CN101464772A - Editing input method of electronic device - Google Patents

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CN101464772A
CN101464772A CNA2007101622007A CN200710162200A CN101464772A CN 101464772 A CN101464772 A CN 101464772A CN A2007101622007 A CNA2007101622007 A CN A2007101622007A CN 200710162200 A CN200710162200 A CN 200710162200A CN 101464772 A CN101464772 A CN 101464772A
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The invention provides an editing and inputting method of an electronic device, wherein, the electronic device comprises a display panel and a direction indication unit; the editing and inputting method of the electronic device comprises the following steps: (a) displaying a mark group list on the display panel; (b) using the direction indication unit to indicate a first direction, so as to display a mark group corresponding to the first direction in the mark group list; and (c) using the direction indication unit to indicate a second direction, so as to select a mark corresponding to the second direction in the mark group list. Therefore, the direction indication unit can be used for conducting editing and inputting for the electronic device.

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The editing input method of electronic installation
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of editing input method of electronic installation, relate to a kind of intelligent editing input method that is applied to portable electron device particularly.
Background technology
In the epoch that science and technology is now maked rapid progress, possess frivolous small and exquisite external form making things convenient for the consumer carries except requiring electronic product, whether the function that can provide variation one of important consideration very when also to be the consumer buy electronic product.With the portable type electronic product is example; mobile phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), walkman, language translation machine, audio and video player, satellite navigation and recording pen or the like; very hot topic and the almost electronic product of everybody indispensability have been become; but because the external form of these electronic products is light and handy; when the user is editing when input; because button is too little or display panel is responded to insensitive problem, import inconvenient shortcoming through regular meeting and exist editor jointly.
With the mobile phone is example, and the space that can offer basal keystroke (for example numerical key etc.) on the mobile phone surface is limited, and for the complete mobile phone surface that is arranged in of all buttons, the size of button must and then be dwindled and closely be arranged.Therefore, when the user presses a certain button, often careless also by the situation that input error takes place to button on every side.Therefore, tend to find only to import a symbol or button several times must be pushed again in literal, thereby waste the many time.When especially needing the lexigraphy on the same button of Continuous Selection, must be on same button repeated presses several times, for another example the speed of fruit display panel displaying symbol can't with the speed synchronization of pressing keys, the number of times of mistake will be much larger than correct number of times, for the user, quite inconvenient really, a puzzlement greatly especially concerning long slightly user of age.
Though the electronic installation that adopts touch input system or Writing type input system is also arranged on the market, for example the i-Pod of Apple computer release just allows the user directly edit input with the finger touch display panel, and perhaps language translation machine additionally provides electronic writing pen to allow the user import with handwriting mode.Yet the touch input system is because be subject to the difference that the user points thickness, and responds to insensitive problem, and electronic installation is often received incorrect indication, perhaps just can't respond at all.If import with Writing type, then still can't overcome the problem of character identification system degree of accuracy deficiency because of present technology, even directly write on display panel with electronic writing pen, because of each one person's handwriting different with the order of strokes observed in calligraphy, symbol that identifies or literal still can't be correct, therefore still exist a lot of problems in the use.
See also Fig. 1 (a) and Fig. 1 (b), it is respectively the synoptic diagram of conventional mobile phone and the synoptic diagram of PDA mobile phone.Shown in Fig. 1 (a), generally speaking, arranging for attractive in appearance and basal keystroke 12 need, the direction indication button 11 of mobile phone 10 all is a middle section of being located at the mobile phone surface usually, to meet best arrangement mode, but because basal keystroke 12 directions are fixing, the user uses the direction of mobile phone also to be subjected to only can be in the upright restriction of using operation down.Though the PDA mobile phone 20 shown in Fig. 1 (b) is indicated button 21 to change direction and is located at the limit, left side, quite inconvenient concerning left-handed user, direction of arranging because of basal keystroke 22 and whole direction are fixing again, and so, PDA mobile phone 20 just only can use under horizontal upright situation.
In view of this, how to develop a kind of editing input method that known electronic installation editor imports difficult electronic installation that improves, real in pressing for the problem of solution at present.
Summary of the invention
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of editing input method that known electronic installation editor imports difficult electronic installation that improves.It can allow the user edit input via the direction indicating member merely, to avoid tradition that the disappearance of input error often takes place in the pressing keys mode, no matter user's strong hand is the right hand or left hand simultaneously, the mode with one hand or both hands that all can be easy and convenient is edited the operation of input.Even, intelligent editor's input function is provided, allow electronic installation the symbol in the built-in literal assembled unit Automatic Combined symbol group come fast selecting for the user.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, of the present invention one than broad sense embodiment for a kind of editing input method of electronic installation is provided.Wherein electronic installation comprises display panel and direction indicating member, and this editing input method comprises (a) demonstration one symbol group list in this display panel; (b) indicate a first direction in this direction indicating member, to show a symbol group that corresponds to this first direction in this symbol group list; And (c) in this direction indicating member indication second direction, showing the symbol that corresponds to this second direction in this symbol group, thereby, utilize the direction indicating member that this electronic installation is edited input.
This electronic installation is selected from one of them of mobile phone, personal digital assistant, walkman, language translation machine, audio and video player, satellite navigation and recording pen in the editing input method of described electronic installation.
In the editing input method of described electronic installation this symbol group list comprise English alphabet a~e group, English alphabet f~j group, English alphabet k~o group, English alphabet p~t group, English alphabet u~z group, capital and small letter switch group, punctuation mark group and direction position group at least one of them.
This symbol group list also comprises multidirectional symbol in the editing input method of described electronic installation, and this multidirectional symbol points to a plurality of directions and one by one to should symbol group.
This multidirectional symbol is located between this symbol group in the editing input method of described electronic installation.
This display panel comprises at least more than one viewing area in the editing input method of described electronic installation.
In the editing input method of described electronic installation this symbol group list symbol group list comprise phonetic symbol ㄅ~ㄌ group, phonetic symbol ㄍ~ㄒ group, phonetic symbol ㄓ~ㄙ group, phonetic symbol ㄚ~ㄠ group, phonetic symbol ㄡ~ㄦ group, capital and small letter switch group, circumflex, punctuation mark group and direction position group at least one of them.
This direction indicating member can the button form in the editing input method of described electronic installation, touch-control form or joystick form etc. make.
In the editing input method of described electronic installation this japanese alphabet, arabic numeral, mathematic sign, emoticon, currency symbol, with and/or the spoken and written languages symbol.
This electronic installation more comprises a literal assembled unit in the editing input method of described electronic installation, and it is according to the indicated symbol group of user combinations of pairs symbol voluntarily.
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Fig. 1 (a): the synoptic diagram of conventional mobile phone
Fig. 1 (b): the synoptic diagram of traditional PD A mobile phone.
Fig. 2: the electronic installation of first preferred embodiment of the present invention is edited the schematic flow sheet of input.
Fig. 3: the electronic installation of second preferred embodiment of the present invention is edited the schematic flow sheet of input.
Fig. 4: the electronic installation of the 3rd preferred embodiment of the present invention is edited the schematic flow sheet of input.
And each description of reference numerals in the above-mentioned accompanying drawing is as follows:
10 mobile phones, 20 PDA mobile phones
11,21 directions indication button, 12,22 basal keystrokes
3,4,5 electronic installations, 31,41,51 display panels
32,42,52 direction indicating member G10 symbol group lists
The G11 English alphabet a~G12 of e group English alphabet f~j group
The G13 English alphabet k~G14 of o group English alphabet p~t group
The G15 English alphabet u~G16 of z group capital and small letter switches group
The G17 punctuation mark G18 of group direction position group
S1, the multidirectional symbol D1 of S2, D3 first direction
D2, D4 second direction 411 left viewing areas
412 right viewing area G20 symbol group lists
The G21 phonetic symbol ㄅ~G22 of ㄌ group phonetic symbol ㄍ~ㄒ group
The G23 phonetic symbol ㄓ~G24 of ㄙ group phonetic symbol ㄚ~ㄡ group
The G25 phonetic symbol ㄢ~G26 of ㄦ group capital and small letter switches group
G27 circumflex G28 punctuation mark group
G29 direction position group
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Some exemplary embodiments that embody feature of the present invention and advantage will be described in detail in the explanation of back segment.Be understood that the present invention can have various variations on different forms, it does not depart from the scope of the present invention, and explanation wherein and accompanying drawing be used for explanation in itself, but not in order to restriction the present invention.
The electronic installation that the editing input method of electronic installation of the present invention can be suitable for does not limit, comprise mobile phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), walkman, language translation machine, audio and video player, satellite navigation, recording pen, and the electronic installation that has in the future an input function all can be applicable to technology of the present invention.The electronic installation that the present invention was suitable for comprises display panel and direction indicating member basically, and wherein the kenel of display panel and size are also unrestricted, and the quantity of direction indicating member and position then can be provided with arrangement according to actual needs.
With the electronic installation that only has the single direction indicating member is example.At first, please consult Fig. 2 and table one simultaneously, wherein Fig. 2 edits the schematic flow sheet of input for the electronic installation of first preferred embodiment of the present invention, and table one is symbol group list, symbol group and the symbol table of comparisons of first preferred embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, wherein electronic installation 3 comprises display panel 31 and direction indicating member 32, begin to edit before the input, the display panel 31 displaying symbol group list G10 of electronic installation 3, in the present embodiment, this symbol group list G10 comprises 8 kinds of different groups altogether, be respectively English alphabet a~G11 of e group, English alphabet f~the G12 of j group, English alphabet k~the G13 of o group, English alphabet p~the G14 of t group, English alphabet u~the G15 of z group, capital and small letter switches the G16 of group, G17 of punctuation mark group and the direction position G18 of group, then place a multidirectional symbol S1 between each group's position intermediate, the direction of this multidirectional symbol S1 is pointed to number and unrestricted, but can cooperate group's quantity is basic consideration, to allow all directions represent group pointed respectively.When the user indicates first direction D1 in direction indicating member 32, for example the upper left side to, but display panel 31 just corresponds to the symbol group of first direction D1 among the displaying symbol group list G10, the English alphabet a as shown in Table 1~G11 of e group, then, direction of passage indicating member 32 is indicated second direction D2 again, the upper left side that for example is same as first direction D1 to, so, just can select the symbol that corresponds to this second direction D2 among this English alphabet a~G11 of e group, just English alphabet a.In other words, if the user desires inputting English letter e, just can prior to indication upper left side on the direction indicating member 32 to, and then when showing the English alphabet a~G11 of e group, on direction indicating member 32, indicate front-right, so just inputting English letter e correctly.Thus, the user just can indicate different directions to edit input via direction indicating member 32 like a cork.
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Table one
Be example with electronic installation again with both direction indicating member.Please consult Fig. 3 and table two simultaneously, wherein Fig. 3 edits the schematic flow sheet of input for the electronic installation of second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and table two is symbol group list, symbol group and the symbol table of comparisons of second preferred embodiment.As shown in Figure 3, in this embodiment, electronic installation 4 comprises a display panel 41 and both direction indicating member 42, wherein display panel 41 comprises left viewing area 411 and right viewing area 412, so that can on display panel 41, show different pictures simultaneously respectively, direction indicating member 42 then is located at the left and right sides of electronic installation 4 respectively, utilizes the right hand and left hand to edit input simultaneously for the user.In the time of at the beginning, the right viewing area 412 of display panel 41 can be set at symbol group list G20 (as shown in Table 2), viewing area 411, a left side is set at the direction position G29 of group among the symbol group list G20, and certainly, this default demonstration group can change according to user's demand.As shown in Table 2, this symbol group list G20 comprises 9 kinds of different groups altogether, be respectively phonetic symbol ㄅ~G21 of ㄌ group, phonetic symbol ㄍ~G22 of ㄒ group, phonetic symbol ㄓ~G23 of ㄙ group, phonetic symbol ㄚ~G24 of ㄡ group, phonetic symbol ㄢ~G25 of ㄦ group, capital and small letter the switching G26 of group, circumflex G27, the G28 of punctuation mark group and the direction position G29 of group, multidirectional symbol S2 is then placed at middle position, points to different groups to represent respectively.If user's strong hand is the right hand, just can indicate first direction D3 via the direction indicating member 42 on right side earlier, for example front-right to, at this moment, the left viewing area 411 of display panel will demonstrate the symbol group that corresponds to first direction D3 among the symbol group list G20, the ㄢ of the phonetic symbol shown in the table two~G25 of ㄦ group just, then the user just can be via the direction indicating member 42 indication second direction D4 in left side, for example left oblique upper to, to choose the symbol that corresponds to this second direction D4 among phonetic symbol ㄢ~G25 of ㄦ group, just phonetic symbol ㄢ.Thus, the user just can utilize the mode of both hands and usefulness, edits input operation via the direction indicating member 42 of viewing areas different on the display panel 41 and left and right sides.Clearly, for the user because can use the right-hand man to edit input simultaneously, be bound on the speed than tradition need with the mode of continuous pressing keys come fast a lot.In the time of user's desire input news in brief or editing e-mail, just can utilize the literal that the right-hand man chooses fast to be needed, the more important thing is, the direction of passage indicating member can be in the enterprising edlin input of electronic installation, just represent the position (shown in Fig. 1 (a)) that no longer needs to prepare basal keystroke 12 on the electronic installation, so one, the display panel of electronic installation just can enlarge, and perhaps makes electronic installation miniaturization more relatively.
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Further, the editing input method of the electronic installation of the present invention mode that can use intelligent editor input is edited input.See also Fig. 4, it edits the schematic flow sheet of input for the electronic installation of the 3rd preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, because the also built-in literal assembled unit (not shown) of electronic installation 5 of the present invention, it can be according to the selected symbol group of user combinations of pairs literal voluntarily, therefore in the time of user's desire input " in " English words, only need direction of passage indicating member 52 to indicate the direction that comprises " i " symbol group and " n " symbol group continuously, the display panel 51 of electronic installation 5 just can demonstrate the various combinations that comprise these symbols, and for example " go " or " in " or the like provides the user to select.Thus, just can more accelerate the speed that the user edits input.
In the above embodiments, the direction indicating member can be button form, touch-control form, joystick form or other form and does design, and but the quantity that direction is pointed to is also unrestricted, basically the quantity according to group gets final product as considering, certainly number and position do not limit yet, as long as can make things convenient for the user to use.With electronic installation shown in Figure 23 is example, and the direction indicating member 32 that it comprised just is located at the position near the bottom, and no matter user's strong hand is the right hand or left hand, can easily finish editor's input in the mode of one hand.Be example with electronic installation shown in Figure 34 again, both direction indicating member 42 is located at symmetrical position, rotation arbitrarily when using electronic installation 4, be with electronic installation 4 whole turning around in real time, still can edit input, can't influence to some extent, no matter and user's strong hand why, all can select to edit input with the pattern of one hand or both hands.In addition, the symbol of editor's input is not limited in English alphabet or phonetic symbol, for instance, japanese alphabet, arabic numeral, mathematic sign, emoticon, currency symbol and other different spoken and written languages or the like can be applied to technology of the present invention.
After portable or small-sized electronic installation has technology provided by the present invention, must edit and import via the direction indicating member, the basal keystroke on electronic installation surface, for example numerical key or text button etc. also become non-essential outfit.After need not editing, just can not respond to wrong problem again because press several buttons simultaneously with pressing keys.On the other hand, owing to do not need to set up basal keystroke, the segment space on electronic installation surface just can enlarge use for display panel again, perhaps allows the more lightly miniaturization of size of electronic installation itself.Certainly, owing to be by display panel symbol group, the user does not need to learn by heart or watch attentively sign flag negligible on the button, just can be clear that symbol shown on the display panel is done then to choose, and more increases human oriented design and practicality for more old user.Especially, the electronic installation of using the technology of the present invention can limit service orientation, with known electronic installation (shown in Fig. 1 (a)), because the direction of button and display panel is fixing, so just can not rotate arbitrarily, but if use the designed electronic installation of the technology of the present invention, because do not need basal keystroke, plural direction indicating member is set in the left and right sides again, as long as the inner installing of electronic installation display panel sensor, find out direction that electronic installation uses at present and control the display direction of display panel, the direction that just needn't be subject to button and display panel again is the use electronic installation of multi-directionally just.In addition, technology provided by the present invention can allow user right-hand man and usefulness, no longer is subject to the difference of strong hand, the input and the editor that can goodly finish symbol fast.In brief, carry out the input and the editor of symbol with direction indication, speed can be accelerated, error rate also can reduce greatly, display panel can have enough space enlargement again, and input or editor's symbol kind also can increase, a much progress at last for present electronic installation.Therefore the present invention has the value of industry, files an application hereby.
Even the present invention is described in detail by the above embodiments and can be made amendment by one skilled in the art, do not break away from as the claimed scope of claims.

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1. the editing input method of an electronic installation, wherein this electronic installation comprises display panel and direction indicating member, and the editing input method of this electronic installation comprises:
(a) show that a symbol group list is in this display panel;
(b) indicate a first direction in this direction indicating member, to show a symbol group that corresponds to this first direction in this symbol group list; And
(c) in this direction indicating member indication second direction, to choose the symbol that corresponds to this second direction in this symbol group;
Thereby, utilize the direction indicating member that this electronic installation is edited input.
2. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this electronic installation is selected from one of them of mobile phone, personal digital assistant, walkman, language translation machine, audio and video player, satellite navigation and recording pen.
3. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this symbol group list comprise English alphabet a~e group, English alphabet f~j group, English alphabet k~o group, English alphabet p~t group, English alphabet u~z group, capital and small letter switch group, punctuation mark group and direction position group at least one of them.
4. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 3, wherein this symbol group list also comprises multidirectional symbol, and this multidirectional symbol points to a plurality of directions and one by one to should symbol group.
5. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 4, wherein this multidirectional symbol is located between this symbol group.
6. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this display panel comprises at least more than one viewing area.
7. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this symbol group list symbol group list comprise phonetic symbol ㄅ~ㄌ group, phonetic symbol ㄍ~ㄒ group, phonetic symbol ㄓ~ㄙ group, phonetic symbol ㄚ~ㄠ group, phonetic symbol ㄡ~ㄦ group, capital and small letter switch group, circumflex, punctuation mark group and direction position group at least one of them.
8. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this direction indicating member can the button form, touch-control form or joystick form etc. make.
9. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this japanese alphabet, arabic numeral, mathematic sign, emoticon, currency symbol, with and/or the spoken and written languages symbol.
10. the editing input method of electronic installation as claimed in claim 1, wherein this electronic installation more comprises a literal assembled unit, and it is according to the indicated symbol group of user combinations of pairs symbol voluntarily.
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