TW201407460A - Handheld electronic apparatus and method of arranging virtual keyboard displayed thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a handheld electronic apparatus and method of arranging a virtual keyboard displayed thereon. The handheld electronic apparatus of the invention includes a display, a touch screen and a processing/controlling unit. The processing/controlling unit is for detecting a first touch point by a user through the touch screen, determining a first size of a first sub-keyboard of a virtual keyboard on the basis of the first touch point, and displaying the first sub-keyboard with the first size on the display.

Description

Handheld electronic device and arrangement method of virtual keyboard displayed thereon

The present invention relates to a handheld electronic apparatus and a method of arranging a virtual keyboard displayed thereon.

As handheld electronic devices (eg, smart phones, tablets, etc.) are popular, handheld electronic devices that configure touch screens and provide virtual keyboards are more common.

However, the virtual keyboards provided by current handheld electronic devices are of a fixed size and span the display of the handheld electronic device, making it difficult for the user to use these virtual keyboards to type data using two fingers (eg, left and right thumbs).

In addition, the virtual keyboard of the current handheld electronic device does not consider the difference in finger lengths of different messengers, and only provides a virtual keyboard of a standard size, which is not convenient in design.

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a handheld electronic device and a method for arranging the virtual keyboard displayed thereon, so that the virtual keyboard can automatically arrange and adjust the size of the virtual keyboard according to the difference of the user's fingers.

A preferred embodiment of the handheld electronic device of the present invention includes a display, a touch screen, and a processing/control unit. Touch screen system is placed in On the display. The processing/control unit is electrically connected to the display and the touch screen, respectively. The processing/control unit is configured to detect, by the touch screen, the first touch point touched by the user on the display. The processing/control unit determines a first size of the first sub-keyboard of the virtual keyboard based on the first touch point. Processing/control unit and displaying a first sub-keyboard having a first size on the display.

In a specific embodiment, further, the processing/control unit determines a second size of the second sub-keyboard of the virtual keyboard based on the first touch point. Processing/control unit and displaying a second sub-keyboard having a second size on the display.

In another embodiment, the processing/control unit further detects, by the touch screen, a second touch point that the user touches on the display. The processing/control unit determines a second size of the second sub-keyboard of the virtual keyboard based on the second touch point. Processing/control unit and displaying a second sub-keyboard having a second size on the display.

In another preferred embodiment, the handheld electronic device of the present invention further includes a gyroscope. The gyroscope is electrically connected to the processing/control unit for detecting the placement direction of the handheld electronic device. The touch screen has a lower left corner position and a lower right corner position with respect to the placement direction. The first size of the first sub-keyboard is determined according to a first distance between the first touch point and the lower left corner position. The second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to a second distance between the second touch point and the lower right corner position.

In a preferred embodiment, the touch screen has a first edge and a second edge. The first size of the first sub-keyboard is determined according to a first vertical distance from the first touch point to the first edge. The second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to the second vertical distance from the second touch point to the second edge. In practical applications, the handheld electronic device of the present invention further includes a gyro instrument. The gyroscope is electrically connected to the processing/control unit for detecting the placement direction of the handheld electronic device. The first edge is relative to the left edge of the placement direction. The second edge is relative to the right edge of the placement direction.

A preferred embodiment of the method for arranging a virtual keyboard of the present invention is to display a virtual keyboard on a display of the handheld electronic device. The virtual keyboard includes a first sub keyboard and a second sub keyboard. The method of a preferred embodiment of the present invention first detects the first touch point that the user touches on the display. Next, the method of the present invention determines the first size of the first sub-keyboard based on the first touch point. Finally, the method of the present invention displays a first sub-keyboard having a first size on a display.

In a specific embodiment, further, the method of the present invention determines the second size of the second sub-keyboard based on the first touch point. Finally, the method of the present invention displays a second sub-keyboard having a second size on the display.

In another embodiment, further, the method of the present invention detects a second touch point that the user touches on the display. Next, the method of the present invention determines the second size of the second sub-keyboard based on the second touch point. Finally, the method of the present invention displays a second sub-keyboard having a second size on the display.

In a preferred embodiment, the display has a first corner position and a second corner position. The first size of the first sub-keyboard is determined according to a first distance between the first touch point and the first corner position. The second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to a second distance between the second touch point and the second corner position. In practical applications, the handheld electronic device is generally placed in the direction of placement. The first corner position is relative to the lower left corner of the placement direction. The second corner position is relative to the lower right corner of the placement direction.

In a preferred embodiment, the touch screen has a first edge and a second edge. The first size of the first sub-keyboard is determined according to a first vertical distance from the first touch point to the first edge. The second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to the second vertical distance from the second touch point to the second edge. In practical applications, the handheld electronic device is generally placed in the direction of placement. The first edge is relative to the left edge of the placement direction. The second edge is relative to the right edge of the placement direction.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figures 2 to 5. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a preferred embodiment of a handheld electronic device 1 of the present invention. 2 to 5 are schematic views of the appearance of the handheld electronic device 1 and the reaction under the operation of the user.

As shown in FIG. 1, the handheld electronic device 1 of the present invention includes a display 12, a touch screen 14, and a processing/control unit 16. The handheld electronic device 1 also includes a touch pad 17 and a gyroscope 18. The processing/control unit 16 is electrically connected to the display 12, the touch screen 14 touch pad 17 and the gyroscope 18, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the handheld electronic device 1 also includes a base 10. The processing/control unit 16 and the gyroscope 18 are disposed on the base 10. The display 12 and the touch pad 17 are disposed on the base 10 and exposed outside the base 10. The touch screen 14 is disposed on the display 12.

The touch pad 17 includes a plurality of function keys 172, such as a dial key 172, a hanging phone key 172, and the like. Each function key 172 is labeled with an intuitive indication The pattern is on the touch pad 17 to facilitate the user to touch and operate. Generally, each function key 172 is printed on the touch pad 17 in a pattern.

The drawing is shown in Fig. 2, and the first finger f1 of the user and the second finger f2 are in contact with the display 12. In practice, the first finger f1 is the user's left thumb and the second finger f2 is the user's right thumb.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the processing/control unit 16 detects that the first finger f1 of the user touches the first touch point p1 on the display 12 via the touch screen 14 . The processing/control unit 16 determines the first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 of the virtual keyboard 15 based on the first touch point p1. The processing/control unit 16 also displays a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size.

In a specific embodiment, further, the processing/control unit 16 determines a second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 of the virtual keyboard 15 based on the first touch point p1. As shown in FIG. 4, the processing/control unit 16 also displays a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size and a second sub-keyboard 154 having a second size on the display 12. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the virtual keyboard 15 is a standard QWERT keyboard, and the first sub-keyboard 152 includes alphabet keys such as "Q", "W", "E", "R", and "T". 156 and a function button 156 that is switched to a numeric ("123") keyboard. The second sub-keyboard 154 includes alphabetic keys 158 such as "Y", "U", "I", "O", "P", and a blank key 158. function button. The user's left thumb f1 touches the first touch point p1 on the display 12, which is the position of the farthest "T" letter button, and the user's right thumb f2 touches the second touch point p2 on the display 12. This is the position of the most distal "Y" letter button. Unlike the prior art, the virtual keyboard 15 of the present invention does not systematically span the display 12 of the handheld electronic device 1.

In another embodiment, the processing/control unit 16 further detects that the second finger f2 of the user touches the display via the touch screen 14 The second touch point p2 on the device 12. The processing/control unit 16 determines the second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 of the virtual keyboard 15 based on the second touch point p2. As shown in FIG. 4, the processing/control unit 16 also displays a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size and a second sub-keyboard 154 having a second size on the display 12.

In another preferred embodiment, the gyroscope 18 is configured to detect the placement direction of the handheld electronic device 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the gyroscope 18 detects that the handheld electronic device 1 is placed in the longitudinal direction L. As shown in FIG. 3, the touch screen 14 has a lower left corner position c1 and a lower right corner position c2 with respect to the placement direction (longitudinal direction L ). The first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 is determined according to a first distance d1 between the first touch point p1 and the lower left corner position c1. The second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 is determined according to the second distance d2 between the second touch point p2 and the lower right corner position c2. It should be noted that, in practice, the first distance d1 and the second distance d2 are determined according to the length of the user's left and right thumb.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the touch screen 14 has a first edge E1 and a second edge E2. The first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 is determined according to the first vertical distance d3 of the first touch point p1 to the first edge E1. The second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 is determined according to the second vertical distance d4 of the second touch point p2 to the second edge E2. In practical applications, the gyroscope 18 is used to detect the placement direction of the handheld electronic device 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the gyroscope 18 detects that the handheld electronic device 1 is placed in the longitudinal direction L. As shown in Fig. 3, the first edge E1 is a left edge with respect to the placement direction (longitudinal direction L ), and the second edge E2 is a right edge with respect to the placement direction (longitudinal direction L ). It should be noted that, in practice, the first vertical distance d3 and the second vertical distance d4 are determined according to the length of the user's left and right thumb.

In practical applications, as shown in FIG. 5, when the gyroscope 18 detects that the handheld electronic device 1 is placed in the lateral direction T , the pattern of the function keys 172 on the touch pad 17 is also rotated. Will not change. The user can rearrange the virtual keyboard 15 to touch the first finger f1 and the second finger f2 on the display 12. The processing/control unit 16 detects via the touch screen 14 that the first finger f1 of the user touches the first touch point p1 on the display 12, and the second finger f2 of the user touches the display 12 Two touch points p2. The processing/control unit 16 determines a first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 of the virtual keyboard 15 based on the first touch point p1 and a second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 of the virtual keyboard 15 based on the second touch point p2. Processing/control unit 16 redisplays first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size and second sub-keyboard 154 having a second size on display 12.

In another preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the handheld electronic device 1 of the present invention further includes at least two proximity sensors (19a, 19b). For convenience of explanation, FIG. 6 only shows Two proximity sensors (19a, 19b) and a first sub-keyboard 152. In practical applications, the at least two proximity sensors (19a, 19b) may be optical displacement sensors, linear proximity sensors, ultrasonic displacement sensors, and the like. The proximity sensors (19a, 19b) are coupled to the processing/control unit 16. The processing/control unit 16 senses that the user's finger f1 is approaching the approach point position above the first sub-keyboard 152 displayed on the display 12 via at least two proximity sensors (19a, 19b), as shown in FIG. Above the "D" letter key 156. The processing/control unit 16 enlarges the virtual button 156 of the first sub-keyboard 152 located below the approach point position, and reduces the adjacent virtual button 156 of the virtual button 156. As shown in FIG. 6, the "D" letter key 156 is enlarged. The "W", "E", "R", "F", "V", "C", "X", and "S" letter keys 156 adjacent to the "D" letter key 156 are reduced. Thereby, the handheld electronic device 1 of the present invention can assist the user in avoiding accidental touch of the button. Similarly, processing/control The unit 16 also senses that the other finger of the user approaches the approach point position above the second sub-keyboard 154 displayed on the display 12 via at least two proximity sensors (19a, 19b), and the second sub-keyboard 154 is located close to The virtual button 158 below the point location is zoomed out and the adjacent virtual button 158 of the virtual button 158 is zoomed out. The elements in FIG. 6 having the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 have the same or similar functions and will not be described herein.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the first sub-keyboard 152 of the handheld electronic device 1 of the present invention includes a display font adjustment key 157. The user can adjust the size of a plurality of fonts typed and displayed on the display 12 via the virtual keyboard 15 by the display font adjustment key 157. Similarly, the second sub-keyboard 154 may also include a display font adjustment key (not shown in FIG. 7). The elements in FIG. 7 having the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 have the same or similar functions and will not be described herein.

Referring to FIG. 8, a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method 2 for arranging a virtual keyboard of the present invention is shown. The method 2 of arranging a virtual keyboard according to the present invention displays a virtual keyboard on the display 12 of the handheld electronic device 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for example. The architecture of the handheld electronic device 1 has been described in detail above and will not be described herein. The virtual keyboard 15 includes a first sub-keyboard 152 and a second sub-keyboard 154.

As shown in FIG. 8, the method 2 of arranging the virtual keyboard of the present invention first performs step S20 to determine whether to reschedule the virtual keyboard 15.

If the result of the determination in step S20 is affirmative, the method 2 of the present invention executes step S22 to detect that the user touches the first touch point p1 on the display 12. After step S22, the method 2 of the present invention then performs step S24 to determine the first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 based on the first touch point p1. Finally, the method 2 of the present invention performs step S28 to display a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size on the display 12.

In a specific embodiment, in step S24, the first size of the second sub-keyboard 154 is determined based on the first touch point p1. In step S28, the method 2 of the present invention displays a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size and a second sub-keyboard 154 having a second size on the display 12.

In another embodiment, in step S22, the method 2 of the present invention detects the second touch point p2 that the user touches on the display 12. After step S24, the method 2 of the present invention then performs step S26 to determine the second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 based on the second touch point p2. In step S28, the method 2 of the present invention displays a first sub-keyboard 152 having a first size and a second sub-keyboard 154 having a second size on the display 12.

In a preferred embodiment, display 12 has a first corner position c1 and a second corner position c2. The first size of the first sub-keyboard 15 is determined according to a first distance d1 between the first touch point p1 and the first corner position c1. The second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 is determined according to the second distance d2 between the second touch point p2 and the second corner position c2. In practical applications, the handheld electronic device 1 is generally placed in the direction of placement. The first corner position c1 is located at a lower left corner position relative to the placement direction. The second corner position c2 is located at a lower right corner relative to the placement direction.

In a preferred embodiment, the touch screen 14 has a first edge E1 and a second edge E2. The first size of the first sub-keyboard 152 is determined according to the first vertical distance d3 of the first touch point p1 to the first edge E1. The second size of the second sub-keyboard 154 is determined according to the second vertical distance d4 of the second touch point p2 to the second edge E2. In practical applications, the handheld electronic device 1 is generally placed in the direction of placement. The first edge E1 is relative to the left edge of the placement direction. The second edge E2 is relative to the right edge of the placement direction.

In another preferred embodiment, the method 2 of the present invention senses that the user's finger is near the approximate point position displayed above the first sub-keyboard 152 on the display 12, and the first sub-keyboard 152 is enlarged at the approach point. The virtual button 156 below the location and the adjacent virtual button 156 of the virtual button 156 are zoomed out.

In one embodiment, the first sub-keyboard 152 includes a display font adjustment key. The user can adjust the size of a plurality of fonts typed and displayed on the display 12 via the virtual keyboard 15 by displaying a font adjustment key.

Through the above detailed description of the present invention, the handheld electronic device of the present invention and the arrangement method of the virtual keyboard displayed thereon can be clearly understood, and the virtual keyboard can be automatically arranged and adjusted according to the difference of the user's fingers. The size of the keyboard.

The features and spirit of the present invention are intended to be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents that are within the scope of the invention as claimed. Therefore, the scope of the patent application of the present invention should be construed broadly in the light of the above description, so that it covers all possible changes and arrangements.

1‧‧‧Handheld electronic device

10‧‧‧ body

12‧‧‧ display

14‧‧‧ touch screen

15‧‧‧Virtual keyboard

152‧‧‧ first sub keyboard

154‧‧‧ second sub keyboard

156‧‧‧ button

157‧‧‧Display font adjustment button

158‧‧‧ button

16‧‧‧Processing/Control Unit

17‧‧‧ touch pad

172‧‧‧ function keys

18‧‧‧Gyro

19a, 19b‧‧‧ proximity sensor

F1‧‧‧first finger

F2‧‧‧second finger

P1‧‧‧ first touch point

P2‧‧‧second touch point

L‧‧‧ longitudinal direction

C1‧‧‧Lower corner position

C2‧‧‧ bottom right position

D1‧‧‧first distance

D2‧‧‧Second distance

E1‧‧‧ first side

E2‧‧‧ second edge

D3‧‧‧first vertical distance

D4‧‧‧second vertical distance

T‧‧‧ transverse direction

2‧‧‧How to arrange a virtual keyboard

S20~S28‧‧‧ Process steps

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of a handheld electronic device of the present invention.

Figures 2 through 5 are schematic views of the appearance of the handheld electronic device and the response under user operation.

Figure 6 is a schematic view showing the appearance of another preferred embodiment of the handheld electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a specific embodiment of the handheld electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a method for arranging a virtual keyboard of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Handheld electronic device

10‧‧‧ body

12‧‧‧ display

14‧‧‧ touch screen

15‧‧‧Virtual keyboard

152‧‧‧ first sub keyboard

154‧‧‧ second sub keyboard

156‧‧‧ button

158‧‧‧ button

17‧‧‧ touch pad

172‧‧‧ function keys

L‧‧‧ longitudinal direction

C1‧‧‧Lower corner position

C2‧‧‧ bottom right position

E1‧‧‧ first side

E2‧‧‧ second edge

Claims (14)

A handheld electronic device includes: a display; a touch screen disposed on the display; and a processing/control unit electrically connected to the display and the touch screen respectively for receiving the touch screen Detecting a first touch point touched by a user on the display, determining a first size of one of the first sub-keyboards of one of the virtual keyboards based on the first touch point, and displaying the first size The first sub-keyboard is on the display. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing/control unit determines a second size of one of the second sub-keyboards of the virtual keyboard based on the first touch point, and displays the second size The second sub-keyboard is on the display. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, further comprising at least two proximity sensors coupled to the processing/control unit, the processing/control unit sensing the user via the at least two proximity sensors One of the fingers is close to one of the first sub-keyboards on the display, and the virtual key is located below the first sub-keyboard, and the virtual key of the virtual key is reduced. . The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first sub-keyboard comprises a display font adjustment button, and the user can adjust the font type adjustment key to be typed on the virtual keyboard and displayed on the display. The size of the font. The handheld electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing/control unit detects, via the touch screen, the second touch point touched by the user on the display, based on the second touch point Decide on the second child of the virtual keyboard One of the keyboards is of a second size and the second sub-keyboard having the second size is displayed on the display. The handheld electronic device of claim 5, further comprising a gyroscope electrically connected to the processing/control unit for detecting a placement direction of the handheld electronic device, wherein the touch The screen has a lower left corner position relative to the placement direction and a lower right corner position, and the first size of the first sub-keyboard is based on a first distance between the first touch point and the lower left corner position It is determined that the second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to a second distance between the second touch point and the lower right corner position. The handheld electronic device of claim 5, further comprising a gyroscope electrically connected to the processing/control unit for detecting a placement direction of the handheld electronic device, wherein the touch The screen has a left edge and a right edge relative to the display direction, and the first size of the first sub-keyboard is determined according to a first vertical distance from the first touch point to the left edge, the first The second size of the two sub-keyboards is determined according to a second vertical distance from the second touch point to the right edge. A method for arranging a virtual keyboard, the virtual keyboard being displayed on a display of a handheld electronic device, the virtual keyboard comprising a first sub-keyboard, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a user touching the display a first touch point; determining a first size of the first sub-keyboard based on the first touch point; and displaying the first sub-keyboard having the first size on the display. The method of claim 8, wherein the virtual keyboard further comprises a second sub-keyboard, the method further comprising the step of: determining a second size of the second sub-keyboard based on the first touch point; And displaying the second sub-keyboard having the second size on the display. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of: sensing one of the user's fingers to approach a point of proximity of the first sub-keyboard displayed on the display; and zooming in that the first sub-keyboard is located Close one of the virtual buttons below the point position and zoom out the adjacent virtual buttons of the virtual button. The method of claim 8, wherein the first sub-keyboard includes a display font adjustment key, and the user can adjust a plurality of fonts typed on the display and displayed on the display by the display font adjustment key. size. The method of claim 8, wherein the virtual keyboard further comprises a second sub-keyboard, the method further comprising the steps of: detecting that the user touches a second touch point on the display; a second touch point determines a second size of the second sub-keyboard; and displays the second sub-keyboard having the second size on the display. The method of claim 12, wherein the display has a first corner position and a second corner position, the first size of the first sub-keyboard being based on the first touch point and the first corner position One of the first distances determines that the second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to a second distance between the second touch point and the second corner position. The method of claim 12, wherein the display has a first edge and a second edge, the first size of the first sub-keyboard is first according to the first touch point to the first edge The vertical distance determines that the second size of the second sub-keyboard is determined according to a second vertical distance from the second touch point to the second edge.