CN102624956A

CN102624956A - Handheld electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN102624956A
Application number: CN2011100341178A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何益宾; 江孟声; 王怡胜; 黄啸川
Original assignee: High Tech Computer Corp
Current assignee: HTC Corp
Priority date: 2011-02-01
Filing date: 2011-02-01
Publication date: 2012-08-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-01
Also published as: CN102624956B

Abstract

Disclosed is a handheld electronic device, comprising a body and standard keyboard key arrangement. The body has a housing. The standard keyboard key arrangement that is configured on the body has a plurality of keys, wherein a part of adjacent keys form a dialing key set and at least two adjacent keys are connected with each other among the keys of the dialing key set.

Description

Portable electric device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of portable electric device, and particularly relate to a kind of portable electric device with QWERTY keyboard (QWERTY).

Background technology

Hand-hold electronic device is meant and lets the user hold the electronic installation of holding and operating with hand, for example mobile phone, multimedia player, personal digital aid (PDA), palmtop computer, handheld game device and hand-hold type satellite navigator etc.The electronic installation of this type has less size and lighter weight usually, so that the user carries.

The hand-hold electronic device of some type (for example mobile phone) more is equipped with QWERTY keyboard (QWERTY), in order to improve the speed of data input.For the ease of dialing, more copy mobile phone that 12 buttons of QWERTY keyboard are formed dialing keyboards (dial pad), the key groups that promptly dials, and in dialing button group, increase the printing of dialing character.

Yet; With regard to the QWERTY keyboard that is provided with the dialing key groups at present; The button of its dialing key groups only has the different of printed patterns with the button of the non-dialing key groups of its side; But they do not have significant difference in shape, and this is unfavorable for that the user carries out touch system (blind typing), thereby increase the probability of button false touch.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of portable electric device, it has can let the user not need the visual dialing key groups that can operate.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of portable electric device, and it comprises a body and a QWERTY keyboard (QWERTY) key arrangement.Body has a casing.The QWERTY keyboard key arrangement is configured on the casing.The QWERTY keyboard key arrangement has a plurality of buttons, and the center divides adjacent button to form a dialing key groups, and in the button of dialing key groups, at least two adjacent buttons are connected with each other.

Based on above-mentioned, in the present invention, at least two adjacent key in the dialing key groups are connected with each other; When user's touch key-press; The user distinguishes the difference between dialing key groups and the non-dialing key groups easily, and then lets the user can carry out touch system, and reduces the probability of button false touch.

For letting the above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts embodiment, and cooperates appended accompanying drawing to elaborate as follows.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the sketch map according to a kind of portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the partial enlarged drawing of the portable electric device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of further embodiment of this invention;

Fig. 5 A is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 B is the cutaway view of the portable electric device of Fig. 5 A along the A-A line;

Fig. 6 is the partial sectional view of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention.

The main element symbol description

100: portable electric device

110: body

112,412: casing

114: the viewing area

116: key zone

118: display

120: the QWERTY keyboard key arrangement

122,124,222,322,422,424,522,524: button

G: at interval

412a, 512a: datum level

A1: laterally

A2: vertically

P1, P2, P3, P4, P5: dialing key groups

H1, H2, H3, H4: highly

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is the sketch map according to a kind of portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 is the partial enlarged drawing of the portable electric device of Fig. 1.Please be simultaneously with reference to figure 1 and Fig. 2, in the present embodiment, portable electric device 100 comprises a body 110 and a QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120.Body 110 has a viewing area 114 and a key zone 116 on casing 112 of a casing 112 and position, and body 110 has more a display 118, and wherein display 118 is equipped on viewing area 114, and key zone 116 is adjacent to viewing area 114.QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120 is configured in the key zone 116.At this, QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120 is suitable for holding with one hand or both hands the user and can receives user's left hand when holding body 110 or the thumb of the right hand is pressed, and operates portable electric device 100 to make things convenient for the user.

QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120 comprises a plurality of buttons 122,124, and these buttons 122 form a dialing key groups P1.Adopt different labels at this button and indicate, can know the difference of identification dialing key groups P1 and non-dialing key groups QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120.In the present embodiment; In order to as the button of dialing key groups P1 for button " W " that Fig. 1 illustrated, " E ", " R ", " S ", " D ", " F ", " Z ", " X ", " C " and " Tab ", " SYM " "; " Deng 12 buttons 122; Through letting these buttons 122 have the function of " 0 "～" 9 " and " * ", " # " etc. simultaneously concurrently, the usefulness that dials when desiring to carry out telephony feature with portable electric device 100 in order to the user.The thought present embodiment does not limit the button 122 in order to formation dialing key groups P1, but the arrangement 120 of designer's establishing criteria keyboard is suitably changed with use habit.

It should be noted that dialing key groups P1 in the present embodiment is connected with each other the button 122 that horizontal A1 arranges, and make between the button 124 of these buttons 122 and peripheral non-dialing key groups and have interval (gap) G.Thus;, the user just can distinguish the difference of 124 of buttons of button 122 and the non-dialing key groups of dialing key groups P1 when touching QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120 significantly; And then let the user just can learn the allocation position of dialing key groups P1 on QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 120 with touch manner, to reach the effect of touch system.

Only present embodiment does not limit in order to distinguish the form of dialing key groups and non-dialing key groups.Fig. 3 is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 3; Different with the foregoing description is; The dialing key groups P2 of present embodiment is connected with each other the button 222 that vertical A2 arranges; And have interval G between the button 124 of the button 222 that likewise makes dialing key groups P2 and non-dialing key groups and make evident difference property is arranged between the two, let the purpose of user's identification to reach.In addition, Fig. 4 is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of further embodiment of this invention.Please refer to Fig. 4; Present embodiment then is that each button 322 among the dialing key groups P3 all is connected with each other in horizontal A1 and vertical A2; And have interval G between the button 124 of the button 322 that makes dialing key groups P3 equally and non-dialing key groups, and make present embodiment reach effect same as the previously described embodiments.

Fig. 5 A is the sketch map of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 5 B is the cutaway view of the portable electric device of Fig. 5 A along the A-A line.Please be simultaneously with reference to figure 5A and Fig. 5 B; In the portable electric device 400 of present embodiment; In order to distinguish difference, promptly be to make existence one drop (drop) between the end face center of end face center and each button 424 of non-dialing key groups of each button 422 of dialing key groups P4 at a distance from button 422 with the button 424 of non-dialing button of dialing key groups P4.In other words, the casing 412 in the present embodiment has a datum level 412a, and the button 422 of dialing key groups P4 with respect to the height H 1 of datum level 412a greater than the button 424 of non-dialing key groups height H 2 with respect to datum level 412a.Thus, when the user touches QWERTY keyboard key arrangement 420, just can experience the difference in height of dialing key groups and non-dialing key groups, and then reach the effect that to know identification dialing key groups.

Similarly, Fig. 6 is the partial sectional view of a kind of portable electric device of another embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 6, present embodiment then is the button 522 that makes dialing key groups P5 with respect to the height H 3 of datum level 512a less than the button 524 of the non-dialing key groups height H 4 with respect to datum level 512a.This measure lets dialing key groups P5 can reach the identical identification effect of embodiment with Fig. 5 A, Fig. 5 B.

In sum; In the present invention; Through the formed dialing key groups of the part adjacent key in the QWERTY keyboard on the portable electric device, and at least two adjacent key of this dialing in key groups are connected with each other, or let and have drop between dialing key groups and the non-dialing key groups.Therefore, when user's touch key-press, the user distinguishes the difference between dialing key groups and the non-dialing key groups easily, and then lets the user can carry out touch system, and reduces the probability of button false touch.

Though disclosed the present invention in conjunction with above embodiment; Yet it is not in order to limit the present invention; Be familiar with this operator in the technical field under any; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do a little change and retouching, thus protection scope of the present invention should with enclose claim was defined is as the criterion.

Claims

1. portable electric device comprises:

Body has casing; And

QWERTY keyboard (QWERTY) key arrangement; Be configured on this casing, this QWERTY keyboard key arrangement has a plurality of buttons, and the center divides those adjacent buttons to form a dialing key groups; And in those buttons of this dialing key groups, at least two adjacent buttons are connected with each other.

2. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 wherein is connected with each other with those transversely arranged buttons in this dialing key groups.

3. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1, wherein those buttons with vertical arrangement are connected with each other in this dialing key groups.

4. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1, the end face center of respectively this button of the key groups that wherein should dial, and have a drop (drop) between the end face center of respectively this button of the non-key groups that should dial.

5. portable electric device as claimed in claim 4, wherein this casing has a datum level, those buttons of this dialing key groups with respect to the height of this datum level greater than non-those buttons that should the dialing key groups with respect to the height of this datum level.

6. portable electric device as claimed in claim 4, wherein this casing has a datum level, those buttons of this dialing key groups with respect to the height of this datum level less than non-those buttons that should the dialing key groups with respect to the height of this datum level.

7. there is an interval (gap) in portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 between this button of this dialing key groups wherein adjacent one another are and this button of non-dialing key groups.

8. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1, wherein those buttons of this QWERTY keyboard key arrangement are suitable for holding a left side or the right thumb that can receive the user when holding this body at user's one hand or both hands and press.

9. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1, wherein this body also has display, and this casing has viewing area and the key zone adjacent with this viewing area, and this display is equipped on this viewing area, and this QWERTY keyboard key arrangement is equipped on this key zone.