CN101882047B - On-screen virtual keyboard system - Google Patents
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An on-screen virtual keyboard system is applied to a mobile touch screen operated electronic device. The system comprises a simple virtual keyboard layout, a traditional virtual keyboard layout and a memory block, wherein the simple virtual keyboard layout is provided with a traditional layout switch key and plural remaining keys; the remaining keys are used for generating key characters; the traditional layout switch key is used for switching the simple virtual keyboard layout to the traditional virtual keyboard layout; the traditional virtual keyboard layout is at least provided with a simple layout switch key and plural key character input keys; the simple layout switch key is used for switching to the simple virtual traditional layout; the key character input keys are used for generating key characters; the memory block is used for memorizing the key characters finally input or self-defined by the users; and the key characters stored in the memory block are mapped to the remaining keys of the simple virtual keyboard layout so that the key characters and numeric keys coexist in the simple virtual keyboard layout for the users to quickly select any key character in the memory block.
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The present invention is about virtual keyboard system and input method on a kind of screen touch control electronic device; Especially refer to a kind of virtual keyboard system and input method with memory function; In order to the memory English alphabet commonly used made by oneself of user or used English alphabet several times at last; Let the user when the input particular data, reduce switch step, to simplify loading routine.
Background technology
Portable screen touch control electronic device (mobile touch screen operatedelectronic device) is not built (built-in) usually in the tool physical keyboard (physical keyboard); Therefore the user must put and touch dummy keyboard (the on-screen virtual keyboard/on-screen keyboard that is shown on the screen; Or title software keyboard software keyboard), to operate and to import (key in) information.Because the display screen of electronic installation is little; Simultaneously display button (comprise English alphabet, numeral, punctuation mark, phonetic symbol, sign of operation, function collateral key ... etc.) on a virtual keyboard layout (virtual keyboard layout); Therefore various characters and sign of operation are arranged in a plurality of virtual keyboard layout by after the key sort.The user is switched between different keyboard layouts, to guarantee using all buttons.Virtual keyboard layout is according to push-button type that it comprised; Can be numeric keypad (numeric keyboard layout), numeral and symbol mixing keyboard (numeric and symbolic keyboard layout), English letter keyboard (alphabeticcharacter keyboard layout), English alphabet and digital keyboard (alphanumerickeyboard layout), the English alphabet and symbol mixing keyboard (alphabetic character andsymbolic keyboard layout), keyboard symbol (symbolic keyboard layout), phonetic symbol keyboard (phonetic symbol keyboard layout) or other Chinese character coding input method keyboard (for example Cangjie) of mixing ... etc.; And with the function collateral key, use with collocation like Caps Lock 56 (shift key), positioning key 54 (tab key), operating key 58 (Control/Ctrl key), fall back/delete key 62 (Backspace key), directionkeys 52, enter key 60 ("enter" key"), Esc key (cancel key) combination.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 is personal digital assistant (the Personal Digital Assistant with the operation Windows Mobile of Microsoft operating system; PDA) be example; With common virtual keyboard layout in the application program picture 30 explanation known techniques; In application program picture 30, pressing demonstration/hiding key 32 can show virtual keyboard layout 34,36,38,40 in application program picture 30.Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 is the keyboard layout enlarged diagram among Fig. 1 to Fig. 4.In known techniques, the virtual keyboard layout of screen touch control electronic device is switched being awkward of different keyboard layouts for reducing the user, and button is dwindled usually, to let keyboard layout can hold more buttons.Common virtual keyboard layout the 34,36,38, the 40th, numerical key add that small letter English alphabet keys 66 and conventional sign key 68 (like Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 5), capitalization English letter key 72 add put in marks key 70 (like Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 7), phonetic symbol key of conventional sign key 68 (like Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 6), numerical key 64 and add conventional sign key 68 combinations such as (like Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 8).When button that keyboard layout made up the more the time, the display area of each button is littler, and adjacent key is more approaching.Therefore if the user is with the pointer operation during with finger manipulation, other adjacent key of as easy as rolling off a log false touch, and this is in the known techniques, the shortcoming of the virtual keyboard layout of screen touch control electronic device.If the display area of button is amplified to make the user convenient with finger touch; What then each keyboard layout can hold reduces by bond number; Increase the frequency that the user is switched between different keyboard layouts, the user is also belonged to inconvenience in operation, this is another shortcoming.
When the user only needs input digit and a few English alphabet commonly used; For example on webpage input I.D. font size, when logining number of the account or logining password; Dummy keyboard input with known techniques has dual mode: the virtual keyboard layout of 1, using numerical key to mix with English alphabet keys; Do not need the switching virtual keyboard layout, can import the data that the English number mixes in same virtual keyboard layout, but English alphabet must switch still greatly/small letter; 2, use numerical key and English alphabet keys to separate two virtual keyboard layout, must switch keyboard layout and can import the data that the English number mixes, and must switch the big/small letter of English alphabet.
Consult Fig. 9, counting blended data " A1b2C " with input English is example, uses the flow process of convention virtual keyboard layout input following: 1, open input function to show virtual keyboard layout; 2, write switch key 56 by size to switch capitalization English letter; 3, input " A "; 4, input " 1 "; 5, input " b "; 6, input " 2 "; 7, write switch key 56 by size to switch capitalization English letter; 8, input " C ".This shows; The virtual keyboard layout of using the convention numerical key to mix with English alphabet keys; Though need not switch numeric keypad and English letter keyboard, import brief English and count blended data " A1b2C " and still need operate 8 steps (switching times is looked the data of being imported and decided).
The user inputs brief English/number blended data often and comprises these three types of identification card numbers, number of the account, password; If the data of input have its length of the English alphabet of comprising to be generally 1 to 6 (for example identification card number only contains 1 English alphabet); Even if this 1 to 6 regular button of using of the English alphabet person of being to use also can't reduce miscellaneous operation of the aforementioned virtual keyboard layout of commonly seeing.
Consult shown in Figure 10, in known techniques, the operational flowchart of the virtual keyboard layout of electronic installation.PDA with the operation Windows Mobile of Microsoft operating system is an example, after PDA clicks the demonstration/hiding key 32 of on-screen virtual keyboard layout in the user, in the dummy keyboard (S1) of screen display preset (default).Then, virtual keyboard layout 34 is waited for and is received the key information (S2) that the user imports in keyboard.Judge then whether user's enter key is English/symbol/phonetic notation/ holotype switch key 42,44,46,48 (S3).If " being " then changed screen display virtual keyboard layout to English/symbol/phonetic notation/holotype, and rebound step S2 waits for that once more receiving the user imports (S2).Button is not that English/symbol/phonetic notation/holotype switch key then gets into next step if step S3 judges input, judges whether the user imports is function collateral key (S5) (such as Caps Lock 56, positioning key 54, operating key 58, fall back/delete key 62, directionkeys 52, enter key 60).If the information (S6) that the judgement INFORMATION IS NOT function collateral key (being numeral/literal/symbol) that the user imported is then imported with the screen display user among the step S5; When the button that for example user imported is A; Then in screen display A; After get into next step again, judge whether user decision continues input (S7).
In step S7, do not continue to import then EO as if the judgement user.Continue to import then step S1 once more if in step S7, judge the user, continue to show virtual keyboard layout (S1).
When step S5 is the function collateral key as if the judgement information that the user imported, then carry out the work (S8) of this function collateral key, for example the button of input is for falling back/delete key 62, and then last numeral/literal of screen display/symbol is promptly deleted; If the button of input is that 60 of enter keys are at screen display line feed or input or the default button of option program.Get into step S7 after the function collateral key is finished again and let the user determine whether to continue input, if " denying " then finished, then got back to step S1 once more as if " being ".
Though above icon is an example with the PDA of the operation Windows Mobile of Microsoft operating system.The screen touch control electronic device of other operation different operating system (operating system), different editions; Though possess the different virtual keyboard layout of outward appearance (for example virtual keyboard layout possesses the combination of different keys kind, different keys location assignment); Yet its shortcoming is all with above-mentioned consistent: do not have a button memory function, space of a whole page button causes the little difficult use of button more.
Summary of the invention
In above-mentioned known techniques; The dummy keyboard operating process of electronic installation can be learnt; The key information that the virtual key of known techniques is not remembered the user and imported; When causing importing the English array and closing message, must between different keyboard layouts, switch repeatedly, and cause the numerous and diverse problem of operating process.
In view of the above problems; The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of on-screen virtual keyboard system; Can remember English alphabet keys that English alphabet keys commonly used that the user makes by oneself or user imported at last several times and it is shown in the keyboard layout; Can import the button of having remembered fast when letting the user use next time; Switching times and the English alphabet that reduces keyboard layout be big/switching times of small letter, make things convenient for the user brief English/number mixed information of input, for example identification card number, number of the account, password fast.
In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a kind of on-screen virtual keyboard system, and it comprises a screen touch control electronic device and a memory region.The screen touch control electronic device has a Touch Screen, is used to show comprise one of them the display frame of a simple and easy virtual keyboard layout and a traditional virtual keyboard layout, and can be touched input information by point.Simple and easy virtual keyboard layout has a conventional in layout switch key and a plurality of reservation button; Wherein keep button in order to the generation button character, and the conventional in layout switch key is in order to switch to the traditional virtual keyboard layout with the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout that Touch Screen showed.The traditional virtual keyboard layout has a simple and easy layout switch key and a plurality of button character enter key; Wherein simple and easy layout switch key is in order to switching to simple and easy virtual keyboard layout with the traditional virtual keyboard layout that Touch Screen showed, and the button character enter key is in order to produce button character.
Button character and the user self-defining button character of memory region in order to remember last input, wherein the stored button character quantity of memory region is corresponding with the quantity that keeps button.And the reservation button of the button character that memory region stores reflection to simple and easy virtual keyboard layout makes button character and numerical key coexist as simple and easy virtual keyboard layout, for user's fast selecting numerical key and or memory region in button character one of them.
Effect of the present invention is that simple and easy virtual keyboard layout is only commonly used to keep button (English alphabet keys), and the numerical key function collateral key that is used; Need not show complete button; So the number of keys that can significantly decrease in the virtual keyboard layout to be placed, thereby can add the big key area, let not with the pointer operation with the user of finger manipulation; And caliginous user can click the button after the increasing easily, avoids other adjacent button of false touch.
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Fig. 1 is the virtual keyboard layout of the screen touch control electronic device in the known techniques, comprises numerical key, small letter English alphabet keys, reaches the conventional sign key.
Fig. 2 is the virtual keyboard layout of the screen touch control electronic device in the known techniques, comprises capitalization English letter key and conventional sign key.
Fig. 3 is the virtual keyboard layout of the screen touch control electronic device in the known techniques, comprises numerical key and symbolic key.
Fig. 4 is the virtual keyboard layout of the screen touch control electronic device in the known techniques, comprises phonetic symbol key and conventional sign key.
Fig. 5 is among Fig. 1, the enlarged diagram of virtual keyboard layout.
Fig. 6 is among Fig. 2, the enlarged diagram of virtual keyboard layout.
Fig. 7 is among Fig. 3, the enlarged diagram of virtual keyboard layout.
Fig. 8 is among Fig. 4, the enlarged diagram of virtual keyboard layout.
Fig. 9 is a keyboard layout transfer sequence synoptic diagram of counting blended data A1b2C with convention keyboard input English.
Figure 10 is the operational flowchart of convention virtual keyboard layout.
Figure 11 is the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout synoptic diagram of first embodiment of the invention.
Figure 12 is among Figure 11, the enlarged diagram of simple and easy virtual keyboard layout.
Figure 13 is a traditional virtual keyboard layout of setting up the keyboard switch key, comprises small letter English alphabet, numeral, reaches conventional sign.
Figure 14 is a traditional virtual keyboard layout of setting up the keyboard switch key, comprises capitalization English letter and conventional sign.
Figure 15 is a traditional virtual keyboard layout of setting up the keyboard switch key, comprises conventional digital and symbol.
Figure 16 is a traditional virtual keyboard layout of setting up the keyboard switch key, comprises traditional phonetic symbol.
Figure 17 is in the first embodiment of the invention, and the operation main flow chart of dummy keyboard counted in simple and easy English.
Figure 18 is in the first embodiment of the invention, the operational flowchart of memory button.
Figure 19 is in the first embodiment of the invention, the operational flowchart of traditional virtual keyboard switch key.
Figure 20 is information storage to a memory region synoptic diagram.
Figure 21 is the data rearrangement synoptic diagram of memory region.
Figure 22 is in the first embodiment of the invention, and the dummy keyboard synoptic diagram counted in the data memory of memory region simple and easy English after changing.
Figure 23 is in the first embodiment of the invention, the keyboard layout transfer sequence synoptic diagram of input example " A1b2C ".
Figure 24 is in the first embodiment of the invention, and the keyboard layout button behind the input example " A1b2C " is synoptic diagram after changing.
Figure 25 is in the first embodiment of the invention, imports the keyboard layout transfer sequence synoptic diagram of example " A1b2C " once more.
Figure 26 is that dummy keyboard counted in the simple and easy English of second embodiment of the invention, comprises sign of operation and radix point.
Figure 27 is that dummy keyboard counted in the simple and easy English of third embodiment of the invention, comprises radix point and setting key.
Figure 28 is that dummy keyboard counted in the simple and easy English of fourth embodiment of the invention, comprises setting key.
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Consult Figure 11 to shown in Figure 16; Be a kind of on-screen virtual keyboard system that first embodiment of the invention disclosed; Be applied to a screen touch control electronic device; This touch-control electronic device can be mobile phone (Cell Phone), personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant; PDA), stock handset (Financial/Stock PDA) and screen less than 7 o'clock net arrangement in the action (MobileInternet Device, MID)/mini brain machine (Ultra-Mobile PC, UMPC).Be convenient explanation, the touch-control electronic device of the embodiment of the invention is that PDA with WindowsMobile operating system is an example with operation Microsoft, shows an application program picture 30 after running on application program, but not as limit.The on-screen virtual keyboard system of first embodiment of the invention comprises a simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 and at least one traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156; Can be according to user's demand; In simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 and traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154, switch mutually between 156, with the person's of being used demand.Under specific input demand, simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 can satisfy the demand of quick input; Under general input demand, traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156 can provide complete input character again, accomplishes general literal input job requirements for the user.
Figure 11 is that the on-screen virtual keyboard system of first embodiment shows simple and easy virtual keyboard layout in the Touch Screen of electronic installation; Figure 12 is among Figure 11, the enlarged drawing of simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88.Figure 13 to Figure 16 is the enlarged drawing of traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156, between the kinds of characters group, switches, and traditional virtual keyboard layout 150 wherein shown in Figure 13 is the inputs that are used for small letter English alphabet and arabic numeral; Traditional virtual keyboard layout 152 shown in Figure 14 is the inputs that are used for capitalization English letter and half-angle label; Traditional virtual keyboard layout 154 shown in Figure 15 is the inputs that are used for arabic numeral, operand and SBC case; Traditional virtual keyboard layout 156 shown in Figure 16 is to be used for Chinese character coding input method.
Consult Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12 again, simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 has a plurality of numerical key 64, a space bar 50, an enter key 60 ("enter" key"), and falls back/delete key 62 (Backspace key), a plurality of reservation button, a conventional in layout switch key 92, an and memory button 94.
Numerical key 64 is ten, comprises 0-9.Keep button and possess fixed qty, in first embodiment, the number that keeps button is eight; And be all English alphabet keys 90, therefore the reservation button of first embodiment is used for the English alphabet input, and is right; Keep button and do not exceed, any button that can use always for the user with English alphabet keys 90.In addition, the reservation number of keys that first embodiment is disclosed is eight, but the reservation number of keys of actual design is not limited to eight, can be any amount, even changes quantity with user's demand.Show on simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 but too much squeeze other button for fear of the reservation number of keys, or quantity too much causes the button display area too small, the quantity that keeps button should be no more than ten.Conventional in layout switch key 92 usefulness for the user when needed by switching to traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156; For user's switched system to setting pattern, need the button character (English alphabet commonly used) of permanent memory with memory button 94 usefulness with definition voluntarily.
Consult Figure 11 and shown in Figure 12 again; The simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 of first embodiment shows preset as eight English alphabet keys 90 that keep button when launching first, and its pairing English alphabet comprises 4 lowercases (a, b, c, d) and 4 capitalizations (A, B, C, D).Then; Simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 continues to monitor the course that the user uses traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156 and simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88; Last eight English alphabets of having imported of record user, and tool is to upgrade English alphabet keys 90 pairing English alphabets.That is to say that along with the continuous function screen touch control electronic device of user, eight English alphabet keys 90 can constantly change pairing button character, make last eight button character of having imported of its corresponding user (English alphabet).
On-screen virtual keyboard system is except the last button character of using of record user; Also can accept user's setting; Direct record button character (English alphabet) commonly used is so that English alphabet keys 90 at least one English alphabet commonly used that defines voluntarily for the user wherein.The user can press memory button 94, makes an English alphabet keys by oneself and corresponds to English alphabet commonly used, at this moment, remains seven letters that seven buttons were imported in order to the memory user at last.If the user makes two English alphabet keys commonly used by oneself, then remain six letters that six press keys was imported in order to the memory user at last, the rest may be inferred by analogy.
Consult Figure 17, Figure 18, shown in Figure 19, be the method flow of the on-screen virtual keyboard input that first embodiment of the invention disclosed.Wherein, Figure 17 is that virtual keyboard layout operation main flow chart counted in simple and easy English; Figure 18 is memory button 94 operational flowcharts, and Figure 19 is for switching to the operational flowchart of traditional virtual keyboard layout with conventional in layout switch key 92.
Consult Figure 17; After main flow begins (S10); If the user clicks the demonstration/hiding key 32 of the on-screen virtual keyboard of screen touch control electronic device, then the screen touch control electronic device is in the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout of screen display (S11), display frame shown in figure 11.
Then the screen touch control electronic device receives the information (S12) that the user is imported in simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88.After receiving user's input, program judges promptly whether this enter key is traditional virtual keyboard switch key (S13).
If step S13 is judged as " being ", then skip to traditional virtual keyboard layout switch key flow process (S30), flow process shown in figure 19.If step S13 is judged as " denying ", then continue to judge whether enter key is memory button 94 (S14).
If step S14 judges that enter key is that 94 of memory buttons skip to memory button flow process (S20), flow process promptly shown in Figure 180.If step S14 judges that enter key is not a memory button 94, then continue to judge whether this enter key is function collateral key (S15).
Be input as the function collateral key if step S15 judges, then carry out the work S152 of function collateral key.Wherein the function collateral key comprise enter key 60 (Enter), fall back/delete key 62 (Backspace), space bar 50.The work of carrying out enter key 60 is on screen, to show programmable button (default button) in line feed or input or the option program; Execution falls back/and delete key work meaning promptly deletes a character before onscreen cursor (cursor) position.Then wait for after step S152 is finished and judge the user selects whether to continue input (S18).
Among the step S15,, then continue to judge whether enter key is the button character enter key of presetting (S16), and in first embodiment, the button character enter key is an English alphabet keys 90, but does not exceed with English alphabet if program is judged this enter key and NOT-function collateral key.If step S16 is judged as " being ", then program is reflected with the button character rearrangement (S162) of memory region and with button character and is established to this English alphabet keys 90, is shown in again (S17) on the screen.Among the step S15, if program judges that enter key is not an English alphabet keys 90, then enter key must be numerical key 64 or space bar 50, and this moment, program was shown in screen 118 (S17) with enter key, and entering step S18 wait judges the user selects whether to continue input.The user selects not continue input, and then main flow finishes, and then gets back to step S11 and shows simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 if the user continues input.
See also memory button process flow diagram shown in Figure 180,, promptly begin this sub-process (S21) if the user presses memory button 94 in the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 of first embodiment of the invention.
At first be in screen display traditional virtual keyboard layout 150,152,154,156 (S22), shown in figure 13, then program receives user's input information (S23).After the user input, program judge enter key whether be Caps Lock 56 (Shift) (S24).If the user is input as Caps Lock 56 (Shift), then switch English alphabet big/small letter (S242), then upgrade the traditional virtual keyboard layout that shows on the screen big/small letter (S244), like Figure 13 to shown in Figure 14.If the traditional virtual keyboard layout that shows originally is a small letter, then the traditional virtual keyboard layout of change demonstration is capitalization.If the traditional virtual keyboard layout that script shows is capitalization, then the traditional virtual keyboard layout of change demonstration is a small letter.After step S244 accomplishes the renewal of the traditional virtual keyboard layout that shows, then get back to step S23 and receive user's input information.
If step S24 judges that input information is not a Caps Lock 56, judge then whether user's input information is the button character that English alphabet keys (S25) (lowercase 66 or capitalization 72) produces.
If step S25 is judged as " deny ", then resumes step S22 shows traditional virtual keyboard layout (S22) again, receiving user's input (S23) again, because of memory function only remember the user and imported greatly/button character of small letter English alphabet keys representative.
If it is the button character that English alphabet keys (lowercase 66 or capitalization 72) produces that step S25 judges user's input information, check then whether the button character of this input has been stored in memory region (S26).If be stored in memory region, then with the button character rearrangement (S262) of memory region.If the button character of input is the storing memory block not, then button character is stored to memory region (S264), then upgrade the button of simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 and be shown in (S28) on the screen, again rebound main flow (S10).
Consult shown in Figure 19ly, be traditional virtual keyboard layout switch key process flow diagram.If the user in the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 of first embodiment of the invention, presses traditional virtual traditional keyboard layout switch key 92, promptly begin traditional virtual keyboard switch key flow process S30, directly show traditional virtual keyboard layout (S31), shown in figure 13.
Then, receive user's input information (S32), and judge whether to be English/symbol/phonetic notation/holotype switch key (S33) by input information.
If step S33 is judged as " being ", then changes keyboard layout to English/symbol/phonetic notation/holotype (S332), and get back to step S32 once more to receive user's input.
If step S33 is judged as " denying ", that is input information is not English/symbol/phonetic notation/holotype switch key, judges further then whether user's input information is the simple and easy layout switch key 158 (S34) of first embodiment.
If step S34 is judged as " being ", then return main flow S10.If step S34 is judged as " denying ", judge then whether enter key is function collateral key (S35).
If step S35 is judged as " being ", carry out function collateral key work (S352), the back that is finished is waited for and is judged the user selects whether to continue input (S39).If step S39 judges the user and continues input, then get back to step S31 and show the traditional virtual keyboard layout.If step S39 judges the user and does not continue input that then flow process finishes.
Among the step S35,, then continue to judge whether input information is English alphabet keys (S37) if judge that enter key is not the function collateral key.If user's input is not an English alphabet keys, then directly in screen display input information (S384).
If the user is input as English alphabet keys, then whether the button character of inspection input has been stored in memory region (S372).If the button character of being imported has been stored in memory region, then, again input information is shown in (S384) on the screen with memory region rearrangement (S374).If this input information is the fresh information that is not stored in memory region; Then with information storage to memory region (S372); Upgrade the button (S386) of simple and easy virtual keyboard layout again; So that new button character is reflected the reservation button of establishing to simple and easy dummy keyboard (English alphabet keys 90) again, then again input information is shown in (S384) on the screen.Judge at last the user selects whether to continue input (S39), whether determine process ends, or show traditional virtual keyboard layout (S31) again.
As previously mentioned; The present invention makes the user by oneself often use or imported several times at last button character to put to memory region (memory block); And reflect and establish to keeping button so that down inferior to fast selecting in the simple and easy keyboard layout; This memory region is meant forever to be preserved the information that stores wherein, does not limit it and is stored among archives (like the program setting file) or the non-voltile memory (NVM, Non-Volatile Memory).
Consult shown in Figure 20ly, the button character that is stored to memory region is adopted the method for first-in, first-out ordering, (First-In First-Out, FIFO).Figure 20 top is original memory region, and 8 mnemons (memory cell) are wherein arranged, and its button character is B D g a F C k w according to storing sequencing.When a button character y desire stores memory region so far; The button character B that then is stored to memory region the earliest promptly is dropped to abdicate the space button character is filled vacancies in the proper order forward in regular turn, and button character y is stored to behind the memory region memory region after the i.e. renewal shown in Figure 20 below.This is among Figure 18 and Figure 19, step S264, S372 with information storage to memory region.The button character that stores in the memory region does not repeat, but large and smallly writes different English alphabets and be regarded as the different keys character.
Step S162 among Figure 17, Figure 18 and Figure 19, S262, S374 with the button character rearrangement of memory region then with above-mentioned steps S264, that S372 is stored to memory region with button character is different; Step S264, S372 are that the new button character that desire stores did not occur among the memory region, and step S162, S262, S374 then are that the button character that desire stores appears among the memory region.
Consult shown in Figure 21; Figure 21 top is original memory region; Button character g is stored to this memory region, but has stored button character g in this memory region address 003, so the storage of button character g action is actually the memory region rearrangement; With button character g move in the address 008 and thereafter data fill vacancies in the proper order forward; Memory region after the renewal shown in figure 21, the information of address 008 are promptly shown last the button character that used button produced, the meaning that this is step S162, S262, S374 showed.
For further understanding the difference of the operating process of the present invention and convention on-screen virtual keyboard layout; Import the explanation of flow process with input example " A1b2C " as the present invention at this, wherein the operating process of convention on-screen virtual keyboard layout is please with reference to the explanation of Fig. 9 and prior art.
Shown in figure 22; Just to not import any English alphabet keys in the example " A1b2C " among the simple and easy keyboard layout of first embodiment of the invention; And the English alphabet of this simple and easy keyboard layout memory is in regular turn: w D c W x Y a h; The example " A1b2C " of operation input first flow process is shown in Figure 23, explains as follows:
1, dummy keyboard counted in the simple and easy English of demonstration;
2, by traditional virtual keyboard switch key to switch to the traditional virtual keyboard;
3, write switch key by size to switch capitalization English letter;
4, input " A ";
5, input " 1 ";
6, input " b ";
7, input " 2 ";
8, write switch key by size to switch capitalization English letter;
9, input " C ".
By the keyboard operation order (shown in figure 23) of dummy keyboard operating process (as shown in Figure 9) of commonly seeing with first embodiment of the invention one; Even can learn when using first; Do not have the English button of any memory in the first embodiment of the invention, its operation is only Duoed a step than the dummy keyboard of commonly seeing.And next user reuses when needing the same data of input, just can reduce the step that switches to the traditional virtual keyboard and switch greatly English/small letter.
Shown in Figure 24 for importing the simple and easy keyboard layout synoptic diagram behind the above-mentioned example " A1b2C "; Figure 25 imports the dummy keyboard operation flow sheet of same example " A1b2C " for the user with the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout 88 of Figure 24 once more, can learn that by Figure 25 importing same example once more only needs 6 steps.Comparing known techniques still needs 8 steps, and the embodiment of the invention can be simplified the operating process of identical input operation behind memory English alphabet keys commonly used.
Figure 26, Figure 27 and Figure 28 are the various embodiments of the invention synoptic diagram.
Figure 26 is the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout of second embodiment of the invention; It is to add four sign of operation (addition subtraction multiplication and division) and radix point; Increase by five enter keies altogether; The space of reducing memory region makes things convenient for the user when using counter, to regard calculator keyboard to the memory of holding four English alphabet inputs.
Figure 27 is the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout of third embodiment of the invention, and it is to add a radix point and a setting key 160, and the space of memory region is reduced to the memory of holding six English alphabet inputs.Set picture (not describing) by getting into behind the setting key 160, let the user set up the size of two memory regions, the button that a block is made by oneself in order to memory, the button character that another block was imported in order to the memory user at last on their own.Wherein, The button character enter key that produces button character is not limited to English alphabet keys; That is the user can to set the button of whether remembering beyond the English alphabet keys be the button character enter key; For example phonetic symbol key, symbolic key, function collateral key are to adopt distinct symbols, Chinese words and other country's literal (look electronic installation and its operating system degree of support and decide) ... wait as button character, establish to the reservation button to reflect.
Figure 28 is the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout of fourth embodiment of the invention, and it is to add a setting key 160, and memory region still keeps 8 input memories that keep button.
This place is lifted various embodiment and is intended to explain that the present invention is not the fixing in an embodiment virtual keyboard layout of limitation, also revocable button and key position, and revocable memory region size (memory input key can not wait to 10 by 1).Again, more than the non-actual ratio of pressing of all legends indicate, be merely synoptic diagram.
In sum, the present invention is a kind of on-screen virtual keyboard system and on-screen virtual keyboard input method of tool memory function.When the user counts blended data at the regular brief English of using of input; For example identification card number, number of the account, password; Can import English fast and count blended data, can note down button commonly used, and reduce the button that is of little use on the keyboard layout; The button area is significantly increased, and it is wrong by to adjacent button to make things convenient for the user need not worry with finger input.But, if user's desire is used the virtual keyboard layout of commonly seeing, still can be by its customary way input, desire meaning of the present invention is not to replace the virtual keyboard layout of commonly seeing fully, and provides the selection of another handled easily of user.
Above icon is an example with the PDA of the operation Windows Mobile of Microsoft operating system; But screen touch control electronic device of the present invention does not limit and is applied to this; The screen touch control electronic device can be the electronic installation (like MID, UMPC, PDA, mobile phone) of tool screen touch-control, and the operating system of its grade can be any operating system.
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1. on-screen virtual keyboard system, it comprises a screen touch control electronic device and a memory region, it is characterized in that:
Said screen touch control electronic device has a Touch Screen, and be used to show comprise one of them the display frame of a simple and easy virtual keyboard layout and a traditional virtual keyboard layout, and can be touched input information by point, wherein:
Said simple and easy virtual keyboard layout has a conventional in layout switch key and a plurality of reservation button, and these keep button in order to produce button character;
Said traditional virtual keyboard layout has a simple and easy layout switch key and a plurality of button character enter key; This simple and easy layout switch key is in order to switch to this simple and easy virtual keyboard layout with the traditional virtual keyboard layout that Touch Screen showed; And these button character enter keies are in order to the generation button character, and the conventional in layout switch key of this simple and easy virtual keyboard layout is in order to switch to this traditional virtual keyboard layout with the simple and easy virtual keyboard layout that Touch Screen showed;
Said memory region is in order to remember the button character of last input; Wherein the reservation button of button character reflection to this simple and easy virtual keyboard layout of this memory region storage is chosen any button character in this memory region from this simple and easy virtual keyboard layout fast for the user.
2. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that: said simple and easy virtual keyboard layout comprises a memory button; Switching the mode of operation of this memory region in order to be touched by point, is the self-defining button character of these users with the button character of remembering user input.
3. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: these quantity that keep button are no more than ten.
4. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: the button character that this memory region stores does not repeat.
5. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 4; It is characterized in that: the button character that wherein is stored to the last input of this memory region is that the button character that is stored to this memory region the earliest promptly is dropped so that button character is thereafter filled vacancies in the proper order forward in regular turn with the method for first-in, first-out ordering.
6. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: when wherein the button character of last input has been stored in this memory region, and the rearrangement of the button character of this memory region.
7. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the button character that this memory region stores is an English alphabet, and the large and small kinds of characters that is written as of these English alphabets.
8. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this simple and easy virtual keyboard layout more comprises a plurality of numerical keys, an enter key, a space bar, and one retreats/delete key.
9. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this memory region is more remembered the self-defining button character of user, and the stored button character quantity of this memory region is corresponding with the quantity that these keep button.
10. on-screen virtual keyboard system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: said simple and easy virtual keyboard layout comprises a setting key, in order to button character quantity and the self-defining button character quantity of user that changes last input.
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