Method for differentiating haptic feelings by a select menu of a rotary switch
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a method for differentiating haptic feelings by a selection menu of a rotary switch, in which haptic feelings of the switch or rotary switch can be differentiated by each menu when scrolling the rotary switch in order to setup or select a variety of functions of an electronic product. Specifically, the haptic feelings by vibration and resistance against turning the switch are transferred to a user at different strengths when the user scroll-manipulates a switch to select a variety of menus, selects items of a first menu, transits first menu from the first menu to a second menu, and selects items of each second menu, so that the user can easily perceive the positions of the respective menus even without watching a cluster display window.
1. A method for differentiating haptic feelings of a selection menu using a rotary switch, the method comprising the steps of:
expressing the haptic feelings by vibration and resistance against turning the rotary switch at different strengths when a user,
selects from a variety of menus while scroll-manipulating the rotary switch to implement various kinds of functions of an electronic product,
selects items from a main menu,
transits a rotary switch menu from the main menu to a lower menu or from the lower menu to the main menu, and
selects items from the lower menu,
wherein a haptic feeling strength when the rotary switch menu is transited from the main menu to the lower menu or from the lower menu to the main menu is set to be greater than a haptic feeling strength when the items of the main menu and the lower menu are scrolled,
the haptic feeling strength by the main menu and the lower menu is adjusted to be set to a strong feeling, a normal feeling, and a mild feeling based on a user selection mode, and
each of the strong feeling, the normal feeling, and the mild feeling is set to be divided into three groups of: first users including general men, second users including middle-aged and elderly men, and third users including women.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the respective items of the main menu and the lower menu are scrolled, the haptic feeling strengths are set differently from each other.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the items of the main menu and the lower menu are scrolled, a haptic feeling strength when an item position is transited from the uppermost item to the lowermost item or from the lowermost item to the uppermost item is set to be greater than a haptic feeling strength when the items positioned between the uppermost item and the lowermost item are scrolled.
4. A system for differentiating haptic feelings of a selection menu using a rotary switch, the system comprising:
a switch configured to express haptic feelings through vibration and resistance against turning the switch at different strengths when the user,
selects a variety of menus while scroll-manipulating the switch,
selects items of a first menu of the variety of menus,
transits the first menu from the first menu to a second menu or from the second menu to the first menu, and
selects items from the second menu,
wherein a haptic feeling strength when the first menu is transited from the first menu to the second menu or from the second menu to the first menu is set to be greater than a haptic feeling strength when the items of the first menu and the second menu are scrolled,
the haptic feeling strength by the main menu and the lower menu is adjusted to be set to a strong feeling, a normal feeling, and a mild feeling based on a user selection mode, and
each of the strong feeling, the normal feeling, and the mild feeling is set to be divided into three groups of: first users including general men, second users including middle-aged and elderly men, and third users including women.
5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein when the items of the first menu and the second menu are scrolled, a haptic feeling strength when an item position is transited from the uppermost item to the lowermost item or from the lowermost item to the uppermost item is set to be greater than a haptic feeling strength when the items positioned between the uppermost item and the lowermost item are scrolled.
6. The system according to claim 4 , wherein when the respective items of the first menu and the second menu are scrolled, the haptic feeling strengths are set differently for each item.