KR100365851B1 - Custom sentence inputting method of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for inputting an idiom into a mobile communication terminal, and adds an idiom menu consisting of idiom addition, idiom form, idiom identification to the text input mode, the phrase often used in the idiom adding menu or the same string that is repeatedly inputted. And save it as an idiom or idiom form, and recall the stored idiom or idiom form from the idiom form or idiom identification menu and insert it in the desired position within the sentence being written.

Description

Idiom input method of mobile communication terminal {CUSTOM SENTENCE INPUTTING METHOD OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for efficient input of frequently used sentences.

As mobile communication is popularized, various additional services are provided, and typical services are text transmission service and wireless Internet service. In particular, the use of Internet browsers and e-mails through wireless Internet services is increasing rapidly.

Sentences or strings required when using a text transmission service or an Internet service are input through a keypad of a mobile communication terminal. In general, when the mobile communication terminal is set to a mode for inputting text, a message management menu consisting of English letters, Korean characters, and special characters is displayed on the display screen of the mobile communication terminal together with the text input window. If a user selects a type of character to be input from the message management menu and inputs a key to which a character is assigned, the character is displayed in a character input window and the user can write a desired sentence. This character input process takes considerable time. In particular, since the Internet address uses a lot of special characters, it is more inconvenient and takes a long time to input. Also, repeated input of the same string that is often used, such as a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is not efficient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for speeding up text input.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for convenient and efficient character input.

The present invention for achieving the above object is to add an idiom menu consisting of idiom addition, idiom form, idiom identification when entering the idiom in the mobile communication terminal in the text input mode frequently used phrases or repeated input in the idiom addition menu The same character string is written and stored in an idiom or idiom form, and stored in the idiom form or idiom confirmation menu and recalls the stored idiom or idiom form.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a controller operation of an idiom input process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a front view of the mobile communication terminal;

3A is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when setting a basic mode for inputting characters according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3B is a view illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when selecting an idiom from the message management menu illustrated in FIG. 3A;

3C is a view illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when a idiom style is selected from the menu shown in FIG. 3B;

3D is a view illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when selecting an idiom check among the menu shown in FIG. 3B.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are denoted by the same reference numerals or the same reference signs wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

First, a configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 1. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 100 performs an overall control operation of the mobile phone. The RF unit 500 controls transmission and reception of voice data and control data under the control of the controller 100, and the voice processor 600 controls the voice data received from the RF unit 500 under the control of the controller 100. The speaker converts the audible sound through a speaker and outputs the voice signal received from the microphone to the RF unit 500. The key input unit 200 includes a plurality of numeric keys and function keys, and outputs key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 100. The display unit 28 displays various messages and the like under the control of the controller 100. Memory 400 is a program memory for storing the program data necessary for controlling the operation of the mobile phone and the program data of the idiom menu added according to the present invention, and a data memory for storing data generated during the control or during the performance by the user It includes.

When a basic mode for inputting text is set, a text input window for inputting text and a message management menu indicating types of text input by a user are displayed on the display of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the controller. Typically, the message management menu is composed of Korean, English letters, and special characters. In the present invention, a phrase phrase is added to the message management menu so that a sentence frequently used by a user may be stored as an idiom, such as a URL portion of an Internet address such as "HTTP; // www. ○○○○ .co.kr". In addition, when a user needs to call up a stored idiom and insert it into a sentence in writing, the idiom input process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the controller 100 of an idiom input process according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A to 3D are front views of the mobile communication terminal, and shows a configuration of a display screen 310 which is an external output device of the mobile communication terminal display unit 300 according to the above process. 3A is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when setting a basic mode for inputting characters according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3B is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when selecting an idiom in the message management menu illustrated in FIG. 3A. 3C is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when selecting an idiom style among the menus shown in FIG. 3B. 3D is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a display unit when selecting an idiom check among the menu illustrated in FIG. 3B.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a basic mode for inputting text according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is set, the display screen 310 is displayed as a text input window 311 and a message management menu 313 as shown in FIG. 3A. It is composed. The character input window 311 displays a character input by the user. The message management menu 313 is composed of Korean, English, English, special text, and idiom 320, and is set to Korean in the initial state. British and English are uppercase and lowercase letters of English. The direction key composed of the left key 211 and the right key 213 is used for selection of each menu and change of position of the cursor 315, and character input is performed through the numeric key 230 to which a letter is assigned.

2 again, in step 101, the controller checks whether there is a key input in the character input basic mode, and proceeds to step 103 if there is a key input. If it is determined that the key input in step 103 is a key input for selecting the idiom 320, and proceeds to step 105 if the key input selects the idiom 320, and proceeds to step 107 if the key input is not selected for the idiom 320. do. In step 107, an operation corresponding to the input key is performed. In step 105, the text input basic mode is switched to the idiom input mode and the idiom menu 320 is displayed on the display screen 310 as shown in FIG. 3B. The idiom menu 320 is composed of a menu called idiom addition, idiom confirmation, idiom form. Thereafter, in step 109, if a key input for selecting an idiom addition menu is received, the process proceeds to step 111. In step 111, the idiom addition mode is switched and a text input window is displayed on the display screen 310. In the Add idiom mode, you can create and save a new idiom or idiom form that you want. An idiom form is an assignment of a special character in an idiom sentence. In step 113 after step 111, the character string and direction keys are displayed on the character input window and the character string is completed. Thereafter, if it is determined in step 115 that there is an input of the storage key, the process proceeds to step 117, and if not, the process proceeds to step 107 to perform an operation corresponding to the input key. In step 117, the written string is stored in an idiom list or an idiom form list according to whether the written string includes an assignment character, and the idiom adding mode and the idiom input mode are terminated and the character input default mode is returned.

On the other hand, in step 109 when receiving a key input to select the idiom style menu proceeds to step 121. In step 121, the idiom form mode is switched and the stored idiom form is displayed as shown in the display screen 310 of FIG. 3C. In idiom style mode, you can select one of the stored idiom styles and assign a string of characters to substitute for a special character. For example, select the idiom form stored as "HTTP; // www.yahoo.co.§§" and enter the string 'kr'. As a result, a single character 'kr' is substituted for each assignment '§' and a complete address of "HTTP; // www.yahoo.co.kr" is created. The number of assignment '§' can be assigned as many as that number. You can also use the substitution character '※'. The substitution character '※' can substitute multiple characters. In the idiom form of "HTTP; // www. ※ .co.kr", if you enter the string 'yahoo', it is assigned to the substitution character '※' and completed with "HTTP; // www.yahoo.co.kr". The address is created. As another example, the idiom form "HTTP; // www. ※. ※ .kr" can be used to create an address by substituting 'yahoo' and 'co'. In the idiom style mode, the completed sentence may be inserted at the position of the cursor 315 of the text input window 311 in the text input basic mode.

2, if there is a key input for selecting an idiom form in step 123 after step 121, the process proceeds to step 125. If there is no key input, the process proceeds to step 107 to perform an operation corresponding to the input key. In step 125, the selected idiom form is displayed. Subsequently, in step 127, the character string according to the input of the character key, the direction key, etc. is displayed by substituting the substituted character '※' or '§' of the displayed idiom form, and the process proceeds to step 129 when the key input is completed. In step 129, the text input basic mode is switched to insert the idiom form in which the character string displayed in step 127 is inserted at the cursor position on the display screen, and the idiom input process is terminated.

On the other hand, in step 109 when receiving a key input to select the idiom confirmation menu proceeds to step 131. In step 131, the idiom confirmation mode is switched and the stored idiom is displayed as shown in the display screen 310 of FIG. 3D. In the idiom editing mode, one of the stored idioms can be selected to insert the selected idiom at the cursor position in the text input window of the basic mode. In addition, the selected idiom can be edited as desired by the user and inserted at the cursor position of the text input basic mode.

Returning to FIG. 2, after step 131, in step 133, if there is a key input for selecting an idiom, the process proceeds to step 135 if there is a key input, and if there is no key input, the process proceeds to step 107 to perform an operation corresponding to the input key. In step 135, the selected idiom is displayed. Thereafter, in step 137, it is determined whether there is an input of the completion key. If there is an input of the completion key, the process proceeds to step 141. In step 141, the mobile terminal switches to the text input basic mode, inserts the idiom displayed in step 135 at the cursor position of the text input basic mode, and ends the idiom input process.

In step 139, the idiom selected in step 135 is edited and displayed according to an input of a text key or a direction key. After receiving the key input to complete the task in step 137 proceeds to step 141. In step 141, the mobile terminal switches to the text input basic mode as described above, inserts the idiom displayed in step 139 at the cursor position of the text input basic mode, and ends the input process.

As described above, the text input process using an idiom saves frequently used phrases in an idiom or idiom form and inserts them into a sentence that is being written as needed, thereby reducing the repeated input of the same phrase and enabling fast and efficient text input.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalent of claims and claims.

As described above, the present invention provides fast and convenient text input by providing a method of storing frequently used phrases in idiom or idiom form and inserting them into a desired sentence when necessary. In addition, by providing a method of reducing the repeated input of the same phrase can be an efficient character input.

Claims (5)

delete delete In the idiom input method of the mobile communication terminal, The process of displaying an item consisting of an idiom addition menu, an idiom form menu, and an idiom identification menu by switching to the idiom input mode when a key is pressed to select an idiom menu in a basic mode where text input is possible; Displaying a pre-stored idiom form list when a key is pressed to select an idiom form menu from the displayed items; Receiving a key input for selecting an arbitrary idiom form from the displayed idiom form list; Receiving a string from the user, Assigning the character string to the substitution character portion of the selected idiom form; The idiom input method comprising the step of inserting the idiom form in which the character string is substituted at the position of the cursor of the character input basic mode. The method of claim 3, wherein Displaying a text input window at the time of key input for selecting an idiom addition menu among the displayed items under the phrase input mode; Receiving a string from the user, The idiom input method further comprising the step of further storing the string in the idiom list or idiom form list. The method of claim 3, wherein Displaying a list of idioms stored in advance when a key is input to select an idiom identification menu from among the displayed items under the idiom input mode; Receiving a key input for selecting any idiom from the displayed idiom list; The idiom input method further comprises the step of inserting the selected idiom at the position of the cursor of the text input basic mode.