Touch Screen Edge Shielding for Accidental Touch Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large-screen, full-screen, and curved-screen touch devices experience high misoperation rates due to accidental touches at the edge regions when users hold the devices, leading to reduced touch detection accuracy.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that determine the application scene of a touch screen and identify accidental-touch prevention regions based on usage data and preset relations, shielding operations on these regions to prevent accidental touches.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the touch screen uses large-screen, full-screen or curved-screen design, then the display area and visual effect are improved, but the misoperation rate increases due to accidental touches at edge regions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidmisoperation rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different touch sensitivity characteristics to different regions of the touch screen. Specifically, the edge regions are configured with different touch detection properties compared to the central region, allowing the system to maintain high display area while reducing accidental touches at edges through localized quality differentiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The touch screen is divided into multiple regions including edge regions and central regions, with each region having independently configurable touch sensitivity. This segmentation allows the system to optimize touch detection separately for different areas, reducing misoperation at edges while preserving full-screen functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If the edge regions are shielded to prevent accidental touches, then the misoperation rate is reduced, but the touch detection accuracy in those regions deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemisoperation rateVSAvoidtouch detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic region configuration where the edge regions can be dynamically adjusted or activated based on application scenarios. The system can switch between different touch sensitivity modes for edge regions, enabling them to be more sensitive when needed and less sensitive when accidental touches are likely, thus balancing detection accuracy and misoperation prevention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The touch sensitivity parameters of edge regions are made adjustable and configurable. By changing parameters such as touch threshold, sensitivity level, or activation conditions for edge regions, the system can optimize performance for different usage scenarios, improving touch detection accuracy when needed while reducing accidental touches during holding operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3862855A1Method and device for controlling a touch screen, terminal and storage medium
Publication Date: 2021.08.11 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a method and device for controlling a touch screen, a terminal and a storage medium. The method for controlling a touch screen includes: determining an application scene of a touch screen; determining an accidental-touch prevention region of the touch screen according to the application scene; and shielding an operation on the accidental-touch prevention region.