CN108646928B - A character input method and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a character input method and terminal equipment. The method comprises the following steps: determining an input mode of a character input interface, wherein the input mode is used for reflecting the number of input areas used for inputting characters in the character input interface and comprises a single input area corresponding to a single input mode or a plurality of discontinuous input areas corresponding to a plurality of input modes; when the received input operation meets a preset condition, switching the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface; wherein the character display state includes: a plaintext display state or a ciphertext display state; and displaying the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state. According to the embodiment of the invention, the input operation performed by the user is detected, and when the input operation meets the preset condition, the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface are/is switched, so that the character input accuracy and the character input efficiency are balanced.

Description

A character input method and terminal device

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of terminals, in particular to a character input method and a terminal device.

Background technique

The character input interface refers to the interface for inputting characters such as account number, password, verification code, etc. Taking the interface for entering passwords as an example, it can be applied to scenarios such as registration, login, and password change. For some password input scenarios, such as the password modification scenario shown in Figure 1, the user needs to complete the operations of "enter new password" and "enter new password again", and only under the condition that the new passwords entered twice are the same Successfully changed the old password to the new password.

In the prior art, the password input by the user is generally replaced by cipher text. Therefore, the user cannot clearly know whether the new password currently input is the same as the expected new password, and there are passwords caused by different new passwords entered twice. Modification fails, the user needs to re-enter the defect,

It can be seen that the prior art has the problem that the accuracy of character input and the efficiency of character input cannot be guaranteed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide a character input method to solve the problem of balancing the accuracy and efficiency of character input.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is achieved in this way:

In a first aspect, a character input method is provided, the method comprising:

Determine the input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area corresponding to a single input mode or multiple input areas corresponding to multiple input modes non-continuous input area;

When the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface; wherein, the character display state includes: a plain text display state or a cipher text display state;

The characters input in the character input interface are displayed according to the switched input mode and/or character display state.

In a second aspect, a terminal device is provided, and the terminal device includes:

A determination module for determining an input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area or multiple input corresponding to a single input mode Multiple non-continuous input areas corresponding to the mode;

a switching module, configured to switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, the character display state includes: a plaintext display state or a ciphertext display state;

The display module is configured to display the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state.

In a third aspect, a terminal device is provided, the terminal device includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, when the computer program is executed by the processor The steps of implementing the method as described in the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to the first aspect are implemented.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the input operation of inputting characters performed by the user is detected, and when the input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface are switched. Compared with the scheme of replacing characters with cipher text in the prior art, the accuracy of character input and the efficiency of character input can be effectively balanced.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings described herein are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the attached image:

1 is a schematic diagram of a password setting interface in the prior art;

2a-2d are schematic diagrams of a password setting interface in an application scenario of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart of a character display method proposed in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flowchart of a character display method proposed in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

5 is a schematic flowchart of a character display method proposed in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

6a and 6b are schematic diagrams of steps of switching input modes and/or character display states proposed in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in Embodiment 5 of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As stated in the background art, when the user inputs characters into the character input interface, since the characters input by the user will be processed as cipher text in some scenarios, the user cannot clearly know what the currently input character is, and there is a problem due to the current The entered characters are inconsistent with the characters expected to be entered by the user, and the user needs to re-enter the password due to an error in entering the password.

Based on this, the embodiments of this specification detect the input operation performed by the user, for example: input characters or input voice information on the character input interface, and switch the input mode and/or character display of the character input interface when the input operation satisfies a predetermined condition state to balance character input accuracy and character input efficiency.

For the convenience of subsequent description, the character input interface can be specifically described as a password setting interface below, and the application scenarios of the present invention are described as follows:

Referring to the password setting interfaces shown in Figure 2a and Figure 2b, the first application scenario of the present invention may be:

The password setting interface is a single input mode, that is, there is an input area (for example: a common input box) in the password setting interface, and the user only needs to input the password once. A switch button is provided at the rear of the input area, which is used to switch the display state of the password in the input area, and/or switch the input areas in the password setting interface to two.

For example, referring to Figure 2a, the display state of the password in the password setting interface is the default cipher text display state. Before, during or after the user enters the password, click to select the switch button, and the cipher text display state of the password is switched to Plaintext display status, see Figure 2b;

and / or,

Before, during or after the user enters the password, click to select the toggle button to switch one input area to two input areas; or, uncheck the toggle button to switch the two input areas to one input area.

In this way, the user can clearly know the currently inputted password, thereby avoiding the problem that the inputted password is inconsistent with the expected inputted password.

Referring to the password setting interface shown in Figure 2c and Figure 2d, the second application scenario of the present invention may be:

The password setting interface is in multiple input mode, that is, there are at least two input areas in the password setting interface, the user needs to enter the password at least twice, and the passwords entered at least twice must be the same. A switch button is arranged at the rear of the first input area, which is used to switch the display states of the passwords in all input areas, and/or switch the number of input areas in the password setting interface to one or more than at least two less.

For example: referring to Figure 2c, the password display state of each input area in the password setting interface is the default cipher text display state. Before, during or after the user enters the password, click to select the switch button, then the The cipher text display state of the password is switched to the plain text display state, see Figure 2d;

and / or,

Before, during or after the user enters the password, click to select the toggle button to switch the two input areas into one input area; or, uncheck the toggle button to switch the two input areas to one input area.

For the above two application scenarios, it is not difficult to understand that it can be applied to terminal devices, PC terminals and so on. Among them, terminal equipment includes mobile terminals, PC terminals, etc. Mobile terminals or mobile communication terminals refer to computer equipment that can be used on the move, broadly speaking, including mobile phones, notebooks, tablet computers, POS machines and even vehicle-mounted computers. But in most cases, it refers to mobile phones or smartphones and tablets with multiple application functions. For the convenience of description, the following description is made by taking the application to a smartphone as an example.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a character input method proposed in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the method can be executed by a mobile phone processor, and specifically includes the following steps:

Step 32, determine the input mode of the character input interface, the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area corresponding to a single input mode or a corresponding input mode for multiple times. of multiple non-contiguous input areas;

Among them, the multiple input mode generally preferably corresponds to two input areas; the input areas can be exemplified as input boxes.

Step 34: When the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface; wherein, the character display state includes: a plaintext display state or a ciphertext display state;

It should be noted that the first implementation manner of step 34 may be:

6a, when the character input interface is in the single input mode, if the input operation includes a character deletion operation, at least one of the following is performed:

switching the character input interface to multiple input mode;

When the character display state is the cipher text display state, the character display state is switched to the plain text display state.

The second implementation of step 34 may be:

With reference to Fig. 6b, when the character input interface is in the multiple input mode, if the input duration in the first input area reaches a predetermined threshold, at least one of the following is performed:

switching the character input interface to a single input mode;

When the character display state is the plain text display state, the character display state is switched to the cipher text display state.

A third implementation manner of step 34 may be:

In combination with the above-mentioned first application scenario and the illustration in FIGS. 6 a and 6 b , when an input operation of triggering a switch button on the character input interface is detected, the input mode of the character input interface is switched.

For the three implementation manners of the above step 34, the input operation can be exemplified as follows:

Example 1. On the character input interface, the touch operation of inputting characters is performed through the touch screen;

Example 2. In a character input scenario, non-touch operations such as voice information are input to the terminal device based on the information collection function of the terminal device.

Step 36: Display the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state.

It should be noted that, the implementation manner of step 36 can be exemplified as follows:

If the character input interface is switched to the multiple input mode, the inputted characters are displayed in the first input area in the character input interface; or,

If the character display state is switched to the plaintext display state, the inputted characters are processed into plaintext and displayed in the character input interface; or,

If the character display state is switched to the cipher text display state, the inputted characters will be processed as cipher text and displayed in the character input interface.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the input operation of inputting characters performed by the user is detected, and when the input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface are switched. Compared with the scheme of replacing characters with cipher text in the prior art, the accuracy of character input and the efficiency of character input can be effectively balanced.

Example 2

4 is a schematic flowchart of a character display method proposed in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4 , the method can be executed by a processor of a mobile phone. The character is specifically a password, and the character input interface is specifically a password setting interface. This method can be Exemplarily include the following steps:

Step 42: Determine the current display state of the password in the input box of the password setting interface, where the current display state includes: a plain text display state or a cipher text display state;

It should be noted that the first implementation manner of step 42 may be:

Based on user operations, after entering the password setting interface, the determined current display state is the default display state.

The default display state is preferably a plain text display state, so that the user can clearly know what the inputted password is.

The second implementation of step 42 may be:

Detect whether the user selects the switch button in the above application scenario;

If so, switch the current display state from the default display state to another display state, for example: when the default display state is the cipher text display state, the current display state after switching is the plain text display state.

If not, the determined current display state is the default display state.

The default display state is preferably the ciphertext display state. Furthermore, under normal circumstances, the password is displayed as cipher text; when the user needs (select the switch button), the password is displayed as plain text, so as to avoid password leakage as much as possible.

Step 44: Display the password in a plain text display state or a cipher text display state according to the current display state and the received input operation of entering the password in the input box.

It should be noted that an implementation manner of step 44 may be:

Determine the password corresponding to the user's input operation;

Based on the current display state determined in step 42, the password is displayed in the input box in clear text or password.

Another implementation of step 44 may be:

The step of determining whether it is necessary to switch the display state based on the user's input operation;

If so, switch the current display state determined in step 42, for example: switch the ciphertext display state to the plaintext display state as the current display state; if not, do not switch the current display state.

Then, the password is displayed in the input box based on the switched display state.

It can be seen that in this embodiment of the present invention, during the process of setting the password by the user, the password display state of the password setting interface is set to the plaintext display state by default, or, based on the user's selection, the current display state of the password is switched to the plaintext display state, or, based on The user's input operation automatically switches the current display state to the plain text display state, and then the password can be displayed in the input box in plain text. Compared with the solution in the prior art in which ciphertext such as graphics and characters is used to replace the password and displayed in the input box, the operation complexity of the user can be effectively reduced and the password setting efficiency can be improved.

Example 3

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a character display method proposed in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5 , the method can be applied to a mobile phone. The character is specifically a password, and the character input interface is specifically a password setting interface. This method can be exemplary includes the following steps:

Step 52: Determine the input operation performed in the password setting interface, and the input operation is used to input the password into the input box in the password setting interface;

It should be noted that an implementation manner of step 52 may be:

After entering the password setting interface, first determine the input mode and display status of the password setting interface;

Then, the user's input operation is monitored to collect data related to the input operation, such as input content (password), input duration, whether there is a delete operation in the input, and the like.

Step 54: If it is judged that the input operation satisfies the predetermined switching condition, switch the input mode of the password setting interface and/or the display state of the password;

Step 56: Display the password based on the switched input mode and/or display state.

It should be noted that an implementation manner of step 54 and step 56 may be:

Detecting whether the input operation satisfies the predetermined switching condition;

If so, switch the input mode and/or the display state of the password setting interface, and display the password based on the switched input mode and/or the display state.

If not, the password is displayed based on the predetermined current input mode and display state, and the steps of determining the current input mode and display state refer to Embodiment 1, which will not be repeated here.

For this implementation manner of step 54 and step 56, different switching conditions are set based on the determined current input mode and display state of the password setting interface. An example is as follows:

Example 1, referring to FIG. 6a, when the password setting interface is in the single input mode and the display state is the cipher text display state, the switching condition may be that there is an operation to delete the password in the input operation;

It is not difficult to understand that in the single input mode and the ciphertext display state, if the user deletes the entered password "●●●●●●●", the user gets "●●●●". Since the password is invisible and the ciphertext is in a single form, it is difficult for the user to know clearly what the password obtained after deletion is. Therefore, the steps of switching the input mode and/or display state are required to ensure that the user clearly knows the entered password.

Wherein, the step of switching the input mode and/or the display state may be specifically as follows:

Solution 1. Switch the single input mode and cipher text display state to single input mode and plain text display state

It can be seen that this solution only switches the display state of the password without increasing the amount of user operations, which can not only ensure the correctness of the password input, but also improve the efficiency of the password input.

Option 2: Switch the single input mode to the multiple input mode

The display state of the multiple input mode may be a cipher text display state or a plain text display state. Here, the ciphertext display state is preferable.

For the second solution, it should be noted that there are multiple input boxes in the multi-input mode, and the password entered in the single-input mode is preferably displayed in the first input box in the multi-input mode.

In addition, it is not difficult to understand that, by switching the single-input mode to the multiple-input mode, it can be further determined whether the user knows the entered password based on whether the multiple-input passwords are consistent. However, it is preferable to display the cipher text in order to maximize the leakage of the password.

For example 2, referring to Fig. 6b, when the password setting interface is in the multiple input mode and the display state is the plain text display state, the switching condition may be that the input duration of the input operation reaches a predetermined threshold;

It is not difficult to understand that in the multiple input mode and the plain text display state, if the input time exceeds a certain time, it can be inferred that the user has fully understood the password of the current input box, and there is no need to enter and confirm again. Therefore, in order to save the user time, you can execute Proceed to switch the input mode and/or display state.

Wherein, the steps of switching the input mode and/or the display state may be specifically as follows:

Switch the multi-input mode to the single-input mode of cipher text display state/plain text display state.

Preferably, it is switched to the single input mode of the ciphertext display state, so as to prevent the password from being leaked as much as possible.

For example 2, there are two ways to judge whether the switching conditions are met. The first one: judging whether it is detected that the user presses the switching button for a predetermined duration, for example: 3s, if so, the switching conditions are met; After the state is displayed in plain text, the predetermined duration is reached, for example: 3s, if yes, the switching condition is satisfied.

It can be seen that this embodiment collects the input operation performed by the user, and switches the input mode and/or the display state when the input operation satisfies the predetermined condition. What, to avoid input errors; on the other hand, by switching the input mode, it can avoid unnecessary re-input confirmation and save the user's time; on the other hand, by switching the input mode and display state, It can effectively improve the efficiency of setting passwords.

Example 4

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7 , the terminal device may include: a determination module 71 , a switching module 72 and a display module 73 , wherein

The determination module 71 is used to determine the input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area or multiple times corresponding to a single input mode Multiple non-continuous input areas corresponding to the input mode;

The switching module 72 is configured to switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, the character display state includes: a plaintext display state or a ciphertext display state;

The display module 73 is configured to display the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state.

Wherein, the switching module 72 includes:

A first switching unit, configured to perform at least one of the following when the character input interface is in the single input mode, if the input operation includes a character deletion operation:

switching the character input interface to multiple input mode;

When the character display state is the cipher text display state, the character display state is switched to the plain text display state.

The display module 73 includes:

The display unit is configured to display the inputted characters in the first input area in the character input interface when the character input interface is switched to the multiple input mode.

Optionally, the switching module 72 further includes:

The second switching unit is configured to perform at least one of the following when the character input interface is in the multiple input mode, if the input duration in the first input area reaches a predetermined threshold:

switching the character input interface to a single input mode;

When the character display state is the plain text display state, the character display state is switched to the cipher text display state.

Optionally, the switching module 72 further includes:

The second switching unit is configured to switch the input mode of the character input interface when detecting an input operation on the character input interface that triggers a switch button.

It can be seen that in this embodiment, the input operation of inputting characters performed by the user on the character input interface is detected, and when the input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface are switched. Compared with the scheme of replacing characters with cipher text in the prior art, the operation complexity of the user's input operation can be effectively reduced, and the character input efficiency can be improved.

Example 5

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in Embodiment 5 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the terminal device may include: a determination module 81 and a display module 82, wherein:

The determination module 81 is used to determine the current display state of the password in the input area of the password setting interface, where the current display state includes: a plain text display state or a cipher text display state;

The display module 82 is configured to display the password as a plain text display state or a cipher text display state according to the current display state and the received input operation of entering the password in the input area.

In a feasible implementation manner, the display module 81 includes: a detection unit, a switching unit and a display unit, wherein:

a detection unit, configured to detect whether the input operation satisfies a predetermined switching condition;

a switching unit, configured to switch the input mode and/or the current display state of the password setting interface when detecting that the input operation satisfies a predetermined switching condition; wherein the input mode is used to reflect the information in the password setting interface The number of input areas, including single input mode and multiple input mode;

A display unit, configured to display the password based on the switched input mode and/or display state.

In this implementation manner, the predetermined switching conditions include: when the password setting interface is in a single input mode and the current display state is a cipher text display state, there is an operation of deleting the password in the input operation;

Correspondingly, the switching unit includes:

The first switching subunit is configured to switch the password setting interface to a multiple input mode, and/or switch the display state to a plaintext display state.

Display unit includes:

The display subunit is configured to display the password in the first input area in the password setting interface when the password setting changing interface is switched to the multiple input mode.

In this implementation manner, the predetermined switching condition includes: when the password setting interface is in a multiple input mode and the display state is a plain text display state, the input duration of the input operation reaches a predetermined threshold;

Correspondingly, the switching unit includes:

The second switching subunit is used to switch the password setting interface to the single input mode.

Optionally, the switching unit, also includes:

The third switching subunit is configured to switch the display state to the cipher text display state when the password setting interface is switched to the single input mode.

The terminal device provided in the embodiment of the present invention can implement each process implemented by the terminal device in the method embodiments shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 4 . To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, in the process of setting the password by the user, the display state of the password in the input area in the password setting interface is combined with the input operation of the user to determine whether the display state of the password is the plain text display state or the cipher text display state, and the display state of the password is The defined display status of the password is displayed in the input area. Compared with the solution in the prior art that uses ciphertext such as graphics and characters to replace the password and display it in the input area, the operation complexity of the user can be effectively reduced and the password setting efficiency can be improved.

Example 6

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device proposed in Embodiment 6 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9 , the terminal device 100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 101 , a network module 102 , an audio output unit 103 , an input unit 104 , and a sensor 105 , the display unit 106 , the user input unit 107 , the interface unit 108 , the memory 109 , the processor 110 , and the power supply 111 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the terminal device shown in FIG. 9 does not constitute a limitation on the terminal device, and the terminal device may include more or less components than the one shown, or combine some components, or different components layout. In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device includes but is not limited to a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a wearable device, a pedometer, and the like.

The processor 110 is configured to determine an input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area corresponding to a single input mode or Multiple non-continuous input areas corresponding to multiple input modes; when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface; wherein, the character display state includes: plain text display Status or cipher text display status; according to the switched input mode and/or character display status, the characters input in the character input interface are displayed.

or,

Determine the current display state of the password in the input box of the password setting interface, where the current display state includes: a plain text display state or a cipher text display state; according to the current display state and the received password entered in the input box Enter an operation to display the password in a plain text display state or a cipher text display state.

It can be seen that the embodiment of the present invention detects a user's input operation of inputting characters on a character input interface, and switches the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface when the input operation satisfies a predetermined condition. Compared with the scheme of replacing characters with cipher text in the prior art, the operation complexity of the user's input operation can be effectively reduced, and the character input efficiency can be improved. Moreover, in the process of setting the password by the user, the password display state of the password setting interface is set to the plain text display state by default, or the password display state is switched to the plain text display state based on the user's selection, so that the password can be displayed in the form of plain text. in the input area. Compared with the solution in the prior art that uses ciphertext such as graphics and characters to replace the password and display it in the input area, it can effectively balance the accuracy of character input and the efficiency of character input.

It should be understood that, in this embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 101 may be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of sending and receiving information or during a call. Specifically, after receiving the downlink data from the base station, it is processed by the processor 110; The uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The terminal device provides the user with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 102, such as helping the user to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 103 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into audio signals and output as sound. Also, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the terminal device 100 (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 103 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 104 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 104 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042. The graphics processor 1041 captures images of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode data is processed. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106 . The image frames processed by the graphics processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the network module 102 . The microphone 1042 can receive sound and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The terminal device 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein the ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 1061 and the display panel 1061 when the terminal device 100 moves to the ear. / or backlight. As a type of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of the terminal device (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games , magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tapping), etc.; the sensor 105 may also include a fingerprint sensor, a pressure sensor, an iris sensor, a molecular sensor, a gyroscope, a barometer, a hygrometer, a thermometer, Infrared sensors, etc., are not repeated here.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive input numerical or character information, and generate key signal input related to user setting and function control of the terminal device. Specifically, the user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072 . The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, can collect the user's touch operations on or near it (such as the user's finger, stylus, etc., any suitable object or attachment on or near the touch panel 1071). operate). The touch panel 1071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch orientation, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it to the touch controller. To the processor 110, the command sent by the processor 110 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 1071 can be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic waves. In addition to the touch panel 1071 , the user input unit 107 may also include other input devices 1072 . Specifically, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described herein again.

Further, the touch panel 1071 can be covered on the display panel 1061. When the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 110 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 110 determines the type of the touch event according to the touch The type of event provides corresponding visual output on display panel 1061 . Although in FIG. 9, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are used as two independent components to realize the input and output functions of the terminal device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 may be integrated The input and output functions of the terminal device are implemented, which is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 108 is an interface for connecting an external device to the terminal device 100 . For example, external devices may include wired or wireless headset ports, external power (or battery charger) ports, wired or wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices with identification modules, audio input/output (I/O) ports, video I/O ports, headphone ports, and more. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input from external devices (eg, data information, power, etc.) and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the terminal device 100 or may be used between the terminal device 100 and external Transfer data between devices.

The memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a stored program area and a stored data area, wherein the stored program area may store an operating system, an application program (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like; Data created by the use of the mobile phone (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. Additionally, memory 109 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

The processor 110 is the control center of the terminal device, uses various interfaces and lines to connect various parts of the entire terminal device, runs or executes the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109, and calls the data stored in the memory 109. , perform various functions of the terminal equipment and process data, so as to monitor the terminal equipment as a whole. The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, and application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly handles wireless communication. It can be understood that, the above-mentioned modulation and demodulation processor may not be integrated into the processor 110 .

The terminal device 100 may also include a power supply 111 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power supply 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. and other functions.

In addition, the terminal device 100 includes some unshown functional modules, which will not be repeated here.

Preferably, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal device, including a processor 110 , a memory 109 , a computer program stored in the memory 109 and running on the processor 110 , when the computer program is executed by the processor 110 Various processes of the above embodiments of the character input method are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned character input method embodiments can be implemented, and the same technology can be achieved. The effect, in order to avoid repetition, is not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It should be noted that, herein, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention can be embodied in the form of software products in essence or the parts that make contributions to the prior art, and the computer software products are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, CD), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present invention, without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope protected by the claims, many forms can be made, which all belong to the protection of the present invention.

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1. a character input method, is characterized in that, comprises: Determine the input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area corresponding to a single input mode or multiple input areas corresponding to multiple input modes non-continuous input area; When the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface; wherein, the character display state includes: a plain text display state or a cipher text display state; Display the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state; Wherein, when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switching the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface includes: When the character input interface is in the multiple input mode, if the input duration in the first input area reaches a predetermined threshold, at least one of the following is performed: switching the character input interface to a single input mode; When the character display state is the plain text display state, the character display state is switched to the cipher text display state. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switching the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface comprises: When the character input interface is in the single input mode, if the input operation includes a character deletion operation, perform at least one of the following: switching the character input interface to multiple input mode; When the character display state is the cipher text display state, the character display state is switched to the plain text display state. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, according to the switched input mode and/or character display state, displaying the characters input in the character input interface comprises: When the character input interface is switched to the multiple input mode, the inputted characters are displayed in the first input area in the character input interface. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition, switching the input mode and/or the character display state of the character input interface comprises: When detecting an input operation on the character input interface that triggers a switch button, the input mode of the character input interface is switched. 5. A terminal device, comprising: A determination module for determining an input mode of the character input interface, where the input mode is used to reflect the number of input areas used for character input in the character input interface, including a single input area or multiple input corresponding to a single input mode Multiple non-continuous input areas corresponding to the mode; a switching module, configured to switch the input mode and/or character display state of the character input interface when the received input operation satisfies a predetermined condition; wherein, the character display state includes: a plaintext display state or a ciphertext display state; a display module, configured to display the characters input in the character input interface according to the switched input mode and/or character display state; Wherein, the switching module includes: The second switching unit is configured to perform at least one of the following when the character input interface is in the multiple input mode, if the input duration in the first input area reaches a predetermined threshold: switching the character input interface to a single input mode; When the character display state is the plain text display state, the character display state is switched to the cipher text display state. 6. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the switching module comprises: A first switching unit, configured to perform at least one of the following when the character input interface is in the single input mode, if the input operation includes a character deletion operation: switching the character input interface to multiple input mode; When the character display state is the cipher text display state, the character display state is switched to the plain text display state. 7. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the display module comprises: The display unit is configured to display the inputted characters in the first input area in the character input interface when the character input interface is switched to the multiple input mode. 8. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the switching module comprises: The second switching unit is configured to switch the input mode of the character input interface when detecting an input operation on the character input interface that triggers a switch button. 9. A terminal device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor to achieve The steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 4. 10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is implemented. steps of the method.

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