TWI556152B - An input method control method and a handheld device - Google Patents

Description

Input method control method and handheld device

The present invention relates to the field of communication device technologies, and in particular, to an input method control method and a handheld device.

In recent years, electronic technology has been changing with each passing day. In order to facilitate users, touch-screen handheld devices have become the new darling of the market. The input technology commonly used in handheld devices of touch screens is capacitive touch mode. In the actual application process, the user holds the device with one hand, and the other user clicks on the input interface to display the preset interface of the input method. The user can then switch the status according to the actual needs and enter text or symbols.

In the existing input mode, the input function must be implemented under the input interface, and the user needs to frequently click the screen to switch to the desired input state. Frequent clicks on the screen are prone to click errors and affect the user experience.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides an input method control method and a handheld device, which can implement switching and display of an input method by monitoring a gesture position of a user, so as to improve a user experience.

A first object of the present invention is to provide an input method control method, comprising: monitoring, by a sensor, a gesture position of a user holding a device; and searching according to a correspondence between a preset gesture position and an input method; The input method corresponding to the monitored gesture position; displays the input method found.

A second object of the present invention is to: after the sensor monitors the gesture position of the user holding the device, the method further includes: determining whether the current interface of the device is in the input interface, and if yes, following the preset gesture position and input Correspondence between the methods, find the input method corresponding to the position of the monitored gesture.

A third object of the present invention is that the sensor includes any one or any of a capacitive sensor, a light sensor, and an infrared sensor.

The fourth object of the present invention is a correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method, including: a gesture position corresponding to an input method, the input method includes: a Chinese input method, an English input method, a symbol input method, Any one or more of a virtual keyboard, handwriting input, voice input, and multiple-choice input.

A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a handheld device, the device comprising: a sensor module, a control module and a display module, wherein the sensor module comprises: at least one sensor, The sensor is disposed in a grippable position of the handheld device for monitoring a gesture position of the user holding the device; the control module is configured to search for the sensing according to a correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method The input method corresponding to the gesture position monitored by the module, and triggering the display module to display the searched input method; the display module is configured to display the input method searched by the control module.

A sixth object of the present invention is that the device further includes a determining module, wherein the determining module is configured to determine whether the current interface of the device is in the input interface, and if so, triggering the control module to perform a searching operation.

A seventh object of the present invention is that the sensor module includes a sensor disposed in a grippable position of the handheld device for monitoring a gesture position of the user holding the device; The module is configured to trigger an input method preset by the display unit display device according to the handheld position monitored by the sensor module.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the sensor module includes any one or any of a plurality of capacitive sensors, a light sensor, and an infrared sensor.

A ninth object of the present invention is that the control module further includes: a setting sub-module configured to preset a one-to-one correspondence between the gesture position and the input method, and a gesture position corresponding to an input method, the input The method includes: one or more of a Chinese input method, an English input method, a symbol input method, a virtual keyboard, a handwriting input, a voice input, and a multiple-choice input; a lookup sub-module for using the sensor module The monitored gesture position is searched for the corresponding input method; a trigger sub-module is used to trigger the display module to display the input method searched by the search sub-module.

The tenth object of the present invention is to pass the aforementioned one of the input method control methods and hands Holding the device can greatly improve the user experience, firstly monitoring the gesture position of the user holding the device through the sensor; then searching for the monitored gesture position according to the correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method The corresponding input method; finally, the input method found is displayed. In this way, the input method can be determined by using the gesture position of the user holding the device, and the solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention can realize the switching of the input method more accurately and conveniently than the manner in which the user implements the input method switching by clicking the screen. To improve the user experience.

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1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an input method control method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of an input method control method according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention A structural diagram of a first embodiment of a handheld device; and a fourth structural diagram of a second embodiment of a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an input method control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method may include: step 101, monitoring, by a sensor, a gesture position of a user holding a device.

There are many types of handheld devices on the market, such as smart phones, tablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs), electronic dictionaries and other mobile handheld devices. These handheld devices generally do not have a keyboard and are input using handwriting or soft keyboard. The most common method is the capacitive touch method. This type of input method causes click errors due to frequent clicks of input methods and switching input methods, which affects the user experience.

In order to explain the present embodiment more clearly, the following uses the smart phone as an example to explain the existing capacitive touch mode and the input method control mode of the embodiment of the present invention.

The existing capacitive touch method is implemented as follows: the user is using a smart phone When you hold the smartphone in one hand, the other hand clicks on the phone to enter the input interface (for example: SMS editing interface, email editing interface, web editing interface, etc.), assuming that the user is currently entering the SMS editing interface, and then the user Need to enter the English input state, in general, when the device input method is preset in the Chinese input state, the user needs to click the switch button on the virtual keyboard to realize the English input state. Of course, when switching to other states, the same needs to be used. Click the corresponding toggle button.

The embodiment of the present invention can monitor the hand of the user holding the device through the sensor. In the potential position, a sensor is disposed on the handheld device for sensing a gesture position of the user holding the device, and when the user holds the corresponding sensor position, the current gesture of the user can be determined by the signal sensed by the sensor. The location, in turn, lays the technical foundation for subsequent input method control.

There are various types of sensors usable in the embodiments of the present invention, such as: capacitive sensing. A sensor, a light sensor, an infrared sensor, etc., one or more sensors may be disposed in the handheld device, and one or more types of sensors may be provided in the case where a plurality of sensors are provided. These sensors are disposed in the gripping position of the handheld device, such as on both sides of the mobile phone or on the back of the mobile phone, so as to be held by the user, and of course, the positions that can be set are different for different types of handheld devices.

Step 102: Search for an input method corresponding to the monitored gesture position according to a correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method.

In step 103, the input method found is displayed.

For different requirements, the correspondence between different gesture positions and the input method may be set in advance. The specific implementation manner is explained below as an example.

In the case that the handheld device only needs to implement the function of turning on and off the input method, it is only necessary to set a sensor at the grippable position of the device for monitoring the gesture position of the user when the user holds the sensor. In the position, the sensor senses the signal to determine the gesture position, and the input method corresponding to the gesture position is to open the system preset input method, and then display the system preset input method interface. When the sensor does not detect the signal, the system default input method is turned off.

In handheld devices, it is necessary to switch between various input methods, such as: Chinese input method, English input method, symbol input method, virtual keyboard, handwriting input, voice input, and multiple selection. With a variety of different input methods such as word input, it is necessary to provide a plurality of sensors at the grippable position of the device for detecting a plurality of different gesture positions of the user, and different gesture positions correspond to different input methods, such that When the user holds to a certain position of the device, according to the gesture position monitored by the sensor, the input method corresponding to the gesture position is searched, and then the interface of the input method is displayed, so that the user inputs information such as characters or symbols.

In the actual use scenario, the user needs to input sequentially when editing the information. In the case of Chinese, English, symbols, etc., the control method of the embodiment of the present invention is used, and the user only needs to hold the corresponding position of the device when the Chinese is required to be input, and the device displays the interface of the Chinese input method, so that the user inputs Chinese; When it is necessary to input English, the user only needs to change the handheld position to the corresponding position, and the device will display the interface of the English input method; when the input symbol is required, the user only needs to change the handheld position to the corresponding position, and the device displays the symbol input method. The user can enter the symbol. Since each input method corresponds to one gesture position, the device displays an input method corresponding to the gesture position as long as the gesture position of the user holding the device conforms to any one of the gesture positions.

It can be seen from the above embodiments of the present invention that the input method is controlled by the embodiment of the present invention. In order to improve the user experience, the sensor actually senses the gesture position of the user, and directly determines the input method required by the user through a one-to-one correspondence between the gesture position and the input method, and finally displays the input method. The interface of the determined input method for the user to enter information. With this control method, the user does not need to click the screen to realize the input method switching, and the different input methods can be called by simply holding different positions of the device, so the method can realize the input method more accurately and conveniently. Switching to improve the user experience.

In actual use, it is often necessary to call different only under the input interface. Input method to achieve input that meets user needs. In order to avoid other situations, when the user holds the corresponding position, the device also displays the interface of the corresponding input method, which may affect the normal use of the user. For example, when the user holds the hand in the corresponding position while calling or browsing the webpage, the device also displays the input method interface corresponding to the location, but the user does not need to call the input at this time. The law will cause some interference to the user's normal use of the device.

Based on the above technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention provides a preferred solution, please refer to Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a second embodiment of the input method control method of the embodiment of the present invention. The method can include the step 201 of monitoring, by the sensor, a gesture position of the user holding the device.

This step is the same as step 101 and will not be described here.

Step 202: Determine whether the current interface of the device is in the input interface.

The input interface refers to any display interface that needs to call the input method in the system of the device, for example, the most commonly used newsletter editing interface, mail editing interface, webpage editing interface, etc., in these interfaces, the user needs to call Input method to achieve information input. Currently, the types of input interfaces that support the difference in the performance of the handheld device are different, and are not specifically limited herein.

Step 203: If yes, the input method corresponding to the monitored gesture position is searched according to the correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method.

Assume that the relationship between the preset gesture position and the input method is specifically: three sensor detection positions from top to bottom on the left side of the device, corresponding to the Chinese input method, the English input method, and the symbol input method, respectively. That is to say, the first sensor detection position on the left side of the user's handheld device corresponds to the Chinese input method, and the user holds the second sensor to detect the position corresponding to the English input method, and the user holds the third sensor detection. The position corresponds to the symbol input method, so that the corresponding input method can be determined according to the actual gesture position of the user. Of course, different sensors may be disposed on the left and right sides of the device, and different logical relationships of the signals monitored by the plurality of sensors respectively correspond to different input methods. Then, when the user holds the device, the sensor monitors The signal determines the corresponding input method based on the logical relationship of the signal. Of course, the correspondence between the gesture position and the input method can also be preset in other forms.

Step 204, displaying the input method found.

When the interface currently displayed by the device is the input interface, it indicates that the user currently needs to call the input method interface to implement information input. Therefore, when the determination is yes, the corresponding input method is searched according to the preset correspondence relationship and displayed. The input method interface. If the interface currently displayed by the device is not the input interface, it indicates that the user does not need to call the input method interface at present. Therefore, in this case, no processing is performed to avoid displaying the input method interface when the user does not need it. Normal use of the user.

Corresponding to the foregoing first embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention provides a handheld device, Referring to FIG. 3, a structural diagram of a first embodiment of a handheld device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The device may include: a sensor module 301, a control module 302, and a display module 303. The working principle explains the internal structure and connection relationship in detail.

The sensor module 301 includes: at least one sensor distributed in a grippable position of the handheld device for monitoring a gesture position of the user holding the device.

The sensor module can utilize a variety of sensor types, such as a capacitive sensor, a light sensor, and an infrared sensor. The sensor module can utilize a variety of different types of sensors. . For handheld devices, the sensor module can exist in the form of physical buttons (pressing buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), infrared ports, and the like.

The control module 302 is configured to search for an input method corresponding to the gesture position monitored by the sensor module according to a correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method, and trigger the display module to display the searched input method. .

For a handheld device, the preset correspondence needs to be stored, so the handheld device includes a memory, and stores information of a correspondence between a preset gesture position and an input method, and the memory may include high-speed random access. The memory may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more disk memory devices, flash memory devices, or other volatile solid state memory devices. In practical applications, the control module can be implemented by a central processing unit (CPU).

The display module 303 is configured to display an input method searched by the control module.

In the handheld device of the embodiment of the invention, the sensor module is used to monitor the gesture position of the user holding the device; and the control module is used to find the sensor module according to the correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method. The input method corresponding to the monitored gesture position, and triggers the display module to display the input method found; finally, the display module is used to display the input method searched by the control module. With such a handheld device, the user only needs to change the position of the holding device, and the call to the input method can be realized without clicking on the display screen.

Corresponding to the second embodiment of the foregoing method, the embodiment of the present invention provides a handheld device. Referring to FIG. 4, a structural diagram of a second embodiment of the handheld device according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown. The device may include: sensing Module 401, control module 402, display module 403 and determination module 404. The internal structure and connection relationship are explained in detail below in conjunction with the working principle of the device.

The sensor module 401, the control module 402, and the display module 403 respectively The sensor module 301, the control module 302, and the display module 303 in the first embodiment of the handheld device are the same, and are not described here.

The sensor module 401 includes: at least one sensor, the sensor is distributed on The gripping position of the handheld device is used to monitor the gesture position of the user holding the device; the determining module 404 is configured to determine whether the current interface of the device is in the input interface, and if so, trigger the control module to perform a searching operation.

The control module 402 is configured to follow a preset gesture position and an input method In response, the input method corresponding to the gesture position monitored by the sensor module is searched, and the display module is triggered to display the searched input method; and the display module 403 is configured to display the input method searched by the control module.

In the handheld device of the embodiment of the present invention, after the sensor module detects the gesture position, the determining unit determines whether the current interface of the device is in the input interface. If the trigger control module performs the search operation, the handheld device can control the input method. The call is made only under the input interface, making the handheld device more user-friendly.

Based on the above first or second embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides the following preferred embodiments.

First, preferably, the sensor module includes a sensor, the sensor is distributed in a grippable position of the handheld device, and is used for monitoring a gesture position of the user holding the device; And for triggering the input method preset by the display unit display device according to the handheld position monitored by the sensor module.

Secondly, preferably, the sensor module comprises any one or any of a plurality of capacitive sensors, light sensors and infrared sensors.

The third, preferably, the control module includes: a setting sub-module configured to preset a one-to-one correspondence between the gesture position and the input method, and a gesture position corresponding to an input method, the input method includes: Input method, English input method, symbol input method, virtual keyboard, handwriting input, voice input, and multiple word input Any one or more of the following; the search sub-module is configured to search for a corresponding input method according to the gesture position monitored by the sensor module; and the trigger sub-module is configured to trigger the display module to display the search sub-module Input method.

Of course, for the sensor module, any type of sensor can be used, as long as the user's gesture position can be perceived, and is not limited to the above types.

For handheld devices, peripheral functions, RF circuits, audio circuits, speakers, power management chips, input/output (I/O) subsystems, other input/control devices, and external ports can be included for basic functions. These components communicate via one or more communication busses or signal lines.

It is to be understood that the term "comprises", "comprising" or any other variations thereof is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that comprises a It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or device. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in the process, method, item, or device that comprises the element.

The features and spirit of the present invention are intended to be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed. While the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

Claims (9)

An input method control method is applied to a handheld device, and a sensor module is disposed on a position of two sides or a back surface of the handheld device, and the sensor module includes at least one sensor, and the method is such that the handheld device The device performs the following steps: monitoring, by the sensor, the gesture position of the user holding the handheld device with the finger; searching for the monitored gesture position according to the correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method The corresponding input method; and display the input method found. The method of claim 1, wherein after the user monitors the gesture position of the handheld device by the sensor, the method further comprises: determining whether the current interface of the handheld device is in the input interface, and if so, The input method corresponding to the monitored gesture position is searched according to the correspondence between the preset gesture position and the input method. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the sensor further comprises any one or any of a capacitive sensor, a light sensor, and an infrared sensor. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the preset relationship between the gesture position and the input method is: the gesture position corresponds to an input method, and the input method includes a Chinese input method. , one or more of the English input method, the symbol input method, the virtual keyboard, the handwriting input, the voice input, and the multiple-choice input. A handheld device comprising: A sensor module includes: at least one sensor disposed at a position on either side or back of the handheld device to monitor a user's finger while the user is holding the handheld device Holding a gesture position of the handheld device; a control module for finding a gesture position of the held gesture monitored by the sensor module according to a correspondence between a preset gesture position and an input method Corresponding input method, and triggering a display module to display the searched input method; and the display module for displaying the input method searched by the control module. The handheld device of claim 5, further comprising: a determining module, configured to determine whether the current interface of the handheld device is in an input interface, and if so, triggering the control module to perform a searching operation. The handheld device of claim 5 or 6, wherein the control module triggers an input method preset by the display unit display device according to the monitored handheld module monitoring the held handheld position. The handheld device of claim 5 or 6, wherein the sensor module comprises any one or any of a capacitive sensor, a light sensor, and an infrared sensor. The handheld device of claim 5 or 6, wherein the control module comprises: a setting sub-module configured to preset a correspondence between the held gesture position and the input method, a gesture The position corresponds to an input method, and the input method includes: Chinese input method, English input method, symbol input method, virtual key Any one or more of a disc, a handwriting input, a voice input, and a multiple-choice input; a search sub-module for finding a corresponding input method according to the gesture position monitored by the sensor module; and The trigger sub-module is configured to trigger the display module to display an input method searched by the search sub-module.