Method for touch input and device therefore
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSheng Hua Bao, Jian Chen, Zhong Su, Xin Ying Yang, Xiang Zhou
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a technical field of touch input and discloses method and device for controlling a mobile apparatus having a touch screen including: generating a virtual keyboard which is larger than a virtual keyboard displaying area in the touch screen; and moving the virtual keyboard in response to a sliding of a touch point, where at least one direction component of a moving direction of the virtual keyboard is opposite to a direction component of a sliding direction of the touch point. With the technical solution of present application, the input experience for the user can be improved.
Claims17
A method for controlling a mobile apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- generating a virtual keyboard which is larger than a virtual keyboard displaying area in the touch screen;
- and
- moving the virtual keyboard in response to a sliding of a touch point, wherein at least one direction component of a moving direction of the virtual keyboard is opposite to a direction component of a sliding direction of the touch point.
A device for controlling a mobile apparatus having a touch screen, the device comprising:
- a virtual keyboard generating module configured to generate a virtual keyboard which is larger than a virtual keyboard displaying area in the touch screen;
- and
- a virtual keyboard moving module configured to move the virtual keyboard in response to a sliding of a touch point, wherein at least one direction component of a moving direction of the virtual keyboard is opposite to a direction component of a sliding direction of the touch point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.