INPUT METHOD AND CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
First Claim
1. An input method for an electronic device having a sensing screen, said input method comprising the following steps:
- (a) displaying a plurality of virtual keys on the sensing screen;
(b) receiving an input signal provided by the sensing screen;
(c) displaying an enlarged virtual key corresponding to the input signal on the sensing screen;
(d) detecting whether there is an input of a confirm input signal provided by the sensing screen; and
(e) outputting a virtual key code corresponding to the confirm input signal upon detection of the confirm input signal.
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Abstract
In an input method and an input system for an electronic device, an electronic device having input functionality and content displaying functionality, and a content displaying method and a displaying system for an electronic device, the electronic device is provided with a sensing screen, and the input method includes the following steps: displaying a plurality of virtual keys; receiving an input signal; displaying a corresponding enlarged virtual key on the sensing screen; and detecting whether there is an input of a confirm input signal, and outputting a virtual key code corresponding to the confirm input signal if affirmative.
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27 Claims
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1. An input method for an electronic device having a sensing screen, said input method comprising the following steps:
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(a) displaying a plurality of virtual keys on the sensing screen; (b) receiving an input signal provided by the sensing screen; (c) displaying an enlarged virtual key corresponding to the input signal on the sensing screen; (d) detecting whether there is an input of a confirm input signal provided by the sensing screen; and (e) outputting a virtual key code corresponding to the confirm input signal upon detection of the confirm input signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A content displaying method for an electronic device provided with a sensing screen, said content displaying method comprising the following steps:
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(a) displaying a graphics/text screen on the sensing screen; (b) receiving an input signal provided by the sensing screen and obtaining a touch position from the input signal; (c) displaying a local enlarged screen obtained by enlarging a portion of the graphics/text screen in the vicinity of the touch position; (d) detecting whether there is an input of a confirm input signal provided by the sensing screen; and (e) upon detection of the confirm input signal, positioning the local enlarged screen and setting the local enlarged screen to an advanced operating state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device having input functionality, comprising:
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a screen sensing input unit including a sensing screen capable of generating an input signal and a confirm input signal; and a processing unit connected electrically to said screen sensing input unit, said processing unit including a detecting module, a determining module, and a screen outputting module; wherein said screen outputting module generates a plurality of virtual keys for display on said sensing screen, said detecting module receives the input signal and the confirm input signal from said sensing screen, and said determining module enables display of a corresponding enlarged virtual key on the sensing screen through said screen outputting module for operation by a user upon detection of the input signal by said detecting module, and outputs a virtual key code corresponding to the confirm input signal upon detection of the confirm input signal by said detecting module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device having content displaying functionality, comprising:
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a screen sensing input unit including a sensing screen capable of generating an input signal and a confirm input signal, said sensing screen being capable of displaying a graphics/text screen; and a processing unit connected electrically to said screen sensing input unit and including a detecting module, a determining module, and a screen outputting module, wherein said screen outputting module is used to process the graphics/text screen for displaying by said sensing screen, said detecting module is used to receive the input signal and the confirm input signal from said sensing screen, and said determining module computes a touch position according to the input signal, said determining module enabling display on said sensing screen of a local enlarged screen in the vicinity of the touch position through said screen outputting module upon detection of the input signal by said detecting module, said determining module positioning the local enlarged screen through said screen outputting module and setting the local enlarged screen to an advanced operating state upon detection of the confirm input signal by said detecting module. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An input system for an electronic device provided with a sensing screen, said input system comprising:
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a screen outputting module for generating a plurality of virtual keys for display on the sensing screen; a detecting module for receiving an input signal and a confirm input signal from the sensing screen; and a determining module for enabling display of a corresponding enlarged virtual key on the sensing screen through said screen outputting module for operation by a user upon detection of the input signal by said detecting module, and for outputting a virtual key code corresponding to the confirm input signal upon detection of the confirm input signal by said detecting module.
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27. A content displaying system for an electronic device provided with a sensing screen capable of displaying a graphics/text screen, said content displaying system comprising:
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a screen outputting module adapted to process the graphics/text screen for display on the sensing screen; a detecting module adapted to receive an input signal and a confirm input signal from the sensing screen; and a determining module for computing a touch position according to the input signal, for enabling display on the sensing screen of a local enlarged screen in the vicinity of the touch position through said screen outputting module upon detection of the input signal by said detecting module, and for positioning the local enlarged screen through said screen outputting module and setting the local enlarged screen to an advanced operating state upon detection of the confirm input signal by said detecting module.
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Specification