CN1893288A - Mobile user interface for electronic apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The electronic device includes case and screen installed on the case. The screen possesses at least display area (350) capable of covered by user interface, and another display area (252). The electronic device includes low user interface (106) installed on case, and up user interface (150) capable of sliding and installed on case. Relative to low user interface, the up user interface can be moved between position covered by screen and position covered by the low user interface. When the up user interface is located at position covered by screen, the display area (350) is covered by the up user interface; when the up user interface is located at low position covered, the up user interface covers at least part of the low user interface, and exposes at least part of display area capable of covered.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the mobile user interface that is used for electronic equipment in general.Specifically the present invention can be used for but not necessarily is limited to the relative position that changes the user interface in the electronic equipment.
Background technology
Have multiple functional such as mobile phone, HPC (PC) and the conventional electrical equipment that has the PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) of mobile phone ability.This type of functional ability of sending and receiving phone calls that comprises, the ability of preparing, transmitting and receive data, such as SMS MMS, EMS message and file, the ability of playing games, the ability of navigation menu, ability of browsing page or the like.
The user is via one or more user interfaces class of electronic devices interface therewith.A form of user interface is an alphanumeric keypad, and it comprises expression number 0-9, alphabetical A-Z and such as the key position of the function key of # and *, this function key realize removing Enter Number with text operation.Another form of user interface is the navigation keypad, and it comprises arrow button usually, such as upper and lower, left and right, is used on screen moving cursor or pointer or the like, perhaps is used for navigating at menu.Arrow button can also be used to play games.The navigation keypad also comprises one or more additional buttons usually, allows the user for example to make one's options from menu, perhaps carries out other functions.Other forms that are used for the Navigation Control of electronic equipment also are known, such as touching quick pad, and joystick and handwheel, the latter is limited to usually makes can from first to last roll menu and therefrom making one's options of user.
Usually, alphanumeric keypad and navigation keypad all provide in single electronic equipment, carry out various functional that described equipment must provide to allow the user.Although above-mentioned user interface has realized their function satisfactorily, provide two kinds of user interface type to consume the surface area of electronic equipment simultaneously, can be thereby reduced for the surface area of other functions uses.For example, but provide alphanumeric keypad and navigation keypad to reduce the surface area that supply equipment is used to export simultaneously, for example export via screen.Large-screen is very desirable for showing the experience that more information and/or enhancing are for example played games.
In addition, the user only needs a kind of user interface usually for the moment.For example, when making call, the user mostly just needs alphanumeric keypad to dial, and the keypad that perhaps only needs to navigate to select the number of storage from menu, and only require the little viewing area of screen show dialed number and/or with the corresponding name of this number.As another example, if the user just plays games, mostly just need the keypad that navigates on this electronic equipment, and wish to obtain the big viewing area of screen so that game area is maximized.
In this manual, and comprise claims, term " comprises ", " comprising " or similar terms are intended that comprising of expression nonexcludability, thereby makes that the method or the equipment of containing element tabulation are not only to comprise those elements, also may comprise the element that other are not listed.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above, in a kind of form of the present invention, electronic equipment comprises:
Shell;
Be installed to the screen on this shell, this screen has user interface at least can cover viewing area and another viewing area;
Be installed to the following user interface on this shell; And
Be installed to the last user interface on this shell movably, user interface can cover between position and the following user interface covering position mobile at screen with respect to following user interface on this;
Wherein, when last user interface is arranged in screen covering position, this can cover the viewing area and be covered by last user interface, and when last user interface is arranged in following covering position, should go up user interface and cover down user interface at least in part, and expose at least a portion that can cover the viewing area simultaneously.
Suitably, when covering the position under last user interface is arranged in, last user interface covers down user interface fully.
Suitably, when last user interface was arranged in screen covering position, following user interface and last user interface both were exercisable.
Optionally, user interface is arranged in when covering the position down instantly, and following user interface is exercisable, and user interface can not be operated down.
Suitably, when user interface is arranged in screen and covers the position instantly, can cover the viewing area and be can not operate and another viewing area is exercisable.
Suitably, user interface is arranged in when covering the position down instantly, and it is exercisable can covering viewing area and another viewing area both.
Suitably, last user interface is screen controller, cursor control key, indicating needle controller or joystick.
Suitably, following user interface is a keypad module.
Optionally, following user interface is positioned at the fixed position.
Suitably, when last user interface is positioned at screen covering position, one or more application programs of the first category of this equipment are activated, and when last user interface was positioned at following covering position, one or more application programs of second classification of this equipment were activated.
Suitably, user interface is arranged in when covering the position down instantly, and the user interface location transducer makes that user interface can not be operated down.
Suitably, it is constant that the length of electronic equipment keeps, and still cover the position down no matter last user interface is positioned at screen covering position.
Optionally, this electronic equipment also comprises:
Track by the shell support; And
Be installed to the travelling carriage on this track movably, wherein should go up user interface and be installed on this travelling carriage.
Suitably, user interface is pushed into screen by biasing mechanism and covers position or the following position that covers on this.
In another form, the present invention is the mobile user interface mechanism that is used for electronic equipment, comprises:
Shell;
Be installed to the following user interface on this shell; And
Be installed to the travelling carriage on this shell movably; And
Be installed in the last user interface on this travelling carriage;
Wherein, travelling carriage can be with respect to user interface is mobile between screen covering position and following user interface covering position down; And wherein, when this travelling carriage was arranged in screen covering position, the covered viewing area of screen was covered by travelling carriage, and when travelling carriage is arranged in following covering position, travelling carriage covers down user interface at least in part, exposes at least a portion that can cover the viewing area simultaneously.
Suitably, when covering the position under travelling carriage is arranged in, travelling carriage covers down user interface fully.
Optionally, when travelling carriage was arranged in screen covering position, following user interface and last user interface both were exercisable.
Suitably, when covering the position under travelling carriage is arranged in, last user interface is exercisable, and user interface can not be operated down.
Suitably, this travelling carriage is pushed into screen by biasing mechanism and covers position or the following position that covers.
Optionally, this movably user interface mechanisms also comprise the user interface location transducer, be used for being positioned at and cause when down covering the position down user interface to operate at travelling carriage.
Further feature of the present invention will become clear directly perceived according to following detailed description.
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In order easily to understand the present invention and to embody its actual effect, referring now to as with reference to the shown exemplary embodiment of accompanying drawing, wherein similarly Reference numeral refers to similar element, wherein
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram that illustrates electronic equipment embodiment according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the electronic equipment among Fig. 1, this electronic equipment have screen cover in the position on user interface;
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the electronic equipment among Fig. 1, this electronic equipment have following user interface cover in the position on user interface;
Fig. 4 is the decomposition diagram of the part of the electronic equipment among Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the perspective cut-away schematic view that runs through the 3-3 among Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the mobile user interface mechanism of the electronic equipment among Fig. 1; And
Fig. 7 is the perspective view of the mobile user interface mechanism that substitutes of the electronic equipment among Fig. 1.
Embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, schematic illustration goes out the electronic equipment 100 of travelling carriage or mobile phone form, and it comprises frequency communication devices 102, and it is coupled to processor 103 so that communication with it.Electronic equipment 100 also has screen 105, following user interface 106 and last user interface 150.Screen 105, following user interface 106 are coupled to processor 103 to communicate by letter with it with last user interface 150.In one embodiment, the form of touch-screen 105 can be adopted in a screen 105 or its zone.
Processor 103 comprises the encoder/decoder 111 with related code read-only memory (ROM) 112, and these code read-only memory (ROM) 112 storages are used for speech or can be carried out the data of Code And Decode by other signals that mobile phone 100 sends or receives.Processor 103 also comprises microprocessor 113, and it is coupled to encoder/decoder 111, character read-only memory (ROM) 114, random-access memory (ram) 104, static programmable memory 116 and removable subscriber identity module (RUIM) interface 118 by public data and address bus 117.Static programmable memory 116 and RUIM card 119 (being commonly called Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card) operationally are coupled with RUIM interface 118, they in fact all can store optimum roaming list (PRL), user authentication data, selected Incoming text message and telephone number database (TND telephone directory), and this telephone number database comprises the number field that is used for telephone number and is used for the name field of the identifier that one of the number with name field is associated.For example, an entry in the telephone number database can be 91999111111 (being registered in the number field), its have associated identifiers in the name field " Steven C! At work (Steve C! Work) ".RUIM card 119 and static memory 116 can also be stored the password that is used to allow to use the cipher protection function on the mobile phone 100.
Microprocessor 113 has with following user interface 106, goes up the port of user interface 150, screen 105 and reminiscences 115 couplings, and this reminiscences 115 comprises usually reminds loud speaker, vibrator motor and related driver.In addition, microprocessor 113 also has the port that is coupled with microphone 135, communications speaker 140 and camera 145.
Character read-only memory 114 storage is used for the code to being decoded or be encoded by the text message that communicator 102 receives.In this embodiment, character read-only memory 114, RUIM card 119 and static memory 116 can also be stored command code (OC) that is used for microprocessor 113 and the code that is used to carry out the function that is associated with mobile phone 100.
Frequency communication devices 102 is the Receiver And Transmitters with combination of common antenna 107.Communicator 102 has via the transceiver 108 of radio frequency amplifier 109 with antenna 107 couplings.Transceiver 108 also is coupled with the modulator/demodulator 110 that makes up, and the modulator/demodulator 110 of this combination is coupled to processor 103 with communicator 102.
The user can be for example by using down user interface 106 and/or going up user interface 150 and/or according to an embodiment ground use touch-screen 105, travel through menu and/or be chosen in the icon that shows on the screen 105, select and use the application program of electronic equipment 100.For example according to the relative position of the user interface 106,150 of electronic equipment 100, above and/or under determining to use in user interface 106,150 and/or the touch-screen 105 which.Specifically, the present invention relates to by means of can screen cover position and following user interface cover move between the position on user interface 150 optionally change the relative position of the user interface 106,150 of electronic equipment 100, thereby change the zone of the visible screen 105 of user.
Referring to Fig. 2, illustrate the perspective view of electronic equipment 100 according to an embodiment of the invention.Electronic equipment 100 comprises the shell 200 with top 201 and lower part 202.Loud speaker and microphone aperture 280,290 are arranged in the appropriate position of this shell 200 with respect to loud speaker 140 and microphone 135.Screen 105 is installed on the shell 200, and by a hole 203 in the top 201 of shell 200 as seen.Screen 105 has two zones, and one of them is for good and all exposed in the present embodiment, and it is called as another viewing area 252, and illustrates with echo.Screen 105 for example can be LCD (LCD), active matrix display device, passive matrix display or Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display.Electronic equipment 100 can also comprise protective lens, and its cover screen 105 so that for screen provides the Additional Protection that prevents to abrade or the like, and plays the amplification effect that increases the display message size.At screen or its part is among the embodiment of touch-screen, can omit protective lens.
Following user interface 106 is installed on the shell 200, and in one embodiment, following user interface 106 is keypad module of alphanumeric keypad 204 forms.Alphanumeric keypad 204 is typically to comprise expression number 0-9, alphabetical A-Z and such as the alphanumeric keypad of the key position 207 of the function key of # and *, this function key realize removing Enter Number and text operation, such as redialing previous dialed number or sending the signal of voice mail message end.
In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 2-7, last user interface 150 is movably mounted on the shell 200, and, guide user interface 150 and cover the position, move with respect to descending user interface 106 to carry out mobility from the screen shown in Fig. 2 by the gathering sill 229 in the top 201 of shell 200.Last user interface 150 can be screen controller, cursor control key or indicating needle controller, and according to an embodiment, last user interface 150 comprises navigation keypad 216.Navigation keypad 216 comprises arrow button 220 usually, is used to move on screen 105 cursor that shows or pointer or the like, perhaps is used for moving the indication of other forms of position, shows or frame as high brightness.Arrow button 220 for example can also be used to play games.Navigation keypad 216 may also comprise a centre button 221 and/or one or more peripheral button 222, so that allow the user for example to make one's options from menu, perhaps carries out other functions.Be apparent that for the person skilled in the art last user interface 150 can not comprise the navigation keypad 216 that includes arrow button 220, but comprise joystick or Trackpad that they can be used to the purpose of navigating and selecting.
When the last user interface 150 of electronic equipment 100 is arranged in screen and covers the position, another viewing area 252 of screen for the user as seen, and user interface 106 and last user interface 150 all are exercisable down.In one embodiment, cover in the position at screen, the latter half of last user interface 150 can cover down a spot of the first half of user interface 106, but lower and upper user interface 106,150 boths are exercisable fully.
Referring to Fig. 3, another in two zones of screen 105 is known as user interface and can covers viewing area 350, and illustrates with echo.As shown in, last user interface 150 is positioned at down that user interface covers the position, so that all can cover viewing area 350 and exposed, and goes up user interface 150 and covers user interface 106 down fully.In the embodiment that substitutes, cover in the position in following user interface, last user interface 150 covers user interface 106 down at least in part, exposes at least a portion that can cover viewing area 350 simultaneously.
In the illustrated embodiment, the covered viewing area 350 of screen 105 is lower areas of screen 105, and has expanded whole visible width of screen 105.In the embodiment that substitutes,, can cover viewing area 350 and can occupy the more of screen 105 or zone still less according to the overall size of for example screen 105, the size of electronic equipment 100 and/or the size of last user interface 150.
According to an embodiment, under cover in the position, last user interface 150 is exercisable, and the following user interface 106 that is capped or partly covered at least can not be operated.For example, in one embodiment, may cover 75% in time user interface 106 by last user interface 150, still user interface 106 still can not be operated down.In another embodiment, under cover in the position, following user interface 106 is covered by last user interface 150 fully, therefore be difficult to by the user approaching, but user interface 106 can not be deactivated down.Under cover in the position, what can cover can being comprised by the zone that the user sees of screen 105 viewing area 350 exposes zone and another viewing area 252.As shown in the figure, under cover in the position, the zone that can be seen by the user of screen 105 is complete area of screen 105, it comprises can cover viewing area 350 and another viewing area 252.
Usually, cover the position and can cover viewing area 350 when being covered by last user interface 150 when last user interface 150 is arranged in screen, another viewing area 252 is exercisable and can to cover viewing area 350 be to operate.Therefore,, in the present embodiment, can cover viewing area 350 and not be used sightless the time for the user, so battery supply is not wasted in and can covers viewing area 350 to this and drive and throw light on when covering viewing area 350.According to an embodiment, user interface 150 is arranged in when user interface covers the position down instantly, and it is exercisable can covering viewing area 350 and another viewing area 252.
Suitably, when last user interface 150 was arranged in screen covering position, one or more application programs of the first category of electronic equipment 100 were activated.When covering the position under last user interface 150 is arranged in, one or more application programs of second classification of electronic equipment 100 are activated.In one embodiment, in the time of the covered viewing area 350 of last user interface 150 cover screens 105, the application program of the first category of the electronic equipment 100 that is activated is not used and can be covered viewing area 350, because can cover viewing area 350 is sightless for the user, thereby has saved energy.Yet, when at least a portion of the covered viewing area 350 of covering position and screen 105 was covered by last user interface 150 under last user interface 150 is arranged in, the application program of second classification of the electronic equipment 100 that is activated was used another viewing area 252 and can be covered the zone of exposing of viewing area 350.For example, but the application program of the first category that imagination is enabled in screen covers the position comprises and being not limited to: transfer to and receive phone calls, create, send and receive the message such as SMS, MMS and/or EMS message, and other only need or use the application program of another viewing area 252 of visible screen 105.
But also imagine and comprise in the application program that covers second classification of enabling the position down and to be not limited to: play games, browsing internet, create and/or Edit Document, catch, check and/or edited image, and other use, require and/or benefit from the application program in the big zone of screen 105, this big zone comprise screen 105 covered viewing area 350 expose zone and another viewing area 252.Will be understood that when at least a portion that can cover viewing area 350 was exposed, at least some application programs that cover the first category of enabling in the position at screen also can use the big zone of screen 105 to carry out.Therefore, some application programs of electronic equipment 100 can all occur in the first category and the second classification application program.
Will be understood that it is constant that the length of electronic equipment 100 keeps, and still cover the position down no matter last user interface 150 is arranged in screen covering position.Therefore, electronic equipment 100 keeps small-sized size, and does not become not convenient or be difficult to when the relative position of the user interface 106,150 of equipment 100 changes and use.
Referring to Fig. 4, alphanumeric keypad 204 is installed on the flexible printed circuit board 406.Being installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 406 is the switch of aiming at, and adopts the form of Bo Peier switch 460 usually, and this switch usually is used in combination with keypad.Alphanumeric keypad 204 and flexible print circuit 406 are incorporated in the recess 410 in the top 201 of shell 200.Keypad 204 and flexible print circuit 406 are positioned at the fixed position, thus the upper surface 412 of alphanumeric keypad 204 basically with the upper surface 414 on the top 201 of shell 200 on same plane.
The flexible printed circuit board 418 of last user interface 150 is by main printed circuit board 431 couplings of banded connector 432 with electronic equipment 100, and this band shape connector 432 has one section length in the notch 435 that resides in travelling carriage 424 1 sides.Banded connector 432 is installed in the downside of microscler support 434, and this microscler support 434 is installed on the side with notch 435 of travelling carriage 424.In addition, banded connector 432 is also suitably folded, and is configured to prevent upward moving of user interface 150 of its restriction.In one embodiment, the cross section of microscler support 434 is reverse T shapes, is clearly shown that in Fig. 5.Thus, prevented any other part tied up in knots of banded connector 432 and electronic equipment 100, particularly covered the position and down between the covering position when mobile at the screen of last user interface 150 at travelling carriage 424.The logic that banded connector 432 keeps going up between user interface 150 and the main printed circuit board 431 is connected with electric power.
Also by the flexible banded connector 480 and printed circuit board (PCB) 406 couplings of an integral body, the banded connector 480 of this overall flexibility passes the hole 485 on the recess 410 to main printed circuit board 431.
With reference to Fig. 5, travelling carriage 424 is movably mounted on track 430 by means of the inside ledge 528 on the travelling carriage 424, this inside ledge 528 and track 430 sliding engaged.Therefore, by coming the slip of guided slidable frame 424 to move by means of the gathering sill 229 in the top 201 of track 430 and shell 200, support includes the travelling carriage 424 of the last user interface 150 of flexible printed circuit board 418 and navigation keypad 216, can move (slip) with respect to the following user interface 106 that screen covers between position and the following user interface covering position.
Referring to Fig. 6, be installed in last user interface 150 on the travelling carriage 424 and be biased mechanism 495 and push screen and cover the position or cover the position down.Usually, biasing mechanism 495 is center (over-centre) latch mechanisms excessively that travelling carriage 424 are coupled to framework 426.In one form, cross the center lock bolt mechanism and comprise the recess that is arranged in framework 426 or the disc spring 636 in hole 637.By using securing member 638, first end of disc spring 636 is fixedly secured on the framework 426.Second end of disc spring 636 pivotally is coupled to first end 639 of firm arm 640, and places notch 642 by securing member 644 in bondly.Just second end of arm 640 pivotally is installed to carriage 646 by securing member 648, and carriage 646 extends in a side direction of travelling carriage 424.Securing member 638,644,648 can be rivet or other suitable known fasteners.
Disc spring 636 setover or " breech lock " travelling carriage 424, thereby biasing or " breech lock " is gone up user interface 150 by the firm arm 640 in the covering of the screen shown in Fig. 6 position.In this position, be pushed to the left side of notch 642 with second end of the disc spring of first end 639 coupling of firm arm 640.If be installed on the travelling carriage 424 last user interface 150 by the user towards under cover the position and move, second end 645 of then working as firm arm 640 moves and exceeds its when screen covers position and following center or mid point of moving that covers between the position, and this center or mid point align with notch 642 basically, then be pushed to the right-hand side of notch 642 with second end of the disc spring of first end 639 coupling of firm arm 640, and travelling carriage and the last user interface 150 that is mounted thereon is pushed to or quilt " breech lock " under cover in the position.If last user interface 150 does not move and exceeds it and cover the position to covering the position down or covering the center or the mid point that move of position from covering the position down to screen from screen, then cross the center lock bolt mechanism and will back into screen to last user interface 150 respectively and cover the position or cover the position down.In such a way, 150 of last user interfaces that are installed on the travelling carriage 424 may reside in screen covering position or following the covering in the position, and can't reside in any centre position.
When imagination covers the position under last user interface 150 is arranged in, use user interface location transducer 690 to cause down user interface 106 to operate simultaneously.User interface location transducer 690 is hall effect sensor normally, and it is coupled to processor 103 with communication with it.User interface 150 covers or covers at least in part the situation appearance of user interface 106 down on the user interface location sensor, and to processor 103 output signals, so that cause down user interface to operate.Will be understood that, can adopt other user interface location transducers for this purpose.
Referring to Fig. 7, in another form, cross the center lock bolt mechanism and comprise a pair of rigidity support arm 740,741, they pivotally are coupled at adjacent first end, 742,743 places of each support arm, and by use securing member 761 to place notch 760 in bondly.By securing member 745, just second end 744 of arm 740 pivotally is installed on the framework 426, and by securing member 748, just second end 746 of arm 741 pivotally is installed on the carriage 747 of travelling carriage 424.A pair of coil spring 750,751 is incorporated in the recess or hole 749 in the framework 426, and they have respectively in about midpoint of arm 740 and framework 426 and the end coupling of arm 740 just.By using the center breech lock, the last user interface 150 that coil spring 750,751 will be installed on the travelling carriage 424 pushes screen covering position or following user interface covering position, and this is very clearly for those skilled in the art.
Will be understood that the last user interface 150 that other known biasing mechanisms can be used to guarantee to be installed on the travelling carriage 424 only may reside in screen covering position or following the covering in the position, and can't reside at any centre position.
Therefore, the present invention is a kind of electronic equipment 100 and the mobile user interface mechanism that is used for electronic equipment, the relative position that it allows optionally to change the user interface 106,150 of electronic equipment makes the viewing area of screen 105 be adapted to the relative position of selected user interface 106,150 simultaneously.
This is by the following user interface 106 on the shell 200 that the equipment of being installed in is provided and is movably mounted that user interface 150 realizes on the shell 200.Last user interface 150 can cover between position and the following user interface covering position at screen and move (normally sliding), wherein go up user interface 150 the covered viewing area 350 of cover screen 105 at least, and wherein go up the covered viewing area 350 that user interface 150 covers following user interface 106 at least in part and exposes screen, thereby the bigger viewing area of exposing screen 105 to small part.
In screen covered the position, following user interface 106 and last user interface 150 boths were exercisable, and screen 105 another, less viewing area 252 is visible.Can enable the application program of the first category of equipment, by needn't the viewing area of covering 350 of the screen that is capped being powered, thereby these application programs have been used less viewing area and have been saved energy.Under cover in the position, last user interface 150 be exercisable and down user interface 106 be to operate, and comprise that the bigger viewing area of exposing zone and another viewing area 252 that can cover viewing area 350 is visible.Can enable the application program of second classification of equipment, these application programs are used this bigger viewing area.
Cover in the position at screen, the user can and/or go up user interface 150 and/or touch-screen 105 for user interface 106 under only the application program of requirement or use small display area 252 is used.The example of this type of application program includes, but are not limited to: transfer to and receive phone calls, create, send and receive the message such as text message, the function of equipment is set, such as clock, alarm signal, calendar or the like.Under cover in the position, following user interface 106 can not be operated, and the user can use user interface 150 in conjunction with bigger viewing area for benefiting from or require the application program of bigger viewing area.This type of example by the application program that bigger viewing area strengthens comprises, still is not limited to: play games, create and Edit Document, catch, check and/or edited image, browsing internet or the like.
Another advantage of the present invention is the relative position that optionally changes the user interface 106,150 of equipment, makes the viewing area adapt to this relative position when keeping device length constant simultaneously.Therefore, this equipment does not become not convenient, bothers or is difficult to use when the relative position of the user interface of equipment changes.
Further advantage is in all positions of user interface 106,150, this movably user interface mechanisms all be hidden in the electronic equipment 100 and do not expose, thereby reduced infringement or distorted the possibility of this mechanism.
Above-mentioned detailed description only provides exemplary embodiment, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, the scope of application or configuration.But this concrete detailed description of illustrative embodiments provides the explanation that makes it possible to implement exemplary embodiment of the present invention for those skilled in the art.Should be understood that: can make various changes aspect the function of unit and step and the configuration and can not break away from the spirit and scope that the present invention sets forth in appended claims.
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1. an electronic equipment comprises:
Shell;
Be installed to the screen on this shell, this screen has user interface at least can cover viewing area and another viewing area;
Be installed to the following user interface on this shell; And
Be installed to the last user interface on this shell movably, user interface can cover between position and the following user interface covering position mobile at screen with respect to following user interface on this;
Wherein, when last user interface is arranged in screen covering position, this can cover the viewing area and be covered by last user interface, and when last user interface is arranged in following covering position, should go up user interface and cover down user interface at least in part, and expose at least a portion that can cover the viewing area simultaneously.
2. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when covering the position under last user interface is arranged in, last user interface covers down user interface fully.
3. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when last user interface was arranged in screen covering position, following user interface and last user interface both were exercisable.
4. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when covering the position under last user interface is arranged in, last user interface is exercisable, and user interface can not be operated down.
5. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when last user interface is arranged in screen and covers the position, can cover the viewing area and be can not operate and another viewing area is exercisable.
6. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when covering the position under last user interface is arranged in, it is exercisable can covering viewing area and another viewing area both.
7. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described upward user interface is a screen controller.
8. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described upward user interface is a cursor control key.
9. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described upward user interface is an indicating needle controller.
10. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described upward user interface is a joystick.
11. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described user interface down is a keypad module.
12. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described user interface down is positioned at the fixed position.
13. electronic equipment according to claim 1, wherein, when last user interface is positioned at screen covering position, one or more application programs of the first category of this equipment are activated, and when last user interface was positioned at following covering position, one or more application programs of second classification of this equipment were activated.
14. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, when covering the position under last user interface is arranged in, the user interface location transducer makes that user interface can not be operated down.
15. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, it is constant that the length of electronic equipment keeps, and still cover the position down no matter last user interface is arranged in screen covering position.
16. the electronic equipment according to claim 1 also comprises:
Track by the shell support; And
Be installed to the travelling carriage on this track movably, wherein should go up user interface and be installed on this travelling carriage.
17. according to the electronic equipment of claim 1, wherein, described upward user interface is biased mechanism and is pushed into screen covering position or covers the position down.
18. be used for the mobile user interface structure of electronic equipment, comprise:
Shell;
Be installed to the following user interface on this shell;
Be installed to the travelling carriage on this shell movably; And
Be installed in the last user interface on this travelling carriage;
Wherein, described travelling carriage can cover between position and the following user interface covering position mobile at screen with respect to following user interface; And
Wherein, when this travelling carriage was arranged in screen covering position, the covered viewing area of screen was covered by travelling carriage, and when travelling carriage is arranged in following covering position, travelling carriage covers down user interface at least in part, exposes at least a portion that can cover the viewing area simultaneously.
19. according to the mobile user interface mechanism of claim 18, wherein, when covering the position under travelling carriage is arranged in, travelling carriage covers down user interface fully.
20. according to the mobile user interface mechanism of claim 18, wherein, when travelling carriage was arranged in screen covering position, following user interface and last user interface both were exercisable.
21. according to the mobile user interface mechanism of claim 18, wherein, when covering the position under travelling carriage is arranged in, last user interface is exercisable, and user interface can not be operated down.
22. according to the mobile user interface mechanism of claim 18, wherein, described travelling carriage is biased mechanism and is pushed into screen covering position or covers the position down.
23. the mobile user interface mechanism according to claim 18 also comprises the user interface location transducer, user interface can not be operated under being used for causing in the covering position under travelling carriage is positioned at.
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