CN1787667A - Method for providing on-line aiding on mobile terminal and mobile terminal thereof - Google Patents
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This invention relates to a method for providing online help and a mobile terminal including: a, storing necessary help information relatively for the menu items in the screen, b, testing if an online help operation part is started, c, if so, the relative help information of the current menu item is displayed on the screen, d, testing if any key as the shortcut key is pressed, e, if so, then the key and the current menu item are stored relatively so as to call the menu items by combining the online help operation part and said shortcut key.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to portable terminal, more particularly relate in portable terminal, provide the method for Online Help.
Background technology
Along with the arrival of information age, be that the effect of various portable terminals in daily life of representative is increasing with the mobile phone.Because the raising that the active user requires and the development of manufacturing technology, the function of these portable terminals from strength to strength, for example, this comprising listen to music broadcast, take pictures, file in download, send and receive e-mail, personal information management, wired and radio interconnected with miscellaneous equipment, some PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) even can also play MP3, Flash and vidclip.
Yet along with the increase of the function of portable terminal, it is complicated that the operation interface on its screen becomes, and be embodied in: menu item increases, and the menu level increases, the mutual increase of user and portable terminal.Especially for some first use or unfamiliar interface, can there be query in the user to the use of some function unavoidably, so that know how to operate in the face of various function and complicated menu.Therefore, the user wishes to obtain at this time help information to instruct his operation.
Though some existing portable terminal provides the Online Help function, its Online Help just provides as a common menu item.The user can not check easily under free position that help text is to obtain help information.For example, when the user had a question to the further input operation of the menu item of some current operations, he must withdraw from the current set of menu, returns main menu, enters help menu, read help information, and then the menu that enters initial manipulation continues operation.The mode that so obtains help information puts to no little inconvenience to the user, and then also just having influenced the enthusiasm that the user uses some function of portable terminal, this is that the provider server of user, portable terminal manufacturer and some service that is used for portable terminal is not wished situation about occurring.
In addition on the one hand, be because the increase of the function that provides in the portable terminal equally, and, therefore making the using and be provided with and need the user to enter multilevel menu of many functions simultaneously because the size of its display screen can only limit within the specific limits, it is loaded down with trivial details and time-consuming that this causes that the user operates.Though provide functions of shortcut key in the portable terminal of certain model, the quantity of these shortcuts seldom and fixedly install can not make things convenient for the user from needs according to the user in fact.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes in view of the existing the problems referred to above of existing portable terminal, an object of the present invention is in portable terminal efficiently and easily the information of offering help for the user, another object of the present invention is to make the user can be provided with and call shortcut quickly and easily in portable terminal by combining with Online Help.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that Online Help is provided in portable terminal, it may further comprise the steps:
(a) store necessary help information accordingly for each menu item in the display screen;
Whether (b) detect an Online Help functional unit is activated;
(c), then on display screen, show the help information of the current set of menu item correspondence if the testing result in the step (b) is for being;
(d) detect whether any key that can be used as shortcut is pressed in the portable terminal;
(e) if the testing result of step (d) for being, then key and the current set of menu item pressed are stored accordingly, thereby can be by Online Help operating portion and the combined menu item that calls of described shortcut.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that Online Help is provided in portable terminal, it may further comprise the steps:
(a) store necessary help information accordingly for each menu item in the display screen; Whether (b) detect an Online Help functional unit is activated;
(c) if the testing result in the step (b) is for being, detect the Online Help functional unit be in the state of being activated to the time of leaving the state of being activated whether above the scheduled time;
(d) if the testing result of step (c) for not, then shows the corresponding help information of the current set of menu item on display screen;
(e) if the testing result of step (c) is for being to detect then whether any key that can be used as shortcut is pressed in the portable terminal;
(f) if the testing result of step (e) for being, then key and the current set of menu item pressed are stored accordingly, thereby can be by Online Help functional unit and the combined menu item that calls of described shortcut.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of portable terminal, it comprises:
Processor is used to control the operation of portable terminal;
Fuselage;
Keyboard region on the fuselage comprises a plurality of keys;
Display screen on the fuselage is used for display menu item and help information; With
Be positioned at the Online Help functional unit on the fuselage, be used to information of offering help and setting and call shortcut;
Wherein when the Online Help functional unit is activated, processor will show the help information of the current set of menu item on display screen, and when pressing the key that any in the keyboard region can be used for shortcut when at the actions menu item, processor will be stored described key as the shortcut corresponding to the current set of menu item.
Above-mentioned aspect of the present invention makes the user can obtain the help information of current content of operation quickly and easily in the process of operating mobile terminal, and can utilize the Online Help functional unit to be provided with and to call the shortcut key combination of menu item, thereby the various portable terminal of convenient user's operating function.
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Explanation from the preferred embodiment that provides with reference to the following drawings can have clearer understanding to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and effect:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to portable terminal of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart that provides the method for Online Help according to of the present invention in portable terminal.
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Below with reference to accompanying drawing to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
In the following description, be that example is described with the mobile phone, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention equally also is applicable to the portable terminal of other type, for example PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), e-commerce, palmtop PC or the like.
Fig. 1 has shown the schematic diagram according to portable terminal of the present invention.The main composition of mobile phone 1 partly is fuselage 5, display screen 3 and keyboard region 4, and the inside of mobile phone also comprises processor, telecommunication circuit, memory or the like parts.Sidepiece at mobile phone 1 is provided with button 2, and button 2 is Online Help functional units, is used for showing help information for the user on display screen 3 when the user needs.Simultaneously, button 2 is used to be provided with and call and the combined functions of shortcut key of other button also as auxiliary shortcut setting with call parts, thereby makes the user that multiple function with calling mobile phone 1 can be set easily and flexibly.
Stored necessary help information for the menu item in the menus at different levels of mobile phone in the memory (not shown) in mobile phone 1, according to user's operation, corresponding help information will be displayed on the display screen 3.
Below by for example and the operating process of the mobile phone 1 among Fig. 1 is described in conjunction with flow chart shown in Figure 2.Enter the main menu of mobile phone 1 the user after, if button 2 is pressed (step 21), then processor is carried out processing routine shown in Figure 2.
At first,, handle routine and on display screen 3, shows corresponding help information, and be changed to a timer internal zero and pick up counting according to the current set of menu item in step 22.Help information herein can be the configuration information of the current set of menu item, the content information of the current set of menu item, shortcut key combination information or the like or their combination be set.
For example, if the current set of menu item is " the IP address that WAP is set ", help information can be the relevant information how the IP address is set so.If the current set of menu item is " selecting of short message mass-sending ", help information can be the relevant information what is mass-sended for short message so.What can also comprise in the help information is exactly the information that is provided with of shortcut key combination, for example " can the shortcut key combination of the current set of menu be set by any key on the lower keyboard ".So-called " shortcut key combination " is exactly the combination of other key on button 2 and the keyboard, by pressing the button 2 back its down states of maintenance and pressing another key, just can call corresponding menu item.Need to prove that any key described herein does not comprise that in button 2 abilities and the mobile phone 1 other is not suitable as the key of shortcut, for example returns or cancel key.
Then, handle routine and advance to step 23, judge at this whether button 2 is pressed once more or whether any particular key that other is used to withdraw from (for example return key) is pressed.
If the judged result in the step 23 is handled routine and is advanced to step 26 for being, the demonstration of the help information on this cancellation display screen 3, and return.In the case, the expression user is by pressing the button 2 demonstrations of having cancelled help information once more.
If the judged result in the step 23 is handled routine and advanced to step 24 for not, detect the user at this and whether be provided with shortcut key combination by pressing any key.
If the judged result in the step 24 is for being, handle routine and advance to step 27, at this key that is pressed is recorded in the memory together with corresponding menu item.In the case, expression user decision is provided with shortcut key combination and supresses certain key on the keyboard, and the information of this shortcut key combination also has been recorded.Subsequently, handle routine and advance to step 26, carry out corresponding operating.
If the judged result in the step 24 is handled routine and advanced to step 25 for not, judge at this whether the present timing of timer has surpassed a scheduled time.This scheduled time for example can be set to the user and read a required appropriate time of help information.
If the judged result in the step 25 is handled routine and advanced to step 26 for being, carry out corresponding operating.
If the judged result in the step 25 is handled routine and is turned back to step 23 for not.That is, before help information has shown the scheduled time, judge user's button operation repeatedly.
After above-mentioned processing routine, when the user need call specific menu item by shortcut key combination, only need under the state before entering main menu, keep pressing button 2 to press particular key then, the control program in the processor just can access corresponding menu item according to the shortcut key combination information of storing in the memory.
By above-mentioned processing routine, the user can obtain relevant help information by pressing button 2 at any time in the process of operating handset 1, makes the user can obtain when the various function of operating handset in time and helping prompt easily.Just can cancel the demonstration of help information by pressing button 2 once more, this provides more convenience for the such mobile terminal user that is suitable for one-handed performance of mobile phone, can show and cancel help information because the user uses same finger just to operate in same position.
As another advantage of the present invention, in the information of offering help, the information of shortcut key combination can be set to user prompt, thereby can point out the user that shortcut key combination is set, and the set shortcut key combination of recording user.Consequently, the user can call required menu item rapidly quickly, and needn't enter multilevel menu in existing mobile phone like that.
As another advantage of the present invention, the position of button 2 can not be arranged in the common keyboard region 4, and this is to consider from the characteristics of mobile phone self.As the electronic equipment that is suitable for one-handed performance, it is very compact that the key in the keyboard region 4 of mobile phone is arranged, if button 2 is arranged in keyboard region 4, can make the operation of shortcut key combination become difficult.By button 2 is arranged on the mobile phone sidepiece, the user can use except that thumb any one to point pressing button 2, and thumb then is used for the key in operation keys panel 4, the very convenient user's of a kind of like this arrangement operation.Certainly, the position of button 2 is not limited to the position shown in the embodiment of the invention, and it also can be arranged in some other suitable positions such as top such as fuselage, back.
The improvement of embodiment
Embodiments of the present invention need not be confined to embodiment described above, but can adopt other the various execution modes in the claim scope.
For example, the another kind of set-up mode of shortcut key combination can be: maintenance presses the button 2 state, presses the shortcut of hope then.In the case, handle routine and judge that the user is shorter than under the situation of a scheduled time 2 the time of pressing the button and just show help information, otherwise just enter the state that shortcut is provided with of accepting.Therefore those skilled in the art are not elaborated at this according to the process chart that Fig. 2 can design this improved procedure fully.
In addition, button 2 can be arranged in the sunk part of fuselage side, can prevent like this that under undesirable situation actuation button 2 causes misoperation unintentionally.
In addition, be provided with at the current set of menu item under the situation of shortcut key combination, can have shown the information of set shortcut key combination in the help information, thereby reminded the user can use shortcut key combination to enter the current set of menu item.
In addition, can carry out following setting: under the initial operation state of mobile phone, do not enter as yet before any menu item,, then on display screen, show all shortcut information of having stored if the user presses the button 2.
In addition, can carry out following setting:, then point out the user this situation, and require the user to confirm whether carry out this setting if the shortcut that the user is provided with is identical with the existing shortcut that is used for other menu item.For example, when the user supresses the S key at menu item B,, then on display screen, show " this shortcut has been used for menu item A, and whether PLSCONFM continues " if the S key has been the shortcut of menu item A.
In addition, the form of button 2 is not limited only to other functional unit beyond the button, key, for example can also be can self-return toggle switch.
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1. method that Online Help is provided in portable terminal, it may further comprise the steps:
(a) store necessary help information accordingly for each menu item in the display screen;
Whether (b) detect an Online Help functional unit is activated;
(c), then on display screen, show the help information of the current set of menu item correspondence if the testing result in the step (b) is for being;
(d) detect whether any key that can be used as shortcut is pressed in the portable terminal;
(e) if the testing result of step (d) for being, then key and the current set of menu item pressed are stored accordingly, thereby can be by Online Help functional unit and the combined menu item that calls of described shortcut.
2. method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
(f) detect whether the Online Help functional unit is started once more or whether any key that is used to cancel help information is pressed, if testing result is for being then to cancel the demonstration of help information.
3. method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
(g) detect help information and whether shown the scheduled time, if testing result is for being then to cancel the demonstration of help information.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein the help information that shows in step (c) comprises the information of the setting of relevant shortcut.
5. method according to claim 1 when wherein starting the Online Help functional unit under the initial operation state of portable terminal, will show the shortcut information of having stored on display screen.
6. method according to claim 1 wherein in the step (e), if the shortcut that the user is provided with is identical with the existing shortcut that is used for other menu item, is then pointed out the user this situation, and is required the user to confirm whether carry out this setting.
7. method that Online Help is provided in portable terminal, it may further comprise the steps:
(a) store necessary help information accordingly for each menu item in the display screen;
Whether (b) detect an Online Help functional unit is activated;
(c) if the testing result in the step (b) is for being, detect the Online Help functional unit be in the state of being activated to the time of leaving the state of being activated whether above the scheduled time;
(d) if the testing result of step (c) for not, then shows the corresponding help information of the current set of menu item on display screen;
(e) if the testing result of step (c) is for being to detect then whether any key that can be used as shortcut is pressed in the portable terminal;
(f) if the testing result of step (e) for being, then key and the current set of menu item pressed are stored accordingly, thereby can be by Online Help functional unit and the combined menu item that calls of described shortcut.
8. method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of:
(g) detect whether the Online Help functional unit is started once more or whether any key that is used to cancel help information is pressed, if testing result is for being then to cancel the demonstration of help information.
9. method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of:
(h) detect help information and whether shown the scheduled time, if testing result is for being then to cancel the demonstration of help information.
10. method according to claim 7, wherein the help information that shows in step (d) comprises the information of the setting of relevant shortcut.
11. method according to claim 7 when wherein starting the Online Help functional unit under the initial operation state of portable terminal, will show the shortcut information of having stored on display screen.
12. method according to claim 7 wherein in the step (f), if the shortcut that the user is provided with is identical with the existing shortcut that is used for other menu item, is then pointed out the user this situation, and is required the user to confirm whether carry out this setting.
13. a portable terminal, it comprises:
Processor is used to control the operation of portable terminal;
Fuselage;
Keyboard region on the fuselage comprises a plurality of keys;
Display screen on the fuselage is used for display menu item and help information; With
Be positioned at the Online Help functional unit on the fuselage, be used to information of offering help and setting and call shortcut;
Wherein when the Online Help functional unit is activated, processor will show the help information of the current set of menu item on display screen, and when pressing the key that any in the keyboard region can be used for shortcut when at the actions menu item, processor will be stored described key as the shortcut corresponding to the current set of menu item.
14. portable terminal according to claim 13, wherein said Online Help functional unit is arranged on the position of leaving described keyboard region.
15. portable terminal according to claim 14, wherein said Online Help functional unit is arranged in the sunk part of fuselage side.
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