Method for switching touch keyboard and handheld electronic device and storage medium using the same

A handheld electronic device capable of switching a touch keyboard, comprising:

• a touch screen for detecting a touch signal;
• and
• a processing unit for switching a touch keyboard displayed on the touch screen to another one based on the touch signal detected by the touch screen, wherein
• when a character input function is activated, a first type touch keyboard is displayed on a first side of the touch screen,
• if the touch signal is produced within a display area of the first type touch keyboard and moves to another side of the touch screen, a second type touch keyboard is displayed on the another side of the touch screen,
• wherein the processing unit determines whether the touch point moves to the display area of the second type touch keyboard to determine whether the touch signal moves to the another side of the touch screen,
• wherein the display area of the second type touch keyboard is displayed along the another side of the touch screen, and the display area of the first type touch keyboard is displayed along the side of the touch screen,
• wherein a location of the second type touch keyboard on the another side of the touch screen is different from the location of the first type touch keyboard on the side of the touch screen.

A non-transitory storage medium for storing a computer program, the computer program comprising a plurality of codes to be loaded into a computer system to enable the computer system to implement a method for switching a touch keyboard, adapted for a handheld electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising:

• activating a character input function and displaying a first type touch keyboard on a side of the touch screen;
• receiving a touch signal produced within a display area of the first type touch keyboard;
• determining whether the touch signal moves to another side of the touch screen;
• and displaying a second type touch keyboard on the another side of the touch screen if it is determined that the touch signal moves to the another side of the touch screen, wherein the step of determining whether the touch signal moves to the another side of the touch screen comprises determining whether the touch point moves to the display area of the second type touch keyboard, wherein the display area of the second type touch keyboard is displayed along the another side of the touch screen, and the display area of the first type touch keyboard is displayed along the side of the touch screen, wherein a location of the second type touch keyboard on the another side of the touch screen is different from the location of the first type touch keyboard on the side of the touch screen.