KR20150039511A - Method and apparatus for providing a menu interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing menu interface and a device for providing the same. According to the present invention, the method for providing menu interface is a method for providing menu interface on a device including a touch screen display and includes: a step of receiving a first input through the touch screen display; a step of determining coordinates corresponding to the first input; a step of arranging a plurality of first menu components radially based on the determined coordinates and displaying the components on the touch screen display; a step of receiving a second input of selecting a component among the first menu components through the touch screen display; and a step of arranging a plurality of second menu components for the selected component radially around the first menu components and displaying the components on the touch screen display. By doing so, the present invention enables a user to operate menu interface easily using the touch screen display.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MENU INTERFACE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a menu interface, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a menu interface that facilitates a user's operation through a touch screen display.

The touch screen display means a device capable of receiving a signal through a display by applying a minute current or pressure on the display. There is a point similar to a touch pad in that an input signal is applied through a touch sensor that recognizes a minute current or pressure. However, in general, in the case of the touch pad, the pointer on the display moves according to the relative movement of the touch fan or the finger input on the touch pad, while in the case of the touch screen display, the touch sensor and the touch pad are implemented together, When a signal is applied, the pointer operates at the corresponding point. Thus, when a signal is applied to the touch screen display through a finger or the like, the sensitivity of recognizing the signal is very important. Recently, a capacitive touch screen display having excellent response to an input signal has been developed, and various functions that can be performed through a touch screen display in an electronic device are being developed. The touch screen display does not require a separate input device because the user touches the stylus or the finger or the like on the display screen to apply the input. These advantages are widely utilized in mobile devices, and as the use of mobile devices equipped with touch screen displays becomes commonplace, many of the programs that have been performed through computers in the past are being implemented through mobile devices. Therefore, designing a user interface that allows a user to easily interact with a device having a touch screen display has become a new challenge.

In this regard, the menu interface of the device having the touch screen display has a problem in that it can not fully utilize the simple and intuitive operation method available in the touch screen display, following the menu interface provided in the conventional desktop environment.

Particularly, since input and output are performed together through a touch screen display, when a user touches a finger on the touch screen display to input the input, there is a problem that a part of the output screen is covered by the user's finger. Are more prominent on handheld terminals such as smart phones with small touch screen displays.

Accordingly, there has been a demand for development of a method and a device capable of reducing the perceived burden of a user by using a touch screen display and providing a more efficient and simple menu interface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a menu interface that is easy for a user to operate through a touch screen display.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a menu interface in an apparatus including a touch screen display, the method comprising: receiving a first input through a touch screen display; Displaying a plurality of first menu components radially on the touch screen display centered on a determined work coordinate to display a first menu configuration through a touch screen display; Receiving a second input selecting a component of the elements, displaying the plurality of second menu components for a selected component radially on a plurality of first menu components and displaying on the touch screen display And a control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for processing an object, the method comprising: determining an object corresponding to a first input, the first menu component including a form change menu component for changing an object's form.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the shape or size of the first menu component is changed according to the position of the determined one coordinate.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the size of the first menu component is proportional to a predetermined priority.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the second input comprises a drag input traversing the outer perimeter of a component of the first menu component from the first input.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an input for selecting one of the second menu entry elements includes a drag input traversing the outer periphery of one of the second menu elements from the second input.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing a menu interface, the apparatus including a touch screen display and a touch screen display for receiving a first input, And displays a plurality of first menu components on the touch screen display in a radial arrangement centered on the determined one of the coordinates, and selects one of the first menu components through the touch screen display And configured to display a plurality of second menu components for a selected component on a touch screen display by radially arranging the plurality of second menu components on a plurality of first menu component outlets .

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a computer-readable medium according to an embodiment of the present invention is a computer-readable medium including a set of instructions, wherein the sets of instructions, when executed by a computing device comprising a touch- The computing device receives a first input via a touch screen display, determines one coordinate corresponding to the first input, arranges a plurality of first menu components radially about a determined coordinate, Display on a display, receive a second input selecting a component of a first menu component via a touch screen display, and transmit a plurality of second menu components for a selected component to a plurality of first menu components Radially on the outer surface to display on the touch screen display .

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The present invention has an effect that a user can easily operate a menu interface by using a touch screen display.

The effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the specification.

1 is a schematic diagram of a menu interface providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a menu interface providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a menu interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a menu component according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a selection of a first menu component according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
6A-6C illustrate menu components according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A through 7C illustrate menu components according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but is capable of many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various components, it goes without saying that these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it is needless to say that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

It is to be understood that each of the features of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined or combined with each other partially or entirely and technically various interlocking and driving is possible as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, It may be possible to cooperate with each other in association.

In the present specification, when any one element 'transmits' data or a signal to another element, the element can transmit the data or signal directly to the other element, and the at least one other element Data or signal can be transmitted to another component.

The terms used to describe the present invention are defined.

As used herein, an electronic document means information transmitted, received or stored in an electronic form by an information processing system, and may be used in electronic form or printed. The electronic document is composed of word (Word), Excel (Word), PowerPoint (PowerPoint) included in Microsoft's Office program group, Hancom Office of Korean and computer company, Acrobat of Adobe ), As well as electronic documents created using a PC-based document editing program, such as Infraware (R)), which can be used in smartphone or tablet computers according to the recent development of the mobile industry And may include electronic documents generated by programs of the Polaris Office® family. In addition, the electronic document includes structured electronic documents such as HTML, XML, and SGML. If the electronic document is created in an electronic form and transmitted, received, or stored, a memo, a moving image, can see.

In the present specification, the electronic document program means a program capable of reading and / or editing the above-mentioned electronic document, or editing the content contained in the electronic document.

In this specification, an object refers to an object that can be edited by a user on the above-described electronic document program. For example, the object can be text, a figure, a graphic, a table, a chart, or a formula.

Various embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a menu interface providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a touch screen display 110 of a menu interface providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in which a plurality of first menu components 120 and a plurality of second menu components 122 are radially As shown in FIG.

Here, the menu components are displayed in alphabetical form for convenience of explanation, but may be implemented in the form of text, images, or icons.

The second menu component 122 refers to a subcomponent of the component 121 selected from the first menu component 120. Referring to Figure 1, each of the first menu components 120, A, B, and C may comprise a subcomponent thereof.

As shown in Fig. 1, when the B component 121 is selected in the first menu component A, B, C 120, the subcomponents b1, b2, b3, b4 of the B component 121 A second menu component 122 corresponding to the first menu component 120 is disposed radially on the outer periphery of the first menu component 120 and displayed. Various control operations can be performed depending on the component selected in the second menu component 122, which will be described later in FIG.

2 is a block diagram of a menu interface providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the apparatus 100 for providing a menu interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen display 110 and a processing unit 112. As shown in FIG.

The menu interface providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured to display menu components on the touch screen display 110 and to receive inputs to the menu components to perform corresponding control operations Device. The menu interface providing apparatus 100 may be a computer including a touch screen display, a processor and a memory, a notebook, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a navigation, a personal digital assistant (PDA) ), An MP3 player, an electronic dictionary, or the like, which is implemented to display menu components on the touch screen display 110, receive inputs to the menu components and perform corresponding control operations , And is not limited to any particular terminal.

The touch screen display 110 may include a display panel unit for displaying an image and a touch screen panel unit for receiving a control signal. The touch screen display 110 may display not only text or images, 0.0 > 100, < / RTI > The display panel unit and the touch screen panel unit may be implemented in one module according to an implementation method.

The processing unit 112 may include at least one processor and a memory, and the plurality of processors may be configured to share memory with one another. The memory stores a program, an instruction set, and the like, and the processor performs operations such as executing a program or a set of instructions stored in the memory.

The processing unit 112 is configured to display the menu components on the touch screen display, receive inputs to the menu components, and perform corresponding control operations.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a menu interface according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Will be described with reference to Fig. 1 for convenience of explanation.

First, the menu interface providing apparatus receives the first input through the touch screen display (S100).

Although it is assumed that the first input is implemented as a long tap, the first input is not necessarily implemented as a long tap, and may be implemented by various gesture inputs described later.

The input received through the touchscreen display is a state in which a user physically touches a finger or a stylus pen or the like on the touchscreen display, touch. < / RTI >

A gesture input may be applied via the touchscreen display. Gesture input can be implemented in a variety of ways, among which tabs are a way of lightly touching the touch screen display with a hand or a stylus pen, inputting a double tap, The long tap means a method of holding the input state for a certain period of time or until a specific event occurs, that is, a method of tapping for a long time.

When the first input is received, the menu interface providing apparatus determines one coordinate corresponding to the first input (S110).

One coordinate corresponding to the first input may be one coordinate at which the first input is received, but an input received through the touch screen display may correspond to a plurality of coordinates, and in this case, among the plurality of coordinates, The coordinates having the greatest intensity, or the average coordinates of the plurality of coordinates may be determined as one coordinate.

When the day coordinates are determined, the menu interface providing apparatus arranges a plurality of first menu components radially around the determined coordinates and displays the first menu components on the touch screen display (S120).

By disposing the first menu component radially about the determined work coordinate, it is possible to prevent the first menu component from being covered by the finger applying the first input on the touch screen display.

Here, the plurality of first menu components 120 may be embodied as having a fan shape as shown in FIG. 1, so as to be easily arranged in a radial manner.

When the first menu component is displayed, the menu interface providing device receives a second input for selecting one of the first menu components through the touch screen display (S130).

Here, when the second input is implemented as a drag input from the first input, the user can manipulate the menu interface through the drag input without taking a finger off the touch screen display after the first input.

When one of the first menu components is selected, the menu interface providing device radially arranges a plurality of second menu components for a selected one of the plurality of first menu components on a touch screen display (S140).

As shown in Fig. 1, when the B component 121 is selected in the first menu component 120, the second component corresponding to b1, b2, b3, b4, which are the subcomponents of the B component 121, A menu component 122 is disposed radially on the outer periphery of the first menu component 120 and displayed.

When the second menu component is displayed, the menu interface providing device may be configured to receive input selecting a component of the second menu component via the touch screen display to perform a corresponding control operation.

Here, the control operation includes an operation of changing the format of the object, which will be described later with reference to Figs. 6A to 6E and Figs. 7A to 7D.

4 illustrates a menu component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The size or arrangement order of the first menu component or the second menu component may be implemented to be proportional to a predetermined priority.

As shown in FIG. 4A, in the case of A, B, C, and D, a plurality of first menu components 130, when A and B components have a higher priority than other components , The A and B components may have a larger size than the other components.

Here, the priority can be implemented so as to be specified based on the frequency frequently used by the user.

On the other hand, a selected one of the first menu component or the second menu component may be enlarged and displayed than the other components.

As shown in FIG. 4 (b), when the A component 141 is selected from among the first menu components 140 arranged and displayed in a radially arranged manner, the selected A component 141 is selected from the other components Can be enlarged and displayed.

Also, when the first input is applied where there is not enough room for the first menu component to be displayed, such as at the corners of the touch screen display, the shape or size of the first menu component may be adaptive . ≪ / RTI >

4C, when the first input is applied near the corner of the touch screen display 110, the shape and size of the first menu component 150 are adjusted to fit the displayable space Can be displayed.

FIG. 5 illustrates a selection of a first menu component according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

If the user has to remove a finger or the like from the touch screen display or select a long component on the component for a certain period of time to select one of the first menu components, May be inconvenient.

Thus, the second input for selecting one of the first menu components may be implemented as a drag input across the outer perimeter of the first component. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, after a user applies a first input, the user may drag the B component 121 of the first menu component 155 When crossing the enclosure with a finger, the B component 121 can be selected.

In addition, a component of the second menu component may be selected so that one of the first menu components is selected.

6A-6C illustrate menu components according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In response to receiving the first input, the menu interface providing apparatus may be configured to determine an object corresponding to the first input, and to display a format change menu component for changing the format of the object.

6A, when an electronic document program is driven in the menu interface providing apparatus 100 to display a star figure 160, a first input, for example, a long tap, is displayed on the figure 160. In this case, The form change menu component 170 for changing the format of the figure 160 can be displayed.

The color of the object, the object outline dash, the object outline thickness, and the object effect can be changed through the format change menu component 170.

Figures 6b through 6c illustrate a second menu component (172 of Figure 6b, 174 of Figure 6c) for a selected one of the form change menu component 170 and the form change menu component 170, , Such a second menu component may be radially disposed and displayed on the outside of the form change menu component 170.

Furthermore, the second menu component may be provided in a continuously connected form.

6B, when an object color component 171 is selected in the form change menu component 170, a second menu component 172 for the object color component 171 is displayed. By providing the various colors in a continuous form through the second menu component 172 as shown in FIG. 6B, the user can intuitively change the color of the object.

Referring to FIG. 6C, when the outline dash component 173 is selected in the format change menu component 170, the second menu component 174 for the outline dash component 173 is displayed. By providing the contour dashes of various kinds in a continuous form through the second menu component 173 as shown in FIG. 6C, the user can intuitively change the object contour dash style.

5, if the input for selecting one component is implemented as a drag input that traverses the periphery of the corresponding component, the user may select the touch screen display 110 after applying the first input, The contour dash form of the object can be changed by dragging the contour of one of the contour dash components 173 without dragging the finger from the contour dash component 173. For example, referring to FIG. 6C, when a user applies a first input and then drags the touch screen display 110 at 1 o'clock without releasing a finger, the outline dash form of the object changes to a solid line.

On the other hand, an object may be a text, a picture, a table, a chart, or a mathematical expression as well as the above-mentioned figure, and the case where the object is text will be described with reference to Figs. 7A to 7C.

7A through 7C illustrate menu components according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A-7C illustrate a form change menu component 180 for changing the formatting of text 190, and may include a second menu component (e.g., 182 in Fig. 7B, 186 in Fig. 7C) is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when a text 190 is designated as a block and then a first input is applied on the selected text 190, a format change menu component (FIG. 7A) for changing the format of the text 190 180 may be displayed.

7B, when a font component 181 is selected in the form change menu component 180, a second menu component 182 for the font component 181 is displayed. Various types of fonts are provided in a continuous form through the second menu component 182 as shown in FIG. 7B, so that the user can intuitively change the font of the text.

7C, a font effect component 185 is selected in the form change menu component 180, and a second menu component 186 for the font effect component 185 is displayed.

On the other hand, if the second menu component 186 is implemented to be displayed radially and only displayed on the outer periphery of one component 185 selected in the first menu component 180, as shown in FIG. 7C, 1 input and then select one component of the second menu component 186 via the first menu component 180 via dragging a straight line without removing the finger from the touch screen display 110 .

Each block of the accompanying block diagrams and combinations of steps of the flowchart may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which may be executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, And means for performing the functions described in each step are created. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible that the instructions stored in the block diagram include each block of the block diagram or instruction means for performing the functions described in each step of the flowchart. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible that the instructions that perform the processing equipment provide the steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and at each step of the flowchart.

In this specification, each block may represent a portion of a module, segment, or code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may actually be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. The software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a register, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, which is capable of reading information from, and writing information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integral with the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside within an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC may reside within the user terminal. Alternatively, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Menu interface providing device
110: Touch screen display
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120, 121, 130, 140, 141, 150, 170, 171, 173, 180, 181, 185:
122, 142, 172, 174, 182, 186: a second menu component
160: Shape
190: Text

Claims (8)

A method for providing a menu interface in an apparatus including a touch screen display,
Receiving a first input via the touch screen display;
Determining a coordinate corresponding to the first input;
Disposing a plurality of first menu components radially around the determined coordinate and displaying on the touch screen display;
Receiving a second input through the touch screen display to select a component of the first menu component;
And arranging a plurality of second menu components for the selected one component radially out of the first menu component to display on the touch screen display. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising determining an object corresponding to the first input,
Wherein the first menu component comprises a form change menu component for changing the format of the object. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the shape or size of the first menu component changes according to the determined position of the first coordinate. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the size of the first menu component is proportional to a predetermined priority. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second input comprises a drag input traversing the outer perimeter of a component of the first menu component from the first input. 6. The method according to claim 1 or 5,
Wherein the input for selecting one of the second menu entry elements comprises a drag input from the second input across an outline of a component of the second menu component. An apparatus for providing a menu interface,
Touch screen display; And
Receiving a first input via the touch screen display, determining one coordinate corresponding to the first input, radially arranging a plurality of first menu components about the determined coordinate, Receiving a second input for selecting a component of the first menu component via the touch screen display and for receiving a second plurality of menu components for the selected one component from the plurality of first menus, And a processor configured to radially locate the touch screen display on the touch screen display, and to display the touch screen display on the touch screen display. 24. A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions,
Wherein the sets of instructions, when executed by a computing device comprising a touch screen display, cause the computing device to:
Receiving a first input via the touch screen display,
Determine one coordinate corresponding to the first input,
Displaying a plurality of first menu components on the touch screen display by radially arranging a plurality of first menu components around the determined coordinate,
A second input for selecting a component of the first menu component via the touch screen display,
And causes a plurality of second menu components for the selected one component to be radially disposed outside the plurality of first menu components for display on the touch screen display.

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