WO2014023165A1

WO2014023165A1 - Setting method and system for input method panel

Info

Publication number: WO2014023165A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/080175
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘静娴
Original assignee: 百度在线网络技术（北京）有限公司
Priority date: 2012-08-07
Filing date: 2013-07-26
Publication date: 2014-02-13
Also published as: CN103577033A; CN103577033B

Abstract

Provided is a setting method for an input method panel, comprising: in a setting mode of an input method panel, displaying at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel; and in response to a specific gesture operation of a user, adjusting the layout, size or location of the keyboard panel. Correspondingly, also provided is a setting system for an input method panel. The method provided in the present invention can effectively improve the individuation degree of an input method, and improve the input efficiency.

Description

Method and system for setting input method panel

[0001] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201210278315.3, entitled "A Method and System for Setting an Input Method Panel", filed on August 7, 2012, the entire contents of In this application. Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of input methods for mobile terminals, and in particular to a method and system for setting an input method panel. Background technique

[0003] With the rapid development of input method technology, there are many types of input methods, and various input methods have their own characteristics, each having its own advantages. The commonly used input method panel is designed based on a statistical result of the habits of most users, so it can generally meet the needs of users, but each user's operating habits will be more or less different. The size and location of the input method panel set in the client is difficult to perform functional assistance for the user's individual needs. It is therefore difficult for users to obtain a personalized input method panel.

[0004] With the increase of touch screen mobile terminals, in order to match various resolutions, sizes and other parameters of various mobile terminals, the same input method also provides a plurality of keyboard panels. However, the position, size, and functions of the keys on the keyboard panel are pre-set and cannot be adjusted according to the user's needs.

[0005] In order to meet the needs of different users, a setting method of an input method panel is required, so that the user can personally adjust the input method panel. Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a method for setting an input method panel for implementing personalized settings of an input method panel.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for setting an input method panel is provided, which includes the following steps: a) displaying at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel in the input method panel setting mode;

b) adjusting the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel in response to a particular gesture operation by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a setting system for an input method panel is provided, which includes:

[0009] a display device, configured to display at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel in an input method panel setting mode;

[0010] adjusting means for adjusting the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel in response to a specific gesture operation of the user.

[0011] The method and system for setting an input method panel provided by the present invention provide a setting mode of an input method panel, in which the user can select the size of any keyboard panel in the input method according to his own needs. Position and height are set. In addition, a custom toolbar is provided, allowing the user to personalize the functionality of the toolbar. In the touch screen mobile terminal, the use of the mobile hand can effectively reduce the operation steps, making the operation easier and faster. DRAWINGS

Other features, objects, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic flow chart of a specific embodiment of a method for setting an input method panel according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a 26-letter keyboard in an input method panel;

3 is a schematic diagram of a screen of a specific implementation of a custom toolbar in a method for setting an input method panel according to the present invention;

4 to FIG. 8 are screen diagrams showing various settings of an input method panel according to an input method panel setting method according to the present invention;

9 is a schematic structural view of a specific embodiment of a setting system of an input method panel according to the present invention; 10 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a setting system of an input method panel according to the present invention.

[0019] The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings represent the same or similar components. detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

[0022] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the present invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in different examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not in itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. It should be noted that the components illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a specific implementation manner of a method for setting an input method panel according to the present invention, including steps S101 to S102, and FIG. 1 is combined with a specific embodiment. The method shown is explained.

[0024] Step S101: Display at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel in the input method panel setting mode. The present invention is mainly applied to a mobile terminal having a touch display screen including, but not limited to, a PDA (Personal Handheld Computer), a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and the like. Preferably, it is a smart phone capable of loading an input method, and the following is an example of a mobile phone.

[0025] The keyboard panel includes but is not limited to: 26 full-letter keyboard, nine-square grid keyboard, symbol keyboard, numeric keyboard or candidate keyboard. It can be understood that the symbol keyboard is a keyboard in which most of the keys are symbols; similarly, the numeric keyboard is also the same; the candidate word keyboard is a display mode of the candidate words after input, such as the number, size, color, and the like of the displayed candidate words. The display of the symbol keyboard and the numeric keypad includes, but is not limited to, a 26-letter key form and a nine-square keyboard form. 2 is a commonly used 26 full-letter keyboard. The mobile phone information bar 20 and the content display interface 30 are displayed on the mobile phone desktop 10. The mobile phone information bar 20 can be a status display of any mobile phone general program. For example, in the mobile phone information bar 20, there may be a signal display, a power supply margin display, a time display, a mobile operator display, and a personalized mobile phone signature display. The content display interface 30 is related to the operation of the current application. FIG. 2 shows the interface when the text input is required, and the lower portion is the keyboard panel in the form of 26 full-letter keys.

[0027] In order to make the function of the input method more comprehensive and to meet the individual needs, preferably, the keyboard panel also includes a separate toolbar area having at least one custom function, such as the nine-grid keyboard shown in FIG. The keyboard panel 40 shown in FIG. 3 is a nine-square grid keyboard, which includes commonly used buttons, symbols, Chinese-English conversion, spaces, and back buttons. In addition, the keyboard panel 40 further includes a toolbar 41 as a separate work area, and the work bar 41 provides various shortcuts for setting the keyboard panel 40, such as: setting, anchor movement, hot words, voice input, keyboard mode. Switch and other functions. Further, since each user has different requirements for the input method and different operating habits, the shortcuts set based on most user operating habits do not fit the needs of each user well, so in the toolbar 41 , also provides a custom option, such as the "+" key as shown in Figure 3. When users need to customize, just click this button to achieve.

[0028] Step S102, adjusting the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel in response to a specific gesture operation of the user. The particular gesture selection includes, but is not limited to, double tap, long press, swipe, circle, check, draw fork, or other selection on the keyboard panel or blank area.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, when the user takes a zoom-in gesture on the keyboard panel to slide, that is, two fingers simultaneously touch the keyboard panel area on the screen and do the action of separating two fingers, the keyboard panel will follow The action of the finger is scaled up. As can be seen from Figure 5, when the size of the keyboard panel exceeds the screen, a real problem occurs, and some keyboard panels cannot be displayed. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the method of the present invention can also display different portions of the keyboard panel in response to a user's moving gesture operation, as shown in FIG. Correspondingly, if the user adopts a zoom-out gesture, that is, two fingers simultaneously touch the keyboard panel area on the screen and do the action of closing two fingers, the keyboard panel will be scaled down. The reduced keyboard panel can change the position according to the drag of the user's gesture.

[0030] In addition to scaling the keyboard panel by reducing or enlarging the gesture, it is also possible to zoom out or zoom in Gestures to switch keyboard panels. For example, the keyboard panel in Figure 4 is a nine-square grid keyboard panel with some control buttons and symbol keys around the ten numeric keys. If you do not need to display the symbol keys and control keys when you enter, you can zoom in on the middle numeric keys and hide the symbol keys and control keys with the zoom in gesture. Alternatively, you can switch the keyboard panel of the nine-square grid to a 26-letter keyboard panel by zooming in on the gesture. Switching the panel in this way is relatively straightforward, and it is easier to operate and memorize than the conventional method of switching the keyboard panel by sliding the left and right sliding gestures and switching buttons.

[0031] Due to the rapid development of various intelligent mobile terminal systems and the continuous upgrading of various mobile terminal hardware, more and more mobile terminals are equipped with sensors such as gravity sensors, speed sensors, position sensors, and the like. Therefore, in the setting method of the keyboard panel provided by the present invention, the height of the keyboard panel can be gradually increased or decreased in response to the user swinging left and right to the mobile terminal. According to the user's operating habits, settings can be made freely, for example: When the user swings the phone to the left, the keyboard panel in the phone rises; when the phone is swung to the right, the keyboard panel in the phone becomes shorter. The value range of the height change should match the screen resolution of the mobile terminal, and the amount of change should normally not exceed 30% of the original height.

[0032] Optionally, in response to a specific gesture selection of the keyboard panel, the keyboard panel is arbitrarily positioned in a vertical direction of the screen, and the position of the keyboard panel is adjusted. According to the user's drag gesture, the position of the keyboard panel can be adjusted to the upper half of the screen, as shown in FIG.

[0033] Furthermore, after the input is completed, the keyboard panel is collapsed from any direction in response to a particular gesture selection of a blank area on the screen. Refer to Figure 8. After the user input operation is completed, double-click on the blank space, and then the keyboard panel will automatically close.

[0034] Optionally, in order to make the operation more obvious, the keyboard panel may be specially displayed in the form of a dashed box, a grayscale fill, a flicker or a suspension when the keyboard panel is adjusted.

Referring to Figures 9, Figure 9 is a block diagram showing a specific embodiment of a setting system 50 for an input method panel in accordance with the present invention. System 50 includes: display device 51 and adjustment device 52.

The display device 51 is configured to display at least one of the keyboard panels of the input method panel in the input method panel setting mode. The present invention is mainly applied to a mobile terminal having a touch display screen, and the shift is a smart phone capable of loading an input method. The following uses a mobile phone as an example for explanation.

[0037] The keyboard panel includes but is not limited to: 26 full-letter keyboard, nine-square grid keyboard, symbol keyboard, Numeric keypad or candidate keyboard. It can be understood that the symbol keyboard is a keyboard in which most of the keys are symbols; similarly, the numeric keyboard is also the same; the candidate word keyboard is a display mode of the candidate words after input, such as the number, size, color, and the like of the displayed candidate words. The display of the symbol keyboard and the numeric keypad includes, but is not limited to, a 26-letter key form and a nine-square keyboard form.

[0038] In order to make the function of the input method more comprehensive and meet the individual needs, preferably, the keyboard panel further includes a separate toolbar area, which has at least one custom function, and generally, the toolbar of the keyboard panel provides more Shortcuts about keyboard panel settings, such as settings, anchor movement, hot words, voice entry, keyboard mode switching, and more. Further, since each user has different requirements for the input method and different operating habits, the shortcuts set based on most of the user's operating habits do not fit the needs of each user well, so in the toolbar, A custom option is also provided, which can be set by simply clicking this button when the user needs to customize.

[0039] The adjusting device 52 is configured to adjust the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel in response to a specific gesture operation of the user. The particular gesture selection includes, but is not limited to, double tapping, long press, swipe, circle, check, draw fork, or other selection on the keyboard panel or blank area.

[0040] When the user takes a zoom-in gesture on the keyboard panel to slide, the adjusting device 52 can further zoom in on the keyboard panel in response to the user's zoom-in gesture. When the size of the keyboard panel exceeds the screen, a real problem occurs, and some keyboard panels cannot be displayed. Thus, to account for this problem, adjustment device 52 can display different portions of the keyboard panel in response to the user's movement gestures. Correspondingly, if the user adopts a zoom out gesture, the keyboard panel will be scaled down. The reduced keyboard panel can change the position according to the drag of the user's gesture. The adjustment device 52 can also switch the input keyboard panel according to the zoom gesture of the user.

[0041] Due to the rapid development of various intelligent mobile terminal systems and the continuous upgrading of various mobile terminal hardware, more and more mobile terminals are equipped with sensors such as gravity sensors, speed sensors, position sensors, and the like. Therefore, in the setting method of the keyboard panel provided by the present invention, the height of the keyboard panel can be gradually increased or decreased in response to the user swinging left and right of the mobile terminal. According to the user's operating habits, settings can be made freely, for example: When the user swings the phone to the left, the keyboard panel in the phone rises; when the phone is swung to the right, the keyboard panel in the phone becomes shorter. The range of values of the height change should match the screen resolution of the mobile terminal, and the amount of change should not exceed the original height. 30% of the degree.

[0042] Optionally, the adjusting device 52 is further configured to arbitrarily position the keyboard panel in a vertical direction of the screen in response to a specific gesture selection of the keyboard panel, and adjust the position of the keyboard panel. According to the user's drag gesture, the position of the keyboard panel originally located at the bottom of the screen can be adjusted to the upper or middle of the screen.

In addition, system 50 further includes a folding device 53, referenced in FIG. After the input is complete, the keyboard panel is collapsed from any direction in response to a particular gesture selection of a blank area on the screen. When the user input operation is completed, you can double-click in the blank space, after which the keyboard panel will automatically close.

[0044] Optionally, in order to make the operation more obvious, the keyboard panel may be specially displayed in the form of a dashed box, a grayscale fill, a flicker or a suspension when the keyboard panel is adjusted.

[0045] With the setting method and system of the input method panel provided by the present invention, the personalized setting of the input method panel can be realized.

[0046] It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims All changes in the meaning and scope of equivalent elements are included in the present invention. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claim. In addition, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other modules or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural.

Claims

Rights request

1. A method for setting up an input method panel, which includes the following steps:

a) In the input method panel setting mode, display at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel

b) In response to the user's specific gesture operation, adjust the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in step a), the keyboard panel includes a separate toolbar area with at least one custom function.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step b) further includes: in response to the user's zoom gesture operation on the keyboard panel, enlarging or reducing the size of the keyboard panel in the same proportion.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein when the size of the keyboard panel exceeds the screen display area, different parts of the keyboard panel are displayed in response to the user's movement gesture operation.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein step b) further includes: gradually increasing or decreasing the height of the keyboard panel in response to the user swinging the mobile terminal left and right.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein step b) further comprises: in response to a specific gesture selection of the keyboard panel, arbitrarily positioning the keyboard panel in the vertical direction of the screen, Adjust the position of the panel.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

After the input is completed, the keyboard panel is retracted from any direction in response to a specific gesture selection of a blank area on the screen.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the specific gesture selection is double-click, long press, swipe, circle selection, check, cross or other methods of smearing on the keyboard panel or blank area. Make your selection.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the keyboard panel is adjusted, a special display in the form of a dotted frame, grayscale filling, flashing or suspension is performed on it.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the keyboard panel includes: a 26-letter keyboard, a nine-square grid keyboard, a symbol keyboard, a numeric keyboard or a candidate keyboard.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step b) further includes: switching the keyboard panel in response to the user's zoom gesture operation on the keyboard panel.

12. An input method panel setting system, including:

A display device configured to display at least one keyboard panel of the input method panel in the input method panel setting mode;

An adjustment device, configured to adjust the layout, size or position of the keyboard panel in response to the user's specific gesture operation.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the keyboard panel includes a separate toolbar area with at least one custom function.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment device is further configured to: in response to a user's zoom gesture operation on the keyboard panel, enlarge or reduce the size of the keyboard panel in the same proportion.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein when the size of the keyboard panel exceeds the screen display area, different parts of the keyboard panel are displayed in response to the user's movement gesture operation.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment device is further configured to: gradually increase or decrease the height of the keyboard panel in response to the user's left and right swing of the mobile terminal.

17. The system according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment device is further configured to: arbitrarily position the keyboard panel in the vertical direction of the screen in response to a specific gesture selection of the keyboard panel, adjust the Adjust the position of the keyboard panel.

18. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

A folding device is used to fold the keyboard panel from any direction in response to a specific gesture selection of a blank area on the screen after the input is completed.

19. The system according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the specific gesture selection is double-click, long press, swipe, circle selection, check, cross or other methods of smearing on the keyboard panel or blank area. Make your selection.

20. The system according to claim 12, wherein when the keyboard panel is adjusted, it is specially displayed in the form of a dotted frame, grayscale filling, flashing or suspension.

21. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 20, wherein the keyboard panel includes:

26 full-letter keyboard, nine-square grid keyboard, symbol keyboard, numeric keyboard or candidate keyboard.

22. The system according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment device is further configured to: switch the keyboard panel in response to a user's zoom gesture operation on the keyboard panel.