IP Library Granted Patent US 9,612,738
Granted Patent B2
US 9,612,738 · App. 14/581,769 · Granted Apr 4, 2017

Visual feedback method and apparatus for touch selection

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,612,738
App. No.
14/581,769
Granted
Apr 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to a visual feedback method and apparatus for touch selection that are provided by embodiments of the present invention, touch information and a center point of touch are acquired, where the foregoing touch information is a touch area and/or touch pressure; an area size of a feedback graph is determined according to the foregoing touch information; and, by using the foregoing center point of touch as a center, the foregoing feedback graph is displayed according to the area size of the feedback graph, for a user to determine a touch position. Because the size of a feedback graph is determined according to the touch information (a touch area and/or touch pressure), precision of visual feedback for touch selection can be improved.

Claims (65)

1. A visual feedback method for touch selection, comprising:

acquiring touch information and a center point of touch, wherein the touch information is a touch area;

determining an area size of a feedback graph according to a normalized value of the touch information; and

displaying the feedback graph according to the area size of the feedback graph and such that a user can determine a touch position from the feedback graph, wherein the displaying comprises using the center point of touch as a center;

wherein the determining the area size of the feedback graph comprises determining the area size of the feedback graph according to S=S 0 +(S 1 −S 0 )×T(s);

wherein S is the determined area size of the feedback graph; S 0 is a preset minimum area of the feedback graph, S 1 is a preset maximum area of the feedback graph, T(s) is an interpolator function, s is a normalized value of an acquired touch area; and

wherein

s

=

S

i

n

-

S

m

i

n

S

m

a

x

-

S

m

i

n

,

wherein S in is the acquired touch area, S min is a preset minimum touch area, and S max is a preset maximum touch area.

2. A visual feedback apparatus for touch selection, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer readable medium connected to the processor and having stored thereon instructions for causing the processor to:

acquire touch information and a center point of touch, wherein the touch information is a touch area;

determine an area size of a feedback graph according to a normalized value of the touch information; and

display the feedback graph according to the area size of the feedback graph and such that user can determine a touch position, wherein the feedback graph is displayed using the center point of touch as a center;

wherein the instructions for causing the processor to determine the area size of a feedback graph comprise instructions for causing the processor to determine the area size of the feedback graph according to S=S 0 +(S 1 −S 0 )×T(s);

wherein S is the determined area size of the feedback graph; S 0 is a preset minimum area of the feedback graph, S 1 is a preset maximum area of the feedback graph, T(s) is an interpolator function, s is a normalized value of an acquired touch area; and

wherein

s

=

S

in

-

S

min

S

max

-

S

min

,

wherein S in is the acquired touch area, S min is a preset minimum touch area, and S max is a preset maximum touch area.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2014
From: WANG, SHUOXING; GAO, ZHANG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034580/0533 →