JP6640893B2 - Method and apparatus for inputting characters - Google Patents

Description

  The present application relates to the field of computer technology, and more particularly to the field of Internet technology, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for inputting characters.

  An input method is a coding method employed to enter each code into a computer or other device (eg, a mobile phone). In the conventional input method, the Pinyin input method is often used by users because of its simple and easy-to-understand characteristics. However, the current Pinyin input method generally inputs a Pinyin code corresponding to a character one by one by a user, and then recommends a plurality of candidate words to the user according to the Pinyin code input to the user. A target word is searched for from a plurality of candidate words, and a character to be finally input is determined. Such a method greatly limits the flexibility of character input.

  It is an object of the present application to provide an improved method and apparatus for inputting characters to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background section.

  As a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provided a method for inputting characters. The method detects a character pinyin input by a user, obtains a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, displays the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other, and performs a user's confirmation operation on the predicted character pinyin. And displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in response to the detection operation being detected.

  In some embodiments, obtaining a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin includes an input method default thesaurus associated with an input method for inputting the character pinyin, and statistics of each user's input record using the input method. Statistical thesaurus generated based on the user and the user private thesaurus generated based on the statistics of the user's input history statistically counts the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin suitable for character pinyin in a target thesaurus including at least one of And selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin.

  In some embodiments, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin includes selecting the candidate character pinyin with the highest number of occurrences as the predicted character pinyin.

  In some embodiments, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin may be based on the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin, the weight of the thesaurus where each candidate character pinyin is located. And selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin.

  In some embodiments, the method further includes detecting a user's selection operation on the at least one candidate input word and outputting the selected candidate input word.

  In some embodiments, the user's input history includes at least one of an input record of the user's input method and a character record related to various online operations of the user.

  In some embodiments, displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin includes selecting at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from the target thesaurus; Counting the number of appearances of each candidate input word in the target thesaurus and selecting and highlighting a candidate input word from the at least one candidate input word according to the number of appearances of each candidate input word.

  In a second aspect, the present application has provided a device for inputting characters. The device acquires a first detection unit arranged to detect a character pinyin input by a user and a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, and displays the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other. A first display unit arranged as described above, a second detection unit arranged to detect a user's confirmation operation for the predicted character pinyin, and a character pinyin prediction in response to the confirmation operation being detected. A second display unit arranged to display at least one candidate input word for the character Pinyin.

  In some embodiments, the first display unit is generated based on an input method default thesaurus associated with an input method for inputting the character pinyin and statistics of an input record of each user who uses the input method. A target thesaurus including at least one of a statistical thesaurus and a user private thesaurus generated based on the statistics of the input history of the user. A first statistical module, and a first determination module arranged to select the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin.

  In some embodiments, the second display unit includes: a second confirmation module arranged to select at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from the target thesaurus; A second statistical module arranged to statistically count the number of occurrences of the word in the target thesaurus, and selecting and highlighting candidate input words from at least one candidate input word according to the number of occurrences of each candidate input word And a display module arranged as described above.

  As a third aspect, the present application includes one or more processors and a storage device that stores one or more programs, and the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors. A terminal for inputting a character is provided, which causes the one or more processors to execute the method of any embodiment in the method of inputting the character.

  As a fourth aspect, the present invention relates to a character storing a computer program and executing the method of any embodiment in the method of inputting the character when the program is executed by a processor. A computer readable storage medium for input was provided.

  A method and apparatus for inputting a character provided by an embodiment of the present application detects a character pinyin input by a user, obtains a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, and displays the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other. Detecting the user's confirmation operation for the predicted character pinyin, and displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in response to the detection operation being detected, whereby the number of user operations Has been reduced, and the flexibility of character input has been efficiently improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent from a reading of the following detailed description of a non-restrictive embodiment, made with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG.
1 is an exemplary system structure diagram to which the present application is applied. 4 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for inputting characters according to the present application. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an application scene of a method for inputting characters according to the present application. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of another application scene of the method for inputting characters according to the present application. 9 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a method for inputting characters according to the present application. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a device for inputting characters according to the present application. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system suitable for realizing a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present application.

  Hereinafter, the present application will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the related invention and are not intended to be limiting. It should be noted that only parts related to the related invention are shown in the drawings for the sake of simplicity.

  It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other when there is no inconsistency. The present application will be described in detail below by combining embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system structure 100 of an embodiment of a method or apparatus for inputting characters to which the present application is applicable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system structure 100 may include terminal devices 101, 102, and 103, a network 104, and a server 105. The network 104 is a medium that provides a communication link between the terminal devices 101, 102, 103 and the server 105. Network 104 may include various types of connections, such as wired, wireless communication links, or fiber optics.

  The user can use the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103 to interact with the server 105 via the network 104 to receive or transmit a message or the like. Various communication client applications such as a browser application, a shopping application, a search application, an instant communication tool, a mailbox client, a social platform application, and an office application may be installed in the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103.

  The terminal devices 101, 102, and 103 may be various electronic devices that include a display panel and support character input. Smartphones, tablets, e-book viewers, MP3 players (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer III), MP4 (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Player IV) players that are not limited to computers, notebook computers, desktop computers, etc., which are not limited to computers, notebook computers, etc.

  The server 105 may be a server that provides various services, for example, a data processing server that provides support for input methods in the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103. The data processing server processes the character pinyin input to the user, obtains a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, feeds back the predicted character pinyin to the terminal device, and refers the terminal device to the terminal device. it can.

  It should be noted that the method of inputting characters provided in the embodiments of the present invention is generally performed by the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103. Accordingly, a device for inputting characters is generally installed in the terminal devices 101, 102, 103.

  It should be understood that the numbers of terminal devices, networks and servers in FIG. 1 are merely exemplary. Any number of terminal devices, networks and servers may be provided as needed. It should be explained that if the terminal device and the server do not require data transmission, the system structure may not include the server. Exemplarily, when a character is input by the user in a state where the network is disconnected, the terminal device (for example, a smartphone) may generate a private thesaurus for the user based on local data and predict the character pinyin to the user. it can. The local data may be stored in the terminal device in advance based on the current input history of the user.

  Continuing with FIG. 2, FIG. 2 illustrates an example process 200 according to the method of entering characters of the present application. The method of inputting the character includes the following steps.

  In step 201, a character pinyin input by a user is detected.

  In the present embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., the terminal device shown in FIG. 1) in which the method of inputting characters is operated can detect a character pinyin input by the user via the input unit of the electronic device. it can. Note that the input unit may be a physical keyboard for inputting to a device such as a computer, an IPC, a stenographic machine, a dumb phone, and a key-type electronic dictionary, and may be a device such as a computer, a smartphone, a tablet, and an electronic book viewer. The input device may be a virtual keyboard for inputting. The input device may be simulated by another device, for example, a VR (Virtual Reality) device, and may have the same function as a conventional keyboard. Input device. When an input operation is performed by the user, the electronic device can detect a character pinyin input to the user.

  In step 202, a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin is acquired, and the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin are displayed in association with each other.

  In this embodiment, based on the character pinyin obtained in step 201, the electronic device (for example, the terminal device shown in FIG. 1) can obtain a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin. For example, the electronic device can randomly generate a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin input by the user based on a combination of words. For example, after the character pinyin “ren” is input by the user, the electronic device may recommend “min” to the user or recommend a pinyin such as “men”. The finally recommended pinyin is randomly generated by the electronic device. The electronic device may further display the character pinyin in association with the predicted character pinyin. For example, displaying the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other may include displaying the predicted character pinyin after the character pinyin, or instructing the predicted character pinyin with an arrow after the character pinyin. It is also possible to display the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin with the same character attribute, for example, color, font, size and the like.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the predicted character pinyin may be obtained by a remote server. For example, based on the characters entered by the network user, a statistical thesaurus is generated at the remote server, and then the character pinyin is searched from the statistical thesaurus, and the character pinyin used by the network user in combination with the character pinyin is generated. Based on the frequency, a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin is determined, and the electronic device obtains predicted character pinyin information in the server. As an example, in the acquisition unit, the information interaction method between the electronic device and the server may be a 3G / 4G connection, a WiFi connection, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) connection, a WiMAX connection, a Zigbee (registered trademark) connection, a UWB (ultra wideband) connection, And other existing or future developed wireless connection means.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the predicted character pinyin may be obtained locally. As an example, based on the history of the characters input by the current user, a private thesaurus for the user is generated, the character pinyin is searched from the private thesaurus, and the character pinyin used by the current user in combination with the character pinyin After the processor processes and determines the predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin based on the frequency, the electronic device acquires the predicted character pinyin output from the processor. Preferably, the processor may be integrated with an electronic device on which the method is operated into one terminal device.

  In some optional realization means of the present embodiment, obtaining the predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin includes statistically counting the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin in a target thesaurus. May be further included. The target thesaurus is an input method default thesaurus relating to the input method for inputting the character pinyin, a statistical thesaurus statistic based on the input history of each user who uses the input method, the input history of the user. At least one of the user private thesaurus statistic based on Then, the candidate character pinyin is selected as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin. In addition, the input method default thesaurus refers to a default thesaurus of the implicit thesaurus of the current input method. As an example, the input method default thesaurus may be obtained by acquiring a thesaurus of an input method other than the implicit thesaurus of the current input method, or may be obtained by means of acquiring a buzzword of the network. The target thesaurus may include a complete thesaurus of at least one of the default thesaurus of the input method, the statistical thesaurus, and the user private thesaurus, and a new thesaurus calculated by weighting the three thesauri. May be included.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the method may further include detecting a user's selection operation on at least one candidate input word and outputting the selected candidate input word.

  Exemplarily, the selection operation may be to click an input word to be input in at least one candidate input word, or to input a coding corresponding to an order of the input word to be input.

  It should be explained that, with respect to outputting the input word selected by the user, the position where the input word is output may be a search box of a browser, and may be a text editing tool such as Notepad, Word (Microsoft). (Office Word, Microsoft character processing software) A text editing tool or the like may be used.

  In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the user's input history includes at least one of an input record of the user in the input method and a character record of various online operations of the user.

  For example, the online operation includes a shopping operation, a search operation, an operation of clicking a link corresponding to a buzzword, and the like. Exemplarily, the character record related to the user's various online operations may be character information corresponding to an image clicked when the user performs shopping at a shopping site. For example, when a user searches for a book called “Saiyuki” at a shopping site and clicks on an image of a book displayed on the site, “Saiyuki” is stored as a character record in the current user's input history. Will be.

  In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin may include displaying the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from a target thesaurus. At least one candidate input word is selected, the number of appearances of each candidate input word in the target thesaurus is statistic, and a candidate input word is selected from the at least one candidate input word according to the number of appearances of each candidate input word. Including selecting and highlighting.

  Exemplarily, selecting and highlighting a candidate input word from the at least one candidate input word according to the number of appearances of each of the candidate input words includes selecting the candidate input word having the largest number of appearances. Highlighting may be performed, or a candidate input word having the largest product of the number of appearances and a predetermined weight of the candidate input word may be selected and highlighted. The highlighting may be a display method having a character attribute different from that of an unselected candidate input word. The character attributes may include font, size, color, and the like.

  In step 203, a user's confirmation operation for the predicted character pinyin is detected.

  In the present embodiment, based on the predicted character pinyin obtained in step 202, the user determines the character pinyin of the input request from the predicted character pinyin, executes a corresponding confirmation operation, and the electronic device executes the confirmation operation. Is detected. Note that the confirmation operation may be to click a character pinyin to be input or to input a coding corresponding to the order of the character pinyin to be input.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the confirmation operation may be that the user clicks on a predetermined area of the virtual keyboard of the electronic device or a predetermined key or key combination on the physical keyboard. It may be a predetermined gesture or a predetermined body movement. The predetermined gesture or the predetermined body movement can be obtained by a camera of the electronic device.

  In step 204, at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin is displayed in response to the detection operation being detected.

  In this embodiment, after the confirmation operation is detected, the electronic device displays the character pinyin and at least one candidate input word corresponding to the predicted character pinyin to the user, thereby enabling flexible input of characters. Realize.

With continued reference to FIG. 3A. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of an application scene of the method for inputting characters according to the present embodiment. In the application scene of FIG. 3A, the input method interface 301 can be displayed on the screen of the smartphone by clicking the search box of the browser by the user. First, the user clicks three keys “R”, “E”, and “N” corresponding to the virtual keyboard of the smartphone and inputs “ren”. After that, a predicted character pinyin “min” suitable for “ren” is obtained in the smartphone. Then, two pinyes “ren” and “min” are displayed on the screen in association with each other, and it is detected whether or not the user has clicked the “confirmation” key. When the user detects that the "confirm" key has been clicked, for example, the screen
Is displayed.

  FIG. 3B is continuously displayed. FIG. 3B is another schematic diagram of an application scene of the method of inputting characters according to the present embodiment. In the application scene of FIG. 3B, the input method interface 301 can be displayed on a smartphone screen by a user clicking a search box of a browser. The user has already input "ren" to the input method interface of the smartphone and input "min" with the "confirm" key. Then, after a predicted character pinyin “de” suitable for “ren′min” is obtained on the smartphone, “ren′min” and “de” are displayed in association with each other on the screen. Then, it is detected whether the "confirmation" key is clicked by the user. When it is detected that the "confirmation" key is clicked by the user, for example, words such as "People's" and "Nin's" are displayed on the screen.

  The method provided in the embodiment of the present application realizes highly flexible character input by means of obtaining a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin and performing a user's confirmation operation instead of the pinyin input.

  Still referring to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a flow 400 of another embodiment of a method for inputting characters. The flow 400 of the method for inputting the character includes the following steps.

  In step 401, the character pinyin input by the user is detected.

  In the present embodiment, an electronic device (e.g., the terminal device shown in FIG. 1) on which a method for inputting characters is operated can detect a character pinyin input by a user via an input unit of the electronic device. .

  In step 402, the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin in the target thesaurus can be statistic. Note that the target thesaurus is an input method default thesaurus related to the Pinyin input method of inputting characters, a statistical thesaurus generated based on statistics of input records of each user using the input method, and a user input history. At least one of a user private thesaurus generated based on statistics is included.

  In the present embodiment, the target thesaurus is an input method default thesaurus related to a Pinyin input method of inputting characters, a statistical thesaurus generated based on statistics of input records of each user who uses the input method, It may include at least one of a user private thesaurus generated based on the statistics of the input history, and may be a new thesaurus obtained by weighting based on the weights of the three thesauruses.

  In step 403, the candidate character pinyin is selected as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin.

  In the present embodiment, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin may include selecting the candidate character pinyin with the highest number of appearances as the predicted character pinyin, It may include selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin and the weight of the thesaurus where each candidate character pinyin is located.

  In some optional realization means of this embodiment, selecting a candidate character pinyin as a predicted character pinyin according to the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin predicts the candidate character pinyin with the highest number of appearances. It may include selecting as character pinyin.

  In some selective realization means of the present embodiment, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin is based on the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin and each candidate character pinyin. The method may further include selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the weight of the thesaurus where the pinyin is located.

  For example, it is assumed that two candidate character pinyins “ren” and “min” are currently displayed. The number of occurrences of “ren” is 100, the predetermined weight is 10, the number of occurrences of “min” is 200, and the predetermined weight is 1. As can be seen from the calculation, the number of times of weighting of “ren” is the product of 100 and 10, that is, 1000. Similarly, the number of times “min” is weighted is 200. Since 1000 is larger than 200, that is, the number of times of weighting of “ren” is larger than the number of times of weighting of “min”, the predicted character pinyin can be determined as “ren”.

  In step 404, the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin are displayed in association with each other.

  In the present embodiment, illustratively, displaying the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other means that the predicted character pinyin may be displayed after the character pinyin, and the predicted character pinyin is indicated by an arrow after the character pinyin. Pinyin may be instructed, and the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin may be displayed with the same character attribute.

  In step 405, a confirmation operation for the predicted character pinyin by the user is detected.

  In this embodiment, based on the predicted character pinyin obtained in step 404, the user determines the character pinyin to be input from the predicted character pinyin and executes a corresponding confirmation operation, and the electronic device performs the confirmation operation. To detect.

  In step 406, at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin is displayed in response to the detection operation being detected.

  In this embodiment, after detecting the confirmation operation, the electronic device displays at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin to the user, thereby realizing flexible input of characters. I do.

  As can be seen from FIG. 4, compared to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2, the flow 400 of the method for inputting characters in the present embodiment emphasizes the step of expanding the target thesaurus. Therefore, since the technical solution according to the present embodiment can introduce more relevant data of the target thesaurus, it is possible to realize more comprehensive selection of the predicted character pinyin and more flexible character input.

  Still referring to FIG. As an implementation of the method shown in the figures, the present application provides an embodiment of a device for inputting characters. The embodiment of the device corresponds to the embodiment of the method shown in FIG. The device can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the web generation device 500 according to the present embodiment includes a first detection unit 501, a first display unit 502, a second detection unit 503, and a second display unit 504. Is provided. Note that the first detection unit 501 is arranged to detect a character pinyin input by a user. The first display unit 502 is arranged to acquire a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin and display the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in association with each other. The second detection unit 503 is arranged to detect a confirmation operation for the predicted character pinyin by the user. The second display unit 504 is arranged to display at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in response to the detection operation being detected.

  In the present embodiment, the first detection unit 501 of the character input device 500 can detect a character pinyin input by a user via the input unit. The input unit may be a physical keyboard for inputting to a device such as a computer, an IPC, a stenographic machine, a dumb phone, and a key-type electronic dictionary, and may be input to a device such as a computer, a smartphone, a tablet, and an electronic book viewer. For example, the input device may be a virtual keyboard for performing input, an input device simulated by another device and having the same functions as a conventional keyboard, and an input device having another character input request. When the key is pressed by the user, the first detection unit 501 can detect the character pinyin input by the user.

  In the present embodiment, the first display unit 502 of the target device 500 for inputting a character acquires a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin based on the character pinyin obtained by the first detection unit 501. The character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin can be displayed in association with each other.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the first display unit 502 may further include a first statistics module (not shown) and a first confirmation module (not shown). The first statistics module may be arranged to count the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin in the target thesaurus. Note that the target thesaurus is an input method default thesaurus related to the input method for inputting the character pinyin, a statistical thesaurus generated based on the statistics of input records of each user who uses the input method, At least one of a user private thesaurus generated based on the statistics of the input history is included. The first determination module may be arranged to select a candidate character pinyin as a predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the second display unit comprises a second confirmation module (not shown), a second statistics module (not shown), and a display module (not shown) May be further provided. The second determination module may be arranged to select at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from the target thesaurus. The second statistics module may be arranged to count the number of occurrences of each candidate input word in the target thesaurus. The display module may be arranged to select a candidate input word from the at least one candidate input word according to the number of appearances of each candidate input word and highlight the selected candidate input word.

  In the present embodiment, the second detection unit 503 of the character input device 500 can detect a confirmation operation based on the predicted character pinyin obtained by the first display unit 502. The confirmation operation is executed when the user determines a character pinyin to be input from the predicted character pinyin. The confirmation operation may be to click a character pinyin to be input or to input a coding in an order of the character pinyin to be input.

  In this embodiment, the second display unit 504 of the character input device 500 corresponds to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin in response to the confirmation operation being detected by the second detection unit 503. At least one candidate input word can be displayed to the user.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the first confirmation module may be arranged to select a candidate character pinyin having the highest occurrence frequency as a predicted character pinyin.

  In some optional realization means of the present embodiment, the first determination module determines the candidate character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin and the weight of the thesaurus where each candidate character pinyin is located. You may arrange so that it may be selected as pinyin.

  In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the apparatus detects an output of the user on the at least one candidate input word and outputs the selected candidate input word. A unit may be further provided.

  In some optional realization means of this embodiment, the input history of the user includes at least one of an input record of the user in the input method, and a character record related to various online operations of the user. May be included.

  The device provided in the embodiment of the present application obtains a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, and realizes highly flexible character input by means for performing a user's confirmation operation instead of the pinyin input.

  Refer to FIG. 6 below. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system 600 applied to the realization of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic device shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example, and is not limited to the function and use range of the embodiment of the present application.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the computer system 600 executes various appropriate programs according to a program stored in a read-only storage medium (ROM) 602 or a program loaded from a storage unit 608 to a random access memory (RAM) 603. A central processing unit (CPU) 601 for executing various operations and processes. The RAM 603 further stores various programs and data necessary for operating the system 600. The CPU 601, the ROM 602, and the RAM 603 are connected to each other by a bus 604. An input / output (I / O) interface 605 is also connected to the bus 604.

  An input unit 606 including a sensor, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, an output unit 607 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a speaker, a storage unit 608 including a hard disk, and a network such as a LAN card and a modem. A communication unit 609 including an interface card is also connected to the I / O interface 605. The communication unit 609 executes a communication process via a network such as the Internet. The driver 610 is also connected to the I / O interface 605 as necessary. The removable medium 611, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like are installed in the driver 610 as necessary, and the computer program read therefrom is installed in the storage unit 608 as necessary.

  In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processes described with reference to the above flowchart may be implemented in a computer software program. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure comprise a computer program product that includes a computer program loaded on a computer-readable medium. The computer program includes program code for performing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication unit 609, and / or may be installed from the removable medium 611. The computer program, when executed by a central processing unit (CPU) 601, performs the functions limited to the method of the present application.

  It should be noted that the computer readable medium of the present application may be a computer readable signal medium, a computer readable storage medium, or any combination of the two. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, semiconductor system, device or component, or any combination thereof. More specific examples of computer readable storage media are electrical connections including one or more wires, portable computer magnetic disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM). Erasable programming including read only memory (EPROM or flash), optical fiber, portable compact magnetic disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage, magnetic storage, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. But not limited to them. In the present application, the computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program. The program may execute the use of the system, device, or component by a command, or may be used in combination therewith. In this application, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal transmitted to baseband or transmitted as part of a carrier and loaded with computer-readable program code. Such transmitted data signals may take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals or any suitable combinations of the above. The computer-readable signal medium may be any computer-readable medium other than the computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable medium is capable of transmitting, propagating, or transmitting a program for performing or using the system, apparatus, or component with commands. The program code contained on the computer readable medium may be transmitted on any suitable medium, including but not limited to wireless, electric wire, optical cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

  The flowcharts and block diagrams in the drawings show system structures, functions, and operations achievable by the systems, methods, and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowcharts or block diagrams may represent one module, program segment, or portion of code. Some of the modules, program segments, and codes include executable commands for implementing one or more predetermined logic functions. It should be noted that in some permutations, the functions shown in the blocks may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two connectedly displayed blocks may actually be performed essentially concurrently, and in some cases may be performed in the reverse order, and are determined according to the function involved. Note that each block in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and / or flowcharts, may be implemented in a system with dedicated hardware that performs predetermined functions or operations, Alternatively, it may be realized by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer code.

  The units described in the embodiments of the present application may be realized by software means or may be realized by hardware means. The described unit may be located in a processor. For example, it may be described as a processor including a first detection unit, a first display unit, a second detection unit, and a second display unit. The names of these units are in no case limited to the units themselves. For example, the first detection unit may be further described as “a unit that detects a character pinyin input by a user”.

  In another aspect, the present application further provides a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may be included in the electronic device described in the above embodiment, or may exist independently and may not be mounted on the electronic device. One or more programs are loaded on the computer-readable medium. When the one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device detects a character pinyin input by a user, acquires a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin, and acquires the character pinyin. The predictive character pinyin is displayed in association with the user, a confirmation operation of the user for the predictive character pinyin is detected, and in response to the detection operation being detected, at least one of the character pinyin and the predictive character pinyin Displaying candidate input words is performed.

  The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the present application and the technical principles employed. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the scope of the invention according to the present application is not limited to a technical solution composed of a specific combination of the technical features, and any technical feature or equivalent feature may be adopted without departing from the above-described inventive concept. Other technical proposals formed by the combination should be included at the same time. For example, a technical solution obtained by replacing the above-described features with technical features having similar functions disclosed in (but not limited to) the present application is obtained.

Claims (12)

A method of entering characters,
Detecting the character pinyin of the current character entered by the user,
Suitable for the character Pinyin of the current character, obtain a predicted character Pinyin which is a character Pinyin of the predicted character predicted as the next character, and display the character Pinyin and the predicted character Pinyin in association with each other,
Detecting a confirmation operation of the user for the predicted character pinyin,
Displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to a character pinyin combination consisting of the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin, in response to the detection of the confirmation operation being detected. how to. Obtaining a predicted character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin,
An input method default thesaurus related to the input method for inputting the character pinyin, a statistical thesaurus generated based on the statistics of input records of each user who uses the input method, and statistics of the input history of the user. In a target thesaurus including at least one of a user private thesaurus generated based on the statistic, the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin is statistically obtained.
Selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin,
The method for inputting characters according to claim 1, wherein: According to the number of appearances of each of the candidate character pinyin, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin,
Selecting the candidate character pinyin with the highest occurrence count as the predicted character pinyin,
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: According to the number of appearances of each of the candidate character pinyin, selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin,
Including selecting the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin and the weight of the thesaurus where each candidate character pinyin is located,
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: The method of inputting the characters is as follows:
The method further includes detecting a selection operation on the at least one candidate input word of the user, and outputting the selected candidate input word,
The method for inputting characters according to claim 1, wherein: The input history of the user,
At least, including the character records associated with various, no online operation to a character input of the user,
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: Displaying at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin,
Selecting at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from the target thesaurus,
The number of appearances of each candidate input word in the target thesaurus is statistically calculated,
According to the number of appearances of each candidate input word, including selecting and highlighting a candidate input word from the at least one candidate input word,
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of: A device for inputting characters,
A first detection unit arranged to detect a character pinyin of a current character input by a user;
A predicted character pinyin which is suitable for the character pinyin of the current character and which is a character pinyin of a predicted character predicted as the next character is arranged, and the character pinyin is arranged to be displayed in association with the predicted character pinyin. One display unit,
A second detection unit arranged to detect a confirmation operation of the user for the predicted character pinyin,
A second display unit arranged to display at least one candidate input word corresponding to a character pinyin combination consisting of the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin, in response to the confirmation operation being detected,
An apparatus for inputting characters, comprising: The first display unit,
An input method default thesaurus related to the input method for inputting the character pinyin, a statistical thesaurus generated based on the statistics of input records of each user who uses the input method, and statistics of the input history of the user. A first statistic module arranged to statistically count the number of occurrences of each candidate character pinyin suitable for the character pinyin in a target thesaurus including at least one of a user private thesaurus generated based on
A first confirmation module arranged to select the candidate character pinyin as the predicted character pinyin according to the number of appearances of each candidate character pinyin,
The apparatus for inputting characters according to claim 8, comprising: The second display unit,
A second confirmation module arranged to select at least one candidate input word corresponding to the character pinyin and the predicted character pinyin from the target thesaurus,
A second statistical module arranged to statistically count the number of occurrences of each candidate input word in the target thesaurus,
A display module arranged to select and highlight a candidate input word from the at least one candidate input word according to the number of appearances of each candidate input word;
The character input device according to claim 9, further comprising: One or more processors,
A storage device for storing one or more programs,
The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors when the one or more programs are executed by the one or more processors. Terminal to let.   A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer-readable storage medium executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 when the program is executed by a processor. .