WO2015176373A1

WO2015176373A1 - Screen device and flexible screen user terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2015176373A1
Application number: PCT/CN2014/082360
Authority: WO
Inventors: 马凯; 傅平; 徐杰; 胡易木
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-05-23
Filing date: 2014-07-16
Publication date: 2015-11-26
Also published as: CN203930589U

Abstract

The present utility model relates to flexible screens and physical keyboards of mobile apparatuses. Disclosed are a screen device and a flexible screen user terminal. The screen device comprises a touch display screen, and multiple elastic keys installed below the touch display screen and used for typing operation. By means of the present utility model, a flexible screen and a physical keyboard that are provided can be integrated and used as important configuration for a large screen mobile terminal, so that dual input through screen touches and the keyboard is achieved, the pressing sense and the response speed of the mechanical keyboard are obtained, and user experience is improved substantially.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a flexible screen for a mobile device, and a physical keyboard, and more particularly to a screen device and a flexible screen user terminal. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, mobile phones have been developed under the leadership of manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung toward large-screen touch screens, and low-end touch devices have evolved from resistive screens to capacitive screens, while large-screen touch phones on the market cannot satisfy everyone. The input usage habits. Although the touch screen will make vibration feedback on the software when inputting text and dialing, many people still like the button feel and reaction speed of the mechanical keyboard, so there have been touch screens with side-sliding keyboards, back-turning keyboards and recent dual-inputs from Motorola. The mobile phone, that is, the mobile phone with a full keyboard configuration under the touch screen. However, regardless of the side slip, the back flip, and the integrated keyboard below, the thickness, length and structural complexity of the mobile phone are increased, and it is not very beautiful. Another solution is to use an external keyboard for large-screen mobile phones and tablet terminals, connect them by wireless means such as Bluetooth, separate them or integrate them on the protective cover, which still increases the thickness, the portability is not high, and the overall design is always The peripheral components, engineering technology and overall aesthetics are difficult to meet the needs of users. So in the trend of large-screen touch mobile phones, how to make users familiar with mechanical keyboards satisfied? Blackberry has tried to add a mechanical feedback after the touch screen, that is, the entire touch screen sinks when the user presses, giving the user a force feedback, the effect of the button, but because the screen is too large, the feedback does not reach the feeling of the keyboard, but I feel that the screen is not installed. In recent years, flexible screens have become an important direction in the development of mobile terminal technology. Currently, the flexible screens of the market and predictive products are curved but not foldable. However, the development of the flexible screen brings the possibility that the touch screen mobile terminal is compatible with the physical keyboard. The flexible and deformable flexible screen can make the tiny shape of the touch screen become applied when pressed, and the mechanical keyboard will bring a good user to the user. Experience. Therefore, the future trend of flexible screens must be foldable, and the ultimate goal is to make mobile and wearable electronic devices change their face. In the prior art, the user cannot change the flexible screen form, and thus cannot satisfy the user's experience of physical button input. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for integrating a physical keyboard in a flexible screen user terminal, which can solve the mobile terminal market in which the mobile terminal is in the mainstream of the touch screen, and the overall design of the product is not damaged. The user cannot experience the problem of physical key input without increasing the thickness, length or structural complexity of the whole machine. According to an aspect of the present invention, a screen device is provided, comprising: a touch display screen; and a plurality of elastic keys mounted under the touch display screen for performing a keying operation. Preferably, each of the elastic buttons comprises: a support member under the touch display for transmitting a contact pressure; a mechanical feedback button located below the support member. Preferably, the support members are in contact with the top of the touch display screen and the mechanical feedback button, respectively. Preferably, the plurality of flexible buttons are respectively placed under respective keys of the virtual keyboard on the touch display screen. Preferably, the touch display screen is a flexible touch display screen. According to another aspect of the present invention, a flexible screen user terminal is provided, including: the flexible screen user terminal including the screen device. Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: the flexible screen and the physical keyboard provided can be integrated into one, as an important configuration of the large-screen mobile terminal, thereby realizing the screen touch and the keyboard dual input, and the mechanical keyboard. The touch of the button and the speed of response greatly enhance the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a T9 keyboard state diagram of a screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view showing a combination of a flexible screen and a physical button of a screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a flexible screen user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a flexible screen user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a state diagram of a T9 keyboard of a screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, for a dialing or text input interface of a mobile terminal, each button of the dialing keyboard can be pressed down, and the physical structure is There is dynamic feedback and height difference. At this time, the user can select the normal touch screen input mode and button mode. Of course, the user can also lock the button mode by using a program or another side button. At this time, the input mode of the mobile terminal is a normal capacitive screen input mode. On the display, the application of the flexible screen allows this deformation, which is slightly depressed when pressed. This depression is the depression of the individual buttons and the connection film between the screens should have a certain flexibility to ensure that the display is still normal when the button is pressed. . 2 is a schematic structural view showing a combination of a flexible screen and a physical button of a screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the side slice structure is a combination of a physical keyboard and a flexible screen. Among them, 1 is a flexible touch display, 2, 3 is a part of the supporting structure, which is arranged according to the keyboard, can be combined and separated from each other, 4, 5 is a mechanical feedback component, that is, a Dome film or other entity feedback button. 3 is a schematic diagram of a flexible screen and a physical button of a screen device according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a physical button working mode combined with a physical keyboard and a flexible screen, when the finger presses the screen to reach At a certain intensity, the flexible touch display screen 1 is deformed, the supporting structural member 3 is pressed downward to press the Dome5, and the Dome 5 is squeezed to feed back the upward force. After the finger is removed, the flexible touch display screen 1 and the Dome 5 are restored to the shape, and the Dome 5 is stressed. The latter working principle is the same as the mechanical button, that is, the signal is fed back to the control chip to achieve the input purpose. For a flexible screen user terminal, the screen can be structurally separated into a plurality of parts, and the mechanical feedback component is installed under each of the keys according to the shape of the T9 keyboard or the full keyboard (or other type of keyboard) in a part of the area. The touch of the mechanical keyboard is realized, and the entire touch display screen adopts a flexible screen material, which is integrated during display and touch, and does not cause visual and tactile differences from the normal touch screen user terminal due to the separate touch display screen. 4 is a schematic diagram of a flexible screen user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal is a flexible screen. The entire mobile terminal is composed of three parts, three parts corresponding to three display areas, and three displays. The area is integrated and uses a flexible screen. The joint between the three portions can be bent, and the bending angle is large, and the first display area and the main structure and the third display area and the main structure can be folded to the second display area portion, and folded into a thin structural state. . The third display area is provided with a physical keyboard. When performing text input or other applications, the keyboard input format of the full keyboard or the corresponding physical button may be displayed in the third display area, and the user may select the physical key input mode or touch according to the need. Input mode, or a combination of two ways of input. At the same time, the physical button area is not limited to a certain display area, and the manner of dividing the display area is not limited to the above manner, and operations such as folding, bending, and the like may be performed in any display area of the flexible screen. In addition, the physical keyboard function can also be limited to force feedback, and the actual keyboard operation is still implemented by the virtual keyboard. That is, using the flexible screen and the supporting structural member, and the structural relationship for sequentially contacting the mechanical feedback components of the physical keyboard, the mechanical feedback component generates a force feedback by the user pressing the pressing force of the flexible touch display screen, thereby enabling the user to Get a sense of experience with mechanical buttons. In summary, the utility model has the following technical effects: It can be integrated into the integrated flexible screen and the physical keyboard as an important configuration of the large-screen mobile terminal, thereby realizing the touch of the screen and the double input of the keyboard, and the keys of the mechanical keyboard. Sense and speed of response, greatly enhance the user experience. Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications in accordance with the principles of the present invention. Therefore, modifications made in accordance with the principles of the present invention should be understood as falling within the scope of the present invention. Industrial Applicability Through the above embodiments and preferred embodiments, the provided flexible screen and the physical keyboard can be integrated into one, which is an important configuration of the large-screen mobile terminal, thereby realizing the touch of the screen and the dual input of the keyboard, and the touch of the mechanical keyboard. And the speed of response, greatly improving the user experience.

Claims

A request for rights, a screen device, including:

Touch the display;

A plurality of flexible buttons for performing a keying operation installed under the touch display screen. The screen device according to claim 1, wherein each of the elastic buttons comprises: a support member under the touch display for transmitting a contact pressure;

A mechanical feedback button located below the support member. The screen device according to claim 2, wherein the support member is in contact with the touch display screen and the top of the mechanical feedback button, respectively. The screen device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of elastic keys are respectively placed under respective keys of the virtual keyboard on the touch display screen. The screen device according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the touch display screen is a flexible touch display screen. A flexible screen user terminal, the flexible screen user terminal comprising the screen device of any of claims 1-5.