CN101281430A - Apparatus with expression symbol associating input function and associating input method - Google Patents
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The invention provides a device with face symbol association input function, which comprises: an input unit, a user using the input unit to input a basic symbol composing face symbols; a storage unit, used for storing a face symbol association database; a control unit, searching corresponding association symbols in the face symbol association database based on the basic symbols inputted by the user; an output unit, including an input character display region used for displaying input symbols, and including an association symbol display region used for displaying the corresponding association symbols of the inputted basic symbols.
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The present invention relates to association's input of emoticon, more particularly, thus relate to and a kind ofly can carry out association according to a basic symbol of user input and show that association's symbol selects to import the device with expression symbol associating input function of complete emoticon and the association-feeding method of emoticon for the user.
Background technology
Emoticon is a kind of network product, but along with the popularizing of the Internet and mobile phone short message, emoticon is accepted extensively for social.Such as, ":-) " emoticon general proxy smiling face, expression is smiled or is jokeed, and " :-(" emoticon is generally represented dejected or angry.Recently, many communication programs, particularly instant messaging program brings into use more lively small icon to represent mood.
At present, the input method of emoticon mainly contains following several: one, the user directly imports corresponding emoticon; Two, insert the icon of representing emoticon in the place of needs input emoticon; Three, set in advance a table of comparisons in storage unit, the user is mapped to corresponding emoticon by a simple relatively input.But all there is shortcoming separately in these three kinds of input methods.In the direct input mode of user, the user needs input one by one to constitute several basic symbols of emoticon, and this is very inconvenient for the user.Insert the method comparison image of the icon of representing emoticon, but represent the limited amount of the icon of emoticon, be difficult for expansion, and icon need take a lot of system resources.In addition, use table of comparisons method input emoticon simple relatively, but such emoticon fixed amount be difficult for expansion, and the table of comparisons also need to take certain system resource.
Therefore, need a kind of simple and strong emoticon input method of extendability.
Summary of the invention
Thereby the object of the present invention is to provide and a kind ofly can search association's symbol according to a basic symbol of user input and import the device with expression symbol associating input function of whole emoticon and the association-feeding method of emoticon.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of device with expression symbol associating input function, this device comprises: input block, and input constitutes a basic symbol of emoticon; Storage unit is used to store the expression symbol associating database; Control module is searched corresponding association's symbol based on the basic symbol of input in described expression symbol associating database; Output unit comprises the input character viewing area, and it is used to show incoming symbol, also comprises association's symbol display areas, and it is used to show association's symbol of the basic symbol correspondence of input.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of association-feeding method of emoticon, the method comprising the steps of: input constitutes a basic symbol of emoticon, and shows the basic symbol of input in the viewing area; In the expression symbol associating database, search corresponding association's symbol based on the basic symbol of input; The association's symbol that shows the correspondence that finds; In the viewing area, show the basic symbol of input and association's symbol that explicit user is selected from association's symbol display areas.
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By the detailed description of exemplary embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clearer that advantage of the present invention will become, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the device that has expression symbol associating input function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown;
Fig. 2 illustrates the process flow diagram of the association-feeding method of emoticon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C illustrates the example of according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention emoticon being carried out the user interface of association's input.
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Exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to accompanying drawings to explain the present invention.For clear and for simplicity, with the detailed description of omitting well-known characteristic.
At first, for the ease of understanding the present invention, employed term is here carried out brief description.
" emoticon (emoticons) ": the figure that is meant the expression specific meanings that is made of several basic symbols releases, for example emoticon and joyful emoticon ":-) ".
" basic symbol ": be the base unit that constitutes emoticon, for example emoticon ":-) " is by three basic symbols ": ", "-" and ") " formation.
" association's symbol ": be meant the basic symbol that obtains according to certain association's algorithm according to last basic symbol, each association's symbol all can form the part of an emoticon or an emoticon with last basic symbol.For example, ") " and "-" can be used as association's symbol of basic symbol ": ", wherein, association's symbol ") " can form " :) " emoticon with ": ", and association's symbol "-" can form the part " :-" of ":-) " emoticon with ": ".
Below, describe according to the device with expression symbol associating input function of the present invention with reference to Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is the block diagram that the device that has expression symbol associating input function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown.
With reference to Fig. 1, the device 100 that has expression symbol associating input function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can comprise: input block 110, output unit 120, control module 130 and storage unit 140.
Output unit 120 is to user's explicit user input or the result that selects, and shows that basic symbol according to user's input carries out association's symbol that association obtains and selects for the user.Here, output unit 120 can be organic light emitting display (OLED), LCD (LCD), Thin Film Transistor-LCD (TFT-LCD) etc., if and used the type of touch screens display to realize output unit 120, then output unit 120 also could play input block.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present, output unit 120 can comprise two parts: input character viewing area 121 and association's symbol display areas 122.Input character viewing area 121 output users' input or the result who selects, for example content of text such as the short message edited of user, Email.Association's symbol display areas 122 is used to show that the basic symbol according to user's input or selection carries out association's symbol that association obtains.
The various data and the information that produce in various programs that the operation of storage unit 130 memory storages is required and the operational process.In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present, also store expression symbol associating database 131 in the storage unit 130.
Expression symbol associating database 131 is to use various statistical methods based on the relevant basic symbol of certain association's algorithm foundation and the database of association's symbol of correspondence.More particularly, can set up expression symbol associating database 131 in the following manner.
At first, can add up, arrange from high to low according to frequency of utilization to emoticon commonly used.Next, each emoticon that counts is decomposed into basic symbol, and the association's rule between the statistics basic symbol, determine to constitute the basic symbol commonly used of emoticon and the one or more associations symbol corresponding with each basic symbol, set up tabulation, thereby obtain the expression symbol associating database.In addition, preferably the sequencing of the basic symbol in the expression symbol associating database according to the UNICODE sign indicating number sorted, so that search.Expression symbol associating database 131 can be created respectively and store according to the different data memory format of device, and can upgrade according to user's needs.
The all operations of control module 130 control device 100.In exemplary embodiment of the present, control module 130 receives the basic symbol of user's input from input block 110, it is outputed in the input character viewing area 121 of output unit 120, and in the expression symbol associating database 131 of storage unit 130, search corresponding association's symbol based on this basic symbol, the association's symbol that finds is presented in association's symbol display areas 122.In addition, control module 130 receives the selection of user to association's symbol of demonstration from input block 110, association's symbol of selecting is outputed in the input character viewing area 121 of output unit 120, and in expression symbol associating database 131 based on association's symbol of association's symbolic look-up correspondence of selecting, the association's symbol that finds is presented in association's symbol display areas 122.Control module 140 can use the various modes of searching to search association's symbol based on basic symbol in expression symbol associating database 131.For example, control module 140 can at first use binary chop commonly used to seek basic symbol in expression symbol associating database 131, obtains the association symbol corresponding with this basic symbol then in view of the above.
Below, the process of using the device shown in Fig. 1 to carry out the expression symbol associating input is described with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Fig. 2 illustrates the process flow diagram of the association-feeding method of emoticon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 2, in step 210, the user is by first basic symbol of input block 110 input emoticons.Input block 110 sends to control module 140 with the basic symbol of input, and in step 220, control module 140 outputs to the basic symbol that receives in the input character viewing area 121 of output unit 120 then.
Next, in step 230, control module 140 is searched corresponding association's symbol according to the basic symbol of input in expression symbol associating database 131.For example, control module 140 uses binary chop to seek basic symbol in expression symbol associating database 131, reads the one or more associations symbol corresponding with this basic symbol then.
Next, in step 240, association's symbol that control module 140 will find is presented in association's symbol display areas 122 of output unit 120, selects for the user.
If in step 250, the user has selected association's symbol from the association's symbol that shows, then control module 140 obtains this and selects signal, and in step 260 user-selected association's symbol is outputed in the input character viewing area 121 of output unit 120.
Then, in step 270, control module 140 continues to search corresponding association's symbol based on association's symbol that the user selects in expression symbol associating database 131, and repeating step 240 and 250.
If in step 250, the user does not select to associate symbol, and for example the user has re-entered other characters or basic symbol, then when the pre-treatment end.
In above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, device 100 constantly carries out association based on the basic symbol of user's input or association's symbol of user's selection, imports other characters or basic symbol up to the user.In a further exemplary embodiment, whether device 100 can complete according to the emoticon that certain rule judgment has been exported in input character viewing area 121, if complete, then install 100 and can finish associative process automatically.
Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C illustrates the example of according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention emoticon being carried out the user interface of association's input.
Here,, still it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that to the invention is not restricted to this as the example with device of expression symbol associating input function according to the present invention with the PDA mobile phone.
In this example, suppose that the user wants input ":-) " emoticon, and in association's symbol display areas, offer two associations of user symbol.
At first, the user is by input block (for example, the handwriting input district of PDA) input basic symbol ": ".As shown in Figure 3A, the basic symbol ": " that the user imported is output in the input character viewing area of PDA.Then, control module 140 is searched the association symbol corresponding with basic symbol ": " in the expression symbol associating database of storage unit.Here, find two association's symbols ") " and "-" and it is presented in association's symbol display areas selects for the user.
Next, the user has selected association's symbol "-".As shown in Fig. 3 B, the user-selected association's symbol "-" of and then last basic symbol ": " output in the input character viewing area of PDA.Simultaneously, PDA continues to search corresponding association's symbol based on association's symbol "-" that the user selects in the expression symbol associating database, and shows two association's symbols ") that find in association's symbol display areas " and "＞".
Subsequently, the user selects to associate symbol ") ".As shown in Fig. 3 C, association's symbol ") that the output user selects in the input character viewing area of PDA ".At this moment, in the input character viewing area of PDA, exported a complete emoticon ":-) ".In this case, PDA can continue the association's symbol ") based on user's selection " in the expression symbol associating database, search corresponding association's symbol, can judge that perhaps the input of emoticon is complete, thereby finish associative process.
As mentioned above, according to the present invention, provide a kind of and had the device of expression symbol associating input function and a kind of association-feeding method of emoticon, thereby these apparatus and method can be carried out association according to a basic symbol of user input and be shown that one or more associations symbol imports complete emoticon.Therefore, the user only needs once simple input and the input that just can finish an emoticon several times to the selection of association's symbol.The present invention has simplified user's input operation, and extendability is strong, and can save system resource.
The foregoing description only is exemplary, and can not be interpreted as limiting the present invention.This instruction can easily be applied to the equipment of other types.The intention of description of the invention is to explain, and does not limit the scope of claim.
Although show and described the present invention with reference to certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, but it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, under situation about not breaking away from, can carry out the various changes of form and details to it as claim and the spirit and scope of the present invention that equivalent limited thereof.
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1. device with expression symbol associating input function, this device comprises:
Input block, input constitutes a basic symbol of emoticon;
Storage unit is used to store the expression symbol associating database;
Control module is searched corresponding association's symbol based on the basic symbol of input in described expression symbol associating database;
Output unit comprises the input character viewing area, and it is used to show incoming symbol, also comprises association's symbol display areas, and it is used to show association's symbol of the basic symbol correspondence of input.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described control module selects an association during symbol from the association's symbol that finds the user, in described expression symbol associating database based on association's symbol of association's symbolic look-up correspondence of selecting.
3. device as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described expression symbol associating database is to use statistical method to set up.
4. device as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described expression symbol associating database is set up in the following manner:
Emoticon is added up, according to the frequency of utilization descending sort;
Each emoticon is decomposed into basic symbol and adds up its association's rule;
Determine the one or more associations symbol corresponding, set up tabulation with each basic symbol.
5. device as claimed in claim 4, described expression symbol associating database comprises:
Basic symbol;
The one or more associations symbol corresponding with basic symbol, each of described association symbol can constitute the part of an emoticon or emoticon with corresponding basic symbol.
6. device as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the basic symbol in the expression symbol associating database is according to the series arrangement of UNICODE sign indicating number, and the association symbol corresponding with each basic symbol is according to the series arrangement of frequency of utilization.
7. device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described control module uses binary chop to seek basic symbol in the expression symbol associating database, and obtains the one or more associations symbol corresponding with this basic symbol.
8. the association-feeding method of an emoticon, this method may further comprise the steps:
A) input constitutes a basic symbol of emoticon, and shows the basic symbol of input in the viewing area;
B) in the expression symbol associating database, search corresponding association's symbol based on the basic symbol of input;
C) show association's symbol of the correspondence find;
D) in the viewing area, show the basic symbol of input and association's symbol that explicit user is selected from association's symbol display areas.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 wherein, uses statistical method to set up described expression symbol associating database.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein, set up described expression symbol associating database by following steps:
Emoticon is added up, according to the frequency of utilization descending sort;
Each emoticon is decomposed into basic symbol and adds up its association's rule;
Determine the one or more associations symbol corresponding, set up tabulation with each basic symbol.
11. method as claimed in claim 10, described expression symbol associating database comprises:
Basic symbol;
The one or more associations symbol corresponding with basic symbol, each of described association symbol can constitute the part of an emoticon or emoticon with corresponding basic symbol.
12. method as claimed in claim 11, wherein, the basic symbol in the expression symbol associating database is according to the series arrangement of UNICODE sign indicating number, and the association symbol corresponding with each basic symbol is according to the series arrangement of frequency of utilization.
13. method as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the step of searching corresponding association's symbol in the expression symbol associating database comprises: use binary chop to seek basic symbol in the expression symbol associating database, and obtain the one or more associations symbol corresponding with this basic symbol.
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