TWI423113B - Interactive user interface and the portable communication device using same - Google Patents

Description

Interactive human-machine interface and portable communication device therefor

This case relates to a human-machine interface, especially an interactive human-machine interface and a portable communication device to which the same applies.

With the evolution of technology and information technology, consumer electronics products are changing with each passing day. In order to meet the needs of users, a variety of communication devices have emerged, such as: Smart Phones, Tablet PCs. , Notebook PC, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Personal Digital Assistant), and Pocket PC (Pocket PC). With these portable communication devices, not only can work efficiency be improved, but life can be made more convenient.

Most of the human interface of today's portable communication devices use a graphical user interface (GUI), which allows users to more intuitively select the desired functions. However, its monotonous, static, and fixed graphics and text cannot trigger user interest. On the other hand, due to the increasing functions of the portable communication device, the number of buttons or icons of the function menu of the graphical user interface is relatively increased, but it is also cumbersome and complicated, and the more rigid operation mode is The user does not have affinity, which causes inconvenience in operation and even keeps the user away.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an interactive human-machine interface and a portable communication device therefor, and to solve the monotonous and static graphics and text of the human-machine interface of the conventional portable communication device, the user's interest cannot be triggered. And the operation interface is relatively rigid and complicated, complicated, and has no affinity for the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an interactive human-machine interface and a portable communication device therefor, so as to achieve vivid, friendly and friendly functions and freely create and edit virtual theme objects.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an interactive human-machine interface and a portable communication device therefor, so as to achieve adaptive interaction, guide user operations, and assist users in managing and searching for information.

To achieve the above objective, one of the more broad aspects of the present invention provides an interactive human-machine interface suitable for a portable communication device, wherein the portable communication device has a storage unit and a display unit. The human interface includes at least a plurality of virtual icons displayed on the display unit for linking a plurality of applications stored in the storage unit; and a plurality of buttons connected to the plurality of functions of the plurality of applications; And a virtual object displayed on the display unit, the virtual object performing a set characteristic action according to the executed application.

In order to achieve the above object, another broad aspect of the present invention provides a portable communication device, comprising at least: a storage unit; a display unit; and an interactive human-machine interface, including at least: a plurality of virtual icons, Displayed in the display unit for linking a plurality of applications stored in the storage unit; a plurality of buttons associated with the plurality of applications The function is connected; and a virtual object is displayed on the display unit, and the virtual object performs a set characteristic action according to the executed application.

1‧‧‧Portable communication device

2‧‧‧Control unit

3‧‧‧ storage unit

4‧‧‧ input unit

5‧‧‧Display unit

6‧‧‧Interactive human-machine interface

61‧‧‧Virtual objects

62‧‧‧virtual icons

63‧‧‧ button

641‧‧‧Dialog

642‧‧‧Basic graphics

643‧‧‧Scenario

644‧‧‧ props icon

7‧‧‧Image capture unit

8‧‧‧ speaker components

9‧‧‧Vibration element

10‧‧‧Communication components

11‧‧‧ counter

The first figure is a schematic diagram of an interactive human-machine interface of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Second figure: It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the portable communication device of this case.

Figure A: This is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface implementation calendar application for this case.

The third figure B is a schematic diagram of the calendar application after the virtual object editing and replacement of the third figure A.

Figure 4: This is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface for performing graphic editing and/or image conversion applications.

Figure 5: It is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution alarm application for this case.

Figure 6A: This is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface implementation of the address book application program.

Figure 6B is a schematic diagram of the alphabetical search function performed by the address book application of Figure 6A.

Figure 6C is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the preset group search function by the address book application of Figure 6A.

Figure 7A: This is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution call application for this case.

Figure 7B: It is a schematic diagram of the call application function of the seventh picture A performing the missed call function.

Figure 8: This is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution game application for this case.

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It should be understood that the case can have various changes in different aspects, none of which It is outside the scope of this case, and the descriptions and illustrations therein are used for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to limit the case.

Please refer to the first figure and the second figure, which are respectively an interactive human-machine interface of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and an internal architecture diagram of the portable communication device of the present invention. As shown in the first and second figures, the interactive human interface 6 of the present application can be applied to a portable communication device 1, such as but not limited to a smart phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, and a palm. A computer or the like, and the portable communication device 1 includes a control unit 2, a storage unit 3, an input unit 4, and a display unit 5. The interactive human interface 6 of the present case includes at least one virtual object 61, a plurality of virtual icons 62, and a plurality of buttons 63. The virtual object 61 is displayed on the display unit 5 for interaction with the user; the virtual icon 62 is also displayed on the display unit 5 for connecting the plurality of applications stored in the storage unit 3; The functionality of the application is linked. The virtual object 61 can perform the characteristic action set according to the executed application, thereby interacting with the user, and the interactive human-machine interface of the present case can be realized by interacting with the user by the virtual object 61 and matching different applications. Achieve vivid, user-friendly, and freely create and edit virtual objects.

Referring to the first figure, as shown, the virtual object 61 may have an appearance of anthropomorphization, pseudo-materialization or cartoonization, and the virtual object 61 may be continuously and dynamically displayed on the display unit 5 or dynamically in a time zone. Displayed on the display unit 5, for example, when the user is not operating, the virtual object 61 will automatically or automatically make an anthropomorphic, pseudo-materialized feature action or a series of characteristic actions, such as walking, daze, sleeping, Grab a head or jump, etc., but not limited to this. When the user operates the interactive human interface 6 through the input unit 4, the virtual object 61 performs a corresponding interactive feature action or response to the command or operation input by the user.

The third figure A is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution calendar application of the present case. In some embodiments, as shown in the first figure, the second figure, and the third figure A, the portable communication device 1 may further have a counter 11 for calculating the time, which may be: inputting by the user The current time is stored in the storage unit 3, and then the control unit 2 controls the counter 11 to accumulate the calculated time to the current time at each specific time interval and restore it to the storage unit 3 to continuously update the current time, wherein the specific time interval It can be between 0.01 seconds and 5 minutes, but not limited to this. In this way, the user can input and store the to-do item in the storage unit 3 of the portable communication device 1 in advance, when the current time is within a set time of one of the to-do items or the time preset by the remaining user. In the interval, as shown in the figure, the virtual object 61 will perform a reminding feature action, which may be performed by the display unit 5 displaying the virtual object 61 to release a dialog box 641, and displaying the corresponding text in the dialog box 641. , but not limited to this.

In addition, the virtual object 61 can be a small helper, a small secretary, a small butler or a small assistant, but not limited thereto, and the appearance of the virtual object 61 can be edited by the user through a graphic editing and/or image conversion application. In order to meet the user's own preferences or usage habits. In other embodiments, the user can convert the photos of friends, relatives, or pets into the appearance of the virtual object 61 through the image conversion application, and the appearance of the virtual object 61 can be edited as shown in FIG. 3B. Can be used in applications.

Please refer to the fourth figure, which is a schematic diagram of a graphical editing and/or image conversion application for the interactive human interface of the present application. As shown in the second and fourth figures, the storage unit 3 of the portable communication device 1 can store the basic graphic 642. When the user wants to edit the appearance of the virtual object 61, the basic graphic 642 can be selected and combined. In order to make the virtual object 61 have a different appearance. In addition, the interactive human interface 6 can read images from the storage unit 3 and transmit through the images. The technique converts the features of the image into a particular graphic or base graphic 642 stored in the storage unit 3 for the user to edit the appearance of the virtual object 61. In some embodiments, the portable communication device 1 further has an image capturing unit 7 for capturing images (such as photos, etc.) and storing them in the storage unit 3 for the user to edit the appearance of the virtual object 61. , but not limited to this.

Please refer to the fifth figure, which is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution alarm application for this case. As shown in the second and fifth figures, the user can preset a set time in the storage unit 3 of the portable communication device 1, as described above, when the current time and user stored in the storage unit 3 are stored. When the set time is set to be the same, the virtual object 61 will make a feature action and issue an alarm reminder, in that the display unit 5 displays the virtual object 61 to release a dialog box 641, and in the dialog box 641 The corresponding text is displayed, but not limited to this. The button 63 can be respectively connected with the closing and delaying functions, wherein the closing function can be used for the user to turn off the alarm reminder, and the deferred function can be used by the user to delay the alarm time by a predetermined time, wherein the delay is delayed. The function can be expressed in other texts such as: nap, snoring or lazy alarm clock, but not limited to this.

In addition, in some embodiments, the portable communication device 1 further has a speaker component 8 and/or a vibration component 9 for use with an alarm clock application or a calendar application to generate an alarm reminder or warning. At the same time, the music specified by the user or the set/recorded voice and/or vibrating portable communication device 1 is played to achieve the effect of waking up the user or reminding the user. In some embodiments, the portable communication device 1 can also execute a multimedia playback application. When the multimedia playback application is executed, such as playing an audio file, the virtual object 61 will perform a feature action. In order to display the virtual object 61 on the display unit 5, for example, singing, dancing, and the like are performed, but not limited thereto.

Please refer to Figure 6A, which is the interactive man-machine interface implementation address book for this case. Schematic diagram of the application. The interactive human-machine interface 6 of the case has an address book application for inputting contact information, and the contact information may include, for example, name, phone number, date of birth, home address, company name, company address, job title, department, etc. But not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 6A, the address book application of the interactive human-machine interface 6 of the present invention may further have a plurality of virtual objects 61, and link the contact information with the virtual object 61, that is, each virtual object 61 represents a specific contact. people. When the user clicks on the virtual object 61, the selected virtual object 61 automatically makes an interactive feature action, such as jumping, raising a hand, falling, etc., to interact with the user, and then the specific contact can be opened. Contact information. In this embodiment, the plurality of virtual objects 61 can be set to dynamically move in the scene 643 specified by the user. When the user does not operate or click, the virtual object 61 can make a person or a person. The characteristic action of a creature or a series of characteristic actions, such as walking, daze, sleeping, grabbing a head or jumping, etc., but not limited to this. In some embodiments, the number of the plurality of virtual objects 61 displayed on the display unit 5 and the specific contacts represented, the scenes of the activities, and the like can be set or selected by the user.

Please refer to the sixth figure B and C and cooperate with the sixth figure A, which is a schematic diagram of the address book application of the sixth picture A and the search function of the preset group. When there are too many contacts, the user can click the button 63 with the word "Search" in Figure 6 to link and open the search function to search for a specific contact. The search function can include: alphabetical order, phone number Sorting and presetting groups, etc., but not limited to this. As shown in Figure 6B, when the user clicks the button 63 with the English letter "A", the AZ English letters will appear for the user. Select (not shown), if the user selects the English letter "B", the interactive human interface 6 will search for all contacts whose names begin with the English letter "B" and will represent the virtual objects of the contacts 61 Displayed on the display unit 5, the display of which can be represented by, for example, a virtual representation of a specific contact person. The object 61 moves from the originally designated scene 643 to another specified scene 643, or the virtual object 61 representing a particular contact person will make a feature action, such as self-lining, queue, etc., but not limited thereto. Similarly, when the user clicks the button 63 with the "telephone", the specific contact can be searched by the phone number, and when the user clicks the button 63 with the word "group", the user can preset The group mode searches for a specific contact group (as shown in FIG. 6C) and displays it on the display unit 5, and details are not described herein again. Of course, the interactive human-machine interface 6 of the present case has a mode switching function, so that the user can switch the interactive mode or the general mode at any time to meet the preferences of different users.

Please refer to Figure 7A, which is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution application in this case. In some embodiments, as shown in the second and seventh panels A, the portable communication device 1 can have a communication component 10 for the user to make network and/or mobile calls. As shown in FIG. 7A, when the communication component 10 of the portable communication device 1 receives the signal of the incoming call, the application of the call is executed through the interactive human-machine interface 6 to notify the user to answer the call. The object 61 will perform a reminding action by displaying a dialog box 641 on the display unit 5 and displaying the corresponding text in the dialog box 641 or playing the music or setting/recording voice specified by the user, and The virtual object 61 representing the incoming caller is displayed in the display unit 5, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the buttons 63 are respectively connected to the function of answering the call or rejecting the call, so that the user can decide whether to answer the call.

Please refer to FIG. 7B, which is a schematic diagram of the call application function of the seventh picture A performing the missed call function. As shown in the figure, the call application of the interactive human interface 6 of the present case may have a missed call function to record an incoming call and be viewed by the user. In this embodiment, the virtual object 61 will perform a reminding action. The manner may be that the dialog box 641 is displayed in the display unit 5 and the corresponding text or the music or setting/recording specified by the user is displayed in the dialog box 641. Voice, and the virtual object 61 representing the incoming caller is displayed in the display unit 5, but is not limited thereto. The virtual objects 61 may each have a feature expression of a person or a person and a character corresponding to the feature expression, such as but not limited to angry, helpless, anxious or impatient, and the text display manner corresponding to the feature expression may be displayed on the display unit 5. The other dialog box 641 is displayed, and the text or dialogue corresponding to the expression of the virtual object 61 is displayed in the dialog box 641, but is not limited thereto. The character expression and the character of the corresponding feature expression may be different because the call time of the missed call is longer than the current time. For example, the longer the time, the specific expression of the virtual object 61 becomes more obvious. , but not limited to this. In this embodiment, the virtual object 61 is dynamically moved to the scene 643 specified by the user. When the user does not operate or click, the virtual object 61 performs a characteristic action on its own, for example: looking at the watch, hands Insert the waist, hug your hands or walk around, but not limited to this.

Please refer to the eighth figure, which is a schematic diagram of the interactive human-machine interface execution game application in this case. As shown, the interactive human interface 6 can execute a game and interact with the virtual object 61. In this embodiment, the user can select an item icon 644 arranged on one side such as a hammer, a flame, a bomb or an animal. And, the virtual object 61 is attacked or harassed through the input unit 4, but not limited thereto. The virtual object 61 will dynamically interact and respond to the user's manipulation actions or operations for the user to play and play.

In addition, in some embodiments, the input unit 4 of the present solution may be, for example, a keyboard, a keypad, a virtual keyboard, a mouse, a trackball, a tablet, a microphone, a touchpad, or a touch panel, but not Limit to receive the action or operation of the user. The storage unit 3 can be, for example, a hard disk, a memory, a memory card, a flash drive, or a card reader, but is not limited thereto, and is used to store, for example, an application, a text message, a phone book, an address book, and a calendar. , files, music, movies or movies Like, but not limited to this. The interactive human interface 6 of the present invention can execute a plurality of applications stored in the storage unit 3. The application can be, for example, an alarm clock, a calendar, an address book, a game, a graphic editing, a call, and an image conversion, but not This is limited to this. The application is linked to the virtual icon 62. When the user selects the specified virtual icon 62 and executes it, the corresponding application can be launched. In other embodiments, the button 63 of the interactive human interface 6 can be a physical button and/or a virtual button for linking a plurality of functions of the application.

In addition, based on the current development and popularization of the network and communication services, the interactive human interface 6 of the present case can also be updated through the network. The updated content may include, for example, a virtual object 61, a virtual icon 62, and a virtualized button 63. The dialog box 641, the basic graphic 642, the scene 643, and the item icon 644 are not limited thereto, so that the user can obtain the latest version of the interactive human-machine interface 6 at any time.

In summary, the interactive human-machine interface of the present case and the portable communication device to which it is applied can achieve vivid and lively characteristics to attract users through a dynamic virtual object. In addition, through the interaction between the virtual object and the user, the interactive human-machine interface of the case and the portable communication device to which it is applied have the advantages of friendly interface and intuitive operation and simplicity, and achieve adaptive interaction and guidance. Guide the user's operation and assist the user in the management and search of information.

The present invention has been described in detail by the above-described embodiments, and may be modified by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

5‧‧‧Display unit

6‧‧‧Interactive human-machine interface

61‧‧‧Virtual objects

62‧‧‧virtual icons

63‧‧‧ button

Claims (14)

An interactive human-machine interface is applicable to a portable communication device, wherein the portable communication device has a storage unit and a display unit, and the interactive human-machine interface includes at least: a plurality of virtual icons displayed on the display a unit for connecting a plurality of applications stored in the storage unit; a plurality of buttons coupled to the plurality of functions of the plurality of applications; and a virtual object displayed on the display unit, the virtual object system Performing a set characteristic action according to the executed application; wherein the interactive human machine mask has a mode switching function for the user to switch to either the interactive mode or the general mode. For example, the interactive human-machine interface described in claim 1 is characterized in that the virtual object has an appearance of anthropomorphic, pseudo-materialized or cartoonized. The interactive human-machine interface according to claim 1, wherein the virtual object is dynamically displayed in the display unit, and a characteristic action is made when the user does not operate or operate. The interactive human-machine interface as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of applications are selected from the group consisting of an alarm clock, a calendar, an address book, a game, a graphic editing, a call, and an image conversion. At least either. The interactive human-machine interface as described in claim 1, wherein the appearance of the virtual object is edited through a graphic editing application. The interactive human-machine interface of claim 1, wherein the portable communication device further has an image capturing component for capturing an image and storing the image in the storage unit. The interactive human-machine interface of claim 6, wherein the visual appearance of the virtual object is converted into a specific graphic by an image conversion application or stored in the storage unit. A basic graphic. For example, the interactive human-machine interface described in claim 7 of the patent application, wherein the specific graphic is calculated by an image conversion technique. The interactive human-machine interface of claim 1, wherein the interactive human-machine interface is used to execute an address book application, and when the address book application is executed, the virtual object is dynamically A specified scene activity, and a feature action is made when the user does not operate. The interactive human-machine interface according to claim 9, wherein the address book application has a search function, and after the search function is started, the virtual object is sent from the specified scene to another specified scene. Move, or the virtual object makes an interactive feature action. For example, in the interactive human-machine interface described in claim 1, wherein the interactive human-machine interface is used to execute a call application, and the call application has the function of recording a missed call, and the function is started. After recording the function of the missed call, the virtual object has an interactive feature expression or action. The interactive human-machine interface of claim 1, wherein the interactive human-machine interface is operable to execute a game application, and after executing the game application, the virtual object is user-friendly Dynamic interaction with manipulation. For example, in the interactive human-machine interface described in claim 1, wherein the interactive human-machine interface can be used to execute a calendar application, and after executing the calendar application, the virtual object is now When the time matches a set time or is within a preset time interval Automatically make a feature action. A portable communication device includes at least: a storage unit; a display unit; and an interactive human-machine interface, including at least: a plurality of virtual icons displayed on the display unit for connecting and storing in the storage unit a plurality of applications; a plurality of buttons coupled to a plurality of functions of the plurality of applications; and a virtual object displayed on the display unit, the virtual object being characterized by a setting performed by the executed application The action; wherein the interactive human-machine mask has a mode switching function for the user to switch to either the interactive mode or the general mode.