Method, device and system for acquiring virtual keyboard

• US 9,081,486 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: He, Zhiqiang, Luo, Chunhua, Guo, Cheng, Ma, Liang, Zheng, Yuankun, Tian, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sun, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/981,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20140047374A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,299 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• 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

Embodiments, relating to the field of virtual keyboard technologies, of the present invention provide a method for acquiring a virtual keyboard key. The method includes: receiving layout of a universal virtual keyboard and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from a server; acquiring a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and acquiring a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal is acquired according to the identifier of the terminal and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, and a universal virtual keyboard is acquired according to layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal. In this way, virtual keyboards of different terminals have uniform user interface display, thereby reducing operation costs of users to adapt different virtual keyboards due to use of different terminals, and improving user experience.

Claims

1. A method for acquiring a virtual keyboard, comprising:

receiving, by a terminal, layout of a universal virtual keyboard, and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from a server, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal;

acquiring, by the terminal, a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to an identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

generating, by the terminal, a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers, the acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables specifically comprises:

acquiring the identifier of the terminal, and querying the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal;

sending a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table to the server, wherein the request carries the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal; and

receiving a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal from the server.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, the acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables specifically comprises:

acquiring the identifier of the terminal, and querying the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal does not exist in the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, prior to the acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, the method further comprises:

sending a request for updating the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

receiving an updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from the server, and replacing a locally stored mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables with the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal, the method further comprises:

acquiring a key-press event generated by a user when pressing a key on the universal virtual keyboard; and

querying the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a key value corresponding to the key-press event, and synchronously caching the key value.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal, the method further comprises:

acquiring an input method that is carried in and corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table, and/or picture information corresponding to each of the key values in the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table.

7. A method for sending a virtual keyboard, comprising:

acquiring, by a server, layout of a universal virtual keyboard, and a preset mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal; and

sending , by a server, the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables to a terminal to enable the terminal to acquire a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to an identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, and generate

a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the acquiring a preset mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables specifically comprises:

acquiring terminal identifiers, and virtual keyboard key value mapping tables corresponding to the terminal identifiers; and

generating a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers, the enabling the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables specifically comprises:

enabling the terminal to acquire the identifier of the terminal, and query the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal;

receiving a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table from the server, wherein the request carries the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal; and

sending the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier to the terminal.

10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

sending an input method corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table, and/or picture information corresponding to each of the key values in the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table to the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein when the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal does not exist in the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, prior to the enabling the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, the method further comprises:

receiving a request for updating the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from the terminal; and

when an updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is available, sending the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables to the terminal to enable the terminal to replace a locally stored mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables with the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

13. A method for acquiring a virtual keyboard, comprising:

sending, by a terminal, a universal virtual keyboard acquisition request, wherein the request carries an identifier of a terminal;

receiving, by the terminal, layout of a universal virtual keyboard, and a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal from a server, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal; and

generating, by the terminal, a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard, and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.

14. A method for sending a virtual keyboard, comprising:

receiving, by a server, a universal virtual keyboard acquisition request from a terminal, wherein the request carries an identifier of the terminal;

querying, by the server, the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal; and

sending, by the server, the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal to enable the terminal to generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal.

15. A terminal, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory for storing a program, wherein the program, when being executed by the one or more processors, causes the terminal to perform the following operations;

receiving layout of a universal virtual keyboard, and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from a server, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal;

acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of a terminal according to an identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.

16. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

acquiring the identifier of the terminal, and querying the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal, when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers;

sending a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table to the server, wherein the request carries the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal; and

receiving a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal from the server.

17. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

acquiring the identifier of the terminal, and query the mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal, when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

18. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the programs include instructions for performing the following operations:

sending a request for updating the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

receiving an updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from the server, and replacing a locally stored mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables with the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

19. The terminal according to claim15, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

acquiring a key-press event generated by a user when pressing a key on the universal virtual keyboard; and

querying the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a key value corresponding to the key-press event, and synchronously caching the key value.

20. The terminal according to claim 15, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

acquiring an input method that is carried in and corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table; and

/or

acquiring picture information corresponding to each of the key values in the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table.

21. A server, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory for storing a program, wherein the program, when being executed by the one or more processors, causes the server to perform the following operations;

acquiring a preset mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal; and

sending layout of a universal virtual keyboard and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables to a terminal to enable the terminal to acquire a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to-an identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables, and generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal by the server.

22. The server according to claim 21, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

acquiring terminal identifiers, and virtual keyboard key value mapping tables corresponding to the terminal identifiers; and

generating a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

23. The server according to claim 21, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

receiving a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table from the terminal, wherein the request carries the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal, when the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifiers; and

sending a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table identifier corresponding to the identifier of the terminal to the terminal.

24. The server according to claim 21, wherein the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is specifically a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

25. The server according to claim 21, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

sending an input method corresponding to the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table; and

/or

sending picture information corresponding to each of the key values in the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table to the terminal.

26. The server according to claim 22, wherein the program comprises instructions for performing the following operations:

receiving a request for updating the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from the terminal; and

when an updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables is available, sending the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables to the terminal to enable the terminal to replace a locally stored mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables with the updated mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.

27. A terminal, comprising:

one or more processors; and

A memory for storing a program, wherein the program, when being executed by the one or more processors, causes the terminal to perform the following operations;

sending a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard, wherein the request carries an identifier of a terminal;

receiving layout of a universal virtual keyboard, and a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal from a server, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal; and

generating a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal.

28. A server, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory for storing a program, wherein the program, when being executed by the one or more processors, causes the terminal to perform the following operations;

receiving a request for acquiring a universal virtual keyboard from a terminal, wherein the request carries an identifier of the terminal;

querying a mapping relationship between terminal identifiers and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables according to the identifier of the terminal to acquire a universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal; and

sending layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table corresponding to the identifier of the terminal to enable the terminal to generate a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal.

29. A system for acquiring a virtual keyboard, comprising at least one terminal and a server;

wherein

the terminal is configured to;

receive layout of a universal virtual keyboard and a mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables from the server;

acquire a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to an identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

generate a universal virtual keyboard according to the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table of the terminal, the universal virtual keyboard being a virtual keyboard with the same layout when being displayed in any model of terminal; and

the server is configured to;

acquire a preset mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables; and

send the layout of the universal virtual keyboard and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables to the terminal to enable the terminal to generate a corresponding universal virtual keyboard key value mapping table according to the identifier of the terminal and the mapping relationship between terminals and universal virtual keyboard key value mapping tables.