KR100580146B1 - Method for inputting words in an electronic appliance with buttons of inputting words - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed contents are to input as many characters as possible to a limited number of buttons by providing simultaneous pressing of two buttons, overlapping, short and long continuous pressing and double clicking of a single button. It relates to a character input method of the electronic device to increase the utilization of the button so as to quickly and easily. In the character input method of the electronic device according to the present invention, in the keyboard of the electronic device, one letter is assigned to each button, and at least one letter is assigned between two adjacent buttons to assign the two adjacent buttons. It is realized by inputting the above characters assigned between two buttons by pressing at the same time, overlapping pressing or continuous pressing of long and short periods.

Mobile device, mobile phone, text input, English input

Description

Character input method of electronic device having character input button {METHOD FOR INPUTTING WORDS IN AN ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE WITH BUTTONS OF INPUTTING WORDS}

Detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which numerals designate corresponding parts in the drawings.

1 is a view showing an English character input keyboard of a typical mobile phone,

2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing an embodiment of a keyboard layout of a mobile phone implemented with the English input method of the mobile phone according to the present invention to which the character input principle of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a positional variation of keyboard buttons as the same keyboard layout as FIG. 3;

5 is a view showing another embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing another embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device of the present invention;

7 and 8 show modifications of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6.

The present invention relates to a method of inputting a character using a button in an electronic device such as an electronic telephone, a portable telephone, a PDA, and more specifically, to input characters having a high frequency of input at a time by clicking a button. Allocate a button and press other two buttons simultaneously or overlap them, or press a combination of short and long presses to shorten the input time and have a character input button that allows users to use it easily and conveniently. It relates to a character input method of an electronic device.

Recently, as electronic and communication technologies have advanced, the necessity of text input to control electronic devices has increased. In particular, the use of text messages has exploded with the rapid spread of mobile devices such as PDAs and mobile phones. In addition, the control of external devices, such as home care services, is being performed remotely through text input in a mobile phone.

In order to activate this character input base, handset manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Telecom, Nokia, and Motorola have developed and applied their own character input methods. The Korean keyboard that is currently applied to mobile phones has the basic consonants a, b, c, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅇ and the vowels ㅣ, ·, ㅡ cheonji, and the consonants ㅇ, ㅁ, A, b, ㅅ, ㄹ and the narrative method such as 기본, ㅗ, ㅡ as the basic vowels are representative. In case of inputting such Hangul characters, a number of characters are assigned to one button, and the characters in the 2nd or 3rd digit are inputted or in the case of vowels, it is made by combining several basic characters. There was a hassle to press two or three times.

Similarly, in the case of English character input, as shown in FIG. 1, the keyboards of all the mobile phone manufacturers illustrated above are assigned three alphabets to each button in turn, and even some four to be assigned to each button. Since you have to press from four strokes to input, the input strokes increase considerably, resulting in a drop in input efficiency. At least three alphabets are assigned to one of these buttons, and the input method connects the alphabet assigned to the same button and inputs a little time until the selected alphabet is fixed. There was a disadvantage that additional time was required or additional presses were required. Furthermore, in the existing system, when the symbol is assigned to the button, the symbol input is always three or more times. Therefore, the symbol input is difficult to assign to the button as well as the symbol input. The symbol input was very slow and inconvenient because it had to go through the task of finding and selecting symbols.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described drawbacks, input method such as double-click of one button and simultaneous pressing of two buttons, overlap, or pressing combination of long and short The present invention provides a character input method of an electronic device having a character input button capable of shortening an input stroke and an input time and improving fingering and visibility.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to arrange the alphabet by at least nine buttons of each of the 12 buttons by one each and the remaining alphabet is to be pressed by pressing or overlapping the two adjacent buttons at the same time or by pressing a combination of short and long-term combinations most of the It is to provide an English input method of an electronic device having a character input button that allows the user to easily and quickly enter an English letter.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to decompose the alphabet into basics and assign them to buttons, and double-click the buttons of the basics and combine the two basics to form the remaining characters, but two button input The present invention provides an English input method of an electronic device having a character input button that can be easily and quickly inputted by quickly pressing an overlapping or pressing a combination of short and long combinations.

Character input method of an electronic device having a character input button according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is to assign a letter to each button, in the keyboard of the electronic device, between two adjacent buttons By assigning at least one character or more, the adjacent two buttons may be simultaneously pressed, overlapped, or continuously pressed.

The English input method of the electronic device having a character input button according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object in the keyboard of the electronic device arranged in a row and column, the letter 'T', 'I on nine buttons Assign ',' N ',' A ',' E ',' R ',' S ',' O ',' L 'and the rest of the alphabet horizontally, vertically and diagonally between adjacent buttons Each of the two adjacent buttons in the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions is simultaneously pressed, overlapped, or pressed in succession, so that the characters assigned between the two buttons are input in the corresponding direction. Characterized in that.

,I,

,J,M,∧,E의 9개의 기본자를 각 버튼에 하나씩 배정하고, O,X,I,C,J,M,A,E는 각 버튼의 한번 누름으로써 입력되고, 나머지 알파벳들은 상기 기본자가 배정된 2개의 버튼을 오버랩누름이나 장단의 연속조합누름에 의해 및/또는 하나의 버튼을 더블 클릭함에 의해 입력되는 것을 특징으로 한다. English input method of the electronic device having a character input button according to the third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the keyboard of the electronic device arranged in a row and column, 0,-,

, I,

N, J, M, ∧, E are assigned to each button one by one, O, X, I, C, J, M, A, E is entered by pressing each button once, the rest of the alphabet is the basic It is characterized in that two self-assigned buttons are inputted by pressing an overlap or a long and short continuous combination and / or by double-clicking one button.

,I,

,J,M,∧,F의 9개의 기본자를 각 버튼에 하나씩 배정하고, O,X,I,C,J,M,A,F는 각 버튼의 한번 누름으로써 입력되고, 나머지 알파벳들은 상기 기본자가 배정된 2개의 버튼을 오버랩누름이나 장단의 연속조합누름에 의해 및/또는 하나의 버튼을 더블 클릭함에 의해 입력되는 것을 특징으로 한다. English input method of the electronic device having a character input button according to the fourth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is 0,-,

, I,

Assigns nine basic characters, J, M, ∧, and F to each button, and O, X, I, C, J, M, A, and F are input by pressing each button once, and the remaining alphabets It is characterized in that two self-assigned buttons are inputted by pressing an overlap or a long and short continuous combination and / or by double-clicking one button.

In the present invention, by inputting as many characters as possible to a limited number of buttons by introducing the simultaneous pressing of two buttons, overlap pressing, long and short continuous pressing function and double button function of one button in the character input It is increasing the utilization of the button to make it easier to hit with fewer strokes. In particular, by applying the combination push method of these two buttons to two buttons arranged in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, and diagonal direction, more character input is possible with one push.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device according to the present invention, where the electronic device means all electronic devices having character input buttons and capable of text input, and in particular, communication technology is applied. Mobile phones, electronic communication devices such as PDAs, and portable electronic devices such as digital cameras to which wireless communication technology may be applied in the future. The text input method of the present invention can be utilized for controlling the function of the electronic device through the text input in the electronic device or transmitting the text message in the communication device. Hereinafter, a mobile phone as an example of an electronic device having a text input button will be described as an example. The principles of the present invention to be described below can be applied to all electronic products capable of inputting text. In the drawing, two buttons adjacent to each other in the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions are connected by dotted lines.

In the drawing, an arrangement of 12 buttons of a mobile phone is shown. The letters are assigned to each of the 10 buttons from 1 to 10, and the letters are allocated between two neighboring buttons to combine the two adjacent buttons. Allows input when pressed. In this case, the concept of a combination input of two buttons is recognized as a combination of button inputs when two adjacent buttons are simultaneously pressed or overlapped, or sequentially pressed, one long and one short. Here, the two adjacent buttons may be two adjacent buttons in the horizontal direction, for example, the first and second buttons. It may also be two buttons adjacent in the vertical direction, for example, buttons 1 and 4. Furthermore, it may be two buttons diagonally adjacent to each other, for example, buttons 1 and 5.

In the case of simultaneous pressing, it is often impossible to press two buttons simultaneously at the same time in time, so set a time interval that can be judged as simultaneous and let the controller of the device judge the simultaneous pressing when two button inputs are within the range. do. For example, if the second button input is within 0.15 to 0.2 seconds after the first button input, it is determined as simultaneous pressing. Furthermore, when the character input method adopts the simultaneous pressing method, if there is a second button input while pressing the first button, the character corresponding to the first button input is displayed and the first and second combination characters are displayed, that is, two By displaying characters together, you can double the speed or efficiency of character input.

Referring to the simultaneous pressing method of the two buttons with reference to Figure 2 as an example, pressing the first and second buttons adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction simultaneously with two hands (or overlapping, or one button long and another If you press one button shortly), the character corresponding to 11 is inputted, and if you press the button 8 and 9, the character corresponding to 16 is inputted. In addition, when the buttons 4 and 7 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are pressed at the same time, the corresponding character 22 is input. In addition, when the buttons 2 and 4 adjacent to each other in the diagonal direction are pressed at the same time, the letter corresponding to number 18 is inputted. The same principle applies to the combination input of the remaining two adjacent buttons, so that when the buttons adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, the vertical direction, and the diagonal direction are pressed, a character assigned between them is input.

In FIG. 2, the corresponding characters input according to the combination input of two adjacent buttons are clearly displayed at the center of the horizontal line, the vertical line, and the diagonal line of the dotted line. As shown, the result of the combination input of the two adjacent buttons is 11. It is numbered 27 through 27.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since only one character is assigned to one button, symbols (for example,.,-+ ^, Etc.) are assigned to the second or more positions of each button, and double click Can be used to cycle through symbols. Double-click is an introduction of the concept of double-clicking on a mouse of a computer, and is defined as an operation of pressing a button twice in quick succession.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a keyboard layout of a mobile phone implemented with the English input method of the mobile phone according to the present invention to which the character input principle of FIG. 2 is applied. In addition, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a positional modification of the keyboard buttons as the keyboard layout of FIG. 3.

The input of the English alphabet can be easily input all the characters using the character input method described previously in FIG. An example thereof will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

Select at least nine basic characters from the alphabet and assign them to nine of the twelve buttons on your phone. It is preferable that the selection of the basic person is made into nine of high frequency in consideration of the frequency of use. Accordingly, the present applicant investigated the frequency of use of each alphabet letter in a word listed in the Concise Oxford Dictionary (9th edition, 1995) as shown in Table 1 below, and selected a basic person based on this. In other words, the frequency 1st to 9th place was selected as the 9 basic elements, the higher frequency was assigned to the center and the lower the frequency was assigned to the outer side.

Frequency of use of each alphabetic character in the Oxford Dictionary alphabet Frequency alphabet Frequency E 11.1607% M 3.0129% A 8.4966% H 3.0034% R 7.5809% G 2.4705% I 7.5448% B 2.0720% O 7.1635% F 1.8121% T 6.9509% Y 1.7779% N 6.6544% W 1.2899% S 5.7351% K 1.1016% L 5.4893% V 1.0074% C 4.5388% X 0.2902% U 3.6308% Z 0.2722% D 3.3844% J 0.1965% P 3.1671% Q 0.1962%

According to the frequency in Table 1 above, 9 high frequency 'E, A, R, I, O, T, N, S, L' are selected as the basics. To explain the input of the basic user in detail, assign T, I, and N to buttons 1, 2 and 3 of the first line (line 1), and to buttons 4, 5 and 6 of the second line (line 2). Assign A, E, and R, respectively, and assign S, O, and L to buttons 7, 8, and 9, respectively, in the third row (line 3). The nine alphanumeric characters assigned to the buttons 1 to 9 are inputted by pressing the button once.

In the case of the combination input in the horizontal direction, G and D are assigned to the 11th and 12th positions between the 1st, 2nd, 3rd buttons of the first row, and the 1st and 2nd neighbors in the horizontal direction are combined. Press to enter G assigned between them, and press 2 and 3 to enter D. In addition, assign C and U between 3, 4, and 5 buttons in the second row, and press 3 and 4 in combination to input C, and then press 4 and 5 in combination. Causes U to be entered. W, Y assigned between the 6th, 7th, and 8th buttons of the 3rd line is input in the same principle as above.

If the combination input in the vertical direction is described, V, X are allocated between 1, 4, and 7 buttons in a row, and the combination of 1 and 4 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction is pressed. Is entered, and press 4 and 7 in combination to make X be input. Similarly, two rows of F, K, and Q, and three columns of J, Z also input the corresponding characters by combining buttons adjacent to each other vertically located above and below each character.

When the combination input in the diagonal direction is explained, in the case of B assigned to the diagonal center of two adjacent buttons, the first and fifth buttons are pressed in combination, or the second and fourth buttons are combined. Press to enter. Similarly, the remaining three, which are located in the diagonal center of the adjacent buttons, that is, P, M, and H can be input in the same manner as above.

The arrangement of buttons in FIG. 3 provides space for two fingers to be pressed more conveniently without colliding when two buttons are pressed simultaneously or overlapped by arranging adjacent rows slightly adjacent to each other when viewed in the column direction. . In FIG. 4, similarly to FIG. 3, neighboring rows are alternately arranged in a direction opposite to that of FIG. 3 to secure a space of fingers. 3 and 4 are implemented by the same principle with only a slight shift in the buttons.

Now, the English input method of the present embodiment described above will be described in contrast with the conventional English input method by taking actual character input examples.

[text Input example  One]

By applying the English input method of the present invention will be described a method of inputting the following sentence in the mobile phone keyboard.

When the sentence "CELLULAR PHONE IS A BLACK HOLE OF ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF MOBILE UTILITIES." Is input using the general input method described in FIG. 1 and the input method of the present invention, the input strokes are compared. Here, the space SPACE is not calculated. Hereinafter, in the calculation of the input stroke, the numerals in parentheses of the alphabet letters indicate the input stroke.

1. In case of existing input method

'C (3) + E (2) + L (3) + L (3) + U (2) + L (3) + A (1) + R (2)' + 'P (1) + H ( 2) + O (3) + N (2) + E (2) '+' I (3) + S (3) '+' A (1) '+' B (2) + L (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (2) '+' H (2) + O (3) + L (3) + E (2) '+' O (3) + F (3) '+' A (1) + L (3) + L (3) '+' T (1) + H (2) + E (2) '+' F (3) + U (2) + N (2) + C (3) + T (1) + I (3) + O (3) + N (2) + S (3) '+' O (3) + F (3) '+' M (1) + O ( 3) + B (2) + I (3) + L (3) + E (2) '+' U (2) + T (1) + I (3) + L (3) + I (3) + T (1) + I (3) + E (2) + S (3) '

=> 138 (Character Input) +7 (Fixed Button) = 145 total

In the above input, the fixed button is pressed between the underlined letters so that the previous letter must be entered after the previous letter is confirmed.

2. In case of input method of the present invention

-In case of continuous press combination of short and long term

'C (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (2) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1)' + 'P (2) + H ( 2) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) '+' I (1) + S (1) '+' A (1) '+' B (2) + L (1) + A (1) + C (2) + K (2) '+' H (2) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' O (1) + F (2) '+' A (1) + L (1) + L (1) '+' T (2) + H (2) + E (1) '+' F (2) + U (2) + N (1) + C (2) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) '+' O (2) + F (2) '+' M (2) + O ( 1) + B (2) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' U (2) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) '

=> 78 shots in total.

-Simultaneous press combination (calculated as 1 simultaneous press)

'C (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1)' + 'P (1) + H ( 1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) '+' I (1) + S (1) '+' A (1) '+' B (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (1) + K (1) '+' H (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' A (1) + L (1) + L (1) '+' T (1) + H (1) + E (1) '+' F (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' M (1) + O ( 1) + B (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) '

=> 59 shots in total.

As shown in the character input example 1 above, in the conventional input method, the above sentence can be input only by pressing 145 times. However, in the case of the continuous press method of the short and long term, 78 strokes can be input. In the case of simultaneous push method, only 59 strokes can be inputted. In the present invention, in the case of the overlap pressing method, when the overlap pressing of the two buttons is calculated with two strokes, the same stroke is input as the above-mentioned continuous pressing method. In addition, in the existing input method, when inputting the characters assigned to the same button by pressing the fixed button to enter the next character after pressing the fixed button, the input of the unnecessary fixed button is required, whereas in this input method Since one letter is assigned to the button, it is not necessary to press the fixed button, so unnecessary extra input can be removed and the input is efficient.

As can be seen through the above example of the character input, the English input method of the present invention can be entered significantly faster than the conventional input method, both simultaneous pressing, overlap pressing and short-term continuous pressing method.

[text Input example  2]

When the word "INTERNATIONAL" is inputted according to the English input method and the existing method of the present embodiment,

1. In case of existing input method

I (3) + N (2) + T (1) + E (2) + R (3) + N (2) + A (1) + T (1) + I (3) + O (3) + N (2) + A (1) + L (3)

=> 27 (Character Input) +1 (Fixed Button) = Total 28 strokes

2. In case of input method of the present invention

I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1)

=> 13 shots in total

As can be seen from the character input example 2 above, when the word "INTERNATIONAL" is input, a total of 28 button presses are required in the conventional method, but in this method, each character is assigned to each button. Since it is input by one stroke, it is possible to input with 13 strokes of less than half of the existing method, so that quick and convenient character input is possible.

5 is a view showing another embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device according to the present invention, which expands the concept of the previous embodiment and is a method of easily entering a large number of characters with a smaller number of buttons and a smaller stroke. Shows.

In the present embodiment, the principle of the character input method will be described in detail with reference to only four buttons among many buttons, and the same principle as the method described here for the remaining buttons is applied. Characters can be applied not only English but also characters of various languages such as Japanese, French, Russian, and so on, the characters assigned to each button are shown and explained by replacing them with numbers. In addition, 1, 3, 5, and 7 assigned to the first digit of each button are indicated by the button number and explained.

1,3,5,7 assigned to the first digit of each button is entered when each button is clicked once, and 2,4,6,8 assigned to the second digit are double clicked. Is entered. 9, 10, 11, and 12 horizontally allocated between the buttons are inputted by overlapping the two buttons or by continuously pressing the buttons. This combination pressing is as described in detail above, except that in this embodiment, two characters are allocated between the two buttons, and any one of the two characters allocated between the two buttons is assigned according to the pressing order of the two buttons. Allow optional input. For this reason, in the method of this embodiment, application of simultaneous pressing is excluded, and overlap pressing or combination short press with a combination order is used. For example, line 9 and 10 are assigned between button 1 and button 3, respectively, where 9 is pressed if button 3 is pressed while button 1 is pressed, or button 1 and Button 3 can be pressed in sequence, but one button is pressed long and the other button is pressed short and continuous. The inputs of 10 are entered in reverse order from the input of 9, by pressing button 3 first and then pressing button 1 later. Of course, when the button 3 is pressed, the letter corresponding to 3 is pressed, and when the button 1 is pressed, the letter corresponding to 1 is input. Therefore, the ordered pressing described in this embodiment means overlap pressing or continuous pressing.

The input principles of 13, 14, 15, and 16 assigned in the vertical direction between the buttons are also the same as the input principles of the horizontally assigned characters described above. For example, 13,14 assigned vertically between two buttons 1 and 5 in the vertical direction of row 1, the first button is pressed first, then the fifth button is pressed to enter 13, and conversely 5 If you press button 1 first and then button 1, 14 is entered. Of course, the sequential pressing of the buttons is applied to the overlap pressing or the continuous pressing of the short and long periods.

Characters assigned diagonally between the buttons in the diagonal direction, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in the figure are also input by the sequential pressing of the two buttons, horizontal or vertical between the two buttons described in detail above. Since the input principle is the same as the characters assigned to the direction, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

6 is a view showing another embodiment of a character input method of an electronic device according to the present invention, showing a cell phone keyboard arrangement for inputting English.

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,J,M,∧,F의 9개로 구성하고, 각 버튼에 9개의 기본자들을 하나씩 배정한다. 특히, 문자조합시 시각적 연상이 용이하도록 관련문자를 인접배치한다. 예를 들어, 알파벳 'P'는 'O'+'I'가 되므로 'O'+'I'를 1번 버튼과 4번 버튼에 위아래로 배정하여 조합생성되는 'P'가 쉽게 연상되도록 한다. 알파벳 'Q'는 'O'+'-'가 되므로 '-'버튼을 'O'버튼의 우측 옆에 배정하여 쉽게 연상되게 한다. 알파벳 'D'의 경우 'I'의 우측 옆에 '

'을 배정하여 '

'는 좌측 반쪽의 형상이 조합되는 것으로 연상하게 하고, 알파벳 'G'의 경우 '

'의 우측 반쪽의 형상과 '

'의 우측 옆에 배정된 'J'가 조합되는 것으로 연상되게 배치한다. 이를 종합해 보면, 도 6에 예시한 바와 같이 1번 버튼에서부터 9번 버튼까지 위의 기본자들을 하나씩 배열하되, 위에 설명한 조합원리(시각적 연상)에 따라 1번 버튼에 'O', 2번 버튼에 '-', 3번 버튼에 '

', 4번 버튼에 'I', 5번 버튼에 '

', 6번 버튼에 'J', 7번 버튼에 'M', 8번 버튼에 '∧', 9번 버튼에 'F'를 배정하는 것이 좋다. The English input method of the present embodiment analyzes the shapes of all the alphabets to generate the basic characters, and combines the basic characters to form all the alphabets. As basics, 0,-,

, I,

It consists of nine elements, J, M, ∧, and F, and assigns nine basic characters to each button. In particular, related characters are placed adjacent to each other to facilitate visual association in the character combination. For example, the letter 'P' becomes 'O' + 'I' so that 'O' + 'I' is assigned to buttons 1 and 4 up and down so that the 'P' generated by combination is easily recalled. The letter 'Q' becomes 'O' + '-', so assign the '-' button to the right side of the 'O' button to make it easier to associate. In the case of the letter 'D',

By assigning '

'Is reminiscent of the combination of the shapes on the left half, and in the case of the letter' G '

The shape of the right half of 'and'

'J' assigned to the right side of the 'is arranged as a combination. In summary, as shown in FIG. 6, the above basic elements are arranged one by one from the first to the nineth buttons, but according to the combination principle (visual association) described above, the first and second buttons are 'O' and second button. On '-', button 3 on '

',' 4 'for button 4,''for button 5

',' J 'for button 6,' M 'for button 7,' ∧ 'for button 8,' F 'for button 9 is good.

As above, the basic characters assigned to each button are rotated as they are, or rotated 90 degrees, or rotated up and down or left and right to form all the alphabets. To be entered. The combination principle of each alphabet described above is summarized in Table 2 below.

Alphabet Combination Principle alphabet Combination method Corresponding button alphabet Combination method Corresponding button A Λ 8 N Λ + I 8 + 4 B

I + M (90 degree rotation) ⇒

4 + 7 O O One C

(Right) 5 P O + I⇒

1 + 4 D I +

(Left choice) ⇒

4 + 5 Q O + _ 1 + 2 E F + _ 9 + 2 R O + Λ⇒

1 + 8 F F 9 S

Double click 5 G

(The right choice) + J⇒

5 + 6 T -+ I 2 + 4 H I double click 4 + 4 U I + J 4 + 6 I I 4 V Λ Double click 8 J J 6 W M double click 7 K I + Λ (90 degree rotation) ⇒

4 + 8 X

3 L I + _ 4 + 2 Y Λ (Up-down symmetry) + _ (90 degree rotation) ⇒

8 + 2 M M 7 Z

Double click 3

In this method, the ordered combination of push combinations is applied, that is, they are pressed by overlapping or are combined by continuous presses of short and long periods. Furthermore, the concept of double click is introduced and applied to the present method.

As can be seen in Table 2 above, this English input method is A, C, F, I, J, M, O, X is input by clicking the corresponding button once, H, S, V, W, Z is It is entered when you double-click the button. The remaining characters, B, D, E, G, K, L, N, P, Q, R, T, U, and Y, are shown in the order described in Table 2 above. It is inputted by overlapping or based on continuous press. Now, by comparing the difference with the existing input method through the character input example 3 will be described.

[text Input example  3]

The English input method of the present embodiment and the existing method described above with reference to FIG. 1 will be compared through the method of inputting the following sentence in the mobile phone keyboard.

When the sentence "CELLULAR PHONE IS A BLACK HOLE OF ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF MOBILE UTILITIES." Is entered using a conventional input method and the input method of the present invention, the input strokes are compared as follows.

1. In case of existing input method

'C (3) + E (2) + L (3) + L (3) + U (2) + L (3) + A (1) + R (2)' + 'P (1) + H ( 2) + O (3) + N (2) + E (2) '+' I (3) + S (3) '+' A (1) '+' B (2) + L (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (2) '+' H (2) + O (3) + L (3) + E (2) '+' O (3) + F (3) '+' A (1) + L (3) + L (3) '+' T (1) + H (2) + E (2) '+' F (3) + U (2) + N (2) + C (3) + T (1) + I (3) + O (3) + N (2) + S (3) '+' O (3) + F (3) '+' M (1) + O ( 3) + B (2) + I (3) + L (3) + E (2) '+' U (2) + T (1) + I (3) + L (3) + I (3) + T (1) + I (3) + E (2) + S (3) '

=> 138 (Character Input) +7 (Fixed Button) = 145 total

2. In case of input method of the present invention

-In case of continuous press combination of short and long term

'C (2) + E (2) + L (2) + L (2) + U (2) + L (2) + A (1) + R (2)' + 'P (2) + H ( 2) + O (1) + N (2) + E (2) '+' I (1) + S (1) '+' A (1) '+' B (2) + L (2) + A (1) + C (2) + K (2) '+' H (2) + O (1) + L (2) + E (2) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' A (1) + L (2) + L (2) '+' T (2) + H (2) + E (2) '+' F (1) + U (2) + N (2) + C (1) + T (2) + I (1) + O (1) + N (2) + S (1) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' M (1) + O ( 1) + B (2) + I (1) + L (2) + E (2) '+' U (2) + T (2) + I (1) + L (2) + I (1) + T (2) + I (1) + E (2) + S (1) '

=> 92 shots in total.

-In case of overlap press combination (counted as overlap press 1 stroke)

'C (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1)' + 'P (1) + H ( 1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) '+' I (1) + S (1) '+' A (1) '+' B (1) + L (1) + A (1) + C (1) + K (1) '+' H (1) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' A (1) + L (1) + L (1) '+' T (1) + H (1) + E (1) '+' F (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) '+' O (1) + F (1) '+' M (1) + O ( 1) + B (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) '+' U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) '

=> 59 shots in total.

As shown in the character input example 3 above, in the case of the conventional input method, the above sentence can be input only by pressing the button 145, whereas in the case of the continuous press method of the short and long term, the 92 input is possible. In the case of simultaneous push method, only 59 strokes can be inputted.

7 and 8 illustrate modified examples of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6. In FIG. 7, a higher frequency of use of “E” is assigned to button 9 of FIG. 6 instead of “F”. For easy input, 'F' is input by pressing button 2 (-) two times in succession while pressing button 4 when overlap mode is applied, and the rest of the alphabet is as shown in FIG. 6. On the other hand, when the simultaneous mode is applied, 'T' ('-' + 'I') and 'L' ('I' + '-') adopt a long and short continuous press method, and 'F' Press 'I' and '-' at the same time to input so that you can overcome the trouble of pressing '-' twice in overlap mode.

'로 표시하고, 2번 버튼을 한번 누르면 'T'가 입력되고, 더블 클릭하면 'L'이 입력되게 한다. 이때, 기본자 '-'은 단독 입력이 불가능하고, 2개의 버튼의 조합입력시에만 기능하게 하여, '-'버튼이 다른 기본자가 배정된 버튼과 조합되어 입력될 경우에만 '-'의 기능을 하도록 한다. 부연설명하면, 'L'이 더블클릭에 의해 입력되므로 'F'는 한번의 4번 버튼(I)과 한번의 2번 버튼(-)을 동시누름이나 순서적으로 오버랩하거나 장단 연속누름으로 입력된다. 물론, 도 8의 입력방법에서도 나머지 알파벳들은 도 7에서의 조합원리와 동일하다. Meanwhile, in FIG. 8, 'TL' is assigned to the second button assigned to the basic character '-' in FIG.

'2' button once to input 'T' and double click to input 'L'. At this time, the basic character '-' cannot be inputted alone, and functions only when a combination of two buttons is input, so that the '-' button functions only when the '-' button is input in combination with a button assigned to another basic character. Do it. In detail, 'L' is inputted by double-clicking, so 'F' is inputted by simultaneously pressing or sequentially overlapping one button (I) and one button (-) at the same time, or by pressing the short and long presses continuously. . Of course, the remaining alphabets in the input method of FIG. 8 are the same as the combination principle of FIG. 7.

As described above, the present invention provides a limited number of buttons by increasing the utilization of the buttons by introducing the concept of simultaneous pressing of two buttons, overlapping, long and short presses, and double click. Allows you to enter as many characters as possible at the button of. In particular, in the case of English character input, the concept of double click, simultaneous press, overlap, and short and long press modes is introduced, and one alphabet is pressed by pressing two buttons in the above direction in the horizontal, vertical or diagonal direction. It is possible to press all the number of times or less, and the high frequency alphabet is input by one push, so assign at least three alphabets to one button and reduce the number of letters input dramatically compared to the method of circular input. Input is possible and input is simplified and it is easy to use. Moreover, there is an advantage in that a number of characters can be input with a small number of buttons and a small number of strokes by introducing an order concept in the overlap pressing and the long pressing.

On the other hand, in the English alphabet, 10 or less basic characters are extracted from the alphabet and assigned to each button, and two of these basic characters are combined with overlap or short and long presses so that all alphabets are generated. There is a feature that can be used easily by anyone. Further, by assigning a character with a high input frequency to each button so that it can be inputted as one stroke, it is possible to speed up and simplify English input by sequentially arranging the buttons from the position of the finger accessible position according to the frequency. As a result, the number of exchanges with foreigners and frequent use of English reduces the number of English input strokes these days, thereby improving the efficiency of the exchange. Furthermore, there is an effect that doubles the ease of symbol input by assigning symbols to the second or more empty positions of each button so that a double click is continued.

In addition, the character input mechanism of the present invention is implemented as a program mounted on an electronic device, and thus can be easily applied only by changing a program in an electronic device equipped with an existing character input button, which is simple and easy to apply to an existing product.

The embodiments disclosed herein are only presented by selecting the most preferred examples to help those skilled in the art from the various possible examples, the technical spirit of the present invention is not necessarily limited or limited only by this embodiment, the present invention Various changes and modifications are possible within the scope without departing from the spirit of the invention, as well as other equivalent embodiments.

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In the keyboard of the electronic device, one letter is assigned to each button, and at least one letter is assigned between two adjacent buttons to simultaneously press, overlap, or press the adjacent two buttons. Character input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that by pressing the letter assigned between the two buttons is input. The method of claim 1, wherein the two neighboring buttons are buttons adjacent to each other in at least one direction among a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a diagonal direction, and one letter is allocated between the two adjacent buttons. Character input method of the electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that by pressing the two buttons by using any one or more of the simultaneous pressing, overlap pressing, short and continuous pressing. The method of claim 1, wherein the two neighboring buttons are buttons adjacent to each other in at least one direction among a horizontal direction, a vertical direction, and a diagonal direction, and two characters are allocated between the two adjacent buttons. Character of the electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the corresponding character is selectively input among the two characters assigned between the two buttons assigned by pressing the overlap or short and long continuous press Input method. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein two letters are assigned to the first and second digits of each button, the characters assigned to the first digit are input by one press, and the characters assigned to the second digit are input by double-clicking. Character input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the. In an electronic keyboard with buttons arranged in rows and columns, the nine buttons have the letters 'T', 'I', 'N', 'A', 'E', 'R', 'S', 'O', By assigning 'L' and assigning the remaining alphabets in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions to each other between the adjacent buttons, the two adjacent buttons in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions are simultaneously pressed or overlapped. English input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the character assigned to the input between the two buttons in the corresponding direction when pressed in a continuous or short. The keyboard of claim 5, wherein the buttons are arranged in four rows and three columns, and letters are allocated between three buttons of each row of one row to three rows, so that a total of six alphabets are allocated in the horizontal direction. Characters are assigned between each of the four buttons of each row, and the letters are assigned in the diagonal direction of the two buttons, the remaining alphabets are assigned English input method of the electronic device having a character input button. The method of claim 6, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone, the alphabet 'T', 'I', 'N', 'A', 'E', 'R', 'S', 'O', 'L' The English input method of the electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that assigned in turn from the first button to the 9 button of the mobile phone. 8. The electronic device of claim 6 or 7, wherein each button is arranged in a zigzag when viewed in the column direction to minimize the collision of two fingers when simultaneously pressing or overlapping. English input method. The method of claim 6, wherein the symbols are assigned to the second digit or more of the buttons so that the symbols are input while being cycled by double-clicking. In the keyboard of the electronic device with buttons arranged in rows and columns, 0,-,

, I, N, J, M, ∧, E are assigned to each button one by one, O, X, I, C, J, M, A, E is entered by pressing each button once, the rest of the alphabet is the basic English input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the input of two buttons assigned by the self-overlapping by pressing the overlap or short and continuous combination or by double-clicking one button. The English of the electronic device having the letter input button according to claim 10, wherein the remaining alphabets are input in the combination as shown in the following table by the overlap pressing of the two buttons or the continuous combination pressing of the short and long clicks and the double click. Input method. alphabet Combination method alphabet Combination method B I + M Q O + _ D I +

R O + Λ F I +-+-(overlap) S

Double click G

+ J T -+ I H I double click U I + J K I + Λ (rotate 90 degrees) V Λ Double click L I + _ W M double click N Λ + I Y Λ (up-down symmetry) + _ (90 degree rotation) P O + I Z

Double click The method of claim 10, wherein the basic character '-' cannot be input alone, and functions only when a combination of two buttons is input. The button to which the basic character '-' is assigned is assigned with 'TL' and thus buttons. In the '

'T' is displayed by pressing '1' and 'L' is input by double clicking, and 'L' is input by double clicking, and '-' function is entered only when the '-' button is entered in combination with a button assigned to another basic user. English input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone.

, I,

, J, M, ∧, E are English input method of the electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that assigned to the button from the first button to the ninth button of the mobile phone. In the keyboard of the electronic device with buttons arranged in rows and columns, 0,-,

, I,

Assigns nine basic characters, J, M, ∧, and F to each button, and O, X, I, C, J, M, A, and F are input by pressing each button once, and the remaining alphabets English input method of an electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that the input of two buttons assigned by the self-overlapping by pressing the overlap or short and continuous combination or by double-clicking one button. 15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the remaining alphabets are input in a combination as shown in the following table by the overlap pressing of the two buttons or the continuous combination pressing of the short and long clicks and the double click. English input method. alphabet Combination method alphabet Combination method B I + M Q O + _ D I +

R O + Λ E F +-(overlap) S

Double click G

+ J T -+ I H I double click U I + J K I + Λ (rotate 90 degrees) V Λ Double click L I + _ W M double click N Λ + I Y Λ (Up-down symmetry) + _ (90 degree rotation) P O + I Z

Double click 15. The English input method of an electronic device with a character input button according to claim 10 or 14, wherein symbols are assigned to the second or third digits or more of each button and circulated by double clicking. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone.

, I,

, J, M, ∧, F is English input method of the electronic device having a character input button, characterized in that assigned to the button from the first button to the ninth button.

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