JP2011209914A - Device and method for distribution of dictionary data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and method for distribution of dictionary data, capable of improving comfort of character input in a mobile terminal.SOLUTION: The dictionary data distribution device 1 extracts a pictograph included in a sentence of electronic mail and a character string used in the preceding portion of the pictograph, and transmits dictionary data generated by integrating use frequency of the character string used in the preceding portion of the pictograph in each pictograph to the mobile terminal 10. When a user inputs various character strings in the mobile terminal 10, optimum candidates of the pictographs to the character strings are presented by using the dictionary data in a prediction conversion candidate, so that the comfort of the character input can be improved. Because the dictionary data distribution device 1 extracts the pictograph and the character string from the sentence of the electronic mail transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 10, 10, the dictionary data distribution device 1 can present the pictograph often used between the users to the input character string as the candidate.

Description

  The present invention relates to a dictionary data distribution device and a dictionary data distribution method for distributing dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates when inputting characters to a mobile terminal.

  As a technique related to dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates in character input, for example, there is a character input device described in Patent Document 1. In this conventional character input device, when a preset character arrangement is displayed, the end-of-sentence character candidates following the character arrangement are displayed, thereby improving the efficiency of character input. Further, for example, in the dictionary data management apparatus described in Patent Document 1, dictionary data managed on a network is shared by a plurality of users, and dictionary data can be edited and referenced among users.

JP 2006-331066 A JP 2000-163420 A

  By the way, pictograms may be used in e-mail exchanged between mobile terminals represented by mobile phones. Unlike normal characters, pictograms are often used in combination with various words depending on the user's intention to create a sentence. For this reason, it is considered that simply preparing a pictograph as one of the end-of-sentence characters as in Patent Document 1 described above is not sufficient to improve the comfort of character input.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dictionary data distribution device and a dictionary data distribution method that can improve the comfort of character input in a mobile terminal.

  In order to solve the above problems, a dictionary data distribution apparatus according to the present invention is a dictionary data distribution apparatus that distributes dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates in character input to a mobile terminal, and is transmitted and received between mobile terminals. An e-mail receiving unit that receives an e-mail, a sentence included in the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving unit, and a pictograph included in the sentence and a character string used in a portion immediately before the pictograph Based on the extraction result by the character extraction means, the dictionary data generation means for generating dictionary data obtained by integrating the frequency of use of the character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictogram for each pictogram based on the extraction result by the character extraction means, and the dictionary data And dictionary data transmitting means for transmitting the dictionary data generated by the generating means to the portable terminal.

  This dictionary data distribution device extracts pictograms contained in e-mail text and a character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the pictogram, and sets the frequency of use of the character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the pictogram for each pictogram. The dictionary data generated by integrating is transmitted to the portable terminal. By using this dictionary data as a predictive conversion candidate for character input, when the user inputs various character strings on the mobile terminal, an optimal pictogram candidate for the character string is presented. Input comfort can be improved. Also, in this dictionary data distribution device, since pictograms and character strings are extracted from e-mail texts sent and received between portable terminals, pictograms often used by users for input character strings are displayed. Can be presented as a candidate.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a dictionary data transmission means transmits dictionary data to a portable terminal regularly. In this case, since the dictionary data is transmitted to the mobile terminal in advance, it is not necessary to exchange information between the dictionary data distribution device and the mobile terminal when inputting characters on the mobile terminal, and the predictive conversion is performed. Candidate display processing speed can be secured.

  Further, it further comprises request receiving means for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data from the portable terminal, and the dictionary data transmitting means receives the dictionary data when the request receiving means receives the transmission request information. It is preferable to transmit to a portable terminal. In this case, since the latest dictionary data is transmitted to the portable terminal when inputting characters on the portable terminal side, more optimal pictogram candidates can be presented.

  Further, it further includes request receiving means for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data from the mobile terminal, and the dictionary data transmitting means includes pictograms and characters whose usage frequency is a predetermined order or higher in the dictionary data. When the host data is periodically transmitted to the mobile terminal and the request receiving means receives the transmission request information, the dictionary data includes lower-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings whose use frequency is less than a predetermined order. It is preferable to transmit to a portable terminal. In this case, since the upper data is transmitted to the mobile terminal side in advance, the display processing speed of the prediction conversion candidate can be ensured. Further, since the lower data is transmitted to the portable terminal only when there is a transmission request, various pictographic candidates can be presented while ensuring the display processing speed of the predicted conversion candidate.

  The dictionary data distribution method according to the present invention is a dictionary data distribution method for distributing dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates at the time of character input to portable terminals, in which an e-mail receiving means is transmitted and received between portable terminals. The e-mail receiving step for receiving the e-mail and the character extracting means analyze the text included in the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means, and are used for the pictogram included in the text and the portion immediately before the pictogram. The character string extraction step for extracting the character string and the dictionary data generation means integrate the frequency of use of the character string used for the portion immediately before the pictogram for each pictogram based on the extraction result by the character extraction means. The dictionary data generation step for generating dictionary data and the dictionary data transmission means transmit the dictionary data generated by the dictionary data generation means to the portable terminal. It is characterized by comprising: a dictionary data transmitting step.

  In this dictionary data distribution method, pictograms contained in e-mail text and a character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the pictogram are extracted, and the frequency of use of the character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the pictogram is determined for each pictogram. The dictionary data generated by integrating is transmitted to the portable terminal. By using this dictionary data as a predictive conversion candidate for character input, when the user inputs various character strings on the mobile terminal, an optimal pictogram candidate for the character string is presented. Input comfort can be improved. Also, in this dictionary data distribution method, since pictograms and character strings are extracted from e-mail texts sent and received between mobile terminals, pictograms that are often used among users with respect to input character strings. Can be presented as a candidate.

  In the dictionary data transmission step, it is preferable that the dictionary data transmission means periodically transmits the dictionary data to the portable terminal. In this case, since the dictionary data is transmitted to the mobile terminal in advance, it is not necessary to exchange information between the dictionary data distribution device and the mobile terminal when inputting characters on the mobile terminal, and the predictive conversion is performed. Candidate display processing speed can be secured.

  The request receiving means further includes a request receiving step for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data from the portable terminal. In the dictionary data transmitting step, the dictionary data transmitting means is transmitted by the request receiving means. When the request information is received, the dictionary data is preferably transmitted to the mobile terminal. In this case, since the latest dictionary data is transmitted to the portable terminal when inputting characters on the portable terminal side, more optimal pictogram candidates can be presented.

  Further, the request receiving means further includes a request receiving step for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data from the portable terminal. In the dictionary data transmitting step, the dictionary data transmitting means includes the dictionary data, When high-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings whose usage frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined order is periodically transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the request receiving means receives the transmission request information, the usage frequency is less than the predetermined order among the dictionary data It is preferable to transmit low-order data composed of pictograms and character strings to the portable terminal. In this case, since the upper data is transmitted to the mobile terminal side in advance, the display processing speed of the prediction conversion candidate can be ensured. Further, since the lower data is transmitted to the portable terminal only when there is a transmission request, various pictographic candidates can be presented while ensuring the display processing speed of the predicted conversion candidate.

  According to the dictionary data distribution device and the dictionary data distribution method of the present invention, it is possible to improve the comfort of character input in the mobile terminal.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the dictionary data delivery apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of an email. It is a figure which shows an example of the dictionary data stored in a dictionary data storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of the email preparation screen in a portable terminal. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the dictionary data delivery apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a dictionary data distribution device and a dictionary data distribution method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a dictionary data distribution apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The dictionary data distribution device 1 is configured as a device that distributes dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates when inputting characters to the mobile terminal 10, and as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of mobile terminals 10 (10 </ b> A) via a network N. , 10B, 10C ...).

  The dictionary data distribution apparatus 1 is physically a computer system including a CPU, a memory, a communication interface, a storage unit such as a hard disk, a display unit such as a display, and the like. Is managed by. The dictionary data distribution device 1 includes, as functional components, an e-mail receiving unit 101, a character extracting unit 102, a dictionary data generating unit 103, a dictionary data storing unit 104, a dictionary data transmitting unit 105, a transmission And a request information receiving unit 106.

  The e-mail receiving unit 101 is a part that receives e-mails transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 10 and 10. The e-mail receiving unit 101 duplicates an e-mail received by a mail server (not shown) on the network N, transmits the original e-mail to the mobile terminal 10 that is the original transmission destination, and transmits the copied e-mail. Output to the character extraction unit 102. The e-mail received by the e-mail receiving unit 101 may be all e-mails transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 10 and 10, or may be e-mails extracted at random.

  The character extraction unit 102 is a part that analyzes a sentence included in the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving unit 101 and extracts a predetermined character included in the sentence. More specifically, when the character extraction unit 102 receives an e-mail from the e-mail receiving unit 101, the character extraction unit 102 associates the pictogram included in the text of the e-mail with the character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the pictogram. Extract with

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of electronic mail. When the combination of the extracted pictographic character pattern and the character string immediately before it is expressed as “pictogram (pattern) / character string”, in the example shown in the figure, “pictogram (sun) / genki?”, “Pictogram ( Three combinations of “hamburger” / rice ”and“ pictogram (sun) / seeking ”are extracted. The character extraction unit 102 outputs the extracted pictogram and character string to the dictionary data generation unit 103. In the example of FIG. 2, characters are extracted from the body of the e-mail, but sentences used in items such as titles may be included in the character extraction targets.

  The dictionary data generation unit 103 is a part that generates dictionary data based on the extraction result by the character extraction unit 102. When the dictionary data generation unit 103 receives the pictogram included in the text of the e-mail and the character string used in the immediately preceding portion of the e-mail from the character extraction unit 102, the dictionary data generation unit 103 accumulates the frequency of use of the character string for each pictogram. Then, the dictionary data is generated / updated and stored in the dictionary data storage unit 104.

  The dictionary data storage unit 104 is a part in which the dictionary data generated by the dictionary data generation unit 103 is stored. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit 104. In the example shown in the figure, the dictionary data includes a pictograph, a character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictograph, and the frequency of use of the character string.

  For example, “Genki” (Sun) is associated with “Genki”, “Matane”, etc. as the character string used immediately before the pictogram, and the frequency of use of “Genki” is “10”, “Matane” "Is" 2 "or the like. The “pictogram (hamburger)” is associated with “rice”, “hamburger”, etc. as the character string used immediately before the pictogram, and the frequency of use of “rice” is “8”, “hamburger”. The usage frequency is “3” or the like. In addition, pictograms are used in combination with various words depending on the intention of the user who creates a sentence. Accordingly, different pictograms may naturally be used for the same character string “rice”. In FIG. 3, “rice” is associated with “pictogram (donburi)” similarly to “pictogram (hamburger)”, and the frequency of use is “2”.

  The dictionary data transmission unit 105 is a part that transmits dictionary data to the mobile terminal 10. More specifically, the dictionary data transmission unit 105 periodically reads higher-order data composed of pictographs and character strings whose usage frequency is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank among the dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit 104. It transmits to the portable terminal 10. The dictionary data transmission unit 105 uses the dictionary data stored in the dictionary data storage unit 104 only when it receives instruction information for instructing transmission of dictionary data from the transmission request information reception unit 106. Low-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings whose frequency is less than a predetermined order is read and transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. The order of use frequency here may be an overall rank for all pictograms included in the dictionary data, or may be an individual rank for each pictogram.

  The transmission request information receiving unit 106 is a part that receives transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data from the mobile terminal 10. When the transmission request information receiving unit 106 receives the transmission request information, the transmission request information receiving unit 106 outputs instruction information for instructing transmission of dictionary data to the dictionary data transmitting unit 105.

  On the other hand, the mobile terminal 10 to which the dictionary data is distributed is physically a mobile phone including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, a communication interface, a hard disk, and the like. In the mobile terminal 10 that has received the dictionary data, for example, when a character is input on the e-mail creation screen, a predictive conversion candidate subsequent to the input character is displayed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an e-mail creation screen on the mobile terminal. In the example shown in the figure, a conversion candidate screen appears at the bottom of the screen when the characters “rice” are entered in the body of the email. On the left side of the conversion candidate screen, “Eat?”, “Make?”, Etc. are displayed in order as candidates for the character string following the word “rice”. On the right side of the conversion candidate screen, the characters “rice” are displayed. “Emoji (hamburger)”, “Emoji (donburi)”, etc. are displayed in order as candidates for the next emoji.

  When the user performs an operation for searching for candidates for lower pictograms, transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data is transmitted from the portable terminal 10 to the dictionary data distribution device 1. Then, based on the lower data transmitted from the dictionary data distribution device 1 to the mobile terminal 10 in response to this, the lower pictographic candidates are displayed on the conversion candidate screen.

  Subsequently, the operation of the dictionary data distribution apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the dictionary data distribution apparatus. As shown in FIG. 5, the dictionary data distribution apparatus 1 receives an electronic mail transmitted / received between the mobile terminals 10 and 10 (step S01). Next, based on the received e-mail, pictograms included in the text of the e-mail and a character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictograms are extracted (step S02). After the pictograms and character strings are extracted, dictionary data is generated and updated by integrating the frequency of use of the character strings for each pictogram (step S03), and transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 (step S04).

  In step S <b> 04, among the generated dictionary data, high-order data composed of pictographs and character strings having a usage frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined order is periodically read and transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. Of the generated dictionary data, lower-order data composed of pictographs and character strings whose usage frequency is less than a predetermined order is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 only when transmission request information is received from the mobile terminal 10 side. The

  As described above, the dictionary data distribution apparatus 1 extracts a pictograph included in the text of the e-mail and a character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictograph, and uses the character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictograph. Dictionary data generated by accumulating the usage frequency for each pictogram is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10. By using this dictionary data as a predictive conversion candidate at the time of character input, when the user inputs various character strings on the mobile terminal 10, an optimal pictogram candidate for the character string is presented. The comfort of character input can be improved. Also, since the dictionary data distribution device 1 extracts pictograms and character strings from e-mail texts transmitted and received between the mobile terminals 10 and 10, it is often used among users for the input character strings. Can be presented as candidates.

  Further, the dictionary data distribution device 1 periodically transmits high-order data composed of pictographs and character strings having a usage frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined order among the dictionary data to the mobile terminal 10, and transmits transmission request information from the mobile terminal 10 side. When it is received, low-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings whose usage frequency is less than a predetermined order is transmitted to the portable terminal 10 among the dictionary data. According to such a dictionary data transmission method, since the upper data is transmitted in advance to the mobile terminal 10 side, the display processing speed of the prediction conversion candidate can be ensured. Further, since the lower data is transmitted to the portable terminal 10 only when there is a transmission request, it is possible to present various pictogram candidates while ensuring the display processing speed of the prediction conversion candidate.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when transmitting dictionary data to the mobile terminal 10, the transmission timing differs between the upper data and the lower data, but the entire dictionary data is periodically updated regardless of the data amount of the dictionary data. You may make it transmit to the portable terminal 10 from the dictionary data transmission part 105. FIG. Also, the dictionary data is not periodically transmitted, and the entire dictionary data is transmitted from the dictionary data transmitting unit 105 to the portable terminal 10 when the transmission request information for requesting transmission of dictionary data is received from the portable terminal 10. You may do it.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dictionary data delivery apparatus, 10 ... Portable terminal, 101 ... E-mail receiving part (electronic mail receiving means), 102 ... Character extracting part (character extracting means), 103 ... Dictionary data generating part (dictionary data generating means), 105 ... Dictionary data transmission unit (dictionary data transmission unit) 106... Transmission request information reception unit (request reception unit)

Claims (8)

A dictionary data distribution device that distributes dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates for character input to a mobile terminal,
E-mail receiving means for receiving e-mail transmitted and received between the portable terminals;
Analyzing the text included in the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means, and extracting a pictogram included in the text and a character string used in a portion immediately before the pictogram;
Based on the extraction result by the character extraction means, dictionary data generation means for generating dictionary data obtained by integrating the use frequency of the character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictogram for each pictogram;
A dictionary data distribution device comprising: dictionary data transmission means for transmitting dictionary data generated by the dictionary data generation means to the portable terminal.   2. The dictionary data distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the dictionary data transmission means periodically transmits the dictionary data to the portable terminal. Request receiving means for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of the dictionary data from the mobile terminal;
2. The dictionary data distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the dictionary data transmitting unit transmits the dictionary data to the portable terminal when the request receiving unit receives the transmission request information. Request receiving means for receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of the dictionary data from the mobile terminal;
The dictionary data transmitting means periodically transmits high-order data consisting of pictograms and character strings having a usage frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined order among the dictionary data to the portable terminal,
When the request receiving unit receives the transmission request information, the dictionary data includes lower-order data including pictographs and character strings whose use frequency is less than a predetermined order, to the portable terminal. Item 4. The dictionary data distribution device according to item 1. A dictionary data distribution method for distributing dictionary data used for predictive conversion candidates for character input to a mobile terminal,
An e-mail receiving step for receiving an e-mail transmitted and received between the portable terminals;
Character extraction means for analyzing a sentence included in the e-mail received by the e-mail receiving means and extracting a pictograph included in the sentence and a character string used in a portion immediately before the pictograph Steps,
A dictionary data generating step for generating dictionary data based on an extraction result by the character extracting unit, and generating dictionary data obtained by accumulating the frequency of use of the character string used in the immediately preceding part of the pictograph for each pictograph;
A dictionary data transmission method comprising: dictionary data transmission means for transmitting dictionary data generated by the dictionary data generation means to the portable terminal.   6. The dictionary data distribution method according to claim 5, wherein, in the dictionary data transmission step, the dictionary data transmission means periodically transmits the dictionary data to the portable terminal. The request receiving means further comprises a request receiving step of receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of the dictionary data from the portable terminal;
6. The dictionary according to claim 5, wherein, in the dictionary data transmitting step, the dictionary data transmitting means transmits the dictionary data to the portable terminal when the request receiving means receives the transmission request information. Data delivery method. The request receiving means further comprises a request receiving step of receiving transmission request information for requesting transmission of the dictionary data from the portable terminal;
In the dictionary data transmission step, the dictionary data transmission means periodically transmits high-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings having a usage frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined rank, out of the dictionary data, to the mobile terminal. 6. The device according to claim 5, wherein when the means receives the transmission request information, low-order data consisting of pictographs and character strings whose use frequency is less than a predetermined order is transmitted to the portable terminal. Dictionary data distribution method.

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