CN101382822A - Folding mobile operation device and operation method applied to same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a folding mobile arithmetic device and an operation method applied to the same, wherein the device comprises: the first body is provided with a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is provided with a touch display screen for displaying and controlling an operation picture; the second body is provided with a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein the third surface is provided with a touch interface for providing a keyboard touch operation function when a keyboard operation state exists; and a pivot which connects the first body and the second body in a pivot mode, so that the second surface and the fourth surface are in contact superposition in a keyboard-free operation state, and the first surface and the third surface are positioned at a first range angle in a keyboard operation state. The operation method can provide better operation convenience, is convenient for watching the display effect of the display operation, and can effectively save the manufacturing cost and provide the operation fun for users.

Description

Foldable Mobile Computing Device and Operation Method Applied thereto

technical field

The present invention is a foldable mobile computing device and an operation method applied thereto, especially a kind of operation method that can be operated in a keyboard-free state and a keyboard-operated state when the relative body is pivoted at a specific range of angles. A device and an operation method for switching between operations.

Background technique

With the advancement of electronic digital technology, modern people often use various electronic devices or electronic products with different application functions in their daily life, such as mobile phones, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, digital players, e-book readers Portable devices such as notebook computers or notebook computers have been developed day by day, bringing users considerable convenience and practicality. However, in order to provide users with more convenient mobile use, such devices developed by mobile computing technology are manufactured and developed in the direction of lightness, lightness and compactness in terms of the volume and appearance of the device. In this way, in addition to allowing the user to operate anytime and anywhere without being disadvantageous to carrying, it can also improve the willingness to use the product and enhance the entertainment of the operation.

However, because of the compact design of the device, the related operation interface or operating environment is relatively insufficient or narrow, so that when users use this type of mobile device, they often feel uncomfortable due to the inconvenience of operation input. troubled. For example, a general mobile phone mainly includes two types, a slide type and a clamshell type, and different types of mobile phones have different operation interface designs. Fig. 1 (a) and Fig. 1 (b) show the structure schematic diagram of a slide type mobile phone 10, this slide type mobile phone 10 is in standby or the operating state without keyboard in Fig. 1 (a), and when the user When carrying out relevant operations or starting the keyboard, it is to slide an upper body 11 and a lower body 13 in its main body to become the use or operating state as shown in Figure 1 (b); 11 also includes a display screen 100 and an operation interface 12, and between the lower body 13 there is a sliding rail connection setting on the mechanism and signal, so that in the state of use, the operation interface 14 set on the lower body 13 The operating space will be affected and limited, or the operation interface 12 of the main body 11 must be used to operate all functions. In addition, the limitation of the structure of the slide-type mobile phone makes the display screen and the operation interface appear parallel, and cannot present an angle suitable for viewing and operation like the display screen and the operation interface of the clamshell mobile phone.

And in Fig. 2 (a) and Fig. 2 (b), then show the structural representation of a clamshell mobile phone 20, this clamshell mobile phone 20 is in standby state in Fig. 2 (a), and when the user wants When speaking, answering or related operations, an upper body 21 and a lower body 23 in the main body are rotated with a pivot 25 as the axis to become the state of use shown in Figure 2 (b). Although an operation interface 24 arranged on the lower body 23 has a larger operating space, since the upper body 21 and the lower body 23 overlap each other in the standby state, a main display screen arranged on the inside of the upper body 21 200 will be covered; and in order to facilitate the user to observe the relevant running display in the standby state, the outer side of the upper body 21 of the clamshell mobile phone 20 is also provided with a secondary display screen 201 . In this way, although the clamshell design is convenient for users to operate, the setting of dual screens also increases the manufacturing cost.

The above concept can also be designed on other electronic devices. For example, a notebook computer can adopt a clamshell design, and a complete full-size keyboard or a standard keyboard is set on one of the bodies. In addition, personal digital assistants, smart phones or The palmtop computer (Pocket PC) then can adopt sliding cover type design, and after the function is integrated but the corresponding position still conforms to the operation interface of standard keyboard format is set on one of them body. However, it is precisely because of the current requirements for mobile computing devices or electronic products that in addition to being portable and easy to carry, they also need to have an easy-to-input operation interface and easy-to-watch the presentation of its display and operation, for example, a complete keyboard or buttons are provided. To facilitate the text input.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a foldable mobile computing device and an operation method applied thereto, so as to improve the defects of the prior art, to provide better operation convenience and to facilitate viewing of its display operation presentation Effect.

The present invention is a foldable mobile computing device, comprising: a first body with a first surface and a second surface, wherein a display screen is arranged on the first surface for displaying and operating a running picture; A second body has a third surface and a fourth surface, wherein a touch interface is provided on the third surface to provide a keyboard touch operation function when there is a keyboard operation state; and a pivot, which will The first body and the second body are connected in a pivoting manner, so that in the state of no keyboard operation, the second surface and the fourth surface appear to be contacted and overlapped, and in the state of keyboard operation, the first surface A first range of angles is located between a surface and the third surface.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method for operating a foldable mobile computing device, which is applied to a foldable mobile computing device including a first body and a second body that are pivotally connected with a pivot as the axis , and the method includes the following steps: when there is no keyboard operation state, the first body and the second body are superimposed on each other, and a first surface of the first body, a second surface and a surface of the second body A third surface and a fourth surface are parallel to each other, and the second surface and the fourth surface are in contact with each other; and when there is a keyboard operation state, the first body and the second body are made to take the pivot as the The axis is pivoted so that a display screen disposed on the first surface and a touch interface disposed on the third surface are located at a first range of angles.

The beneficial technical effect of the present invention lies in that the foldable mobile computing device and the operation method applied thereto are provided by the present invention, so that when the user operates the device, the relative body can be operated at a specific range of angles. Pivot, and switch the device between a keyboard-free state and a keyboard-operated state, thereby providing better operational convenience and viewing the presentation effect of its display operation, and can effectively save manufacturing costs And provide users with fun in operation.

Description of drawings

The present invention can be understood more deeply through the following drawings and descriptions.

Fig. 1(a) and Fig. 1(b) are schematic diagrams of the structure of the slide-type mobile phone.

Figure 2(a) and Figure 2(b) are schematic diagrams of the structure of a clamshell mobile phone.

FIG. 3( a ) to FIG. 3( c ) are structural schematic diagrams of the foldable mobile computing device of the present invention in a closed state.

FIG. 4( a ) and FIG. 4( b ) are structural schematic diagrams of the foldable mobile computing device of the present invention in an open state.

Detailed ways

A foldable mobile computing device proposed by the present invention is similar to the clamshell design electronic device or clamshell mobile phone mentioned in the prior art, that is, the main body of the device is mainly composed of two bodies superimposed up and down. constitute, and produce pivoting and tilting functions through a pivot; however, the feature of the present invention is that the setting positions of the relevant display screen and the operation interface are designed according to the pivot angle of the pivot, and are relatively located up and down On the outside of the two bodies.

Please refer to FIG. 3(a) to FIG. 3(c), which are schematic diagrams showing the structure of the foldable mobile computing device 30 of the present invention in a closed state; wherein FIG. 3(a) is a three-dimensional front view of the device 30, and FIG. 3 (b) is a three-dimensional rear view of the device 30 , and FIG. 3( c ) is a side view of the device 30 . As can be seen from the three drawings, the foldable mobile computing device 30 mainly includes a first body 31, a second body 32 and a pivot 35 in structure, wherein the pivot 35 is used to connect the first The main body 31 and the second main body 32 are connected in a pivotal manner, so that the two main bodies 31, 32 can pivot relatively on the connected side; meanwhile, each main body includes two surfaces respectively, wherein the first The first surface 311 of the body 31 and the third surface 323 of the second body 32 are relatively located on the outside of the overall device in the closed state, while the second surface 312 of the first body 31 and the fourth surface 324 of the second body 32 are in the closed state. In the closed state, it is relatively located on the inner side of the overall device, and the two surfaces 312, 324 are in contact with each other.

As mentioned above, an operating system runs in the foldable mobile computing device 30, and the operating system can be designed with different software programs for the functions or uses of the device 30, or with different software programs installed in the two bodies 31, 32. Circuit construction and processing unit to complete. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a display screen 310 is provided on the first surface 311 of the first body 31, and the display screen 310 is the main display operation process of the device or the operating system. A display unit of the running picture, and a preferred embodiment is that the display screen 310 can be set with a touch screen (Touch Screen). In addition, a touch interface 320 is provided on the third surface 323 of the second body 32, and in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the touch interface 320 adopts a touch screen (Touch Screen) or a Touch keyboard (Touch Keypad) technology to complete the setup.

As mentioned above, in the operation method applied in the present invention, when the device 30 is in the closed state, that is, the first body 31 and the second body 32 overlap each other, and the first surface 311 and the second surface 312, the third surface 323, and the fourth surface 324 are parallel to each other, and the device 30 is designed to be in a standby or keyboard-less operation state, and in this state, the touch screen or touch plane is used to complete the setting. The control interface 320 will not be displayed on the third surface 323. Specifically, the content contained in the touch interface 320 is similar to a keyboard or a plurality of keys (the detailed structure will be described in the accompanying drawings), and its keyboard Or the buttons are respectively corresponding to different set operation functions, so as to provide the user with the ability to operate the operating system. And under the situation that the touch interface 320 is not displayed, that is, the structure of the touch interface 320 cannot be seen on the third surface 323, and at the same time, it is designed to close all the touch interface 320 when the content contained in the touch interface 320 is not displayed. Corresponding touch operation function.

And the pivot 35 of the present invention is a kind of uniaxial structure, and is designed to be able to rotate in a specific range angle, and it is characterized in that this pivot 35 can drive two bodies 31, 32 to produce the range that is less than 360 degrees Angle pivoting transformation; and in a preferred embodiment, the pivoting process of the pivot 35 also has fixity, that is, the corresponding pivots of the two bodies 31, 32 can be maintained at any angle of rotation. Rotation position, or fixation corresponding to the pivot angle. However, the pivoting technology or manufacturing method of this structure is commonly used in general pivoting mechanisms, so it will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 4(a) and FIG. 4(b), which are schematic diagrams showing the structure of the foldable mobile computing device 30 of the present invention in an open state; wherein FIG. 4(a) is a perspective view of the device 30, and FIG. 4( b) is a schematic side view of the device 30 . As shown in these two drawings, when the first body 31 and the second body 32 pivot around the pivot 35, they can be transformed from the closed state of Fig. 3(a) to Fig. 3(c) into the 4 (a) and the open state of Fig. 4 (b), also represent simultaneously that this device 30 can be transformed into a keyboard operation state from original standby or no keyboard operation state; In the operating method applied in the present invention, we The pivoting angle between the first body 31 and the second body 32 is designed to be between 200 degrees and 230 degrees, that is, the first surface 311 and the third surface 323 will be converted from the original parallel to each other. The angle between the display screen 310 on the first surface 311 and the touch interface 320 on the third surface 323 is presented at an included angle in the range of 130 degrees to 160 degrees, which is beneficial to the user's Operation control and monitoring and viewing of the running screen.

As mentioned above, in the state of keyboard operation, the touch interface 320 will be displayed on the third surface 323, that is, the touch interface 320 will display the content contained in the state of keyboard operation and activate the corresponding one-touch Touch operation function to provide user touch operation; The content contained can be a full-size keyboard, a standard keyboard, or under the design condition of reducing the number of keys, the corresponding positions of the main keys are still an operation interface that can conform to the standard keyboard format, and the touch-sensitive displayed on a screen or touch-sensitive surface. Of course, under the touch operation and control of the touch interface 320 by the user, the display screen 310 will correspondingly display the running screen illustration of the operating system of the device 30 during the running process and the user's manipulation results.

Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment, the means to make the device 30 enter the keyboard state from the original standby or keyboard-less operation state is to design the two bodies 31, 32 from the original mutually superimposed form Perform pivoting rotation to transform into the above-mentioned range of angles as shown in Figure 4 (b), and in this device 30, relevant sensing units can also be designed to detect the corresponding pivoting action and angle of each body; of course , the arrangement technology or manufacturing method of such units is also common in general pivoting mechanisms, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

Alternatively, we can design that when the second surface 312 is released from the contact and overlapping with the fourth surface 324 according to the pivoting of the two bodies 31, 32, the standby state will be released, and the touch interface 320 will be displayed. , but the preferred operating space still requires a relative rotation of 200 to 230 degrees between the two bodies 31 and 32, that is, the angle between the first surface 311 and the third surface 323 is between 130 and 160 degrees. Only after it is within the range can the user perform easier touch operations. Moreover, the first body 31 and the second body 32 are pivoted in the opposite direction around the pivot 35, and the device 30 can be turned from the open state of Fig. 4(a) and Fig. 4(b) 3 (a) to the closed state of FIG. 3 (c), so that the device 30 can be converted from a keyboard operation state to a standby or no keyboard operation state, and between the first surface 311 and the third surface 323 From the size of the above-mentioned included angles, they are converted to be parallel to each other.

The foldable mobile computing device 30 of the present invention can be designed on any possible portable device such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant or a notebook computer.

Since the foldable mobile computing device 30 of the present invention designs the applied display screen 310 on a single surface 311 of a body 31, under the pivotal design concept of the device 30, it utilizes the difference from general clamshell devices The rotation direction and rotation angle of the device 30 can be switched between the standby or no keyboard operation state and the keyboard operation state by pivoting the designed specific range of angles. The running picture displayed on the display screen 310 of the device 30 is These two states are all located on the visible outer surface, and only one display screen can be designed to complete the functions of two display units such as the main and auxiliary display screens of the clamshell device in the prior art; thus, In addition to effectively saving manufacturing costs, it can also provide users with joy in operation.

In addition, in the foldable mobile computing device 30 of the present invention, the applied touch interface 320 is designed on a single surface 323 of the other body 32. Although the touch interface 320 is arranged on the surface relative to the outside, due to the In the standby state, there will be no display and no touch operation is provided, so even if the device 30 is placed or carried as a whole, there will be no misoperation or misoperation due to careless touch situation occurs. And according to the above-mentioned embodiment and the description of the corresponding drawings, the touch interface 320 can be set on a body 32 in the form of a standard keyboard, compared with the sliding structure of the sliding cover design located in the lower body 13 and restricting the operation interface The usable area of 14, the structure of the pivotal connection between the body 32 and the other body 31 of the present invention is located outside the single surface 323, so the operation space is less oppressed and restricted, and the user can conveniently and freely It is easy to perform text input or operation control of other relevant keys according to the configuration format of the standard keyboard.

To sum up, the foldable mobile computing device of the present invention can solve the relevant problems raised in the prior art, thereby providing better operation convenience and viewing the rendering effect of its display operation, and can effectively save The manufacturing cost and the user's operating pleasure are provided. Therefore, the main purpose of the development of the present invention has been successfully achieved.

Anyone familiar with the technical field can use the concepts and embodiment changes disclosed in the present invention as the basis for designing and improving other methods on the premise of using the same purpose as the present invention. These changes, substitutions and improvements cannot depart from the protection scope of the present invention defined by the claims. Therefore, the present invention can be conceived and modified arbitrarily by those skilled in the art without departing from the intended protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. a collapsible mobile operation device is characterized in that, includes:

First body has first surface and second surface, and wherein above-mentioned first surface is provided with display screen, in order to show or operation operation picture;

Second body has the 3rd surface and the 4th surface, and wherein above-mentioned the 3rd surface is provided with the touch-control interface, in order to the touch control operation function to be provided when the keyboard operation state is arranged; And

Pivot, above-mentioned first body pivotally finished with above-mentioned second body be connected, make when the on-keyboard mode of operation, above-mentioned second surface and above-mentioned the 4th surface be rendered as contact superimposed, and when the keyboard operation state is arranged, be positioned at the first scope angle between above-mentioned first surface and above-mentioned the 3rd surface above-mentioned.

2. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned first body and above-mentioned second body are that the axle center pivots with above-mentioned pivot, above-mentioned when the keyboard operation state is arranged when being converted into from above-mentioned on-keyboard mode of operation, be positioned at the above-mentioned first scope angle from parallel being converted into mutually between above-mentioned first surface and above-mentioned the 3rd surface.

3. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned touch-control interface is touch control screen or touch keyboard.

4. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, when above-mentioned touch-control interface during at above-mentioned on-keyboard mode of operation, do not show and close corresponding above-mentioned touch control operation function, when above-mentioned touch-control interface shows when the keyboard operation state is arranged and starts corresponding above-mentioned touch control operation function above-mentioned.

5. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the above-mentioned touch control operation function of above-mentioned touch-control interface display is full size keyboard, QWERTY keyboard, or is the operation interface of conformance with standard keyboard format.

6. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned operation picture can be shown on the above-mentioned display screen when above-mentioned on-keyboard is operated holding state.

7. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the above-mentioned first scope angle is to 160 degree from 130 degree.

8. collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned display screen is the LCD MODULE touch control screen.

9. the method for operating of a collapsible mobile operation device is characterized in that, being applied to include with the pivot is that the axle center pivots on the collapsible mobile operation device of first body that connects and second body, and said method comprises the following step:

When the on-keyboard mode of operation, above-mentioned first body and above-mentioned second body are superimposed with each other, and the 3rd surface, the 4th surface of the first surface of above-mentioned first body, second surface and above-mentioned second body are parallel to each other, and above-mentioned second surface and above-mentioned the 4th surface are in contact with one another superimposed; And

When the keyboard operation state is arranged, making above-mentioned first body and above-mentioned second body is that the axle center pivots with above-mentioned pivot, and makes to be arranged on the display screen on the above-mentioned first surface and to be arranged between the above-mentioned the 3rd lip-deep touch-control interface and be positioned at the first scope angle.

10. the method for operating of collapsible mobile operation device according to claim 9 is characterized in that, the above-mentioned first scope angle is to 160 degree from 130 degree.

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