Description of the invention with claims and drawings

Lateral screen position

Lateral screen position in mobile phones, smartphones, communicators is designed for easy data entering on the keyboard with the vertical layout of symbols on the keyboard and for easy data display to the screen in mobile phones, smartphones and communicators.

Field of technology

The invention is the method of relative position of the keyboard of data entering and the screen of display information in mobile phones, smartphones, communicators.

Level of technology

In modern mobile phones, smartphones, communicators there are three basic schemes of relative position of the screen of display information and the keyboard of data entering.

In the first scheme the keyboard of data entering is below the screen of display information.

In the second scheme the keyboard of data entering is above the screen of display information.

In the third scheme the keyboard of data entering is displayed on the screen of display information (touch or sensor screen). The third scheme is mainly used in smartphones and communicators.

The disadvantage of the first scheme of relative position of the keyboard of data entering and the screen of display information is that your fingers bend too much when you enter data using the buttons, the screen goes beyond the area of the palm, which often causes the fall of the device because of negligent actions (accidental pushes). In the horizontal arrangement of the keyboard of data entering and the screen of display information (Fig.1) there is the difficulty to enter symbols with one hand when the device is suspended.

The disadvantage of the second scheme of relative position of the keyboard of data entering and the screen of display information is that while the data entering on the keyboard the arm partially overlaps the screen of display information, making it difficult to read screen information.

The closest analogue (prototype) of the invention is the European Patent 1 898 605 А1. The disadvantage of the prototype is that after displacement of the screen in the lateral side not all keyboard buttons located under the screen before its displacement in the lateral side becoming available to the user of device.

Disclosure of the invention

The above-mentioned lacks can be eliminated to a large extent by the lateral position of the screen described in the present invention (Fig.3). The essence of the lateral screen position lies in the fact that part or the entire keyboard (push button, sensor, etc.) based on the body of mobile phones, smartphones, communicators is under a sliding screen, that is partially or fully overlapped by sliding screen. If you want to use that portion of the screen, which is under the sliding screen, sliding screen moves to the lateral side, with the symbols on the keyboard are arranged vertically (the vertical layout of the keyboard) with respect to the body of mobile phones, smartphones, communicators (Fig.2).

When you move the screen into the lateral side the screen is not separated from the body of mobile phone, smartphone, communicator. In this case, unlike the first scheme, fingers do not bend much, because the keyboard is not below the screen, but in the lateral side of the screen. In contrast to the second scheme fingers do not overlap the screen of display information while entering symbols on the keyboard, because the screen of display information is on the lateral side of the keyboard while using the keyboard. The screen, while in the lateral position in regard to the device body, may also be in the position which is defined as the position of the lateral side and above the device body (Fig.4).

The vertical layout of the keyboard allows entering symbols with one hand without supporting device (mobile phone, smartphone, communicator) with the second hand. The screen, shifted to the lateral side, allows placing the keyboard or its part under the screen on the body of mobile phone, smartphone, communicator. When the screen is moved into the lateral side, there is an opportunity to use the keyboard or its part located under the screen.

The difference between a keyboard with a vertical layout of symbols (Fig. 2) and the keyboard with a horizontal layout of symbols (Fig.1) lies in the fact that in the vertical layout of symbols the number of keyboard buttons or sectors (for the touch keyboard) in the horizontal is less than their number in the vertical. The ways of moving the screen into the lateral side can be different and are not reviewed in this invention.

If the keyboard is a touch screen and symbols are displayed on it as virtual icons there is an option of changing the vertical keyboard layout for the horizontal one, for example, when the device is placed on the table. And the virtual symbol displayed on the touch (sensor) screen keyboard when changing vertical layout in which it is fixed in the certain sector for the horizontal layout of the keyboard, can be fixed in another sector and displayed in it respectively.

If the keyboard is a set of buttons, there are marking of symbols on the buttons and/or near the buttons, e.g. letters and figures, both for the vertical and for the horizontal keyboard layout. This option of changing the vertical layout for the horizontal one is provided for the cases when the device is put on the table.

Markings and functions of buttons can differ depending on the layout, e.g. in the vertical layout the button has the function of entering the letter “A”, while in the horizontal layout of the keyboard the same button has the function of entering the figure “ 1” , etc.

Implementation of the invention

The implementation of this invention is possible with the help of using known technologies and technical solutions. The invention is implemented by using an unknown from the technical level of relative position of the keyboard of data entering and the screen of display information relative to each other, namely by moving the screen of mobile phone, smartphone, communicator into the lateral side relative to the body of mobile phone, smartphone, communicator. The ways of moving the screen aside can be different and are not reviewed in this invention.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 shows a variant of the keyboard of data entering with the horizontal layout of symbols (letters, figures and other symbols). Symbols and their mutual arrangement shown at Fig. 1 are given as an example.

Fig. 2 shows a variant of the keyboard of data entering with the vertical layout of symbols. Symbols and their mutual arrangement shown at Fig. 2 are given as an example.

Fig. 3 shows a mobile phone (smartphone, communicator) with the lateral screen position while entering data with the keyboard, where 1 – a variant of the keyboard with the vertical layout of symbols, 2 – screen, the size of which (A) can reach the size of the keyboard (B).

Fig. 4 shows a mobile phone (smartphone, communicator) with the lateral screen position in which the screen is situated at the lateral side and above the device, while entering data with the keyboard, where 1 – a variant of the keyboard with the vertical layout of symbols, 2 – screen.

Claims

1. The screen of display information in mobile phones, smartphones, communicators overlapping fully or partially the keyboard of data entering with the vertical layout of symbols on the keyboard characterized in that after the screen of display information is moved into the lateral side there is an opportunity to use the keyboard or its part located under the screen.

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