JP5632905B2 - Information input device and input switching control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information input device and an input switching control method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an input interface for reducing the burden of text input operations by a user when inputting text into an input form of a website browsed by a mobile phone or a personal computer. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, each time a character is entered in the input field, a reference character string including a character string in the input field is searched, the corresponding reference character string is displayed in a list, and the displayed character string is displayed. When is selected, an electronic form is disclosed in which the character string is the input character string.

JP 2002-271473 A

  By the way, when a user inputs text into an input form, an input mode for text to be input in advance may be set. However, when the text input mode is not set, the user has to switch to the input mode accepted by the input form. For example, when inputting an ID, password, zip code, or the like on the input form, the user needs to switch the input mode from hiragana to half-width alphanumeric characters.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information input device and an input switching control method that allow a user to reduce the trouble of switching an input mode.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information input device of the present invention includes an input form in which text data is input, and specific display information that is a character string or an image in a specific positional relationship with the input form. Text data that can be switched between input modes is input to a display information input unit that inputs display information and an input form that is included in the display information input by the display information input unit and that is designated to be input. The input means, the storage means for storing the predetermined character string or image and the input mode information indicating the input mode in association with each other, and the display information input by the display information input means are designated as input. Extraction means for extracting specific display information having a specific positional relationship with the input form, and specific display information extracted by the extraction means A character string or image stored in the storage means is compared, and an input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage means according to the comparison result is determined by the input means. Input mode setting means for setting as an input mode of input.

  In the present invention, the extracted specific display information is compared with the character string or image stored in the storage means, and the input mode associated with the character string or image stored in the storage means according to the comparison result The input mode indicated by the information is set as the input mode for input by the input means. According to such an information input device, the input mode of the input by the input unit can be automatically switched to the input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit. Therefore, when inputting text data to the input form, it is possible to reduce the effort of the input mode switching operation for the user.

  In the present invention, the input unit receives an operation for switching the input mode from the user, and the input mode information indicating the input mode after the specific display information extracted by the extraction unit is switched by the operation received by the input unit It is desirable to further include an input mode registration means for storing in the storage means in association with With this configuration, when inputting text data to an input form that has a specific positional relationship with the specific display information that matches the extracted specific display information, the input mode of input by the input means is automatically changed to the input mode switched by the user. Can be switched automatically. Therefore, when inputting text data to the input form, the text data can be input in an input mode in accordance with the user's intention, so that the convenience of the information input device can be improved.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the extraction means extracts specific display information to be displayed at least before or after the input form. This configuration reduces the processing load of the information input device and switches the input mode compared to the case of extracting specific display information of both the specific display information displayed before the input form and the specific display information displayed after the input form. It can be carried out.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the extraction unit extracts the specific display information displayed after the input form when the specific display information displayed before the input form cannot be extracted. With this configuration, if there is specific display information at least before or after the input form, the input mode of input by the input means can be automatically switched. Therefore, it is possible to automatically switch the input mode of the input means when inputting text data to the input form for various input forms having specific display information in a specific positional relationship.

In the present invention, the display information input means inputs the display information and specific storage location information indicating the location where the display information is stored, and the storage means further includes the input mode information and the storage location information. The input mode setting means compares the specific display information extracted by the extraction means with the character string or image stored in the storage means, and stores the specific storage input by the display information input means. An input indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit and the storage location information according to the comparison result by comparing the location information with the storage location information stored in the storage unit the mode, you set as the input mode of the input by the input means. According to such an information input device, the input mode of input by the input unit is automatically switched to the input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit and the storage location information. be able to. Therefore, when inputting text data to the input form, even if the input form displays the same character string or image in a specific positional relationship, the text data can be input in different input modes for each input form.

  By the way, the present invention can be described as an invention of an information input device as described above, and can also be described as an invention of an input switching control method as follows. This is substantially the same invention only in different categories, and has the same operations and effects.

That is, the input switching control method according to the present invention includes an input means for inputting text data that can be switched between input modes to an input form that is included in display information and designated as input, and a predetermined character. Storage means for associating and storing input mode information indicating a column or an image and an input mode, and an input switching control method executed by an information input device comprising: an input form for inputting text data; A display information input step for inputting display information including specific display information that is a character string or an image having a specific positional relationship with respect to the input form, and input from the display information input in the display information input step. An extraction step for extracting specific display information having a specific positional relationship with respect to the input form designated to be performed; The specific display information extracted in the group and the character string or image stored in the storage means are compared, and the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage means according to the comparison result an input mode shown, a setting input mode step of setting as an input mode of the input by the input means, only contains, in the display information input step inputs the display information indicates where the display information is stored The specific storage location information is input, and the storage means stores the input mode information in association with the storage location information, and is stored in the storage means with the specific display information extracted in the extraction step in the input mode setting step. The specified character string or image is compared, and the specific storage location information input in the display information input step and the storage means are stored. The input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit and the storage location information in accordance with the comparison result. Set as the input mode .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the effort of the switching operation of an input mode can be reduced to a user.

It is a figure which shows the information input device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information input device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the information input device of FIG. It is an example of the table of the character information which requires "half-width alphanumeric characters" stored by the character information storage part. It is a figure for demonstrating the extraction method of the character information performed by the character information extraction part. It is a figure for demonstrating the extraction method of the other character information performed by the character information extraction part. It is a figure for demonstrating the switching of the input form of the input part performed by the character mode switching part. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the input switching control method which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating switching of the input form of an input part in 2nd Embodiment.

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Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an information input device and an input switching control method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  Examples of the information input device according to the present invention include a mobile terminal (mobile phone, PDA, tablet terminal, etc.), a notebook personal computer, a stationary personal computer, and the like, but the type of the information input device is not limited to these. Hereinafter, an embodiment in the case of the mobile phone 10 will be described as an example of the information input device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mobile phone according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the mobile phone. As shown in FIG. 2, the cellular phone 10 includes, as functional components, an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a wireless communication unit 13, a storage unit 14, an extraction unit 15, an input mode setting unit 16, and an input mode registration. A portion 17 is provided.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 10 has a CPU 101 that executes an operating system, an application program, a main storage unit 102 that includes a ROM and a RAM, an auxiliary storage unit 103, A communication control unit 104 that establishes a call or performs data communication, a display 105 that displays display information and buttons of a touch panel 106 to be described later, and a touch panel that receives text data input by operating the buttons displayed on the display 105. 106. Each function of the mobile phone 10 shown in FIG. 1 reads predetermined software on the CPU 101 and the main storage unit 102, and reads / writes data to / from the main storage unit 102 and the auxiliary storage unit 103 under the control of the CPU 101. This is realized by executing the above software while performing it.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the input unit 11 is an input unit that inputs text data whose input mode can be switched to the input form 12 a designated as input. The input form 12a designated as input is the input form 12a displayed on the display unit 12 or the input form 12a displayed (specified with the user's operation). Form 12a is included.

  The input unit 11 is a soft key having a keyboard function that allows text to be input by an operation with the touch panel 106 displayed on the display unit 12 as illustrated in FIG. 1, for example. Further, the input unit 11 accepts switching of the input mode of text data to be input to the input form 12a by a user operation. When the input unit 11 accepts switching of the input mode by the user's operation, the input unit 11 outputs the input mode information indicating the input mode after the switching to the input mode registration unit 17 together with the switching information indicating that the switching has been accepted. To do. Examples of the input mode information include “full-width kana (full-width hiragana)”, “full-width katakana”, “full-width alphanumeric characters”, “half-width katakana”, and “half-width alphanumeric characters”.

  The display unit 12 displays display information including an input form 12a for displaying text input by the input unit 11 and specific display information that is a character string or an image having a specific positional relationship with the input form 12a. Display means. The display unit 12 is also a display information input unit that inputs the above-described display information when displaying the display information. As the display information, in addition to a login page to a specific web page as shown in FIG. 1, it is information for displaying a web page such as a credit card settlement that requires input of personal information of the user, for example, Source code such as html for displaying a web page can be mentioned. The display information includes at least a source code for displaying the input form 12a and a source code for displaying the specific display information.

  The specific display information is a character string or image information related to an item requested to be input to the input form 21a, and has a specific positional relationship with the input form 12a. The specific positional relationship with respect to the input form 12a is that the source code is displayed before and after the source code of the input form 12a on the source code. On the screen display, the front of the input form 12a is, for example, the left or upper side of the display unit 12 in the state shown in FIG. 1, and the rear of the input form 12a is, for example, the display unit 12 in the state shown in FIG. The right side or the lower side. In the login page shown in FIG. 1, character strings “ID” and “password” are displayed as specific display information on the right side of each input form 12a for the user to input an ID and a password.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 12 includes a display 105 having a touch panel 106, for example, and inputs display information from the outside (for example, a web server) via the wireless communication unit 13.

  The wireless communication unit 13 is means for performing wireless communication with the outside via a wireless network and transmitting / receiving information and data. The wireless communication unit 13 downloads display information including the input form 12 a selected by the user's operation from the input unit 11 and the specific display information from the server via the wireless network, and outputs the display information to the display unit 12.

  Further, when text data is input to the web page input form 12a by a user operation from the input unit 11, the wireless communication unit 13 triggers an operation such as clicking a login button displayed on the display unit 12. Information on the text data input as is transmitted to the web server of the download destination. Thereby, the content of the text data input by the user is transmitted to the web server.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage unit that stores a predetermined character string or image and input mode information indicating an input mode in association with each other. The predetermined character string or image is an item requested to be input to the input form 12a or a text (character string) or an image for identifying the item, as shown in FIG. 4 in advance corresponding to the input mode information. Stored in a table. The input mode information stored in association with a predetermined character string or image includes, for example, “full-width kana”, “full-width katakana”, “full-width katakana” indicating the input mode required when text data is input to the input form 12a. Information such as “alphanumeric characters”, “half-width katakana”, and “half-width alphanumeric characters”. For example, “ID” and “password” requested to be entered on a login page or the like are normally required to be entered in the input form 12a as single-byte alphanumeric text data. Therefore, “ID” and “password” are stored in the table in association with single-byte alphanumeric characters.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a table of character strings or images of the input form 12a required to input with “half-width alphanumeric characters” text data. In FIG. 4A, when there is specific display information matching these character strings or images before the input form 12a designated as input, the input mode of the input of the input unit 11 is set to “half-width English”. An example of setting “number” is shown. As shown in FIG. 4A, the table includes character strings or images of “ID”, “customer number”, “password”, “zip code”, and “phone number” as input mode information “single-byte alphanumeric characters (front)”. ”And stored.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 4B, when there is specific display information that matches these character strings or images after the input form 12a designated as input, the input mode of input of the input unit 11 is set to “half-width”. An example of setting to "alphanumeric" is shown. As shown in FIG. 4B, character strings or images of “-” and “@” are stored in the table in association with “half-width alphanumeric characters (rear)” as input mode information.

  Note that character strings or images associated with the same input mode information are stored in the same column of the table in the order in which they are stored. FIG. 4 shows a table storing character strings or images associated with “half-width alphanumeric characters” as the input mode information. However, the storage unit 14 stores the character strings or images in the other input mode information “full-width”. It may be stored in association with “Kana”, “Full-width Katakana”, “Full-width Alphanumeric”, and “Half-width Katakana”.

  In the storage unit 14, information in which these character strings or images are associated with input mode information is input and stored in advance by a user or the like. Further, when the input form 12a is designated as input, when the input mode of the input of the input unit 11 is switched by the user's operation, the input mode registration unit 17 is used by the extraction unit 15 as will be described later. The extracted specific display information is newly stored in the storage unit 14 in association with the input mode information indicating the input mode after switching.

  The extraction unit 15 is an extraction unit that extracts, from the specific display information input by the display unit 12, specific display information that is in a specific positional relationship with respect to the input form 12a designated as input.

  When the extraction unit 15 detects that the input form 12a is specified by the user's operation and the input is specified, the extraction unit 15 refers to the display unit 12 and displays the display information such as the source code input by the display unit 12 Specific display information is extracted. Here, the extraction method of the specific display information performed by the extraction part 15 is demonstrated. 5 and 6 are diagrams for explaining a method of extracting specific display information performed by the extraction unit 15. An example of extracting specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a will be described with reference to FIG. 5, and an example of extracting specific display information to be displayed after the designated input form 12a with reference to FIG. Will be explained.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of extracting specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a. The display information to be displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile phone 10 and the html source of the display information The code is shown. In the example of FIG. 5, the input form 12 a is displayed after “ID” and “password” which are specific display information. As shown in FIG. 5, when the extraction unit 15 detects that the input form 12 a is designated by placing the cursor on the input form 12 a displayed after “ID” in the display unit 12, the extraction form 15 a Detection of an input attribute for creating each form part such as an execution button is started. Specifically, a source code for creating a specified input form 12a such as “type =“ text ”” is detected from the input attribute.

  After detecting the source code for creating the designated input form 12a, the extraction unit 15 searches the source code in order starting from the portion where the source code is displayed, and performs “>” and “<”. It is determined whether or not the specific display information can be extracted from the source code surrounded by, and the specific display information that can be extracted is extracted. In other words, the extraction unit 15 determines whether or not the specific display information can be extracted from the source code other than the portion sandwiched between “null” or “\ n”, and extracts the specific display information that can be extracted. Extract. When determining whether or not the specific display information can be extracted, the extraction unit 15 searches the source code from the source code for creating the input form 12a, for example, using the source code several lines before as a threshold, up to this part. .

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of extracting specific display information to be displayed after the input form 12a. FIG. 6 shows display information to be displayed on the display unit 12 of the mobile phone 10 as in FIG. 5 and html source data of the display information. In the example of FIG. 6, “-” is displayed between the two input forms 12a. When the extraction unit 15 moves the cursor to the input form 12a displayed before “-” in the display unit 12 shown in FIG. 6 and detects that the input form 12a is specified, the extraction unit 15 “type =“ A source code for creating a designated input form 12a such as “text” ”is detected.

  After detecting the source code for creating the designated input form 12a, the extraction unit 15 searches the source code subsequent to the portion where the source code is displayed in order, for example, after several lines The source code is searched until reaching this part.

  When the extraction unit 15 detects the specific display information as a result of searching the source code up to the threshold value as in the example of the extraction method shown in FIG. 5, the specific display information to be displayed before the input form 12a is extracted. It is determined that it is possible, and the detected specific display information is extracted. Next, the extracted specific display information is output to the input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17 together with the pre-extractable information indicating that the specific display information to be displayed before the input form 12a can be extracted.

  In the example of FIG. 5, “ID”, which is specific display information, is extracted from the source code before the source code “type =“ text ”” for creating the input form 12a. Therefore, the extraction unit 15 outputs information indicating that the detected specific display information is “ID” together with the pre-extractable information to the input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17. If the specific display information to be displayed before the input form 12a cannot be detected, the extraction unit 15 determines that the specific display information to be displayed before the input form 12a cannot be extracted, and before the input form 12a. Pre-extractable information indicating that the specific display information to be displayed cannot be extracted is output to the input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17.

  In addition, as illustrated in the example of the extraction method illustrated in FIG. 6, when the extraction unit 15 detects the specific display information as a result of searching the subsequent source code until the threshold is reached, the specific display information displayed after the input form 12a. Are extracted, and the specific display information detected after the input form 12a is extracted together with the post-extractable information indicating that the specific display information can be extracted. The input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17 to output.

  In the example of FIG. 6, after the source code “type =“ text ”” for creating the input form 12 a, the specific display information in which “-” is surrounded by a single-byte space is the source code (“-” becomes “&nbsp;”). It is extracted from the enclosed part). For this reason, the extraction unit 15 outputs information indicating that the detected specific display information is “−” to the input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17 together with post-extractable information. When the specific display information to be displayed after the input form 12a cannot be detected, the extraction unit 15 determines that the specific display information to be displayed after the input form 12a cannot be extracted, and after the specified input form 12a. The non-extractable information indicating that the specific display information to be displayed cannot be extracted is output to the input mode setting unit 16 and the input mode registration unit 17.

  The extraction unit 15 may extract specific display information to be displayed at least before or after the designated input form 12a, or can extract specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a. If there is not, the specific display information to be displayed after the designated input form 12a may be extracted. Moreover, the extraction part 15 may extract both the specific display information displayed before and the specific display information displayed later.

  The extraction unit 15 can extract the specific display information when the source code representing the input form 12a designated as input is “type =“ password ”” that creates the input form 12a in the password format. The input mode information may be output to the input mode setting unit 16 without determining whether or not the input mode information is “half-width alphanumeric characters”.

  In addition, when the specific display information having a specific positional relationship with the input form 12a designated as the input is an image including a character string, the extraction unit 15 first extracts the image including the character string. To do. The extraction unit 15 may extract the image itself including the extracted character string as the specific display information, acquire the character string from the extracted image by character recognition, and extract the acquired character string as the specific display information. Also good.

  The input mode setting unit 16 compares the specific display information extracted by the extraction unit 15 with a predetermined character string or image stored in the storage unit 14, and is stored in the storage unit 14 according to the comparison result. It is an input mode setting means for setting an input mode indicated by input mode information associated with a character string or an image as an input mode of input by the input unit 11.

The input mode setting unit 16 determines whether information that matches the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 is stored in the storage unit 14. Specifically, when the pre-extractable information is input from the extraction unit 15, the input mode setting unit 16 first stores the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 and the storage unit 14 as shown in FIG. ) Is compared with the character string or image stored in the table, and whether or not the character string or image matching the specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a is stored in the storage unit 14 is determined. judge. When the post-extractable information is input from the extraction unit 15, the input mode setting unit 16 stores the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 and the table of FIG. 4B stored in the storage unit 14. The character string or image being compared is compared, and it is determined whether or not the character string or image matching the specific display information to be displayed after the designated input form 12a is stored in the storage unit 14.

  The input mode setting unit 16 stores a character string or an image that matches the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 in the storage unit 14 based on the comparison result described above, and the character string or image that matches the specific display information. Is stored in the storage unit 14, the input mode indicated by the input mode information stored in the storage unit 14 in association with the matched character string or image is input by the input unit 11. Set (switch) the mode. On the other hand, if the input mode setting unit 16 does not determine that the character string or the image that matches the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 is not stored in the storage unit 14 based on the comparison result described above, 11 may be a specific input mode set in advance (for example, “full-width kana”), or the input mode of the input unit 11 may not be set (not switched).

  Here, the input mode setting method executed by the input mode setting unit 16 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the setting of the input mode of the input unit 11 by the input mode setting unit 16. FIG. 7A shows a login page similar to FIG. When the login page (display information) shown in FIG. 7A is downloaded from the server, the input mode of the input unit 11 is “full-width kana”, and the character string “ID” is stored in the storage unit 14 as the input mode information. Assume that it is stored in association with “half-width alphanumeric characters”. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the user selects the input form 12a to input the ID with a finger, the cursor is displayed on the input form 12a displayed after “ID” which is the specific display information. 7B, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the keyboard input mode of the input unit 11 to “half-width alphanumeric characters”, as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, it is assumed that the character string “ID” is not stored in the storage unit 14. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the user selects the input form 12a for inputting the ID with a finger, the cursor is moved to the input form 12a displayed after “ID” which is the specific display information. Is set, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the keyboard input mode of the input unit 11 to “full-width kana”.

  Further, when the specific display information is not extracted by the extraction unit 15, the input mode setting unit 16 sets, for example, the input mode of input by the input unit 11 to a specific input mode set in advance. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the input mode setting unit 16 may set the input mode of the input by the input unit 11 to “full-width kana” when the pre-extractable information and the input are input from the extraction unit 15. The input mode of the unit 11 may not be set (not switched). Similarly, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the input mode of the input by the input unit 11 to “full-width kana” when post-extractable information and the like are input from the extraction unit 15. Alternatively, the input mode of the input unit 11 may not be set (not switched).

  When the source code of the designated input form 12a is “type =“ password ”” for creating the password form input form 12a, information indicating whether or not the specific display information can be extracted from the extraction unit 15 is input. Only the information that the input mode is “half-width alphanumeric characters” is input. Also in this case, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the input mode of the input unit 11 to “half-width alphanumeric characters” in the same manner as when extractable information is input from the extraction unit 15.

  When the input mode of the input form 12a designated as input is switched by an operation from the user, the input mode registration unit 17 displays the specific display information extracted by the extraction unit 15 by the input unit 11. It is an input mode registration means for storing in the storage unit 14 in association with the input mode information indicating the input mode after being switched by the accepted operation.

  The input mode registration unit 17 is input with the input mode after the switching, together with the switching information indicating that the input mode of the input form 12a designated from the input unit 11 has been switched, and the specific display from the extraction unit 15 When the information is input, the character string or image which is the specific display information from the extraction unit 15 is stored in the storage unit 14 in association with the switched input mode input from the input unit 11, and the storage unit 14 is stored. Update.

  4A and 4B, the storage unit 14 is in front of the input form 12a, such as a table in which character strings or images are associated with “half-width alphanumeric characters” as input mode information. A character string or image to be compared with the specific display information and a character string or image to be compared with the specific display information after the input form 12a are stored in separate tables. For this reason, the character string or image is stored in the storage unit 14 when the extraction unit 15 extracts the specific display information to be displayed in front of the input form 12a, inputs the pre-extractable information, and inputs after switching. When the mode is “half-width alphanumeric characters”, the input mode information after the switching is stored in FIG. 4A, and after the specific display information to be displayed after the input form 12 a is extracted by the extraction unit 15, When the extractable information is input and the input mode after switching is “half-width alphanumeric characters”, the input mode information after switching is stored in FIG. When pre-extractable information or post-extractable information is input from the extraction unit 15, the input mode registration unit 17 does not store information in the storage unit 14.

  Next, an input switching control method executed by the mobile phone 10 will be described. The processing by the mobile phone 10 is executed by the mobile phone 10 according to the flowchart shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the input switching control method. In this process, as in the example shown in FIG. 6, it is assumed that the character string “-” is stored in the storage unit 14 in association with “half-width alphanumeric characters”.

  In executing this processing, first, display information including the input form 12a into which text data is input by the wireless communication unit 13 and the specific display information having a specific positional relationship with the input form 12a is wirelessly transmitted from the web server. The data is downloaded via the network, and the display unit 12 inputs the display information (display information input step: S01). In this processing, the display unit 12 is displayed after the specific display information (“−”), the input form 12a displayed before the specific display information, and the specific display information, as in the display information shown in FIG. Display information including the input form 12a. Then, when the extraction unit 15 detects that the input form 12a is designated as an input to be performed by placing the cursor on the input form 12a displayed on the display unit 12 by an operation from the input unit 11 (S02). The source code is acquired as display information for displaying the web page.

  Subsequently, the extraction unit 15 searches the source code in order so as to go back from the portion of the acquired source code where the designated input form 12a is displayed, thereby obtaining the source code before the designated input form 12a. It is acquired (S03), and it is determined whether or not the specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a can be extracted depending on whether or not the specific display information can be detected from the acquired source code. (S04). When the specific display information is detected from the source code, the extraction unit 15 determines that the specific display information can be extracted (S04; YES), extracts the detected specific display information (extraction step), and can be pre-extracted. The extracted specific display information is output to the input mode setting unit 16 together with the information.

  Next, the input mode setting unit 16 determines whether or not the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 matches the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 (S05). When the input mode setting unit 16 determines that the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 matches the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 (S05; YES), the input mode setting unit 16 , “Half-width alphanumeric characters”, which is an input mode indicated by the input mode information stored in the storage unit 14 in association with a matching character string or image, is set as an input mode for input by the input unit 11 ( S06; input mode setting step), the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the input mode setting unit 16 determines that the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 does not match the character string or the image stored in the storage unit 14 (S05; NO), the input mode setting unit 16 sets “full-width kana” as the input mode as the input mode of input by the input unit 11 (S07).

  On the other hand, when the extraction unit 15 determines in S04 that the specific display information cannot be extracted if the specific display information cannot be detected from the source code (S04; NO), this time, the specified input form 12a is displayed. By sequentially searching the source code following the part to be displayed, display information displayed after the designated input form 12a is acquired (S08), and whether or not specific display information can be detected from the source code. Therefore, it is determined whether the specific display information can be extracted (S09).

  When detecting the specific display information from the source code, the extraction unit 15 determines that the specific display information can be extracted (S09; YES), extracts the detected specific display information (extraction step), and performs post-extraction. The extracted specific display information is output to the input mode setting unit 16 together with the possible information. In the example shown in FIG. 6, since there is no specific display information before the specified input form 12a and there is “−” as the specific display information after the specified input form 12a, the extraction unit 15 After determining that the specific display information displayed before the input form 12a is not extractable (S04: NO) and extracting the specific display information displayed after the input form 12a (S08: extraction step), It is determined that the specific display information after the designated input form 12a can be extracted (S09; YES).

  Next, the input mode setting unit 16 determines whether or not the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 matches the character string or the image stored in the storage unit 14 (S10). When the input mode setting unit 16 determines that the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 matches the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 (S10; YES), the matching character string Alternatively, “half-width alphanumeric characters”, which is an input mode indicated by the input mode information stored in the storage unit 14 in association with an image, is set as an input mode for input by the input unit 11 (S11; input mode setting step) This process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the input mode setting unit 16 determines that the specific display information input from the extraction unit 15 does not match the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 (S10; NO), the input mode setting unit 16 sets “full-width kana” as the input mode as the input mode of input by the input unit 11 (S07), and proceeds to S12. In S09, when the extraction unit 15 cannot detect the specific display information from the source code and determines that the specific display information cannot be extracted (S09; NO), the input mode setting unit 16 also sets the input mode. As the input mode of the input by the input unit 11 (S07), the process proceeds to S12.

In S12, first, when the input mode of the input unit 11 is switched by the user's operation, the input unit 11 inputs the input mode information indicating the input mode after switching together with the switching information to the input mode registration unit 17. Output to. The input mode registration unit 17 receives the switching information and the input mode information indicating the input mode after switching from the input unit 11, thereby switching the input mode of the input form 12 a designated as input. It is determined whether or not (S12). When the switching information and the input mode information are input from the input unit 11, the input mode registration unit 17 determines that the input mode of the designated input form 12a has been switched (S12; YES), and the specific display information is input to the input unit. 11 is stored in the storage unit 14 in correspondence with the input mode information input from 11 (S13). If the switching information and the input mode information are not input from the input unit 11, the input mode registration unit 17 determines that the input mode of the designated input form 12a is not switched (S12; NO), and stores the specific display information. Not stored in part 14. In S09, when the extraction unit 15 determines that the specific display information cannot be extracted (S09; NO), the specific display information is not output from the extraction unit 15. For this reason, even if it determines with the input mode registration part 17 not having switched the input mode of the designated input form 12a (S12; YES), it does not store specific display information in the memory | storage part 14. FIG.

  As described above, in the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, the extracted specific display information is compared with the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 and stored in the storage unit 14 according to the comparison result. The input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image thus set is set as the input mode of input by the input unit 11. According to such a configuration, when information that matches the extracted specific display information is associated with the input mode information and stored in the storage means, for example, the input mode of the input by the input means is changed to the specific display information. It is possible to automatically switch to the same input mode as the input mode required when the input form 12a having a specific positional relationship inputs text data. For example, if there is a character string such as “ID” or “password” before the input form 12a, the input mode can be set even if the text data input mode is not set in the input form 12a itself. Therefore, when inputting text data to the input form, it is possible to reduce the effort of the input mode switching operation for the user.

  Further, in the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, the input unit 11 receives an operation for switching the input mode from the user, and the specific display information extracted by the extraction unit 15 is received by the input unit 11 in the past. Is further provided with an input mode registration unit 17 that stores the input mode information in association with the input mode information indicating the input mode after switching. With this configuration, when text data is input to the input form 12a that has a specific positional relationship with the specific display information that matches the extracted specific display information, the input mode in which the user switches the input mode of the input unit 11 is changed. Can be switched automatically. Therefore, when text data is input to the input form 12a, the text data can be input in an input mode in accordance with the user's intention, so that the convenience of the information input device can be improved.

  In the input switching control method according to the present embodiment, the extraction unit 15 is displayed after the input form when the character string or the image displayed before the input form cannot be extracted as the specific display information. A character string or image is extracted. With this configuration, if there is specific display information at least before or after the input form, the input mode of the input form can be automatically switched.

  In the above, it explained in detail based on the embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be variously modified as follows.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the mobile phone 10 is used as the information input device has been described. However, as long as the information input device can display a web page including the input form 12a and display text on the input form 12a, the mobile phone 10 is limited. I can't. For example, a mobile terminal (mobile phone, PDA, tablet terminal, etc.), a notebook personal computer, a stationary personal computer, or the like can be used.

  In this embodiment, only when the input mode setting step is not executed, when the input mode of the input form 12a designated by the user's operation is switched, the input mode registration unit 17 displays the extracted specific display information. The input mode information indicating the input mode after switching is stored in the storage unit 14 in association with the input mode. However, even when the input mode setting step is executed, the input form 12a designated by the operation by the user after the input mode setting step. When the input mode is switched, the above-described storage in the storage unit 14 by the input mode registration unit 17 may be performed.

  In the present embodiment, a table in which a character string or an image associated with “half-width alphanumeric characters” is stored in the storage unit 14 as input mode information indicating the input mode is shown. The example of the table is not limited to this. The storage unit 14 stores a table indicating character strings or images respectively associated with a plurality of other input mode information such as “full-width kana”, “full-width katakana”, “full-width alphanumeric characters”, and “half-width katakana”. May be. And the input mode setting part 16 may compare the extracted specific display information with the character string or image stored in these tables, and may set an input mode according to the comparison result. Further, the same character string or image may be stored in the storage unit 14 in association with a plurality of input mode information. In this case, a plurality of input mode information associated with the same character string or image is presented to the user, and the input indicated by the input mode information selected by the user's operation from the presented plurality of input mode information The mode is set as an input mode of input by the input unit 11.

  In the present embodiment, the input mode setting unit 16 determines whether information that matches the specific display information is stored in the storage unit 14, and information that matches the specific display information is stored in the storage unit 14. In this case, the input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 is set as the input mode of input by the input unit 11, but the source code representing the input form 12a is If some information is set in the input form 12a itself such as “type =“ password ”” for creating the password form input form 12a, input without extracting specific display information based on that information For example, the input mode of the input of the unit 11 may be set to “half-width alphanumeric characters”.

  In this embodiment, when it is determined that the specific display information to be displayed before the designated input form 12a can be extracted, the specific display information to be displayed after the designated input form 12a can be extracted and extracted. Although determination of whether or not there is is not performed, when setting the input mode of the input form 12a having specific display information on both the front and rear sides, the input mode may be set using both the front and rear specific display information. That is, when setting the input mode of the input form 12a having the specific display information before and after, both the specific display information to be displayed before the input form 12a and the specific display information to be displayed after the input form 12a are extracted. The specific display information and the character string or image stored in the storage unit 14 are respectively compared, and any character string or image that matches each specific display information is stored in the storage unit 14, and each specific display When a character string or image that matches information is associated with the same input mode information, an input mode that indicates input mode information associated with the character string or image that matches each specific display information 11 may be set as the input mode of the input by 11.

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The second embodiment, which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment. As a scene to which the second embodiment is applied, even if the same character string or image is displayed at a specific position with respect to the input form 12a, input to the input form 12a is performed according to the website including the input form 12a. It is assumed that each input mode is set. Examples of such websites include a site where an English login page is displayed and a Japanese translation version of the English site.

  The above example is shown in FIG. FIG. 9A shows a display example of an English login page which is display information. FIG. 9B shows a display example of a Japanese login page (for example, a Japanese translation of an English site as described above), which is another display information. In both the English login page and the Japanese login page, “ID” is displayed before the input form for inputting the ID. For example, an English login page must be entered in half-width alphanumeric input mode (ie, the ID is expressed in half-width alphanumeric characters), and a Japanese login page must be entered in full-width Kana input mode. (Ie, the ID is expressed in double-byte kana). Thus, even input forms 12 a marked with the same “ID” may need to be input in different input modes. The present embodiment makes it possible to efficiently input an input form even in the above situation. The configuration will be described below.

  The mobile phone 20 according to the second embodiment replaces the wireless communication unit 13, the storage unit 14, the input mode setting unit 16, and the input mode registration unit 17 of the mobile phone 10 according to the first embodiment, with a wireless communication unit 23, a storage Unit 24, input mode setting unit 26, and input mode registration unit 27. That is, the mobile phone 20 according to the second embodiment includes, as functional components, an input unit 11, a display unit 12, a wireless communication unit 23, a storage unit 24, an extraction unit 15, an input mode setting unit 26, and an input mode registration unit. 27. When the display information is downloaded from the server via the wireless network, the wireless communication unit 23 acquires specific storage location information such as a URL indicating the download source of the display information, and outputs it to the input mode setting unit 26. Yes. That is, the specific storage location information is information indicating a location where display information is stored.

  The storage unit 14 according to the first embodiment stores a predetermined character string or image and input mode information indicating an input mode in association with each other. However, the storage unit 24 according to the second embodiment stores a predetermined character The storage location information indicating the location where the display information is stored is further stored in association with the column or image and the input mode information. That is, the input mode information is stored in association with a combination of a predetermined character string or image and storage location information.

  The storage location information is information indicating a location where the display information is stored, and is the same type of information as the specific storage location information. The storage location information is, for example, information such as a URL indicating a download source of display information that has been downloaded in the mobile phone 20 so far. The storage location information is extracted by the extraction unit 15 when the input mode of the input unit 11 is switched when the input form 12a included in the display information downloaded by the user's operation is designated. The input mode information indicating the input mode after the switched specific display information is associated with the combination of the URL (storage location information) of the display information and the character string or image displayed at the specific position of the input form 12a. Is newly stored in the storage unit 24. Alternatively, information indicating a correspondence between a predetermined character string or image, storage location information, and input mode information may be input by an operation of the user of the mobile phone 20.

  The input mode setting unit 26 includes a character string or an image that matches the combination of the specific display information output from the extraction unit 15 and the URL (specific storage location information) input by the wireless communication unit 13, and the URL (storage location information). ) Is determined whether or not the input mode information (specific input mode information) associated with the combination is stored in the storage unit 24.

  When the input mode setting unit 26 stores the specific input mode information in the storage unit 24 and determines that the specific input mode information is stored, the input mode setting unit 26 inputs the input mode indicated by the specific input mode information by the input unit 11. Set as input mode (switch).

  On the other hand, if the input mode setting unit 26 does not determine that the specific input mode information is stored based on the comparison result, the input mode setting unit 26 sets the input mode of the input by the input unit 11 to a specific input mode (for example, preset). , “Full-width kana”), or the input mode of the input unit 11 may not be set (not switched).

  Here, an input mode setting method executed by the input mode setting unit 26 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the setting of the input mode of the input unit 11 by the input mode setting unit 26. FIG. 9A shows an English login page, and FIG. 9B shows a Japanese login page. When the login page (display information) shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B is downloaded from the server, the input mode of the input unit 11 is “full-width kana”, and the storage unit 24 stores the character string “ID” and Assume that the URL of the English login page shown in FIG. 9A is stored in association with “half-width alphanumeric characters” that are specific input mode information. In addition, the storage unit 24 stores the character string “ID” and the URL of the Japanese login page shown in FIG. 9B in association with “full-width kana” that is the specific input mode information. To do.

  In this case, in the English login page, as shown in FIG. 9A, the user selects the input form 12a to input the ID with a finger and is displayed after “ID” which is the specific display information. When the cursor is placed on the input form 12a, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the keyboard input mode of the input unit 11 to “half-width alphanumeric characters” as shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the Japanese login page, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the user selects the input form 12a to input the ID with a finger, after the “ID” which is the specific display information. When the cursor is placed on the displayed input form 12a, as shown in FIG. 9B, the input mode setting unit 16 sets the keyboard input mode of the input unit 11 to “full-width kana”.

  When the input mode of the input form 12a included in the display information downloaded in the mobile phone 20 is designated by the user as input, the input mode registration unit 27 sets the input mode of the input unit 11 by the user's operation. When switched, the input after the combination of the specific display information extracted by the extraction unit 15 and the URL (specific storage location information) input by the wireless communication unit 23 is switched by the operation received by the input unit 11 The information is stored in the storage unit 24 in association with the input mode information indicating the mode.

  As described above, in the mobile phone 20 according to the second embodiment, the extracted specific display information is compared with the character string or image stored in the storage unit 24 and the URL input by the wireless communication unit 13 The input mode indicated by the input mode information corresponding to the character string or image stored in the storage unit 24 and the storage location information by comparing with the storage location information stored in the storage unit 24 according to the comparison result Is set as an input mode of input by the input unit 11. According to such a configuration, the input mode of the input by the input unit 11 is automatically changed to the input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit 24 and the storage location information. Can be switched. Therefore, even when the input form 12a displays the same character string (ID) or image in a specific positional relationship when inputting text data to the input form 12a, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). Text data can be input in different input modes for each input form.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,20 ... Mobile phone, 11 ... Input part, 12 ... Display part, 12a ... Input form, 13, 23 ... Wireless communication part, 14, 24 ... Memory | storage part, 15 ... Extraction part, 16, 26 ... Input mode setting part , 17, 27... Input mode registration unit.

Claims (5)

Display information input means for inputting display information including an input form in which text data is input, and specific display information that is a character string or an image in a specific positional relationship with the input form;
An input means for inputting text data capable of switching an input mode to the input form which is included in the display information input by the display information input means and designated as input.
Storage means for storing a predetermined character string or image and input mode information indicating the input mode in association with each other;
Extraction means for extracting, from the display information input by the display information input means, the specific display information that is in a specific positional relationship with respect to the input form designated as the input being performed;
The specific display information extracted by the extraction unit is compared with the character string or image stored in the storage unit, and is associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit according to the comparison result. Input mode setting means for setting an input mode indicated by the input mode information as an input mode of input by the input means ,
The display information input means inputs the display information and inputs specific storage location information indicating a location where the display information is stored,
The storage means further stores the input mode information in association with storage location information,
The input mode setting means compares the specific display information extracted by the extraction means with the character string or image stored in the storage means, and the specific storage location information input by the display information input means The input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or the image stored in the storage unit and the storage location information according to the comparison result by comparing with the storage location information stored in the storage unit Is set as an input mode of input by the input means . The input means accepts an operation for switching an input mode from a user,
Input mode registration means for storing the specific display information extracted by the extraction means in the storage means in association with input mode information indicating the input mode after being switched by the operation accepted by the input means. The information input device according to claim 1.   The information input device according to claim 1, wherein the extraction unit extracts the specific display information to be displayed at least before or after the input form.   The information input according to claim 3, wherein the extraction unit extracts the specific display information displayed after the input form when the specific display information displayed before the input form cannot be extracted. apparatus. Input means for inputting text data capable of switching the input mode to an input form included in the display information and designated to be input, input mode information indicating a predetermined character string or image, and input mode; And an input switching control method executed by an information input device comprising:
A display information input step for inputting display information including an input form in which text data is input, and specific display information that is a character string or an image in a specific positional relationship with the input form;
An extraction step of extracting the specific display information in a specific positional relationship with respect to the input form designated as the input is performed from the display information input in the display information input step;
The specific display information extracted in the extraction step is compared with the character string or image stored in the storage unit, and is associated with the character string or image stored in the storage unit according to the comparison result. an input mode indicated by the input mode information, see containing and a setting input mode step of setting as an input mode of the input by the input means,
In the display information input step, the display information is input, and specific storage location information indicating a location where the display information is stored is input.
The storage means further stores the input mode information in association with storage location information,
In the input mode setting step, the specific display location information input in the display information input step and the specific display information extracted in the extraction step and the character string or image stored in the storage means are compared. The input mode indicated by the input mode information associated with the character string or the image stored in the storage unit and the storage location information according to the comparison result by comparing with the storage location information stored in the storage unit Is set as an input mode of input by the input means .

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