WO2018132972A1

WO2018132972A1 - Character input method and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018132972A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/071536
Authority: WO
Inventors: 廖建强
Original assignee: 廖建强
Priority date: 2017-01-18
Filing date: 2017-01-18
Publication date: 2018-07-26

Abstract

A character input method and terminal. The method comprises: upon detection of a pressing operation on a virtual button, acquiring a pressure value of the pressing operation (S101); if the pressure value is greater than a predetermined pressure value, then displaying at least two characters associated with the virtual button (S102), and displaying, according to a predetermined time interval, a selection marker at the at least two characters successively in a looping manner; upon detection of a lifting movement with respect to the virtual button, acquiring the character selected by the selection marker (S103); and outputting the character selected by the selection marker (S104). The method is employed to enable simple operation and improve convenience for inputting characters.

Description

Character input method and terminal

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of computers, and in particular, to a character input method and terminal.

Background technique

Current mobile terminals generally do not have a physical keyboard due to size limitations, but input characters through virtual keys displayed on the touch screen. When the user needs to input characters, he can select the full keyboard mode and the nine-square grid mode. In the full keyboard mode, only one character is associated with each virtual button, and the associated character is output when the user clicks the virtual button; in the nine-square grid mode, each virtual There are multiple letters associated with the button. When the user presses the virtual button, the characters are displayed at the top, bottom, left, and right positions of the virtual button. The user selects a character to input.

Applicant found that in the full keyboard mode, the size of the virtual button is small, and the user is likely to cause false triggering when clicking; in the nine-square grid mode, the user needs to slide up, down, left or right when selecting multiple characters to display. The selection is made and the operation is inconvenient.

Summary of the invention

A technical problem to be solved by embodiments of the present invention is to provide a character input method and terminal. Improves the convenience of character input.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a character input method, including:

The terminal first displays a virtual keyboard, and the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys. Each of the plurality of virtual keys is associated with a plurality of characters, wherein the characters represent numbers, letters, punctuation marks, or mathematical symbols. When the terminal detects a pressing action occurring on a virtual button of the plurality of virtual keys, the pressing action indicates that the user's finger changes from not touching the virtual button to contacting the virtual button, and the terminal can be set under the touch screen. The pressure sensor detects the pressure value of the pressing action. Since the pressure value of the pressing action may be unstable, the pressure sensor can collect a plurality of pressure values and average the pressure value of the pressing action. The terminal stores a preset pressure value, and the terminal compares the measured pressure value with the stored preset pressure value. If the measured pressure value is greater than the preset pressure value, the terminal acquires the virtual button associated with The character is less than two characters, and at least two characters associated with the virtual button are displayed. The position where the at least two characters are displayed is not limited, and the terminal displays the selected mark in at least two characters according to the preset time interval, and the selected mark is used to indicate The character is selected. For example, the characters associated with the virtual button are a, s, d, and f. The terminal displays the above four characters at the top, bottom, left, and right positions of the virtual button, and then boldly displays the four characters at intervals of 1 s, for example: initial The time character a is boldly displayed, and other characters are not boldly displayed; after 1 s, the character s is boldly displayed, and other characters are not boldly displayed; after 1 s, the character d is boldly displayed, other characters are not boldly displayed; After that, the character f is boldly displayed, and other characters are not boldly displayed; after 1 s, the character a is boldly displayed, other characters are not boldly displayed, and the types are sequentially displayed, and the selected characters are cyclically displayed for 4 characters. When the terminal detects that a lifting action occurs on the virtual button, the lifting action indicates that the user's finger is changed from the contact virtual button to the disengaged virtual button, and the terminal determines which character has the selected tag, and the terminal selects the selected character of the selected tag. Output. In the above embodiment, the terminal selects a certain character by means of pressure control, and does not need to assist an additional touch gesture, thereby improving the convenience of inputting characters.

In a possible implementation manner of the present disclosure, when the terminal displays at least two characters associated with the virtual button, the position of the at least two characters may be arranged in a row above the virtual button, so that the user's finger is prevented from obscuring the character, and the user is convenient. Preview all characters and selected markers on the characters to improve the convenience of character entry.

In a possible implementation manner of the aspect, the acquiring, by the terminal, the pressure value of the pressing action comprises: when detecting the pressing action occurring on the virtual button, acquiring at least two pressure sampling values according to the preset time, at least two The pressure sample value is averaged as the final pressure value of the pressing action. The method of averaging may be: arithmetic average method or weighted average method, which is not limited in this embodiment. In the above embodiment, the pressure value of the pressing action is measured by means of multiple sampling, and the accuracy of the measurement can be improved.

In a possible implementation manner of the present aspect, when the terminal detects the pressing action occurring on the virtual button, before the pressure value of the pressing action is acquired, the terminal needs to start and display the virtual keyboard, and the terminal starts and displays the virtual keyboard. When the trigger condition is available: the terminal detects the position of the cursor, and when the cursor enters the character character input box, starts and displays the virtual keyboard, and the character input box represents a specific area on the user interface for inputting characters, for example, character input of the search interface. Box, character input area of the document interface, etc.

In a possible implementation of the invention, the selected mark is a bold mark, and the bold mark is used to bold the character to clearly indicate the selected character of the user.

In a second aspect, the embodiment provides a terminal, including: a first acquiring module, a selecting module, a second acquiring module, and an output module.

a first acquiring module, configured to acquire a pressure value of the pressing action when detecting a pressing action occurring on the virtual button;

a selection module, configured to display at least two characters associated with the virtual key if the pressure value is greater than a preset pressure value, and display the selected mark in the at least two characters according to a preset time interval;

a second acquiring module, configured to acquire a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button;

An output module for outputting the selected character of the selected mark.

In the above embodiment, the terminal controls the selection of a certain one of the plurality of characters by the pressure value, and the convenience of the character input is improved without the assistance of the additional touch gesture.

In a possible implementation manner of the aspect, the at least two characters are arranged in a row above the virtual button, so that the user can preview selected characters on all characters and characters to avoid being blocked by the user. The convenience of input.

In a possible implementation manner of the aspect, the first acquiring module is configured to:

And acquiring at least two pressure sample values of the pressing action according to a preset time interval, and averaging the at least two pressure sample values as a pressure value of the pressing action.

In a possible implementation manner of the aspect, the terminal further includes:

a display module, configured to display a virtual keyboard when the cursor falls into the character input box; wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys, and each virtual key is associated with a plurality of characters.

In a possible implementation of this aspect, the selected indicia is a bolded indicium.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any creative work.

1 is a schematic flow chart of a character input method of the present invention;

2 and 3 are schematic views of a user interface;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a character input method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method includes:

S101. Acquire a pressure value of the pressing action when detecting a pressing action occurring on the virtual button.

Specifically, the terminal first displays a keyboard, and the keyboard includes a plurality of virtual buttons. Each of the plurality of virtual buttons is associated with a plurality of characters, and the characters may be numbers, alphabet punctuation marks, or mathematical symbols. When the terminal detects a pressing action occurring on one of the plurality of virtual keys, the pressing action indicates that the user's finger changes from not touching the virtual key to touching the virtual key. A pressure sensor can be arranged under the touch screen, and the terminal obtains the pressure value of the pressing action through the pressure sensor. Since the pressure value of the pressing action may be unstable, the terminal may collect a plurality of pressure values to average the pressure value of the pressing action.

Exemplarily, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the terminal displays a virtual keyboard, and the virtual keyboard includes nine virtual buttons as shown in FIG. 2, and the nine virtual buttons are associated with at least two characters, for example, the first row The two virtual buttons are associated with three characters: A, B, and C. The characters can be not only letters, but also numbers, punctuation, or mathematical symbols. When it is necessary to note, some virtual keys included in the virtual keyboard may be associated with only one character. As shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the terminal detects a pressing action on the third virtual button on the second line, and the terminal acquires the pressure value of the pressing action.

S102. If the pressure value is greater than the preset pressure value, display at least two characters associated with the virtual key, and cycle display the selected mark on the at least two characters according to the preset time interval.

Specifically, the terminal pre-stores a preset pressure value, and the specific value of the preset pressure value is not limited in this embodiment, and may be set as needed. The terminal compares the pressure value measured by S101 with the stored preset pressure value, and if the pressure value is greater than the preset pressure value, displaying at least two characters associated with the virtual button, And the selected mark is looped over at least two characters, and the selected mark is only one character at a time.

Continuing the example, the terminal detects that the pressure value on the third virtual button in the second row is greater than the preset pressure value, and the characters associated with the virtual button are M, N, and O, and the terminal displays M, N, and O, and the display of the characters. The position is not limited, and may be distributed around the virtual button, or may be displayed at other positions of the virtual keyboard, which is not limited in this embodiment. Assume that the preset time interval is 1 s, the selected mark is bold mark, the initial time, the character M is bolded (Fig. 3 is the initial time), other characters are not bolded; after 1 s, the character M is boldly displayed, other Characters are not bolded; after 1s, characters O are bold, other characters are not bold; 1s is the character M bold, other characters are not bold, and the analogy is cyclically displayed. It should be noted that the selected mark is not limited to the bold mark, and may be other marks, such as highlighting, changing colors, and the like.

S103. Acquire a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button.

Specifically, the terminal detects a lifting action occurring on the virtual button, and the lifting action indicates that the user's finger is changed from the contact virtual button to the disengaged virtual button, and the terminal acquires the selected character of the selected tag.

Exemplarily, in the above example, when the terminal detects the lifting action occurring on the virtual button, the character selected by the acquisition option flag is N.

S104. Output a character selected by the selected mark.

Specifically, if the input method is an English input method, the terminal outputs the character selected by the selected mark in the character input box; if the input method is the Chinese input method, the selected character of the selected mark is output in the candidate box of the virtual keyboard.

According to the above embodiment, the terminal triggers display of the associated multiple characters by detecting the pressure value of the pressing action on the virtual button, and cyclically displays the selected mark on the plurality of characters. When the lifting action on the virtual button is detected, The selected character of the selected mark is output, so that the user can quickly output the desired character, and the operation is simple.

In a possible implementation manner, when the terminal displays at least two characters associated with the virtual button, the position of the at least two characters may be arranged in a row above the virtual button, so that the user's finger is prevented from obscuring the character, so that the user can preview all the characters. And the selected mark on the character to improve the convenience of character input.

Continued from the above example, when the terminal displays the three characters M, N, and O associated with the virtual button, the three characters are arranged in a row above the virtual button to prevent the user's finger from obscuring the character, which is convenient for the user to preview the character and the character selection. Mark the mark, prompting the convenience of character input.

Optionally, in a possible implementation manner, the acquiring, by the terminal, the pressure value of the pressing action comprises: when detecting the pressing action occurring on the virtual button, acquiring at least two pressure sampling values according to the preset time, at least The two pressure samples are averaged as the final pressure value of the pressing action. The method of averaging may be: arithmetic average method or weighted average method, which is not limited in this embodiment. In the above embodiment, the pressure value of the pressing action is measured by means of multiple sampling, and the accuracy of the measurement can be improved.

Optionally, in a possible implementation manner, when the terminal detects the pressing action occurring on the virtual button, before the pressure value of the pressing action is acquired, the terminal needs to start and display the virtual keyboard, and the terminal starts and displays the virtual keyboard. The trigger condition may be: the terminal detects the position of the cursor, and when the cursor enters the character character input box, starts and displays the virtual keyboard, and the character input box represents a specific area on the user interface for inputting characters, for example, a character of the search interface. Input box, character input area of the document interface, etc.

Optionally, in a possible implementation manner, the selected mark is a bold mark, and the bold mark is used to bold the character to clearly indicate the selected character of the user.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal in the embodiment of the present invention is used to perform a character input method in FIG. 1, and the terms and processes involved may refer to the embodiment of FIG. 1. description. The terminal 4 includes a first module 401, a selection module 402, a second acquisition module 403, and an output module 404.

The first obtaining module 401 is configured to acquire a pressure value of the pressing action when detecting a pressing action occurring on the virtual button.

The selecting module 402 is configured to display at least two characters associated with the virtual button if the pressure value is greater than a preset pressure value, and display the selected flag cyclically in the at least two characters according to a preset time interval.

The second obtaining module 403 is configured to acquire a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button.

The output module 404 is configured to output the selected character of the selected mark.

Optionally, the at least two characters are arranged in a row above the virtual button.

Optionally, the first obtaining module 401 is configured to:

Optionally, the terminal 4 further includes:

When the display module detects that the cursor falls into the character input box, the virtual keyboard is displayed; wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys, and each virtual key is associated with a plurality of characters.

Optionally, the selected mark is a bold mark.

The embodiment of the present invention and the method embodiment 1 are based on the same concept, and the technical effects thereof are also the same. For the specific process, reference may be made to the description of the method embodiment 1, and details are not described herein again.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 5 includes a processor 501, a memory 502, and a transceiver 503. The transceiver 503 is configured to transmit and receive data with and from an external device. The number of processors 501 in the terminal 5 may be one or more. In some embodiments of the invention, processor 501, memory 502, and transceiver 503 may be coupled by a bus system or other means. Terminal 5 can be used to perform the method shown in FIG. For the meaning and examples of the terms involved in the embodiment, reference may be made to the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 1. I will not repeat them here.

The program code is stored in the memory 502. The processor 501 is configured to call the program code stored in the memory 502 for performing the following operations:

Obtaining a pressure value of the pressing action when a pressing action occurring on the virtual button is detected;

If the pressure value is greater than the preset pressure value, displaying at least two characters associated with the virtual button, and displaying the selected flag in the at least two characters according to a preset time interval;

Obtaining a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button;

The character selected by the selected mark is output.

Optionally, the obtaining the pressure value of the pressing action comprises:

Optionally, when detecting the pressing action occurring on the virtual button, the processor 501 is further configured to perform before performing the acquiring the pressure value of the pressing action:

When it is detected that the cursor falls into the character input box, the virtual keyboard is displayed; wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys, and each virtual key is associated with a plurality of characters.

Optionally, the selected mark is a bold mark.

The embodiment of the invention provides a terminal, which includes but is not limited to piggybacking

Or terminals of other operating systems, such as mobile phones. Other terminals may also be used, such as a laptop or tablet or desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (eg, a touch screen display and/or a touch pad).

In the discussion that follows, a terminal including a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, that the terminal can include one or more other physical user interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, mouse, and/or joystick.

Terminals typically support a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a rendering application, a word processing application, a web page creation application, a disk editing application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, Telephony applications, video conferencing applications, email applications, instant messaging applications, workout support applications, photo management applications, digital camera applications, digital video camera applications, web browsing applications, digital music player applications Program, and/or digital video player application.

The various applications that can be executed on the terminal can use at least one shared physical user interface device, such as a touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface and corresponding information displayed on the terminal may be adjusted and/or changed from one application to the next and/or adjusted and/or varied within the respective application. In this way, the shared physical architecture of the terminal, such as a touch-sensitive surface, can support a variety of applications with a user interface that is intuitive to the user.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the foregoing embodiments can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The above disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments, and according to the present invention. The equivalent changes required are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A character input method, comprising:

Obtaining a pressure value of the pressing action when a pressing action occurring on the virtual button is detected;

If the pressure value is greater than the preset pressure value, displaying at least two characters associated with the virtual button, and displaying the selected flag in the at least two characters according to a preset time interval;

Obtaining a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button;

The character selected by the selected mark is output.
The method of claim 1 wherein said at least two characters are lined up above said virtual keys.
The method of claim 1 wherein said obtaining a pressure value for said pressing action comprises:

And acquiring at least two pressure sample values of the pressing action according to a preset time interval, and averaging the at least two pressure sample values as a pressure value of the pressing action.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting the pressure value of the pressing action when the pressing action occurs on the virtual button further comprises:

When it is detected that the cursor falls into the character input box, the virtual keyboard is displayed; wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys, and each virtual key is associated with a plurality of characters.
The method of claim 1 wherein said selected indicia is a bolded indicia.
A terminal, comprising:

a first acquiring module, configured to acquire a pressure value of the pressing action when detecting a pressing action occurring on the virtual button;

a selection module, configured to display the virtual button associated if the pressure value is greater than a preset pressure value At least two characters, and displaying the selected mark in the cycle of the at least two characters according to a preset time interval;

a second acquiring module, configured to acquire a character selected by the selected mark when detecting a lifting action occurring on the virtual button;

An output module for outputting the selected character of the selected mark.
The terminal of claim 6, wherein the at least two characters are arranged in a line above the virtual button.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the first obtaining module is configured to:

And acquiring at least two pressure sample values of the pressing action according to a preset time interval, and averaging the at least two pressure sample values as a pressure value of the pressing action.
The terminal according to claim 6, further comprising:

a display module, configured to display a virtual keyboard when the cursor falls into the character input box; wherein the virtual keyboard includes a plurality of virtual keys, and each virtual key is associated with a plurality of characters.
The terminal of claim 6 wherein said selected indicia is a bolded indicia.