CN101943985A - Electronic device with virtual keyboards and operating method of virtual keyboards - Google Patents
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The invention relates to an electronic device with virtual keyboards and an operating method of virtual keyboards. The electronic device comprises a processing unit, a display unit and a touch unit, wherein the processing unit implements the keyboard programs to generate at least a virtual keyboard; the display unit displays the virtual keyboards; and when the touch unit generates input pressing signals after touched, the processing unit carries out switching-over operations on at least a virtual keyboard according to the track formed by a plurality of input pressing signals and the switching-over operations include keyboard hiding/emerging, conversion among a plurality of virtual keyboards or change of the arrangement positions or orders of the virtual keyboards.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electronic installation and dummy keyboard method of operating thereof, particularly operate the switching of dummy keyboard relevant for a kind of user's of utilization touch trajectory with dummy keyboard.
Background technology
At present, more and more manufacturers release full touch-control mobile phone, and it is good that full touch-control mobile phone has external form, the advantage of touch control operation facility or the like.Dummy keyboard is used in the literal input of full touch-control mobile phone, as shown in Figure 1, when the user need import data, electronic installation 1 shows dummy keyboard 11 on Touch Screen 14, dummy keyboard 11 comprises the English button 111 of a plurality of small letters in icon (A), and the button 111 that the user can touch in the dummy keyboard 11 is imported the small letter English words.If the user need import the capitalization English words, then need touch switching key 112, then electronic installation 1 changes demonstration dummy keyboard 12 on Touch Screen 14, as icon (B), dummy keyboard 12 comprises the English button 121 of a plurality of capitalization, and the user touches button 121 again and imports the capitalization English words.In order to allow the user can import kinds of words or symbol, all at least one switch key can be arranged on the dummy keyboard, as English Caps Lock 112 or English digital switch key 113.
Yet the icon size of this type of switch key is limited, and the user is not easy operation.In addition, if the number of dummy keyboard increases, for example comprise keyboard of english lowercase keyboard, English capitalization keyboard, second language input keyboard, numeric keypad, different key layout or the like, then the complexity of the use of switch key change reduces ease of use on the contrary.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in order to address the above problem, and one of them purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic installation and dummy keyboard method of operating thereof with dummy keyboard, to improve the handover convenience of dummy keyboard.
According to another object of the present invention, a kind of electronic installation is proposed, it comprises processing unit, display unit and touch control unit.Processing unit execute key disc program is to produce at least one dummy keyboard, and display unit shows dummy keyboard.Touch control unit produces a plurality of inputs and pushes signal, and processing unit is pushed the formed track of signal according to a plurality of inputs at least one dummy keyboard is carried out blocked operation.
Wherein, the blocked operation operation or the conversion operations between a plurality of dummy keyboard that can be keyboard and hide/occur or change the arrangement position of a plurality of dummy keyboards or put in order.
Wherein, a plurality of dummy keyboards can comprise symbol input dummy keyboard and literal input dummy keyboard.
Wherein, the key arrangement of a plurality of dummy keyboards is inequality.
Another purpose according to the present invention proposes a kind of dummy keyboard method of operating, is used for showing the electronic installation of at least one dummy keyboard, and described method of operating comprises the following step.Question blank at first is provided, and it records the corresponding relation of track pattern and blocked operation.Then, receive a plurality of inputs and push signal, the pairing track pattern of the formed track of signal is pushed in the described a plurality of inputs of identification again, then searches the blocked operation of the track pattern of corresponding institute identification in question blank.At last, switch at least one dummy keyboard according to the blocked operation that is searched.
Wherein, the blocked operation operation or the conversion operations between a plurality of dummy keyboard that can be keyboard and hide/occur or change the arrangement position of a plurality of dummy keyboards or put in order.
Wherein, a plurality of dummy keyboards can comprise symbol input dummy keyboard and literal input dummy keyboard.
Wherein, the key arrangement of a plurality of dummy keyboards is inequality.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of switching mode of the dummy keyboard of prior art;
Fig. 2 is the embodiment calcspar with electronic installation of dummy keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the configuration schematic diagram of a plurality of dummy keyboards of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the first embodiment synoptic diagram of the blocked operation of dummy keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the second embodiment synoptic diagram of the blocked operation of dummy keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the 3rd an embodiment synoptic diagram of the blocked operation of dummy keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the 4th an embodiment synoptic diagram of the blocked operation of dummy keyboard of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the flow chart of steps of dummy keyboard method of operating of the present invention.
Main symbol description: 1,2 is electronic installation, 11,12 is dummy keyboard, 111,121 is button 112,113 is switching key, 21 is processing unit, 211,291,292,293,294 is track, and 22 is storage element, and 23 is display unit, 24 is touch control unit, 241 is that signal is pushed in input, and 25 is operating system, and 26 is keyboard program, 27 is dummy keyboard, 279 is time keyboard, and 271 is the small letter QWERTY keyboard, and 272 are the capitalization QWERTY keyboard, 273 is the numeric character keyboard, 274 is non-qwerty keyboard, and 275 are the phonetic notation keyboard, and 28 is the track determining program, 29 is question blank, and 81～85 is steps flow chart.
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With reference to Fig. 2, it is the embodiment calcspar with electronic installation of dummy keyboard of the present invention.Among the figure, electronic installation 2 can be the electronic installation of portable computer, wireless communication apparatus, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) or any touch control operation on the implementation, and electronic installation 2 comprises processing unit 21, storage element 22, display unit 23 and touch control unit 24.Storage element 22 stores processing unit 21 executable operating systems 25, keyboard program 26, track determining program 28 and question blank 29.After electronic installation 2 started, processing unit 21 allowed the user can pass through the basic function of operating user interface electronic installation 2 from storage element 22 read operation systems 25 and execution to produce user interface.When the user setup data input function, processing unit 21 execute key disc program 26 are to produce at least one dummy keyboard 27.If dummy keyboard 27 is a plurality of, then a plurality of dummy keyboards 27 are preferably the dummy keyboard that comprises cognation not or comprise the symbol input keyboard and character input keyboard or have key arrangement inequality.Default arrangement position is arranged between the dummy keyboard 27 or put in order and switch for the user, as shown in Figure 3, capitalization QWERTY keyboard 272 is set in small letter QWERTY keyboard 271 the right, numeric character keyboard 273 is set in small letter QWERTY keyboard 271 left sides, but not qwerty keyboard 274 is set in the top, and phonetic notation keyboard 275 is set in bottom.
When detecting when being touched, touch control unit 24 produces the input that comprises the touch location data and pushes signal 241, and is sent to processing unit 21.When processing unit 21 continues to receive a plurality of inputs and pushes signal 241, and when the touch location data that it comprises changed to some extent along with the time, processing unit 21 is carried out track determining program 28, and a plurality of inputs of identification are pushed signal 241 formed tracks 211 and are which kind of track pattern (pattern).The corresponding relation of question blank 29 at least one track pattern of record and at least one blocked operation, as shown in Table 1.
Table one
| Track pattern | Blocked operation |
| Track to the right | Switch to the right keyboard |
| Track left | Switch to left side keyboard |
| Track makes progress | Switch to the top keyboard |
| Downward track | Switch to following keyboard |
| Beat and collude track | Hide keyboard |
| Draw the circle track | Set keyboard configuration |
With reference to Fig. 4 to Fig. 6, it is the synoptic diagram of the multiple blocked operation of dummy keyboard of the present invention.In Fig. 4, when user's desire switches to capitalization QWERTY keyboard 272 with small letter QWERTY keyboard 271, the user must look for suitable switch key and push this switch key more in the prior art, but on electronic installation 2 of the present invention, the user only need touch touch control unit 24 and mark track 291.When the user marks track 291, touch control unit 24 continues to produce a plurality of inputs and pushes signal 241, and track determining program 28 is pushed signal 241 in order to these inputs of identification and is formed track pattern to the right, whether writes down the pairing change action of track pattern to the right by processing unit 21 inquiries in question blank 29 again.What write down track pattern correspondence to the right in Table 1 is " switching to the action of the right keyboard ", corresponding again keyboard configuration mode shown in Figure 3, so processing unit 21 changes, and to show that English capitalization keyboard 272 is imported capitalization for the user English; In like manner, if the user marks track pattern to the right when display digit keyboard symbol 273, then processing unit 21 changes demonstration english lowercase keyboard 271.
And for example shown in Figure 5, track determining program 28 picks out these inputs and pushes track 292 that signal 241 forms and be track pattern left, according to question blank 29 (is example with table one) and keyboard configuration mode shown in Figure 3, processing unit 21 changes display digit keyboard symbol 273 for user's input digit or symbol; In like manner, if the user marks track pattern left when showing English capitalization keyboard 272, then processing unit 21 changes demonstration english lowercase keyboard 271.In addition, when showing english lowercase keyboard 271, English capitalization keyboard 272 or numeric character keyboard 273, when the user marks upwards track pattern, then processing unit 21 changes and shows non-qwerty keyboard 274; When the user marked downward track pattern, then processing unit 21 changed demonstration phonetic notation keyboard 275.Wherein, described track is preferably the viewing area that is arranged in dummy keyboard, so can distinguish the touch-control of other non-dummy keyboard and use.
The switching between dummy keyboard, the operation of hiding/appearance that the blocked operation of record also can be keyboard in the question blank 29.As shown in Figure 6, track determining program 28 picks out these inputs and pushes track that signal 241 forms 293 and collude track for beating, so processing unit 21 hiding dummy keyboards.In addition, if a plurality of dummy keyboards optionally can comprise at least one time dummy keyboard.Inferior dummy keyboard and dummy keyboard can be shown on the display unit simultaneously, and it can be used for defining special function keys or shortcut.Track pattern also can be carried out the operation of hiding/occurring of time dummy keyboard, as shown in Figure 7, if having, question blank 29 writes down corresponding keyboard demonstration of the track pattern/hiding operation of arrow left, then when the user marks track 294 on touch control unit 24, track determining program 28 picks out track 294 and is the track pattern of arrow left, therefore processing unit 21 is shown in the dummy keyboard top with inferior keyboard 279, uses for the user.If the user marks track 294 once more, then processing unit 21 is hidden time keyboard 279.
In addition, the blocked operation that writes down in the question blank 29 optionally can comprise the setting of keyboard configuration mode.For example when the user marked the circle track on touch control unit 24, processing unit 21 entered keyboard configuration settings pattern, and this moment, the user can change the keyboard configuration mode.In addition, the blocked operation of record optionally can comprise the blocked operation of importing predictive mode in the question blank 29.When if processing unit 21 has the multiple input predictive mode of record, also can allow the user switch the input predictive mode to draw a track.
Wherein, dummy keyboard shows by display unit 23, and in the icon of the foregoing description, display unit 23 is illustrated as embodiment with screen, and touch control unit 24 is configured on the display unit 23.Dummy keyboard is not limit with screen display, and display unit 23 also can be realized by projection arrangement, dummy keyboard is projected on the touch control unit 24, but allows the key position of user's identification dummy keyboard to operate.
With reference to Fig. 8, it illustrates the flow chart of steps of dummy keyboard method of operating of the present invention.Among the figure, this method is used for showing an electronic installation of at least one dummy keyboard, and it comprises the following step.In step 81, question blank is provided, the corresponding relation of its recording track pattern and blocked operation, as shown in Table 1.Then receive a plurality of inputs and push signal in step 82.Wherein, if dummy keyboard is when being a plurality of, it is preferably the dummy keyboard that comprises cognation not or comprises the symbol input keyboard and character input keyboard or have key arrangement inequality (qwerty keyboard and non-qwerty keyboard).
In step 83, the pairing track pattern of the formed track of signal is pushed in a plurality of inputs of identification.Wherein, track is preferably the viewing area that is arranged in dummy keyboard.In question blank, search the blocked operation of the track pattern of corresponding described identification in step 84.Switch at least one dummy keyboard in step 85 according to the blocked operation that is searched.If a dummy keyboard is only arranged, the operation of hiding/appearance that then blocked operation can be keyboard or the blocked operation of input predictive mode.If it is a plurality of that dummy keyboard has, the operation that the operation that then above-mentioned blocked operation can be keyboard to be hidden/occur, the conversion operations between the dummy keyboard, inferior dummy keyboard are hidden/occurred or change the arrangement position of a plurality of dummy keyboards or put in order.
The above only is an illustrative, rather than restrictive.Anyly do not break away from spirit of the present invention and category, and, all should be contained within the claim scope of the present invention its equivalent modifications of carrying out or change.
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1. electronic installation with dummy keyboard is characterized in that comprising:
Processing unit, its execute key disc program is to produce at least one dummy keyboard;
Display unit, it shows described dummy keyboard; And
Touch control unit, it produces a plurality of inputs and pushes signal;
Wherein, described processing unit is pushed the formed track of signal according to described a plurality of inputs described at least one dummy keyboard is carried out blocked operation.
2. electronic installation according to claim 1 is characterized in that described blocked operation is the operation that keyboard is hidden/occurred.
3. electronic installation according to claim 1, it is characterized in that when the number of described at least one dummy keyboard when being a plurality of, wherein said blocked operation is the conversion operations between described a plurality of dummy keyboard, or changes the arrangement position of described a plurality of dummy keyboards or put in order.
4. according to claim 3 a described electronic installation, it is characterized in that described a plurality of dummy keyboard comprises the not keyboard of dummy keyboard, symbol input dummy keyboard or the key arrangement inequality of cognation.
5. according to claim 3 a described electronic installation, it is characterized in that described a plurality of dummy keyboard comprises at least one time dummy keyboard, described dummy keyboard and described at least one dummy keyboard can be shown in described display unit simultaneously.
6. dummy keyboard method of operating is used for showing the electronic installation of at least one dummy keyboard it is characterized in that described method comprises the following step:
Provide question blank, the corresponding relation of this question blank recording track pattern and blocked operation;
Receive a plurality of inputs and push signal;
The pairing track pattern of the formed track of signal is pushed in the described a plurality of inputs of identification;
In described question blank, search the blocked operation of the track pattern of corresponding described institute identification; And
Switch described at least one dummy keyboard according to the described blocked operation that searches.
7. dummy keyboard method of operating according to claim 6 is characterized in that described blocked operation is the operation that keyboard is hidden/occurred.
8. dummy keyboard method of operating according to claim 6, it is characterized in that when the number of described at least one dummy keyboard when being a plurality of, wherein said blocked operation is the conversion operations between described a plurality of dummy keyboard, or changes the arrangement position of described a plurality of dummy keyboards or put in order.
9. dummy keyboard method of operating according to claim 8 is characterized in that described a plurality of dummy keyboard comprises the not keyboard of dummy keyboard, symbol input dummy keyboard or the key arrangement inequality of cognation.
10. dummy keyboard method of operating according to claim 8 is characterized in that described a plurality of dummy keyboard comprises at least one time dummy keyboard, and described dummy keyboard and described at least one dummy keyboard can be shown in described display unit simultaneously.
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