Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to have overcome above-mentioned shortcoming of the prior art, the method that provide a kind of and can make things convenient for that information input, the implementation procedure of carrying out electronic equipment screen accurately are simple, convenient to use, stable and reliable working performance, the scope of application realizes the input of intelligence software keyboard comparatively widely on the electronic equipment screen.
In order to realize above-mentioned purpose, realize on the electronic equipment screen of the present invention that the method for intelligence software keyboard input is as follows:
Realize the method for intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen, its principal feature is that described method may further comprise the steps:
(1) system is divided into several focus areas and several content areas with the keyboard area on the screen;
(2) between described several focus areas and several content areas, set up incidence relation;
(3) system carries out the keyboard area initialization operation, and the keyboard area on the screen is arranged at the focus preference pattern;
(4) system continues to detect the operation of pressing lower contact;
(5) if system detects by lower contact, then the keyboard area on the screen is dynamically switched to the content choice pattern, and carry out dynamic layout according to the content association zone that described incidence relation is associated the touching focus area by the lower contact place of screen institute perception and adjust the display process operation;
(6) system continues to detect the operation that mention the contact;
(7) if system detects the contact to be mentioned, then according to the content in the content area at the disengaging configuration place, screen contact of screen institute perception as keyboard input information;
(8) system dynamically switches to the focus preference pattern with the keyboard area on the screen, and returns above-mentioned steps (4).
Realize on this electronic equipment screen focus area in the step (2) of method of intelligence software keyboard input and the incidence relation between the content area can for:
Periphery principle incidence relation, promptly a focus area is associated with all or part content area of this focus area periphery.
Also comprise in the incidence relation of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen:
Pairing lowercase/the capitalization of capitalization/lowercase is associated in all or part content area of focus area and this focus area periphery.
Realize on this electronic equipment screen focus area in the step (2) of method of intelligence software keyboard input and the incidence relation between the content area also can for:
Overlapping principle incidence relation, promptly focus area and this focus area overlapping all or part content area be associated.
Also comprise in the incidence relation of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen:
Pairing lowercase/the capitalization of capitalization/lowercase is associated in all or part content area of focus area and this focus area periphery.
Dynamic layout adjustment display process operation that the content association zone is carried out on this electronic equipment screen in the step (5) of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input can be specially for amplifying peripheral layout display process operation:
Being the center, keeping former layout relationship to amplify demonstration in described content association zone, and do not exist overlapping between wherein each content area according to the enlargement factor of systemic presupposition by lower contact.
Also comprise following processing operation on this electronic equipment screen in the amplification periphery layout display process operation of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input:
If press lower contact on the marginal position of screen, then the amplification with described content association zone shows the inboard that is limited to screen edge, avoids exceeding the demonstration border of screen.
Dynamic layout adjustment display process operation that the content association zone is carried out on this electronic equipment screen in the step (5) of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input also can be that the parallel arrangement display process is operated, and is specially:
Being the center, according to the demonstration that is arranged in parallel of default Cahn-Ingold-Prelog sequence rule, and do not exist overlapping between wherein each content area described content association zone by lower contact.
Also comprise following processing operation on this electronic equipment screen in the parallel arrangement display process operation of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input:
Demonstration is amplified according to the enlargement factor of systemic presupposition in the described content association zone that is arranged in parallel.
Also comprise following processing operation on this electronic equipment screen in the parallel arrangement display process operation of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input:
If press lower contact on the marginal position of screen, then being arranged in parallel of described content association zone shown the inboard that is limited to screen edge, avoid exceeding the demonstration border of screen.
Content displayed is in the focus area of the method that realization intelligence software keyboard is imported on this electronic equipment screen:
The content information in associated all the elements zone perhaps can show the descriptor of common feature of the content in associated all the elements zone.
Also include in the content area of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen and can comprise the multiple fuzzy region that may import content.
Realize on this electronic equipment screen in the step (7) of method of intelligence software keyboard input according to the content in the content area at the disengaging configuration place, screen contact of screen institute perception as keyboard input information, may further comprise the steps:
(71) system judges whether the content area at disengaging configuration place, screen contact is fuzzy region;
(72) if not, then directly the content of this content area is inputed in the system, and returns;
(73) if then system combines the character of input before the user with content that this fuzzy region might be imported, and goes out possible word according to default dictionary rule query, arrange according to default queueing discipline to show, and the prompting user selects to confirm;
(74) system will confirm that the content of selecting inputs in the system according to user's selection.
The step (5) that realizes the method for intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen can also may further comprise the steps afterwards:
(51) system continues to detect the operation of user's moving screen contact position, and selects the display process operation according to the action attitude that moves forward into of screen contact.
Realize on this electronic equipment screen in the step (51) of method of intelligence software keyboard input the operation of Dynamic Selection display process can for:
System dynamics is carried out highlighted demonstration with the content area at the place, shift position of screen contact, and other content area is carried out common display.
Dynamic Selection display process operation on this electronic equipment screen in the step (51) of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input also can may further comprise the steps:
(511) system is provided with the corresponding prompt zone according to each content area at default correspondence position, and shows the content of corresponding content area in each prompting zone;
(512) system dynamics is carried out highlighted demonstration with the pairing prompting of the content area zone at the place, shift position of screen contact, and common display is carried out in the pairing prompting of other content area zone.
Also comprise following processing operation on this electronic equipment screen in the step (511) of the method for realization intelligence software keyboard input:
Each content area of system is set to invisible.
Realize on this electronic equipment screen in the step (51) of method of intelligence software keyboard input the operation of Dynamic Selection display process can also for:
System dynamically arranges the corresponding prompt zone according to the content area at the place, shift position of screen contact at default correspondence position, and shows the content of corresponding content area in this prompting zone.
Adopted the method that realizes the input of intelligence software keyboard on the electronic equipment screen of this invention, because it is divided into several focus areas and several content areas with keyboard area, and there is incidence relation between focus area and the content area, promptly a focus area is associated with several content areas, thereby keyboard is divided into two kinds of mode of operations: focus preference pattern and content choice pattern; Before user's contact screen, keyboard is in the focus preference pattern, user's contact screen in an instant, the focus area at keyboard perception user contact screen point place, dynamically switch keyboard mode to the content choice pattern, to and amplify with this focus area associated content zone layout again and show that the user moves selection by the moving screen contact position between the content area after the dynamic layout; In case the screen contact breaks away from surface of keyboard, be that the user mentions the contact, this keyboard perception user mentions the content area at a place, and as input, simultaneously, keyboard is switched back the focus preference pattern with the content of this content area, thereby can make things convenient for the information input of carrying out electronic equipment screen accurately, not only implementation procedure is simple, and convenient to use, and is flexible and changeable; And method of the present invention is combined into the information of input with the user simultaneously by the position (focus area) of lower contact and the position (content area) of decontroling the contact, thereby the information content that can import is significantly increased.For example, in the keyboard area of 120 * 240 pixel sizes, the user is respectively 120 * 240=28800 (pixel) by lower contact with the quantity of information of decontroling the contact, suppose that each content area size is 40 * 40=1600 pixel, then can hold (28800/1600) * (28800/1600)=324 content area, be originally can hold number of keys square.This character that makes electronic equipment can import in same keyboard range increases greatly, has strengthened fault-tolerance greatly, the while stable and reliable working performance, and the scope of application is comparatively extensive.
Embodiment
In order more to be expressly understood technology contents of the present invention, describe in detail especially exemplified by following examples.
Need to prove that at first method of the present invention is applicable to any electronic equipment screen with indication input system, including but not limited to pressure-sensitive touch-screen, electromagnetic induction touch screen, the indicative touch-screen of mouse etc.The common feature of these screens is the actions that have the contact of co-ordinate position information and be equivalent to press and decontrol operation.For example, contain co-ordinate position information when pressing touch-screen, also contain co-ordinate position information when pressing left mouse button.
To be that example is described the specific embodiment of the present invention below with the touch-screen.But these embodiments can corresponding be used on other screen that meets above-mentioned requirements.For example, " on the screen focus area by lower contact " operation can correspond to " mouse moves on the screen focus area and presses left button ".If a kind of screen that utilizes other mode of operation, contain coordinate information and press/decontrols the contact notion of operating as long as it has, all applicable to software keyboard of the present invention.
At first see also shown in Fig. 2,3a and the 3b, realize the method for intelligence software keyboard input on this electronic equipment screen, its principal feature is that described method may further comprise the steps:
(1) system is divided into several focus areas and several content areas with the keyboard area on the touch-screen; Wherein content displayed is in this focus area: the content information in associated all the elements zone perhaps can show the descriptor of common feature of the content in associated all the elements zone; Also include in this content area and can comprise the multiple fuzzy region that may import content;
(2) between described several focus areas and several content areas, set up incidence relation; This incidence relation can be peripheral principle incidence relation, and promptly a focus area is associated with all the elements zone of this focus area periphery;
Also can for:
Overlapping principle incidence relation, promptly focus area and this focus area overlapping all the elements zone be associated;
Simultaneously, can also comprise in the above-mentioned incidence relation:
Pairing lowercase/the capitalization of capitalization/lowercase is associated in all the elements zone of focus area and this focus area periphery;
(3) system carries out the keyboard area initialization operation, and the keyboard area on the touch-screen is arranged at the focus preference pattern;
(4) system continues to detect the operation of user's contact screen;
(5) if system detects user's contact screen, then the keyboard area on the touch-screen is dynamically switched to the content choice pattern, and carry out dynamic layout according to the content association zone that described incidence relation is associated the touching focus area at user's contact screen point place of touch-screen institute perception and adjust the display process operation; This dynamic layout is adjusted the display process operation and can be specially for amplifying peripheral layout display process operation:
With user's contact screen point is the center, keeps former layout relationship to amplify demonstration according to the enlargement factor of systemic presupposition in described content association zone, and does not exist overlapping between wherein each content area; Simultaneously, if user's contact screen point on the marginal position of touch-screen, then is limited to the amplification demonstration in described content association zone the inboard of screen edge, avoid exceeding the demonstration border of touch-screen;
This dynamic layout is adjusted the display process operation also can be the operation of parallel arrangement display process, is specially:
With user's contact screen point is the center, according to the demonstration that is arranged in parallel of default Cahn-Ingold-Prelog sequence rule, and does not exist overlapping between wherein each content area described content association zone; Simultaneously, also demonstration can be amplified according to the enlargement factor of systemic presupposition in the described content association zone that is arranged in parallel; And, if user's contact screen point on the marginal position of touch-screen, then shows the inboard that is limited to screen edge with being arranged in parallel of described content association zone, avoid exceeding the demonstration border of touch-screen;
Above-mentioned steps (5) can also may further comprise the steps afterwards:
(51) system continues to detect the operation of user's moving screen contact position, and selects the display process operation according to the action attitude that moves forward into of screen contact; The operation of this Dynamic Selection display process can for:
System dynamics is carried out highlighted demonstration with the content area at the place, shift position of screen contact, and other content area is carried out common display;
This Dynamic Selection display process operation also can may further comprise the steps:
(a) system is provided with the corresponding prompt zone according to each content area at default correspondence position, and shows the content of corresponding content area in each prompting zone; And wherein system can also be set to invisible by each content area;
(b) system dynamics is carried out highlighted demonstration with the pairing prompting of the content area zone at the place, shift position of screen contact, and common display is carried out in the pairing prompting of other content area zone;
The operation of this Dynamic Selection display process can also for:
System dynamically arranges the corresponding prompt zone according to the content area at the place, shift position of screen contact at default correspondence position, and shows the content of corresponding content area in this prompting zone;
(6) system continues to detect the operation that the user mentions the contact;
(7) mention the contact if system detects the user, then according to the content in the content area at the disengaging configuration place, screen contact of touch-screen institute perception as keyboard input information, may further comprise the steps:
(a) system judges whether the content area at disengaging configuration place, screen contact is fuzzy region;
(b) if not, then directly the content of this content area is inputed in the system, and returns;
(c) if then system combines the character of input before the user with content that this fuzzy region might be imported, and goes out possible word according to default dictionary rule query, arrange according to default queueing discipline to show, and the prompting user selects to confirm;
(d) system will confirm that the content of selecting inputs in the system according to user's selection;
(8) system dynamically switches to the focus preference pattern with the keyboard area on the touch-screen, and returns above-mentioned steps (4).
In sum, core concept of the present invention is as follows:
Keyboard area is divided into several focus areas and several content areas, there are incidence relation in focus area and content area, promptly a focus area is associated with several content areas, and keyboard is divided into two kinds of mode of operations: focus preference pattern 202 and content choice pattern 204, before user's contact screen and contact screen in an instant, keyboard is in the focus preference pattern; At this moment, the focus area at keyboard perception user contact screen point place dynamically switches keyboard mode to content choice pattern 206, will and amplify with this focus area associated content zone layout again to show.The user moves selection by the moving screen contact position between the content area that is shown.In case the screen contact breaks away from surface of keyboard, promptly the user mentions the contact, and this keyboard perception user mentions the content area at a place, and with the content of this content area as input; Simultaneously, keyboard is switched back focus preference pattern 208.
In the middle of practical application, under the focus preference pattern, keyboard is divided into several focus areas, the touch signal of each focus area user perception.In actual applications, a focus area can see also shown in Fig. 4 a corresponding to a seen key position of user, has wherein described a kind of focus area and has distributed, and what see is that the key position shown in Fig. 4 b distributes and the user is actual; Focus area is not equal to actual key position, because focus area is the zone of screen perception, is sightless to the user; And actual visible key position is to have suggestive user interface.For example the focus area shown in Fig. 4 a is just big slightly than each the key position shown in Fig. 4 b.This is that the border of falling the key position for fear of the user contact can not be imported.
In the initial layout of the keyboard shown in Fig. 4 a, promptly under the focus preference pattern, content area is not activated.When the user by behind a focus area, its related content area is activated, and other focus areas temporarily lost efficacy.These related content areas carry out dynamic layout adjustment, and amplify demonstration.For example, when pressing focus area 1, enter content choice pattern shown in Figure 5.User's current collector is decontroled to the content area of appointment, has then finished once input.
Have relevance between described focus area and the content area, promptly a focus area is associated with several content areas.See also shown in Figure 6ly, this incidence relation is determined to follow different principles.Such as " peripheral principle " in following embodiment 1 and 2 and " the overlapping principle " among the embodiment 3.
Focus area is two different notions with content area.Focus area is mainly used to the contact that the perception user pushes screen, does not carry content information.The input content (character, symbol, instruction character, word or expression often) that content area carrying is actual is used for the contact that the perception user frames out and the content of input expectation.
Under the focus preference pattern, content area is not activated as yet, and it is selectable having only focus area.When the user clicks some focus areas, when entering the content choice pattern, content area is activated, and focus area was temporarily lost efficacy.At this moment, the user can current collector, switches between content area.When the user mentions the contact in a certain content area, the content of this content area just is transfused to.
Sometimes when the user uses thumb manipulation, can hide the partial content zone.See also shown in Figure 7, in order clearly to reflect current selection, can be near content area (as the top) show the content of current selection, this is called " prompting zone ".
As a kind of special case, can there be a kind of " bluring " zone in the content area.This zone can comprise a plurality of contents, and the content of final input is by the sequence decision of other inputs.For example, when an English word of input " what ", the user is when input alphabet " a ", and its content area that " blurs " input has comprised " a " and " s " simultaneously.But pass through to judge alphabetical sequence " w " and " h " of input before this, and the letter of importing afterwards " t ", final input can be defined as " a ".In following embodiment 3, will provide and specify.
Benq is in software keyboard design proposal of the present invention below with reference to several embodiment.These embodiment are input as the basis with English, but method of the present invention is not limited to category of language, can be applicable to the input of various language such as Chinese, Japanese, German too.Only need the described keyboard layout of following examples is carried out trickle adjustment, just can design the software keyboard version that meets the different language demand.
Embodiment 1
Focus area and content area
See also shown in Fig. 8 a, 8b, the 8c, carried 26 letters of A~Z therein in the keyboard layout of Miao Shuing.Keyboard 330 has been described user's being seen keyboard layout before pushing screen; Keyboard 310 has been described the division at the focus area of this keyboard; 320 divisions of having described at the content area of this keyboard of keyboard.In this embodiment, the division of the division of focus area and content area is in full accord.So, having 26 focus areas and 26 content areas in this keyboard layout, the content of being carried is 26 letters of A~Z.But before the user pressed any key, keyboard was in the focus preference pattern, so all content areas are not activated as yet, and keyboard 310 only plays suggesting effect.Simultaneously, user being seen regional 340 has been contained a focus area 350 and a content area 360.
Focus area and content area related
In this example, the incidence relation between focus area and the content area is determined according to " peripheral principle ".That is, a focus area is associated with its peripheral content area.See also shown in Fig. 9 a, the 9b, wherein described this association.Coordinate system 502 described the associated content area of focus area 510, coordinate system 504 described focus area 510 ' associated content area.
For example, according to peripheral principle, among Fig. 9 b focus area 510 ' associated content zone be 510 ', 512 ', 514 ', 516 ', 518 ', 520 ' and 522 '.The input content of their representatives is respectively: ' F ', ' D ', ' G ', ' R ', ' T ', ' C ' and ' V '.
The dynamic layout adjustment of content area
Before user key-press, keyboard works in the focus preference pattern.At this moment, keyboard is determined corresponding focus area according to the position of user's contact screen.In case the user presses certain key, just can judge the focus area at the place of contact.Keyboard is according to focus area of setting and the relevance principle between the content area, dynamic calculation goes out the pairing content area of this focus area, and will carry out layout again to these corresponding content areas, with help the user easily between content area current collector select to expect the content imported to be called " the dynamic layout adjustment of content area ".
The dynamic layout adjustment of content area can be followed different layout methods.In the present embodiment, " amplifying peripheral layout method " followed in the dynamic layout adjustment in activity description zone, shown in coordinate system 504.For example, when the user pressed " F " key in 300 keyboards of describing, " F " key was exaggerated 1.5 times together with the content area of periphery.The enlargement factor in activity description zone can determine according to the concrete condition of keyboard, but is exaggerated in principle and do not exist overlappingly again between the content area of layout, avoided the user to decontrol the caused input ambiguity in screen contact like this on the overlapping region.Simultaneously, on marginal position, when for example the user pressed " A " key, the amplification of its content area was limited in the right side of screen edge, in order to avoid be beyond the boundary.
The content choice pattern
After the dynamic layout adjustment of content area was finished, keyboard was switched to the content choice pattern.In the content choice pattern, the user imports on the content area of content correspondence to expectation by the position of moving screen contact, decontrols the mode of screen contact then and imports selection.For example, in coordinate system 504, if screen contact, user's moving screen contact to 518 ' then decontrol, this moment keyboard with 518 ' representative content ' T ' as final input content.
Embodiment 2
Focus area and content area
Keyboard layout among this embodiment and focus area and content area and example 1 are identical: 26 letters that carried A~Z therein in the keyboard layout of Miao Shuing.Keyboard 310 has been described the division at the focus area of this keyboard, and keyboard 320 has then been described the division at the content area of this keyboard.
Focus area and content area related
Present embodiment is identical with embodiment 1, related the following " peripheral principle " of content area and focus area.
The dynamic layout adjustment of content area
In this example, " parallel arrangement method " followed in the dynamic layout adjustment of content area.See also shown in Fig. 9 c, for example, coordinate system 506 has been described when the user presses the focus area at " F " key place, dynamic adjusted content area layout.7 content areas of " F " key periphery come delegation abreast.Simultaneously, all content areas all are exaggerated 1.5 times, and wherein enlargement factor can be according to the actual conditions adjustment.
A kind of typical arrangement mode, the coordinate of pushing the position of screen when the user is current will become the current content selected regional center of acquiescence position, calculate 530 position with this principle.All the other content areas are put around 530 and with it has identical Y coordinate figure, i.e. " parallel arrangement ".Content area 510 ' about two direct neighbors content area 512 ', 514 ' be placed in 530 position, the left and right sides respectively: 532,534; The left position of the content area 516 of its upper left side direct neighbor ' be placed in 532: 536; The location right of the content area 518 of its upper right side direct neighbor ' be placed in 534: 538; The left position of the content area 520 of its lower left direct neighbor ' be placed in 536: 540; The location right of the content area 522 of its lower right direct neighbor ' be placed in 538: 542.
See also shown in Figure 10ly again, when selected focus area was positioned at screen edge, content area can dynamically be adjusted to one-sided.For example when the user presses " A " key, because " A " is positioned at the screen high order end, so the content area layout all adjusts to the right-hand of " A ", and its orbicular spot 1001 is represented the current contact position.
In this example, the content area after the dynamic layout can be designed as sightless, and shows corresponding prompting zone directly over it.See also shown in Figure 10,11, dotted portion is sightless content area, and when the contact moved past content area, the corresponding character in the prompting zone was highlighted demonstration.In the time of so just can avoiding the user with the finger input, cover in the content selected zone, its orbicular spot 1001,1002 is represented the current contact position.
The prompting zone is optional fully.The related keyboard of method of the present invention does not need to point out the zone can realize the function of expecting fully yet, but user experience can be improved effectively in the prompting zone, allows focus area of this method and content area model be given full play to advantage.Simultaneously, when the prompting zone occurring, as seen content area can be simultaneously also.Hiding content area only is a kind of design of avoiding repetition, does not influence essence of the present invention.
The content choice pattern
With embodiment 1, after the dynamic layout adjustment of content area was finished, keyboard was switched to the content choice pattern.In the content choice pattern, the user imports on the content area of content correspondence to expectation by the position of moving screen contact, decontrols the mode of screen contact then and imports selection.
Embodiment 3
Focus area and content area
See also shown in Figure 12 a the actual being seen keyboard layout of a kind of user who wherein describes again.Be divided into 5 * 3 key positions to keyboard this moment, 26 letters of a to z that distributed and conventional sign., simultaneously, in the application of reality, key of the present invention position distributes does not need to be confined to this 5 * 3 layout, has only provided an attainable example here.This keyboard layout is similar with the common computer keyboard layout, and difference is per two monograms are become a key.
See also shown in Figure 12 b, wherein described division at the focus area of this keyboard.Each key position is corresponding to a focus area.
For each focus area (key position), related 1 to 6 content area.Seeing also shown in Figure 12 c, is example with focus area 6, wherein related alphabetical a, A, s, S and symbol! , totally 5 content areas; Seeing also shown in Figure 12 d, is example with focus area 12 again, related alphabetical z, Z, x, X, totally 4 content areas.Because near the keyboard bottom, this key position is not provided with conventional sign; Seeing also shown in Figure 12 e, is example with focus area 10 again, related letter 1, L, and fullstop ". ", totally 3 content areas.Certainly this only is a kind of human oriented design, and core concept of the present invention also not only is confined to this.
Should be noted that the time, before the user pressed any key, keyboard was in the focus selection mode.All content areas are not activated as yet.Have only after the user presses focus area, keyboard enters the content choice pattern, and content area just can be activated, and by showing after the dynamic adjustment layout.
Focus area and content area related
In the present embodiment, the incidence relation between focus area and the content area is determined according to " overlapping principle ".That is, focus area with its overlapping content area be associated.Because keyboard layout among Figure 12 a all exists 1 to 6 content area to overlap on the surface that each focus area covers, promptly there are overlapping relation in focus area and content area.
The dynamic layout adjustment of content area
In the present embodiment, the dynamic layout adjustment in activity description zone is followed " upper left, upper right, left, center, right, following " six to the layout principle.For example, when the user pressed focus area 6 shown in Figure 12 b, keyboard entered the content choice pattern, and its content area dynamically is adjusted into shown in Figure 12 f.At this moment, whole keyboard enters the content choice pattern, and whole screen area is divided into 6 content areas, and other focus areas are all temporarily invalid.When the contact moves to after upper left zone decontrols, input be capitalization " A "; Move to right-hand zone when decontroling, input be lowercase " s "; When moving to the lower zone relieving, the is-symbol of input "! ", the rest may be inferred.
Round dot representative in the middle of " a " and " s " be the position of user contact when pressing for the first time, so the distribution in content visible zone is the contact position when pressing., simultaneously too little for fear of " A " and " a " zone on the left side, on the initial layout of keyboard, need to consider and will reserve a block space in the middle of focus area 6 and the screen edge.
Similarly, when the user pressed focus area 12 shown in Figure 12 b, its content area dynamically was adjusted into shown in Figure 12 g.At this moment, the screen area of whole keyboard is divided into 5 content areas.After the zone that moves to left when the contact is decontroled, input be lowercase " z ".
In Figure 12 f and Figure 12 g, the content area at round dot " ● " 1201 places in the middle of " a " and " s " and the content area at round dot " ● " 1202 places in the middle of " z " and " x " are " bluring " input area.For example, in Figure 12 f, when the user presses lower contact, and when decontroling in the original place, its content area both can be represented " a ", also can represent " s ".At this moment, this character can not be input on the screen at once, and can seek out possible word automatically from dictionary according to the front and back character of user's input, and the prompting user confirms.Should " blur " zone can be both sides, an initial contact of distance certain distance (as about each 5 pixel) narrow zone, in order to avoid cause judging by accident because of reasons such as shakes.
For example, see also shown in Figure 13 a, when the user presses and directly decontrol focus area 13 (c by order shown in the label 1301,1302,1303, v), 6 (a, s), 14 (b, n) after, the tabulation of screen word candidate can be jumped out words such as " can ", " cab ", " vanity " (can by the word frequency series arrangement) automatically and be confirmed for the user.
In addition, the user can also carry out " bluring " and accurately mix input, can significantly reduce the probability of repeated code like this, also is convenient to import self-defined vocabulary.
For example, see also again shown in Figure 13 b, when the user will import word " tea ", when he presses (and directly decontroling) key position (t in proper order, y), (e, r), (a is in the time of s), select the zone high frequency words " yes ", " yesterday ", " yeah " etc. may only occur, he need carry out operation such as page turning just can find word " tea ".This mainly is because there is repeated code in these words.
If (press key position (t but the user imports accurate input " t ", y) after, move to and decontrol after left is represented the content area of " t "), and then fuzzy input " e " and " a " (is pressed key position (e, r), (a, s) and in the original place decontrol), select the zone " tea " will directly occur, see also shown in Figure 13 c.This is because the user combines accurate input (" t "), allows input method dwindle the hunting zone, has improved the accuracy of guessing the Word.
See also shown in Figure 13 d, when the user will import custom words, during as word " ETA ", if use fuzzy input, because this speech not in the dictionary, the user can can't choose the speech of wanting again.At this moment, if switch to letter mode, perhaps enter the correction pattern, input efficiency is very low.And in the keyboard of the present invention's design, because the notion in meaningful zone, the user can accurately import this word by pressing focus and moving to the mode of decontroling behind the given content zone.For example, in order to import custom words " ETA ", the user can carry out following operation:
(1) (b n) and after moving to upper left side content area " E " decontrols to press the key position;
(2) (t y) and after moving to upper left side content area " T " decontrols to press the key position;
(3) (a s) and after moving to upper left side content area " A " decontrols to press the key position.
At this moment, custom words " ETA " can appear at automatically and select the speech zone.The user can click and select this speech, and adds dictionary automatically.
Why method of the present invention can realize combining of such " accurately " and " bluring ", and its basic reason is the layout adjustment in the dynamic content zone that the present invention proposes.(when the user presses the relieving of lower contact original place, representative " bluring " input; And when the user by lower contact and when moving to other guide zone and decontroling, then representative " accurately " is imported.) and in traditional input method, do not have the notion of content area, there is not the dynamic layout adjustment of content area yet, therefore also can't carry out " accurately " and select. at all
The demonstration in prompting zone
In the present embodiment, content area also can be sightless.Therefore can be above focus area n pixel (n can according to the adjustment of keyboard size) display reminding zone.The example (actual design need not be confined to this) in a prompting zone appears a circular prompting frame in one's mind as shown in figure 14 above focus area, dynamically demonstrate the character of current contact place content area.For example, when the user moved on to the content area at " A " place, the character in the prompting zone just was shown as " A " automatically; When the contact in " bluring " when zone, highlight shows " a s ".Therefore the user can see the character that is about to input very intuitively clearly, decontrols the contact behind the character of wanting when moving on to, and is easy to learn.
Embodiment 4
Focus area and content area
See also shown in Figure 15 a, the actual being seen keyboard layout of a kind of user who wherein describes can be divided into 3 * 3 key positions to keyboard, 26 letters of a~z that distributed and conventional sign.This keyboard layout is similar with the regular handset keyboard.
Described the division at the focus area of this keyboard among Figure 15 b, each key position is corresponding to a focus area.
For each focus area (key position), related 1 to 10 content area.With focus area 2 is example, sees also shown in Figure 15 c, wherein related alphabetical a, A, b, B, c, C and symbol! , and " fuzzy region " at round dot place, totally 8 content areas.
The dynamic layout adjustment of content area
In the present embodiment, when the user pressed focus area 2 shown in Figure 15 b, keyboard entered the content choice pattern, and its content area is dynamically adjusted layout for shown in Figure 15 d.At this moment, whole keyboard enters the content choice pattern, and whole screen area is divided into 8 content areas, and other focus areas are all temporarily invalid.When after the contact moves to certain content area, decontroling, input be exactly this content area corresponding characters.
Round dot representative in the middle of " a " and " b " be the position of user contact when pressing for the first time, so the distribution in content visible zone is the contact position when pressing.
And for example, when the user press focus area 9 among Figure 15 b (w, x, y, in the time of z), enter the content choice pattern after, whole keyboard is divided into 10 content area layouts shown in Figure 15 e.
Similar to Example 3, in Figure 15 d and Figure 15 e, the content area at round dot " ● " place in the middle of " a " and " b " and the content area at round dot " ● " place in the middle of " y " and " z " are " bluring " input area.For example, in Figure 15 d, when the user decontroled in the original place, its content area can be represented any one character among " a ", " b ", " c "; In Figure 15 e, when the user decontroled in the original place, its content area can be represented any one character among " w ", " x ", " y ", " z ".At this moment, keyboard can be sought out possible word automatically according to the front and back character of user's input from dictionary, and the prompting user confirms.
The more important thing is that this input method can realize fuzzy and accurate alternately input, thereby reduces the repetition rate of coding, supports the input of custom words simultaneously better.
For example, when the user will import word " pay ", can accurately import " p " earlier and (press focus area 7, move left to content area " p " the back relieving), accurately input " a " (is pressed focus area 2 again, moving left to content area " a " back decontrols), fuzzy input " wxyz " at last (press focus area 9, directly decontrol).Word " pay " just directly appears in the candidate frame like this, specifically sees also shown in Figure 16 a.
See also again shown in Figure 16 b, when if the user will import self-defined word " iPod ", can accurately import " i " earlier and (press focus area 4, being shifted to the right to content area " i " back decontrols), accurately input " P " again (press focus area 7, move to upper left side content area " P " back and decontrol), accurately input " o " (is pressed focus area 6 again, move to upper right side content area " o "), last accurately input " d " (press focus area 3, move to upper left side content area " d ").Like this, self-defined word " iPod " just appears in the candidate frame.The user only need click that this speech just can be imported and it is added dictionary.
Focus area 1 associated content area is 0~9 numeral and conventional sign.When the user pressed focus area 1 (i.e. " number " key), keyboard entered the content choice pattern, and layout is dynamically adjusted as shown in figure 17 in the associated content zone.User's current collector is decontroled behind certain content area, can import this content area corresponding characters.In this embodiment, focus area 1 associated content area does not need to be presented in the initial keyboard layout, and only uses " number " to point out the user its corresponding content area.
Adopted the method that realizes the input of intelligence software keyboard on the above-mentioned electronic equipment screen, because it is divided into several focus areas and several content areas with keyboard area, and there is incidence relation between focus area and the content area, promptly a focus area is associated with several content areas, thereby keyboard is divided into two kinds of mode of operations: focus preference pattern and content choice pattern; Before user's contact screen, keyboard is in the focus preference pattern, user's contact screen in an instant, the focus area at keyboard perception user contact screen point place, dynamically switch keyboard mode to the content choice pattern, to and amplify with this focus area associated content zone layout again and show that the user moves selection by the moving screen contact position between the content area after the dynamic layout; In case the screen contact breaks away from surface of keyboard, be that the user mentions the contact, this keyboard perception user mentions the content area at a place, and as input, simultaneously, keyboard is switched back the focus preference pattern with the content of this content area, thereby can make things convenient for the information input of carrying out the touch-screen electronic equipment accurately, not only implementation procedure is simple, and convenient to use, and is flexible and changeable; And method of the present invention is combined into the user by the position (focus area) of lower contact and the position (content area) of decontroling the contact information of input simultaneously, thereby the character that makes electronic equipment can import in same keyboard range increases greatly, strengthened fault-tolerance greatly, the while stable and reliable working performance, the scope of application is comparatively extensive.
In this instructions, the present invention is described with reference to its certain embodiments.But, still can make various modifications and conversion obviously and not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Therefore, instructions and accompanying drawing are regarded in an illustrative, rather than a restrictive.