CN100342373C

CN100342373C - Language input method and system

Info

Publication number: CN100342373C
Application number: CNB2003101102786A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田中成人; 伴哲也; 清水敦
Original assignee: Omron Corp
Current assignee: Omron Corp
Priority date: 2002-12-27
Filing date: 2003-12-29
Publication date: 2007-10-10
Anticipated expiration: 2023-12-29
Also published as: JP2004213120A; CN1512303A; HK1066994A1; JP3975914B2

Abstract

To solve the following problem; either of a search process for a match at the beginning of a word and a kana-kanji conversion process has merits and demerits, and is not sufficiently used in a language input system capable of using both the search process for a match at the beginning of the word and the kana-kanji conversion process. At least one of search candidates for a match at the beginning of the word and at least one of kana-kanji conversion candidates (continued clause conversion candidates and all candidates) to an inputted character string are displayed in a display area of a display screen as 'the first candidate group' at a display ratio in much consideration of the search candidate for a match at the beginning of the word, and 'the next candidate group' consisting of candidates impossible to display in the display area as 'the first candidate group' is displayed by changing a display ratio between the search candidate for a match at the beginning of the word and the kana-kanji conversion candidate from 'the first candidate group' to reduce a display ratio of the search candidate for a match at the beginning of the word and to increase a display ratio of all the candidates.

Description

Language input method and system

Technical field

The present invention relates to the language input method, particularly about having the language input method and the system of consistent retrieval process device in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion processing unit simultaneously.

Background technology

As the prior art of efficient input Japanese, can exemplify out the spy and open bulletin 2001-325252 number.In the prior art, by being listed as for the kana text that is transfused to, the consistent candidate (prediction candidate retrieval conversion) of retrieving in output the place ahead is imported the kana text row that append, and retrieves mixing assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the candidate forwardly, with its output.But this is only in order to reduce the consistent candidate of retrieve in the place ahead that should export, or consistent in order to make itself and assumed name Chinese character change candidate, and the place ahead unanimity retrieval process is switched to assumed name Chinese character conversion process.That is, fail the text line that is transfused to is carried out the dual processing of consistent retrieval process in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process.

Along with the marked improvement of hardware and communication environment, make the portable terminal of mobile phone etc. can be regardless of ground, place and carry out the transmission and the reception of information.But, even with small-sized, in light weight be the portable terminal of important characteristic in order to carry out complicated literal input, also can only provide minimal operating key.For example multiple function is distributed to 10 keys and other a few keys, used these keys respectively according to different functions from " 0 " key to " 9 " key.Below, in conjunction with Fig. 1～Fig. 6, the technology of carrying out the literal input by minimum operating key is described.

Fig. 1 is that explanation is the figure of input method of Japanese language input system of the what is called 10 keys input of representative with the mobile phone.

In the figure, when the enter key operation that will be assigned with " 2 " " ABC " " か " from the operation of information input unit 1 by the user 2 times, the function of the input by accepting kana text row, the input signal that output is corresponding, by obtaining the function of the kana text row that are transfused to, make language input system obtain kana text " I ".Similarly, when the enter key that will be assigned with " 8 " " TUV " " ゃ " is operated 6 times, obtain kana text " ょ " (ょ of small letter), when the enter key that has been assigned with " 1 " " .@/" " A " is operated 3 times, obtain kana text " ぅ ", when the enter key that has been assigned with " 4 " " GHI " " TA " is operated 5 times, obtain kana text " と ".Like this, by this a series of processing, can obtain kana text row " I ょぅと ".By these kana text row " I ょぅと " are carried out assumed name Chinese character conversion process, " I ょぅと " is converted to " capital of a country ".

Though what the kana text row of input are converted to the article that is mixed with Chinese character is treated to assumed name Chinese character conversion process, but, up to the kana text row " I ょぅと " that can determine to become converting objects, operation repeatedly need be carried out, and the operation of carrying out the Chinese character conversion process need be indicated.As portable terminal, in order not lose its movability, must carry out such complicated operations, though the convenience difference also is not to be able to and for it, therefore,, propose to have a kind of consistent retrieval process in the place ahead that is also referred to as the input prediction processing at this problem.

Fig. 2 is the figure of the consistent retrieval process in explanation the place ahead.

In the figure, the place ahead is consistent, and to retrieve with dictionary DB3 be the dictionary database of having stored the place ahead consistent retrieval process portion 4 employed words, stored in advance from a large amount of in as the article of the processing language (legend, being Japanese) of language input system the high word of employed frequency of utilization.In addition, can also in the tolerance band of memory capacity, append storage by the determined word of language input system.And, the consistent retrieval process 4 in the place ahead will be from the word that begins from " kana text row " of information input unit 1 input, as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead, by consistent the retrieval with retrieving among the dictionary DB3 forwardly, it is selected out, and the output of the candidate that will be selected out.In addition, the consistent candidate of being selected out by the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead portion 4 of retrieving in the place ahead is arranged as evaluation of estimate according to the order of sequence with the height that uses frequency.

In legend, only need input kana text " I ", then as the consistent candidate of retrieve in the place ahead, output in Japanese frequent use " today, function, rule, expectation, キャ Star チ Off レズ ... " Deng word.

Fig. 3 is the figure of the consistent retrieval process in explanation the place ahead under the situation of having appended kana text.

In the figure, in the consistent forwardly retrieval process portion 4, when when kana text " I " is imported kana text " ょ " afterwards continuously, as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead, output from kana text " I ょ " beginning " today, classroom, song, education ... " Deng word.By appending kana text, the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead is just dwindled range of choice automatically.Promptly, when afterwards kana text " ょ " being input to the place ahead consistent retrieval process portion 4 at kana text " I ", the consistent retrieval is listed as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead that " I ょ " begins in addition from kana text the candidate owing to do not export from the place ahead of kana text " I " beginning, so automatically reduced the candidate number that is output.

But, in the consistent forwardly retrieval process, it is characterized in that, though have the advantage that can obtain desirable word with the input of a spot of kana text, but just can not play a role on the other hand, as being stored in consistent retrieval the in the place ahead with the consistent circulation of retrieving candidate in the place ahead among the dictionary DB3.For example, " キャ Star シュ " " キャ Star シュカ De " the whole of " キャ Star シュディスペ Application サ (the automatic payment mechanism of cash) " are stored as different words.Certainly, in the consistent forwardly retrieval process, " cash automatic payment machine ", " cash automatic payment machine device " and " the automatic payment mechanism of cash " are discerned as diverse word.Therefore, the word amount that exists login is big more, needs more the shortcoming of the maximum of big database volume, not to have the word amount that is not related to and seriatim word is logined in order to reach to have, and just needs huge memory capacity.

And, because we have life at daily employed language, can change often.Promptly, the combination of language or wording and expression way change to diversified direction, it is different that each different user 2 is accustomed to the language that uses, therefore, even will cause user 2 to think " such word should have ", and consistent the retrieval with " unlike the word that has " among the dictionary DB in the place ahead that be not stored in of " in fact not having " increases simply.In legend and since consistent forwardly retrieve do not have among the dictionary DB corresponding kana text number be 4 literal " I ょぅと " so, the kana text that the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead portion 4 directly will be transfused to is listed as " I ょぅと " former state and exports.Do not having also to export the such katakana literal of " I ょぅと " " キョゥト " under the situation of candidate.

Fig. 4 is the figure that the assumed name Chinese character transfer dictionary that uses in assumed name Chinese character conversion process is described.

Here, earlier assumed name Chinese character conversion process is described.In the figure, at first describe with the assumed name Chinese character transfer dictionary DB5 of dictionary having stored the assumed name Chinese character conversion in assumed name Chinese character conversion process, used.In the figure, the conversion of assumed name Chinese character is to have stored to constitute the autonomous word of Japanese and the dictionary database of adjunct and product speech with dictionary DB5.Japanese is made of simple sentence or compound sentence, and simple sentence is by the combination of 1 subject or subject and predicate and constitute.Here said again subject is meant the word of noun and verb etc., and verb changes according to its suffix of dissimilar uses.In addition, predicate is to constitute the auxiliary word of Wen Jie or the speech of auxiliary verb one class after being attached to subject.Wen Jiezhong " I go to see the doctor ", beginning Wen Jiewei " private は ", constitute by autonomous word " private " and adjunct " は ", the 2nd literary composition joint is " doctor's To ", constitute by autonomous word " doctor " and adjunct " To ", the 3rd literary composition joint is " row ㄑ ", is made of autonomous word " OK " and adjunct " ㄑ ".

Fig. 5 is the figure that the compound word conversion candidate of explanation in assumed name Chinese character conversion process obtains processing.

Assumed name Chinese character conversion process is obtained by compound word conversion candidate and handles and full candidate obtains to handle and constitutes, and here compound word conversion candidate is obtained to handle to describe.In the figure, the operation of the shift key by the user when receiving the indication of assumed name Chinese character conversion, by switching to assumed name Chinese character conversion process according to the conversion indication of accepting, is carried out compound word conversion candidate and is obtained processing.Compound word conversion candidate obtains handling part 6 and is, can be listed as the autonomous word and the adjunct that constitute from the conversion of assumed name Chinese character by kana text with selecting out the dictionary DB5 from information input unit 1 input, the combination that can connect according to the product speech of being paid on autonomous word and the adjunct is saved (or full text joint) with many literary compositions carry out how literary composition saves parsing, many literary compositions are saved the processing that the highest candidates of evaluation of estimate in the candidate of resolving are exported.

If classifying example as with the input kana text of " I ょぅと To ぃㄑ " describes, then compound word conversion candidate obtaining section 6 is when obtaining the kana text row that are transfused to, select out the autonomous word and the adjunct that constitute by the kana text row of obtaining, tentative autonomous word and the adjunct that will select out makes up, and for example can obtain the candidate of various combinations such as " today-と-To-OK-ㄑ " and " capital of a country-To-OK-ㄑ ".Will be by the connection of the product speech that can constitute this various combination being carried out the parsing of many literary composition joints (or joint) in full, the combination that evaluation of estimate is the highest " capital of a country-To-OK-ㄑ " select to be called the parsing of many literary composition joints as candidate, and output saves the candidate of " the capable ㄑ of capital of a country To " of the analysis result of resolving as many literary compositions.

In legend, represented to import the situation of the input kana text of " I ょぅと ".Though at first be performed the processing of the place ahead consistent retrieval process portion 4, owing to do not have the consistent candidate in the place ahead of corresponding kana text row " I ょぅと ", so " I ょぅと " directly is presented on the information output part 7.When user 2 carries out assumed name Chinese character conversion process and after operating in shift key on the information input unit 1 in order to indicate, the processing of importing the kana text row is switched to compound word conversion candidate by the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead obtains processing, export " capital of a country " of the candidate that evaluation of estimate was the highest at that time.

Fig. 6 is the figure that the full candidate of explanation in assumed name Chinese character conversion process obtains processing.

In the figure, to obtain handling part 6 be not output " capital of a country " but exported under the situation of " と today " in compound word conversion candidate, and user 2 is in order to obtain own desirable " capital of a country " and operation switch key.After the switch key of information input unit 1 is operated, carries out full candidate according to the switching indication of accepting and obtain processing.Full candidate obtains handling part 8 and is, obtains by compound word conversion candidate and obtains result's (many literary composition joint analysis results) that handling part 6 is resolved, and exports the full candidate of each Wen Jie according to the height series arrangement of the evaluation of estimate of using in many literary composition joints are resolved.

Because as a rule, " と today " resolves even obtain handling part more than 6 literary composition joints by compound word conversion candidate with " capital of a country ", its evaluation of estimate does not almost have difference yet, in this case, by the high frequency of utilization of frequency of utilization which is judged, decide its evaluation of estimate, therefore, undesirable candidate of frequent output " と today " etc.Therefore, after having carried out full candidate and having obtained processing owing to obtain the full candidates of each Wen Jie from many literary composition joint analysis results, so, " today と, capital と, capital of a country ... " be output entirely.User 2 can select own desirable " capital of a country " from these outputs.

Be in the consistent forwardly retrieval process or in assumed name Chinese character conversion process its merits and demerits to be arranged all, can not tell quality between the two.Therefore importantly make with bringing into play its advantage separately and make up.The side that as open 2001-325252 bulletin the spy as described in, before the assumed name conversion process, at first carries out the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead by, formally based on the practice of above-mentioned reason.

But, about input kana text or input kana text row are only exported the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead, and it is presented at situation on the viewing area, the problem that the person of existence is various.At first obtaining the desirable word of user with a spot of literal number is to be difficult to very much realize actually.For example can just guess the statement that the user will import right by " ぁ " kana text that is transfused to quickly.Though developed multiple language according to article along the technology of predicting, huge relatively processing and the effect that obtained, that is, and can export user's approval candidate situation seldom.If always export the result of non-purpose, then become system, and away from the user, final result is to become out of use unwanted function with practicality.

And, be difficult to find the desirable word of user in the candidate in can being presented at limited viewing area.Though as long as the various statements of tentative output, the probability of the candidate of output user approval is just high more, in any case export during 5 or 10 candidates that guess about guess not.If always export the result of non-purpose equally, then become system, and away from the user, final result be to become out of use unwanted function with practicality.

So, be not to say that it is all right once to export a plurality of candidates as long as merely increase the consistent word quantity of retrieving with dictionary in the place ahead.If though once export a plurality of candidates, can make the user in these candidates, search desirable candidate, but for the user, because desirable candidate has only one, and unwanted other candidate has a lot, its result has caused the increase of searching work, the problem that the user is had a feeling of impatience.

In addition, though increase the consistent expected value that is certain to improve the user with the word quantity of dictionary of retrieving in the place ahead, but when not having desirable candidate, the expected value that is improved will cause bigger disappointment, therefore, also implying the problem that the result's " non-existent word " who makes the people entertain expectation by the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead becomes the factor of the expectation of running counter to the user the most.Though on using method, using the place ahead, consistent to retrieve candidate very convenient, seem not fully up to expectations at the output facet of its candidate.

Summary of the invention

Principal character of the present invention is, at kana text row for input, respectively the consistent candidate more than at least 1 of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) in the place ahead is presented in the viewing area in the display frame with the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in attention the place ahead as " initial candidate group ", simultaneously will wherein can not be displayed under the situation that the candidate on the viewing area shows as " inferior candidate group " as " initial candidate group ", change " initial candidate group ", the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead, reduce the consistent ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead, increase the displaying ratio of full candidate.

The present invention has: the kana text row of obtaining the input kana text row of input are obtained the unit; Carry out the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead according to obtained the described kana text row of obtaining the unit by described kana text row, output is as the consistent consistent retrieval processing unit in the place ahead of retrieving candidate in the place ahead of execution result; Carry out assumed name Chinese character conversion process according to obtained the described kana text row of obtaining the unit by described kana text row, output is as the assumed name Chinese character conversion processing unit of the assumed name Chinese character conversion rope candidate of execution result; The absent Chinese character length that the word length of candidate changed in the described assumed name Chinese character of obtaining the consistent word length of retrieve candidate in described the place ahead of consistent retrieval processing unit output from described the place ahead of necessary number respectively, exporting from described assumed name Chinese character conversion processing unit obtains the unit; According to the word length that obtains each candidate that obtains the unit by described absent Chinese character length, the corresponding viewing area that shows these candidates determines the consistent displaying ratio decision unit of retrieving the displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio that candidate changed in described assumed name Chinese character, described the place ahead; According to by the described displaying ratio decision displaying ratio that the unit determined, consistent retrieval processing unit is obtained the place ahead and is consistently retrieved candidate, obtains the assumed name Chinese character from described assumed name Chinese character conversion processing unit and change the candidate of candidate and obtain the unit from described the place ahead respectively; The configuration of corresponding described viewing area obtains the consistent candidate dispensing unit of retrieving candidate and described assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in obtained described the place ahead, unit by described candidate; To be presented at the display unit in the described viewing area by the candidate group of described candidate dispensing unit corresponding described viewing area configuration as configuration result; With when receiving for the selection of the candidate that shows in described viewing area input, input determines to accept to select the input determining unit of the candidate of input.

Described displaying ratio decision unit, also can whether can be incorporated in the described viewing area, determine the consistent displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio that the candidate number of candidate changed in described assumed name Chinese character retrieved in described the place ahead according to each candidate that obtains with predetermined ratio.Displaying ratio also can be revised being judged as with predetermined displaying ratio and the word length of each candidate of obtaining all can not being presented under the situation of viewing area in described displaying ratio decision unit under the condition that satisfies the ratio rule (decision) relevant with the displaying ratio of being scheduled to.In addition, when the request of receiving during to request signal that the demonstration of failing to be displayed on the next candidate group in the described viewing area is switched, described displaying ratio decision unit also can reduce the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the described the place ahead that shows in described viewing area.

The consistent retrieval process in the place ahead that just can obtain desirable literal with the literal number of minority is a kind of function with glamour for the user, even under the situation of having imported 1 kana text, also can try to achieve by assumed name Chinese character conversion process, therefore, by showing that in initial candidate group consistent candidate and the assumed name Chinese character retrieved in the place ahead change at least more than one candidate in the candidate.Because assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate is made up of compound word conversion candidate and full candidate, so also can in initial candidate group, show 1 compound word conversion candidate and the full candidate more than 1.And, because the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead is along with the increase of input kana text number is automatically concentrated to target word, so consider in the switching of having carried out 2 times candidate group, the general user's that will abandon psychology, in initial candidate group, adopt and pay attention to the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead, along with switching, reduce its ratio gradually to next candidate group.

In addition, owing to there be consistent candidate and the compound word conversion candidate and the situation of candidate repetition entirely retrieve in the place ahead, can certainly need not repeat in this case to show candidate and the candidate that only shows any one party.For the processing of eliminating this repetition,, can reach good effect after each handling part output candidate, carrying out immediately.After having carried out such pre-treatment, determine its displaying ratio for having eliminated the candidate that repeats.

In addition, described displaying ratio decision unit, the alpha-numeric increase that is transfused to that also can corresponding described input kana text row reduces the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead.

More particularly, consider with assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate and compare, the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead has after having increased input kana text number, the big feature of minimizing degree of candidate number, in order to show candidate efficiently, corresponding input kana text number reduces the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead.

In addition, described displaying ratio decision unit also can change the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead according to the alphabetic literal ahead that is transfused to of described input kana text row.

More particularly, consider that corresponding kana text ahead is stored in the consistent feature of retrieving candidate in the place ahead that candidate number in the database produces big no purpose, has carried out counting corresponding increase and decrease adjustment with the candidate of corresponding kana text ahead for the consistent candidate number of retrieving in the place ahead.

In addition, also can also have the database that candidate that described input has been determined stores as input resume candidate, described absent Chinese character length obtains the unit, when obtaining the word length of the consistent word length of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead and described assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate, also from described database, obtain the word length of the described input resume candidate of necessary number, described displaying ratio decision unit, according to the word length of each candidate that obtains, corresponding described viewing area determines the consistent candidate of retrieving in described the place ahead, the displaying ratio of described assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate and described input resume candidate.

In addition, described candidate dispensing unit also can be in described viewing area, with respect to consistent candidate and the described resume candidate of the preferential demonstration of described assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate retrieved in described the place ahead.

More specifically be, because the input resume are using identical statement to make frequency of utilization height under the situation of article repeatedly, help making of article, so guaranteed in the viewing area, to show the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead with different frames respectively.In addition, because approaching input resume candidate is for using identical statement to make the user of article repeatedly, its convenience height is so improve its priority.In addition, because consistent with the place ahead sometimes candidate or the assumed name Chinese character retrieved of input resume candidate changed candidate and repeated, so in this case, can certainly not need repeat to show candidate, and only show the wherein candidate of any one party.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the figure of the input method under the Japanese language input system of explanation in so-called 10 button apparatus that are representative with the mobile phone.

Fig. 3 is that explanation is at the figure that appends the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead under the situation of having imported kana text.

Fig. 4 is the figure of explanation employed assumed name Chinese character transfer dictionary in assumed name Chinese character conversion process.

Fig. 7 is the hardware block diagram with portable terminal of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 10 is the functional-block diagram that expression will the function of represented functional-block diagram be more specifically represented in Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 8.

Figure 12 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 9.

Figure 13 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 10.

Figure 14 is the concrete example that is illustrated under the situation of correction of the displaying ratio shown in the process flow diagram that has carried out Figure 13.

Figure 15 is the consistent figure that retrieves with the relation between the average candidate number of dictionary with the place ahead of kana text number that expression is transfused to.

Figure 16 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 17 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 18 is a functional-block diagram of more specifically representing the function shown in the functional-block diagram of Figure 17.

Figure 19 is the process flow diagram in the operational part of language input system of the corresponding functional-block diagram shown in Figure 17 of expression.

Figure 20 is the process flow diagram in the operational part of language input system of the corresponding functional-block diagram shown in Figure 180 of expression.

Figure 21 is the consistent figure that retrieves the relation of the candidate number of using dictionary with the place ahead of kana text ahead that is illustrated in the kana text row that are transfused to.

Figure 22 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 23 is a functional-block diagram of more specifically representing the function shown in the functional-block diagram of Figure 22.

Figure 24 is the process flow diagram in the operational part of language input system of the corresponding functional-block diagram shown in Figure 22 of expression.

Figure 25 is the process flow diagram in the operational part of language input system of the corresponding functional-block diagram shown in Figure 23 of expression.

Figure 26 is the basis figure of the concrete example under the situation of the classification change displaying ratio of kana text ahead in the expression functional-block diagram shown in Figure 22.

The figure that Figure 27 is to use functional-block diagram that the learning dictionary of storing input resume candidate is described.

Figure 28 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 29 is the process flow diagram in the operational part of language input system of the corresponding functional-block diagram shown in Figure 28 of expression.

Figure 30 is illustrated in the input resume that adopt in the functional-block diagram shown in Figure 28 figure as the concrete example under the situation of candidate.

Figure 31 is the figure of the configuration concrete example of the candidate group in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 32 is the figure of the configuration concrete example of the candidate group in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 33 is the figure of the configuration concrete example of the candidate group in the expression embodiment of the invention.

Figure 34 is the hardware block diagram corresponding to the portable terminal of the language input system of middle national language that has in the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 35 is the functional-block diagram corresponding to the language input system of middle national language in the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 36 is the functional-block diagram corresponding to the language input system of middle national language in the embodiment of the invention.

Figure 37 is the functional-block diagram that expression will the function of represented functional-block diagram be more specifically represented in Figure 36.

Figure 38 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 35.

Figure 39 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 36.

Figure 40 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 37.

Among the figure: the 1-information input unit; 2-user; The consistent retrieval in 3-the place ahead used dictionary DB; 4-the place ahead consistent retrieval process portion; 5-assumed name Chinese character conversion dictionary DB; 6-compound word conversion candidate obtains handling part; The 7-information output part; 8-is complete, and candidate obtains handling part; The 9-portable terminal; The 13-network, 16-displaying ratio information D B; 17-learning dictionary DB; 18-assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion.

Embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, the specific embodiment of language input system of the present invention is described.

(embodiment 1)

In conjunction with Fig. 7～Figure 14 the 1st embodiment of the grown form that becomes the language input system among the present invention is described.

In the figure, information input unit 1 and information output part 7 are to have to make the unit that can carry out the various input/output functions that exchange between portable terminal 9 and the user 2.As the input media in the information input unit 1, for example be equivalent to various keyswitches, handwriting recognition device and the acoustic input dephonoprojectoscope etc. of numerical key etc., as long as user 2 input can convey a message to system, also can be to install arbitrarily.In addition, as the output unit in the information output part 7, for example being equivalent to display frame (display), voice output etc., as long as can convey a message to user 2 from system, can be to install arbitrarily.Operational part 10 be have by executive routine drive various functions, the unit of the calculation function handled, generally constitute by CPU (central processing unit).Storage part 11 is the unit with program implementation zone of operational part 10 execution.Department of Communication Force 12 is unit of controlling by the information communication between network and other terminal or the system.DB management department 14 is the unit with function that various data structures and data entity are managed.

The handling procedure of being managed in DB management department 14 15 is for the necessary program of the application target of realizing portable terminal 9, also comprises OS (operating system) here.In DB management department 14, also manage consistent retrieval the in the place ahead and use dictionary DB5 with dictionary DB3 and the conversion of assumed name Chinese character.Equally, displaying ratio information D B16 is the shown consistent database of retrieving the displaying ratio of candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead in viewing area that is used for being stored in display frame.Equally, learning dictionary DB17 is the database that is used to store the input record information that uses one of consistent evaluation of estimate separately of retrieving usefulness dictionary DB3 and assumed name Chinese character conversion usefulness dictionary DB5 in the place ahead.

In the figure, language input system has consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 obtains handling part 8 by compound word conversion candidate obtaining section 6 and full candidate and constitutes.The place ahead consistent retrieval process portion 4 has the function of the kana text row that the function that obtains the input by accepting kana text row row from information input unit 1 accepts; Be listed as consistent the retrieval according to the kana text of obtaining with the function that retrieves candidate the dictionary DB3 from the place ahead; The function of the candidate that retrieves with output.Compound word conversion candidate obtains the function that handling part 6 has the kana text row that the function that obtains the input by accepting the kana text row from information input unit 1 accepts; Can be listed as the autonomous word that constitute and the function of adjunct from assumed name Chinese character conversion by obtained kana text with selecting out the dictionary DB5; With many literary composition joints to carrying out the functions that many literary composition joints are resolved by (product speech on autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct can connect according to paying) combination that autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct constitute; With function that will the highest candidate output in the evaluation of estimate in the candidates after many literary composition joints are resolved.Full candidate obtains handling part 8 and has the function that obtains full candidate from the result's (many literary composition joint analysis results) who is obtained handling part 6 parsings by compound word conversion candidate; According to the height order of the evaluation of estimate of in many literary composition joints are resolved, using, arrange the function of the full candidate of each Wen Jie of output.Like this, exported consistent candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) retrieved in the place ahead respectively for the kana text row of accepting by information input unit 1.

In the figure, language input system has the word length that obtains by the candidate of consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and 18 outputs of assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion, shows the function of the ratio of candidate number according to the length of the literal of the candidate that obtains and the viewing area decision that shows each candidate; According to the ratio of the candidate that determines, from consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain the function of candidate respectively; With the candidate group who will obtain be presented in the viewing area function.In legend, in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates, in the 1st candidate group (initial stage candidate group), show consistent 6 candidates of candidate, 1 candidate of compound word conversion candidate and 2 candidates of full candidate retrieved in the place ahead.Among the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show consistent 3 candidates of candidate, 6 candidates of full candidate retrieved in the place ahead.Among the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group 9 candidates are all shown with full candidate.

In addition, the place ahead is consistent retrieve the situation that candidate or compound word conversion candidate and full candidate repeat owing to have, so, needn't repeat certainly in this case to show, can be with its candidate as any kind.Being carried out the processing of eliminating this repetition after just exporting immediately, can reach high efficient from each handling part candidate.After carrying out such pre-process in advance, just the candidate that has been eliminated after repeating is determined its displaying ratio.

This figure is described further the function shown in the functional-block diagram of Fig. 9.In the figure, decide the function of ratio of candidate number of demonstration by the function of determining for the viewing area that can use of exporting candidate according to the word length of the candidate that obtains and the viewing area that shows each candidate; From consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain function respectively about the word length that has pre-determined the quantity candidate; Can judgement be embodied in function in definite viewing area with predetermined ratio with the word length of obtained candidate; For not being embodied in fully under the situation in the viewing area, the function that the ratio of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area constitutes in the result who judges.For the candidate that has been predetermined quantity, obtain the function of its word length (agree " obtain the consistent word length of retrieving candidate in the place ahead of necessary amount and change the word length of candidate from the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead portion 4 respectively) from the place ahead consistent retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively from the assumed name Chinese character that assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 obtains necessary amount, if the number that decision in advance is scheduled to, make and obtain more candidate from each handling part, then in the viewing area, occur to obtain the word length of candidate again under the situation in space.But, owing to can not lack terrifically by the resulting candidate of assumed name Chinese character conversion process, very long sometimes by the place ahead resulting candidate of consistent retrieval process according to the word of being logined, so, as processing, for the candidate that the obtains situation of the viewing area deficiency situation of having a surplus often more than the viewing area.

In addition, judge can will obtained candidate with predetermined ratio word length be embodied in the ratio that what is called " predetermined ratio " in the function in definite viewing area is the candidate number obtained from displaying ratio information D B16, be demonstration with the ratio demonstration with the candidate number that satisfies this ratio.Specifically be, for example in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates, as the 1st candidate group (initial stage candidate group), judge wherein so that the place ahead is consistent and retrieve candidate and compound word to change the ratio of candidate and full candidate be that (6 candidates: 1 candidate: 2 candidates) whether the word length of the candidate that obtains was incorporated in the viewing area in 6: 1: 2.Equally, as the 2nd candidate group who is connected on after the 1st candidate group, judge wherein with the consistent ratio of retrieving candidate and full candidate in the place ahead to be that (3 candidates: 6 candidates) whether the word length of the candidate that obtains was incorporated in the viewing area in 3: 6.As being connected on the 2nd candidate group the 3rd candidate group afterwards, whether judgement is incorporated in the viewing area with the word length that full candidate obtains the candidate of whole 9 candidates.Delivered in proper order that the place ahead among the next candidate group is consistent retrieves candidate ahead being judged as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead that can not be incorporated in the viewing area, similarly, be judged as assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate that the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate that can not include delivered to next candidate group in proper order ahead.In addition, because only there is one basically in the relative kana text row of importing of compound word conversion candidate, so only in the 1st candidate group, be displayed on the viewing area.

Displaying ratio informational needs for each candidate that obtains from displaying ratio information D B16 is noted below (determining the rule of displaying ratio) some.

(1) on the viewing area of display frame, be listed as for the kana text that is transfused to and retrieve that at least 1 candidate separately in candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) is above to be presented in the viewing area of display frame as " initial candidate group " with the place ahead is consistent, displaying ratio for pay attention to the consistent ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead (displaying ratio that the place ahead is consistent retrieves candidate at least the assumed name Chinese character change candidate displaying ratio on an equal basis more than).

(2) can not be used as becoming in the viewing area among " the next candidate group " of the candidate that " initial candidate group " show, change " initial candidate group ", the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving between candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead, increase the displaying ratio of full candidate by reducing the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead.

(3) reducing the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead, make be candidate group after 0 as the consistent candidate number of retrieving candidate and showing in the place ahead after, all be full candidate.

According to the displaying ratio rule that is included in such displaying ratio information, language input system is in " initial candidate group ", the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving the displaying ratio of candidate greater than assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead, corresponding switching to " next candidate group ", the displaying ratio of assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate increases, and the candidate that wherein is displayed on the viewing area all is an assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate.In other words,, show separately candidate respectively, change the candidate group's of candidate demonstration along with the appending of candidate (that is candidate group's switching) is transformed into attention assumed name Chinese character to pay attention to the consistent display mode of retrieve candidate in the place ahead in beginning.

The expression-form of so-called displaying ratio, be based on the consistent kana text of retrieving the corresponding input of candidate in the place ahead and also can export long word sometimes, the consistent demonstration of retrieving candidate with attention the place ahead has nothing to do, and many situations are wanted in the demonstration of the candidate number of assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate.That is, also here said " displaying ratio " can be interpreted as, each candidate is converted into the occupation rate on the viewing area after the word length (or literal number).

These displaying ratio rules are, with the action psychoanalytic viewpoint of user 2 when carrying out the kana text input as foundation.At first, in displaying ratio rule (1), though just can obtain the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead of desirable literal is the function that has very much glamour with a spot of literal number for user 2, even if but noticed under the situation of having imported 1 kana text the blind spot of the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead that also can obtain by assumed name Chinese character conversion process.For the user 2 under the situation of the few Chinese character of the literal number of importing single Chinese character etc. in hope, the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead becomes discommodity, consistent to retrieve candidate shared if the viewing area is all by the place ahead, for example " I only want Chinese character; do not need to drag in many people like this " etc. is fed up with, and perhaps worrying or is being easy to generate anxious mood of making an uproar during psychological stress when busy etc.Therefore, for example when having imported the kana text of " KI ", retrieve the Chinese character that can at first not login " wood " in the candidate dictionary owing to consistent forwardly, so the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead portion 4 will export as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead from " today, function, yesterday, rule, the expectation ... " of kana text " KI " beginning.Therefore, to consider that also only hope obtains the user 2 of the Chinese character of " wood ", in initial candidate group, show more than one assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate at least.Because assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate is made of compound word conversion candidate and full candidate, so show that in initial candidate group a compound word conversion candidate and at least more than one full candidate get final product.

In displaying ratio rule (2), what stress is that the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead is just automatically near target as long as increase the kana text number of input.If the input action to user 2 is observed practically, then can recognize, be listed in the initial candidate group who shows in the viewing area of display frame at the kana text of correspondence input and do not exist under the situation of desirable candidate, though be to switch to next candidate group, but do not have there yet, switch once more and when still not having, then abandon searching.That is, the switching times that user 2 is switched viewing areas generally is no more than 2 times, does not have often will append the input kana text under the situation of desirable candidate having carried out in 2 times blocked operation, the candidate that is being shown.Therefore, in order in the viewing area of 3 parts, balancedly to dispose consistent candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate retrieved in the place ahead, as in initial candidate group, paying attention to the consistent displaying ratio of retrieve candidate in the place ahead, along with candidate group's next time switch step its ratio of minimizing.

In displaying ratio rule (3), though after having carried out displaying ratio rule (2), just can understand naturally, even but in the viewing area, no longer show the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead, and the switching to next candidate group is because user 2 will search assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate, so, next in the viewing area, show the candidate group, till full candidate all has been shown.

In the figure, language input system is transferred to consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 (ST1102), end process then with the kana text row of accepting after the input of accepting the kana text row from information input unit 1 (ST1101).In the consistent forwardly retrieval process portion 4, after having obtained kana text, be listed as consistent the retrieval with retrieving candidate (ST1103) the dictionary DB, the candidate (ST1104) that output retrieves, end process from the place ahead according to the kana text of obtaining.Obtain in the handling part 6 in compound word conversion candidate, after having obtained the kana text row, can be listed as autonomous word and the adjunct (ST1105) that constitutes from the conversion of assumed name Chinese character by the kana text of obtaining with selecting out the dictionary DB5, with many literary composition joints to carrying out many literary composition joints and resolve (ST1106) by (product speech on autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct can connect according to paying) combination that autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct constitute, the candidate output (ST1107) that evaluation of estimate in the candidate of many literary composition joints parsing is the highest, end process.Obtain in the handling part 8 in full candidate, obtain full candidate (ST1108) from the result's (many literary composition joint analysis results) who obtains handling part 6 parsings by compound word conversion candidate, the full candidate of each Wen Jie is exported (ST1109), end process according to the height series arrangement of the evaluation of estimate of use during how the literary composition joint is resolved.

In the figure, when the consistent forwardly retrieval process of language input system portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST1201), obtain the word length (ST1202) of the candidate of each handling part output, word length and the viewing area that shows each candidate according to the candidate that obtains, the ratio (ST1203) of the candidate number that decision will show, ratio according to the candidate that determines, from consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain candidate (ST1204) respectively, the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST1205) on the viewing area, end process.

In the figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST1301), obtain its word length (ST1302) from each handling part respectively about the candidate that has pre-determined quantity, whether judgement can include the word length (ST1303) of the candidate that obtains with predetermined ratio in the viewing area of determining, under the situation that can not all be incorporated in the viewing area, the ratio (ST1304) of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area, under the situation that can all be embodied in the viewing area, directly the ratio according to the candidate that is determined obtains candidate from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively, (ST1305), the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST1305) on the viewing area, end process.

In the figure, the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead portion 4 will from kana text " KI " beginning " today, function, yesterday, rule, expectation ... " export as the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead.So, owing in the 1st candidate group, can not all include consistent 6 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, so showing that the place ahead is consistent retrieve 4 candidates, compound word that candidate includes and change 1 candidate of candidate and 2 candidates of candidate entirely, consistent 2 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead of not included are transferred among the 2nd candidate group.In addition, shown in legend, among the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show consistent 3 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 6 candidates with full candidate, among the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group, show 9 candidates of full candidate, also can show 2 consistent candidate and 7 full candidates retrieved in the place ahead.

(embodiment 2)

Below, in conjunction with Figure 15～Figure 20 the 2nd embodiment among the present invention is described.The feature of the 2nd embodiment is even appending under the situation of having imported the kana text row, also can change the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving between candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead in the viewing area that is presented at display frame.The rule of the variable displaying ratio of quantity of just corresponding input kana text row.

In the figure, be illustrated in and include average vocabulary number that to be that the place ahead of 2000 is consistent retrieve with in the dictionary, the literal quantity of the kana text row that correspondence is transfused to has approximately been collected the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead of how much vocabulary quantity.According to this figure, the literal number that is listed as at kana text is under the situation of 1 literal, and 34 candidates are arranged, equally, 6 candidates are arranged under the situation of 2 literal, 2 candidates are arranged under the situation of 3 literal, 1 candidate is arranged under the situation of 4 literal, 1 candidate is arranged under the situation of 5 literal.Like this, because along with the increase of importing the kana text row, the consistent quantity of retrieving candidate in the place ahead reduces, so, for the displaying ratio information of each candidate that obtains from displaying ratio information D B16, appended following Consideration (decision of displaying ratio).

(4) the literal number of the kana text of corresponding input row changes the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) in the place ahead.

The figure shows the processing under the situation that continues input kana text row from information input unit 1 after processing shown in Figure 8.In the figure, language input system is carried out consistent retrieval process in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process when obtaining by after accepting to append the kana text row of input from the function of the input of the kana text row of information input unit 1 once more to the kana text row that increased the kana text row that are added input.Identical with corresponding process flow diagram of functional-block diagram shown in Figure 16 and process flow diagram shown in Figure 11.

In the figure, language input system has the alpha-numeric function that obtains the kana text row that are transfused to; The function of the ratio of the candidate number that the word length of the literal number of the kana text row of obtaining the word length of the candidate of being exported by consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 and being transfused to, the candidate that basis obtains and the literal number that kana text is listed as and the viewing area decision that shows each candidate will show; According to the candidate of decision, consistent retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 obtain the function of candidate from the place ahead respectively; Be presented at function in the viewing area with the candidate group who will obtain.In legend, in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates,, show consistent 4 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 1 candidate of compound word conversion candidate, 4 candidates of full candidate as the 1st candidate group (initial stage candidate group).As the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show consistent 2 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 7 candidates of full candidate.As the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group, all show 9 candidates of full candidate.

This figure is described in detail the function of functional-block diagram shown in Figure 17.In the figure, according to word length and the literal number of kana text row and the viewing area of each candidate of demonstration of the candidate that obtains, the function of the ratio of the candidate number that decision will show is by the function of determining for the spendable viewing area of exporting candidate; From consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain the function of its word length respectively for the candidate that has pre-determined quantity; From displaying ratio information D B16, obtain the function of displaying ratio information according to the literal number of the kana text row of importing; Whether judgement can include the function of the word length of the candidate that obtains with by the determined information ratio of the displaying ratio information that obtains in the viewing area of determining; With working as the result who judges is under the situation that can not all be embodied in the viewing area, and the function that the ratio of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area constitutes.

Again among this figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST1901), obtain the literal number (ST1902) of the kana text row of input, obtain the word length (ST1903) of the candidate of each handling part output, according to the word length of the literal number of the kana text obtained row and the candidate that obtains with show the viewing area of each candidate, the ratio (ST1904) of the candidate number that decision will show, ratio according to the candidate that determines obtains candidate (ST1905) from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively, the candidate that obtains is presented at (ST1906), end process then on the viewing area.

In the figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST2001), obtain word length (ST2002) respectively from each handling part about the candidate that pre-determines quantity, from displaying ratio information D B 16, obtain displaying ratio information (ST2003) according to the literal number that the kana text from information input unit 1 input is listed as, whether judgement can be included the word length (ST2004) of the candidate that obtains in the viewing area of determining by the determined information ratio of the displaying ratio information that obtains, under the situation that can not all be incorporated in the viewing area, the ratio (ST2005) of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area, under situation about can all include, ratio according to the candidate that determines is directly taken out candidates (ST2006) from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively, the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST2007), end process then in the viewing area.

(embodiment 3)

Below, in conjunction with Figure 21～Figure 26, the 3rd embodiment of the present invention is described.The feature of the 3rd embodiment is according to the kana text ahead in the kana text row, to change the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate in the place ahead in the viewing area that is presented at display frame.Just, the different kana text ahead of corresponding input kana text row changes the displaying ratio rule.

This figure is illustrated in consistent the retrieval with in the dictionary in the place ahead of including as 2000 words of average vocabulary, for the kana text ahead in the kana text row of input, collects the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead how many vocabularies are arranged.According to this figure, the kana text ahead in kana text row is under the situation of 1 literal of " KI ", and 48 candidates are arranged, and kana text is under the situation of 1 literal of " か " ahead, and 118 candidates are arranged.Like this, because according to the different kana text ahead in the input kana text row, the consistent quantity of retrieving candidate in the place ahead has to increase to have and subtracts, thus for the displaying ratio information adding of each candidate that obtains from displaying ratio information D B16 following consideration (decision of displaying ratio rule).

(5) kana text ahead in the kana text of the corresponding input row changes the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) in the place ahead.

In the figure, language input system has the function of the kana text ahead in the kana text row of the input of obtaining; Obtain the kana text ahead from the kana text row of the word length of the candidate of consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and 18 outputs of assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion and input, according to the word length of the candidate that obtains and ahead kana text kind and show the function of the ratio of the candidate number that the viewing area decision of each candidate will show; According to the ratio of candidate of decision, consistent retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 obtain the function of candidate from the place ahead respectively; Be presented at function on the viewing area with the candidate group who will obtain.

This figure is described in detail the function shown in the functional-block diagram of Figure 22.In the figure, according to the word length of the candidate that obtains and ahead kana text kind and show the function of the ratio of the candidate number that the viewing area decision of each candidate will show, by the function of determining for the spendable viewing area of exporting candidate; From consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain the function of its word length respectively for the candidate that has pre-determined quantity; From displaying ratio information D B16, obtain the function of displaying ratio information according to the kind of the kana text ahead of the kana text row of input; Whether judgement can include the function of the word length of the candidate that obtains with by the determined information ratio of the displaying ratio information that obtains in the viewing area of determining; With working as the result who judges is under the situation that can not all be embodied in the viewing area, and the function that the ratio of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area constitutes.

Again among this figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST2401), obtain the kind (ST2402) of the kana text ahead in the kana text row of input, obtain the word length (ST2403) of the candidate of each handling part output, according to the word length of kind of kana text ahead that obtains and the candidate that obtains with show the viewing area of each candidate, the ratio (ST2404) of the candidate number that decision will show, ratio according to the candidate that determines obtains candidate (ST2405) from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively, the candidate that obtains is presented at (ST2406), end process then on the viewing area.

In the figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST2501), obtain word length (ST2502) respectively from each handling part about the candidate that pre-determines quantity, kind according to the kana text ahead from the kana text row of information input unit 1 input, from displaying ratio information D B16, obtain displaying ratio information (ST2503), whether judgement can be included the word length (ST2504) of the candidate that obtains in the viewing area of determining by the determined information ratio of the displaying ratio information that obtains, under the situation that can not all be incorporated in the viewing area, the ratio (ST2505) of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area, under situation about can all include, ratio according to the candidate that determines is directly taken out candidates (ST2506) from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 respectively, the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST2507), end process then in the viewing area.

Again among this figure, kana text ahead in kana text row is under the situation of individual literal of " KI ", in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates, shows consistent 6 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead as the 1st candidate group, 1 candidate of compound word conversion candidate, 2 candidates of full candidate.As the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, all show 9 candidates of full candidate.And be under the situation of 1 literal of " か " at kana text ahead, as the 1st candidate group, showing consistent 6 candidates retrieve candidate in the place ahead, 1 candidate of candidate changed in compound word, entirely 2 candidates of candidate.As the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show consistent 4 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 5 candidates of full candidate.As the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group, show consistent 2 candidates of candidate and 7 candidates of full candidate retrieved in the place ahead.Though not shown in the drawings, the 4th candidate group of conduct after the 3rd candidate group then all shows 9 candidates of full candidate.

(embodiment 4)

Below, in conjunction with Figure 27～Figure 30, the 4th embodiment of the present invention is described.The feature of the 4th embodiment is, from the input resume alternate database that the candidate that input is determined is preserved as input resume candidate, obtain approaching input resume candidate, its consistent candidate and assumed name Chinese character retrieved with the place ahead is changed candidate and together is presented on the viewing area of display frame.Approaching input resume candidate has very high convenience for using identical statement to make the user of article repeatedly.Input resume candidate be owing to may consistently with the place ahead retrieve candidate or assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate repeats, thus under the situation of generation repetition, needn't show the candidate of repetition certainly, and only need show that the candidate of any one party just can.

In the figure, language input system has from information input unit 1 and receives the function of the selection that is presented at the candidate the viewing area and by the selection to the candidate accepted, determine the function of literal, uses the literal that is determined in the execution of thereafter processing.Here the processing after said can think that for example the application of portable terminal 9 is handled.On the other hand, language input system has the resulting selection result of function by receiving the selection that is presented at the candidate the viewing area from information input unit 1 is kept at function among the learning dictionary DB17 as the input record information, upgrades about the consistent evaluation of estimate of using the frequency of utilization of dictionary DB5 with dictionary DB3 or the conversion of assumed name Chinese character of retrieve in the place ahead according to the input record information that is stored among the learning dictionary DB17.

This figure is corresponding with the functional-block diagram shown in Figure 10 of the 1st embodiment.In the figure, according to the word length and the viewing area that shows each candidate of the candidate that obtains, the function of the ratio of the candidate number that decision will show is by the function of determining for the spendable viewing area of exporting candidate; From consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, obtain its word length respectively for the candidate that has pre-determined quantity, and from learning dictionary DB17, obtain the function of the word length of approaching input record information; Whether judgement can include candidate that obtains and the function of importing the word length of record information with predetermined ratio in the viewing area of determining; With working as the result who judges is under the situation that can not all be embodied in the viewing area, and the function formation of the ratio of candidate number and input record information is revised in corresponding viewing area.

Again among this figure, language input system is when the consistent retrieval process portion 4 in the place ahead and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST2901), obtain word length respectively from each handling part about the candidate that pre-determines quantity, and from learning dictionary DB17, obtain the word length (ST2902) of approaching input record information, whether judgement can include the word length (ST2903) of each candidate that obtains and input record information with predetermined ratio in the viewing area of determining, under the situation that can not all be incorporated in the viewing area, the ratio (ST2904) of candidate number and input record information is revised in corresponding viewing area, under situation about can all include, directly take out candidates respectively according to the candidate of decision and the ratio of input record information from the place ahead unanimity retrieval process portion 4 and assumed name Chinese character conversion process portion 18, and from learning dictionary DB17, respectively approaching input record information is obtained (ST2905) as input resume candidate, the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST2906), end process then in the viewing area.

In the figure,, show 3 candidates of input resume candidate, consistent 3 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 1 candidate of compound word conversion candidate, 2 candidates of full candidate as the 1st candidate group.As the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show 2 candidates of input resume candidate, consistent 2 candidates retrieving candidate in the place ahead, 9 candidates of full candidate.As the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group, show 1 candidate of input resume candidate, consistent 1 candidate of candidate and 7 candidates of full candidate retrieved in the place ahead.Though not shown in the drawings, the 4th candidate group of conduct after the 3rd candidate group then all shows 9 candidates of full candidate.The consistent candidate (and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate) of retrieving shows as long as input resume candidate has precedence over the place ahead.Like this, owing to using identical statement to make under the situation of article repeatedly, the frequency of utilization of input resume increases, in the making of article, often have, thus for the displaying ratio information adding of each candidate that obtains from displaying ratio information D B16 following consideration (decision of displaying ratio rule).

(6) adopt the consistent forwardly displaying ratio of retrieving additional input resume candidate in candidate and the assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate).

(7) under input resume candidate is displayed on situation in the viewing area, has precedence over the consistent candidate (reach the assumed name Chinese character and change candidate) of retrieve in the place ahead and show.

(embodiment 5)

Below, in conjunction with Figure 31～Figure 33 the 5th embodiment of the present invention is described.The feature of the 5th embodiment is, for the picture skew of the viewing area of the information output part 7 of portable terminal 9, considers to adopt to roll and arranges or the center is arranged and waited the configuration of mending the group.

In the figure, each candidate flock mating is set to so-called rolling configuration, with from the 1st candidate group to the same direction configuration of the 2nd candidate group's switching direction the 3rd candidate group.Owing to be to show the candidate group, so be suitable for continuing the purposes switched to the 4th candidate group, the 5th candidate group with the form that order is rolled.

In the figure, each candidate mined massively uses so-called center configuration, with from the reverse direction configuration 3rd candidate group of the 1st candidate group to the 2nd candidate group's switching direction.Owing to be, so be suitable for wishing only finding the purposes of searching of the high efficiency candidate group till the 3rd candidate group with the central authorities of the 1st candidate group configuration the 2nd candidate group and the 3rd candidate group.

In addition, as the relevant example of center configuration, can distinguish according to the kind (for example noun, Chinese character etc.) of different autonomous words the full candidate that obtains handling part 8 outputs from full candidate.For example, in becoming the 1st candidate group at center, show the consistent candidate+full candidate of assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate+(except Chinese character) of retrieving in the place ahead, in the 2nd candidate group, show the consistent full candidate of candidate+(except Chinese character) of retrieving in the place ahead.In the 3rd candidate group who shows with the anti-direction of the 2nd candidate faciation, show the full candidate of Chinese character then, showing entirely in the same side of the 3rd candidate group is the full candidate of Chinese character.Like this, all show Chinese character ground in a side that with the 1st candidate group is central authorities,, thereby can carry out searching of candidate efficiently even among full candidate, also show to have the candidate of specific kind by making.In addition, the example that has the full candidate of feature about centralized displaying on any direction that with the 1st candidate group is central authorities is not limited thereto, and purpose that also can corresponding language input system or user 2 concrete condition change.

The figure shows the application of center configuration shown in Figure 32, is a kind ofly will import the situation that the resume candidate concentrates on a side.The place ahead is consistent retrieves candidate or assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate need not retrieving, and under the situation that only retrieval by approaching input resume just can find out, is a kind of configuration easily.

According to above-mentioned the present invention, the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead that just can obtain desirable literal with the literal number of minority is a kind of function with glamour for the user, even under the situation of having imported 1 kana text, also can try to achieve by assumed name Chinese character conversion process, therefore, change at least more than one candidate in the candidate by in initial candidate group, showing consistent candidate and the assumed name Chinese character retrieved in the place ahead, no matter be the user who uses the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead for hope, still for the user who only wishes simple Chinese character conversion, all be a kind of easy-to-use language input system.

And, because the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead is along with the increase of input kana text number is automatically concentrated to target word, so by paying attention to the consistent displaying ratio of candidate of retrieving in the place ahead along with switching in the conduct among the initial candidate group to next candidate group, reduce its ratio gradually, can realize simple and the high input operation of efficient.That is, the user can import desirable statement with the input kana text number of trying one's best few.By paying attention to the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in the place ahead along with switching in the conduct among the initial candidate group to next candidate group, reduce its ratio gradually, can realize simple and the high input operation of efficient.That is, the user can import desirable statement with the input kana text number of trying one's best few.

And, if though only rely on the consistent candidate of retrieving in the place ahead, generally can not export " non-existent candidate ", but it is consistent forwardly when retrieving candidate and assumed name Chinese character conversion candidate and change its displaying ratio, append (switching of viewing area) with candidate, constitute successional the linking with the appending of kana text of input, so, can reach the user must find out desirable candidate by unitized operation effect.Here said unitized operation is meant the operation that does not need to carry out shift key or switch key, have nothing to do with the operation that does not need to carry out shift key or switch key, the user only need carry out the indicated number candidate of appending and a series of actions of appending the kana text row just can carry out the input of desirable statement.

(embodiment 6)

In conjunction with Figure 34～Figure 40 the embodiment corresponding to the grown form of middle national language input that becomes language input system among the present invention is described.

At key → phonetic corresponding relation, and be the prediction candidate that example begins with t, n, L corresponding to the input of middle national language, full candidate, the concrete situation of many text conversion candidate vide infra: middle national language is built

Key item of digital Roman capitals

2 abc

3 def

4 ghi

5 jkl

6 mno

7 pqrs

8 tub

9 wxyz

Predict candidate from prediction and conversion example that t begins

The prediction candidate

T he they she go out he the classmate simultaneously

Ta he they she too he she it they

Tai Tai Taitai attitude sun Taiwan

Taiw Taiwan

Taiwan Taiwan

Full candidate

Ta he she it the otter Luo pile that collapses is flogged to spoil to step on and is opened up the clatter door Ta couch thallium sole of wearring cloth shoes with the backs turned in of becoming soaked with sweat

Tai Tai Taitai lifts and eliminates attitude tire tongue titanium Tai () peptide phthalein dai an inferior horse soot Tai chub mackerel

Taiwan Taiwan

Compound word conversion candidate

Ta he

Tai too

Taiwan Taiwan

The prediction candidate of prediction that begins from n and conversion example

The prediction candidate

Your can your year you you good your man of n

The year of ni you you you you good your peaceful knob

Hello for nih

Hello for nihao

Full candidate

Your Buddhist nun's mud of ni is close like greasy excessive mud () the urine we Ni Ni that hides of the contrary secondary rainbow of Ni Ni

Mi () looks askance the niobium salamander

Hello for nihao

Compound word conversion candidate

Ni you

Hello for nihao

The prediction candidate that comprises the candidate example of compound word conversion

The prediction candidate

Li two message face contacts connect leader in addition

The historical chairman of board of directors of lishi

Full candidate

Li Li Lilililili is from Li Lili example jasmine grain Li

Lishi lasts director's vertical gravel of interests immediately

Compound word conversion candidate

Lee li

Lee lishi is

When being single syllable, the 1st candidate of full candidate is identical with compound word conversion candidate.

When being multisyllable, full candidate has only the candidate of the 1st syllable, and compound word conversion candidate can be to a plurality of single-units

Make best candidate and pay genus speech example

Ne

De's

Le

Ba

The guo mistake

A

De gets

Ma

Zhe

De ground

The words of dehua

Figure 34 is the hardware block diagram with portable terminal of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

The handling procedure of being managed in DB management department 14 15 is for the necessary program of the application target of realizing portable terminal 9, also comprises OS (operating system) here.In DB management department 14, go back the management prognostic retrieval and use dictionary DB5 with dictionary DB3 and the conversion of middle national language.Equally, displaying ratio information D B16 is used for being stored in the database that the displaying ratio of candidate changed in the shown prediction retrieval candidate in the viewing area of display frame and middle national language.Equally, learning dictionary DB17 is used for storing using the prediction retrieval with dictionary DB3 and the national language conversion database with the input record information of one of evaluation of estimate separately of dictionary DB5.

Figure 35 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, language input system has prediction retrieval process portion 4 and middle national language conversion process portion 18, and middle national language conversion process portion 18 obtains handling part 8 by compound word conversion candidate obtaining section 6 and full candidate and constitutes.Prediction retrieval process portion 4 has the function of the phonetic that the function that obtains the input by accepting phonetic from information input unit 1 accepts; Retrieve with the function that retrieves candidate the dictionary DB3 from prediction according to the phonetic of obtaining; The function of the candidate that retrieves with output.Compound word conversion candidate obtains the function that handling part 6 has the phonetic that the function that obtains the input by accepting phonetic from information input unit 1 accepts; Therefrom national language conversion is with selecting out the autonomous word that can be made of obtained phonetic and the function of adjunct among the dictionary DB5; With many literary composition joints to carrying out the functions that many literary composition joints are resolved by (product speech on autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct can connect according to paying) combination that autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct constitute; With function that will the highest candidate output in the evaluation of estimate in the candidates after many literary composition joints are resolved.Full candidate obtains handling part 8 and has the function that obtains full candidate from the result's (many literary composition joint analysis results) who is obtained handling part 6 parsings by compound word conversion candidate; According to the height order of the evaluation of estimate of in many literary composition joints are resolved, using, arrange the function of the full candidate of each Wen Jie of output.Like this, prediction retrieval candidate and middle national language conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) have been exported respectively for the phonetic of accepting by information input unit 1.

Figure 36 is the functional-block diagram of the language input system in the embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, language input system has the word length that obtains by the candidate of prediction

retrieval process portion

4 and 18 outputs of middle national language conversion process portion, shows the function of the ratio of candidate number according to the length of the literal of the candidate that obtains and the viewing area decision that shows each candidate; According to the ratio of candidate of decision, respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 and obtain the function of candidate in the national language conversion process portion 18; With the candidate group who will obtain be presented in the viewing area function.In legend, in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates, in the 1st candidate group (initial stage candidate group), show 6 candidates of prediction retrieval candidate, 1 candidate of compound word conversion candidate and 2 candidates of full candidate.Among the 2nd candidate group after the 1st candidate group, show 3 candidates of prediction retrieval candidate, 6 candidates of full candidate.Among the 3rd candidate group after the 2nd candidate group 9 candidates are all shown with full candidate.

In addition, because the situation that has prediction retrieval candidate or compound word conversion candidate and full candidate to repeat, so, needn't repeat certainly in this case to show, can be with it as the candidate of kind arbitrarily.Being carried out the processing of eliminating this repetition after just exporting immediately, can reach high efficient from each handling part candidate.After carrying out such pre-process in advance, just the candidate that has been eliminated after repeating is determined its displaying ratio.

This figure is described further the function shown in the functional-block diagram of Figure 36.In the figure, decide the function of ratio of candidate number of demonstration by the function of determining for the viewing area that can use of exporting candidate according to the word length of the candidate that obtains and the viewing area that shows each candidate; Respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 and obtain function in the national language conversion process portion 18 about the word length that has pre-determined the quantity candidate; Can judgement be embodied in function in definite viewing area with predetermined ratio with the word length of obtained candidate; For not being embodied in fully under the situation in the viewing area, the function that the ratio of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area constitutes in the result who judges.For the candidate that has been predetermined quantity, respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 and national language conversion process portion 18 obtain its word length (agree " and respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 obtain necessary amount prediction retrieval candidate word length and therefrom national language conversion process portion 18 obtain necessary amount national language change the word length of candidate) function in, if the number that decision in advance is scheduled to, make and obtain more candidate from each handling part, then in the viewing area, occur to obtain the word length of candidate again under the situation in space.But, owing to can not lack terrifically by the resulting candidate of middle national language conversion process, very long sometimes by the resulting candidate of prediction retrieval process according to the word of being logined, so, as processing, for the candidate that the obtains situation of the viewing area deficiency situation of having a surplus often more than the viewing area.

In addition, judge can will obtained candidate with predetermined ratio word length be embodied in the ratio that what is called " predetermined ratio " in the function in definite viewing area is the candidate number obtained from displaying ratio information D B16, be demonstration with the ratio demonstration with the candidate number that satisfies this ratio.Specifically be, for example in the viewing area that can show 9 candidates, as the 1st candidate group (initial stage candidate group), judge wherein ratio with prediction retrieval candidate and compound word conversion candidate and full candidate is that (6 candidates: 1 candidate: 2 candidates) whether the word length of the candidate that obtains was incorporated in the viewing area in 6: 1: 2.Equally, as the 2nd candidate group who is connected on after the 1st candidate group, judge wherein ratio with prediction retrieval candidate and full candidate is that (3 candidates: 6 candidates) whether the word length of the candidate that obtains was incorporated in the viewing area in 3: 6.As being connected on the 2nd candidate group the 3rd candidate group afterwards, whether judgement is incorporated in the viewing area with the word length that full candidate obtains the candidate of whole 9 candidates.Be judged as the prediction retrieval candidate that can not be incorporated in the viewing area delivered in proper order among the next candidate group prediction retrieval candidate ahead, similarly, be judged as middle national language conversion candidate that the middle national language conversion candidate that can not include delivered to next candidate group in proper order ahead.In addition, because only there is one basically in the relative phonetic of importing of compound word conversion candidate, so only in the 1st candidate group, be displayed on the viewing area.

(1) on the viewing area of display frame, to predict for the phonetic that is transfused to that at least 1 candidate separately in retrieval candidate and the middle national language conversion candidate (compound word conversion candidate and full candidate) is above and being presented in the viewing area of display frame that displaying ratio is the ratio of paying attention to prediction retrieval candidate (displaying ratio of prediction retrieval candidate is at least more than the displaying ratio of middle national language conversion candidate equal) as " initial candidate group ".

(2) can not be used as becoming in the viewing area among " the next candidate group " of the candidate that " initial candidate group " show, change " initial candidate group ", predict the displaying ratio between the national language conversion candidate during retrieving candidate reaches, predict that by minimizing the displaying ratio of retrieving candidate increases the displaying ratio of full candidate.

(3) at the displaying ratio that reduces prediction retrieval candidate, making the candidate number that shows as prediction retrieval candidate is after the candidate group after 0, all to be full candidate.

According to the displaying ratio rule that is included in such displaying ratio information, language input system is in " initial candidate group ", the displaying ratio of prediction retrieval candidate is greater than the displaying ratio of middle national language conversion candidate, corresponding switching to " next candidate group ", the displaying ratio of middle national language conversion candidate increases, and the candidate that wherein is displayed on the viewing area all is middle national language conversion candidate.In other words, in beginning, to pay attention to predicting that the display mode of retrieving candidate shows candidate separately respectively, along with the demonstration that (that is candidate group's switching) is transformed into the candidate group of national language conversion candidate in the attention of appending of candidate.

The expression-form of so-called displaying ratio, what be based on the corresponding input of prediction retrieval candidate also can export long word sometimes, irrelevant with the demonstration of paying attention to prediction retrieval candidate, and many situations are wanted in the demonstration of the candidate number of middle national language conversion candidate.That is, also here said " displaying ratio " can be interpreted as, each candidate is converted into the occupation rate on the viewing area after the word length (or literal number).

These displaying ratio rules are, with the action psychoanalytic viewpoint of user 2 when carrying out the phonetic input as foundation.At first, in displaying ratio rule (1), though just can obtain the prediction retrieval process of desirable literal is the function that has very much glamour with a spot of phonetic number for user 2, even if but noticed under the situation of having imported 1 phonetic the also blind spot of the prediction retrieval process that can obtain by middle national language conversion process.For the user 2 under the situation of the few Chinese character of the literal number of importing single Chinese character etc. in hope, prediction retrieval candidate becomes discommodity, if the whole predicted retrieval candidates in viewing area are shared, for example " I only want Chinese character; do not need to drag in many people like this " etc. is fed up with, and perhaps worrying or is being easy to generate anxious mood of making an uproar during psychological stress when busy etc.Therefore, for example when having imported the phonetic of " T ", owing in prediction retrieval candidate dictionary, can at first not login the Chinese character of " he ", thus prediction retrieval process portion 4 will from phonetic " T " beginning " he, too, Taiwan ... " export as prediction retrieval candidate.Therefore, to consider that also only hope obtains the user 2 of the Chinese character of " he ", in initial candidate group, show more than one middle national language conversion candidate at least.Because middle national language conversion candidate is made of compound word conversion candidate and full candidate, so show that in initial candidate group a compound word conversion candidate and at least more than one full candidate get final product.

In displaying ratio rule (2), what stress is as long as increase the phonetic number of input, and prediction retrieval candidate is just automatically near target.If the input action to user 2 is observed practically, then can recognize, in the initial candidate group who shows in the viewing area of phonetic in display frame of correspondence input, do not exist under the situation of desirable candidate, though be to switch to next candidate group, but do not have there yet, switch once more and when still not having, then abandon searching.That is, the switching times that user 2 is switched viewing areas generally is no more than 2 times, does not have often will append input Pinyin under the situation of desirable candidate having carried out in 2 times blocked operation, the candidate that is being shown.Therefore, for balancedly configuration prediction retrieval candidate and middle national language conversion candidate in the viewing area of 3 parts, as the displaying ratio of in initial candidate group, paying attention to prediction retrieval candidate, along with candidate group's switch step ground next time reducing its ratio.

In displaying ratio rule (3), though after having carried out displaying ratio rule (2), just can understand naturally, even but in the viewing area, no longer show prediction retrieval candidate, and the switching to next candidate group is that candidate changed in national language in will searching owing to user 2, so, next in the viewing area, show the candidate group, till full candidate all has been shown.

Figure 38 is the process flow diagram of the operational part of the expression language input system corresponding with functional-block diagram shown in Figure 8.

In the figure, language input system is transferred to prediction retrieval process portion 4 and middle national language conversion process portion 18 (ST1102), end process then with the phonetic of accepting after the input of accepting phonetic from information input unit 1 (ST1101).In prediction retrieval process portion 4, after having obtained phonetic, retrieve with retrieving candidate (ST1103) the dictionary DB, the candidate (ST1104) that output retrieves, end process from prediction according to the phonetic of obtaining.Obtain in the handling part 6 in compound word conversion candidate, after having obtained phonetic, therefrom national language conversion is with selecting out the autonomous word and the adjunct (ST1105) that can be made of the phonetic of obtaining among the dictionary DB5, with many literary composition joints to carrying out many literary composition joints and resolve (ST1106) by (product speech on autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct can connect according to paying) combination that autonomous word of selecting out and adjunct constitute, the candidate output (ST1107) that evaluation of estimate in the candidate of many literary composition joints parsing is the highest, end process.Obtain in the handling part 8 in full candidate, obtain full candidate (ST1108) from the result's (many literary composition joint analysis results) who obtains handling part 6 parsings by compound word conversion candidate, the full candidate of each Wen Jie is exported (ST1109), end process according to the height series arrangement of the evaluation of estimate of use during how the literary composition joint is resolved.

In the figure, language input system is when prediction retrieval process portion 4 and middle national language conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST1201), obtain the phonetic length (ST1202) of the candidate of each handling part output, phonetic length and the viewing area that shows each candidate according to the candidate that obtains, the ratio (ST1203) of the candidate number that decision will show, ratio according to the candidate that determines, respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 and obtain candidate (ST1204) in the national language conversion process portion 18, the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST1205) on the viewing area, end process.

In the figure, language input system is when prediction retrieval process portion 4 and middle national language conversion process portion 18 export candidate respectively (ST1301), obtain its phonetic length (ST1302) from each handling part respectively about the candidate that has pre-determined quantity, whether judgement can include the phonetic length (ST1303) of the candidate that obtains with predetermined ratio in the viewing area of determining, under the situation that can not all be incorporated in the viewing area, the ratio (ST1304) of candidate number is revised in corresponding viewing area, under the situation that can all be embodied in the viewing area, directly according to the ratio of the candidate that is determined respectively from prediction retrieval process portion 4 and national language conversion process portion 18 obtain candidate, (ST1305), the candidate group who obtains is presented at (ST1305) on the viewing area, end process.

More than be described referring to Figure 34-40 pair of grown form that becomes the language input system corresponding to middle national language of the present invention.

More than only just be described referring to the description of Figure 34-40 corresponding to national language language input system in of the present invention corresponding to the foregoing description 1, corresponding to being not described in detail in this of the foregoing description 2-5 about national language language input system in of the present invention, those skilled in the art are in the spirit of having understood embodiment 1 and the corresponding relation of embodiment 6 and above be under the situation of the prediction candidate that provides of example, full candidate, many text conversion candidate with t, n, L, can draw the scheme about of the present invention middle national language language input system corresponding respectively with embodiment 2-5.

Claims

1. language input method, be a kind of in the middle national language conversion process portion that has the consistent consistent retrieval processing unit in the place ahead of retrieve candidate in corresponding alphabetic literal row output the place ahead and national language should the input alphabet text line exporting is changed candidate from the information input unit input, will by described the place ahead of the consistent retrieval processing unit output in described the place ahead consistent retrieve candidate and changes candidate by the described middle national language of national language conversion processing unit output in described be presented in the viewing area, when receiving the selection input that is chosen in the candidate that shows in the viewing area, the language input method of using in the language input system of input and definite selecteed candidate is characterized in that:

The word length of candidate changed in the described middle national language that the word length of candidate consistently retrieve in described the place ahead that consistent retrieval processing unit is obtained predetermined quantity from described the place ahead respectively, the national language conversion processing unit is obtained predetermined quantity from described;

According to the word length of each candidate that obtains, corresponding described viewing area determines the consistent displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio of described middle national language conversion candidate retrieved in described the place ahead;

According to the displaying ratio of decision, obtain respectively that the place ahead of the consistent retrieval processing unit output from described the place ahead is consistent retrieve candidate and candidate changed in the national language conversion processing unit is exported from described middle national language;

Each candidate that corresponding described viewing area configuration obtains;

The candidate group of correspondence described viewing area configuration is presented in the described viewing area as configuration result;

Whether can be incorporated in the described viewing area according to each candidate that obtains, determine the consistent displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio that the candidate number of candidate changed in described middle national language retrieved in described the place ahead with predetermined ratio; And

When the request of receiving during, reduce the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead that in described viewing area, shows to request signal that the demonstration of failing to be displayed on the next candidate group in the described viewing area is switched.

2. language input method according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the alpha-numeric increase that is transfused to of corresponding described input alphabet text line, reduce the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead.

3. language input method according to claim 2 is characterized in that: the alphabetic literal ahead that is transfused to according to described input alphabet text line changes the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead.

4. language input method according to claim 3 is characterized in that: also have the database that candidate that described input has been determined stores as input resume candidate,

Obtain the consistent word length of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead and described in during the word length of national language conversion candidate, also from described database, obtain the word length of the described input resume candidate of predetermined quantity,

According to the word length of each candidate that obtains, corresponding described viewing area determines the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate, described middle national language conversion candidate and described input resume candidate in described the place ahead.

5. language input method according to claim 4 is characterized in that: in described viewing area, with respect to consistent candidate and the described resume candidate of the described middle preferential demonstration of national language conversion candidate retrieved in described the place ahead.

6. language input system, for carry out from the input alphabet text line of information input unit input the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead and the national language conversion process, it is characterized in that: comprise

Obtain the alphabetic literal row of the input alphabet text line of input and obtain the unit;

Carry out the consistent retrieval process in the place ahead according to obtained the described alphabetic literal row of obtaining the unit by described alphabetic literal row, output is as the consistent consistent retrieval processing unit in the place ahead of retrieving candidate in the place ahead of execution result;

According to obtained national language conversion process in the described alphabetic literal row execution that obtains the unit by described alphabetic literal row, output is as the middle national language conversion processing unit of the middle national language conversion rope candidate of execution result;

Obtain the absent Chinese character length that the word length of candidate consistently retrieve in described the place ahead of consistent retrieval processing unit output from described the place ahead of predetermined quantity, the national language conversion processing unit is exported from described described middle national language changes the word length of candidate respectively and obtain the unit;

According to the word length that obtains each candidate that obtains the unit by described absent Chinese character length, the corresponding viewing area that shows these candidates determines the consistent displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio decision unit of the displaying ratio that candidate changed in described middle national language retrieved, described the place ahead;

According to by the described displaying ratio decision displaying ratio that the unit determined, consistent retrieval processing unit obtains that candidate consistently retrieve in the place ahead, the national language conversion processing unit is obtained the candidate that middle national language changes candidate and obtained the unit from described from described the place ahead respectively;

The configuration of corresponding described viewing area obtains the consistent candidate dispensing unit of retrieving candidate and described middle national language conversion candidate in obtained described the place ahead, unit by described candidate;

To be presented at the display unit in the described viewing area by the candidate group of described candidate dispensing unit corresponding described viewing area configuration as configuration result; With

When receiving for the selection of the candidate that shows in described viewing area input, input determines to accept to select the input determining unit of the candidate of input;

Whether described displaying ratio decision unit can be incorporated in the described viewing area with predetermined ratio according to each candidate that obtains, and determines the consistent displaying ratio of candidate and the displaying ratio that the candidate number of candidate changed in described middle national language retrieved in described the place ahead; And

When the request of receiving during to request signal that the demonstration of failing to be displayed on the next candidate group in the described viewing area is switched, described displaying ratio decision unit reduces the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead that shows in described viewing area.

7. language input system according to claim 6 is characterized in that: the alpha-numeric increase that is transfused to of the corresponding described input alphabet text line in described displaying ratio decision unit, reduce the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead.

8. language input system according to claim 7 is characterized in that: described displaying ratio decision unit changes the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead according to the alphabetic literal ahead that is transfused to of described input alphabet text line.

9. language input system according to claim 8 is characterized in that: also have the database that candidate that described input has been determined stores as input resume candidate,

Described absent Chinese character length obtains the unit, obtain the consistent word length of retrieving candidate in described the place ahead and described in during the word length of national language conversion candidate, also from described database, obtain the word length of the described input resume candidate of predetermined quantity,

Described displaying ratio decision unit, according to the word length of each candidate that obtains, corresponding described viewing area determines the consistent displaying ratio of retrieving candidate, described middle national language conversion candidate and described input resume candidate in described the place ahead.

10. language input system according to claim 9 is characterized in that: described candidate dispensing unit, and in described viewing area, with respect to consistent candidate and the described resume candidate of the described middle preferential demonstration of national language conversion candidate retrieved in described the place ahead.