WO2001089094A1

WO2001089094A1 - Coding input method using numeral keys to input numbers, symbols and english letters

Info

Publication number: WO2001089094A1
Application number: PCT/CN2001/000612
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xiaobo Li
Original assignee: Xiaobo Li
Priority date: 2000-04-24
Filing date: 2001-04-24
Publication date: 2001-11-22
Also published as: CN1270339A; AU2001276232A1; CN1224888C; CN1418405A

Abstract

This invention relates to a coding input method that uses numeral keys to input numbers, symbols and English letters. Numbers 1 to 9 are represented by the numeral keys (1) to (9) on the keyboard correspondingly, 26 English letters are spread evenly on the above 9 keys with the aid of three input selecting keys: Left, Middle, and Right. The nine numbers can be input directly by using the numeral keys only, and the number 0 and English letters by a combination of their corresponding numeral keys and input selecting keys. This input method is quick using simplified and informed input rules.

Description

Technical collar ¾

The invention relates to a keyboard input method, in particular to a coding input method applicable to communication devices such as mobile phones, fax machines, and keypads for digits, symbols, and English letters using numeric keys. Background of the invention

In the existing coding input method for inputting numbers, symbols, and English letters by using a keyboard, numeric keys 0-9 are usually used to directly input numbers, and the numeric keys 0, 2-9 also represent 26 letters, respectively, and the numeric key 1 It also represents some special symbols. The "*" and "#" keys have different functions defined on different devices. For example, when people use mobile phones, they often use small keypads to enter information such as personal names, phone numbers, or other short messages. Such small keypads, such as the keyboard of NOKIA's 3810 mobile phone, are shown in the figure for their key positions. 1. According to the code input method, the corresponding input method process is as follows: first enter the letters corresponding to the number keys, and then enter the numbers. When a number key is repeatedly pressed, the character represented by the key is displayed on the display screen in sequence; if the selected character and the next character to be entered are not on the same key, the key on which the character is located is pressed; if two If the characters are on the same key, you need to press the [*] key to enter the character before entering the next character. For example: In the input state of the letter information, when the letters "Γ,""K" need to be input continuously, since they are all set on the number key [5], press the number key [5], and the display will "J" appears first, then press the number key [*], and then press the number key [5], then you can enter the letter "K,". In addition, you need to enter the number "5", press the number key [5], "J" appears on the display first, and then press the number key [5]. "K" appears on the display. Since "L" is also set on the number key [5], press the number key [5] again. , "L" appears on the display, until all the letters on the number key [5] appear, press the key [*], and then press the number key [5] to enter the number 5. This method, for letters There are no simple and strict rules for digital input key operation, and digital input is slow.

The input method of the keypad on other devices is the same as the above technical solution. For example, the input method of SIEMENS C2588. When you need to input a few pinyin "Li Xiao Bo", first of all, you need to find the number keys that correspond to these letters. Since a number key represents 3 or 4 letters at the same time, you need to operate continuously within a specified short time. Only when a certain key is pressed, the letter set on the key can be input, and when a number needs to be input, continuous operation is required. Only after skipping all the letters on the key can the number be input. Therefore, there are also the disadvantages that the number of key operations is uneven and lacks regularity during input, and because the time for continuous key presses needs to be controlled within a certain time, the difficulty of operation is increased, the error rate is high, and constant input is often required. Constantly modified.

In summary, the methods in the prior art all have the following disadvantages:

1. Enter different letters, ': The number of key presses is different, so the input operation regularity is poor, the input method is not only difficult to grasp, but the error rate of the input result is high.

2. Entering each number requires 4-5 key presses. The number of digital input keys is high and the input speed is low. Summary of the invention

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a coding input method for inputting numbers and English letters and symbols by using numeric keys, which not only has a simple and uniform key operation input law, but also has fast and accurate input speed. The rate is high.

The present invention is a coding input method for inputting numbers, symbols and English letters with numeric keys, in which 1-9 digits correspond to the 9 digit keys in the keys [1]-[9] respectively; There are 9 keys, and there are 3 auxiliary keys on the keyboard to determine the left, middle, and right positions of the upper and lower letters of the English alphabet [1]-[9]; the numeric input corresponding to the 9 numeric keys is direct Input: The input of the number 0 and the input of the letter uses a combination of the key where the 0 is located or the key where the letter is located and the auxiliary selection input key.

Further, the numbers 1-9 correspond to the setting buttons [1]-[9], and the number 0 is set on one of the buttons [1]-[9]; the 26 letters in English are set on the buttons [1]-[9], respectively. ; Keys [*], [0], [#] are auxiliary selection input keys for the order of left, middle, and right of the English alphabet. Specific input methods include:

When inputting numbers 1-9, directly press the buttons [1]-[9] to input the corresponding numbers 1-9; when inputting the number 0, press the button where 0 is, and then press 0 in the sequence position; when entering the letters Press the key where the letter is located, and press the corresponding position to select the input key according to the position of the letter on the key.

Further, the 26 English letters are sequentially arranged on the keys [1]-[9], respectively. In addition, the 26 letters in English can be divided into three letters in sequence, that is, abc, def, ghi, jkl, mno, pqr, and s tu vwx are respectively set on the keys [1]-[8]. The English letters yz and The number 0 is set on button [9].

Further, the keys [*], [0], [#] represent the left, middle, and right order auxiliary selection input keys, respectively corresponding to the positions of the English letters left, middle, and right on the keys [1]-[9]. When the auxiliary selection buttons [1]-[9] are on the English alphabet, the English alphabets to be input are directly aligned according to the position order of left, middle and right.

In addition, the button [0] is a plurality of special symbol buttons. Steps for inputting multiple special symbols: Enter the corresponding symbol by operating the keys a number of times according to the order of the symbol arrangement.

According to the analysis of the foregoing technical solutions, it can be known that the present invention has the following advantages:

1. Same input operation, strong regularity and consistent key frequency.

2. The input method is simple, easy to master, easy to use, and not prone to errors. Brief description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a layout diagram of keys of an existing keypad;

FIG. 2 is a layout diagram of keyboard keys of the present invention. Mode of Carrying Out the Invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments. The present invention is a coding input method for inputting numbers, symbols and English letters with numeric keys, in which 1-9 digits correspond to the 9 digit keys in the keys [1]-[9] respectively; There are 9 keys, and there are 3 auxiliary keys on the keyboard to determine the left, middle, and right positions of the upper and lower letters of the English alphabet [1]-[9]; the numeric input corresponding to the 9 numeric keys is direct Input; number 0 and letter input are used It is a combination input method of the key where the 0 is located or the letter and the auxiliary selection input key.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The numbers 1-9 correspond to the setting buttons [1]-[9], and the number 0 is set on one of the buttons [1] _ [9]; the 26 English letters are set on the buttons [1] _ [9]; *], [0], [#] are alphabetical position auxiliary selection input keys. Specifically, the 26 English letters are sequentially arranged on the keys [1]-[9]. In addition, the 26 English letters can be divided into three letters in sequence, that is, abc, def, ghi, jkl, mno, pqr, and s tu vwx are respectively set on the keys [1]-[8], and the English letters yz and The number 0 is set on button [9]. The keys [*], [0], [#] as the auxiliary position input key for the alphabet are arranged according to their left, middle, and right positions on the keyboard, corresponding to keys [1]-[9] of the English letters on each key. Position order, when auxiliary selection button

[1]-[9] When placing English letters, directly select the English letters to be entered in the order of left, center and right.

Specific input methods include:

When inputting numbers 1-9, press the buttons [1]-[9] directly to input the corresponding numbers 1-9. For example, when entering the number 2, just press the button [2]; when entering the number 5, just press the button [5].

When inputting the number 0, press the key where the 0 is located, that is, the key [9], and the sequence position of 0 is the third position, that is, the right position. Therefore, press the corresponding position selection button [#] to enter The number 0.

When you need to enter a letter, first press the key on which the letter is located. According to the position of the letter on the key, press the corresponding auxiliary selection input key at that position. For example, you need to lose When entering "LXB", first press the key [4] where the letter "L" is located, and then press the key [#], because the letter "L" is in the third position of the key [4], which is the right position To complete the input of the letter "L"; then enter the letter "Ψ", first press the key [8] where the letter "V" is located, because the letter "V" is arranged at the first position of the key [8], that is, the left side Position, so pressing the corresponding auxiliary selection button should be the leftmost button [*] to complete the input of the letter "V"; enter the letter "B", first press the button where the letter "B" is located [1] Since the letter "B" is arranged at the second position of the key [1], that is, the middle position, pressing the corresponding auxiliary selection key should be the key [0] in the middle to complete the input of the letter "B".

In addition, in order to facilitate sending or storing more information on small keyboard devices such as mobile phones, the key [0] is a number of special symbol keys, such as: "", "/:", "." According to the design order of the symbols, press the button [0] several times. For example, press the following button [0], enter the symbol "a", and then press the button [0] to enter "/,". Similarly, press the button [0] three times, then enter the symbol ".,".

According to the above technical solution, as long as the number of key presses is used to input a number using this input method; the number of key presses is two times when entering a letter, and the order of the first key press is the same as that of the letter; Strong, easy to grasp, not only fast input speed, but also high accuracy.

Claims

Claim

1. A coding input method for inputting numbers and English letters and symbols using numeric keys, which is characterized in that: 1-9 digits correspond to 9 digit keys in keys [1]-[9] respectively; 26 English letters are set separately On the 9 keys, there are 3 auxiliary selection input keys for determining the left, middle, and right positions of the English letters on the keyboard [1]-[9] on the keyboard; the numeric input corresponding to the 9 numeric keys It is a direct input; the input of the number 0 and the input of the letter uses a combination of the key where the 0 is located or the key where the letter is located and the auxiliary selection input key.

2. The method for inputting numbers, English letters, and symbols by using the number keys according to claim 1, characterized in that: 1-9 numbers correspond to the setting keys respectively

[1]-[9], the number 0 is set on one of the keys [1]-[9]; the 26 English letters are set on the keys [1]-[9]; the keys [*], [0], [ #] Is an auxiliary selection input key for the order of left, middle, and right of English letters; specific input methods include:

When inputting numbers 1-9, directly press the buttons [1]-[9] to input the corresponding numbers 1-9; when inputting the number 0, press the button where 0 is, and then press 0 in the sequence position; when entering the letters Press the key on which the letter is located, and press the corresponding position of the letter on the key to set the auxiliary selection input key.

3. The code input method for inputting numbers, symbols, and English letters by using the number keys according to claim 1, characterized in that: 26 English letters are sequentially arranged on the keys respectively

[1]-[9].

4. Use the number keys to input numbers, symbols and English letters according to claim 3. The encoding input method is characterized by: 26 letters in English are sequentially divided into a group of three letters, that is, abc, def, ghi, jkl, mno, pci]: and stu vwx are set on the keys [1]-[8 ], The English letter yz and the number 0 are set on the button [9].

5. The code input method for inputting numbers, symbols, and English letters by using the number keys according to claim 2 or 4, characterized in that: the keys [*], [0], [#] represent left, middle, and right order assistance Select the input key, corresponding to the order of the left, middle, and right of the English letters on each of the keys [1]-[9]. When the auxiliary selection buttons [1]-[9] are on the English letter, follow the left, middle, and right The position order is directly aligned with the English letters that need to be entered.

6. The code input method for inputting numbers, symbols and English letters by using the number keys according to claim 2, characterized in that: the key [0] is a plurality of special symbol keys.

7. The code input method for inputting numbers, symbols, and English letters with numeric keys according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that: the step of inputting a plurality of special symbols is to input the corresponding number of times the keys are operated according to the order of the symbols. symbol.