WO2012155479A1

WO2012155479A1 - Touch screen keyboard regulating method, device and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2012155479A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/082614
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈建江; 肖其虎
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2011-09-30
Filing date: 2011-11-22
Publication date: 2012-11-22
Also published as: CN102360267A

Abstract

A touch screen keyboard regulating method is provided in the invention, wherein the method comprises: key regulation judgment condition is pre-determined and a pre-determined initialization keyboard is displayed after key edition state is entered by an electric device; operation information of a user is received and operation intent of the user is determined based on the pre-determined key regulation judgment condition; a key is correspondingly regulated based on a command input by the user after the operation intent of the user is determined; all key information regulated by the user is stored and then the key edition state is completed. A touch screen keyboard regulating device is also provided in the invention. A personalized keyboard is provided in the invention.

Description

Touch screen keyboard adjusting method, device and terminal

Technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of touch screen input of electronic devices, and relates to a touch screen keyboard adjusting method, device and terminal.

Background technique

In the current touch screen electronic device input field, the keyboard layout mostly uses the QWERTY layout, and the letter keys are in the lower part of the screen. Some electronic devices use a non-QWERTY layout, or the buttons are laid out on the side of the screen. However, these buttons have a common feature: The buttons are arranged centrally in the keyboard, and the buttons are managed by the keyboard as a whole. The positions of the buttons are relatively fixed, and cannot be moved at will, and the shape of the keyboard is fixed. This centralized keyboard, which is fixed to the keyboard and managed in a unified manner, cannot meet the needs of an increasingly personalized user-customized keyboard.

As mobile electronic devices continue to increase, their screen sizes are also large and small, and user input text usage scenarios have also changed. The demand for different users to use buttons is also very different. For example, hand-held mobile electronic devices can sometimes only use the thumb to touch the buttons. In the existing QWERTY button layout, the user's hands are holding the tablet with the thumb for text input, and the efficiency is greatly affected. Different users have different requirements for button layout. For example, the button layout suitable for adults is not suitable for children, because the range of activities of adults and children's fingers is quite different. Users also have special requirements for buttons due to their occupation or lifestyle. For example: Some symbols are used very frequently, and each button requires multiple button searches. Or because the user is accustomed to using the left hand, the user's frequently used button is placed on the right side, which is inconvenient to use.

Summary of the invention

The invention aims to solve the problem that the user's personalized keyboard customization is limited in the prior art, and provides a touch screen keyboard adjustment method, device and terminal, which meets the requirements of text input for different users and different scenarios.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for adjusting a touch screen keyboard, including: After the electronic device enters the button editing state, the preset button adjusts the judgment condition to display the initial preset keyboard;

Receiving user operation information, determining a user operation intention according to a preset button adjustment judgment condition; determining the user operation intention, adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction; storing all the button information adjusted by the user, and exiting the button editing state.

The above method may also have the following features: the preset button adjustment judgment condition includes one or any combination of the following:

Move the button position, adjust the appearance of the button, define the button function, add the button, and delete the button to determine the condition.

The above method may also have the following feature: the button adjusted by the electronic device is any button or group of buttons selected by the user.

The above method may also have the following features: when the electronic device adjusts the button, the buttons or groups of buttons are independently adjusted.

The above method may further have the following features: after determining the user operation intention, the step of adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction includes:

When the user operation intention is determined to move the button position, the button or button group selected by the user is moved to an arbitrary position on the touch screen designated by the user, and the position specified by the user directly drags the button for the user Or the location to which the button group is located, or the position coordinates entered for the user.

After the user operation intention is determined to be an increase button or a delete button, the user-specified button or button group is added or deleted on the interface.

Determining the user's operation intention is to define a function of the button or a group of buttons selected by the user for the function specified by the user, and the function specified by the user includes one of the following: letter key or word Parent key combination, number key or number combination key, symbol key or symbol combination key, any combination of letters, numbers and symbols.

After determining the user operation intention to adjust the appearance of the button, the button or the button group is displayed according to the appearance set by the user, and the appearance includes one or a combination of size, shape and color, and the shape is the user from the preset shape. The shape selected is either the shape drawn for the user or the shape of the external graphic selected by the user.

The invention also provides a touch screen keyboard adjusting device, comprising an initialization module, a touch screen input module, a button adjusting module and an exiting module, wherein:

The initialization module is set to: After entering the button editing state, the preset button adjusts the judgment condition, and displays the initial preset keyboard;

The touch screen input module is configured to: receive user operation information, send to the button adjustment module, and acquire a user input instruction, and send to the button adjustment module;

The button adjustment module is set to: receive user operation information, determine the user operation intention according to the preset button adjustment judgment condition, determine the user operation intention, and adjust the corresponding button according to the user input instruction;

The exit module is set to: Store all the adjusted button information of the user to the memory, and exit the button to edit the state.

The above device may also have the following features, and the preset button adjustment judgment condition includes one or a combination of the following:

The button adjusted by the button adjustment module is any button or group of buttons selected by the user.

The above device may also have the following features, the button adjustment is set to adjust the button in the following manner: independently adjust each button or group of buttons.

The above device may also have the following features, the button adjustment module is set to root in the following manner Adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction: when determining that the user operation intention is to move the button position, moving the button or button group selected by the user to any position on the touch screen specified by the user, the user-specified The position is a position at which the user directly drags the button or the button group, or a position coordinate input by the user.

The above device may also have the following features: The button adjustment module is configured to adjust the corresponding button according to a user input command in the following manner:

Determining the user's operation intention After defining the button function, defining the function of the button or button group selected by the user is a function designated by the user, and the function specified by the user includes one of the following: letter key or letter combination key, number key or number Combination key, symbol key or symbol combination key, any combination of letters, numbers and symbols.

After determining the user's operation intention to adjust the appearance of the button, the button or button group is displayed according to the appearance information input by the user, and the appearance includes one or a combination of size, shape and color.

The device may also have the following features: the user adjusts all the button layouts as follows: the buttons are arranged on the four sides of the touch screen, or are disposed on one side of the touch screen, or are disposed on the left and right sides of the touch screen. Or, disposed on the upper and lower sides of the touch screen.

The present invention also provides a terminal including the above touch screen button adjusting device.

The above-mentioned touch screen button adjustment method can change the function, position and appearance of the button arbitrarily according to the user's needs, and any additional keys on the keyboard can meet the customization requirements of the user. BRIEF abstract

1 is a flow chart of a button configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

Compared with the traditional mechanical buttons, the touch screen buttons have the advantage of flexible adjustment of the button layout. This allows the user to adjust the button position according to his own needs, further improve the convenience of user text input, and meet the user's individual requirements, providing a basis for realization.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for adjusting a touch screen button. Each button position can be randomly arranged. Each button function can be defined separately. Each button can be added or removed at will, and the appearance of the button can be arbitrarily set. The keys are arranged on the touch screen according to the user's needs, and are not limited to the conventional arrangement of the keys in a fixed-shaped keyboard, and are not limited to the conventional keyboard arrangement in the lower middle keyboard area of the touch screen. The user can also arrange the buttons in the position of the hands or one hand for easy touch according to the range of their hands. Or the user can find the letters for convenience, and the buttons can be arranged in alphabetical order. Or the user may put some of the frequently used buttons in the most convenient position for control due to occupation or lifestyle.

An embodiment of the invention provides a method for adjusting a touch screen keyboard, including:

After the electronic device enters the button editing state, the initial preset keyboard is displayed; wherein, when the first adjustment is performed, the keyboard is a system preset keyboard, and the subsequent may be a keyboard that has been adjusted by the user;

Receiving user operation information, determining a user operation intention according to a preset button adjustment judgment condition; determining a user operation intention, adjusting a corresponding button according to a user input instruction; storing all the button information adjusted by the user, and exiting the button edit state;

A user-defined keyboard is generated based on the saved key information.

The preset button adjustment judgment condition includes one or any combination of the following: moving the button position, adjusting the button appearance, defining the button function, adding the button, and deleting the button. Analyzing conditions.

The button adjusted by the electronic device is any button or group of buttons selected by the user. That is, any button in the keyboard can be adjusted.

Wherein, when the electronic device adjusts the button, each button or group of buttons is independently adjusted. That is, each button can be adjusted independently.

After the determining the user's operation intention, adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction includes:

When the user operation intention is determined to move the button position, the button or button group selected by the user is moved to an arbitrary position on the touch screen designated by the user, and the position specified by the user directly drags the button for the user Or the location to which the button group is located, or the position coordinates entered for the user. That is, the user can move the button to any position on the touch screen;

Determining the user's operation intention is to add or delete the user-specified button or button group on the interface after adding a button or deleting the button;

Determining the user's operation intention After defining the button function, defining the function of the button or button group selected by the user is a function designated by the user, and the function specified by the user includes one of the following: letter key or letter combination key, number key or number Combination key, symbol key or symbol combination key, any combination of letters, numbers and symbols;

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention by providing a mobile button position, defining a button function, increasing or decreasing a button, and adjusting the overall function of the button as an example.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for the user to move the button position on the touch screen, define the button function, increase or decrease the button, and adjust the appearance of the button. As shown in FIG. 1 , the steps for adjusting the appearance of the button are omitted in FIG. 1 , including:

Step one, the user operates the electronic device, enters the button editing state, and the electronic device performs the module initial Initialization, determining the preset conditions for moving the button position, defining the button function, increasing or decreasing the button, and adjusting the appearance of the button;

In the button editing state, the electronic device has a function of defining a button, adjusting the appearance of the button, adding a menu of the button and deleting the area.

Step 2: The electronic device displays the initially preset button, waits for the user to operate, and the electronic device acquires the user operation and puts the information;

Step 3: The electronic device analyzes the touch screen information of the user, and determines, according to the preset judgment condition, that the intention of the user operation is to move the button position, define the button function, increase or decrease the button or adjust the button appearance, and execute the corresponding next step. operating.

Step 4: Perform corresponding operations, including:

1. If the "moving button position" condition is met, the electronic device gives the change feedback information to the button selected by the user. The selected button follows the touch point of the user's finger touching the screen, and the electronic device updates the position coordinate data of the button. After the user completes the position adjustment of the button to be moved, the user saves and exits, and the electronic device completes the adjustment of the button position.

2. If the "Define Key Function" condition is met, the electronic device gives the change feedback information to the button selected by the user. The user defines the button function by defining a button menu, and the user selects a new function required by the user from the button function library built in the electronic device to assign the selected button to replace the original function of the button. For example, the selected button is originally the letter key A, and after the user operates, the button becomes the number button 1. Or the user can design the button function according to his own needs, enter the electronic device and press the key to customize the menu, the user inputs a number of letters to form a combination, and the user assigns the letter combination to the selected button. For example, the selected button is originally the letter key B, and the user assigns the letter combination ABC to the button, and the button becomes the input button of the letter combination ABC. After the user completes the function definition for the selected button, the user saves and exits, and the electronic device completes the button function definition. The button can display related instructions for the function. For example, when the button is a combination of ABC letters, the letter ABC is displayed on the button.

3. If the "addition and subtraction button" condition is met, the electronic device gives feedback information to the user operation. For adding buttons, the user selects a button to join the button area of the electronic device from the alternative button library built in the electronic device by adding a button menu. For the delete button, the electronic device gives change feedback information to the button selected by the user. The selected button follows the touch point of the user's finger touching the screen. When the user moves the button into the delete area, the button is deleted. After the user completes the operation, the save and exit, the electronic device realizes the increase and decrease of the button function. Of course, the deletion area may not be set, and when the user double-clicks the selected button, the button is deleted. Before deleting, a dialog box pops up asking if the user wants to delete. If it is, the selected dialog box is deleted.

4. If the condition of "adjusting the appearance of the button" is met, the electronic device gives the feedback information of the button selected by the user. The user adjusts the size, shape, and color of the selected button by adjusting the button appearance menu. After the user completes the operation of the selected button, the user saves and exits, and the electronic device completes the button appearance adjustment. Of course, you can also adjust only one of the button size, shape, and color.

5. If the "Define button group" condition is met, the electronic device gives the change feedback information to the button selected by the user. The user can edit and adjust the selected button by adjusting the button group definition menu. After the user completes the operation on the selected button, the user saves and exits, and the electronic device completes the button group definition.

Step 5: The electronic device stores all the button information for adjusting and changing, including location information, function information, number of buttons, button appearance, button group, exiting the editing state, and completing button editing of the electronic device. When the subsequent user needs to use the keyboard, the electronic device outputs a user-defined keyboard according to the saved key information.

The embodiment of the invention provides a touch screen keyboard adjusting device, as shown in FIG. 2, comprising an initialization module, a touch screen input module, a button adjustment module, and an exit module, wherein:

The exit mode is set to: Store all user-adjusted button information to the memory and exit the button edit state.

The preset button adjustment judgment condition includes one or a combination of the following: Move the button position, adjust the appearance of the button, define the button function, add the button, delete the button to determine the condition.

Wherein, when the button adjustment module adjusts the button, each button or group of buttons is independently adjusted. The button adjustment module is configured to: when determining that the user operation intention is to move the button position, move the button or button group selected by the user to an arbitrary position on the touch screen designated by the user, where the user specifies The position is a position at which the user directly drags the button or the button group, or a position coordinate input by the user.

The button adjustment module is configured to: after determining that the user operation intention is to add a button or delete a button, add or delete the button or button group specified by the user on the interface.

The button adjustment module is configured to:

Wherein, all the button layouts adjusted by the user are as follows:

The buttons are arranged on the four sides of the touch screen, or are disposed on one side of the touch screen, or are disposed on the left and right sides of the touch screen, or are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the touch screen. (Note: A button layout application example)

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal comprising the above touch screen button adjusting device.

3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 301 is an electronic device touch screen, 302 is a text display area in an input state, 303 is a left button area adjusted by the user according to his own mode, and 304 is adjusted by the user according to his own mode. Right button area. 4 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, where 405 is a button concentrated in the right hand button area. Each button position can be arranged with the user's individual requirements. The button layouts illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 are only examples. Some of the scenario cases in which the present invention is used are enumerated below, but the present invention is not limited to the contents enumerated herein.

Implementation case 1

The button design of this embodiment is not bound by a conventional keyboard, and the buttons can be arranged at any position of the touch screen. When the user needs to input text on a large-screen touch screen electronic device with both hands, it is accustomed to use two thumbs for touch screen input. In this case, the buttons can be placed in the movable range of the two thumb for convenient touch, which is convenient for the user to touch the button input.

Implementation case 2

The button design of this embodiment is not bound by a conventional keyboard, and the buttons can be arranged at any position of the touch screen. When the user can only use one-touch input for some reason, the button can be placed on one side of the touch screen, which is convenient for the user to input with one hand. For example, a hand holding a large-screen touch screen device can only use one hand for text input. Or one hand or for injury or disability, can only be entered with one hand. Or the touch screen of the electronic device is fixed on the side of the seat and cannot be moved, as on the right side of the seat. In this case, it is more convenient to input with the right hand. Or when holding a mobile electronic device, the touch screen input is required with the thumb of the hand, but the range of motion of the thumb cannot take into account the range of the left and right sides of the screen.

Implementation case 3

The button design of this embodiment is not bound by a conventional keyboard, and the buttons can be arranged at any position of the touch screen. Different users also have different requirements for the size of the button arrangement range. For example, on electronic devices, suitable adult button arrangements are not suitable for children. Adults can place buttons according to their finger movement range, and children can also arrange buttons according to their finger movement range.

Implementation case 4 The button design of this embodiment is not bound by a conventional keyboard, and the buttons can be arranged at any position of the touch screen. According to the technical solution of the present invention, a certain type of key can be arranged at a specific location to meet the user's personalized requirements. For example, for a certain type of personnel, the most frequently used is the number button for the professional needs, the user can arrange the number keys in the most convenient touch position. Or arrange a key or a few keys on the top of the touch screen to meet the user's personalized use requirements.

Implementation case 5

The button design of this embodiment is not bound by a conventional keyboard, and the buttons can be arranged at any position of the touch screen. Optimize the layout of existing QWERTY buttons to increase input efficiency. For example, for the touch screen small screen mobile phone input method interface, the built-in QWERTY virtual button is generally built. However, due to the limited screen size, especially the width is limited, the letter keys are small, and other letters are often mistaken when touch input. Especially in the first line, the letters arranged are QWERTYUIOP, which has 10 letters. According to the technical solution of the present invention, one or two of the 10 letters can be moved to other positions, and the distance between the letters and the width of the key is widened, thereby reducing the false trigger rate at the input and improving the input efficiency.

Implementation case 6

The button design of this embodiment does not have the traditional keyboard binding, the buttons can be defined separately, and the buttons can be increased or decreased at will, which provides great convenience for optimizing the customized personalized keyboard. For example, the user can add a number of or all of the uppercase letters on the large-screen touch screen. When uppercase letters need to be input, there is no need to switch between upper and lower case, and the uppercase letters are directly pressed. Or the user is most commonly used for occupational reasons. According to the technical solution of the present invention, the symbol buttons can be added, and the user can input by clicking, and no need to turn through pages or enter a menu to find these symbols, thereby improving Input efficiency.

Implementation case 7

The button design of this embodiment does not have the traditional keyboard binding, the buttons can be defined separately, and the buttons can be increased or decreased at will, which provides great convenience for optimizing customized personalized buttons. For example, users using the Internet on an electronic device can define ".com", ".gov", ".cn", ".org", etc. For the button, it is placed in the appropriate position of the touch screen, which is convenient for inputting the URL. Or the user's commonly used words, abbreviations, short sentences, etc. are defined as a button. For example, defining a button for "ZTE" can be done by pressing a button when ZTE needs to be input, which greatly improves the input efficiency.

Implementation case 8

The button design of this embodiment does not have the traditional keyboard binding, the buttons can be defined separately, and the buttons can be increased or decreased at will, which provides great convenience for optimizing customized personalized buttons. The user can arrange two or several buttons in adjacent positions to form a button group, such as a digital button group, or a punctuation button group, or other function button group, and can operate the button group, such as pressing a button The group moves, or batch edits the buttons in the group, such as color adjustment. To achieve the user's need to customize the buttons.

Implementation case 9

The button design of this embodiment has no traditional keyboard binding, and the buttons can be individually defined. The buttons can modify the appearance according to the user's wishes, including changing the shape, color and size of the button. This provides great convenience for the user to customize the buttons. The user can customize the appearance and color of the button to strawberry type, or apple type, or other fruit type to meet the user's needs for the appearance of the button (for example, children). The user can customize the shape and color of the button to be a frog type, or a panda type, or other animal type, which satisfies the user's need for the appearance of the button. The user can customize the button appearance and color to be heart-shaped, or trapezoidal, or other shapes to meet the user's needs for the appearance of the button. The user can customize the shape and color of the button to be leaf-shaped, or drop-shaped, cobblestone, or other natural object shapes to meet the user's needs for the appearance of the button.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be accomplished by a program that instructs the associated hardware, such as a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the foregoing embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware, or may be implemented in the form of a software function module. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software. The above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. A person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or equivalent, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The touch screen button adjusting method provided by the present invention can arbitrarily change the function, position, appearance of the button according to the user's needs, and arbitrarily add keys on the keyboard, which can meet the customization requirements of the user.

Claims

A touch screen keyboard adjustment method, comprising:

After the electronic device enters the button editing state, the preset button adjusts the judgment condition to display the initial preset keyboard;

Receiving user operation information, determining a user operation intention according to a preset button adjustment judgment condition; determining a user operation intention, adjusting a corresponding button according to a user input instruction; and storing all the button information adjusted by the user, and exiting the button edit state.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein

The preset button adjustment judgment condition includes one of the following or any combination thereof:

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the button adjusted by the electronic device is any button or group of buttons selected by the user.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the electronic device adjusts the button, each button or group of buttons is independently adjusted.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the determining the user operation intention, the step of adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction comprises:

The method according to claim 2, wherein after the determining the user operation intention, the step of adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction comprises:

7. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the determining the user's operation intention, the step of adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction comprises: Determining the user's operation intention After defining the button function, defining the function of the button or button group selected by the user is a function designated by the user, and the function specified by the user includes one of the following: letter key or letter combination key, number key or number Combination key, symbol key or symbol combination key, any combination of letters, numbers and symbols.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the determining the user's operation intention, the step of adjusting the corresponding button according to the user input instruction comprises:

9. A touch screen keyboard adjusting device, comprising an initialization module, a touch screen input module, a key adjustment module and an exit module, wherein:

The touch screen input module is configured to receive user operation information, send the button adjustment module, and acquire a user input instruction, and send the button to the button adjustment module;

The button adjustment module is configured to: receive user operation information, determine a user operation intention according to a preset button adjustment judgment condition, determine a user operation intention, and adjust a corresponding button according to a user input instruction;

The exit module is configured to: store all the adjusted button information of the user to the memory, and exit the button editing state.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

The device according to claim 9, wherein the button adjusted by the button adjustment module is any button or group of buttons selected by the user.

12. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the button adjustment module is set to Lower mode adjustment button: Adjust each button or button group independently.

13. The device according to claim 10, wherein the button adjustment module is configured to adjust the corresponding button according to a user input instruction in the following manner: when the user operation intention is determined to be a mobile button position, the user is selected. Pressing a button or a button group to move to any position on the touch screen designated by the user, where the user-specified position is a position where the user directly drags the button or the button group, or inputs the user Position coordinates.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the button adjustment module is configured to adjust the corresponding button according to a user input instruction in the following manner:

15. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the button adjustment module is configured to adjust the corresponding button according to a user input instruction in the following manner:

16. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the button adjustment module is configured to adjust the corresponding button according to a user input instruction in the following manner:

17. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein: the user adjusts all of the button layouts:

The buttons are arranged on the four sides of the touch screen, or are disposed on one side of the touch screen, or are disposed on the left and right sides of the touch screen, or are disposed on the upper and lower sides of the touch screen.

18. A terminal comprising a touch screen button adjustment device according to any of claims 9 to 17.