Method and system for providing background contents of virtual key input device
First Claim
1. A method for providing contents to a user by using background contents of a virtual key input device on a display screen of an information communication terminal including a hardware processor, the method comprised of ordered steps executed by the processor via user input, configured to:
- access a menu of a user interface of the information communication terminal;
select a virtual key input unit from a list of virtual key input units within the user interface of the information communication terminal, wherein a language for the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of languages, a key input method of a character layout is selected from a plurality of key input methods for the virtual key input unit, and a dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of dimensional layout shape and arrangement structures, such that each of the virtual key input units corresponding to a different type of a keypad;
generate a transparent skin key input unit having boundary lines for dividing character and function keys in the transparent skin key input unit based on the selected virtual key input unit;
respond to the user'"'"'s selection of the background contents for the selected virtual key input unit on the display screen, by selecting within the user interface background contents for the selected virtual key input unit from a background contents database which stores background contents for the virtual key input units,selecting the background contents database within the user interface which includes selection of one of a contents database of background contents for personal use and a contents database of background contents for business use, andselecting within the user interface a background skin of the selected virtual key input unit based on the selected background contents according to the dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the selected virtual key input unit;
combine the generated background skin and the generated transparent skin key input unit; and
generate a combined skin of the background skin and the transparent skin key input unit and displaying by the processor, the combined skin on the display screen of the information communication terminal.
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Abstract
A method for providing a background image to a virtual key input device for display on an information communication terminal thereof supporting a touch user interface (TUI). The method includes receiving, via the information communication terminal, a selection of settings by a user for a virtual key input unit, generating the virtual key input unit using the selected settings, the virtual key input unit being transparent, receiving, via the information communication terminal, a selection of background contents by the user for the virtual key input unit, and generating a background skin based on the selected background contents, and combining the transparent virtual key input unit and the background skin.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing contents to a user by using background contents of a virtual key input device on a display screen of an information communication terminal including a hardware processor, the method comprised of ordered steps executed by the processor via user input, configured to:
access a menu of a user interface of the information communication terminal; select a virtual key input unit from a list of virtual key input units within the user interface of the information communication terminal, wherein a language for the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of languages, a key input method of a character layout is selected from a plurality of key input methods for the virtual key input unit, and a dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of dimensional layout shape and arrangement structures, such that each of the virtual key input units corresponding to a different type of a keypad; generate a transparent skin key input unit having boundary lines for dividing character and function keys in the transparent skin key input unit based on the selected virtual key input unit; respond to the user'"'"'s selection of the background contents for the selected virtual key input unit on the display screen, by selecting within the user interface background contents for the selected virtual key input unit from a background contents database which stores background contents for the virtual key input units, selecting the background contents database within the user interface which includes selection of one of a contents database of background contents for personal use and a contents database of background contents for business use, and selecting within the user interface a background skin of the selected virtual key input unit based on the selected background contents according to the dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the selected virtual key input unit; combine the generated background skin and the generated transparent skin key input unit; and generate a combined skin of the background skin and the transparent skin key input unit and displaying by the processor, the combined skin on the display screen of the information communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing contents to a user by using background contents of a virtual key input device on a display screen of an information communication terminal including a hardware processor configured to access a menu of a user interface of the information communication terminal, the system comprising:
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a background contents database configured to store background contents for virtual key input units of the information communication terminal, wherein the background contents database comprises a personal background contents database configured to store personal background contents and a business background contents database configured to store business background contents; a transparent skin key input unit database configured to store transparent skin key input units of the virtual key input units of the information communication terminal; a transparent skin input unit generator controlled by the processor and configured to select a virtual key input unit from a list of the virtual key input units within the user interface of the information communication terminal, wherein a language for the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of languages, a key input method of a character layout is selected from a plurality of key input methods for the virtual key input unit, and a dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the virtual key input unit is selected from a plurality of dimensional layout shape and arrangement structures, such that each of the virtual key input units corresponding to a different type of a keypad, and to generate a transparent skin key input unit having boundary lines for dividing character and function keys in the transparent skin key input unit based on the selected virtual key input unit; a background skin generator controlled by the processor and configured to select within the user interface background contents for the selected virtual key input unit from the background contents database, and to select within the user interface a background skin of the selected virtual key input unit based on the selected background contents according to the dimensional layout shape and arrangement structure of the selected virtual key input unit in response to the user'"'"'s selection of the background contents for the selected virtual key input unit on the display screen, wherein the processor is configured to select within the user interface one of the personal background contents database and a business background contents database; and a skin combiner controlled by the processor and configured to combine the generated transparent virtual key input unit and the generated background skin, to generate a combined skin of the transparent skin key input unit and the background skin, and to display the combined skin on the display screen of the information communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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