TWI475477B - Input devices and input methods - Google Patents
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本發明係有關於一種使用者介面裝置以及輸入方法，特別係有關於利用重力感測器之一種使用者介面裝置以及輸入方法。The present invention relates to a user interface device and an input method, and more particularly to a user interface device and an input method using a gravity sensor.
現今行動裝置提供許多方式來讓使用者操作，大多著墨於觸控這部分，像是瀏覽器中的手勢操作；但在輸入法這個部分，鍵盤已經使用多年，不論是在哪種系統中，都是以模擬實際鍵盤的設計為主，包括在鍵盤字母的輸入位置上，都是參考實體鍵盤。第1圖係顯示傳統行動裝置上操作虛擬鍵盤之方法。這主要的好處是在於大多人已習慣這種的操作，但在行動裝置上的操作並不像實體鍵盤上來的直接、方便。這主要原因來自於個人的操作姿勢不同，像是第1圖的操控手法。Today's mobile devices offer a variety of ways for users to operate, mostly in touch with the touch, such as gestures in the browser; but in the input method, the keyboard has been used for many years, no matter which system, It is based on the design of the actual keyboard, including the input position of the keyboard letters, all referring to the physical keyboard. Figure 1 shows a method of operating a virtual keyboard on a conventional mobile device. The main advantage is that most people are used to this kind of operation, but the operation on the mobile device is not as direct and convenient as the physical keyboard. The main reason for this is that the individual's operating posture is different, like the manipulation method of Figure 1.
當使用者以這種姿勢來輸入鍵盤，通常會讓人覺得不便，主要的困擾是在於每個人手指的長度，如第1圖所示，假如箭頭區段是使用者能操控的最大範圍，這樣超出這範圍的字母就不方便用單手操控，需要另一隻手來輔助。When the user enters the keyboard in this posture, it is usually inconvenient. The main trouble is the length of each person's finger, as shown in Figure 1, if the arrow segment is the maximum range that the user can control, so Letters outside this range are not convenient to handle with one hand and require the other hand to assist.
有鑑於此，本發明提出一種使用者介面裝置，適用於一行動裝置，包括：一顯示器；一虛擬鍵盤，顯示於一顯示器之一部分既定區域，包括複數虛擬輸入按鍵；一重力 感測器，用以偵取得一傾斜方向資訊；以及一處理器，根據上述傾斜方向資訊，改變上述虛擬輸入按鍵顯示於上述部分既定區域之一配置。In view of this, the present invention provides a user interface device, which is applicable to a mobile device, including: a display; a virtual keyboard displayed on a predetermined area of a display, including a plurality of virtual input buttons; a gravity a sensor for detecting an oblique direction information; and a processor for changing the configuration of the virtual input button displayed in one of the predetermined regions according to the tilt direction information.
本發明更提出一種輸入方法，適用於一行動裝置，包括：顯示一虛擬鍵盤，其中上述虛擬鍵盤包括複數虛擬輸入按鍵，並顯示於上述行動裝置之一顯示器之一部分既定區域；偵測上述行動裝置之一傾斜方向以及一傾斜角度；根據上述傾斜方向以及上述傾斜角度，改變上述虛擬輸入按鍵顯示於上述部分既定區域之一配置；偵測於上述虛擬輸入按鍵之一觸碰事件；以及根據上述觸碰事件於上述顯示器顯示對應之輸入資訊。The present invention further provides an input method, which is applicable to a mobile device, including: displaying a virtual keyboard, wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual input buttons, and is displayed on a predetermined area of one of the displays of the mobile device; detecting the mobile device a tilting direction and an tilting angle; changing the virtual input button to be displayed in one of the predetermined areas of the portion according to the tilting direction and the tilting angle; detecting a touch event of the virtual input button; and according to the touch The touch event displays the corresponding input information on the above display.
為使本發明之上述目的、特徵和優點能更明顯易懂，下文特例舉一較佳實施例，並配合所附圖式，來作詳細說明如下：以下將介紹係根據本發明所述之較佳實施例。必須要說明的是，本發明提供了許多可應用之發明概念，在此所揭露之特定實施例，僅是用於說明達成與運用本發明之特定方式，而不可用以侷限本發明之範圍。The above described objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of the appended claims appended claims A good example. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the scope of the invention.
請一併參考第2圖以及第3圖。第2圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示使用者介面裝置201之方塊圖。使用者介面裝置201包括虛擬鍵盤202、重力感測器203、處理器204以及顯示器205。第3圖係顯示根據本發明之一實施例所述之一使用者介面裝置201適用於行動裝置300之示意 圖。虛擬鍵盤302顯示於顯示器305之部分既定區域306，包括複數虛擬輸入按鍵307。重力感測器203(顯示於第2圖)，用以偵測行動裝置300之傾斜方向資訊，而處理器204(顯示於第2圖)根據傾斜方向資訊，改變虛擬輸入按鍵307顯示於部分既定區域306之配置。根據本發明之一實施例，其中處理器204(顯示於第2圖)根據擠壓模式以及捲動模式之一者而改變虛擬輸入按鍵307顯示於顯示器305之配置。Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 together. 2 is a block diagram showing a user interface device 201 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The user interface device 201 includes a virtual keyboard 202, a gravity sensor 203, a processor 204, and a display 205. 3 is a schematic illustration of a user interface device 201 suitable for use with a mobile device 300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure. The virtual keyboard 302 is displayed on a portion of the predetermined area 306 of the display 305, including a plurality of virtual input buttons 307. A gravity sensor 203 (shown in FIG. 2) is used to detect the tilt direction information of the mobile device 300, and the processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) changes the virtual input button 307 according to the tilt direction information. Configuration of area 306. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) changes the configuration of virtual input button 307 displayed on display 305 in accordance with one of the squeeze mode and the scroll mode.
根據本發明之一實施例，虛擬鍵盤302顯示於顯示器305之部分既定區域306，代表當顯示器305所顯示之畫面並未因行動裝置300旋轉而轉置時，虛擬鍵盤302始終固定顯示於顯示器305之部分既定區域306。不論虛擬鍵盤302是否隨行動裝置300旋轉而轉置，上述之擠壓模式以及捲動模式同樣適用。According to an embodiment of the present invention, the virtual keyboard 302 is displayed on a portion of the predetermined area 306 of the display 305, and the virtual keyboard 302 is always fixedly displayed on the display 305 when the screen displayed by the display 305 is not rotated by the rotation of the mobile device 300. A portion of the established area 306. Regardless of whether the virtual keyboard 302 is transposed with the rotation of the mobile device 300, the above-described squeeze mode and scroll mode are also applicable.
第4圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示操作於擠壓模式時行動裝置400向左傾斜之操作示意圖。根據本發明之一實施例，當處理器204(顯示於第2圖)操作於擠壓模式且行動裝置400向左傾斜時，顯示於顯示器405之部分既定區域406之虛擬輸入按鍵407向傾斜方向(即左邊)擠壓其顯示大小；亦即，如第4圖所示，縮小顯示於部分既定區域406左邊之虛擬輸入按鍵407之顯示大小，且同時放大右邊之虛擬輸入按鍵407之顯示大小。因此，原本左手觸摸不到之按鍵，在縮小第4圖中左邊之虛擬輸入按鍵407之顯示大小以及放大右邊之顯示大小後，則進入了左手觸摸之範圍，進而方便使用者對行動裝置400進行輸入。Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the mobile device 400 tilted to the left when operating in the squeeze mode, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) operates in the squeeze mode and the mobile device 400 is tilted to the left, the virtual input button 407 displayed on a portion of the predetermined area 406 of the display 405 is tilted. (i.e., the left side) squeezes its display size; that is, as shown in Fig. 4, the display size of the virtual input button 407 displayed on the left side of the portion of the predetermined area 406 is reduced, and at the same time, the display size of the virtual input button 407 on the right side is enlarged. Therefore, the button that is not touched by the left hand can reduce the display size of the virtual input button 407 on the left side in FIG. 4 and enlarge the display size on the right side, and then enter the range of the left hand touch, thereby facilitating the user to perform the action on the mobile device 400. Input.
根據本發明之一實施例，虛擬輸入按鍵407之顯示大小之縮放程度係根據重力感測器203(顯示於第2圖)所偵測到的行動裝置400之傾斜角度而定，其中虛擬輸入按鍵407依然固定顯示於顯示器405之部分既定區域406。如第4圖之實施例所示，縮小第4圖中左邊之虛擬輸入按鍵407以及放大右邊虛擬輸入按鍵407之程度隨著行動裝置400向左傾斜的角度增加而加大，並且虛擬鍵盤402始終顯示於部分既定區域406。According to an embodiment of the present invention, the zoom level of the display size of the virtual input button 407 is determined according to the tilt angle of the mobile device 400 detected by the gravity sensor 203 (shown in FIG. 2), wherein the virtual input button 407 is still fixedly displayed in a portion of the predetermined area 406 of the display 405. As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 4, the degree of reducing the virtual input button 407 on the left side and the virtual input button 407 on the right side in FIG. 4 is increased as the angle at which the mobile device 400 is tilted to the left increases, and the virtual keyboard 402 is always Displayed in a portion of the predetermined area 406.
根據本發明之另一實施例，當縮小之虛擬輸入按鍵407縮小至一程度時，即關閉該虛擬輸入按鍵之觸控功能。提醒的是，以上之描述並不限定於向左傾斜，同樣亦適用於向右傾斜之實施例中。According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the reduced virtual input button 407 is reduced to a certain extent, the touch function of the virtual input button is turned off. It is to be noted that the above description is not limited to tilting to the left, and is also applicable to the embodiment of tilting to the right.
第5圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示操作於捲動模式時行動裝置500向左傾斜之操作示意圖。如第5圖所示，當處理器204(顯示於第2圖)操作於捲動模式且行動裝置500向左傾斜時，顯示於顯示器505之部分既定區域506之虛擬輸入按鍵507向傾斜方向(即左邊)捲動，消失於部分既定區域506之左邊邊界的按鍵則由右邊邊界出現，使得虛擬輸入按鍵507之個別顯示的位置不斷改變，但卻固定顯示於顯示器505之部分既定區域506。此外，重力感測器203(顯示於第2圖)更偵測行動裝置500之傾斜角度，並根據行動裝置500之傾斜角度之大小而決定捲動速度之快慢。Fig. 5 is a view showing the operation of the mobile device 500 tilted to the left when operating in the scroll mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, when the processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) operates in the scroll mode and the mobile device 500 is tilted to the left, the virtual input button 507 displayed on a portion of the predetermined area 506 of the display 505 is tilted ( That is, the left side scrolls, and the keys that disappear to the left border of the predetermined area 506 appear from the right border, so that the individual display positions of the virtual input keys 507 are constantly changing, but are fixedly displayed on a portion of the predetermined area 506 of the display 505. In addition, the gravity sensor 203 (shown in FIG. 2) further detects the tilt angle of the mobile device 500, and determines the speed of the scrolling speed according to the tilt angle of the mobile device 500.
根據本發明之一實施例，當處理器204操作於捲動模式且捲動虛擬輸入按鍵507時，處理器204(顯示於第2圖) 根據一停止指令，而停止虛擬輸入按鍵507之捲動，方便使用者觸控虛擬輸入按鍵507。According to an embodiment of the invention, when the processor 204 is operating in the scroll mode and scrolling the virtual input button 507, the processor 204 (shown in Figure 2) According to a stop command, the scrolling of the virtual input button 507 is stopped, so that the user can touch the virtual input button 507.
根據本發明之一實施例，停止指令可為顯示於顯示器505之一觸控停止按鍵，當處理器204(顯示於第2圖)感測到觸控停止按鍵之觸碰事件時，隨即停止捲動虛擬輸入按鍵507。According to an embodiment of the invention, the stop command may be a touch stop button displayed on the display 505. When the processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) senses a touch event of the touch stop button, the volume is stopped. The virtual input button 507 is activated.
根據本發明之另一實施例，當處理器204操作於捲動模式且捲動虛擬輸入按鍵507時，處理器204(顯示於第2圖)根據重力感測器203(顯示於第2圖)偵測之傾斜角度，捲動虛擬輸入按鍵507一既定距離後即停止，若需要再滾動一既定距離時，則使用者必須將行動裝置500加大傾斜角度。According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the processor 204 operates in the scroll mode and scrolls the virtual input button 507, the processor 204 (shown in FIG. 2) is based on the gravity sensor 203 (shown in FIG. 2). When the tilt angle is detected, the virtual input button 507 is scrolled and stopped after a predetermined distance. If it is necessary to scroll a predetermined distance, the user must increase the tilt angle of the mobile device 500.
根據本發明之一實施例，以Android系統為例，可以使用SensorManager(重力感測器)偵測行動裝置角度資訊，為了能夠使變形的比例更加方便，本發明一實施例省略重力感測器Z軸的資訊(即垂直行動裝置顯示平面之一軸)，以X、Y軸為主要參考依據，以協助計算。以上之描述並不限定於Android系統中，同樣亦適用於其他作業系統，例如iOS。According to an embodiment of the present invention, the Android system can be used as an example, and the sensor device angle information can be detected by using a SensorManager. In order to make the proportion of deformation more convenient, the gravity sensor Z is omitted in an embodiment of the present invention. The information of the axis (ie, the axis of the vertical mobile device display plane) is based on the X and Y axes as the main reference to assist in the calculation. The above description is not limited to the Android system, and is also applicable to other operating systems, such as iOS.
第6圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示輸入方法之流程圖。根據第6圖所示，在行動裝置之顯示器之部分既定區域上，顯示包括複數虛擬輸入按鍵之虛擬鍵盤(S10)，並且選擇進入擠壓模式或捲動模式(S20)。若選擇進入擠壓模式，偵測行動裝置之傾斜方向以及傾斜角度(S30)，並且根據傾斜方向，於部分既定區域縮小靠近傾斜方向之虛擬輸 入按鍵，以及放大遠離傾斜方向之虛擬輸入按鍵(S41)，此外根據傾斜角度，控制縮小以及放大虛擬輸入按鍵之程度(S42)。若選擇進入滾動模式，根據傾斜方向，於上述部分既定區域捲動虛擬輸入按鍵(S51)，並且根據傾斜角度，決定捲動虛擬輸入按鍵之速度(S52)。當需要停止捲動時，則根據輸入之停止指令，停止捲動虛擬輸入按鍵(S53)。根據本發明之另一實施例，若選擇進入滾動模式，根據傾斜角度，捲動虛擬輸入按鍵一既定距離後即停止(S54)。隨後，偵測虛擬輸入按鍵之觸碰事件(S60)，並根據觸碰事件於顯示器顯示對應之輸入資訊(S70)。Figure 6 is a flow chart showing an input method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. According to Fig. 6, on a predetermined area of a portion of the display of the mobile device, a virtual keyboard including a plurality of virtual input buttons is displayed (S10), and the entry into the squeeze mode or the scroll mode is selected (S20). If it is selected to enter the squeezing mode, the tilting direction and the tilting angle of the mobile device are detected (S30), and according to the tilting direction, the virtual input close to the tilting direction is narrowed in a part of the predetermined area. The button is input, and the virtual input button away from the tilt direction is enlarged (S41), and in addition, according to the tilt angle, the degree of zooming in and zooming in on the virtual input button is controlled (S42). If the scroll mode is selected, the virtual input button is scrolled in the predetermined area according to the tilt direction (S51), and the speed of scrolling the virtual input button is determined according to the tilt angle (S52). When it is necessary to stop the scrolling, the scrolling virtual input button is stopped according to the input stop command (S53). According to another embodiment of the present invention, if the scroll mode is selected, the virtual input button is scrolled by a predetermined distance according to the tilt angle (S54). Subsequently, a touch event of the virtual input button is detected (S60), and corresponding input information is displayed on the display according to the touch event (S70).
根據在此所提出之使用者介面裝置以及輸入方法，可方便使用者利用單手輸入資訊，免去雙手輸入之不必要的麻煩。According to the user interface device and the input method proposed herein, the user can conveniently input information by one hand, thereby eliminating the unnecessary trouble of the two-hand input.
在此強調，以上所述的目前揭露之實施例僅僅只是為了清楚解釋本發明之原理而用以闡述之可能實施例。許多變化與修改，可經由上述的實施例在不偏離本發明之精神與原理的情況下而製作出來。所有該變化與修改都包括於本發明的範圍內，且受以下專利申請範圍之保護。It is emphasized that the presently disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of possible embodiments for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention. Many variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. All such variations and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention and are protected by the scope of the following patent application.
201‧‧‧使用者介面裝置201‧‧‧User interface device
202、302、402‧‧‧虛擬鍵盤202, 302, 402‧‧‧ virtual keyboard
203‧‧‧重力感測器203‧‧‧Gravity sensor
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第1圖係顯示行動裝置上顯示虛擬鍵盤之先前技術之操作手法。Figure 1 shows the prior art operation of displaying a virtual keyboard on a mobile device.
第2圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示使用者介面裝置201之方塊圖。2 is a block diagram showing a user interface device 201 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
第3圖係顯示根據本發明之一實施例所述之一使用者介面裝置201適用於行動裝置300之示意圖。3 is a schematic diagram showing a user interface device 201 suitable for use with a mobile device 300 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
第4圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示操作於擠壓模式時行動裝置400向左傾斜之操作示意圖。Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the mobile device 400 tilted to the left when operating in the squeeze mode, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
第5圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示操作於捲動模式時行動裝置500向左傾斜之操作示意圖。Fig. 5 is a view showing the operation of the mobile device 500 tilted to the left when operating in the scroll mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
第6圖係根據本發明之一實施例顯示輸入方法之流程圖。Figure 6 is a flow chart showing an input method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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