KR101065711B1 - Mobile phone and method for inputting message for using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a text input method using the same. To this end, the present invention receives a text from a user through a keypad, processes the received text through a processor, and outputs the processed text. In a character input method using a terminal, a mobile communication terminal for arranging keys corresponding to horizontal strokes, short horizontal strokes, vertical strokes, and short vertical strokes corresponding to vowel characters, and inputting characters using the keys according to the stroke order of the vowel characters. And it relates to a character input method using the same.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal and the character input method using the same according to the present invention have the effect of improving the user convenience by allowing the user to input characters in the order of the vowel characters.

In addition, by separating the frequently used English vowels separately and placing them on the keys on the keypad, and by placing and using the keys corresponding to the English-Korean conversion, blank space generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence display function This can reduce the time required for the service.

Mobile terminal, text message input method, keypad, arrow keys

Description

Mobile terminal and text input method using the same {Mobile phone and method for inputting message for using the same}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a character input method using the same, and more particularly, by inputting characters according to the vowel order of the vowel character, thereby improving user convenience, converting English to Korean, generating spaces, converting special characters, converting numbers, The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a text input method using the same, which reduces the time required for the function of repetition and sentence end display.

Due to the rapid development of mobile communication, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and car navigation (Car Navigation) have been widely used. As mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, and car navigation systems are widely used regardless of gender, age, and communication, communication through text messages of the mobile communication terminals has a high proportion.

However, the character input method using the mobile communication terminal used by many people has various forms according to the type of the mobile communication terminal, which makes the user feel uncomfortable.

Looking at the Cheonjiin one of the character input method that varies depending on the type of mobile communication terminal as follows.

The Cheonjiin is a method of forming all vowels by combining 'l', '', 'ㅡ'. For example, "ㅏ" combines "l" and '' and "," is constructed by combining "l", '' and ''.

The Cheonjiin assigns two consonant letters such as' ㄱ, ㄴ, ..., ㅎ 'to one button and inputs the corresponding consonants by pressing the button once or twice, and' ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ Double consonants, such as', enter the consonant letters three times in succession.

Alternatively, one of the other character input methods, naratgle 2000 assigns 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㄹ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', and 'ㅇ' as basic consonant characters, and adds the overwriting function to 'ㄱ' This method is to input consonants other than 'b', 'ㄹ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ' and 'ㅇ'.

For example, the consonant 'ㄷ' is entered as a combination of 'ㄴ' and overwriting, and 'ㅈ' is entered as a combination of 'ㅅ' and overwriting.

As such, it is recognized that the text input using the mobile communication terminal is possible only through several complicated steps for the elderly and the elderly who are not used to the mobile communication terminal due to the complicated text input method. The situation is appealing a lot of difficulties.

The present invention has been proposed to solve this inconvenience and difficulty, by inputting the characters in the order of the vowel character, the user can input characters as in the writing order to improve user convenience, frequently used English By separating the vowels and placing them on the keys on the keypad, and by placing and using the keys corresponding to the English-Korean conversion, blank space generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition, and sentence end marking functions, The purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, an input method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention receives a character from a user through a keypad, processes the received character through a processor, and outputs the processed character. In the character input method using, a key corresponding to a horizontal stroke, a short horizontal stroke, a vertical stroke, and a short vertical stroke corresponding to a vowel is arranged, and the character is input using the keys according to the stroke order of the vowel.

Character input method of a mobile communication terminal according to a more preferred feature of the present invention is characterized in that the keys corresponding to the horizontal stroke, short horizontal stroke, vertical stroke and short vertical stroke are four-way arrow keys (↑, ←, ↓, →).

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to the characteristics of the present invention, the consonant letters "ㄱ, b, c ... ㅎ" is one key "a, b", "c, d", "ㅁ, ㅂ ”,“ ㅅ, ㅇ ”,“ ㅈ, ㅋ ”,“ ㅋ, ㅌ ”,“ ッ, ㅎ ”, two consecutive consonant letters are placed on each key in sequence, and the corresponding Characterized by inputting consonant characters.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is a consonant character corresponding to the consonant character “ㄲ, ㄸ, And ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ, ”to input the corresponding consonant letters according to the number and method of pressing the key.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized by generating a space between the input character and the character by placing a key corresponding to the blank generation.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized by changing the number input mode from the character input mode by placing a key corresponding to the number conversion.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized by displaying whether the sentence is terminated by placing a key corresponding to the sentence end display.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized by inputting the English vowel characters by separately placing keys corresponding to the English vowels "a, e, i, o, u".

In addition, in the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to the characteristics of the present invention, the English consonant letters “b, c, d ... z” excluding the English vowel character in the English alphabet are “b, c, d” in one key. ”,“ F, g, h ”,“ j, k, l ”,“ m, n, p ”,“ q, r, s ”,“ t, v. It is characterized in that three consecutively arranged, such as "w", "x, y, z", and input the English consonant letters corresponding to the number of times the key is pressed.

In addition, the character input method of the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized by repeatedly inputting the entered English characters placed on the key corresponding to the repeated input.

In order to achieve the above object, the input method of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a keypad for receiving a character from the user; A processor for processing characters received by the keypad; A mobile communication terminal comprising a display unit for outputting a character processed by the processor unit and a storage unit for storing a character received from the keypad or a character processed by the processor, comprising: a horizontal stroke, a short horizontal stroke, and a vertical stroke corresponding to a vowel character; And a keypad disposed with a key corresponding to the short vertical stroke.

The mobile communication terminal according to a more preferable aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a keypad in which the four-way arrow (↑, ←, ↓, →) keys corresponding to the horizontal stroke, the short horizontal stroke, the vertical stroke and the short vertical stroke are arranged.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized in that the keypad corresponding to the English vowels "a, e, i, o, u" is arranged separately.

In addition, in the mobile communication terminal according to the characteristics of the present invention, the English consonants “b, c, d ... z” except for the English vowel in the English alphabet are “b, c, d”, “f, g, h”. ”,“ J, k, l ”,“ m, n, p ”,“ q, r, s ”,“ t, v. It is characterized in that the keypad is continuously arranged on one key of each of three, such as "w", "x, y, z".

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to a feature of the present invention is characterized in that the keypad corresponding to at least one of the Hangul conversion, blank generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence end display.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal and the character input method using the same according to the present invention have the effect of improving the user convenience by allowing the user to input characters in the order of the vowel characters.

In addition, by separating the frequently used English vowels separately and placing them on the keys on the keypad, and by placing and using the keys corresponding to the English-Korean conversion, blank space generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence display function This can reduce the time required for the service.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal and the character input method using the same according to the present invention have the effect of improving the user convenience by allowing the user to input characters in the order of the vowel characters.

In addition, by separating the frequently used English vowels separately and placing them on the keys on the keypad, and by placing and using the keys corresponding to the English-Korean conversion, blank space generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence display function This can reduce the time required for the service.

Examples of a mobile communication terminal and a text input method using the same according to the present invention can be variously applied. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A general mobile communication terminal has a keypad 100 for receiving text from a user, a processor unit (not shown) for processing contents received by the keypad 100, and a content processed by the processor unit (not shown). And a storage unit (not shown) for storing contents received from the keypad 100 or contents processed by the processor unit (not shown).

At this time, with reference to Figure 1 will be described in detail with respect to the character input method using the keypad 100 of the configuration of the mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, the keypad 100 of a mobile communication terminal uses a 3 × 4 key structure that is generally used.

Each key is configured to set numbers and Korean consonants except Korean vowels. A key corresponding to a horizontal stroke, a short horizontal stroke, a vertical stroke, and a short vertical stroke is set to a plurality of keys for which the Hangul consonants are not set, and a character is input using the keys. In this case, the keys corresponding to the horizontal stroke, the short horizontal stroke, the vertical stroke, and the short vertical stroke are separately set so as to correspond to the four-way arrow (↑, ←, ↓, →) keys 101, 102, 103, and 104, respectively. desirable.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the ↑ direction arrow key 101 on the 5th key of the keypad 100 having a 3x4 structure, the ← direction arrow key 102 on the 7th key, and the ↓ direction arrow key 103 on the 8th key ), The directional arrow keys 104 are set to the 9th key, and the four-way arrow keys ↑, ←, ↓, and → may be assigned keys according to the user's setting.

Looking at the method of inputting the Korean vowel using the keypad 100 shown in Figure 1 as follows.

For example, if the user wants to input 'ㅏ', the user presses the ↓ direction arrow key 103 in the same order as the handwriting, and then press the direction arrow key 104 to press the 'ㅏ'. Complete the input of.

Alternatively, when inputting '입력', 'ㅓ' may be input using the ← direction arrow key 102 and the ↓ direction arrow key 103.

Alternatively, when inputting 'ㅖ', 'ㅖ' is input by continuously pressing the ← direction arrow key 102, the ← direction arrow key 102, the ↓ direction arrow key 103, and the ↓ direction arrow key 103 in succession. can do.

Or in the case of inputting 'ㅙ', the ↑ direction arrow key 101, → direction arrow key 104, ↓ direction arrow key 103, → direction arrow key 104, and ↓ direction arrow key 103 are consecutive. You can enter 'ㅙ' by pressing.

Or in the case of inputting 'ㅞ', the direction arrow key 104, the direction arrow key 103, the direction arrow key 102, the direction arrow key 103, and the direction arrow key 103 are successive. You can enter 'ㅞ' by pressing.

In addition to 'ㅓ', 'ㅖ', 'ㅙ', and 'ㅞ', the Hangul vowels can be entered as shown in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1

collection Key input sequence collection Key input sequence A ↓, → ㅐ ↓, →, ↓ ㅑ ↓, →, → ㅒ ↓, →, →, ↓ ㅓ ←, ↓ ㅔ ←, ↓, ↓ ㅕ ←, ←, ↓ ㅖ ←, ←, ↓, ↓ ㅗ ↑, → ㅘ ↑, →, ↓, → ㅛ ↑, ↑, → ㅚ ↑, →, ↓ ㅜ →, ↓ ㅙ ↑, →, ↓, →, ↓ ㅠ →, ↓, ↓ ㅝ →, ↓, ←, ↓ ㅡ → ㅞ →, ↓, ←, ↓, ↓ ㅣ ↓ ㅢ →, ↓

In addition, looking at the Hangul consonant input method through the keypad 100 as follows. Hangul consonants “ㄱ, b, c… ㅎ” have a single key “a, b”, “c, d”, “ㅁ, ㅂ”, “ㅅ, ㅇ”, “ㅈ, ㅊ”, Two consecutive consonant letters such as “ㅋ, ㅌ”, “ㄷ, ㅎ” can be arranged in succession, and the corresponding consonant letters can be input according to the number of times the corresponding key is pressed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, “a, b” is assigned to key 1, “c, d” is assigned to key 2, and “ㅁ, ㅂ” is assigned to key 3 assigned. , “ㅅ, ㅇ” for key 4 assigned, “ㅈ, ㅊ” for 6 assigned key, “ㅈ, ㅊ” for key assigned 0, “,, ㅎ to key assigned # ”Each place.

If you want to input "a", press the key assigned to No. 1 once. If you want to enter "b", press the key assigned to No. 1 twice. Enter. Similarly, if you want to enter "c" once, enter the number 2 assigned once, and "ㄹ". If you want to enter the number 2, press the key assigned twice. Enter ”.

Other consonants other than the above-mentioned "a", "b", "c", and "r" may be entered as described above.

In addition, the method of inputting double consonants among Korean consonant characters through the keypad is as follows.

Place the consonants “ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ” on the key with the consonants “문자, ,, ... ㅎ”.

For example, by placing “에” on the first key where “a, b” is arranged, the “k” to be input may be input by pressing the first key three times or at least for one second. . In the present embodiment, “ㄲ” and “,” and “ㅁ” and “,” and “3” and “ㅃ” and “ㅁ” and “ㅁ” and “ㅁ” Place “ㅉ” on No. 4 key with “ㅆ”, “ㅈ,” and “ㅉ”. Can be.

Since the arrangement corresponds to a dictionary listing method, there is an advantage that a user can easily enter text.

In addition, a key corresponding to Korean-English conversion, blank generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition, and sentence end display is set to a plurality of keys of the 3 × 4 keypad 100 shown in FIG.

In the present invention, the repetition function corresponds to the key 101 to which the number 5 is assigned as an embodiment, so that the user repeatedly presses a key several times when the character to be input is repeatedly input.

In addition, the Korean-English conversion function corresponds to the key 102 assigned to No. 7 so that the user can quickly perform Korean-English and English-Korean change without pressing several keys.

In addition, the space generation function corresponds to the key 103 to which number 8 is assigned, so that a space is generated between the input character and the character, thereby increasing user convenience.

In addition, the special character conversion function corresponds to the key 104 assigned to No. 9, such as “?”, “!”, “^^”, “‥”, and the like. By converting to a special character to be used among a number of special characters to reduce the inconvenience and the time required to use so that the user can easily use the special character. In addition, the user can easily use emoticons using special characters with complicated conversion.

In addition, the number conversion function corresponds to the key 105 assigned to 0, so that when a number conversion, such as a phone number, is performed faster than the number conversion through the menu.

In addition, the sentence end display function is associated with the key 106 assigned the #, so that the user can determine whether the sentence is finished. For example, when the user transmits a large amount of text messages or a plurality of consecutive text messages, the user can check whether the last sentence has ended.

Hereinafter, a keypad structure of a mobile communication terminal in which English vowels, which are different embodiments of the present invention, are separately set will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, an English vowel of “a, e, i, o, u” is separately set to a plurality of keys of the keypad 200 having a 3 × 4 structure.

In another embodiment of the present invention, 'a' on the fifth key 201, 'e' on the seventh key, 'i' on the eighth key 203, and '9' on the ninth key 204 of the keypad 200. o 'and' u 'are disposed on the 0 key 205, and each arrangement may be changed according to a user.

In addition, by placing three consonant letters “b, c, d ... z” except for vowels in the English alphabet on each of the three keys, the desired consonant letters can be input according to the number of times each key is pressed.

For example, “b, c, d” for key 1, “f, g, h” for key 2, “j, k, l” for key 3, 4 “M, n, p” is assigned to key # 1, “q, r, s” is assigned to key 6, and “t, v. " x, y, z " are placed consecutively to the keys to which w ”and # are assigned.

At this time, when the user wants to input “b”, the user can input “b” by pressing the key assigned to the first time once, and when the user wants to input “c”, the first time By pressing the assigned key twice, you can enter “c”. Similarly, when the user wants to input “d”, the user may input “d” by pressing the number 1 key three times or for at least 1 second.

In addition, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, in the English input mode, a key corresponding to the repetition function, the Korean-English conversion function, the blank space generation function, the special character conversion function, and the number conversion function is arranged on the keypad to provide convenience for the user. You can increase it.

For example, a repetition function corresponds to a key 201 assigned to No. 5, a Korean-English conversion function corresponds to a key 202 assigned to No. 7, and a blank is assigned to a key 203 assigned to No. 8. It is possible to arrange the generation to correspond to the special character function corresponding to the key 204 assigned to No. 9 and the numeric conversion function to correspond to the key 205 assigned to the No. 0, which is selected by the user. Subject to change.

As described above, by using the mobile communication terminal of the present invention and the character input method using the same, it is possible to input characters in the same stroke order as the user writes characters by hand, thereby improving user convenience.

Therefore, there is an advantage in that it is easy to input characters even in the elderly and elderly people who feel uncomfortable in the character input method through the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, separate the frequently used English vowels separately and set them as keys, and reduce the time required to implement the function by using keys corresponding to English-Korean conversion, space generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence end display functions. There is an advantage.

The mobile communication terminal and the character input method using the same have been described above. Such technical configuration of the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and the meanings of the claims and All changes or modifications derived from the scope and the equivalent concept should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a keypad implementation of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a keypad implementation of a mobile communication terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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101: ↑ arrow key 102: ← arrow keys

103: ↓ arrow keys 104: → arrow keys

105: shortcut for converting numbers 106: shortcut for displaying the end sentence

Claims (15)

In the character input method using a mobile communication terminal for receiving a character from a user through a keypad, processing the received character through a processor, and outputs the processed character, Arrange the keys corresponding to the vowels in the horizontal strokes, the short horizontal strokes, the vertical strokes, and the short vertical strokes, input the characters using the keys according to the vowel order of the vowels, and successive consonants to the keys on the keypad. And input corresponding consonant letters according to the number of times the key is pressed, And the keys corresponding to the horizontal stroke, the short horizontal stroke, the vertical stroke, and the short vertical stroke are four-way arrow keys (↑, ←, ↓, →). delete The method of claim 1, The consonants “a, b, c… h” have a single key “a, b”, “c, d”, “ㅁ, ㅂ”, “ㅅ, ㅇ”, “ㅈ, h”, “ Character input of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consecutively arranged two consonant letters such as ㅋ, ㅌ ”,“ ㄷ, ㅎ ”on each of the keys, and input corresponding consonant letters according to the number of times the key is pressed. Way. The method of claim 3, wherein The consonant letters “a, b, c… h” are placed on the key, and the consonant letters “ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ,” corresponding to the consonant letters are further arranged to press the key. Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for inputting the corresponding consonant letters according to the number and method. The method of claim 1, Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for generating a space between the input character and the letter by placing a key corresponding to the blank generation. The method of claim 1, Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for changing the number input mode from the character input mode by placing a key corresponding to the number conversion. The method of claim 1, Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that whether the sentence is terminated by placing a key corresponding to the sentence end display. The method of claim 1, Character input method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the English vowel characters are input by separately placing the keys corresponding to the English vowel characters "a, e, i, o, u". The method of claim 8, In the English alphabet, the English consonants “b, c, d ... z”, except for the vowel letters, have “b, c, d”, “f, g, h”, “j, k, l ”,“ m, n, p ”,“ q, r, s ”,“ t, v. Characterized input method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that three consecutively arranged, such as "w", "x, y, z", and the corresponding English consonant characters according to the number and method of pressing the key. 10. The method of claim 9, Character input method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that repeatedly inputting the input English characters arranged on the key corresponding to the repeated input. A keypad for receiving text from a user; A processor for processing characters received by the keypad; In the mobile communication terminal comprising a display unit for outputting the character processed by the processor and a storage unit for storing the character received from the keypad or the character processed by the processor, Including a keypad arranged with a key corresponding to a horizontal character, a short horizontal stroke, a vertical stroke and a short vertical stroke corresponding to the vowel character, and a key corresponding to the consecutive consonant characters is arranged consecutively, The keypad is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the four-way arrow (↑, ←, ↓, →) keys corresponding to the horizontal stroke, short horizontal stroke, vertical stroke and short vertical stroke. delete The method of claim 11, The keypad is a mobile communication terminal characterized in that the keys corresponding to the English vowels "a, e, i, o, u" are arranged separately. The method of claim 13, The keypad is composed of English consonants “b, c, d ... z” except “vowels” in the English alphabet, “b, c, d”, “f, g, h”, “j, k, l”. ”,“ M, n, p ”,“ q, r, s ”,“ t, v. A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that three consecutively arranged in one key, such as "w", "x, y, z". The method according to any one of claims 11 and 13 to 14, The keypad is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that a key corresponding to at least one of the Hangul conversion, blank generation, special character conversion, number conversion, repetition and sentence end display.

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