KR101404364B1 - Embeded system with moving keyboard and method thereof - Google Patents

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KR101404364B1
KR101404364B1 KR1020130064068A KR20130064068A KR101404364B1 KR 101404364 B1 KR101404364 B1 KR 101404364B1 KR 1020130064068 A KR1020130064068 A KR 1020130064068A KR 20130064068 A KR20130064068 A KR 20130064068A KR 101404364 B1 KR101404364 B1 KR 101404364B1
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And a computer program code for a floating type keyboard that generates a floating type keyboard displayed under a control of a computer processor, a display unit, and a computer processor while moving at a predetermined speed in a predetermined manner and displays the same on the display unit, The system is started.

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[0001] Embedded System with Movable Keyboard and Method [

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an embedded system having a floating type keyboard and a method thereof, and more particularly, to an embedded system having a floating type keyboard that displays characters of a keyboard while moving as flowing.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] Recently, the spread of terminals having a touch screen function has been widely performed. This is because the portability and simplicity of the terminal are emphasized and the input method using the touch screen technology corresponding to the terminal is generalized.

Most of the keyboards applied to existing electric or electronic devices are arranged and displayed with fixed characters, numbers, symbols, etc., so that the user can input letters, numbers, symbols, etc. only at certain positions. However, the conventional character input method has the following limitations.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there can be provided an embedded system and a method thereof, including a floating type keyboard that enables a keyboard to be used more efficiently by eliminating inconvenience generated when data is input and minimizing the frequency of inputting typo.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there can be provided an electric or electronic device and a method thereof, which are provided with a floating type keyboard that enables users to use the keyboard more efficiently by eliminating the inconvenience generated when inputting data and minimizing the frequency of typification have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an embedded system comprising: a computer processor; A display section; And a computer program code for a floating type keyboard that generates a floating type keyboard displayed on the display unit while moving at a predetermined speed in a predetermined manner under the control of the computer processor An embedded system can be provided.

The above-mentioned computer program code for a floating type keyboard can also generate a menu for setting the configuration of the floating type keyboard and display it on the display unit.

Wherein the display unit is implemented as a touch panel, and the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can change the type of the floating type keyboard displayed on the display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel, Alphanumeric upper case letters, alphabet upper case letters, numeric alphabet letters, symbol letters, and a third foreign language keyboard.

The computer program code for a floating type keyboard may display one number at a predetermined one of the floating type keyboards so that the number is changed and displayed over time at the designated position.

The computer program code for a floating type keyboard displays a number at a predetermined position of the floating type keyboard, and generates a pop-up window showing all the Arabic numerals when the user touches the number displayed at the designated position for a predetermined time .

The display unit may be implemented as a touch panel, and the computer program code for the floating type keyboard may be configured to change a moving direction and a moving speed of the moving type keyboard displayed on the keypad display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel.

The display unit may be implemented as a touch panel, and the computer program code for the floating type keyboard may be configured to change the arrangement of the floating type keyboard displayed on the keypad display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel.

The method of arranging the floating type keyboard may include a one-way method of displaying at least one of the letters, numbers, and symbols in one row, and a gluttony method of distributing or mixing at least one of the letters, numbers, and symbols to a plurality of rows May include.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a floating keyboard display method in an embedded system including a computer processor and a display unit, wherein, under control of the computer processor, the computer program code for a floating keyboard is moved Creating a floating type keyboard displayed on the keyboard; And displaying the floating type keyboard created by the computer program code for the floating type keyboard on the display unit.

The floating type keyboard display method in the embedded system includes the steps of: displaying on the display unit a menu for changing the environment setting of the floating type keyboard; Receiving a configuration change request of a floating type keyboard from a user through a menu displayed on the display unit; And when the user inputs a preference change request for the flow type keyboard, the computer program code for the flow type keyboard may further include changing and creating the flow type keyboard in accordance with the changed preference setting.

The configuration of the floating type keyboard includes the type of the floating type keyboard, the arrangement and number of the floating type keyboard, the moving direction and the moving speed of the floating type keyboard, and the font size item of the floating type keyboard, The kind may include at least one of a Korean Hangul Keyboard, Hangul Consonant Keyboard, Alphabet Lower Case Keyboard, Alphabet Capital Case Keyboard, Numeric Keyboard, Symbol Keyboard, and Third Foreign Keyboard.

The method of arranging the floating type keyboard may include a one-way method of displaying at least one of the letters, numbers, and symbols in one row, and a gluttony method of distributing or mixing at least one of the letters, numbers, and symbols to a plurality of rows May include.

The step of creating the floating type keyboard may be to create a transparent keyboard.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the keyboard can be displayed as a stream of subtitles in consideration of the fixed screen size of the terminal.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, by generating and displaying a floating type keyboard, it is possible to minimize the occurrence of a typo caused by a narrow display size of a keyboard, and to easily find and input a desired character.

In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to directly set various environments in which the user displays the floating type keyboard in consideration of the taste of the user, thereby improving user convenience.

1 is a view for explaining an embedded system having a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a view for explaining a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a floating type keyboard according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a floating type keyboard menu setting screen according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
5 is a view showing an example of a screen for selecting a type of keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6A and 6B are views for explaining an example of numerals and symbols among the floating type keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7A is a view showing an example of a floating type Korean character plate arranged in a good way according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 7B is a view showing an example of a floating type Korean character plate in which the font size of the font is changed according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of a floating type Korean keyboard having different font sizes for each type of keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 7D is a view showing an example of a floating type Hangul keypad for highlighting one of Hangul characters displayed on a keypad display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 8A is a view showing an example of a floating type alphabetic character plate arranged in a good way according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
8B is a view showing an example of a floating type alphabetic character plate in which a keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention is changed;
FIG. 8C is a view showing an example of a floating alphabetic alphabetic plate in which intervals of keyboards displayed in different rows are changed according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
9 is a view showing an example in which a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in a vertical direction on a portrait view screen of a terminal,
10 is a view showing an example in which a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in a vertical direction on a horizontal view screen of a terminal;
11 is a view showing an example in which a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction on a horizontal view screen of a terminal, and
12 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a floating type keyboard of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

In this specification, when an element is referred to as being on another element, it may be directly formed on another element, or a third element may be interposed therebetween. Further, in the drawings, the thickness of the components is exaggerated for an effective description of the technical content.

Where the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to describe components, these components should not be limited by such terms. These terms have only been used to distinguish one component from another. The embodiments described and exemplified herein also include their complementary embodiments.

Also, when it is mentioned that the first element (or component) is operated or executed on the second element (or component) ON, the first element (or component) It should be understood that it is operated or executed in an operating or running environment or is operated or executed through direct or indirect interaction with a second element (or component).

It is to be understood that when an element, component, apparatus, or system is referred to as comprising a program or a component made up of software, it is not explicitly stated that the element, component, (E.g., memory, CPU, etc.) or other programs or software (e.g., drivers necessary to run an operating system or hardware, etc.)

It is also to be understood that the elements (or components) may be implemented in software, hardware, or any form of software and hardware, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Also, terms used herein are for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In describing the specific embodiments below, various specific details have been set forth in order to explain the invention in greater detail and to assist in understanding it. However, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from such specific details. In some instances, it should be noted that portions of the invention that are not commonly known in the description of the invention and are not significantly related to the invention do not describe confusing reasons for explaining the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining an embedded system having a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embedded system 10 having a floating keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a digital door lock device. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the embedded system 10 may include an alphanumeric keypad System can be applied to any electronic device.

Hereinafter, a digital door lock apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

The digital door lock device 10 may include an input unit 1, a computer processor 3, a driving unit 5, and a display unit 7. Here, the computer processor 3 may include components such as a storage unit 9 and a logic circuit (not shown), and the storage unit 9 may be a memory such as a ROM or a RAM. In the present embodiment, the case where the storage unit 9 is configured integrally with the computer processor 3 has been described. However, the storage unit 9 may be configured to be separated from the computer processor 3, Do.

The computer program code for the floating type keyboard is stored in the storage unit 9 and is executed by a computer processor. The floating type keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention can be created and displayed on the display unit 7.

The input unit 1 can receive a command from a user. If there is an instruction from the user, the computer processor 3 can control other components such as the drive unit 5 and the display unit 7 according to the user's instruction.

The drive 5 generally refers to elements for opening or locking the door in a device, commonly referred to as a door lock.

The display unit 7 can display a floating type keyboard. For example, it may be implemented as a display unit such as an LCD, but it may be implemented as a display device other than an LCD.

2 is a view for explaining a fluid type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a floating type keyboard according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is displayed on a keyboard display section 120. Here, the keyboard display section 120 may be a region in which the floating type keyboard is displayed on the display section 7. [

In this embodiment, the floating type keyboard is a keyboard in which at least one of letters, numbers and symbols is displayed while moving in a predetermined manner.

In this embodiment, the characters displayed on the floating type keyboard may be at least one of, for example, Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these languages.

In this embodiment, the floating type keyboard continues to move in a predetermined direction at a predetermined speed. Here, the predetermined speed or the predetermined direction may be determined by the user or given by default.

In this embodiment, the floating keyboard can be a transparent keyboard.

In the present embodiment, a person who wishes to use a floating type keyboard will be able to use the floating type keyboard when a desired character, number, or symbol (hereinafter, " character ") passes while a finger is positioned near the point where the floating type keyboard is moved A desired character or the like can be input by touching each time.

Referring to FIG. 2, a keyboard type display unit 120 displays an example of a moving type keyboard in which Hangul consonants, Hangul vowels, and numbers are arranged in parallel and are moved at a predetermined speed. Here, the speed V1 at which the Korean consonant is moved, the speed V2 at which the Korean vowel is moved, and the speed V3 at which the number is moved may be different from each other or may be equal to each other. In addition, the size, color, and font of the Korean consonant, Korean vowel, and number may be the same or different.

2, the Korean consonant, Korean vowel, and symbol may be displayed on the keyboard display unit 120 while rotating in the direction of the arrow, and the direction of rotation may be changed.

The rotation direction may be, for example, a linear direction, a circular direction, an elliptical direction, a horizontal direction, a longitudinal direction, or a diagonal direction.

The characters indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 2 are not actually displayed on the keyboard display unit 120, but are displayed sequentially on the keyboard display unit 120 according to the passage of time. For example, when the Korean alphabet and Korean vowel are set to move in the rightward direction, the current keyboard display unit 120 displays ',,,,,,,,,' displayed on the solid line rectangle, , ',', ',', ',' Move to the right.

Therefore, after a predetermined time has elapsed, '' and ',', ',', and 'denoted by dotted lines may be displayed on the keyboard display unit 120. When the time elapses, '' and ',', ',', ', and', denoted by dotted lines, may be displayed on the keyboard display unit 120.

When the user desires to change the moving direction of the keyboard to the right side, the user can touch the keyboard display unit 120 and drag it to the left direction. When the keypad display unit 120 is touched and dragged in the left direction, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can display a keypad moving at a constant speed in the left direction on the keypad display unit 120.

3 is a view for explaining a keyboard display unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a keypad display unit 220 including a floating keypad setting menu is shown.

The flow type keyboard layout setting menu includes a menu 131 for setting the flow type keyboard ('floating type keyboard menu setting screen'), a menu 133 for requesting completion of data input, and a menu 135 < / RTI > Here, the floating type keyboard setting menu can be displayed by the computer program code for the floating type keyboard described above.

When the user touches the menu 131, a screen 220 including a floating type keyboard menu can be displayed on the display unit 7.

The floating type keyboard setting menu can be displayed or hidden when the floating type keyboard is displayed. If the setting menu is not displayed on the display unit 7 but is hidden, the setting menu can be displayed by touching one area of the display unit 7. [

6A and 6B, one of the floating type keypads may be displayed at one predetermined position, and the numerals may be sequentially displayed at a designated position in the computer program code for a floating type keypad . This can be equally applied to symbols.

In addition, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can display a single number at a predetermined position in the floating type keyboard, and can generate a pop-up window showing all the Arabic numerals by touching the displayed number at a designated position for a predetermined time have.

Further, the direction and speed of the moving fluid type keyboard according to the present embodiment, and the arrangement manner of the floating type keyboard can be changed according to a user's command.

4 is a view showing an example of a floating type keyboard menu setting screen 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, if the user selects the menu 131, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard displays the floating type keyboard menu setting screen 200. The computer program code for the floating type keyboard can display the floating type keyboard menu setting screen 200 on the data display part 110 in an overwrite form or a pop-up window form. Alternatively, it may be displayed in a transparent manner.

The floating type keyboard menu setting screen 200 may include a keyboard type, a keyboard layout and number, a keyboard rotation direction and a rotation speed, a size of a keyboard font, and a menu capable of switching to a user defined and fixed type keyboard.

When the user selects the keyboard type, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard creates the screen 300 in which the keyboard type can be selected as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the keyboard type may include a Hangul consonant keyboard, a Hangul character keyboard, an alphabetic lower case character plate, an alphabet upper case character plate, a symbol key board, a numeric key board and a third foreign language keyboard, Can be deleted.

For example, when the user touches the alphabet letter type selection screen 300 and touches the completion button, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard generates a keyboard showing the alphabetic lower case letters, and the generated keyboard is displayed on the keypad display unit 120 ). If the user touches the alphabet type selection screen 300 and touches the completion button, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can generate the alphabet lowercase letters and alphabet capital letters. Also, when the user touches the alphabet lowercase letter and alphabet capital letter on the alphabetical display unit 120 as if the alphabet capital letter is moved like a caption, the user touches the alphabet lowercase elimination on the alphabetical type selection screen 300 and touches the completion, The code can generate a keyboard that displays only uppercase alphabetic characters.

4, when the user selects the keyboard layout and the number in the floating keyboard layout menu setting screen 200, the keyboard layout method of the computer program code for the floating type keyboard and the layout of the keyboard (or letter) to be displayed on the alphabet display 120, The number of which can be set. The method of arranging the floating type keyboard includes the one way method and the good way method.

At the same time, at least one of a character keyboard, a numeric character keyboard and a symbol keyboard is displayed in one line, and a good mode is a case where at least one of a character keyboard, . In particular, when the user selects the fortune-telling method, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard allows a user to select a method of displaying a keyboard corresponding to one type in one row or displaying a mixture of two or more kinds of keyboards Lt; / RTI >

When the user selects the group mode, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can be displayed by changing the arrangement of the floating type keyboard to a group according to the request of the user.

In addition, when the user selects the glue mode, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can be displayed by changing the arrangement of the floating type keyboard according to a request of the user, as shown in FIG. 6A. 6A will be described later.

In addition, if the user sets the number of characters to be displayed on the keyboard display unit 120 for each row, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can generate a keyboard in which characters corresponding to the number set by the user are displayed in a liquid form. 6A to 6B, the user sets six characters as the number of characters to be displayed on the keyboard display section 120. [

Referring again to FIG. 4, when the user selects the keyboard rotation direction and the rotation speed in the floating keyboard layout menu setting screen 200, the computer program code for the floating keyboard layouts a screen for setting the direction in which the keyboard moves and the moving speed . The direction in which the keyboard moves may include at least one of a left direction (i.e., clockwise rotation) direction, a right direction (i.e., counterclockwise rotation), an upward direction, and a downward direction.

Accordingly, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can generate a screen for selecting one of up, down, left, and right as an option for setting the direction in which the keyboard moves, and the user can set the moving direction of the keyboard through the created screen . The direction in which the keyboard moves can be applied to both the case where the terminal screen is a landscape view screen and the case where the terminal screen is a portrait view screen.

In addition, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can generate a screen showing a plurality of steps as an option for setting the key board rotation speed. For example, a computer program code for a floating keyboard can generate a screen classified into five levels such as' fastest, fastest, normal, slow, and very slow ', and the user can' fastest, , Very slow '.

If the user selects a desired speed, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can demonstrate the moving speed of the keyboard corresponding to the selected speed in advance. Accordingly, the user can confirm the moving speed selected by the user before applying the moving speed of the keyboard to the floating type keyboard.

In addition, when the user selects the font size of the font on the floating type keyboard layout menu setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 4, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard creates a screen on which the size of the font included in the keyboard can be set. A font is a term collectively referred to as a letter, a number, a symbol, and the like. For convenience of explanation, a font, a letter, a number, and a symbol may be used in combination.

The larger the size of the font set by the user, the smaller the number of characters displayed on one line of the keyboard display unit 120. [

In addition, when the user selects the font size of the font on the floating type keyboard layout menu setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 4, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard creates a screen on which user-defined fonts, symbols, and the like can be added. The user can add a font, a symbol, and the like desired by the user using the file uploading method. The computer program code for the floating type keyboard can be displayed by automatically adding the added font to the keyboard type selection screen 300 of FIG.

In addition, when the user selects a fixed keyboard in the floating keyboard keyboard menu setting screen 200 shown in FIG. 4, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can generate a fixed QWERTY keyboard without moving the keyboard. Or when the size of the keyboard display unit 120 is narrow and it is difficult to display all of the QWERTY keyboards, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can generate only a part of the keyboard in a fixed form. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, only six characters are fixedly displayed on the keyboard display unit 120, and when the user touches and drags the keyboard display unit 120, Can be generated by shifting a line by line. Therefore, when the fixed type keyboard is selected, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can move the keyboard only if the user manually touches and drags the keyboard type display unit 120. This can be useful when the user's keyboard input speed is slow or when the keyboard input is interrupted for a while.

On the other hand, when the floating type keyboard moves, it is also possible to move the set of two or more characters, rather than one character, to the set.

6A and 6B are views for explaining an example of numerals and symbols among the floating type keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, the keyboard display section 120 is arranged with two Korean vowels and Korean consonants. The computer program code for a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the floating type keypad displays one symbol at a predetermined position 41 and a numeral at a designated position 42 at a predetermined position 41, Symbols and numbers can be sequentially changed and displayed.

For example, in the case where the floating type keyboard moves to the left by one space as time passes, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard is displayed at the position 41 as shown in FIG. 6B. Instead of 1, and 2 is displayed in the position 42, instead of 1. Whenever the keyboard moves, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can generate the floating type keyboard in which the symbols are sequentially displayed in the position 41 and the numbers are sequentially changed in the position 42. FIG.

According to another embodiment, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard displays a single number at a predetermined position of a floating type keyboard, and when a user touches the displayed number at a designated position for a predetermined time, a pop-up window showing all the Arabic numerals Can be generated. The popup window displays all the numbers from 0 to 9 at the same time, so the user can easily select the desired number from the popup window.

FIG. 7A is a view showing an example of a floating type Korean character plate arranged in a good way according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7A, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can generate a floating type Korean keyboard for displaying a Korean consonant and a Korean vowel in different rows when a user selects a good mode for arranging Korean consonants and Korean vowels in a multi-row manner have. In addition, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can display the symbol keyboard and the numeric keyboard in the same row as the Korean keyboard.

FIG. 7B is a view showing an example of a floating type Korean character plate in which the font size of the font is changed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7B, when the user requests to enlarge the size of the font of the keyboard, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can generate the Chinese character board having the enlarged size of the character displayed on the keyboard display unit 120.

7A and 7B, since the size of the characters displayed on the keyboard display unit 120 of FIG. 7B is larger than the characters displayed on the keyboard display unit 120 of FIG. 7A, the computer program code for the floating keyboard, (120) displays a relatively small number of characters.

FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of a floating type Hangul keypad having different font sizes for different types of keys according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7C, when a user sets a relatively small size Korean character consonant compared to a Korean character collection through a keyboard font selection screen (not shown), the computer program code for a floating character keyboard has a size You can create another floating type Korean keyboard.

FIG. 7D is a view showing an example of a floating type Hangul keypad for highlighting one of the Hangul characters displayed on the keypad display unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7D, when the user sets the size of a character displayed at a specific position on the screen (not shown) in which the size of the font included in the keyboard can be set to be displayed, the computer program code for the floating keyboard, It is possible to generate a floating type keyboard that displays the size of characters located in the middle of the display unit 120 larger than the surrounding characters. Accordingly, each time the floating type keyboard moves, the characters enlarged in the center of the keyboard type display unit 120 are changed to have a larger size. This allows the user to more conveniently use the flow board.

Although not shown in the drawing, a code program for a floating type keypad is configured such that the size of a character gradually increases toward the center of the keypad display unit 120, and the size of a character decreases as the keypad display unit 120 moves away from the center thereof Can be generated and displayed.

8A is a view showing an example of a floating type alphabetic character plate arranged in a glut fashion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard comprises a vowel (A, E, I, O, U) and a part of consonant (Y, Q, V, W, X, Z) It is possible to generate a floating type alphabetic character plate which is displayed on the same line and the remaining alphabetic consonants are displayed on different lines. In addition, the computer program code for a floating keyboard can display a symbol keyboard and a numeric keyboard in the same row as the alphabet bar keyboard.

8B is a view showing an example of a floating type alphabetic character plate in which a keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present invention is changed.

8B, when the user changes the arrangement order of the floating alphabetic alphabetic plates displayed in a gluttony manner, the computer program code for the floating alphabetic alphabetic character displays an alphabetic consonant keyboard in the upper row according to the setting of the user, It is possible to generate a floating type alphabetic character plate that displays the vowel keyboard. In addition, when the user additionally sets the size of the alphabetical character keyboard and the alphabetical consonant keypad differently, the computer program code for the floating keyboard can make the size of the characters displayed in the upper and lower rows different.

FIG. 8C is a view showing an example of a floating type alphabetic character plate in which intervals of keyboards displayed in different rows are changed according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8C, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can generate a floating type alphabetic character plate in which the interval between the alphabetical character keyboards displayed in the upper row and the alphabetical consonant keyboards displayed in the lower row is enlarged according to a user's request.

9 is a view showing an example in which the floating type keyboard according to the embodiment of the present invention is displayed in the vertical direction on the portrait view screen of the terminal.

Referring to FIG. 9, the computer program code for a floating type keyboard can generate a floating type keyboard in which a floating type keyboard is displayed in a vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 1, according to a user's request. In this case, the user can set the moving direction of the floating type keyboard to either the upper side or the lower side. That is, when the user touches the side of the floating type keyboard and then drags the same downward, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can generate the floating type keyboard that is changed while the floating type keyboard moves downward.

10 is a view showing an example in which a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in a vertical direction on a horizontal view screen of a terminal.

10, even when the user rotates the display unit 100 of the terminal 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard can generate a floating type keyboard displayed in the vertical direction at the request of the user .

11 is a view showing an example in which a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention is displayed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction on a horizontal view screen of a terminal.

11, even when the user rotates the display unit 100 of the terminal 90 degrees in the horizontal direction, the computer program code for the floating type keyboard displays and displays the floating type alphabetic character plate in the vertical direction according to the request of the user, A flow type keyboard that displays a floating type Korean keyboard can be generated.

As described above, even when a floating type keyboard is displayed in the vertical direction, characters of the keyboard can be displayed in various sizes as described with reference to Figs.

On the other hand, the flow-type keyboard can move diagonally or circularly or in any direction besides the transverse or longitudinal direction.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a flow type keyboard display method in an embedded system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The flow type keyboard display method of FIG. 12 can be implemented by the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 12, the embedded system executes a computer program code for a floating type keyboard to generate a floating type keyboard in accordance with a preset format, and displays the generated floating type keyboard on a screen (S1110).

The embedded system may generate a floating type keyboard in which the keyboard moves in a set direction among the up, down, left, and right directions (or the diagonal direction, the circular direction, or the arbitrary direction) at a predetermined speed (S1120).

When the user selects a menu displayed on the terminal and requests a change of the configuration of the floating type keyboard (S1130), the embedded system displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 4 (S1140). In step S1130, the user can set various environments such as the type of the floating type keyboard to be used, the layout method of the keyboard, the moving speed of the keyboard, and the moving direction.

When the user completes the operation of inputting, changing or adding the configuration of the floating keyboard through the menu screen (S1150), the embedded system can generate and display the floating keyboard in accordance with the format set in operation S1150 (S1160) .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a computer readable recording medium storing computer program code for a floating type keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention described with reference to the drawings may be embodied.

Although the embodiments described above are based on an embedded system, the present invention can be applied not only to the embedded system, but also to any type of electronic or electronic device requiring a keyboard, to which the present invention is applied.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular embodiments and drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. This is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

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In an embedded system,
A computer processor;
A display section; And
And a computer program code for a floating type keyboard that generates a floating type keyboard displayed on the display unit while moving at a predetermined speed in a predetermined manner under the control of the computer processor,
The display unit is implemented as a touch panel,
Wherein the computer program code for the floating type keyboard changes a direction and a moving speed of the floating type keyboard displayed on the keyboard type display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the computer program code for a floating type keyboard further generates a menu for environment setting of the floating type keyboard and displays the menu on the display unit. The method according to claim 1,
The computer program code for a floating type keyboard can change a type of a floating type keyboard displayed on the display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel,
Wherein the type of the floating keyboard includes at least one of a Hangul character keyboard, a Hangul consonant keyboard, an alphabet lower case character plate, an alphabet upper case character plate, a numeric key board, a symbol keyboard, and a third foreign language keyboard. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the computer program code for the floating type keyboard displays one number at a predetermined one of the floating type keyboards so that the number is changed and displayed over time at the designated position, One embedded system. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the computer program code for the floating type keyboard displays one number at a predetermined position of the floating type keyboard, and generates a pop-up window showing all the Arabic numerals when the user touches the number displayed at the designated position for a predetermined time Wherein the flexible type keyboard comprises a flexible keyboard. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the computer program code for the floating type keyboard changes the arrangement of the floating type keyboard displayed on the keyboard type display unit according to a user's request through the touch panel. 8. The method of claim 7,
The method of arranging the floating type keyboard includes a one-way method of displaying at least one of letters, numbers, and symbols in one row, and a glue method of distributing or mixing the plurality of lines in a plurality of rows. And an embedded system. A flow type keyboard display method in an electric or electronic apparatus including a computer processor and a display unit,
Generating, under the control of the computer processor, a computer program code for a floating keyboard, wherein the floating keyboard is displayed while moving in a predetermined manner; And
And displaying the floating type keyboard created by the computer program code for the floating type keyboard on the display unit,
The flow type keyboard display method further includes:
The computer program code for the floating type keyboard displays a menu for changing the configuration of the floating type keyboard on the display unit;
Receiving a configuration change request of a floating type keyboard from a user through a menu displayed on the display unit; And
The computer program code for the floating type keyboard further comprises a step of changing and creating the floating type keyboard in accordance with the changed environment setting when receiving the configuration change request of the floating type keyboard from the user,
The environment setting of the floating type keyboard includes a type of the floating type keyboard, an arrangement mode and number of the floating type keyboard, a moving direction and a moving speed of the floating type keyboard, and a font size item of the floating type keyboard,
Wherein the type of the floating keyboard includes at least one of a Hangul vocabulary keyboard, a Hangul consonant keyboard, an alphabetic lower case character plate, an alphabet upper case character plate, a numeric key board, a sign language keyboard and a third foreign language keyboard Display method. delete delete 10. The method of claim 9,
The method of arranging the floating type keyboard can be classified into a one-line method in which at least one of the Hangul vocabulary keyboard, Hangul consonant keyboard, Alphabet lowercase letter plate, Alphabet uppercase letter plate, Numeric Keyboard, And a glue mode in which at least one of a keyboard, a vowel keyboard, a Hangul consonant keyboard, an alphabet lowercase letter plate, an alphabet uppercase letter plate, a numeric keypad, a symbol keyboard and a third foreign language keyboard is distributed or mixed to a plurality of rows and displayed. A method of displaying a floating type keyboard in an electronic device. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the step of generating the floating type keyboard generates the transparent keyboard.
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