TWI480796B - Electronic system having multiple input keyboards and operation method of the same - Google Patents

Description

Electronic system with multi-input keyboard and operation method thereof

The present invention relates to an input operation technique of an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic system having a multi-input keyboard and an operation method thereof.

Handheld electronic devices are indispensable communication tools in the lives of modern people. In addition to communication functions, handheld electronic devices have increasingly powerful data processing and processing capabilities. In combination with the communication function, many handheld electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablets, are like a small computer, and can perform functions such as word processing, browsing the Internet, and sending and receiving emails, which brings a lot of convenience.

However, just like a computer, users often operate different applications at the same time. When operating different application software at the same time, it is necessary to input by switching the keyboard and related input methods. However, when the keyboard is switched, it is necessary to repeatedly press the relevant operation keys, which may cause inconvenience to the user when it is necessary to frequently switch to different application software.

Therefore, how to design a new electronic system with a multi-input keyboard and its operation method to solve the above problems is an urgent problem to be solved in the industry.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention is to provide an electronic system having a multi-input keyboard. The electronic system includes: a touch display unit and a processing unit. The touch display unit is configured to simultaneously display a plurality of input fields. The processing unit is configured to respectively link the virtual keyboards of the plurality of input methods to one of the input fields, so as to perform data processing according to the operation input of the virtual keyboard of each input method.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the processing unit is further configured to operate a plurality of applications, and the input fields respectively correspond to one of the application programs.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input method keyboards are respectively displayed on the touch display unit.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the touch display unit and the processing unit are disposed in the mobile electronic device.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic system further includes a plurality of touch displays connected to the mobile electronic device, and the processing unit is configured to display the input fields on one of the touch displays.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input method virtual keyboard is displayed on the touch display, and the processing unit performs data processing according to the operation input on the virtual keyboard of the input method.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the electronic system is further packaged The utility model comprises at least one physical keyboard, and is connected with the mobile electronic device, and the processing unit inputs the corresponding input field according to the physical operation on the physical keyboard for data processing.

Therefore, another aspect of the present invention provides an electronic system operating method for use in an electronic system, wherein the electronic system includes a touch display unit and a processing unit, and the electronic system operation method includes: causing the touch display unit to simultaneously display the plurality Entering a field; causing the processing unit to respectively associate the complex input virtual keyboard with one of the input fields; and causing the processing unit to input the corresponding input field according to the operation of each input method virtual keyboard for data processing.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the electronic system operation method further comprises: causing the processing unit to operate the plurality of applications, so that the input fields respectively correspond to one of the application programs.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic system operating method further includes causing the processing unit to control the touch display unit to display the input method virtual keyboard.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the touch display unit and the processing unit are disposed in the mobile electronic device of the electronic system.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic system further includes a plurality of touch displays, which are in communication with the mobile electronic device. The electronic system operation method further includes: causing the processing unit to display the input fields in the touch display respectively. One.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic system operating method further includes: causing the processing unit to control the touch display unit to display the input method virtual keyboard; and causing the processing unit to input the operation on the virtual keyboard according to the input method. Enter the corresponding input field for data processing.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the electronic system includes at least one physical keyboard, and is connected to the mobile electronic device. The electronic system operation method further includes: causing the processing unit to input the corresponding input field according to the entity input on the physical keyboard. Data processing.

The invention has the advantages that the design of the electronic system with the multi-input keyboard can separately process different input fields by the independent input keyboard, so that the operation of the electronic system is more convenient and easily achieved. The above purpose.

1‧‧‧Electronic system

10‧‧‧Mobile electronic devices

100‧‧‧Touch display unit

102‧‧‧Processing unit

201, 203‧‧‧ input fields

205, 207‧‧‧ input method virtual keyboard

3‧‧‧Electronic system

30‧‧‧Mobile electronic devices

32, 34‧‧‧ touch display

4‧‧‧Electronic system

40‧‧‧Mobile electronic devices

42, 44‧‧‧ touch display

46‧‧‧ physical keyboard

500‧‧‧Electronic system operation method

501-503‧‧‧Steps

1 is a block diagram of an electronic system with a multi-input keyboard according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a top view of an electronic system of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention; In one embodiment of the invention, a schematic diagram of an electronic system; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic system according to an embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an electronic system operation method according to an embodiment of the invention.

Please refer to both Figure 1 and Figure 2. Figure 1 is a view of the present invention In the embodiment, a block diagram of an electronic system 1 having a multi-input keyboard. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an electronic system 1 of Fig. 1 in an embodiment of the invention. The electronic system 1 includes a touch display unit 100 and a processing unit 102.

In the embodiment, the touch display unit 100 and the processing unit 102 are actually disposed in a mobile electronic device 10 . The mobile electronic device 10 can be, for example but not limited to, a smart phone, a tablet, or a notebook computer.

The touch display unit 100 is configured to display the input fields 201 and 203. The input fields 201 and 203 are respectively corresponding to the interface of the email application and the web browsing application in the embodiment. In other embodiments, the touch display unit 100 can display other numbers of input fields, and can also correspond to other types of applications, respectively.

The processing unit 102 can execute the application corresponding to the input fields 201 and 203, and control the touch display unit 100 to display the input fields 201 and 203. In this embodiment, the processing unit 102 is further configured to link the virtual input keyboard of the plurality of input methods, for example, the input virtual keyboards 205 and 207 shown in FIG. 2, respectively, to one of the input fields 201 and 203. In this embodiment, the processing unit 102 controls the touch display unit 100 to display the input method virtual keyboard 205 to be linked to the input field 201. Simultaneously, the processing unit 102 controls the touch display unit 100 to display the input method virtual keyboard 207 to be linked to the input field 203. The processing unit 102 can simultaneously input data into the corresponding input fields 201 and 203 according to the operations of the input method virtual keyboards 205 and 207.

It should be noted that in FIG. 2, the input method virtual keyboard 205 and 207 corresponds to the digital input method and the English input method, respectively. In other embodiments, the input method virtual keyboards 205 and 207 may correspond to the same input method via a user's switching operation, or may correspond to other different types or different language input methods.

In actual operation, when the user performs a digital operation input on the input method virtual keyboard 205, the processing unit 102 inputs an application for the input field 201 for the operation, such as the email application shown in FIG. Digitally related data processing. When the user performs an English operation input on the input method virtual keyboard 207, the processing unit 102 inputs an application for the input field 203 for the operation, and the web browsing application shown in FIG. 2 is related in English. Data processing. That is, the processing unit 102 can perform data processing on the operation inputs of the two independent input virtual keyboards 205 and 207, respectively.

Therefore, when the user operates a different application, it is not necessary to continuously switch the input method keyboard, but can operate independently. The convenience of operating input is enhanced by the tendency of electronic systems to operate multiple applications simultaneously.

Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an electronic system 3 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment, the electronic system 3 includes the mobile electronic device 30 and two touch displays 32 and 34 independent of the mobile electronic device 30.

The touch displays 32 and 34 are in communication with the mobile electronic device 30. The mobile electronic device 30 can include the touch display unit 100 and the processing unit 102 as in the mobile electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, The processing unit of the mobile electronic device 30 displays the input field 201 on the touch display 32 and causes the input field 203 to be displayed on the touch display 34. At this time, the touch display unit of the mobile electronic device 30 can selectively display the input fields 201 and 203 at the same time, or close and display the input fields 201 and 203 completely by the touch displays 32 and 34.

In this embodiment, the processing unit of the mobile electronic device 30 causes the touch display 32 to display the input virtual keyboard 205 and is linked to the input field 201, and causes the touch display 34 to display the input virtual keyboard 207 and is linked to Enter field 203. The user can make operational inputs on the virtual keyboards 205 and 207. The processing unit of the mobile electronic device 30 can receive the operation input through the communication connection with the touch displays 32 and 34 to perform data processing corresponding to the input fields 201 and 203 according to the operation input on the input virtual keyboards 205 and 207. The result of the data processing can be further output to the touch displays 32 and 34.

Please refer to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of an electronic system 4 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the electronic system 4 includes mobile electronic devices 40, two touch displays 42 and 44 independent of the mobile electronic device 40, and a physical keyboard 46.

The touch displays 42 and 44 are in communication with the mobile electronic device 40. The mobile electronic device 40 can include the touch display unit 100 and the processing unit 102 as in the mobile electronic device 10 of FIG. 1 . In the embodiment, the processing unit of the mobile electronic device 40 displays the input field 201 on the touch display 42 and links to the input field 201, and displays the input field 203 on the touch display 44.

In the embodiment, the processing unit of the mobile electronic device 40 causes the touch display 42 to display the input virtual keyboard 205 and communicates the mobile electronic device 40 with the physical keyboard 46. The physical keyboard 46 can be communicatively coupled to the mobile electronic device 40 via a universal serial bus or other interface in a wired manner, or can be communicatively coupled to the mobile electronic device 40 by wireless means such as Bluetooth or other wireless transmission technology.

Therefore, the user can perform an operation input on the input method virtual keyboard 205 and the physical keyboard 46. The processing unit of the mobile electronic device 30 can receive an operation input on the input method virtual keyboard 205 by means of a communication connection with the touch display 32 and perform data processing according to the input field 201. On the other hand, the physical keyboard 46 can be linked with the input field 203 displayed by the touch display 44 via the processing unit of the mobile electronic device 30, and the physical operation input of the physical keyboard 46 is received by the processing unit. Data processing is performed corresponding to the input field 203, and the result of the data processing can be further output to the touch displays 32 and 34.

Therefore, with the above embodiments, the electronic system of the present invention can output the input field to the touch display, and the processing unit of the mobile electronic device receives the operation input on the physical keyboard of the touch display or the external physical keyboard for data processing. . The user can still use different input method virtual keyboard or physical keyboard for different input fields to perform operation input, which improves the convenience of operation input.

Please refer to Figure 5. FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an electronic system operation method 500 according to an embodiment of the invention. The electronic system operation method 500 can be applied to the electronic system 1 as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 or FIG. The electronic system operation method 500 includes the following steps (it should be understood that the steps mentioned in the present embodiment can be adjusted according to actual needs, and can be performed simultaneously or partially simultaneously, unless the order is specifically stated. ).

In step 501, the touch display unit 100 simultaneously displays the plurality of input fields 201 and 203.

In step 502, the processing unit 102 causes the complex input virtual keyboards 205 and 207 to be respectively associated with one of the input fields 201 and 203.

In step 503, the processing unit 102 simultaneously inputs the corresponding input fields 201 and 203 according to the operations of the input method virtual keyboards 205 and 207 for data processing.

The present disclosure has been disclosed in the above embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the disclosure, and any person skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope of protection of the disclosure is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Electronic system

10‧‧‧Mobile electronic devices

201, 203‧‧‧ input fields

205, 207‧‧‧ virtual keyboard

Claims (14)

An electronic system with a multi-input keyboard includes: a touch display unit for simultaneously displaying a plurality of input fields; and a processing unit for respectively linking the plurality of input virtual keyboards to the input fields One of them performs data processing on the input field corresponding to one of the virtual keyboards of each of the input methods. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is further configured to operate a plurality of applications, and the input fields respectively correspond to one of the applications. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the input method keyboards are respectively displayed on the touch display unit. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the touch display unit and the processing unit are disposed in a mobile electronic device. The electronic system of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of touch displays connected to the mobile electronic device, wherein the processing unit is configured to display the input fields on one of the touch displays . The electronic system of claim 5, wherein the input method virtual keyboard is displayed on the touch display, and the processing unit performs the data entry corresponding to the input field according to the operation input on the virtual keyboard of the input method. Reason. The electronic system of claim 5, further comprising at least one physical keyboard, wherein the mobile device is in communication with the mobile electronic device, and the processing unit performs data processing on the input field according to an entity operation input on the physical keyboard. . An electronic system operating method is applied to an electronic system, wherein the electronic system includes a touch display unit and a processing unit, the electronic system operating method includes: causing the touch display unit to simultaneously display a plurality of input fields; The processing unit respectively links the virtual keyboards of the plurality of input methods to one of the input fields; and causes the processing unit to perform data processing on the input fields corresponding to one of the virtual keyboards of the input methods. The method of operating an electronic system of claim 8, further comprising: causing the processing unit to operate a plurality of applications such that the input fields correspond to one of the applications. The electronic system operating method of claim 8, wherein the electronic system operating method further comprises: causing the processing unit to control the touch display unit to display the input method virtual keyboard. The electronic system operating method of claim 8, wherein the touch display unit and the processing unit are disposed in one of the mobile electronic devices of the electronic system. The electronic system operating method of claim 11, wherein the electronic system further comprises a plurality of touch displays, and is communicatively coupled to the mobile electronic device, the electronic system operating method further comprising: causing the processing unit to input the input fields The bits are respectively displayed on one of the touch displays. The electronic system operating method of claim 12, wherein the electronic system operating method further comprises: causing the processing unit to control the touch display unit to display the input method virtual keyboard; and causing the processing unit to perform a virtual keyboard according to the input method The operation input corresponds to the input field for data processing. The electronic system operating method of claim 12, wherein the electronic system further comprises at least one physical keyboard, and is communicatively coupled to the mobile electronic device, the electronic system operating method further comprising: causing the processing unit to be based on the physical keyboard One of the entity operation inputs should wait for the input field to perform data processing.