CN102955677A - Handheld device and data input method - Google Patents

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CN102955677A
CN102955677A CN2011102403198A CN201110240319A CN102955677A CN 102955677 A CN102955677 A CN 102955677A CN 2011102403198 A CN2011102403198 A CN 2011102403198A CN 201110240319 A CN201110240319 A CN 201110240319A CN 102955677 A CN102955677 A CN 102955677A
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The invention discloses a handheld device and a data input method. The handheld device comprises a touch unit, a display unit and a processing unit. The touch unit is used for detecting a user's drag and outputting a gesture signal corresponding to the drag. The display unit is provided with a first display area. The first display area is used for displaying part of a virtual keyboard and displaying the other part of the virtual keyboard in scroll manner according a control signal. The processing unit is used for outputting the control signal according to the gesture signal. The handheld device has improved convenience and accuracy in data inputting.

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Hand-held device and data entry device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the data input technology of hand-held device, relate in particular to the data input technology that utilizes the rolling type dummy keyboard.
Background technology
The rise of mobile device has changed the custom of user's access data.Browsing data on mobile device with respect to traditional PC, mainly is the difference of operation interface for user's impact, so that the mouse-based operation scrolling, and need to change with the custom that keyboard is searched key word.
Generally on mobile device, when running into when needing input characters, system understands and oneself jumps out a dummy keyboard, provide the user to use, yet, because the restriction of mobile phone screen size, use the configuration mode of general dummy keyboard, be easy to occur the user in operation during dummy keyboard, press and be not oneself to want the key pressed.
Summary of the invention
In order to address the above problem, provide a kind of hand-held device according to one embodiment of the invention, comprising: a touch control unit, in order to detecting a drag kick of a user, and output is corresponding to a gesture signal of above-mentioned drag kick; One display unit has one first viewing area, in order to showing the part of a dummy keyboard, and shows another part of above-mentioned dummy keyboard with scroll mode according to a control signal; And a processing unit, export above-mentioned control signal according to above-mentioned hand signal.
Provide a kind of data entry device according to one embodiment of the invention, be applicable to have the hand-hold device of a display unit, having comprised: in one first viewing area of above-mentioned display unit, shown the part of a dummy keyboard; Use a touch control unit to detect a drag kick of a user, and export the gesture signal corresponding to above-mentioned drag kick; The another part that shows above-mentioned dummy keyboard according to above-mentioned hand signal in above-mentioned the first viewing area with scroll mode; Use above-mentioned touch control unit to detect above-mentioned user's a input action, and export an input signal of correspondence according to the shown virtual key of the selected above-mentioned dummy keyboard of above-mentioned input action; And note down corresponding literal or symbol according to above-mentioned input signal.
Hand-held device proposed by the invention, the user shows less button in the dummy keyboard wherein, thereby strengthened the button size of dummy keyboard, so that can more accurately press the button of dummy keyboard, and avoid other button of false touch, thereby convenience and the accuracy of input data have been promoted.
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Figure 1A is for showing the Organization Chart according to the described hand-held device 100A of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 1B is for showing the Organization Chart according to the described hand-held device 100A of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 A-Fig. 2 C is for showing the synoptic diagram according to the described display unit 120 of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 A-Fig. 3 B is for showing the synoptic diagram according to the described display unit 120 of another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is for showing the process flow diagram 400 according to the described data entry device of one embodiment of the invention.
Description of reference numerals in the above-mentioned accompanying drawing is as follows:
100A, 100B~hand-held device;
110~touch control unit;
120~display unit;
121,123~viewing area;
130~processing unit;
140,140A, 140B~dummy keyboard;
141~set virtual key;
143~towing zone;
145~virtual towing bar;
150~condition sensor;
S1~hand signal;
S2~input signal;
S3~control signal;
S41, S42~mode select signal
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is for showing the Organization Chart according to the described hand-held device 100A of one embodiment of the invention.According to the described hand-held device 100A of one embodiment of the invention, comprise touch control unit 110, display unit 120, processing unit 130.Touch control unit 110, to detect the user at the drag kick of display unit 120, and the hand signal S1 that produces corresponding to above-mentioned drag kick of output, wherein above-mentioned drag kick represents that the user points the sliding action that carries out at dummy keyboard, will have more detailed description in Fig. 2 A-Fig. 2 B.In addition, touch control unit 110 is also in order to detecting the user corresponding to the input action at the dummy keyboard 140 of display unit 120, and output is corresponding to the input signal S2 of above-mentioned input action.
Fig. 2 A is for showing the synoptic diagram according to the described display unit 120 of one embodiment of the invention.In Fig. 2 A, display unit 120, comprise the first viewing area 121, a part that in the first viewing area 121, shows dummy keyboard 140, and by the control signal S3 that processing unit 130 is exported according to hand signal S1, show another part (shown in Fig. 2 B) of dummy keyboard 140 with scroll mode in the first viewing area 121.In addition, display unit 120 also comprises the second viewing area 123, input signal S2 according to user's input action produces shows literal or the symbol that users input in the second viewing area 123, such as the word string " ABC " as shown in the second viewing area 123 among Fig. 2 A.According to one embodiment of the invention, the user is first viewing areas 121 that occur in display unit 120 at the drag kick of display unit 120.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first row of dummy keyboard 140 can dispose some necessary function keys, for example Backspace, Space, Enter, digital switch key etc.
Fig. 2 B is for showing the synoptic diagram according to the described display unit 120 of another embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 2 B, dummy keyboard 140 comprises a towing zone 143,143 in towing zone comprises a towing bar 145, and the user then utilizes the virtual towing bar 145 in towing zone 143, shows another part of dummy keyboard 140 with scroll mode in the first viewing area 121.Wherein at another part of dummy keyboard 140 of the present invention, be not limited to the shown button of Fig. 2 B, so long as after the action of user through the virtual towing bar 145 of towing, generation is different from the button of Fig. 2 A, namely be different from when the situation of virtual towing bar 145 in regional 143 top dummy keyboards, the 140 buttons demonstration of towing, namely can be considered another part of dummy keyboard 140.
Get back to Figure 1A, according to one embodiment of the invention, the input action that detects the user when touch control unit 110 is during corresponding to a set virtual key 141 of dummy keyboard 140, produce mode select signal S41, processing unit 130 comes control display unit 120 according to mode select signal S41 again, shows the dummy keyboard 140 of complete dummy keyboard 140A (shown in Fig. 2 C) or part in the first viewing area 121.According to one embodiment of the invention, set virtual key 141 is configured in the first row of dummy keyboard 140.According to one embodiment of the invention, dummy keyboard 140A shows virtual key according to the configuration of conventional keyboard.
Figure 1B is for showing the Organization Chart according to the described hand-held device 100B of another embodiment of the present invention.In this embodiment, hand-held device 100B also can comprise condition sensor 150, be used for detecting the placement state of above-mentioned hand-held device, when detecting hand-held device 100 for traverse, then produce mode select signal S42, processing unit 130 comes control display unit 120 to show complete dummy keyboard 140A in the first viewing area 121 according to mode select signal S42 again, and in detecting above-mentioned hand-held device 100 when directly putting, then produce above-mentioned mode select signal S42 with the dummy keyboard 140 of direction display unit 120 in 121 display parts, the first viewing area.According to one embodiment of the invention, condition sensor 150 is a gravity sensor (G-snsor), and in gravity sensor, comprise a gyroscope (Gyroscope), to gravity sensor, judge that hand-held device 100 is for directly putting or traverse in order to provider's parallactic angle (Heading) information.According to one embodiment of the invention, when detecting hand-held device 100 for traverse, also can press by the user a set virtual key 141 of dummy keyboard 140, produce mode select signal S41, processing unit 130 comes control display unit 120 according to mode select signal S41 again, the dummy keyboard 140 that shows complete dummy keyboard 140A or part in the first viewing area 121, if be shown as the dummy keyboard 140 of part in the first viewing area 121, the button size of the dummy keyboard 140 of shown part and hand-held device 100 are identical when directly putting.
According to one embodiment of the invention, drag kick according to a key arrangement mode user of dummy keyboard 140 can be a left and right sides translation or a upper and lower translation, for instance, in Fig. 2 A-Fig. 2 B, according to dummy keyboard 140 key arrangement modes, user's drag kick is the virtual towing bar 145 of upper and lower translation in towing zone 143.According to another embodiment of the present invention, such as Fig. 3 A-Fig. 3 B, according to dummy keyboard 140B key arrangement mode, user's drag kick is at the virtual towing bar 145 of towing zone 143 left right translations.According to one embodiment of the invention, user's drag kick can be considered the sliding action that the user directly carries out at dummy keyboard 140 by finger, the different piece that shows dummy keyboard 140, and according to the configuration mode of keyboard 140, decide the direction of finger sliding.
Fig. 4 is for showing the process flow diagram 400 according to the method for the described data input of one embodiment of the invention.This method is applicable to have the hand-hold device of a display unit.At step S410, when the user uses a dummy keyboard input characters or symbol, in one first viewing area of above-mentioned display unit, show the part of above-mentioned dummy keyboard.At step S420, use above-mentioned touch control unit to detect above-mentioned user's a input action, and export an input signal of correspondence according to the shown virtual key of the selected above-mentioned dummy keyboard of above-mentioned input action.At step S430, if the shown part of above-mentioned dummy keyboard is during without the needed literal of user or symbol, then use touch control unit to detect the user at a drag kick of the dummy keyboard of the first viewing area, and output is corresponding to a gesture signal of above-mentioned drag kick.At step S440, show another part of above-mentioned dummy keyboard with scroll mode in above-mentioned the first viewing area according to above-mentioned hand signal.At step S450, note down corresponding literal or symbol according to above-mentioned input signal.
Rolling type dummy keyboard proposed by the invention, the user shows less button in the dummy keyboard, thereby strengthened the button size of dummy keyboard, so that can more accurately press the button of dummy keyboard, and avoid other button of false touch, thereby convenience and the accuracy of input data have been promoted.
Specific feature, structure or character that " embodiment " who mentions in this instructions or " embodiment " mention can be included among at least one embodiment of this instructions.Therefore, at the different local statements " in one embodiment " that occur, may not all to refer to same embodiment.In addition, this specific feature, structure or character also can be combined with one or more embodiment in any suitable manner.Moreover, mandatory declaration be, the following drawings only be for help the explanation, do not illustrate according to actual ratio.
Embodiment disclosed in the present specification for any those of ordinary skills, will be appreciated that above-mentioned advantage very soon.After reading description, any those of ordinary skills, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, mode that can broad sense is done suitable change and replacement.Therefore, embodiment disclosed in the present specification is to protect patent claimed range of the present invention, is not to limit scope of the present invention.

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1. hand-held device comprises:
One touch control unit, in order to detecting a drag kick of a user, and output is corresponding to a gesture signal of above-mentioned drag kick;
One display unit has one first viewing area, in order to showing the part of a dummy keyboard, and shows another part of above-mentioned dummy keyboard with scroll mode according to a control signal; And
One processing unit is exported above-mentioned control signal according to above-mentioned hand signal.
2. hand-held device as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned touch control unit is also in order to detect above-mentioned user corresponding to an input action of above-mentioned dummy keyboard, and output is corresponding to an input signal of above-mentioned input action, and above-mentioned display unit also has one second viewing area, in order to show corresponding literal or symbol according to above-mentioned input signal.
3. hand-held device as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned processing unit is also controlled above-mentioned display unit shows complete above-mentioned dummy keyboard or part in above-mentioned the first viewing area above-mentioned dummy keyboard according to a mode select signal.
4. hand-held device as claimed in claim 3, the input action that wherein detects above-mentioned user when above-mentioned touch control unit produce above-mentioned mode select signal during corresponding to a set virtual key of above-mentioned dummy keyboard.
5. hand-held device as claimed in claim 3, also comprise a condition sensor, when above-mentioned condition sensor when to detect above-mentioned hand-held device be traverse and the above-mentioned touch control unit input action that detects above-mentioned user corresponding to a set virtual key of above-mentioned dummy keyboard, then produce above-mentioned mode select signal.
6. hand-held device as claimed in claim 3, also comprise a condition sensor, when detecting above-mentioned hand-held device and be traverse, then produce above-mentioned mode select signal, above-mentioned processing unit indicates above-mentioned display unit to show complete above-mentioned dummy keyboard in above-mentioned the first viewing area according to above-mentioned mode select signal again, and in detecting above-mentioned hand-held device when directly putting, then produce above-mentioned mode select signal to indicate above-mentioned display unit in the above-mentioned dummy keyboard of display part, above-mentioned the first viewing area.
7. hand-held device as claimed in claim 1, wherein above-mentioned user's above-mentioned drag kick is a left and right sides translation or a upper and lower translation corresponding to a key arrangement mode of above-mentioned dummy keyboard.
8. a data entry device is applicable to have the hand-hold device of a display unit, comprising:
In one first viewing area of above-mentioned display unit, show the part of a dummy keyboard;
Use a touch control unit to detect a drag kick of a user, and export the gesture signal corresponding to above-mentioned drag kick;
The another part that shows above-mentioned dummy keyboard according to above-mentioned hand signal in above-mentioned the first viewing area with scroll mode;
Use above-mentioned touch control unit to detect above-mentioned user's a input action, and export an input signal of correspondence according to the shown virtual key of the selected above-mentioned dummy keyboard of above-mentioned input action; And
Note down corresponding literal or symbol according to above-mentioned input signal.
9. the method for data as claimed in claim 8 input, wherein above-mentioned display unit also has one second viewing area, in order to show corresponding literal or symbol according to above-mentioned input signal.
10. the method for data input as claimed in claim 8 also comprises according to a mode select signal to indicate above-mentioned display unit to show the above-mentioned dummy keyboard of complete above-mentioned dummy keyboard or part in above-mentioned the first viewing area.
11. the method for data input as claimed in claim 8, wherein above-mentioned user's above-mentioned drag kick is a left and right sides translation or a upper and lower translation corresponding to a key arrangement mode of above-mentioned dummy keyboard.
12. the method for data as claimed in claim 10 input wherein when above-mentioned user's input action during corresponding to a set virtual key of above-mentioned dummy keyboard, produces above-mentioned mode select signal.
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