WO1996030890A1 - System for extending the drag function - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to computer pointing devices and accompanying methods used to control cursor movement on a display. More specifically, the present invention relates to touch sensitive input devices for data input to computers and other data utilizing devices. 2.
- Input devices for computers are well known in the art. There are several types of input devices including the ubiquitous and familiar "mouse.” The mouse has become so popular because, when combined with a graphical user interface (GUI) , it is so much easier to use than typed keyboard commands. The mouse has been accepted as a "user friendly" input device for both experienced and novice computer users. The popularity which the mouse has achieved in the art can be given large credit for fostering the explosive growth of the personal computer industry since a mouse provides a simple means for users to input data to a computer.
- GUI graphical user interface
- mice While mice are currently the most popular non- keyboard input device, a mouse generally requires a free-rolling surface, i.e. a table top, on which it can operate. Disadvantageously, a mouse is not well suited for use in cramped spaces or with a portable computer, particularly laptop, notebook, sub-notebook, and palmtop computers.
- Such alternative input devices include devices commonly referred to as track balls, track pens, track point devices, as well as various devices which sense the position of a pointing object on a position sensing surface.
- the devices which sense the position of a pointing object on a sensing surface generally have the advantages of being simple to use, being easily integrated with current computers and other computing devices, reliability, ruggedness, compactness, and the ability to be transported and used in a variety of locations.
- a tablet-like coordinate detecting apparatus including a resistive film for determining the coordinate position data of a point on a plane indicated by the touch of a finger tip or other load
- U.S. Patent No. 4,103,252 to Bobick A position sensing tablet with electrodes located on the boundaries of a sensing region which detects a human touch by the change in capacitive charge caused by the touch which varies the time constant of an RC network which is part of an oscillator
- a proximity sensor includes a sensor matrix array which senses changes in capacitance between horizontal and vertical conductors connected to the position sensing pad to determine x, y, & z position information
- the Gerpheide patent discloses devices and methods which overcome the drawbacks inherent in other devices which utilize a sensing tablet or sensing surface.
- the devices and methods of the Gerpheide patent include a touch sensitive input pad upon which a user conveniently inputs position information with a finger. In operation, the user's finger tip is brought in close proximity to the top surface of the position sensing surface of the touch sensitive pad.
- the device of the Gerpheide patent detects the position of the finger tip in the x and y directions of the touch pad as well as the finger's proximity in the z direction in relation to the sensing surface.
- the pointing object can be any other conductive object.
- FIG. 1 Illustrated in Figure 1 is a representation of a computer 16 to which is attached a mouse 10 which acts as a cursor locator input device.
- the mouse 10 generally includes two buttons 12 and 14 which are activated by the user to provide instructions to the computer 16.
- the movement of the mouse 10 is translated into movement of a cursor on a display 20 connected to the computer 16 in real time.
- the mouse driver 18 can follow any of a number of protocols which are available in the industry.
- any input device to be used with the computer 16 be compatible therewith.
- a cursor locating device can interface directly with the computer 16, for example via an operating system or some other technique which does not require a mouse driver.
- any input device must provide the "click” and "drag” functions which are also provided by the mouse 10.
- the click function entails depressing and releasing one of the mouse buttons 12 or 14.
- the click function may entail single, double, or triple clicking.
- the drag function entails moving the cursor over text or an object on the display 20, depressing a mouse button 12 or 14, keeping the mouse button depressed while "dragging" the text or object to a new location on the display 20, and releasing the mouse button to position the text or object on the new location on the display 20.
- a touch-sensitive positioning device generally referred to at 26, which includes a position sensing surface 22 and a pointing object 24.
- buttons 28 and 30 which emulate the functions of mouse buttons 12 and 14, respectively.
- the sensing surface of any touch sensitive device must include only a small position sensing surface 22, for example anywhere from one by two inches up to three by five inches.
- Some touch-sensitive input devices are used as absolute cursor location devices in which the cursor is placed on the display 20 in the same relative location as the position of the pointing object on the touch-sensitive surface 22. When used as an absolute positioning device, however, the small touchpads make precise cursor location difficult and inconvenient for a user.
- touch-sensitive devices are used as relative cursor positioning devices in which the cursor is moved across the display using one or more strokes across the position sensing surface 22.
- the movement of the cursor on the display 20 is scaled to the user's movement of the pointing object across the position sensing surface 22.
- the pointing object 24 in order to move the cursor long distances (for example, completely across the display 20) , the pointing object 24 must be repeatedly touched down, stroked across the position sensing surface 22, and lifted off from the position sensing surface 22. Even when the cursor is only moved a short distance, if a user starts the stroke near the edge of the position sensing surface 22, the user's pointing object 24 will hit the edge of the position sensing surface 22 before the desired new cursor location is reached.
- the user When performing a drag function the user must keep the pointing object 24 on the position sensing surface 22 until the new location for the cursor is reached to efficiently carry out the drag operation.
- the drag operation will terminate and the text or object which was being dragged will immediately drop into whatever location it is at on the display 20.
- the text or object being dragged will snap back to its beginning location when the pointing object 24 is lifted from the sensing surface 22 after the pointing object has reached the edge of the sensing surface 22. It is very inconvenient and frustrating for the user to have the cursor drag operation unintentionally terminated in the described fashion.
- the present invention provides an advantageous method and system for extending the distance which a user can drag a cursor across a computer display device when using certain pointing devices.
- the present invention is beneficial when a touch sensitive pointing device, such as one which allows the user to move the cursor on the display by moving a stylus or finger upon a position sensing surface, is used as a relative cursor locating device.
- a touch sensitive pointing device such as one which allows the user to move the cursor on the display by moving a stylus or finger upon a position sensing surface
- a relative cursor locating device When such relative cursor locating devices are used, it is often difficult or inconvenient to carry out dragging of text and objects which appear on the computer display.
- Such touch sensitive pointing devices generally have a small position sensing surface and when the user reaches its outer perimeter the cursor will not move further on the display and the user must terminate the drag operation (which causes the object to drop wherever it happens to be located on the display) and start another movement on the position sensing surface to complete dragging operation.
- the present invention defines a border within the outer perimeter of the position sensing surface. The method of the present invention then detects when the pointing object enters the border on the position sensing surface. It is then determined if the user is carrying out a drag operation (i.e. the drag function is engaged) when the pointing device enters the border.
- the present invention maintains the drag mode (causing the cursor to be held at the location on the computer display where it was when the pointing object entered the border) while the user moves the pointing device, e . g. stylus or finger, to a new position not within the border on the position sensing surface.
- the user then continues the dragging function from where the cursor is held on the computer display to a desired end location on the computer display as the user moves the pointing device from the new position to an end position on the position sensing surface.
- the present invention also desirably allows the time which the drag mode will be maintained ( i . e . the time which the cursor will be held while the user moves the pointing object) to be varied for the convenience of the user.
- the present invention also preferably maintains the drag mode until some action of the user, such as the user releasing the drag function or the user employing a click function, is carried out.
- the present invention utilizes a touch sensitive pointing device which allows a user to locate the cursor on the computer display using a single finger and emulate the click and drag functions of a mouse by tapping on the position sensing surface with a finger.
- Figure 2 is a block diagram representing the structure of a particular embodiment of the present invention described herein.
- Figures 3A-C are diagrams showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention described herein.
- Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the principle steps carried in accordance with the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a flow chart showing particular steps carried out by the embodiment of the present invention described herein.
- Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the steps carried out by the embodiment of the present invention described herein to determine if the drag mode should be entered.
- Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the steps carried out by the embodiment of the present invention described herein to determine if the user has moved the pointing object to a border of a touch sensitive pad.
- Figure 8 is a flow chart showing the steps carried out by the embodiment of the present invention described herein to extend to drag mode beyond the edge of the position sensing surface.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram representing one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention. It will be appreciated that the present invention may be embodied in specific forms other than those described herein. The described embodiments are, however, the those presently preferred for carrying out the present invention.
- a touch sensitive pointing device 100 which includes a touch pad 102 and an interface circuit 104.
- the touch pad 102 has a position sensing surface which senses the position of a pointing object 103, such as a stylus or a user's finger, which is manipulated by the user.
- the interface circuit 104 includes those components, whether embodied in software, firmware, or hardware, which are necessary to interpret the position information obtained from the touch pad 102 to industry standard signals understandable by the computer 112.
- the computer 112 may include a component or driver 114, for example a mouse driver, or some other cursor positioning utility to interpret the signals received from the touch pad 102.
- a component or driver 114 for example a mouse driver, or some other cursor positioning utility to interpret the signals received from the touch pad 102.
- those skilled in the art can arrive at many other techniques for the touch pad to communicate with the computer 112. It is particularly preferred that the touch sensitive pointing device which is described in U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 be used with the present invention.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 is particularly advantageous in that the cursor positioning, clicking, and dragging functions can all be accurately carried out by a user using only a single finger as a pointing object.
- Other advantages of the touch sensitive pointing device described in U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 are described therein or will be apparent from use of the invention.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 is now incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Using the information set forth in U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 and the information set forth herein, a system for carrying out the present invention can be readily arrived at by those skilled in the art. Importantly, the present invention is readily adaptable for use with numerous other pointing devices such as those mentioned earlier.
- the touch sensitive pointing device 100 of the present invention is connected to the computer 112.
- the computer 112 is connected to a display 116 upon which various text and other objects are displayed and a cursor is located.
- the components of the interface circuit 104 will be described shortly.
- Figure 3A is a representation of the touch pad 102 which has four edges 121A-D which will be referred to herein as a top edge 121A, a right edge 121B, a bottom edge 121C, and a left edge 121D. While the represented touch pad 102 is preferred for use with the present invention, it will be appreciated that touch pads of different shapes and configurations can also be used. Moreover, other cursor locating devices, such as tablets and those exemplary devices mentioned earlier, also benefit from the present invention. Also represented in Figure 3A is the display 116. In this example of the present invention, the touch pad 102 serves as a relative cursor locating device.
- Cursor position a represents a beginning cursor location.
- Cursor position c represents a desired ending cursor location.
- location a represents the beginning position of a pointing object, such as a stylus or a user's finger, and the position where the user begins the drag operation intending to move text or other object to the desired location c on the display. Since the touch pad is being used as a relative cursor positioning device, disadvantageously, when the user moves the pointing object to position b at the right edge 121B of the touch pad 102, the cursor has only reached corresponding location b on the display 116.
- the pointing object may be a user's finger or any other appropriate object.
- FIG.3B is a further representation of the touch pad 102.
- border areas 120A-D are defined adjacent to each edge 121A-D of the touch pad 102.
- the respective limits of the border areas 120A-D are represented by the lines 122A-D.
- any position on the touch pad 102 can be defined by an x, y coordinate, with both values expressed as positive values as suggested in Figure 3B.
- the touch pad 102 of the present invention also provide a vertical z component to determine if the pointing object is present on the surface of the touch pad 102.
- the present invention utilize the pointing object making appropriate "taps" on the surface of the touch pad 102 to invoke the click and drag functions which must be provided.
- Obtaining z position information which can be used to carry out such "tap” functions is described in U.S. Patent No. 5,305,017 but alternative methods, such as mechanical or touch sensitive buttons, can be used within the scope of the present invention to access the click and drag functions .
- Figure 3C is a representation of the touch pad 102 and the display 116 with a preferred embodiment of the present invention operating therewith.
- the user when a user desires to move the cursor from position a to position c on the display 116, the user begins the movement of the pointing object on the touch pad 102 at location a on the touch pad 102 by engaging the drag mode. As the user moves the pointing object to position b within boundary 102B, the drag mode is maintained (which causes the cursor to be held at position Jb on the display 116) while the user lifts the pointing object from the surface of the touch pad 102.
- the user moves the pointing object to a new position on the surface of the touch pad 102, for example to position b neu , and continues to stroke the touch pad 102 in the desired direction.
- the cursor which was held at position Jb on the display 116, now continues to move to the desired cursor position c on the display 116.
- the user releases the drag function as explained earlier. Releasing the drag function can, for example, cause the text or object (not represented in Figure 3C) to be dropped at position c.
- the present invention allows the user to reposition the pointing object anywhere on the touch pad 102, including within the borders 120A-D, and continue the drag operation in any direction.
- the present invention will allow a user to utilize multiple strokes across the touch pad 102 while maintaining the drag mode each time a border 120A-D is entered.
- the output of the touch sensitive pointing device 100 is scaled to require many strokes across the surface of the touch pad 102 to cross the display 116 (in order to provide very accurate cursor locating) the user can repeatedly stroke the touch pad while the drag mode is engaged without interruption as the cursor slowly moves across the display 116.
- the present invention's feature of allowing multiple strokes across the touch pad 102 while maintaining the drag mode is a great benefit.
- the present invention advantageously allows a user to extend the drag function of a computer pointing device in a manner not previously known or suggested.
- the present invention allows the user to extend the drag function easily, conveniently, and without requiring long practice or accustomization to the method or apparatus.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the principle steps carried out in accordance with the present invention.
- the flow chart of Figure 4 starts at 150 and illustrates one preferred method of the present invention.
- a border area is defined at step 152.
- the touch pad (102 Figures 3A-C) and associated structures detect when the pointing object is within the border (120A-D) . It will be appreciated that those skilled in the art can arrive at many different methods and structures to determine when the pointing object is on, near, or in the border.
- the drag mode is maintained and the cursor is held at a first location.
- the first location is the location of the cursor on the display when the pointing object was lifted off from the touch pad 102.
- the drag mode is maintained and the cursor is held at the first position on the display (116 in Figure 3A-C) while the user moves the pointing object to another position on the touch pad 102.
- the drag function continues so that the cursor continues to move on the display 116 as the user moves the pointing object from the new position on the touch pad 102 to an end position.
- the end position corresponds to the desired location of the cursor on the display 116.
- any method or structure which functions to hold the cursor in a location on a real-time display while the user reposition a pointing object to another position on a position sensing surface and then allows the cursor movement to continue from the location on the display as the user continues movement of the pointing object, all while maintaining the drag mode, is intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 provides further information regarding preferred embodiments of the present invention. Using the information set forth herein, those skilled in the art will be able to readily arrive at many different arrangements of software, firmware, and/or hardware which will carry out the present invention.
- the border limits (122A-D in Figure 3B) are initialized. Desirably, the positions of border limits (122A-D) can be altered by the user and each of the border limits (122A-D) can be initialized differently by the user.
- the method waits in a loop until position information is available from the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A-C) or other position sensing device. If position information is available from the touch pad 102, at step 168 the x, y, z position information is processed.
- the click and drag functions be invoked by the user tapping on the surface of the touch pad 102.
- the present invention allows a user to tap once to invoke a click function, tap twice to invoke a double click function, and tap once immediately followed by holding the pointing object against the surface of the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A- C) to invoke the drag function.
- step 170 whether the drag mode is engaged is determined. Further information regarding the steps used to determine if the drag mode is engaged and whether the drag mode should continue is set forth in Figure 6 which will be discussed shortly.
- the method next determines if the pointing object is in the border (120A-C in Figure 3B) as will be further discussed in connection with Figure 7.
- the drag extend mode is activated as will be further discussed in connection with Figure 8.
- the x, y, z and button information is sent to the computer 116 for processing, for example by a mouse driver 114 which is resident in the computer 112. The method then loops back to step 166 and continues processing.
- the method determines at step 180 if a pointing object is on the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A-C) . If a pointing object is on the touch pad 102, a timer is set at step 182. The length of the timer can beneficially be altered by the user to accommodate different preferences.
- the method determines if the pointing object is off the touch pad 102. If the pointing object is not off the touch pad 102, the method proceeds to step 190 and it is determined if the pointing object moved on the touch pad 102.
- the method determines if the timer has timed out at step 192. If the timer has timed out at step 192, the method returns to step 184; If the timer has not timed out at step 192, the method proceeds to step 200 where a button up signal is set. Also, if the pointing object moved at step 190, the method also proceeds to step 200 where a button up signal is set. Returning again to step 184, if the pointing object is off the touch pad at step 184, the method sets a button down signal at step 186 and a timer is set at step 188.
- the method determines whether a pointing object is on the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A- C) . If the pointing object is on the touch pad 102, the method determines if the timer (step 188) has timed out at step 198; If the timer has not timed out at step 198 the method loops back to step 196. The method proceeds to step 200 if the timer (step 188) has timed out. If at step 196 it is determined that the pointing object is on the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A-C) , the method proceeds to step 202 and sets a timer.
- step 202 the method proceeds to step 204 and determines if the pointing object is off the touch pad 102 and if so, the method sets a button up signal (step 214) , proceeds through a set button down routine (step 216) , and then proceeds to step 200 and sets a button up signal.
- step 204 determines if the pointing object is not off the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A-C) . If at step 204 it is determined that the pointing object is not off the touch pad (102 in Figures 3A-C) , the method proceeds to step 206 and determines if the timer set in step 202 has timed out. If the timer has not timed out at step 206, the method loops back to step 204. If the timer has timed out at step 206, the method proceeds to step 208 and the method engages the drag mode. At step 210 the method determines if the pointing object is off the touch pad 102. If the pointing object is not off the touch pad 102, the method waits in a loop at step 210.
- step 212 a set no drag routine is executed followed by step 200 which sets a button up signal. From step 200, the method again determines if the pointing object is off the touch pad 102. If the pointing object is not off the touch pad 102, the method waits by looping back on step 194. If the pointing object is off the touch pad 102 the method returns back to step 180.
- the foregoing method provides that the user can conveniently perform click functions and engage the drag function using taps with a single finger or with another appropriate pointing object.
- the present invention provides the signals which are required by an industry standard mouse driver (114 in Figure 2) and can emulate a mouse device.
- the present invention can also communicate with the computer (112 in Figure 2) in a variety of other ways which are now available or which may become available in the future.
- the present invention also most preferably allows the user to engage the drag mode, as well as perform clicking operations, without pushing any buttons. Still, the present invention provides advantages not previously available with a touch sensitive pointing device, regardless of whether buttons must or need not be used to invoke and engage the click and drag functions.
- Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating the preferred method of the present invention to determine if the pointing object is within a border (120A-D in Figure 3B) as mentioned earlier at step 172 of Figure 5.
- the method determines if the drag mode is engaged at step 232. If the drag mode is not engaged, a set not at edge flag routine is performed at step 242 and the method exits at step 248.
- the method determines if the x position of the pointing object is less than the left limit 122D (step 234) , if the y position of the pointing object is greater than the bottom limit 122C (step 236) , if the x position of the pointing object is greater than the right limit 122B (step 238) , or the y position of the pointing object is less than the top limit 122A, then the method proceeds to step 244 and an at edge flag is set and the method exits at step 248.
- step 2334 determines that the x position of the pointing object is not less than the left limit 122D (step 234) , if the y position of the pointing object is not greater than the bottom limit 122C (step 236) , if the x position of the pointing object is not greater than the right limit 122B (step 238) , or the y position of the pointing object is not less than the top limit 122A, then the method proceeds to step 246 and a not at edge flag is set and the method exits at step 248. In the described fashion, the method of the present invention efficiently determines if the pointing object is in a border.
- Figure 8 is a flow chart illustrating the preferred method to extend the drag mode beyond the edge of the position sensing surface of the touch sensitive pointing device 100 and is an example of the drag extend routine indicted at step 174 in Figure 5.
- the method first determines if the drag mode is engaged at step 252. If the drag mode is not engaged, the method waits in a loop at step 252. If the drag mode is engaged, the method next determines if the pointing object is in the border (120A-D in Figure 3B) . If the pointing object is not in the border, the method returns to step 252.
- the method determines if the pointing object is off the touch pad 102 at step 256. If the pointing object is not off the touch pad 102, the method returns to step 254. If the pointing object is off the touch pad at step 256, the method proceeds to step 258 where a drag signal is set and a timer is set. It is presently preferred that the timer be set for a period of two seconds but it is preferred that the time be adjustable to meet the desires of the user.
- the periods of all of the timers described in connection with Figures 6-8 be user adjustable.
- the period of the timer set at step 258 determines how long a use will have to move the pointing object from one of the borders 120A-D to a new position on the touch pad 102 as explained in connection with Figure 3C.
- the method determines if the pointing object is on the touch pad 102 and, if so, the method returns to step 254. If it is determined at step 260 that the pointing object is not on the touch pad 102, the method proceeds to step 262 where it is determined if the timer (step 258) has timed out. If the timer has not timed out at step 262, the method returns to step 260. If the timer has timed out at step 262, the method proceeds to step 264 and a no drag signal is set at step 264 and the method returns to step 252.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram representing one presently preferred system of the present invention. From the forgoing description, it will be appreciated that the method of the present invention can be embodied in many different apparatus and systems. Depending upon the application to which the present invention is to be employed, the present invention may be embodied as software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of the foregoing.
- a position detection means which performs the functions necessary to use the touch pad.
- structures which carry out the present invention in cooperation with the position sensing structures.
- Shown in Figure 2 at 106 is a means for detecting when the pointing device is on the edge of the border or beyond. Also represented at 108 is a means for activating a drag function. Represented at 110 in Figure 2 is a means for maintaining the drag mode and holding the cursor at a first location on the display. Also depicted in Figure 2 at 109 is a means for continuing the dragging function from the first location on the display to a second location on the display. 22
- the present invention provides a system and method for extending the drag function of computer pointing device which is reliable and easy to use.
- the present invention also provides a system and method for extending the drag function of a computer pointing device which is particularly adapted for use with a touch sensitive pointing device and which can operate with a user's finger as the only pointing object.
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