Input method for touch screen

• US 20070063984A1
• Filed: 10/12/2005
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Transpacific Plasma, LLC
• Original Assignee: Primax Electronics Limited
• Inventors: Chung, Kuo
• Application Number:
  US11/247,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20070063984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An input method for a touch screen is provided. The touch screen includes a virtual keyboard having a plurality of virtual keys. The method includes a step of displaying a possible key frame in response to the action of touching one of the virtual keys. The possible key frame includes a plurality of possible keys, which have relatively higher possibilities to be inputted after the one of the virtual keys is touched.

Claims

1. An input method for a touch screen, said touch screen comprising a virtual keyboard having a plurality of virtual keys, said method comprising a step of displaying a possible key frame in response to the action of touching one of said virtual keys, wherein said possible key frame includes a plurality of possible keys, which have relatively higher possibilities to be inputted after said one of said virtual keys is touched.

2. The input method according to claim 1 wherein said possible, key frame overlies said virtual keyboard.

3. The input method according to claim 2 wherein said possible key frame is a square frame containing nine possible keys.

4. The input method according to claim 3 wherein said virtual keyboard has the function for inputting letters in the English alphabet therevia, and said nine possible keys of said possible key frame include several alphabet keys and at least one symbolic key.

5. The input method according to claim 2 wherein said possible key frame is a rectangular frame including the numeric keys 0˜

9.

6. A handheld electronic device comprising:

a touch screen comprising a virtual keyboard having a plurality of virtual keys for inputting data therevia; and

an input control unit for displaying a possible key frame in response to the action of touching one of said virtual keys, wherein said possible key frame includes a plurality of possible keys, which have relatively higher possibilities to be inputted after said one of said virtual keys is touched.

7. The handheld electronic device according to claim 6 wherein said handheld electronic device is a mobile phone.

8. The handheld electronic device according to claim 6 wherein said handheld electronic device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

9. The handheld electronic device according to claim 6 wherein said possible key frame overlies said virtual keyboard.

10. The handheld electronic device according to claim 9 wherein said possible key frame is a square frame containing nine possible keys.

11. The handheld electronic device according to claim 10 wherein said virtual keyboard has the function for inputting letters in the English alphabet therevia, and said nine possible keys of said possible key frame include several alphabet keys and at least one symbolic key.

12. The handheld electronic device according to claim 9 wherein said possible key frame is a rectangular frame including the numeric keys 0˜

9.