Remote device based character input method and device

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a remote device based character input method and device. The method comprises the following steps that under a character input state, a virtual keyboard is shown on a display screen of an intelligent terminal, and character keys on the virtual keyboard are divided into N sub areas according to the key distribution; sub area selecting operations sent by a remote device are received, wherein the remote device can send N kinds of the sub area selecting operations, and each sub area selecting operation corresponds to the sub area on the virtual keyboard; according to the corresponding relation of the sub area selecting operations and the sub areas, a cursor on the virtual keyboard is skipped to the corresponding sub area, a user can directly input a character corresponding to the current cursor position according to the current cursor position, or continuously move the cursor to input other characters. According to the remote device based character input method and device, key pressing times of a directional key on the remote device used by the user to search the needed characters by moving the cursor are greatly decreased, the user can more conveniently input the characters, and the input speed of the characters is increased.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent terminals, in particular to a character input method and device based on a remote controller. Background technique [0002] The continuous advancement of electronic technology has promoted the rapid development of the electronic consumer market, and more and more smart terminals (such as smart TVs) are used by users. Most of the interaction between the user and the smart terminal is achieved by using the remote control. In addition to using the remote control to perform simple functions such as traditional channel switching and volume adjustment, the user also needs to use the remote control to input characters or text to the smart terminal to complete information input. and other complex operations, such as searching for movies, browsing the web, etc. [0003] At present, the remote controller of an ordinary smart terminal device only has number keys, direction keys, and some functio...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The disadvantage of the above-mentioned character input method is that each time an English character is input, the user may need to press the direction key several times to move the cursor position on the virtual keyboard. The operation is complicated and the input speed is slow. This input cost is difficult for users to accept in the actual application process.

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