JP2000353042A - Terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance work efficiency of a user in a terminal equipment having a hardware keyboard together with a software keyboard. SOLUTION: This terminal equipment is provided with a software keyboard display judging means 4 to judge whether the software keyboard is displayed on a display means 3 or not and a hardware keyboard depression judging means 1 to judge whether a key is depressed or not. When the key of the hardware keyboard is judged to be depressed by a user, the display of the software keyboard is erased and information on the software keyboard and others are displayed by a software keyboard display control means 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a terminal device having both a software keyboard and a hardware keyboard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a portable terminal device having not only a hardware keyboard but also a software keyboard has become popular in the market. In such a conventional terminal device, when data is input from the hardware keyboard while the software keyboard is displayed, the following occurs.

(1) A message box is displayed and the display of the software keyboard must be erased before
Input from the hardware keyboard is not possible, so the user must first erase the software keyboard by himself, which is troublesome.

(2) Since data is input from the hardware keyboard while the software keyboard is displayed, information hidden behind the software keyboard cannot be seen.

[0005]

In such a terminal device, particularly in a portable information terminal having a small display screen, means for improving the work efficiency of the user is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device capable of improving the work efficiency of a user when a software keyboard is displayed on a display screen, while taking the above conventional problems into consideration.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a user inputs data from a hardware keyboard while a software keyboard is displayed, the display of the software keyboard is automatically erased. A terminal device having a configuration having means for performing

According to the present invention, when the user inputs data from the hardware keyboard while the software keyboard is displayed, the following two items are realized to improve the work efficiency of the user. Can be.

(1) The user does not have to delete the display of the software keyboard by himself / herself.

(2) By erasing the display of the software keyboard, it is possible to see information hidden behind it.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not a key is pressed when a user inputs data using a hardware keyboard such as a PS / 2 keyboard. Hardware keyboard press determining means for performing, when the hardware keyboard press determining means determines that a key of the hardware keyboard is pressed, a software keyboard display control means for erasing the display of the software keyboard, and a display device. A terminal device having a display means for displaying a software keyboard and other information, and a software keyboard display determination means for determining whether or not the software keyboard is displayed on the display means; When entering data from If the software keyboard has been displayed on the screen, by erasing the display of the software keyboard, an effect that it is possible to improve the working efficiency of the user.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a device block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the terminal device. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure from when data is input from a hardware keyboard to when the display of the software keyboard is deleted in the terminal device. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the operation of the terminal device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal device according to the first embodiment has a function as to whether a key is pressed when a user performs data input using a hardware keyboard such as a PS / 2 keyboard. A hardware keyboard press determining unit 1 for determining whether a key of the hardware keyboard has been pressed, and a software keyboard display control unit 2 for deleting the display of the software keyboard 11 when the hardware keyboard press determining unit 1 determines that a key of the hardware keyboard has been pressed. A display device 3 for displaying a software keyboard 11 and other information, and a software keyboard for determining whether or not the software keyboard 11 is displayed on the display device 3, comprising a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). Display determination means 4
It has.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
The terminal device includes an input device 5 that enables a user to input data using a touch panel, a hardware keyboard, a numeric keypad, and the like, and an LCD, a display, and the like, and an output that displays data such as characters and figures. A device 6, a central processing unit 8, a read-only memory 7 in which a program to be executed by the central processing unit 8 is stored, and data read from an input device, data created by executing the program, etc. It has a hardware configuration including a random access memory 9.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure for erasing the display of the software keyboard in the operation of the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of the operation of the terminal device in the first embodiment. This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, in step S1, it is determined whether or not data has been input from the hardware keyboard by using the hardware keyboard pressing determining means 1. If data has been input, the process proceeds to step S2; otherwise, the process returns to step S1 and waits for data input.

In step S2, it is determined whether the software keyboard is currently displayed on the display means 3 by using the software keyboard display determination means 4.
If the software keyboard is displayed, the process proceeds to step S3; otherwise, the process ends.

In step S3, the software display is erased using the software keyboard display control means 2.

FIG. 4A shows a state in which the software keyboard 11 is displayed on the display device 10. Here, the information is hidden behind the software keyboard 11. B shows a state in which data input has occurred from the hardware keyboard in the state of A. Here, the software keyboard 11 is automatically deleted, and information hidden behind the software keyboard 11 and not visible can be viewed.

As described above, in the terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when the software keyboard is displayed on the display screen, the display of the software keyboard is deleted, thereby improving the work efficiency of the user. It becomes possible.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when a user performs data input using a hardware keyboard such as a PS / 2 keyboard, it is determined whether or not a key is pressed. A hardware keyboard press determining means, a software keyboard display control means for erasing the display of the software keyboard when it is determined that a key of the hardware keyboard is pressed, and a display device such as an LCD. A terminal device having a display means for displaying a software keyboard and other information, and a software keyboard display determination means for determining whether the software keyboard is displayed on the display means. If the keyboard was displayed , By erasing the display of the software keyboard, an advantageous effect that it is possible to improve the working efficiency of the user is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing functions of a terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a device block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure from input of data from a hardware keyboard to erasure of the display of the software keyboard in the terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of the operation of the terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hardware keyboard press determination means 2 Software keyboard display control means 3 Display means 4 Software keyboard display determination means 5 Input device 6 Output device 7 Read-only memory 8 Central processing unit 9 Random access memory 10 Display device 11 Software keyboard

Claims (1)

[Claims] When a user inputs data using a hardware keyboard such as a PS / 2 keyboard,
Hardware keyboard press determining means for determining whether a key has been pressed; and software keyboard display control for erasing the display of the software keyboard when the hardware keyboard press determining means determines that a key of the hardware keyboard has been pressed. Means,
A display device configured to display a software keyboard and other information; and a software keyboard display determination unit configured to determine whether the software keyboard is displayed on the display unit. Terminal device.