WO2017113312A1

WO2017113312A1 - Input method and input apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2017113312A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/100158
Authority: WO
Inventors: 付洋
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2015-12-31
Filing date: 2015-12-31
Publication date: 2017-07-06
Also published as: CN107407970A

Abstract

An input method and an input apparatus. The input apparatus (100) is applicable to an electronic device (200) having a display screen (201). The display screen (201) displays content in the mode of a matrix arrangement having a first dimension and a second dimension. The input apparatus (100) comprises: a first key (10) and a second key (30) used for controlling a cursor to move on the first and second dimensions; a selection module (50) used for selecting the first or second dimension where the cursor is located and selecting target content; and a switching module (70) used for switching a movement direction controlled by the first key (10) and the second key (30) from the first dimension to the second dimension after a row or column where the cursor is located is selected. The input apparatus (100) provides relatively few keys and a reasonable input validation mode, thereby facilitating layout in an electronic device having a relatively small space, and facilitating quick input of a user.

Description

Input method and input device

Technical field

The present invention relates to an input method and an input device that facilitate quick selection.

Background technique

Input devices are widely used in electronic devices such as mobile phones, computers, remote controls, and PAD (Portable Assistant Digital). The above input device is usually provided with direction keys including four directions of up, down, left, and right for the user to move the cursor to the target position for selection. The above keyboard setting requires a large space, which is not conducive to the layout of a small electronic device. Since the keyboard is too narrow, it is not convenient for the user to input quickly.

Summary of the invention

In view of this, it is necessary to provide an input method that is convenient for the user to quickly input the target content.

It is also necessary to provide an input device that is convenient for quickly inputting target content.

An input method that includes the following steps:

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor on the first coordinate axis to the first dimension in which the target content is located;

Switching causes the cursor to move along the second coordinate axis;

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor along the second coordinate axis to the position where the target content is located;

Check to enter the target content.

An input method that includes the following steps:

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor on the first coordinate axis to the first dimension in which the target content is located and confirming;

Check to enter the target content.

An input method, comprising the steps of:

Providing a display screen displaying m rows and n columns of matrices;

Manipulating the first key causes the cursor to reach the target in the same way as the natural position is incremented or decremented by the natural number Where the capacity is;

Manipulating the second key causes the cursor to reach the column of the target content in a manner that the cursor is incremented or decremented from the current position according to the natural number;

Check to enter the target content;

Where m and n are both natural numbers.

An input device is applied to an electronic device having a display screen, wherein the display screen displays content in a matrix arrangement having a first dimension and a second dimension, the input device comprising:

a first key and a second key for controlling movement of the cursor in the first and second dimensions;

The selected module is used to select the first dimension or the second dimension where the cursor is located, and select the target content;

The switching module is configured to switch the moving direction controlled by the first and second keys from the first dimension to the second dimension after the row or column where the cursor is located is selected.

The input device of the invention facilitates layout in an electronic device with small space by providing fewer keys and a reasonable input confirmation mode, and facilitates quick input by the user.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a flow chart of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a first state of an input process;

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the next state of the input process of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the next state of the input process of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the next state of the input process of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the selected state of the input process of Figure 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an input device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

Step S101: Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor on the first coordinate axis to the first dimension where the target content is located;

Step S102: switching causes the cursor to move along the second coordinate axis;

Step S103: Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor along the second coordinate axis to a position where the target content is located;

Step S105: Select to input the target content.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, in the XOY plane, the target letter V needs to be input, and the following steps are performed:

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, by operating the first key, the cursor is moved from the column where the letter C is located to the column where the letter D is located. Since the letter V and the letter D are on the same column, the cursor has moved to the column where the target is located. , confirm that the column is the target column. Of course, if the user accidentally moves the cursor to the column where the letter E is located, the second column can be used to return the column where the letter D is located.

Switches the direction of movement of the cursor so that it moves from column to line. The above-mentioned step of switching the cursor direction can be switched by operating a confirmation key, or by continuous clicking, such as double-clicking the first key or the second key, and by the time the cursor stays in the column. Switching is performed for more than a predetermined time, for example, the user sets 0.2S, 0.3S or other values. Referring to FIG. 5, by operating the first key, the cursor is moved from the line where the letter D is located to the line where M is located. Continue to operate the first key to move the cursor from the line where the letter M is located to the line where V is located, that is, the position where the target content letter V is located, as shown in FIG. Of course, if the user accidentally moves the cursor to the line where the letter 4 is located, the line where the letter V is located can be returned through the second construction. In addition, after switching the direction of the cursor movement, the cursor can also be moved to the line where V is located by operating the second key. If the operation has passed a line, the same can be returned by the first key. Go back to the line where V is. After the letter V is selected, the input of the letter V is realized. The step of selecting the target content to be input may be selected by operating a confirmation key, or may be selected by continuous clicking, such as double-clicking the first key or the second key, or by cursor in the column. The time spent staying is longer than the predetermined time for selection, for example, the user sets 0.2S, 0.3S or other values.

The first dimension and the second dimension in the above embodiment may correspond to rows or columns on a horizontally placed display screen. Design the display in an inclined position or according to specific needs.

The first key or the second key of the manipulation object described above can be adjusted according to the direction between the cursor position and the target position.

In the above embodiment, the cursor is moved to one row or one column at a time, and the target content to be input is selected by separately determining the positions of the rows and columns. The input speed of the present invention can be greatly improved as compared with the conventional one-by-one movement of each line from one end to the other, and moving from one end to the second end during line feed.

Referring to FIG. 7, an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

Step S201: Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor to the first dimension where the target content is located and confirming in the first coordinate axis;

Step S203: Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor along the second coordinate axis to a position where the target content is located;

Step S205: Confirm that the target content is selected by inputting.

Similarly, it can still be explained with reference to FIGS. 2-5. Referring to Figure 2, in the XOY plane, you need to enter the target letter V, follow these steps:

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, by operating the first key, the column where the cursor letter C is located is moved to the column where the letter D is located. Since the letter V and the letter D are on the same column, the cursor has moved to the column where the target is located. Of course, if the user accidentally moves the cursor to the column where the letter E is located, the second column can be used to return the column where the letter D is located. Confirm the value of the column in which V is located by clicking the OK button, or by double-clicking the first button, or by double-clicking the second button.

Referring to FIG. 5, by operating the second key, the cursor is moved from the line where the letter D is located to the line where M is located. Continue to operate the second key to move the cursor from the line where the letter M is located to the line where V is located, that is, the position where the target content letter V is located, as shown in FIG. If the user accidentally moves the cursor to The line where the letter 4 is located can be returned by the second line where the letter V is located. Then enter the letter V by clicking the confirm button, or double-clicking the first button, or the second button to select the letter V.

The above confirmation step may be confirmed by means of a confirmation key, or the time spent by the cursor in the column may exceed a predetermined time, for example, the user sets 0.2S, 0.3S or other values.

The above confirmation step can also be confirmed by double clicking the first key or the second key. Of course, it is not limited to double-clicking, and it is also possible to confirm by continuously clicking multiple times.

Referring to FIG. 8, an input device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic device 200. The electronic device is provided with a display 201 of m rows and n columns of matrixes, wherein m and n are natural numbers. The input device 100 includes a first key 10, a second key 30, a selected module 50, and a switching module 70. The first key 10 or the second key 30 is used to move the cursor to the first dimension in which the target content is located. When the cursor moves to the first dimension of the target, the coordinate value of the first dimension is determined by the selection module 50. After the coordinate value of the first dimension is determined, the switching direction of the first key 10 or the second key 30 is switched by the switching module 70 to move the cursor in the second dimension and reach the target position.

Referring to FIG. 9, an input device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first key 10 and a second key 30. The first key 10 or the second key 30 is used to move the cursor to the first dimension in which the target content is located. When the cursor moves to the first dimension of the target, the value of the first dimension is confirmed by successively clicking the first key 10 or the second key 30, and the first key 10 or the second key 30 is along the second dimension Move to reach the target position, and then continuously click the first button 10 or the second button 30 to achieve the input target content.

The above consecutive clicks can be double clicks.

Referring to FIG. 10, an input device 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to an electronic device 200. The first key 10, the second key 30, the timer 50, and the comparator 70 are included. In use, the first key 10 is used to move the cursor to the row where the target content is located; the second key 30 is used to move the cursor to the target The column where the content is located. The timer 50 is used to calculate the time that the first key 10 or the second key 30 stays after moving to the target position. The comparator 70 is configured to determine whether the dwell time of the first key 10 or the second key 30 exceeds a predetermined time. If the appointed time is exceeded, it is determined to determine the coordinate position of the row or column as a target. The above rows or columns are not limited by way of example only; similarly, the first key 10 or the second key 30 may be replaced with each other as needed.

The shape and relative position of the first key 10 and the second key 30 of the

input device

100, 300 or 500 in the embodiment of the present invention may be reasonably deformed according to the space and needs of the electronic device 200 used, and are not limited to the above implementation. Examples or the methods listed in Figures 8-10.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It is the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

An input method, comprising the steps of:

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor on the first coordinate axis to the first dimension in which the target content is located;

Switching causes the cursor to move along the second coordinate axis;

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor along the second coordinate axis to the position where the target content is located;

Check to enter the target content.
The input method according to claim 1, wherein the first direction is a horizontal direction, the second direction is a vertical direction, and the first direction is in a same plane as the second direction; the first dimension As a column within the plane, the second dimension is a row within the plane.
The input method according to claim 2, wherein the step of switching the row or column and the step of selecting to input the target content are switched or selected by means of a manipulation confirmation key.
The input method according to claim 2, wherein the step of switching the row or column and the step of selecting to input the target content are performed by continuously clicking the first key or the second key to switch or select .
The input method according to claim 4, characterized in that said continuous click is a double click.
The input method according to claim 2, characterized in that, in the step of switching the row or column and the step of selecting to input the target content, when the cursor stays for more than a predetermined time, switching or input is performed.
An input method, comprising the steps of:

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor on the first coordinate axis to the first dimension in which the target content is located and confirming;

Manipulating the first key or the second key to move the cursor along the second coordinate axis to the position where the target content is located;

Check to enter the target content.
The input method according to claim 6, wherein the step of confirming the first dimension and the step of selecting to input the target content are performed by confirming or selecting by using a manipulation confirmation key, or the time of cursor staying Confirm or enter when the scheduled time is exceeded.
An input device is applied to an electronic device having a display screen, wherein the display screen displays content in an arrangement having a first dimension and a second dimension, wherein the input device comprises:

a first key and a second key for controlling movement of the cursor in the first and second dimensions;

The selected module is used to select the first dimension where the cursor is located, and select the target content;

The switching module is configured to switch the moving direction controlled by the first and second keys from the first dimension to the second dimension after the first dimension where the cursor is located is selected.
The input device according to claim 9, wherein said selected module comprises a confirmation key for selecting a first dimension in which the cursor is located and selecting the target content.
The input device according to claim 9, wherein when the cursor moves to the first dimension in which the target content is located, double-clicking the first key or the second key determines a first dimension in which the target content is located.
The input device according to claim 9, wherein said input means further comprises a timer and a comparator, wherein said timer stops counting when said movement is stopped, and said comparator determines that said residence time exceeds a predetermined time The location is the first dimension or the second dimension of the target location, and the content corresponding to the first dimension and the second dimension is the target content.