CN104035606A - Operation method and electronic device of touch panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an operation method of a touch panel and an electronic device. In the method, a touch event is detected through a touch panel. And defining a part of the touch area of the touch panel as an invalid touch operation area. And judging whether the contact position of the touch event in the touch panel is located in the invalid touch operation area. And when the contact position is positioned in the invalid touch control operation area, disabling the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position. And when the contact position is not located in the invalid touch control operation area, triggering an operation event corresponding to the contact position.

Description

Operation method and electronic device of touch panel

technical field

The present invention relates to a touch electronic device, and in particular to an operation method of a touch panel and an electronic device.

Background technique

With the advancement of touch technology, human beings are increasingly dependent on electronic devices, and touch screens are gradually replacing traditional screens as input and output tools for electronic devices. At present, many electronic devices on the market are operated by using a touch panel. Many consumer electronic products also use touch panels to save space for physical buttons in order to meet users' requirements for light and compact appearance.

Taking an electronic device with a touch panel (such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer) as an example, the current common touch panel usually has a single-point or multi-touch function. The entire surface of the touch panel of a conventional electronic device can provide a touch event detection function. In addition to the target contact position, the user must pay attention to avoid touching other positions of the touch panel, so as not to trigger unintended operation events/functions by mistake. In order to avoid false triggering events, the user's hand must be suspended above the touch panel, which makes it quite inconvenient for the user to operate the touch panel.

Take the application program that the user uses the drawing on the touch panel of the tablet computer as an example. When the user rests the palm on the touch panel according to the usage habit in real life, and then uses the finger (or stylus) to touch the When drawing on the panel, the touch panel will sense multi-point touch signals, resulting in operation events different from what the user expected. For example, a user would expect that the aforementioned finger (or stylus) touch should result in a line-drawing function, but in fact the tablet would respond to zooming or other functions, not a line-drawing function.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a method for operating a touch panel and an electronic device, which can prevent users from touching the touch panel by mistake and increase the convenience for users to operate the touch panel.

The invention provides a method for operating a touch panel, wherein the touch panel is set on an electronic device. The operation method of the touch panel includes the following steps. Detect touch events through the touch panel. Part of the touch area of the touch panel is defined as an invalid touch operation area. It is judged whether the contact position of the touch event in the touch panel is located in the invalid touch operation area. When the contact position is located in the invalid touch operation area, the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position is disabled. When the contact position is not located in the invalid touch operation area, an operation event corresponding to the contact position is triggered.

The present invention further provides an electronic device, which includes a touch panel, a touch panel interface circuit, and a processing unit, wherein the touch panel interface circuit is coupled to the processing unit and the touch panel. The processing unit defines part of the touch area of the touch panel as an invalid touch operation area, and detects the touch event of the touch panel through the touch panel interface circuit, and judges whether the contact position of the touch event in the touch panel is in an invalid Touch operation area. Wherein, when the contact position is located in the invalid touch operation area, the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position is disabled, and when the contact position is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit triggers the operation event corresponding to the contact position.

Based on the above, when the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device will disable the event trigger function corresponding to the touch event, and when the touch event is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device will trigger the corresponding operation event. In this way, the electronic device can prevent the user from accidentally touching, so as to improve the convenience of the user when operating the touch panel.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2A is a flow chart showing the operation method of the touch panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario of the first embodiment of the present invention;

3A to 3D are schematic diagrams of application scenarios of the operation method of the touch panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

4A to 4D are schematic diagrams illustrating the adjustment of the size of the invalid touch operation area according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

5A to 5D are schematic diagrams illustrating the adjustment of the position of the invalid touch operation area according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

6A to 6C are schematic diagrams illustrating the cancellation of the invalid touch operation area according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the operation method of the touch panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

100: electronic device;

110: touch panel;

115: touch panel interface circuit;

120: processing unit;

200, 300: touch area;

210, 310: invalid touch operation area;

202, 212, 214, 216, 302, 312, 314, 316: buttons;

30: hand;

32: finger;

34: palm;

p32, p34: contact position;

R1, R2, S1, S2: directions;

S202, S204, S206, S208, S210, S702, S704, S706, S708: each step of the operation method of the touch panel.

Detailed ways

In order to allow users to operate electronic devices with touch panels according to their personal habits, for example, users rest their palms on the touch panel, so the touch panel needs to provide a function to prevent accidental touches. It can touch the touch area that the user does not want to trigger. In this way, the user can safely place his palm on the disabled touch area to perform a touch operation. In order to make the content of the present invention clearer, the following specific examples are given as examples in which the present invention can indeed be implemented.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a touch panel 110 , a touch panel interface circuit 115 and a processing unit 120 , wherein the touch panel interface circuit 115 is coupled to the processing unit 120 and the touch panel 110 . The electronic device 100 is, for example, a tablet computer (Tablet PC), a palmtop computer (Pocket PC), a personal computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA for short), a stock machine, a mobile phone, or other devices with touch functions. Electronic devices, etc., do not limit its scope here.

The touch panel 110 can be disposed on a display panel (not shown), wherein the user can directly watch the image displayed on the display panel through the touch panel 110 . The touch panel 110 may have a plurality of sensing blocks (not shown), and these sensing blocks may generate touch signals according to a user's touch operation. In this embodiment, the touch panel 110 is used as the input/output interface of the electronic device 100, that is, the touch panel 110 can sense the touch input from the user and display relevant information, such as displaying the user interface and various An application (application) and so on. In addition, the touch panel 110 of this embodiment may be any type of touch panel, such as a capacitive touch panel or a resistive touch panel. The touch panel interface circuit 115 can drive the touch panel 110 and read touch signals of the touch panel 110 .

The processing unit 120 is, for example, a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, referred to as CPU), or other programmable microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, referred to as DSP), programmable controller, special application integration Circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuits, referred to as ASIC), programmable logic device (Programmable Logic Device, referred to as PLD) or other similar devices.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 120 can execute a plurality of program code segments, such as running an operating system (OS for short) of the electronic device 100 to control the overall operation of the electronic device 100 . Specifically, the processing unit 120 can control the touch panel interface circuit 115 according to the instructions of these program code segments, and detect the touch event of the touch panel 110 through the touch panel interface circuit 115, so as to realize the touch control of this embodiment. How to operate the panel.

For example, in some embodiments, the processing unit 120 includes a detection module and an analysis module. Wherein, the detection module and the analysis module may be realized by computer program codes. Alternatively, in another embodiment of the present invention, the detection module and the analysis module may be implemented by a hardware circuit composed of one or several logic gates. The detection module can detect touch events of the touch panel 110 through the touch panel interface circuit 115 , and receive a series of sensing signals generated by the touch events from the touch panel 110 through the touch panel interface circuit 115 . The analysis module can determine whether the contact position of the touch event on the touch panel 110 is located in the invalid touch operation area. When the contact position is located in the invalid touch operation area, the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position will be disabled. When the contact position is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 triggers an operation event corresponding to the contact position.

The operation method of the touch panel 110 is described below with the above-mentioned electronic device 100 . FIG. 2A is a flowchart of the operation method of the touch panel 110 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation method in this embodiment is applicable to the electronic device 100 with the touch panel 110 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A at the same time. In step S202 , the processing unit 120 defines a part of the touch area of the touch panel 110 as an invalid touch operation area. For example, the operating system run by the processing unit 120 of this embodiment can display a PIP (Picture in Picture) picture-in-picture (PIP) or a user interface with a stacked design through the touch panel 110 . In some embodiments, when the touch panel 110 displays a PIP picture-in-picture, it can display two or more pictures from different signals at the same time, and the invalid touch operation area is the picture on the uppermost layer, so the processing unit 120 can According to the size and position of the upper screen, information such as the size and position of the invalid touch operation area is defined. In another embodiment, when the operating system running on the touch panel 110 displays multiple layered stacked interfaces through a stacked user interface, the invalid touch operation area can be regarded as one of the layered stacked interfaces. The interface at the top level. Here, the processing unit 120 can define information such as the size and position of the invalid touch operation area according to the design of the layered stacking interface.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 120 will not trigger a touch event located in the invalid touch operation area. It should be noted that, for the touch panel 110 having a touch area and a non-touch area, the touch area is, for example, an area located on the touch panel 110 for receiving touch signals, while the non-touch area does not have The function of detecting touch events (for example, the peripheral area located at the edge of the touch panel 110 ). Therefore, here, the part of the touch area where the invalid touch operation area is located refers to a part of the touch area of the touch panel 110 .

In step S204 , the processing unit 120 detects a touch event on the touch panel 110 through the touch panel interface circuit 115 . Wherein, the touch event may be a touch operation performed by the user on the touch area of the touch panel 110 , such as a press, click or slide operation. Here, the processing unit 120 obtains position information of the contact position on the touch panel 110 .

In step S206 , the processing unit 120 determines whether the contact position of the touch event on the touch panel 110 is located in an invalid touch operation area. When the processing unit 120 determines that the contact position is located in the invalid touch operation area, as shown in step S208 , the processing unit 120 disables the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position. That is to say, when the user performs a touch operation on the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will not trigger an operation event corresponding to the touch operation. For example, when the user clicks a software button displayed on the touch panel 110 in the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will not activate the function corresponding to the software button. For another example, when the user drags the object displayed on the touch panel 110 in the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will not move the object correspondingly.

However, when the processing unit 120 determines that the contact position is not located in the invalid touch operation area, as shown in step S210 , the processing unit 120 triggers an operation event corresponding to the contact position. That is to say, when the user performs a touch operation such as clicking or dragging on a touch area outside the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will trigger an operation event corresponding to the touch operation. For example, when the user clicks a software button displayed on the touch panel 110 in the non-invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will activate the function corresponding to the software button, for example, open the application program corresponding to the software button. For another example, when the user drags the object displayed on the touch panel 110 in the non-invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 will move the object correspondingly.

It is worth mentioning that the present embodiment does not limit the size and position of the invalid touch operation area. The processing unit 120 can define the size of the invalid touch operation area and the position of the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 according to preset settings. In addition, after the processing unit 120 defines the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 , the user can trigger step S202 at any time during the operation of the electronic device 100 to change the relevant definition of the above invalid touch operation area. For example, according to the user's operation, the processing unit 120 can also redefine the invalid touch operation area through the specific keys configured on the touch panel 110 , so as to adjust the presentation mode of the invalid touch operation area.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an application scenario of the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B , part of the touch area of the touch area 200 on the touch panel 110 is defined as an invalid touch operation area 210 . The touch panel 110 has a button 202 , a button 212 , a button 214 and a button 216 . The user can press the button 202 , the button 212 , the button 214 and the button 216 to correspondingly define the invalid touch operation area.

For example, the processing unit 120 can determine whether to divide the invalid touch operation area 210 on the touch area 200 of the touch panel 110 according to the keys 202 arranged on the touch panel 110 . That is, when the button 202 is pressed, the processing unit 120 will divide the invalid touch operation area 210 on the touch panel 110 . According to the position information of the invalid touch operation area 210 , the operation events in the invalid touch operation area 210 will be ignored, so that the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position will be disabled. Wherein, the invalid touch operation area 210 is, for example, displayed on the top layer of the PIP picture-in-picture or displayed on the top layer of the layered stacking interface.

On the other hand, the processing unit 120 can also determine whether to cancel the invalid touch operation area 210 according to the key 216 in the invalid touch operation area 210 . That is, when the button 216 is pressed, the invalid touch operation area 210 will be removed, so that the processing unit 120 can trigger the corresponding operation event according to the contact position of the touch event, regardless of whether the contact position is in the invalid touch operation Within District 210. In other embodiments, the button 216 may be eliminated, and the function of the button 216 is merged into the button 202 . For example, when the user presses the key 202 for the first time, the touch area 200 of the touch panel 110 is divided into an invalid touch operation area 210 . When the user activates the button 202 for the second time, the invalid touch operation area 210 will be canceled.

In addition, the processing unit 120 can also adjust the size or shape of the invalid touch operation area 210 according to the gesture action made by the user. For example, the user can define/adjust the size or shape of the invalid touch operation area 210 by pressing and dragging the button 212 . In addition, the processing unit 120 can also move the position of the invalid touch operation area 210 on the touch panel 110 according to the gesture action performed by the finger. For example, the user can define/move the position of the invalid touch operation area 210 on the touch panel 110 by pressing and dragging the button 214 .

In this embodiment, the button 212 , the button 214 and the button 216 located in the invalid touch operation area 210 can be realized by software buttons, and the button 202 can be a physical button configured on the electronic device 100 . However, the implementation manner of the button is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the button 202 , the button 212 , the button 214 and the button 216 may be physical buttons or software buttons (virtual buttons), so as to facilitate the user to adjust the presentation mode of the invalid touch operation area 210 . For example, in other embodiments, the key 202 may be a virtual key displayed on the touch panel 110 .

3A to 3D are schematic diagrams of the application scenarios of the operation method of the touch panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein this embodiment adopts the configuration structure of the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1 . Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3A , when the button 302 is not pressed, the processing unit 120 will not divide an invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 . At this time, any touch operation performed by the user on any position of the touch area 300 can be detected as a touch signal. For example, if the touch time of the touch operation is longer than the preset time, or the contact area of the touch operation on the touch panel 110 is larger than the preset area, the processing unit 120 will perform an operation corresponding to the touch operation event.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3B , when the button 302 is pressed by the user's hand 30 , as shown in FIG. 3C , the processing unit 120 divides an invalid touch operation area 310 on the touch panel 110 . Here, it is assumed that the touch panel 110 can display a PIP picture-in-picture, and the touch panel 110 can display the invalid touch operation area 310 as a sub-screen on the uppermost layer. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3C , wherein the invalid touch operation area 310 has a button 312 , a button 314 and a button 316 for the user to adjust the presentation mode (such as size or position) of the invalid touch operation area 310 . At this time, when the touch panel 110 detects a touch event, if the touch position of the touch event on the touch panel 110 is outside the invalid touch operation area 310, the processing unit 120 will trigger the The corresponding operation event. However, if the contact position is within the invalid touch operation area 310 , the processing unit 120 disables the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3D , assuming that the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 110 with the hand 30, the contact position p32 of the finger 32 on the touch panel 110 is not located in the invalid touch operation area 310, namely The contact position p32 is in the touch area 300 outside the invalid touch operation area 310 . Here, the processing unit 120 will trigger the operation event corresponding to the contact position p32 to execute the operation function corresponding to the operation event. However, the contact position p34 where the palm 34 (other parts except the finger 32 ) is in contact with the touch panel 110 is located in the invalid touch operation area 310 , so the processing unit 120 disables the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position p34 . That is to say, the touch event that the palm 34 touches the touch panel 110 will be ignored. In this way, when the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel 110 , he can rest his palm 34 on the invalid touch operation area 310 at ease, and then use the touch area 300 other than the invalid touch operation area 310 , so as to improve the convenience of the user when operating the touch panel 110 .

In this embodiment, after the user divides the touch panel 110 into an invalid touch operation area 310 by pressing the button 302, the user can also press the button 312, the button 314, and the button 316 in the invalid touch operation area 310 to adjust the invalid touch operation area. Control the presentation mode of the operation area 310.

4A to 4D are schematic diagrams illustrating adjusting the size of the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4A. After the touch panel 110 divides the invalid touch operation area 310, as shown in FIG. Control operation area 310. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C , when the finger 32 presses the button 312, simultaneously performs a dragging gesture on the touch panel 110 (for example, dragging in the direction of R1 in the past), and the invalid touch can be eliminated. The operating area 310 is enlarged. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 4D , the finger 32 can also perform a dragging gesture in the direction R2 opposite to the direction R1 while pressing 312 , so as to shrink the invalid touch operation area 310 . In this way, the user can conveniently adjust the size of the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the requirement when operating the touch panel 110 , so as to increase the convenience when operating the touch panel 110 .

5A to 5D are schematic diagrams illustrating the adjustment of the position of the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5A, after the touch panel 110 divides the invalid touch operation area 310, as shown in FIG. 5B, the user can press the button 314 to move the invalid touch operation area 310 to adjust the invalid touch operation area 310. position on the touch panel 110 . For example, as shown in FIG. 5B and FIG. 5C , when the finger 32 presses the button 314, simultaneously performs a dragging gesture on the touch panel 110 (for example, dragging in the S1 direction in the past), and the invalid touch can be disabled. The operating area 310 moves in the direction S1. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5C and FIG. 5D , when pressing 314, the finger 32 can also perform a drag gesture in the direction S2 opposite to the direction S1 at the same time, so that the invalid touch operation area 310 can be moved to the direction S2 moves. In this way, the user can conveniently adjust the position of the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the requirement when operating the touch panel 110 , so as to increase the convenience when operating the touch panel 110 .

6A to 6C are schematic diagrams illustrating canceling the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 6A. After the touch panel 110 divides the invalid touch operation area 310, as shown in FIG. A touch operation performed on any position of the touch area 300 may be determined as a touch signal (as shown in FIG. 6C ). In this way, the user can cancel the invalid touch operation area 310 according to the requirement when operating the touch panel 110 , so as to increase the convenience when operating the touch panel 110 .

Based on the above, the electronic device 100 detects the position of the contact area to determine whether the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area. Wherein, when the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device 100 will disable the corresponding event trigger function, and when the touch event is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device 100 will trigger the corresponding operation event. In this way, when the user operates the electronic device 100 , he can use it according to his personal habit. For example, when the user executes an application program with a hand-drawing function or a note-taking function, the palm of the hand can be rested on the invalid touch operation area of the touch panel, and the electronic device 100 will not trigger a touch event in the invalid touch operation area. . In addition, the user can also adjust the size and position of the invalid touch operation area according to personal usage habits, so as to meet the needs of the operation. In this way, the electronic device 100 can provide the function of the touch panel 110 to prevent false touches, so that the user can perform touch operations on the invalid touch operation area according to personal operation habits, so as to improve the user's safety when operating the touch panel 110. convenience.

However, the implementation of FIG. 2A should not be limited by the above description. For example, in other embodiments, the processing unit 120 obtains the position information of the predefined invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 in step S202 , and transmits the position information to the touch panel interface circuit 115 . The touch panel interface circuit 115 can determine whether to ignore the touch signal of the touch event according to the position information provided by the processing unit 120 . In step S204 , the touch panel interface circuit 115 detects a touch event on the touch panel 110 . In step S206 , the touch panel interface circuit 115 determines whether the contact position of the touch event on the touch panel 110 is located in an invalid touch operation area.

When the contact position is located in the invalid touch operation area, the touch panel interface circuit 115 proceeds to step S208. In step S208, the touch panel interface circuit 115 ignores the touch signal of the touch event in the invalid touch operation area according to the position information, that is, does not transmit the touch signal in the invalid touch operation area to the processing unit 120 . Therefore, the event trigger function corresponding to the contact position can be disabled.

When the contact position is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the touch panel interface circuit 115 proceeds to step S210. In step S210 , the touch panel interface circuit 115 provides the touch signal of the touch event to the processing unit 120 . Therefore, the processing unit 120 may trigger an operation event corresponding to the contact position.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the operation method of the touch panel according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 can be analogized with reference to the relevant descriptions in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2B , FIG. 3 , FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 and/or FIG. 6 . This embodiment is a further application of the first embodiment, and is described here with the electronic device 100 in FIG. 1 . Wherein, the operation method of this embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment. The touch control panel can receive touch signals in the invalid touch operation area, so as to disable the event trigger function in the invalid touch operation area.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in step S702 , the processing unit 120 obtains position information of the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 . For example, the user can pre-set the position coordinates of the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110, and parameter values such as the size or shape of the invalid touch operation area, and the processing unit 120 can read these parameters value to obtain the position information of the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 .

In step S704, the processing unit 120 disables the touch panel interface circuit 115 from receiving touch signals of touch events in the invalid touch operation area according to the position information, so as to define part of the touch area of the touch panel 110 as an invalid touch area. control operation area. For example, the processing unit 120 disables the function of the touch panel interface circuit 115 to detect touch signals in the invalid touch operation area, so that the touch panel interface circuit 115 cannot receive touch signals in the invalid touch operation area. Therefore, when a touch event occurs in the invalid touch operation area of the touch panel 110 , the touch panel interface circuit 115 cannot detect the touch signal of the touch event.

In step S706 , the processing unit 120 detects a touch event on the touch panel 110 through the touch panel interface circuit 115 . Then in step S708 , when the touch panel interface circuit 115 detects a touch event on the touch panel 110 , the processing unit 120 triggers an operation event corresponding to the contact position. Here, the touch panel 110 can detect the touch signal due to the touch area located outside the invalid touch operation area, so when the touch event is located outside the invalid touch operation area of the touch panel 110, the processing unit 120 can According to the touch signal, an operation event corresponding to the contact position is triggered.

On the other hand, when the touch event occurs on the touch panel 110 , if the touch panel interface circuit 115 does not detect the touch event on the touch panel 110 , it means that the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area. At this time, since the processing unit 120 has disabled the function of the touch panel interface circuit 115 to detect touch signals in the invalid touch operation area according to the position information of the invalid touch operation area, when a touch event occurs on the touch panel 110 When the contact position in is in the invalid touch operation area, the touch panel interface circuit 115 cannot receive the touch signal of the touch event. In this way, for the user's touch operation on the invalid touch operation area, the processing unit 120 cannot trigger the event trigger function corresponding to the touch operation according to the touch signal.

It is worth mentioning that in this embodiment, the invalid touch operation area can also be operated through specific keys. For example, the processing unit 120 of this embodiment can divide an invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 according to a specific key. Wherein, when the button is pressed, the processing unit 120 can divide the area on the touch panel 110 as an invalid touch operation area, so that the touch panel 110 cannot receive touch signals in this invalid touch operation area. . In addition, the processing unit 120 can also cancel the invalid touch operation area on the touch panel 110 according to another specific key, so that the part of the touch area divided into the invalid touch operation area resumes the function of detecting touch signals. Therefore, when the button is pressed, the entire touch area on the touch panel 110 can receive the touch signal, and the processing unit 120 can trigger an operation event on the touch panel 110 according to the touch signal. Of course, the processing unit 120 of this embodiment can also change the size and position of the invalid touch operation area by reading another position information. In this way, the processing unit 120 can change the size and position of the invalid touch operation area for disabling the touch panel 110 from receiving touch signals according to the user's requirements.

Based on the above, the electronic device 100 disables the touch panel 110 from receiving touch signals in the invalid touch operation area. Therefore, when the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device 100 cannot detect the touch signal corresponding to the touch event, and thus will not trigger the event trigger function corresponding to the touch event. In this way, the electronic device 100 can prevent the user from touching the touch panel 100 by mistake, so that the user can perform touch operations on the invalid touch operation area according to his personal operating habits, so as to improve the user's operation of the touch panel 110 convenience at the time.

To sum up, in the touch panel operating method and the electronic device of the present invention, the electronic device defines an invalid touch operation area. Moreover, when the touch event is located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device will disable the event trigger function corresponding to the touch event, and when the touch event is not located in the invalid touch operation area, the electronic device will trigger the corresponding event trigger function of the touch event. Action events. In this way, the electronic device can provide the function of preventing false touch on the touch panel, so that the user can perform a touch operation on the invalid touch operation area according to personal habits, and the electronic device will not trigger the touch operation The corresponding operation event. Thereby, the electronic device can improve the user's convenience when operating the touch panel.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than limiting them; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: It is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention. scope.

Claims (10)

1. a method of operating for contact panel, this contact panel is arranged in an electronic installation, it is characterized in that, comprising:

By this contact panel, detect a touch-control event;

The part touch area that defines this contact panel is an invalid touch control operation district;

Judge whether the contact position of this touch-control event in this contact panel is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district;

When this contact position is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, the corresponding Event triggered function of this contact position of forbidden energy; And

When this contact position is non-while being positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, trigger the corresponding Action Events of this contact position.

2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the step in this invalid touch control operation district of described definition comprises:

According to one first button, on this contact panel, mark off this invalid touch control operation district.

3. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises:

According to one second button, cancel this invalid touch control operation district.

4. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the step in this invalid touch control operation district of described definition comprises:

According to a gesture motion, adjust and/or move the size in this invalid touch control operation district.

5. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises:

Obtain this invalid touch control operation district and be positioned at the positional information on this contact panel;

The step of corresponding this Event triggered function of this contact position of wherein said forbidden energy comprises: according to this positional information, ignore a touching signals of this touch-control event in this invalid touch control operation district; And

The step of corresponding this Action Events of this contact position of wherein said triggering comprises: according to this touching signals of this touch-control event, trigger this Action Events that this contact position is corresponding.

6. an electronic installation, is characterized in that, comprising:

One contact panel;

One contact panel interface circuit, is coupled to this contact panel; And

One processing unit, be coupled to this contact panel interface circuit, the part touch area that this processing unit defines this contact panel is an invalid touch control operation district, and by this contact panel interface circuit, detect a touch-control event of this contact panel, and judge whether the contact position of this touch-control event in this contact panel is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, wherein when this contact position is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, the corresponding Event triggered function of this contact position is disabled, and when this contact position is non-while being positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, this processing unit triggers the corresponding Action Events of this contact position.

7. electronic installation according to claim 6, is characterized in that, this processing unit, according to one first button, marks off this invalid touch control operation district on this contact panel; This processing unit foundation one second button, cancel this invalid touch control operation district.

8. electronic installation according to claim 6, is characterized in that, the size in this invalid touch control operation district is adjusted and/or moved to this processing unit, according to a gesture motion.

9. electronic installation according to claim 6, is characterized in that, this processing unit is obtained this invalid touch control operation district and is positioned at the positional information on this contact panel; When this contact position is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, this processing unit, according to this positional information, is ignored a touching signals of this touch-control event in this invalid touch control operation district; And when this contact position is non-while being positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, this processing unit, according to this touching signals of this touch-control event, triggers this Action Events that this contact position is corresponding.

10. electronic installation according to claim 9, is characterized in that, this processing unit is sent to this contact panel interface circuit by this positional information; When this contact position is positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, this contact panel interface circuit, according to this positional information, is ignored this touching signals of this touch-control event in this invalid touch control operation district; And when this contact position is non-while being positioned at this invalid touch control operation district, this contact panel interface circuit offers this processing unit by this touching signals of this touch-control event.