CN101331443A - Tactile input device for controlling electronic contents - Google Patents
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Abstract
A tactile input device (15) configured to control electronic contents of an electronic device (1) includes a tactile key section (21) and a scroll touch bar section (20). The input device provides a tactile user interface that is configured to allow a user to control aspects of the electronic device (1) by tactile control.
Description
Invention field
The present invention totally belongs to the field of the input equipment that is used for electronic equipment.More specifically, the present invention relates to be used to control tactile input device, relate to be used to control the tactile input device of the media content of mobile electronic device more specifically by the digital content of electronic equipment visit.
Background technology
Popularizing and using of portable terminal or mobile phone rapidly increases in 20 years in the past.Now, which people carry portable terminal and realize a large amount of functions with them to.Except dialing and receive the call, portable terminal can also play the effect of music player, for example, is used for popular MP3 data layout.Be connected to earphone on the phone body and both can be used for call also can be used for resetting audio content from phone.
Along with the increase that music player in the phone uses, the user expects the user experience of higher level.For example, the mobile phone that has the music player of integration should provide the easy visit that the expectation of music content is selected, and described music content is stored in the mobile phone or by mobile phone and visits.Usually, the user can use the mobile phone as music player, that is to say, mobile phone can be placed in the pocket of user's clothes.In pocket, the control music content is a problem, for example, visits next song in the playlist that comprises some songs.For the user, must from pocket, take out mobile phone, see that the control that shows selects and use the traditional input equipment that is used for scroll through menus etc. such as operating rod of mobile phone, be inconvenient.Desirable is the media content that can control visit immediately, for example needn't see that equipment (just equipment being taken out pocket) can adjust volume rapidly, closes or suspends music.On mobile phone, the key that is arranged on the rule on the mobile phone by use realizes that these are difficult to, because these keys may be activated by accident in pocket.Further, it is very little of adapting to little phone body that key is all done usually, because the accuracy requirement amount, this has just impelled availability complicated and all made usually and is difficult to control phone.And,, under the situation of not seeing key, be difficult to distinguish specific key and decide by which for normally similar traditional key itself.
Therefore, a kind of mode of improved controlling mobile equipment is favourable, and this mobile device for example is a mobile phone, especially, a kind ofly considers that the input equipment of the function that is used for controlling mobile equipment of the user-friendliness that increases will be favourable.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention is by providing a kind of equipment according to appended Patent right requirement, preferably seek individually or according to any combination to alleviate, alleviate or eliminate the deficiency and the shortcoming of above-mentioned one or more this areas of pointing out, and in addressing the above problem at least in part some.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of tactile input device, it is configured to control the digital content of electronic equipment.Described input equipment comprises les touches tactiles part and scroll touch bar part, and haptic user interface is provided, and it is configured to allow the user to control the aspect of electronic equipment by sense of touch.
According to some embodiment, les touches tactiles part and described scroll touch bar part can have at least one and touch reference element, and it is configured to be controlled at the music application of moving therein between the operating period of described electronic equipment.
According to some embodiment, scroll touch bar can comprise the touch sensor that has linear orientation and absolute fix.
According to some embodiment, scroll touch bar can be surrounded by a hardware frame for guiding a finger of a user to scroll touch bar.
According to some embodiment, the scroll touch bar part can have the active region that is lower than the described framework of preamble.
According to some embodiment, the les touches tactiles of tactile input device part and scroll touch bar partly can be on electronic equipment horizontally set.
According to some embodiment, the scroll touch bar part can be arranged to slight concavity and be used for instructing finger tip on the scroll touch bar part.
According to some embodiment, the les touches tactiles of tactile input device part and scroll touch bar part can be located discretely with electronic equipment.
According to some embodiment, tactile input device can navigate on the line of acoustic reproduction device.
According to some embodiment, the scroll touch bar part can have the scroll zones of the elongation that has tactile markings.
According to some embodiment, tactile markings can be the embossment that raises on the surface of scroll zones.
According to some embodiment, tactile markings can comprise one first tactile markings, and it can be positioned at the central authorities of scroll zones, and at least one second tactile markings, and it is along the every side of described scroll zones in first tactile markings.
According to some embodiment, second tactile markings can be arranged with the density that increases along with the increase of the distance of described first tactile markings of distance.
According to some embodiment, les touches tactiles part and scroll touch bar part can be provided with differentiable tactile element in the sense of touch.
According to some embodiment, the les touches tactiles part can comprise that at least one can be by the triggering key (toggle key) of touch recognition.
According to some embodiment, at least one triggers key can be formed a relief symbol that is associated with the operation of visiting by the triggering key respectively.
According to some embodiment, at least one triggers key can be along the touch recognition point of linear touch sensor on different piece.
According to some embodiment, electronic equipment can be configured to provide the feedback that can hear when triggering the key activation.
According to some embodiment, les touches tactiles part and scroll touch bar part can be positioned at the opposite side of tactile input device, and wherein tactile input device can be provided with along the shell of the line from the electronic equipment to the earphone, and the far-end music control of a blind usefulness (blind use) is provided.
According to some embodiment, les touches tactiles part and/or touch bar part can be linear touch sensor.
According to some embodiment, les touches tactiles part and/or touch bar part can be divided into virtual subdivision along linear touch sensor
According to some embodiment, at least one described linear transducer can be an electric resistance sensor.
According to some embodiment, at least one described linear transducer can be a capacitive transducer.
According to some embodiment, at least a portion of described input equipment is covered by the material of waterproof and dustproof and/or anti-mud.
According to some embodiment, but described les touches tactiles part or described scroll touch bar part can be included in the touch screen portion of the element with tactile recognition to small part.
According to some embodiment, described tactile element can be embossments in the surface of described touch-screen.
According to some embodiment, touch-screen can be provided with the feedback of the direct mechanical of an activation, has simulated the sensation by a key.
According to some embodiment, electronic equipment can be a portable equipment.
According to some embodiment, electronic equipment can be a portable terminal, and it comprises portable or the hand-held mobile radio electrical communication equipment, mobile radio terminal, and mobile phone, smart phone, communicator or any other have the electronic equipment of wireless voice communication ability.
Some embodiments of the present invention are provided for only visiting media content by touching guiding.
It is emphasized that the term that uses in this instructions " comprises/comprise " existence of the feature, integral body, step or the assembly that are used to specify regulation, but do not get rid of the existence of one or more other feature, integral body, step, assembly or their group.
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The present invention's these and other aspect, feature or advantage can display from the description of following embodiments of the invention and explanation therein, and described description is with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of portable terminal according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of input equipment according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of input equipment according to another embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the sectional view according to the input equipment of further embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 comprises the skeleton view according to the input equipment of Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram that the input equipment according to an embodiment of the invention that shows in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 uses.
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With reference now to accompanying drawing, the concrete embodiment exemplary of the present invention is described.However, the present invention can implement with a lot of different forms, and should not be interpreted as the embodiment that is confined to set forth herein; On the contrary, thereby provide these embodiment to make the disclosure complete and abundant, and will pass on scope of the present invention fully to those skilled in the art.The term that uses in the detailed description of the specific embodiment of imitateing to explanation does not in the accompanying drawings limit the present invention.In the accompanying drawings, the similar similar element of numeral.
Fig. 1 has illustrated the portable terminal 1 that merges according to the input equipment 15,40 of some embodiment of the present invention.Portable terminal 1 can comprise man-machine interface, and for example keypad 2, display 3, and operating rod 4, microphone 5 and amplifier 6 can carry out with portable terminal 1 by these users alternately.Portable terminal 1 can be portable or hand-held mobile radio communication apparatus, mobile radio terminal, and mobile phone, communicator, smart phone or other any other have the electronic equipment of wireless voice or its communication ability.Therefore, portable terminal 1 can be connected to network 10.
Below provided the specific embodiment of input equipment.Consistent from the favourable control aspect of mobile phone access media content with the present invention, only provide by touching to instruct.Input equipment provides tactile feedback to the user.When pressing the suitable control section of input equipment, which selection the user has made with the doigte of touch input device.The user needn't remove to see input equipment for control operation.Therefore, haptic interface allows the aspect of user by sense of touch control control electronic equipment.
Fig. 2 has provided the embodiment of input equipment 15.Input equipment comprises scroll touch bar part 20 and has the key part 21 of other key 23a-23f.Scroll touch bar part 20 and the key part 21 that has other key 23a-23f all are static devices, that is, and and mechanical motion element not as the keyboard button.Like this, provide haptic user interface, below will describe in detail.
Scroll touch bar part 20 is also referred to as scroll touch bar 20 herein, and the key part 21 that has other key 23a-23f, provides tactile feedback because tactile element 27a-27i and 23a-23f are respectively the user.On the tactile element embossment plane below arriving by touch perception.
In certain embodiments, scroll touch bar part 20 tactile references that is used for controlling music application by introducing has been improved the experience that the user uses the music player of phone.In this way, no longer need to be used for directly contacting of adjustment with the vision of opertaing device.Or rather, tactile input device can comprise described les touches tactiles part 21 and described scroll touch bar part 20, it has at least one tactile references element 23a-23f that is used for controlling this music application on described electronic equipment 1 when music application is moved, 44a-44d.
According to an embodiment, scroll touch bar 20 is built on the touch sensor that has one dimension (1D)/linear orientation (y axle) and absolute fix.As shown in Figure 2, the scroll touch bar 20 among the embodiment is surrounded by hardware frame 25,, and is positioned on the side of mobile phone 1 on scroll touch bar 20 in order to the finger that guides the user.According to interchangeable embodiment, scroll touch bar part 20 and key part 21 can differently be arranged, and for example, be arranged on the independently box on the line of hands-free device of phone, thereby hardware frame 25 can omit, for example as shown in Figure 3.
According to an embodiment, the active region of scroll touch bar 20 is lower than previously described framework 25, is used to protect unexpected activation.If be placed on the side of phone 1, as shown in Figure 2, scroll touch bar 20 can be set to slight concavity and be used to guide finger tip at scroll bar.Touching scroll zones 32, providing tactile markings 27a-27i and be used in reference to and quote the family.For example, the centre of scroll zones 32 is by circular tactile mark 27e indication.Tactile markings 27a-27i is formed in the outstanding embossment in scroll zones 32 surfaces.
According to a unrestriced exemplary embodiment, haptic guidance (for example, tactile markings 27a-27i) is similar to the 0.4mm height, and 1mm is wide, can distinguish fully by finger tip.However, distinguish, can differently select these sizes as long as provided sufficient sense of touch.It should be noted that it is pro rata that the size that provides in the accompanying drawing and ratio should not be construed as, some part may only be exaggerated for explanation, for example, and with respect to the size of finger, line etc., the length of tactile input device.
As already noted, the circle that central chosen position can be by embossment or other can be indicated by touching detected tactile element.Can control multiple function by scroll touch bar 20.For example, some factors can be managed example, the content of volume control, playlist and individual other song (track)/song by rolling along scroll touch bar 20 in a musical instruments.In order to distinguish between different tasks, scroll touch bar 20 is used for controlling of these factors at every turn.In order in these different factors, to switch, except scroll touch bar 20 has also been arranged other key 23a-23f.Key 23a-23f arranges rightly, for example as shown in Figure 2 be parallel to scroll touch bar 20 so that be sure of to have activated which factor.Trigger key 23a-23f and can pass through touch recognition.For example, key 23a-23f is by embossment and activate the symbol that operation that this key visits is associated and form.Key 23a-23f need not to move, but can be along the touch recognition point of linear touch sensor 21 in different piece.Key 23a-23f can detect stereognosis by sense of touch, and provides blind guiding with input equipment 15.
Each additional factor, for example volume changes song etc., can provide the different feedback sound that can hear to be used to distinguish these factors.
For example, an embodiment can have 3 enter keies in part 21.For example, first key can be used for " volume ", and second key is used for " song list ", and the 3rd is used for " scanning fast ".The user feels the difference between those three keys.For example, the user presses volume button so that select volume control.Then, resistive/conductive scroll touch bar 20 sensors play volume control.Similarly, if the user presses " scan button ", scroll touch bar 20 sensors play for example F.F. control then.For example, when listening a first mp3 song, according to above-mentioned speed or quicken feature, how far the speed of scan function increase if can touching bar 20 according to the finger locating distance scroll.When the user listens to when being integrated into the radio in the phone 1 and wanting to select another broadcasting station, when selecting " scanning fast " key, can be that scroll touch bar 20 activates channel up/down scan functions.
In certain embodiments, scroll touch bar 20 can be positioned in etui or the casing, and they are for example on a line.Therefore can be on the telephone receiver or be used on the side of the phone that pocket uses, creating the remote music opertaing device.
As shown in Figure 3, an embodiment has scroll touch bar 20 and the key 23 that is arranged in the etui 33 that is connected to line 35,36.Can see that key part 21 is placed on the side of etui 33, scroll touch bar part 20 is aligned to the not ipsilateral adjacent with key part 21.Like this, the far-end music control on the telephone receiver has formed, and it makes it possible to like that easily touch as explained above the control phone.
The technology of touch sensor can be for example resistance or electric capacity.Capacitive transducer need contact with body part physics in order to start, for example, finger, and the application that activates in use meeting accident is normally safer, for example, uses in pocket.Capacitive transducer can be not easily by from every side to the bump of this equipment or push unexpected the activation.Electric resistance sensor need not to contact in order to start with body part physics, for example, and finger.By just enough activated sensors on electric resistance sensor.In addition, be used for the necessary threshold value of pushing of activated sensors by having, electric resistance sensor can be used as the switch that simply (depends on the position).The amount of pushing in addition, can be sensed by electric resistance sensor.In this case, electric resistance sensor activates sensitiveer for accident, for example, and when in pocket, using.However, electric resistance sensor allows to have extra feature, for example uses the size that is applied to the strength on the bar as being used to expect the indication of rolling speed.The user can be thus by more firmly so that roll quickly or lightly by to be used to slow down rolling.Equally, electric resistance sensor can be used for touching control when for example having gloves on.In some embodiment, sensor type can be used in combination or be additional each other, and for example, capacitive transducer is in a side of tactile input device, and electric resistance sensor is at the opposite side of equipment.In this case, the activation of operator scheme or selection can partly be selected by the capacitive transducer of touch apparatus, and rolling can partly be carried out by the electric resistance sensor of pushing tactile input device with bigger or less strength.
Two kinds of sensors can have more or less improvement according to absolute position and resolution.For the embodiment of the scroll touch bar of discussing 20, compare with the touch-screen that needs two-dimensional localization, only need one dimension (1-D) location.
Capacitive transducer needs more senior software interface to be used for control compared with resistive technologies usually, and some is expensive.Capacitive transducer also needs to cover special rubber/plastics material and is used to create induction between sensor and the finger tip.Material and induced signal need a deciding grade and level from the humidity of finger and to some sensitivity of temperature.Therefore, this technology can not have gloves on, use at low temperatures or under very dried situation.
Electric resistance sensor is more insensitive to temperature usually, and is more cheap, and can cover with any material, because detected pressures only is unwanted with contacting of real sensor.
Further embodiment of the present invention explanation in Fig. 4-6.As shown in Figure 4, input equipment 40 is being arranged scroll touch bar 20 and key part 21 on the opposite side 41 and 42 of equipment 40.Therefore user 62 can easily use input equipment 40, for example, and as passing through shown in the arrow 60 among Fig. 6.For example user 62 utilizes first finger 45 by by touching detected suitable icon 44a, 44b, and 44c, 44d drags second finger 46 at the opposite side of input equipment 40, and wherein second sensor is used for, and for example, the control volume changes song etc.Icon 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d are embossments, so they can be by easily feeling with finger touch.Further, icon 44a, 44b, 44c, the contour shape of each can be different among the 44d, the user can easily tell icon 44a like this, 44b, 44c, some with finger activated among the 44d.In the example of Fig. 4, icon 44c feels by pointing 45, is used to select the control of wanting.In the embodiment of this demonstration, icon 44d has circular contour shape, can, for example, be associated with selection " change song " function.Finger 46 rolls in order to change song along sensor 20 then.Replacedly, another key with different contour shapes can be selected by finger 45, and for example, icon 44a for example can be associated with " broadcast " function of selection, and finger 46 rolls along sensor 20 then and moves back in order to F.F. or speed in a song.Icon 44b can for example be associated with selection " volume control " function, and finger 46 rolls in order to a music playback device along sensor 20 then, for example, raises in the earplug 64 or reduces current volume.
According to an embodiment of equipment 40, icon 44a approx at least the embossment of 0.4mm so that tactile feedback to be provided.Scroll touch bar 42 caves in certain embodiments, is similar to the foregoing description as shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 5 has comprised the skeleton view according to the input equipment of Fig. 4, and wherein equipment 40 is shown as a side towards the beholder in the left side of Fig. 5, and has rotated 180 degree on the right side of Fig. 5.As directed, the embossment of icon 44a-d and their contour shape clearly illustrate in example embodiment shown in Figure 5.
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram according to the input equipment use of the embodiments of the invention shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, as mentioned above.Touch only schematically explanation in Fig. 4-6 of scroll zones 42.However, according to some embodiment, even the embossment herein on the scroll zones also can be realized according to the above-described tactile element 27a-27i that shows in Fig. 2 and 3.
As mentioned above, scroll touch bar 20 or 42 is built on the touch sensor that has 1D/ linear orientation (y axle) and absolute fix.By having the touch sensor of one-dimensional linear location, input equipment can realize that wherein input equipment comprises scroll touch bar part 20 and the key part 21 that has other key 23a-23f with two such sensors.However, key 23a-23f realizes that by single linear touch sensor its longitudinal axis along it provides active position.In this way, key part 21 can be divided into virtual subdivision, and each is associated with among the key 23a-23f one respectively.Then, but the user discerns corresponding part in perception ground easily, and therefore sensor indication lengthwise position makes can be associated with on the key in subdivision.This is equally applicable to scroll touch bar part 20, and it can be divided into virtual subnet part so that the linear position on the sensor of tactile element 27a-27i and realization part 20 is associated.
Further but embodiment can be included in the key part that some longitudinal part that its surface has a touch-screen of sense of touch recognition component is assigned to realize the scroll touch bar part and had other key.Tactile element can be by realizing at the suitable embossment of screen surface.In this way, screen even can be used for carries out the input to it under the situation of not seeing electronic equipment, and therefore the dual-use function of touch-screen is provided.The activation direct mechanical feedback of imitation switch button sense can be provided to touch-screen in addition.A technology that is applicable to this feedback is Sony's motion engine, and it provides and directly feeds back to the activation finger that activates tactile element.
According to some embodiment, input equipment can apply at least a portion with suitable mode.Coating covers input equipment 15 and for example seals and protect input equipment 15 then fully.Coating can, for example, form by waterproof and dustproof, anti-mud materials, do not have destroyed risk thereby input equipment 15 can be operated under outdoor conditions.By seal sensor, to cause the risk of quality problems be very limited by entering dust on the sensor.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the singulative of using herein " ", " one " also can think and comprises plural form.Further understand, term when using in this manual " comprises ", " comprise " that there be feature, integral body, step, operation, element and/or the assembly stated in regulation, but do not get rid of exist or add one or more other features, integral body, step, operation, partly, element, assembly and/or their group.Should be appreciated that when an element was mentioned " connection " or " coupling " to other elements, it can directly connect or be coupled to other elements, perhaps can have intermediary element." connection " or " coupling " of further using can comprise wireless connection or coupling herein.The term of herein using " and/or " comprise one or more relevant list arbitrarily and all combinations.
Unless otherwise defined, whole terms of Shi Yonging (comprising technology and scientific terminology) have the identical meanings that one of ordinary skill in the art of the present invention generally understand herein.Further understand and to be interpreted as having and the consistent implication of they implications in the context of association area as those definition terms in the dictionary of common use, it should not make an explanation on idealized or too formal meaning, unless defined so clearly herein.
" portable terminal " of Shi Yonging comprises two kinds of equipment herein, do not possess the equipment that wireless signal receiver is only arranged of transmittability and has the reception that can carry out two-way communication on bidirectional communication link and the equipment of launching hardware.These equipment can comprise that honeycomb or other have or do not have the communication facilities of multi-thread demonstration; PCS Personal Communications System (PCS) terminal can be in conjunction with speech and data processing, fax and/or its communication ability; PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) can comprise radio frequency receiver and pager, and the Internet/intranet inserts, Web browser, manager, calendar and/or GPS (GPS) receiver; And/or comprise traditional laptop computer and/or the palmtop computer or the other machines of radio frequency receiver." portable terminal " used can be of portable form herein, can transmit, be installed on the vehicle (aviation, navigation or land) or be provided with and/or be configured to local operation and/or on earth and/or the space operate with distribution mode other positions arbitrarily.
Above, the present invention is described by the reference certain embodiments.However, being different from other embodiment of the foregoing description equally may be within the scope of the invention.With the different method steps that software and hardware is carried out this method that passes through is above described, can be provided within the scope of the invention.Feature that the present invention is different and step can adopt other combinations that are different from description.Scope of the present invention is only by claims restriction of enclosing.
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1, a kind of configuration is used for controlling the tactile input device (15,40) of the digital content of electronic equipment (1), and described tactile input device (15) comprising:
Haptic user interface comprises:
Les touches tactiles part (21), and
Scroll touch bar part (20);
Wherein, haptic user interface is configured to allow user (61) to control the aspect of electronic equipment (1) by sense of touch.
2, according to the tactile input device (15 of claim 1,40), wherein, described les touches tactiles part (21) and described scroll touch bar part (20) have at least one tactile references element (23a-23f, 44a-44d), be configured to when described electronic equipment (1) is gone up operation, control this music application when music application.
3, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, scroll touch bar part (20) comprises the touch sensor that has linear orientation and absolute fix.
4, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 1, wherein, scroll touch bar part (20) is surrounded by hardware frame (25), is used in reference to the finger of quoting the family and arrives scroll touch bar part (20).
5, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 4, wherein, scroll touch bar part (20) has the active region that is lower than hardware frame (25).
6, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 1, wherein, the les touches tactiles of tactile input device part (21) and scroll touch bar part (20) go up horizontally set at electronic equipment (1).
7, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 6, wherein, scroll touch bar part (20) is set to a slight concavity, is used for going up the guide finger tip in scroll touch bar part (20).
8, according to the tactile input device (40) of claim 1, wherein, les touches tactiles part (21) and scroll touch bar part (20) are provided with discretely with electronic equipment (1).
9, tactile input device according to Claim 8 (40), wherein, tactile input device is positioned on the line (35,36) of acoustic reproduction device (64).
10, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 1, wherein, scroll touch bar part (20) has the scroll zones (32) of the elongation that has tactile markings (27a-27i).
11, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 10, wherein, tactile markings (27a-27i) is an embossment, is higher than the surface of scroll zones (32).
12, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 11, wherein, tactile markings (27a-27i) comprises first tactile markings (27e) that is positioned at the central authorities of scroll zones (32), and along described scroll zones (32) respectively in each side (29 of first tactile markings, 31) at least one, second tactile markings (27a-27d, 27f-27i).
13, according to the tactile input device (15) of claim 12, wherein, described at least one second tactile markings (27a-27d, 27f-27i) comprise a plurality of along with second tactile markings of arranging with the density that increases with the increase of the distance of described first tactile markings (27e).
14, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, les touches tactiles part (21) and scroll touch bar part (20) be provided with can the sense of touch differentiation tactile element.
15, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, les touches tactiles part (21) comprise the triggering key that at least one can be by touch recognition (23a-23f, 44a-44d).
16, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 15, wherein, described at least one triggering key (23a-23f, 44a-44d) be formed relief symbol, described relief symbol is respectively with (23a-23f, 44a-44d) Fang Wen operation is associated by triggering key.
17, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 15, wherein, (23a-23f is along the touch recognition point of linear touch sensor in different piece 44a-44d) to described at least one triggering key.
18, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 15, wherein, described electronic equipment (1) is configured to provide the feedback that can hear when activating the triggering key.
19, according to the tactile input device (40) of claim 15, wherein, les touches tactiles part (21) and scroll touch bar part (20) are positioned at the opposite side (41 of tactile input device (40), 42), wherein, tactile input device (40) is provided with along the shell of the line (35,36) from electronic equipment (1) to earphone (64), is provided for the far-end music control of blind usefulness.
20, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, at least one in les touches tactiles part (21) or the scroll touch bar part (20) is linear touch sensor.
21, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 20, wherein, at least one in les touches tactiles part (21) or the scroll touch bar part (20) is divided into the virtual subnet part along linear touch sensor.
22, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 20, wherein, at least one in the described linear touch sensor is electric resistance sensor.
23, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 20, wherein, at least one in the described linear touch sensor is capacitive transducer.
24, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, at least a portion of described input equipment (15,40) is by at least a covering in the material of waterproof and dustproof or anti-mud.
25, according to the tactile input device of claim 1, wherein, described les touches tactiles part (21) or scroll touch bar part (20) but be included in to small part in the part of touch-screen of element with tactile recognition.
26, according to the tactile input device of claim 25, wherein, tactile element is the embossment of described touch screen surface.
27, according to the tactile input device of claim 25 or 26, wherein, touch-screen is provided with the activation direct mechanical feedback of imitation switch button sense.
28, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 1, wherein, electronic equipment (1) is of portable form.
29, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 28, wherein, electronic equipment (1) is a portable terminal.
30, according to the tactile input device (15,40) of claim 29, wherein, portable terminal is a mobile phone.
31, a kind of portable electric appts (1) comprises according to any one tactile input device (15,40) among the claim 1-27.
32, according to the portable electric appts (1) of claim 31, wherein, described convenient electronic equipment (1) is a portable terminal.
33, according to the portable electric appts (1) of claim 32, wherein, portable terminal is a mobile phone.
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