201010395 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明是關於一種移動終端及其字元輸入方法。 【先前技術】 習知移動終端的鍵盤主要由數位鍵組成。在進行簡訊 等文本輸入的時候，由於按鍵數目有限，所以每個鍵都被 賦予了多義的字母序列。 • 目前在移動終端上的各種語言的輸入法，都是將該語 °的予母表按一定的規則排列在移動終端的8到12個按鍵 1，8個鍵是指“2”鍵到“9”鍵，12個鍵是指“0”鍵到 鍵以及*鍵和“#，’鍵。由於一般拼音文字的字 f數大多都超過了英文的字母數26個，所以每個按鍵上安 •卜的字母數較多，甚至有些能達到1〇個。 有限的數位鍵阻礙了文字的輸入。人們把輸入效率的 =寄託在增加按鍵數量上。為此，出現了字母鍵盤移動 =端’外接式字母鍵盤等。但人們又希It移動終端的體積 =夠地小，以便於攜帶和使用。文字輸入的方便性和攜帶 ”使用的方便性似乎成了一個解不開的矛盾。 九而目前移動終端的發展愈來愈注重多媒體的功能，如 樂播放、攝影、照片及影片的播放等。這些多媒體功能 的增加，使得用戶對移動終端顯示螢幕的要求也越來越高^ 為顧及使用者的便利，移動終端的體積不宜過大。因 =，在有限的空間中，文字按鍵愈少的操作介面，可使顯 不骛幕愈大，有助於閱讀顯示内容及其他功能的延伸，如 201010395 上述提及的功能--攝影及播放照片、影片等。 【發明内容】 鑒於上述内容，有必要提供一種移動終端及其字元輸 入方法。 該移動終端包括：至少一個主鍵，用於進行正常的通 信工作及字元編輯工作；至少兩個辅鍵，用於相互呈相反 的順序在字元編輯工作中切換各種輸入系列及各種輸入系 列中的字元。 該移動終端的字元輸入方法包括：（a)長按該主鍵進入 顯示所有輸入系列的切換介面，各種輸入系列顯示於移動 終端的輸入選擇區中；（b)按下第一輔鍵以向上選擇所需的 輸入系列及按下第二輔鍵以向下選擇所需的輸入系列；（c) 當尋找到所需的輸入系列時，短按該主鍵選定該輸入系 列；（句按下第一輔鍵或第二輔鍵選擇所需的字元，當尋找 到所需要的字元時，短按該主鍵確定該選擇的字元；（e)當 馨需要切換到其他輸入系列時，返回到步驟a，當不需要切 換輸入系列時，進入步驟f ; (f)當需要結束編輯或需要取 消編輯時，進入步驟g;當不需要結束編輯或取消編輯時， 返回到步驟d ; (g)按下第一輔鍵或第二輔鍵在當前輸入系 列中選擇結束編輯或取消編輯的字元。 本發明的移動終端提供了三個鍵，並對應該三個鍵， 提供了文字、數位及符號的輸入法。因此本發明可使得移 動終端在有限的空間，不擴大移動終端體積的情況下，提 供大的顯示螢幕給用戶，有助於閱讀顯示内容及其他功能 201010395 的延伸，如攝影、播放照片、影片等。 【實施方式】 如圖1所示，是本發明移動終端較佳實施例一的示意 圖。該移動終端1包括顯示螢幕區2，編輯區3，輸入選擇 區8及滚輪9。 該滚輪9被安裝在移動終端的側面。該滚輪9上至少 包括三個鍵。在本較佳實施例中，以三個鍵為例進行說明。 該三個鍵對應一段應用程式以回應該三個鍵的操作，該三 W個鍵的指令可透過該滚輪9完成動作。其中，第一鍵是主 鍵4，可根據被按下的時間長短定義不同的功能，主要用 於進行正常的通信工作和字元編輯工作。所述的正常的通 信工作指接聽來電及拒接來電；所述的字元編輯工作指字 元的輸入及刪除及插入等。第二鍵和第三鍵是辅鍵，分別 是「向上選擇鍵」6和「向下選擇鍵」7，該兩個輔鍵6和 7用於相互呈相反的順序在字元編輯工作中切換各種輸入 系列及各種輸入系列中的字元。在圖1中是將三個鍵設計 成滾輪的形式置於移動終端的側面。 所述顯示螢幕區2是該移動終端1的顯示區域。所述 編輯區3是當該移動終端1進行短信狀態，攝影，播放照 片或影片，寫備忘，待辦事項，或進入其他可編輯文字的 狀態下的編輯區域。所述輸入選擇區8是當在編輯狀態 下，用戶操作滚輪9上的鍵時，各種輸入系列的字元出現 的區域，在該區域，各個系列的字元等待用戶框選。所述 字元的種類包括文字、數位和符號。 201010395 ❿ 在該二個鍵中，長按主鍵4用於進入所有輸入系列的 •切換介面，切換選擇輸入系列，各輸入系列的代表符號出 •現於移動終端的輸人選擇區8中。見圖2所示，為所述輸 入系列的示意圖。所述輸入系列包括五種，是以所述字元 的種類進行劃分的，包括「英文字型一」系列，用“τ” 表示；「英文字型二」系列，用“〇，，表示；「英文大小寫」 系列，用“Aa”表示；「數位」系列，用“123，，表示丨及 「符號」系列，用“ ！ ？，，表示。 各輸入系列内的字元可透過「向上選擇鍵」6及「向 下選擇鍵」7依序顯示於輸入選擇區8卜短按主鍵4可 選擇目前框選的字元，使所選擇的字元出現於編輯區3中。 =來，時，蹄线接㈣，長按域難接來電。 一央文子型一」和「英文字型二」以筆劃線條區分。「英 =子3L」系列的符號為“T”，包含筆劃線 的下列字母:「AEFHiklmntvwx : ς^」，其中「□代表处 ^ 1 U」代衣工白鍵（blankspace)。「英文字型 =列的符號為“〇，，，包含筆劃線條具有曲線 子母「BCDGj〇pnp«TTr~i j 宜QRSU □ 「英文大小 寫」系列可選擇以下三種大小寫設定「A、Aa、a」，M， A」代表當前輸入的英文字丹在 入的英文字母為小寫，「A== a」代表當前輸 θ ^ ^ ^ 」代表虽刖輪入的第一個英文 疋大寫，隨後輸入的英文字母均小寫。「 阿拉伯數字「01 23456 78 9门ρ/、 」系列為 表結束文字編輯，可執行下—牛 一~'」代 仃卜步驟（儲存、傳送或撥打電 201010395 話），「cm^」代表取消文字編輯。「符號」系列為常用文字 編輯符號，包含「。！ ？，： 一+-/(); ‘ I」等。 該所述五種輸入系列可於應用程式中設計，不限於本較佳 實施例中所述的方法。 當從目前的輸入系列長按主鍵4返回到切換各個輸入 系列的介面時，再長按該主鍵4可切換到編輯區3中，透 過「向上選擇鍵」6和「向下選擇鍵」7在編輯區3中移動 游標，當游標移動到不需要的或錯誤的字元時，短按該主 鍵4以刪除該不需要的或錯誤的字元。當用戶做完刪除動 作後，可長按該主鍵4返回到各個輸入系列的切換介面。 所述五種輸入系列的切換順序可於輸入法的應用程式 中設計，在本較佳實施例中，以“T” — “0” — “Aa” — “123” — “ ” — “T”的順序切換。當然，在本發明 的其他實施例中，也可以以其他順序進行切換各種輸入系 列。「向下選擇鍵」7可切換各種輸入系列，「向上選擇鍵」 馨6則可逆向切換，短按主鍵4可選定此輸入系列。在圖4 中以該種切換順序描述本發明輸入法的具體實施流程。 參閱圖3所示，是本發明移動終端利用所述三個按鍵 顯示與選擇字元的流程。 參閱圖4所示，是本發明移動終端利用所述三個按鍵 進行字元輸入的方法的流程圖。 在閱讀本輸入方法流程時請一併參考圖3所示的流 程。 在移動終端正常運行時，S101，顯示所有輸入系列， 201010395 也即長按主鍵4進入所有輸入系列的切換介面以進行字元 的輸入，此時，五種輸入系列顯示在輸入選擇區8中。所 述字元包括英文、數位及符號。 S102，按下「向下選擇鍵」7或「向上選擇鍵」6選 擇所需的輸入系列。 S103，當尋找到所需的輸入系列時，短按主鍵4選定 該輸入系列，此時該所選定的輸入系列中的字元依序顯示 在輸入選擇區8中。假如所選定的輸入系列是“T” （英 文字型一）。在該步驟中，當需要明確區分英文大小寫的時 候，需要先選擇大小寫選擇系列。 S104，按下「向下選擇鍵」7或「向上選擇鍵」6選 擇所需的英文字型，當尋找到所需要的英文字型時，短按 主鍵4進行選擇該英文字型。 S105，當需要切換到其他輸入系列時，長按主鍵4返 回到步驟S101，也即返回到顯示輸入系列的步驟。當不需 籲要切換輸入系列時，進入步驟S106。 S106，當需要結束編輯或需要取消編輯時，進入步驟 S107;當不需要結束編輯或取消編輯時，返回到步驟S104。 S107，按下「向下選擇鍵」7或「向上選擇鍵」6選 擇FIN結爽編耝或撰擇CNL取消編辑。其中選擇FIN結 束編輯也即是將所編輯的文字儲存、傳送或撥打電話，選 擇取消編輯是取消所作的文字編輯。 透過上述步驟S101至步驟S107，具體描述了利用所 述的三個按鍵指令進入字元的輸入。所述三個按鍵指令亦 201010395 對應一段程式。 在步驟S104中，當所輸入的字元有錯誤時，可長按 主鍵4返回到顯示所有輸入系列的介面，再長按該主鍵4 進入編輯區3，使用「向下選擇鍵」7或「向上選擇鍵」6 在編輯區3選擇需刪除的字元，短按該主鍵4刪除所選擇 的字元。再長按該主鍵4以返回到顯示所有輸入系列的介 面。 _ 當需要插入字元時，同樣長按該主鍵4返回到顯示所 參 有輸入系列的介面，再長按該主鍵4進入編輯區3 *使用 「向下選擇鍵」7或「向上選擇鍵」6在編輯區3選擇需插 入字元的位置，然後長按該主鍵4返回到顯示所有輸入系 列的介面，以選擇需插入的輸入系列及進行字元輸入。 參閱圖5所示，是本發明移動終端的較佳實施例二的 示意圖。在該較佳實施例中，所述三個鍵被集成在一個按 鍵10上，位於移動終端1的侧面，其位置同圖1所示的滚 馨輪式相同。該移動終端1旁邊的小圖100是該按鍵10的詳 解圖。 參閱圖6所示，是本發明移動終端較佳實施例三的示 意圖。 在該移動終端1上，所述三個鍵被設計成按鍵11的形 式位於移動終端正面，在顯示螢幕區2的下面。 以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已，且已達廣泛 之使用功效，凡其他未脫離本發明所揭示之精神下所完成 之均等變化或修飾，均應包含在下述之申請專利範圍内。 11 201010395 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1是本發明移動終端較佳實施例一的示意圖。 圖2是本發明移動終端的輸入系列的示意圖。 圖3是本發明移動終端利用三個按鍵顯示與選擇文字、 數位或符號的流程。 圖4是本發明移動終端利用三個按鍵進行字元輸入的方 法的流程圖。 圖5是本發明移動終端較佳實施例二的示意圖。 圖6是本發明移動終端較佳實施例三的示意圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 移動終端 1 顯示螢幕區 2 編輯區 3 主鍵 4 向上選擇鍵 6 向下選擇鍵 7 輸入選擇區 8 滚輪 9 12201010395 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a character input method thereof. [Prior Art] The keyboard of the conventional mobile terminal is mainly composed of digital keys. When text input such as a text message is made, each key is given a singular alphabet sequence because of the limited number of keys. • The current input methods for various languages on mobile terminals are 8 to 12 buttons of the mobile terminal in accordance with certain rules. The 8 keys refer to the “2” key to “ 9" key, 12 keys refer to the "0" key to the key and the * key and the "#,' key. Since most of the f-numbers of the pinyin text exceed the English number of letters 26, each button is on the • Bu has a large number of letters, and some can even reach 1. A limited number of keys hinders the input of text. People put the input efficiency = on the number of added keys. For this reason, the alphanumeric keyboard movement = end ' External letter keyboard, etc. But people also hope that the size of its mobile terminal is small enough to be portable and used. The convenience and portability of text input seems to be an inextricable contradiction. Nine, the development of mobile terminals is increasingly focusing on multimedia functions such as music playback, photography, photos and video playback. The increase of these multimedia functions makes the user's requirements for displaying the screen of the mobile terminal higher and higher. ^ Considering the convenience of the user, the size of the mobile terminal should not be too large. Because =, in a limited space, the fewer operation buttons of the text button can make the display more and more, which helps to read the display content and other functions, such as the function mentioned above in 201010395 - photography and playback Photos, videos, etc. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a mobile terminal and a character input method thereof. The mobile terminal comprises: at least one primary key for performing normal communication work and character editing work; at least two auxiliary keys for switching between various input series and various input series in the character editing operation in opposite order to each other. Character. The character input method of the mobile terminal includes: (a) long pressing the primary key to enter a switching interface for displaying all input series, various input series are displayed in the input selection area of the mobile terminal; (b) pressing the first auxiliary key to upward Select the desired input series and press the second secondary key to select the desired input series downwards; (c) When finding the desired input series, short press the primary key to select the input series; A secondary key or a second secondary key selects a desired character. When finding the desired character, short press the primary key to determine the selected character; (e) when the xin needs to switch to another input series, return Go to step a, when it is not necessary to switch the input series, go to step f; (f) when it is necessary to end editing or need to cancel editing, go to step g; when it is not necessary to end editing or cancel editing, return to step d; Pressing the first secondary key or the second secondary key selects a character to end editing or cancel editing in the current input series. The mobile terminal of the present invention provides three keys, and provides three characters, and provides text and digits. And symbolic input Therefore, the present invention can enable the mobile terminal to provide a large display screen to the user in a limited space without enlarging the volume of the mobile terminal, and is useful for reading extensions of the display content and other functions 201010395, such as photography, playing photos, and videos. [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. The mobile terminal 1 includes a display screen area 2, an editing area 3, an input selection area 8 and a scroll wheel 9. The wheel 9 It is installed on the side of the mobile terminal. The scroll wheel 9 includes at least three keys. In the preferred embodiment, three keys are taken as an example for description. The three keys correspond to an application to respond to three keys. Operation, the instruction of the three W keys can complete the action through the scroll wheel 9. The first key is the primary key 4, and different functions can be defined according to the length of time pressed, mainly for performing normal communication work and character Editing work. The normal communication work refers to answering incoming calls and rejecting incoming calls; the character editing work refers to the input, deletion and insertion of characters, etc. The second key and the third The keys are auxiliary keys, which are "upward selection key" 6 and "down selection key" 7, respectively, which are used to switch various input series and various inputs in the character editing operation in reverse order with each other. The characters in the series are placed on the side of the mobile terminal in the form of three keys designed as rollers in Fig. 1. The display screen area 2 is the display area of the mobile terminal 1. The editing area 3 is when The mobile terminal 1 performs a short message state, photographs, plays a photo or a movie, writes a memo, a to-do list, or enters an edit area in a state of other editable characters. The input selection area 8 is when the user operates the scroll wheel in the edit state. The key of each input series appears in the area on the 9th, in which the characters of each series are waiting for the user to select. The types of the characters include characters, digits and symbols. 201010395 ❿ The two keys In the middle, long press the primary key 4 to enter the switching interface of all input series, switch the selection input series, and the representative symbols of each input series are present in the input selection area 8 of the mobile terminal. See Figure 2 for a schematic of the input series. The input series includes five types, which are divided according to the type of the character, including the "English font type one" series, which is represented by "τ"; and the "English font type two" series, which is represented by "〇,,; The "English case" series is represented by "Aa"; the "Digital" series uses "123," for the 丨 and "symbol" series, and is represented by " ! ?, ,. The characters in each input series can be "up" The selection key "6" and "down selection key" 7 are sequentially displayed in the input selection area 8 by short pressing the primary key 4 to select the currently selected character, so that the selected character appears in the editing area 3. = Come, when the hoof line is connected (4), long press the field is difficult to receive calls. A central text type one and an English font type two are distinguished by a pen line. The symbol for the "English = Sub 3L" series is "T", which contains the following letters of the pen line: "AEFHiklmntvwx : ς^", where "□ stands for ^ 1 U" and the blank space for the fabricator. "English font = column symbol is "〇,,, contains pen line with curve child" "BCDGj〇pnp«TTr~ij should be QRSU □ "English case" series can choose the following three upper and lower case settings "A, Aa, a", M, A" means that the English word entered in the current entry is lowercase, and "A== a" means that the current input θ ^ ^ ^ " represents the first English 疋 capitalization, although it is rounded. The English letters entered are all lowercase. "The Arabic number "01 23456 78 9 door ρ/," series is the end of the text editing, you can execute the next - Niu 1 ~ '" step (storage, transfer or call 201010395 words), "cm^" means cancel text editor. The "Symbol" series is a commonly used text editing symbol, including ".! ?,: a +-/(); ‘I". The five input series can be designed in an application and are not limited to the methods described in the preferred embodiment. When the long press of the primary key 4 from the current input series is returned to switch the interface of each input series, long press the primary key 4 to switch to the editing area 3, through the "upward selection key" 6 and the "down selection key" 7 Moving the cursor in edit area 3, when the cursor moves to an unneeded or erroneous character, short press the primary key 4 to delete the unwanted or erroneous character. After the user has finished deleting the action, the long press of the primary key 4 can be returned to the switching interface of each input series. The switching sequence of the five input series can be designed in an input method application. In the preferred embodiment, "T" - "0" - "Aa" - "123" - "" - "T" The order of switching. Of course, in other embodiments of the invention, various input sequences can also be switched in other orders. "Down selection button" 7 can switch various input series, "Up selection button" Xin 6 can be reversed, short press the main button 4 to select this input series. The specific implementation flow of the input method of the present invention is described in FIG. 4 in this switching sequence. Referring to Figure 3, there is shown a flow of the mobile terminal of the present invention displaying and selecting characters using the three buttons. Referring to Figure 4, there is shown a flow chart of a method for the mobile terminal of the present invention to perform character input using the three buttons. Please refer to the process shown in Figure 3 when reading the input method flow. When the mobile terminal is in normal operation, S101 displays all the input series, and 201010395 also presses the primary key 4 to enter the switching interface of all the input series to input the characters. At this time, the five input series are displayed in the input selection area 8. The characters include English, digits and symbols. S102, press the "Down Select Key" 7 or "Up Select Key" 6 to select the desired input series. S103, when finding the desired input series, short press the primary key 4 to select the input series, and the characters in the selected input series are sequentially displayed in the input selection area 8. If the selected input series is “T” (English type one). In this step, when it is necessary to clearly distinguish the English case, you need to select the case selection series first. S104, press the "down selection key" 7 or the "up selection key" 6 to select the desired English font. When finding the desired English font, short press the primary key 4 to select the English font. S105, when it is necessary to switch to another input series, long press the primary key 4 to return to step S101, that is, return to the step of displaying the input series. When it is not necessary to switch the input series, the process proceeds to step S106. S106, when it is necessary to end editing or cancel editing, the process proceeds to step S107; when it is not necessary to end editing or cancel editing, the process returns to step S104. S107, press the "Down Key" button 7 or the "Up Select Key" button 6 to select FIN knotting or to edit the CNL to cancel editing. Selecting FIN End Editing means saving, transferring or making a call to the edited text. Selecting Cancel Edit is to cancel the edited text. Through the above steps S101 to S107, the input of entering the character using the three key commands is specifically described. The three button commands also correspond to a program in 201010395. In step S104, when there is an error in the input character, the long key 4 can be long pressed to return to the interface for displaying all input series, and then the main key 4 is long pressed to enter the editing area 3, using the "down selection key" 7 or " Up selection key 6 Select the character to be deleted in the editing area 3, and short press the primary key 4 to delete the selected character. Press and hold the primary key 4 again to return to the interface that displays all input series. _ When you need to insert a character, press and hold the primary key 4 to return to the interface where the input series is displayed, and then press the primary key 4 to enter the editing area. 3 *Use the "Down Select" button 7 or the "Up Select" button. 6 In the editing area 3, select the position where you want to insert the character, then press and hold the main key 4 to return to the interface for displaying all input series to select the input series to be inserted and perform character input. Referring to Figure 5, there is shown a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment 2 of the mobile terminal of the present invention. In the preferred embodiment, the three keys are integrated on a push button 10 on the side of the mobile terminal 1 in the same position as the rolling wheel shown in Fig. 1. A small diagram 100 next to the mobile terminal 1 is a detailed view of the button 10. Referring to Figure 6, there is shown a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment 3 of the mobile terminal of the present invention. On the mobile terminal 1, the three keys are designed in the form of a button 11 on the front side of the mobile terminal, below the display screen area 2. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and has been used in a wide range of applications. Any other equivalent changes or modifications which are not departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the following claims. Inside. 11 201010395 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment 1 of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. 2 is a schematic diagram of an input series of a mobile terminal of the present invention. 3 is a flow chart showing the selection and selection of characters, digits or symbols by the mobile terminal of the present invention using three buttons. Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing a method for character input by the mobile terminal of the present invention using three buttons. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second preferred embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a third preferred embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] Mobile terminal 1 Display screen area 2 Edit area 3 Primary key 4 Up selection key 6 Down selection key 7 Input selection area 8 Scroll wheel 9 12