CN1983133A - Small-keyboard inputting method - Google Patents

Abstract

An inputting method of small keyboard includes utilizing one set including two digital keys of 10 digital keys as 0-9 on small keyboard to separately define each letter of capital letter A-Z and small letter a-z and making key sets be not repeated to each other, utilizing key set including one or two digital keys of 0-9 keys on small keyboard to define digit 0-9, operating one key set corresponding to letter to be inputted uniquely according to defined key information for realizing letter input on small keyboard.

Description

Small-keyboard input method

Technical field

The present invention relates to electronic technology field, relate in particular to a kind of input method technology.

Background technology

On some terminal devices, because the restriction of keyboard inputting interface can't be arranged tens buttons as computer keyboard.And can only arrange ten digital keys of 0-9 and a spot of control button, and corresponding letter can only repeat to be arranged on the numerical key, and this keyboard is called numeric keypad.

The layout of described numeric keypad as shown in Figure 1, corresponding concrete arrangement can be as shown in table 1:

Table 1

Button	The numeral of representative or alphabetical
		?0	?0
?1	?1
		?2	?2 A B C
?3	?3 D E F
		?4	?4 H I J
?5	?5 K L M
		?6	?6 N M O
?7	?7 P Q R S
		?8	?8 T U V
?9	?9 W X Y Z

Described numeric keypad extensively is present on the equipment such as mobile phone terminal.

With the numeric keypad that is provided with on the mobile phone terminal is example, because therefore number of keys deficiency on the mobile phone, needs to make same button can express different numeral and alphabetical by repeatedly importing same button fast.Numeric keypad as shown in Figure 1 is an example, adopts same button to represent that simultaneously numeral is as shown in table 2 with the specific implementation of the input method of letter:

Table 2

Need the digital or alphabetical of input	Actual key on terminal
		?0	?0
?1	?1
		?2	?2
?3	?3
		?4	?4
?5	?5
		?6	?6
?7	?7
		?8	?8
?9	?9
		?A	?22
?B	?222
		?C	?2222
?D	?33
		?E	?333
?F	?3333
		?G	?44
?H	?444
		?I	?4444
?J	?55
		?K	?555
?L	?5555
		?M	?66
?N	?666
		?O	?6666
?P	?77
		?Q	?777
?R	?7777
		?S	?77777
?T	?88
		?U	?888
?V	?8888
		?W	?99
?X	?999
		?Y	?9999
?Z	?99999
		?a	?22222
?b	?222222
		?c	?2222222
?d	?33333
		?e	?333333
?f	?3333333

?g	44444
		?h	444444
?i	4444444
		?j	55555
?k	555555
		?l	5555555
?m	66666
		?n	666666
?o	6666666
		?p	777777
?q	7777777
		?r	77777777
?s	777777777
		?t	88888
?u	888888
		?v	8888888
?w	999999
		?x	9999999
?y	99999999
		?z	999999999

When adopting above input method to import as password, though can import the digital and alphabetical of the actual hope input of user, obviously there is following shortcoming in above-mentioned input method:

(1) input process is comparatively loaded down with trivial details, and subalphbet need be pressed button continuously repeatedly just can finish input, makes the user can't import corresponding information fast;

(2) be not easy to the input of password, imbody is following with several aspects:

1, in the input cryptographic processes, makes mistakes easily: see password for preventing other people,, adopt the * key to replace, at this moment,, then in shielding input process, be easy to the input error password if comprise letter in the password to the password of user's input.

2, can't online input password: terminals such as mobile phone that has or phone be with after server is connected, server prompts is carried out the password input, at this moment server is to wait for and the password input of sense terminals in real time always, after terminal adopts said method then to need password edited, unified being input on the server, therefore, limited the range of application of the terminal that adopts above-mentioned input method.

Therefore, in terminal device, adopt above-mentioned input method can't satisfy well user's input easy, use requirement easily.

Simultaneously,, make, generally adopt the input of pure digi-tal password carrying out the occasion that password is imported on the entry terminals such as mobile phone, phone and bank cipher with numeric keypad just because of the restriction of current letter input method in numeric keypad.And carry out the situation that password is imported for pure digi-tal, if length is oversize, then the user forgets password easily, if Password Length is too short, then is stolen easily.

Therefore, need provide a kind of easy keypad letter input method at present.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of small-keyboard input method, thus can provide for the subscriber terminal equipment that uses numeric keypad a kind of input easy, use input method easily.

The objective of the invention is to be achieved through the following technical solutions:

The invention provides a kind of small-keyboard input method, comprising:

A, key groups that in 10 digital keys 0 to 9 in the keypad one group comprises two digital keys each letter among corresponding capitalization A to Z and the lowercase a to z respectively is set, and does not repeat mutually between each key groups;

B, treat a key groups of the unique correspondence of input alphabet to realize being undertaken the input of letter by keypad according to the key groups information operating that is provided with.

Described key groups comprises: identical two digital keys or two different digital keys.

Described steps A also comprises:

The key groups that comprise two digital keys or the individual digit button corresponding numeral 0 to 9 of in the keypad 0 to 9 buttons is set.

Described key groups comprises: be used to represent two numerical keys of letter, wherein, and a numerical key that adopts alphabetical place, another adopts the sequence number on the numerical key of alphabetical place.

Described steps A comprises:

A1, first button in capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to the z corresponding key group is adopted the grouping definition of 2 to 9 buttons successively, one group of upper case or lower case letter definition is a digital keys, and capitalization is defined as identical with first button of its corresponding lowercase;

A2, second button of capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to z divided into groups to be defined as the different digital button of the rank order in 2 to 9 buttons respectively, and capitalization and lowercase are defined as the digital keys of different rank order respectively.

Described steps A comprises:

First button of " A, B, C ", " D, E, F ", " G, H, I " " J, K, L ", " M, N, O ", " P, Q, R, S ", " T, U, V " and " W, X, Y, Z " eight groups of capitalizations and corresponding eight groups of lowercases thereof is defined as 2 to 9 buttons successively, and each capitalization group is defined as an identical digital keys with its corresponding lowercase group;

In described eight groups of capitalizations, will comprise that second button of the group of three letters is defined as " 2,3,4 ", will comprise that second button of the group of four letters is defined as " 2,3,4,5 "; In eight groups of lowercases of correspondence, will comprise that second button of the group of three letters is defined as " 5,6,7 ", will comprise that second button of the group of four letters is defined as " 6,7,8,9 ".

Described steps A also comprises:

First button in the corresponding key group of numeral 0 to 9 is defined as 0 to 9 button successively, and second button all is defined as 1 or 0 button.

Described step B also comprises:

When entering the keypad input state, after system obtains described first keying input information, show possible second button and corresponding final input information.

Described step B also comprises:

When the input password, adopt " * " to show corresponding final input information.

As seen from the above technical solution provided by the invention, the present invention has realized the password input in keypad of numeral and letter easily, the input of Any Digit or letter only needs to operate twice button, has effectively taken into account the convenience of the security and the memory of password.Particularly be fit to the mobile phone financial business.The present invention is applicable to that also importing password writes sensitivity and alphabet size is write insensitive dual mode alphabet size.

Realization of the present invention can be so that the terminal device system can be smoothly from only supporting pure digi-tal excessively to import as password to compatible with digital/letter as password input.

Use the present invention on terminal device, then corresponding password input process can adopt the shielding display mode fully.The user imports in the cryptographic processes, can determine the button of next input fully according to the password number that shows on the screen.

Realization of the present invention is because mode digital at each or that the equal unified Definition of letter is the input of two keys, therefore, input method provided by the invention can enlarge the dirigibility and the scope of terminal applies so that the disposition that terminal can the adaptation server online in real time collects the digits.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram of numeric keypad.

Embodiment

The invention provides and be used for the letter input method that on numeric keypad, carries out, be used to solve the problem that prior art exists, be applicable to the password input that includes letter.Write responsive and the insensitive two kinds of password input conditions of capital and small letter can both be dealt with freely for alphabet size.

Terminal device need have 62 by the numeral or the letter of keypad input in application process, be specially: digital 0-9, totally 10; Capitalization A-Z, totally 26; Lowercase a-z, totally 26.In input method provided by the invention, be that these numerals and letter are all got the two digits button and represented, the two digits button is designated as X1 and X2 respectively, import X1, X2 two digits button successively after, just can finish to the numeral of terminal device or the input of letter.

Small-keyboard input method provided by the invention, mainly be that in 10 digital keys 0 to 9 that adopt in the keypad one group comprises that the key groups of two digital keys defines each letter among capitalization A to Z and the lowercase a to z respectively, and do not repeat mutually between each key groups; Simultaneously, also adopt 0 in the keypad to 9 buttons the key groups that comprises two digital keys or individual digit by key definition numeral 0 to 9.Afterwards, treat a key groups of the unique correspondence of input alphabet, just can realize being undertaken the input of letter by keypad according to the key groups information operating of definition.

Among the present invention, described key groups can be become by identical two digital keys or two different digital key groups.

In the definition procedure that carries out described 62 letters and numeral, be specifically as follows:

First button in capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to the z corresponding key group is adopted 2 to 9 buttons grouping definition successively, one group of upper case or lower case letter definition is a digital keys, and capitalization is defined as identical with first button of its corresponding lowercase;

Second button of capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to z divided into groups to be defined as the different digital button of the rank order in 2 to 9 buttons respectively, and capitalization and lowercase are defined as the digital keys of different rank order respectively.

In addition, though numeral 0 to 9 can adopt individual digit to press key definition, but consider the processing that collects the digits in real time of being convenient to server, the present invention can adopt the definition of corresponding key group with numeral 0 to 9 in the specific implementation process, first button in the described corresponding key group is defined as 0 to 9 button successively, and second button all is defined as 1 or 0 button.

For small-keyboard input method provided by the invention is had further understanding, the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with concrete application example.

The present invention specifically can be defined as follows at corresponding X1 and X2 in the specific implementation process:

First button X1 of " A, B, C ", " D, E, F ", " G, H, I " " J, K, L ", " M, N, O ", " P, Q, R, S ", " T, U, V " and " W, X, Y, Z " eight groups of capitalizations and corresponding eight groups of lowercases thereof is defined as 2 to 9 buttons successively, and each capitalization group is defined as an identical digital keys with its corresponding lowercase group;

In described eight groups of capitalizations, will comprise that second button X2 of the group of three letters is defined as " 2,3,4 ", will comprise that second button X2 of the group of four letters is defined as " 2,3,4,5 "; In eight groups of lowercases of correspondence, will comprise that second button X2 of the group of three letters is defined as " 5,6,7 ", will comprise that second button X2 of the group of four letters is defined as " 6,7,8,9 ".

Can define X1 for 0 to 9 of corresponding digital and be followed successively by 0 to 9 button, definition X2 is 1 button.

Below will be with the specific implementation of the concrete above-mentioned definition of explanation of tables:

Wherein, X1 is taken as the button at numeral or alphabetical place, specifically can be as shown in table 3:

Table 3

Digital or alphabetical	X1 (button at peek word or alphabetical place)
		?0	?0
?1	?1
		?2	?2
?3	?3
		?4	?4
?5	?5
		?6	?6
?7	?7
		?8	?8
?9	?9
		?A	?2
?B	?2
		?C	?2
?D	?3
		?E	?3
?F	?3
		?G	?4
?H	?4
		?I	?4
?J	?5
		?K	?5
?L	?5
		?M	?6
?N	?6
		?O	?6
?P	?7
		?Q	?7
?R	?7
		?S	?7

?T	?8
		?U	?8
?V	?8
		?W	?9
?X	?9
		?Y	?9
?Z	?9
		?a	?2
?b	?2
		?c	?2
?d	?3
		?e	?3
?f	?3
		?g	?4
?h	?4
		?i	?4
?j	?5
		?k	?5
?l	?5
		?m	?6
?n	?6
		?o	?6
?p	?7
		?q	?7
?r	?7
		?s	?7
?t	?8
		?u	?8
?v	?8
		?w	?9
?x	?9
		?y	?9
?z	?9

Certainly, also can adopt other specific implementations as X1.

Described X2 is taken as numeral or the ordering of letter on button, and is as shown in table 4:

Table 4

Digital or alphabetical	X2 (peek word or the ordering of letter on button)
		?0	?1
?1	?1
		?2	?1
?3	?1
		?4	?1
?5	?1

6	1
		7	1
8	1
		9	1
A	2
		B	3
C	4
		D	2
E	3
		F	4
G	2
		H	3
I	4
		J	2
K	3
		L	4
M	2
		N	3
O	4
		P	2
Q	3
		R	4
S	5
		T	2
U	3
		V	4
W	2
		X	3
Y	4
		Z	5
a	5
		b	6
c	7
		d	5
e	6
		f	7
g	5
		h	6
i	7
		j	5
k	6
		l	7
m	5
		n	6
o	7

p	6
		q	7
r	8
		s	9
t	5
		u	6
v	7
		w	6
x	7
		y	8
z	9

Certainly, also can adopt other specific implementations as X2.

The description of comprehensive above table 3 and table 4, the input method of Any Digit and letter is as shown in table 5 in the input method provided by the invention:

Table 5

Letter or number	The letter or number button
		?0	?01
?1	?11
		?2	?21
?3	?31
		?4	?41
?5	?51
		?6	?61
?7	?71
		?8	?81
?9	?91
		?A	?22
?B	?23
		?C	?24
?D	?32
		?E	?33
?F	?34
		?G	?42
?H	?43
		?I	?44
?J	?52
		?K	?53
?L	?54
		?M	?62
?N	?63
		?O	?64

?P	?72
		?Q	?73
?R	?74
		?S	?75
?T	?82
		?U	?83
?V	?84
		?W	?92
?X	?93
		?Y	?94
?Z	?95
		?a	?25
?b	?26
		?c	?27
?d	?35
		?e	?36
?f	?37
		?g	?45
?h	?46
		?i	?47
?j	?55
		?k	?56
?l	?57
		?m	?65
?n	?66
		?o	?67
?p	?76
		?q	?77
?r	?78
		?s	?79
?t	?85
		?u	?86
?v	?87
		?w	?96
?x	?97
		?y	?98
?z	?99

By said method, the user can be by operation input corresponding digital or the letter at any two buttons in the keypad on the subscriber terminal equipment, and whole input operation process is succinctly convenient.

Based on input method provided by the invention, for convenient user inputs password, terminal can also be about to select the corresponding order of numeral/letter to carry out display reminding to the user on display screen.Promptly when entering the keypad input state, after system obtains described first keying input information, show possible second button and corresponding final input information, the information of second button should operating with the prompting user.

For example, the user needs input alphabet K, and the user has at first imported 5 according to the button at K place, at this moment, but on the screen content shown in the indicator gauge 6 as input prompt information:

Table 6

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
							5	J	K	L	j	k	l

According to the prompting of table 6, the user determines to need to continue input 3 as required.On display screen, can also adopt " * " to replace the letter (i.e. the alphabetical information of final input) of input recently, provide the purpose of function of keeping secret to be reached for user's input information.

In the input method shown in the table 5 provided by the invention, also can carry out the conversion of following any one or multiple mode:

(1) for numeral 0 and numeral 1, also can arrange to adopt 1 to represent.

(2) for numeral 0, except representing with 01, also represent with available 00, perhaps use 0? expression, wherein? represent an asterisk wildcard.

(3) for all numerical keys, also can adopt other modes to represent, for example,, also can be expressed as 30 for numeral 3.

(4) for the array on the same button, also can carry out other orderings, for example, the order of upper and lower case letter is exchanged etc.

(5) for above-mentioned various conversion, and other possible conversion all need to guarantee two continuous button operations a unique corresponding numeral or letter in input method.

In sum, the present invention has realized numeral and alphabetical input by keypad easily, and has taken into account the convenience of the security and the memory of password in implementation procedure, particularly is fit to the mobile phone financial business.

The above; only for the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyly is familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; the variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection domain of claim.

Claims (9)

1, a kind of small-keyboard input method is characterized in that, comprising:

A, key groups that in 10 digital keys 0 to 9 in the keypad one group comprises two digital keys each letter among corresponding capitalization A to Z and the lowercase a to z respectively is set, and does not repeat mutually between each key groups;

B, treat a key groups of the unique correspondence of input alphabet to realize being undertaken the input of letter by keypad according to the key groups information operating that is provided with.

2, small-keyboard input method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described key groups comprises: identical two digital keys or two different digital keys.

3, small-keyboard input method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described steps A also comprises:

The key groups that comprise two digital keys or the individual digit button corresponding numeral 0 to 9 of in the keypad 0 to 9 buttons is set.

4, small-keyboard input method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described key groups comprises: be used to represent two numerical keys of letter, wherein, and a numerical key that adopts alphabetical place, another adopts the sequence number on the numerical key of alphabetical place.

5, according to claim 1,2,3 or 4 described small-keyboard input methods, it is characterized in that described steps A comprises:

A1, first button in capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to the z corresponding key group is adopted the grouping definition of 2 to 9 buttons successively, one group of upper case or lower case letter definition is a digital keys, and capitalization is defined as identical with first button of its corresponding lowercase;

A2, second button of capitalization A to Z and lowercase a to z divided into groups to be defined as the different digital button of the rank order in 2 to 9 buttons respectively, and capitalization and lowercase are defined as the digital keys of different rank order respectively.

6, small-keyboard input method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described steps A comprises:

First button of " A, B, C ", " D, E, F ", " G, H, I " " J, K, L ", " M, N, O ", " P, Q, R, S ", " T, U, V " and " W, X, Y, Z " eight groups of capitalizations and corresponding eight groups of lowercases thereof is defined as 2 to 9 buttons successively, and each capitalization group is defined as an identical digital keys with its corresponding lowercase group;

In described eight groups of capitalizations, will comprise that second button of the group of three letters is defined as " 2,3,4 ", will comprise that second button of the group of four letters is defined as " 2,3,4,5 "; In eight groups of lowercases of correspondence, will comprise that second button of the group of three letters is defined as " 5,6,7 ", will comprise that second button of the group of four letters is defined as " 6,7,8,9 ".

7, small-keyboard input method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described steps A also comprises:

First button in the corresponding key group of numeral 0 to 9 is defined as 0 to 9 button successively, and second button all is defined as 1 or 0 button.

8, small-keyboard input method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described step B also comprises:

When entering the keypad input state, after system obtains described first keying input information, show possible second button and corresponding final input information.

9, small-keyboard input method according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described step B also comprises:

When the input password, adopt " * " to show corresponding final input information.

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