JP2001306232A - System and method for inputting japanese - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Japanese inputting system capable of simplifying the character inputting operation of a portable terminal. SOLUTION: A key input counting means 40 is provided with a counter for counting the use frequency of a character read by the operation of a digit key 13 and displayed on a display part 11 for each digit key and for a plurality of character assigned to a single digit key each. When the character displayed on the display part is certified by a user, a control means 60 changes the order of the registration of the characters registered in a character information registering means 50 into the order of the value counted by the key input counting means 40.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a Japanese input method and method, and more particularly to a Japanese input method for a portable terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the remarkable spread of portable terminals such as portable telephones in recent years, various communication functions have been enhanced. Recently, a character information communication function can be realized in addition to a registration function such as a telephone directory and a speed dial. When registering a telephone directory or performing character communication, desired character information is input using a function key (function key) in which various functions are defined and a numeric keypad (numerical key).

[0003] In order to input such character information, a predetermined key must be depressed a plurality of times to read out desired character information, and the operation is extremely difficult and troublesome.

[0004] In order to improve the inconvenience of such key operation, input means having at least numeric keys of 0 to 9 and function keys, and key input determining means for determining which key of the input means has been operated And control means for controlling execution of a function assigned to the input two-digit number when the result of the key input determination means indicates an input of a two-digit number key following the function key, Assigning a first numeric keystroke to each function group and a second numeric keystroke to each function within the function group;
In addition, when assigning the same first and second numeric key inputs to the frequently used functions and executing the frequently used functions, the user inputs two identical numeric keys following the function keys,
If there is no key input for a predetermined period after the input of the first numeric key following the function key, it is determined that there has been a second key input that is the same as the first numeric key input. If the input device is, for example,
No. 17 discloses this.

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the input device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4917, the assignment of the first and second numeric keys to each function is performed by classifying each function into a maximum of 10 groups such as a timer function, a clock function, and a telephone directory function. Is assigned a first numeric key, and further, each function group is classified into a maximum of 10 detailed functions, and a second numeric key is assigned to this (for example, a maximum of 10 telephone directory functions are assigned to the 30th generation). No. 31 is assigned as a telephone directory registration function, and No. 32 is assigned as a delete function), and in the function group, the number of the most frequently used function is assigned, and the first number and the second number are assigned. 11,2
By using the same number as in 2, 33, when using a frequently used function, the operation of the number keys following the function keys is a continuous operation of the same number keys, so that the movement of the finger to be operated is reduced and key input is performed. Becomes easier.

However, in this type of electronic equipment, the Japanese syllabary is assigned to each of the numeric keys 0-9. Numeric key 1 has A lines in the order of "A, I, U, D, E", and numeric key 2 has K lines in the order of "KA, K, C, K, K, CO", and so on. ..,...,...,...,...,.

For example, when inputting the name of a telephone directory, after selecting a telephone directory registration mode by a predetermined function key, a numeric key is operated to input a telephone number together with the name.
Register with a predetermined function key.

At this time, in order to input a name, an operation of selecting a numeric key corresponding to each kanji kana character and further pressing the selected numeric key once to five times to select a desired character is performed. It must be repeated many times, requiring extremely complicated operations.

That is, since the order of the Japanese syllabary assigned to each numeric key is fixed, the input operation of the name is complicated and troublesome.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of character input in character communication. For example, the key operation performed by the user when inputting “Okinakinokishinoshide” is as follows. First, the numeric key 1 is repeatedly pressed five times to display “O” on the display portion, and then the numeric key 1 is similarly pressed five times. Press repeatedly to display "o" on the display section ("o" is displayed on the display section).

Subsequently, the numeric key 2 is pressed twice to display "" on the display unit, and the corresponding numeric key is repeatedly pressed once or more times. The number of times the numeric key is pressed at this time is 35 times in total.

[0012] Even when the same character "o" continues in this manner, the second "o" input must be performed by pressing the numeric key five times in the same manner as the first "o" input.

[0013] It is an object of the present invention to provide a Japanese input method and a method for easily performing a character input operation of a portable terminal.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided a Japanese input system comprising: character information registering means for dividing an alphabetical character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing them in a predetermined order; In a portable terminal for reading a registered character from the character information registering means and displaying the character on the display means and selecting a desired character, the use frequency of the character read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means And a registered character order changing means for changing the registration order of the characters registered in the character information registering means based on the information.

Further, character information registration means for dividing the Japanese syllabary character corresponding to each of the plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order, and reading the registered characters from the character information registration means by operating the numeric keys A use frequency counting means for counting a use frequency of a character read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means, in a portable terminal for displaying on a display means and selecting a desired character; The apparatus further comprises a registered character order changing means for changing the registration order of the characters registered in the character information registering means in descending order of the count value counted by the means.

Further, character information registration means for dividing the Japanese syllabary character corresponding to each of the plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order, and reading the registered characters from the character information registration means by operating the numeric keys In a portable terminal for displaying on a display means and selecting a desired character, a counter for counting the frequency of use of the character read out by operating the numeric keys and displayed on the display means is provided for each of the numeric keys, and A use frequency counting unit provided for each of a plurality of characters assigned to the number keys, and changing a registration order of characters registered in the character information registration unit in ascending order of a count value counted by the use frequency counting unit. It is characterized by having registered character order changing means.

Further, character information registering means for dividing the Japanese syllabary character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing them in a predetermined order, and reading the registered characters from the character information registering means by operating the numeric keys In a portable terminal for displaying on a display means and selecting a desired character, the use frequency of the character read out by operating the number keys and displayed on the display means is provided for each of the number keys, and one of the number keys A use frequency counting unit including a counter that counts for each of a plurality of characters assigned to a plurality of characters, and when a user confirms a character displayed on the display unit, the use frequency counting unit counts the number counted in descending order. Character information registration means is characterized by having a registered character order changing means for changing the registration order of the characters registered in the character information registration means.

Further, the use frequency counting means counts the number of times the numeric key is pressed.

Further, the character read out by the operation of the numeric key and displayed on the display means is one character, and is the first character which has been subjected to the previous registration order change processing by the registered character order change means. And

In the Japanese input method of the present invention, Japanese alphabetical characters are divided corresponding to a plurality of numeric keys, and character information registered in a predetermined order is registered by pressing the numeric key once or a plurality of times. The displayed characters are read out one character at a time and displayed on the display unit, and the number of times the numeric key is pressed is counted for each character. When the desired character is displayed and the user decides to use the character, the numeral is displayed. The registration order of the character information is changed in the descending order of the count value of the number of times the key is pressed.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile phone of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing Japanese input processing of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a counter of a key input counting means in an initial state ( FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the counter of row A, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the counter state of row A, and FIG. And FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the number of times a numeric key is pressed, based on the character information registration means after the order of the registered characters is changed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable telephone according to the present invention employs a display unit 11, a plurality of function keys 12 in which various functions are defined, a numeric key unit 13, a display unit 11, An interface 20 for interfacing with the function key unit 12 and the numeric key unit 13, a key input detecting unit 30 for detecting input of the function key and the numeric key,
Key input counting means 4 for counting the number of times a numeric key is pressed
The character information registration means 50 for storing 0 and the Japanese syllabary katakana characters in a predetermined format, and the registration order of the Japanese syllabary katakana characters are switched in the order of the count value counted by the key input counting means. Control means 60 and ROM 70
And a RAM 80.

In the character information registration means 50, as the initial state, the Japanese syllabary katakana characters correspond to the numerical keys 1 and the rows correspond to the numerical keys 2 in the order of "a, i, u, e, o". Then, in the order of "K, K, K, K, K" in the order of "K, K, K, K, K", the same applies to the numerical key 3 and the numerical key 4 in the same manner,... "Wa, ヲ, n" are stored.

The key input counting means 40 has a counter for each row of the Japanese syllabary as shown in FIG. 3, and adds 1 to the number of times of use of the character selected by the numeric key.

The control means 60 checks the character selected by the numeric keys on the display unit, and when a confirming operation is performed by the function key, the character information registration means is operated in ascending order of the count value counted by the key input counting means. Swaps the stored order of the stored Japanese syllabary katakana characters.

The control means 60 includes a ROM 70, an RA
It uses the programs and data stored in M80 to control the entire mobile phone.

Next, the Japanese input process will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. A predetermined function key is pressed to select a telephone directory registration mode (step S101 in FIG. 2),
When a desired numeric key (for example, numeric key 1) is pressed (S102), key press information is input to key input detecting means 30 via interface 20.

The key input detecting means 30 detects the key input (S103), identifies that the numeric key 1 has been pressed (S104), and notifies the control means 60.

The control means 60 counts the number of times the numeric key 1 is pressed (S105), and if the number of pressings is one (S1).
06), the character information registration means 50 is searched, and the character having the registration rank 1 of the row A, that is, "A" is displayed on the display unit 11 (S1).
07).

Similarly, if the number of presses is two (S10
8) The character "i" in the registration rank 2 of the row A is displayed (S10).
9) If the number of presses is five (S110), the character "o" in the registration rank 5 of the row A is displayed (S111).

If the character displayed on the display unit 11 is a desired character, the user presses, for example, the ♯ key or the * key to determine the displayed character. The control means 60 determines whether or not the display character has been determined (S112), and if the pressing of the ♯ key or the * key cannot be detected, step S1.
Move to 02.

In step S112, the key or *
When a key press is detected, the number of times of use of the character currently displayed on the display unit 11 is added to the key input counting means 40.
And the key input counting means 40, for example,
If the number of presses is 2, the use count value of the character "A" is set to 1 as shown in FIG. 4 (S113).

When the control unit 60 receives the count completion notification from the key input counting unit 40, the control unit 60 sorts the character string in the row A of the character information registration unit 50 by the number of times of use of the counter of the numeric key 1, and Replace in descending order (S11
4).

For example, the counter of the key input counting means is shown in FIG.
In such a case as shown in FIG. 5, the character registration order of the line A of the character information registration means 50 is changed as shown in FIG.

The control means 60 moves the cursor to the next character input position when the character registration order of the character information registration means 50 has been switched (S115), and prepares for the next character input to determine whether the character input has been completed. Then, if the character input has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S103, and if the character input has been completed, the character input process ends.

Thus, the character registration order of the character information registration means in the initial state is switched.

Thereafter, when characters are to be input, if the number of times the numeric key 1 is pressed is 1 (S106), the character registration order of the row A is "A" in the registration order 1 as shown in FIG. Then, "i" is displayed.

When the number of times the numeric key 1 is pressed is 2 (S10
8) As shown in FIG. 5, the character registration order of the "a" line is "a" in the second registration order, so "a" is displayed in step S109, and if the number of presses is 5 (S114), "o" is displayed. Is displayed (S111).

As described above, the character registration order of the line corresponding to each character input is updated in the order of the frequency of use, so that the character input with the high frequency of use is facilitated.

Next, a specific example of character input will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. Here, a case will be described in which the character information of the Japanese syllabary registered in the character information registration means is "Okinakinokishinodade" when it is in an initial state set at the time of factory shipment.

Each time the numeric key 1 is pressed, the characters "A", "I", "U", "E", and "O" are sequentially displayed on the display unit 11 one by one. That is, when the desired character "o" is selected by pressing the numeric key 1 five times, "o" is displayed on the display section 11 (step S11 in FIG. 2).
1).

When the user presses the @ key or the * key to determine a character (S112), the number of times "O" is used in the counter corresponding to the numeric key 1 of the key input counting means 40 is counted up (S113). The character registration order of the information registration means 50 is updated to the order of "Oaiue" (S11).
5).

Subsequently, when the numeric key 1 is pressed again, "O" is displayed first, and thereafter, each time the numeric key 1 is pressed, the characters "A", "I", "U", and "E" are displayed on the display unit. 11 are displayed one by one in order. Therefore, the input operation of the second "o" needs only to press the numeric key 1 once.

Next, when the numeric key 2 is pressed twice and "K" is selected, the character registration order of the character information registration means 50 is updated to the order of "Kikakukeko". When "N" is selected and then the numeric key 2 is pressed, "K" is selected for the third time, so that "Kikakukeko" is displayed in order.

When the number key 2 is pressed three times and "C" is selected, the character registration order of the character information registering means 500 is updated to the order of "Kukikakeko", and the number key is pressed when all characters are input. The number of times is only 29 compared to the conventional number of presses of 35 in FIG.

It should be noted that a timer is provided, and when the key input detecting means detects the press of a function key or a numeric key, the timer is activated. If the next key press is not detected before the timer times out, this key operation is performed. It can be invalidated.

[0047]

As described above, according to the Japanese input method of the present invention, the character information registration means for dividing the Japanese syllabary character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing them in a predetermined order; To read a registered character from the character information registering means and display it on the display means, and select a desired character. In a portable terminal, use of the character read out by operating the numeric keys and displayed on the display means. Key input counting means including a counter for counting the frequency for each of the numeric keys, and for each of a plurality of characters assigned to one numeric key, and when the user confirms the character displayed on the display means, And a control means for changing the registration order of the characters registered in the character information registration means in the descending order of the count value counted by the key input counting means, whereby Each time the character is used, that is, each time a character to be used is determined, the number of times of use of the determined character is counted, and the character registration order of the character information registration means is updated in ascending order of the count value. Since the characters are displayed in the updated order, it is easy to select frequently used characters and characters to be repeatedly used. Therefore, the trouble of key operation at the time of character input is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a Japanese input process according to the present invention;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a configuration of a counter of a key input counting means in an initial state; FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a counter state of the row A when the use of the character “A” in the row A is determined.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the character information registration unit after the order of the registered characters on the line A has been changed based on the result of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the number of times a numeric key is pressed in character input according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the number of times a numeric key is pressed in conventional character input.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Display part 12 Function key 13 Numeric key 20 Interface 30 Key input detection means 40 Key input counting means 50 Character information registration means 60 Control means 70 ROM 80 RAM

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. Character information registration means for dividing an alphabetical character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order;
By operating the numeric key, the registered character is read out from the character information registering means and displayed on the display means, and in a portable terminal for selecting a desired character, the character is read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means. A Japanese character input method comprising a registered character sequence changing means for changing a registration order of characters registered in the character information registering means based on a character use frequency. 2. Character information registration means for dividing an alphabetical character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order;
By operating the numeric key, the registered character is read out from the character information registering means and displayed on the display means, and in a portable terminal for selecting a desired character, the character is read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means. A use frequency counting unit that counts the use frequency of characters; and a registered character order change unit that changes a registration order of characters registered in the character information registration unit in descending order of the count value counted by the use frequency count unit. Japanese input method characterized by that. 3. Character information registration means for dividing an alphabetical character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order;
By operating the numeric key, the registered character is read out from the character information registering means and displayed on the display means, and in a portable terminal for selecting a desired character, the character is read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means. A use frequency counting means for providing a counter for counting the use frequency of characters for each of the numeric keys, and for each of a plurality of characters assigned to one numeric key, in ascending order of the count value counted by the use frequency count means; A Japanese input method, comprising a registered character sequence changing unit for changing a registration sequence of characters registered in the character information registering unit. 4. Character information registration means for dividing an alphabetical character corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys and storing the divided characters in a predetermined order;
By operating the numeric key, the registered character is read out from the character information registering means and displayed on the display means, and in a portable terminal for selecting a desired character, the character is read out by operating the numeric key and displayed on the display means. A use frequency counting unit including a counter for counting the use frequency of a character for each of the numeric keys and for each of a plurality of characters assigned to one numeric key, and a user confirming the character displayed on the display unit And a registered character order changing means for changing the registration order of the characters registered in the character information registration means in descending order of the count value counted by the use frequency counting means. 5. The Japanese input method according to claim 2, wherein said use frequency counting means counts the number of times the numeric key is pressed. 6. A character read out by operation of the numeric key and displayed on the display means is one character, and is a first character which has been subjected to a previous registration order change process by the registered character order change means. 5. The Japanese input method according to claim 2, wherein: 7. Alphabet characters corresponding to each of a plurality of numeric keys are divided, and character information registered in a predetermined order is depressed once or plural times by a numeric key so that one character is registered. Each time the readout display unit is displayed, the number of times the numeric key is pressed is counted for each character, and when the desired character is displayed and the user decides to use the character,
A Japanese input method, wherein the order of registration of the character information is changed in descending order of the count value of the number of times the numeric key is pressed.