Realization method for soft keyboard of Android system television

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for realizing a soft keyboard used in an Android system TV. The method is implemented based on the native GridView control and PopWindow control of the Android system, and uses the showAsDropDown(View anchor, int xoff, int yoff) method of the PopWindow control to define the presentation of the soft keyboard. Interface, use the dissmiss() method of the PopWindow control to define the hidden interface of the soft keyboard; use the setOnKeyListener method of the Gridview control to monitor the key operations of the TV remote control, so that the soft keyboard responds to the direction keys, return key and confirmation key of the remote control, and when instructed When the cursor is on the leftmost button of a certain row of the software disk, if the left button of the TV remote control is operated, the cursor will move to the rightmost button of the row; When pressing up, if you operate the right button of the TV remote control, the pointer will move to the leftmost button on the line. This method realizes a soft keyboard that is easier to use and has no secondary interface, and it can be called out flexibly. and hide.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of smart TVs, in particular to a method for realizing a soft keyboard used in TVs with an Android system. Background technique [0002] Currently, it is cumbersome for a user to input characters to a television device through a remote controller. The reason is that the input method of the TV is relatively complicated, and the user usually presses the remote control button many times to input a character. In order to facilitate user input, many applications on the TV have designed corresponding soft keyboards to replace complex input methods. Observe the different soft keyboards in the current application. One type of soft keyboard has a secondary interface. For example, a soft keyboard button contains the three characters "A, B, C". When you click the button, the system will pop up another The interface requires the user to select characters. Obviously, this kind of soft keyboard is still relatively compli...

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Problems solved by technology

Observe the different soft keyboards in the current application. One type of soft keyboard has a secondary interface. For example, a soft keyboard button contains the three characters "A, B, C". When you click the button, the system will pop up another The interface requires the user to select characters. Obviously, this kind of soft keyboard is still relatively complicated.

Although the other type of soft keyboard does not have a secondary interface, it usually occupies a large area of ​​the user interface.

In addition, almost all soft keyboards currently only have input and delete functions, and cannot remember the user's previous input.

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