JPH09128387A - Method for predicting input character and device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of candidates to be outputted as a prediction result and to enhance the operability by limiting the conjugation of a declinable word so as not to be outputted as the prediction result. SOLUTION: The system is provided with a character input part inputting a character, an input character buffer 3 for storing an inputted character code, a display part 2 displaying various kinds of information, a prediction dictionary 4 storing a character string which is combined with the character string previously outputted by the character input part 1, an input predicting part 5 predicting the character string which is being inputted from the data stored in the prediction dictionary 4, a prediction result output part 7 outputting a prediction result to the display part 2 and the input character buffer 3 and a prediction result judging part 8 limiting the conjugation of the deblinable word so as not to be outputted as the prediction result. When the character string being inputted is predicted and the prediction result is outputted, a limit processing is executed in an input prediction processing so as not to output the conjugation of the deblinable word. The prescribed character string is automatically added in accordance with the conjugation of the declinable word in the prediction result.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to character input in an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an input character prediction method for reducing the burden of character input by a user, and an input prediction apparatus using the method. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional input character prediction, a character string input by a user is stored in an input character buffer, and an input prediction unit searches a prediction dictionary for a character string to be combined with the character string, and outputs a prediction result output unit. Outputs the prediction result.

In such input character prediction, a prediction process is always executed for a character string input by the user and the result is output, so that a huge number of candidate character strings are obtained as the prediction result. Is output. Therefore, the user needs to select the character string to be input from a huge number of candidates in order to use the prediction result for input, and the operability becomes slow. In addition, the input prediction process takes time and the comfortable input for the user is impaired.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional technique, when the prediction process is always executed for the character string input by the user and the result is output, the prediction result Outputs a huge number of candidate character strings, the user needs to select the character string to be input from the huge number of candidates in order to use the prediction result for input.
There was a problem that the operability slowed down. In addition, there is a problem that the input prediction process takes time and the comfortable input of the user is impaired.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an input character prediction method that enables a user to comfortably input characters by performing an efficient input prediction process, and the same. It is an object to provide an apparatus using the method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an input character prediction method for predicting a character string being input in an information processing apparatus and outputting the prediction result. An input character prediction method is characterized in that a restriction process is performed so that the inflectional form of a noun is not output in the prediction process.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an input character prediction method for predicting a character string being input in an information processing apparatus and outputting the prediction result, which is used in the prediction result. An input character prediction method is characterized in that a specific character string is automatically added according to the usage of words.

Further, the present invention has the following objects to attain the above objects.
A character input method using an input character prediction method that predicts a character string being input in an information processing device and outputs the prediction result, when a character string and a symbol string that are not grammatically connected are input. The character prediction method is characterized in that the prediction processing is not performed.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A character input unit for inputting characters using a keyboard, an input character buffer for storing the input character code, a display unit for displaying various information, and a character combined with the character string already output by the character input unit. A prediction dictionary unit that stores columns, an input prediction unit that predicts a character string that is being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit, and a prediction result output unit that outputs a prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer. The input prediction device is characterized by further comprising: a prediction result determination unit that restricts the inflectional form of the nouns from being output as a prediction result in the input prediction unit.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
A character input part that inputs characters using a keyboard, an input character buffer that stores the input character code, a display part that displays various information, and a character string that is combined with the character string that the character input part has already output. A prediction dictionary unit that stores the input prediction unit that predicts a character string being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit, and a prediction result output unit that outputs a prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer,
An input prediction apparatus comprising: a prediction result determination unit that automatically adds a specific character string according to the usage of a word in the output result of the input prediction unit.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A character input part that inputs characters using a keyboard, an input character buffer that stores the input character code, a display part that displays various information, and a character string that is combined with the character string that the character input part has already output. A prediction dictionary unit that stores the input prediction unit that predicts a character string being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit, and a prediction result output unit that outputs a prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer,
A non-connection table that stores data of character strings and symbol strings that are not grammatically connected, and an input prediction unit when a character string and symbol string that are not grammatically connected are input by referring to the data of the connection table An input prediction device, comprising: a connectivity determination unit that limits an input prediction process.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The outline of the present invention is as follows. That is, a means for inputting characters by a keyboard and handwritten character input, an input character buffer for storing the input character code, a means for displaying various information, and a character string to be combined with the input character string are provided. A stored prediction dictionary, a means for predicting a character string that is being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary, a means for outputting the prediction result to a display device and an input character buffer, and a form of utilizing a word in the prediction result. And a means for limiting the output of. Further, a means for inputting characters by a keyboard and handwritten character input, an input character buffer for storing the input character code, a means for displaying various information, and a character string to be combined with the input character string are provided. A predictive dictionary that you remember,
A means for predicting the character string being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary, a means for outputting the prediction result to the display device and the input character buffer, and a prediction result according to the usage of the word in the prediction result. And means for adding a specific character string. Further, a means for inputting characters by a keyboard and handwritten character input, an input character buffer for storing the input character code, a means for displaying various information, and a character string to be combined with the input character string are provided. A stored prediction dictionary, a means for predicting a character string being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary, a means for outputting the prediction result to a display device and an input character buffer, a character string that cannot be grammatically connected, and Data storing a symbol string, and means for limiting the prediction process according to the grammatical connectivity of the input character string are provided.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an input character prediction device according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a character input unit for inputting various character data and the like.

Reference numeral 2 is a display unit for displaying data. An input character buffer 3 stores the input character code. Reference numeral 4 is a prediction dictionary that stores a combination of a character string and a character string that can be written thereafter.

Reference numeral 5 is an input predicting unit which refers to the prediction dictionary 4 and predicts a character being written from the character information stored in the input character buffer. Reference numeral 6 is a prediction result buffer for storing the character string information predicted by the input prediction unit 5.

Reference numeral 7 displays the result predicted by the input predicting section 5 on the screen of the display section 2 and the prediction result buffer 6
It is a prediction result output unit that stores the prediction content in. Reference numeral 8 denotes a prediction result determination unit that limits the processing of the input prediction unit 5 so that the inflectional form of the noun is not output as the prediction result. The prediction result determination unit 8 is also configured to add a specific character string according to the use of the noun output by the input prediction unit 5 as the prediction result.

Reference numeral 9 is a non-connection table that stores character strings and symbol strings that cannot be connected grammatically. Reference numeral 10 is a connectivity determination unit that refers to the data in the non-connection table 9 and limits the processing of the input prediction unit 5 according to the connectivity of the character string and the symbol string stored in the input character buffer.

The input character buffer 3, the non-connection table 9, the prediction dictionary 4 and the prediction result buffer 6 are included in a storage device such as a memory or a disk provided inside or outside the device according to the present invention. Composed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. 2 by taking as an example the movement when the character string "#" is input. The data of the output character string output from the character input unit 1 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 and stored in the input character buffer 3, and the processing shown in FIG. 2 is started.

The low input character code stored in the input character buffer 3 is acquired by the input predicting section 5 in step S21. The input prediction unit 5 passes the processing to the connectivity determination unit 10,
The connectivity of the acquired characters is determined in step S22 with reference to the non-connection table 9. Step S22
When it is determined that the character “#” has no connectivity, the prediction process is skipped. When a character having connectivity is acquired, the input predicting unit 5 matches the character string data combined with each character string stored in the predictive dictionary 4 in step S23, and the character string being input by the user. Predict.

Step S is executed until the above processing is completed for all the input character data stored in the input character buffer 3.
The prediction result is looped by 24 and the prediction result is output by the prediction result output unit 7
In step S25, the data is output to the display unit 2 and the data is stored in the prediction result buffer 6.

The prediction result judging unit 8 searches the prediction result stored in the prediction result buffer 6 for a prediction candidate (specifically, good time) which is an inflection of the word in step S26.

When the utilization type prediction result is not found,
In step S27, a conditional branch is performed to end the process of the prediction result determination unit 8. When the in-use prediction candidate is searched, the data of the prediction candidate is deleted from the prediction result buffer 6 in step S28.

The processes from step S26 to step S28 are looped until step S29 has been completed for all the candidates of good usage. The prediction result output unit 7 outputs the prediction result to the display unit 2 in step S29, using the data in the prediction result buffer 6 in which the inflectional form of the noun is deleted from the prediction candidates by the above-described processing as the final prediction result. Then, the processing of this embodiment is terminated and the processing is passed to the application or the like.

Next, another operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Step S31 to step S
The movement of each part up to 37 and the flow of processing are the same as those shown in FIG.

The prediction result judging unit 8 determines in step S36 whether the inflectional form of the prediction candidate retrieved in step S36 is a connected form.
At 40, it is judged whether it is the final type. In the connection type, a reading point "," is added to the data in the prediction result buffer 6 in step S40, and in the termination type, a punctuation mark "." Is added to the data in the prediction result buffer 6 in step S41.

The above-described processing is looped until it is processed in step S42 for all the inferred prediction candidates. The prediction result output unit 7 displays the output of the prediction result in step S43 as the final prediction result, with the data of the prediction result buffer 6 to which a specific symbol is added according to the inflectional form of the above-described process as the final prediction result. Then, the processing of the present embodiment is terminated and the processing is passed to the application or the like.

[0028]

As described above in detail, according to the input character prediction method and apparatus of the present invention, the character string which the user is trying to input is predicted only when the already input character string has grammatical connectivity. By doing so, the dictionary search time in the input prediction process is shortened. In addition, a specific character string is automatically added according to the usage of the word in the prediction result, and comfortable character input can be performed using the character string output as the prediction result. Furthermore, by restricting not to output the inflectional form of the noun as the prediction result, there is an excellent effect that the number of high steps output as the prediction result is significantly reduced and the operability is enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an input character prediction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining an operation in a state different from that of FIG. 2 in the same embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Character input section, 2 ... Display section, 3 ... Input character buffer,
4 ... Prediction dictionary, 5 ... Input prediction unit, 6 ... Prediction result buffer, 7 ... Prediction result output unit, 8 ... Prediction result determination unit, 9 ... Non-connection table, 10 ... Connectivity determination unit.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input character prediction method for predicting a character string being input in an information processing apparatus, and outputting the prediction result, wherein the input prediction processing is a restriction processing so as not to output an inflection of a word. An input character prediction method characterized in that 2. An input character prediction method for predicting a character string being input in an information processing apparatus and outputting the prediction result, wherein a specific character is specified in accordance with the usage of a word in the prediction result. An input character prediction method characterized by automatically adding columns. 3. A character input method using an input character prediction method for predicting a character string being input in an information processing device and outputting the prediction result, wherein the character string and the symbol string are not grammatically connected. A character prediction method characterized in that prediction processing is not performed when is input. 4. A character input section for inputting a character by a keyboard or the like, an input character buffer for storing an input character code, a display section for displaying various information, and a character already output by the character input section. A prediction dictionary unit that stores a character string to be combined into a column, an input prediction unit that predicts a character string that is being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit,
It is characterized by comprising a prediction result output unit for outputting a prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer, and a prediction result judgment unit for restricting the inflectional form of the noun in the input prediction unit so as not to be output as a prediction result. Input prediction device. 5. A character input unit for inputting a character by a keyboard or the like, an input character buffer for storing an input character code, a display unit for displaying various information, and a character string already output by the character input unit. A prediction dictionary unit that stores a character string to be combined with, an input prediction unit that predicts a character string that is being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit, and a prediction that outputs the prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer. An input prediction apparatus comprising: a result output unit; and a prediction result determination unit that automatically adds a specific character string in accordance with the usage of a word in the output result of the input prediction unit. 6. A character input unit for inputting a character by a keyboard or the like, an input character buffer for storing an input character code, a display unit for displaying various information, and a character string already output by the character input unit. A prediction dictionary unit that stores a character string to be combined with, an input prediction unit that predicts a character string that is being input from the data stored in the prediction dictionary unit, and a prediction that outputs the prediction result to the display unit and the input character buffer. When the result output unit, the non-connection table storing the data of the character string and the symbol string that are not grammatically connected, and the character string and the symbol string that are not grammatically connected with reference to the data of the connection table are input, An input prediction device comprising: a connectivity determination unit that limits an input prediction process in the input prediction unit.