KR100664250B1 - Mobile terminal and method for displaying chinese character thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable terminal and a method for displaying Chinese texts therein are provided to display inputted Chinese letters in various types according to a user's selection by alternating a Chinese character input method or a pinyin input method in displaying Chinese texts. A portable terminal consists of a radio communication part(21), a keypad(23), a memory(24), a control part(25), and a display part(26). The radio communication part(21) processes transmission and reception for Chinese short messages. The keypad(23) has keys to input number/text information and various function keys. The memory(24) stores programs to shift from Chinese character mode to pinyin mode or from pinyin mode to Chinese character mode according to Chinese text input/display methods. The control part(25) controls an overall operation to convert and display Chinese characters, inputted according to the Chinese character mode, into pinyin letters, based on the pinyin mode, or to convert and display pinyin letters into Chinese characters. The display part(26) displays Chinese letters, being inputted, and received Chinese short messages.

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CHINESE CHARACTER THEREOF}

1A to 1F are exemplary views showing screen data according to a display of a Chinese character of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a Chinese character of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

21: wireless communication unit 22: audio processing unit

23: keypad 24: memory

25: control unit 26: display unit

ANT: antenna MIC: microphone

SPK: Speaker

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a portable terminal and a method for displaying a Chinese character, which are capable of switching and displaying Chinese characters displayed by pinyin or Chinese character input method during Chinese input.

In general, a portable terminal capable of inputting Chinese characters operates a key of a keypad to input Chinese characters in a text message mode or a mode requiring text input such as a notepad.

There are two Chinese character input methods, which are represented by Chinese characters and represented by Pinyin.

The Pinyin refers to a phonetic code for writing a Chinese kanji in Roman letters, and the Chinese Pinyin consonants are written in Roman letters with a common pronunciation pronunciation of modern Chinese. , t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x, zh, ch, sh, r, z, c, s, etc. 21, mica is yi (-i), wu (- u), yu (-u, -u), a, o, e, ai, ei, ao, ou, an, en, ang, eng, er, etc.

Thus, a text message or Chinese input between portable terminals is possible through the Chinese character input method.

However, the conventional portable terminal capable of inputting Chinese characters has a cumbersome problem of inputting the Chinese characters through the Chinese character input method or the Pinyin input method and then deleting the Chinese characters and inputting them again by the Chinese character input method or the Pinyin input method. In addition, when receiving a character between a portable terminal having a different language or a portable terminal having a different Chinese code system, there is a problem in that a character breakage occurs and thus communication cannot be performed through the terminal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a Chinese character of a portable terminal, which is created to solve the above problems, so that Chinese characters displayed by pinyin or Chinese character input method can be displayed while switching between Chinese characters. There is this.

The present invention for achieving the above object, a wireless communication unit for processing the transmission and reception of a text message;

A keypad having keys for inputting numeric and character information and various function keys;

A memory for storing programs for switching from the pinyin mode to the kanji mode and the kanji mode to the pinyin mode according to the Chinese character input and display method;

A control unit for controlling an overall operation of converting a kanji written according to the Chinese character mode into a character according to the Pinyin mode or converting a character written according to the Pinyin mode into a Chinese character according to the Chinese character mode;

Characterized in that it consists of a display unit for displaying the written Chinese characters and the received Chinese characters message.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, in the Chinese character input mode capable of Chinese input, Chinese characters through the Pinyin mode that receives the Chinese characters and Chinese characters in Chinese characters input mode according to Pinyin Receiving the input and displaying the input Chinese character;

Determining whether a character switching mode for switching the character input method is executed in the character display state;

As a result of the determination, when the character switching mode is executed, the Chinese character displayed in the Chinese character mode is converted to Pinyin mode, or the Chinese character displayed in the Pinyin mode is characterized in that the process consisting of the process to display.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, the process of receiving a Chinese character message consisting of Chinese characters;

Displaying the received Chinese text message;

Determining whether a text conversion of the displayed Chinese text message is requested;

If the character change request is requested, the character input method is checked. If the character input method is a Chinese character mode, the character is switched to Pinyin mode. If the character input method is the Pinyin mode, the character input mode is switched. It is characterized by consisting of a process.

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

It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

In the following description, specific details of the portable terminal of the present invention and a method of displaying the Chinese characters are shown to provide a more general understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be readily practiced without these specific details and also by their modifications.

In the following description, the Chinese character input mode will be used as a generic term for the Chinese character input mode by allowing Chinese characters to be input in Chinese character mode or Pinyin mode. In addition, Chinese character mode will be used immediately, which means a mode for inputting Chinese characters into Chinese characters. In addition, Pinyin mode will be used immediately means a mode that can enter the Chinese characters in accordance with the Pinyin.

First, briefly describing the technique of the present invention, a Chinese character displayed on a received text message or a Chinese character input mode (for example, Chinese character message mode) is converted from Chinese character mode to pinyin mode or pinyin mode to Chinese character mode. Switch to display.

1A to 1F are exemplary views showing screen data according to a display of a Chinese character of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

"를 입력했을 경우를 도시한 화면 데이터이다. 이후, 상기 "

"를 병음입력방식으로 전환하여 표시하기 위해 특정키를 입력하면, "1.

(병음모드), 2.

(한자모드)"중 하나를 선택할 수 있도록 상기 도 1b와 같은 화면이 표시된다. 1A to 1F, first, FIG. 1A illustrates an example of a Chinese character input method using a Chinese character input mode.

Screen data showing a case of inputting "."

"To enter the Pinyin input method and enter a specific key to display" 1.

(Pinyin mode), 2.

The screen shown in FIG. 1B is displayed to select one of " (Chinese character mode) ".

(병음모드)"를 선택하면, 상기 도 1c와 같이 한자입력방식을 통해 표시된 중문자가 병음입력방식의 "Wo'men'ji'dian'jia'mian?" 으로 전환되어 표시된다.At this time, the user presses the key "1.

(Pinyin Mode) ", the Chinese characters displayed through the Chinese character input method is converted to"Wo'men'ji'dian'jia'mian?"Of the Pinyin input method as shown in FIG. 1C.

At this time, the Chinese characters input by the Chinese character input method can be displayed by switching from Chinese to Pinyin or Pinyin to Chinese characters, as well as modifying the Chinese characters in the converted Chinese character input method.

That is, for example, "jia" of reference code b, which is the pinyin of "house" of reference a, may be modified to "jian" of reference c. Screen data showing this is shown in FIG. 1D.

(병음모드), 2.

(한자모드)"중 하나를 선택할 수 있도록 상기 도 1e와 같은 화면이 표시된다. Subsequently, when the user inputs a specific key in the pinyin input method modified as shown in FIG. 1D, “1.

(Pinyin mode), 2.

(E.g., Chinese character mode) "

(한자모드)"를 선택하면, 상기 도 1f와 같이 병음입력방식을 통해 표시된 중문자가 한자입력방식의 "

"으로 전환되어 표시된다.At this time, the user presses the key "2.

(Chinese character mode) ", the Chinese character displayed through the Pinyin input method as shown in FIG.

"Is displayed.

"으로 표시된다.That is, the pinyin modified with "jian" of reference c is "

Is displayed.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless communication unit 21 processes transmission and reception of a voice signal, a general text message, and a text message according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication unit 21 is an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and down-converting a received signal, encoding and modulating the transmitted signal, and receiving the received signal. And a codec for demodulating and decoding the signal. The codec includes a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice.

The audio processor 22 reproduces the received audio signal output from the wireless communication unit 21 and outputs it to the speaker SPK or transmits the transmission audio signal generated from the microphone MIC to the wireless communication unit 21. Do this.

The keypad 23 is provided with keys for inputting numeric and character information and function keys for setting various functions. In addition, the keypad 23 may include a Chinese character input mode key, a Chinese character mode key, a pinyin mode key, and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 24 may be composed of a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling general operations of the portable terminal. In addition, the program memory stores programs according to the Chinese character input mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the program memory stores programs for displaying the Chinese characters written by the Chinese character input mode by switching from Chinese to Pinyin or Pinyin to Chinese. In addition, the data memory temporarily stores data generated during the execution of the programs.

The controller 25 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the portable terminal. In addition, the control unit 25 in the Chinese character input mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention, converts the Chinese characters written in the Chinese character mode to the characters according to the Pinyin mode, or the characters written in the Pinyin mode to Chinese characters according to the Chinese character mode To control the overall behavior of the display. In addition, the controller 25 controls to display the Chinese text message received through the wireless communication unit 21 by switching from Pinyin mode to Chinese character mode or from Chinese character mode to Pinyin mode.

The display unit 26 displays messages generated during program execution under the control of the control unit 25. In addition, the display unit 26 displays the screen data according to the Chinese character input mode according to the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the display unit 26 may include an LCD controller, a memory capable of storing image data, and an LCD display device. In this case, when the LCD is implemented in a touch screen manner, the keypad 23 and the LCD may be input units.

Referring to FIG. 2, the operation of the portable terminal according to the display of the Chinese character is performed. In the Chinese character input mode, the controller 25 determines whether the Chinese character input method selected by the user by the key manipulation of the keypad 23 is a Chinese character mode or Pinyin. Make sure you are in mode. If the result of the check is the Chinese character mode, the Chinese character is input based on the Chinese character input method and displayed on the display unit 26. In addition, if it is confirmed that the pinyin mode, a character according to the pinyin according to the pinyin input method is received and displayed on the display unit 26. Thereafter, when the character switching mode is executed, the control unit 25 converts the Chinese characters displayed on the display unit 26 into characters according to the Pinyin or converts the characters according to the Pinyin into Chinese characters and displays them on the display unit 26. Thereafter, when the controller 25 requests the text transmission, the controller 25 transmits the written Chinese text message to the counterpart terminal through the wireless communication unit 21.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of displaying a Chinese character of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 301, the controller 25 determines whether the Chinese character input mode is used.

As a result of the determination, in the Chinese character input mode, in step 303, the controller 25 receives the Chinese character to be input in Chinese characters in the Chinese character mode of the Chinese character input mode.

Thus, in step 305, the controller 25 displays the input Chinese characters and proceeds to step 311.

On the other hand, in step 307, the control unit 25 receives the Chinese characters to be input in the case of the Pinyin mode of the Chinese character input mode in the Roman alphabet.

Thus, in step 309, the controller 25 displays characters according to the input pinyin, and proceeds to step 311.

Thereafter, in step 311, the controller 25 determines whether the character switching mode is executed. If the character switching mode is executed, the control unit 25 proceeds to step 313. If the character switching mode is not executed, the control unit 25 proceeds to step 303. In case of the pinyin mode, the process returns to step 307 to perform the above-described process.

However, as a result of the determination in step 311, when the character switching mode is executed, in step 313, the control unit 25 switches from the Chinese character mode to the Pinyin mode and the Pinyin mode to the Chinese character mode to display the Chinese character.

That is, the Chinese characters inputted by the Chinese character input mode can be switched and displayed by the character conversion mode.

In addition, even in the Chinese character mode or pinyin mode switched by the character switching mode, the Chinese characters can be input by the Chinese character input method of the corresponding mode, and can be modified.

Up to now, it has been described in detail that the Chinese characters displayed through the character input can be displayed by switching to the Chinese character mode or the Pinyin mode according to the Chinese character input method, but if the received Chinese character message is the Chinese character mode, the Pinyin mode is received. If the written Chinese message is Pinyin mode, it can be displayed by switching to Chinese character mode.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described in detail above, the present invention uses a portable terminal capable of inputting Chinese characters so that the Chinese characters input according to the Chinese character input method can be displayed by switching from Chinese character mode to pinyin mode and pinyin mode to Chinese character mode. According to the selection of, the inputted Chinese characters are displayed in various Chinese characters.

In addition, since the pinyin mode and the Chinese character mode of the received Chinese text message can be compatible with each other, there is an effect of eliminating a phenomenon in which a text break occurs in a portable terminal having a different Chinese code system.

Claims (6)

A wireless communication unit which processes transmission and reception of a Chinese text message; A keypad having keys for inputting numeric and character information and various function keys; A memory for storing programs for switching from the pinyin mode to the kanji mode and the kanji mode to the pinyin mode according to the Chinese character input and display method; A control unit for controlling an overall operation of converting a kanji written according to the Chinese character mode into a character according to the Pinyin mode or converting a character written according to the Pinyin mode into a Chinese character according to the Chinese character mode; A portable terminal comprising: a display unit for displaying a written Chinese character and a received Chinese character message; The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, And converting the Chinese character message of the Chinese character mode received through the wireless communication unit into the Chinese character message of the Pinyin mode, or converting the Chinese character message of the Pinyin mode into the Chinese character message of the Chinese Character Mode. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, When inputting Chinese characters, Chinese characters written according to Chinese character mode are converted into characters according to Pinyin mode, and the Chinese characters are corrected by the Pinyin mode. A portable terminal, characterized in that, when inputting Chinese characters, the characters written according to the Pinyin mode are switched to Chinese characters according to the Chinese character mode, so that the Chinese characters can be modified by the Chinese character mode. In the Chinese character input mode in which Chinese input is possible, receiving Chinese characters through a Chinese character mode in which Chinese characters are input as Chinese characters and a pinyin mode in which characters are input according to Pinyin and displaying the input Chinese characters; Determining whether a character switching mode for switching the character input method is executed in the character display state; As a result of the determination, when the character switching mode is executed, the Chinese character display of the portable terminal is characterized in that the process of switching the Chinese characters displayed in the Chinese character mode to Pinyin mode, or by switching the Chinese characters displayed in the Pinyin mode to Chinese character mode Way. The method of claim 4, wherein the switching of the Chinese characters is displayed. The Chinese character display method of the portable terminal, characterized in that further comprising the step of modifying the Chinese character in the Chinese character mode or pinyin mode. Receiving a Chinese text message consisting of Chinese characters; Displaying the received Chinese text message; Determining whether a text conversion of the displayed Chinese text message is requested; If the character change request is requested, the character input method is checked. If the character input method is a Chinese character mode, the character is switched to Pinyin mode. If the character input method is the Pinyin mode, the character input mode is switched. Chinese character display method of a portable terminal, characterized in that consisting of a process.

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