Method for presenting different keypad configurations for data input and a portable device utilizing same

摘要

A method for displaying different keypad configurations to allow input data using a touch screen with an appropriate keypad configuration is provided. The method comprises: displaying a plurality of identifiers respectively representing keypad configurations whose input modes are different from each other; and displaying a keypad configuration corresponding to a selected identifier when a touch event, which selects one of the displayed plurality of identifiers, is generated.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
in response to an operation of an application being executed, outputting, by an electronic device, a menu comprising a plurality of identifiers, each identifier corresponding to a respective configuration of a keypad, wherein the menu is output while the keypad is hidden; displaying the keypad in a first configuration in response to a first selection of a first identifier from the menu, the keypad including a plurality of keys; and inputting a character, or portion thereof, into a graphical user interface (GUI) of the application, in response to a second selection of one of the plurality of keys; and if a move touch event for selection of one identifier of the plurality of identifiers is detected, extracting the selected identifier from the menu and displaying contiguously both the selected identifier and the corresponding configuration of the keypad with the selected identifier being positioned at a released location of the move touch event and extending from the corresponding keypad configuration as a tab, wherein when the keypad is hidden none of the keypad's configurations are displayed.