CN201060484Y

CN201060484Y - Character input apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN201060484Y
Application number: CNU2007201210619U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵忠华
Original assignee: SHENZHEN JIETE TELECOMMUNICATION HOLDING CO Ltd
Current assignee: SHENZHEN JIETE TELECOMMUNICATION HOLDING CO Ltd
Priority date: 2007-06-26
Filing date: 2007-06-26
Publication date: 2008-05-14
Anticipated expiration: 2017-06-26

Abstract

The utility model relates to a character input device through a scroll wheel and consists of a scroll wheel module and a character-generating module. The scroll wheel module consists of a scroll wheel and a scroll wheel positioning device. The character-generating module consists of a character set, a scrolling display, a storage, a positioning pointer and an editor. When the scroll wheel rotates, the scroll wheel positioning device triggers the characters contained in the character set to be displayed in a scrolling way in a certain order, and the scrolling speed of the scroll wheel positioning device and the rotating speed of the scroll wheel keep at a certain ratio; simultaneously, the positioning pointer points at the displayed characters at a corresponding speed. The characters that the positioning pointer points at constantly form the corresponding input focuses and the character at each input focus is a character to be input. After being identified by a user, the characters at the input focuses are input into the editor. The utility model can replace the character input keyboard of electronic equipment and realize a rapid and effective input of common characters. The utility model utilizes the mature scroll wheels technique, brings down the cost and thereby is liable to be accepted by users.

Description

A kind of character entry apparatus

Technical field

The utility model belongs to Word message input field, especially relates to a kind of device that leads to special device to the quick inputting word information of information equipment.

Background technology

Nowadays electronic message unit is being brought into play the effect that can not be substituted when assisting people to carry out information processing, these information equipments are in the process of carrying out information processing, often require the operator to import necessary raw information, this just needs above-mentioned information equipment that a supporting input media can be provided, the keyboard of various information equipment is exactly a kind of input media, as computing machine, electronic dictionary, mobile phone, electronic device etc., all have a keyboard that is fit to himself literal input.But development along with society, people more and more pursue the function practicability of electronic equipment, volume microminiaturization, the outward appearance fashion-orientation, especially concerning the electronic equipment that display screen is arranged, in order to show more contents, screen is increasing, so the contradiction of screen and the keyboard contention effective effective area of electronic equipment (referring to the visual area of needs when the user uses these equipment) is constantly upgraded, see at smart mobile phone as us, PDA, on the equipment such as televisor, it is increasing that screen accounts for the ratio of the effective effective area of entire equipment, the shared corresponding proportion of operation push-button panel is low more and more more, this has brought the problem of two aspects, the one, the difficulty in the product design, the deviser must seek more effective input scheme, the 2nd, input brings difficulty to user's literal, the user must the new input method of learning and mastering, if the user is uncomfortable or conflict is arranged to new input method, will increase the risk that new product is released greatly.How finding a kind ofly to take that the device space is little, lower-cost, input device fast and effectively, is the problem that many information processing apparatus need solve.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of input device fast and effectively for electronic message unit, the utility model is a kind of character entry apparatus of roller mode, be made up of roller module and character generation module, roller module comprises: roller, roller locating device.Roller has been widely used on many electronic equipments at present, as PDA, mobile phone, mouses etc. are mainly used in moving of cursor or display object, and the user rolls with the finger rubbing, cursor that shows on just can moving screen or the word content that is used for showing on the roll screen, because roller is easy to operate, quick and precisely, is accepted by users during the moving screen display object.Traditional roller is used for the display position of display object on the mobile electron screen, or the increase and decrease of device parameter value is regulated, the utility model is realized the quick input of character by the quick and accurate locating features of roller, this function combines with the character generation module by roller module and realizes that the character generation module comprises: character set, reliable display, reservoir, positioning pointer, editing machine, wherein reservoir is used for storing all characters of character set.Based on above-mentioned device and module, the utility model proposes a kind of brand-new input device, this device possesses following feature:

The displacement increment that roller is rotated a week is divided into N displacement node, when user's rubbing roller, the least unit of advancing at every turn or retreating is a displacement node, above-mentioned displacement increment can be divided equally by the roller rotational angle, be divided into 10 displacement increments as roller being rotated a week (360 degree), then each increment is 36 degree, and promptly the each minimum value of rotating of roller is 36 degree; The length of its circumferential edge is divided equally in the time of also above-mentioned displacement increment can being rotated by roller, as the roller girth is 5CM, its displacement increment that rotates a week is divided into 10 displacement increments, and then each increment is 0.5CM, and promptly the each minimum value of rotating of roller is 0.5CM.

When roller rotated, the roller locating device triggered the concentrated character that comprises of character roll display in certain sequence, and its rolling rate keeps identical or certain proportion with the speed that roller rotates, and positioning pointer is also pointed to the character of above-mentioned demonstration successively with corresponding speed simultaneously.Here, the effect of roller mainly is that character the to be imported mode with continuous rolling is presented on the screen, character to be imported can be considered as a continuation character string that a definite sequence is arranged, roller whenever advances or takes a step back, character string the to be imported demonstration on screen is also correspondingly rolled one forward or backward, this rolling can be horizontal, also can be longitudinally.Wherein in order to realize the literal input, when roller rotates, the character that positioning pointer is constantly pointed to forms corresponding input focus, and the character at each input focus place is exactly a character to be entered, and the character that is in input focus after the user confirms is imported in the editing machine.Above-mentioned positioning pointer can be considered as the cursor on the screen, and in order to realize the quick operation of literal input neatly on various types of display screens, positioning pointer is relative with the demonstration of character scroll, and following two kinds of design proposals are arranged:

(1) character scroll formula: when promptly roller rotates, the display position of positioning pointer maintains static, alternative characters string roll display, whenever positioning pointer is all pointed to a character, this character is exactly a focus character to be imported, just realize the input of this character after the user confirms, the method for affirmation can be to press the acknowledgement key of system's appointment, is generally to click roller and get final product (by the affirmation that is operating as of pressing roller);

(2) positioning pointer movable type: when promptly roller rotates, positioning pointer is made same moved further, the alternative characters string shows with the fixed position on screen, one screen can the branch multihead display when not showing, whenever positioning pointer refers to that all to a character, this character is exactly a focus character to be imported, and just realizes the input of this character after the user confirms, the method of confirming can be to press the acknowledgement key of system's appointment, is generally to click roller and get final product (by the affirmation that is operating as of pressing roller).

In above-mentioned literal input scheme, the character of alternative characters collection comprises type:

Ten numerals of 0 to 9;

26 English alphabets;

Common punctuation mark and other symbol;

But other reading character (as other national language character).

The user realizes the quick input of personalized mode for convenience, system can provide a plurality of alternative characters collection, the user can select one of them character set as the input character collection, the user also can self-defined input character collection, provide as system: set of digits, alphabetical collection, glossary of symbols, other collection, the user can be switched these character set in input process, because the character that comprises in each character set is less, can realize quick input.

In technique scheme, comprise a roller rotational position detection device in the roller devices, it is a pulse signal generation device, comprise mechanical pulsing device or photoimpact device, described pulse signal is used for triggering the roll display of alternative characters, and pulse signal produces principle and method is existing mutually with mouse.

Further improvement in the technical proposal is: the character performance form of expression in the character set is screen display or speech utterance, when comprising speech utterance in the character form of expression, the character that positioning pointer is pointed to is quoted automatically by voice mode, realize that by voice mode following advantage is arranged:

(1) user need not dig-in screen, can easily learn focus character to be imported;

(2) on the equipment of no screen, can realize literal input of the present utility model;

(3) weak-eyed or blind users group are provided the input scheme of hommization.

Further improvement in the technical proposal is: roller described in the utility model is a round or polygonal rotating-table apparatus that can rotate around central shaft, its effect is the running fix pointer, this roller also can be other key device of realizing that positioning pointer moves, as up and down or the left and right directions key, also can be rocking bar keys, also can Trackpad etc. other device of same function is arranged.

The roller type input device that the utility model provides can bring following beneficial effect:

The character input keyboard of alternative electronic equipment is realized the input rapidly and efficiently of literal commonly used, utilizes ripe roller technology, realizes that cost is low, and the user is easy to accept, for a kind of brand-new input method is started in the information input of pocket electronic product.

Figure of description

Fig. 1 is a device connection diagram of the present utility model

Fig. 2 operates illustrative view of functional configuration in kind for user of the present utility model

Embodiment

Understand and enforcement the utility model for the ease of those of ordinary skills, the utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with the drawings and the specific embodiments.

See Fig. 1, input media of the present utility model comprises following few component parts:

User interface elements (S01 of Fig. 1): user's operation when its effect provides the character input and demonstration interactive interface;

Editing machine (S02 of Fig. 1): input and editing operation interface that character is provided;

Control device (S03 of Fig. 1): its effect is to send steering order to other device, and commander respectively installs coordinate operation;

Reservoir (S04 of Fig. 1): for the information of the character set of input media and user's input provides storage space;

Locating device (S05 of Fig. 1): its effect is when roller drives the demonstration of character to be entered roller, and the character input focus on the tracing display screen is accepted selection and affirmation that user's operational order is finished character to be entered;

Reliable display (S06 of Fig. 1): be used for extracting certain character string and carry out roll display, allow the user select to confirm from character set;

Roller (S07 of Fig. 1): be a hardware unit, be used to drive the roll display that reliable display is carried out alternative characters;

Character set (S08 of Fig. 1): the demonstration character library that all characters that the utility model device can import are provided.

When carrying out the character input with input media of the present utility model, in order to realize rapidly and efficiently importing, three classes of here input character collection commonly used being classified: set of digits, the letter collection, glossary of symbols is given tacit consent to first-selected set of digits, and in input process, the user can be switched.The user carries out the input of character by user interface elements (S01 of Fig. 1), to on the screen of input equipment, open editing machine (S02 of Fig. 1), and rotation roller (S07 of Fig. 1), roller can drive reliable display (S06 of Fig. 1) and can extract the whole roll display in turn in order of character in the current input character collection (S08 of Fig. 1) this moment, locating device (S05 of Fig. 1) can constantly be followed the tracks of the character that detects roll display simultaneously, and at fixing position formation character input focus, in case the user presses bottom roller or other acknowledgement key, the character at the above-mentioned input focus of process place just is imported in the editing machine.Above-mentioned each device is all accepted the instruction that control device sends and is operated.

Embodiment 1:

Provide an embodiment of the present utility model so that vivider input media of the present utility model is described intuitively below in conjunction with Fig. 2:

Fig. 2 is a simplified example structural representation of the present utility model, the part that wherein is labeled as K04 among Fig. 2 is an input panel, it also is the editing area of input character, the parts that are labeled as K01 are the roller that is installed in the side, rubbing up and down, character meeting when rotating up and down when rolling in character scroll viewing area (K02 of Fig. 2) is corresponding to be to slide up and down, the direction of its slip is consistent with the motion state of speed and roller, because numerical character has 10, and the roll display district can only show 5 numerals, therefore when roller rotated, 10 characters showed successively in turn.Wherein K03 is the input positioning pointer, the numeric area of the arrow points in the middle of it forms the input focus district, all numerals that falls into this zone when roll display show with special background, if this moment, the user pressed bottom roller (K01 of Fig. 2), numeral in this zone just is imported into editing area, sees the K05 of Fig. 2.The user continues rubbing roller (K01 of Fig. 2), continues the next numeral of input, up to finishing all numeral inputs.

Claims

1. a character entry apparatus is made up of roller module and character generation module, and roller module comprises: roller, the roller locating device that links to each other with roller groove; The character generation module comprises: reliable display, and the character reservoir, the positioning pointer of sensing roller periphery, editing machine is characterized in that:

N the node that distance is identical arranged on the periphery of roller;

Positioning pointer is pointed to reliable display, and aims at a focus character in the display;

An acknowledgement key, the focus character was imported in the editing machine when this key was pressed.

2. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that described roller is a round or polygonal rotating-table apparatus that can rotate around central shaft, be used for the running fix pointer, and above-mentioned rollers also can be other key device of realizing that positioning pointer moves.

3. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that described roller rotational position detection device is a pulse signal generation device, comprises mechanical pulsing device or photoimpact device, and described pulse signal is used for triggering the roll display of alternative characters.