CN102236514A - Electronic device and virtual keyboard switching method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an electronic device and a virtual keyboard switching method thereof. The switching method comprises the following steps of: firstly, judging the input attribute of an input field with a cursor; secondly, judging whether the input attribute is a digit or not; thirdly, performing switching to a digital virtual keyboard if the input attribute is judged to be the digit; fourthly, if the input attribute is judged not to be the digit, judging whether a current application program is a preset application program; fifthly, if the current application program is judged to be the preset application program, judging the field name of the input field; and finally performing the switching to a corresponding preset virtual keyboard according to the field name. By the electronic device and the virtual keyboard switching method provided by the invention, the input attribute of the input field with the cursor can be automatically judged, and the switching to a corresponding virtual keyboard can be performed according to the input attribute. A user is not required to manually switch the virtual keyboard, so the electronic device and the virtual keyboard switching method thereof are convenient, and the input efficiency can be improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the changing method of a kind of electronic installation and dummy keyboard thereof, and be particularly related to a kind of electronic installation of the dummy keyboard that automaticallyes switch and the changing method of dummy keyboard thereof.
Background technology
Because the development of touch technology, traditional electronic devices comprises contact panel mostly.Based on compact trend, traditional electronic devices is greatly slowly omitted the design of physical keyboard, provides input function and change with the dummy keyboard and the contact panel of arranging in pairs or groups.
Yet in order to save the space of display frame, dummy keyboard cuts into the several pages of fictitious plan keyboards with different key kenel more.The button kenel of every page of fictitious plan keyboard is fixing and can't adjust.So, cause the puzzlement in the input, the user often needs manual switchover just can import to correct fictitious plan keyboard.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the changing method of a kind of electronic installation and dummy keyboard thereof, changing method can be judged the input attributes of the input field at cursor place automatically, and switches to the corresponding virtual keyboard according to this.Because must user's manual switchover dummy keyboard, therefore quite make things convenient for and can promote input efficiency.
A kind of changing method of dummy keyboard is proposed according to an aspect of the present invention.Changing method may further comprise the steps.Judge an input attributes of an input field at cursor place; Judge whether input attributes is numeral; If input attributes is a numeral, switch to a digital dummy keyboard; If input attributes is not a numeral, judge whether present application program is a default application program; And, if present application program is default application program, judge a field name of the input field at cursor place; Switch to a corresponding default dummy keyboard according to field name.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of electronic installation is proposed.Electronic installation comprises a field judging unit, a program judging unit and a dummy keyboard switch unit.The field judging unit is in order to an input attributes of an input field of judging the cursor place and a field name and judge whether input attributes is numeral.The program judging unit is in order to judge when input attributes is not numeral whether present application program is a default application program.The dummy keyboard switch unit is in order to the time to switch to a digital dummy keyboard when input attributes for numeral and when a field name of present application program input field at judgement cursor place during for default application program.Switch to a corresponding default dummy keyboard according to field name.
Effect of the present invention is, the changing method of disclosed electronic installation of the present invention and dummy keyboard thereof can be judged the input attributes of the input field at cursor place automatically, and switches to the corresponding virtual keyboard according to this.Because must user's manual switchover dummy keyboard, therefore quite make things convenient for and can promote input efficiency.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the functional-block diagram of the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the front view of the electronic installation of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the changing method process flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram of the dummy keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of the dummy keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention.
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100: electronic installation
102: the field judging unit
104: the program judging unit
106: the dummy keyboard switch unit
108: display unit
A1: input attributes
K1: digital dummy keyboard
K2: communication number dummy keyboard
K3: network address dummy keyboard
M1: vernier
P1: application program
R1, R2, R3: input field
S102-S114: step
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing structural principle of the present invention and principle of work are done concrete description:
Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, Fig. 1 is the functional-block diagram of the electronic installation of preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the front view of the electronic installation of Fig. 1.Electronic installation 100 for example is computing machine or portable electronic devices.Portable electronic devices herein for example be mobile computer, individual digital secretary (PersonalDigital Assistant, PDA) or mobile phone (mobile telephone).The electronic installation 100 of present embodiment is that example explains with the mobile phone.
As shown in Figure 1, electronic installation 100 comprises field judging unit 102, program judging unit 104, dummy keyboard switch unit 106, contact panel (not illustrating) and display unit 108.Explicit unit 108 for example is the picture of input field R1 (asking simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2) and dummy keyboard in order to show, and above-mentioned contact panel is in order to induction pointer or the finger touching signals that operation is caused to dummy keyboard.
Dummy keyboard switch unit 106 can switch to the corresponding virtual keyboard according to input attributes A1 and field name, and display unit 108 shows this corresponding virtual keyboard.Thus, the user does not need the manual switchover dummy keyboard, can promote input efficiency.
In detail, when input attributes A1 is when numeral, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to as shown in Figure 2 digital dummy keyboard K1 with dummy keyboard.Numeral dummy keyboard K1 comprises a plurality of numerical keys, and remaining button (being the button that dotted line illustrates) is to hide or desalination processing (for example increasing transparency), to define the scope of digital dummy keyboard K1, is convenient to user's clear view.
When input attributes A1 was not numeral, program judging unit 104 judged whether present application program P1 is a default application program, for example is address book (contact) program.If input attributes A1 is not numeral and present non-being somebody's turn to do when presetting application program of application program P1, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to dummy keyboard decided at the higher level but not officially announced with dummy keyboard, for example is the QUERTY dummy keyboard.When present application program was preset application program for being somebody's turn to do, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switched to dummy keyboard corresponding to one of this default application program and presets dummy keyboard, for example is communication number dummy keyboard K2 or network address dummy keyboard K3.
Below with the changing method of the dummy keyboard of flowchart text Fig. 2 of Fig. 3.Fig. 3 is the changing method process flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of preferred embodiment of the present invention.
In step S102, field judging unit 102 is judged the input attributes A1 of the input field R1 at cursor M1 place.
Then, in step S104, field judging unit 102 judges whether input attributes A1 is numeral, if enter step S106; If not, enter step S108.
In step S106, if input attributes A1 be digital, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to as shown in Figure 2 digital dummy keyboard K1 with dummy keyboard.
In step S108, if input attributes A1 is not a numeral, program judging unit 104 judges whether present application program P1 is this default application program, for example is the address book program.If not, enter step S110; If enter step S112.
In step S110, if present application program P1 is not the address book program, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to dummy keyboard decided at the higher level but not officially announced with dummy keyboard, for example is the QUERTY dummy keyboard.
In step S112, if present application program P1 is the address book program, field judging unit 102 reads the field name of the input field R1 at cursor place.
In step S114, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to the corresponding virtual keyboard according to the field name of input field R1.Say that further if present application program P1 is the address book program, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 starts the exclusive dummy keyboard handoff functionality of address book program.
For instance, in step S114, please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 4, it is the synoptic diagram of the dummy keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention.The name that field judging unit 102 is judged the input field R2 at cursor M1 place is called communication number, for example is telephone number or fax (fax) number.The title of input field R2 herein refers to the title on the input field R2 left side " TEL ".Then, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to communication number dummy keyboard K2 with dummy keyboard.Wherein, the button of communication number dummy keyboard K2 comprises the button relevant for communication number such as numerical key and well word (#) key at least.Above-mentioned square can provide the input of the extension set of telephone number.
Though the electronic installation 100 of Fig. 4 does not show other virtual key except showing communication number dummy keyboard K2, so this is non-in order to restriction the present invention.Implement in the aspect at another, electronic installation 100 also can show other virtual key, and simultaneously this other virtual key is hidden or the desalination processing, to define the scope of communication number dummy keyboard K2, is convenient to user's clear view.
Again for example, please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 5, it is the synoptic diagram of the dummy keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention.The title " ADDRESS " that field judging unit 102 is judged the place input field R3 of cursor M1 is a network address.Then, dummy keyboard switch unit 106 switches to network address dummy keyboard K3 with dummy keyboard.Wherein, the button of network address dummy keyboard K3 comprises a plurality of English alphabet buttons, oblique line (/) key and the button relevant with network address at least.Those English alphabet buttons comprise alphabetical a to z and the English-word relevant with network address, for example are " http: ", individual character such as " ftp: " so that the user imports fast.
Though the electronic installation 100 of Fig. 5 does not show other virtual key except showing network address dummy keyboard K3, so this is non-in order to restriction the present invention.Implement in the aspect at another, electronic installation 100 also can show other virtual key, and simultaneously this other virtual key is hidden or the desalination processing, to define the scope of network address dummy keyboard K3, is convenient to user's clear view.
Comprehensively above-mentioned, the dummy keyboard of the electronic installation 100 of present embodiment is to switch automatically.And the dummy keyboard of electronic installation 100 provides the corresponding key group according to the input attributes and the field name of input field, can satisfy user's input demand.
The changing method of disclosed electronic installation of the above embodiment of the present invention and dummy keyboard thereof can be judged the input attributes of the input field at cursor place automatically, and switches to the corresponding virtual keyboard according to this.Because must user's manual switchover dummy keyboard, therefore quite make things convenient for and can promote input efficiency.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the present invention.
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1. the changing method of a dummy keyboard in order to switch the dummy keyboard of electronic installation, is characterized in that this changing method comprises:
Judge an input attributes of an input field at cursor place;
Judge whether this input attributes is numeral;
If this input attributes is a numeral, switch to a digital dummy keyboard;
If this input attributes is not a numeral, judge whether present application program is a default application program; And
If present application program is judged a field name of this input field at cursor place for presetting application program;
Switch to a corresponding default dummy keyboard according to this field name.
2. the changing method of dummy keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
If present application program for presetting application program, does not switch to the QUERTY dummy keyboard.
3. the changing method of dummy keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this default application program is the address book program, also comprises in this step that switches to this default dummy keyboard:
Judge whether this field name is communication number; And
If this field name is a communication number, switch to a communication number dummy keyboard;
Wherein, this communication number dummy keyboard comprises numerical key and square.
4. the changing method of dummy keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this default application program is the address book program, also comprises in this step that switches to this default dummy keyboard:
Judge whether this field name is network address; And
If this field name is a network address, switch to a network address dummy keyboard.
5. the changing method of dummy keyboard according to claim 4 is characterized in that, this network address dummy keyboard comprises English alphabet button and oblique line key.
6. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprising:
One field judging unit is in order to an input attributes of an input field of judging the cursor place and a field name and judge whether this input attributes is numeral;
Whether one program judging unit is a default application program in order to judge present application program when this input attributes is not numeral;
One dummy keyboard switch unit is in order to switch to a digital dummy keyboard and switch to a corresponding default dummy keyboard according to this field name when present application program is this default application program when this input attributes is numeral.
7. electronic installation according to claim 6 is characterized in that, this dummy keyboard switch unit is also in order to switch to the QUERTY dummy keyboard when present application program is not preset application program for this.
8. electronic installation according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, should default application program be the address book program, this field judging unit is also in order to judging whether this field name is communication number, and this dummy keyboard switch unit is also in order to switch to a communication number dummy keyboard during for communication number when this field name;
Wherein, this communication number dummy keyboard comprises numerical key and square.
9. electronic installation according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, should default application program be the address book program, this field judging unit is also in order to judging whether this field name is network address, and this dummy keyboard switch unit is also in order to switch to a network address dummy keyboard during for network address when this field name;
Wherein, this network address dummy keyboard comprises English alphabet button and oblique line key.
10. electronic installation according to claim 9 is characterized in that, this network address dummy keyboard comprises English alphabet button and oblique line key.
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