CN116149490A

CN116149490A - Character input method, device, equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN116149490A
Application number: CN202310126011.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李良斌
Original assignee: Beijing SoundAI Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing SoundAI Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-03
Filing date: 2023-02-03
Publication date: 2023-05-23

Abstract

The application discloses a character input method, a character input device, character input equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the field of input equipment design. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a character input request, and displaying a character input interface based on the character input request; wherein the character input interface is used for displaying a plurality of pinyin characters; among the plurality of pinyin characters, single-vowel characters are divided into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a first boundary of the character input interface; the initial characters are divided into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a second boundary of the character input interface; the first boundary is opposite to the second boundary; m and N are positive integers, M is smaller than N; in response to a selection operation of the at least one pinyin character, the at least one pinyin character and chinese characters associated with the at least one pinyin character are displayed in a preview area. The method and the device can improve the character input efficiency during Chinese pinyin input.

Description

Character input method, device, equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of input device design, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for inputting characters.

Background

Character input generally refers to inputting characters to a computer device (e.g., a computer, a mobile phone, etc.) through a physical keyboard or a virtual keyboard, and presenting the characters through a display screen of the computer device. Among them, character input includes, but is not limited to, english input, chinese input, korean input, japanese input, and the like.

The most common keyboard layout is the Qwerty keyboard, also known as the clitoris keyboard or the full keyboard, which is the most widely used keyboard layout. The Qwerty keyboard layout is used for solving the problem that a mechanical typewriter is blocked due to too high typing speed at the moment. After the 20 th century, the invention of the electromechanical typewriter makes the mechanical typewriter blocked and no longer a problem, so a wide variety of keyboard layouts have been developed. Among these, the most notable is the Dvorak keyboard. The keyboard places the most commonly used keys where they are most likely to be touched by a finger to minimize finger movement. Specifically, four fingers of the left hand are placed on the four vowels a, o, e, u, next to i. This layout is because vowels are the most commonly used letters in english input, and there is less finger movement in this keyboard layout.

However, both of the above keyboard layouts are designed on the premise of english input. In other words, the existing character input schemes are more suitable for English input, but ignore the character input efficiency when Chinese pinyin is input, so that the universality is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a character input method, a device, equipment and a storage medium, which can improve the character input efficiency during Chinese pinyin input. The technical scheme is as follows:

In one aspect, there is provided a character input method, the method comprising:

acquiring a character input request, and displaying a character input interface based on the character input request;

wherein the character input interface is used for displaying a plurality of pinyin characters; in the plurality of pinyin characters, single-vowel characters are divided into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a first boundary of the character input interface; the initial characters are divided into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a second boundary of the character input interface; the first boundary is opposite to the second boundary; m and N are positive integers, M is smaller than N;

in response to a selection operation of at least one pinyin character, the at least one pinyin character and chinese characters associated with the at least one pinyin character are displayed in a preview area.

In one possible implementation, the number of single final characters arranged in each row is the same; for the first M rows of initial characters, the first character of the ith row of initial characters is adjacent to the last character of the ith row of single vowel characters; i is a positive integer, and the value of i is [1, M ];

the character input interface is also used for displaying a case switching key and a comma key; wherein the case-to-case switching key and the comma key are located in the same row; the comma key is adjacent to the left of the case switching key; the comma key is adjacent to the first character of the last row of initial characters to the right;

The method further comprises the steps of:

and switching the flat-tongue initial character in the plurality of pinyin characters to the uptongue initial character in response to the selected operation of the case-to-case switching key.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

responding to position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the second boundary for displaying, and dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the first boundary for displaying;

after position adjustment, for the first M rows of initial characters, the tail characters of the ith row of initial characters are adjacent to the head characters of the ith row of single final characters.

In one possible implementation, the responding to the position adjustment operation, the dividing the single final character into M rows sequentially arranged up and down and being displayed near the second boundary, the dividing the initial character into N rows sequentially arranged up and down and being displayed near the first boundary, includes:

acquiring current attitude information of equipment;

responding to the gesture information to indicate that the equipment is inclined towards a single direction currently, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the second boundary for displaying according to the determined first direction, and dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the first boundary for displaying;

Wherein the first direction is directed from the second boundary to the first boundary.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

in response to the device being tilted from being tilted toward the first direction to being tilted toward a second direction, according to the second direction, dividing the single final character into M rows ordered up and down and presented near the first boundary, dividing the initial character into N rows ordered up and down and presented near the second boundary;

wherein the second direction is directed from the first boundary to the second boundary.

acquiring user voice;

and responding to the user voice to comprise a position adjustment command word, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the second boundary for displaying, and dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the first boundary for displaying according to the position adjustment command word.

In one possible implementation, the character input interface is further configured to present a position adjustment key;

the responding to the position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the second boundary display, dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the first boundary display, comprising:

and responding to the selection operation of the position adjustment key, dividing the single final character into M rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to the second boundary for displaying, and dividing the initial character into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to the first boundary for displaying.

In another aspect, there is provided a character input device, the device comprising:

an acquisition module configured to acquire a character input request;

a first display module configured to display a character input interface based on the character input request;

And a second display module configured to display the at least one pinyin character and chinese characters associated with the at least one pinyin character in a preview area in response to a selection operation of the at least one pinyin character.

the second display module is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the second display module is further configured to:

acquiring current attitude information of equipment;

acquiring user voice;

the second display module is further configured to:

In another aspect, a computer device is provided, the device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having stored therein at least one program code that is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the character input method described above.

In another aspect, a computer readable storage medium having stored therein at least one program code loaded and executed by a processor to implement the character input method described above is provided.

In another aspect, a computer program product or a computer program is provided, the computer program product or computer program comprising computer program code stored in a computer readable storage medium, the computer program code being read from the computer readable storage medium by a processor of a computer device, the computer program code being executed by the processor, causing the computer device to perform the character input method described above.

The embodiment of the application provides a keyboard layout beneficial to Chinese pinyin input. In detail, single vowel characters are divided into upper and lower M rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a first boundary of a character input interface; the initial characters are divided into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a second boundary of the character input interface; wherein the first boundary and the second boundary are opposite in position and M is smaller than N; after the keyboard layout is adopted, in response to the acquisition of a character input request, the embodiment of the application can display a character input interface for displaying a plurality of pinyin characters; and then, in response to the selection operation of the user on the at least one Pinyin character, displaying the at least one Pinyin character and the Chinese character associated with the at least one Pinyin character in a preview area for selection by the user.

In summary, since the above-mentioned keyboard layout considers the convenience of inputting Chinese pinyin and is designed on the premise of inputting Chinese pinyin, the character input scheme provided by the embodiment of the application is more suitable for inputting Chinese pinyin, and the character input efficiency of inputting Chinese pinyin is improved.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment related to a character input method according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a character input method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard layout according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another keyboard layout method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another keyboard layout method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a character input device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms "first," "second," and the like in this application are used to distinguish between identical or similar items that have substantially the same function and function, and it should be understood that there is no logical or chronological dependency between the "first," "second," and "n," and that there is no limitation on the number and order of execution. It will be further understood that, although the following description uses the terms first, second, etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms.

These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the various examples. The first element and the second element may both be elements, and in some cases, may be separate and distinct elements.

Wherein at least one means one or more, for example, at least one element may be an integer number of elements of one or more of any one element, two elements, three elements, and the like. The plurality means two or more, and for example, the plurality of elements may be any integer number of elements equal to or greater than two, such as two elements and three elements.

Reference herein to "and/or" means that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may represent: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the context-dependent object is an "or" relationship.

It should be noted that, information (including but not limited to user equipment information, user personal information, etc.), data (including but not limited to data for analysis, stored data, presented data, etc.), and signals referred to in this application are all authorized by the user or are fully authorized by the parties, and the collection, use, and processing of relevant data is required to comply with relevant laws and regulations and standards of relevant countries and regions.

As described in the background section, the purpose of the Qwerty keyboard layout is to solve the problem that the typewriter is stuck due to too high typing speed at the time, so as to achieve the purpose of trying to improve the typing speed without being stuck. Statistically 67% of Dvorak keyboard typing is done in the middle row, the left-right hand balance is 47% to 53%, so Dvorak keyboard is more friendly for most right-hand. However, when typing in text, pinyin input is the most common. In contrast to the five vowels of A, E, I, O, U for English, the pinyin input includes a, o, e, i, u, v for six single vowels, and the initials include zh, ch, sh, so the Qwerty keyboard layout and the Dvorak keyboard layout designed above for English input are not applicable when the pinyin input is used.

Therefore, the embodiment of the application provides a character input scheme, which provides a keyboard layout capable of improving Chinese pinyin input efficiency and simultaneously gives consideration to different modes of left and right hands and Chinese and English.

The character input scheme provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure is described in detail below by way of the following embodiments.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment of a character input method according to an embodiment of the present application.

In one possible implementation, referring to fig. 1, the implementation environment includes: a terminal 101 and a background server (server for short) 102. Wherein the terminal 101 is an electronic device used by a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, a character input application (also referred to as an input method application) is installed on the terminal 101; in other words, the terminal 101 implements the character input method provided in the embodiment of the present application based on the character input application.

The character input application is illustratively a stand-alone application or other application having character input functionality, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In another possible implementation, the type of terminal 101 is a smart phone, tablet, or the like. Fig. 1 is merely an illustration of a terminal 101 as a smartphone.

In addition, those skilled in the art will recognize that the number of terminals may be greater or lesser. For example, the number of the terminals may be only several, or the number of the devices may be tens or hundreds, or more, and the number and types of the terminals are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

In another possible implementation, server 102 provides background services for the character input application. In addition, the server 102 is connected to the terminal 101 through a wireless network or a wired network.

In addition, the server according to the embodiment of the application may further include other functional servers, so as to provide more comprehensive and diversified services.

Based on the above implementation environment, the character input scheme according to the embodiment of the present application will be described below with reference to schematic diagrams of keyboard layouts shown in fig. 2-4.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the keyboard layout in the embodiment of the present application sets the six single vowels a, o, e, i, u, v in two rows near the left side; in addition, all the initial consonants are sequentially arranged in three rows near the right side; in addition, when the upper case is switched, the flat tongue initials z, c and s are replaced by the upper case Z, C, S to the seesaw initials zh, ch and sh; in addition, the space key is not commonly used in Chinese pinyin input, and commas are more commonly used, so that the position of the original space is replaced by the comma.

In another possible implementation, the left-hand mode and the right-hand mode may also be switched to achieve the adjustment a, o, e, i, u, v of the positions of the six single vowels. Illustratively, for left-hand mode, the keyboard layout is as shown in fig. 2 and 3; for the right-hand mode, the keyboard layout is as shown in fig. 4, which is not limited in this application. Illustratively, embodiments of the present application default to a keyboard layout exhibiting a left-handed mode.

In summary, since the existing character input schemes are more suitable for english input and neglect the character input efficiency when inputting chinese pinyin, there is no keyboard layout suitable for chinese pinyin input at present; in view of this problem, embodiments of the present application provide a character input scheme that provides a keyboard layout that can improve the efficiency of Chinese pinyin input; in addition, the scheme simultaneously considers English input scenes, and does not increase or decrease the existing letters.

The character input scheme of the embodiment of the application is described above by taking the virtual keyboard as an example.

It should be noted that, for the physical keyboard, the keyboard layout manner provided in the embodiment of the present application may also be adopted; in other words, such a keyboard layout is applicable to both virtual keyboards and physical keyboards. For example, for a physical keyboard, the six single vowels a, o, e, i, u, v are all arranged at the positions where the left index finger, middle finger and ring finger are most easily placed.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a character input method according to an embodiment of the present application. The method is implemented by computer equipment such as a mobile phone. Referring to fig. 5, a method flow provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

501. the method comprises the steps that computer equipment obtains a character input request, and a character input interface is displayed based on the character input request; wherein the character input interface is used for displaying a plurality of pinyin characters; among the plurality of pinyin characters, single-vowel characters are divided into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a first boundary of a character input interface; the initial characters are divided into N rows arranged in sequence and close to a second boundary of the character input interface.

In one possible implementation, in response to a triggering operation of the character input box by a user, the computer device determines that a character input request is acquired, and further displays a character input interface, which is not limited in this application. In addition, in response to a triggering operation of the character input box by a user, a dynamic cursor is usually displayed in the character input box to prompt the user that the character input can be performed currently in an input ready state.

Wherein the first boundary and the second boundary are opposite to each other; in addition, for Chinese Pinyin, single final characters include: a. o, e, i, u, v; the initial characters include: b. p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x, zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s, y, w.

In another possible implementation, the number of single vowel characters arranged in each row is the same, for example, each row includes 3 single vowel characters; in addition, for the first M rows of initial characters, the first character of the ith row of initial characters is adjacent to the last character of the ith row of single final characters; wherein i is a positive integer, and the value of i is [1, M ]. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 2, taking i=1 as an example, the first character of the 1 st row of initial characters is b, and the last character of the 1 st row of single final characters is e, that is, e and b are adjacent to each other.

In the embodiment of the application, M and N are positive integers, and M is smaller than N; taking the value of M as 2, the value of n as 3, the first boundary as the left boundary and the second boundary as the right boundary as an example, as shown in fig. 2-4, the single final character a, o, e, i, u, v is divided into upper and lower 2 rows arranged in sequence and near the left boundary of the character input interface, and the initial character is divided into upper and lower 3 rows arranged in sequence and near the right boundary of the character input interface. Referring to FIGS. 2-4, pinyin characters a, o, e, b, p, m, f, d, t, n are located in the same row; pinyin characters i, u, v, l, grainings, k, h, j, q, x are located in the same row; the pinyin characters z, c, s, r, y, w are located in the same row.

In another possible implementation, as shown in fig. 2-4, the character input interface is also used to present case-shift keys and comma keys; wherein the case-to-case switching key and comma key are located in the same row; the comma key is adjacent to the left of the case switch key; the comma key is right adjacent to the first character (z in fig. 2) of the last row of initial characters.

In another possible implementation, in response to a selection of a case-switch key, a flat-tongue initial character (z, c, s) of the plurality of pinyin characters is switched to a stick-tongue initial character (zh, ch, sh).

It should be noted that the triggering operation and the selecting operation mentioned above may be a clicking operation, a long-press operation, or a double-click operation, which is not limited in this application.

In another possible implementation, the embodiment of the present application also supports switching between the left-hand mode and the right-hand mode to adjust the positions of the six single vowels a, o, e, i, u, v.

The detailed procedure for adjusting the layout of the keyboard is described in the following several ways.

Wherein, the embodiment of the application further comprises: responding to the position adjustment operation, dividing single vowel characters into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a second boundary (such as a right boundary) for display, and dividing initial consonant characters into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a first boundary (such as a left boundary) for display; illustratively, as shown in fig. 4, after the position adjustment, for the first M rows of initial characters, the tail character of the i-th row of initial characters is adjacent to the head character of the i-th row of single final characters. Taking i=1 as an example, the tail character of the 1 st row of initial characters is n, and the tail character of the 1 st row of single final characters is a, i.e. n is adjacent to a.

In the first mode, whether to perform position adjustment is determined based on the device posture.

Correspondingly, in response to the position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are sequentially arranged and are displayed close to the second boundary, and dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are sequentially arranged and are displayed close to the first boundary, comprising the following steps:

acquiring current attitude information of equipment; responding to the gesture information indicating equipment to incline towards a single direction, dividing single vowel characters into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a second boundary (such as a right boundary) for display according to the determined first direction, and dividing initial consonant characters into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to a first boundary (such as a left boundary) for display; wherein the first direction is directed from the second boundary to the first boundary.

For example, a function switch may be provided for convenience of the user to adjust the keyboard layout. The function switch may be disposed on the current character input interface, which is not limited in this application. If the user wishes to adjust the keyboard layout, only the function switch of the display needs to be triggered; after the user triggers the function switch, the computer equipment can start the function and automatically enter a state of acquiring the self-posture information in real time.

In one possible implementation, the self-pose information may be obtained by using a built-in gyro sensor on the device, and the above-mentioned pose information refers herein to the angular velocity of the device when tilting, since the physical quantity measured by the gyro sensor is the angular velocity when deflecting, tilting. Because the gyroscope sensor can well measure deflection and inclination, the actual action of a user on the equipment can be accurately analyzed and judged according to the gyroscope sensor, and then corresponding operation is carried out according to the action.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned unidirectional inclination means that the apparatus is inclined toward a fixed direction, and the maintenance time period is longer than a specified threshold; illustratively, the specified threshold may take a value of 2 seconds. For example, when the user holds the apparatus to tilt toward the left and the holding time period is longer than 2 seconds, it may be determined that the user performs the tilting operation toward the left at this time.

In another possible implementation, it is also possible to switch back and forth between left-hand and right-hand modes. Correspondingly, the embodiment of the application further comprises: in response to the device being tilted from a first direction to a second direction, dividing the single final character into M rows arranged in sequence and adjacent to the first boundary according to the second direction, and dividing the initial character into N rows arranged in sequence and adjacent to the second boundary; wherein the second direction is directed from the first boundary to the second boundary.

And determining whether to perform position adjustment based on the voice of the user.

acquiring user voice; and responding to the acquired user voice including a position adjustment command word, dividing the single final character into M rows which are sequentially arranged and are close to the second boundary for displaying according to the position adjustment command word, and dividing the initial character into N rows which are sequentially arranged and are close to the first boundary for displaying.

Illustratively, the position adjustment command words include keywords such as adjustment, switching, or layout, which are not limited in this application.

And thirdly, determining whether to perform position adjustment based on the virtual key.

Correspondingly, the character input interface is also used for displaying position adjustment keys; wherein, responding to the position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into M rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to the second boundary for displaying, dividing the initial character into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to the first boundary for displaying, comprising the following steps:

and responding to the selection operation of the position adjustment key, dividing the single final character into upper and lower M rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the second boundary for displaying, and dividing the initial character into upper and lower N rows which are orderly arranged and are close to the first boundary for displaying.

502. In response to a selection operation of the at least one pinyin character, the computer device displays the at least one pinyin character and chinese characters associated with the at least one pinyin character in a preview area.

Wherein the user can select a desired chinese character from the associated chinese characters.

Illustratively, the preview area may be a part of a character input interface; or the preview area is positioned outside the character input interface; alternatively, the preview area is located at a boundary position between the character input interface and the character display interface, which is not limited in this application.

The embodiment of the application provides a keyboard layout beneficial to Chinese pinyin input. In detail, single vowel characters are divided into upper and lower M rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a first boundary of a character input interface; the initial characters are divided into N rows which are arranged in sequence and are close to a second boundary of the character input interface; after the keyboard layout is adopted, in response to the acquisition of a character input request, the embodiment of the application can display a character input interface for displaying a plurality of pinyin characters; and then, in response to the selection operation of the user on the at least one Pinyin character, displaying the at least one Pinyin character and the Chinese character associated with the at least one Pinyin character in a preview area for selection by the user.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a character input device according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 6, the apparatus includes:

an acquisition module 601 configured to acquire a character input request;

a first display module 602 configured to display a character input interface based on the character input request;

the second display module 603 is configured to display the at least one pinyin character and chinese characters associated with the at least one pinyin character in a preview area in response to a selection operation of the at least one pinyin character.

the second display module 603 is further configured to:

In one possible implementation, the second display module 603 is further configured to:

acquiring current attitude information of equipment;

acquiring user voice;

the second display module 603 is further configured to:

Any combination of the above-mentioned optional solutions may be adopted to form an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, which is not described herein in detail.

It should be noted that: in the character input device provided in the above embodiment, only the division of the above functional modules is used for illustration, and in practical application, the above functional allocation may be performed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules, so as to complete all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the character input device and the character input method provided in the above embodiments belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are detailed in the method embodiments, which are not repeated here.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device 700 according to an embodiment of the present application.

In general, the computer device 700 includes: a processor 701 and a memory 702.

Processor 701 may include one or more processing cores, such as a 4-core processor, an 8-core processor, and the like. The processor 701 may be implemented in at least one hardware form of DSP (Digital Signal Processing ), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array, field programmable gate array), PLA (Programmable Logic Array ). The processor 701 may also include a main processor, which is a processor for processing data in an awake state, also referred to as a CPU (Central Processing Unit ); a coprocessor is a low-power processor for processing data in a standby state. In one possible implementation, the processor 701 may be integrated with a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit, image processor) for taking care of rendering and drawing of the content that the display screen is required to display. In one possible implementation, the processor 701 may also include an AI (Artificial Intelligence ) processor for processing computing operations related to machine learning.

Memory 702 may include one or more computer-readable storage media, which may be non-transitory. The memory 702 may also include high-speed random access memory, as well as non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory storage devices. In one possible implementation, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in memory 702 is used to store at least one program code for execution by processor 701 to implement the character input method provided by the method embodiments herein.

In one possible implementation, the computer device 700 may further optionally include: a peripheral interface 703 and at least one peripheral. The processor 701, the memory 702, and the peripheral interface 703 may be connected by a bus or signal lines. The individual peripheral devices may be connected to the peripheral device interface 703 via buses, signal lines or a circuit board. Specifically, the peripheral device includes: at least one of radio frequency circuitry 704, a display 705, a camera assembly 706, audio circuitry 707, a positioning assembly 708, and a power supply 709.

A peripheral interface 703 may be used to connect I/O (Input/Output) related at least one peripheral device to the processor 701 and memory 702. In one possible implementation, the processor 701, the memory 702, and the peripheral interface 703 are integrated on the same chip or circuit board; in some other embodiments, either or both of the processor 701, the memory 702, and the peripheral interface 703 may be implemented on separate chips or circuit boards, which is not limited in this embodiment.

The Radio Frequency circuit 704 is configured to receive and transmit RF (Radio Frequency) signals, also referred to as electromagnetic signals. The radio frequency circuitry 704 communicates with a communication network and other communication devices via electromagnetic signals. The radio frequency circuit 704 converts an electrical signal into an electromagnetic signal for transmission, or converts a received electromagnetic signal into an electrical signal. Optionally, the radio frequency circuit 704 includes: antenna systems, RF transceivers, one or more amplifiers, tuners, oscillators, digital signal processors, codec chipsets, subscriber identity module cards, and so forth. The radio frequency circuitry 704 may communicate with other terminals via at least one wireless communication protocol. The wireless communication protocol includes, but is not limited to: the world wide web, metropolitan area networks, intranets, generation mobile communication networks (2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G), wireless local area networks, and/or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity ) networks. In one possible implementation, the radio frequency circuitry 704 may also include NFC (Near Field communication-related circuitry, which is not limited in this application.

The display screen 705 is used to display a UI (User Interface). The UI may include graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof. When the display 705 is a touch display, the display 705 also has the ability to collect touch signals at or above the surface of the display 705. The touch signal may be input to the processor 701 as a control signal for processing. At this time, the display 705 may also be used to provide virtual buttons and/or virtual keyboards, also referred to as soft buttons and/or soft keyboards. In one possible implementation, the display 705 may be one, disposed on the front panel of the computer device 700; in another possible implementation, the display screen 705 may be at least two, respectively disposed on different surfaces of the computer device 700 or in a folded design; in another possible implementation, the display 705 may be a flexible display disposed on a curved surface or a folded surface of the computer device 700. Even more, the display 705 may be arranged in a non-rectangular irregular pattern, i.e. a shaped screen. The display 705 may be made of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display ), OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) or other materials.

The camera assembly 706 is used to capture images or video. Optionally, the camera assembly 706 includes a front camera and a rear camera. Typically, the front camera is disposed on the front panel of the terminal and the rear camera is disposed on the rear surface of the terminal. In one possible implementation manner, the number of the rear cameras is at least two, and the rear cameras are any one of a main camera, a depth camera, a wide-angle camera and a tele camera respectively, so that the main camera and the depth camera are fused to realize a background blurring function, the main camera and the wide-angle camera are fused to realize a panoramic shooting function and a Virtual Reality (VR) shooting function or other fusion shooting functions. In one possible implementation, the camera assembly 706 may also include a flash. The flash lamp can be a single-color temperature flash lamp or a double-color temperature flash lamp. The dual-color temperature flash lamp refers to a combination of a warm light flash lamp and a cold light flash lamp, and can be used for light compensation under different color temperatures.

The audio circuit 707 may include a microphone and a speaker. The microphone is used for collecting sound waves of users and environments, converting the sound waves into electric signals, and inputting the electric signals to the processor 701 for processing, or inputting the electric signals to the radio frequency circuit 704 for voice communication. The microphone may be provided in a plurality of different locations of the computer device 700 for stereo acquisition or noise reduction purposes. The microphone may also be an array microphone or an omni-directional pickup microphone. The speaker is used to convert electrical signals from the processor 701 or the radio frequency circuit 704 into sound waves. The speaker may be a conventional thin film speaker or a piezoelectric ceramic speaker. When the speaker is a piezoelectric ceramic speaker, not only the electric signal can be converted into a sound wave audible to humans, but also the electric signal can be converted into a sound wave inaudible to humans for ranging and other purposes. In one possible implementation, the audio circuit 707 may also include a headphone jack.

The location component 708 is operative to locate a current geographic location of the computer device 700 for navigation or LBS (Location Based Service, location-based services). The positioning component 708 may be a positioning component based on the United states GPS (Global Positioning System ), the Beidou system of China, or the Granati system of Russia, or the Galileo system of the European Union.

The power supply 709 is used to power the various components in the computer device 700. The power supply 709 may be an alternating current, a direct current, a disposable battery, or a rechargeable battery. When the power supply 709 includes a rechargeable battery, the rechargeable battery may be a wired rechargeable battery or a wireless rechargeable battery. The wired rechargeable battery is a battery charged through a wired line, and the wireless rechargeable battery is a battery charged through a wireless coil. The rechargeable battery may also be used to support fast charge technology.

In one possible implementation, the computer device 700 also includes one or more sensors 710. The one or more sensors 710 include, but are not limited to: acceleration sensor 711, gyroscope sensor 712, pressure sensor 713, fingerprint sensor 714, optical sensor 715, and proximity sensor 716.

The acceleration sensor 711 can detect the magnitudes of accelerations on three coordinate axes of the coordinate system established with the computer device 700. For example, the acceleration sensor 711 may be used to detect the components of the gravitational acceleration in three coordinate axes. The processor 701 may control the display screen 705 to display a user interface in a landscape view or a portrait view based on the gravitational acceleration signal acquired by the acceleration sensor 711. The acceleration sensor 711 may also be used for the acquisition of motion data of a game or a user.

The gyro sensor 712 may detect a body direction and a rotation angle of the computer device 700, and the gyro sensor 712 may collect a 3D motion of the user on the computer device 700 in cooperation with the acceleration sensor 711. The processor 701 may implement the following functions based on the data collected by the gyro sensor 712: motion sensing (e.g., changing UI according to a tilting operation by a user), image stabilization at shooting, game control, and inertial navigation.

The pressure sensor 713 may be disposed on a side frame of the computer device 700 and/or on an underside of the display screen 705. When the pressure sensor 713 is disposed at a side frame of the computer device 700, a grip signal of the computer device 700 by a user may be detected, and the processor 701 performs left-right hand recognition or quick operation according to the grip signal collected by the pressure sensor 713. When the pressure sensor 713 is disposed at the lower layer of the display screen 705, the processor 701 controls the operability control on the UI interface according to the pressure operation of the user on the display screen 705. The operability controls include at least one of a button control, a scroll bar control, an icon control, and a menu control.

The fingerprint sensor 714 is used to collect a fingerprint of the user, and the processor 701 identifies the identity of the user according to the fingerprint collected by the fingerprint sensor 714, or the fingerprint sensor 714 identifies the identity of the user according to the collected fingerprint. Upon recognizing that the user's identity is a trusted identity, the processor 701 authorizes the user to perform relevant sensitive operations including unlocking the screen, viewing encrypted information, downloading software, paying for and changing settings, etc. The fingerprint sensor 714 may be disposed on the front, back, or side of the computer device 700. When a physical key or vendor Logo is provided on the computer device 700, the fingerprint sensor 714 may be integrated with the physical key or vendor Logo.

The optical sensor 715 is used to collect the ambient light intensity. In one embodiment, the processor 701 may control the display brightness of the display screen 705 based on the ambient light intensity collected by the optical sensor 715. Specifically, when the intensity of the ambient light is high, the display brightness of the display screen 705 is turned up; when the ambient light intensity is low, the display brightness of the display screen 705 is turned down. In another embodiment, the processor 701 may also dynamically adjust the shooting parameters of the camera assembly 706 based on the ambient light intensity collected by the optical sensor 715.

A proximity sensor 716, also referred to as a distance sensor, is typically provided on the front panel of the computer device 700. The proximity sensor 716 is used to capture the distance between the user and the front of the computer device 700. In one embodiment, when the proximity sensor 716 detects a gradual decrease in the distance between the user and the front face of the computer device 700, the processor 701 controls the display 705 to switch from the bright screen state to the off screen state; when the proximity sensor 716 detects that the distance between the user and the front of the computer device 700 gradually increases, the processor 701 controls the display screen 705 to switch from the off-screen state to the on-screen state.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the architecture shown in fig. 7 is not limiting of the computer device 700, and may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or employ a different arrangement of components.

In an exemplary embodiment, a computer readable storage medium, such as a memory including program code, executable by a processor in a computer device to perform the character input method of the above embodiment is also provided. For example, the computer readable storage medium may be Read-Only Memory (ROM), random-access Memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), compact disc Read-Only Memory (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, and the like.

In an exemplary embodiment, a computer program product or a computer program is also provided, the computer program product or computer program comprising computer program code stored in a computer readable storage medium, the computer program code being read from the computer readable storage medium by a processor of a computer device, the computer program code being executed by the processor, causing the computer device to perform the character input method described above.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program for instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, since it is intended that all modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A character input method, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of single vowel characters arranged in each row is the same; for the first M rows of initial characters, the first character of the ith row of initial characters is adjacent to the last character of the ith row of single vowel characters; i is a positive integer, and the value of i is [1, M ];

The method further comprises the steps of:

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein in response to the position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into M rows ordered and presented near the second boundary and dividing the initial character into N rows ordered and presented near the first boundary, comprises:

acquiring current attitude information of equipment;

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises:

6. The method of claim 3, wherein in response to the position adjustment operation, dividing the single final character into M rows ordered and presented near the second boundary and dividing the initial character into N rows ordered and presented near the first boundary, comprises:

acquiring user voice;

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the character input interface is further configured to present a position adjustment key;

8. A character input device, the device comprising:

an acquisition module configured to acquire a character input request;

9. A computer device, characterized in that it comprises a processor and a memory, in which at least one program code is stored, which is loaded and executed by the processor to implement the character input method according to any of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer readable storage medium having stored therein at least one program code loaded and executed by a processor to implement the character input method of any one of claims 1 to 7.