Virtual soft keyboard in a sector area of an input interface
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- displaying an input interface on a touch display screen, the input interface comprising a virtual soft keyboard displayed in a sector area around a first corner or second corner of the input interface, the virtual soft keyboard comprising;
one or more key bars in sector ring shapes distributed in a sequence from outside to inside in the sector area,a term selection area displayed in an outermost sector ring in the sector area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes, anda character key area including a sector section or sector ring displayed adjacent to the term selection area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes;
receiving an input operation by a user through the virtual soft keyboard;
determining whether at least one candidate term corresponding to the input operation exists, in response to receiving the input operation;
displaying the at least one candidate term in the term selection area when the at least one candidate term exists;
receiving an input selection to the term selection area selecting a candidate term from among the at least one candidate term displayed in the term selection area; and
displaying, in an area of the input interface other than the virtual soft keyboard, input information including the candidate term selected via the input selection.
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Abstract
An input method is provided by embodiments of the present invention, relating to the communications field, and invented to improve the input experience of a user. The input method includes: providing an input interface on a touch display screen, where the input interface includes a virtual soft keyboard distributed in a sector area around a lower left corner or lower right corner of the input interface; receiving an input instruction which is input by a user through the virtual soft keyboard; and displaying input information corresponding to the input instruction. An input apparatus and a terminal device are also provided by embodiments of the present invention. The present invention is applicable to a mobile device or a handheld device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying an input interface on a touch display screen, the input interface comprising a virtual soft keyboard displayed in a sector area around a first corner or second corner of the input interface, the virtual soft keyboard comprising; one or more key bars in sector ring shapes distributed in a sequence from outside to inside in the sector area, a term selection area displayed in an outermost sector ring in the sector area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes, and a character key area including a sector section or sector ring displayed adjacent to the term selection area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes; receiving an input operation by a user through the virtual soft keyboard; determining whether at least one candidate term corresponding to the input operation exists, in response to receiving the input operation; displaying the at least one candidate term in the term selection area when the at least one candidate term exists; receiving an input selection to the term selection area selecting a candidate term from among the at least one candidate term displayed in the term selection area; and displaying, in an area of the input interface other than the virtual soft keyboard, input information including the candidate term selected via the input selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a touch display screen; a memory configured to store instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the apparatus to; display an input interface on the touch display screen, the input interface comprising a virtual soft keyboard displayed in a sector area around a first corner or second corner of the input interface, the virtual soft keyboard comprising; one or more key bars in sector ring shapes distributed in a sequence from outside to inside in the sector area, a term selection area displayed in an outermost sector ring in the sector area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes, and a character key area including a sector section or sector ring displayed adjacent to the term selection area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes; receive an input operation by a user through the virtual soft keyboard; determine whether at least one candidate term corresponding to the input operation exists, in response to receiving the input operation; display the at least one candidate term in the term selection area when the at least one candidate term exists; receive an input selection to the term selection area selecting a candidate term from among the at least one candidate term displayed in the term selection area; and display, in an area of the input interface other than the virtual soft keyboard, input information including the candidate term selected via the input selection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of:
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displaying an input interface on a touch display screen, the input interface comprising a virtual soft keyboard displayed in a sector area around a first corner or second corner of the input interface, the virtual soft keyboard comprising; one or more key bars in sector ring shapes distributed in a sequence from outside to inside in the sector area, a term selection area displayed in an outermost sector ring in the sector area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes, and a character key area including a sector section or sector ring displayed adjacent to the term selection area and including one or more key bars in sector ring shapes; receiving an input operation by a user through the virtual soft keyboard; determining whether at least one candidate term corresponding to the input operation exists, in response to receiving the input operation; displaying the at least one candidate term in the term selection area when the at least one candidate term exists; receiving an input selection to the term selection area selecting a candidate term from among the at least one candidate term displayed in the term selection area; and displaying, in an area of the input interface other than the virtual soft keyboard, input information including the candidate term selected via the input selection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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