Summary of the invention
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of user can freely select or change input pattern, promptly pressing keys or click Petting Area come the portable radio communication device of input information.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of portable radio communication device, had: main element wherein has a part of radio-circuit at least; Movable part has inner surface and outer surface, and movable part links to each other with main element, and can move between the primary importance and the second place; Keyboard has a plurality of buttons that can be used for starting call and input information and order; Loud speaker places main element, is used to provide the sound of telephone communication; Display screen places main element, is used for information is shown to the user; Touch input device is used for by writing pen or analog input information; Switch is used for determining that movable part is in primary importance and still is in the second place, wherein,
When movable part is in primary importance, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the keyboard input pattern; And
When movable part is in the second place, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the touch input device input pattern,
When Wireless Telecom Equipment is in editing mode, if movable part switches to the second place from primary importance, or switch to primary importance from the second place, all continue this editing mode.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of portable radio communication device, had: main element wherein has a part of radio-circuit at least; Movable part has inner surface and outer surface, and movable part links to each other with main element, and can move between the primary importance and the second place; Keyboard has a plurality of buttons that can be used for starting call and input information and order; Loud speaker places main element, is used to provide the sound of telephone communication; Display screen places main element, is used for information is shown to the user; Touch input device is used for by writing pen or analog input information; Switch is used for determining that movable part is in primary importance and still is in the second place, wherein,
When movable part is in primary importance, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the keyboard input pattern; And
When movable part is in the second place, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the touch input device input pattern,
When movable part when primary importance switches to the second place, or when the second place switched to primary importance, Wireless Telecom Equipment entered user-defined application state.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of portable radio communication device, had: main element wherein has a part of radio-circuit at least; Movable part has inner surface and outer surface, and movable part links to each other with main element, and can move between the primary importance and the second place; Keyboard has a plurality of buttons that can be used for starting call and input information and order; Loud speaker places main element, is used to provide the sound of telephone communication; Display screen places main element, is used for information is shown to the user; Touch input device is used for by writing pen or analog input information; Switch is used for determining that movable part is in primary importance and still is in the second place, wherein,
When movable part is in primary importance, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the keyboard input pattern; And
When movable part is in the second place, Wireless Telecom Equipment enters the touch input device input pattern,
When Wireless Telecom Equipment receives calling, movable part is switched to the second place from primary importance reply this calling, and movable part switches to primary importance from the second place and still keeps this calling.
The description of execution mode and accompanying drawing by the back, it is clearer that the other objects and features of the invention will become.Identical label is represented same or analogous parts in the accompanying drawing.
Embodiment
In conjunction with the accompanying drawings, will be described in detail preferred implementation of the present invention.
Fig. 1 illustrates the block diagram according to portable radio communication device of the present invention.
Portable radio communication device 100 shown in Figure 1 sends wireless frequency signal and receives wireless frequency signal to the remote transceiver (not shown) with from the remote transceiver (not shown) in fixing geographic area.Provide telephone service, electronic mail service and such as the messaging service of short message service and multimedia messaging service, MMS by the wireless frequency signal that transmits between portable radio communication device 100 and the remote transceiver.
Portable radio communication device 100 comprises main element 102, movable part 103 and hinge 120.
In the present embodiment, main element 102 comprises antenna 101, radio-circuit 111, processor 112, display screen 113, microphone 115 and loud speaker 116.Radio-circuit 111 will become electric RF signal in order to using by the RF conversion of signals that antenna 101 receives.Radio-circuit 111 also outputs to data processor 112.Processor 112 will be converted to discernible voice or information from the data of radio-circuit 111 outputs and use in order to loud speaker 116 or display screen 113.Then, the user can hear the voice of reception and view message by display screen 113 by loud speaker 116.
In addition, the user can call out by the button of pressing the keyboard 118 on the outer surface that places movable part 103.Movable part 103 also has inner surface.The voice that produced by microphone 115 are converted into the signal of telecommunication, and are received by processor 112.After the treated device 112 of the signal of telecommunication that is converted is handled, be sent to radio-circuit 111 with the form of electric RF signal.Then, radio-circuit 111 converts thereof into the RF signal, and it is sent to remote transceiver by antenna 101.
Along with popularizing of the data service that is provided by these devices (as electronic mail service and messaging service), data service is popular nowadays.Usually, by pressing the respective keys on the lower keyboard, message is input in the portable radio communication device.In the present embodiment, also can message be input in the portable radio communication device 100 by pressing the respective keys on the keyboard 118 that places movable part 103.After the treated device 112 of message of input was handled and be displayed on the display screen 113, it can be sent to remote transceiver by the antenna in the main element 102 101.
As shown in Figure 1, main element 102 also comprises touch pad 122.This touch pad is the touch-sensitive input equipment that is used for input information.The surface of this touch pad 122 is divided into several different zones, by touching input information.This touch pad 122 places main element 102, and links to each other with processor 112 and display screen 113.Touch pad 122 is used to receive user's input.Be converted to the corresponding relative motion of display unit on the display screen 113 by processor 112 by the relative motion of streaking touch pad 122 of writing pen or analog input.The message of input as email message, after the treated device 112 of short message and Multimedia Message is discerned, will send to remote transceiver by antenna 101.
Certainly, the present invention is not limited to touch pad, under the situation that does not break away from spirit of the present invention, also can use touch-screen as input equipment, is used to import various literal, number or message.
In the present embodiment, movable part 103 has the keyboard 118 with a plurality of buttons on its outer surface.Movable part 103 links to each other by hinge 120 with main element 102.According to present embodiment, movable part 103 has the primary importance and the second place, perhaps is called off-position and open position.The switch 114 that is arranged in main element 102 can detect the position of movable part 103.
Special in the exemplary execution mode shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, advantage of the present invention will be familiar with more fully.
Fig. 2 is a portable radio communication device according to the present invention perspective view in the closed position.
The position of movable part 103 is detected by switch 114, is sent to the processor 112 that is included in the main element 102 afterwards.As for those skilled in the art be very clearly, can pass through, for example, use anchor relay or finish position probing movable part by metal-back/microswitch.Omit at this about detailed explanation in this respect.
As can be seen from Figure 2, when movable part 103 was in the closed position, it had covered the touch pad 122 that places main element 102.At this moment, portable radio communication device 100 has some user functions.The position of movable part 103 is to be detected by a switch 114 in the portable radio communication device.When switch 114 determined that described Wireless Telecom Equipment is in the closed position, Wireless Telecom Equipment entered the keyboard input pattern.This moment, the user can dial phone number by the button on the keyboard 118 or input information.After dialing the telephone number or input information that needs by button, the button that the user can function of use key part 201 starts in the mode of standard and stops calling or messaging service in the cellular network.
The function key part 201 that is arranged in display screen 113 belows is placed in main element 102.During in the closed position the or open position of movable part 103, it can covering function key part 201.That is, during in the closed position or open position, can press the button in the function key part 201 when movable part 103.When movable part 103 was in the closed position, the user also can write/edit messages information by pressing the button in the lower keyboard 118.Afterwards, by pressing the respective keys in the function key part 201, information can be sent to remote transceiver.
Display screen 113 is used for the feedback of display radio phone, as telephone number, signal strength signal intensity, battery capacity and operator name or the like.
According to the present invention, portable radio communication device 100 also can directly receive input from the user by touch pad 122, and need not to use numeral and alphabet key in the keyboard 118.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that portable radio communication device according to the present invention is shown in an open position.
Similar when in the closed position to movable part 103, detect movable parts 103 by switch 114 and whether be in open position.When switch 114 determined that the movable part 103 of described Wireless Telecom Equipment is shown in an open position, Wireless Telecom Equipment entered the editor that the touch pad input pattern carries out information.Under this pattern, the user passes through to press zones of different input characters, telephone number or other information of drawing or clicking touch pad, and when this Wireless Telecom Equipment received calling, the user can come answering call by touching this touch pad.At this moment, portable radio communication device 100 has a series of user functions, as advanced person's radio telephone controlled function and messaging function.Described advanced person's radio telephone controlled function comprises and is used to the menu storing and retrieve telephone number and user preferences is programmed.The messaging function comprises Email, fax, short message service and multimedia service etc.All above-mentioned advanced persons' radio telephone controlled function and messaging function all are displayed on the display screen 113.
As can be seen from Figure 3, touch pad 122 is positioned at the below of display screen 113.When movable part 103 was shown in an open position, the user can touch touch pad 122.The user can be by writing pen or analog input data.Fig. 4 is the example according to the literal by touch pad input of the present invention.As can be seen from Figure 4, the user uses writing pen input characters " Hi, Jenny, I am Tom ".Be converted to the corresponding relative motion of display unit on the display screen 113 by processor 112 by the relative motion of streaking touch pad 122 of writing pen input.The literal that is identified by processor 112 is displayed on the display screen 113, as shown in Figure 5.After treated device 112 identifications, the message of input will be sent to remote transceiver by antenna 101 as email message and short message.
Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the legends by touch pad English words 122 inputs and that show on display 113.Yet the present invention is not limited to this.The present invention also is particularly suitable for importing Chinese character.The user uses writing pen to import Chinese character by the respective regions of clicking touch pad 122.Behind the Chinese character of processor 112 identification inputs, the Chinese character of being discerned shows on display 113.
Turn back to Fig. 3, when movable part 103 is shown in an open position, can contact touch pad 122 with writing pen.Touch pad 122 is divided into several different zones, promptly one be used for by writing pen input characters or picture write district 122a and as other regional 122b of functional areas.In the present embodiment, functional areas 122b is divided into " selection " district, " cancellation " district, " cursor right " district, " cursor left " district, " big/small letter input pattern switches " district, " Chinese character/digital input pattern switches " district, " spcial character input pattern " district and " Chinese characters association input pattern " district.
Yet these functional areas are not construed as limiting the present invention.Such as, the functional areas 122b of touch pad 122 can also comprise the zone that is used to realize the function of function key part 201 or imports telephone number.Such as, by clicking the function corresponding district, portable radio communication device can answer calls or is sent information to remote transceiver.
Fig. 6 is a sketch of drawing on touch pad according to of the present invention.From Fig. 6 as seen, the user can use writing pen to draw a sketch on touch pad.The corresponding sports that streaks touch pad 122 by the writing pen input reads and is presented on the display 113 by processor 122.As mentioned above, by multimedia messaging service, MMS, the sketch of input can send to remote transceiver by antenna 101.
In the present embodiment, touch pad 122 is a carbon resistance type touch pad.But the present invention is not limited to this.Touch pad 122 also can be indium tin oxide type touch pad.Also can have illuminating lamp in the main element 102 of portable radio communication device 100 of the present invention.When movable part 103 was positioned at open position, illuminating lamp was bright.Like this, even be in the dark area, the user also can pass through touch pad 122 input information easily.About illuminating lamp, can from electroluminescence lighting lamp or light emitting polymer illuminating lamp, choose.In the present embodiment, use is electroluminescent illuminating lamp.
Can predict, the present invention also can use the lamp of other kinds.When touch pad is indium tin oxide type touch pad, in main element 102, has the LED illuminating lamp.When off-position switches to open position, open the illuminating lamp of touch pad and display screen at movable part 103.Like this, no matter extraneous light condition how, the user can use touch pad 122 input informations easily.When movable part 103 when open position switches to off-position, close the illuminating lamp of touch pad and display screen, like this, will prolong the service time of battery effectively.
When the movable part 103 of portable radio communication device switches to for as shown in Figure 3 open position or when open position becomes off-position from as shown in Figure 2 off-position, can finish switching to input pattern.Promptly, become the touch pad input pattern by the keyboard input pattern when when off-position becomes open position.Otherwise,, become the keyboard input pattern by the touch pad input pattern when when movable part 103 open positions become off-position.
And when portable radio communication device was in editing mode, the change in location of this movable part can't change the residing editing mode of portable radio communication device, and the information of editing will intactly be kept.
Therefore, by changing movable part 103 residing positions, the user can be switched between different input patterns under editing mode easily, and the transformational relation of the input method of user between can self-defined different input patterns.
Fig. 7 shows portable radio communication device according to the present invention under different input patterns, the transformational relation of its input method.As shown in Figure 7, interface languages at portable radio communication device is under the situation of Chinese, when the user with movable part 103 when off-position switches to open position, the keyboard input pattern that is in editing mode mixes simplified form of Chinese Character handwriting recognition (HWR) input that input, Latin capitalization input, the input of Latin small letter, English T9 input or numeral input switch to the touch pad input pattern from phonetic input, stroke input, Latin.And when the user with movable part 103 when open position switches to off-position, the touch pad input pattern that is in editing mode switches to the phonetic input of keyboard input pattern from simplified form of Chinese Character HWR input or SBC case HWR input; Perhaps switch to the numeral input of keyboard input pattern from the digital HWR input of touch pad input pattern; Perhaps switch to the Latin mixing input of keyboard input pattern from Latin capitalization HWR input, Latin small letter HWR input or the DBC case HWR input of touch pad input pattern.Simplified form of Chinese Character HWR input is not construed as limiting the present invention, and the present invention also goes for Chinese-traditional HWR input.
When portable radio communication device is in non-editing mode, when the user with movable part 103 when off-position switches to open position, can be enabled in the application list under this application state, this the application list can be the tabulation of common function under the current state by User Defined, for example message, notepad and phone directory etc., the application list will be presented on the display screen 113, select for the user.At this moment, the user selects an application program in this application list, and uses touch pad 122 to import.
Utilize the change of movable part 103 between above-mentioned two kinds of positions, further the communications status of this equipment of control.When Wireless Telecom Equipment receives calling, the user can be by self-defined, the behavior that movable part 103 is opened is set to answering call, and the behavior that movable part 103 is closed is set to not cut off calling, perhaps movable part 103 behavior of opening is set to not answering call, and movable part 103 behavior of closing is set to cut off and calls out.
In fact, the shortcut that the user also can enter a certain application state for this portable radio communication device setting, make the change of this portable radio communication device between described two kinds of positions, i.e. change from the open position to the off-position or from the off-position to the open position can start a kind of application state that is provided with according to user's oneself hobby respectively.For example, the user can the change of movable part 103 from the off-position to the open position be set to start portable radio communication device and enters the short message editing state.
The present invention also provides the another kind of form that shortcut is set, within a certain period of time, in 1 second, movable part 103 after switching to the second place, primary importance is turned back to primary importance again, or after the second place switches to primary importance, return the second place again, enter user-defined application state.This application state can be by the user according to its fancy setting, such as, as required, switch the position of above-mentioned movable part 103 can make Wireless Telecom Equipment directly enter the editing mode of short message; Perhaps start parts in the Wireless Telecom Equipment, such as, turn on the FM broadcast receiver in this Wireless Telecom Equipment, start timer etc.In the present invention, the above-mentioned time was not limited to for 1 second, and it is preferably between 0.5 second to 2 seconds.
In the above-described embodiment, the movable part 103 of portable radio communication device 100 links to each other with main element 102 by hinge.Therefore, movable part 103 can change between open position and off-position easily.
Should be appreciated that the hinge connection just constitutes an embodiment of the invention, and be not construed as limiting the invention.The connected mode of any routine may be used to connect movable part 103 and main element 102.
In another embodiment, that also movable part 103 can be set to sympetalous type or sliding-type.In every type, movable part 103 moves between the primary importance and the second place.When movable part 103 is in the second place, can touch the touch pad 122 in the main element 102, the user can input information.
Should be appreciated that main element comprises that antenna 101 only constitutes an embodiment of the invention, is not construed as limiting the present invention.In the execution mode of replacing, antenna 101 can also be positioned in the movable part 103.Adopt this structure, when movable part 103 was shown in an open position, antenna 101 was extended, and the communication quality between remote transceiver and the portable radio communication device 100 is greatly improved.
As mentioned above, function key part 201 is arranged in the main element 102.Yet the present invention is not limited to this.In the execution mode of a replacement, function key part 201 places the outer surface of movable part 103.Button in function key and the keyboard 118 is integrated in the movable part.Just, all buttons that comprise function key and numerical key etc. all are arranged on the movable part 103.
Referring to Fig. 2 and 3, keyboard 118 places the outer surface of movable part 103.Each button of keyboard 118 all places the outer surface of movable part 103, wherein keyboard 118 has the microswitch (not shown) that circuit a plurality of and in the movable part links to each other, by the pairing microswitch of pressing keys switch-on keying, import corresponding information.
Yet the present invention is not limited to this.In the execution mode of a replacement, movable part has the key hole that holds keyboard, arrange button to make when movable part is in the closed position like this, a plurality of buttons and touch pad different regional adjacent, when pressing keys, the button of keyboard contacts by the corresponding key hole of movable part and with the corresponding zone of touch pad in the main element.
Aforementioned according to the embodiment of the present invention in, keyboard 118 is positioned at the outer surface of movable part 103, touch pad 122 is arranged in main element 102, when movable part 103 is shown in an open position, when being the second place, Wireless Telecom Equipment carries out the touch pad input pattern, and the user is by clicking or draw zones of different input characters, telephone number or other information of pressing touch pad.And when movable part 103 was in the closed position, promptly during primary importance, Wireless Telecom Equipment entered the keyboard input pattern, and the user dials phone number or input information by the button on the keyboard 118.
Yet the position of touch pad 122 is not construed as limiting the present invention.In the execution mode of a replacement of the present invention, touch pad 122 is arranged in movable part 103, and keyboard 118 is positioned at main element 102.When movable part 103 was shown in an open position, Wireless Telecom Equipment entered the keyboard input pattern, and the user dials phone number or input information by the button on the keyboard 118.And when movable part 103 was in the closed position, Wireless Telecom Equipment carried out the touch pad input pattern, and the user is by clicking or draw zones of different input characters, telephone number or other information of pressing touch pad.
Do not depart from the scope of the present invention and conceive and to make many other changes and remodeling.Should be appreciated that to the invention is not restricted to certain embodiments, scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims.