CN101283326A - Multi-face button systems and electronic devices and methods using the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A button system includes an image sheet including first and second source images, and a screen superimposed on the image sheet such that the image sheet is displayed to a user through the screen. The image sheet and the screen are relatively movable between a first position, wherein the button system displays the first source image to the user, and a second position, wherein the button system displays the second source image to the user.
Description
Related application
The application requires the right of priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/724011 of submission on October 6th, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and more specifically, relate to a kind of method that comprises the electronic installation of control knob and use control knob.
Background technology
Because the raising of client's hobby and technology causes electronic installation littler, so the free space that is used for keyboard and other user's input interfaces on the electronic installation is limited gradually.At the space efficiency in these environment, keyboard and touch sensitive screen are carried out through engineering approaches.Yet, when attempting to reduce the size of user interface, may need ease for use and/or function are traded off.
For example, portable or hand-held device, for example portable terminal may provide various functions or operator scheme, for example communicates by letter, plays and multimedia is provided.In order to reduce the number of the user's key that uses in the keyboard, may depend on operator scheme and use particular key in conjunction with difference in functionality.For example, in communication pattern, single key may be used for input " 1 ", and the same keys in the multimedia mode may be used to begin the Play command, and multi-medium data is provided.
Multifunction key may make the user confuse.Several symbols may be provided in relatively little zone.Because it is limited to be used for the both usable physical areas of each key in the portable communication device, this may be a problem.As a result, symbol may be very little relatively and be difficult to find out.And, because the function of key may be unclear, so the user may be difficult to differentiate symbol each other and/or be puzzled.
For example the portable terminal of mobile phone also adopts " soft key " usually, and " soft key " is a kind of generic key (generic key) that changes behavior or function when activating various application program.Inform the function that the user is relevant with certain key by the text that changes in the basic display unit.
But wish to have the text that can change outward appearance or the key of icon.Several different solutions have been advised.Wherein mostly rely on versicolor LED or the other technologies of change button outward appearance when light changes.Such solution can be worked in dark surrounds, but inoperative in bright daylight.
Summary of the invention
According to the embodiment of the present invention, a kind of button system comprises: the image page or leaf, and it comprises first source images and second source images; And screen, it is superimposed upon on the image page or leaf, thereby passes through this screen to user's display image page or leaf.Image page or leaf and screen therein button system to the user show the primary importance of first source images and wherein button system show to the user between the second place of second source images and relatively move.
According to some embodiments, button system further comprises the button activator appliance below the image page or leaf.
According to some embodiments, screen comprises the lens screen, the lens screen is adapted to be first source images and second source images that will show to the user and is converted to first display image and second display image, and first display image is different with second source images with first source images with second display image.The lens screen can comprise at least one prism.According to some embodiments, prism has the radius-of-curvature that is not more than 0.1mm.The lens screen may be a biconvex lens.According to some embodiments, between comprising, first source images has a plurality of first image sections in first space, compare with first source images, in first display image, reduced by first space.According to some embodiments, a plurality of second image sections that have second space between second source images comprises and insert between a plurality of first image sections are compared with second source images, have reduced by second space in second display image.
Button system may further comprise the mask pattern on the screen, and mask pattern is adapted to be when button system is in primary importance, hides second source images.
Button system may further comprise: driver, driver can be operated in image page or leaf and the screen at least one moved between the primary importance and the second place; And controller, operation comes Control Driver.
According to some embodiments, the primary importance and the second place are corresponding with first different operation modes and second different operation modes of related electronic device.
The other embodiment according to the present invention, a kind of electronic installation comprises button system.This button system comprises: the image page or leaf, and it comprises first source images and second source images; And screen, it is superimposed upon on the image page or leaf, thereby passes through this screen to user's display image page or leaf.Image page or leaf and screen therein button system to the user show the primary importance of first source images and wherein button system show to the user between the second place of second source images and relatively move.
According to some embodiments, this electronic installation further is included in the button activator appliance below the image page or leaf.
According to some embodiments, this screen comprises the lens screen, the lens screen is adapted to be first source images and second source images that will show to the user and is converted to first display image and second display image, and first display image is different with second source images with first source images with second display image.This lens screen may be a biconvex lens.
According to some embodiments, the primary importance and the second place are corresponding with first different operation modes and second different operation modes of related electronic device.
This electronic installation may be a radio communication device.This electronic installation may be a handheld redio communication device.
The method according to this invention embodiment provides a kind of method of using button system that the multiaspect button is provided, and this button system comprises: the image page or leaf; With the screen that is superimposed upon on the image page or leaf, thereby pass through this screen to user's display image page or leaf, the image page or leaf comprises first source images and second source images, said method comprising the steps of: the primary importance that the user is shown first source images from button system wherein shows the second place of second source images relatively move described image page or leaf and screen to button system wherein to the user.
This method may further comprise, pushes screen and comes the activation button activator appliance.
This method may further comprise, afterwards with image page or leaf and screen from the second place primary importance that relatively moves, to show first source images to the user once more.
According to some embodiments, this method comprises second different operation modes that switches to related electronic device from first operator scheme of related electronic device.
To detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and accompanying drawing, those skilled in the art expect additional features of the present invention, advantage and details easily below reading.
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Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram according to the button system of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is according to embodiment of the present invention, the schematic partial side view of the button system of Fig. 1 when primary importance, and button system wherein shows first display image.
Fig. 3 is another schematic, partial side view of the button system of expression Fig. 1 from the primary importance that another angle is watched.
Fig. 4 is according to embodiment of the present invention, the schematic partial side view of the button system of Fig. 1 when the second place, and button system wherein shows second display image.
Fig. 5 is the front view according to the merging source images on the image page or leaf of the button system of Fig. 1 of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the front view of first display image of the button system of Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is the front view of second display image of the button system of Fig. 1.
Fig. 8 is schematic, the partial side view according to the button system that is modified to the Fig. 1 that further comprises mask of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is according to the portable terminal of embodiment of the present invention and the synoptic diagram of example base station transceivers.
Figure 10 is the front schematic view of the portable terminal of button system Fig. 9 in primary importance wherein.
Figure 11 is the front schematic view of the portable terminal of button system Fig. 9 in the second place wherein.
Figure 12 is the partial sectional view along the portable terminal of Fig. 9 of the straight line 12-12 intercepting of Figure 10.
Figure 13 be along the amplification of the portable terminal of Fig. 9 of the straight line 13-13 of Figure 10 intercepting, partial sectional view.
Figure 14 is the front view of the merging source images on the image page or leaf of button system of another embodiment according to the present invention.
Figure 15 is the front view of first display image of the button system of Figure 14.
Figure 16 is the front view of second display image of the button system of Figure 14.
Figure 17 is the front view of the 3rd display image of the button system of Figure 14.
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Referring now to the accompanying drawing that wherein shows embodiment of the present invention the present invention is described more completely.Yet, the present invention should be interpreted as being limited to the embodiment of setting forth here.But, thereby provide these embodiments fully also intactly open, and express scope of the present invention fully to those skilled in the art.In the whole text, similar numeral refers to like.
When this paper uses, term " comprises " it being open, and comprise one or more feature, integral body, element, step, parts or functions of having stated, exist or additional one or more other features, integral body, element, step, parts, function or their group but do not get rid of.
When this paper uses, term " and/or " comprise that one or more relevant lists any of project and whole combination.
When this paper uses, from the general abbreviation " for example " of latin phrase " exempli gratia ", may be used for introducing or specifying a generic instance or a plurality of example of aforementioned project, be not intended to such project is limited.If use,, may be used for specifying specific project from more generally narrating then from the general abbreviation " promptly " of latin phrase " id est " at this paper.
Term used herein only is used to describe the purpose of specific implementations, is not intended to limit the present invention.As used herein, singulative also is intended to comprise plural number, unless context clearly shows reverse situation.
Unless defined reverse situation, all terms used herein (comprising technology and scientific terminology) have the general identical meanings of understanding with one skilled in the art of the present invention.Further think should be with the terminological interpretation that defines in the common dictionary for example have with relevant domain background in the implication of implication unanimity, unless and definition clearly in this article, the ground or of should not idealizing too from explained in form.
In addition, may be for convenience usage space relative terms here, for example " following ", " below ", D score, " top ", " on " etc., the relation of an element or feature and another element or feature is described as shown in the figure.Will be understood that also comprise the orientation that these space relative terms are intended to draw in comprising figure use or operation in device different directed.For example, if the device in the flipchart, the element that then is described as be in other elements or feature " following " or " below " will be oriented in other elements or feature " top ".Therefore, exemplary term " following " can comprise top and following two kinds of orientation.Device may by differently directed (revolve turn 90 degrees or other towards on) and space used herein relative descriptors should correspondingly explain.
Should be understood that when element is called as " coupling " or ' attach ' to another element it can directly be coupled or be connected to other elements or may have intermediary element.On the contrary, when being called as, element " when being directly coupled " or " directly connected " to another element, do not have intermediary element.And " coupling " or " connection " may comprise wireless coupling or connection as used herein.
For purpose succinctly and/or clearly, may not be described in detail known function or structure.
As used herein, " electronic package " refers to and relative active devices such as passive electronic connector.Electronic package may comprise processor.
As used herein, " communication terminal " comprises, but be not limited to, be configured to terminal by wireless connections reception/transmission signal of communication, for example by Public Switched Telephone Network, Digital Subscriber Line, digital cable or other data connection/networks and/or by with for example wave point of cellular network, satellite network, wireless lan (wlan) and/or another communication terminal.
When communication terminal is configured to communicate by letter, be herein referred to as " wireless communication terminal " or " wireless terminal " on wave point.The example of wireless terminal comprises, but be not limited to, cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), beeper and/or be configured to the computing machine of communication data on wireless communication interface, wireless communication interface can comprise cellular telephone interface, blue tooth interface, wireless lan interfaces (for example, 802.11), another RF communication interface and/or optical communication interface.
As used herein; " portable terminal " may be portable, movably, be installed in the vehicles (aviation, navigation or land), or be arranged in and/or be configured to this locality and/or with any other place distribution form operation on earth and/or in the space.
Referring now to Fig. 1-17 embodiments of the present invention are described.Embodiments of the present invention provide the multiaspect button system and are associated with the electronic installation of multiaspect button system.With each multiaspect button arrangement is each that alternately shows on button in first display image and second display image.First display image and second display image may be corresponding to first operator scheme of electronic installation and second operator schemes (for example, telephony mode and camera mode) and with first operator scheme with second operator scheme is collaborative shows.According to some embodiments, electronic installation is a portable terminal.
Figure 1 illustrates embodiments of the present invention, wherein show two-sided or multiaspect button system 100.Button system 100 comprises by optics or lens screen 110 translucent or that transparent material forms having a plurality of prisms 112.System 100 further comprises image page or leaf 120, provides two source images 122 and 124 above, as Printing Marks.For example, for illustrative purposes, first source images 122 may comprise image sections 122A separately, forms letter " A " pattern generally, and second source images 124 comprises image sections 124A separately, forms letter " B " pattern generally. Image sections 122A, 124A is staggered for form merging or source array image 121 on image page or leaf 120.In Fig. 5, also show source array image 121 (it directly appears on the image page or leaf 120, rather than see) by screen 110.
The preferably tight contact screen 110 of image page or leaf 120.Image page or leaf 120 may be illuminated from the back side and/or is reflective.Screen 110 and page or leaf 120 may be positioned at button mechanism (for example, dynamo-electric contact plate or switch) top, are used for activation button thereby push screen 110.For example another member of button covering member may be positioned at screen 110 tops, thereby when pressing button, user's contact button covering member.
Prism 112 generally is parallel to prism axis X-X (Fig. 1) and stretches.Prism axis X-X transverse to (and, according to some embodiments, substantially perpendicular to) move or sliding axle Y-Y.Image sections 122A and 124A along sliding axle Y-Y by staggered or alternately, and general and prism axis X-X stretching, extension in the vertical abreast.
Image page or leaf 120 may comprise background parts 120A (Fig. 5), background parts 120A around and contrast with source images 122,124 is provided.For example, background parts 120A may be opaque, and source images 122,124 may be translucent or transparent, thereby compare with background parts 120A, and it is backlight to send greater amount by source images 122,124.Alternatively, 120A compares with background parts, and source images 122,124 may be opaque relatively.Alternatively or additionally, background parts 120A may have the color with any or boths' of source images 122,124 color contrast.Though, it should be understood that they may have identical or different color and/or opaque feature for the purpose explained differently shielded image section 122A and 124A.
According to some embodiments, screen 110 has the thickness T 1 (Fig. 3) in the scope of 0.3mm at about 0.1mm.According to some embodiments, image page or leaf 120 has the thickness T 2 (Fig. 3) in the scope of 0.3mm at about 0.1mm.
According to some embodiments, the prism 112 of screen 110 is half-cylindrical.According to some embodiments, the pitch very dense of screen, thus obtain good resolution.According to some embodiments, provide the pitch between about 0.1mm and the 0.2mm.
The method according to this invention, page or leaf 120 can be positioned at primary importance, comes to show first source images 122 by screen 110 to the user of the screen side of button system 100.Image page or leaf 120 relative screens 110 can be displaced sideways or move to the second place along sliding axle Y-Y (shown in arrow M1 among Fig. 1) then, come to show second source images 124 to the user by screen 110.According to some embodiments, image page or leaf 120 is moved the distance of radius R of curve 112A of the prism 112 that approximately is screen 110.Then can with image page or leaf 120 relative screens 110 along sliding axle Y-Y in the opposite direction (shown in arrow M2 among Fig. 1) be displaced sideways back primary importance, thereby show first source images 122 once more.
Fig. 2-4 further shows the operation of button system 100, and shows the diagrammatic side view or the cross-sectional view of two adjacent prisms 112 of screen 110.The user who is watching is positioned at screen 110 left sides, and image page or leaf 120 is positioned at the right side, and the beholder is copic viewing system 100 on direction V.As shown in the figure, 114 (that is, send from right to left), and from the back side by screen 110 from the multi beam light of image page or leaf 120 (from backlight or reflective) by prism 112 refractions to front 116.As shown in the figure, prism 112 may be used for making (partly or entirely) light beam L parallel and amplify the cross-sectional area of light beam L thus.
In primary importance as shown in Figure 2, the user will only see that page or leaf 120 is between place P1 and the P2 and the part between place P3 and the P4.Image sections 122A is placed these places.The page or leaf 120 between place P2 and the P3 and the part between place P4 and the P5 invisible.With image sections 124A as for these places.Fig. 3 also shows the situation when the user watches button system 100 with big relatively cone angle.In primary importance, as Fig. 6 and the image 123 that presents demonstration by screen 110 to the user shown in Figure 10.The image 123 that shows forms letter " A ", and corresponding to source images 122, will appreciate that by Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are compared, and difference has been to eliminate specific interval or the blank in the pattern of source images 122.Prism 112 is used for refraction image section 122A, thereby has reduced or eliminated interval or blank 122B (Fig. 5) between the image sections 122A in display image 123.
The user slides page or leaf 120 relative screens 110 (and/or slide in the opposite direction screen 110) then to as shown in Figure 4 the second place on direction M1.In position as shown in Figure 4, the user only sees that page or leaf 120 is between place P2 and the P3 and the part between place P4 and P5.The page or leaf 120 between place P1 and the P2 and the part between place P3 and the P4 invisible.In the second place, as Fig. 7 and the image 125 that presents demonstration by screen 110 to the user shown in Figure 11.The image 125 that shows forms letter " B ", and corresponding to source images 124, will appreciate that by Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 are compared difference has been to eliminate the specific interval of source images 124.Prism 112 is used for refraction image section 124A once more, thereby reduces or eliminates interval or blank 124B (Fig. 5) between the image sections 124A in display image 125.By relative screen 110 slip image pages or leaves 120 (and/or the screen 110 that in the opposite direction slides) on direction M2, button system 100 can turn back to primary importance once more display image 123 is shown.
Therefore, page or leaf 120 can be designed to presenting the image sections 124A that forms another symbol between place P2 and the P3 and between place P4 and P5 at the image sections 122A that presents a symbol of formation (or other images) between place P1 and the P2 and between place P3 and P4.By the position of top relatively screen 110 move pages 120, can between visible two symbols of user or other patterns, change or replace.
And prism 112 may be used for changing source images 122,124, thereby preferred display image 123,125 is provided.For example, go out as shown, section 122A, the 124A that prism 112 will separate is converted to the tight image (solid image) of " A " and " B ".
According to some embodiments, between the primary importance and the second place, image page or leaf 120 is moved about 0.5 times distance of pitch size.Therefore, only need very little machinery to move, it may be convenient to the structure and the operation of button system 100.Can use any suitable method or mechanism relatively move image page or leaf 120 and screen 110.Relatively any of mobile image page or leaf 120 of common structure (for example, crust of the device) and screen 110 or they both.For example, page or leaf 120 and/or screen 110 can be coupled in lever or other mechanisms, thereby when shift lever, it causes relatively moving between page or leaf 120 and the screen 110.This identical lever etc. also may be used for switching between the operator scheme of device, thereby the button image that shows is corresponding with each selected pattern.
Button system may comprise one group of key or button.For example, the image page or leaf may cover the zone of one group of key, and can use single machinery or electromechanical assembly or mechanism to move.For example, may between music or Audio Players key (having corresponding symbol) and regular phone key (having corresponding symbol), switch one group of key.
Image page or leaf 120 may be formed by translucent or transparent material, allows keyboard LED or other light that sends backlight to pass through.In this case, all clearly visible in bright light environments and in the dark.
Embodiments of the present invention can provide a kind of succinct and solution of saving cost for the problem of two-sided button.Button system may be effectively worked in bright and dark two kinds of situations.
The screen (for example, screen 110) that adopts may be the lens screen that is commonly referred to biconvex screen (lenticular) type.The image that such screen has been used to create 3D rendering and changes outward appearance when the user tilts it.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the biconvex screen of button system is different with some conventional biconvex screens.Usually with the biconvex screen design for different images to be shown according to the visual angle.For three-dimensional imaging, this effect is used for an image orientation beholder's left eye and with its right eye of another image orientation.In other were used, a plurality of images were positioned at below the screen, and when the beholder made image inclination and watches from different directions, the beholder can see different images.Lens have big relatively radius-of-curvature, thereby obtain this effect.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, biconvex screen of the present invention is in difference aspect this.Make the lens radius much shorter.Then the effect of Fa Ming biconvex screen is opposite with the effect of typical 3D device screen.Not different images to be shown, but identical image is shown with view angle-independent (at least in the preset range at visual angle) according to the visual angle.Hide the part of the image page or leaf have image to the user with view angle-independent ground.The sole mode that shows hidden parts is to move the image page or leaf relative to the biconvex screen.According to some embodiments, the lens radius R of screen 110 (that is, the radius-of-curvature of each lens 112) is not more than 0.1mm, and, according to some embodiments, about 0.05 and 0.15mm between.
According to another embodiment of the present invention and with reference to Fig. 8, may on the plane 114 of biconvex screen 110, print opaque mask 130.According to other embodiments of the present invention, mask 130 has identical color with the background of the page or leaf 120 that centers on source images 122,124.In given position, mask 130 blurs, hides or cover the image sections of a source images, and exposes the image sections of another source images by the opening in the mask 130 132.For example, in primary importance, mask 130 covers the image sections 124A of the source images of hiding 124, but the opening 132 by mask 130 exposes the image sections 122A of non-hiding source images 122.Mask 130 can be used to remedy in the biconvex screen 110 because some defectives of causing of manufacturing process, these defectives originally can make some light from hidden image spill by screen.Some internal reflections in the screen also may mix some light from two source images.If two source images are different colours, then this may disturb.
Button system of the present invention may be incorporated into for example electronic installation of communication terminal.According to some embodiments, incorporate button system into mobile communication terminal.According to some embodiments, incorporate button system into wireless communication terminal, for example may be as the cell phone of mobile radio-communications terminal.Specifically, portable terminal may be a handheld terminal.The example mobile radio-communications terminal 10 that comprises button system 100 has been shown in Fig. 9-13.
Referring now to Fig. 9, Fig. 9 shows according to the example wireless of embodiment of the present invention electricity telephone communication system, comprises mobile radio-communications terminal 10 and as the base station transceiver of the part of cordless communication network 24.In some embodiments of the present invention, network 24 comprises base station transceiver, base station transceiver comprises (a plurality of) radio transceiver, is used at the single honeycomb of cellular network definition, and the portable terminal in use radio link protocol and the honeycomb 10 and other communication of mobile terminal.Should be appreciated that in some embodiments of the present invention, for example, may be connected a lot of base station transceivers with other devices with the definition cordless communication network by mobile switching centre.
Communication module 36 can comprise transceiver, this transceiver has transmitter circuit 44 and acceptor circuit 46 usually, transmitter circuit 44 and acceptor circuit 46 are by antenna 48 respectively (for example, to network 24, to router or directly to another terminal) (for example send to flow out radiofrequency signal and reception, come automatic network 24, from router or directly from another terminal) inflow radiofrequency signal, for example voice signal and data-signal.Communication module 36 may comprise short distance transmitter and receiver, for example bluetooth transmitters and receiver.Antenna 48 may be flush antenna, regracting antenna or any antenna well known by persons skilled in the art without departing from the present invention.The radiofrequency signal that sends between portable terminal 10 and the network 24 can comprise signal of communication and control signal (for example, the call signal/message that is used to send a telegram here), and these signals are used for setting up and the communicating by letter of maintenance and the opposing party or destination.Radiofrequency signal also can comprise packetized digital information, for example, and Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) information.In addition, transmitter may comprise infrared (IR) transceiver, and infrared (IR) transceiver is configured to by the IR port infrared signal be sent to other electronic installations, or receives infrared signal from other electronic installations.
The aforementioned components that can in a lot of conventional portable terminals, comprise portable terminal 10, general known its function of those skilled in the art.As used herein, term " portable electronic equipment " or " portable terminal " may comprise: the cellular radio telephone that is with or without multi-thread display; PCS Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal, it may make up the cellular radio telephone with data processing, fax and its communication ability; Personal digital assistant (PDA), it can comprise radio telephone, beeper, the Internet/intranet visit, web browser, electronic notebook, calendar and/or GPS (GPS) receiver; Game device; Audio/video player; And the conventional above-knee and/or palm pocket computer that may comprise the radio telephone receiver.
According to some embodiments, and as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, portable terminal 10 is hand-held (portable) portable terminals.The usage of " hand-held mobile terminal " represents that the outside dimension of portable terminal is changed suitablely by the singlehanded use of typical operator.According to some embodiments, whole volumes of handheld terminal are less than about 200cc.According to some embodiments, the cumulative volume of hand-held mobile terminal is less than 100cc.According to some embodiments, the cumulative volume of hand-held mobile terminal about 50 and 100cc between.According to some embodiments, the size of hand-held mobile terminal 10 is no more than about 200mm.
With reference to Figure 12 and Figure 13, MMI 26 also comprises button system 100 and associated button activator appliance 64.As shown in figure 13, in button openings 12C or its adjacent, in button member or resist stubbornly screen 110 and page or leaf 120 are installed on 60.Button member 60 comprises top 60B, base portion 60C, the chamber 60A that defines and the groove 60D that defines between top 60B and base portion 60C in the 60B of top.Fixed mask 110 in the 60A of chamber.Page or leaf 120 is installed in groove 60D slidably, is used on relative direction N1 and N2, moving slidably relative to screen 110.At least top 60B is formed by transparent or semitransparent material, thereby page or leaf 120 by screen 110 and top 60B as seen.Model selection bar 50 (Figure 10,11 and 13) is connected to page or leaf 120, is used at button member 60 slip pages or leaves 120.
In use, the user may push screen 110 with normal mode, is used for push-botton operation.When screen 110 applies enough power, activator button activator appliance 64 provides the expression user to select signal or other indications of button to electronic installation (for example, controller 30).For example, button activator appliance 64 may be the key of keyboard, this keyboard be operably connected in response to and generate the interrelated logic circuit of electric signal corresponding to the driving of button activator appliance 64.
With reference to Figure 10, show the terminal 10 of first preference pattern that for example is in telephony mode.Model selection bar 50 is corresponding to primary importance.Page or leaf 120 is arranged in primary importance, thereby shows first source images 122 as first display image 123 to the user in button system 100.When the user wished that terminal 10 changed into second pattern (for example sound or music player pattern), the user slided into shown in arrow N1 bar 50 and the second place shown in Figure 10.As mentioned above, bar 50 slided makes screen 110 120 move relative to page or leaf, thereby shows second display image 124 (Figure 11) as second display image 125 to the user in button system 100.The user may be on direction N2 slides back bar 50 returning primary importance, thereby terminal 10 is returned first pattern, and makes button system 100 show display image 123 once more.
The driving governor 30 of reorientating also of bar 50 is changed into second pattern from first pattern of terminal 10.Can be in any pattern activation button activator appliance 64 (for example) by pressing button system 100, such driving is according to present mode and then driving governor 30.That is, the operation of button activator appliance 64 triggerings may be to each pattern difference.According to some embodiments, the change of the operator scheme of terminal 10 substantially with corresponding display image 123,125 between change occur simultaneously.
According to some embodiments, controller 30 controllable driver 52 (for example, motor) are used for relative screen 110 slip image pages or leaves 120.Controller 30 may automatically drive driver 52, comes to come move page 120 in response to activation/changes of the pattern of portable terminal 10 or other devices, and automatically be corresponding thus with the pattern of selection with the button display change.
Though electronic installation is discussed as the parts that are included as mobile radio-communications terminal (for example portable terminal 10 of Fig. 9-Figure 13) here, embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this configuration.Without departing from the present invention, each side of the present invention can be incorporated into other types device (for example comprising the mobile device that is not wireless communication terminal or non-portable electronic equipment).
According to other embodiment of the present invention, may be adapted to be demonstration more than two Alternation Display image as button system described herein.For example, with reference to Figure 14-17, button system 100 may comprise image page or leaf 220 (it has replaced page or leaf 120), thereby button system 100 can show in three Alternation Display images 223,225 and 227 each.Can differently construct button system 100 with identical as mentioned above mode.Alternatively, button system may be modified to (for example, replacing screen 110) and hold image page or leaf 220 with modification lens screen.
With reference to Figure 14, image page or leaf 220 comprises: first source images 222, and it comprises and forms the foursquare image sections 222A that separates on the whole; Second source images 224, it comprises the image sections 224A that separates that forms circle on the whole; And the 3rd source images 226, it comprises and forms the leg-of-mutton image sections 226A that separates on the whole.Image sections 222A, 224A and 226A sequentially interlocked form source array image 221.
, may use the button system of modification in the same manner as described above except that thereby lens screen 110 can be arranged in three different display images 223,225 of each alternate position Alternation Display and 227 of three alternate position selectively with page or leaf 220.Also with reference to Fig. 2, when in primary importance, section 224A, 226A be between a P2 and the P3 and between some P4 and the P5, thereby it is not shown, section 222A is between a P1 and the P2 and between some P3 and the P4, thereby it is shown as display image 223 (Figure 15).When in the second place, section 222A, 226A be between a P2 and the P3 and between some P4 and the P5, thereby it is not shown, section 224A is between a P1 and the P2 and between some P3 and the P4, thereby it is shown as display image 225 (Figure 16).When in the 3rd position, section 222A, 224A be between a P2 and the P3 and between some P4 and the P5, thereby it is not shown, section 226A is between a P1 and the P2 and between some P3 and the P4, thereby it is shown as display image 227 (Figure 17).
Can operate the modification button system as requested to return each in three positions.Also the button system according to embodiment of the present invention may be modified to demonstration more than three Alternation Display images.
Given advantage of the present disclosure, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, those skilled in the art may make a lot of replacements and modification.Therefore, it must be understood that it only is to have set forth shown embodiment for exemplary purposes, not will be understood that it is the restriction of the present invention that following claim is limited.Therefore, following claim should be interpreted as not only to comprise the literal combination of elements that goes up elaboration, and comprise that be useful on obtains basic identical result's IF-AND-ONLY-IF element with cardinal principle same way as execution cardinal principle identical function.Therefore claim is interpreted as comprise specifically illustrate with situation described above, principle on situation of equal value and the situation that comprises the present invention's essence idea.
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1, a kind of button system, described button system comprises:
The image page or leaf, described image page or leaf comprises first source images and second source images; And
Screen, described screen are superimposed upon on the described image page or leaf, thereby show described image page or leaf by screen to the user;
Wherein said image page or leaf and described screen can described therein button system show between the primary importance of described first source images and wherein said button system shows the second place from described second source images to described user to described user and relatively move.
2, button system according to claim 1, described button system comprise the button activator appliance below the described image page or leaf.
3, button system according to claim 1, wherein said screen comprises the lens screen, described first source images and described second source images that described lens screen is suitable for showing to described user are converted to first display image and second display image, and described first display image is different with described second source images with described first source images with described second display image.
4, button system according to claim 3, wherein said lens screen comprises at least one prism.
5, button system according to claim 4, wherein each described prism has the radius-of-curvature that is not more than about 0.1mm.
6, button system according to claim 4, wherein said lens screen is a biconvex lens.
7, button system according to claim 6, wherein:
A plurality of first image sections that have first space between described first source images comprises; And
Compare with described first source images, in described first display image, reduced described first space.
8, button system according to claim 7, wherein:
A plurality of second image sections that have second space between described second source images comprises and between described first image sections, insert; And
Compare with described second source images, in described second display image, reduced by second space.
9, button system according to claim 1, described button system comprises the mask pattern on the screen, described mask pattern is suitable for when described button system is in primary importance, hides described second source images.
10, button system according to claim 1, described button system comprises:
Driver, it can be operated and be used in described image page or leaf and the described screen at least one moved between the described primary importance and the described second place; And
Controller, it can be operated and be used for controlling described driver.
11, button system according to claim 1, the wherein said primary importance and the described second place are corresponding with first different operation modes and second different operation modes of related electronic device.
12, button system according to claim 1, wherein:
Described image page or leaf comprises the 3rd source images; And
Described image page or leaf and described screen can relatively move to and be different from the 3rd position of the described primary importance and the described second place, and wherein said button system shows described the 3rd source images to the user.
13, a kind of electronic installation, described electronic installation comprises button system, described button system comprises:
The image page or leaf, described image page or leaf comprises first source images and second source images; And
Screen, described screen are superimposed upon on the described image page or leaf, thereby show described image page or leaf by described screen to the user;
Wherein said image page or leaf and described screen can described therein button system show between the primary importance of described first source images and wherein said button system shows the second place from described second source images to described user to described user and relatively move.
14, electronic installation according to claim 13, described electronic installation comprise the button activator appliance below the image page or leaf.
15, electronic installation according to claim 13, wherein said screen comprises the lens screen, described first source images and described second source images that described lens screen is suitable for showing to described user are converted to first display image and second display image, and described first display image is different with described second source images with described first source images with described second display image.
16, electronic installation according to claim 15, wherein said lens screen is a biconvex lens.
17, electronic installation according to claim 13, the wherein said primary importance and the described second place are corresponding with first different operation modes and second different operation modes of related electronic device.
18, electronic installation according to claim 13, wherein said electronic installation is a radio communication device.
19, electronic installation according to claim 13, wherein said electronic installation is a handheld redio communication device.
20, a kind of method of using button system that the multiaspect button is provided, described button system comprises image page or leaf and the screen that is superimposed upon on the described image page or leaf, thereby can show described image page or leaf to the user by described screen, described image page or leaf comprises first source images and second source images, and this method may further comprise the steps:
Described image page or leaf and described screen are shown that to described user the primary importance of the described first source images wherein said button system that relatively moves shows the second place of described second source images to described user from wherein said button system.
21, method according to claim 20, described method further may further comprise the steps: push described screen and come the activation button activator appliance.
22, method according to claim 20, described method further may further comprise the steps: afterwards with described image page or leaf and described screen from the described second place described primary importance that relatively moves, to show described first source images to described user once more.
23, method according to claim 20 said method comprising the steps of: second different operation modes that switches to related electronic device from first operator scheme of related electronic device.
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