CN101770298B - Input device and input method - Google Patents
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The invention provides an input device, which comprises a reading module, an identification module and a transmitting module, wherein the reading module is used for reading at least one convex and/or concave structure to acquire at least one piece of input information; the identification module is connected with the reading module and is used for identifying the at least one piece of input information as at least one input value; and the transmitting module is connected with the identification module and is used for transmitting the at least one input value to processing equipment. The invention also provides an input method, which comprises: a reading step of reading the at least one convex and/or concave structure to acquire the at least one piece of input information; an identification step of identifying the at least one piece of input information as the at least one input value; and a transmitting step of transmitting the at least one input value to the processing equipment. Through the technical scheme of the invention, convenience to user operations is improved and hardware cost is reduced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to computer realm, relate more specifically to a kind of input media and input method.
Background technology
For miniature portable equipment, the keyboard input is a key issue always.Because miniature portable equipment can not have bigger spatial design QWERTY keyboard usually, so can influence user's input speed and convenience.
If carry the traditional standard keyboard, both inconvenience was unactual yet.
Therefore, need a kind of input media, so that can improve the convenience of user's input.
Summary of the invention
To the problems referred to above, one of the object of the invention is to provide a kind of input media, to improve the convenience that the user uses.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of input media is provided, has comprised: read module, be used to read at least one structure protruding and/or depression, obtain at least one input information; Identification module is connected with read module, is used at least one input information is identified as at least one input value; Sending module is connected with identification module, is used at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
Wherein, read module comprises: surface of contact, the structure that is used for and/or depression protruding with at least one contacts.
Wherein, surface of contact is made up of the switch arrays that intersect in length and breadth.
Wherein, surface of contact is resistor-type or capacitor type multiconductor interface.
Wherein, surface of contact is plane or curved surface.
Wherein, the front end of read module is provided with the mechanism that has the key journey, and the mechanism that has the key journey is used for reading at the after-stage of key journey the structure of convexity and/or depression, perhaps is used for reading in the touch stage that does not produce the key journey structure of convexity and/or depression.
Wherein, be provided with pressure transducer in the read module, be used to obtain the pressure parameter of surface of contact.
Wherein, identification module is identified as input value with pressure parameter.
Wherein, identification module comprises: shape analysis module in position is used to scan the position shape information of the structure of the protruding and/or depression that read module reads, and the position shape information is identified as input value.
Wherein, sending module is sent to treatment facility with wired or wireless mode with at least one input value.
Wherein, structure protruding and/or depression comprises one or more in following: the dots structure of projection/depression, list structure, block structure, polygonized structure and visual character, pattern be lattice structure clocklike perhaps.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of input method is provided, has comprised: read step, read at least one structure protruding and/or depression, obtain at least one input information; Identification step is identified as at least one input value with at least one input information; And forwarding step, at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
Wherein, read step comprises: the step that structure protruding with at least one and/or depression contacts.
Wherein, read step comprises: the step that obtains the pressure parameter that structure produced of protruding and/or depression.
Wherein, may further comprise the steps in the identification step: pressure parameter is identified as input value.
Wherein, may further comprise the steps in the read step: the position shape information that obtains the structure of protruding and/or depression.
Wherein, identification step comprises: the step that the position shape information is identified as input value.
Wherein, in forwarding step, at least one input value is sent to treatment facility with wired or wireless mode.
Realized following beneficial effect through technical scheme of the present invention: the convenience that has improved user's input; Do not receive the size restrictions of equipment, can select the keyboard of suitable dimension for use; It is extremely thin that keyboard can be done; And keyboard can be passive, portable, and price can be very cheap.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is an input media synoptic diagram according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the operation chart of input media according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b are respectively the front elevation and the side views of portable keyboard according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the layout synoptic diagram of keyboard projecting point according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b are the layout synoptic diagram of keyboard projecting point in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is an input media synoptic diagram in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 7 is an input method process flow diagram according to an embodiment of the invention.
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With reference to accompanying drawing, specify embodiment of the present invention below.
Fig. 1 is an input media synoptic diagram according to an embodiment of the invention.
This input media comprises: read module 102, be used to read at least one structure protruding and/or depression, and obtain at least one input information; Identification module 104 is connected with read module, is used at least one input information is identified as at least one input value; Sending module 106 is connected with identification module, is used at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
Wherein, read module comprises: surface of contact, the structure that is used for and/or depression protruding with at least one contacts.
Wherein, surface of contact can be made up of the switch arrays that intersect in length and breadth.
Wherein, surface of contact is resistor-type or capacitor type multiconductor interface.
Wherein, surface of contact can be that the plane also can be a curved surface.
Wherein, the front end of read module is provided with the mechanism that has the key journey, and the mechanism that has the key journey is used for reading at the after-stage of key journey the structure of convexity and/or depression, perhaps is used for reading in the touch stage that does not produce the key journey structure of convexity and/or depression.
Wherein, can be provided with pressure transducer in the read module, be used to obtain the pressure parameter of surface of contact.
Wherein, identification module can be identified as input value with pressure parameter.
Wherein, identification module comprises: shape analysis module in position is used to scan the position shape information of the structure of the protruding and/or depression that read module reads, and the position shape information is identified as input value.
Wherein, sending module is sent to treatment facility with wired or wireless mode with at least one input value.
Wherein, structure protruding and/or depression comprises one or more in following: the dots structure of projection/depression, list structure, block structure, polygonized structure and visual character, pattern be lattice structure clocklike perhaps.
Fig. 2 is the operation chart of input media according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 2, keyboard 202 has been shown, input media 204, and interactive information treatment facility 206 among the figure.Input media according to the embodiment of the invention reads this keyboard 202, and the result that will read is sent to interactive information treatment facility 206.
Wherein, keyboard 202 is distributed with a plurality of keypads on it, one or more projecting points that distributing on each keypad, and the projecting point on each keypad can be represented different input informations respectively;
Input media 204 is used to read the projecting point on the keyboard, obtains input information; Said input information is identified as at least one input value; And said at least one input value is sent to interactive information treatment facility 206,206 pairs of input values of interactive information treatment facility are handled, and form input signal, are input in the relevant device.
Wherein, input media 204 comprises: read module, be used to read at least one projecting point, and obtain at least one input information; Identification module is connected with read module, is used at least one input information is identified as at least one input value; Sending module is connected with identification module, is used at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
Wherein, read module comprises surface of contact, is used to push the projecting point on the corresponding keypad of keyboard, obtains input information; Identification module, the scanning surface of contact is identified as at least one input value with said input information; The input value of being obtained is delivered to interactive information treatment facility 206 to be handled.
Wherein, above-mentioned keyboard can be passive, and can be rigidity or flexible.
Wherein, in above-mentioned keyboard, visual character, pattern or the clocklike outstanding dot matrix of projection can be set, on different keypads so that distinguish different input values.
Wherein, for the same keypad on the keyboard, can produce identical or different input value according to different input.
In above-mentioned keyboard, obviously, projecting point also can change following structure into: the dots structure of projection/depression, list structure, block structure, polygonized structure and visual character, pattern be lattice structure clocklike perhaps.
In addition, keyboard also can be extremely thin, as long as its bossing can be transfused to device identification.
The surface of contact that the surface of input media is normally flat, but also some bendings can be arranged, be used for contacting the dot matrix of keypad.
In addition, surface of contact can be formed (its density is usually above the dot matrix maximal density of keypad) by the switch arrays that intersect in length and breadth; When this face touches dot matrix; Can discern the distribution situation of dot matrix, (and contact dynamics) discerned said input value thus; And through circuit, with the dot matrix distributed data with (or) the dynamics data are sent to signal identifying apparatus.
In above-mentioned input media, surface of contact is resistor-type or capacitor type multiconductor interface.And the surface of contact of input media is plane or curved surface.
Above-mentioned input media through hand-held, finger is worn or the mode of mechanical grip is used separately or a plurality ofly use together.
Preferably; In above-mentioned input media, the front end of input media is provided with the mechanism that has the key journey, and the mechanism that has the key journey reads input value at the after-stage of key journey; Perhaps produce preparatory input value, and read input value at key journey after-stage in the touch stage that does not produce the key journey.
Preferably, in above-mentioned input media, be provided with pressure transducer, the pressure parameter when being used to obtain button.
Preferably, in above-mentioned input media, judged whether input according to pressure parameter, perhaps the difference according to pressure parameter is judged as the different input information of expression.
Preferably, can be convenient to directly distinguish different keys through dot matrix arrangement clocklike through touching.(for example braille).
Different input, the same keypad on the keyboard can produce same input signal.Different input, the same keypad on the keyboard also can produce different input signals.Difference by input media is distinguished.
Input media can be one, and a surface of contact is arranged.Input media also can be a plurality of, and each has a surface of contact, and gives the interactive information treatment facility with signal respectively.
Input media also can be made up of (for example being used for fingerstall) a plurality of surface of contact, and the comprehensive information of all surface of contact, delivers the mutual information treatment facility again.
Thereby input media is mainly used in the raised or sunken structure on the keyboard is discerned the acquisition input value.
Wherein, surface of contact is positioned at an end of input media.Flat face is arranged usually, and (can be the plane, also can be the face that certain camber is arranged.There is the face of certain camber can let the user read from some angle of deflection.In addition, if input media is the fingerstall that is used to be placed on the finger, also need this face that certain camber is arranged.Read surface of contact can discern simultaneously a plurality of contact points with (or) pressure on it.
Identification module, the contact point information that reads on the surface of contact is obtained in scanning, for example can be positional information.Can also obtain pressure parameter through pressure transducer.Integrated signal can be positional information with (or) pressure information.
Signal transmitter through wired (perhaps wireless) mode, is given the interactive information treatment facility with the signal of signal synthesizer.
In addition, the pressure parameter that input media can be when being provided with pressure transducer and obtaining keystroke; Input media can also be provided with the key range device, during keystroke, when pressure is big, produces the sense of key journey.
In addition, can utilize pressure parameter to represent other information, for example capital and small letter perhaps is used to intensity of representing firepower or the like in recreation.
Put it briefly, this input media operating process is following:
The surface of contact of input media touches by on the keyboard that has projecting point or depression points, obtains at least one input information, and said input information is identified as corresponding input value.The input value signal sends the interactive information treatment facility by input media to through wired or wireless mode.The interactive information treatment facility is according to input value, pressure and which input media signal synthesis such as to read by and predetermined input signal.And send relevant device to use the corresponding signal.
Combine keyboard provided by the invention among this embodiment, described input media of the present invention.Obviously, the use of this input media is not limited to only combine keyboard provided by the present invention.Aforesaid, any depression and/or protruding structure may be used to input media of the present invention.
Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b are respectively the front elevation and the side views of portable keyboard according to an embodiment of the invention.
Shown in Fig. 3 a, distributing on the keyboard, (frame of broken lines is signal just in some input value districts that can obviously distinguish.In fact not essential).Protruding some points are arranged in the input value district.If it is different that the distribution of the point in each keypad can be identified as, then form different input values.
Keyboard side view 3b demonstrates these projecting points from the side.
The distribution of the projecting point in each input value district can be various.Key is that distribution is differentiable.Therefore, can use number a little, the phase mutual edge distance of point, the shape of point, variety of ways such as the size difference of point.
Fig. 4 is the layout synoptic diagram of keyboard projecting point according to an embodiment of the invention.
Wherein show the layout of a kind of 9 projecting points on the portable keyboard.
Empty frame and imaginary point are just represented the position relation among the figure.When actual projecting point is on the relevant position, just can represent different input values.Obviously, the layout of projecting point can also have multiple mode.
In case of necessity, also to consider to tilt, rotate in addition part touch by resolvability, that is to say, when touching, also can tell the corresponding input value of these projecting points place keypads by the part projecting point in each keypad.
Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b are the layout synoptic diagram of the input value projecting point of keyboard in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
According to the portable keyboard of this embodiment, the layout of its input value projecting point also can adopt the layout of similar braille, helps standardization like this.
Show a kind of digital braille keyboard input-value and a kind of English one-level braille keyboard input-value among Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b respectively.
Obviously, the projecting point of portable keyboard of the present invention is arranged can also adopt other multiple modes, for example changes position or its combination of projecting point, or changes shape of projecting point or the like.
Fig. 6 is an input media synoptic diagram in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
This input media is compared with the input media in the previous embodiment, and the difference part is that it only comprises read module, does not comprise identification module and sending module, and identification and the function of sending are accomplished by treatment facility.The process of its read operation and above-mentioned basic identical no longer repeats here.
Fig. 7 is an input method process flow diagram according to an embodiment of the invention.
This input method comprises: read step, read at least one structure protruding and/or depression, and obtain at least one input information; Identification step is identified as at least one input value with at least one input information; And forwarding step, at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
Wherein, read step comprises: the step that structure protruding with at least one and/or depression contacts.
Wherein, read step comprises: the step that obtains the pressure parameter that structure produced of protruding and/or depression.
Wherein, may further comprise the steps in the identification step: pressure parameter is identified as input value.
Wherein, may further comprise the steps in the read step: the position shape information that obtains the structure of protruding and/or depression.
Wherein, identification step comprises: the step that the position shape information is identified as input value.
Wherein, in forwarding step, at least one input value is sent to treatment facility with wired or wireless mode.
In sum, realized following technique effect through technical scheme of the present invention:
1. do not receive the size restrictions of equipment, can select the keyboard of suitable dimension for use
2. can adopt passive portable keyboard, and price can be very cheap.
3. easy to operate.
More than be merely embodiments of the invention, be not limited to the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.All within spirit of the present invention and principle, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within the claim scope of the present invention.
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1. an input media is characterized in that, comprising:
Read module is used to read at least one structure protruding and/or depression, obtains at least one input information, and wherein, said read module comprises: surface of contact is used for contacting with said at least one structure protruding and/or depression;
Identification module is connected with said read module, is used for said at least one input information is identified as at least one input value;
Sending module is connected with said identification module, is used for said at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
2. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said surface of contact is made up of the switch arrays that intersect in length and breadth.
3. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said surface of contact is resistor-type or capacitor type multiconductor interface.
4. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said surface of contact is plane or curved surface.
5. input media according to claim 1; It is characterized in that; The front end of said read module is provided with the mechanism that has the key journey; The said mechanism that has the key journey is used for reading at the after-stage of key journey the structure of said convexity and/or depression, perhaps is used for reading in the touch stage that does not produce the key journey structure of said convexity and/or depression.
6. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, is provided with pressure transducer in the said read module, is used to obtain the pressure parameter of said surface of contact.
7. input media according to claim 6 is characterized in that said identification module is identified as input value with said pressure parameter.
8. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said identification module comprises:
Shape analysis module in position is used to scan the position shape information of the structure of said convexity that said read module reads and/or depression, and said position shape information is identified as input value.
9. input media according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said sending module is sent to treatment facility with wired or wireless mode with said at least one input value.
10. according to each described input media in the aforementioned claim; It is characterized in that the structure of said convexity and/or depression comprises one or more in following: the dots structure of projection/depression, list structure, block structure, polygonized structure and visual character, pattern or lattice structure clocklike.
11. an input method is characterized in that, comprising:
Read step reads at least one structure protruding and/or depression, obtains at least one input information, and wherein, said read step comprises: the step that contacts with said at least one structure protruding and/or depression;
Identification step is identified as at least one input value with said at least one input information; And
Forwarding step is sent to treatment facility with said at least one input value.
12. input method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, said read step comprises:
Obtain the step of the said pressure parameter that structure produced of said convexity and/or depression.
13. input method according to claim 12 is characterized in that said identification step comprises:
Said pressure parameter is identified as the step of input value.
14. input method according to claim 11 is characterized in that said read step comprises:
Obtain the step of position shape information of the structure of said convexity and/or depression.
15. input method according to claim 14 is characterized in that, said identification step comprises:
Said position shape information is identified as the step of input value.
16. input method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in said forwarding step, with wired or wireless mode said at least one input value is sent to treatment facility.
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