Patent ID: 8576180

Claim:
A method for switching a touch keyboard, adapted for a handheld electronic device having a touch screen, the method comprising: activating a character input function and displaying a first type touch keyboard on a side of the touch screen; receiving a touch signal produced within a display area of the first type touch keyboard; determining whether the touch signal moves to another side of the touch screen; and displaying a second type touch keyboard on the another side of the touch screen if it is determined that the touch signal moves to the another side of the touch screen, wherein the step of determining whether the touch signal moves to the another side of the touch screen comprises determining whether the touch point moves to the display area of the second type touch keyboard, wherein the display area of the second type touch keyboard is displayed along the another side of the touch screen, and the display area of the first type touch keyboard is displayed along the side of the touch screen, wherein a location of the second type touch keyboard on the another side of the touch screen is different from the location of the first type touch keyboard on the side of the touch screen.