Input apparatus, information processing method, and information processing apparatus

Abstract

An input apparatus, an information processing method, and an information processing apparatus are provided. The input apparatus includes a protection surface layer, and a sensing array through which an operation of a user on the protection surface layer can be determined. The information processing method can parse trigger information sent by the input apparatus for its corresponding parameter information and further switch the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to the obtained parameter information. The information processing method and apparatus and the electronic device activate a keyboard to judge the demand of the user automatically in response to the trigger information entered by the user and further control switching of the input mode of the keyboard in response to the demand of the user.

1 . An input apparatus, comprising:
 a protection surface layer configured to protect an internal structure of the input apparatus, wherein the protection surface layer comprises a first surface at a first height and a second surface at a second height, and the first height is lower than the second height;   a sensing array, located below the protection surface layer, and configured to determine an operation of a user on the first surface and to generate first information; and   a processing unit configured to process the first information generated by the sensing array.   
     
     
         2 . The input apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing array comprises a capacitive touch sensing layer. 
     
     
         3 . The input apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing array comprises a first sensing layer and a second sensing layer, and a height of the first sensing layer is higher than a height of the second sensing layer. 
     
     
         4 . The input apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein the first sensing layer is a touch sensing layer configured to generate touch sensing information according to a location of the operation of the user on the first surface; and the second sensing layer is a pressure sensing layer configured to generate pressure sensing information according to a pressure of the operation of the user on the first surface. 
     
     
         5 . The input apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to process the pressure sensing information generated by the pressure sensing layer to obtain a pressure value of the operation of the user on the first surface. 
     
     
         6 . An information processing method, applied to an electronic device with a touchable keyboard, wherein the method comprises:
 receiving trigger information sent by an input apparatus;   parsing the trigger information for parameter information of the touch information; and   switching the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to the parameter information.   
     
     
         7 . The information processing method according to  claim 6 , wherein the trigger information is touch information, and the parameter information comprises:
 touch location information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/or a pressure increment/decrement rate.   
     
     
         8 . The information processing method according to  claim 7 , wherein after the switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the second input mode according to the parameter information, the method further comprise:
 sending the touch location information among the parameter information to a processor, wherein the processor responds to the trigger information according to a current application scenario.   
     
     
         9 . The information processing method according to  claim 7 , wherein the switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the second input mode according to the parameter information comprises:
 switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, the pressure value is larger than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is smaller than a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is smaller than a third preset threshold; or   switching the touchable keyboard to the second input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, the pressure value is smaller than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is larger than a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is larger than a third preset threshold.   
     
     
         10 . The information processing method according to  claim 7 , wherein the switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode or the second input mode according to the parameter information comprise:
 switching the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the case that a pressure duration among the parameter information is smaller than a preset threshold; or   switching the touchable keyboard to the second input mode, in the case that a pressure duration among the parameter information is larger than the preset threshold.   
     
     
         11 . An information processing apparatus, applied to an electronic device with a touchable keyboard, wherein the apparatus comprises:
 an information reception module configured to receive trigger information sent by an input apparatus;   an information parsing module configured to parse the trigger information for parameter information of the touch information; and   a mode control module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to a first input mode or a second input mode according to the parameter information.   
     
     
         12 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein the trigger information is touch information, and the parameter information comprises:
 touch location information, a pressure value, a pressure duration and/or a pressure increment/decrement rate.   
     
     
         13 . The information processing apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the mode control module comprises:
 a first mode switching module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to the first input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, the pressure value is larger than a first preset threshold, a pressure duration is smaller than a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is smaller than a third preset threshold; or   a second mode switching module configured to switch the touchable keyboard to the second input mode, in the case that among the parameter information, the pressure value is smaller than a first preset threshold, the pressure duration is larger than a second preset threshold, and the pressure increment/decrement rate is larger than a third preset threshold.