Electronic device and method for processing touch input including refresh rate adjustment

A method executed by at least one processor of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:

• controlling the touch-sensitive display in accordance with a first refresh rate;
• while the touch-sensitive display is controlled in accordance with the first refresh rate, receiving, from the touch-sensitive display, a first signal to indicate a reception of touch input on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the first signal is received using a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) executed by the at least one processor;
• in response to receiving the first signal, executing the HAL to control the touch-sensitive display to change from the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate higher than the first refresh rate, wherein:
• the HAL executed by the at least one processor is configured to:
• in response to receiving the first signal, transmit, to the touch-sensitive display, a second signal for changing from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate,
• based on the first signal, obtain information including data indicating a position in which the touch input is received, and
• transmit, to a framework executed by the at least one processor, the information including the data, and
• the transmission of the second signal is performed by the HAL before the touch input is recognized by the framework in accordance with the information including the data;
• while the touch-sensitive display is controlled in accordance with the second refresh rate:
• executing the framework to recognize the touch input in accordance with the information including the data, and
• executing the framework to identify whether a function to be executed in accordance with the touch input corresponds to a defined function;
• based on the function being identified as corresponding to the defined function, executing the HAL to control the touch-sensitive display to change from the second refresh rate to the first refresh rate or a third refresh rate different from the first and second refresh rates;
• and
• based on the function being identified as not corresponding to the defined function, maintaining the second refresh rate,
• wherein the changing from the second refresh rate to the first or third refresh rate and the maintaining of the second refresh rate are triggered by the framework, and
• wherein the changing from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate is triggered by the HAL.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, to cause the at least one processor to:

• control the touch-sensitive display in accordance with a first refresh rate;
• while the touch-sensitive display is controlled in accordance with the first refresh rate, receive, from the touch-sensitive display, a first signal to indicate a reception of touch input on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the first signal is received using a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) executed by the at least one processor;
• in response to receiving the first signal, execute the HAL to control the touch-sensitive display to change from the first refresh rate to a second refresh rate higher than the first refresh rate, wherein:
• the HAL executed by the at least one processor is configured to:
• in response to receiving the first signal, transmit, to the touch-sensitive display, a second signal for changing from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate,
• based on the first signal, obtain information including data indicating a position in which the touch input is received, and
• transmit, to a framework executed by the at least one processor, the information including the data, and
• the transmission of the second signal is performed by the HAL before the touch input is recognized by the framework in accordance with the information including the data;
• while the touch-sensitive display is controlled in accordance with the second refresh rate:
• execute the framework to recognize the touch input in accordance with the information including the data, and
• execute the framework to identify whether a function to be executed in accordance with the touch input corresponds to a defined function;
• based on the function being identified as corresponding to the defined function, execute the HAL to control the touch-sensitive display to change from the second refresh rate to the first refresh rate or a third refresh rate different from the first and second refresh rates;
• and
• based on the function being identified as not corresponding to the defined function, maintain the second refresh rate,
• wherein the changing from the second refresh rate to the first or third refresh rate and the maintaining of the second refresh rate are triggered by the framework, and
• wherein the changing from the first refresh rate to the second refresh rate is triggered by the HAL.