KR20150011722A - Method and apparatus providing keypad which can type date in an electronic device - Google Patents

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KR20150011722A
KR20150011722A KR1020130087013A KR20130087013A KR20150011722A KR 20150011722 A KR20150011722 A KR 20150011722A KR 1020130087013 A KR1020130087013 A KR 1020130087013A KR 20130087013 A KR20130087013 A KR 20130087013A KR 20150011722 A KR20150011722 A KR 20150011722A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to various embodiments for providing a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar in an electronic device. At this time, a method for providing a virtual keypad may include displaying a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day, and displaying at least one of buttons included in the virtual keypad When the input to the button is detected, displaying the date corresponding to the button on which the input is sensed.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a keypad for date input in an electronic device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a virtual keypad in an electronic device.

As the use of multimedia services using electronic devices increases, the amount of information to be processed and the amount of information to be displayed are increasing in electronic devices. Accordingly, there is an increasing interest in an electronic device having a touch screen capable of increasing the size of a display unit by improving space utilization.

A touch screen is an input / output device that performs input and display of information on one screen. Thus, when using a touch screen in an electronic device, the electronic device can remove a separate input device such as a keypad to increase the display area.

When a touch screen is used, the electronic device does not have a separate input device such as a keypad, so that a virtual keypad for a user's input can be displayed on the touch screen.

The electronic device can recognize that a character or a number corresponding to a key constituting the virtual keypad is input according to a user input to the virtual keypad. Accordingly, a user of the electronic device may inconvenience that the virtual keypad is operated many times to input information composed of a plurality of characters and numbers, such as a date or a schedule, using the virtual keypad.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may seek to provide a method and apparatus for easily entering date or schedule information by using a virtual keypad in an electronic device.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may seek to provide a method and apparatus for easily entering dates in a calendar using a virtual keypad in an electronic device.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may seek to provide a method and apparatus for entering dates in various display formats through a virtual keypad in a calendar format in an electronic device.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may seek to provide a method and apparatus for easily entering calendar information using a virtual keypad in a calendar format that includes certain information in an electronic device.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an operation method of an electronic device includes: displaying a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day; When the input of at least one of the buttons is detected, displaying the date corresponding to the button where the input is sensed.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a display unit that displays a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day, and a virtual keypad that is included in the virtual keypad displayed on the display unit And a processor for controlling the display unit to display a date corresponding to the detected button when an input to at least one button among the buttons is detected.

By displaying the calendar-type virtual keypad in the electronic device as described above, the user of the electronic device can easily recognize the date information without executing a separate application program during message input.

By inputting the date information corresponding to the key input for the virtual keypad in the calendar format in the electronic device, the overhead for inputting the date using the virtual keypad can be reduced.

The overhead for the schedule input using the virtual keypad can be reduced by inputting the schedule information of the date information corresponding to the key input for the virtual keypad of the calendar format in the electronic device.

1 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 illustrates a detailed block configuration of a processor according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 illustrates a procedure for entering dates using a virtual keypad in a calendar format in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 4 illustrates a screen configuration for entering dates using a virtual keypad in a calendar format according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 illustrates a procedure for entering dates using a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
Figures 6A-6F may illustrate a virtual keypad in a calendar format in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7A and 7B illustrate a screen configuration for inputting a date using a virtual keypad in a calendar format according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 illustrates a procedure for entering a date according to a date display format in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
9A to 9D can show a screen configuration for inputting a date according to the date display format according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
10 illustrates a procedure for entering calendar information using a calendar-type virtual keypad in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
FIGS. 11A through 11C illustrate a screen configuration for inputting schedule information using a calendar-type virtual keypad according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
12 illustrates a procedure for entering calendar information using a virtual keypad in a calendar format in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
13A to 13B illustrate a screen configuration for inputting schedule information using a calendar-type virtual keypad according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the various embodiments of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure. It is to be understood that the following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present disclosure and may vary depending on the user, the intention or custom of the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The present disclosure may hereinafter be described in terms of a technique for providing a calendar-type virtual keypad in an electronic device.

An electronic device according to the present disclosure may be a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a videophone, an e-book reader, or the like, which provides a virtual keypad using a touch screen. A laptop computer, a netbook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical device, an accessory, Electronic apps, a camera, a wearable device, an electronic clock, a wrist watch, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a cleaner, an artificial intelligent robot, a digital video disk (Magnetic resonance imaging), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) , Camera, candle Destroyed), navigation (navigation) devices, GPS receiver (global positioning system receiver), EDR (event data recorder), FDR (flight data recorder), set-top box (set-top box), TV box (for example, Samsung HomeSync TM, Apple TV TM, or Google TV TM), electronic dictionaries, automotive infotainment (infotainment) devices, marine electronic equipment (electronic equipment for ship, for example, marine navigation systems, gyrocompass), avionics (avionics), Furniture, including security devices, electronic apparel, electronic keys, camcorders, game consoles, head-mounted displays, flat panel display devices, electronic albums, Or a combination of one or more of various devices such as a part of a building / structure, an electronic board, an electronic signature receiving device or a projector.

1 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

1, the electronic device 100 may include a memory 110, a processor 120, an audio processing unit 130, an input / output control unit 140, a display unit 150, and an input unit 160. Here, a plurality of memories 110 may exist.

The memory 110 includes a data storage unit 111 for storing data generated by driving the electronic device 100 and a program storage unit 112 for storing one or more programs for controlling the operation of the electronic device 100. [ . ≪ / RTI >

The program storage unit 112 may include a graphical user interface (GUI) program 113, a key input control program 114, and at least one application program 115. [ Here, the program included in the program storage unit 112 may be expressed as an instruction set as a set of instructions.

The GUI program 113 may include at least one software component for providing a graphical user interface to the display unit 150. [ The GUI program 113 can control to display the application program information driven by the processor 120 on the display unit 150. [ For example, the GUI program 113 can control the display unit 150 to display a virtual keypad for user input. For example, the GUI program 113 can control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 in a calendar format as shown in FIG. At this time, the GUI program 113 can control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 having a calendar format based on the current date. The GUI program 113 may control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 in a calendar format so that the date on which the schedule information is matched and the date on which the schedule information is not matched is displayed.

The GUI program 113 displays date information corresponding to the button input 420 of the virtual keypad 410 under the control of the key input control program 114 when the virtual keypad 410 of the calendar format is displayed on the display unit 150. [ (430) in the character display area (400). Here, the date information may include at least one of year, month, day, and day.

The GUI program 113 may determine the display form of the date information input through the virtual keypad of the calendar format. The GUI program 113 can determine the display form of the date information in consideration of the sweep direction of the buttons included in the calendar-type virtual keypad. For example, the GUI program 113 can determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction for the numeric buttons included in the virtual keypad of the calendar format as a display format of the date. For example, when a sweep in the downward direction 902 is detected for the "4" button 900 as shown in FIG. 9A, the GUI program 113 sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 to " 6/4 ". When the sweep to the left direction 904 of the "4" button 900 is detected, the GUI program 113 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the format of "June 4 th " . When a sweep in the upper direction 906 is detected with respect to the "4" button 900, the GUI program 113 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the form of "June 4" . The GUI program 113 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the form of "June 4" when a sweep to the right direction 908 of the "4" button 900 is detected .

For example, the GUI program 113 may determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction for the day button included in the calendar-type virtual keypad as a display format of the day of the week. For example, when a sweep in the left direction 912 with respect to the "gold" button 910 is detected as shown in FIG. 9A, the GUI program 113 sets the day corresponding to the "gold" button 910 to " (Fri) ". When a sweep in the upward direction 914 is detected for the "gold" button 910, the GUI program 113 determines to display the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "Friday" . When a sweep to the right direction 916 with respect to the "gold" button 910 is detected, the GUI program 113 displays the day corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) . When a sweep in the downward direction 918 with respect to the "gold" button 910 is detected, the GUI program 113 displays the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) .

For example, the GUI program 113 may determine the display format of the date and the display format of the day of the week to be additionally displayed on the date by using the sweep direction of the number buttons included in the virtual keypad of the calendar format . Button 920 is detected, the GUI program 113 sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 920 to "4 " 6/4 ". When the sweep direction to the downward direction 922 with respect to the "4" button 920 is changed to the leftward direction 924, the GUI program 113 sets the day of the week to be added to the date of the "6/4" ) "As shown in Fig.

The key input control program 114 may include at least one software component for inputting date information via a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar. When the key input control program 114 detects a button input to a calendar-type virtual keypad, the key input control program 114 recognizes that the date information including at least one of the year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button can do. At this time, the key input control program 114 can recognize that the date including the date information determined by the menu setting is inputted. For example, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected in the virtual keypad 410 including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 4, the key input control program 114 displays the "6" Quot; June 6 "430 according to the input of the date " 6 " 4, the key input control program 114 causes the input of the " 6 "button 420 to be displayed on the" 6th of June, It can be recognized that the date information is inputted. 4, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected, the key input control program 114 causes the "6th" button 420 to input "June 6 (Thursday) "Can be recognized as being input. Button 420 in FIG. 4, the key input control program 114 causes the input of the " 6 "button 420 to be" &Quot; Thursday) "is inputted. In another example, when the input of the "4" button 700 and the "8" button 702 is detected in the virtual keypad including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 7A, the key input control program 114 Can recognize that the date information of "June 4 " and " 8" 710 is input according to the input of the buttons 700 and 702. In another example, when a drag from the "4" button 720 to the "8" button 722 in the virtual keypad including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 7B is detected, the key input control program 114 can recognize that the date information of "June 4 to June 8" (730) is inputted according to the input of the buttons 720 and 722.

The key input control program 114 may include at least one software component for inputting schedule information associated with date information through a virtual keypad in a calendar format. For example, when the first input of the button to which the schedule information is mapped is detected, the key input control program 114 controls the GUI program 113 to display the schedule information mapped to the button on which the first input is detected can do. When the second selection of at least one schedule among the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 is detected, the key input control program 114 stores the schedule information in which the second input is detected, together with the date information on which the first input was sensed It can be recognized as a schedule for display. For example, when a schedule display event mapped to the first button occurs, the key input control program 114 may control the GUI program 113 to display the schedule information mapped to the first button. When the selection of at least one schedule among the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 is detected, the key input control program 114 displays a schedule for displaying the schedule information detected with the input together with the date information corresponding to the first button . Here, the key input control program 114 can check whether a certain display event occurs by considering the touch delay time, hovering information, and the like of the button mapped with the schedule.

The application program 115 may comprise software components for at least one application program installed in the electronic device 100.

The processor 120 may use at least one program to control the electronic device 100 to provide various multimedia services. At this time, the processor 120 may execute at least one program stored in the memory 110 and control to provide a service corresponding to the program. For example, the processor 120 may execute at least one of the key input control programs 114 to input date information through a virtual keypad in a calendar format. For example, when the processor 120 detects a button input to a calendar-type virtual keypad, the processor 120 recognizes that the date information including one or more of the year, month, day, and date corresponding to the detected button is input . At this time, the processor 120 can recognize that the date including the date information determined by the menu setting is inputted. For example, the processor 120 may execute at least one of the GUI program 113 and the key input control program 114 to input schedule information linked with date information through a calendar-type virtual keypad. At this time, the processor 120 may execute the GUI program 113 to determine the display format of the date information.

The audio processing unit 130 may provide an audio interface between the user and the electronic device 100 through the speaker 131 and the microphone 132. [

The input / output control unit 140 may provide an interface between the input / output device such as the display unit 150 and the input unit 160 and the processor 120.

The display unit 150 may display status information of the electronic device 100, a character input by the user, a moving picture, and / or a still picture. For example, the display unit 150 may display a virtual keypad for user input. For example, the display unit 150 may display a virtual keypad 410 in a calendar format as shown in FIG. At this time, the display unit 150 may display a virtual keypad 410 having a calendar format based on the current date under the control of the GUI program 113. [ The display unit 150 may display the date on which the schedule information is matched with the date on which the schedule information is not matched.

The display unit 160 may control the display unit 400 to display the date information 430 corresponding to the button input 420 of the virtual keypad 410 in the calendar format. Here, the date information may include at least one of year, month, day, and day.

The input unit 160 may provide the input data generated by the user's selection to the processor 120 through the input / output control unit 140. At this time, the input unit 160 may include at least one hardware button, a touch pad for sensing touch information, and a separate input device.

Although not shown, the electronic device 100 may further include a communication system that performs communication functions for voice communication and data communication. Here, the communication system may be divided into a plurality of communication submodules supporting different communication networks. For example, communication networks include, but are not limited to, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, an Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Wideband- , An LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) network, a wireless LAN, a Bluetooth network and Near Field Communication (NFC).

In the above-described embodiment, the processor 120 may execute software components stored in the program storage unit 112 in one module to input date information through a virtual keypad in a calendar format.

In another embodiment, the processor 120 may be configured to include components as separate modules for entering date information via a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar, as shown in FIG.

Figure 2 shows a detailed block configuration of a processor according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the processor 120 may include an application program driver 200, a key input controller 210, and a display controller 220.

The application program driving unit 200 may execute at least one application program 115 stored in the program storage unit 112 to provide a service according to the application program.

The key input control unit 210 may execute the key input control program 114 stored in the program storage unit 112 to input the date information through the virtual keypad of the calendar format. When the key input control unit 210 detects a button input to a calendar-type virtual keypad, the key input control unit 210 recognizes that the date information including at least one of year, month, day, . At this time, the key input control unit 210 can recognize that the date including the date information determined by the menu setting is inputted. For example, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected in the virtual keypad 410 including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 4, the key input control unit 210 displays the &Quot; June 6 "430 according to the input of the " date " 4, the key input control unit 210 sets the date of "June 6, 2012" in response to the input of the "6" button 420, It can be recognized that information is input. 4, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected, the key input control unit 210 receives the "6" button 420, It is possible to recognize that the date information of the user is inputted. 4, when the input of the "6" button 420 is sensed, the key input control unit 210 receives a "6" button 420, ) "Is input. In another example, when the input of the "4" button 700 and the "8" button 702 is detected in the virtual keypad including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 7A, Quot; June 4 ", " 8th day "710 is inputted according to the input of the buttons 700 and 702. [ In another example, if a drag from the "4" button 720 to the "8" button 722 in the virtual keypad including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 7B is detected, the key input controller 210 ) Can recognize that the date information of "June 4-June 8" (730) is inputted according to the input of the buttons 720 and 722.

The key input control unit 210 may execute the key input control program 114 to input schedule information linked with date information through a virtual keypad in a calendar format. For example, when the first input of the button to which the schedule information is mapped is detected, the key input control unit 210 controls the display control unit 220 to display the schedule information mapped to the button where the first input is detected . When the second selection of at least one schedule among the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 is detected, the key input control unit 210 displays the schedule information in which the second input is detected together with the detected date information of the first input It can be recognized as a schedule for doing so. For example, when a schedule display event mapped to the first button is generated, the key input control unit 210 may control the display control unit 220 to display the schedule information mapped to the first button. When the selection of at least one schedule among the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 is detected, the key input control unit 210 displays a schedule for displaying the schedule information detected with the input together with the date information corresponding to the first button Can be recognized. Here, the key input control unit 210 may determine whether a predetermined display event occurs by considering the touch delay time, hovering information, and the like of the button mapped with the schedule.

The display control unit 220 may provide a graphical user interface to the display unit 150 by executing the GUI program 113 stored in the program storage unit 112. [

The display control unit 220 may control the display unit 150 to display a virtual keypad for user input. At this time, the display control unit 220 may control the display unit 150 to display a virtual keypad for user input according to characteristics of an application program driven through the application program driving unit 200. [ For example, the display control unit 220 may control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 in a calendar format as shown in FIG. At this time, the display control unit 220 can control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 having the calendar format based on the current date. The display control unit 220 may control the display unit 150 to display the virtual keypad 410 in a calendar format so that the date on which the schedule information is matched and the date on which the schedule information is not matched is displayed.

The display control unit 220 displays date information corresponding to the button input 420 of the virtual keypad 410 under the control of the key input control unit 210 when the virtual keypad 410 of the calendar format is displayed on the display unit 150 430 may be displayed in the character display area 400. Here, the date information may include at least one of year, month, day, and day.

The display control unit 220 may determine the display format of the date information input through the virtual keypad of the calendar format. The display control unit 220 can determine the display form of the date information in consideration of the sweep direction of the buttons included in the calendar-type virtual keypad. For example, the display control unit 220 may determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction for the number buttons included in the calendar-type virtual keypad as a display format of the date. For example, when a sweep in the downward direction 902 is detected for the "4" button 900 as shown in FIG. 9A, the display control unit 220 sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 to " 6/4 ". When the sweep to the left direction 904 of the "4" button 900 is sensed, the display control unit 220 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the format of "June 4 th " . When the sweep to the upper direction 906 of the "4" button 900 is detected, the display control unit 220 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the form of "June 4" . When the sweep to the right direction 908 of the "4" button 900 is detected, the display control unit 220 displays the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the form of "June 4" .

For example, the display control unit 220 can determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction of the day button included in the calendar-type virtual keypad as a display format of the day of the week. 9A, when the sweep to the left direction 912 is detected for the "gold" button 910, the display control unit 220 sets the day corresponding to the "gold" button 910 to " (Fri) ". When a sweep in the upward direction 914 with respect to the "gold" button 910 is detected, the display control unit 220 determines to display the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the format of "Friday" . When a sweep to the right direction 916 of the "gold" button 910 is detected, the display control unit 220 displays the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) . When a sweep in the downward direction 918 with respect to the "gold" button 910 is sensed, the display control unit 220 displays the day corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) .

As another example, the display control unit 220 may determine the display format of the date and the display format of the day of the week to be additionally displayed on the date by using the sweep direction of the number buttons included in the virtual keypad of the calendar format. 9B, when the sweep in the downward direction 922 is detected for the "4" button 920, the display control unit 220 sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 920 to " 6/4 ". When the sweep direction to the downward direction 922 with respect to the "4" button 920 is changed to the leftward direction 924, the display control unit 220 sets the day of the week to be added to the date of the "6/4" ) "As shown in Fig.

FIG. 3 illustrates a procedure for entering dates using a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The following description will be made with reference to the screen configuration shown in FIG. 4, and it is possible to describe a procedure for inputting the date through the virtual keypad of the calendar format.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device may detect the occurrence of a calendar keypad display event in operation 301. For example, an electronic device can verify that an application that requires user input is running. As another example, if a virtual keypad for numeric or character entry is displayed on the display, the electronic device can check if a virtual keypad switching event occurs.

When the calendar keypad display event occurs, the electronic device can display the virtual keypad in the calendar format on the display unit 150 in operation 303. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device displays a calendar-type virtual keypad 410 configured with buttons for displaying one or more of year, month, day, and day based on the current date on the display unit 150 It can be displayed in some areas.

When the button input included in the calendar-type virtual keypad is detected in operation 305, the electronic device displays date information including at least one of year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button where the input is detected in the display area . At this time, the electronic device can recognize that the date including the date information determined by the menu setting is inputted. For example, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected in the virtual keypad 410 including the June calendar information shown in FIG. 4, The date information of "June 6" 430 can be displayed in the display area. 6, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected, the electronic device displays date information of "June 6, 2012" corresponding to the "6" button 420 in the display area Can be displayed. 6, when the input of the "6" button 420 is detected, the electronic device displays date information of "June 6 (Wednesday)" corresponding to the "6" Area can be displayed. 6, the electronic device displays date information of "June 6, 2012 (Wednesday), " corresponding to the" 6 "button 420, Can be displayed in the display area.

5 illustrates a procedure for entering dates using a virtual keypad in the form of a calendar in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The following description will be made with reference to the screen configurations shown in Figs. 6A, 6B, 6D and 7A to 7B to describe a procedure for inputting the date through the virtual keypad of the calendar format.

Referring to FIG. 5, the electronic device can check if a virtual keypad display event occurs in operation 501. For example, an electronic device can verify that an application that requires user input is running.

When the virtual keypad display event occurs, the electronic device can display the virtual keypad in the display area of the display unit 150 in the operation 503. At this time, the electronic device can display a virtual keypad for basic character input. For example, the electronic device can display a virtual keypad for Hangul input in a certain area of the display unit 150 as shown in FIG. 6A. Here, the basic character may include the system language of the electronic device or the language displayed through the previous virtual keypad. The system language may represent a default language set for service provision in an electronic device.

If the virtual keypad is displayed, the electronic device can check if a keypad switching event occurs in the 505 operation. For example, the electronic device can confirm that a drag (600? 602) for keypad switching is detected as shown in FIG. 6A. As another example, the electronic device may check whether any of the switch buttons 610, 612, and 614 for the virtual keypad switch in the virtual keypad shown in FIG. 6A is selected.

If no keypad toggle event has occurred, the electronic device can verify in step 509 that a virtual keypad in calendar form is displayed on the display.

When a keypad switching event occurs, the electronic device can change the configuration of the virtual keypad displayed on the display unit 150 in operation 507. [ For example, when a drag (600 - > 602) for switching the keypad is detected in Fig. 6A, the electronic device displays the virtual keypad for Hangul input in the calendar virtual keypad 620 Or 640). At this time, the electronic device displays the virtual keypad 620 of the calendar format expressed in English shown in FIG. 6B according to the system language, or the virtual keypad 640 of the calendar format expressed in the Korean language shown in FIG. 6D . In another example, when the input of the English switch button 612 is detected in FIG. 6A, the electronic device may change the virtual keypad for the Hangul input to the virtual keypad for the English input.

The electronic device can confirm that the virtual keypad of the calendar format is displayed on the display unit in the operation 509. [

If a virtual keypad of the calendar type is displayed, the electronic device displays date information including one or more of the year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button in the display area according to the button input included in the calendar type virtual keypad in operation 511 Can be displayed. At this time, the electronic device can recognize that the date including the date information determined by the menu setting is inputted. Further, the electronic device may recognize that a plurality of dates are input according to the continuous button input. For example, when the input of the "4" button 700 and the "8" button 702 is detected on the virtual keypad including the calendar information of June shown in FIG. 7A, Date information of "June 4 " and " 8" 710 can be displayed in the display area of the display unit 150. [ In another example, if a drag from the "4" button 720 to the " 8 "button 722 in the virtual keypad containing the calendar information of June shown in Fig. 7B is detected, , Date information of "June 4 to June 8" 730 can be displayed in the display area of the display unit 150 in accordance with the input of the date and time.

When a virtual keypad for inputting a number or a character is displayed instead of a calendar-type virtual keypad, the electronic device can display a number or character corresponding to the button in the display area in accordance with the button input of the virtual keypad in operation 513.

As described above, the electronic device can display the virtual keypad 620 or 640 in a calendar format in the virtual keypad display area defined in the display unit 150, as shown in FIG. 6B or 6D. If the entire calendar can not be displayed as shown in FIG. 6B or 6D depending on the size of the virtual keypad display area, the electronic device can change the calendar display of the virtual keypad according to the input information of the user. For example, if a drag (630 - > 632) in the upper direction on the virtual keypad 620 is sensed, as shown in FIG. 6B, the electronic device displays in the "June" calendar The date can not be displayed. 6D, if an upward drag (650- > 652) in the virtual keypad 640 is sensed, the electronic device may move from the "June" calendar as shown in FIG. 6F You can display dates that are not displayed. At this time, the electronic device may change at least one of the year and month displayed by the virtual keypad according to input information such as a drag and a tap.

8 illustrates a procedure for entering a date according to a date display format in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The following description can describe a procedure for inputting a date through the virtual keypad of the calendar format by referring to the screen configuration shown in Figs. 9A to 9D.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the virtual keypad of the calendar format is displayed in operation 303 of FIG. 3 or operation 509 of FIG. 5, the electronic device can confirm whether the input of a button included in the virtual keypad is detected in operation 801.

If a button input is detected, the electronic device can determine the date display format in 803 operation. For example, when the electronic device detects a sweep for a button included in the virtual keypad, the electronic device can display the date display in consideration of the type of the button and the sweep direction The format can be determined. For example, if a sweep of a numeric button representing a "day" is detected, the electronic device may determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction for the numeric buttons as a representation of the date. 9A, when the sweep in the downward direction 902 is detected for the "4" button 900, the electronic device sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 to "6/4" And the like. If a sweep to the left direction 904 is detected for the "4" button 900, the electronic device may determine to display the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the format "June 4 th " have. If a sweep in the upper direction 906 to the "4" button 900 is sensed, the electronic device determines to display the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the format "June 4" . When a sweep to the right direction 908 is detected for the "4" button 900, the electronic device determines to display the date corresponding to the "4" button 900 in the format "June 4" .

For example, when a sweep of a day button indicating "day of week" is detected, the electronic device can determine the display format mapped to the sweep direction for the day button as a display format of the day of the week. When a sweep in the left direction 912 with respect to the "gold" button 910 shown in FIG. 9A is detected, the electronic device displays the day corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(Fri)" It can be decided to display it. If a sweep in the upward direction 914 to the "gold" button 910 is sensed, the electronic device may determine to display the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "Friday". If a sweep to the right direction 916 is detected for the "gold" button 910, the electronic device may determine to display the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) have. If a sweep in the downward direction 918 is detected for the "gold" button 910, then the electronic device may decide to display the day of the week corresponding to the "gold" button 910 in the form of "(gold) have.

For example, the electronic device may determine the display format of the date and the display format of the day of the week to be additionally displayed on the date by using the sweep direction of the number buttons included in the virtual keypad of the calendar format. 9B, when the sweep in the downward direction 922 is detected for the "4" button 920, the electronic device sets the date corresponding to the "4" button 920 to "6/4" And the like. When the sweep direction to the downward direction 922 with respect to the "4" button 920 is changed to the leftward direction 924, the electronic device sets the day of the week added to the date of the "6/4" And the like.

The electronic device can display the date information including at least one of year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button input of the calendar-type virtual keypad in the 805 operation according to the date display format determined by the 803 operation. For example, when the date display system is determined as "June 4 th " according to the sweep to the left direction 904 in FIG. 9A, the electronic device displays "4" button 930 to "8 Quot; June 4 th to June 8 th "(940) can be displayed in the display area of the display unit 150 according to the dragging to the button 940. 9D, if the date display system is determined in the format of " 6/4 (Tue) "according to the sweep direction (920 -> 922 -> 924) Date information of "6/4 (Mon) to 6/8 (Fri)" 960 can be displayed in the display area of the display unit 150 according to the drag from the button 950 to the " have.

In the above-described embodiment, the electronic device can determine the date display format when the input of the button is detected.

In another embodiment, the electronic device may determine a date display format for displaying the date corresponding to the button input when the virtual keypad in the calendar format is displayed.

10 illustrates a procedure for entering calendar information using a calendar-type virtual keypad in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The following description will be made with reference to the screen configuration shown in Figs. 11A to 11C to describe a procedure for inputting the date through the virtual keypad of the calendar format.

Referring to FIG. 10, the electronic device can display a calendar-type virtual keypad on the display unit 150 in operation 1001. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device displays a calendar-type virtual keypad 410 configured with buttons for displaying one or more of year, month, day, and day based on the current date on the display unit 150 It can be displayed in some areas. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11A, the electronic device displays a calendar-type virtual keypad 1100 so that the button 1110 corresponding to the date on which the schedule information is matched and the button corresponding to the date on which the schedule information is not matched are displayed can do.

The electronic device can confirm that the input of the button included in the virtual keypad is detected in operation 1003. For example, the electronic device can confirm that a touch of a button included in the virtual keypad is detected.

If the input of the button included in the virtual keypad is not detected, the electronic device can maintain the display of the virtual keypad in the calendar format in operation 1001. [

When an input of a button included in the virtual keypad is detected, the electronic device can confirm whether a certain interlocking event for a button whose input is detected in operation 1005 occurs. For example, the electronic device can verify that the input of a button sensed in operation 1003 is continuously maintained for a reference time. In another example, the electronic device can check if additional input to the button that sensed the input is detected in operation 1003.

If no interlocking event has occurred, the electronic device may determine the date display format in 1015 operation. For example, when the electronic device detects a sweep for a button included in the virtual keypad, the electronic device can display the date display in consideration of the type of the button and the sweep direction The format can be determined.

The electronic device may display the date information including at least one of the year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button where the input is detected in operation 1017 according to the date display format determined in operation 1015. [

When a certain interlocking event occurs, the electronic device can display the schedule information mapped to the button where the input is detected in operation 1007 on the display unit 150. [ 11B, the electronic device displays the schedule information 1130 mapped to the "7" button 1120 on the display unit 150 when the scheduled interworking event for the "7" button 1120 occurs, Can be displayed.

The electronic device can confirm whether at least one of the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 in the operation 1009 is selected.

If the schedule information is not selected during the reference time, the electronic device can remove the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150. [

If at least one schedule information is selected, the electronic device may determine the date display format in 1011 operation. For example, when the electronic device detects a sweep for a button included in the virtual keypad, the electronic device can display the date display in consideration of the type of the button and the sweep direction The format can be determined.

The electronic device can display the date information and the schedule information corresponding to the button input in which the input is detected in operation 1013 according to the date display format determined by operation 1011. [ For example, as shown in FIG. 11C, when the schedule of "brother's birthday" is selected 1130, the electronic device displays date information corresponding to the "7" button and schedule information of " (Brother's birthday) "(1140) in the display area of the display section.

12 illustrates a procedure for entering calendar information using a calendar-type virtual keypad in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The following description can describe a procedure for inputting the date through the virtual keypad of the calendar format by referring to the screen configuration shown in Figs. 13A to 13B.

Referring to FIG. 12, the electronic device can display a calendar-type virtual keypad on the display unit 150 in operation 1201. FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device displays a calendar-type virtual keypad 410 configured with buttons for displaying one or more of year, month, day, and day based on the current date on the display unit 150 It can be displayed in some areas. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11A, the electronic device displays a calendar-type virtual keypad 1100 so that the button 1110 corresponding to the date on which the schedule information is matched and the button corresponding to the date on which the schedule information is not matched are displayed can do.

The electronic device can confirm whether the input of the button included in the virtual keypad is detected in operation 1203. [ For example, the electronic device can confirm that a touch of a button included in the virtual keypad is detected. For another example, the electronic device may also verify that hovering of the buttons contained in the virtual keypad is detected.

If the input of the button included in the virtual keypad is not detected, the electronic device can maintain the display of the virtual keypad in the calendar format in 1201 operation.

When the input of the button included in the virtual keypad is detected, the electronic device can confirm whether there is the mapped information mapped to the button where the input is detected in operation 1205. [

If there is no schedule information mapped to the button, the electronic device may determine the date display format in 1215 operation. For example, when the electronic device detects a sweep for a button included in the virtual keypad, the electronic device can display the date display in consideration of the type of the button and the sweep direction The format can be determined.

The electronic device may display the date information including one or more of the year, month, day, and day corresponding to the button input whose input is detected in operation 1217 according to the date display format determined by operation 1215. [

If the schedule information mapped to the button is present, the electronic device can display the schedule information mapped to the button that the input is detected in the operation 1207 on the display unit 150. 13A, the electronic device displays the schedule information 1310 mapped to the "7" button 1300 on the display unit 150 when a certain interlocked event occurs for the "7" button 1300, Can be displayed. At this time, the electronic device can display a selection menu for inputting only date information in the schedule information 1310.

The electronic device can confirm whether at least one of the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150 in the operation 1209 is selected.

If the schedule information is not selected during the reference time, the electronic device can remove the schedule information displayed on the display unit 150. [

If at least one schedule information is selected, the electronic device may determine the date display format in 1211 operation. For example, when the electronic device detects a sweep for a button included in the virtual keypad, the electronic device can display the date display in consideration of the type of the button and the sweep direction The format can be determined.

The electronic device can display the date information corresponding to the button where the input is detected in operation 1213 and the schedule information selected in operation 1209 according to the date display format determined in operation 1211. [ For example, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the schedule of "brother's birthday" is selected (1320), the electronic device displays date information corresponding to the "7" button and schedule information of " (Brother's birthday) "(1330) in the display area of the display section.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but may be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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A method of operating an electronic device,
Displaying a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day;
And displaying a date corresponding to the detected button when an input to at least one of the buttons included in the virtual keypad is detected.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation of displaying the virtual keypad comprises:
Displaying a virtual keypad comprising a plurality of buttons corresponding to any one of year, month, day, and day of the month including the current date.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation of displaying the virtual keypad comprises:
Displaying in a system language a virtual keypad comprising a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day.
The method according to claim 1,
The operation for displaying the date may include:
Displaying at least two of a date, a month, a day, and a day of a date corresponding to the at least one button when an input of at least one button among the buttons included in the virtual keypad is detected How to.
The method according to claim 1,
The operation of displaying the date information includes:
Displaying the dates corresponding to the buttons from the first button to the second button when a drag from the first button to the second button among the buttons included in the virtual keypad is detected,
Wherein each date includes at least two of the year, month, day, and day of the date corresponding to the button.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of determining a date display format prior to the operation of displaying the date,
The operation for displaying the date may include:
And displaying a date corresponding to the detected button according to the determined date display format.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the determining of the date display format comprises:
Determining a date display format using a sweep direction for at least one of the buttons displayed on the virtual keypad.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation of displaying the virtual keypad comprises:
Displaying the virtual keypad such that at least one button mapped with the schedule information among the buttons representing at least two of the year, month, day, and day is distinguished.
The method according to claim 1,
The operation for displaying the date may include:
Displaying at least one schedule information mapped to the detected button when an input to the button included in the virtual keypad is detected;
And displaying the selected schedule information when the at least one schedule information is selected from the at least one schedule information.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation of displaying the virtual keypad comprises:
And displaying a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day when an application program requiring user input is driven.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising changing the configuration of the virtual keypad when a virtual keypad switching event occurs after displaying the virtual keypad.
In an electronic device,
A display unit displaying a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day;
And controlling the display unit to display a date corresponding to the detected button when an input to at least one of the buttons included in the virtual keypad displayed on the display unit is detected.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the display unit comprises a plurality of buttons corresponding to any one of year, month, day, and day of the month including the current date.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the display unit displays a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day in a system language.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the display unit displays the virtual keypad such that at least one button mapped with the schedule information among the buttons representing at least two of the year, month, day, and day is divided.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the display unit includes a touch screen.
17. The method of claim 16,
When the dragging of the first button to the second button among the buttons included in the virtual keypad displayed on the display unit is detected, the processor displays the dates corresponding to the buttons from the first button to the second button Controls to display on the display unit,
Each date includes at least two of the year, month, day, and day of the date corresponding to the button.
13. The method of claim 12,
The processor is configured to, when an input of at least one button among the buttons included in the virtual keypad displayed on the display unit is detected, to display at least two of a day, a month, a day, And a display unit for displaying an image on the display unit.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the processor determines a date display format and controls the display unit to display a date corresponding to the button detected as the input according to the determined date display format.
20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein the processor determines a date display format using a sweep direction of at least one of the buttons displayed on the virtual keypad.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the processor controls the display unit to display at least one schedule information mapped to the detected button when an input to the button included in the virtual keypad is detected,
And when the at least one schedule information of the at least one schedule information is selected, displays the date corresponding to the detected button and the selected schedule information on the display unit.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the processor controls the display unit to display a virtual keypad including a plurality of buttons corresponding to one of year, month, day, and day when an application program requiring a user input is driven.
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