KR101113477B1 - key input system of telematics and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

In the telematics key input system, a telematics key input system includes a display unit provided in a telematics terminal and a rotary switch for inputting predetermined information through a keypad screen displayed on the display unit. Simultaneously performs the function of a dial (Jog Dial) and a jog stick, the keypad screen is composed of a plurality of blocks, the jog stick function of the rotary switch, the cursor on the screen in the keypad screen between each block The jog dial function of the rotary switch is characterized by moving a cursor on the screen within each block on the keypad screen.

Description

Key input system of telematics and method

1 is a diagram illustrating a keypad screen displayed on a conventional telematics terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a telematics terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3C are views showing a keypad screen according to the present invention displayed on the display unit shown in FIG.

4A and 4B are views for explaining the operation of the rotary switch shown in FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

200: telematics terminal 210: display unit

220: short switch 230: rotary switch

310: Korean input keypad 320: English input keypad

330: numeric / symbol input keypad

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to telematics installed inside an automobile, and more particularly, to a key input system and method thereof.

Recently, vehicles are equipped with telematics to provide vehicle location information service, vehicle theft and accident detection, remote vehicle diagnosis, emergency rescue, traffic information service, mobile office implementation using wireless internet, and e-mail service.

Telematics is a combination of TELEcommunication and inforMATICS, which means a combination of automotive and computer / mobile communication technologies.

The most widely known features of telematics are automatic navigation technology and the Global Positioning System (GPS).

In addition, another function of telematics is to allow remote diagnosis of a car's failure at a distance. In addition, Telematics also provides various contents such as wireless Internet, remote vehicle diagnosis and emergency rescue assistance, and traffic / life information.

In the related art, a touch screen method is used to select a desired menu from among menus displayed on the display screen of the telematics or to input predetermined information on the display screen.

Therefore, since the conventional telematics terminal does not provide a function of directly inputting characters independently to the driver, a display screen capable of inputting character strings such as Korean / English / numeric / special characters by an input method defined in an application during execution is provided. It provides a keypad function to enable keypad character input.

1 is a diagram illustrating a keypad screen displayed on a conventional telematics terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, the character input method of the conventional telematics terminal is a touch screen method, and the Hangul PC keyboard arrangement accommodates the entire Hangul alphabet set of the keyboard.

The Hangul initial / neutral / composite combination follows the Korean KSC-5601, and although not shown in the English, QWERTY array, numeric key collection type, and special characters can be input.

Such a keypad screen is a module commonly used in an application including a search and registration function. The keypad screen includes a return function for delivering information about an application and a text query made to the application after the keypad screen is called. Doing.

The data structure required for the character input is KSC-5601 complete type Hangul format, and the Korean input is a code table including all complete characters to implement KSC-5601 complete type with key combinations, and English and numeric characters. It maintains a table for receiving special character input.

However, in the case of the conventional telematics terminal described above, there is no big problem in supporting the touch screen method using a 5.8 "LCD monitor, but recently, since the monitor is changed to a 3.8" color LCD monitor, key input by the touch screen method has become difficult. There is a problem.

In the keypad screen of a telematics terminal, the keypad screen is composed of a plurality of blocks for character input, movement and / or selection within each block uses a jog dial, and movement to another block is jog. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telematics key input system and a method for facilitating key input of a telematics terminal which is difficult to apply a touch screen method.

In order to achieve the above object, a telematics key input system according to the present invention includes a telematics key including a display unit provided in a telematics terminal and a rotary switch for inputting predetermined information through a keypad screen displayed on the display unit. In the input system, the rotary switch simultaneously performs a jog dial and a jog stick function, and the keypad screen is composed of a plurality of blocks.

In addition, the key input method of the telematics according to the present invention comprises the steps of switching the display screen of the telematics terminal to the keypad screen; Selecting a key displayed on the keypad screen to input a specific word, and the rotary switch simultaneously performs a jog dial and a jog stick function, and the keypad screen includes a plurality of blocks. Telematics key input method characterized in that consisting of.

Here, the jog stick function of the rotary switch moves the cursor on the screen between blocks on the keypad screen, and the jog dial function of the rotary switch moves the cursor on the screen within each block on the keypad screen. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a telematics terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telematics terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a 3.8 "color LCD display 210, a plurality of single-axis switches 220 provided on the side of the display, and the display. It can be seen that the rotary switch 230 for inputting predetermined information through the keypad screen displayed on the unit is provided.

Here, the rotary switch 230 simultaneously serves as a jog dial and a jog stick.

In addition, the rotary switch 230 may not be provided in the telematics terminal 200 and may be installed at a position that does not interfere with operation in operation.

3A to 3C are views illustrating a keypad screen according to the present invention displayed on the display unit shown in FIG.

3A is a keypad screen 310 for Korean input, FIG. 3B is a keypad screen 320 for English input, and FIG. 3C is a keypad screen 330 for numeric / symbol input.                     

As shown, the keypad screen according to the present invention is characterized by consisting of a plurality of blocks for text input.

That is, in the case of FIG. 3A, the Korean input keypad screen 310 includes a first block 312 on which consonants are displayed, a second block 314 on which vowels are displayed, and a third block 316 on which function keys are displayed. It can be seen.

In addition, the English input keypad screen 320 is composed of a first block 322 in which English is displayed and a second block 324 in which function keys are displayed, as shown in FIG. 3B, and a numeric / symbol input keypad screen. 330 is composed of a first block 332 in which numbers are displayed, a second block 334 in which a symbol is displayed, and a third block 336 in which a function key is displayed.

4A and 4B are views for explaining the operation of the rotary switch shown in FIG.

First, FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a jog stick operation of a rotary switch. As shown in FIG. 4A, a user uses up, down, left, right, and upper ( The cursor located on the screen of the display unit may be moved in the up left, up right, down left, and down right directions.

4B is a view for explaining the operation of the jog dial of the rotary switch. As the rotary switch is rotated to the left or the right, the cursor located on the screen of the display unit is moved to the left or the right, respectively.

However, in the present invention, the jog stick is used to move the cursor on the screen between blocks in the keypad screen shown in FIG. 2, and the jog dial moves the cursor on the screen in the keypad screen shown in FIG. 2. It is used to move within the block.

That is, according to the present invention, a telematics terminal in which a touch screen method is difficult to apply to each keypad screen by using a jog dial for movement and / or selection within each block and a jog stick for movement to another block. Characterized in that it facilitates key input of.

The key input method of the telematics according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 4.

First, the user ends the function just performed on the display screen of the telematics terminal and switches to the keypad screen shown in FIG. 3.

When the screen of the display unit is switched to the keypad screen by the user, the user selects a specific key using the rotary switch to input a word or the like that is desired.

For example, if a user wants to input the word "ga" using the Hangul input keypad screen shown in FIG. 3a, the letter "a" provided in the first block is selected using the jog dial function of the rotary switch. When this is completed, the word "a" can be entered by moving to the second block using the jog stick function and then selecting the vowel "ㅏ" using the jog dial again.

Here, after selecting a specific key by the jog dial function, the selection can be completed by pressing the center of the rotary switch.

In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after the selection, the selection may be automatically completed.

The driver can input the desired word through the above steps, and if the user wants to select an English alphabet or a number / symbol other than Korean, he selects an English or numeric key among the keys provided in the third block. The keypad screen shown in FIG. 6 can be activated and input.

When the input of the specific word desired by the driver is completed through the above process, the input is completed by selecting the input completion key provided in the third block.

According to the present invention, the keypad screen is composed of a plurality of blocks for character input, the movement and / or selection within each block using a jog dial, the movement to other blocks by using a jog stick In addition, there is an advantage that key input of a telematics terminal, which is difficult to apply a touch screen method, can be performed quickly, accurately, and easily.

Claims (11)

In the telematics key input system, A display unit for displaying a keypad screen divided into a plurality of blocks based on character characteristics; And Rotation switch for selecting the input character by moving the position of the cursor displayed on the keypad screen, The rotary switch may include a first switch for moving the position of the cursor among a plurality of blocks displayed on the keypad screen; And a second switch for moving the position of the cursor within the block selected by the first switch. The method of claim 1, The rotary switch is a telematics key input system, characterized in that installed in a predetermined position that does not interfere with driving. The method of claim 1, The keypad screen is A first keypad screen for Hangul input, A second keypad screen for English input, A telematics keying system comprising at least one of a third keypad screen for entering numbers / symbols. The method of claim 3, The first keypad screen is And a first block composed of at least one consonant character, a second block composed of at least one vowel character, and a third block composed of at least one function key based on the character property. The method of claim 3, The second keypad screen is And a first block composed of at least one English letter and a second block composed of at least one function key based on the character property. The method of claim 3, The third keypad screen is And a first block composed of at least one numeric character, a second block composed of at least one symbol character, and a third block composed of at least one function key based on the character property. The method of claim 1, The first rotary switch comprises a jog stick switch, The second switch includes a jog dial switch, And the first and second switches are integrally formed. delete Selecting a character type; Displaying a keypad screen divided into a plurality of blocks according to characteristics of characters included in the selected character type; Selecting one specific block among a plurality of blocks included in the keypad screen by using a first switch; And Selecting a specific character included in a block selected through the first switch using a second switch. 10. The method of claim 9, And the first switch is a jog stick switch for moving a cursor between blocks displayed on the keypad screen. 10. The method of claim 9, And the second switch is a jog dial switch for moving a cursor within a specific block displayed on the keypad screen.

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