CN1845040A - Single-key input terminal and use method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a terminal device, which can complete all figure character inputting by key-press. Wherein, the figure and character input key-press of moving terminal device is one single key-press, which has ten shifts, while each shift is relative to one of 0-9 numbers and several other characters. With said invention, ten figure character key-presses of present terminal can be replaced by one key-press, to simplify the inputting method, and reduce the area of keyboard, while the reduced area can be used to enlarge the size of screen, etc.
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Technical field:
The present invention relates to a kind of terminal device, be specifically related to a kind of terminal device and using method thereof of finishing whole numerical character inputs by a button.
Technical background:
The principal feature of terminal is easy to carry.Present terminal generally all has 0 ~ 90 digital letter key, is used for the input of numeral and letter and punctuation mark.Ten keys, area occupied is bigger, when putting together as mobile phone screen and keyboard, keyboard will occupy half area of mobile phone faceplate basically, make mobile phone screen can only use limited area, influence the introducing of other function keys of mobile phone, and be subject to the size of mobile phone faceplate, cell phone keyboard is less, and input is inconvenient; Use input function at night, select wrong button easily.
In the prior art, cooperate the input that realizes numerical character with other input type switching key, one and other several characters in ten numerals of each button correspondence " 0-9 " by ten buttons.As shown in Figure 5, the input validation detecting unit is used for detecting the pressing of ten buttons corresponding with " 0-9 " ten numerals.If the user presses a certain button wherein, after the input validation detecting unit detects, can notification transmission to input monitor and processing unit, input is monitored and processing unit passes through reverse process in conjunction with the detected current input type in input change detection unit, and corresponding numeral of button or character are presented on the display screen.
Also have the part terminal to import by touch-screen, perhaps import by writing pencil, like this, screen is bigger, but its shortcoming also is conspicuous.Touch-screen and writing pencil have increased the mobile phone cost; Simultaneously, touch-screen and writing pencil want two hands to cooperate just can finish input, uses very inconvenient.
Summary of the invention:
Fundamental purpose of the present invention is, at the deficiency of above-mentioned existing issue, provides a kind of terminal device that has the new digital character entry apparatus.The present invention is input as the singly-bound input by changing multikey, has reduced the number of enter key, and whole keyboard area reduces, thereby has saved the terminal panel space, can do display screen greatly.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that a kind of single-key input terminal equipment, comprise: numerical character enter key, input validation detecting unit, input monitoring and processing unit, input type switching key and input type change detection unit, display screen, its difference is, described numerical character enter key is a singly-bound, this numerical character enter key is provided with ten change gears, each change gear successively with " 0-9 " ten numerals in one and the character group formed of some other characters corresponding.
Another object of the present invention is to, provide a kind of singly-bound to finish the method for operating of whole numerical character inputs, this method comprises the steps:
1. input digit/character.The user touches the numerical character enter key, and system can calculate numeral or character corresponding under this input type, and respective digital or character are presented on the display screen according to the signal value and the input type of current button generation.
2. selected numeral/character.
A. when input type is numeral, particular display area or special display screen will show the numeral of the current gear correspondence of corresponding numerical character enter key on the display screen, the user presses the numerical character enter key, and system can be selected with the numeral of current digital character entry key correspondence.
The user can repetitive operation step 1 and 2.A, can import new numeral.
B. when input type be that character is when (comprising upper and lower case letter), particular display area or special display screen will show the current gear corresponding characters group of corresponding numerical character enter key on the display screen, the user presses the button, system can be selected with current digital character entry key corresponding characters group, and select vernier to be positioned on first character character; Continue to touch the numerical character enter key, character selects vernier just to move successively on the several characters in this selected character group, when character selects vernier to move on the character that will select, presses the numerical character enter key once more, can select this character.
User's repetitive operation step 1 and 2.B can import new character.
Adopt the portable terminal of technical solution of the present invention, substitute ten digital alphabet keys of existing terminal device with single button, simplified input mode, reduced the terminal keyboard area, the area of saving can be used to introduce other function buttons or increase the terminal screen size, can be good at adapting to of the requirement of current terminal to giant-screen, and very easy to use.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the relevant numerical character importation in apparatus of the present invention preferred embodiment.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of input digit/character in the inventive method.
Fig. 3 is the selected process flow diagram when input type is for numeral in the inventive method.
Fig. 4 is that input type is the selected process flow diagram of character when (comprising upper and lower case letter) in the inventive method.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of relevant numeral/character importation in the mobile radio terminal in the prior art.
Fig. 6 is the outside drawing of a preferred embodiment of apparatus of the present invention.
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The present invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments.
The present invention is on the basis of existing technology, and the numerical character input structure is improved.Because it is only relevant with the input of numerical character that the present invention handles, therefore, relevant drawings has only shown the structural relation with the input function relevant portion of numerical character, and below also only described for the relevant part of numerical character input function, other funtion parts in the portable terminal are same as the prior art, unaffected.
As shown in Figure 5, existing terminal device comprises: ten numerical characters input buttons 101, each button respectively with " 0-9 " ten numerals in one and the respective symbols group corresponding; Input validation detecting unit 102; Input is monitored and processing unit 103; Input type switching key 104 and input type change detection unit 105; Display screen 106.
Under a certain input type state, press ten arbitrary buttons in the numerical character input button, all will send a variable to the input validation detecting unit, after the input validation detecting unit detects this variable quantity, the notice input is monitored and processing unit, input is monitored and processing unit can be in conjunction with the detected input type in current input type change detection unit, the numeral or the character of current button correspondence is presented on the display screen, thereby finishes the input of numeral or character.
Fig. 1 is the structural drawing of apparatus of the present invention preferred embodiment.As shown in Figure 1, this terminal device comprises: tumbling-type numerical character input singly-bound 201, input validation detecting unit 202, input monitoring and processing unit 203, input type switching key 204 and input type change detection unit 205, display screen 206; Tumbling-type numerical character input singly-bound 201 is provided with ten rolling gears, each rolling gear successively with " 0-9 " ten numerals in one and some other characters corresponding.Numerical character input singly-bound 201 also can be set up some gears, is used for the direct input of special character or character group.
Under the state that input type is determined, rolling tumbling-type numerical character input singly-bound 201, the rolling gear can change, interlock circuit sends a variable quantity to input validation detecting unit 202, the input validation detecting unit detects 202 behind this variable quantity, the notice input is monitored and processing unit 203, input is monitored and processing unit 203 can be in conjunction with current input type change detection unit 205 detected input types, and numeral or the character group of numerical character being imported singly-bound 201 current gear correspondences are presented on the display screen 206.
That is to say that when the user rolled numerical character input singly-bound 201, numeral on the display screen or character can change.After if the user finds own required numeral or letter, can confirm by pushing numerical character input singly-bound 201, to finish the input of numeral or character.
The physics realization of numerical character input singly-bound 201 can be used for reference the technology of current mouse rollovers button.Technology such as condenser type, inductance type, light sensation formula, resistance-type be can adopt, the rolling of button and the corresponding relation of input character realized.During such as the employing resistance-type, numerical character input singly-bound 201 will change resistance when rolling, and different resistances is provided with corresponding different numeral or character.
The variation of the detected value that 201 rollings of input validation detecting unit 202 detection input singly-bounds bring, and detected value divided into 10 intervals, respectively corresponding 0 ~ 90 digital letter key, the interval index that detecting unit detects (0 ~ 9, respectively corresponding 0 ~ 90 digital letter key) notice input is monitored and processing unit 203.
Numerical character input singly-bound 201 can be a tumbling-type, also can be dial type, also can be pressing up and down; Can be right cylinder, also can multi-faceted column, if adopt multi-faceted column, then can indicate numeral or letter or the like at the cylinder of corresponding key assignments correspondence, also can engrave blind person's digital alphabet at the cylinder of corresponding key assignments correspondence and use to make things convenient for the blind person.Can be arranged on the side of terminal, to make things convenient for user's one-handed performance.
All input types can be provided with according to the particular order circulation, and the user whenever clicks input type switching key 204, and input type then changes, and input type can comprise: numeral, phonetic, lowercase, capitalization, symbol etc.Start can be set be defaulted as numeral, to make things convenient for subscriber dialing.Certainly, also can adopt the memory design proposal of input type, the input type after promptly the user starts next time is the last input type that adopts.
Terminal of the present invention needs two links in the input of finishing numeral or character, at first will finish the input of numeral or character group and select its less important input validation that carries out.
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram that the numerical character input is selected in the inventive method.
User's numerical character input button 201 that rolls, interlock circuit sends a signal to input validation detecting unit 202, after input validation detecting unit 202 detects this variable quantity, the notice input is monitored and processing unit 203, input is monitored and processing unit 203 can be in conjunction with current input type change detection unit 205 detected input types, calculate numeral or character group corresponding under this input type, respective digital or character group are presented on the display screen.
Program to the numeral or the character of input are confirmed under different input types, has different operations.
Fig. 3 is a digital input validation process flow diagram in the inventive method.
When input type was numeral, the numeral of display screen 206 display digit character entry keys 201 current gear correspondences was as long as the user presses numerical character input singly-bound 201, just system is selected with the numeral of current button correspondence.User's repetitive operation can be finished the input of next bit numeral.
Fig. 4 is the affirmation process flow diagram of character input in the inventive method.
When input type is that character is when (comprising upper and lower case letter and other special characters), display screen 206 demonstrates numerical character enter key 201 current gear corresponding characters groups, the user presses numerical character input singly-bound 201, system is just selected with current button corresponding characters group, and selects vernier to be positioned on first character of this character group character;
User's numerical character input singly-bound 201 that continues to roll, character selects vernier just can move successively on a plurality of characters in this character group, and the user pushes button once more, can select the character of vernier location.So import a character, need carry out twice operation.User's repetitive operation above-mentioned steps can be finished the input of next character.
The user finishes phonetic input, is actually the multi-pass operations of character input, and it realizes that principle and the input of existing multikey are identical, and difference only is that the input of each letter in the phonetic and selection finish by numerical character input singly-bound 201.
In conjunction with the configuration design of whole terminal, numerical character input singly-bound can be arranged on the panel of portable terminal, also can be arranged on the side of portable terminal.
Fig. 6 is the outside drawing of a preferred embodiment of apparatus of the present invention.Numerical character input singly-bound 302 is arranged on the side of portable terminal 300, and terminal 300 sides also comprise assignment key 303 and input type switch key 301.Increase input type switch key 301, made input type select directly to realize that by this key operation is very easy.Below assignment key 303 is arranged in, can prevent that the user from dialling the number by mistake.Operation mute key (or claim hang-up key, do not mark among the figure) is arranged on the another side of mobile phone, can prevent that all operations that the user causes because of maloperation from cancelling or communication process in mistake stop.Major part is a display screen 304 on the terminal panel, also comprises some function keys.The bottom position left side of display screen 304 is the numeral or the character group notification portion 305 of numerical character enter key 302 current correspondences, and the right is an input method highlight 306.。
Technical scheme of the present invention includes but not limited to following variation: the variation of the shape of numerical character enter key, as be set to the combination button of knob down, in fact round key or the like does not influence the scope of this this patent.
In addition for the cylinder button, by stir up and down select key assignments and by about stir and change key assignments, do not influence the scope of this this patent yet.
For call button, the input switching push button, the rolling load button, the block position of calling out mute key also has a lot of combinations, but all within the protection domain of this patent.
More than be preferred forms of the present invention, according to content disclosed by the invention, some identical, replacement schemes that those of ordinary skill in the art can expect apparently all should fall into protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of single-key input terminal equipment, comprise: numerical character enter key, input validation detecting unit, input monitoring and processing unit, input type switching key, input type change detection unit and display screen, its difference is that described numerical character enter key is a singly-bound; Described numerical character enter key is provided with ten change gears, each change gear successively with " 0-9 " ten numerals in one and the character group formed of some other characters corresponding.
2, terminal device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the physics realization of the corresponding relation of the change of button and input character can be adopted technology such as resistance-type in the described numerical character enter key, also can adopt in the technology such as condenser type, inductance type, light sensation formula any one.
3, terminal device according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described numerical character enter key adopts the tumbling-type button, also can be dial type, pressing up and down; It is shaped as multi-faceted column, also can be right cylinder.
4, terminal device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described numerical character enter key, input type switching key are arranged on the side of portable terminal.
5, terminal device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the change conditions that the specific region of described display screen is used to show the change of input character and input method or show by special-purpose display screen.
6, terminal device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also includes the display screen of a special use.
7, terminal device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described numerical character enter key gear comprises special character or character group input gear.
8, a kind ofly finish the method for numerical character input, comprise input selection, the input validation of numerical character, it is characterized in that, comprise the steps: with the singly-bound terminal
A. the user touches the numerical character enter key, interlock circuit sends a signal to the input validation detecting unit, after the input validation detecting unit detects this variable quantity, the notice input is monitored and processing unit, input is monitored and processing unit can be in conjunction with the detected input type in current input type change detection unit, calculate numeral or character corresponding under this input type, respective digital or character group are presented on the display screen;
B. when input type be when numeral, particular display area and special display screen are with the numeral of the current gear correspondence of display digit character entry key on the display screen, as long as this moment, the user pressed the button, system can be selected with the numeral of current digital character entry key correspondence;
When input type is that character is when (comprising upper and lower case letter), particular display area and special display screen are with the numeral of the current gear correspondence of display digit character entry key on the display screen, this moment, the user pressed the button, system can be selected with current button corresponding characters group, and select vernier to be positioned on first character character; The user continues to touch the numerical character enter key, and character selects vernier just to move successively on the several characters in this selected character group, when character selects vernier to move on the character that will select, presses the numerical character enter key once more, can select this character.
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