the first screen is displayed on the entire screen of the touch screen, the first screen is moved and displayed in response to a user input signal, but the first screen is moved while maintaining the size of the first screen. Displaying a portion of the first screen on a portion of a full screen of the; And

(2) displaying the second screen as a full screen of the touch screen in response to a switching signal from the first screen to the second screen;

The input signal has direction and distance information,

In the step (1), the first screen is moved by using the direction and distance information of the input signal,

In the step (1), if the direction of the input signal is the same as the scroll direction of the content included in the first screen, the first screen is moved in the direction of the input signal while scrolling to the end of the content Screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device, characterized in that.
The method of claim 1, wherein the input signal,

A touch signal is a drag signal consisting of a touch start, a drag and a touch end, wherein the touch start or touch end is a touch is maintained for a predetermined time at the start or end of the drag, the screen moving and switching method of the touch screen device .
The method of claim 1, wherein the first screen or the second screen,

And a home screen, an application program execution screen, a function screen, or a setting screen of the device.
The method of claim 1, wherein in step (1),

And displaying background content in a background area of the entire screen of the touch screen except for the screen display area displayed by moving the first screen.
The method of claim 4, wherein the background content,

Method of moving and switching the screen of the touch screen device, characterized in that the advertising content.