TWI411937B - Man - machine input system and text editor input method - Google Patents

Abstract

A human-machine input system and an input method of text editing for editing a string are disclosed. A touch screen is used to display an image, and the touch screen can be pressed to generate input information. An input method identification module receives the input information to generate a plurality of words to be confirmed on the screen, wherein multiple option columns corresponding to the words to be confirmed are showed on the screen, and these option columns respectively show multiple words to be selected related to the input information. Afterwards, the user can select a word from these option columns by pressing; therefore the selected word can replace the corresponding words to be confirmed to complete the input of this string.

Description

Man-machine input system and text editing input method

The invention relates to a human-machine input system and an input method for text editing, in particular to a human-machine input system and an input method for editing characters in a portable electronic device.

Technology Changming, rapid information processing can no longer meet the needs of human beings, easy to carry, instant processing, and human-friendly human-computer communication, which is increasingly necessary for modern people.

In addition to convenient voice input, in order to make the data easy to store, view, transfer, re-edit, etc., the editing of the text still occupies a very important position; therefore, the development of convenient text editing input method and human-machine input system, It is an important means to enhance the value of portable electronic devices that are convenient and easy to use.

Today, when the touch screen technology is mature, writing a text in the touch display screen with the stylus has become the most convenient and fastest text editing input method. By recognizing the shape of the written input text, the word to be confirmed is generated. In the picture. Corresponding to this to be confirmed and an alternate column will be displayed on the screen, and in this alternative column, there will be multiple alternative words with similar appearances, which are currently portable electronic such as mobile phones. The touch-based handwriting input mode used in the device.

However, if the user operates the current input mode, it is necessary to input a word, and then the action is to be confirmed. The user repeats the actions of inputting, confirming, inputting, confirming, etc., which is not conducive to reading and writing or writing the input mode. I can't read Or after thinking about a long sentence, enter the text continuously and intently.

Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a human-machine input system and an input method for editing characters in a portable electronic device to improve the above problems.

The object of the present invention is to provide a human-machine input system and an input method for editing characters in a portable electronic device, which can input the edited string quickly, conveniently and more humanizedly.

The invention relates to a human-machine input system and a method for inputting text editing, which are used for editing a string. The human input system includes a touch display screen and an input method identification module.

The touch display screen is used to display a picture and can be pressed to generate a writing input information.

The input method identification module receives the writing input information to generate a plurality of to-be-confirmed words in the screen, wherein the plurality of candidate columns are displayed in the screen corresponding to the to-be-confirmed words, and the candidate columns respectively display A plurality of alternative words associated with the written input information.

Wherein, selecting one candidate word in each of the candidate columns by touch pressure enables the selected candidate word to replace the corresponding word to be confirmed to become the string.

Therefore, by using the human-machine input system and the text editing input method of the present invention, the touch display screen and the input method identification module are utilized, and multiple alternatives are used. The function displayed in the column at the same time enables the operator to input the string to be edited quickly, conveniently and more humanly.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

Please refer to the first figure, which is a schematic diagram of the association of the human-machine input system 30 of the present invention. The present invention is directed to a human-machine input system 30 for editing a string of characters 42. The human-machine input system 30 mainly includes a touch display screen 32 and an input method identification module 34.

The touch display screen 32 can display a screen 50. The screen 50 includes an input field 52. The user can touch the input field 52 by a finger or a stylus and write within the input field 52. The input field 52 receives the user. The writing press generates a writing input information 40. The expression of the input field 52 is not limited to the bottom of the screen, and the entire touch display screen 32 can be used as the input field 52.

The input method identification module 34 receives the writing input information 40, and after the identification processing, generates a plurality of to-be-confirmed words 56 in the screen 50 for the user to visually understand. The plurality of candidate fields 54 are respectively displayed in the screen 50 corresponding to the to-be-confirmed words 56. The candidate fields 54 respectively display a plurality of candidate words 58 related to the writing input information 40, and the candidate columns 54 are selected. The alternative word 58 is similar to the word to be confirmed 56, and can also be visually understood by the user to facilitate the selection.

Subsequently, the user individually and continuously selects one of the candidate fields 54 in a touch-press manner, so that the selected candidate word 58 can be substituted for the relative The word 56 is to be confirmed, and finally, after the word to be confirmed 56 is confirmed together, the string 42 to be edited by the user can be obtained.

For a detailed description, please refer to FIG. 2A, which is a schematic diagram of a screen for inputting a first word according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the string 42 to be input by the user is "utilizing a plurality of candidate frames". First, when the user writes "profit" in any of the input fields 52 in the three input fields 52 below the screen 50 in a pressure-sensitive manner. The input method identification module 34 displays an alternative field 54 in the middle of the screen 50. There are a plurality of candidate words 58 including: profit, brake, thorn, residual, etc., all of which are input method identification modules. The group 34 determines the word similar to the glyph written by the user to "profit", and at the same time, displays the most likely alternative word 58 as the word to be confirmed 56 above the screen 50.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2B, which is a schematic diagram of a screen for inputting a second word according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user continues to input the second to-be-confirmed word "use", and the middle section of the screen 50 also displays the two-column candidate field 54 to display the alternative words 58 associated with "profit" and "use", respectively.

Please refer to the second C diagram, which is a schematic diagram of the confirmation step screen of the embodiment of the present invention. The user checks that the word to be confirmed 56 is exactly the same as the string 42 that he wants to input. Therefore, the user touches the confirmation icon 59 in the upper left corner of the screen 50 to confirm that the current word to be confirmed 56 is desired. After the icon 59 is confirmed, the word "utilization" becomes the string 42. At this time, the candidate column 54 that appeared before is swept away in the screen 50.

Then, the user also needs to input the following character string 42 "a plurality of candidate boxes". Please refer to the third A picture, and the third A picture is a schematic diagram of the input third and fourth words in the embodiment of the present invention. As the first few steps to input, the user is connected Continued input of "multiple" and "one" two to-be-confirmed words 56. Of course, the corresponding candidate column 54 and candidate word 58 also appear in the middle of the screen 50.

Please refer to FIG. 3B, which is a schematic diagram of inputting the fifth to seventh words in the embodiment of the present invention. In the continuation, the user can continuously input "read", "select", and "cabinet" to wait for the confirmation word 56. At the middle of the screen 50, a total of five candidate fields 54 and an alternative word 58 are accumulated.

Please refer to the third C diagram, which is a schematic diagram of a screen for correcting and selecting in the embodiment of the present invention. At this time, the user finds that the "cabinet" is not the word in the string 42 that he/she wants to input. Therefore, the user presses the "box" alternative 58 in the alternative field 54 corresponding to the "cabinet", and inputs The method identification module 34 replaces the "cabinet" with a "box" and is a new word to be confirmed 56.

After the user confirms that the wait confirmation words 56 are all the characters in the input string 42, please refer to the fourth figure, which is a schematic diagram of the completed input screen in the embodiment of the present invention. When the confirmation icon 59 in the screen 50 is pressed, the human-machine input system 30 confirms that the waiting confirmation word 56 is the character string 42 required by the user, and displays the character string "using a plurality of candidate frames" on the screen 50.

Please refer to the fifth figure, which is a block diagram of the input method identification module 34 of the present invention. In order to speed up the selection of the candidate word 58 speed, the ranking order of the candidate words 58 in the candidate field 54 is one of the determining elements; the input method identification module 34 includes the input method module 3402 and the hardware in addition to the basic input. In addition to the processing unit 3404 of the device, a text modification module 3406 is further included. The input method module 3402 serves as a basic function for generating characters after input, such as a phonetic input, a magazine input, a font comparison input, etc., each of which belongs to an input method, which contains input logic, so that the processing unit 3404 can Corresponding alternatives for user input Word 58.

First, the processing unit 3404 receives the external writing input information 40. After the input method module 3402 recognizes the writing input information 40, the candidate word 58 in the candidate field 54 is generated. When the more preferred candidate 58 of the candidate fields 54 is selected, the semantic modification module 3406 rearranges the plurality of candidate words 58 in the subsequent candidate field 54 to enable the selection. The alternate word 58 of the alternative word 58 is prioritized and displayed by the processing unit 3404 in the candidate column 54 of the screen 50. In this way, the user can more quickly select the candidate word 58 to be selected.

Please refer to the sixth figure, which is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the product of the human-machine input system 30 of the present invention. The human-machine input system 30 of the present invention is particularly well-suited for use in a portable electronic device 70, such as a smart phone; or the human-machine input system 30 can be designed in a notebook computer to be modified to replace the original one. Keyboard, this is a more humane input method. In the illustration, the touch pen 72 can be used for handwriting input on the touch display screen 32 of the portable electronic device 70 to implement the aforementioned technical effects.

Referring to the seventh figure, a flow chart of the input method of the present invention is a text editing input method for editing the string 42. The input method consists of the following steps:

Step S02: pressing the input field 52 of the screen 50 in the touch display screen 32, and writing the font shape of the character in the input field 52, corresponding to generate a writing input information 40.

Step S04: Corresponding to the writing input information 40, a plurality of to-be-confirmed words 56 are generated in the screen 50 displayed by the touch display screen 32.

Step S06: A plurality of candidate fields 54 are displayed in the screen 50 corresponding to the to-be-confirmed words 56, and the candidate fields 54 respectively display a plurality of candidate words 58 associated with the writing input information 40 glyphs.

Step S08: Touching the touch display screen 32 to select one of the candidate words 54 of the candidate fields 54, respectively, so that the selected candidate word 58 can replace the corresponding word to be confirmed 56, and finally press the screen 50. The confirmation icon 59 confirms that the word to be confirmed 56 is the string 42.

Further cooperating with the function of the semantic comparison, the input method may further comprise the step of: when the candidate word 58 of the more preferred candidate column 54 of the candidate column 54 is selected, then the connection is made The plurality of candidate words 58 in the selection column 54 are rearranged such that the candidate words 58 that are semantically related to the selected candidate word 58 are prioritized. In this way, it is more convenient for the user to quickly visually select the candidate word 58 required.

Compared with the past, each time a text is input, it is necessary to confirm once. After continuous input, the present invention can successively select one of the plurality of candidate fields 54 in a one-by-one manner, and then confirm the word together. The string 42 can reduce the burden on the user to repeatedly input, click, and confirm, and can greatly increase the input speed. This is because the average person thinks about the focus and the way of thinking when choosing words and choosing words. If you can let humans concentrate on the same thing, it will improve work efficiency. Therefore, the input feature proposed by the invention of the present invention concentrates the input and the selected actions separately, and is more efficient.

In addition, for the convenience of operation, it may be further designed to be marked when the word 56 to be confirmed is pressed, for example, the visual mark of the word is reversed, so that the use The visually ascertained that it does select the word to be confirmed 56; at this time, the corresponding candidate field 54 is also marked, for example, the entire column is highlighted by a visible mark for subsequent user selection in the selected candidate field 54. The alternative word 58 is substituted for the corresponding word to be confirmed 56. Thus, when the number of words to be confirmed 56 is large, it is not feared that the user will not find the corresponding candidate column 54 for a while, and delay the input time to slow down the input speed.

Therefore, with the human-machine input system 30 and the text editing input method of the present invention, the touch display screen 32 and the input method identification module 34 are used to enable the operator to quickly display the functions of the plurality of candidate fields 54 simultaneously displayed. The convenient and more user-friendly input of the string 42 to be edited.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed.

30‧‧‧Human input system

32‧‧‧Touch display

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The first diagram is a schematic diagram of the input of the human-machine input system of the present invention; the second diagram is a schematic diagram of the input of the first word in the embodiment of the present invention; and the second diagram is a schematic diagram of the input second character of the embodiment of the present invention; The second C is a schematic diagram of the steps of the confirmation step of the embodiment of the present invention; the third A is a schematic diagram of the input of the third and fourth words according to the embodiment of the present invention; The third B is a schematic diagram of the input of the fifth to seventh words in the embodiment of the present invention; the third C is a schematic diagram of the screen selected by the embodiment of the present invention; and the fourth figure is the completed input screen of the embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a block diagram of an input method identification module of the present invention; a sixth diagram is a schematic diagram of a product appearance of the human-machine input system application of the present invention; and a seventh diagram is a flowchart of an input method of the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A human-machine input system for editing a string of characters, the human-machine input system comprising: a touch display screen for displaying a picture and being pressed to generate a writing input information; and an input method The identification module receives the writing input information to generate a plurality of to-be-confirmed words in the screen, wherein the corresponding waiting words are displayed in the screen simultaneously displaying a plurality of candidate columns, and the candidate columns respectively display the plural number An alternative word associated with the written input information; wherein selecting one of the candidate words in the candidate column by touch pressure enables the selected candidate word to replace the corresponding word to be confirmed Become the string. The human-machine input system of claim 1, wherein the human-machine input system further comprises a literary correction module, wherein the candidate words in the preferred priority column of the candidate column are selected Thereafter, the text modification module rearranges the candidate words in the subsequent candidate column to arrange the candidate words associated with the selected candidate word in a preferred position. Such as the human-machine input system described in claim 1 of the patent scope, The screen further includes an input field, and the input field is subjected to pressing to generate the writing input information. The human-machine input system of claim 1, wherein the to-be-confirmed word is visually marked when it is pressed, and one of the corresponding candidate columns is also visually marked for pressing the selected candidate column. One of the alternative words to replace the corresponding word to be confirmed. The human-machine input system of claim 1, wherein the screen further includes a confirmation icon, and pressing the confirmation icon confirms that the to-be-confirmed word is the string. The human-machine input system of claim 1, wherein the human-machine input system is applied to a portable electronic device. A text editing input method for editing a string, the input method comprising the steps of: pressing a touch display screen to generate a writing input information; and generating a plurality of to-be-confirmed words for the touch corresponding to writing the input information; Displaying a plurality of candidate fields in the screen, and waiting for the confirmation word to display a plurality of candidate fields in the screen, and the candidate columns respectively display a plurality of alternative words related to the writing input information; Touching the touch display screen to respectively select one of the candidate words in the candidate fields enables the selected candidate word to replace the corresponding word to be confirmed to become the string. The input method according to claim 7, wherein the input method further comprises the following steps, after the candidate words in the preferred priority column of the candidate column are selected, The candidate words in the selection are rearranged such that the candidate words associated with the selected alternative word are prioritized. The input method of claim 7, wherein the screen further comprises an input field for pressing to generate the writing input information. The input method of claim 7, wherein the to-be-confirmed word is marked as visible when pressed, and the corresponding candidate column is also visually marked for subsequent pressing to select the preparation Alternative words in the selection column to replace the corresponding words to be confirmed. The input method of claim 7, wherein the screen further includes a confirmation icon, and pressing the confirmation icon confirms that the to-be-confirmed word is composed of the string. The input method as described in claim 7 of the patent application, wherein The input method is applied to a portable electronic device.