Background technology
How universal day by day along with products such as computer, personal digital aid (PDA) and mobile phones allows the user can carry out functions such as input data, inquiry data easily and effectively, becomes important problem very naturally.
With regard to the user of alphabetic writings such as English, because existing keyboard (such as 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard) comprised all alphabetical buttons, so input process only needs directly word is risked to get final product, and do not have any problem.Relatively, can not use when comprising existing keyboard when products such as mobile phone dwindle because of size, what generally be employed then is the QWERTY keyboard that the secret committee of international telecommunication telegram by mail (CCITT) is formulated.Schematic diagram as shown in Figure 1, this control panel comprise ccitt standard keyboard 11, operating key (SOFT) 12, shift key 13, display screen 14 and antenna 15 basically.Wherein the ccitt standard keyboard comprises following 12 symbolic keys: " 1 ", " 2abc ", " 3def ", " 4ghi ", " 5jkl ", " 6mno ", " 7pqr ", " 8stuv ", " 9wxyz ", " 0 ", " * " and " # ".
Apparently, when user's desire was imported certain particular number, the symbolic key that only need will be printed on this number clicked and gets final product; And if desire when importing a particular letter, is printed on this alphabetical symbolic key as long as find, and according to the position preface of this letter on symbolic key, the number of times of this symbolic key being pressed continuously correspondence gets final product.In other words, ccitt standard keyboard 11 not only can be used to import telephone number can also be used for importing english information (as long as many by several symbolic keys down), wherein numeral/the English alphabet on each symbolic link is that mode with circulation occurs, so the user of mobile phone etc. input data successfully still.
But for the employed ideographic language in Chinese market, the input of data then is a problem all the time.With regard to 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard of uses such as computer, though input methods such as phonetic notation, Cangjie, Da Yi, English number, no dried shrimp, association, five all are suggested and use, but still there is not a kind of input method can take into account input facility and input efficiency fully, therefore Chinese character coding input method is still a developing field, particularly can not use the machine of 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard to mobile phone etc., because operable key is few, how to realize that input in Chinese more becomes the key factor of products such as in Chinese market extended mobile telephone.
With modal ccitt standard keyboard is example, when the user will import " online " words in phonetic mode commonly used, must be first for import shang (s, " 7PQRS " key is pressed five times continuously; H, " 4GHI " key is pressed three times continuously; A, " 2ABC " key is pressed secondary continuously; N, " 6MNO " key is pressed secondary continuously; G, " 4GHI " key is pressed secondary continuously ") and press different keys totally ten four times, and then (w, " 9WXYZ " key press secondary continuously in order to import wang; A, " 2ABC " key is pressed secondary continuously; N, " 6MNO " key are continuously by three times; G, " 4GHI " key is pressed secondary continuously) and press different keys totally nine times, want button 20 altogether once, quite inconvenient.Even the mobile phone that has can occur English alphabet earlier and occur numeral again under the pattern of input Chinese, and can save some touch potentials (each English alphabet can be saved once); The mobile phone that perhaps has provides the Intelligence Selection function, after the user has imported first word, the words that can may form from database directly provides selection, to save the trouble that the user imports other word of words, for example the input " on " afterwards, can selectionbar occur such as " face, class, etc., the sea, grade ... " select why to become corresponding words for the user Deng word, but the user still continuously button repeatedly just can finish input.
Moreover because the inconvenience of input in Chinese, therefore in products such as mobile phone, often also there be not convenient to the user in the storage of data ordering in the I/O of data and the database.For example the telephone directory (phonebook) of general mobile phone not only must be imported complete middle literal or English word earlier when the search data, make the user must experience more loaded down with trivial details input program, and the ordering of data is normally arranged according to the order of character code (as ISN) in the business card book, so the user of different language can not carry out different orderings and search according to its use habit when using.
In addition, store the database that Chinese material also comprises other type data simultaneously to one, particularly mobile phone etc. does not use the business card book etc. of the product of 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard, because the inconvenience of input in Chinese, can make user's service efficiency step-down.The for example ordering of data in the database (particularly user will inquire about index) is according to Chinese inner code, and the employed input method of user is when being Roman phonetic, because the clooating sequence difference of the two, what therefore the user was seen behind input one spelling sound is to correspond to the specific words of this phonetic and the adjacent words of specific therewith words on the Chinese inner code order, but not this specific words and the adjacent words of specific therewith words on the Roman phonetic order, the difficulty in user's use can be increased apparently, particularly Roman phonetic will be tested when whether correct as the user.
Comprehensive the above, how to allow the user as can be seen, particularly mobile phone etc. does not use the user of 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard, and a kind of method and system of Chinese words input of more convenient and hommization is a big research topic of industrial circle.Particularly for popular day by day recently mobile phone, the approach that how to provide the user to search for data fast, the field that business opportunity is huge especially.
Embodiment
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a kind of Chinese character and word input method, as shown in Figure 2, at least comprise the following step: at first, as import shown in the square 21, user's input corresponds to an English phonetic word string (for example being input to a machine) of certain Chinese words, comprising the English alphabet number in this its Chinese and English phonetic word string, to be that Chinese words comprises Chinese number of words identical, and in the English phonetic word string each English alphabet in regular turn from Chinese words in first literal begin to correspond to literal in each that form Chinese words, any English alphabet is first letter of the English phonetic of required relatively Chinese word simultaneously; Then as looking for shown in the square 22, (this machine) is according to a plurality of Chinese words and a plurality of English phonetic word strings a plurality of relations each other that Chinese word database comprised, look at least one corresponding Chinese words that English phonetic word string that the user imports is corresponded to: come again as showing that (this machine) shows these corresponding Chinese words shown in the square 23; At last as selecting shown in the square 24, the user wants the Chinese words imported from these corresponding Chinese words are selected.By way of parenthesis, above-mentioned Chinese word database can be set up in advance, also can be edited by the user.And the English phonetic of literal comprises the English equivalents of Roman phonetic and national language phonetic notation at least in the what is called.
Be example with Chinese words " online " still, when using the method, in the stage of input square 21, the user only need import first English alphabet " S " and " W " of these two phonetic words of its phonetic shang wang respectively.In the stage of looking for square 22, this machine can be looked for all with the Chinese words headed by this two letter from Chinese word database automatically.And all just can appear with the Chinese words headed by this two letter in the stage of square 23 showing on the screen of Chinese machine, for example online, commercial affairs, admire, the morning, above wait.Therefore in the stage of selecting square 24, the user only needs to select desired Chinese words on screen and gets final product.Owing to look for all and carry out automatically by machine, so the user only need and select desired Chinese words at last by two key inputs " s " and " w " with the Chinese words headed by this two letter.Compare with conventional art, this method obviously is more easily to accept for the user, also has suitable Chinese words input efficiency.
Particularly when machine be that mobile phone etc. is not when using the product of 101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard, since in traditional technology this series products institute generally the ccitt standard keyboard of use be again pretty troublesome in will importing, for example as previously mentioned as one " online " will carry out about 20 times actuation of keys, and the method s only, " 7PQRS " key is pressed five times continuously, and w, " 9WXYZ " key is pressed secondary continuously, totally seven times.See also button shown in Figure 3 and symbol correspondence table, wherein shown and each keyboard key assignments 31 corresponding corresponding English alphabets 32, corresponding phonetic alphabet 33 and the corresponding Chinese phonetic script 34.Apparently, this method is specially adapted to use the product of the keyboard of ccitt standard keyboard or other non-101 QWERTY keyboard or 104 QWERTY keyboard, can allow the user finish the purpose of the Chinese words of input by only 12 symbolic keys on the ccitt standard keyboard, and can finish the input of words owing to only need the initial of Chinese each individual character of words of input, save touch potential, simplify input step and reduce the mistake input that obscuring of pinyin pronunciation caused, so be a Chinese character input method than the conventional art progress, when Chinese number of words of central especially literal speech many (as artificial intelligence) or corresponding English phonetic were long, the advantage of this method was more obvious.
Certainly, shown in Fig. 4 A, because machine may be equipped with other Chinese character coding input method, and aforesaid English phonetic word string may be obscured mutually with the input character of other Chinese character coding input method, therefore this method still can be as determining shown in the square 41, the user set this machine earlier and does not use other any Chinese character input method before the English phonetic word string of input, and nationality is obscured with other Chinese character coding input method mutually with the English phonetic word string of avoiding importing.
Simultaneously, also can be shown in the difference square 42 of Fig. 4 B, when English phonetic word string can be obscured mutually with the incoming symbol of other Chinese character coding input method, each English alphabet of the part that the user will obscure earlier when the English phonetic word string of input is at least separated with a special mark, wherein so-called special mark be any be not the mark of inputting English letter, space bar symbol for example.
In addition, the Intelligence Selection function that is had as part software, before this method still can be included in English phonetic word string and not be imported into machine fully as yet, the English phonetic word string of the part that this machine has promptly been imported according to the user is looked for the specific Chinese words of at least one correspondence from database, with the function that provides the user before not importing English phonetic word string fully, can select the Chinese words that to import, shown in the Intelligence Selection square 43 of Fig. 4 C.The identical Chinese words of part English phonetic word string that the specific English phonetic word string that wherein above-mentioned specific Chinese words refers to correspond to this specific Chinese words has been imported from the part of beginning and user.
With the corresponding embodiment of embodiment before this be a kind of Chinese Word input system.As shown in Figure 5, comprise at least: input module 51, storage module 52, identification module 53, demonstration module 54 and selection module 55.
Input module 51 is to be used for allowing the user of machine import an English phonetic word string that corresponds to a Chinese words.The Chinese number of words that the no more than Chinese words of English alphabet number that its Chinese and English phonetic word string is comprised is comprised, and a plurality of English alphabets in the English phonetic word string in regular turn in first of Chinese words literal begin to correspond to and form literal among Chinese words a plurality of, arbitrary English alphabet be first letter of the English phonetic of middle relatively literal simultaneously.
Subsidiary one carries, and the English phonetic of so-called middle literal comprises the English equivalents of Roman phonetic and national language phonetic notation at least.And so-called machine comprises the machine of the QWERTY keyboard that personal digital assistant device, mobile phone, the use international telecommunication telegraphic message committee formulated at least and the mobile phone that uses the QWERTY keyboard that the international telecommunication telegraphic message committee formulated.And input module 51 can be for importing the QWERTY keyboard that all English letter keyboards, the international telecommunication telegraphic message committee formulated or comprising QWERTY keyboard that the international telecommunication telegraphic message committee formulated and the keyboard of a pair of control key and a shifting bond(s).
Storing module 52 is to be used for storing a plurality of Chinese words and a plurality of English phonetic word strings corresponding relation each other.Wherein any Chinese words all only corresponds to an English phonetic word string, be predefined but any English phonetic word string then can a corresponding more than Chinese words stores module 52 stored corresponding relations at this, but also with by the user from edlin.The effect of identification module 53 is to look for from importing at least one Chinese words that English phonetic word string that module 51 imported is corresponded to according to the content that stores module 52.Show module 54 at least one corresponding Chinese words in order to show that identification module 53 is found out.Select module 55, for example the effect of position key or acknowledgement key then is to allow the user from showing that selected user in the shown few corresponding Chinese words of module 54 wants the Chinese words of importing.
An alternative embodiment of the invention is a kind of method that the database intelligent sequencing is provided.As shown in Figure 6, comprise the following step at least: shown in input square 61, accept from extraneous many documents of importing, wherein arbitrary document all comprises a words at least; As change shown in the square 62, the execution character conversion program is all set up a corresponding English character, a pinyin character and a phonetic character to any words; As sort shown in the square 63, carry out collator, nationality is to set up the English character sequencing table of these data according to the order of these English characters, and set up the pinyin character sequencing table of these data and the phonetic character sequencing table of setting up these data according to the order of these phonetic characters according to the order of these pinyin character; As receive shown in the square 64, receive the current language pattern that the user sets; As show shown in the square 65, just the order according to the English character sequencing table shows these data when the current language pattern is English mode, just the order according to the pinyin character sequencing table shows these data when the current language pattern is spelling mode, and just the order according to the phonetic character sequencing table shows these data when the current language pattern is the phonetic notation pattern.
At this, the so-called external world can be the producer of database, also user for this reason.And above-mentioned words can be Chinese words or english word.And the pairing English character of the arbitrary words English of words is for this reason represented employed English alphabetic combination, the pairing pinyin character of arbitrary words is to correspond to the employed English alphabetic combination of Roman phonetic that the Chinese of this words is represented, and the pairing phonetic character of arbitrary words is the employed English alphabetic combination of English equivalents that corresponds to the national language phonetic notation that the Chinese of this words represents.
Apparently, the arrangement that a big benefit of present embodiment is a data in the database can change with the employed input method of user (current language pattern), so the user can select input method easily for use, and needn't yield to the sortord of data in the database.Particularly difficult machine to inputs in Chinese such as mobile phones, the order that this embodiment can allow the middle data of the database that the user saw (as telephone directory) arrange is consistent with the employed input method of user, and then allow the user to select for use anyly to go into input method in easily and import and inquire about this data bank, can not put in order and arrange accordingly because of data with input method, order is inequality, and any inconvenience takes place.
Provide the corresponding another embodiment of method of database intelligent sequencing method with aforementioned for the quick search database of a kind of user of providing, as shown in Figure 7, at least comprise the following step: as accept shown in the module 71, accept extraneous certainly most documents of being imported, wherein arbitrary document all comprises index Chinese words; As change shown in the module 72, carry out a conversion program, a corresponding words lead-in phonetic word string all set up in any index Chinese words, nationality is to set up a plurality of words lead-in phonetic word strings, the English alphabet number that wherein arbitrary words lead-in phonetic word string is comprised is identical with the Chinese number of words that corresponding index Chinese words is comprised, and each English alphabet in the words lead-in phonetic word string in regular turn in first of index Chinese words literal begin to correspond to literal in each that form index Chinese words, simultaneously arbitrary English alphabet be corresponding in first letter of English phonetic of literal; As receive the user and import shown in the module 73, accept a specific words lead-in phonetic word string that corresponds to a specific Chinese words of user's input, the English alphabet number that wherein specific words lead-in phonetic word string is comprised is identical with the Chinese number of words that specific Chinese words is comprised, and a plurality of English alphabets in the specific words lead-in phonetic word string in regular turn in first of specific Chinese words literal begin to correspond to literal in most that form specific Chinese words, any English alphabet is first letter of the English phonetic of required relatively Chinese word simultaneously; As search for shown in the module 74, carry out a searching procedure, look for and have or not the identical words lead-in phonetic word string of specific therewith words lead-in phonetic word string in these words lead-in phonetic word strings; And as showing shown in the module 75, when look for specific words lead-in phonetic word string mutually at least one words lead-in phonetic word string the time, show at least one document that comprises the Chinese words that corresponds to this words lead-in phonetic word string.
Certainly, for improving the efficient of searching procedure, present embodiment can further be included in the conversion module 72, sets up the words lead-in phonetic word string sequencing table of these data according to the order of these words lead-in phonetic word strings.In addition, for improving user's convenience, present embodiment can further be included in and show in the module 75, when not looking for the words lead-in phonetic word string identical with specific words lead-in phonetic word string, shows the message of non-avaible.
Moreover, specific words lead-in phonetic word string for fear of input is obscured mutually with other Chinese character coding input method, present embodiment more is included in the reception user and imports in the module 73, sets earlier before the specific words lead-in phonetic word string of input the user and does not use other any Chinese character input method.Certainly, equally be to obscure mutually with other Chinese character coding input method for fear of the specific words lead-in phonetic word string of input, present embodiment also can be in receiving the defeated A module 73 of user, when English phonetic word string can be obscured mutually with the incoming symbol of other Chinese character coding input method, each English alphabet of the part that the user will obscure earlier when the English phonetic word string of input is separated with a special mark, wherein above-mentioned special mark be any be not the mark of inputting English letter, the symbol of space bar for example.
In addition, for providing the Intelligence Selection function to strengthen user's ease of use, the demonstration module 75 of present embodiment also can further be included in English phonetic word string as yet fully the input before, this machine is promptly looked at least one specific Chinese words according to the English phonetic word string of the part of having imported, can select the function of the Chinese words that will import so that the user to be provided before not importing this English phonetic word string fully.The identical Chinese words of part English phonetic word string that the specific English phonetic word string that wherein above-mentioned specific Chinese words man refers to correspond to specific Chinese words has been imported from the part of beginning and user.
By way of parenthesis, above-mentioned group of database can be to be based upon in advance in the database, also can be by the user from edlin, and the possible kind of database has comprised the telephone directory of mobile phone.At this moment, index Chinese words is a name, and containerized exchange uses the mobile phone that disposes the QWERTY keyboard that the international telecommunication telegraphic message committee formulated.
A kind of system that provides mobile phone to search for the function of data fast is provided a embodiment relevant for concrete application of the present invention.As shown in Figure 8, this system comprises at least: input module 81, storage module 82, identification data module 83 (as flash memory or read-only memory), processing module 84 (as microprocessor), demonstration module 85 and selection module 86.
The function of input module 81 comprises at least allows the user import to correspond to the English phonetic word of a Chinese words.Wherein Chinese words will be inquired about the index of data for the user, and the English alphabet number that English phonetic word string is comprised is identical with the Chinese number of words that Chinese words is comprised, and each English alphabet in the English phonetic word string in regular turn in first of Chinese words literal begin to correspond to and form literal among Chinese words a plurality of, simultaneously any English alphabet be corresponding in first letter of English phonetic of literal.Wherein import the QWERTY keyboard that the possible kind of module 81 has the international telecommunication telegraphic message committee to be formulated, and the keyboard that can import all English alphabets.The English phonetic of literal can be the English equivalents of Roman phonetic or national language phonetic notation in wherein above-mentioned.
Store module 82, as flash memory or read-only memory, store the database that comprises many documents at least, wherein each document all comprises the Chinese words of an identification, and above-mentioned database can be telephone directory or stroke at least.
Identification data module 83 comprises the Chinese words of a plurality of identifications and a plurality of English phonetic word strings corresponding relation each other at least.The Chinese words of wherein arbitrary identification all only corresponds to an English phonetic word string, but arbitrary English phonetic word string then corresponds to the Chinese words of at least one identification.
Handling module 84 can be in order to look for and to import the Chinese words of the corresponding at least one identification of English phonetic word string of module 82 inputs according to data-base content.
Show that module 85 can discern Chinese words in order to show handle that module 84 found out more corresponding.Certainly, show that module 85 when showing that these discern Chinese words, also can show to comprise many documents that these discern Chinese words simultaneously.
Select module 86,, discern in order to these that allow the user shows that module 85 shows that Chinese words is selected wants the Chinese words imported as shift key or acknowledgement key.Certainly still can comprise the user when the Chinese words that selected institute wants to import, also select at least one document that corresponds to this Chinese words simultaneously.
At last, for further specifying in Chinese character and word input method proposed by the invention and the system, relation between Chinese words and corresponding English phonetic word string, will be below special with the English phonetic correspondence table (middle text phrases database 91/ corresponding initial index 92) of the Chinese words of Fig. 9, and the Pinyin Chinese words correspondence table of Figure 10 (first letter of pinyin combined index 101/ Chinese phrase 102), illustrate.Wherein Figure 10 be with " _ " for so-called special mark.
The above is a preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not in order to limit protection scope of the present invention; All other do not break away from the equivalence of being finished under the represented spirit of the present invention and changes or modification, all should be included among the scope of described claims.