CN105264464A - Navigation and language input using multi-function key - Google Patents
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for menu navigation and selection are described. The apparatus comprises a keyboard having a plurality of keys for a user to enter information by interacting with one or more of the plurality of keys, and a multi-function key having a touch sensitive portion for the user to enter position information by a touch or gesture input or enter information via user interaction with the multi-function key. A processing system is coupled to the keyboard for processing the user entered information and user entered position information from the keyboard and a display coupled to the processing system for displaying the user entered information and a menu of options related to the user entered information. The user enters position information to navigate through the menu of options and selects an option from the menu of options by user entered interaction with the multi-function key.
Description
Prioity claim
This application claims the U.S. Non-provisional Patent application number 14/013 proposed on August 29th, 2013, the right of priority of 322, it requires the U.S. Provisional Application number 61/814 proposed on April 23rd, 2013,980 and the right of priority of U.S. Provisional Application numbers 61/823,303 that proposes on May 14th, 2013.
Technical field
The present invention relates generally to electronic installation.
Background technology
The input method editing machine (IME) of Japanese (such as passing through Roman capitals) and Chinese (such as passing through phonetic) and other language is adopted usually to use custom menu to select the ambiguity of the possible character combination eliminated based on phonetic entry.For some inputs, this ambiguity is eliminated and can be occurred each letter or phrase, and this greatly can slow down input or obstruct user.Such as, existing method presents menu, and it is by pressing the numeral that associates with menu item or being selected by the use of arrow key.
The input media comprising proximity transducer device (such as touch pads or touch sensor apparatus) is widely used in multiple electronic system.Proximity transducer device typically comprises the sensing area usually distinguished by surface, and proximity transducer device determines the existence of one or more input object, position and/or motion wherein.Proximity transducer device can be used for for electronic system provides interface.Such as, proximity transducer device is typically used as the input media of larger computing system, is such as integrated in or is located at the opaque touch pads of notebook or desktop computer outward.Proximity transducer device also through being usually used in the sub-device/system of small electric, such as integrated touch-screen in a cellular telephone.
Summary of the invention
The method and apparatus being used for menu navigation and selection is described.This device comprises the keyboard with multiple key, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in multiple key, and there is the multifunction key of touch-sensitive part, for user by touch or gesture input carrys out input position information or by inputting information with the user interactions of multifunction key.Disposal system is coupled to keyboard, processes the user's input information from keyboard and user's input position information, and display-coupled to disposal system, shows user's input information and the options menu relevant to user's input information.User's input position information to run through options menu navigation, and selects option alternately by inputting with the user of multifunction key from options menu.
The method comprises from the one or more reception information inputs multiple key, and the options menu that display is relevant to received information over the display.User runs through options menu navigation by the input position information received from the touch-sensitive part of multifunction key.After this, user selects option from options menu alternately by inputting with the user of multifunction key.
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Example embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter by reference to the accompanying drawings, and in proportion not unless otherwise noted, wherein similar label represents similar element to accompanying drawing, and:
Fig. 1 illustrating exemplary input system, its merge according to various embodiment, navigation and one or more realizations of input system.
Fig. 2 A-C illustrate according to various embodiment, exemplary navigation and input selection.
Fig. 3 A-B illustrate according to various embodiment, alternative navigation and input selection.
Fig. 4 A-B illustrate according to various embodiment, for the mutual exemplary navigation of multiple point touching and input selection.
Fig. 5 A-C illustrate according to various embodiment, example menu configuration.
Fig. 6 is according to the process flow diagram of various embodiment, illustrative methods.
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Example embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter by reference to the accompanying drawings, and accompanying drawing does not have in proportion not unless otherwise noted, and wherein similar label represents similar element.Following detailed description is only exemplary in essence, is not intended the application and the use that limit the present embodiment or the present embodiment.
Various embodiment of the present invention provides the input media and method that promote to improve availability.
In FIG, input media 100 is depicted as proximity transducer device (being also commonly called " touch pads " or " touch sensor apparatus "), and it is configured to sense the input provided in sensing area 120 by one or more input object 140.Example input object comprises finger as shown in Figure 1 and pointer.
Sensing area 120 is included on input media 100, around, among and/or neighbouring any space, input media 100 can detect user's input (the user's input such as, provided by one or more input object 140) wherein.The size of specific sensing area, shape and position can embodiment greatly change one by one.In certain embodiments, sensing area 120 extends to space from the surface of input media 100 along one or more direction, until signal to noise ratio (S/N ratio) stops object detection fully accurately.The distance that this sensing area 120 extends along specific direction, in various embodiments, can approximately be less than one millimeter, several millimeters, several centimetres, or more, and can with the precision of the type of used detection technology and expectation and marked change.Therefore, the input of some embodiments sensing, comprising contactless with any surface of input media 100, contact with the input surface (such as touch-surface) of input media 100, contact with the input surface of the input media 100 of be coupled a certain amount of compelling force or pressure and/or their combination.In various embodiments, the surface that input surface can be positioned at housing wherein by sensor electrode provides, and is provided by the panel be applied on sensor electrode or any housing.In certain embodiments, when sensing area 120 is on the input surface projecting input media 100, there is rectangular shape.
Input media 100 can use any combination of sensor module and detection technology to detect the user's input in sensing area 120.Input media 100 comprises the one or more sensing elements for detecting user's input.As several indefiniteness example, input media 100 can use capacitive character, dielectric, resistive, inductive, magnetic, sound, ultrasonic and/or light technology.
Some realize being configured to provide the image crossing over one dimension, two dimension, three-dimensional or more higher dimensional space.Some realize being configured to provide the projection of the input along specific axis or plane.
In some resistives of input media 100 realize, flexible and ground floor that is conduction is separated with the second layer of conduction by one or more spacer element.During operation, one or more voltage gradient produces across multilayer.The ground floor of pressing flexibility can make it fully bending and electrical contact that is that produce between multilayer, causes the voltage of the point of reflecting multilayer Contact to export.These voltage exports and can be used for determining positional information.
In some inductive of input media 100 realize, one or more sensing element acquisition resonance coil or coil are to the loop current caused.Certain combination of the value of electric current, phase place and frequency can be used for determining positional information.
In some capacitive characters of input media 100 realize, voltage or electric current are applied in produce electric field.Near input object cause the change of electric field, and produce capacitively coupled can change detected, it can be used as the change of voltage, electric current etc. and is detected.
Some capacitive characters realize using the array of capacitive sensing element or other rules or irregular pattern to produce electric field.In some capacitive characters realize, independent sensing element can be shorted together to form larger sensor electrode ohm.Some capacitive characters realize utilizing resistor disc, and it can be that resistance is uniform.
Some capacitive characters realize utilizing " self-capacitance " (or " absolute capacitance ") method for sensing based on the capacitively coupled change between sensor electrode and input object.In various embodiments, the input object near sensor electrode changes the electric field near sensor electrode, thus the capacitive couplings that knots modification obtains.In one implementation, absolute capacitance method for sensing is by relative to reference voltage (such as, systematically) modulation sensor electrode, and by capacitive couplings between detecting sensor electrode and input object, operating.
Some capacitive characters realize utilizing " mutual capacitance " (or " across electric capacity ") method for sensing based on the capacitively coupled change between sensor electrode.In various embodiments, the input object near sensor electrode changes the electric field between sensor electrode, thus the capacitive couplings that knots modification obtains.In one implementation, across capacitive sensing method by detecting the capacitive couplings between one or more emitter transducer electrode (also referred to as " transmitter electrode " or " transmitter ") and one or more receiver sensor electrode (also referred to as " receiver electrode " or " receiver "), operate.Emitter transducer electrode can be modulated to transmit launcher signal relative to reference voltage (such as, systematically).Receiver sensor electrode can keep somewhat constant to promote the reception of consequential signal relative to reference voltage.Consequential signal can comprise corresponding to one or more launcher signal and/or the impact corresponding to one or more sources of environmental interference (such as other electromagnetic signals).Sensor electrode can be special transmitter or receiver, or sensor electrode can be configured to not only transmit but also receive.
In FIG, disposal system 110 is depicted as the parts of input media 100.Disposal system 110 is configured to the hardware of input device 100 to detect the input in sensing area 120.Disposal system 110 comprises the part or all of of one or more integrated circuit (IC) and/or other circuit units.Such as, the disposal system for mutual capacitance sensors device can comprise the transmitter circuit being configured to carry out transmission signal with emitter transducer electrode, and/or is configured to the acceptor circuit carrying out Received signal strength with receiver electrode.In certain embodiments, disposal system 110 also comprises electronically readable instruction, such as firmware code, software code etc.In certain embodiments, the assembly forming disposal system 110 is positioned together, such as near the sensing element of input media 100.In other embodiments, the assembly of disposal system 110 is independently physically, and wherein one or more assemblies are near the sensing element of input media 100, and one or more assembly elsewhere.Such as, input media 100 can be the peripheral hardware being coupled to desktop computer, and disposal system 110 can comprise the software being configured to the CPU (central processing unit) of type computer is on the table run and the one or more IC(be separated with this CPU (central processing unit) perhaps related firmware of tool).As another example, input media 100 can be physically in the phone integrated, and disposal system 110 can comprise circuit and the firmware of a part for the primary processor as this phone.In certain embodiments, disposal system 110 is exclusively used in and realizes input media 100.In other embodiments, disposal system 110 also performs other functions, such as operating display, driving palpable detent etc.
Disposal system 110 can be embodied as one group of module of the difference in functionality of process disposal system 110.Each module can comprise the circuit of the part as disposal system 110, firmware, software or their combination.In various embodiments, the various combination of module can be used.Exemplary module comprises the hardware operation module for operating such as sensor electrode and display screen and so on hardware, for the treatment of the data processing module of such as sensor signal and positional information and so on data, and for the reporting modules of report information.Other exemplary module comprises sensor operations module, and it is configured to operation sensing element to detect input; Identification module, it is configured to identify the gesture of such as mode altering gesture and so on; And mode altering module, it is for alter operation pattern.
In certain embodiments, disposal system 110 is directly by causing one or more action to respond the user in sensing area 120 to input (or not having user to input).Example action comprises alter operation pattern, and such as cursor moves, selects, graphic user interface (GUI) action of menu navigation and other functions.In certain embodiments, certain parts from disposal system 110 to electronic system (such as, to the central processing system of the electronic system be separated with disposal system 110, if such one independently central processing system exist) information about input (or not have input) is provided.In certain embodiments, the information that certain parts process of electronic system receives from disposal system 110 carries out action to input by user, so that promotes FR action, comprises mode altering action and GUI action.
Such as, in certain embodiments, the sensing element of disposal system 110 input device 100 produces the electric signal of input in instruction sensing area 120 (or not having to input).Disposal system 110 is supplied in the information of electronic system in generation, can perform any process in right amount to this electric signal.Such as, disposal system 110 can carry out digitizing to the analog electrical signal obtained from sensor electrode.As another example, disposal system 110 can perform filtering or other Signal Regulation.As another example, disposal system 110 can deduct or otherwise take into account baseline, to make the difference between message reflection electric signal and baseline.As other examples, disposal system 110 can determine positional information, and input is identified as order, identifies person's handwriting etc.
" positional information " used herein broadly comprises the spatial information of absolute position, relative position, speed, acceleration and other types.Exemplary " zero dimension " positional information comprises closely/far away or contact/non-contact information.Exemplary " one dimension " positional information comprises the position along axle.Exemplary " two dimension " positional information comprises motion in the planes.Exemplary " three-dimensional " positional information comprises instantaneous or average velocity in space.Further example comprises other expressions of spatial information.Also can determine and/or store the historical data about one or more type positional informations, comprise, the historical data of such as trace location, motion or instantaneous velocity in time.
Some embodiments comprise button 130, and it may be used for some function of selection or start treatment system 110.In certain embodiments, button 130 reproduces the function provided by mouse left click or right click, and this is known.
Although should be understood that many embodiments of the present invention describe in the context of complete function device, mechanism of the present invention can be assigned with as adopting the program product (such as software) of various ways.Such as, mechanism of the present invention can be used as information bearing medium that electronic processors can read (such as, can be read by disposal system 110, non-transitory computer-readable and/or can the information bearing medium of record/can write) on software program realize and distribute.In addition, no matter for performing the particular type of the medium of distribution, embodiments of the invention are similarly suitable for.The example of non-transitory, electronically readable medium comprises various CD, memory stick, storage card, memory module etc.Electronically readable medium can based on flash, light, magnetic, holography or any other memory technology.
" multifunction key " is used to refer in this article and can detects and distinguish the key of two types, three types or polytype input or the user interactions with multifunction key.Some multifunction keys can sense the position etc. of touch on multilevel key depression, key depression power, key surface or gesture.Some multifunction keys can sense and distinguish non-pushed on key touch or pressing on gesture and key or pressing/release alternately.
The multifunction key with touch-sensitive part can configure together with using the sensing system of any suitable technique, these technology be included in technology described by embodiment part or the technology that described by reference that background technology part records any one or combine.As concrete example, in certain embodiments, the capacitive sensing system of the pressing that can detect touch on space bar and space bar is comprised for the sensing system of space bar.As the example that another is concrete, in certain embodiments, the sensing system for space bar comprises the capacitive sensing system of the touch that can detect on space bar and can detect the resistive film switching system of pressing of space bar.Alternatively, touch sensitive region can be positioned at the keyboard frame of contiguous space bar.In the embodiment of those touch pads having contiguous space bar to locate, touch pads can be used as menu navigation touch-surface.Usually, in order to improve ergonomic (ergonomics), some embodiments are configured to promote that the menu navigation when not needing the hand of user to leave key entry ready position and menu option are selected.
Multifunction key can be used for strengthening user interface, such as improves ergonomic, the input of acceleration information, provides operation more intuitively etc.Such as, can detect and distinguish non-pushed touch the multifunction key that configures in the keypad (keypad) of input and pressing input and keyboard can the same key of enable use, the navigation of menu and the selection of menu option.
" non-pushed touches input " is used to refer to approximated user contact-key surface but the not fully surperficial input causing pressing input of pressing key in this article." pressing input " is used to refer to the primary input function (such as, carrying out the alphanumeric input of trigger word alphanumeric key) that key is triggered on the abundant pressing key surface of user in this article.In certain embodiments, sensor system configuration becomes to be regarded as by following item non-pushed and touches input: touch and touch but do not have the input on remarkable pressing key surface, the input of those slight amount key surfaces, or these combination.
The major part discussion of following example uses the enhancing input possibility of multi-functional space bar.But other embodiments can by using other keys (such as shift, control, alt, tab, enter, backspace, function, numeric or any other suitable key) enable similar function.In addition, some keyboards or keypad embodiment can comprise multiple multifunction key separately.
Fig. 2 A-C illustrate according to various embodiment, example user navigation and inputting interface system 200.System 200 comprises the keyboard 202 with multiple key 204, for user by inputting information (such as, alphanumeric character, punctuation mark, symbol or order) alternately with the one or more of multiple key 204.In this embodiment, space bar 206 is multifunction keys, and its configuration has the touch-sensitive part realized by using the sensing system of any appropriate technology.But should understand, other keys of such as shift, control, alt, tab, enter, backspace, function, numeric or any other suitable key also can be implemented as multifunction key.The non-pushed that space bar touch-sensitive partial configuration becomes to detect space bar surface touches input (such as tapping, two tapping), and such non-pushed touches input in the one dimension (1-D) along keyboard width (left and right in Fig. 2 B) along move (gesture of such as sliding) of space bar.Space bar be also configured to detect undertaken by user, with the pressing of space bar and/or discharge alternately.
According to basic embodiment, when user and multiple key 204 are mutual, disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) presents the options menu 210 selected for user on display 208.Usually, the menu option presented is character, word or expression with the intercorrelation of user and multiple key 204.User uses multifunction key (in this illustration for space bar 206) to run through options menu by the touch of the touch-sensitive part with multifunction key or gesture interaction and navigates.Thus, in fig. 2, present the menu 210(with the first highlighted option 212 at first or be otherwise indicated as and can be selected).In fig. 2b, user and space bar 206(are multifunction key in this illustration) input slip gesture (representing with arrow 214) alternately, and menu setecting moves to menu option 216 along menu (being one dimension (10D) menu in this illustration).In fig. 2 c, when user arrive expect by select menu option time, user carries out with multifunction key (representing with 218) alternately again, and it makes menu be replaced by selected menu option 220.
Fig. 2 A-C illustrates the example being used for inputting Chinese IME text from qwerty keyboard, and should understand, any language (such as English, Japanese, French, Latin language) adopts embodiments of the invention to be efficiently transfused to.In addition, various user interactions can be expected for using multifunction key to navigate and choice menus option.Such as, menu navigation can be realized alternately by one or more touch (tapping).In the embodiment with multi-page menu setecting, some embodiments are navigated between multiple menu page with tapping or two tapping input, and by navigating in a menu page with the gesture interaction of multifunction key.In certain embodiments, when multifunction key be in non-pressing position and menu option by mutual with the pressing of multifunction key and selected time, menu is navigated.Pressing can use any conventional art of such as thin film switch or capacitive touch sensor to be detected alternately.In certain embodiments, when multifunction key be in pressing position and menu option by mutual with the release of multifunction key and selected time, menu is navigated.In other words, in certain embodiments, first user can press multifunction key, and when multifunction key is pressed, input slip gesture runs through the current set of menu navigation and carrys out choice menus option by release multifunction key.
Also can be realized in various embodiments as shown in figures 3 a-b by the illustrative general input sequence of Fig. 2 A-C.In figure 3 a, navigation and input selection system 300 comprise the keyboard 302 with multiple key 304, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in multiple key 304.In this embodiment, the frame 306 of keyboard 302 comprises the touch-sensitive part 308 by using the sensing system of any appropriate technology to realize.Contiguous for touch-sensitive part 308 space bar is placed ergonomic advantage is provided, because the hand of user is keyed in ready position and run through the menu presented by disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) without the need to leaving and navigate.After navigating to particular menu options, user can by with touch, the pressing of key (in such as space bar or multiple key 304) or discharge and select alternately to expect menu option, the highlighted item selected menu item being become will be shown.
In figure 3b, navigation and input selection system 300 comprise the keyboard 302 with multiple key 304, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in multiple key 304.In this embodiment, conventional touch pad 310 be used in navigation based on the one or more user interactions in multiple key 304 and the menu that presents in use.Contiguous for touch pads 310 space bar is placed ergonomic advantage is provided, because the hand of user is keyed in ready position and run through the menu presented by disposal system (110 in Fig. 1) without the need to leaving and navigate.After navigating to particular menu options, user can by with touch, the pressing of key (in such as space bar or multiple key 304) or discharge and select alternately to expect menu option, and obtaining selected menu item becomes the highlighted item that will be shown.In addition, some embodiments can use microphone 312 to receive voice command from user, and its meeting display menu is for using navigation and the selection of multifunction key.
Fig. 4 A-B illustrative embodiments, the touch-sensitive partial configuration of multifunction key becomes to detect left hand and the right hand and touches or gesture (such as synchronous multiple point touching input) wherein.In Figure 4 A, navigation and input selection system 400 comprise the keyboard 402 with multiple key 404, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in multiple key 404.In this embodiment, multifunction key comprises the space bar 406 of keyboard 302 again, although any other key in multiple key 404 may be used for realizing multifunction key.By using the key (such as space bar, shift or enter) of more large ratio of height to width as multifunction key, the touch-sensitive part of multifunction key becomes enough large so that promotes that the multiple point touching realized by user's left hand 408 and the right hand 410 is mutual.In certain embodiments, disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) only accepts the user interactions (left hand 408 or the right hand 410) with a hand.In certain embodiments, disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) accepts the user interactions (that is, left hand 408 and the right hand 410) with two hands.Such as, in certain embodiments, making after menu 412 is presented on display 414 with the one or more input information in multiple key 404, user can by being undertaken (such as touching or gesture) alternately carrying out navigation menu 412 by left hand 408 and space bar (in this example) 406, and selected by the right hand 410 mutual (such as, touch, press or release) input menu option.Some embodiments are by moving in response to first hand or in response to the hand showing larger motion, coming only to touch mutual in response to the non-pushed of left hand 408 or the right hand 410.
Other embodiments expect the added benefit provided by the multiple user interactions with multifunction key.In figure 4b, user can carry out navigation menu 412 by being carried out alternately (such as touching or gesture) by a hand (typically dominant hand), and revises by another hand (typically non-dominant hand) and multifunction key the menu 412 presented on display 414 alternately.As a non-limiting example, left hand 408 can input with the touch of multifunction key (being space bar 406 in this example) or press mutual, make (menu 412 ') that menu 412 becomes revised, and after this, by the right hand 410 mutual (such as touching or gesture), navigate revised menu 412 '.Select to input with another right hand 410 mutual (such as touch, press or discharge) subsequently from the option of revised menu 412 '.Menu 412 can be modified to menu 412 ' by any mode desired by any specific implementation.The non-limiting example of menu correction comprises, change menu size, menu language change, for multi-page menu menu page veneer (tiling) (if necessary, it can reduce dimensionally with adaptive display 414), change menu dimension (such as 1 dimension is to 2 dimensions, or vice versa), amplification that the current set of menu option is selected and menu option is changed to text (vice versa) from icon.
Other embodiments other expect the further advantage provided by the multiusers interaction with multifunction key.Such as, user can carry out navigation menu 412 by carrying out alternately (such as touching or gesture) with a hand (typically dominant hand), and revises the navigation of the menu 412 presented on display 414 alternately with another hand (typically non-dominant hand) and multifunction key.As a non-limiting example, left hand 408 can input touches with multifunction key (in this example for space bar 406) or presses revise alternately menu 412 how by the right hand 410 alternately (such as touching or gesture) navigate.The non-limiting example of menu navigation correction comprises, and changing rolling speed, changing into scroll through menus page from scroll through menus option, from vertically changing into horizontal menu navigation (vice versa).Again further, the feature of menu correction and menu navigation correction can be combined with the multiusers interaction of multifunction key, thus provide, such as, the menu rolling of combination and menu zoom function, or the menu dimension of combination changes (such as one dimension to two-dimentional, or vice versa) and menu navigation from vertically changing to horizontal menu navigation (or vice versa).Usually, any menu correction and/or navigation correction can be realized for any specific realization.
Many distortion of said method are possible.As an example of the distortion expected by the disclosure, some embodiments use similar technology to carry out enable non-IME input.Such as, some embodiments use similar technology to come the rolling of enable vertical menu instead of horizontal menu rolling.According to embodiment as herein described, Fig. 5 A illustrates the menu 500 of the vertical one-dimensional menu comprised for English input, and it can use qwerty keyboard to realize.
In figure 5b, illustrate two-dimensional menu 502 according to embodiment and carry out navigation menu with select command or numerical value adjustment.Example values adjustment comprises the adjustment of brightness, amount (volume), contrast etc.In certain embodiments, the two-dimensional menu that navigates is the one dimension menu shown by independent row or column as it.In other words, the non-pushed continued in a direction touches the rolling causing alternately following (or row).In response to the user interactions that can travel over end of line, movable row (or row) changes into next row (column).In certain embodiments, two-dimensional menu is navigated by the two dimension input on multifunction key (space bar or other).In other words, in touch-sensitive part, mutually perpendicular navigation in menu (such as outline-color Queensland (highlighter)) is caused to be moved along the non-pushed user interactions of mutually perpendicular axle.
Fig. 5 C illustrate according to embodiment, example combination one dimension-with-two-dimensional menu 504.The top 506 of menu 504 is one dimension lists, and the bottom 508 of menu 504 is 2 × 4 matrixes.In certain embodiments, this combination one dimension-with-two-dimensional menu 504 of navigating is one dimension menu just as it.Thus, the non-pushed continued along concerned direction (such as to the right) touches and causes alternately rolling one-dimensional division 506 downwards until it arrives two-dimensional matrix 508.Non-pushed along the continuation of equidirectional touches the menu navigation in the row (or row) causing entering matrix part 508 alternately.In other words, in this embodiment, the user interactions of continuation travels over end of line, causes movable row (or row) to change into next line (or row).In certain embodiments, this combination one dimension-with-two-dimensional menu 504 is as combine menu to roll, and wherein one dimension non-pushed touches the one dimension caused alternately in lists and rolls, and the touch of two-dimentional non-pushed causes two-dimensional menu in a matrix to navigate alternately.In any specific embodiment, should understand, menu can be multidimensional and any menu dimension (or its combination) can be used as desired, to realize the institute of being navigated by user to present menu.
Fig. 6 is according to the process flow diagram of various embodiment, example methodology 600.Method 600 starts from step 602, and wherein disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) receives the information inputted from one or more (in Fig. 2 204) multiple key.Next step, in step 604, the options menu (in Fig. 2 210) relevant with received information is presented on display (in Fig. 2 208).User runs through options menu to navigate by the positional information received from the touch-sensitive part of multifunction key (in Fig. 2 206).After navigating to expectation menu option, user can select option (step 608) from options menu alternately by inputting with the user of multifunction key.
As the further example of expection distortion, comprise disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) in certain embodiments, the non-pushed of its application ballistics (ballistics) on multifunction key (such as space bar) touches mutual, and the amount of rolling or numerical value adjustment is determined in the motion in response to non-pushed touch.Adopt ballistics, other features impact of the speed that non-pushed touches, acceleration or motion exports.In certain embodiments, the tolerance of larger speed, acceleration or other features effectively by larger gain application in the amount of motion, to determine the amount that rolling numerical value adjusts.
Some embodiments also differently touch input in response to some non-pushed.Such as, " touching " is duration short, unidirectional, short distance impact, and wherein, while input object still shows significant transverse movement, on touch-surface, input object lifts generation.In certain embodiments, the non-pushed of touching type on space bar or other keys touch input cause rolling faster or numerical value adjustment, increase with roll or numerical value adjust discrete magnitude that (such as, inputting to roll by page instead of individuality) associate, cause point lift after continue to roll or numerical value adjusts, these combination etc.Some embodiments continue this with constant speed and roll or numerical value adjustment, until speed is changed into zero by event (landing on key surface of the key entry on such as keyboard or input object).Some embodiments continue to roll or numerical value adjustment by the speed reducing to zero in time.
If non-pushed touches input just performed specific criteria immediately before static, some embodiments provide rolling or numerical value adjustment (" border movement (edgemotion) ") of continuation in response to non-pushed touch input is still in space bar (or other keys) surface.Such as, if non-pushed touches certain distance of having advanced along a direction alternately, shows ad-hoc location on certain speed or speed or position history, arrival space bar or these combination, become static before, " border movement " may occur." border movement " like this can continue until the input object providing relevant non-pushed to touch input lifts from key surface, or until certain other event terminates to desired " border movement " signaling.
In certain embodiments, multifunction key be configured to sense along space bar shorter dimension (as from top plan view visual angle seen) non-pushed touch input (replace along the longer dimension of space bar non-pushed touch input or as its add) motion.In in these embodiments some, in response to this shorter dimension motion, vertical scrolling occurs.
In certain embodiments, press space bar to cause rolling by the given speed of definition by list of application more than a time period.In response to the release of space bar from pressing position, the selection of highlighted item at that time occurs.
In various embodiments, with space bar mutual as relative motion (such as relative to the initial landing position on space bar) or adopt and definitely map to treat.In the example definitely mapped, the touch-sensitive part of space bar is divided into multiple region corresponding with the different options on choice menus by the disposal system (in Fig. 1 110) being coupled to space bar sensing system.In the embodiment that some are such, five choice menus cause space bar to be divided quinquepartite.Touch the item in a highlighted display in five parts five menus corresponding with that five part.
The application of other multifunction keys
Multifunction key has other application many, and some examples comprise:
Totally there is detection in (keyboard nearby users).In certain embodiments, in response to the hand detected on the existence of keyboard nearby users or keyboard, system can make backlight lightening or wake up.
It is unexpected that contact alleviate.In certain embodiments, in response to the finger on " F " and " J " key (or some other key) of keyboard, system does not respond some or all in the input that the relevant touch pads near keyboard receives.
Part key pressing detection.In certain embodiments, system detection section presses, and determines that key is pressed when key depression exceedes fixing or dynamic threshold.Such as, some embodiments use 90% depression as fixing " pressing " threshold value.System can adopt hysteresis phenomenon to configure, and the pressing of lower number percent (such as 85%) is pressed with release and associates.
Edge gesture.Some embodiments be configured to detect the many of keyboard or all on non-pushed touch input.Some in these embodiments are configured to the input responded as follows on keyboard: thump from left to right, from top the end of to, the bang from right to left or end of to top bang, trigger a function separately.These functions can be identical or different between the bang that these are dissimilar.
Therefore, the embodiment that proposition is set forth herein and example to explain the present invention and its application-specific best, thus make those skilled in the art can realize and use the present invention.But those skilled in the art will recognize that, aforementioned description and example only propose with the object of example to illustrate.The description set forth is not intended to be exhaustive or the present invention is limited to disclosed precise forms.
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1. a system, comprising:
Keyboard, comprising:
Multiple key, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in described multiple key; And
There is the multifunction key of touch-sensitive part, for user by touch or gesture input carrys out input position information or by inputting information with the user interactions of described multifunction key;
Disposal system, is coupled to described keyboard to process the described user's input information from described keyboard and user's input position information; And
Display, is coupled to described disposal system to show described user's input information and the options menu relevant to described user's input information;
Wherein, described user's input position information runs through the navigation of described options menu, and inputs with the described user of described multifunction key and from described options menu, select option alternately.
2. the system as claimed in claim 1, the user interactions on one or more wherein in described multiple key makes described disposal system show described options menu on the display.
3. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when described multifunction key is positioned at non-pressing position, described user's input position information runs through the navigation of described options menu, and described option is selected alternately by inputting to press with the user of described multifunction key from described options menu.
4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when described multifunction key is positioned at pressing position, described customer position information runs through the navigation of described options menu, and described option is selected alternately by inputting to discharge with the user of described multifunction key from described options menu.
5. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positional information runs through the navigation of described options menu, and described option inputs to touch by the user of the described touch-sensitive part with described multifunction key and selects from described options menu alternately.
6. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said multifunction key comprises the space bar of described keyboard, and described user can carry out input position information by the slip gesture of the described touch-sensitive part along described space bar.
7. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said disposal system is configured to determine that right-hand man inputs from the described user's input position information described space bar, and accepts the input only from described left hand or right hand input.
8. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said disposal system is configured to determine that right-hand man inputs from the described user's input position information described space bar, and processes described left hand and right hand input runs through the navigation of described options menu.
9. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said disposal system is configured to process input from described left hand or the right hand to show correction menu, and process runs through described correction menu navigation from the input of another in described left hand or the right hand.
10. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said disposal system is configured to process input from described left hand or the right hand to run through described correction menu navigation, and process revises menu navigation from the input of another in described left hand or the right hand.
11. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said options menu comprises the word or expression relevant to the described user's input information from described multiple key.
12. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said options menu comprises one dimension menu, and described user's input position information comprises the one-dimensional position information for the described one dimension menu that navigates.
13. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said options menu comprises multidimensional menu, and described user's input position information comprises the one-dimensional position information for the described multidimensional menu that navigates.
14. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said user's input position information comprises the two-dimensional position information for described options menu of navigating.
15. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said keyboard also comprises microphone, for receiving sound instruction, and described disposal system shows the options menu relevant to described sound instruction on the display for the navigation by described user's input position information.
16. the system as claimed in claim 1, the touch-sensitive part of wherein said multifunction key comprises capacitive touch sensor, and inputs to press or discharge with the user of described multifunction key and determined by the thin film switch associated with described multifunction key alternately.
17. 1 kinds for the method for information entered from the keyboard to disposal system, described keyboard has multiple key and has the multifunction key of touch-sensitive part, and described method comprises:
From the one or more reception information inputs described multiple key;
The options menu that display is relevant to described received information over the display;
The navigation of described options menu is run through by the positional information received from the described touch-sensitive part of described multifunction key; And
From described options menu, option is selected alternately by receiving to input with the user of described multifunction key.
18. methods as claimed in claim 17, wherein when described multifunction key is positioned at non-pressing position, described positional information runs through the navigation of described options menu, and described option is selected alternately by inputting to press with the user of described multifunction key from described options menu.
19. methods as claimed in claim 17, wherein positional information inputs slip gesture by the user of the described touch-sensitive part along described multifunction key and is received.
20. methods as claimed in claim 17, wherein said options menu comprises the word or expression relevant to the described information received from described multiple keyed jointing.
21. methods as claimed in claim 17, also comprise reception sound instruction, and show the options menu relevant to described sound instruction for the navigation by described institute receiving position information.
22. 1 kinds, for the keyboard used together with the disposal system with display, comprising:
Multiple key, for user by inputting information alternately with one or more in described multiple key; And
There is the multifunction key of touch-sensitive part, for user by touch or gesture input carrys out input position information or by inputting information with the user interactions of described multifunction key;
Wherein, when described keyboard is coupled to described disposal system, described keyboard:
Be provided for the described user's input information shown;
To described disposal system provide described user's input position information navigate relevant to described user's input information shown by options menu; And
There is provided to input with the user of described multifunction key to described disposal system and from described options menu, select option alternately.
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