Technique that makes physical key appear only on necessary screen on smartphone screen

When it comes to smart phones, with the exception of some exceptions, we do not have a physical keyboard, so thanks to that we can take the screen widely, and it is also an advantage that we can intuitively handle the terminal by tapping. However, there are problems such as incorrect input becomes inevitable if it is typed in tap, and it is not so suitable for long sentence input. With such a smartphone, "A technology that emphasizes the physical key on the screen only when entering characters"Has been developed.

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The state of the physical key suddenly appearing on the liquid crystal screen of the smartphone can be seen from the following movie.

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An ordinary tablet terminal.


When entering characters with this, Pukuri and physical keys will appear.


The physical key looks like this.


By pressing this you can enter letters.


Also on smartphones ......


If letting the physical key appear, it is easier to input characters.


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When the character input is completed, the physical key disappears suddenly.



As for how this physical key appears, there are many micro size holes in the panel with physical key, and the space beneath it is filled with liquid.


When liquid pressure is raised, liquid flows through micro holes and expands to form a physical key.


It is also possible to replace the panel of plastic or glass on a regular touch screen or touch sensor with this physical keyed panel which is thin, horizontal, smooth and transparent, the liquid is a physical key Even if it forms, the image displayed on the underlying display will not be disappeared. The thickness of this panel is about 0.75 mm to 1 mm and when installing this panel it is necessary to connect the panel's internal control device to the control device of the smartphone or tablet.


The physical key is a type spreading all over the button ......


Type extending horizontally under the button ...


And there is a type that extends perpendicular to the end of the button.