CN102063250A - Method and device for inputting character by direction operation - Google Patents

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CN102063250A
CN102063250A CN2010105449396A CN201010544939A CN102063250A CN 102063250 A CN102063250 A CN 102063250A CN 2010105449396 A CN2010105449396 A CN 2010105449396A CN 201010544939 A CN201010544939 A CN 201010544939A CN 102063250 A CN102063250 A CN 102063250A
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The invention provides a method and a device for inputting characters by direction operation. The method comprises: presetting multiple direction operations for input equipment; receiving a direction operation sequence input by a user, wherein the direction operation sequence comprises more than two continuous direction operations; and outputting a character corresponding to the direction operation sequence. A rocker device is adopted for realizing direction operation and is composed of a center pole, edge sensing points and a lower sensing point below the center pole, wherein the center pole is also provided with a pressure sensitive switch, and the pressure sensitive switch controls each edge sensing point and the lower sensing point to be switched on or off. The input method and the input equipment of the invention can bring convenience for user to operate and improve input efficiency.

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A kind of method and apparatus that utilizes direction operation input character
Technical field
The present invention relates to input method technique field, particularly relate to a kind of method and apparatus that utilizes direction operation input character.
The present invention requires to enjoy the right of priority that the application number of submitting in China on November 16th, 2009 is 200910222364.3 patented claim.
Background technology
In modern information society, a part indispensable in the life has generally been accepted, become to computer system and associated peripheral for people.People and various information equipment carry out alternately, just will import various information inevitably, as operational order and data message etc.The most basic effect of input equipment is exactly the form that various forms of information translation is become suitable computer system processor.Keyboard is traditional, the most general input equipment of computing machine, is accompanied by the development of human-computer interaction technology always.
General, keyboard is provided with a plurality of buttons, the different input information of combination representative of each button or a plurality of buttons.Usually the content of input information is various, for example, for mobile phone, computing machine etc., often needs the various letters of input, numeral, phonetic, stroke, therefore needs to be provided with a large amount of buttons on keyboard.In some cases, the finite volume of input equipment can not be excessive, and for example, the keyboard of mobile phone, telepilot in this case, requires button as far as possible little, but the too small operation that is unfavorable for the user again of button.Further, adopt the input mode of keyboard, need bimanualness usually, use inconvenience; In addition, the user need repeatedly select to realize input to a plurality of buttons of diverse location, and input efficiency is lower.
With the mobile phone is example, and mobile phone is the most frequently used electronic equipment of people in the modern society.People utilize mobile phone to communicate and do other thing through regular meeting.
Making a phone call and sending short messages is the most frequently used application of mobile phone.The personage of low-income group who sends short messages especially vast in China preferentially selects.Sending short messages just must input characters.Input characters mainly contains button input, handwriting input and phonetic entry in the mobile phone at present.Navigation key on the mobile phone is also referred to as the mobile phone rocking bar and just is used for importing up and down direction instruction.
Because the mobile phone rocking bar is only with thumb control, and movement range is very little thereby easy to operate.Is can find a kind of method to finish the input service of literal with rocking bar?
In a word, need the urgent technical matters that solves of those skilled in the art to be exactly: how the input method at input equipment can be provided, user friendly operation, and improve input efficiency.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of method and apparatus that utilizes direction operation input character, with user friendly operation, and improves input efficiency.
In order to address the above problem, the invention discloses a kind of method of utilizing direction operation input character, use rocker actuator to realize the direction operation, described rocker actuator is by center-pole and edge induction point, and the following induction point composition that is positioned at the center-pole below, a pressure sensitive switch also is installed in the described center-pole; Wherein, switch connection when center-pole is subjected to the pressure of vertical direction, otherwise switch disconnects; This rocker actuator is responded to, is communicated with following induction point under the situation that is not subjected to side direction external force, and disconnects with the edge induction point; When being subjected to side direction external force with this direction on the induction of edge induction point, is communicated with, and with following induction point and other edge induction point disconnection, constitute being communicated with or disconnected state of center-pole and each edge induction point and following induction point thus.
Preferably, being communicated with incident with any double center-pole with following induction point is terminal, and center-pole is imported as the foundation of once input with the sequence of events that is communicated with of edge induction point therebetween.
Preferably, described connection sequence of events is simplified to the combination of first incident He last incident of this connection sequence of events, or first incident, the combination of second incident and last incident.
Preferably, all composition of matter are divided into the same number of group according to the corresponding relation of first incident and edge induction point, sort by second incident and last incident in each group, obtain sequence number in each group number that is communicated with sequence of events and the group with this.
Preferably, the input attributes of various literal is mapped one by one with the above-mentioned sequence of events that is communicated with, comes input characters by in rocker actuator, making the connection sequence of events; The input attributes of described literal comprises Chinese spelling, stroke, English letter, the assumed name of Japanese, the character of other foreign language.
Preferably, described connection sequence of events is edge induction point from first incident correspondence induction point that progressively arrives second incident and last incident successively.
Preferably, the difference of the open and-shut mode of the pressure sensitive switch in the center-pole makes the number of corresponding connection sequence of events become original twice, thereby the literal input attributes of corresponding twice.
In addition, the invention also discloses a kind of method of utilizing direction operation input character, comprising:
To the default a plurality of direction operations of input equipment;
Receive the direction sequence of operation of user's input; The described direction sequence of operation comprises continuous plural direction operation;
Output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
Preferably, the operation of described direction comprises: the directivity of rocking bar or handle is shaken, the directivity on the touch-screen is slided and the pushing of direction button.
Preferably, described input equipment has initial position, and direction of passage is operated the relative initial bit of described input equipment and is equipped with skew; During recover initial position, the continuous plural direction operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation to then described input equipment at the skew initial position; Wherein, the operation that returns to initial position is not counted in the direction sequence of operation.
Preferably, described input equipment is provided with the prime area, and there is skew direction of passage operation relative prime area, touch point; Then the user constitutes the described direction sequence of operation by the continuous plural direction operation of mobile touch point input.
Preferably, described input equipment also is provided with at least two outer peripheral areas, and described direction operation comprises that user touch point slides into another outer peripheral areas from an outer peripheral areas.
Preferably, described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation; Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.
Preferably, described method also comprises: between continuous plural direction operation, represent candidate characters; At the candidate characters that is represented, user's input direction operation subsequently.
Preferably, described method also comprises: receive user's feature operation; Then, export and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation in conjunction with this feature operation.
Preferably, described feature operation is: push a preparatory function button; Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle; Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.
Preferably, described character comprises: phonetic, stroke, numeral, outer Chinese character or candidate item.
Accordingly, the invention also discloses a kind of device that utilizes direction operation input character, described device is located in the input equipment, and it comprises:
The operation receiver module is used to receive the direction sequence of operation that the user imports; The described direction sequence of operation comprises continuous plural direction operation;
The character output module is used for according to operating the direction sequence of operation that receiver module receives, output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
Preferably, the operation of described direction comprises: the directivity of rocking bar or handle is shaken, the directivity on the touch-screen is slided and the pushing of direction button.
Preferably, described input equipment has initial position, and direction of passage is operated the relative initial bit of described input equipment and is equipped with skew; During recover initial position, the continuous plural direction operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation to then described input equipment at the skew initial position; Wherein, the operation that returns to initial position is not counted in the direction sequence of operation.
Preferably, described input equipment is provided with the prime area, and there is skew direction of passage operation relative prime area, touch point; Then the user constitutes the described direction sequence of operation by the continuous plural direction operation of mobile touch point input.
Preferably, described input equipment also is provided with at least two outer peripheral areas, and described direction operation comprises that user touch point slides into another outer peripheral areas from an outer peripheral areas.
Preferably, described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation; Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.
Preferably, described device also comprises: represent the unit, be used for representing candidate characters between continuous plural direction operation; Then at the candidate characters that is represented, user's input direction is subsequently operated.
Preferably, described operation receiver module also is used to receive user's feature operation; Then described character output module is exported and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation in conjunction with this feature operation.
Preferably, described feature operation is: push a preparatory function button; Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle; Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.
Preferably, described character comprises: phonetic, stroke, numeral, outer Chinese character or candidate item.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of method of utilizing direction operation input character is also disclosed, specifically can comprise: input equipment is preset with prime area and outer peripheral areas; Receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas; Based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted, export corresponding character.
Preferably, described sequence comprises from the prime area, slips over each related zone of process that outer peripheral areas returns the prime area; Perhaps, described sequence comprises and slips over outer peripheral areas from the prime area, then in each related zone of sliding stop.
Preferably, described method can also comprise: represent or amplify and represent the pairing output character of current operation.
Accordingly, the present invention also provides a kind of device that utilizes direction operation input character, specifically can comprise: the input equipment that is preset with prime area and outer peripheral areas; Receiver module, be used to receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas; Output module is used for exporting corresponding character based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted.
Compared with prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:
The present invention can be according to the output of the direction sequence of operation and this direction sequence of operation corresponding characters of user's input.Because input equipment can be rocking bar, handle, touch-screen or direction button etc., input mode than adopting keyboard need not be provided with a large amount of buttons, has saved the space resources at interface, satisfied the demand of input equipment miniaturization, to be applicable to portable set.And, adopt rocking bar, handle, touch-screen or direction button, one-hand operation, perhaps one hand refers to operation, the user need not to push each button that is distributed in a plurality of positions, only need operate in certain area coverage, and movement range is less, user-friendly, improved user's input efficiency.
Further, the described direction sequence of operation can also comprise: feature operation.Except the direction sequence of operation that constitutes by simple direction operation, in the direction sequence of operation, add feature operation, can realize more multicharacter output; In addition, the character of output can be: phonetic, stroke, numeral, outer Chinese character can also be candidate item, have satisfied multiple input demand.
Be input as example with the mobile phone rocking bar, usually the rocking bar on the mobile phone just is used for importing direction instruction up and down, be used for the option that down conversion has been selected on original list, or the cursor that when editing short message, moves up and down, before and after when input is in alternate item page turning or about select alternate item.And this preferred embodiment of the present invention is used as instrument to rocking bar, by the record rocking bar up and down and four oblique states, and itself and literal imported the corresponding literal that just can import various language easily.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of process flow diagram that utilizes the method embodiment of direction operation input character of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the described synoptic diagram with 12 direction operations of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the described synoptic diagram with eight direction operations of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is a kind of structural drawing that utilizes the device embodiment of direction operation input character of the present invention.
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For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent more, the present invention is further detailed explanation below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
At first, the invention provides a kind of rocker actuator method for inputting characters with great embodiment that in mobile communication terminal, uses.Rocking bar on the mobile communication terminals such as common mobile phone just is used for importing the instruction of upper and lower, left and right direction, be used for the option that down conversion has been selected on original list, or the cursor that when editing short message, moves up and down, before and after when input is in alternate item page turning or about select alternate item etc.The embodiment of the invention is used as rocker actuator as input tool, by the record rocking bar up and down and a plurality of oblique state, and its input attributes with literal is corresponding, thus realize the input of various spoken and written languages.
The described mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention possesses a rocker actuator, and described rocker actuator is by center-pole and edge induction point, and the following induction point composition that is positioned at the center-pole below, and a pressure sensitive switch also is installed in the described center-pole.
Wherein, when center-pole was subjected to the pressure of vertical direction, described pressure sensitive switch was connected, and when center-pole was not subjected to the pressure of vertical direction, described pressure sensitive switch disconnected.Concrete, when by the vertical pressure on the rocking bar of center during less than certain value, this pressure sensitive switch is in closed condition; When vertical pressure met or exceeded certain value, this pressure sensitive switch was in connected state.
Further, the center-pole of this rocker actuator is responded to following induction point under the situation that is not subjected to side direction external force and is communicated with, and disconnects with the edge induction point; Center-pole can be responded to the edge induction point on this side direction external force direction and be communicated with when being subjected to side direction external force, and disconnects with following induction point and other edge induction point.That is to say that this rocker actuator generally can be supported on a plurality of edge directions and being communicated with or off-state of edge induction point, and standing state in the middle of possessing.For example, when supporting eight edge directions, can comprise, go up a left side, a left side, lower-left, descend, bottom right, the right side, upper right side to connection or off-state.On described eight directions edge contact or induction point are arranged all, center-pole can contact, respond to or leave with these induction points respectively, to realize eight connection or disconnections on the direction.Like this, by center-pole being connected with different edges induction point respectively or disconnects, and the standing state that mediates, and produce different sequences of events, corresponding successively different literal input meaning.
When not having external force to be added on the center-pole of rocker actuator, also be that center-pole is when being communicated with following induction point, the center-pole standing state that mediates, therefore will continuous arbitrarily twice in the middle of between the standing state center-pole and edge induction point be communicated with sequence of events as the foundation of once importing.That is to say, when center-pole is communicated with following induction point (center-pole is in initial position), as the starting point that is communicated with sequence of events, when the generative center bar is communicated with the edge induction point, as first connection incident that is communicated with sequence of events, afterwards being communicated with of center-pole and edge induction point, count second connection incident or more a plurality of connection incident successively.After this, when center-pole is communicated with once more with following induction point (center-pole is got back to initial position by reset operation), as the terminating point that is communicated with sequence of events,, constitute the connection sequence of events successively with the incident that is communicated with of the center-pole between starting point and the terminating point with the edge induction point.
Above-mentioned connection sequence of events can have various combinations.Can be unrestrictedly between twice standing state, at random respond to mutually with eight edge directions, but in order to realize simple to operate and input at a high speed, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, described connection sequence of events can be simplified to the combination of first incident He last incident of this connection sequence of events; Perhaps, can only consider first, second and last connection incident, and also incident is used for just judging that rocking bar mobile on the edge induction point is clockwise or counterclockwise for the second time.
Further, described connection sequence of events is edge induction point from first incident correspondence induction point that progressively arrives second incident and last incident successively.
Like this, can provide the incident that is communicated with of many group rocking bars according to the center rocking bar and the induction situation of edge induction point.The input attributes of various literal is mapped one by one with the described sequence of events that is communicated with, comes input characters by in rocker actuator, making the connection sequence of events; The input attributes of described literal comprises Chinese spelling, phonetic notation, stroke, parts, English letter, the assumed name of Japanese, the character of other foreign language is as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Wu Er all literary composition, Tai Wen, Khmer, Burmese, Laos's literary composition, Hindi, broad-mouthed receptacle for holding liquid Jia Lawen, monk Jia Luowen etc.
Below, be illustrated by English, phonetic, stroke and parts:
Table 1 English
Direction On Last right Right The bottom right Down The lower-left A left side A last left side
Once A D G J M P T W
Clockwise one B E H K N Q U X
Reverse one C F I L O R V Y
Clockwise two S Z
As shown in table 1, show the corresponding relation that is communicated with sequence of events and English.In the present embodiment, total " go up, go up right side, right side, bottom right, down, lower-left, a left side, go up a left side " eight edge induction points, when center-pole is subjected to side direction external force, respond to formation connection incident with the edge induction point on this direction.Each incident connected sequence is divided into eight groups according to the corresponding relation of first incident and edge induction point, sorts by second incident and last incident in each group again, obtains sequence number in each group number that is communicated with sequence of events and the group with this.In described " direction " one row, " once " represent first incident, and sequence number is one in the group, represent with corresponding all directions on the edge induction point be communicated with incident; " clockwise one " represents second incident, and sequence number is two in the group, and being illustrated on the basis of first incident changes clockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with first incident be communicated with incident; " reverse one " represent the 3rd incident, and the interior sequence number of group is three, and being illustrated on the basis of second incident changes counterclockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with second incident be communicated with incident.For example:
When the incident connected sequence is: " on " time, promptly center-pole with " on " when the edge induction point of position is communicated with, corresponding output English " A ";
When the incident connected sequence is: when " go up, clockwise one " because with " on " adjacent be " upper right " edge induction point clockwise, promptly center-pole successively with " on ", when the edge induction point of " upper right " position is communicated with, the corresponding English " B " of exporting;
When the incident connected sequence is: when " go up, clockwise one, reverse one ", because with " on " clockwise direction adjacent be " upper right " edge induction point, counterclockwise adjacent with " upper right " is " on " the edge induction point, be center-pole successively with " on ", " upper right ", " on " when the edge induction point of position is communicated with, corresponding output English " C ".
Table 2 phonetic
Direction On Last right Right The bottom right Down The lower-left A left side A last left side
Once B D G J Z Zh Y ou
Clockwise one P T K Q C Ch W ong
Clockwise two M N H X S Sh R iong
Clockwise three F L a o e i u v
Reverse one ai an ang ao ei en eng er
Reverse two ie in ing iu ue/ve ui un/vn uo
Reverse three ia ian iang iao ua uai uan uang
As shown in table 2, show the corresponding relation that is communicated with sequence of events and phonetic.In the present embodiment, total " go up, go up right side, right side, bottom right, down, lower-left, a left side, upward left " eight edge induction points.In described " direction " one row, " once " represent first incident, and sequence number is one in the group, represent with corresponding all directions on the edge induction point be communicated with incident; " clockwise one " represents second incident, and sequence number is two in the group, and being illustrated on the basis of first incident changes clockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with first incident be communicated with incident; " clockwise two " represent the 3rd incident, and sequence number is three in the group, and being illustrated on the basis of second incident changes clockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with second incident be communicated with incident; By that analogy.For example, " reverse three " represent the 7th incident, and the interior sequence number of group is seven, and being illustrated on the basis of the 6th incident changes counterclockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with the 6th incident be communicated with incident.For example:
When the incident connected sequence is: when " right, clockwise one, clockwise two, clockwise three, reverse one, reverse two ", center-pole is communicated with the edge induction point of " right side ", " bottom right ", D score, " lower-left " D score " bottom right " position successively, corresponding output English " ing ".
Table 3 stroke and parts
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As shown in table 3, show the corresponding relation that is communicated with sequence of events and stroke and parts.In the present embodiment, total " go up, go up right side, right side, bottom right, down, lower-left, a left side, upward left " eight edge induction points.In described " direction " one row, " once " represent first incident, and sequence number is one in the group, represent with corresponding all directions on the edge induction point be communicated with incident; " clockwise one " represents second incident, and sequence number is two in the group, and being illustrated on the basis of first incident changes clockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with first incident be communicated with incident; " clockwise two " represent the 3rd incident, and sequence number is three in the group, and being illustrated on the basis of second incident changes clockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with second incident be communicated with incident; By that analogy.For example, " reverse two " represent the 5th incident, and the interior sequence number of group is five, and being illustrated on the basis of the 4th incident changes counterclockwise, the edge induction point adjacent with the 5th incident be communicated with incident.For example:
When the incident connected sequence is: when " down, clockwise one, clockwise two, reverse one, reverse two ", center-pole is communicated with the edge induction point of D score, " lower-left ", " left side ", " lower-left " D score position successively, and corresponding output block " is turned up five ".
The present invention does not do concrete qualification to the number of edge induction point (or claiming edge contact), be generally four to 12, the foregoing description all is to describe with most preferred eight points, and the characters input method of other number edge induction points is similar to the above embodiments, repeats no more herein.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the difference of the open and-shut mode of the pressure sensitive switch in the center-pole makes the number of corresponding connection sequence of events become original twice, also promptly: when pressure sensitive switch disconnects, each is communicated with the corresponding different literal input attributes of sequence of events, when pressure sensitive switch is connected, original each is communicated with sequence of events again can corresponding new different literal input attributes, thereby the open and-shut mode by pressure sensitive switch, literal input attributes that can corresponding twice.
The embodiment of the invention by the center rocking bar being pushed wait up and down to all directions and left rotation and right rotation, can realize Chinese, English and other any one foreign language inputs easily.Adopt the input method of rocker-type,, can only control, and movement range is less with thumb or one hand than the keyboard input, simple, convenient.In fact be arranged on the center and can to around stir, rotate promptly can be regarded as center-pole, the point of induction region edge contact promptly can be regarded as the edge induction point; Be that center-pole and edge induction point also can adopt virtual mode to realize, can be equivalent to touch track on the touch-screen as center-pole.
In the above embodiments, we are considered as first power to operation with center-pole and being communicated with of edge induction point, in other implementations, in fact not necessarily will reach certain edge, as long as and it is just passable to detect the direction operation, for example realization on touch-screen.
In addition, adopt among the top embodiment wait operation counterclockwise and clockwise the time relatively be fit to the rocking bar input, only be used for explanation, but for equipment such as touch-screens, then can be reduced to track operations such as oblique line or straight line, because for the recognition technology of touch-screen, can realize identification fully to all directions operation.
Moreover, among the top embodiment, connection by center-pole and following induction point, be used to monitor the trigger point of whether triggering input operation, being mainly used in inspection center's bar in other words leaves initial position and replys initial position, but those skilled in the art are easy to know that it also is feasible adopting other modes to discern initial position or discern trigger action.For example for touch-screen, can adopt the mode of pressure sensitive switch, also can adopt capacitive touch screen or resistive touch screen, these touch-screens can be discerned the operation of leaving initial position and replying initial position.Simultaneously, above among the embodiment, adopt the connection of center-pole and edge induction point to discern the direction operation, and those skilled in the art also know, it also is feasible adopting other modes to discern the direction operation.For example in touch-screen, can adopt the mode of touch point track identification to determine the direction operation.
That is to say, should expand being interpreted as the various implementations that to discern the direction operation for the mentioned pressure sensitive switch of the present invention.
Above embodiment in, center-pole successively with " on ", when the edge induction point of " upper right " position is communicated with, corresponding output English " B "; Expand to touch-screen, then user touch point can slide into from the prime area, center " on " zone, slide into " upper right " zone then, corresponding output English " B "; Promptly Shang Mian embodiment is the identification that connection by induction point realizes the direction operation, and in touch-screen is realized, can be by the touch point the moving of zones of different, thus the operation of identification direction.The operation that user touch point is got back to the prime area just can be considered as reset operation, is not counted in the direction sequence of operation.
Under the applied environment of portable terminal rocking bar, provided a preferred embodiment of the present invention above.Below in conjunction with process flow diagram, the present invention is further illustrated.
With reference to Fig. 1, show a kind of process flow diagram that utilizes the method embodiment of direction operation input character of the present invention, comprising:
Step 101 is to the default a plurality of direction operations of input equipment;
The described input equipment of the embodiment of the invention can be handle, rocking bar, the touch-screen of game station, mobile device (as mobile phone, PDA, digital camera, telepilot etc.), and these input equipments also can be set up on devices such as vehicle steering simultaneously.
At first, to the default all directions operation of described input equipment, then described direction operation can be shaking of rocking bar or handle, it also can be the slip on the touch-screen, can also be pushing of direction button, then on the different directions shaking, sliding or to the corresponding different directions operation of pushing of different directions button.
General, to input equipment four to 12 directions operations can be set, in a preferred embodiment, can set eight directions operations, promptly " last, upper right, right, bottom right, down, lower-left, a left side, upper left " direction is operated.Certainly, the present invention does not need to be limited for direction quantity.
Step 102 receives the direction sequence of operation that the user imports; The described direction sequence of operation comprises the continuous direction that (under common sense, comprises two more than two) more than two operation;
When the user needs input character, carry out all directions operation, constitute the direction sequence of operation in turn by all directions operation.Concrete, according to different input equipments, the direction sequence of operation mainly contains three class constituted modes, can describe respectively in the instructions of back.
Step 103, output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
Simply, each direction sequence of operation is corresponding with a character, then after getting access to the direction sequence of operation, promptly exports and the corresponding character of this direction sequence of operation.
Described character can be: the letter of phonetic, stroke, numeral, English, and the assumed name of Japanese, the character of other foreign language is as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean etc.In addition, described character can also be a candidate item, then when a plurality of candidate item supply output, by the direction sequence of operation of this input equipment, can select to export which candidate item.For example, when user's input Pinyin " zi ", represent " son; Word; From; Money; Purple " etc. a plurality of literal candidate item, import selection for the user, the user can import the corresponding direction sequence of operation by this input equipment, which candidate item is exported selecting.As, the input direction sequence of operation " goes up direction operation → upper right side to operation ", exportable first candidate item; The input direction sequence of operation " right operation → lower right is to operation ", exportable second candidate item; The input direction sequence of operation " following direction operation → bottom left direction operation ", exportable the 3rd candidate item, or the like.
In specific embodiments of the invention, the user can utilize simultaneously two input equipments in rocking bar, handle, touch-screen, the direction button (certainly, more than two also be can be applied in of the present invention) carry out the input of character.For example, can utilize two rocking bars or other input equipments simultaneously, by about two hands import all directions operations respectively, realize the input of the direction sequence of operation.And for example, an all right manual manipulation one input equipment output character " z " " i "; Another input equipment of another manual manipulation is selected the candidate item of output " zi ".The present invention can be by operating a plurality of input equipments simultaneously, and input mode is versatile and flexible, and bimanualness has improved input efficiency.
A kind of method of utilizing direction operation input character that the embodiment of the invention proposes can be according to the output of the direction sequence of operation and this direction sequence of operation corresponding characters of user's input.Because input equipment can be rocking bar, handle, touch-screen or direction button, input mode than adopting keyboard need not be provided with a large amount of buttons, has saved the space resources at interface, it is as much as possible little that the volume of input equipment can be provided with, to be applicable to portable set.And, adopt rocking bar, handle, touch-screen or direction button, one-hand operation, perhaps one hand refers to operation, the user need not to push each button that is distributed in a plurality of positions, only need operate in certain area coverage, and movement range is less, user-friendly, improved user's input efficiency.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described method also comprises: the single direction operation and the reset operation that receive user's input; Then output is operated corresponding character with described single direction.That is to say, the direction sequence of operation that constitutes except the operation of a plurality of directions, when the user imports single direction operation, also can be to corresponding character output should be arranged.
The described input method of the embodiment of the invention is described to the operation and the direction sequence of operation below in conjunction with folk prescription.As shown in Figure 2, be a kind of synoptic diagram with 12 direction operations.The all directions operation of point 1 to 12 correspondence is followed successively by: " go up, go up right, upper right, right, bottom right, bottom right, down, bottom left, lower-left, a left side, upper left, upward left ".
For example, the user wants input " chi ", can obtain by three operations, is operating as the operation of a direction sequence of operation or single direction each time.Be that input equipment is illustrated below with the rocking bar:
For the first time: shake rocking bar by initial position to the direction of point " b ", direction is operated to the position of point " b " in the input; Shake rocking bar to the direction of point " c " then, right is operated to the position of point " c " in the input; Behind the point of arrival " c ", the input reset operation, " c " is back to initial position by point, then " goes up direction and operate → go up the right operation " output character " c " according to the direction sequence of operation;
For the second time: shake rocking bar by initial position to the direction of point " h ", input direction down is operated to point " h "; Behind the point of arrival " h ", the input reset operation, " h " is back to initial position by point, then according to single direction operation " following direction operation " output character " h ";
For the third time: shake rocking bar by initial position to the direction of point " h ", direction is operated to the position of point " h " under the input; Shake rocking bar to the direction of point " i " then, right is operated to the position of point " i " under the input; Behind the point of arrival " i ", the input reset operation, " i " is back to initial position by point, then according to the direction sequence of operation " following direction operation → following right operation " output character " i ";
Then, can obtain the output of " chi " by above-mentioned three direction sequences of operation.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, during user's input direction sequence of operation, between the direction operation, represent corresponding candidate item; Then the user can finish the input of this direction sequence of operation according to the candidate item input that represents direction operation subsequently.For example, after the user imports first direction operation " following direction operation ", representing corresponding prompt item (candidate characters) is: " reset operation (h), " " following right operation (i) ", " bottom left direction operation (g) ... ", when then the user wants input character " g ", according to the candidate item that is represented, import second direction operation " operation of bottom left direction " once more, import " reset operation " again after, output character " g ".
The user is in input process, do not need to learn by heart the direction sequence of operation of each character correspondence, but after the one or more direction operations of every input, according to the candidate item input that is represented direction operation subsequently, realize the input of a complete direction sequence of operation, the input mode intellectuality.
Further, also can represent candidate characters " son " " word " " certainly " " purple " after user inputs character " z " " i ", the user wants to select certain candidate characters of input, then imports corresponding direction operation and gets final product.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, can also comprise: receive the feature operation of user's input, then in conjunction with this feature operation, output and the corresponding character of this direction sequence of operation.Compare with the direction sequence of operation that constitutes by the operation of simple direction, in the direction sequence of operation, add feature operation, can realize more multicharacter output, the number of output character be do not add feature operation the direction sequence of operation twice or more than the twice.For example, the input process of " c " in the foregoing description, except the direction operation, also input function operation of user, then output no longer is " c ", as, can become capitalization " C " by lowercase " c ".
Further, described feature operation is: push a preparatory function button; Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle; Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.
Concrete, can before the input direction operation, import described feature operation; Also can after the input direction operation, import described feature operation; Can also in the process of input direction operation, import described feature operation.Wherein, in the process of input direction operation, importing described feature operation can be to remain the described feature operation of input in the input process; Import described feature operation when perhaps, importing first direction operation; Perhaps, import described feature operation when importing last direction operation, or the like.When then importing the identical all directions of preface in turn operation, the different input modes of feature operation, also corresponding kinds of characters output.
With the touch-screen is example, and the user touched a preparatory function zone before the input direction operation, and this both direction operation, then output " C " " are gone up direction and operated, go up the right operation " in then input subsequently; After this both direction operation, touch this preparatory function zone if user's input " is gone up operation, gone up right operation ", then export Arabic data " 3 "; In this both direction operating process, touch this preparatory function zone if user's input " is gone up operation, gone up right operation ", then export paintbrush " cross break ";
Again for example, can carry out providing menu list after certain feature operation, give the user more more options.In addition, feature operation can or be carried out before carrying out the direction operation simultaneously, such as the capitalization that needs certain letter in the input process (being not whole switching capitalization), then can press cap lock simultaneously, this letter becomes capitalization output, then stop the pressing function button, the input after making it recovers the small letter state.Feature operation also can be carried out after carrying out the direction operation, finishes after character or the letter such as the user, carries out feature operation, can letter (or whole letters of input) before switch capital and small letter maybe with this character switching full-shape half-angle state.
Be understandable that, the output of the described character of the embodiment of the invention only as an example, operation of each direction and the pairing character of the direction sequence of operation can be provided with flexibly, the present invention does not limit this.
Concrete, according to different input equipments, the direction sequence of operation has different specific implementation situations, is illustrated respectively below.
The first kind:
In one embodiment of the invention, described input equipment has initial position, and the direction operation makes the relative initial bit of described input equipment be equipped with skew; Described input equipment returns to the reset operation that is operating as of initial position, and reset operation is not counted in the direction sequence of operation; Described input equipment is double be positioned at initial position during, all directions operation of user input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Described input equipment can be rocking bar or handle, then it is not applied under the situation of any external force, is the initial position of this input equipment.
With reference to Fig. 3, has the synoptic diagram of a plurality of direction operations for the embodiment of the invention is described, the direction operation of direction of arrow signal user input; Wherein, Fig. 3 (a) is the synoptic diagram at the direction operation of rocking bar or handle.At this input equipment, be preset with the operation of eight directions, wherein, point 1 to 8 is represented the residing position of input equipment, direction of passage operation back respectively, corresponding last, upper right, right respectively, bottom right, following, lower-left, a left side, upper left " direction operates.Point " 0 " is represented the initial position of this input equipment.
When the user carries out direction when operation, for example upwards shake by " going up direction operates ", the specific location of the rocking bar or the handle point of arrival " 1 " then, its relative initial position point " 0 " has skew.Afterwards, the user carries out all directions operation successively, makes input equipment be positioned at the position of difference.For example, carry out " upper right side is to operation ", the then specific location of the rocking bar or the handle point of arrival " 2 " from the position of point " 1 "; Carry out " right operation ", the then specific location of the rocking bar or the handle point of arrival " 3 " from the position of point " 2 ".When by more arbitrarily, point " 3 " for example, when turning back to point " 0 ", then this moment is operating as reset operation.Input equipment is double to be positioned at during point " 0 " position, and all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.As previously described " going up direction operation → upper right side to the operation of operation → right " constitutes a direction sequence of operation in turn, promptly triggered the signal of 3 direction operations successively.
Need to prove that in the described direction sequence of operation, described direction operation is meant by this direction operation, input equipment is positioned at this direction operates corresponding specific location.
" going up direction operation → upper right side to the operation of operation → right " with the direction sequence of operation is example, wherein, described " upper right side is to operation " is not meant on the basis of last direction operation (going up the direction operation) and carries out the operation that the upper right side makes progress, and be meant that by this " upper right side is to operation " input equipment is positioned at the position of the point " 2 " corresponding with " upper right side is to operation ".Same, described " right operation " is not meant the operation of carrying out on the right on the basis of last direction operation (upper right side is to operation), and be meant that by " right operation " input equipment is positioned at the position of the point " 3 " corresponding with " right operation ".But such record, only be for convenience of explanation, " upper right side is to operation " is based on initial position, in actual applications, concrete direction also can be defined as the variation with previous direction of operating, for example, " upper right side to operation " is meant that upper right side on last direction of operating is to operation.The explanation of these definition property does not influence the essence that direction is operated.
Certainly, when corresponding input character, the top direction sequence of operation " go up direction operation → upper right side to operation → right operation " can be simplified or abstractly be " upward direction operate → put the position to " 3 " clockwise ", again for example, the direction sequence of operation " go up direction operation → upper right side to operation → right operation → lower right to operation → following direction operation " is simplified or abstractly be " upward direction operate → put the position to " 5 " clockwise ".Be that the direction sequence of operation of the present invention can be understood as the connection successively of direction signal one by one, can comprise the logical abstraction of certain several direction signal yet, the present invention is not limited this.
In some embodiments of the invention, at input equipment, can also directly set direction operations (as long as hardware can be discerned) such as counterclockwise clockwise,, just can directly obtain the direction sequence of operation of " going up direction operation → operation clockwise " then based on the triggering of hardware signal.For example, last direction operation out alphabet A, " going up direction operation → operation clockwise " sequence out alphabet B, last direction operation → operation counterclockwise " sequence out alphabet C.
Simultaneously, need to prove also that the present invention does not repel the continuous execution of equidirectional operation yet, for example, earlier rocking bar or handle are pushed to arrive " 1 " position, step back slightly and push arrival " 1 " position once more to, then constitute " upward direction operation → go up direction to operate " sequence etc.
Second class:
In another embodiment of the present invention, described input equipment has the prime area, and the direction operation makes relative prime area, touch point that skew be arranged; The touch point returns to the reset operation that is operating as of prime area, and reset operation is not counted in the direction sequence of operation; Touch point on the then described input equipment is double to be positioned at during the prime area, and all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Described input equipment comprises: touch-screen, this prime area can be a certain preset regions on the touch-screen.
Certainly, in some embodiments of the invention, also can not have reset operation for touch operation, the user just can constitute the direction sequence of operation by the continuous plural direction operation of mobile touch point input.Just to the correspondence of explanation, still adopting in the example below has the situation of reset operation to describe.
With reference to Fig. 3 (b) is the synoptic diagram of operating at the direction of touch-screen.Similar with rocking bar or handle, at this input equipment, be preset with the operation of eight directions, wherein, 1 to 8 represents residing zone, touch point, glide direction operation back respectively, corresponding last, upper right, right respectively, bottom right, following, lower-left, a left side, upper left " direction operates.The prime area of this input equipment is represented in zone " 0 ".
When the user carries out the direction operation, for example slide left by " left is to operation ", then there is skew relative prime area, touch point, arrives the position in zone " 7 ".Afterwards, the user carries out all directions operation successively, makes the touch point be positioned at different regional location places.For example, carry out " lower left is to operation ", then move the specific location that arrives zone " 6 " from the position in zone " 7 "; Carry out " following direction operation " from the position in zone " 6 ", then move the specific location that arrives zone " 5 ".When by any zone, zone " 5 " for example, when turning back to zone " 0 ", then this moment is operating as reset operation.The touch point is double to be positioned at during the position, zone " 0 ", and all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.As previously described " left is operated to operation → following direction to operation → lower left " constitutes a direction sequence of operation in turn.
Below, the obtain manner of the first kind and the second class direction sequence of operation is described further:
At rocking bar, handle or touch-screen, obtain the direction method of operating and can be: with initial position (or zone) be the center, and the position by calculating all directions Action Target point is around the anglec of rotation in initial position (or zone), the direction of operating of acquisition correspondence.
For example, for rocking bar, be benchmark with the vertical direction, when direction of passage operation makes rocking bar be positioned at the position of initial position top point " 1 ", according to the angle of vertical direction 0 degree, know that this is operating as " going up the direction operation "; When input equipment by the position of point " 1 " around initial position point " 0 " 45 degree that turn clockwise, during the point of arrival " 2 ", according to the angle of vertical direction 45 degree, know that this is operating as " upper right side is to operation ".Accordingly, when rocking bar is rotated counterclockwise 45 when spending by the position of point " 3 " around initial position point " 0 ", the same point of arrival " 2 ", then this operation also is referred to as " upper right side is to operating ".
In addition, at rocking bar, handle or touch-screen, obtaining the direction method of operating can also be: the position with the operation of last direction is a benchmark, and the position by calculating all directions Action Target point obtains the direction of operating of correspondence around the anglec of rotation of the position of last direction operation.Connection that promptly might not be by the edge induction point and identifying operation direction.
For example, for touch-screen, when the direction of passage operation made the touch point be positioned at the position of prime area upper area " 1 ", this was operating as " going up the direction operation "; When direction of passage operation make the position, touch point by the position in zone " 1 " when the directions of 67.5 degree are slided, when arriving zone " 2 ",, know that this is operating as " upper right side is to operation " according to described angle.
Perhaps, utilize existing touch-screen recognition technology, can discern with the touch point and slide into zone " 2 " from zone " 1 ", then just can determine that by this interregional slip this direction is operating as " upper right side is to operation " (certainly, the upper right definition here is based on the prime area, only be used for explanation, those skilled in the art also can be defined as it other compass names).
Again or, utilize existing touch-screen recognition technology, also can promptly obtain " upper right side is to operation " by the identification of touch track based on this touch track.Because the identification for touch track in the prior art is very ripe, do not repeat them here.
Be understandable that, when input equipment is touch-screen, operate place, corresponding specific region because the direction of passage operation is positioned at this direction the touch point, rather than a certain location point, therefore, the above-mentioned anglec of rotation can have preset distortion, can fluctuate.
For beginning and the end of judging a direction sequence of operation, can carry out based on the prime area, that is,, when getting back to the prime area again, be designated as a direction sequence of operation from the prime area.Certainly, for touch-screen, also can (for example, when user's finger lifts, promptly end this operation) when user touch point is left touch-screen from the prime area, the direction operation between the two is designated as a direction sequence of operation.Judgement for the direction sequence of operation finishes not only is confined to user touch point and leaves touch-screen, also can grow by touch-screen, rocking bar.Clearly, length can be opened more menu options by touch-screen or rocking bar, for the user provides more more options, by touch-screen, then provide multiple choices such as punctuation mark input, capital and small letter switching, candidate item page turning for the user such as length execute the direction operation the user after.
The 3rd class:
In another embodiment of the present invention, described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation; Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Be that the sequence trigger operation mainly is to be used for clear and definite user need adopt the direction sequence of operation to carry out the character input.
Described input equipment can be the direction button, and is corresponding, and described sequence trigger operation can be to push a predetermined sequence to trigger button.With reference to Fig. 3 (c) is the synoptic diagram of operating at the direction of direction button.At this input equipment, be preset with eight direction operations, wherein, 1 to 8 represents eight direction buttons respectively.For the direction button, described direction is operating as and directly pushes corresponding direction button.In addition, described input equipment can also be rocking bar, handle, and corresponding described sequence trigger operation can be to push rocking bar or handle.Further, described input equipment also can be a touch-screen, and is corresponding, and described sequence trigger operation can be to touch a predetermined sequence toggle area.When the user position is long press rocking bar, directionkeys, touch-screen certain hour after, can determine to have carried out the sequence trigger operation.
With the rocking bar is example, and the user pushed rocking bar one time before the input direction operation, pushes rocking bar one time after the input direction operation, and the operation of the direction of input constituted the direction sequence of operation in turn between then twice rocking bar pushed.Perhaps, the user only pushes rocking bar one time after the input direction operation, then pushes the direction operation of importing before the rocking bar and constitutes the direction sequence of operation in turn.Perhaps, all directions operation of the user being imported during pushing rocking bar constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.
Because the application of touch-screen is more and more wider, provides the application example of the present invention on touch-screen below again the present invention is illustrated.
With reference to Fig. 3 d, a prime area 301 and 4 outer peripheral areas 302,303,304,305 on touch-screen, have been set, the direction operation of carrying out on these zones can be exported corresponding character, and certainly, what the present invention emphasized is the continuous direction that (comprises two) more than two operation.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, for the ease of the identification of interregional slip, also can be at each interregional Boundary Detection line that is provided with, with reference to Fig. 3 e, the circle of prime area 301 is exactly its outer boundary; A detection line 3011 is set between outer peripheral areas 302 and the outer peripheral areas 303, when sliding trace intersects with this detection line, can pass through the intersection situation, outer peripheral areas 302---outer peripheral areas 303 still is an outer peripheral areas 303---outer peripheral areas 302 when determining the direction operation.
Setting under the situation of detection line, each outer peripheral areas even can be open all is outer peripheral areas outside the circle of prime area 301, determines the glide direction of touch point between each outer peripheral areas by each bar Boundary Detection line then.For example, in Fig. 3 e, drawn a circle to approve outer peripheral areas 302 between the detection line 3014 and 3011, drawn a circle to approve outer peripheral areas 303 between the detection line 3011 and 3012, draw a circle to approve outer peripheral areas 304 between the detection line 3012 and 3013, drawn a circle to approve outer peripheral areas 305 between the detection line 3013 and 3014.
In fact, in concrete the application, as long as can discern the direction operation, the hardware identification ability of concrete recognition method and input equipment self is relevant, and concrete direction operation is determined and imported which corresponding character then is to be determined by the algorithm under the respective application scene.The present invention can't enumerate one by one, and the application expansion of those skilled in the art on core concept of the present invention basis all belongs to protection scope of the present invention.
For dividing region, can adopt multiple mode.Provide an example below again, with reference to Fig. 3 f,
Center circle is prime area 301 (can be understood as the center-pole position), be divided into (302,303,304,305 4 zones, four zones by four line segments in the present embodiment, two, three or more zones can be arranged) in actual the use, article four, line segment is edges of regions, every line segment is provided with a plurality of edges induction point, whether be used to feel the user has the action by the edge line segment (certain, all there is induction point in identification for each touch point on touch-screen, can not need to be provided with on the special on-line section; Can discern touch track gets final product at interregional slide)
The both sides of every edge line segment (not comprising the center circle zone) are two different zones, indicate different letters respectively in line segment both sides, every edge, symbol, these letter characters are starting point along the arrangement that stretches out of edge line segment from center circle, when user's desire input a, mark to the zone (302) at a place from center circle, and the continual edge line segment that continues to streak a place is gone forward side by side into another zone (303) adjacent with edge, a place line segment, at this moment, if pre-defined character a streaks a zone output, then returning center circle in this zone can output character a.If pre-defined character b need streak two zone outputs, output character b when then after the user passes through the edge line segment for the first time, also needing to continue to pass through adjacent next edge line segment and entering again next zone and get back to center circle.
Wherein, the position that puts in order of a plurality of letters that indicate successively on the edge line segment, symbol has been represented should letter need pass through several times and has been exported behind the edge line segment, pass through the edge line segment defensive position that satisfies specified quantity and refer to leave touch-screen or also exportable corresponding letters of center-pole or character, and the nonessential center circle of getting back to is just exportable.
In addition, pass through an edge line segment after, if also need to pass through once more the edge line segment, also can continue to pass through back the edge line segment that had passed through just now.
Concrete, based on the character example shown in Fig. 3 f, if the user has imported following operation,
The direction sequence of operation: prime area 301---outer peripheral areas 302---outer peripheral areas 303---prime area 301, then corresponding output character " a ";
The direction sequence of operation: prime area 301---outer peripheral areas 302---outer peripheral areas 303---outer peripheral areas 304---prime area 301, then corresponding output character " b ";
The direction sequence of operation: prime area 301---outer peripheral areas 302---outer peripheral areas 303---outer peripheral areas 304---outer peripheral areas 305---prime area 301, then corresponding output character " c ";
The direction sequence of operation: prime area 301---outer peripheral areas 303---outer peripheral areas 302---prime area 301, then corresponding output character " d ";
Wherein, "---" expression user touch point is in interregional slip.
Certainly, in the example of Fig. 3 f, also can on line segment, set the scheme of special-purpose induction point.If the user desires out alphabet e, then at first from center circle, enter the zone (303) at e place, then the edge induction point with alphabetical e place contacts, can out alphabet e.Perhaps, if the user is pre-out alphabet e, then at first from center circle, the edge line segment that alphabetical e is arranged along sign to paddling at paddling to the position of induction point thereof of alphabetical e is, to the zone (303) at alphabetical e place paddling, thereby leave this edge line segment, and out alphabet e.
Example above summing up promptly the invention provides a kind of method embodiment that utilizes direction operation input character, and specifically can comprise: input equipment is preset with prime area and outer peripheral areas; Receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas; Based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted, export corresponding character.
Wherein, described sequence comprises from the prime area, slips over each related zone of process that outer peripheral areas returns the prime area; Perhaps, described sequence comprises and slips over outer peripheral areas from the prime area, then in each related zone of sliding stop.Preferably, described in sliding stop comprise and lift operation or long by operation, promptly the hang up that can discern get final product.Preferably, import, can also represent or amplify and represent the pairing output character of current operation in order to help the user.Concrete represent or amplify represent direction that operation can be based on the user and operate and provide, the feature operation that also can be based on the user provides.
Accordingly, the present invention also provides a kind of device embodiment that utilizes direction operation input character, and it can comprise: the input equipment that is preset with prime area and outer peripheral areas; And, receiver module, be used to receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas; And output module is used for exporting corresponding character based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted.
With reference to Fig. 4, show a kind of structural drawing that utilizes the device embodiment of direction operation input character of the present invention, described device is located in the input equipment, and described input equipment is preset with a plurality of direction operations, and it comprises:
Operation receiver module 401 is used to receive the direction sequence of operation that the user imports; The described direction sequence of operation comprises the plural direction operation of preface in turn;
Character output module 402 is used for according to operating the direction sequence of operation that receiver module receives, output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
The described input equipment of the embodiment of the invention can be handle, rocking bar, the touch-screen of game station, mobile device (as mobile phone, PDA, digital camera, telepilot etc.), and these input equipments also can be set up on devices such as vehicle steering simultaneously.Further, the operation of described direction comprises: the pushing of slip on the shaking of rocking bar or handle, the touch-screen and direction button.
Concrete, according to different input equipments, the direction sequence of operation mainly contains three class constituted modes:
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, described input equipment has initial position, and direction of passage is operated the relative initial bit of described input equipment and is equipped with skew; Described input equipment returns to the reset operation that is operating as of initial position, and reset operation is not counted in the direction sequence of operation; Then described input equipment is double be positioned at initial position during, all directions operation of user input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Described input equipment can be that rocking bar, touch-screen or handle etc. can be carried out the direction apparatus operating, then it is not applied under the situation of any external force, is the initial position of this input equipment.When touch-screen is input equipment, initial position can be the specific region (prime area) of touch-screen, also any touch location that can on touch-screen, press for the first time for user after the trigger action sequence (like this user use can be convenient, make the initial position can be) along with the user's request adjustment, certainly, the invention is not restricted to this, also can pre-defined other rules.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, described input equipment is provided with the prime area, and there is skew direction of passage operation relative prime area, touch point; The touch point returns to the reset operation that is operating as of prime area, and reset operation is not counted in the direction sequence of operation; Touch point on the then described input equipment is double to be positioned at during the prime area, and all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Described input equipment comprises: touch-screen.Wherein, described input equipment also is provided with at least two outer peripheral areas, and described direction operation comprises that user touch point slides into another outer peripheral areas from an outer peripheral areas.
In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation; Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn; Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.Described input equipment can be direction button, rocking bar, handle or touch-screen.
Top content is described in detail in method embodiment, repeats no more once more.
Further, described operation receiver module also is used to receive the single direction operation and the reset operation of user's input; Then described character output module output is operated corresponding character with described single direction.Also promptly, except the direction sequence of operation, for import single direction operation as the user, also to corresponding character output should be arranged.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, can also comprise: feature operation.Compare with the direction sequence of operation that constitutes by simple direction operation, in the direction sequence of operation, add feature operation, can realize more multicharacter output.
Further, described feature operation is: push a preparatory function button; Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle; Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.Concrete, can before the input direction operation, import described feature operation; Also can after the input direction operation, import described feature operation; Can also in the process of input direction operation, import described feature operation.
Preferably, described character can be: the letter of phonetic, stroke, numeral, English, and the assumed name of Japanese, the character of other foreign language is as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean etc.In addition, described character can also be a candidate item, then when a plurality of candidate item supply output, by the direction sequence of operation of this input equipment, can select to export which candidate item.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, described device also comprises and represents the unit, is used for representing candidate characters between continuous plural direction operation; Then at the candidate characters that is represented, user's input direction is subsequently operated.
Each embodiment in this instructions all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, and what each embodiment stressed all is and the difference of other embodiment that identical similar part is mutually referring to getting final product between each embodiment.For device embodiment, because it is similar substantially to method embodiment, so description is fairly simple, relevant part gets final product referring to the part explanation of method embodiment.
More than to a kind of method and apparatus that utilizes direction operation input character provided by the present invention, be described in detail, used specific case herein principle of the present invention and embodiment are set forth, the explanation of above embodiment just is used for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof; Simultaneously, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

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1. a method of utilizing direction operation input character is characterized in that, uses rocker actuator to realize the direction operation,
Described rocker actuator is by center-pole and edge induction point, and the following induction point composition that is positioned at the center-pole below, and a pressure sensitive switch also is installed in the described center-pole; Wherein,
Switch connection when center-pole is subjected to the pressure of vertical direction, otherwise switch disconnects; This rocker actuator is responded to, is communicated with following induction point under the situation that is not subjected to side direction external force, and disconnects with the edge induction point; When being subjected to side direction external force with this direction on the induction of edge induction point, is communicated with, and with following induction point and other edge induction point disconnection, constitute being communicated with or disconnected state of center-pole and each edge induction point and following induction point thus.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that,
Being communicated with incident with any double center-pole with following induction point is terminal, and center-pole is imported as the foundation of once input with the sequence of events that is communicated with of edge induction point therebetween.
3. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
Described connection sequence of events is simplified to the combination of first incident He last incident of this connection sequence of events, or first incident, the combination of second incident and last incident.
4. method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that,
All composition of matter are divided into the same number of group according to the corresponding relation of first incident and edge induction point, sort by second incident and last incident in each group, obtain sequence number in each group number that is communicated with sequence of events and the group with this.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that,
The input attributes of various literal is mapped one by one with the above-mentioned sequence of events that is communicated with, comes input characters by in rocker actuator, making the connection sequence of events; The input attributes of described literal comprises Chinese spelling, stroke, English letter, the assumed name of Japanese, the character of other foreign language.
6. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
Described connection sequence of events is the induction point that progressively arrives second incident and last incident successively of the edge induction point from first incident correspondence.
7. method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,
The difference of the open and-shut mode of the pressure sensitive switch in the center-pole makes the number of corresponding connection sequence of events become original twice, thereby the literal input attributes of corresponding twice.
8. a method of utilizing direction operation input character is characterized in that, comprising:
To the default a plurality of direction operations of input equipment;
Receive the direction sequence of operation of user's input; The described direction sequence of operation comprises continuous plural direction operation;
Output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described direction operation comprises:
The directivity of rocking bar or handle is shaken, the directivity on the touch-screen is slided and the pushing of direction button.
10. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment has initial position, and direction of passage is operated the relative initial bit of described input equipment and is equipped with skew;
During recover initial position, the continuous plural direction operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation to then described input equipment at the skew initial position; Wherein, the operation that returns to initial position is not counted in the direction sequence of operation.
11. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment is provided with the prime area, and there is skew direction of passage operation relative prime area, touch point;
Then the user constitutes the described direction sequence of operation by the continuous plural direction operation of mobile touch point input.
12. method as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment also is provided with at least two outer peripheral areas, and described direction operation comprises that user touch point slides into another outer peripheral areas from an outer peripheral areas.
13. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation;
Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn;
Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn;
Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.
14. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Between continuous plural direction operation, represent candidate characters;
At the candidate characters that is represented, user's input direction operation subsequently.
15. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Receive user's feature operation;
Then, export and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation in conjunction with this feature operation.
16. method as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described feature operation is:
Push a preparatory function button;
Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle;
Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.
17. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that,
Described character comprises: phonetic, stroke, numeral, outer Chinese character or candidate item.
18. a device that utilizes direction operation input character is characterized in that described device is located in the input equipment, it comprises:
The operation receiver module is used to receive the direction sequence of operation that the user imports; The described direction sequence of operation comprises continuous plural direction operation;
The character output module is used for according to operating the direction sequence of operation that receiver module receives, output and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation.
19. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, described direction operation comprises:
The directivity of rocking bar or handle is shaken, the directivity on the touch-screen is slided and the pushing of direction button.
20. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment has initial position, and direction of passage is operated the relative initial bit of described input equipment and is equipped with skew;
During recover initial position, the continuous plural direction operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation to then described input equipment at the skew initial position; Wherein, the operation that returns to initial position is not counted in the direction sequence of operation.
21. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment is provided with the prime area, and there is skew direction of passage operation relative prime area, touch point; Then the user constitutes the described direction sequence of operation by the continuous plural direction operation of mobile touch point input.
22. device as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment also is provided with at least two outer peripheral areas, and described direction operation comprises that user touch point slides into another outer peripheral areas from an outer peripheral areas.
23. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that,
Described input equipment is preset with the sequence trigger operation;
Then between two continuous sequence trigger operations, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn;
Perhaps, before described sequence trigger operation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn;
Perhaps, in described sequence trigger operation implementation, all directions operation of user's input constitutes the described direction sequence of operation in turn.
24. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Represent the unit, be used between continuous plural direction operation, representing candidate characters;
Then at the candidate characters that is represented, user's input direction is subsequently operated.
25. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that,
Described operation receiver module also is used to receive user's feature operation;
Then described character output module is exported and the corresponding character of the described direction sequence of operation in conjunction with this feature operation.
26. device as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that, described feature operation is:
Push a preparatory function button;
Perhaps, push rocking bar or handle;
Perhaps, touch a preparatory function zone.
27. device as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that,
Described character comprises: phonetic, stroke, numeral, outer Chinese character or candidate item.
28. a method of utilizing direction operation input character is characterized in that, comprising:
Input equipment is preset with prime area and outer peripheral areas;
Receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas;
Based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted, export corresponding character.
29. method as claimed in claim 28 is characterized in that,
Described sequence comprises from the prime area, slips over each related zone of process that outer peripheral areas returns the prime area;
Perhaps, described sequence comprises and slips over outer peripheral areas from the prime area, then in each related zone of sliding stop.
30. method as claimed in claim 29 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Represent or amplify and represent the pairing output character of current operation.
31. a device that utilizes direction operation input character is characterized in that, comprising:
Be preset with the input equipment of prime area and outer peripheral areas;
Receiver module, be used to receive user's input from the prime area, slip over the operation of outer peripheral areas;
Output module is used for exporting corresponding character based on sliding past the sequence that the zone is constituted.
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