CN104123072A

CN104123072A - Method and device for providing virtual keyboard in mobile device

Info

Publication number: CN104123072A
Application number: CN201310156668.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王荣
Original assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Baidu Online Network Technology Beijing Co Ltd; Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-04-28
Filing date: 2013-04-28
Publication date: 2014-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-28
Also published as: CN104123072B

Abstract

The invention aims to provide a method and device for providing a virtual keyboard in a mobile device. The device is provided to acquire holding state information corresponding to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises a virtual keyboard to be displayed or being displayed; according to the holding state information, keyboard setting information corresponding to the virtual keyboard is determined; according to the keyboard setting information, the virtual keyboard is displayed. Compared with the prior art, due to the fact that the holding state information corresponding to the mobile device comprising the virtual keyboard to be displayed or being displayed is acquired, the keyboard setting information corresponding to the virtual keyboard is determined according to the holding state information, the virtual keyboard is displayed according to the keyboard setting information, and therefore the layout of the keyboard is adjusted automatically according to the current holding state information to conform to the using habit of a user in real time, using convenience and input efficiency of the user are improved, and input experience of the user is improved.

Description

It is a kind of for the method and apparatus of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided

Technical field

The present invention relates to Internet technical field, relate in particular to a kind of for the technology of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided.

Background technology

Current, the virtual keyboard layout of mobile device is mainly optimized according to right hand-held set user's use habit, for long-term left hand-held set or be switched to once in a while the user of left hand-held set, the setting of dummy keyboard does not also meet the custom that left hand is held machine user, thereby causes input inconvenience.In the prior art, the setting of user's self-defining dummy keyboard need to be passed through, the optimization to virtual keyboard layout could be realized; And arranging of self-defining dummy keyboard needs user to expend a large amount of learning costs, for domestic consumer complicated operation, use unfriendly.

Summary of the invention

The object of this invention is to provide a kind of for the method and apparatus of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of for the method for the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided, wherein, the method comprises the following steps:

A obtains the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, and wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing;

Described in b basis, hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard;

C, according to described keyboard configuration information, shows described dummy keyboard.

According to a further aspect in the invention, also provide a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment is provided, wherein, this equipment comprises:

Acquisition device, for obtaining the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing;

Determining device, holds status information for described in basis, determines the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard;

Display device, for according to described keyboard configuration information, shows described dummy keyboard.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, also provide a kind of input application, comprise as described above for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment is provided.

According to another aspect of the invention, also provide a kind of input plug-in unit, comprise as described above for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment is provided.

Compared with prior art, the present invention comprises the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device to be shown or dummy keyboard that showing by obtaining, according to the described status information of holding, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, and according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard, thereby automatically adjust keyboard layout according to the current status information of holding, be consistent with user's use habit in real time, improved convenience and input efficiency that user uses, improved user's input and experienced.

And the present invention can also obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, according to according to described detection relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Further, can also be according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Thereby according to detecting relevant information, the corresponding status information of holding of automatic acquisition mobile device, has improved accuracy rate and the real-time of holding status information.

And, the present invention can also obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device, according to described keyboard operation relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device, thereby the corresponding status information of holding of automatic acquisition mobile device, has improved accuracy rate and the real-time of holding status information.

And the present invention can also detect whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information, when meeting described trigger condition, obtains the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device; Further, the present invention can also work as described trigger condition and comprise while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected, according to described direction adjusting operation, determine the central axis information of described mobile device, according to described central axis information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Thereby improved the treatment effeciency of determining described keyboard configuration information, improved accuracy rate and the real-time of holding status information, reduced the processing consumption of mobile device.

And, the present invention can also hold status information described in basis, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, thereby according to different screen orientations, automatically adjust different keyboard layouts, be consistent with user's use habit in real time, improved convenience and input efficiency that user uses, improved user's input and experienced.

And, the present invention can also hold status information described in basis, in conjunction with auxiliary configuration information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, thereby provide the more keyboard configuration information of horn of plenty, be consistent with user's use habit in real time, improved convenience and input efficiency that user uses, improved user's input and experienced.

And, the present invention can also hold status information described in basis, determine the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard, selection operation according to the respective user of described mobile device to described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, thereby for user provides more selection, be consistent with user's use habit, improved convenience and input efficiency that user uses, improved user's input and experienced.

Accompanying drawing explanation

By reading the detailed description that non-limiting example is done of doing with reference to the following drawings, it is more obvious that other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will become:

Fig. 1 illustrate according to one aspect of the invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided;

Fig. 2 illustrate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided;

Fig. 3 illustrate according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided;

Fig. 4 illustrates according to a further aspect of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided;

Fig. 5 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided;

Fig. 6 illustrates a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

A kind of difference that Fig. 7 (a) and Fig. 7 (b) illustrate is according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention held the virtual keyboard layout schematic diagram under status information.

In accompanying drawing, same or analogous Reference numeral represents same or analogous parts.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.

Fig. 1 illustrate according to one aspect of the invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided; Wherein, described in, provide equipment to comprise acquisition device 11, determining device 12, display device 13.Particularly, acquisition device 11 obtains the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, and wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing; Described in determining device 12 bases, hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; Display device 13, according to described keyboard configuration information, shows described dummy keyboard.

At this, described in provide equipment draw together but be not limited to the network equipment, subscriber equipment or the network equipment with subscriber equipment by the mutually integrated equipment forming of network.Wherein, the described network equipment comprise a kind of can be according to the instruction of prior setting or storage, automatically carry out the electronic equipment of numerical evaluation and information processing, its hardware includes but not limited to microprocessor, special IC (ASIC), programmable gate array (FPGA), digital processing unit (DSP), embedded device etc.It includes but not limited to the cloud that computing machine, network host, single network server, a plurality of webserver collection or a plurality of server form the described network equipment; At this, cloud consists of a large amount of computing machines based on cloud computing (Cloud Computing) or the webserver, and wherein, cloud computing is a kind of of Distributed Calculation, the virtual supercomputer being comprised of the loosely-coupled computing machine collection of a group.It includes but not limited to described subscriber equipment anyly can by keyboard, touch pad or voice-operated device, carry out with user the mobile electronic product of man-machine interaction, such as smart mobile phone, PDA etc., described mobile electronic product can adopt any operating system, as android operating system, iOS operating system etc.Described network includes but not limited to internet, wide area network, Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), LAN (Local Area Network), VPN network, wireless self-organization network (Ad Hoc network) etc.Those skilled in the art will be understood that other the equipment that provides is equally applicable to the present invention, also should be included in protection domain of the present invention, and with way of reference, be contained in this at this.

Between above-mentioned each device, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above-mentioned each device is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, hold the demonstration of the determining of the obtaining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard etc., until provide equipment to stop obtaining the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

Acquisition device 11 obtains the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, and wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

Particularly, when mobile device comprises to be shown or dummy keyboard that showing, acquisition device 11, by utilizing various kinds of sensors, detects the current corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Or described acquisition device 11 is according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data transmission interface, with storage or provide corresponding other third party's modules or the application of holding status information of described mobile device to interact, obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device; Or to holding the modes such as selection operation of status information, (as provide left hand to hold that state, the right hand hold state, both hands hold state etc. and hold status information by obtaining with the corresponding user of described mobile device, make user select etc.), obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

Wherein, described in, hold status information and include but not limited to that left hand holds state, the right hand and holds state, both hands and hold any one in state.

Wherein, the described user of including but not limited to be shown has opened an application that needs are inputted, as opening document or notepad but while not yet showing dummy keyboard in screen, described demonstration is while having shown a dummy keyboard on the screen of mobile device.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention those skilled in the art should understand that, any corresponding implementation of holding status information of mobile device of obtaining, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Preferably, described acquisition device 11 can obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device; According to described keyboard operation relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.Thereby described acquisition device 11 can be realized by utilizing various kinds of sensors, automatically detect the current corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, described acquisition device 11 can be undertaken alternately by direct and user, obtains user's keyboard operation relevant information corresponding to dummy keyboard in mobile device; Or by other third party devices, obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device.

Wherein, described keyboard operation relevant information include but not limited to user to the button operation information of dummy keyboard (as user selects the button of dummy keyboard, running time etc.), user to the faulty operation information of dummy keyboard (as user has inputted two characters " 1 ", after " 4 ", deleting these two characters re-enters, two of initial input characters " 1 ", " 4 " are faulty operation information), pass through gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, one or more users that obtain of finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc. to the adjusting operation of described dummy keyboard (as user by upset mobile phone screen, thereby mobile phone screen orientation is adjusted, and then affect direction of dummy keyboard etc.).

Those skilled in the art will be understood that above-mentioned keyboard operation relevant information, only for for example, can be used in and determines the keyboard operation information of holding status information if any other, all should be included in protection scope of the present invention.

Described acquisition device 11 is according to described keyboard operation relevant information, based on predefined or the decision rule of holding status information corresponding with described keyboard operation information of obtaining by machine learning, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

For example, when described keyboard operation information comprises that user is to the button operation information of dummy keyboard when (if user is to the button selection of dummy keyboard, running time etc.), can, according to user to information such as the position of button operation, keying frequencies, judge the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; For example, user surpasses certain threshold value to being positioned at the keying frequency in screen left side, and described in thinking, holding status information is that left hand holds.

For example, when described keyboard operation information comprises the faulty operation information of user to dummy keyboard, according to described faulty operation, or according to the probability of described faulty operation (as described in the probability of faulty operation surpass certain threshold value), judge the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; For example after user presses the button that is positioned at screen left side, deleted again, input after then having selected to be positioned at the button on screen right side, described in thinking, holding status information is that left hand holds; Or user surpasses being positioned at the error rate of screen right button being positioned at the error rate of screen Left button, and described in thinking, holding status information is that the right hand holds.

For example, when described keyboard operation information comprises one or more users that obtain by gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc. adjusting operation information to described dummy keyboard,, according to described adjusting operation information, judge the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; For example, when the corresponding screen of described dummy keyboard is adjusted into horizontal screen by erecting screen, giving tacit consent to the current status information of holding is that both hands hold.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, any according to described keyboard operation relevant information, determine the corresponding implementation of holding status information of described mobile device, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Described in determining device 12 bases, hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, described determining device 12 is held status information by described in basis, determines system default and the described corresponding keyboard configuration information of status information of holding; Or according to user's setting (as user has defined the keyboard configuration information of holding status information corresponding to specific), call and the described corresponding keyboard configuration information of status information of holding.

Wherein, described keyboard configuration information includes but not limited to keyboard layout, keyboard skin, keyboard back light information, keypad sounds etc.For example, when the described status information of holding is left hand while holding, described keyboard layout is as shown in Fig. 7 (a); When the described status information of holding is the right hand while holding, described keyboard layout is as shown in Fig. 7 (b); When the described status information of holding is both hands while holding, described keyboard layout is full keyboard layout, but not nine key board layouts.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the implementation of any keyboard configuration information, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Display device 13, according to described keyboard configuration information, shows described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, display device 13 is by according to the determined keyboard configuration information of determining device 12, after the layout of keyboard, skin or the information such as backlight are adjusted, on the screen of mobile device, shows.

Preferably, described determining device 12 can be according to the described status information of holding, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, determines the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, described definite state 12 can also hold status information described in basis, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, the perpendicular screen of screen as horizontal in screen or screen etc., determine the corresponding keyboard configuration information of described dummy keyboard.

Wherein, described keyboard configuration information includes but not limited to keyboard layout, keyboard skin, keyboard back light information etc.

For example, when described screen orientation is during for perpendicular screen, in conjunction with described in hold status information, determine that described keyboard configuration information is the keyboard layout (as Fig. 7 (a) with (b)) under keyboard layout under left hand holds or the right hand hold; When described screen orientation is horizontal screen, in conjunction with described in hold status information, as described in to hold status information be that both hands hold, described keyboard configuration information is full keyboard layout (being non-nine key board layouts); When described screen orientation is horizontal screen and left hand while holding, described keyboard configuration information is held lower keyboard layout for the left half screen at horizontal screen shows left hand, right half screen demonstration inputting interface; When described screen orientation is horizontal screen and the right hand while holding, described keyboard configuration information is held lower keyboard layout for the right half screen at horizontal screen shows left hand, left half screen demonstration inputting interface.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, described in any basis, hold status information, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, determine the implementation of the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Preferably, described determining device 12 can, according to the described status information of holding, in conjunction with auxiliary configuration information, be determined the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, described determining device 12 can be passed through according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data transmission interface, with storage or provide other third party's modules or the application of the corresponding auxiliary configuration information of described mobile device to interact, obtain described auxiliary configuration information; Or auxiliary configuration information as described in obtaining by the various kinds of sensors (as light sensor etc.) of self.

Wherein, described auxiliary configuration information includes but not limited to the corresponding external environment information of described mobile device, the program information of the corresponding current operation of dummy keyboard in current time information, mobile device etc.At this, described external environment information includes but not limited to by utilizing current light information that light sensor obtains etc.

Described determining device 12 is held status information by described in basis, and in conjunction with described auxiliary configuration information, for example, in conjunction with the light information in described auxiliary configuration information or temporal information etc., determine the backlight information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, and then determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

For example, it is that left hand holds that described determining device 12 is held status information described in obtaining, and described determining device 12 determines that described keyboard layout information are that left hand holds layout; Simultaneously:

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is light information, described determining device 12, according to the power of described light information, is adjusted dummy keyboard power backlight.

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is temporal information, described determining device 12, according to described asynchronism(-nization), is adjusted dummy keyboard power backlight; Or user's (as the working time adopts succinct skin, the time of having a rest adopt other skins etc.) such as input skins of preference under the different periods.

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is the program information of the corresponding current operation of dummy keyboard in mobile device, described determining device 12 is different according to described application, the keyboard layout of adjustment dummy keyboard or keyboard skin etc., for example when described in be applied as when application game, the skin of adjusting keyboard is the keyboard skin under this game themes.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, described in any basis, hold status information, in conjunction with auxiliary configuration information, determine the implementation of the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Preferably, described determining device 12 can, according to the described status information of holding, be determined the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard; Selection operation according to the respective user of described mobile device to described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations, determines the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, described determining device 12 can also be held status information described in basis, determine the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard, as as described in to hold status information be that left hand holds, determining device 12 provides candidate's keyboard setting that a plurality of left hands under different brightness or different skin hold; Or described determining device 12 is held for user provides left hand, the right hand holds the setting of two kinds of candidate's keyboards, further, can also hold status information according to left hand, candidate's keyboard setting that described left hand is held provides recommends sign.

Described determining device 12 is by directly obtaining or mutual with third party, thereby obtain the selection operation of user to described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations, using user-selected definite candidate's keyboard configuration information as the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Fig. 2 illustrate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided; Wherein, described in provide equipment to comprise acquisition device 11 ', determining device 12 ', display device 13 ', wherein, described acquisition device 11 ' comprises measurement acquisition unit 111 ' and status determining unit 112 '.Particularly, measurement acquisition unit 111 ' is obtained the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, and wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, and described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device; Status determining unit 112 ', according to described detection relevant information, is determined the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Described in determining device 12 ' basis, hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; Display device 13 ', according to described keyboard configuration information, shows described dummy keyboard.Wherein, described determining device 12 ', display device 13 ' is identical with corresponding intrument shown in Fig. 1 or basic identical, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above-mentioned each device, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above-mentioned each device is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, detect the demonstration of obtaining, holding the determining of the determining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard of relevant information etc., until provide equipment to stop obtaining the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

Measurement acquisition unit 111 ' is obtained the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, and wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, and described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device.

Particularly, described measurement acquisition unit 111 ', by based on one or more of gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc., is obtained the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device; Or interact with other third party's modules or application, obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device.

Wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.At this, the described user of including but not limited to be shown has opened an application that needs are inputted, as opening document or notepad but while not yet showing dummy keyboard in screen, described demonstration is while having shown a dummy keyboard on the screen of mobile device.

Wherein, described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device.At this, described location dependent information is as utilized as gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, current mobile device that rotating vector sensor obtained and the angle of inclination of horizontal direction etc.; Or, the pressure information that utilizes the user that obtained as finger contact sensing recognizer etc. to press fuselage; Or utilize further, the angle of inclination of described pressure information prediction current mobile device and horizontal direction etc.

Status determining unit 112 ', according to described detection relevant information, is determined the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, described status determining unit 112 ' is obtained described detection relevant information, by based on detecting relevant information and the decision rule of holding status information, determines the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.For example, when the angle of inclination that described detected state information is current mobile device and horizontal direction is that "Left"-deviationist surpasses threshold angle when (as over 15 °), described in thinking, holding status information is that left hand holds; Or when described detected state information is greater than the certain threshold value of right atrial pressure for active user to the left side pressure of fuselage, holding status information described in thinking is that left hand holds.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, any according to described detection relevant information, determine the corresponding implementation of holding status information of described mobile device, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Preferably, described status determining unit 112 ' can be according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, determines the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, described status determining unit 112 ' can, by being undertaken alternately by direct and user, be obtained user's keyboard operation relevant information corresponding to dummy keyboard in mobile device; Or by other third party devices, obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device.

Wherein, described keyboard operation relevant information include but not limited to user to the button operation information of dummy keyboard (as user selects the button of dummy keyboard, running time etc.), user to the faulty operation information of dummy keyboard (as user has inputted two characters " 1 ", after " 4 ", deleting these two characters re-enters, two of initial input characters " 1 ", " 4 " are faulty operation information), pass through gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, one or more users that obtain of finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc. to the adjusting operation information of described dummy keyboard (as user by upset mobile phone screen, thereby mobile phone screen orientation is adjusted, and then affect direction of dummy keyboard etc.).

Described status determining unit 112 ' is according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, based on predefined or the decision rule of holding status information of obtaining by machine learning, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

For example, only have when the angle of inclination that meets current mobile device and horizontal direction surpasses threshold angle (as over 15 °) and user to the keyboard error operation rate that is positioned at left side of dummy keyboard during over certain threshold value for left-leaning simultaneously, described in just thinking, holding status information is that left hand holds, thereby improved, judges the accuracy of holding status information.

It should be noted that, above-mentioned for example only for technical scheme of the present invention is described better, but not limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art should understand that, any according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, determine the corresponding implementation of holding status information of described mobile device, all should be within the scope of the present invention.

Fig. 3 illustrate according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment schematic diagram is provided; Wherein, described in, provide equipment to comprise pick-up unit 14 ", acquisition device 11 ", determining device 12 ", display device 13 ".Particularly, pick-up unit 14 " detect whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information; When meeting described trigger condition, acquisition device 11 " obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing; Determining device 12 " according to described in hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; Display device 13 " according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard.Wherein, described determining device 12 ", display device 13 " identical with corresponding intrument shown in Fig. 1 or basic identical, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above-mentioned each device, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above-mentioned each device is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, carry out trigger condition detection, hold the demonstration of the determining of the obtaining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard etc., until provide equipment to stop detecting, whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information.

Pick-up unit 14 " detect whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information.

Particularly, pick-up unit 14 " by detecting in real time, in detection current mobile device, whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information.Wherein, described trigger condition includes but not limited to detect dummy keyboard and has been presented on current screen, or it is to be shown but be not yet presented on current screen described dummy keyboard to be detected, or while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected.

When meeting described trigger condition, acquisition device 11 " obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

At this, described acquisition device 11 " hold acquisition device 11 described in the mode of status information and Fig. 1 described in obtaining obtain manner same or similar, therefore do not repeat them here, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Preferably, when described trigger condition comprises while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected, described acquisition device 11 " can, according to described direction adjusting operation, determine the central axis information of described mobile device; According to described central axis information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

Particularly, when pick-up unit 14 " while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected, described in explanation, holding mode may change, or the layout information of keyboard should change; therefore, using direction adjusting operation as one of described trigger condition.

At this, described direction adjusting operation includes but not limited to one or more users that obtain by gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc. direction adjusting operation to described dummy keyboard; For example, user by upset, rock mobile phone screen, thereby the direction of mobile phone screen is adjusted, or user by selecting setting, changes the direction of screen etc.

When described pick-up unit 14 " while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected; as described in detecting, mobile device has produced 90 ° of upsets; described acquisition device 11 " can be according to described direction adjusting operation, the number of degrees based on upset, the central axis information using the line vertical with current central axis after adjusting.

At this, described central axis information is the current axis information vertical with surface level, and as when the horizontal screen of mobile device, central axis is vertical with the length line of equipment, parallel with wide line line, when the perpendicular screen of mobile device, central axis is vertical with wide line, parallel with length line line.

Described acquisition device 11 " according to described central axis information; for example pass through according to the angle information of described central axis information and horizontal level; determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

Fig. 4 illustrates according to a further aspect of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided.Particularly, in step s1, provide equipment to obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing; In step s2, provide equipment according to described in hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; In step s3, provide equipment according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard.

Between above steps, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above steps is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, hold the demonstration of the determining of the obtaining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard etc., until provide equipment to stop obtaining the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

In step s1, provide equipment to obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

Particularly, when mobile device comprises to be shown or dummy keyboard that showing, in step s1, provide equipment by utilizing various kinds of sensors, detect the current corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; Or in step s1, provide equipment according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data transmission interface, with storage or provide corresponding other third party's modules or the application of holding status information of described mobile device to interact, obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device; Or to holding the modes such as selection operation of status information, (as provide left hand to hold that state, the right hand hold state, both hands hold state etc. and hold status information by obtaining with the corresponding user of described mobile device, make user select etc.), obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

Preferably, in step s1, provide equipment can obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device; According to described keyboard operation relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.Thereby, in step s1, provide equipment can realize by utilizing various kinds of sensors, automatically detect the current corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, in step s1, provide equipment by being undertaken alternately by direct and user, to obtain user's keyboard operation relevant information corresponding to dummy keyboard in mobile device; Or by other third party devices, obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device.

In step s1, provide equipment according to described keyboard operation relevant information, based on predefined or the decision rule of holding status information corresponding with described keyboard operation information of obtaining by machine learning, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

In step s2, provide equipment according to described in hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, in step s2, provide equipment to hold status information by described in basis, determine system default and the described corresponding keyboard configuration information of status information of holding; Or according to user's setting (as user has defined the keyboard configuration information of holding status information corresponding to specific), call and the described corresponding keyboard configuration information of status information of holding.

For example, when the described status information of holding is left hand while holding, described keyboard layout is as shown in Fig. 7 (a); When the described status information of holding is the right hand while holding, described keyboard layout is as shown in Fig. 7 (b); When the described status information of holding is both hands while holding, described keyboard layout is full keyboard layout, but not nine key board layouts.

In step s3, provide equipment according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, in step s3, provide equipment to pass through according to determined keyboard configuration information in step s2, after the layout of keyboard, skin or the information such as backlight are adjusted, on the screen of mobile device, show.

Preferably, in step s2, provide the equipment can be according to the described status information of holding, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, in step s2, provide equipment described in basis, to hold status information, in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, the perpendicular screen of screen as horizontal in screen or screen etc., determine the corresponding keyboard configuration information of described dummy keyboard.

Preferably, in step s2, provide equipment according to the described status information of holding, in conjunction with auxiliary configuration information, to determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, in step s2, provide equipment to pass through according to various communication protocol (Communications Protocol), by Various types of data transmission interface, with storage or provide other third party's modules or the application of the corresponding auxiliary configuration information of described mobile device to interact, obtain described auxiliary configuration information; Or auxiliary configuration information as described in obtaining by the various kinds of sensors (as light sensor etc.) of self.

In step s2, provide equipment to hold status information by described in basis, and in conjunction with described auxiliary configuration information, for example, in conjunction with the light information in described auxiliary configuration information or temporal information etc., determine the backlight information corresponding with described dummy keyboard, and then determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

For example, in step s2, providing equipment to hold status information described in obtaining is that left hand holds, and, in step s2, provides equipment to determine that described keyboard layout information is that left hand holds layout; Simultaneously:

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is light information,, in step s2, provide equipment according to the power of described light information, adjust dummy keyboard power backlight.

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is temporal information,, in step s2, provide equipment according to described asynchronism(-nization), adjust dummy keyboard power backlight; Or user's (as the working time adopts succinct skin, the time of having a rest adopt other skins etc.) such as input skins of preference under the different periods.

For example, when described auxiliary configuration information is the program information of the corresponding current operation of dummy keyboard in mobile device, in step s2, provide equipment different according to described application, the keyboard layout of adjustment dummy keyboard or keyboard skin etc., for example when described in be applied as when application game, the skin of adjusting keyboard is the keyboard skin under this game themes.

Preferably, in step s2, provide equipment according to the described status information of holding, to determine the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard; Selection operation according to the respective user of described mobile device to described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations, determines the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Particularly, in step s2, provide equipment described in basis, to hold status information, determine the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard, as as described in to hold status information be that left hand holds, in step s2, the candidate's keyboard setting that provides equipment to provide a plurality of left hands under different brightness or different skin to hold; Or in step s2, provide that equipment holds for user provides left hand, the right hand holds the setting of two kinds of candidate's keyboards, further, can also hold status information according to left hand, candidate's keyboard setting that described left hand is held provides recommends sign.

In step s2, provide equipment by directly obtaining or mutual with third party, thereby obtain the selection operation of user to described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations, using user-selected definite candidate's keyboard configuration information as the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

Fig. 5 illustrates in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided.Particularly, in step s11 ', provide equipment to obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, and described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device; In step s12 ', provide equipment according to described detection relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; In step s2 ', provide equipment according to described in hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; In step s3 ', provide equipment according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard.Wherein, described step s2 ', step s3 ' are identical or basic identical with corresponding step shown in Fig. 4, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above steps, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above steps is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, detect the demonstration of obtaining, holding the determining of the determining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard of relevant information etc., until provide equipment to stop obtaining the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device.

In step s11 ', provide equipment to obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device.

Particularly, in step s11 ', provide equipment to pass through, based on one or more of gravity sensor, acceleration transducer, rotating vector sensor, finger contact sensing recognizer (being generally arranged in the fuselage afterbody of mobile device) etc., to obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device; Or interact with other third party's modules or application, obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device.

In step s12 ', provide equipment according to described detection relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, in step s12 ', provide equipment to obtain described detection relevant information, by based on detecting relevant information and the decision rule of holding status information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.For example, when the angle of inclination that described detected state information is current mobile device and horizontal direction is that "Left"-deviationist surpasses threshold angle when (as over 15 °), described in thinking, holding status information is that left hand holds; Or when described detected state information is greater than the certain threshold value of right atrial pressure for active user to the left side pressure of fuselage, holding status information described in thinking is that left hand holds.

Preferably, in step s12 ', provide the equipment can be according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Particularly, in step s12 ', provide equipment by being undertaken alternately by direct and user, to obtain user's keyboard operation relevant information corresponding to dummy keyboard in mobile device; Or by other third party devices, obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device.

In step s12 ', provide equipment according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, based on predefined or the decision rule of holding status information of obtaining by machine learning, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

Fig. 6 illustrates a kind of for the method flow diagram of the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.Particularly, at step s4 " in, provide equipment Inspection whether to meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information; When meeting described trigger condition, at step s1 " in, provide equipment to obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing; At step s2 " in, provide equipment according to described in hold status information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard; At step s3 " in, provide equipment according to described keyboard configuration information, show described dummy keyboard.Wherein, described step s2 ", step s3 " identical or basic identical with corresponding step shown in Fig. 4, so locate to repeat no more, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Between above steps, be constant work, at this, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that " continuing " refers to that above steps is respectively in real time or according to the mode of operation requirement of setting or adjust in real time, carry out trigger condition detection, hold the demonstration of the determining of the obtaining of status information, keyboard configuration information, dummy keyboard etc., until provide equipment to stop detecting, whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information.

At step s4 " in, provide equipment Inspection whether to meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information.

Particularly, at step s4 " in, provide equipment by real-time detection, detect the trigger condition that whether meets definite keyboard configuration information in current mobile device.Wherein, described trigger condition includes but not limited to detect dummy keyboard and has been presented on current screen, or it is to be shown but be not yet presented on current screen described dummy keyboard to be detected, or while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected.

When meeting described trigger condition, at step s1 " in, provide equipment to obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

At this, at step s1 " in, provide the obtain manner of step s1 described in mode that equipment holds status information described in obtaining and Fig. 4 same or similar, thus do not repeat them here, and mode is by reference contained in this.

Preferably, when described trigger condition comprises while the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device being detected, at step s1 " in, provide equipment according to described direction adjusting operation, to determine the central axis information of described mobile device; According to described central axis information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

Particularly, at step s4 " in, provide equipment Inspection when acting on the direction adjusting operation of described mobile device; described in explanation, holding mode may change; or the layout information of keyboard should change, therefore, using direction adjusting operation as one of described trigger condition.

At step s4 " in; provide equipment Inspection when acting on the direction adjusting operation of described mobile device; as described in detecting, mobile device has produced 90 ° of upsets; at step s1 " in, provide the equipment can be according to described direction adjusting operation, the number of degrees based on upset, the central axis information using the line vertical with current central axis after adjusting.

At step s1 " in; provide equipment according to described central axis information, for example, by according to the angle information of described central axis information and horizontal level, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device; wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

To those skilled in the art, obviously the invention is not restricted to the details of above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment, and in the situation that not deviating from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, can realize the present invention with other concrete form.Therefore, no matter from which point, all should regard embodiment as exemplary, and be nonrestrictive, scope of the present invention is limited by claims rather than above-mentioned explanation, is therefore intended to be included in the present invention dropping on the implication that is equal to important document of claim and all changes in scope.Any Reference numeral in claim should be considered as limiting related claim.In addition, obviously other unit or step do not got rid of in " comprising " word, and odd number is not got rid of plural number.A plurality of unit of stating in device claim or device also can be realized by software or hardware by a unit or device.The first, the second word such as grade is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

Claims

1. for a method for the dummy keyboard of mobile device is provided, wherein, the method comprises the following steps:

2. method according to claim 1, wherein, described step a comprises:

-obtain the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device;

A1, according to described detection relevant information, determines the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

3. method according to claim 2, wherein, described step a1 comprises:

-according to described detection relevant information, and in conjunction with the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in described mobile device, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

4. method according to claim 1, wherein, described step a comprises:

-obtain the keyboard operation relevant information corresponding with dummy keyboard in mobile device;

-according to described keyboard operation relevant information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

5. method according to claim 1, wherein, the method also comprises:

-detect whether meet the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information;

Wherein, described step a comprises:

-when meeting described trigger condition, obtain the corresponding status information of holding of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

6. method according to claim 5, wherein, described trigger condition comprises and the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device detected;

Wherein, described step a comprises:

-according to described direction adjusting operation, determine the central axis information of described mobile device;

-according to described central axis information, determine the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing.

7. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein, described step b comprises:

-according to described in hold status information, and in conjunction with the screen orientation information of described mobile device, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

8. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein, described step b comprises:

Described in-basis, hold status information, in conjunction with auxiliary configuration information, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

9. according to the method described in any one in claim 1 to 6, wherein, described step b comprises:

Described in-basis, hold status information, determine the one or more candidate keyboard configuration informations corresponding with described dummy keyboard;

-according to the respective user of described mobile device, the selection of described one or more candidate's keyboard configuration informations is operated, determine the keyboard configuration information corresponding with described dummy keyboard.

For provide mobile device dummy keyboard an equipment is provided, wherein, this equipment comprises:

11. equipment that provide according to claim 10, wherein, described acquisition device comprises:

Measurement acquisition unit, for obtaining the corresponding detection relevant information of mobile device, wherein, described mobile device comprises dummy keyboard to be shown or that showing, described detection relevant information comprises the location dependent information of described mobile device;

Status determining unit, for according to described detection relevant information, determines the corresponding status information of holding of described mobile device.

12. equipment that provide according to claim 11, wherein, described status determining unit is used for:

13. equipment that provide according to claim 10, wherein, described acquisition device is used for:

14. equipment that provide according to claim 10, wherein, this equipment also comprises:

Pick-up unit, meets the trigger condition of determining keyboard configuration information for detection of whether;

Wherein, described acquisition device is used for:

15. equipment that provide according to claim 14, wherein, described trigger condition comprises and the direction adjusting operation that acts on described mobile device detected;

Wherein, described acquisition device is used for:

16. according to claim 10 to the equipment that provides described in any one in 15, and wherein, described determining device is used for:

17. according to claim 10 to the equipment that provides described in any one in 15, and wherein, described determining device is used for:

18. according to claim 10 to the equipment that provides described in any one in 15, and wherein, described determining device is used for:

19. 1 kinds of input application, comprise as described in any one in claim 10 to 18 for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment is provided.

20. 1 kinds of input plug-in units, comprise as described in any one in claim 10 to 18 for provide mobile device dummy keyboard equipment is provided.