CN103608751A - Information input system and information input method using extension key - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information input system and method using an extension key. The present invention relates to an information input system using an extension key and to an information input method using the system. The information input system comprises: an input unit which has a plurality of divided regions, and which detects a divided region selected by a user from among the plurality of divided regions; and an input analysis unit which allocates relevant information to the plurality of divided regions, and which analyzes, if the input unit detects the selection of any one divided region from among the plurality of divided regions, the information allocated to the divided region as being inputted. The input analysis unit enables an extension key to be allocated to at least one divided region from among the plurality of divided regions.; When the extension key is selected, the input analysis unit enables new information to be allocated to an extended region, which is a divided region determined according to the extension key.

Description

Use the system of expansion key input message and the method for input message

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of by come the system of input message and the method for carrying out input message with expansion key with expansion key.Particularly, the present invention has following feature: while comprising expansion key in the input system at microminiaturized digital device, new is assigned to expansion area, and this expansion key is chosen so that user can input newly assigned information

Background technology

Recently, on market, many microminiaturized digital devices such as mobile phone and games system are available.

This microminiaturized digital device is because the advantage that it is portable and use at any time, anywhere wins preference, and due to this point, even future various products by microminiaturization manufactured.

The problem of this microminiaturized digital device is, insufficient space is to input various information, such as character.

For example, in mobile phone, all characters and numeral are designed to only utilize 12 keys altogether to input, and, the qwerty keyboard layout that is widely used as the keyboard layout of personal computer (PC) with use is compared, and only with this small amount of key, comes input message inconvenience and input speed extremely slow.

Phonetic alphabet (Korean alphabet) for Korean, compare with other letter, because by the diversity of the consonant method separated with vowel and the diversity that represents the method for each consonant and vowel, so various input method is used together with the popularization of mobile phone.

Namely, by these various methods, provide by reducing as much as possible the number of times that key presses and reducing and carry out the method for input character easily for the finger displacement of pressing key for user.

Yet, however, by input information in mobile phone still be not as convenient like that as qwerty keyboard layout, and research and development of products person has carried out the key that many-sided research develops by minimum number and reduces as much as possible key compression number and reduce the method for the finger displacement of pressing key.

Although be not only studied with regard to being similar to the high efficient input method of phonetic alphabet input aspect, Korean energetically for Korean phonetic alphabet but also for other Languages such as English, Chinese and Hindi, but not yet develop epoch-making method, and therefore, on recent market, operational smart phone has adopted complete qwerty keyboard layout.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters

The invention provides and in the input system of using, can reduce key compression number and reduce for the efficient information input system of the finger displacement of pressing key and the data inputting method that uses this input system in the microminiaturized digital device of the size-constrained system of input system.

The present invention also provides storage for carrying out the computer readable recording medium storing program for performing of the computer-readable program of the method.

Technical scheme

According to the solution of the present invention, a kind of system of carrying out input message with expansion key is provided, this system comprises: input block, it has a plurality of subregions and detects user's selected subregion from a plurality of subregions; And input analytic unit, if it is for any that select a plurality of subregions being detected a plurality of subregions and analysis input block to corresponding information distribution, the information of distributing to selected subregion is transfused to, wherein input analytic unit expansion key is distributed to at least one in a plurality of subregions, and if expansion key is chosen, inputs analytic unit and fresh information is distributed to the expansion area that comprises the subregion being limited by expansion key.

System can also comprise output unit, and described output unit is for outputing to screen by the information of distributing to selected subregion.

If it is chosen to belong to the subregion of expansion area, the information of distributing to subregion can be initialised.

Input block can comprise keyboard or touch sensor, and in the situation that being touch sensor, by comprising the pressure transducer that is positioned at touch sensor below, when user presses touch sensor, whether user has pressed can be detected by the method that pressure detected by pressure transducer because touch sensor moves down.

Whether input block can detect according to touching, pressing or touch and discharge and selected subregion.

System can be used for games system, and when user selects to be assigned with the subregion of expansion key, input analytic unit can be given the menu distribution for games system the expansion area that comprises the subregion being limited by expansion key.

When user by finger presses be assigned with expansion key subregion, finger is dragged to and is assigned with the subregion of menu and when being assigned with the subregion of menu and discharging finger, it is chosen that input analytic unit can determine the menu of the subregion of distributing to place, off-position.

This system can be applicable to character input system and is applied to Korean, English, Hindi and Chinese.

This system can be applicable to mobile phone and character keys can be distributed to the subregion that is assigned with key, thereby telephone number is input in mobile phone.

This system can be Korean phonetic alphabet input system, and distribution and a plurality of subregions are the first character group one to one, and if it is chosen to be assigned with the subregion of expansion key, a plurality of characters is newly assigned to the expansion area that comprises the subregion being limited by expansion key.

At least one subregion can be distributed in a plurality of characters, and whenever being assigned with the subregion of a plurality of characters when chosen, can change character to be entered, or for selecting the function key of a plurality of characters can be assigned at least one subregion, and if it is chosen to be assigned the subregion of function key after the subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters is chosen, the number that can count according to the selection that is assigned with the subregion of function key changes the character to be entered in a plurality of characters.

The first character group can be for not having the character of any vowel, and the character group that comprises vowel can be newly assigned to the subregion that is formed on the expansion area that at least one expansion key limits when chosen.

The expansion area that is newly assigned the character group that comprises vowel can form by the tetragonal adjacent partition of subregion formation rule around being chosen as expansion key.

When comprising that for new distribution the character group that the expansion key of the character group of vowel distributes while being selected can form by simple vowel.

With comprise in the character group of vowel with

corresponding character can be assigned to the subregion at each place, bight that is arranged in the regular quadrilateral that forms expansion area.

When comprising that for new distribution the expansion key of the character group of vowel is selected, the character group forming by simple vowel can be distributed to expansion area, and while comprising that for new distribution the expansion key of the character group of vowel is selected again, the character group forming by compound vowel can be distributed to expansion area.

Consonant also can be distributed to and be assigned with the subregion that distributes the expansion key of the character group that comprises vowel for new, and when being assigned with the subregion of expansion key and consonant when chosen, can analyze according to current list entries is for consonant or for vowel, to have selected expansion key and consonant one.

Input block can comprise touch sensor, and when user selects for the new expansion key of the character group that comprises vowel, dilatory this finger of distributing when being assigned with the subregion of simple vowel and discharging this finger by finger, can analyze by being combined in the compound vowel that the simple vowel of touch forms dilatory time and be transfused to.

For selecting after chosen twice of the new expansion key that distributes the character group that comprises vowel while distributing to the simple vowel of expansion area, the compound vowel that can analyze selected simple vowel is transfused to.

When for selecting after chosen twice of the new expansion key that distributes the character group that is comprising vowel while being assigned to the different simple vowel of two of expansion area, can analyze by combining two formed compound vowels of selected simple vowel and be transfused to, and when comprising that for new distribution the expansion key of the character group of vowel is selected, the simple vowel of distributing to expansion area is chosen, and while comprising that for new distribution the expansion key of the character group of vowel is selected again, the compound vowel that can analyze selected simple vowel is transfused to.

System can be applicable to mobile phone, and the first character group can comprise " movement " (" move ") key for changing input position, for cancelling " cancellation " (" cancel ") key of the input of up-to-date input character or for the included consonant of the first character group being become to the tight sound-key of supplying gas of tight sound (fortis) or aspirated sound (aspirate).

The subregion that is assigned consonant in the first character group can have expansion key function, and when being assigned the subregion of consonant and being selected, comprises that the character group of vowel can be distributed to the expansion area adjacent with consonant.

When being assigned the subregion of consonant when chosen, tight sound and the aspirated sound of vowel and consonant can be distributed to the subregion by selected minute area definition.

This system can be English input system, each in a plurality of subregions can be distributed in a plurality of characters, and while selecting the subregion that is assigned with expansion key after one or more being selected in a plurality of subregions, by distributing to the applicable word list of character combination of selected subregion, can distribute to expansion area and be selected by user.

When having selected any in the word of distributing to expansion area after expansion key is chosen, can analyze selected word and space bar sequentially inputs, and when expansion key is chosen, distribute in the word of expansion area any is chosen, and when expansion key is selected again, can analyze selected word and space bar and sequentially input.

Chosen when expansion key, the one or more subregions that are assigned a plurality of characters are chosen, and expansion key is when again selected, from by distributing to the combination of character of selected subregion, the word selected the word that can apply can be used as capitalization and is transfused to.

Numeral also can be distributed to the subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters, and when the first subregion in the subregion that is assigned a plurality of characters is selected, subregion is assigned to expansion key, and be assigned the second subregion in the subregion of a plurality of characters when chosen, character corresponding to the numerical order with distributing to the second subregion of distributing in a plurality of characters of the first subregion can be transfused to.

Can select the subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters by dilatory method.

When selected expansion key, any in the selected word of distributing to expansion area, and selected expansion key again, can input selected word, and symbol can be newly assigned to and treat selected expansion area.

When sequentially selecting to be assigned the subregion of a plurality of characters, input analytic unit can extract a word from comprise the word list of the character combination of distributing to selected subregion, and output unit can temporarily be exported extracted word.

Whole when identical in the word of distributing to the character combination of selected subregion and comprising the character combination of distributing to selected subregion, output unit can be only outputs to expansion area by the character except distributing to the character combination of selected subregion.

When selected expansion key, the selected one or more subregions that are assigned with a plurality of characters, and selected expansion key again, from can be used as capitalization input by distributing to the word of selecting the word that the character combination of selected subregion applies.

And if system can be Hindi input system, and distribution and a plurality of subregions are the first character group one to one, while being assigned with the subregion of expansion key selected, the character group that comprises vowel is newly assigned to the expansion area that comprises the subregion being limited by expansion key.

Beneficial effect

Because known Korean characters input system so far is not considered the shape of vowel and is arranged that vowel is mobile to reduce as much as possible finger, so be difficult to support user's intuition.Yet, the capital characters that the present invention is appointed as key by the consonant in Korean alphabet is usingd and when each key of box lunch is pressed for the first time, is inputted corresponding consonant and specify at least one key except the designated key that has a consonant to enable key as the vowel of input vowel, thereby makes to minimize for the bond number amount of Korean alphabet.Namely, when vowel is enabled key and is pressed, the input of even enabling vowel by being assigned with the key of consonant, utilizes single key also can input consonant and vowel.As a result, only reduced the quantity for the independent keys of vowel, and therefore, reduced the total quantity of key, made to minimize for inputting the finger displacement of Korean alphabet, this has strengthened convenience for users.This principle also can be applicable to Hindi and Chinese, and " prediction text entry method " in the situation that, by setting " prediction word selection function key (expansion key) " corresponding with " key is enabled in vowel input " of Korean, carrying out predetermined word selection function and other various additional functions has made the required bond number amount of input character minimize, and in addition, be easy to select prediction word, thereby improved convenience for users and efficiency.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of information input system according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is the conceptual diagram of input block according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is according to the process flow diagram of the data inputting method shown in embodiments of the invention;

Fig. 4 is for illustrating that the present invention is applied to the figure of the situation of games system;

Fig. 5 to Figure 38 and Figure 72 are for illustrating that the present invention is applied to input the figure of the situation of Korean;

Figure 39 to Figure 61 is for illustrating that the present invention is applied to input the figure of the situation of English; And

Figure 62 to Figure 71 is for illustrating that the present invention is applied to input the figure of the situation of English.

Specific embodiment

Now with reference to accompanying drawing, explain exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of information input system according to an embodiment of the invention.

With reference to Fig. 1, information input system comprises input block 110, input analytic unit 120 and output unit 130.

Input block 110 comprises a plurality of subregions and detects user and whether selected each in a plurality of subregions.

A plurality of subregions can be formed with gap or form in the whole region of input block 110 and be connected to each other between them.

Can be by pressing on sense partitions, whether the method for finger touch or touch and release detects each subregion chosen.

Whether not detect each subregion and by any one method, selected, generally, for the conventional keyboard of mobile phone, for example, each key that forms keyboard is separated with other key.

When input systems such as touch pad or touch-screen detects user's touch, by using, touch pad is divided into a plurality of subregions and detects the method which subregion user has touched, can obtain the effect identical with keyboard.

Even if input block 110 is used devices such as touch pad or touch-screen to form to detect and touches, also can whether press subregion based on user and judge whether user has selected subregion.

The Petting Area that for example, can utilize user to point judges whether user has touched or pressed subregion.

In the situation that for utilizing the variation of the quantity of electric charge to judge the device of touch, due to the quantity of electric charge and Petting Area proportional, so working as the produced quantity of electric charge changes while being more than or equal to predetermined threshold, can determine and press, and working as the produced quantity of electric charge changes while being less than predetermined threshold, touch can be judged as usual, and therefore, can be only by judging for detection of the device touching whether user has touched or pressed input block 110.

As other method, for detection of the pressure transducer touching, can be included in the below of the device such as touch pad.In this case, when user presses touch pad, what be positioned at that the pressure transducer of touch pad below can be according to touch pad presses to detect this pressure.

Fig. 2 is the conceptual diagram of input block 110 according to an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in Figure 2, input block 110 comprises the pressure transducer 202 that is positioned at touch detecting sensor 201 belows.When user presses touch detecting sensor 201, the touch detecting sensor 201 such as touch pad can move up and down.If user presses touch detecting sensor 201 by being more than or equal to the power of predetermined pressure, the pressure transducer 202 that is positioned at the switch form that touches detecting sensor 201 belows is pressed, and therefore, user can be detected and whether press touch detecting sensor 201.

As the moving method that touches detecting sensor 201, can without gradient press whole touch detecting sensor 201, or can press gradiently and touch detecting sensor 201, as shown in Figure 2., do not limit any direction or the method that touches detecting sensor 201 of pressing yet.

As other method, the format arrangements that touch pad can be identical with keyboard.Namely, by making to form the surface of each key of keyboard, be formed with for detection of the device touching, whether user can be detected touches, and when pressing key, whether whether the method that can whether be pressed by the decision bond being included in the same procedure of pressing detecting in conventional keyboard judge user's membrane keyboard and user pressing key simultaneously.

According to user whether touch input unit 110, press input block 110 or on input block 110, touch and discharge, input block 110 by the information of the subregion about user-selected offer input analytic unit 120.

Can only based on a standard, judge whether user has selected particular zones, such as user, whether touched concrete subregion, press concrete subregion or touched concrete subregion and then from concrete subregion, discharged finger or analog.Yet, can change criterion according to input form.

Below with reference to the following examples, this point is described in detail.

Input analytic unit 120 utilizes with the touch of each subregion for input block 110, presses or discharge relevant information and analyze and judge that user wants the information of inputting.

Namely, input analytic unit 120 is distributed to concrete item each subregion of input block 110, and when concrete subregion is selected, and analyzes the information that is assigned to selected subregion and is transfused to.

In this case, for selecting the expansion key of of many information to be assigned at least one in a plurality of subregions included in input block 110, and when expansion key is assigned with, the item of distributing to expansion key is newly assigned to the expansion area that comprises predetermined partition.

In this case, preferably consider that finger is mobile, from expansion area, get rid of the subregion that is assigned expansion key, and only the subregion adjacent with the subregion that is assigned expansion key is included in expansion area.

Under this state, when user selects to be assigned with the subregion of new assignment item, input analytic unit 120 analyzes the information corresponding with new assignment item and is transfused to.

If distribute to the quantity that the information number of expansion key is greater than subregion included in the expansion area being limited by expansion key, inputting analytic unit 120 analyzes, when expansion key is selected for the first time, the part of distributing to the information of expansion key is assigned to the subregion of restriction, and when expansion key is selected again, all the other information are newly assigned to the subregion of restriction, thereby analyze the information of distributing to user-selected subregion, are transfused to.

If determined, expansion key is set, new information is assigned to by the expansion subregion that limits of key and according to user, to being assigned with the selection of the subregion of fresh information, has inputted infobit, input analytic unit 120 by the information distribution of allocation to the subregion that is assigned with fresh information.That is to say, carry out initialization.

In addition, identical with the information number that is newly assigned to subregion owing to being included in the quantity of the subregion in the expansion area being limited by expansion key, even if expansion key is only selected once, distribute to all information of expansion key and also can distribute to the subregion being included in expansion area, now, if expansion key is selected again, subregion also can be back to virgin state.

Distributing to the information of the subregion being limited by expansion key can always fix or limit changeably according to expansion key.To explain this point by exemplary embodiment.

Expansion key can distribute in a plurality of subregions any one or some.

In addition, when expansion key is selected, comprise that the expansion area of the subregion that is assigned with fresh information can be expanded key and differently set according to each.

Output unit 130 is presented at the current information of distributing to each subregion on the subregion in LCD display.

When input block 110 is implemented especially with touch-screen form, output unit 130 is available.

When input block 110 is implemented with touch-screen form, output unit 130 outputs to subregion on screen the information of distributing to each subregion with the position of the subregion corresponding to input block 110 and size and demonstration.

When input block 110 is implemented with touch pad or keyboard form, owing to distributing to each key of touch pad or the information of each subregion can be presented on keyboard layout or touch pad, so not necessarily need output unit 130.

In this case, even when distributing to the information of each subregion and be output to screen, can show all subregions, only, when selecting concrete expansion key, just can export information or the chosen mark of indication concrete expansion key of about current any category information, distributing to user-selected fixed subregion.

Fig. 3 illustrates the process flow diagram of data inputting method according to an embodiment of the invention.

With reference to Fig. 3, if user has selected concrete subregion (operating 301) by comprising the input block 110 of a plurality of subregions, input analytic unit 120 and judge whether selected subregion is the subregion (operating 302) that is assigned with expansion key.

If selected subregion is not the subregion that is assigned with expansion key, inputs analytic unit 120 and analyze the item of distributing to selected subregion and be transfused to (operating 307).

Otherwise, if selected subregion is the subregion that is assigned with expansion key, input analytic unit 120 and new item is distributed to the expansion area (operating 303) being limited by expansion key, and if determine the subregion chosen (operating 304) that belongs to expansion area, input analytic unit 120 and analyze the item that is newly assigned to the subregion that belongs to expansion area and be transfused to (operating 305).

Otherwise, if be assigned with the subregion of expansion key, be selected again (operating 308), input analytic unit 120 new item is reset to expansion area (operating 303) to allow user to reselect new option.

After the subregion that is assigned with expansion key is chosen, if being assigned with the subregion of expansion key is selected again, if or the subregion that belongs to expansion area is not chosen,, if the subregion except expansion area is selected, consider that user has selected to be assigned with the subregion of expansion key mistakenly, and input analytic unit 120 make to be limited by expansion key to redistribute processing invalid and analyze the information that is assigned to a upper subregion of being selected by user and be transfused to (operating 305).

When this input processing completes, determine whether and carry out other input (operating 306), and if carry out, repeat aforesaid operations.

According to input system of the present invention and input method, can be used for each field.

Representational application is input system in games system and the character input system in mobile devices such as mobile phone and personal digital assistant (PDA).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described.

[the first embodiment]

Fig. 4 is for illustrating that the present invention is applied to the figure of the situation of games system.

Fig. 4 (I) and 4 (II) show the situation that the input system used in games system is implemented with the form of touch pad 400, and each quadrilateral wherein being identified by dotted line represents subregion.

In addition, suppose that subregion 401,402,403 and 404 is for being assigned with the subregion of expansion key.

When selecting when user is desirably in the method for drawing and plays games on touch pad or carrying out concrete menu, the menu of user based on selecting or carry out selected any in subregion 401,402,403 and 404.

Can be by simple touch, by any the position the subregion 401,402,403 and 404 from touch condition, discharge finger or realize the selection of subregion by any of pressing in subregion 401,402,403 and 404.

Realized selection when identifying any in finger presses subregion 401,402,403 and 404, can preset threshold value touch and pressing area are separated according to Petting Area, as mentioned above, or pressure transducer can be placed in the below of touch pad, as shown in Figure 2.

If user selects subregion 401, the subregion 405 and 406 that is not assigned with information before belongs to expansion area, and the first menu and the second menu are distributed to respectively subregion 405 and 406.

Under this state, if user selects subregion 405 or 406, select and carry out corresponding menu.

Can also by touch, press and discharge in any carry out the method for selecting the first menu or the second menu.

When selecting the second menu, the method of most convenient can recognize, when user presses, be assigned with the subregion 401 of expansion key, mobile (draw) finger to being assigned with the subregion 406 of the second menu and then discharging while pointing from subregion 406 under touch condition, selected the second menu.

Below will mainly to being applied to the embodiment of Korean input system, describe.

[the second embodiment]

Fig. 5 shows the example that the present invention is applied to the input system of typical mobile phone, wherein expand key and only distribute to ' 5 ' key 501, and Fig. 6 shows the example that when expansion key 501 is chosen character is newly assigned to expansion area.

As shown in Figure 5, the character of distributing to for the first time subregion (key) does not comprise any vowel, and and if only if expansion key just distributes vowel when selected.

Also, expansion key is used as vowel input and enables key.When selecting expansion key with character input mode, be assigned with ' 1 ', ' 2 ', ' 3 ', ' 4 ', ' 5 ', ' 6 ', ' 7 ', ' 8 ' and the subregion of ' 9 ' the key expansion area that is used as being limited by expansion key vowel is distributed to each subregion.

As mentioned above, when vowel input, enable key (expanding key) when chosen, the expansion area that is preferably newly assigned character can comprise that to enable key adjacent and surround with regular quadrilateral the subregion that key is enabled in vowel input with vowel input.In this case, advantage is, moves the minimized while and can input vowel making to press the finger of vowel input after enabling key.

The in the situation that of Fig. 5, by frequently using

with

letter is assigned to corresponding key and arranges consonant to be easy to input, wherein by pressing each key, nearly just can input all relevant consonants three times.That is to say, by pressing ' 1 ' key, input for three times and input for twice and three times by pressing respectively ' 4 ' key

with

Vowel is not assigned to the keyboard layout shown in Fig. 5, and in order to input vowel, enables ' 5 ' key of key 501 first pressed as the vowel input that is restricted to expansion key, and then another key is pressed, thereby inputs corresponding vowel.This input method is shown in Fig. 6.It is that the vowel of the vowel input situation of enabling key is arranged that Fig. 6 (I) shows ' 5 ' key, wherein

with

be assigned to its ' 2 ', ' 4 ', ' 6 ' and ' 8 ' key around, rather than give the consonant of initial appointment, and '-', ' | ', '-' and ' | ' be alternately assigned to corresponding with bight ' 1 ', ' 3 ', ' 7 ' with ' 9 ' key.When the vowel of enabling when key is pressed is enabled in vowel input

surrounding's key specific arrangements of '-' and ' | ' is not limited to Fig. 5 (I), and user or device manufacturer can freely change this layout.Yet the reason of appointment is only intended to incite somebody to action by order from left to right and from top to bottom according to vowel order as shown in Fig. 5 (I) be arranged in left side, incite somebody to action

be arranged in right side, will above being arranged in, and will

below being arranged in, and this does not limit configuration of the present invention.Therefore, can also as shown in Fig. 6 (II) and 6 (III), arrange vowel.In addition certain form that, these simple vowels can also be pressed except key cross modal is around enabled in vowel input is arranged.In addition, not simple vowel

be also included within vowel layout, this is to show that compound vowel can be included to eliminate the inconvenient example of continuous input '-' and ' | '.

The method of utilizing vowel input to enable key input simple vowel is illustrated.In the situation that being Korean, the compound vowel except the simple vowel shown in Fig. 6

with must be able to be transfused to.Yet, by the vowel shown in Fig. 6, arrange and can not carry out compound vowel

with input, therefore can utilize vowel input to enable key and input these compound vowels, as will be described.

First the first method of input compound vowel is pressed and the key of having specified simple vowel is changed into the method that compound vowel inputted in input compound vowel at twice o'clock by enable key in vowel input, as shown in Fig. 7 (I).Fig. 7 (I) show by with

with

identical mode is arranged respectively

with

and will

with

be arranged in

with

below and make user be easy to identification layout, together with with

arrange together, although

with

be not compound vowel, they have 3 above strokes.Fig. 7 (II) and 6 (III) show the layout that provides the vowel that can input.In addition, can specify and arrange and enable the vowel group that key is pressed and can additionally inputs three times time when vowel input.

Yet, owing to making user remember that multiple situation can cause inconvenience, preferably, by reducing as much as possible compression number, only arranging associated vowel and input compound vowel by the combination of simple vowel, thereby can easily input vowel.

For example,, as shown in Fig. 7 (I), although can enable key twice and press ' 9 ' key and input by pressing vowel input

when character input automat is configured such that can also be by sequentially inputting

(with reference to figure 6 (I) and Fig. 7 (I), press vowel input press ' 6 ' key after enabling twice, key) and ' | ' (with reference to Fig. 6 (I), press vowel input enable key and press ' 3 ' or ' 9 ' key after once) inputs

user can select a kind of in two kinds of methods, and can selective basis user method easily.

That is to say, make key compression number and the minimized method of finger displacement offer selecting sequence simultaneously and input

directly input of the new hand of the method that is easy to perceive of ' | ' and selection

the master-hand of method.

For example, in the keyboard layout shown in Fig. 6 (I) and Fig. 7 (I), input key to press order be 6-5-5-4.This key is pressed to order and input

key press order 6-5-4 and compare, simple vowel input expanding function is enabled in pressing for the first time of ' 5 ' key, and pressing for the second time of ' 5 ' key enabled the function that simple vowel initiate mode is become to compound vowel initiate mode.

Also be, as mentioned above, when by pressing vowel input when enabling key and enabling compound vowel initiate mode for twice, specified the key of simple vowel to be changed to compound vowel corresponding to appointment rather than the key of simple vowel, and by pressing any key input compound vowel, rather than corresponding simple vowel.That is to say, in the situation that pressing order and being 6-5-5-4, inputted

[5-X] represents simple vowel

'-' or ' | ', and [5-5-X] represents compound vowel

or

[5-X] (' X ' is any key, and when ' X ' is not ' 5 ' key, [5-X] represents simple vowel, and when ' X ' is ' 5 ' key, check follow-up key, and input is assigned to the vowel of descendant key) analyzed as being simple vowel, and [5-5-X] analyzed as being compound vowel.Therefore,, in automat configuration, ' 5 ' key and descendant key analyzed as being simple vowel to realize the input of vowel.

If ' 5 ' key is pressed three times or more times, every front twice key pressed to be left in the basket and analyzed as once or twice so that key is pressed, thereby allows vowel input to enable the function that the enough order of pressing simple vowel → compound vowel → simple vowel according to key compression number of bond energy are carried out circulation appointment.

Alternatively, if ' 5 ' key is pressed three times or more times, presses for the third time and can change over vowel input disabled status for vowel being inputted to initiate mode.Although but this is a kind ofly to expect to input consonant user error press that for proofreading and correct user vowel input enables the method for the situation of key, that is, by pressing vowel input, enable the method that key is inputted consonant for twice.Also, vowel input is enabled key and is used as cancel button.

When being while utilizing vowel input to enable key to realize according to embodiments of the invention vowel input, preferably, when vowel input is enabled key and in fact pressed, output unit 130 is inputted initiate mode by vowel and is presented on screen, as shown in Figure 8.As mentioned above, when input block 110 is while utilizing keyboard etc. to implement, due to the character that can distribute key and distribute when expansion key is selected by the character of printing or other method comes mark to form keyboard, so by whether selecting to expand key by current, be whether keyboard layout notifies to user in vowel input state, user can input Korean easily.

That is to say, when user presses vowel input while enabling key, if can identify vowel input initiate mode on screen, make to identify vowel input initiate mode by the background colour of pointer (cursor) being carried out to mark from Transparent color to yellow as shown in Figure 8, can judge whether follow-up key will input consonant or vowel.Namely, if there is no the mark of initiate mode inputted in such vowel, and user can confuse.

Especially, as shown in Figure 9, if the method that the simple vowel input initiate mode (setting the background colour of pointer for yellow) shown in Fig. 8 and the compound vowel input initiate mode (setting the background colour of pointer for redness) shown in Fig. 9 are distinguished is provided, user can carry out more correct vowel input.

Although input state is distinguished from each other out by change background colour in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the differentiation of input state can also be by changing over the shape of pointer quadrangular forms and the simple vowel input initiate mode when tetragonal quantity is 1 and the compound vowel when tetragonal quantity is 2 inputted to the method that initiate mode notifies and carry out from bracket bundle form.

[the 3rd embodiment]

(3-1)

Figure 10 is by conventional input system and input system compares according to an embodiment of the invention figure.

Figure 10 (III) shows the keyboard layout that Korean patent No. is the patent Naratgul input system of 10-0291838, and Figure 10 (I) and (II) show according to embodiments of the invention in the situation that after only removing the vowel except consonant distribute the original arrangement of character from expand the design of key (vowel input enable key) by introducing vowel input enable the keyboard layout that key 701 is applied to Naratgul input system.

At first sight can determine, in Naratgul input system, input four required keys of vowel

(|) and (-) is reduced to three keys, and consequently, in principle, show, with use the Naratgul input system of 12 keys altogether and compare, in using the keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the invention of 9 keys altogether, by will ' increasing stroke (add stroke) ' respectively, key and ' manifolding (tight sound) ' key will be arranged into ' 4 ' key and ' 6 ' key, can reduce significantly the movement of finger.To the input word as example be described for the Naratgul input system of the present invention's application now

key press order.

According to the Naratgul character input system shown in Figure 10 (III), key is pressed order and is:

2→*→#→7→6。

In this case, by selecting by pressing ' 2 ' key

by press ' * ' key with increase stroke by

become

will by pressing ' # ' key

become double consonant by pressing ' 7 ' key, input

and finally by pressing ' 6 ' key, input

input

the total degree that key is pressed is 5, and if the distance between hypothesis key is 1, the finger displacement calculating in the method shown in Figure 10 is 9.63.

According to having applied the improved Naratgul character input system of vowel input system according to an embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 10 (I), key is pressed order and is:

2 → 4 → 6 → 5 → 4 → 9 (situations of FIG.10 (I)).

In this case, by selecting by pressing ' 2 ' key

will by pressing ' 4 ' key

become will by pressing ' 6 ' key become double consonant

by sequentially press ' 5 ' and ' 6 ' key to select vowel

input and finally by pressing ' 9 ' key input

input

the total quantity that key is pressed is 6, and if the distance between hypothesis key is 1, the finger displacement of calculating in the method shown in Fig. 7 is 7.8.

That is to say, although key compression number increases 1, point displacement and reduced about 20%.This provides in the keyboard layout shown in Fig. 7 the method for inputting whole Korean alphabet with the quantity of 9 keys altogether.

And, owing to inputting Korean alphabet with 9 keys, thus additional function can be added to all the other 3 keys in the keyboard layout with 12 keys, thus can generally raise the efficiency.For example, be not press Menu key or ' movement ' key input space (), fullstop (.) or question mark (?), but can use ' # ' key or ' * ' key that has been used as ' increase stroke ' function or ' manifolding (tight sound) ' function in existing Naratgul input system, thereby strengthened the convenience of keyboard layout.Except the required key compression number of input Korean alphabet and finger displacement, this is the comparison point of overstating and wanting for actual text input.

In addition, the invention has the advantages that, owing to inputting Korean words with 9 keys of sum, thereby after user is familiar with keyboard layout, can, without watching keyboard layout to carry out easily input character, be convenient to a hand operation.

As mentioned above, input system tool has the following advantages according to an embodiment of the invention: the subregion that can easily use limited quantity, and by by initial allocation to the character setting of subregion for the character except vowel and be to comprise the character of vowel or be only set as vowel by distributing to the character setting that is included in the subregion in expansion area when expansion key is selected, can also shorten finger displacement.

(3-2)

Figure 11 is for by conventional input system and input system compares according to an embodiment of the invention figure.

Figure 11 (III) shows the keyboard layout of Cheonjiin character input system, and Figure 11 (I) and (II) show according to an embodiment of the invention in the situation that after only removing the vowel except consonant distribute the original arrangement of character from expand the design of key (vowel input enable key) by introducing vowel input enable the keyboard layout that key 801 is applied to Cheonjiin character input system.

By the design of expanding according to an embodiment of the invention key (key is enabled in vowel input) is applied to the Cheonjiin keyboard layout shown in Figure 11 (III), the required all bond energys corresponding with Cheon (implication for day :), Ji (implication is ground:-) and In (implication is behaved: |) of input vowel are enough in other function, as Figure 11 (I) with (II).Therefore,, by corresponding function being applied to the key of keyboard, can solve " space " (" space ") key problem of consonant collision problem and Cheonjiin character input system.

Due to Figure 11 show ' movement ' key (final consonant key: ' 6 ' key) or Menu key (' 0 ' key) be disposed in the form of keyboard central authorities, so convenience for users strengthens.

Can, by press ' final consonant ' key so that next input same key by inputting cursor movement to next group after the input consonant corresponding with final consonant, solve the inconvenience problem of consonant collision problem, Cheonjiin.For example, ' final consonant ' key is corresponding to ' movement ' key of Cheonjiin key entry system, and owing to pressing ' final consonant ' key, can serve as " space " key for twice, so obtained the result identical with in fact ' movement ' key being moved to central authorities of keyboard layout.

For example,, in order to input word according to the present invention

key is pressed order:

4-4-5-4-4-5-7-4-4-6-4-5-6-5-3。

For Cheonjiin Korean characters input system, key is pressed order and is:

0-0-1-2-0-3-0-0-(' movement ' key)-0-2-1-1.

According to this example, although in the present invention except ' movement ' key key press order than larger in Cheonjiin character input system, in Cheonjiin character input system, pointing displacement increases significantly because input syllable

user waits for the long period or presses ' movement ' key being positioned at outside the region that is assigned with character input keyboard and input afterwards

That is to say, the main cause that increases finger displacement in Cheonjiin input method is, because consonant conflict has to press ' movement ' key, and owing to not having at first vowel to be arranged in keyboard layout according to the present invention, so the item corresponding with ' movement ' key can move to the region for input character.

In addition, although at consonant

with

be assigned to apart from pointing displacement in the Cheonjiin character input system of vowel ' 0 ' key farthest and increase significantly, according to the present invention, for solving ' movement ' key of consonant collision problem, be assigned to ' 6 ' key that is positioned at keyboard central authorities, and the key for vowel is dispensable, make to be assigned to ' 0 ' key with

be assigned to ' 4 ' key.Consequently, the central authorities of all Jian Yu keyboard layout are adjacent, and therefore, even if do not pass through visually sensing keyboard layout, by finger, to keyboard layout's touch perception, just can aware any movement to next key, therefore, input speed improves and is not the motion by whole hand but just can realizes character input by thumb movement, thereby further convenience is provided.This is the remarkable advantage of 9 key input methods of the present invention.

At embodiment mentioned above (3-1) with (3-2), Cheonjiin characters input method as two kinds of known representational characters input methods and Naratgul characters input method are compared, and the present invention is configured to that consonant and vowel are assigned to same key and by expansion key rather than by having specified the key of vowel and having specified other key of consonant to enable vowel.

Routinely, due to the key that is in most of the cases assigned with the key of the consonant that forms initial consonant according to the feature of the Korean being formed by initial consonant, intermediate vowel and last consonant and is assigned with the vowel that forms intermediate vowel be positioned at individually about or up and down, so point, must move up and down continually or move left and right.Yet, according to the present invention, because consonant and vowel are not to arrange separately, for inputting the finger displacement of initial consonant and intermediate vowel or input intermediate vowel and last consonant, relatively reduce, thereby compare and significantly reduced finger motion with other Korean input method.

Figure 12 shows about being applied to typically the curve map of pressing enumeration data and finger moving distance data of the Korean input method of obtainable mobile phone on market, these be disclosed on the Internet ( http:// rock1209.tistory.com/296).Look and just can determine, the finger displacement in the keyboard layout shown in Figure 11 is all shorter than any other method.

In principle, this can easily understand, because enough carry out any input by 9 bond energys, this is object of the present invention, from Figure 12, clearly shows.

In the situation that for being regarded as current most convenient user's Cheonjiin, even as the layout of medial vowel of the present invention moves to central authorities, to reduce finger displacement, key compression number is constant, finger displacement is reduced to 37.2 (+α, α represents the finger displacement that is used for pressing ' movement ' key due to consonant conflict) and key compression number constant be still 37 (data at Figure 12 have error), but, key compression number and finger displacement are respectively than in the keyboard layout of Figure 11 many 10% and 20%, this convenient beguine of improved keyboard layout that has obviously shown Cheonjiin is low according to the convenience of keyboard layout of the present invention.

Data by Figure 12 can be understood, and when realizing the understanding of vowel, the convenience of use all strengthens more than current any other keyboard layout.Especially, the average finger displacement shown in Figure 12 (according to the finger displacement of a push action) has shown Cheonjiin characters input method that user feels Samsung (Samsung) reason easily.Also be, although because the finger displacement after is once corresponding to the size of single key at pressing key, so the Cheonjiin characters input method of Samsung provides user can easily search and move to the convenience of next key, but user can not easily search and move to next key and sensation Naratgul is difficult, use, because on average point displacement, be almost the double of two distances between key, unless user is familiar with Naratgul characters input method.Yet, according to the present invention, because on average point displacement, be 0.86, be less than 1, so compare user with Cheonjiin characters input method, can more easily search and move to next key.That is to say, shown to enable the reason of carrying out character input by 9 keys, and from the viewpoint of human engineering owing to only just can processing 9 keys by thumb movement, so user can be without watching keyboard layout to input.

To following example be described now: by the function of getting rid of vowel the character from initial placement and increasing, can introduce in the input system with limited quantity subregion.

[the 4th embodiment]

(4-1)

Current embodiment relates to have applied according to the consonant of first phoneme input method of the present invention and arranges, wherein by the number of times of considering actual frequency of utilization, one or two consonant is assigned to each key but the consonant (Figure 14) with higher frequency of utilization is appointed as to main character so that input main character time a time and arrange consonant when each corresponding key is pressed, and the arrangement order of consonant is Korean consonant order, so that user can easily be familiar with arrangement order.

Therefore, as shown in figure 13, carry out consonant layout respectively

with

' tight sound ' the required function except these consonants is assigned to ' 4 ' key and inputs all consonants with ' 9 ' key and by input to be assigned to ' 1 ', ' 2 ', ' 3 ', ' 6 ', ' 7 ', ' 8 '.Due to designated

the finger presses action of ' 9 ' key to compare with other key be factitious, so preferably

with

both are all assigned to ' 8 ' key of the middle section that is arranged in keyboard layout.Therefore, because key compression number increases input outside 1

with input

without essential difference, so preferably

be disposed in the center row of keyboard layout.

Equally, due to the reason identical with ' 9 ' key, by will be only a character be assigned to and specified

' 7 ' key, the convenience of input is provided.

Aspirated sound with

as last character, be assigned to respectively and designatedly had with

key.Namely, by pressing, designatedly have respectively

with

' 1 ' and ' 7 ' key input for twice

with

and designatedly have by pressing

with

' 2 ' and ' 8 ' key input for three times

with

by doing like this, 9 keys have met the condition of inputting all consonants, make to carry out easily inputting korean characters by a finger.

(4-2)

Except embodiment (4-1), in order to prevent must inputting as last consonant of first syllable and junior one consonant of second syllable

in

consonant between the situation of this conflict, Figure 15 shows consonant method for arranging, it will be assigned to ' 2 ' key

with reassign respectively to designated ' 1 ' key and designated

' 3 ' key, and the function of ' movement ' key is distributed to designated

with

' thereby 2 ' key prevents that by the function of ' movement ' key being distributed to single key finger from moving to ' movement ' key and reducing whole finger and move.

The vowel layout that is applied to the situation of the consonant layout shown in Figure 13 and Figure 15 corresponds respectively to Fig. 6 (II) and Fig. 7 (II).If

with

separated from one another and respectively with

with

combination, predictive key compression number increases.Therefore, as may be by

with

respectively with

with

separated method, provides the method for ' movement ' key function being distributed to ' 4 ' key so as to carrying out tight sound function (be labeled as in Figure 13 (I) ' * * ').

Because the actual situation about occurring of consonant conflict is more more uncommon than using the situation of each key, so by being pressed and enabling ' movement ' key function at twice o'clock at tight sound function key, frequency of utilization is second the highest

can be designated as the first character of ' 2 ' key.

By for carry out tight sound function ' it is in order to reduce finger displacement that * * ' key is assigned to ' 4 ' key, because need all consonants of tight sound function

with

arrange left side.Equally,

with

the reason that is assigned to same keys is, as described above, incites somebody to action it is useful being only assigned to ' 9 ' key, and will

another reason that is only assigned to ' 9 ' key is to allow

approach as much as possible ' * * ' key.

For carry out tight sound function ' * * ' key not only carry out by

become

tight sound change function, and carry out for preventing the function of consonant conflict by last consonant and follow-up initial consonant are assigned to same key.For example,, when input word time, in order to input

's

with

's

, in the keyboard layout of Figure 13, input

afterwards, must press ' movement ' key, and this function of ' movement ' key is by ' * * ' key is carried out.That is to say input

key press order and be:

1-5-4-2-4-2-5-4

Although the dual indicator gauge of ' * ' is shown in the repetition that tight sound changes identical consonant in function, ' * * ' key is carried out the function of ' movement ' key to prevent consonant conflict, can be interpreted as and represent to allow another consonant of input.When identical consonant is and then during tight sound input, press that ' * * ' key obtains identical effect.

Although because

do not there is tight sound and can ' * * ' key is once inputted by pressing

?

be used as

in last consonant and the situation of initial consonant under because ' * * ' key is inputted corresponding with tight sound by pressing

so press, ' * * ' key once leads to errors.Therefore, in order to allow, ' * * ' key is carried out consonant conflict and is prevented that function and tight sound from changing function, by allowing ' * * ' key carry out when ' * * ' key be pressed prevent time a time consonant conflict between last consonant and initial consonant function and when ' * * ' key is pressed twice time and carries out tight sound change function, can prevent as

situation under two kinds of functions possible situation all.

Therefore, structure of the present invention is, by pressing respectively, ' * * ' key is once with twice, and ' * * ' key is carried out and prevented that the function of the consonant conflict between last consonant and initial consonant and tight sound from changing function.

(4-3)

Be different from above-described embodiment, by allowing carry out Figure 13 corresponding with above-mentioned double consonant function and Figure 15 ' function of * * ' key, utilizes in the consonant of Korean singularity, further strengthened the convenience of input.

When invention is during Korean, by by as initial consonant

with as last consonant

distinguish, as initial consonant

be used as supporting the form of vowel and the element of the tangible sound value of tool not.Also, can not between consonant, use

the core of the configuration of current embodiment is to use this characteristic.

That is to say, when inputting in the keyboard layout shown in Figure 16

time, by first pressing ' 1 ' key with input

press ' 4 ' key and again press in the method for ' 1 ' key and input

twice, can solve and must input first syllable by pressing ' 1 ' identical key

last consonant

with second syllable

's problem.

If ' 1 ' key is pressed twice continuously, do not press with

' 4 ' corresponding key, without input

input for twice

therefore, with

' 4 ' corresponding key is used as ' movement ' key only to prevent consonant conflict, and without inputting between consonant in fact

in addition, press and consonant between

' 4 ' corresponding key changes over tight sound to carry out the function of input double consonant by first consonant twice.

Owing to can not inputting continuously between consonant twice, so except ' movement ' key function, by pressing ' 4 ' key twice, can carry out double consonant input function.For example,, in the keyboard layout of Figure 15, for input

key to press order be 7-4-4-5-6-3-4-3-6, wherein ' 4 ' key is pressed twice to input first syllable

's

and in order to prevent that ' 3 ' key from should be pressed the situation of twice continuously, ' 4 ' key is pressed to be pressed continuously between ' 3 ' key, because the initial consonant of second syllable and first syllable

last consonant identical.Due to not impact practically of the method input, by allowing carry out ' movement ' key function and double consonant input function, by pressing vowel input in the keyboard layout of Fig. 9, enable vowel ' | ' and '-' that bond energy enough inputs and can use together with consonant.Therefore, owing to thering is ' | ' of maximum useful frequency in vowel, can input by a push action, so can reduce total key compression number, input efficiency be improved.In addition, by inciting somebody to action

with

1502 are assigned to the designated key that has ' | ' and '-' in the keyboard layout of Fig. 9, for every two vowels

with

four push action can be reduced to twice push action with input

with

each in 1502, and in addition, as shown in Figure 16 (III),

with

each in 1503 can be inputted by three push action, makes greatly to improve input efficiency.

(4-4)

Another embodiment of the present invention is a kind of consonant method for arranging, and it prevents from being assigned to single key and according to the consonant conflict (last consonant of certain syllable and the initial consonant of follow-up syllable are assigned to the situation of same key) occurring in the multitap method of pressing sequence and inputting at a plurality of consonants.

For this consonant method for arranging, the present invention defines independent selection function key.The function of selection function key allows to select the non-capital characters except being assigned to the capital characters of each key.

According to the keyboard layout of Figure 17 (I), because capital characters is only presented on its corresponding key, so input capital characters when its corresponding key is pressed, and inputs non-capital characters when ' * ' key (that is, selection function key) be pressed after its corresponding key is pressed.

For example, by press with

after corresponding key, pressing ' * ' key inputs

equally, by press with

after corresponding key, pressing ' * ' key inputs for twice therefore,, in the keyboard layout of Figure 17 (I), the capital characters and the non-capital characters that are assigned to its corresponding key are as follows.Character in bracket is the non-capital characters of arranging successively.

' 1 ' key-

' 2 ' key-

' 3 ' key-

' 3 ' key- ' 6 ' key-

' 7 ' key-

' 8 ' key-

' 9 ' key-

' 0 ' key-

In the situation that have the keyboard mobile phone of 12 keys, ' * ' or ' # ' key can serve as selection function key, and this can determine according to user's convenience.In thering is the keyboard layout that this consonant arranges, identical described in the second embodiment of the input of Korean and keyboard mobile phone, and the input of consonant is with identical as described above.

[the 5th embodiment]

(5-1)

When input block 110 comprises the device (such as touch pad or touch-screen) for detection of user's touch according to an embodiment of the invention, the present invention allows by touching and draw to input initial consonant and intermediate vowel.That is to say, consonant and vowel can be inputted as syllable simultaneously.

As the example with reference to Figure 13, by press with

' 1 ' corresponding key, presses and has ' 5 ' key that vowel input enables function with input

and then press ' 4 ' key, in existing keyboard mobile phone, input

By input media and this keyboard mobile phone that the dummy keyboard by using touch sensor is formed, compare, by touching the region corresponding with ' 1 ' key with input

at finger, touching and under the state of touch sensor (screen of touch-screen mobile phone), finger is being moved to the region corresponding with ' 5 ' key and enable function to enable vowel input, finger is moved to the region corresponding with ' 4 ' key under finger touch state, and discharge finger from touch sensor, via once moving and input

In this case, touch by once touching and substitute, input speed is enlarged markedly for three times.If expectation input in this syllable input method

by first touching the region corresponding with ' 2 ' key, again touch the region corresponding with ' 2 ' key once, at finger, touching and under the state of touch sensor (screen of touch-screen mobile phone), finger is being moved to the region corresponding with ' 5 ' key and enable function to enable vowel input, finger is moved to the region corresponding with ' 4 ' key under finger touch state, and discharge finger from touch sensor, input

That is to say, can use slippage (stroke) method, that is, and under the state of selection of realizing initial consonant, without discharging from touch sensor the vowel that finger is selected expectation.

In the situation that being simple vowel, by selecting consonant, under finger touch state, enable vowel input and enable function, finger is moved to the key range corresponding with simple vowel, and discharge finger, can input the syllable with ' consonant+simple vowel ' form.

Yet different from simple vowel, compound vowel can not be inputted by a slippage.Like this, can be by selecting consonant, finger is moved to the region corresponding with key " 5 " under finger touch state and enable function to enable vowel input, thereby enable compound vowel input initiate mode by discharge finger from touch sensor, under this state, touch the region corresponding with compound vowel, and discharge finger from touch sensor, input compound vowel.

For example, by following steps, input

: touch corresponding to the region of corresponding key " 6 " moves to finger the region that key " 5 " is corresponding under finger touch state, from touch sensor, discharges finger, the region that membrane keyboard " 6 " is corresponding (herein corresponding to

), then from touch sensor, discharge finger.That is to say, since except region release finger corresponding to the key with central " 5 ",

input and simple vowel input there is identical sliding trajectory, compound vowel can be inputted simply so.This embodiment only shows to input when vowel configuration of the present invention can allow can realize " consonant+vowel " under slippage pattern.Therefore,, even do not discharge finger from touch sensor in the consonant input that utilizes dummy keyboard to carry out in the method for character input, current configuration also will complete consonant input.

(5-2)

Figure 18 has shown the input method that embodiment (15-1) and embodiment (4-4) are joined together to obtain.

As shown in figure 18, work as input time, first syllable

by following steps, input: from utilizing finger touch

the state of key starts, and finger is moved to vowel input and enables the region that key (+) is corresponding, and finger is moved to and is assigned to

's

the region that key is corresponding, and discharge finger from touch sensor.

The second syllable

by inputting by following steps: from utilizing finger touch

key starts, and finger is moved to vowel input and enables the region that key (+) is corresponding, and finger is moved to and is assigned to

's

the region that key is corresponding, and discharge finger from touch sensor.

Final syllable

to input by the following method: touch key, discharges finger from touch sensor, touch " * " thus key by the character of input

become

, under finger touch state, finger is moved to vowel input and enables the region that key (+) is corresponding, by finger move to be assigned to ' | '

the region that key is corresponding, and discharge finger from touch sensor.

In Figure 18, dark circle represent to touch-discharge (hereinafter to be referred as, black circles represent with respect to " touch-discharge " operation of touch-screen and with respect to keyboard ' " pressing " operation), curve table is shown in the mobile route under the state of finger touch touch sensor, wherein, the starting point of described curve represents to touch starting point and arrow logo touch terminating point.

(5-3)

Figure 19 is for relatively another kind of input on keyboard the chart of method.

In first method, as shown in Figure 19 (I), by following steps, input: touch and discharge

key (1.), touch and the input of release vowel are enabled key twice and (2., 3.), are then touched and discharge

key (4.).Herein, because touch-releasing operation on keyboard mobile phone is identical with pressing releasing operation, therefore on keyboard mobile phone, input

process be identical with the process in Figure 19 (I).

Yet, because Figure 19 (II) is shown in the movement of finger on touch sensor under touch condition to the curve table in Figure 19 (IV) with arrow, so the method can not be applied on keyboard and only can be applied to use in the virtual keyboard system of touch sensor.In Figure 19 (II), 1. process is used for inputting

2. process is that simple vowel is enabled process, simultaneously process be 3. compound vowel enable process and

input process.If process 2. after

touch-the release of key completes immediately, input

yet, due to process 3. in the first touch point be corresponding to vowel input, to enable the region of key, so 3. and 4. 3. process have identical effect with the process that time in Figure 18 (I) carries out.Like this, it has reached and has omitted the once effect of touch-releasing operation, thereby has improved input efficiency.

Similarly, 1. and 2. 1. process in Figure 19 (III) have identical effect with the process in Figure 18 (I), and the process in Figure 19 (III) 2. with Figure 19 (I) in process 3. and 4. also there is same effect, thereby cause omitting the effect of twice touch-releasing operation.

[the 6th embodiment]

(6-1)

Similar with consonant, the in the situation that of input vowel, also can be by using selection function key that simple vowel is become to compound vowel.

Figure 20 has shown this embodiment, wherein

input with

input there is identical track and identical touch-releasing operation, thereby but finally carry out the touch of selection function key-release input

Need to consider, user inputs vowel according to the identical mode of the selection with consonant, and it has such advantage simply, by the track according to identical and identical touch-releasing operation, inputs

with

but touch-releasing operation of finally carrying out function selecting key is inputted

and provide and only by the touch-release of selection function key, corrected

wrong input method, even at Figure 19 (I) in Figure 19 (III) by wrong input, do not corrected this yet

mistake input.

In addition, as shown in figure 17, after the simple vowel shown in input Figure 17, on the region corresponding to selection function key, carry out to touch-discharge being provided to input the method for its corresponding compound vowel.The method is a kind of like this method, its input ' | ' or '-' on the region of corresponding " * " key, carry out and touch-discharge with input afterwards

and in input

or afterwards, on the region of corresponding " * " key, carry out and touch-discharge to input respectively or in syllable input method, although under finger touch state, finger movement as shown in the curve in Figure 19 can not be applied on keyboard mobile phone, but can be by using " * " key realize such function, be about to touch a vowel input and enable vowel (the vowel group as shown in Figure 17 (I)) that key inputs and become and touch twice vowel input and enable the vowel (the vowel group as shown in Figure 17 (II)) that key is inputted.

(the 7th embodiment)

(7-1)

Embodiments of the invention (7-1) provide a kind of like this method, by touching, enable the combination of region that key is corresponding maximum three times rather than inputs " simple vowel+simple vowel " or " compound vowel+simple vowel " or consideration and vowel input with vowel input and enable the corresponding region of key and be touched three times, thereby at one time, optionally input 21 Korean vowels.

As Figure 21 (1), shown in 21 (III) and 21 (III), by the input of touch vowel, enable key and once carry out optionally to input simple vowel group (8 characters

and

referring to Figure 21 (I)), by the input of touch vowel, enable key and optionally input compound vowel group (7 characters for twice

and

referring to Figure 21 (II)), by the input of touch vowel, enable key and optionally input complex vowel group (6 characters for three times and

referring to Figure 21 (III)).As shown in Figure 21 (I), 10 consonants are arranged on the periphery that key is enabled in vowel input, different from selection function key 1602 in Figure 17 is, when consonant in multitap method be transfused to and " * " key when realizing the function for the consonant collision problem that prevents from arranging at the consonant of Figure 21 of " movement " key, " * " thus key and vowel input are enabled key and can be combined and reduce the touch number of times that vowel input is enabled key.

That is to say, when not needing to touch vowel input and enable three vowels with input complex vowel group of key, the vowel in complex vowel group can pass through twice touch, touches " * " key and then touches vowel input and enable key 1901 and select.Therefore, twice touch that " * " key 1902 is enabled key 1901 corresponding to vowel input, has reduced the number of times that key touches thus.

The method can be applicable on keyboard mobile phone, and provides by twice touch (" * " key once+vowel input enable key once) and eliminate and must press the method that the not convenient property that key brings for three times is enabled in vowel input.

In Figure 21, because the function of " * " key is exactly the function that prevents " movement " key of consonant conflict, therefore, although " * " key between consonant is carried out the movement in input space, but after selecting " * " key, when vowel is inputted at once, " * " key is carried out and to be pressed vowel input and enable the function of twice, key rather than the movement in input space.

Yet, although carry out the touch-releasing operation of " * " key in the dummy keyboard input method of using touch sensor, but complex vowel must not be presented on screen, except non-vowel input, enabling key is to be touched because consonant key after touching " * " key may be transfused to.If " * " key in Figure 21 is carried out the function of selection function key 1602 in Figure 17, " * " key can not have the function that key is enabled in twice vowel input of touch.

This is because the input of simple vowel and the input of complex vowel are through same process, because when " * " key is carried out the function of selection function key, vowel input enable key must be at " * " thus the situation of inputting simple vowel that is touched after touch-releases of key may occur, produce thus the contradiction that two functions are carried out by identical process.

Figure 22 has shown the vowel arrangement when keyboard layout in Figure 21 becomes horizontal pattern.In the keyboard layout of Figure 21 and 22, the advantage that key 1901 and 2101 are enabled in vowel input has been to provide a kind of method, the method is: by being formed on the separated Menu key that exists on the typical dummy keyboard that uses touch sensor and with this Menu key of finger touch, optionally input symbol such as fullstop, comma or question mark, touch-releasing means or the input of the simple vowel under touch condition of enabling key with the vowel input shown in Figure 21 (I) and Figure 21 (II) are similar simultaneously.

In keyboard mobile phone, by pressing vowel input, enable key and then under the situation of Figure 21, press

or

input "? ", ". ", "? ", and under the situation of Figure 22, press

or

carry out incoming symbol rather than input corresponding consonant.

(7-2)

Embodiments of the invention (7-2) provide a kind of method, the input of minimizing vowel is provided in the complex vowel input method that the method does not have use to provide in the configuration of embodiment (7-1) enables " * " key using in the method for key compression number (number of times touching) on using the dummy keyboard of touch-screen, but use vowel input to enable key.

As shown in Figure 23 (III), be not carry out press continuously vowel input enable twice, key with input compound vowel (in touch-screen method, twice touch-releasing operation) action, but by input simple vowel (1., 2.) and again press subsequently vowel input and enable key (3.) and input compound vowel.

Yet, when compound vowel (

or ) during method input by shown in Figure 23 (III), can not carry out the method that input continuously forms each simple vowel of compound vowel according to the mode of automatic configuration.For example, want to input continuously

with

with input

time, according to Figure 23 ground auto configuration mode, can input

with

rather than

That is to say, in the keyboard layout shown in Figure 23 (I), must press after enabling key pressing vowel input key is inputted

then must press after enabling key pressing vowel input

key is inputted

yet, press vowel input and enable key with input

action can make to input vowel become its corresponding compound vowel

process rather than start the process that function is enabled in vowel input, therefore finally press key also can make consonant

itself is transfused to.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 23 (IV), preferably, when carrying out complex vowel input, as mentioned above, adopt with the following method: use is pressed continuously vowel input and enabled the subregion that then key selects to be assigned with corresponding complex vowel for twice.

7-3)

When input complex vowel, the intuition of complex vowel being arranged in order to strengthen user, also can adopt the method for pressing all simple vowels that form complex vowel even if increased bond number amount.

For example,, in input

with ' | ' to input

method in, the automatic configuration shown in Figure 23 (IV) can be become to the configuration shown in Figure 24 (IV-1).

That is to say, when vowel input, enable key and be pressed twice time, since then, pressing of two keys is used to the input character corresponding with vowel.

[the 8th embodiment]

(8-1)

In the 5th embodiment, the embodiment that initial consonant and intermediate vowel can be transfused to by touching and draw operation has simply been described.

Although only having described intermediate vowel in the 5th embodiment is the example of simple vowel, complex vowel, for example,

or

also can input by identical mode.

This will describe in the embodiment relevant to the 5th and the 7th embodiment.

The key pressing method that is applied in the keypad keyboard layout in Figure 23 also may be used on touch-screen, and the example of the number of times that the dilatory operation of utilization touches with minimizing key further as shown in figure 25.

Figure 25 (II) has shown and can replace twice touch to be used as inputting by a dilatory operation

method, as Figure 23 (II), and Figure 25 (III) has also shown can be by once dilatory operation and touch-releasing operation are subsequently realized input.

In addition, Figure 25 (III-1) has shown and can input each in all compound vowels by once drawing operation.Yet the probability occurring according to the mistake in the described input process of Figure 24 (III-1) is higher than the wrong probability of happening in Figure 24 (III).

Its reason is because the dilatory ending point operating in Figure 25 (III) is clearly.That is to say, in Figure 25 (III), simple vowel is correctly determined, and correspondingly, complex vowel is also correctly determined.Yet, although having operation, 25 (III-1) can not interrupt such advantage, in the dilatory process of actual finger, finger may be with

pass through together with '-'.Therefore Figure 25 (III-1) is applicable to the situation that motion track is correctly realized as stylus, and the situation being implemented improperly as finger for motion track is not preferred.

Finally, Figure 25 (IV) has shown that complex vowel can be by once touch-releasing operation and dilatory operation subsequently realize input.Characteristic in Figure 25 (IV) is that the complex vowel of input is to be determined by the starting point of dilatory operation and the combination of the corresponding simple vowel of terminal.

(8-2)

In Figure 26, shown in dilatory method and inputted (I),

(II and II-1), and

(III) example, the permutation and combination of vowel is wherein identical with Figure 25, be all to arrange by expansion key, and further, Figure 26 (I) shows input

process, Figure 26 (II) has shown input

process, Figure 26 (III) has shown input process, Figure 26 (II-1) shown by input

and again carry out touch-releasing operation that vowel input enables key with input compound vowel

input

process.

Figure 26 (II) is compared with Figure 26 (II-1), the track moving due to the finger shown in Figure 26 (II) be naturally pass through corresponding to

or ' | ' region, rather than directly from vowel input enable region that key is corresponding move to corresponding region, therefore may cause input

or

the confusion of input process.Yet, even the finger motion track shown in Figure 26 (II-1) in centre can through with

or

corresponding region, also only has when pointing and exists

when position discharges,

by vowel input after correctly input, enabled key and just can again be touched, thereby make correct input become possibility.

Different from compound vowel, an advantage of complex vowel is that the terminal of its dilatory operation is clearly, and therefore processing through middle point is not a large problem.For example, as shown in Figure 26 (IV), when while being transfused to, in dilatory operation, finger not only passes through

also pass through ' | ' and

and now, due to its terminal corresponding to

therefore only have can be with

in conjunction with vowel, and therefore, the mistake occurring in Figure 23 (III-1) can not be problem.

The advantage of the dilatory operation shown in Figure 26 is, its permission omission touch-releasing operation therefore can be by once drawing the input that operation realizes all vowels, and this input method is presented in Figure 27 and 28.

Figure 27 and 28 difference be only, the arrangement of both consonants and vowel is respectively horizontal pattern and vertical mode, and except direction has the difference of 90 degree, the input method that both input simple vowel, compound vowel and complex vowel is all identical simultaneously.

As mentioned above, according to the method for current embodiment input " consonant "+" vowel ", provide by once drawing the method that operation is easy to input Korean, to be only user be familiar with and guarantee that vowel inputs when correct the position of 8 simple vowels prerequisite, because vowel key is determined the region of track, exemplarily limits.

When user carries out dilatory operation on input block 110, according to embodiments of the invention, input analytic unit 120 can determine 1) character that is assigned to all subregions that have been touched in dilatory process is chosen, or 2) to be only assigned to the character that be identified for the subregion that touch larger than predetermined region chosen.

In addition, when being assigned to the character of all subregions that have been touched sequentially being inputted in dilatory operation, input analytic unit 120 can determine 3) only have the character that can form syllable chosen, 4) character that is assigned to the character of selected the first subregion and is assigned to selected subregion in finger releasing operation is chosen and only have can be by being inserted in selected the first character and finally forming in the subregion that the character of syllable has been touched in the middle of being assigned to chosen between selected character.

In this case, selected the first character can represent to select first for inputting the character of initial consonant or intermediate vowel.In the situation that being intermediate vowel, in vowel input, to enable after key is touched, key is enabled in the vowel input that touches character as expansion key or first, can be assumed to be selected the first character.

When input analytic unit 120 is in method 3) in while determining, in order to input complex vowel in dilatory method simultaneously, can prevent to the full extent that the vowel layout of misreading from being important.

For example, in a upper embodiment, when

while being transfused to, may there is following problem: ' | ' be positioned at

position time, whether input

or

unclear.

In order to reduce this misunderstanding, when 8 vowels corresponding with simple vowel

and

when enabling key and arrange around vowel input,

with

must be arranged in the corner positions of regular quadrilateral, as shown in Figure 27 and 28, to input any one in all simple vowels, compound vowel and complex vowel by once drawing operation.

If will

with

be arranged on corner positions, any complex vowel all can not be inputted by being presented at the combination of the simple vowel on screen.This describes in detail with reference to Figure 30.Figure 30 (I) has shown will

with

be arranged on folding corner region, even if wherein selected by adjacent domain

or

input

or

, the vowel that can input by such track can only be also

or

Yet, when

with

while not being arranged in folding corner region, as shown in Figure 30 (II) and 30 (III), contradiction in the automatic configuration of character input will produce, and wherein by this character, inputs configuration automatically via inputting two vowels for inputting the track of the vowel of folding corner region.

For example, Figure 30 (II) show input ' | ' finger move, wherein 1. track allows

region by reality, selected and without

or

region, correctly completed thus input.Yet, owing to generating track possibility 1., be essentially 0, therefore in fact the motion track of finger be follow track 2. rather than track 1..Now, undesired owing to having inputted , its in fact do not have input ' | ' method, and if track be 2. designated as input ' | ', input

track can not be to connect

to ' | ' track, and must select other tracks.Yet, although this has run counter to such intuition, be that complex vowel input method must be the track that is connected to form the simple vowel of complex vowel, but this can produce a difficult problem, and on screen, draw such track of running counter to intuition and be practically impossible, and user must remember each in such track, if or user do not remember each in such track, will make user must learn how to use input system, thereby make troubles.

This point is also embodied in Figure 30 (III).That is to say, although not by vowel

be arranged on folding corner region, but 1. and 2. track as shown in Figure 30 (III) can not produce any problem yet.Yet, vowel

can have problems because for input ' | ' track can cover for inputting complex vowel track, the track as shown in Figure 30 (III) is 4..

Therefore, in the simple vowel alignment placement shown in Figure 30 (II) or Figure 30 (III), and especially, when

with

while not being arranged on folding corner region,

with

in at least one will not allow to appear at input comprise

with

the track of complex vowel on, this track will

with

thereby couple together and form corresponding complex vowel with each simple vowel.

Optionally, can be by

think complex vowel, like this can be by connecting '-' and ' | ' track input

.In order to realize this point, although '-' also corresponding to forming complex vowel

the first simple vowel, but '-' must and

with equally be arranged on folding corner region.Yet, as shown in Figure 30 (I), only have when will '-' be set in the face of ' | ' time, even without will '-' be arranged on folding corner region also can not have problems.Owing to '-' the simple vowel that forms complex vowel being only ' | ', even therefore except simple vowel '-' be arranged on '-' periphery of simple vowel, can not produce any problem yet.

Yet, from '-' different, due to with

must away from vowel ' | ', in addition

need be away from

with

and

need be away from

with

that is to say, due to with

in each must therefore not have a kind of aligning method to arrange like this at a distance of three vowels, that is, make

away from

with ' | ', simultaneously

also must be away from

with ' | '.That is, the principle of current configuration is be different from '-' configuration,

with

must be arranged on folding corner region.Only have and work as

with while being all arranged on folding corner region, no matter where remaining other vowels are arranged on, when inputting complex vowel by dilatory operation, dilatory operation can not conflict with the task track of input simple vowel mutually.

When

with

in only one while being inevitably arranged on folding corner region, in the time of only can not being arranged on the region up and down of contiguous region, left and right and vicinity with other those vowels that form complex vowels that are arranged on the vowel formation complex vowel in bight, just can not have problems yet.

Yet, when with

in only one while being arranged on folding corner region, form different point-blank from the track of the similar complex vowel of input shown in Figure 27 (IV) and Figure 28 (IV), even if the dilatory operation of input complex vowel cannot form, this is not the most basic problem yet.Therefore, current configuration provides a kind of like this method, that is, and and by the once touch all vowels of input of the necessary vowel on the dummy keyboard along touch-type input device and consonant moveable finger and any one in consonant.

Figure 29 has shown that dilatory input method as above can be one by one corresponding to the keyboard pressing operation shown in the second embodiment, the order that wherein digitized representation is pressed.

That is to say, corresponding to Figure 26 (I), the simple vowel in 26 (I) and 26 (III)

, compound vowel and complex vowel

pressing operation be presented at respectively in Figure 29 (I), Figure 29 (II) and Figure 29 (III).Yet, although carried out identical keyboard pressing operation for Figure 26 (I) and Figure 26 (II), for Figure 26 (III), can carry out two keyboard pressing operations, as shown in Figure 29 (III) and Figure 29 (III-1).Figure 29 (III-1) has shown the method for carrying out according to the configuration of Figure 23, and Figure 29 (III) has shown the method for carrying out according to the configuration of Figure 24 (IV-1).

(the 9th embodiment)

The 9th embodiment provides vowel input has been enabled to the method that key is assigned to two keys, makes thus the input of vowel convenient.

As shown in figure 31, when key alignment placement is while carrying out according to horizontal direction, can be inconvenient for inputting that the finger of vowel moves while only having a vowel input to enable key.In order to overcome this problem, by being set respectively on left side and right side, vowel input enables key 2901 and 2902, can easily carry out vowel input, and when provide as shown in figure 31 key alignment placement time, as a rule can use two hands (two thumbs), so also reduced finger (thumb) thus move make input become simple.

In addition, because consonant options button 2903 and 2904 is separately positioned on the left and right sides, therefore just can easily select to be assigned to the non-main character of each key, and can realize several functions by being positioned at "@" key 2905 of central authorities.For example, "@" key 2905 can be appointed as to " space " or " cancellation " key, and can be used as inputting by increasing expanded function thereon the Menu key of a plurality of symbols.

(the tenth embodiment)

The tenth embodiment relates to the embodiment that expansion key is not assigned to particular zones, and wherein whether selecting to expand key is to determine according to user's gesture.

For example, when input consonant, if finger discharges this finger from touching first the point of touch sensor after moving predetermined air line distance, enable vowel input and enable the function of key (the circular radius that this air line distance and central point are touch point is first corresponding, and the region having outside the circumference of this radius is that vowel input is enabled region).

Select consonant to using as the character that is assigned to the key of dummy keyboard, this key is corresponding with the position that finger touches touch sensor first, and if finger discharges from this key in this state, may input another consonant, and if discharge again after having moved preset distance from touch location for the first time at finger, enable vowel input window, thereby prepare input vowel (if this distance is too short, vowel input window may be enabled by the accidental movement of pointing, if but this is apart from too far away, enable vowel input window and become inconvenient, therefore, this distance can arrange according to user's convenience).

Said process is described by keyboard layout with reference to Figure 21.As shown in the consonant input window in Figure 21 (I), when

during only by a finger input, if there is no current configuration, user must stand such inconvenience, and finger touch is designated has

the region of touch sensor, move to vowel input and enable key and enable key and enable vowel input window (Figure 21 (II)) to touch vowel input, and turn back to the designated vowel that has

region.

Yet, utilizing current configuration, user can be by following simple to operate input : touching

state in finger is moved to and is designatedly had

region, from touch sensor, discharge finger, and again touch the designated vowel that has

(yet now, the finger displacement of enabling for vowel input must be shorter than from designated to be had in region

key range to designated, have

key range between distance).

In addition, current configuration provides such advantage, after having inputted the consonant that is assigned to touch sensor left field, both hands all can be used for the vowel that input is assigned to touch sensor right side area, and the method that increases input convenience and raise the efficiency is provided thus.

If there is no current configuration, can produce such inconvenience, that is, at finger, touching in the state of touch sensor, finger must from left to right or from top to bottom move.

For example, input

by following operation, realize: utilizing left thumb to touch designatedly has

top left region, mobile left thumb is longer than the distance of the air line distance of enabling vowel input window, discharges left thumb, and utilizes right thumb to touch designatedly to have

the region of touch sensor.Similarly, input

by following operation, realize: utilize right thumb to touch mobile right thumb is longer than the distance that radius is enabled in vowel input, discharges right thumb to enable vowel input window, and utilizes left thumb to touch designatedly to have region and the moveable finger that need not grow distance with input

move to vowel input and enable key, and designatedly have

region, eliminate thus inconvenience of pointing and causing of long distance moving.

Therefore, when carrying out character input according to current configuration, the displacement of finger is reduced, and utilizes both hands input, and the displacement of finger is reduced further.

(the 11 embodiment)

In embodiment as above, such example has only been described, wherein do not have character to be assigned to as the vowel input of expansion key and enable key and new character is assigned to expansion area.

Yet, as shown in the 11 embodiment, also specific character can be distributed to expansion key.

According to the 11 embodiment, expansion key is distributed to corresponding to consonant subregion, wherein

be to be transfused in consonant input phase, and in vowel input phase, carry out the function of expansion key.

In detail, shown in figure 32, along having around designated

the track of key range moveable finger realize the input of vowel, its medial vowel input method is in accordance with the principle shown in Figure 27 and 28.Consonant is realized input by carrying out touch-releasing operation in each corresponding key range.

Yet, any tight sound and aspirated sound (aspirates), for example,

with

can be by input

then touch " aspirated sound, tight sound " key sequentially to become input.

With reference to Figure 32 more detailed description, input by following operation, realize: touch

key range, moves to finger

thereby vowel keyboard layout is enabled in key range, and finger is moved to

key range, thereby and release finger input simultaneously

with

that is to say, when finger starts to touch consonant, process

key range, and while discharging from the vowel key region of hope, is transfused to corresponding to consonant and the last vowel (complex vowel or compound vowel are determined in the movement of pointing in the state being activated according to vowel keyboard layout) of selecting in the first membrane keyboard region.

Yet, in input

time, work as finger touch

key range and while discharging from identical position, only has

be transfused to, and if expect to have vowel with

input together, this can pass through

the key range time shift that is touched starts to point to the vowel key region of expecting in the vowel keyboard layout of enabling, and uses and input identical method with other consonants and discharge finger from the vowel key region of expectation, is achieved.Therefore, although the design of current configuration is the primary importance being touched at touch sensor is

during key range,

be transfused to, but moved to when pointing in the state that is touching other consonant key ranges

during key range, input character not

still can enable vowel keyboard layout.In addition, when only having vowel input,

therefore key can not be used, and the method for distributing separated vowel key 3101 can be provided, even wherein when vowel key is touched, also enables vowel key only to input vowel.

(the 12 embodiment)

In the 12 embodiment, wherein by describing each key, carry out the situation of expanding key function.

That is to say, in the above embodiments, although only have vowel input to enable key, be used as expanding key, each subregion that description is assigned with to corresponding consonant in the 12 embodiment also can be carried out the example of the function of expansion key.

A plurality of character set are assigned to subregion, and when user selects particular zones, a plurality of characters of distributing to the expansion key of subregion are also assigned to the subregion that belongs to the expansion area being limited by expansion key.

In the present embodiment, there is no character to be assigned to be assigned with the subregion of expansion key (, this subregion is excluded outside expansion area), or character can be distributed to and be assigned with the subregion of expansion key and other subregions (that is, within this subregion is comprised in expansion area) that belong to expansion area.

Figure 33 has shown that character is also assigned to the embodiment of the subregion that is assigned with expansion key.

Figure 33 shown corresponding to each expansion tight sound of key and the embodiment that aspirated sound is assigned to each corresponding expansion area, and

key is also carried out the function that key is enabled in vowel input, as described in the 11 embodiment.

Except vowel input being divided with consonant input field according to current configuration, the direction of the expansion area of each subregion can be decided in its sole discretion by system designer.That is to say, when extending out and being selected from the simple consonant of its correspondence corresponding to tight sound or aspirated vowel, if finger passes through

key range, generation is obscured in vowel input, thereby therefore preferably according to the setting of carrying out keyboard layout shown in Figure 33, avoids occurring obscuring.

As shown in Figure 33 (VI), when being

aspirated be

tight sound while vertically being arranged, compare with Figure 33 (V), select

finger move minimizing.

(the 13 embodiment)

The 13 embodiment has following feature: consonant and expansion key function are distributed to each subregion, and when selecting expansion key, except distributing to the tight sound and aspirated sound of consonant of its corresponding subregion, vowel is also assigned to the expansion area by expansion key definition, like this, user can select to input tight sound or aspirated sound and vowel simultaneously.

As shown in Figure 34 (I), when the dummy keyboard in touch inputting method can guarantee that enough spaces provide respectively the free space of row with the left and right sides being assigned with 12 key ranges of consonant, current configuration can be applicable on this dummy keyboard.

This describes in detail with reference to Figure 34.Before finger touches thereon, the keyboard layout of dummy keyboard has the arrangement as shown in Figure 34 (I), and wherein consonant is assigned to 10 keys.Under this state, if

key range is touched, and according to the vowel of ninth embodiment of the present invention configuration, arranges and is presented at around key (referring to Figure 34 (II)), and under this state, the input of the vowel of expectation can realize by dilatory operation, as shown in Figure 27 and Figure 28, therefore, can input consonant and vowel by once touching simultaneously.

If expectation input

or

replace

by

or the syllable of combination is by moving to finger

key range (referring to Figure 34 (III)) or

key range (referring to Figure 34 (IV)) thus touching under the state of key, carry out the dilatory operation of vowel input and input.

Figure 35 shown with with

vowel and arrangement corresponding to consonant, and Figure 36 shown with with

vowel and arrangement corresponding to consonant.Figure 37 and Figure 38 shown with

with

the arrangement of corresponding vowel and the expansion of consonant.Herein, with

with

it is different, do not have the tight sound and the aspirated sound that are expanded.Yet, in the consonant shown in Figure 33 is arranged, expand and arrange the space pair of vowel

not enough.In order to supplement space, a kind of method can be provided, working as will be in being positioned at

the finger of the finger touch state on key moves to expansion

key 3701, when inputting vowel together, will

be appointed as expansion consonant and arrange as shown in figure 37 keyboard layout with input together vowel maybe by expansion key 3701 is distributed to

key is to show the arrangement of vowel.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 34 to 38, according to the vowel of each consonant key range periphery, arrange, input " consonant+vowel " simultaneously has more effectively increased advantage of the present invention, thereby by once touching to enable each consonant of input and vowel.

(the 14 embodiment)

The 14 embodiment relates to tight sound and the key of supplying gas.In embodiment as above, by inputting consonant and then the consonant of input being changed into tight sound and aspirated sound and inputted tight sound and supply gas key.According to embodiments of the invention, when needs are inputted " consonant+vowel " simultaneously, this will cause successional reduction.

Therefore,, according to the 14 embodiment, after carrying out input " consonant+vowel " simultaneously, when tight sound and the key of supplying gas are touched, the consonant of having inputted becomes tight sound or aspirated sound.

For example,, when utilizing dilatory operation input simultaneously

with

input

afterwards, if tight sound and the key of supplying gas are touched, by the syllable being transfused to

become

and if again touch tight sound and the key of supplying gas,

become

Therefore, even if inputted vowel, still can realize such change procedure,

and

In addition, can by same method realize from

arrive

conversion.For example, if

after input, touch tight sound and the key of supplying gas,

become

.Further, if

after input, touch tight sound and the key of supplying gas,

once more become

Above-mentioned configuration has following advantage: tight sound and the aspirated operation of the selection consonant as shown in Figure 33 to Figure 38 can be omitted, and keeps continuous operation by touching tight sound with the key of supplying gas.That is to say, as long as user has remembered

position, user does not need to consider again

with

position, and further, user does not need to consider yet again

with

position, cause thus the character input more simple advantage that becomes.

Input system not only can be applicable to Korean and for example also can be applicable to, for inputting in the system of other language (, English and Hindi) according to an embodiment of the invention.

First, in English, because consonant is close to consonant conventionally, key is enabled in separated vowel input, as the setting in Korean, may not can bring larger advantage.

The substitute is, when introducing Word prediction input system, the design of expansion key of the present invention may can bring great convenience in character input.

According to Word prediction system, when a plurality of characters are assigned to single subregion, to predicting and be shown to user according to the word being combined to form of the user-selected character that is assigned to subregion, if user selects one of them word, by this selected word input.

That is to say, different, the input herein realizing is based on word rather than based on character.

In this case, the kind of the word that the combination of the user-selected character that is assigned to subregion can form is assigned to defined expansion area when user selects to expand key, user can select subregion with the desired word of input user, in a plurality of words, the word being transfused to is assigned to this subregion.

Specific embodiment is described with reference to accompanying drawing.

(the 15 embodiment)

According to the QWERTY keyboard layout of common keyboard mobile phone, as shown in Figure 39 (I), textual character be assigned to " 1 " key (or ' QZ@' can be assigned to " 1 " key, and can change corresponding key is divided and be assigned to textual character by pattern), 26 letters are assigned to " 2 " and arrive " 9 " key.In the configuration of current embodiment, thereby symbol and character are not assigned to an expansion key function that allows key to carry out selection prediction word in key.

To describe below " 5 " thus key is specified as the expansion key embodiment that meet the object of user friendliness the same as Korean." 1 " that letter is assigned to except " 5 " key 3801 arrives " 9 " key, on it, there is no designated character to " 5 " key 3801, enable key similar (can to its designation number " 5 ") with the vowel input in Korean, therefore, make " 5 " key 3801 be equivalent to function key, for selecting the word of prediction and being used for incoming symbol.When utilizing vowel input to enable key input vowel in Korean, the expansion key 3801 of enabling key corresponding to vowel can be used to select prediction word and carries out text input with the text entry method of predictability.

The embodiment that expansion key is applied to touch type virtual keyboard system as shown in figure 40.Figure 40 has shown the stage of input " am " in the process of inputting sentence " I am a boy " in the input media of type of touch screens.Well-known text prediction input system T9 Nuance please refer to (www.t9.com).On dummy keyboard 3903, at " 1 " key (" 1 ", " a ", " b " and " c " is assigned on it) and " 6 " key (" 6 ", " n ", " m " and " o " is assigned on it) on the touch-release of finger be used for input " am " (hereinafter, as Figure 40 to as shown in Figure 61 when virtual keyboard input system utilizes touch-screen and touch panel, the circle of black represents touch-releasing operation, line with arrow represents dilatory operation, and wherein the afterbody of this line represents that the head of touch point arrow represents point of release first).This is identical with labeling method as shown in figure 25, the quantity of predictable numeral and word is 5, for example " 16 ", " an ", " am ", " co " and " cm ", it is all listed in prediction word list window 3902, and " an " with maximum useful frequency is input to (referring to Figure 40 (II)) in input window 3901 provisionally.As shown in figure 40, the word that is input to input window shows to have underscore, and this word that its expression is input to input window is that interim word and the Word prediction state of inputting is still underway.

After this, when finger touch expansion key, under non-release state, by dilatory operation, move to " 3 " key, and while discharging finger from " 3 " key, finally input " am " (referring to Figure 40 (III)), and under this state, touch space bar with input " space " (referring to Figure 40 (IV)).

As shown in Figure 40 (IV) by space bar input " space " method can by as one in Figure 41 (III) dilatory operation realization more simply.That is to say, although need twice touch operation select the word (referring to Figure 40 (III)) of prediction and input " space " (referring to Figure 40 (IV)) in Figure 40, can draw and operate by the once touch in Figure 41 corresponding to the work of twice touch.

This principle of operation of expansion key is described referring to Figure 42, wherein simple extension key touch 4101 allows numeral " 5 " to be transfused to (referring to Figure 42 (I)), and dilatory operation 4102 and 4103 is respectively from the expansion key shown in Figure 42 (II) and 43 (II), thereby allow to select to predict word rather than input character or numeral (" 5 ").Yet, the dilatory operation 4102 that starts to end at other keys from expansion key as shown in Figure 42 (II) completes selection and the input of prediction word, and the dilatory operation 4103 that again returning to expansion key as Figure 42 (III) as shown in can realize simultaneously and predicts the selection of word and the input of input and " space ".

According to the dilatory operation 4104 shown in Figure 42 (IV), when the dilatory operation key that is never expansion key starts and when discharging finger from expansion key and end at expansion key, the symbol that is assigned to the key that starts dilatory operation is transfused to.

Therefore, according to current configuration, when expansion key is used, can by " 1 " to " 9 " key easily realize prediction word selection/input, the input of " space " and the input of symbol (if necessary, also can use extraly " 0 " key, " * " key and " # " key), an input system that thumb just can easily operate is provided thus.That is, can provide the input method being more prone to than the qwerty keyboard that needs both hands input.

That is, the use of expansion key does not need finger to move to prediction word list window 3902 select/input prediction words and allows the word of expectation to be selected at an easy rate.Owing to expanding the use of key, do not need user directly to select the word of expectation from prediction word list window 3902, therefore, even if prediction word list window is little, the expansion use of key is also unaffected, and can solve that the predicted word list window 3902 of input window 3901 stops and the inconvenience brought.

In English, " space " the most often used in text input process, can be assigned to expansion key further to reduce the movement of finger.In order to accomplish this point, by employing be used for inputting numeral " 5 " or by numeral " 5 " thus the separated dummy keyboard pattern that is assigned to other keys outside expansion key realizes the input of numeral " 5 " can there is not any problem.

For example, key as shown in Figure 59 (I) or Figure 59 (II) is arranged and has been shown and numeral " 5 " is not assigned to the structure of expansion key, and in this case, expansion key can be carried out " space " input function and not affect digit input function.

When expansion key is carried out " space " input function, if (identifying as interim input state) the prediction word being presented in input window by the background color that word is arranged to underscore or word is set in interim input state 3904 is exactly the word that will input, the action that touches-discharge expansion key can be changed into interim input state acknowledgement state (underscore of temporarily inputting word disappears) and allow " space " input simultaneously, and the selection and " space " that by touchs-releasing operation once, carry out prediction word thus input.

When Word prediction state finishes, expansion key is only carried out " space " input function simply.If expansion key is arranged on Word prediction state, but not by not following the simple touch-releasing operation of dilatory operation to carry out any function, this expansion key is as finger rest region.In addition, when Word prediction state finishes or do not start, if be defined as corresponding to pointing the key input function of the key of locating off-position rather than above-mentioned prediction word selection function from expanding key moveable finger to another key and discharging at this another key the operation of pointing, although the first finger membrane keyboard is expansion key, the key of execution character input is at an easy rate selected.Further, if it is upper that " shift " function is increased to this operation, be used for the single movement of " shift " key (shift key performs) of capitalized words initial can omit.For example, if finger touch expansion key, will be by mobile " ghi " key of dilatory operation under this state, and discharge finger from " ghi " key, the capitalization " G " of " g ", " h " and " i ", " H " and " I " are presented in prediction word list window rather than " g ", " h " and " i " are presented in prediction word list window, and the word of initial caps has been prepared for inputting.

As mentioned above, thus the core concept of current configuration is to utilize the keyboard only with 10 keys to carry out a plurality of functions by an expansion key to provide than qwerty keyboard input method more easily.

That is to say, as shown in figure 42, in touch-screen and the dull and stereotyped input system of touch, by different functions being distributed to different operations with expansion key, for example simply touch-releasing operation and dilatory operation, can promote convenience and efficiency that character is inputted.

At the touch-screen shown in Figure 42 or touch in dull and stereotyped input method, use the operation of expansion key to be: first, to use the simple touch-releasing operation 4101 of expansion key; The second, touch expansion key and pass through the operation 4102 that other keys are selected in dilatory operation; The 3rd, the operation 4103 of touch expansion key, selecting other keys and return to expansion key by drawing operation; The 4th, touching is not other keys of expansion key the operation 4104 of selecting expansion key by dilatory operation; The 5th, to touch be not other keys of expansion key, by dilatory operation through expansion key, and by dilatory operation, select the operation 4105 of other keys.

As mentioned above, the first operation 4101 has the function of input numeral " 5 " or input " space ", and when Word prediction state activates, inputs interim input word and " space " simultaneously.

The function of input prediction word is carried out in the second operation 4102, and the function of while input prediction word and input " space " is carried out in the 3rd operation 4103.The function that input is assigned to the symbol of each key is carried out in the 4th operation 4104, and the function of revising symbol input is carried out in the 5th operation 4105.

Figure 42 has shown when using expansion key to point the key change color causing when mobile and the variation that is assigned to the character of each key on dummy keyboard.

Figure 42 (I) has shown not have vicissitudinous dummy keyboard, and it is illustrated in the state of not carrying out the input of any key before expansion key is touched.

That is to say, because Word prediction state does not also activate, so Word prediction list window is now in input window, even and finger move to the key of expansion key periphery, do not carry out the operation that prediction word is selected yet.

Yet, if activated Word prediction state (this state refers to prediction word list window and appears in input window) by execute key input before expansion key is touched,, as shown in Figure 42 (II) and Figure 42 (III), once it can be set to finger touch expansion key, each key range becomes yellow.This expression has activated Word prediction state, and notifies user, if user drags finger to expanding the key of key periphery and discharge finger under this state, be assigned at prediction word corresponding to the numeral of the key of finger off-position and will input.The numeral being presented in corresponding keys is digital corresponding to the list in prediction word list window.

Figure 42 (IV) and Figure 42 (V) have shown that the color on each key does not have variation still to show the character is-symbol on each key, different from Figure 42 (I), it notifies user before expansion key is touched, and has activated symbol input state.Especially, Figure 42 (IV) shown and only have and designatedly have "! " " 1 " key of (this symbol represents exclamation mark) is shown as yellow; it is illustrated in finger and moves to corresponding " 1 " key of the first touch location before expansion key; and Figure 42 (V) shows have by designated that " " 3 " key of " " (this symbol represents double quotation marks) is shown as yellow, represent that double quotation marks can be transfused to when discharging finger.

Above described for operating the embodiment of the variation on the dummy keyboard relevant to finger movement of expanding key and can becoming and be suitable for the function collection that the finger movement (Figure 42 (II～V)) of key is expanded in operation.

Figure 43 has shown another embodiment of the expansion key operation shown in Figure 42, and both differences are that the action of symbol input and the action of prediction word input exchange.That is to say, in Figure 43, by first touching expansion key, selecting the key of expectation and discharge finger through dilatory operation, thereby incoming symbol (4202), and when Word prediction state activates, by first touching the key corresponding with the numeral of prediction word, select to predict word, through dilatory operation, finger moved to this expansion key and discharges finger from expansion key, thus input prediction word (4203).

That is to say, because the release of input prediction word is in expansion key rather than start from expanding key, therefore, unless finger moves to expansion key, otherwise on dummy keyboard, do not change, and only when finger moves to expansion during key, the color of the first membrane keyboard just becomes blue to indicate this first touch location, and the color of other keys all becomes yellow, as shown in Figure 43 (IV).

Moreover the dilatory operation in Figure 43 (IV), carries out identical function equally when the distance that moves from the first touch location of finger is greater than distance to a declared goal, also out of question, thereby does not need to discharge finger at expansion key place specially.

Figure 43 (V) has shown by finger is turned back to the first membrane keyboard and discharge the action 4204 that finger was selected and inputted interim input word and inputs " space " simultaneously.Because " space " use in English is more in fact frequently than the use in other language, therefore, dilatory operation in Figure 42 (II) and Figure 43 (IV) is all set to input interim input word and " space " simultaneously, and the dilatory operation in Figure 42 (III) and Figure 43 (V) is set as the only interim input of input word, since input " space " does not occur more continually than not inputting " space " after input word after input word, therefore above-mentioned setting has reduced the mobile distance of finger.

In addition, when the dilatory operation starting from expansion key and turn back to expansion key has been inputted while there is no the prediction of " space " word really, can be by carrying out the input of symbol than two kinds in Figure 42 (III) and Figure 42 (IV) the simpler modes of dilatory operation, due to the dilatory operation (referring to Figure 42 (VI)-1.) that starts and turn back to expansion key from expansion key screen shown keyboard symbol layout (referring to Figure 42 (VI)-2.) and symbol input can by touch-discharge designated have the key of the symbol being transfused to is carried out to (referring to Figure 42 (VI)-3.).

Especially, the situation that (referring to Figure 42 (VI)-2.) keyboard symbol shows in dilatory operating process is better than the situation in Figure 42 (IV), reason is, since can realize touch-releasing operation for symbol input (referring to Figure 42 (VI)-3.) during the keyboard symbol layout in browse screen, thereby can easily select the symbol that will input.If leave to expect input numeral or other characters by the symbol input standby condition from Figure 42 (VI)-3., user leaves from symbol input process by carry out the touch-releasing operation of expansion key in keyboard symbol layout.In order to accomplish this point, expansion key in keyboard symbol layout is carried out " space " input function or is carried out the function of leaving and do not carry out other functions from symbol input process, and this can determine according to the configuration of Word prediction method.

In addition, can realize by the process shown in Figure 42 (VI) being applied to dilatory operation in Figure 43 (V) input process (referring to Figure 43 (VI)) of simple symbol.

Figure 44 has shown the embodiment of dummy keyboard, wherein except numeral, only have character and symbol to be assigned on corresponding key, shown when using dummy keyboard, through dilatory operation 4301 and 4302 input functions of of carrying out in the character that is assigned to each key of expansion key.That is to say, have under the state of " 9 " key of " xwyz " finger touch is designated, when discharging while point and moving to designated " 4 " key that has " jkl ", the 4th character " z " in " x; w; y and z " is transfused to, and when " 1 " key is pointed and moved in release, first character " x " is transfused to, when " 2 " key is pointed and is moved in release, " w " is transfused to, and when " 3 " key is pointed and moved in release, " y " is transfused to.

That is to say, when the key corresponding to the last off-position of finger is respectively " 1 " key, " 2 " key, or during " 3 " key, the first, the second or three-character doctrine be transfused to respectively.When predicted state activates, even if there are a plurality of 4 characters to be assigned to each key, because the key corresponding to last finger off-position can change, therefore, can from be assigned to a plurality of symbols of each key or character, input specific character or symbol.

In addition, if expansion key is not carried out " space " input function, numeral " 5 " can be inputted by " 5 " key, and like this, the input of each numeral can realize by the dilatory operation shown in Figure 43.

For example, owing to being assigned to the character of " 1 " key, there are 4,, except numeral " 1 ", also have " a; b and c ", being assigned to a character desired in comprising of each key of digital character can start dilatory operation through expanding key and ending at " 4 " key from " 1 " key and input digital mode and input by arranging.As a rule, in " 1 " key, to be assigned to all words that the character " a ", " b ", " c " or " 1 " of " 1 " key start, will search for (disambiguation method) with prediction text entry method.If key input utilizes the operation as shown in 44 to realize, only have to only relevant word in " a ", " b ", " c " or " 1 " can be searched rather than search with own " a ", " b ", word that " c " or " 1 " is relevant.

In the time can not using prediction text entry method (disambiguation method), for example, when input proper noun, predict that text entry method must change pattern to allow input to form each character (being similar to the multitap method in cell phone) of word.Yet, if the configuration of input equipment has been set to input each character according to the dilatory method shown in Figure 44, there is no need to change this dummy keyboard pattern (for example, becoming the method for multitap) and same dummy keyboard (keyboard layout) even if can be used for inputting the word that those utilize prediction text entry method to be also difficult to input.

Figure 45 has shown the embodiment that the function shown in Figure 42 realizes by touching dilatory operation with expansion key.This is the process of an input word " boy ", and it is last word in sentence " I am a boy ".When input " boy ", key " 1 ", " 6 " and " 9 " are touched continuously (referring to Figure 44 (I), 44 (II) and 44 (III)), then from 9 prediction words, select " boy ", the word of corresponding row table number " III " is selected and input this word (referring to Figure 45 (IV)) by the dilatory operation starting from expansion key.Hereinafter,, in order to input fullstop (.) in the method shown in Figure 42 (IV), carry out the dilatory method (referring to Figure 45 (V)) that starts and end at expansion key from " 8 " key.

As shown in Figure 45 (III), input " boy " and time, the word quantity of prediction is 9.In order to list the word of 9 predictions and directly therefrom select one on screen, the text list window of prediction must be enough large, and in order to select the word of expectation from this large prediction text list window 4401, finger need to move longer distance on dummy keyboard, worse, if the quantity of prediction word than large " boy " in the situation that, selects the region of word to increase, thereby the inconvenience that also brings whole input window to be all hidden.

Yet according to Figure 45, the key corresponding to the list quantity of the prediction word of expectation in prediction word list window can be selected by dilatory operation with expansion key.According to this prediction word list and system of selection, the key of Word prediction is inputted and the selection of prediction word can operate in the range of motion of a finger (thumb), thus the word that easily selection and input are expected from prediction word.Further, because finger does not need to touch the region of prediction word list window, even if predict that word list window is reduced to the size that can identify as much as possible, can not exist any problem yet.

Correspondingly, the problem that prediction word list window has been hidden input window has in fact also been solved.This is the advantage of being brought by the prediction word system of selection shown in Figure 45 (IV).

The embodiment that further improves this advantage is presented in Figure 46.Figure 46 has shown such an embodiment, wherein predict word be set up be centered around expansion key periphery to increase the intuitive of prediction word list window 4501.Like this, when the setting of prediction word being centered around to expansion key periphery, different from Figure 45 (IV), the choice direction that finger drags can not need the word list number (numeral of underscore) that checks prediction word list window to obtain by browsing the orientation of prediction word.

Further, it also provides by changing the background color 4502 of selected prediction word and has checked the method (Figure 46 (IV)) of selecting operation whether correctly to carry out.Even in symbol input process, by comparing the key that the background color 4504 that changes the first finger membrane keyboard checks selection during key with peripheral key and whether be also provided corresponding to the method for the symbol that will input at input window displaying symbol alignment placement display window 4503 and when finger moves to expansion.

If the wrong selection of having carried out can easily be corrected this mistake by the method shown in Figure 47 (II) before completing input.That is to say, as shown in Figure 47 (II), when touching expansion key by dilatory operation, symbol arrangement shows, window is presented in input window, thereby and the background color of the first finger membrane keyboard simultaneously also differently shows with other keys whether the selection of the symbol that checks expectation is correctly carried out, and if be not the key wanted but wrong key is selected, finger moves on the key of expectation and discharges from it finger.Then, finally selected key (fullstop ". ") is transfused to, rather than the first membrane keyboard (comma, ") be transfused to (referring to Figure 47 (III)).Therefore, even if do not carry out input cancellation process, corrigendum operation also can be carried out at an easy rate, and if the symbol of input is not the symbol of expectation, finger returns to the first finger membrane keyboard and discharges (referring to Figure 47 (IV)) in hand.Then, can not carry out any input.

Although Figure 46 requires dilatory operation can not only input prediction word also to want can incoming symbol, Figure 47 has shown by the touch-releasing operation of the key of the designated punctuation mark that has an expectation being realized to the method for the punctuation mark of input expectation.The latter carries out under keyboard symbol layout is presented at a kind of like this state of screen.

Figure 47 (III) has shown that prediction word list is presented at the identical state of the state with shown in Figure 46 (III) on screen, has wherein carried out the touch-releasing operation of " 1 ", " 6 " and " 9 " key.Yet, different from Figure 46 (III) is, " boy "+" space " input is by touching the membrane keyboard in state shown in Figure 47 (III), finger is dragged to " 3 " key and discharges and point (4602) and realize from key " 3 ", the input of " boy " is finger to be dragged to " 3 " key, to be turned back to expansion key and discharge finger (4603) from expansion key and realize by the membrane keyboard in state shown in touch Figure 47 (III), and wherein the design of Figure 42 (VI) is applied to wherein.

Turn back to expansion key dilatory operation 4603 make an input " boy ", then symbol keyboard layout just appears at (referring to Figure 48 (V-1)) on screen, and the touch-release on each key range on dummy keyboard is performed (4604), input is assigned to the symbol on each key rather than inputs its corresponding character.

Present embodiment has been described the configuration of Word prediction input method, and in this Word prediction input method, expansion key is applied in touch type dummy keyboard input method.As shown in figure 39, preferably, by " 5 " key as the expansion key in 12 key board systems.Yet, if the quantity of key increases or layout changes, also can specify more than one expansion key, and in this case, preferably, the position of a plurality of expansion keys should be to be easy to show prediction word list and to reduce the mobile position of finger.

As shown in Figure 59, for the keyboard arrangement (referring to Figure 59 (I)) that is different from the 3*4 (3 row * 4 row) of the keyboard arrangement layout of 4*3 (4 row * 3 are listed as), two keys 5501 that are positioned at centre position can be set to expand key, and for 3*5 (3 row * 5 row) keyboard arrangement (referring to Figure 59 (II)), consider the convenience that both hands are used, by two expansion 5502 left and right sides that are separately positioned on centre position of key.The principle of expansion key may be used in keyboard type Word prediction method, and as described below with reference to Figure 49 to 51, and Figure 49 represents to the keyboard 4703 in Figure 51 is physical keyboard rather than dummy keyboard.

As shown in figure 49, can there be " 1 " of " a " and " m " and " 6 " key and press subsequently as " 5 " key of expansion key and press " 2 " key and come to select to predict words " II:am " from prediction word list window 4702 by pressing to be assigned with to specify, thereby input word " am ".In Figure 49 (III), arrow is illustrated in the dilatory action in the way of contact on Figure 45." 5 " key is pressed to input " space ".

Yet, different from touch method, in the input method of keyboard, unascertainable, corresponding to the pressing operation of expanding " 5 " key of key, be input numeral " 5 " or the operation of input prediction word list number.Therefore, do not have other numerals to be assigned to " 5 " key if only have character,, when prediction word state is activated, the function of input prediction word list number is carried out in the operation of pressing key " 5 "; And when prediction word state is not activated, pressing key " 5 " is just carried out " space " input function.

Yet, if select to allow long-time key to press to be identified as to input the common method of the pressing operation of numeral rather than input character,, except selecting the function of prediction word and input " space ", key " 5 " also can be used as the function that expansion key is carried out input numeral " 5 ".

If the dilatory operation of the incoming symbol shown in Figure 42 (IV) is applied on keyboard, designated have the key of character must press expansion key after pressing first.In this case, due to according to the Word prediction state that activated of pressing of the designated key that has a character, therefore be unascertainablely, the action of pressing expansion key is the pressing operation of incoming symbol or the pressing operation of selecting prediction word, therefore, in keyboard type input method, the function that is applied in the dilatory operation corresponding to Figure 42 (IV) in touch type method can not be carried out.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 49 to 51, for the isolated sign selection function key of incoming symbol, be set up (at Figure 49 to Figure 51, " # " key is designated as symbol selection function key), to press again the operation of expansion key after pressing the designated key that has a character, only carry out prediction word selection function.While correspondingly, pressing again the designated key that has a symbol after pressing symbol selection function key, realize the input of symbol.

When Word prediction state is activated, even if utilize expansion key to input " space ", symbol input method does not produce any problem yet, presses expansion key and input " space " and reflected this point in Figure 49 (IV).

When Word prediction state is activated, in Figure 49, will be assigned to " space " input function of " 0 " key (when keyboard is during by two manual manipulations, " space " input function can be assigned to " * " key or " # " key, as an alternative, " 0 " key that distributes the function of this alternative key to be assigned to) carry out the confirmation of the input of interim input word and " space " simultaneously, compare for inputting the use of the expansion key of interim input word, this can reduce the number of times of pressing and raise the efficiency.

Figure 50 has shown the last word " boy " that utilizes in above-mentioned setting input sentence " I am a boy " and the process of ". ".Word " boy " is by sequentially pressing " 1 ", " 6 " and " 9 " key to show corresponding to the prediction word list (referring to Figure 50 (III)) of " boy " and sequentially press corresponding to " 5 " key of expansion key and select " boy " corresponding to " 2 " key of prediction word list number " II ".

Hereinafter, the input of " boy. " completes with input ". " by press mark function key and " 8 " key of order.Similar with Figure 49 (III), the dotted arrow in Figure 50 (IV) is that reference marker is to represent that it is corresponding to the dilatory operation in touch method.

Figure 51 is from Figure 50 except keyboard arrangement is different, and other are all identical, and in Figure 51, the arrangement of keyboard has shown that prediction word list is centered around periphery rather than the vertically disposed pattern of expansion key in setting.Because the screen size of keyboard mobile phone is little, therefore than other mobile phones, from prediction word list window, select the word can be more difficult, and than the numerical order array format of Figure 50, the array format directly perceived of Figure 51 makes user can select more easily the word of expectation.

Current configuration provides a kind of can reduce by expanding key (prediction word selection function key) thereby be distributed in the method that user points mobile position and prediction word is arranged on to this expansion key periphery increase Word prediction efficiency.Therefore, according to the list of the prediction word in word database being arranged on to the principle of expanding key periphery and input the prediction word of selecting intuitively from prediction word list, what current configuration also can be applied in use prediction word input method is not in the language of English.

Figure 51 (VI) has shown that side by side selection is predicted word and automatically enabled the embodiment of the configuration of keyboard symbol layout in the touch-screen method shown in Figure 42 (VI).

" space " input method of expansion key in the process shown in Figure 42 (VI) is different from the method that Figure 42 (I) carries out " space " input to the utilization expansion key shown in Figure 42 (V), and this difference is equally also present in Figure 51 (V) and Figure 51 (I) arrives between Figure 51 (V).That is to say, described in Figure 42 (VI), finger has the dilatory operation 4102 of the key range release of predicting word also to carry out " space " input function from designated, and finger returns to expansion key and only allows to predict that from the dilatory operation 4103 of expansion key release word is transfused to.

That is to say, at Figure 42 (I) is applied to respectively to keyboard method Figure 51 (I) to the configuration of Figure 42 (V) in Figure 51 (V), by press expansion key (" 5 " key) and press corresponding to " 3 " of prediction word number thus key is selected to predict word and is realized the input of prediction word " boy ".

Yet, the configuration of Figure 42 (VI) is being applied in Figure 51 (VI) of keyboard method, by pressing expansion key (" 5 " key), input when then pressing corresponding prediction word number " 3 " key (referring to Figure 51 (VI)-1.) and realize prediction word and " space ", and if again press expansion key (referring to Figure 51 (VI)-2.) under this state, cancel " space " of input, and in fact therefore caused only inputting the word of prediction.

By such operation, produce and the process of the configuration in the touch-screen method that is applied to Figure 42 (VI) and process and the result coming to the same thing.Like this, under the state being activated at Word prediction state, after expansion key (" 5 " key) is pressed, when " 3 " key corresponding to prediction word number is pressed, predict that word " boy " and " space " are inputted simultaneously, and under this state, when the expansion key as symbol selection function key is pressed, the function of " backspace " key and the function (referring to Figure 51 (VI)-3.) of enabling displaying symbol keyboard layout on screen are also performed simultaneously.Therefore, " space " of the push action input by Figure 51 (VI)-1. (corresponding to dilatory operation of Figure 42 (VI) and be marked as dotted line) is cancelled, and input cursor is arranged on prediction word " boy " afterwards at once, and cause becoming symbol input state (although for the process of Figure 51 (VI)-1. and Figure 49 (VI)-2., dilatory process in touch-screen method shown in Figure 42 (VI) does not have on display screen, but has in fact carried out inherently identical process).In this state, when being assigned with " 8 " key of symbol ". " (fullstop) and being pressed (referring to Figure 51 (VI)-4.), completes symbol input (referring to Figure 51 (VI)-5.).

If the prediction selection of word and the input of " space " realize simultaneously, as a rule, " space " do not need to input by pressing expansion key, in the time of therefore in the configuration that is applied to Figure 51 (VI), can not produce large problem.Like this, when the frequent generation of " space " input, the configuration of Figure 42 (VI) is more effective to the configuration of Figure 42 (V) than Figure 42 (I), in the configuration of Figure 42 (VI), from expansion key, start and end at designatedly have the dilatory operation of the key range of prediction word list number to make to predict that word and " space " can input simultaneously, the configuration that therefore configuration of Figure 42 (VI) is applied to the Figure 51 (VI) in keyboard method is more effective to the configuration of Figure 42 (V) than Figure 42 (I).

Further, when Word prediction state activates, if inputting the input of word and the input of " space " can realize for twice by pressing continuously expansion key temporarily, so do not need to use independent " space " key (" 0 " key), therefore can provide finger is arrived to method mobile between " 9 " in " 1 ".

(the 16 embodiment)

The design that the 16 embodiment enables key by vowel input is applied in Word prediction input system and by showing on the dummy keyboard directly touching user that prediction word list provides the method for predicting that word list is identified more easily of making, as described with reference to the touch-screen in the 15 embodiment.

As a rule, the inconvenience in the use procedure of Word prediction input method is the worry that must check that when browsing back and forth keyboard (keypad) and input window prediction word and key input cause.Yet, as shown in Figure 53, if prediction word list is presented on the key of pointing the dummy keyboard directly touching (as touch screen method), input window and the dummy keyboard of having realized word input do not need by browsing back and forth to check prediction word list.Figure 52 has shown the identical process of process that this configuration is applied to Figure 51.

Figure 53 and Figure 54 have shown according to the current input embodiment in prediction input method that is configured in.That is to say, Figure 53 and Figure 54 have shown the process of input English word " coordination ".Figure 53 (I) has shown that execution touches-discharge the process with the first letter " c " in input " coordination " to " 1 " key.The content of prediction word list 5101 is presented on input window and dummy keyboard.In prediction word list window and dummy keyboard, be labeled as red key range and there is one-to-one relationship with expansion key.Thereby the prediction word showing on dummy keyboard is marked as redness and branches away with the blue character area that is assigned to corresponding keys.This just allows user to carry out association, and expansion key must be touched or must carry out with any one in input prediction word through the dilatory operation of expansion key, and can represent in a different manner this point.

In prediction word list, word can be arranged according to alphabetic order or according to frequency of utilization.Yet, if possible, preferably by input word temporarily, be placed on the position that makes finger be easy to arrive a plurality of positions in prediction word list window.For instance, do not select to expand the position of diagonal of key (as " 1 ", " 3 ", " 7 " or " 9 " key), the position (for example " 2 ", " 4 ", " 6 " or " 8 " key) upper and lower, left or right direction that is positioned at expansion key is easier to move from expansion key concerning finger, therefore, preferably by input word temporarily, be arranged on a position in the latter position.In Figure 53, input the position that word is arranged on " 2 " key place temporarily.

Although be assigned to the numeral of key, be not presented on the dummy keyboard in Figure 53, they are that the position that these numerals arrange in the situation that hypothesis user is perfectly clear is omitted.If necessary, numeral can be presented on the dummy keyboard as shown in Figure 51.

From each key of dummy keyboard, the reason of digits deleted is to show that at the key of dummy keyboard all prediction word, numeral and the character that are assigned to each key can make the identification of predicting word become very difficult.Therefore, for the convenient numeral that just do not show.

The dummy keyboard that Figure 53 is set makes to expand the function that key is also carried out input " space ".In this case, interim input word in input window is also shown on the expansion key of dummy keyboard, and when carrying out the touch-releasing operation of expansion key and input " space " and interim input word (at the get the bid word of underscore of the input window of Figure 51), can again check input word, thereby prevent input error.Because interim input word in prediction word list window is shown as marking the word of underscore, although therefore input word temporarily, be not presented on expansion key and can not produce any problem yet.

Figure 53 (V) has shown such a case: even when two very long these two prediction words of prediction word are also displayed on adjacent key, two prediction input words (herein, prediction word is the head character extracting from complete prediction word, extraction is by such mode, it is identical that the key of the character quantity of head of predicting word during with input prediction word up to the present pressed quantity) above and below that is arranged on expansion key is to prevent the overlap problems of two prediction words, if Figure 51 (I) is to as shown in Figure 51 (V).

Finally, when front 7 characters of the word that will input " coordination " have been transfused to (referring to Figure 54 (II)), prediction word has identical head and only has a head to retain.Therefore predict that word is only to follow suffix portion difference afterwards at " coordin ", and therefore, prediction word is displayed on corresponding key range with the variation of these suffix.Therefore, showing the variation of suffix and do not cover other words that are assigned in adjacent keys, is helpful to prediction word.When only showing suffix portion, it is convenient that search prediction word list is searched for whole list when showing whole word.

For example, as shown in Figure 54 (II), the list of suffix variation, for example,-al,-al ,-ate ,-ates,-ation, and-ating can be shown, and in suffix variation one is when selected (referring to Figure 54 (III)), with " coordin " in conjunction with after word as prediction word, show and selected suffix variation is transfused to.

In Figure 54, the key 5201 that is assigned with prediction word is blue backgrounds.This show to predict word share general head character and prediction word can with immediately following showing together with the suffix variation after common header.

Correspondingly, when being assigned with the background color of key of prediction word and becoming blueness, this can guide user only from prediction word list search suffix portion, can be increased to the suffix variation prediction word rather than carry out key input selecting.

For example, as shown in Figure 54, if prediction word has blue background, this shows to predict that word only listed suffix variation, and head is presented on expansion key.Therefore, the input of " cooridination " realizes like this: the companding that press...withes one's finger exhibition key, moves to finger on the designated key that has suffix portion " ation " by dilatory operation, and discharge finger.

Namely, in the situation that " coordin " is used as the interim input of prediction word, inputs one by one five times required touches of remaining suffix portion " ation " and can reduce.

Yet the input of " coordination " can be by pressing each letter of " coordination " and carrying out the touch of expansion key-has discharged input rather than carry out the search that suffix converts in the state shown in Figure 54 (II).Like this, when suffix conversion is shown as prediction word, it has following advantage, can prevent from being assigned to when whole word is presented on corresponding key the situation that the prediction word of adjacent keys covers each other.

Figure 54 has shown that the corresponding key range by showing suffix variation on virtual keypad (keyboard) shows the method for prediction word when prediction word is longer.If be desirably in, show complete prediction word on corresponding key range, any key listing that the key listing of prediction word being distributed to the expansion key left side and the right makes to expand under key is all empty.This has just prevented that prediction word from covering the character that other have been assigned to adjacent keys.

(the 17 embodiment)

The 17 embodiment outside the 15 and the 16 embodiment, also provide a kind of by character even (even) be assigned to the method for expansion on key.In this case, by expansion key is applied in Word prediction input method and can easily selects to predict word.

The dummy keyboard of Figure 55 has shown the situation that even character " jkl " is assigned to expansion key.Like this, when character is assigned on expansion key just, expansion key can not be carried out " space " input function (referring to Figure 42 (I)) by the touch-releasing operation in the expansion key valid function shown in Figure 42, but can carry out the function to the dilatory operation shown in Figure 42 (V) according to Figure 42 (II).

For example, although character " jkl " is assigned on expansion key, can there is no difficulty yet and realize the symbol input shown in Figure 42 (IV).That is to say, at the touch type input media that can detect dilatory operation, even if therefore in fact the existing keypad (keyboard) as Figure 39 (I) as shown in is used, in Word prediction is inputted also without any difficulty.

Therefore, the advantage of current configuration is, existing keyboard layout is being applied under the state in touch type input media, can select at an easy rate to predict word.That is to say, although the system of selection of prediction word is a kind of new method, because in fact existing keyboard layout is used, so user can by using familiar keyboard layout, according to the present invention, current configuration easily adapts to this input method.

Yet, owing to thering is " 5 " key of expansion key function, can not carry out " space " input function, even if the prediction word input therefore in interim input state also must be carried out by dilatory operation.Therefore, if independent " space " key 5303 is carried out the function of determining the prediction word in interim input state and inputting " space ", the prediction word in interim input state does not need to be identified and to be inputted by dilatory operation, and it can complete by simple touch-releasing operation.

(the 18 embodiment)

The 18 embodiment provides a kind of solution very limited to such an extent as to can not in prediction word list window, list the method for all prediction list word problems about the space of prediction word list, also provides a kind of by will " move " key assignments showing to one in the key range in prediction word list window and selection " move " key the configuration that another predicts word list simultaneously.

Figure 56 has shown this configuration to Figure 58.In typical english keyboard layout in Figure 40 (I), in order to input " boy ", " abc " key, " mno " key and " wxyz " key all must sequentially be pressed.In this case, suppose and have 9 prediction words, for example, Amy, any, boy, box, bow, cow, cox, coy, and BMW, if except expanding key in " 1 " to " 9 " key, the space of predicting word in the prediction word list window shown in Figure 56 (I) is restricted to only 8 words, and all these prediction words all can not show so.

In order to address this problem, " next page " key 5401 (" lower one page " key 5401) can be assigned in the key range in prediction word list window one to show " move " key 5401 together with other 7 prediction words, and when " move " key 5401 chosen (5403), show the word (that show in Figure 56 is " BMW ") that another prediction word list will be transfused to selectivity input." move " key 5402 shown in Figure 56 (III) is for again moving to reverse " move " key of page up prediction word list.If the quantity of the prediction word in the prediction word list window shown in Figure 56 (III) is greater than 7, the prediction word list window shown in Figure 56 (III) also can comprise forward direction " move " key 5401.

Dummy keyboard shown in Figure 56 is that character group " jkl " is assigned to the example to expansion key.Its method of operating is imitated the 17 embodiment.

Figure 57 has shown the expansion key execution function identical with " move " key and has not used " move " key 5401 shown in Figure 56 and the example of " move " key 5402 with 58.

If " move " key function of expansion key not with other function conflicts of expansion key, when enabling Word prediction state, expand the function that the touch of key-releasing operation is carried out " move " key.

Figure 57 (I) has shown in input window by carrying out continuously " abc " shown in Figure 56 (I), " mno " and " wxyz " thus the touch-release of key is shown as " any " state of the prediction word of interim input state, predict that word list window is presented at the state on screen.In this state, when carrying out the touch-releasing operation of expansion key (referring to Figure 57 (II)), on screen, show the second prediction word list (only showing a word " BMW "), and when the touch-release of expansion key is carried out again (referring to Figure 57 (IV)), there is no other prediction words, therefore the second prediction word list is become to the first prediction word list.

If expectation input " BMW ", moves to finger designated by also utilizing dilatory operation 5406 to discharge and point from this region on the region of " BMW ", as shown in Figure 58 (III).Be more simply, as shown in Figure 57 (III) or 57 (V), if Word prediction state of activation (only have prediction word and do not have character to be presented at the situation on corresponding key range) is significantly, can be only by carry out touch-releasing operation on the designated region that has " BMW ", input " BMW ".

For example, since finger must move to and designatedly has the region of prediction word and discharge to select and input the prediction word in Figure 58 (I) by dilatory operation, when each key range is when only selecting the state of prediction word by only show prediction word on dummy keyboard, can carry out input prediction word by carry out touch-releasing operation on corresponding region, as shown in Figure 58 (III).

As shown in Figure 57, prediction word list window is not presented in input window.Suppose that can prediction word list window be presented to situation in input window according to client's hobby can supplement finger when prediction word is only presented on dummy keyboard and hide sometimes the situation of predicting word.Yet this has following inferior position,, when prediction word list is presented in input window, the region of input window is reduced.Therefore, the demonstration/absence of prediction window list can be set according to user's preference.

The advantage of current configuration is, by permission, predict that word easily selected and input different language, for example Chinese and Hindi, can improve input speed, sequentially, the quantity of prediction word is common more than the situation of 10 or 20 to the key that wherein basis is identical with the key order of prediction text entry method Chinese and English.Especially, current configuration has such advantage, points the key range that can select to predict word and not need to shift out dummy keyboard (virtual keypad) or physical keyboard.

In addition, because current configuration also can be applicable in the finger-impu system shown in Figure 49 to 51, it must be difficult that the word of expectation is used " move " key to select from a plurality of prediction words, and so common inconvenience problem can be solved.For example, English in the situation that, as shown in Figure 56 to 58, at " move " key from interim input word " any " starts, must press and find for seven times " BMW " to be solved to input the inconvenience problem of " BMW ".Further, current configuration has such advantage, and whether user can, by show prediction word list in the input window shown in Figure 58 (I), come the input of running check key correctly to complete.

[the 19 embodiment]

The 19 embodiment is applied to even sliding-type by this expansion key and predicts that (the method is by touching the designated keypad that has the first character that forms a word to text input method, moveable finger is to the designated keypad that has other characters that form this word subsequently, then from designated, have the keypad release finger of last character that forms this word to input word), in the method, by a kind of touch-dilatory operation, input word.

Figure 60 has shown by the function to using the dilatory operating and setting of expanding key shown in Figure 42 and 43 is applied to sliding-type characters input method and the example of easily selection and input prediction word, has inputted the process of " wrote " and fullstop ". ".

The specific fact is can be at an easy rate by expansion key being appointed as to independent keys (separate key), and this expansion key is arranged in to the space between " g " and " h ", at the center of keyboard, uses expansion key.Figure 60 (I) has shown the virtual qwerty keyboard of use, through forming each character of " wrote " with the dilatory operation 5601 of last word " wrote " of input sentence, and the word by this trajectory predictions is " wrote; word; weird; wire, wore and wired ", and each of the word of these predictions is arranged in expansion key two keypads (with reference to Figure 60 (II)) around.

This is because arrange prediction word very difficult on the single key in the complete qwerty keyboard shown in Figure 60, because the complete qwerty keyboard as shown in Figure 60 is conventionally than using the keyboard of 12 keys to have less key.If complete qwerty keyboard has enough large key, carry out to arrange prediction word on each key, each prediction word needn't be arranged at the region of two keys of combination so, unlike Figure 60 (II).

Due to the track of the corresponding input of the finger trace shown in Figure 60 (I) " word ", rather than " wrote ", so " word " just elects interim input word 5603 as.In this case, when carrying out while touching-discharging 5604, be easy to realize the input of " wrote. " on the designated keypad that has ". ".This is the example of setting of application Figure 42 (VI), for by using the easily setting of input prediction word and symbol of described expansion key, even and if shown that the use of expansion key makes also easily to realize character input in sliding-type input method.

Yet the keyboard symbol layout as shown in Figure 60 (II) is for disposable input (mean after symbol is transfused to, keyboard symbol layout becomes the qwerty keyboard layout for character input as shown in Figure 60 (IV) automatically).If the input continuously of symbol or numeral, can be used a kind of independent keys that is provided for keyboard layout's change to be fixed for the method for the keyboard symbol layout that repeats input of symbol so.Yet, as shown in Figure 60 (II), dilatory operation 5602 is only used for when using expansion key, certainly enable keyboard symbol layout and without the example that touches the function of independent keys, and dilatory operation 5602 is not intended to show and is merely able to carry out a kind of interim keyboard place function.

In addition, the dilatory operation of inputting vowel as the vowel input activate key by with Korean, for predicting that dilatory operation 5602 that word is selected can be the action that finger is moved to the designated region that has a prediction word (this region identifies by two key combinations that will have a different background color by Figure 56 (II)) or make this region of finger process, and further, by the direction of pointing to this region is set, when drawing, the direction operating is identical with the direction of pointing to this region, and when dilatory operation has been moved beyond preset distance, carry out this function.This fact can be applied to the dilatory operation as shown in Figure 42 and 43.

[the 20 embodiment]

The 20 embodiment provides a kind of method of simultaneously inputting two keys in Word prediction characters input method.

With reference to Figure 55, the 20 embodiment is described.It is a kind of when by dilatory operation, finger is moved to keypad " 6 " finger touch keypad " 1 " in the situation that rather than carry out designated " 1 " key that has " b " and the method that touches starting point and point the character of point of release that is assigned to is inputted in two separated touch-release of designated " 6 " key that has " o " during with input word " boy " simultaneously that the 20 embodiment provides.

As mentioned above, when the character that is assigned to the key touch starting and is assigned to the key that finger discharges is inputted simultaneously, the input of " boy " as shown in Figure 53 can complete by two touch action, and for inputting two touch action (two touch-releasing operations on " 1 " key and " 6 " key) of " am ", can replace with a touch-dilatory operation as shown in figure 40.

If be provided for rightly the function of the dilatory operation of Figure 42 or 43, so that this draws the function operating, can not expand with the use shown in Figure 42 and 43 function conflict of the dilatory operation of key, the quantity that button touches so can reduce by half.In addition, when will be as shown in Figure 60 sliding-type Word prediction input method while being applied to the directed keyboard layout of numerical key of (the 4 row * 3 row) keyboard configuration that there is 4*3 as shown in Figure 39 (I), by specifying the expansion key as shown in Figure 39 (II), also can easily select to predict word, and in this case, compared to the qwerty keyboard completely as shown in Figure 60, finger moving range reduces, therefore, make to have by a manual manipulation mobile device in the situation that, only by the joint motions of a finger (being mainly thumb), use the advantage of sliding-type Word prediction input method.

[the 21 embodiment]

In the 21 embodiment, when Word prediction state does not activate, use the function of dilatory operation execution mobile cursor (pointer) on screen of expansion key.

As long as the function of mobile cursor is not conflicted with distributing to use as shown in Figure 42 or 43 and expand between the function of dilatory operation of key, when cursor movement control function is assigned to the dilatory operation shown in Figure 61 (II) and 61 (IV), can use easily the finger being fixed on dummy keyboard to carry out the cursor movement of the desired locations on screen.Thereby as be arranged in keyboard eliminated hand from keyboard leave and move to mouse with keyboard between the operating period operating mouse carry out the TrackPoint of the general inconvenience of mobile cursor, this has brought facility.

In more detail, Figure 61 has shown the process of using expansion key to delete the word " correction " in the fourth line that is presented at input window 5701 in type of touch screens input method.Because Word prediction state on dummy keyboard 5702 is nonactivated, so can not expand key by touch, carry out prediction word selection function, on the contrary, and when touching expansion key, display highlighting supervisory keyboard layout 5703 on screen.

If carry out the simple touch-release of expansion key, can input so " space " or can carry out the function being defined by touch-releasing operation.Yet, in current embodiment, when finger touch expansion key and upwards, downwards, left or while moving right, carry out the movement of cursor (pointer), if and discharge finger from the key of the called after as shown in Figure 61 (III) " dilatory arrange (set for drag) ", in onscreen cursor supervisory keyboard layout, be still state of activation so, thus can carry out as shown in Figure 61 (IV) for selecting to expect the dilatory operation of word.

Because the fundamental purpose of " selection " key is to select character, word or the sentence of expectation, if so finger discharges from " selection " key, the movement of cursor must carry out to select character, word or the sentence of expectation so, therefore, preferably, cursor control keyboard layout continues to keep activating.After having selected the word of expectation, if want the word of Replica Selection simply, carry out so the touch-release of " copying (copy) " key, if and want word that delete to select, user arrives expansion key by the dilatory operation moveable finger under the touch condition at " copying/shear (copy/cut) " key so, and discharge finger to delete word " correction " from expansion key, thereby cursor control keyboard layout is disappeared, and occur character input keyboard layout.Because delete the object of word " correction " and can be in order word " correction " to be inserted into another position or another word to be inserted into the position at word " correction " place, so disappear in onscreen cursor supervisory keyboard layout, and occur character input keyboard layout.If want word " correction " to be inserted into another position, user expands key by finger touch so, and drag finger to " up/down/left/right moves (up/down/left/right move) " key 5704, as shown in Figure 61 (II) or 61 (IV).

The method of operation " up/down/left/right moves " key can change by various forms, wherein a kind of is to allow the movement of cursor to remain in a direction pointed in " up/down/left/right moves " key finger to be simultaneously placed on selected " movement " key, and when pointing the method that stops the movement of cursor while expanding key of getting back to.Yet Figure 61 has shown also can carry out a kind of method of expanding key control cursor movement by use.Therefore, by use, expand key the prediction selection of word and the required various functions of the input of character can be set, and in multi-point touch type input method, even owing to arranging two separated expansion keys 5504 to make two fingers touch two expansion keys outside character input keyboard layout also not have problems by being shown in as Figure 59 (III) simultaneously, so by the additional functionality that is not above-mentioned functions is distributed to expansion key outside character input keyboard layout or allow expansion key outside character input keyboard layout share the function identical with expansion key 5503 in character input keyboard layout more expediently execution character input.

[the 22 embodiment]

Above-mentionedly by Word prediction, carry out English input and can be applied to Korean.In current embodiment, Word prediction method is applied to the Korean input method that key 2501 is enabled in use vowel input as shown in figure 27.

Word prediction method is well-known as the character entry method of called after T9, and correctly indicates the method for remove uncertainty (disambiguating).When several characters are assigned to single key, by a push action, input these characters, and do not need several push action.

For example, in order to input word " mom " in typical multitap method, " mno " key must as described belowly be pressed continuously so.In this case, must press in centre " mobile (→) " key and identify " m " and " o ", similarly, must press in centre " mobile (→) " key and identify " o " and " m ", therefore altogether need seven push action.Compared to this, in Word prediction method, altogether only need three push action, thereby make in fact input speed be more than doubled.

Multitap method: " mno ", " → ", " mno ", " mno ", " mno ", " → ", " mno ";

Word prediction method: " mno ", " mno ", " mno ".

Even if improved the Word prediction method of character input speed, be also not easy to be applied to Korean character input method, because predict the possibility reduction of word or there is no the raising in the input speed as in English situation by being assigned to the combination of the character of each key.

The situation that it is 1 to 10 that table 1 has shown the number of words with same keys sequence is arranged according to ascending order, wherein key sequence is that Korean word can pass through existing Samsung Cheonjiin, LG Naratgul and Pantech SKY-II, and the keyboard layout of the present invention shown in Figure 85 (I) and the key sequence that has.

As a reference, owing to there not being the Forecasting Methodology for vowel in the situation of Cheonjiin, so the distribution situation shown in table 1 has been deducted the actual situation of inputting each vowel and Word prediction method being applied to each consonant by " Cheon (); Ji (-), and In (|) ".Even so, correct Prediction only the probability of a word not higher than 90%.

Therefore, the order of the degree of accuracy of prediction is: > SKY-II > Naratgul > Cheonjiin of the present invention.When practical application Word prediction method, the raising of input speed respectively: Cheonjiin reaches 12%, Naratgul reach 15% and the present invention reach 29%.According to only using the conclusion of Word prediction method, this result to be indicated as what Word prediction method in the situation that input speed can improve at least about 30%, to be applied to existing Korean input method be difficult.Therefore, Hanalgul has shown the keyboard layout that can apply Word prediction method.

Accordingly, current configuration provides a kind of method that improves convenience for users when using Word prediction method in the present invention.Figure 72 has shown shown in Figure 27 that keyboard layout is for the change of current configuration.

A feature of the keyboard layout as shown in Figure 72 is not have vowel to be assigned to " fortis, aspirate " key.Even if enable Word prediction method, also can at any time select typical input method.

For example,, when enabling word Forecasting Methodology in the keyboard layout shown in Figure 72, by pressing

key is inputted

yet, when pressing while pressing " fortis, aspirate " key after key, word Forecasting Methodology is confirmed

consonant as input.

Therefore, on consonant, do not exist and remove uncertainty, even and Word prediction method be activated, the input mechanism identical with typical input method is also applied in Word prediction method.

Therefore,, if use the input method of the configuration of keyboard layout shown in Figure 72 according to current configuration, can use so the input method of typical input method and Word prediction Combination of Methods.This is the key point of current configuration.

[table 1]

According to Korean keyboard layout with the number of the word of identical key sequential prediction and corresponding probability distribution with it

[table 2]

When input Korean national anthem

in the first trifle time, required key compression number comparison

Input system according to the present invention may be used on Hindi input method.The same with Korean, owing to forming word by combination consonant and vowel in Hindi situation, so the vowel input that is applied to Korean in above-described embodiment can be enabled to the design of key, be incorporated in Hindi.

By exemplary embodiment, more details has been described.

[the 23 embodiment]

The 23 embodiment provides a kind of and vowel input is enabled to key has been applied to the method in the Hindi input method of using touch-screen, by configuration consonant and vowel to 8 in 15 keys as shown in Figure 62 with once touching the method for inputting vowel or consonant.

The character symbols that comprises " candrabindu " can be assigned to any one key not having in designated these consonants and vowel, wherein character symbols can be assigned to single key, to as the same as expanded function input character symbol with vowel (with reference to Figure 63 (VIII)) in the situation that at consonant, or can be assigned to corresponding keys as shown in Figure 62.In addition, as shown in Figure 64, when input consonant, can input character symbol.If character symbols is assigned to independent keys, and the input of the expanded function by as Figure 63 (VIII) as shown in, so as shown in Figure 65 can be under the finger touch state of inputting for consonant after consonant input dependence vowel (dependent vowel) and then.This is described with reference to Figure 65.When wanting input

time, the consonant of wanting by selection (with reference to Figure 65 (I)) and return original key position (with reference to Figure 65 (II)) come around this original key expansion and arrange to rely on vowel, moveable finger under this state by the designated vowel of dilatory operation

position and from vowel

discharge finger, be transfused to.Yet in ，Dang keyboard layout, can expand and arrange the columns of dependence vowel is 5 o'clock, and this situation is possible.Figure 65 (I) has shown a kind of Hindi dummy keyboard main screen, wherein as the vowel input of the key of designated all vowels, enables key 5801 and has as corresponding to Korean vowel

representative character and in consonant situation, comprise 5 characters by the representative character of blue markings be assigned to except outside each corresponding keys,

designated have 4 characters, and it is as follows to be assigned to the character of each corresponding keys.

Use the actual consonant input method of dummy keyboard as follows.While showing the key of its representative character above touching on dummy keyboard main screen, the character that is assigned to corresponding group shows this key demonstration around of its representative character in the above, as shown in Figure 63, wherein be placed in the consonant of the group that belongs to representative character key of this dummy keyboard main screen left column according to clockwise sequence arrangement, the consonant that is placed in the group of belonging to of middle column of representative character key arranges at the right and left from top to bottom with symmetrical form, and the consonant that is placed in belonging to of right row of representative character key falls down to arrange from above according to counterclockwise order.

If screen has been wide enough so that 5 row with regard to the configuration of dummy keyboard, rather than 3 row, the representative character so even arranging in the left and right row for the dummy keyboard as shown in Figure 62, the character that is assigned to each the representative character in representative character can be arranged in the left and right row with the form with central array symmetry.A specific fact is as shown in Figure 63 to touch to show that each key of representative character belongs to the character of this key corresponding group around with arrangement, and there is no character arrangement in the original position of representative character.Thereby, in order to input the representative character that represents each key, user must touch the key that shows representative character on dummy keyboard main screen, move up finger a line to select representative character, discharge subsequently finger, because each representative character a line that moves up from original position under finger touch, and the character that makes to belong to each group when the touch due to each representative character is when being expanded and arranging, and it arranges as shown in Figure 59.For example, by touching, on dummy keyboard main screen, be expressed as

key 5803, moveable finger to belonging to comprising of corresponding group

5 characters be expanded and arrange in the situation of (with reference to figure 60a (I))

position, then from

position discharge finger (with reference to figure 60a (II)) to input a representative character

the reason that why does not have character to be assigned to the position of each representative character key be for provide a kind of in Hindi situation easily input to be increased to the method for the symbol of consonant, in addition, also in order to allow, after input consonant, easily input independent vowel.This method is described after first phonetic input method.In Hindi situation, be different from consonant, each vowel is inputted by a key, and for each Hindi vowel, identical pronunciation has two kinds of spellings, wherein by the vowel of spelling with consonant combination, be called as dependence vowel, and be not called as independent vowel with consonant combination, the vowel independently spelt.Therefore, normally used independent vowel quantity be 11 (

with

), and the quantity that relies on vowel be 10 (

).It is a kind of by when key is enabled in the input of touch vowel that current configuration provides, and enables key arrange the method that these vowels inputted in vowel around in vowel input.Single vowel and compound vowel as configuration Korean, when touching vowel input and enable key one time, as shown in Figure 62 (III), in vowel input, enable key and arrange independent vowel around, to input these independent vowels, and when key twice is enabled in the input of touch vowel, as shown in Figure 62 (IV), in vowel input, enable key and around arrange to rely on vowel, to input these, rely on vowel.That is, the design of current configuration is to arrange 21 vowels around at a key.

Yet, can be by when enabling key and show that allowing while inputting consonant outside the method that relies on vowel keyboard layout independent vowel can input state automatically to change to rely on vowel can input state to be configured to needn't touch twice vowel input enables key with input dependence vowel for twice by touching vowel input.; when input consonant; vowel keyboard layout chop and change is for relying on vowel keyboard layout; so that dummy keyboard is changed into as shown in Figure 62 (II); and when touching in this state vowel input and enable key, rely on vowel keyboard layout and be presented on screen as shown in Figure 62 (IV).Owing to relying on always just input after consonant input of vowel, so user must select independent entry sound keyboard layout or rely on vowel keyboard layout to take the inconvenience of input vowel can start by the neologisms when sentence starts, in sentence time or while inputting vowel during word input and change keyboard layout and be eliminated as dependence vowel keyboard layout.This automatic switchover between independent entry sound keyboard layout and dependence vowel keyboard layout according to the input state of sentence or word is also the fact of current configuration.That is,, under current configuration, for after starting sentence or " space " input for interval word, always keep independent vowel input state, as shown in Figure 62 (III).In addition, as shown in Figure 68, when key is enabled in the vowel input of the dummy keyboard shown in each in touching Figure 62 (I) and Figure 62 (II), this causes respectively independent entry sound keyboard layout (with reference to Figure 68 (I)) or relies on the vowel input initiate mode shown in vowel keyboard layout (with reference to Figure 68 (II)).This vowel keyboard layout of enabling only shows a semivowel of input.

Therefore, as Figure 69 and 70 has shown true first phonetic input method.As shown in Figure 69 (I), by the finger that moves up in independent entry sound keyboard layout initiate mode, selection and discharge this finger, thereby the input independent vowel corresponding with phonetic symbol [a]

In addition, by selecting

situation under return finger to independent entry sound keyboard layout, enable the original position of key and discharge this finger, corresponding with phonetic symbol [a :]

be transfused to.Similarly, by moveable finger to the position of the corresponding vowel showing under independent entry sound keyboard layout initiate mode and discharge finger and input corresponding with long and the minor in minor in Hindi vowel

in each, and when corresponding short vowel is chosen, the position display of enabling key in vowel input is corresponding with the long vowel in these independent vowels

in each and by finger is turned back to vowel input from the position of corresponding short vowel, enable the position of key and discharge finger and input

in each.Yet, due to short vowel corresponding to the phonetic symbol [a] less than with dependence vowel, so when enabling dependence vowel keyboard layout, corresponding with long vowel [a :]

show together with other short vowels, as shown in Figure 68 (II).

As shown in Figure 69 (II) and 69 (IV), work as selection or time, corresponding keypad expand to 4 adjacent keypads (yellow marked region) with prevent moveable finger to designated with

or

long vowel corresponding

or vowel input enable in the process in original position of key and activate any adjacent short vowel by touching adjacent short vowel.

For example,, if when selecting

time only enable with

with

corresponding keypad (being labeled as yellow), rather than enable 4 adjacent keypads, as shown in Figure 69 (II), can moveable finger from

keypad arrives

keypad is to select

process in touch

or

keypad, thus make short vowel

or

be activated, consequently can not be selected.

Sometimes, exist consonant after, and then must input independent vowel (as

(Bombay)) situation.In this case, after input consonant, automatically showing that the current configuration that relies on vowel keyboard layout has caused relies on vowel keyboard layout and must enable key and change over independent entry sound keyboard layout to input the such inconvenience of independent vowel by touching vowel input.

Yet, as described for consonant keyboard layout, when touching representative character key, do not have character to be assigned to the position of representative character key above.This is used to another purposes,, dependence vowel keyboard layout is changed to independent entry sound keyboard layout that is.That is, according to current configuration,

in the situation in (Bombay), owing to carrying out

consonant input after, vowel input keyboard layout is changed to and relies on vowel keyboard layout, so must enable key by vowel input, dependence vowel input keyboard layout is changed into independent entry sound keyboard layout inputs independent vowel

yet, as shown in Figure 67, in consonant input process, rely on vowel input keyboard layout and can change into independent vowel input keyboard layout.

For example, by touch, representing

the representative character of affiliated group

key (with reference to Figure 67 (I)), at finger touch state, move down and start to point to

position (with reference to Figure 67 (II)), return finger on dummy keyboard main screen, arrange to

position 6201 (with reference to Figure 62 (I) and Figure 67 (III)) and from position, 6201 discharge finger and input

afterwards, vowel keyboard layout changes into independent vowel input keyboard layout.If under the state of Figure 67 (II) from

position discharge finger, once input so as mentioned above

vowel keyboard layout just changes to and relies on vowel input keyboard layout.Therefore, in this case,

input caused the input of twice vowel of necessary touch to enable key will changing to the vowel keyboard layout that relies on vowel input keyboard layout (with reference to Figure 62 (II)) and change to the inconvenience of independent vowel input keyboard layout (with reference to Figure 62 (III)).In addition, when touching representative character key, do not have character to be assigned to the position of representative character key, and his way is separately done in the position of representative character key.In this case, with diacritic (

---bindu, candrabindu, candra, nukta, and halant) in any change Hindi consonant, and enable consonant and change any function in required diacritic corresponding to this purposes.For example,, by touching and represent on dummy keyboard as shown in Figure 62 as shown in Figure 66

the representative character of affiliated group

key (with reference to Figure 66 (I)), at finger touch state, move down and start to point to

position (with reference to Figure 66 (II)), return finger to dummy keyboard main screen, arrange

position 6201(with reference to Figure 62 (I) and Figure 66 (III)) to show five consonants

finger,

first character

be transfused to.

Input is identical with the situation of consonant for the method for character symbols of vowel.For example,, when input means Korean

(English " yes's ")

time, first input then vowel keyboard layout automatically switches to and relies on vowel input keyboard layout, as shown in Figure 71, the input of touch vowel is enabled key (with reference to Figure 71 (I)) and is arranged dependence vowel (with reference to Figure 71 (II)) around to enable key in vowel input, and in this state, user moves up finger to select

discharge finger, then on the key of " candrabindu " appointment, carry out touch-release movement (with reference to Figure 71 (IV)), cause

input.

The complementary symbol of consonant can by as Figure 64 (V) and Figure 64 (VI) use while being shown in inputting assistant sound key expanded function to input or can input by the consonant complementation symbol so independent appointment in the corresponding keys in keyboard layout.

For example, any one of the complementary symbol of consonant can be assigned to the key under the designated key that has " candrabindu ", as symbol "

(halant) " be used for forming in the situation of the semi-consonant as shown in Figure 62 (I); or can when inputting consonant by distribution expanded function to consonant key as shown in Figure 64 (V) and Figure 64 (VI), input, or all consonant symbols are all assigned to the extended area of " candrabindu " as shown in Figure 63 (VIII). simultaneouslyThis is the advantage of having utilized the dilatory method in touch input method.

As mentioned above, in conjunction with position and the key of any symbol of consonant and vowel, specify and can change in order to facilitate user, and hereinafter will describe detailed use.By by the combination of Hindi character and character symbols, input on typical computer keyboard as independent character input such as

and so on character thereby to allow all Hindi characters to input with the key of limited quantity be also the truth of current configuration.That is, by inputting respectively

with

afterwards incoming symbol "

(candra) " and "

(halant) " input

with

and due to

input by combination

with

and obtain, so by input

input " (halant) " and input

input

thereby, although be possible by a key rather than the method inputted on computer keyboard as the character of independent character input by array configuration, but the present invention has reduced the spent time of perception key position by perception character position being become easily and minimizing finger displacement with 9 keys, thereby has strengthened input convenience.

For picture

the character often not using like that, inputs corresponding vowel character, however input candra symbol.Under another way, these characters with candra symbol are assigned to independent keys.Or these characters can easily be inputted by they being arranged in to corresponding vowel character around and at the selected time display of the key for this vowel character, these characters being become, as shown in Figure 73 and 74.In the same manner, as

the character often not using is like that assigned to independent keys, and the easy input method of these characters is provided.Or these characters can be by being arranged in them corresponding vowel character around and making the input of these characters become easy at the selected time display of the key for this vowel character.

[the 24 embodiment]

This embodiment has shown the method for vowel activate key as consonant expansion key.As shown in Figure 75, at the finger that touches consonant key and touch this consonant key, be dragged to vowel activate key (7501) afterwards, five consonants corresponding with the consonant key touching are presented at vowel activate key around with the form of bilateral symmetry.Then moveable finger is to the key of the consonant that will input and discharge this and point to input this consonant.In this case, the same steps of simultaneously inputting Korean consonant and vowel shown in Figure 18 is applied to Hindi.Different by the Korean input of inputting from the consonant shown in Figure 18 and vowel according to the input of the Hindi consonant of the step of Figure 75 simultaneously.Although there is this difference, the advantage of the input method of the Hindi shown in Figure 75 is only with 9 keys, to input these consonants and vowel.

Input system of the present invention not only may be used on mobile device, can also be applied to the intelligent television that is expected to guide the ubiquitous epoch.Application on intelligent television will provide solution to the user interface of intelligent television.About user's focus not at input equipment, and on screen this point, intelligent television has extra restriction compared to smart phone because its screen is larger than smart phone, and this screen is away from user.Due to this restriction of intelligent television, new user interface that need to be different from legacy interface in different aspects.Utilizing the new input method of speech recognition or gesture identification is example.Each in these methods is also all restricted.For speech recognition, its under noise conditions (when television sound volume is high) can be used.And for gesture identification, it uses and has any problem under dark situations.Another defect of these methods is that they are not so good as traditional remote controller facility of being controlled by simple finger movement.Therefore the input method for intelligent television does not have standardization, and UI (user interface) is acknowledged as the competitive power of intelligent television.In this respect, input system of the present invention will provide the method that meets the current required user interface of intelligent television.

Information input system of the present invention not only can be applicable to word input, can also be for the execution of some command function.

The execution of command function here comprises the operation of channel selection, menu setecting and some program in smart phone, dull and stereotyped PC and Desktop PC.

Especially when being applied to the telepilot of intelligent television, the present invention more has superiority.Hereinafter, provide the example of situation that the present invention is applied to the telepilot of intelligent television.

The present embodiment has shown the situation that the prediction text input system of setting forth in fifteenth embodiment of the invention is applied to the telepilot of intelligent television.The prediction text input method of setting forth in the 15 embodiment can be applied to the text input method of intelligent television.The less screen of smart phone is replaced by the larger screen of intelligent television, two embodiment differences in this, but procedural item is identical.On the screen of intelligent television, show dummy keyboard and input window.Dummy keyboard is corresponding to the keypad of telepilot.Because 9-key keypad can operate with finger when eyes focus on screen because of the policy feedback of this keypad, thus after key input without the focus of eyes is moved to screen from keypad so that the result inspection screen.Therefore, be easy to text input.In addition, text input system of the present invention provides the control method of intelligent television.

Because the screen of intelligent television is away from user, so icon or the menu item of user on can not touch screen.Therefore, use shifting bond(s) the same in the telepilot with traditional tv to use step by step the down menu system of pattern.Or GUI the same in the windows system of setting up with PC re-uses fixed point task (pointing job) afterwards.The previous case (step by step down pattern) is restricted when being applied to intelligent television, because intelligent television is not only for seeing broadcasting channel, and also has the environment of similar computing machine.Latter event (GUI-window style) is also out of favour, because fixed point task can not complete with mouse, it relates to the complex work of accurately controlling from afar cursor.

Under this background, input system of the present invention provides a kind of not only can make text input convenient, also makes the control of intelligent television become easily for the method for the button press action of the task of fixing a point.

In the windows system of PC that represents GUI, by being expressed as menu item or the carries out image of icon, carry out all orders.Conventionally, these menu items or icon are with title or label.In this embodiment, by inputting these titles or label, carry out menu item or icon.

With reference to accompanying drawing, set forth the details of these embodiment.

Figure 94 is the block scheme showing for the system architecture of this embodiment.

Information input system of the present invention comprises input block (10010), selects information memory cell (10020), selects information extraction unit (10030) and final alternative pack (10040).

Input block (10010) receives the information of the button of user's selection from input equipment.

Input equipment can be realized on the display of the equipment such as smart phone.Or its can be used as similar intelligent television telepilot specific installation and provide.

In this embodiment, the characteristic of input equipment is that this equipment has a plurality of keys, and is assigned multipacket message for some key.

The example of input equipment is presented in Figure 76.As handle

" a ", " b ", " c " and " 1 " minute task and press " 1 " key, and each in key-" 1 ", " 2 ", " 3 ", " 4 ", " 5 ", " 6 ", " 7 ", " 8 " and " 9 " is all assigned multipacket message.

This input equipment can be realized with the Trackpad that only detects selection by touch.This input equipment also can detect with the push action by each key can realizing by pressing key of selection.

In selecting information memory cell (10020), for performance objective function, store the information of selecting.

By selecting the objective function of information and executing comprise broadcast channel, various program and comprise exectorial order.

Although how to embody, the method Shi You production firm of this selection information determines, preferably by the title of broadcast channel for the selection of channel and the execution for program by the title of program.

For example, if there is one " KBS TV Replay " (" KBS TV replay ") channel in the channel of intelligent television, so preferably use " KBS TV Replay " as selection information.

For another example, in order to carry out " MS word " (brand name) program of Microsoft, preferably use " MS word " as selection information.

Select information extraction unit (10030) to extract to be judged as the selection information of the information that user wants from key input message.And it is presented at this selection information on screen.

Extracting method is to select to be stored in the selection information of selecting in information memory cell (10020) and utilize the selection information deducing from the key combination of user's input to carry out part coupling.

More detailed situation will be explained again hereinafter.

Once selection information is extracted, select information extraction unit (10030) just the selection information of extraction to be presented on screen.

Display packing can be open new window or by changing the state of icon, selection information notified to user for the list of extracted selection information, and it can be the change of the color of the upper corresponding icon of GUI.

In this case, if selection information comprises a plurality of entries, so preferably provide classified information and selection information so that user uses it final selection in step.

Preferably, the information that allows user be assigned to each key of input equipment by use is carried out selection sort information, for example letter, Korean consonant/vowel or numeral.

Final selected cell extracts the final selection information of selecting from the selection information of extracting.

The method of extracting final selection information can be to enter into final preference pattern, and extracts the selected selection information of classified information of inputting by input equipment according to user.

If the selection information of extracting only has one, does not need by final selected cell so.In addition, if not input of user in certain hour section, the selection information of extracting so can be automatically as final selection information.

After having extracted in this way selection information, carry out the function corresponding with it.Thereby the information that user can want user by simple key input offers the equipment as intelligent television.

Figure 94 has shown the process flow diagram of this embodiment method.

First, input equipment (10010) receives from input equipment the key information that user selects.

Input equipment can be realized on the display of the equipment such as smart phone.Or its specific installation can be used as the telepilot of intelligent television provides.This input equipment has a plurality of keys, and some key has been assigned multipacket message.This is identical with aforementioned content.

Input equipment can detect the polytype selection that comprises Trackpad type and pressing key type.This is also identical with aforementioned content.

Select information extraction unit (10030) from key input message, to extract the selection information that is judged as the information that user wants.And on screen, show this selection information (10002).

Extracting method is to select to be stored in the selection information of selecting in information memory cell (10020) and utilize the selection information deducing from the key combination of user's input to carry out part coupling.This is identical with aforementioned content.

If user inputs single key, extract so the selection information that is assigned to this key.Or extract the selection information starting from being assigned to the information of this key.If input a plurality of keys, according to key sequence, combine the information that is assigned to these keys so, then extract the information of partly mating with the combined information deducing from this key sequence.

Display packing can be open new window or by changing the state of icon, selection information notified to user for the list of extracted selection information, and it can be the color change of the corresponding icon on GUI.If selection information comprises a plurality of entries, in order to allow user use in the final step of selecting, can provide classified information together with selection information so.This is identical with aforementioned content.

Preferably, the information such as letter, Korean consonant/vowel or numeral that makes user be assigned to each key of input equipment by use is carried out selection sort information.

If the selection information of extracting only has one, and not input (10003) of user within a certain period of time, so final selected cell (10040) is using extracted selection information as final selection information (10007), and makes the function corresponding with final selection information be performed (10006).The method can be applied selectively according to option program below, in this option program, although the selection information of extracting only has one, also final selection, in step, extracts this selection information.

If selection information has many groups (at single groups available in the situation that), whether final selected cell (10040) identification has selected the key (10004) for final preference pattern.If start final preference pattern, it receives and finally selects (10005) and carry out the function (10006) corresponding with this final selection so.

Here, if user inputs classified information by input equipment, extract so the selection information corresponding with this classified information as final selection information.

Once extract final selection information, just automatically performed the function corresponding with it.Or carry out this function by the independent keys that is designated as function switch key on input equipment.

According to the special example on screen, explain more detailed content.

Figure 76 has shown the example of the input equipment using in the present invention.

In Figure 76, " 1 ", " 2 ", " 3 ", " 4 ", " 6 ", " 7 ", " 8 " and " 9 " key are assigned with multipacket message, and " 5 " key is assigned with numeral " 5 " and " execution function ".

For example, if will carry out " Facebook " of one of icon as in TV screen in Figure 77, corresponding with the first letter of " def " so " def " key is pressed, as shown in Figure 78.Then the icon (7901) for " Facebook " is activated as the anti-image that selects shown in Figure 79, because when pressing " def " key, and the icon that does not have other to be activated.

Then, if be assigned with " 5 " key of mouse execution function, as shown in Figure 80, be pressed, if or process certain hour interval, execution " Facebook " as shown in Figure 81.

For this embodiment is described, Figure 76 adopts the icon of limited quantity on screen, and passes through the selection of the single depression realize target icon of key.

Icon and the menu item expection meeting that in fact, can be applied in the windows system of intelligent television are more than what show in Figure 76.However, the quantity of icon and menu item is no more than 100.Therefore if use according to 9 key boards of prediction text input method and input for the title of icon and menu item or label, the selection of these icons or menu item can be selected with about two key inputs so.This means that cursor is accurately positioned over to icon or the fixed point task on menu item in windows system, moved can be realized with two key push action.

As mentioned above, the necessary part of this embodiment is to predict that text input method not only can be applied to text input, can also be applied to the input of the title of the menu item corresponding with text-string or command icon.For this reason, in " 5 " at keypad center key, can realize function and the various additional functionality that menu item is carried out.

For example, if can show the hide menu that is suitable for this situation on screen by pressing " 5 " key before input menu item or command icon, the convenience of user's operative intelligence TV can further be strengthened so.By sound adjusting and channel selection are placed in hide menu item, when pressing " 5 " key, these may be displayed on screen, and can be controlled.

Figure 82 has shown the screen of film on intelligent television in Figure 84.On screen, there is no menu item or command icon.If press " 5 " key (Figure 83), so hide menu item (can display brightness control, channel selection, sound regulates or these options of opening/closing menu is set) shown (Figure 84) and can be controlled and without regulating for sound or the separate button of channel selection.

In order to set forth the method, only select a sound and regulate menu as hide menu item.These use the feature operation of " 5 " key that finger is rested in 9 key ranges, and carry out for controlling the action of intelligent television.Therefore, the focus of eyes is positioned on screen all the time, because finger can easily be distinguished around the position of the key of " 5 " key.

In Figure 76, in order to apply this embodiment to telepilot, letter, Korean characters and numeral are stamped on each key.In fact, the many country that comprises Korea S use mother tongue and foreign language (being mainly English) both, and the menu item on promising intelligent television or command icon show the not only multiple situation of mother tongue.Even numbers and symbols is also comprised in menu item and command icon.Take this situation into account and make menu item and the title of command icon according to the principle of the key list entries inputted of prediction text input method shown in table 3 and table 4.

[table 3]

[table 4]

As shown in table 3, for predicting that the key mapping (character set corresponding with key) of text input method not only comprises that letter also comprises Korean consonant, vowel and numeral.Table 4 has shown the key sequence corresponding with the execution of text input and menu item (or icon).

If according to prediction text input method input Korean word

its key sequence is corresponding to " 1636 ".If press this key sequence, so

according to the 13rd embodiment of the present invention, in the list of prediction word candidates, list, and can be selected.For English word " open ", if press key sequence " 6726 ", it lists in the list of prediction word candidates so, and can be selected and input.

For execution, be different from the menu item of text input or the situation of command icon, some character that can not input such as " space " etc. is left in the basket in key sequence, in the situation at table 4 " KBS TV replay ".Utilize this key sequence, it can be carried out with 9 keys.Similarly, for the menu item such as " KBS-I 1234567890 " that comprises "-" (hyphen), in key sequence, ignore symbol.These menu items can be carried out with 9 keys.

In order to simplify numeral input, in key sequence, " 5 " can be left in the basket, or can press this key by length and input, because input " 5 " has extra function.For the menu item that comprises numeral " 5 ", there are two kinds of key sequences that this menu item is performed.Key sequence utilization length is pressed this key, and another kind is to ignore " 5 ".

In Figure 76, only with a key push action, carry out action command icon.Yet, exist menu item or command icon to there is the situation of same keys sequence.

For example, in Figure 76, " KBS TV replay " and " KBS News 24 " share same keys sequence with regard to first three numeral.Therefore,, for the convenience of this embodiment of enhancing, in order to separate these two menu items, input " KBS " is incorrect.For these menu items of same keys sequence, the straightforward procedure of carrying out these menu items shows from Figure 76 and figure subsequently.

As shown in Figure 87, if input " K " activates 3 command icon so.(Figure 88) " KBS TV replay " and " KBS News 24 " be activated (as shown in Figure 88 by around as described in the runic white border of icon show) because their key sequence starts with " K ".Similarly, " Log out " (in Korean, its title is ) menu is activated, because it is with Korean consonant

beginning.The menu item of these activation is assigned with digital sort information.Utilize these numerals, key list entries is reduced.Reduce key input method as follows.

If will be in the activation shown in Figure 88 menu item in select " KBS News 24 " to watch, press so function key " 5 " key of carrying out for menu item and carry out stop key input (Figure 89).Then the title of menu item disappears, and replaces the numeral of title to occur with alternative (Figure 90).If press in this state " 2 " key, because numeral " 2 " (8802) are marked on " KBS News 24 " menu item (Figure 91), carry out " KBS News 24 " (Figure 92).Therefore, provide the plain mode that uses 3 key push action to carry out menu item.

If when complete for the selection of menu item first key input time, activate outnumbering 10 (8 being desirable of menu item, because utilizing the selectable project of numerical key except " 0 " key and " 5 " key is 8), so preferably in arranging, make the numbering on menu item invalid so that user does more key input.And, if user does not press " 5 " key when having numeral associated with the menu item activating, display message " more key input is needed. (the more key of needs is inputted) " on screen so just.

Generally speaking, from Figure 76 to Figure 81 and from Figure 86 to Figure 92, if the menu item activating when the key input completing for the selection of menu item only has one, " 5 " key is just as the function key of carrying out the menu item of this activation so.If the menu item activating surpasses 2, " 5 " key is just as the function key activating for the final menu item of selecting so, and this is final, and to select be the digital process of the menu item that is activated by key input selection.

In touch-type input equipment, this function class of " 5 " key is similar to this process.In touch-type input equipment, if according to prediction text input method input text, and the word that will input is first in predicting candidate word list, so only by touch " 5 " key, inputs this word.If be not first, first finger touches " 5 " key so, then moves to the key of the candidate word appointment that will input.

As shown in Figure 76, the keypad of telepilot has annular " 0 " key of similar " 5 " key, and this makes to point the position of easy resolution " 0 " key.This shape is not limited to annular.If can distinguish with other keys around, can accept other shapes or form so with regard to " 0 " key and " 5 " key.If " 0 " key is as " returning " key of window or the function key of " closing " key for for activating, " 0 " key makes to move/complete program and becomes more convenient so.Therefore, if carry out executive routine with 9 keys, being controlled in 9 keys of this program completes so, and divides task finger completely, and eyes are fixed on screen.If no longer need working procedure, eyes there is no need to stare at screen so, and the control of " 0 " key neither problem, although this relates to the movement of finger outside 9 keypads.Therefore, hide or complete " 0 " key function of program can be so that the convenience of telepilot be stronger.

As mentioned above, if input system of the present invention is applied to telepilot, and take command execution function but not text input function, the UI structure of intelligent television becomes simpler and convenient so.Further, if six extra keys are installed 9 key above and belows on keypad, and the control for intelligent television by these 6 extra keys, so available mode is easily carried out the various functions of intelligent television.For example, the function of the switch key between text entry mode and menu item execution pattern can be distributed to described extra key.

Method of the present invention is also embodied in the computer-readable code on computer readable recording medium storing program for performing.Computer readable recording medium storing program for performing is can be by any data storage device of the data of computer system reads after can storing.The example of computer readable recording medium storing program for performing comprises ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, tape, floppy disk, optical data storage etc.Computer readable recording medium storing program for performing also can distribute in the computer system of network coupling, so that computer-readable code is with distributed form storage and execution.

Industrial applicability

The present invention can be used as minimizing the input equipment of digital device.

Claims (58)

1. for expand a system for key input message by use, described system comprises:

Input block, it has a plurality of subregions and detects the subregion from selecting among described a plurality of subregions by user; With

Input analytic unit, if it is for distributing corresponding information to described a plurality of subregions and analyzing described input block, any one of described a plurality of subregions to be detected chosen, input is assigned to the information of selected described subregion,

Wherein, described input analytic unit is distributed at least one in described a plurality of subregion by described expansion key, and

If described expansion key is chosen, described input analytic unit is given new information distribution to comprise the expansion area by the subregion of described expansion key definition.

2. system according to claim 1, it also comprises for the described information that is assigned to selected described subregion is outputed to the output unit on screen.

3. system according to claim 1, wherein, described input block comprises keyboard.

4. system according to claim 1, wherein, described input block comprises touch sensor.

5. system according to claim 4, wherein, described input block comprises described touch sensor and the pressure transducer below described touch sensor, and when user presses described touch sensor, whether described input block detects described user according to the method by described pressure transducer detected pressures when described touch sensor moves down and presses.

6. system according to claim 4, wherein, described input block is according to touching, press or touches and whether discharge the described subregion of detection chosen.

7. system according to claim 5, wherein, described system is for games system, and when described user selects to be assigned with the subregion of described expansion key, described input analytic unit by the menu distribution for described games system to the expansion area comprising by the described subregion of described expansion key definition.

8. system according to claim 7, wherein, when described user press...withes one's finger to press, be assigned with the subregion of described expansion key, dilatory this finger to being assigned with the subregion of described menu and when being assigned with the described subregion of described menu and discharging this finger, described input analytic unit is definite, and to be assigned to the described menu of the described subregion of locating in off-position chosen.

9. system according to claim 1, wherein, described system is character input system.

10. system according to claim 9, wherein, described system is applicable to mobile phone and character keys is dispensed to and is assigned with key to telephone number is input to the subregion in described mobile phone.

11. systems according to claim 9, wherein, described system is Korean input system, its distribution and described a plurality of subregions are the first character set one to one, if and the subregion that is assigned with described expansion key is chosen, a plurality of characters of new distribution are to the expansion area comprising by the subregion of described expansion key definition.

12. systems according to claim 11, wherein, a plurality of characters are assigned at least one subregion, and whenever being assigned with the subregion of described a plurality of characters when chosen, the character that change will be inputted.

13. systems according to claim 11, wherein, a plurality of characters are assigned at least one subregion, by for selecting the function key of described a plurality of characters to distribute at least one subregion, and if it is chosen after the subregion that is assigned with described a plurality of characters is chosen to be assigned with the subregion of described function key, the number of counting according to the selection that is assigned with the described subregion of described function key changes the character that will input in described a plurality of characters.

14. systems according to claim 11, wherein, described the first character set is the character set without any vowel, and comprises that the character set of vowel is newly assigned to the subregion of formation expansion area of definition when at least one expansion key is chosen.

15. systems according to claim 14, wherein, comprise described in newly being distributed that the described expansion area of the character set of vowel is formed by adjacent subregion, and this adjacent subregion is being selected as surrounding's formation rule quadrilateral of the subregion of described expansion key.

16. systems according to claim 14, wherein, when for comprising described in new distribution that the character set that the expansion key of character set of vowel distributes when chosen is formed by simple vowel.

17. systems according to claim 16, wherein, corresponding in the described character set that comprises vowel

with

character be assigned to the subregion in the bight that is arranged in the described regular quadrilateral that forms described expansion area.

18. systems according to claim 16, wherein, when when comprising described in new distribution that the described expansion key of character set of vowel is chosen, the described character set being formed by simple vowel is assigned to described expansion area, and when when comprising described in new distribution that the described expansion key of character set of vowel is again chosen, the character set being formed by compound vowel is assigned to described expansion area.

19. systems according to claim 14, wherein, consonant is also assigned to the described subregion of the described expansion key that is allocated for the character set that comprises vowel described in new distribution, and when being assigned with the described subregion of described expansion key and described consonant when chosen, analyzing according to current list entries is for consonant or for the one of the selected described expansion key of vowel and described consonant.

20. systems according to claim 16, wherein, described input block comprises touch sensor, when described user selects the described expansion key for comprising the character set of vowel described in new distribution, dilatory this finger when being assigned with the subregion of described simple vowel and discharging this finger with finger, described input block analyzes works as by combination the compound vowel that the simple vowel that touches while drawing forms and is transfused to.

21. systems according to claim 16, wherein, when the simple vowel that is assigned to described expansion area for described in new distribution, comprise the described expansion key of character set of vowel chosen twice rear when chosen, the compound vowel that analyzes selected described simple vowel is transfused to.

22. systems according to claim 16, wherein, when two different simple vowels that are assigned to described expansion area are when chosen in order after comprising chosen twice of the described expansion key of character set of vowel described in new distribution, analyze by combining two selected formed compound vowels of described simple vowel and be transfused to.

23. systems according to claim 16, wherein, when for comprising described in new distribution that the described expansion key of the character set of vowel is selected, is assigned to that the simple vowel of described expansion area is chosen and when comprising described in new distribution that the described expansion key of character set of vowel is again chosen, the compound vowel that analyzes selected described simple vowel is transfused to.

24. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described system is applicable to mobile phone and described the first character set comprises for changing " movement " key of input position.

25. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described system is applicable to mobile phone and described the first character set comprises for cancelling " cancellation " key of the input of up-to-date input character.

26. systems according to claim 14, wherein, described system is applicable to mobile phone and described the first character set comprises for the consonant that is included in described the first character set being changed over to tight sound or the aspirated tight sound-key of supplying gas.

27. systems according to claim 14, wherein, the subregion that is assigned with the consonant in described the first character set also has the function of expansion key, and when being assigned with the described subregion of consonant when chosen, described in comprise that the character set of vowel is assigned to the expansion area that is close to described consonant.

28. systems according to claim 27, wherein, when being assigned with the described subregion of consonant when chosen, tight sound and the aspirated sound of vowel and described consonant are assigned to the expansion area by selected described partition definition.

29. systems according to claim 9, wherein, described system is English input system, a plurality of characters are assigned to each in described a plurality of subregion, and when chosen after one or more chosen in described a plurality of subregions of the subregion that is assigned with described expansion key, by being assigned to the combination of the character of selected described subregion, can be assigned to described expansion area and be selected by described user by applicable word list.

30. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when any one in the described word that is assigned to described expansion area is chosen after selected described expansion key, analyzes selected described word and space bar are inputted in order.

31. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when described expansion key is selected, is assigned to the chosen and described expansion key of any one in the described word of described expansion area and again selected, analyze selected described word and space bar are inputted in order.

32. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when described expansion key is selected, is assigned with the chosen and described expansion key of one or more subregions of a plurality of characters when again chosen, from inputting with capitalization by being assigned to selected word the word that the combination of the character of selected described subregion can be applicable.

33. systems according to claim 29, wherein, numeral is also assigned to the described subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters, and when being assigned with that first subregion of described subregion of a plurality of characters is chosen, subregion is assigned to described expansion key and being assigned with second subregion of described subregion of a plurality of characters when chosen, by character input corresponding to the digital order with being assigned to described the second subregion in being assigned to a plurality of characters of described the first subregion.

34. systems according to claim 29, wherein, the described subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters is selected in dilatory method.

35. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when described expansion key is selected, is assigned to the chosen and described expansion key of any one in the described word of described expansion area when again chosen, input selected described word, and symbol is newly assigned to chosen described expansion area.

36. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when the described subregion that is assigned with a plurality of characters is selected in order, described input analytic unit extracts a word from the word list that comprises the character combination that is assigned to selected described subregion, and described output unit is temporarily exported extracted described word.

37. systems according to claim 36, wherein, when all identical in being assigned to the described word that the described character combination of selected described subregion comprising the character combination that is assigned to selected described subregion, described output unit is only exported character except being assigned to the described character combination of selected described subregion to described expansion area.

38. systems according to claim 29, wherein, when described expansion key is selected, is assigned with the chosen and described expansion key of one or more subregions of a plurality of characters when again chosen, from inputting with capitalization by being assigned to selected word the word that the combination of the character of selected described subregion can be applicable.

39. systems according to claim 9, wherein, described system is Hindi input system, its distribution and described a plurality of subregions are the first character set one to one, and if it is chosen to be assigned with the subregion of described expansion key, new the second character set that comprises vowel of distributing is to the expansion area comprising by the subregion of described expansion key definition.

40. according to the system described in claim 39, wherein, when described expansion key is selected twice, comprises that the three-character doctrine collection of vowel is assigned to described expansion area.

41. according to the system described in claim 39, and wherein, when described expansion key is when consonant input state is chosen, described the second character set comprises dependence vowel.

42. systems according to claim 1, wherein, when the subregion in being included in described expansion area is selected, the information that is assigned to described subregion is initialised.

43. 1 kinds for inputting for carrying out the system of the information of certain function, and this system comprises:

Input block, it inputs the information of selected key for the user who receives by input equipment by key, and wherein, described input equipment comprises a plurality of keys, and in described a plurality of key at least two are assigned multipacket message;

Select information memory cell, it is for storing selection information with the execution of select target function;

Select information extraction unit, it is for extract the selection information of the one group of information that comprises the described multipacket message that is assigned to the described key of being selected by described user from described selection information memory cell, and extracted described selection information is presented on screen; And

Final selected cell, it is for extracting by described user from the final final selection information of selecting of extracted described selection information.

44. according to the system described in claim 43, and wherein, when in selection information one is extracted and described user does not have key input in certain hour section, the described selection information that described final selected cell extracts is as described final selection information.

45. according to the system described in claim 43, wherein, described final selected cell receives for pattern being switched to the key input of final preference pattern, and then from extracted described selection information, extracts and by key, input selected selection information as described final selection information by described user.

46. according to the system described in claim 43, and wherein, the output of described selection information extraction unit selects the needed classified information of described selection information on described screen together with extracted described selection information, and

When the key input of described classified information by described user is transfused to, described final selected cell extracts the selection information corresponding with described classified information as described final selection information.

47. according to the system described in claim 43, wherein, described selection information extraction unit is notified extracted described selection information to described user by changing the state of the icon in coming from of the described selection information the extract icon corresponding with the selection information on graphic user interface (GUI) of being output at.

48. according to the system described in claim 43, and wherein, the information that described selection information extraction unit is arranged according to key sequence from an information that is assigned to selected described key wherein starts to extract selection information.

49. according to the system described in claim 43, and wherein, described selection information is for selecting the information of computer program.

50. according to the system described in claim 43, and wherein, described selection information is for selecting the information of broadcast channel.

51. 1 kinds of inputs are used for the method for the information of performance objective function, and the method comprises:

Reception is by user from comprising the information of the key that the input equipment of a plurality of keys is selected, and wherein, at least two in described a plurality of keys are assigned multipacket message;

From selecting information memory cell to extract the selection information that comprises one group of information in the described multipacket message that is assigned to the described key of being selected by described user, and extracted described selection information is presented on screen, for selecting the selection information of the execution of definite function to be stored in described selection information memory cell; And

Final selection information from extracted described selection information extraction by the final selection of described user.

52. according to the method described in claim 51, wherein, the described extraction of described final selection information comprises: when in selection information one is extracted and described user does not have key input within the determining time, the described selection information of extracting is as described final selection information.

53. according to the method described in claim 51, wherein, the described extraction of described final selection information comprises: receive for pattern being switched to the key input of final preference pattern, and then from extracted described selection information, extract and by key, input selected selection information as described final selection information by described user.

54. according to the method described in claim 51, and the described extraction of wherein said selection information comprises that the needed classified information of described selection information of exporting on the described screen of selection is together with extracted described selection information, and

The described extraction of described final selection information comprises when the key input of described classified information by described user is transfused to, extracts the selection information corresponding with described classified information as described final selection information.

55. according to the method described in claim 51, wherein, the described extraction of described selection information comprises by changing the state of the icon in coming from of the described selection information the extract icon corresponding with the selection information on graphic user interface (GUI) of being output at extracted described selection information is notified to described user.

56. according to the method described in claim 51, and wherein, the described extraction of described selection information comprises that the information of arranging according to key sequence from an information that is assigned to selected described key wherein starts to extract selection information.

57. according to the method described in claim 51, and wherein, described selection information is for selecting the information of computer program.

58. according to the method described in claim 51, and wherein, described selection information is for selecting the information of broadcast channel.

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