CN104182155B - The method of touch-screen adjust automatically keyboard ＆ display block - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for automatically adjusting a keyboard display block on a touch screen, comprising: S1. providing an operation prompt area and a keyboard custom area on the touch screen, and prompting the user's finger movement mode in the operation prompt area; S2. providing the keyboard custom area Collect the finger movement track, including the first contact and release contact of the finger; S3. Record the positions of the first contact and release contact, and use the collected line between the first contact and release contact as the keyboard display area The diagonal line of the block calculates the length of the long side and the wide side of the keyboard display block, and displays the calculated keyboard display block in the keyboard custom area; S4. Prompt the user to cancel the current operation or return to step S2 or Confirm the current operation and return the result according to the user's instructions. The invention satisfies the requirement of the degree of freedom of movement for stretching the thumb, and makes the thumb less prone to fatigue when it moves within the optimum scale and angle range.

Description

Method for automatic adjustment of keyboard display block on touch screen

technical field

The invention relates to a touch screen control technology, in particular to a method for automatically adjusting a keyboard display block by a touch screen.

Background technique

With the development of the display technology of mobile terminal equipment, the size of the touch-sensitive display is getting bigger and bigger, and the size of the keyboard input block displayed in the touch-sensitive display is also getting bigger and bigger; it provides a good visual perception At the same time, it directly ignores the basic fact that the size of human limbs cannot be changed synchronously and rapidly with the rapid development of terminal display technology, which brings the problem of inconvenient input when humans perform one-handed input operations on large-size display devices.

A method to solve this problem in the prior art is to design a "one-handed operation" option on interfaces such as dial-up, calculator, and keyboard input, and when the corresponding direction arrow button on the touch-sensitive display is triggered, the zoomed-out The "fixed-size" keyboard block moves in the direction of the arrow towards the operating one-handed entity, making it possible to "operate the keyboard with one hand". This method adopts the method of "reducing the size of the keyboard" and provides two alternative options of "left-handed habit" and "right-handed habit", which partially solves the problem of inconvenient one-handed operation, but does not fundamentally solve the problem of all individual users. All can produce good usability problems.

Chinese patent CN1719456A discloses a keyboard that automatically adjusts the distance between keys, which can adjust the display style of the keyboard according to the sensed size of the user's palm. The keyboard includes: a sensing module for sensing and obtaining the user's palm an outline range; an adjustment module, which adjusts a display value of the keyboard according to the outline range; and a display module, which determines and displays a display style of the keyboard according to the display value. Although this patent can automatically obtain the physical size of the keyboard block according to the physical size of each user's limbs, it is not suitable for the situation where the user is operating in a "single-handed holding posture"; at the same time, the keyboard made according to the palm size measurement data Ignoring the situation that even palms with the same measurement size may still have different gripping habits, it cannot solve the problem that every user has a good use experience when maintaining a one-handed operation posture.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above existing problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen, which is designed based on the posture of the user holding it with one hand; through the measurement data obtained by simulating operations based on this posture, The method for displaying and actively adjusting the size and position of the keyboard provides users with different keyboard size and keyboard position requirements with the best size and display position of the keyboard block suitable for their ergonomic size.

The purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

A method for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks on a touch screen, applied to a mobile terminal with a touch screen, the mobile terminal includes a touch screen provided with a sensor, and also includes a processor, the sensor is used to sense the track of the user's finger After receiving the sensing information from the sensor, the processor transmits the indication information to the touch screen to display a virtual keyboard, which includes the following steps:

S1. Provide an operation prompt area and a keyboard custom area on the touch screen, and in the operation prompt area, the user is prompted that the finger movement mode is from obliquely upper right to obliquely lower left or from obliquely upper left to obliquely lower right Linear sliding method;

S2. Collect the movement track of the finger in the custom area of the keyboard, including the first contact and release contact of the finger;

S3. Record the positions of the first contact and the release contact, and use the collected line between the first contact and the release contact as the diagonal line of the keyboard display block , calculating the lengths of the long side and the wide side of the keyboard display block at the same time, and displaying the calculated keyboard display block in the keyboard custom area;

S4. Prompt the user to cancel the current operation or return to step S2 or confirm the current operation, and return the result according to the user's instruction.

The above method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen, wherein, after the step S3 is completed, the size of the keyboard display block can be adjusted.

In the above method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen, after the step S3 is completed, the position of the keyboard display block is also adjustable.

The above-mentioned method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen, wherein, in step S1, the user is prompted in the operation prompt area that the finger movement mode is from diagonally upward to right to diagonally downward in the left-handed operation mode, or by diagonally downward in the right-handed operation mode. Swipe in a straight line from up left to down right.

The above-mentioned method for automatically adjusting the display area of the keyboard on the touch screen, which occurs in the boot wizard of the mobile terminal, and/or when the virtual keyboard usage scene of the mobile terminal is displayed.

The above-mentioned method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen, wherein the virtual keyboard usage scene includes clicking the dial button before the dial keyboard is displayed, and after clicking the calculator button, before the calculator keyboard is displayed, and after clicking the text editor, the input method keyboard is displayed Before.

In the method for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks on a touch screen, the operation prompts displayed in the operation prompt area are text prompts or picture prompts or text prompts plus picture prompts.

In the method for automatically adjusting a keyboard display area on a touch screen, the operation prompt area is located above the keyboard custom area.

Compared with prior art, the beneficial effect of the present invention is:

--On touch-sensitive display devices of any display size, users can get keyboards generated according to their body size and usage habits;

--The keyboard generated according to the user's "simulation operation" meets the freedom of movement requirements for the thumb to stretch, so that the thumb is least likely to be fatigued when it moves within the optimal scale and angle range.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows the schematic block diagram of the process of the method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows the schematic diagram just after entering the initial interface of the keyboard setting wizard of the method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block by the touch screen of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows the state schematic diagram of the method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen of the present invention, using the right hand to simulate and draw the keyboard display block in the operation area;

FIG. 4 is a reference schematic diagram of the state of the keyboard display block in the adjustable keyboard display block of the method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block in the touch screen of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described below in combination with principle diagrams and specific operation examples.

The method of the present invention for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks on a touch screen is applied to a mobile terminal with a touch screen. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen provided with a sensor, and also includes a processor. The sensor is used to sense the track of the user's finger, and the processor receives After the sensor senses the information, the indication information is transmitted to the touch screen to display the virtual keyboard.

As shown in Figure 1, the inventive method comprises the following steps:

S1. The interface after entering the keyboard setting wizard as shown in Figure 2 shows that an operation prompt area 2 and a keyboard custom area 3 are provided on the touch screen 1, and the user's finger movement mode is prompted in the operation prompt area 2 from obliquely to the upper right Swipe straight to the bottom left or from top left to bottom right.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operation prompt area 2 prompts the user to move the finger in a straight line from diagonally upward to right to diagonally downward in the left-handed operation mode, or from diagonally upward to the left to diagonally downward in the right-handed operation mode. Way.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operation prompt area 2 is located above the keyboard custom area 3, as shown in Figure 2, the operation prompt area 2 and the keyboard custom area 3 occupy the upper half and the upper part of the entire touch screen 1 respectively. The lower half and the areas of the two are the same. In other guide definition methods, the areas of the two can be different.

In addition, the operation prompts displayed in the operation prompt area 2 are text prompts, picture prompts, or text prompts plus picture prompts. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the operation prompts displayed in the operation prompt area 2 are text prompts plus picture prompts.

S2. Collect the movement track of the finger in the custom area of the keyboard, including the first contact and release contact of the finger.

S3. Record the positions of the first contact and the release contact, and use the line between the collected first contact and the release contact as the diagonal line of the keyboard display block 4, and calculate the keyboard display block 4 at the same time The length of the long side and the wide side of the keyboard display the calculated keyboard display block 4 in the keyboard customization area 3; as shown in Figure 3, slide the right hand from oblique to upper left to A calculated keyboard display block 4 is immediately displayed in the area 3, and the keyboard display block 4 can be a calculator keyboard or an input method keyboard.

After step S3 is completed, the size or position of the keyboard display block can be adjusted. As shown in Figure 4, eight adjustable points are displayed on the frame of the rectangular keyboard display block 4. For example, by dragging the points on the corners or sides, the adjustment of the size of the rectangular keyboard display block 4 can be completed. When other parts of the keyboard display block 4 are touched, the position of the rectangular keyboard display block 4 can be adjusted.

S4. Finally, prompt the user to cancel the current operation or return to step S2 or confirm the current operation, and return the result according to the user's instruction. As shown in Figure 4, three selection buttons will pop up above the keyboard display block 4, which are respectively "Cancel", "Again" and "Okay", and the literal identification of the buttons is variable. " means to cancel the current operation, and clicking "Again" means to return to step S2. Before the second adjustment action occurs, the effect of clicking "Cancel" and clicking "Again" is the same, and clicking "OK" means confirmation After the operation is completed, the keyboard display block 4 is finalized.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the method of the present invention can be set to occur in the startup wizard of the mobile terminal or when the scene of using the virtual keyboard of the mobile terminal is displayed, or in the above two scenarios at the same time. Specifically, the usage scenarios of the virtual keyboard include after clicking the dial button but before the dial keyboard is displayed, after clicking the calculator button but before the calculator keyboard is displayed, and after clicking the text editor and before the input method keyboard is displayed.

The invention satisfies the requirement of the degree of freedom of movement for stretching the thumb, and makes the thumb less prone to fatigue when it moves within the optimum scale and angle range.

The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, which are only examples. For those skilled in the art, any equivalent modifications and substitutions also fall within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A method for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks by a touch screen, applied to a mobile terminal with a touch screen, the mobile terminal includes a touch screen provided with a sensor, and also includes a processor, the sensor is used to sense the user's finger After receiving the sensing information of the sensor, the processor transmits the instruction information to the touch screen to display a virtual keyboard, which is characterized in that it includes the following steps: S1. Provide an operation prompt area and a keyboard custom area on the touch screen, and in the operation prompt area, the user is prompted that the finger movement mode is from obliquely upper right to obliquely lower left or from obliquely upper left to obliquely lower right Linear sliding method; S2. Collect the movement track of the finger in the custom area of the keyboard, including the first contact and release contact of the finger; S3. Record the positions of the first contact and the release contact, and use the collected line between the first contact and the release contact as the diagonal line of the keyboard display block , calculating the lengths of the long side and the wide side of the keyboard display block at the same time, and displaying the calculated keyboard display block in the keyboard custom area; S4. Prompt the user to cancel the current operation or return to step S2 or confirm the current operation, and return the result according to the user's instruction. 2 . The method for automatically adjusting a keyboard display block on a touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the keyboard display block is adjustable after the step S3 is completed. 3 . 3 . The method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen according to claim 2 , characterized in that, after the step S3 is completed, the position of the keyboard display block is also adjustable. 4 . 4. The method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display area on the touch screen according to claim 1, characterized in that, in step S1, the user is prompted in the operation prompt area when the finger movement mode is the left-handed operation mode, from obliquely upward to rightward to obliquely Down-left, or straight-line sliding from obliquely up-left to obliquely down-right in right-handed operation mode. 5. The method for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks on a touch screen according to claim 1, wherein it occurs in the boot wizard of the mobile terminal, and/or occurs in the virtual keyboard usage scene display of the mobile terminal when. 6. The method for automatically adjusting the keyboard display block on the touch screen according to claim 5, wherein the virtual keyboard usage scene includes before the dial keyboard is displayed after the dial button is clicked, and before the calculator keyboard is displayed after the calculator button is clicked, And before the input method keyboard is displayed after clicking the text edit. 7 . The method for automatically adjusting keyboard display blocks on a touch screen according to claim 1 , wherein the operation prompts displayed in the operation prompt area are text prompts or picture prompts or text prompts plus picture prompts. 8 . The method for automatically adjusting a keyboard display area on a touch screen according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the operation prompt area is located above the keyboard custom area.