KR101239576B1 - Communication character display and input method having character display unit - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a character input device and method capable of communicating. The present invention divides a subject into a plurality of regions, assigns a plurality of characters such as consonants, vowels, and alphabets necessary for inputting characters to the predetermined predetermined positions, and recognizes and displays the corresponding characters at the touched positions. There is an effect that can easily and quickly communicate text to each other.

Description

COMMUNICATION CHARACTER DISPLAY AND INPUT METHOD HAVING CHARACTER DISPLAY UNIT}

The present invention relates to a character input device and method, and more particularly, to divide a subject into a plurality of areas, and assign a plurality of characters such as consonants, vowels, and alphabets required for character input to a predetermined predetermined location, and touch the positions. The present invention relates to a character input device and a method for communicating that allow a character to be recognized and displayed.

There are a number of ways to input Hangul through various electronic device terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and personal computers.

Cheonjiin (天地 人) method can input all Hangul vowels using three basic form elements, '·' (천), 'ㅡ' (지) and 'ㅣ' (인). It is useful for handheld communication terminals such as PDAs that have only a small number of mobile phones and a screen on a narrow touch screen.

In addition, since English has to assign 26 letters to a predetermined keyboard, it is inconvenient to repeatedly assign the same keyboard to each word and to tap the same keyboard to select the corresponding word.

However, all of these conventional character input methods can be used as a method of inputting a character on a specific device by tapping on the keyboard of the device by hand, but a character that allows a human and a machine or a human and a human to communicate with each other It cannot be used as an input method.

In addition, the conventional character input device is inconvenient because it is only possible to enter the character only to stop or sit in the seat.

An object of the present invention to solve this problem is to provide a character input device and method that can communicate the intention by assigning a plurality of characters required for character input to each area after dividing the subject into divided areas.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a character input device and a method for easily recognizing a word with a single touch even when a plurality of characters are assigned to a corresponding area.

And another object of the present invention is to provide a character input device and method that can communicate with each other while moving or lying down.

The character input device which can communicate according to the present invention for achieving the above object is divided into one or more regions, and a character display unit in which a plurality of characters of at least one of consonants, vowels, and alphabets required for character input are respectively assigned to the divided regions. And an image input device that receives the position of each area of the character display unit to be touched as an image, a controller that recognizes a character assigned to the corresponding area from an image of the image input device, and a display device that displays the recognized character by the controller. It can be configured to include.

The apparatus may further include an area indicator indicating an area of the character display unit, and the controller may allow the character display unit to recognize a character assigned to an area indicated by the area indicating device.

The letter display unit divides the head or the trunk of the body into nine areas, and may place a plurality of letters in each area.

In addition, when the finger is set as the area indicating device, the controller may enable communication by selecting one of a plurality of characters assigned to the corresponding area according to the shape of the finger.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of inputting a text that can be communicated with the present invention includes (a) dividing a subject into one or more regions, and each of the one or more characters of consonants, vowels, or alphabets required for character input into each of the divided regions. The step of assigning the dog, (b) Receiving the position of the area of the subject to be touched as an image, (c) Recognizing the character assigned to the touched area and (d) Recognizing in the step (c) And displaying the displayed character.

In particular, the method of recognizing a plurality of characters determines a character assigned to the touched region, recognizes the shape of the touched finger, and then selects any one of the plurality of characters assigned to the region according to the shape of the finger. You can easily recognize the character if you recognize it.

Therefore, according to the character input device and method of the present invention, a character can be assigned to a predetermined area of the subject and the character can be recognized so that a human and a machine or a human and a human can communicate without talking.

In addition, according to the character input apparatus and method of the present invention, the character input method has an effect of inputting the word with one touch even if a plurality of alphabets are assigned to the corresponding area.

In addition, according to the present invention there is an effect that can enter a letter while walking or driving while lying down.

In addition, according to the present invention, since all objects that can be divided into a predetermined area can be used as a subject, the object can be easily determined.

And the character input device and method that can communicate according to the present invention can also perform a kind of sign language function can communicate in the case of hearing impaired or patients who can not speak in an accident.

1 is a main configuration diagram of a character input device of the present invention,
2 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of basic consonants and vowels of the present invention;
3 is a diagram showing an example in the case of assigning a plurality of consonants or vowels to a predetermined region of the present invention;
4 is a diagram illustrating an alphabet letter arrangement of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the Hangul dial according to the first embodiment of the present invention is assigned according to the position of a face;
6 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of recognizing a character according to a touch position according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
And,
7 is a flowchart illustrating a text input method that can communicate with the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, “device”, and the like described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. It can be implemented as.

Hereinafter, a character input method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a character input device that can communicate with the present invention. The character input device of the present invention includes a character display unit 101 and a character display unit in which characters such as consonants, vowels, and alphabets are assigned to a predetermined area of a subject. An area indicating device 120 indicating an area corresponding to the area 101, an image input device 130 receiving an area indicated by the area indicating device 120 into the character display unit 110, and an image input device 130; And a controller 140 for recognizing a character of a corresponding region by analyzing the image input to the display unit and a display device 150 for displaying the recognized character on a display window.

The character display unit 110 allocates a plurality of characters to a predetermined region of the subject and stores the characters assigned to each region of the subject in the memory 142 so that the image input apparatus 130 can recognize the region. Configure the area to be recognized.

In the present invention, the character display unit 110 is described by assigning a character to a specific area of the human body in order to configure a character display device that can communicate. Hereinafter, the character display unit 110 will be described as a subject. .

Accordingly, the subject divides a specific region of the subject into nine predetermined regions (numbers 1 to 9) and assigns a plurality of characters to the region so that the characters can be assigned to each region that can be recognized by the camera.

For example, referring to a diagram illustrating the arrangement of basic consonants and vowels of the present invention of FIG. 2 and an example of a case where a plurality of consonants or vowels are assigned to a certain region of the present invention of FIG. In the cell phone character input area pad arrangement, a plurality of consonants and vowels are assigned on each number pad (0-9).

That is, the number "1" area is assigned to the "a, ㅋ, ㄲ" of the consonants, "ㅔ, ㅐ, ㅖ, ㅒ" is assigned to the vowels and the figure illustrating the alphabet character arrangement of the present invention of FIG. For reference, "a", "b", "c" are assigned to the area "1".

These consonants, vowels, and alphabets are also assigned for convenience, and consonants, vowels, numbers, and alphabets can be assigned to other forms.

Assign "b" of consonants to "2", assign "ㅗ, ㅛ" to vowels, assign "d, e, f" to the alphabet, and "c, ㅌ," to consonants "3". ", Vowel" 은, ㅚ, ㅙ ", alphabet" g, h, i ", and in order" 4 "," ㅁ "and" ㅓ, ㅕ "and" j, k , l "," 5 "," ㄹ "and" ㅡ and "m, n, o", and "6", "ㅂ, ㅂ, ㅃ" and "ㅏ, ㅑ" and "p, q, r "," 7 "," ㅅ, ㅆ "and" ㅝ, ㅟ, ㅞ "and" s, t, u ", and" 8 "," ㅇ, ㅎ "and" TT, "V", "v, w, x", and "9" in the "9,", "ㅣ, ㅢ" and "y, z" are assigned.

In the following, when a plurality of characters are assigned, one-character, two-character, and three-character characters in Korean will be displayed in order, and one, two, and three characters in alphabet.

That is, the vowel 1 capture character of the vowel “ㅖ, ㅐ, 영역, ㅒ” of the area “1” indicates “ㅐ”, the vowel 2 capture character “ㅖ”, and the vowel 3 capture character “ㅒ”.

In addition, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, since the consonants of the Hangul are assigned to each alphabetical region in the order of "a, b, c, d", the consonants can be more easily identified.

The character display unit 110 is configured to divide a subject into nine regions as letter boards, and to assign a plurality of characters of at least one of consonants, vowels, and alphabets required for character input to each divided region.

Specifically, the case of using a part of the body will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the Hangul dial according to the first embodiment of the present invention is assigned according to the position of a face. As shown in FIG. 5, when the face is used, eyes, cheekbones, mouth, and chin are used. If applied, the face can be divided into 9 parts and used as a letter board.

That is, the right eyebrow is assigned to the upper first area, the arm is assigned to the second area, and the left eyebrow is assigned to the third area, the right cranial bone is assigned to the fourth region of the middle segment, and the nose to the left region is assigned to the fifth region. The lower jaw is assigned to the right jaw in the seventh region, the mouth to the eighth region, and the left jaw to the ninth region.

In the case of using the chest of FIG. 6, the upper first region is assigned to the right shoulder, the second region to the neck, and the third region is assigned to the left shoulder. The left chest is assigned to the sixth region, the right side copper is assigned to the seventh region at the bottom, the navel is assigned to the eighth region, and the left side copper is assigned to the ninth region.

As described above, the present invention divides a specific region of a subject and assigns a plurality of characters to the region.

What is important in the present invention is to assign a number of characters (consonants, vowels, alphabets, etc.) in one area, and the control unit 140 distinguishes the input characters according to the location of the area indicating device 120 is touched input of these characters To be displayed.

The area indicating device 120 operates to indicate the area of the divided subject, and the controller 140 recognizes the area indicated by the area indicating device 120 and assigns the area to the corresponding area according to the shape of the area indicating device 120. It is configured to recognize a specific character among a plurality of characters.

Therefore, in order to enable communication, an embodiment of the present invention will be described using the case where the area indicating device 120 uses a finger which is a part of the body as an example.

When the area indicating device 120 of the present invention is used as a finger, it is to recognize Korean and English in the shape of a finger.

For example, if you touch the area with your index finger, the consonant will be recognized. If you touch your area with your index and middle fingers, you will recognize the vowel.

In addition, when a plurality of characters are assigned to one region, one stroke character recognition may be indicated by attaching a thumb or by touching the region twice to recognize one stroke character.

That is, if the user touches the area "1" by attaching a thumb to the index finger, the index finger points to consonants and attaches a thumb to refer to a single character, so that "k" is recognized in the present invention.

In the same principle, the recognition of two stroke characters is to touch the region three times or to refer to the next character in one stroke character. To recognize the two strokes of the region.

The 3-stroke character recognition enables recognition by touching the area four times or by spreading all five fingers.

In the present invention, it corresponds to 'ㅒ', which is a collection of area "1".

Also, the recognition of English can be set the same as Korean.

First, the first batch value recognition is a case where four fingers are collected and touched. The second placement value recognition is performed by attaching five fingers, and the third batch value recognition recognizes when five fingers are attached and the thumb is released.

Alternatively, by collecting four fingers, one batch sound is recognized, and if the corresponding area is touched twice, the two batch sound is touched three times to recognize the three batch sound.

The image input apparatus 130 is configured to photograph and output an area of the image indicating apparatus 120 that is touched to a specific region of the subject as an image.

To this end, the image input apparatus 130 is configured as an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing a subject and outputting the image like a camera.

In the present invention, as described above, the face of the body must be divided into nine regions so that the corresponding region can be recognized, and therefore, it is preferable to use an image input apparatus having a higher resolution.

The controller 140 determines a corresponding region designated by the region indicating apparatus 120 from the image input from the image input apparatus 130 and operates to recognize a predetermined character among a plurality of characters according to the shape of the image indicating apparatus 120. do.

To this end, the memory 142 stores information on a region divided according to a subject and information on a plurality of characters assigned to the region.

For example, when the subject is used as a face of the body, the right eyebrow is assigned to the upper first area, the arm is assigned to the second area, the left eyebrow is assigned to the third area, and the right clown bone is placed on the fourth area of the middle. In the fifth region, the nose is assigned to the left cheekbone in the sixth region, the right jaw in the seventh region of the lower end, the mouth in the eighth region, and the left jaw in the ninth region are stored.

In addition, information to determine which part of the subject's face should be stored, so a rough image of the face of the body, information about right eyebrows, ami information, left eyebrow information, right clown bone information, nose information, left clown bone, Save a rough image of your right jaw, mouth and left jaw.

Therefore, when the image is input from the image input apparatus 130, the controller 140 first reads information from the memory 142 to determine whether the area information of the subject is the face of the body.

In this way, when it is determined that a specific area of the body is read from the memory 142 to determine a corresponding area (specific area of the face) designated by the area indicating device 120 from the input image, any area of the face of the body is read. It will be judged.

In this case, it is determined which area among the nine areas of the face of the body, and according to the shape of the area indicating device 120, which letter refers to a consonant, a vowel or an alphabet, and among the plurality of letters assigned to the area. It will determine which character it refers to.

The text thus read is to be displayed on the display device 150.

Hereinafter, the character input method which can communicate with this invention using this structure is demonstrated.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a text input method in which the present invention can be communicated. As shown in the present invention, the text input method first classifies a specific region and assigns a plurality of characters for each region (S210).

For example, the right eyebrow is assigned to the upper first area, the arm is assigned to the second area, and the left eyebrow is assigned to the third area, the right cranial bone is placed in the fourth area of the middle, and the nose is left in the fifth area. The lower jaw is assigned to the seventh region of the lower side, the mouth to the eighth region, and the left jaw to the ninth region.

In the case of using the chest, the upper first region is assigned to the right shoulder, the second region to the neck, and the third region is assigned to the left shoulder. The left chest is assigned, the right side copper in the seventh region of the lower side, the navel in the eighth region, and the left side copper in the ninth region.

In each of the first regions, "a, ㅋ, ㄲ" of consonants is assigned, "ㅔ, ㅐ, ㅖ, ㅒ" for vowels, and "a, b, c" for alphabets.

Assign "b" of consonants to "2", assign "ㅗ, ㅛ" to vowels, assign "d, e, f" to the alphabet, and "c, ㅌ," to consonants "3". ", Vowel" 은, ㅚ, ㅙ ", alphabet" g, h, i ", and in order" 4 "," ㅁ "and" ㅓ, ㅕ "and" j, k , l "," 5 "," ㄹ "and" ㅡ and "m, n, o", and "6", "ㅂ, ㅂ, ㅃ" and "ㅏ, ㅑ" and "p, q, r "," 7 "," ㅅ, ㅆ "and" ㅝ, ㅟ, ㅞ "and" s, t, u ", and" 8 "," ㅇ, ㅎ "and" TT, "V", "v, w, x" and "9" in the "9", "ㅣ, ㅢ" and "ㅣ, ㅢ" and "y, z".

The data allocated in this way is stored in the memory 142 and stored as basic data for detecting exactly which area the area indicated by the area indicating device 120 indicates.

If it is determined in step S210 that a plurality of characters are assigned to each specific area, the image indicating device 120 receives an area designated by the character display unit 110 to the image input device 130 (S220).

That is, in step S210, when the face of the body is allocated to the character display unit 110 as shown in FIG. 5, the corresponding region of the face of the body touched by the hand, which is the image input device 130, is transferred to the image input device 130. It will receive the input.

When the image is input to the image input apparatus 130 in step S220, the controller 140 reads the information stored in the memory 142, analyzes the image input by the image input apparatus 130, and then applies the image to the corresponding region and the corresponding region. It is determined whether any character among a plurality of assigned characters has been input (S230).

In detail, the controller 140 compares an image input from the image input apparatus 130 with an image stored in the memory 142 to determine which area of the face of the body the image indicating apparatus 120 indicates and which finger is touched. By recognizing the shape of the will be to recognize any one of the plurality of characters assigned to the area according to the shape of the finger.

The recognized character may be displayed on the display device 150.

In an embodiment of the present invention, description was made using a part of the body. However, if the character input method is used, it can be used as a character input device of a smart TV.

For example, the character display unit 110, the area indicating device 120, the image input device 130, and the controller 140 respectively receive a part of the body, a hand, a camera mounted on a smart TV, and an image of the camera. When configured as a control unit of the smart TV to be analyzed, it is possible to operate the TV without a TV remote control when it is necessary to enter or search for a character by the remote control.

In another embodiment, there is a problem in that the smart phone can not be input while moving as in the case of text input or search, but using a text input device and method that can communicate with the user while walking or driving while entering characters It becomes the technology that can do it.

Tablet PCs are also changing from the concept of sitting and using computers to the concept of lying down. This is especially true when using e-books. In this case, by using the character input device and the method of the present invention, the character can be input while lying down.

Therefore, the present invention can be any object that can be assigned a certain area to the character display unit (110). In other words, anything, such as books, desks, etc. can be applied to the dial.

Using books as an example, most of the books have a rectangular shape. If you look at the book shape, you can divide the book into nine. Dividing it into four parts, four ears, and the center into nine equal parts, and placing multiple letters on the virtual nine equal parts makes it possible to use the book as a dial using a smartphone camera.

Using this logic, it can be seen that communication with the disabled is also possible.

The present invention is a character input method used by the general person while moving, lying or driving a vehicle as described above, but the character input method of the present invention can be recognized by a person other than a camera.

That is, when the face of the body is used as the character display unit 110, as described above, the right eyebrow is assigned to the upper first area, the arm is assigned to the second area, and the third area is assigned to the left eyebrow. The right cheekbone is assigned to the fifth region and the left cheekbone to the sixth region. The right jaw is assigned to the seventh region at the bottom, the mouth to the eighth region and the left jaw to the ninth region. What is necessary is just to be able to read the predetermined | prescribed character.

For example, in the case of Hangul, if you touch the area with your index finger, the consonant is recognized.If you touch the area with your index finger and middle finger at the same time, the vowel will be recognized.If multiple letters are assigned to one area, 1 stroke character recognition recognizes 1 stroke character when instructed with a thumb, and the same principle recognizes 2 stroke characters, while touching the relevant area while releasing the thumb. It is to recognize two characters.

3 stroke character recognition can be recognized by spreading all five fingers.

As such, when a part of the body is divided into predetermined regions and the corresponding regions are instructed in the shape of a finger, they can communicate with each other even if the hearing impaired person or the patient who cannot speak by accident.

This means that even the general public can communicate with each other more easily than the conventional sign language because the character input device and method of the present invention can be used in the same principle.

As described above, the character display unit in the present invention can be any object that can be divided into a predetermined area. For example, not only a body such as a head, a torso, a palm, but also a subject that can divide a certain area such as a book, a desk, a steering wheel, and the like can be used.

In particular, people who cannot speak or use their hands due to New Gehrig's disease or accidents can use the character input device and method for communication of the present invention.

For example, speaking with the pupil (the pupil) is different from speaking with the tongue (lip).

That is, the eyes and mouth are divided into nine areas and used as a character display unit, and the eyes and lips are used as area indicating device.

For example, in the case of eyes, when looking up and down and up and down like the strabismus, the eyes are made into nine positions (including the correct position), and in the case of the mouth, the shape of the mouth is touched up and down and up and down and to the tongue. You can make nine lip positions.

More specifically, the eyes are divided into left, center, right, and left, center, and right of the lower eyebrows based on the left, middle, right, and center of the open eyebrows. With the center, right and mouth open, it is divided into left, center, right, and left, center, and right lip from the center.

In this divided area, a plurality of characters are assigned to each area to communicate with each other as in the present invention.

In this case, when capturing the character display, the eye blinks at nine positions, and the tongue flutters the tongue to select a predetermined character among a plurality of capturing characters assigned to the corresponding area.

In addition, the distinction between the consonants and the vowels can be used in the case of the eyes in the normal way, showing the vowels in the position of the eyes visible while the eyes are closed, and the lip shows the consonants when the mouth is closed and the tongue is open. Marking with the tongue allows you to select a vowel.

And when English and numbers are displayed, the eyes are closed twice and then the eyes are recognized in English, and the eyes are closed three times, and then the eyes are recognized as numbers, and the lips are opened twice. If you speak English and open it three times, you can recognize numbers.

As described above, the present invention is a text input method combining a letter board and a camera, and divides the letter board into nine areas, arranges consonants and vowels together on each area, and then touches the placed letters with a finger and then touches the area of the letter board. The camera recognizes the position and the shape of the finger as characters and the recognized characters are input or displayed.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

110: character display unit 120: area indicating device
130: video input device 140: control unit
142 memory 150 display device

Claims (11)

delete delete delete delete (a) dividing a subject into one or more regions and assigning a plurality of characters of at least one of consonants, vowels, and alphabets required for character input to each of the divided regions;
(b) receiving a location of each touched area of the subject as an image;
(c) recognizing a character assigned to the touched region; and
(d) displaying the characters recognized in the step (c);
Character input method that can be configured to include a communication. 6. The method of claim 5,
Step (c) is
(c-1) determining a character assigned to the touched region;
(c-2) recognizing the shape of the touched finger or the number of touches; and
(c-2) recognizing any one of a plurality of characters assigned to a corresponding area according to the shape of the finger or the number of touches;
Character input method capable of communication, characterized in that configured to include.
The method according to claim 6,
The subject may be divided into nine regions of 3x3 to allocate a plurality of characters to each region.
8. The method of claim 7,
If the subject is a face of the body
Allocate right eyebrows in the first area, ami in the second area, and left eyebrows in the third area, right cheekbones in the fourth area of the middle, nose in the fifth area, and left cheekbones in the sixth area. And a right jaw in the seventh region, a mouth in the eighth region, and a left jaw in the ninth region.
8. The method of claim 7,
If the subject is the chest of the body
Assign the first area to the right shoulder, the second area to the neck, the third area to the left shoulder, the right chest for the fourth area of the middle, the left chest for the fifth area, and the left chest for the sixth area. The seventh region of the right side of the copper, the eighth region of the navel and the ninth region of the left side of the copper is assigned character input method.
8. The method of claim 7,
If the subject is the eyes of the body
The upper first area is assigned to the right side of the upper eyebrow, the second area is assigned to the center of the upper eyebrow, and the third area is assigned to the left side of the upper eyebrow, and the right, center, and left sides of the eyes are opened in the fourth to sixth areas. Character assignment method for communication, characterized in that assigned to the right, center, left side of the lower eyebrows to the seventh to ninth region.
8. The method of claim 7,
If the subject is the mouth of the body
The upper first area is assigned to the right side of the upper lip, the second area is assigned to the center of the upper lip, and the third area is assigned to the left side of the upper lip. And the seventh to ninth regions are assigned the right side, the center, and the left side of the lower lip.

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