WO2012092700A1

WO2012092700A1 - Keyboard device and usage method thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2012092700A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/002211
Authority: WO
Inventors: 叶杰锋; 蔡廷超; 蔡小明
Original assignee: Ye Jiefeng; Cai Tingchao; Cai Xiaoming
Priority date: 2011-01-03
Filing date: 2011-12-29
Publication date: 2012-07-12
Also published as: CN102073381A

Abstract

A keyboard device and a usage method thereof, applicable to the fields such as computers, mobile phones, electronic dictionaries, and touch screen devices. In the keyboard, characters in a row where 0 to 9 are located in a computer keyboard in the prior art are added to three rows where 26 letters are located, key positions in the row where 0 to 9 are located are cancelled, and characters not comprised in the computer keyboard in the prior art can be added. The keyboard has advantages of rapid input, convenient usage, and a small keyboard area.

Description

Keyboard device and using method thereof

Technical field

The present invention relates to a keyboard device and a method of using the same, and more particularly to a computer (including a laptop and a netbook), a mobile phone, an iPad, a touch screen (virtual keyboard), a keyboard device of an electronic dictionary, and a method of using the same.

Background technique

At present, the desktop computer commonly uses the 104, 107-key standard keyboard, the laptop (laptop) uses the 85-88-key standard keyboard, and the Apple computer-specific keyboard. Most of the main keyboard areas of these keyboards (Fig. 1) are the same, including 26 A-Z letter keys and 10 0-9 number keys. These computer keyboards are collectively referred to herein as: standard keyboards. The improved portion of the keyboard involved in the present invention is mainly the main keyboard area, as shown in FIG.

When the standard computer keyboard is used, the index finger is placed at the position of the key where (F, J) is located. When the key is pressed, it usually starts from the line where (F, J) is located. This will quickly hit the key of the line (F, J) and its previous and next lines; the space bar is controlled with the thumb. However, the line from 0 to 9 is separated from the line where (F, J) is located. The finger should move a relatively large distance when inputting. The key of the line is not well selected, and the keystroke speed is significantly reduced. . Especially when typing in pinyin, it is necessary to frequently select the desired word (word) from 1 to 9, and the input speed is greatly affected. The line from F1 to F12 needs to be moved by the wrist to strike. Many common characters cannot be directly input using the keyboard, such as ÷ π≠±. The keyboard area is large, and it is not suitable for applications with limited keyboard keys and sizes, such as electronic dictionaries and mobile phones. At present, there is no keyboard on the market to solve these problems; in the website of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China and related websites, no patents or documents have been found to solve the problems.

Summary of the invention

Description of the definition of nouns:

1. Characters: including the letters A- Ζ, the numbers 0-9 and punctuation, the special characters curly braces ({ } ), @ & etc., also include the new added characters Θ J3 ÷ π ^ and so on.

2. Character key: Defines the key where the character in 1 is located.

3. Assume that the Α key adds the number 1. In the present invention, "1" is called an added character, A key is called an added character key, and character A (a) is an original character to which a character key is added. 4. Control Keys: The control keys of the present invention are specifically used to distinguish between the original characters to which the character keys are added, and the control keys to which the characters are added.

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to solve the problem that the keystroke of the line 1 to 9 of the standard computer keyboard main keyboard area 1 is inconvenient; solving the problem that the standard computer keyboard function keys F1 to F12 are inconvenient to tap; Special characters, such as: ÷ V ≠ ±, indirect input by means of word and other editing tools, can not directly input the problem; add characters that the standard keyboard does not have, expand the keyboard function; reduce the number of keyboard keys, reduce the keyboard area.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: adding the characters of the line 1 of the main keyboard area 1 to 9 to the character keys of the line 2, line 3 and line 4, adding F1 to F12 to the character key of the line 2, or (and) Adding characters that are not originally included in the standard keyboard to the character keys of the keyboard increases the number of characters in the character keys of the lines that are easily controlled by the finger; selecting with the control keys is to input the original characters to which the character keys are added, or to add characters. The control key is unchecked, the hit is added to the character key, the input is its or their original characters; the control key is selected, the hit is added to the character key, the input is it or their added characters.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: (1) The provided keyboard can increase the keystroke (input) speed of the characters of the original line 1 from 0 to 9, but does not affect the input of other characters except the original line 1 of 0 to 9. Compared with the original keyboard, most of the keys remain unchanged, taking into account the user's original usage habits, allowing users to quickly become familiar with the new keyboard, and the learning cost is low, and the moved keys can speed up their Input speed. After redistributing the characters, it cancels the keys of the original 0 to 9 lines, which means that the total number of keys on the keyboard is smaller and the area of the keyboard is smaller. The keyboard area is reduced, and it is convenient to carry. Especially, the portable computer and the netbook are more convenient to carry outdoors, and the mobile phone and the like are also designed to be smaller because of the reduced area of the keyboard. In terms of manufacturing, materials can also be saved and costs can be reduced. (2) The keyboard provided by the present invention can also be used when tapping the function key areas F1 to F12 without moving the wrist, and the tapping is more convenient; the keys of F1 to F12 can also be canceled, but the functions of F1 to F12 still have. The total number of keys is smaller, and the area of the keyboard is smaller, which satisfies applications that limit the number and size of keyboard keys, such as electronic dictionaries and mobile phones. (C) Further, the present invention provides a keyboard characters may be added to the standard computer keyboard does not, it can be directly output by using the keyboard to add a new character, such _as: ÷ ν π mouth like. Most of the symbols used in mathematics, chemistry, physics, science and other subjects in primary and secondary schools can be directly input by keyboard, which is convenient and fast. Pupils can also quickly enter the divisor, pi, etc.; edit the chemical test paper, you can easily enter the chemical superscript. Compared with the original keyboard, you don't need to use the word and other editing tools to indirectly output special characters. The special characters such as J3 ÷ _π that were difficult to input before can be directly input using the keyboard. And the overall layout of the keyboard's button position has not changed. The characters that can be directly output by the keyboard are also added a lot. The operation is also simple and easy to learn. DRAWINGS

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of one of the standard computer keyboard main keyboard areas commonly used nowadays;

Figure 2 is a schematic view of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a full view of a laptop keyboard in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a full view of a desktop computer keyboard in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic view of Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a schematic view of Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a schematic view of Embodiment 4 of the present invention.

detailed description

The specific embodiment of the present invention is described on the basis of a standard computer keyboard, and its main keyboard area is shown as shown in FIG. Some of the unmarked keys may differ depending on the specific keyboard. 伹 Does not affect the description of the present invention. The positions of the keys of different keyboards may be different, such as; Ent^ key is one line or two lines, I is located with KL The same line of the key, or the same line as the OP key; can be changed to the corresponding position or according to the actual situation. Other parts that are not related to the improvement of the invention are processed according to the actual situation, and only one of the general examples is given for each embodiment.

Place a control button on each of the left and right ends of the space bar of the keyboard, indicated by the symbol Cn, which is marked with 1 and ⁵² respectively. In actual production, the keyboard can only set a single Cn key, or can not set the Cn key, and use other keys to implement the Cii function, such as Ctri+Alt. The size of the left control key 51 and the right control key 52 are the same as the size of the A key or the Alt key, and may be adjusted to an appropriate size according to the situation: the position of the two control keys is obtained by shortening the length of the 3⁄4 key, and may also be considered. Cancel or shorten some of the keys to the left or right of the space bar to obtain, or use other methods to solve, it is better to tap the thumb easily. The keyboards of the following embodiments have a left control key 51 and a right control key 52.

The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

Add 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 nine characters in the standard keyboard to ASDFGHJKL nine keys, add to the semicolon (; ) where the key; will! @ # S % ^Λ & * ( ) Ten characters are added to QWERTYUIOP in turn Ten letter keys; Add ~, = + - one {seven characters to the ZXCVBNM seven-letter key, } to the <where key, [Add to > where the key,] Add to? Add the V to the double quotation mark (") key, add ÷ to the key where I is located. Where ÷ is the default character, you can reset the user according to the situation; in addition, these two character keys can also be Add any new characters.

In addition, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 and! @ # $ % ^Λ & * ( ) The new location can be swapped in turn. The original { } key is canceled, and the original Backspace key is moved to the position where the original { } key is located. The key of line 1 of 0 to 9 is canceled, and this line no longer exists on the keyboard. Add an indicator to the keyboard to show whether the status of the control button is selected or not.

The redesigned keyboard main keyboard area is shown in Figure 2. The full picture of the keyboard of the laptop is shown in Figure 3, and the other icons corresponding to F1 to F12 are not marked. The full picture of the desktop computer (computer) is shown in Figure 4.

Instructions:

Press left Cn51 and right Cn52 at the same time, or press Alt and Cn at the same time to indicate that the control button switches between the selected state and the unselected state; only press left Cn51 or right Qi52 to indicate that the control button temporarily switches the original state, and does not press the button to restore the original state. . In particular, when only a single Cn key is set, pressing Cn indicates that the control key switches between the selected state and the unselected state. When it is not the input character to which the character key is added, just make sure that the control key is unchecked. When the added character to which the character key is added is to be continuously input, the control key can be left in the selected state. When inputting multiple non-added characters, and then inputting one or two added characters, you can press the left Cn51 or right Cn52 to temporarily switch the original state. When the input is added, release the left Qi51 or right Cn52. With your finger, you can switch back to the original state. In the selected state, if the key is not added with a character, there is no output when the key is clicked. An example of using the method, for example, in the new keyboard, & is the same key as U. To output the symbol &, when the control button is selected, press the U button to output the symbol &; When the control button is in the non-selected state, press Cn+U.

Compared with the current computer keyboard, now! @ # $ % ^Λ & etc. You can enter with a single key without pressing the Shift key. The computer program realizes whether to display the original character of the added character key or to add the character. The judgment method can refer to the following steps:

1. Determine the information passed in the keyboard. If the control button is selected, go to step 3. If the control button is not selected, go to step 2 _. 2. Using the original keyboard processing method, the original character of the added character key is displayed;

3. The characters that are added are displayed.

Example 2

On the basis of Embodiment 1, the function keys F1 to F12 (represented by Fx) in the standard keyboard are sequentially added to the 12 keys of the third row 3 of the main keyboard area (the new key where Fx is located); if the main keyboard of the keyboard The third line of the area has only 11 character keys. The key where I is located is not in the line. You can also add F12 to the key corresponding to I. You can choose whether to cancel the keys from F1 to F12 in the standard computer keyboard according to actual needs. Cancel the keys of F1 to F12, the size of the keyboard can be smaller, but the functions of F1 to F12 still have. If you cancel the keys from F1 to F12, the Esc key will be placed in the appropriate position.

How to select one of the F1 to F12 keys: Use some keys to control whether the Fx state is selected. For example, use Ctrl+Cn to toggle the state of the selected Fx and the state of the unselected Fx. Specifically, use those keys to control or set up a separate key control. , can decide at their own discretion. When Fx is selected, press the new key of Fx to indicate that one of the keys in Fx is selected. You can also use a combination of keys, such as Ctrl+Cn+Fl to indicate that Fl is selected.

The redesigned keyboard main keyboard area, as shown in Figure 5, where the double quotation mark (") is located and the key where i is located does not show the added characters.

Example 3

As shown in Fig. 6, the key where the double quotation mark (") and the key of I are not shown add characters. Compared with the first embodiment, the key of the line 1 of the standard computer keyboard 0 to 9 is retained, and the original Backspace key is retained. And the { } two-key position remains unchanged, but the { } two-key character is still added to the added character key.

Enter the added character to which the character key is added. You can input it according to the new method of Embodiment 1, or you can input it according to the original usage method of the keyboard, but input characters that are not available on the standard computer keyboard, and input according to the new method. This solution adds a new, faster way to add characters to the characters without affecting the user's original habits.

Example 4

This embodiment adds a character-to-character key that it does not have on the basis of a standard keyboard. Can only be in part The character keys are added, and the remaining part allows the user to customize the settings. The added characters can be used frequently by all walks of life; you can also add professional characters to the profession.

For a standard computer keyboard, there are 47 character keys in the first line 1, second line 2, third line 3, and fourth line 4 of the main keyboard area of the keyboard. If you add a new character that is not available on a standard computer keyboard for each character key, you can add a total of 47 new characters. This solution can expand the function of the keyboard without affecting the original input of the existing computer keyboard.

Here, taking into account the characteristics of each major, an example of adding a character with a higher usage rate is given. The new characters are distributed as follows: ^ 〇 △ □ ★ ° © J3 ® © 13 characters are added to the first line 1 of the main keyboard area, 1 234567890 - = 13 keys; εμπαβλρΦΩ nine characters in order Add to the nine keys where QWERTYUI 0 is located in the second line 2 of the main keyboard area; ≠± X ÷ V %. Ζ丄〃 ··· .·. Twelve characters are added to the main keyboard area ASDFGHJKL (:) (") and the twelve keys in the same place; ∑ one by one _t eight characters are added to the main keyboard area in turn In the fourth line 4, the ZXCVBNM<8 keys are located. The superscript key is added to the key where P is located, and the subscript key is added to the key larger than the number. The key of [and] is the key of the key, and the key is used. Customize the setting. The superscript key is used to input the characters in the upper right or upper left corner, such as square cube, etc. The subscript is used to input the characters in the lower right or lower left corner, such as the numerical subscript in the chemical formula. The character keys are not added with new characters, and 44 new characters that are not available on the standard computer keyboard are added. The main keyboard area of the desktop computer keyboard after adding new characters is shown in Figure 7, and the keyboard devices of other products, such as the keyboard of the laptop, You can add new characters to the corresponding key in this way. For the method of use, see the method in Embodiment 1. For example, use the method to output the thousands of minutes. Because in the new keyboard, %. The same key as J , when the control button is selected In the state, press the J key to output the symbol %.; When the control key is not selected, press Cn+J.

Claims

A keyboard device comprising at least 26 alphabetic keys, a 26-letter A-Z and a pair of 26 alphabetic keys, wherein: the alphabetic keys distribute other characters in addition to the distributed letters themselves.

2. The keyboard device according to claim 1, wherein the layout feature is: ten characters! @#$% ^Λ &*() in turn in the QWERTYUIOP ten-letter key; nine characters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 in the ASDFGHJKL nine-letter key, 0 in the semicolon (;) where the key; six characters ~, = + - - In turn, the six letter keys in ZXCVBN.

3. The keyboard device according to claim 1, wherein the layout feature is: ten characters 1234567890 followed by ten letter keys in QWERTYUIOP; nine characters! @ # $ % ^Λ & * (in turn the ASDFGHJKL nine-letter key, right parenthesis) in the semicolon (;) where the key; six characters ~ '= + - - in turn in the ZXCVBN six-letter key.

4. The keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the layout character is: a character {in the letter M where the key, the character } is in the <key, the character [in the > key, the character] in? The key.

The keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it has no key of the line (1) of 0 to 9 as compared with the standard computer keyboard.

6. The keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the layout features are: function keys F1 to F12, in turn, twelve keys in which ASDFGHJKL( _: ) (") and | are located.

7. The keyboard device according to claim 1, wherein the character key has a partial character of each professional, and the new character is located as follows: thirteen characters ^ 〇 △ □ ★ ° © each © © in the main keyboard area In the first line (1), 1 234567890 - = the thirteen keys; the nine characters εμπαβλρφΩ are in the second line of the main keyboard area (2), the nine keys where QWERTYUI 0 is located; twelve characters ≠±Χ ÷ %. Z丄〃 ·····. in the ASDFGH JK L (: ) (") and I are in the twelve keys; eight characters ∑ *- → † in the fourth line (4) of the main keyboard area in turn ZXCVBNM <The eight keys are located; the superscript key is at the key where P is located, and the subscript key is at the key greater than the number.

8. A keyboard apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it has two newly added control keys - left Cn (51) and right Cn (52) compared to a standard computer keyboard. , at the ends of the original space bar, the size of the control button depends on the situation.

A method of using the keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The key selection is to input the original character to which the character key is added, or '3⁄4 plus characters; control _: the key is in a non-selected state, and the keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 1 is added as before. The character key, which is input to it or their original characters; the key is selected, and the added character key of the keyboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 is input, and the input is or it is Add characters.

The method according to claim 9, wherein: pressing the left Cn ( 51 ) and the right Cn (52) simultaneously, or simultaneously pressing Cn and Alt to indicate that the control key switches between the selected state and the unselected state; only pressing the left Cn (51) Or right Cn (52) indicates that the control button temporarily switches to the original state, and when the hand is not pressed, the original state is restored.