CN106293428A

CN106293428A - The characters input method of touch control terminal

Info

Publication number: CN106293428A
Application number: CN201510249333.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈磊
Original assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Current assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Priority date: 2015-05-15
Filing date: 2015-05-15
Publication date: 2017-01-04
Also published as: WO2016184319A1

Abstract

The purpose of the application is to provide characters input method and the equipment of a kind of touch control terminal.Specifically, the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display is obtained；The character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard is switched according to described first slide；The described character currently chosen is shown in the character input area of described touch screen.Compared with prior art, the character owing to currently choosing in dummy keyboard is to switch over according to the slide on touch screen so that without clicking the position of corresponding character exactly when choosing character, can complete the accurate selection of character.Therefore, it is possible to reduce the deletion action that user is carried out because selecting error character during input character, thus accelerate the input speed of character, improve the efficiency of man-machine interaction.

Description

The characters input method of touch control terminal

Technical field

The application relates to communication and computer realm, particularly relates to the character input side of a kind of touch control terminal Method.

Background technology

Along with the development of mobile Internet, the touch control terminal such as mobile phone, panel computer is in the life of people Play the most important role.When people use the application software of these touch control terminals, may Need to input specific character when realizing some function, but, existing touch control terminal carries out word During symbol input, there is man-machine interaction deficiency such as inefficient grade.Such as using panel computer input validation During code, the primary keyboard of meeting trigger action system, user clicks in the primary keyboard of this operating system The character needed, thus complete the selection input of character, owing to the selection region of primary keyboard is less, Easily select the character of mistake so that the speed of input is relatively slow, reduces the efficiency of man-machine interaction.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the application is to provide the characters input method of a kind of touch control terminal, and solution presently, there are The problem that man-machine interaction is inefficient.

In view of this, the application provides the characters input method of a kind of touch control terminal, described method to include:

Obtain the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display；

The character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard is switched according to described first slide；

The described character currently chosen is shown in the character input area of described touch screen.

Further, switch, according to described first slide, the word currently chosen in described dummy keyboard Symbol, including:

Glide direction according to described first slide determines the switching of character in described dummy keyboard Direction, and the character currently chosen is switched successively according to described switching direction.

Further, switch, according to described first slide, the word currently chosen in described dummy keyboard Symbol, also includes:

Sliding speed according to described first slide determines the switching of character in described dummy keyboard Speed.

Further, the quantity of described dummy keyboard is multiple；

Obtain the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display, including:

Obtain user's operating position on described touch screen, when described operating position is virtual with any one When the display position of keyboard overlaps, switch to current living by being in the dummy keyboard at described operating position Dynamic dummy keyboard；

Obtain the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of the current active of tactile screen display；

The character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard is switched according to described first slide, including: The character currently chosen in the dummy keyboard of described current active is switched according to described first slide.

Further, multiple character input position is comprised in described character input area；

Before showing the described character currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen, also include:

Obtain the second operation that user performs in the first area of described touch screen, according to described second behaviour Make to switch the character input position currently chosen；

The described character currently chosen is shown in the character input area of described touch screen, including: described The character input position currently chosen of the character input area of touch screen shows the described character currently chosen.

Further, described second operation includes: the second slip behaviour performed in described first area Make；

Obtain the second operation that user performs in the first area of described touch screen, according to described second behaviour Make to switch the character input position currently chosen, including:

Obtain the second slide that user performs in the first area of described touch screen, by described second The glide direction of slide determines the switching side of character input position described in described character input area To, and the character input bit currently chosen is switched successively according to the switching direction of described character input position Put.

Further, obtain user tactile screen display dummy keyboard perform the first slide it Before, also include:

Obtain the 3rd operation that user performs in the second area of described touch screen, according to described 3rd behaviour Make to change the display position of described dummy keyboard.

Further, the quantity of described dummy keyboard is multiple, and multiple dummy keyboards are on described touch screen Display position include any one or two kinds of combination following:

At least one described dummy keyboard is all shown in the both sides of described touch screen；Or

Central authorities at described touch screen show at least one dummy keyboard.

Further, the quantity of described dummy keyboard is three, is respectively used to show capitalization, little Write mother, numeral and symbol.

Further, described dummy keyboard is all or part of in described tactile screen display.

Further, the quantity of described dummy keyboard is multiple, between any two dummy keyboard away from From more than predetermined threshold value.

According to the another aspect of the application, additionally provide the character input device of a kind of touch control terminal, institute The equipment of stating includes:

First device, for obtaining the user the first slip behaviour in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display Make；

Second device, currently chooses for switching in described dummy keyboard according to described first slide Character；

3rd device, for showing the described word currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen Symbol.

Further, described second device, true for the glide direction according to described first slide The switching direction of character in fixed described dummy keyboard, and switch current choosing successively according to described switching direction In character.

Further, described second device, it is additionally operable to the sliding speed according to described first slide Determine the switch speed of character in described dummy keyboard.

Further, the quantity of described dummy keyboard is multiple；

Described first device, including:

One one module, for obtaining user's operating position on described touch screen, when described operative position Put the display position with any one dummy keyboard when overlapping, virtual by be at described operating position Keyboard shift is the dummy keyboard of current active；

One or two module, performs at the dummy keyboard of the current active of tactile screen display for obtaining user The first slide；

Described second device, for switching the virtual of described current active according to described first slide The character currently chosen in keyboard.

Described equipment also includes:

4th device, for showing the described character currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen Before, the second operation that user performs in the first area of described touch screen is obtained, according to described second The character input position that operation switching is currently chosen；

Described 3rd device, for the character currently the chosen input in the character input area of described touch screen The character currently chosen described in position display.

Described 4th device, described currently chooses for showing in the character input area of described touch screen Before character, obtain the second slide that user performs in the first area of described touch screen, by institute The glide direction stating the second slide determines character input position described in described character input area Switching direction, and switch, according to the switching direction of described character input position, the character currently chosen successively Input position.

Further, described equipment also includes:

5th device, for obtaining the first slip that user's dummy keyboard in tactile screen display performs Before operation, obtain the 3rd operation that user performs in the second area of described touch screen, according to described The display position of dummy keyboard described in 3rd operation change.

Central authorities at described touch screen show at least one dummy keyboard.

Compared with prior art, owing to dummy keyboard currently being chosen in the technical scheme that the application provides Character be to switch over according to slide on touch screen so that when character is chosen without Click the position of corresponding character exactly, the accurate selection of character can be completed.Therefore, it is possible to subtract The deletion action that few user is carried out because selecting error character during input character, thus accelerate character Input speed, improve man-machine interaction efficiency.

Accompanying drawing explanation

The detailed description that non-limiting example is made made with reference to the following drawings by reading, this The other features, objects and advantages of application will become more apparent upon:

Fig. 1 illustrates the structure of the character input device of a kind of touch control terminal according to one aspect of the application Schematic diagram；

Fig. 2 shows the first the inputting interface schematic diagram that the invention relates to；

Fig. 3 shows the second inputting interface schematic diagram that the invention relates to；

Fig. 4 shows in the character input device of a kind of touch control terminal that the embodiment of the present application provides first The structural representation of device；

Fig. 5 shows the third inputting interface schematic diagram that the invention relates to；

Fig. 6 shows the 4th kind of inputting interface schematic diagram that the invention relates to；

Fig. 7 shows the character input device of a kind of preferred touch control terminal that the embodiment of the present application provides Structural representation；

Fig. 8 (a) and (b) show the schematic diagram of the two kinds of gesture operations that the invention relates to；

Fig. 9 shows the 5th kind of inputting interface schematic diagram that the invention relates to；

Figure 10 shows the character input of the another kind of preferred touch control terminal that the embodiment of the present application provides The structural representation of equipment；

Figure 11 shows the characters input method according to the application a kind of touch control terminal in terms of another Flow chart.

In accompanying drawing, same or analogous reference represents same or analogous parts.

Detailed description of the invention

In one typical configuration of the application, terminal, the equipment of service network and trusted party all include One or more processors (CPU), input/output interface, network interface and internal memory.

Internal memory potentially includes the volatile memory in computer-readable medium, random access memory (RAM) and/or the form such as Nonvolatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM).Internal memory is the example of computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable medium includes that removable media permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-is permissible Information storage is realized by any method or technology.Information can be computer-readable instruction, data knot Structure, the module of program or other data.The example of the storage medium of computer includes, but are not limited to phase Become internal memory (PRAM), static RAM (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other kinds of random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricity Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EEPROM), fast flash memory bank or other memory techniques, read-only Compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical storage, Magnetic cassette tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage apparatus or any other non-transmission medium, Can be used for the information that storage can be accessed by a computing device.According to defining herein, computer-readable Medium does not include non-temporary computer readable media (transitory media), as modulation data signal and Carrier wave.

Fig. 1 illustrates the knot of the character input device 1 of a kind of touch control terminal according to one aspect of the invention Structure schematic diagram, wherein, this equipment 1 includes first device the 110, second device 120 and the 3rd device 130.Specifically, first device 110 obtain that user performs at the dummy keyboard of tactile screen display the One slide；Second device 120 according to described first slide switch in described dummy keyboard when Before the character chosen；3rd device 130 shows described current choosing in the character input area of described touch screen In character.Character owing to currently choosing in dummy keyboard is to enter according to the slide on touch screen Row switching so that without clicking the position of corresponding character exactly when character is chosen, Complete the accurate selection of character.Therefore, it is possible to reduce user during input character because selecting wrongly written character The deletion action accorded with and carry out, thus accelerate the input speed of character, improve the efficiency of man-machine interaction.

Here, equipment 1 includes but not limited to that the network equipment, touch control terminal or the network equipment are with touch-control eventually End is by the mutually integrated equipment constituted of network.Here, the described network equipment includes but not limited to such as net Network main frame, single network server, multiple webserver collection or set of computers based on cloud computing Deng realization；Or realized by subscriber equipment.Here, cloud is by based on cloud computing (Cloud Computing) A large amount of main frames or the webserver constitute, wherein, cloud computing is the one of Distributed Calculation, by one One super virtual machine of group's loosely-coupled computer collection composition.Preferably, equipment 1 also may be used To be operate in touch terminal, to make user carry out the software of character input with touch terminal for medium. Here, described touch control terminal is a kind of any electronic product being carried out man-machine interaction by touch screen, as Smart mobile phone, PDA, portable game machine, palm PC PPC, portable set or panel computer Deng；Wherein, touch screen (Touch Screen), including capacitive touch screen.Those skilled in the art should Being understood that the said equipment 1 and touch control terminal are only for example, other are existing or that be likely to occur from now on sets The present invention such as it is applicable to for 1 or touch control terminal, within also should being included in scope, and It is incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

Specifically, first device 110 is by such as calling the application programming interfaces that touch control terminal is provided (API), or, by calling the application programming interfaces (API) that equipment 1 is provided self, obtain The user's the first operation on the touch screen of touch control terminal.

Here, the shape of described dummy keyboard includes but not limited to: annular, bar shaped or rectangle etc.. In actual applications, dummy keyboard display situation and shape can be according to the shapes of the touch screen of described equipment The operating habits of shape, the size of touch screen, interface visual effect and user etc. are because the most rationally determining. Such as, the shape of touch screen irregular rectangle, or in order to promote the overall visual effect at interface, Dummy keyboard can be designed as arc.Those skilled in the art will be understood that the shape of above-mentioned dummy keyboard Shape is only for example, and other shapes of dummy keyboard that are existing or that be likely to occur from now on are such as applicable to this Invention, within also should being included in scope, and is incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

Further, described dummy keyboard is all or part of in described tactile screen display.Here, it is empty Intend keyboard situation about being particularly shown, equally regard according to the shape of touch screen, the size of touch screen, interface The operating habits of feel effect and user etc. are because the most rationally determining.Such as, user use equipment time, Conventional mode of operation is the both sides that both hands hold equipment, and is entered at the marginal area of touch screen by thumb Row touch control operation.Now, if dummy keyboard is annular, only edge at touch screen half ring can be shown Shape dummy keyboard, concrete as in figure 2 it is shown, wherein the indication range of dummy keyboard be region 2A, when User is when holding the both sides of equipment, and the range of activity of its thumb can cover the display model of dummy keyboard Enclose, without unclamping both hands during operation, improve the convenience of operation.

For the character currently chosen in dummy keyboard, can be by the way of highlighting so that it is district Not in other not selected character.The mode highlighted can use and be highlighted character, increases Add background colour, add boldface type, change font color or size, near character, increase by a radio check mark One or more combination in modes such as (arrow, indicatrixs etc.).Such as in Fig. 2, for The character 3 currently chosen, can increase background colour, simultaneously in annular inboard in the viewing area of character Increase by a radio check mark 2C so that it is unselected with other that user can quickly distinguish the character currently chosen Middle character.Those skilled in the art will be understood that the above-mentioned mode that highlights currently choosing character is only Citing, other modes that are existing or that be likely to occur from now on are such as applicable to the present invention, also should be included in Within scope, and it is incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

Specifically, the second device 120 determines described void according to the glide direction of described first slide Intend the switching direction of character in keyboard, and switch the word currently chosen according to described switching direction successively Symbol.Wherein said glide direction only needs to exist relation one to one, in fact with switching direction The feelings can arranged in dummy keyboard according to the shape of dummy keyboard and character to be selected in the application of border Condition reasonable set.Such as, for the dummy keyboard shown in Fig. 2, if the first slide sets in advance It is set to: by the slip upwardly or downwardly of the operating point of user.When glide direction is by operating point 2B Time upwards, then this dummy keyboard can turn clockwise according to this slide upwards, now virtual key In dish, the switching direction of character is: switched to character 2, character 1 successively by the character 3 currently chosen； Relatively, when glide direction be by operating point 2B downward time, then dummy keyboard can according to this upwards Slide rotates counterclockwise, and now in dummy keyboard, the switching direction of character is: by currently choose Character 3 switches to character 4, character 5 successively.Here, alleged by glide direction up or down Be only used for stating general direction, operating point 2B initiate and with the tangential direction of Loop shaped virtual keyboard in The slide of certain angle is also understood to slide downward or upward, such as can by with Described tangential direction is that the slide in the range of 45 ° is judged to equidirectional slide.Here, Described operating point includes but not limited to: user's touch location on touch screen；Or operated by user The interactive device corresponding cursor positions on screen such as mouse, trace ball or Trackpad.

For another example, the dummy keyboard of display the most single for character to be selected, with square as shown in Figure 3 As a example by shape dummy keyboard, it is assumed that the character currently chosen is character 5, when the operating point of user is along a certain Direction set in advance (as upwards) slide time, the switching direction of its correspondence is: from left to right, by Under supreme, the character the most currently chosen can be by character 5 successively to character 6, character 7, character 8, word Symbol 9 switches successively；Relatively, when the operating point of user is slided (as downwards) in opposite direction, The switching direction of its correspondence is: from right to left, from top to bottom, and the character the most currently chosen can be by character 5 switch successively to character 4, character 3, character 2, character 1 successively.

When described dummy keyboard comprising character being more, if the spacing of two characters is longer, such as Loop shaped virtual keyboard shown in Fig. 2 comprises dozens of character, and needs continuous two words of input Symbol lays respectively at the both sides that on this Loop shaped virtual keyboard, distance is farthest, the most between the two may when switching The longer time can be spent, thus affect the efficiency of character input.For the problems referred to above, described second Device 120 determines character in described dummy keyboard always according to the sliding speed of described first slide Switch speed.Such as, for the dummy keyboard shown in Fig. 2, it is sliding that the second device can obtain first The sliding speed of dynamic operation, then the corresponding relation by presetting is obtained Loop shaped virtual key by sliding speed The angular velocity that dish rotates, in this angular velocity the biggest then Loop shaped virtual keyboard, the switch speed of character is the fastest, Otherwise the switch speed of character is the slowest.When needing successive character distant of input, permissible By quickly sliding, shorten the speed of switching；And work as the close together of the successive character of needs input Time, then can ensure the accuracy that character switches, it is to avoid because cutting too quickly by slower slip Throw-over degree, causes character to be difficult to choose.

Here, be constant work between each device of equipment 1.Specifically, first device 110 persistently obtain the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display；Second dress Put 120 to continue to switch, according to described first slide, the character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard； 3rd device 130 continues to show the described character currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen. Here, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that between each device that described " continuing " refers to equipment 1 The most constantly carry out the acquisition of the first slide, currently choose the switching of character, and currently select The display of middle character, until equipment 1 stops obtaining described first operation in a long time.

Further, this application provides one preferred embodiment, wherein said dummy keyboard Quantity can arrange multiple；In conjunction with Fig. 1, the concrete structure of described first device 110 as shown in Figure 4, Including the one one module and the one or two module.Wherein the one one module 111 obtains user at described touch screen On operating position, when described operating position overlaps with the display position of any one dummy keyboard, The dummy keyboard at described operating position will be in switch to the dummy keyboard of current active；One or two mould Block 112 obtains the user the first slip behaviour in the dummy keyboard execution of the current active of tactile screen display Make.Correspondingly, described second device 120 switches described current active according to described first slide Dummy keyboard in the character currently chosen.

Wherein, the operation on described touch screen of the user acquired in the one one module 111 can be user Arbitrarily operation (such as clicking operation or slide etc.), and the one one module 111 and first Two modules 112 can perform simultaneously or sequencing performs, and the most described first slide is permissible Obtained by the one one module 111 simultaneously, and according to the dummy keyboard of its operating position switching current active.

If being click on accessed by the one one module 111 operates, then can get this click behaviour The operating point made, if on the display position of some dummy keyboard that is on touch screen of this operating point, then This dummy keyboard can be switched to the dummy keyboard of current active.If the one one module 111 is obtained Get is slide, then can using whole slide all operations point of process as switching The foundation of the dummy keyboard of current active, it is also possible to only using the startup operation point of this slide as The foundation of the dummy keyboard of switching current active.

As a example by the equipment interface shown in Fig. 5, this interface shows three annular dummy keyboards, The display position of its correspondence is respectively region 5A, region 5B and region 5C, the slip of user's input Operating and slid into termination operating point 5E by startup operation point 5D, wherein startup operation point 5D is in district In the 5C of territory, and terminate operating point 5E and be in the 5A of region.If the one one module is by the whole behaviour that slides Make all operations point of process as the foundation of dummy keyboard of switching current active, for similar cunning The dynamic operation operating this kind of continuous contact touch screen, then can be during operation continues, persistently to operation The position of point judges, and the virtual key of the position switching current active being presently according to operating point Dish, in this case, when operating point is moved to region 5A by region 5C, the one one module I.e. the dummy keyboard of current active can be switched over.

In actual applications, it is not precluded from using due to the operation of the dummy keyboard for switching current active In the first slide of selection character, the i.e. first slide can switch the void of current active simultaneously Intend the character in the dummy keyboard of keyboard and selection current active.For the equipment that touch screen is less, by Less in the region of operation, easily make the viewing area of the slide multiple dummy keyboards of leap Territory.If the first slide crosses over the viewing area of multiple dummy keyboards, may be such that this order One slide chooses the character in another dummy keyboard, causes input error.Therefore can only by The startup operation point of this slide as the foundation of dummy keyboard of switching current active, i.e. for The operation of similar slide this kind of continuous contact touch screen, only touches initial behaviour during touch screen first by user Make point and be judged to the operating position of this time.In this case, when in Fig. 5 acquired in the one one module After shown slide, the dummy keyboard of current active is the dummy keyboard being shown in region 5C, The dummy keyboard that will not make current active switches over during a slide.

For the dummy keyboard of current active, can be by the way of highlighting so that it is be different from it Its dummy keyboard.The mode highlighted can use character is highlighted, increase background colour, The font of character in overstriking dummy keyboard, the one changed in the mode such as font color or size or many The combination planted.Here, those skilled in the art will be understood that the above-mentioned dummy keyboard to current active The mode of highlighting is only for example, and other modes that are existing or that be likely to occur from now on are such as applicable to this Invention, within also should being included in scope, and is incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

The another kind of preferred implementation provided as the application, when the quantity of described dummy keyboard is many Time individual, the distance between any two dummy keyboard is more than predetermined threshold value.By arranging two virtual keys Minimum range between dish, the hypotelorism being possible to prevent between dummy keyboard, it is to avoid virtual to other The maloperation of keyboard.Such as, set predetermined threshold value according to the finger width of normal adult human, as 5mm。

Further, multiple dummy keyboards display position on described touch screen include following any one or The combination of two kinds: all show at least one described dummy keyboard in the both sides of described touch screen, or in institute The central authorities stating touch screen show at least one dummy keyboard.As a example by three dummy keyboards, can be at touch screen Left side show one, right side shows two, as it is shown in figure 5, this kind of display mode can conveniently be used Family held by both hands is held in operation during equipment both sides；Can also be at central authorities' three virtual keys of display of touch screen Dish, as shown in Figure 6, the operation of another hands when this kind of mode can facilitate user's one hand holding apparatus. Certainly, for the consideration (such as interface integral layout etc.) of other factors, it is also possible in the left and right sides And central authorities' each display one dummy keyboard.

So that the display position of above-mentioned dummy keyboard is more flexible, the application provides and further provides for One is preferred embodiment so that the display position of dummy keyboard can be sent out according to the operation of user Changing, its structure is as it is shown in fig. 7, in addition to the device shown in Fig. 1, described equipment 1 also includes Five devices 150.Specifically, described 5th device 150 is obtaining virtual in tactile screen display of user Before the first slide that keyboard performs, obtain what user performed in the second area of described touch screen 3rd operation, according to the display position of dummy keyboard described in described 3rd operation change.Here, ability Field technique personnel should be appreciated that first device the 110, second device 120 and the 3rd device 130 respectively Identical or essentially identical with the content of corresponding intrument in Fig. 1 embodiment, for simplicity's sake, therefore at this not Repeat again, and be incorporated herein by reference.

Wherein, the change of the display position of described dummy keyboard can be between multiple default display position Mutual switching, it is also possible to be mobile display position, User Defined ground.Such as getting the 3rd behaviour After work, according to the 3rd operation make three dummy keyboards display position by the region 5A in Fig. 5, Region 5B and region 5C corresponding region 6A, region 6B and the region 6C being changed in Fig. 6 respectively. Or only some dummy keyboard therein is moved to other position.

Described 3rd operation includes but not limited to: certain gestures operation, in the clicking operation of ad-hoc location Or the drag operation to a certain dummy keyboard.Wherein, the operation of described certain gestures includes but not limited to Such as the gesture operation in Fig. 8 (a) and (b), wherein Fig. 8 (a) is two operating points 8A and 8B slide in opposition simultaneously, is that three operating points 8C, 8D and 8E are simultaneously to a certain position in 8 (b) Slide.When described 3rd operation is the clicking operation at ad-hoc location, this ad-hoc location can be aobvious It is shown on screen and is exclusively used in the button triggering dummy keyboard display position change, when user clicks on this After button, i.e. can be obtained and thus change the display position of dummy keyboard by the 5th device.Described to certain The drag operation of one dummy keyboard is generally used for the self-defined change to display position, such as, press with the head of a household After a certain dummy keyboard is in 1 second, then drag to other position, can be by this dummy keyboard by showing position Put and be dragged to other position.

According to the different implementations of described 3rd operation, described second area is set to different districts Territory, if the 3rd operation is when the clicking operation of ad-hoc location, can be set as removing by described second area A certain region outside keyboard & display region and character input area.As the 3rd operation is grasped for certain gestures Making or during to the drag operation of a certain dummy keyboard, described second area may be set to whole touch screen Viewing area.Here, those skilled in the art only will be understood that above-mentioned second area and the 3rd operation For citing, other display positions for changing described dummy keyboard that are existing or that be likely to occur from now on Mode be such as applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and at this to draw It is incorporated herein by mode.

In actual application scenarios, character input area shown in interface may comprise multiple character Input position.Such as, the interface shown in Fig. 9 comprises in the 9A of character input area four character inputs Position 9A1～9A4, can show a selected character in each character input position.Preferably, institute Stating equipment 1 and also include the 4th device 140, its structure is as shown in Figure 10.Specifically, the 4th device Before 140 show the described character currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen, obtain user The second operation performed in the first area of described touch screen, according to the described second current choosing of operation switching In character input position.Here, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that first device 110 and Two devices 120 is identical or essentially identical, for concisely with the content of corresponding intrument in Fig. 1 embodiment respectively For the sake of, therefore do not repeat them here, and be incorporated herein by reference.Described 3rd device 130 exists The character input position currently chosen of the character input area of described touch screen shows described currently to be chosen Character.

Here, for the character input position currently chosen, again may be by the mode highlighted, Differentiate it from other not selected character input position.The mode highlighted can use highlighted Display, change background color, increase frame or increase by above or below this character input position One or more combination in the modes such as radio check mark (arrow, indicatrix etc.).In Fig. 9 Shown in, character input position 9A2 is the character input position currently chosen, and inputs with other character Position is compared, and character input position 9A2 adds a frame.Here, those skilled in the art should Being understood that the mode that highlights of above-mentioned character input position is only for example, other are existing or from now on may be used The mode that can occur such as is applicable to the present invention, within also should being included in scope, and This is incorporated herein with way of reference.

Preferably, the second slide that described second operation performs in being included in described first area. Described 4th device 140 described is currently chosen specifically for showing in the character input area of described touch screen Character before, obtain the second slide of performing in the first area of described touch screen of user, by The glide direction of described second slide determines character input position described in described character input area Switching direction, and switch, according to the switching direction of described character input position, the word currently chosen successively Symbol input position.Here, described first area can be all viewing areas comprising whole touch screen. Such as, the touch screen interface shown in Fig. 9 carries out the second slide, rising of this second slide Beginning operating point is operating point 9B, if the second slide is slip to the right, and the word the most currently chosen Symbol input position can be switched to character input position 9A3 by character input position 9A2；Correspondingly, if Second slide is slip to the left, and the character input position the most currently chosen can be by character input bit Put 9A2 and switch to character input position 9A1.

In actual applications, described second operation can also include in the following manner: at character input position Clicking operation or in first area the clicking operation of ad-hoc location.If described second operation for The clicking operation of character input position, then the 4th device is directly according to the operating point position of described second operation Put and switch the character input position currently chosen, i.e. user and click on which character input position, then will This character input position is chosen.In such cases, it is defeated that described first area is set to all characters Enter the region corresponding to position.If the click behaviour that described second operation is ad-hoc location in first area Making, this ad-hoc location can be displayed on touch screen being exclusively used in the button selecting character input position, example As ad-hoc location include one move to left button and one move to right button, when user click on move to left button time, 4th device can switch, according to the upper clicking operation of this key position, the word currently chosen the most to the left Symbol input position, vice versa.In such cases, described first area can be set as except keyboard A certain region outside viewing area and character input area.Here, those skilled in the art should be able to manage Solve above-mentioned first area and the second operation is only for example, other use that are existing or that be likely to occur from now on Such as it is applicable to the present invention in the mode switching the character input position currently chosen, also should be included in this Within invention protection domain, and it is incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

Under specific application scenarios, the such as application scenarios of identifying code input, owing to needing input Character will not comprise Chinese character, therefore only needs to show English words in the character to be selected of dummy keyboard Mother, numeral and symbol.In prior art, common dummy keyboard be only capable of show simultaneously little Write mother, capitalization or numeral and symbol in one, therefore input time may need repeatedly Change currently displaying dummy keyboard.For this type of application scenarios, the quantity of dummy keyboard can be set It is set to three, is respectively used to show capitalization, lower case, numeral and symbol so that Yong Hu Input validation code is only to need the character according to display to choose correspondence respectively in three dummy keyboards Character, improves the convenience of man-machine interaction.

Figure 11 shows the characters input method according to the application a kind of touch control terminal in terms of another Flow chart.Wherein, said method comprising the steps of:

S1101, obtains the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display；

S1102, switches, according to described first slide, the character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard；

S1103, shows the described character currently chosen in the character input area of described touch screen.

Character owing to currently choosing in dummy keyboard is to cut according to the slide on touch screen Change so that without clicking the position of corresponding character exactly when character is chosen, can complete The accurate selection of character.Therefore, it is possible to reduce user during input character because selecting error character The deletion action carried out, thus accelerate the input speed of character, improve the efficiency of man-machine interaction.

Specifically, switch, according to described first slide, the word currently chosen in described dummy keyboard Symbol, including: determine character in described dummy keyboard according to the glide direction of described first slide Switching direction, and the character currently chosen is switched successively according to described switching direction.

Wherein said glide direction only needs to exist relation one to one, in fact with switching direction The feelings can arranged in dummy keyboard according to the shape of dummy keyboard and character to be selected in the application of border Condition reasonable set.Such as, for the dummy keyboard shown in Fig. 2, if the first slide sets in advance It is set to: by the slip upwardly or downwardly of the operating point of user.When glide direction is by operating point 2B Time upwards, then this dummy keyboard can turn clockwise according to this slide upwards, now virtual key In dish, the switching direction of character is: switched to character 2, character 1 successively by the character 3 currently chosen； Relatively, when glide direction be by operating point 2B downward time, then dummy keyboard can according to this upwards Slide rotates counterclockwise, and now in dummy keyboard, the switching direction of character is: by currently choose Character 3 switches to character 4, character 5 successively.Here, alleged by glide direction up or down Be only used for stating general direction, operating point 2B initiate and with the tangential direction of Loop shaped virtual keyboard in The slide of certain angle is also understood to slide downward or upward, such as can by with Described tangential direction is that the slide in the range of 45 ° is judged to equidirectional slide.Here, Described operating point includes but not limited to: user's touch location on touch screen；Or operated by user The interactive device corresponding cursor positions on screen such as mouse, trace ball or Trackpad.

When described dummy keyboard comprising character being more, if the spacing of two characters is longer, such as Loop shaped virtual keyboard shown in Fig. 2 comprises dozens of character, and needs continuous two words of input Symbol lays respectively at the both sides that on this Loop shaped virtual keyboard, distance is farthest, the most between the two may when switching The longer time can be spent, thus affect the efficiency of character input.For the problems referred to above, above-mentioned basis Described first slide switches the character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard, also includes: according to institute The sliding speed stating the first slide determines the switch speed of character in described dummy keyboard.Such as, For the dummy keyboard shown in Fig. 2, can be by obtaining the sliding speed of the first slide, so The angular velocity that Loop shaped virtual keyboard rotates, this angle is obtained by sliding speed afterwards according to the corresponding relation preset In speed the biggest then Loop shaped virtual keyboard, the switch speed of character is the fastest, otherwise the switch speed of character is then The slowest.When needing successive character distant of input, can shorten by quickly sliding The speed of switching；And when needing successive character close together of input, then can be by slower Slide, ensure the accuracy that character switches, it is to avoid because of switch speed too quickly, cause character to be difficult to Choose.

Here, be constant execution between each step, described " continuing " is that the method is continuous Ground carries out the acquisition of the first slide, currently chooses the switching of character, and currently chooses character Display, until stopping in a long time obtaining described first operation.

Further, this application provides one preferred embodiment, wherein said dummy keyboard Quantity can arrange multiple；Figure 11 in S1101, specifically include: obtain user at described touch screen On operating position, when described operating position overlaps with the display position of any one dummy keyboard, The dummy keyboard at described operating position will be in switch to the dummy keyboard of current active；And obtain User is at the first slide of the dummy keyboard execution of the current active of tactile screen display.Correspondingly, Switch, according to described first slide, the character currently chosen in described dummy keyboard, specifically include: The character currently chosen in the dummy keyboard of described current active is switched according to described first slide.

Wherein, the operation of the dummy keyboard for switching current active can be any operation of user (such as clicking operation or slide etc.), and two process actions that S1101 is comprised: obtain Take family operating position on described touch screen, when described operating position and any one dummy keyboard When display position overlaps, the dummy keyboard at described operating position will be in switch to the void of current active Intend keyboard, and obtain the user's the first cunning in the dummy keyboard execution of the current active of tactile screen display Dynamic operation, can perform simultaneously or sequencing performs.The most described first slide can To be acquired, and according to the dummy keyboard of its operating position switching current active.

If get is click on operation, then can get the operating point of this clicking operation, if should On the display position of some dummy keyboard that operating point is on touch screen, then can be by this virtual key Dish switches to the dummy keyboard of current active.If accessed is slide, then can be by whole Slide all operations point of process as the foundation of dummy keyboard of switching current active, it is possible to Using only by the startup operation point of this slide as the foundation of dummy keyboard of switching current active.

As a example by the interface shown in Fig. 5, this interface shows three annular dummy keyboards, its Corresponding display position is respectively region 5A, region 5B and region 5C, the slip behaviour of user's input Making to be slid into termination operating point 5E by startup operation point 5D, wherein startup operation point 5D is in region In 5C, and terminate operating point 5E and be in the 5A of region.If the one one module is by whole slide The all operations point of process as the foundation of dummy keyboard of switching current active, for similar slip Operate the operation of this kind of continuous contact touch screen, then can be during operation continue, persistently to operating point Position judge, and the virtual key of the position switching current active being presently according to operating point Dish, in this case, when operating point is moved to region 5A by region 5C, the one one module I.e. the dummy keyboard of current active can be switched over.

So that the display position of above-mentioned dummy keyboard is more flexible, the application provides and further provides for One is preferred embodiment so that the display position of dummy keyboard can be sent out according to the operation of user Changing, specifically, obtains the user's the first slide in the dummy keyboard execution of tactile screen display Before, also include obtaining the 3rd operation that user performs in the second area of described touch screen, according to institute State the display position of dummy keyboard described in the 3rd operation change.

Described 3rd operation includes but not limited to: certain gestures operation, in the clicking operation of ad-hoc location Or the drag operation to a certain dummy keyboard.Wherein, the operation of described certain gestures includes but not limited to Such as the gesture operation in Fig. 8 (a) and (b), wherein Fig. 8 (a) is two operating points 8A and 8B slide in opposition simultaneously, is that three operating points 8C, 8D and 8E are simultaneously to a certain position in 8 (b) Slide.When described 3rd operation is the clicking operation at ad-hoc location, this ad-hoc location can be aobvious It is shown on screen and is exclusively used in the button triggering dummy keyboard display position change, when user clicks on this After button, i.e. can be acquired and thus change the display position of dummy keyboard.Described to a certain virtual key The drag operation of dish is generally used for the self-defined change to display position, such as with the head of a household by a certain virtual After keyboard is in 1 second, then drag to other position, can be by this dummy keyboard by showing that position is dragged to Other position.

In actual application scenarios, character input area shown in interface may comprise multiple character Input position.Such as, the interface shown in Fig. 9 comprises in the 9A of character input area four character inputs Position 9A1～9A4, can show a selected character in each character input position.Preferably, may be used Method flow diagram shown in Figure 11 further improves, before S1103, obtains user The second operation performed in the first area of described touch screen, according to the described second current choosing of operation switching In character input position.Further, described S1103 specifically includes: the character at described touch screen inputs The character input position currently chosen in district shows the described character currently chosen.

Preferably, the second slide that described second operation performs in being included in described first area. The second operation that aforementioned acquisition user performs in the first area of described touch screen, according to described second behaviour Make to switch the step of the character input position currently chosen, specifically include: obtain user at described touch screen First area in perform the second slide, the glide direction of described second slide determine The switching direction of character input position described in described character input area, and according to described character input bit The switching direction put switches the character input position currently chosen successively.Here, described first area can To be all viewing areas comprising whole touch screen.Such as, carry out in the touch screen interface shown in Fig. 9 Second slide, the startup operation point of this second slide is operating point 9B, if second slides Operation is slip to the right, and the character input position the most currently chosen can be cut by character input position 9A2 Shift to character input position 9A3；Correspondingly, if the second slide is slip to the left, the most currently The character input position chosen can be switched to character input position 9A1 by character input position 9A2.

In actual applications, described second operation can also include in the following manner: at character input position Clicking operation or in first area the clicking operation of ad-hoc location.If described second operation for The clicking operation of character input position, then directly switch according to the operating point position of described second operation Which character input position the character input position currently chosen, i.e. user click on, then by defeated for this character Enter position to choose.In such cases, described first area is set to all character input position institutes Corresponding region.If described second operation is the clicking operation of ad-hoc location, this spy in first area Location is put and can be displayed on touch screen being exclusively used in the button selecting character input position, such as certain bits Put include one move to left button and one move to right button, when user click on move to left button time, then can basis The upper clicking operation of this key position, switches the character input position currently chosen, instead the most to the left As the same.In such cases, described first area can be set as except keyboard & display region and word A certain region outside symbol input area.Here, those skilled in the art will be understood that above-mentioned first area And second operation be only for example, other are existing or that be likely to occur from now on currently chooses for switching The mode of character input position be such as applicable to the present invention, also should be included in scope with In, and be incorporated herein with way of reference at this.

In sum, the character owing to currently choosing in dummy keyboard is according to the slip behaviour on touch screen Switch over so that without clicking the position of corresponding character exactly when character is chosen, The accurate selection of character can be completed.Therefore, it is possible to reduce user during input character because of choosing Error character and the deletion action that carries out, thus accelerate the input speed of character, improve the effect of man-machine interaction Rate.

Obviously, those skilled in the art the application can be carried out various change and modification without deviating from Spirit and scope.So, if these amendments of the application and modification belong to the application power Profit requires and within the scope of equivalent technologies, then the application is also intended to comprise these changes and modification exists In.

It should be noted that the application can be carried out in the assembly of hardware at software and/or software, Such as, special IC (ASIC), general purpose computer can be used or any other is similar hard Part equipment realizes.In one embodiment, the software program of the application can be performed by processor To realize steps described above or function.Similarly, the software program of the application (includes the number being correlated with According to structure) can be stored in computer readable recording medium storing program for performing, such as, and RAM memory, magnetic Or CD-ROM driver or floppy disc and similar devices.It addition, some steps of the application or function can use Hardware realizes, and such as, performs the circuit of each step or function as coordinating with processor.

It addition, the part of the application can be applied to computer program, such as computer program Instruction, when it is computer-executed, by the operation of this computer, can call or provide basis The present processes and/or technical scheme.And call the programmed instruction of the present processes, may be deposited Store up fixing or movably in record medium, and/or by broadcast or other signal bearing medias Data stream and be transmitted, and/or be stored in the computer equipment that runs according to described programmed instruction In working storage.Here, include a device according to an embodiment of the application, this device bag Include the memorizer for storing computer program instructions and for performing the processor of programmed instruction, its In, when this computer program instructions is performed by this processor, trigger this plant running based on aforementioned The method of multiple embodiments and/or technical scheme according to the application.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the application is not limited to the thin of above-mentioned one exemplary embodiment Joint, and in the case of without departing substantially from spirit herein or basic feature, it is possible to concrete with other Form realizes the application.Therefore, no matter from the point of view of which point, embodiment all should be regarded as exemplary , and be nonrestrictive, scope of the present application is limited by claims rather than described above It is fixed, it is intended that all changes fallen in the implication of equivalency and scope of claim are included In the application.Any reference in claim should not be considered as limit involved right want Ask.Furthermore, it is to be understood that " an including " word is not excluded for other unit or step, odd number is not excluded for plural number.Dress Multiple unit or the device of putting statement in claim can also be passed through software by a unit or device Or hardware realizes.The first, the second word such as grade is used for representing title, and is not offered as any specific Order.

Claims

1. a characters input method for touch control terminal, wherein, described method includes:

Method the most according to claim 1, wherein, switches institute according to described first slide State the character currently chosen in dummy keyboard, including:

Method the most according to claim 2, wherein, switches institute according to described first slide State the character currently chosen in dummy keyboard, also include:

The most according to the method in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, described dummy keyboard Quantity is multiple；

Method the most according to any one of claim 1 to 4, wherein, described character input area Inside comprise multiple character input position；

Method the most according to claim 5, wherein, described second operation includes: described the The second slide performed in one region；

7. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 6, wherein, obtain user on touch screen Before the first slide that the dummy keyboard of display performs, also include:

8. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 7, wherein, the number of described dummy keyboard Amount for multiple, multiple dummy keyboards display position on described touch screen include following any one or two kinds of Combination:

Central authorities at described touch screen show at least one dummy keyboard.

9. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 8, wherein, the number of described dummy keyboard Amount is three, is respectively used to show capitalization, lower case, numeral and symbol.

10. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 9, wherein, described dummy keyboard exists Described tactile screen display is all or part of.

11. according to the method described in any one of claim 1 to 10, wherein, described dummy keyboard Quantity is multiple, and the distance between any two dummy keyboard is more than predetermined threshold value.

The character input device of 12. 1 kinds of touch control terminals, wherein, described equipment includes:

13. equipment according to claim 12, wherein, described second device, for according to institute State the glide direction of the first slide and determine the switching direction of character in described dummy keyboard, and according to Described switching direction switches the character currently chosen successively.

14. equipment according to claim 13, wherein, described second device, it is additionally operable to basis The sliding speed of described first slide determines the switch speed of character in described dummy keyboard.

15. according to the equipment according to any one of claim 12 to 14, wherein, and described virtual key The quantity of dish is multiple；

Described first device, including:

16. according to the equipment according to any one of claim 12 to 15, and wherein, described character is defeated Multiple character input position is comprised in entering district；

Described equipment also includes:

17. equipment according to claim 16, wherein, described second operation includes: described The second slide performed in first area；

18. according to the equipment described in any one of claim 12 to 17, and wherein, described equipment also wraps Include:

19. according to the equipment described in any one of claim 12 to 18, wherein, described dummy keyboard Quantity be multiple, multiple dummy keyboards display position on described touch screen include following any one or The combination of two kinds:

Central authorities at described touch screen show at least one dummy keyboard.

20. according to the equipment described in any one of claim 12 to 19, wherein, described dummy keyboard Quantity be three, be respectively used to show capitalization, lower case, numeral and symbol.

21. according to the equipment described in any one of claim 12 to 20, wherein, described dummy keyboard All or part of in described tactile screen display.

22. according to the equipment described in any one of claim 12 to 21, wherein, described dummy keyboard Quantity be multiple, the distance between any two dummy keyboard be more than predetermined threshold value.