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Virtual keyboard layout method and keyboard

A technology of virtual keyboard and layout method, which is applied in the direction of instruments, electrical digital data processing, digital data processing parts, etc., can solve the problems of operation fatigue, virtual keyboard is not suitable for one-handed thumb operation, etc., so as to improve comfort and facilitate use Effect

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-14
ZTE CORP
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[0007] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a virtual keyboard layout method and keyboard to optimize the layout of the existing virtual keyboard and solve the problem that the existing virtual keyboard is not suitable for one-handed thumb operation and easily causes operational fatigue

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[0069] 1) Arrange setting keys, input prompt and selection keys, and delete keys on the first arc area, and arrange mutually independent number keys, asterisk keys, and pound keys on other arc areas. For example, arrange numbers 1 to 6 six numeric keys in the second arc area adjacent to the first arc area, and arrange five numbers 7 to 0 in the third arc area adjacent to the second arc area key, an asterisk key and a pound key are arranged in the fourth arc area adjacent to the third arc area.

[0070] 2) Attach punctuation input and space input to two numeric keys respectively, and attach English letters A to Z to other numeric keys in groups of three or four. For example, the punctuation input is attached to the number key corresponding to the number 1, the space input is attached to the number key corresponding to the number 0, and the English letters A to O are attached to each of the numbers 2 to 6 in groups of three. On the number keys, English letters P to S, T to V, W...

Embodiment 2

[0073] 1) arrange setting key, punctuation key, input prompt and selection key, space bar and delete key on the first arc zone;

[0074] 2) Arranging mutually independent English letter keys on other arc-shaped areas, and attaching numbers 0 to 9 to different English letter keys respectively.

[0075] For example, arrange ten English letter keys of English letters A to J in the second arc area adjacent to the above-mentioned first arc area, and attach numbers 0 to 9 to the English letter keys corresponding to English letters A to J respectively. Arrange eight English letter keys of English letters K to R in the third arc-shaped area next to the above-mentioned second arc-shaped area. Arrange five English letter keys from S to W in the fourth arc area adjacent to the third arc area. Arrange three English letter keys from X to Z in the fifth arc-shaped area adjacent to the above-mentioned fourth arc-shaped area.

[0076] The virtual keyboard obtained by the method layout of em...

Embodiment 3

[0078] 1) Arranging setting keys, input prompts, selection keys, and delete keys on the first arc zone;

[0079] 2) Arrange mutually independent number keys, asterisk keys, and pound keys on other arc-shaped areas, and attach English letters A to X to the above-mentioned number keys, the above-mentioned asterisk keys, and the above-mentioned number keys respectively in groups of two. number key;

[0080] For example, seven numeric keys with numbers 1 to 7 are arranged in the second arc area adjacent to the first arc area, and the English letters A to N are attached to each of the numbers 1 to 7 in groups of two. on the number keys;

[0081] Arrange numbers 8 to 0 three number keys and asterisk key, pound key in the third arc area adjacent to the above-mentioned second arc area, and set the English letters O to T in groups of two with the number 8 On each number key corresponding to 0, English letters U and V are attached to the above-mentioned asterisk key, and English lette...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a virtual keyboard layout method and a keyboard. The method comprises the following steps of: setting the shape of the virtual keyboard such that the shape of the virtual keyboard corresponds to an activity area of the thumb; dividing the virtual keyboard into a plurality of arc regions, and arranging character keys or control keys on each arc region, specifically, arranging a setting key, an input prompting and selecting key and a deleting key on a first arc region, arranging independent figure keys, an asterisk key and a pound sign key in other arc regions, and respectively attaching every two English letters on each figure key, the asterisk key and the pound sign key. In the method of the invention, each key is arranged in the activity area of the thumb, and the thumb can flexibly click the keys and input characters in the activity area of the thumb, thus, the thumb is free from doing extreme activities, and the comfortableness of inputting the characters by one hand is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an input keyboard of an electronic device, in particular to a virtual keyboard layout method and a keyboard applied to a touch screen of an electronic device. Background technique [0002] Along with the development of science and technology, handheld electronic devices (hereinafter referred to as handheld devices) such as mobile phones, handheld computers, handheld game consoles, handheld music players, and handheld movie players have become more and more popular. Generally, the front of the handheld device is a touch display screen (hereinafter referred to as the touch screen), and the touch screen often occupies most of the front area, and there are only a few physical buttons next to the touch screen. When inputting text on this handheld device, it is necessary to click on the virtual keyboard on the touch screen to input. [0003] figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the layout structure of a virtual keyboard provided b...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048G06F3/041G06F3/0488
CPCG06F3/0216G06F1/1643G06F1/1664G06F3/04886
Inventor 胡蝶
Owner ZTE CORP
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