594543 A7 B7 五、發明說明（1 ) 【本發明之領域】 本發明係關於一種顯示軟體鍵盤的方法，尤指一種適 用於沒有外接硬體鍵盤輸入之電子裝置中，如個人數位助 理（PDA)。 【本發明之背景】 個人數位助理（PDA)為非常流行之商品，而一般個 人數位助理的輸入裝置有提供觸控筆手寫輸入，外接硬體 鍵盤輸入，或軟體鍵盤輸入。 軟體鍵盤係為無鍵盤裝置上，提供使用者輸入資料的 方法，通$疋在畫面上顯示出鍵盤，使用者可以利用觸控 筆單擊觸控面版或是使用類似軌跡球或方向鍵之類的按 鍵，進行輸入。 由於軟體鍵盤會佔據顯示區域空間，而為了縮小軟體 鍵盤的佔據空間，通常有二種作法：一是縮小鍵盤符號， 二是使用捲動的方式來切換。前項作法的缺點是符號太 小^艮難操作，容易出錯；後項的缺點是需要多次捲動或 搜哥’才此找到所要輸入的符號。 發明人爰因於此，本於積極發明之精神，亟思-種可 ==問題之方法’幾經研究實驗終至完成此項嘉惠 【本發明之概述】 本發明之主要目的係在提供一種軟體鍵盤，可以讓每 個按鍵有較大的顯示面積，方便使用者點選。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)^^^x2947&爱） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁各欄) 裝---------訂---- _· 線！ 五、發明說明（2) =發明之另—目的係提供—種操作容易之軟體鍵盤， 輸入時所需的按鍵次數亦較為少，減少使用者學習 間。 本^明之又-目的係本發明適用於任何無實體鍵盤的 裝置，並適用於各種語言的輪入法 為達成上述之㈣，本發明±要係利用軟體程式產生 軟體鍵盤，其中軟體鍵盤包括複數之字元組區（按 該字元組區之顯示介面包括複數之字元，且複數之 字7G之位置不同；藉由上述之軟體鍵盤，使得使用者可以 利用在筆觸的方向以選擇所要輸入之字元。 口根據本發明其中一實施例，軟體鍵盤包括六個字元組 區，每一字元組區為四方形並包括五個字元，且五個字元 之位置不同，位置分別在中央位置，左上方位置，右上方 位置’左下方位置以及右下方位置。譬如 位於中央位置的『A』，位於左上方位置的『B』= 右上方位置的『E』，位於左下方位置的『C』，以及位 於右下方位置的『D』。使得使用者利用點一下之筆觸選 擇中央位置之字元，利用往左上方之筆觸選擇左上方位置 之字元，利用往右上方之筆觸選擇右上方位置之字元，利 用往左下方之筆觸選擇左下方位置之字元，利用往右下方 之筆觸選擇右下方位置之字元。 594543 五、發明說明（ 、由於本發明構造新穎，能提供產業上利用，且確有增 進功效，故依法申請發明專利。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖係本發明之軟體鍵盤顯示於一個人數位助理之實施 例0 第2圖係本發明之軟體鍵盤之第一實施例。 第3圖係使用本發明軟體鍵盤之第一實施例示意圖。 第4圖係本發明之軟體鍵盤之第二實施例。 第5圖係使用本發明軟體鍵盤之第二實施例示意圖。 【圖號說明】 個人數位助理10 應用程式晝面2 0 筆觸40〜47 50〜54 觸控螢幕1 1 軟體鍵盤30 子兀組區71〜76，81〜86 【較佳具體實施例之詳細說明】 為能讓貴審查委員能更瞭解本發明之技術内容，特 舉一較佳具體實施例說明如下。 請先參考第1圖係本發明軟體鍵盤30顯示於一個人數 位助理1 0之實施例。個人數位助理1 〇 —般具有觸控螢幕 6 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS) A4規格（210x297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁各欄) 裝 訂i 594543 A7 B7 五、發明說明（4 ) 用以顯示資訊以及做為一輸入介面。第丨圖中觸控螢幕 11顯示一應用程式畫面20以及一軟體鍵盤30，使用者可 以利用本發明之軟體鍵盤3 〇輸入字元。 睛先參考第2圖係本發明之軟體鍵盤3〇之第一實施 例。軟體鍵盤30包括六個字元組區71〜76，每一字元組區 可視為一按鍵，在本實施例中每一字元組區為四方形並包 括五個字元，且五個字元之位置不同，位置分別在中央位 置，左上方位置，右上方位置，左下方位置以及右下方位 置。 以字元組區7 1為例，字元組區7 !包括有位於中央位 置的 A』，位於左上方位置的『b』，位於右上方位置 的『E』，位於左下方位置的『c』，以及位於右下方位 置的『D』。 請一併參考第3圖，關於使用本發明軟體鍵盤3〇之示 意圖。 當使用者想輸入『A』，使用者利用點一下之筆觸4 〇 選擇中央位置之字元（即『A』）。 §使用者想輸入『B』，利用往左上方之筆觸々I選擇 左上方位置之字元（即『B』）。 當使用者想輸入『E』，利用往右上方之筆觸44選擇 右上方位置之字元（即『E』）。 ____7 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS) A4規格（21〇χ297公餐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁各欄) 裝---------訂----- 594543 五、發明說明（5) 虽使用者想輸入『c』，利用往左下方之筆觸42選擇 左下方位置之字元（即『C』）。 备使用者想輸入『D』，利用往右下方之筆觸43選擇 右下方位置之字元（即『D』）。 當然需注意的是上述所說的筆觸不一定要求使用者一 定要非常精準，或是一定要在字元組區内的筆觸，只要筆 =的起始點在於一字元組區即可，而即可知使用者想在該 字元組區選擇字元。譬如筆觸45會被視為右上方之筆觸， 筆觸46會被視為左上方之筆觸，筆觸47會被視為左下方 之筆觸。由於此種筆觸的判斷在『手寫輸入』中已為成熟 之技術，且本發明並非在改良筆觸之研究，因此在此不贅 述。 第4圖係本發明之軟體鍵盤3 〇之第二實施例。第二實 施例與第一實施例類似，軟體鍵盤3 0亦包括六個字元組區 81〜86，所不同處在於字元組區内的字元位置排法與第一 實施例不同。第二實施例中五個字元之位置分別在中央位 置’上方位置，右方位置，左方位置以及下方位置。 以字元組區8 1為例，字元組區8 1包括有位於中央位 置的『A』，位於上方位置的『B』，位於右方位置的 『C』，位於左方位置的『e』，以及位於下方位置的 『D』。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS) A4規格（21〇χ297公釐） (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁各攔) 裝---------訂-------- 五、發明說明（6) v月併參考第5圖，關於使用本發明軟體鍵盤30之第 二實施例示意圖。 §使用者想輸入『A』，使用者利用點一下之筆觸5 〇 選擇中央位置之字元（即『A』）。 莓使用者想輸入『B』，利用往上方之筆觸Η選擇上 方位置之字元（即『B』）。 田使用者想輸入『c』，利用往右方之筆觸52選擇右 方位置之字元（即『C』）。 田使用者想輸入『E』，利用往左方之筆觸53選擇左 方位置之字元（即『E』）。 备使用者想輸入『D』，利用往下方之筆觸54選擇下 方位置之字元（即『D』）。 需注意的是，本發明之重點在於軟體鍵盤所呈現的介 :為=!控勞幕當作輸入介面，或是處理輸入之軟體 都為成熟技術，且非本發明改良之處，因此在此不贅述。 顧- 陳，本發明無論就目的、手段及功效，在名 ^不週異於習知技術m「軟體鍵盤」之一> 貴審查委員明察，早曰賜 會，實感德便。惟應注音Μ县L x 1早聶屢 便於…兴" 述諸多實施例僅係為 1更π說明而舉例而已，譬如字 號如曰語、注音符號，俨I、他語言或其他 狀不-定需要：if號等等，且如字元組區之 '要為四方形，如六角形，若以六角形而言則 594543 A7 B7 五、發明說明（7 ) 放入七個字元，本發明所主張之權利範圍自應以申請專利 範圍所述為準，而非僅限於上述實施例。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁各攔) 裝---------訂----- 10 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS) A4規格（210x297公釐）594543 A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (1) [Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a method for displaying a software keyboard, and particularly to an electronic device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), which is suitable for input without an external hardware keyboard input. . [Background of the Invention] Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are very popular products, and the input devices of general digital assistants provide stylus handwriting input, external hardware keyboard input, or software keyboard input. The software keyboard is a keyboardless device that provides a method for users to enter data. The keyboard is displayed on the screen through the keyboard. The user can click the touch panel with a stylus or use a trackball or arrow keys. Type of keys for input. Because the software keyboard occupies the space of the display area, in order to reduce the space occupied by the software keyboard, there are usually two methods: one is to reduce the keyboard symbol, and the other is to use scrolling to switch. The disadvantage of the former method is that the symbol is too small. It is difficult to operate and easy to make mistakes. The disadvantage of the latter method is that it needs to scroll or search for multiple times to find the symbol you want to enter. Because of this, the inventor, in the spirit of positive invention, was thinking about-a method that can be == problem 'after several experiments to complete this benefit. [Summary of the invention] The main purpose of the invention is to provide a The software keyboard allows each key to have a larger display area, which is convenient for users to click. This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) ^^^ x2947 & love) (Please read the notes on the back before filling in the columns on this page) !! V. Description of the invention (2) = Another aspect of the invention-the purpose is to provide-a software keyboard that is easy to operate and requires fewer keystrokes during input, reducing user learning time. The present invention is intended to be applicable to any device without a physical keyboard, and is applicable to the rotation method of various languages. In order to achieve the above, the present invention ± is to generate a software keyboard using a software program, where the software keyboard includes a plurality of Zigzag area (the display interface of the zigzag area includes plural characters, and the position of plural 7G is different; with the above software keyboard, the user can use the direction of the stroke to select the desired input According to one embodiment of the present invention, the software keyboard includes six character areas, each character area is square and includes five characters, and the positions of the five characters are different, and the positions are respectively In the central position, the upper left position, the upper right position, the lower left position, and the lower right position. For example, "A" in the center position, "B" in the upper left position = "E" in the upper right position, and the lower left position "C" and "D" in the lower right position, so that the user can select the character in the center position with a stroke of one click, and select the left with a stroke in the upper left For the characters at the square position, use the stroke to the upper right to select the character at the upper right position, use the stroke to the lower left to select the character at the lower left position, and use the stroke to the lower right to select the character at the lower right position. 2. Description of the invention (Because the invention has a novel structure, can provide industrial use, and indeed has an enhanced effect, it applies for an invention patent in accordance with the law. [Simplified illustration of the figure] Figure 1 shows the software keyboard of the invention displayed on a digital assistant. Embodiment 0 FIG. 2 is a first embodiment of the software keyboard of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the software keyboard of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a second embodiment of the software keyboard of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the second embodiment using the software keyboard of the present invention. [Illustration of the drawing number] Personal digital assistant 10 Application day 2 20 strokes 40 ~ 47 50 ~ 54 touch screen 1 1 software keyboard 30 sub-group area 71 ~ 76,81 ~ 86 [Detailed description of the preferred embodiment] In order to allow your review committee to better understand the technical content of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described below. Please refer to FIG. 1 for an embodiment of the software keyboard 30 of the present invention displayed on a digital assistant 10. The personal digital assistant 10 is generally equipped with a touch screen 6 The paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297) (%) (Please read the notes on the back before filling in the columns on this page) Binding i 594543 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (4) It is used to display information and as an input interface. The touch screen 11 in the figure shows a The application screen 20 and a software keyboard 30 allow the user to input characters using the software keyboard 30 of the present invention. Referring first to FIG. 2 is a first embodiment of the software keyboard 30 of the present invention. The software keyboard 30 includes six Each character block area is 71 ~ 76, and each character block area can be regarded as a key. In this embodiment, each character block area is square and includes five characters, and the positions of the five characters are different. The positions are in the center position, upper left position, upper right position, lower left position, and lower right position. Take the character block area 71 as an example. The character block area 7 includes A in the center position, "b" in the upper left position, "E" in the upper right position, and "c" in the lower left position. "And" D "at the bottom right. Please refer to FIG. 3 together for an illustration of using the software keyboard 30 of the present invention. When the user wants to enter "A", the user selects the character at the center (that is, "A") with a stroke of one click. § The user wants to enter "B", and use the stroke 々I to the upper left to select the character at the upper left position (that is, "B"). When the user wants to enter "E", use the stroke 44 to the upper right to select the character at the upper right position (that is, "E"). ____7 This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (21〇χ297 meals) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in the columns on this page) Packing --------- Order ---- -594543 V. Description of the Invention (5) Although the user wants to enter "c", use the stroke 42 to the lower left to select the character at the lower left position (that is, "C"). If the user wants to input "D", use the stroke 43 at the bottom right to select the character at the bottom right (that is, "D"). Of course, it should be noted that the above-mentioned strokes do not necessarily require the user to be very precise, or they must be in the character area, as long as the starting point of the pen = is in a character area, and You know that the user wants to select a character in the character block area. For example, the stroke 45 is regarded as the stroke of the upper right, the stroke 46 is regarded as the stroke of the upper left, and the stroke 47 is regarded as the stroke of the lower left. Since the judgment of such a stroke is a mature technology in "handwriting input", and the present invention is not in the study of improving the stroke, it will not be repeated here. Fig. 4 is a second embodiment of the software keyboard 30 of the present invention. The second embodiment is similar to the first embodiment. The software keyboard 30 also includes six character areas 81 to 86, the difference being that the character position arrangement method in the character area is different from the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the positions of the five characters are respectively the upper position, the right position, the left position, and the lower position of the center position. Take the character block area 81 as an example. The character block area 81 includes "A" in the center, "B" in the upper position, "C" in the right position, and "e" in the left position. ", And" D "in the lower position. This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (21〇 × 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in the blocks on this page). --------- Order ----- --- V. Description of the invention (6) v and referring to FIG. 5, a schematic diagram of a second embodiment using the software keyboard 30 of the present invention. § The user wants to enter "A", and the user uses the stroke 5 of the click to select the character at the center (that is, "A"). Berry users want to enter "B" and use the upward stroke to select the character at the upper position (that is, "B"). The field user wants to input "c" and use the stroke 52 to the right to select the character at the right position (that is, "C"). The field user wants to input "E" and use the stroke 53 to the left to select the character at the left position (that is, "E"). If the user wants to input "D", use the stroke 54 below to select the character at the lower position (that is, "D"). It should be noted that the focus of the present invention is on the interface presented by the software keyboard: the control screen is used as the input interface, or the software that processes the input is a mature technology and is not an improvement of the present invention. Do not go into details. Gu-Chen, regardless of the purpose, method and effect of the present invention, it is not the same as one of the "soft keyboards" of the conventional technology. Your review committee clearly observed that it would be a gift to you soon. However, the phonetic pronunciation of M County L x 1 should be convenient and convenient ... Xing " Many embodiments described are only examples for 1 more π descriptions, such as font size such as Japanese words, phonetic symbols, 俨 I, other languages, or other features- Must be required: if number, etc., and if the character group area is a square, such as a hexagon, in the case of a hexagon, 594543 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (7) Put seven characters, this The scope of the claimed rights of the invention should be based on the scope of the patent application, not limited to the above embodiments. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in the blocks on this page.) Loading --------- Order ----- 10 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210x297 mm)