KR20090070357A - Apparatus and method for inputting hangeul - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for inputting a Korean are provided to minimize an area for inputting a Korean. A consonant unit(30) includes basic "giuk", "niun", "mium", "siot", and "nieun" which are consonant symbols and "+" which is a consonant associating symbol(32). A vowel unit(34) includes "i", ".", and "eu" which are vowel associating symbols. One of the basic consonant symbols is inputted through touch. When the consonant associating symbol with the input consonant symbol is inputted, one of "kiuk", "digut", "biup", "jiot", and "hiut" corresponding to each basic consonant symbol is generated. When "giuk" or "siot" which is a basic consonant symbol is continuously touched twice, "ggu" or "ssu" corresponding to "giuk" or "siot" is generated.

Description

Hangul input method and Hangul input method {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING HANGEUL}

The present invention relates to a Hangul input method and method based on Cheonjiin's apprentice principle. More specifically, the present invention relates to an Hangul input method by adaptively configuring a consonant for inputting Hangul. Related to Hangul input method and method for providing a.

In order to provide a service for inputting and storing or transmitting Hangul using a reduced Hangul keyboard that has a limited number of key buttons, such as an electronic telephone keypad, the basic alphabet of Hangul to be supported is effectively duplicated on the telephone keypad. It should be possible to quickly extract or combine the desired Hangul alphabet according to the user's intention by arranging or operating the function keys.

In addition, since there is no separate physical device, and a device having a limited size touch screen display, tradeoff of the area of the keyboard for inputting characters and the area for outputting information to the user becomes an important problem. Along with the functionality of the device for input, minimizing the area required for character entry is an important issue.

On the other hand, one syllable of Hangeul consists of consonants and vowels or consists of consonants, vowels and consonants. Therefore, there is a problem of letter combination and arrangement, and different input methods can be implemented according to the arrangement, position, and combination of the consonants.

1 and 2 show keypads used in conventional mobile phones based on the discipleship principle.

The conventional keypad 10 according to Fig. 1 implements a vowel portion into three buttons based on the principle of disciplinary action, and the consonant portion arranges two consonants in each of the seven buttons. For this reason, the right consonant of the two consonants displayed on each button of the consonant part is generated by clicking each button twice consecutively. In addition, the old sounds 'ㄲ, ㄸ, ㅃ, ㅆ, ㅉ' are generated by three consecutive clicks of the button for the corresponding consonants 'ㄱ, ㄷ, ㅂ, ㅅ, ㅈ'. On the other hand, combining the consonants and vowels to complete the character is based on a known method according to the input method of the initial consonant, neutral, Jongjong of Hangeul, description thereof will be omitted here.

As can be seen here, in the conventional keypad 10 of FIG. 1, two consonants are arranged per one button of the consonant part, so that the user should check the consonants displayed on the button at the time of Korean input, and two consonants. It is difficult to identify this relationship because it is displayed at the same time, and there is a problem that increases the typo.

On the other hand, the conventional keypad 20 according to Figure 2, the basic consonants 'a, b, d, ㅁ, ㅅ, ㅇ' respectively arranged on the five buttons, respectively 'place' and 'dose' buttons are arranged have. With this configuration, all the consonants are generated with six basic consonants, and based on the principle of Hunminjeongeum, basic consonants + consonants are generated with the consonant. For example, if you press the Capture button after the 'ㄱ' button, 'ㅋ' is generated, and if you press the parallel button after the 'ㄱ' button, 'ㄲ' is generated, and if you press the catch button after the 'ㅁ' button, the 'ㅂ' is generated. Is generated, and then pressing the parallel button continuously generates 'ㅃ'.

In this way, only one basic consonant and one vowel generation symbol are arranged on each button, and when a plurality of consonants are displayed on one button, a typo increases due to difficulty in identifying consonants. In addition, a total of 11 buttons are required by adding three vowel combination buttons and a plot and a sickle button to six basic consonant buttons, thereby increasing the area required for character input.

On the other hand, the conventional keypads 10 and 20 according to Figs. 1 and 2 require 10 or more buttons for inputting characters, so that the arrangement in the form of square or concentric circles is very difficult, thereby having a display having a limited size. In the case of devices, there is a problem of very inappropriate use.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the prior art includes only a consonant combination symbol and a vowel combination symbol for expressing a minimum basic consonant and a remaining consonant for inputting a Hangul. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an effective interface for various electronic devices requiring Hangul input by reducing the area required for character input while more easily or more easily inputting Hangul.

The Hangul input device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a consonant part and a vowel part, and the consonant part includes the basic consonant symbols "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o", and a symbol for consonant combination "+". ", The vowel section includes symbols" ㅣ ",". "," ㅡ "for vowel combination,

If one of the basic consonants "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "ㅇ" is touched and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touched, the consonant corresponds to the basic consonant When one of the consonants "ㅋ", "ㄷ", "ㅂ", "ㅈ", "ㅎ" is generated, and any one of the basic consonants "ㄱ" and "ㅅ" is touched twice in succession. Generates one of consonants "ㄲ" and "ㅆ" respectively corresponding to "ㄱ" and "ㅅ", and generates a consonant "ㄹ" when the basic consonant symbol "b" is touched twice in succession It is done.

The Hangul input device according to another embodiment of the present invention has a consonant part in which any one of the basic consonant symbols "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" is touch-input, and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touch-input twice. In the case of "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ", one of the consonants "ㅌ", "ct", and "ㅊ" generates one of the basic consonants "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" A set of operations in which one is touched and the combination symbol "+" is touched is repeated twice in succession, so that the consonants "ㄸ", "ㅃ" and "corresponding to" b "," ㅁ "and" ㅅ "respectively. It is characterized in that any one of ㅉ ".

A Hangul input device according to another embodiment of the present invention is characterized by being composed of nine Hangul input parts corresponding to basic consonant symbols, consonant combination symbols, and vowel combination symbols, respectively. As a result, compared to the apparatus for inputting Korean characters using a keypad composed of 10 or more buttons, the area required for character input is reduced.

A Hangul input method according to another embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that nine Hangul input portions corresponding to basic consonant symbols, consonant combination symbols, and vowel combination symbols are arranged in a square or concentric form. Thus, there is an effect that can be applied to various electronic devices that require the Hangul input portion.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a Hangul input unit includes nine Hangul input parts that generate consonants or vowels in eight directions of up, down, left, right, top, left, right, and right and left directions, and in a non-direction. Characterized by a cross-shaped direction key that can perform the function of the consonant combination symbol "+".

A Hangul input method according to another embodiment of the present invention generates a consonant by combining basic consonant symbols "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o", and the symbol "+" for consonant combinations And create vowels by combining symbols ㅣ, “·”, and ㅡ for vowel combinations, and combine consonants and vowels according to the combination principle of Hangul's initial, neutral, and final characters to generate Hangul syllables. When any one of "ㄱ", "ㄴ", "ㅁ", "ㅅ" and "ㅇ" is touched and the combination symbol "+" is touched continuously, the consonants corresponding to the basic consonants " If any one of ㅋ "," ㄷ "," ㅂ "," ㅈ "," ㅎ "is generated, and any one of the basic consonants" ㄱ "and" ㅅ "is touched twice in a row," ㄱ " , "ㅅ" corresponding to each of the consonants "ㄲ", "ㅆ" to generate any one, if the basic consonant "b" is touched twice in a row to generate a consonant "ㄹ" And that is characterized.

In addition, in the Hangul input method according to another embodiment of the present invention, any one of the basic consonants "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" is touch-input, and the consonant combination symbol "+" is twice touch-input. Is generated, one of the consonants "ㅌ", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" corresponding to "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ", respectively, and the basic consonants "ㄴ", "ㅁ", "ㅅ" When any one of the touch inputs and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touched repeatedly repeats a set of operations twice in a row, the consonants "ㄸ" corresponding to "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", respectively, It is characterized by generating any one of "ㅃ" and "ㅉ".

In addition, the Hangul input method according to another embodiment of the present invention, including the cross-shaped direction key to generate consonants or vowels in eight directions of up, down, left, right, up, left, right, down, left and right, It is characterized by inputting Hangul to perform the function of the consonant combination symbol "+" in the direction.

Due to the configuration as described above, the present invention provides a basic consonant "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o" and the consonant combination symbol "+" and the vowel combination symbol "ㅣ", ". By inputting Hangul into a total of nine ","-", the area required to input Hangul can be minimized and the number of operations required for input can be minimized.

In addition, by placing nine input buttons or input sections divided into nine zones in the form of squares or concentric circles, not only a mobile phone but also a product utilizing a joy pad, etc. In addition, the touch input shape of the touch screen may be arranged in a square or concentric form to provide various environments. It has the effect of providing an applied interface.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 3 will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows as an example that the Hangul input device according to the invention is arranged in the form of a square.

The Hangul input device according to the present invention includes a consonant part 30, a vowel part 34, and a consonant symbol 32. Consonants are 'a', 'b', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ' as the basic consonants, each placed in a separate button or section of the screen. The vowel section 34 also includes the symbols ㅣ, ,, ㅡ for the vowel combination, and are arranged in separate buttons or partitioned areas of the screen, respectively. The consonant combination symbol 32 can be placed in any of nine buttons or separate zones, but is preferably located at the center of the nine zones. The consonant combination symbol 32 is characterized by being clicked or touched after the basic consonant, because it is advantageous for rapid Hangul input to be located close to the basic consonants.

On the other hand, the symbols for vowel combinations constituting the vowel section 34 are characterized in that they are clicked or touched in succession in generating the vowels.

A configuration in which the consonant combination symbol 32 is arranged at the center and the collection portion 34 is arranged in a line on the right side or the collection portion 34 is arranged in a line on the same principle as shown in FIG. It is.

Figure 4 shows as an example that is arranged in concentric circles as the Hangul input method according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, 'a', 'b' and 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', and 'ㅇ' of the consonant part 30 are divided and arranged in an area between circumferences having different radii, and a symbol for consonant combination ' + '(32) is located in the center of the concentric circle, the distance closest to the basic consonants.

In addition, the vowel section 34 is a vowel section that is generated separately according to the discipleship principle that is natural and does not need to be arranged integrally with the consonant section 30 and the symbol '+' 32 for the consonant combination. (34) are arranged separately, and in order to easily input the consonant combination symbols '·', 'ㅣ', 'ㅡ' according to the input principle which is natural as in the case of the consonant part 30, Is preferably located at the center of the circle.

In this way, each part for Hangul input is arranged in a concentric circle, and the consonant part 30 and the vowel part 34 are separately arranged so that the Hangul input device is adaptively adapted to various environments and interfaces used. Characterized in that can be arranged. On the other hand, the form shown in Figure 4 is shown as an example of the arrangement in the form of concentric circles, unlike shown in Figure 4, the consonant part 30 and the consonant combination symbol 32 and the vowel part 34 It may be arranged integrally without being separated.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, the principle of Hangul generation according to the present invention will be described.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the consonants of the Hangul is composed of all the consonants are generated by combining the basic consonants 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ' and the symbol '+' for consonant combination It is characterized by.

As shown in the table of FIG. 5, a basic consonant is generated by clicking or touching the basic consonants 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', and 'ㅇ'. On the other hand, the consonant combination symbol '+' is used as a plus sign as a meaning of 'adding a stroke'. Accordingly, each basic consonant is clicked or touched once in succession after each basic consonant. By adding a stroke to ',', 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅈ' and 'ㅎ' consonants are generated. That is, 'ㅋ' is generated by clicking or touching 'ㄱ' consonant and '+', 'c' is generated by clicking or touching 'ㄴ' consonant and '+', 'ㅁ' consonant and '+' Click or touch to create 'ㅂ', click or touch 'ㅅ' consonant and '+' to create 'ㅈ', and click or touch 'ㅇ' consonant and '+' to create 'ㅎ' .

In addition, when 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅈ' is generated, the symbol + for consonant combination '+' is clicked or touched once more, and it is easily associated with a stroke. A consonant is generated. In other words, in order to create 'ㅌ', 'ㄷ' and 'ㅊ' consonants, click or touch the basic consonants 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ' and 'ㅅ', and successively press the '+' symbol for the consonant combination twice. It is created by clicking or touching.

On the other hand, clicking or touching the basic consonant 'ㄱ' twice in succession generates '연속' consonant, which is a continuous form of 'ㄱ', and clicking or touching the basic consonant 'ㅅ' twice in succession, 'ㅅ' The form 'ㅆ' is generated. If you click or touch the remaining basic consonants 'b', 'ㅁ', 'ㅇ' twice in a row, there is no corresponding consonant consonant, so the consonant consonant is not generated.

Meanwhile, the consonants 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', and 'ㅈ' are generated by clicking or touching the consonant combination symbol '+' after the basic consonants 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ' and 'ㅅ' as described above. Consonants 'ㄸ', 'ㅃ', 'ㅉ' are consonants 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', and 'ㅈ' as the sounds of 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', 'ㅈ' It is easily associated with being. However, since the consonants 'ㄷ', 'ㅂ', and 'ㅈ' are not basic consonants in the present invention, there is no corresponding button or section, and thus, the buttons cannot be implemented by two consecutive clicks or touches. Therefore, in the present invention, the operation of generating 'c', 'ㅂ', 'ㅈ', that is, clicking on the consonant combination symbol '+' once after the basic consonant 'b', 'ㅁ' and 'ㅅ' Click two times in succession to generate the sounds 'ㄸ', 'ㅃ' and 'ㅉ'.

For example, clicking 'b', '+', 'ㄴ' and '+' consecutively generates 'ㄸ'. The same principle is used to generate old sounds 'ㅃ' and 'ㅉ'.

Finally, the consonant 'd' is not a basic consonant in the present embodiment, and is not easily associated with being generated by adding a stroke to the basic consonant. However, the consonant 'ㄹ' is reminiscent of the shape in which 'b' is inverted left and right and upside down and the original 'b' is combined. 'Is generated.

As described above, by combining five basic consonants 'ㄱ', 'ㄴ', 'ㅁ', 'ㅅ', 'ㅇ' and the symbol '+' for consonant combination, all 19 consonants are generated. .

On the other hand, vowels generate the symbols 'ㅣ', '·' and 'ㅡ' for vowel combinations according to the discipleship principle of heaven and earth. These are known before the date of the present application and can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art, and thus descriptions thereof will be omitted.

6 and 7 illustrate the advantages of the Korean input device according to the present invention compared to the prior art.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that the area occupied by each button is the same, and each case (60) implemented with nine buttons according to the present invention and each case implemented with ten or eleven buttons according to the related art (62) It is a comparison of the area occupied.

Assuming that the area occupied by each button is 1, the Hangul input device according to the present invention has a total area of 9, but in the prior art, it becomes 10 or 11, and in the electronic device arranged in a rectangular shape such as a mobile phone, 1 Or, an area of 2 is not utilized and is wasted, taking up a total of 12 areas.

Therefore, the Hangul input device according to the present invention is minimized the area required for inputting Hangul compared to the prior art.

On the other hand, in FIG. 7, in the case where it is assumed that the area required for inputting Hangul is limited, that is, when the total area is assumed to be limited to 9 horizontally and 9 vertically, each button is provided in 70 according to the present invention. In the conventional technique, each button occupies an area of 3 horizontal and 2.25 vertically.

Therefore, since the area occupied by each button is larger than the conventional case in the present invention, it is possible to reduce a case in which a typo may occur when a character is input.

As discussed above, when the Hangul input is implemented as nine buttons or a partitioned touch screen, the area required for the Hangul input can be significantly reduced. However, in the case of a mobile phone in which a button for inputting Hangul is arranged in combination with a number from 0 to 9, at least 10 areas may be required, and thus the present invention may not be able to fully demonstrate the advantage. However, in the case of a Hangul input device that distinguishes the interface for the interface for character input and number input and outputs it separately, the present invention provides a dramatic area saving effect and enables Korean input with nine buttons or partitions. Or it can be implemented in the form of concentric circles, it is possible to design a variety of designs.

For example, in the case of a device having a touch screen display of limited size without a separate physical input device, an area for text input can be minimized and a custom design can be made according to the design of a device to be implemented.

As another example, FIG. 8 illustrates a Hangul input method using a game controller.

The game controller for the joypad uses a cross key. Even in this case, Hangul input is required, and it is unreasonable to use a separate keyboard for the Hangul input which does not have many times. On the other hand, the Hangul input device according to the present invention is characterized in that it is implemented in the form of a square, in general, the cross-shaped direction key 80 has eight directions (up, down, left, right, upper left, upper right, lower right, lower left Direction). That is, the cross-shaped direction key 80 has four direction keys pointing up, down, left and right, and when the buttons corresponding to the up and right are simultaneously clicked, the buttons are directed to the up and down direction and the buttons corresponding to the up and left are simultaneously clicked. If you do, it will face upward. Likewise, when the buttons corresponding to the lower and right sides are simultaneously clicked, the buttons are directed in the lower and lower directions.

Accordingly, the consonant combination of the present application when the consonant part 30 and the vowel part 34 of the present application are arranged in eight directions that can be controlled by the cross-shaped arrow keys, and the button is clicked in a state without giving the direction (non-direction). Hangul input is possible in the same principle as the Hangul input method of the present application by performing the same operation as the dragon symbol '+'. At this time, the button which is pressed in the non-directional state is a button other than the cross direction key 80, which corresponds to an additional button for 'confirmation' or 'selection', which is disposed on the right side of the game controller for the game. Corresponds to the required 'OK' button.

Accordingly, by controlling the eight directions with the cross direction arrow key 80, the consonants or vowels can be generated in the same way as the consonants 30 and vowels 34 of FIG. 3, and the consonants included in the consonants 30 After clicking on any one of them, in the non-directional state, click the 'OK' or 'Select' button other than the cross rudder key 80, and the basic function is the same as that of the symbol '+' 32 button for the consonant combination of FIG. Consonants other than consonants may be generated.

Accordingly, the present invention can adaptively configure consonants for Korean input, minimize the area for character input, and provide various types of interfaces according to the environment in which various types of designs are possible.

The above-described embodiments have been described as examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be appropriately modified in a range not contrary to the spirit or spirit of the invention as understood from the claims and the entire specification. This is possible, and all the embodiments accompanying such a deformation | transformation are included in the technical scope of this invention.

On the other hand, the continuous input described in the present invention, as in the prior art, clicks or touches one button after a predetermined time after a click or touch input, after the click or touch the consonant or vowel It refers to the recognition as a separate input, rather than being recognized as a continuous button, the configuration thereof is not described in detail herein but is naturally included in the present invention.

1 shows a keypad for Hangul input according to the prior art.

Figure 2 shows another Hangul input keypad according to the prior art.

3 illustrates a Hangul input unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 illustrates a Hangul input unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a table illustrating a consonant generation principle according to the present invention.

6 and 7 illustrate the advantages of the Hangul input device according to the present invention.

8 illustrates a principle of inputting Korean characters using a game controller according to the present invention.

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10, 20: conventional Hangul input keypad

30: consonant

32: Symbol for consonant combination

34: collection

Claims (9)

Including consonants and vowels, The consonant part includes the basic consonant symbols "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o" and a consonant symbol "+", The vowel section includes symbols ㅣ, “·”, “ㅡ” for vowel combination, The consonant part may be any one of the basic consonant symbols "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o" is touch input, and the consonant combination symbol "+" is continuously touched. Generate one of consonants "ㅋ", "ㄷ", "ㅂ", "ㅈ", and "ㅎ" corresponding to the basic consonant of When any one of the basic consonant symbols "a" and "s" is touched twice in succession, one of consonants "ㄲ" and "ㅆ" corresponding to "a" and "s" is generated, respectively. And generating a consonant “” when the basic consonant “” is touched twice in succession. The method of claim 1, When any one of the basic consonant symbols "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" is touch-input and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touched twice, the "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ" To generate one of the consonants "ㅌ", "ㅍ", and "ㅊ", respectively. When any one of the basic consonant symbols “b”, “ㅁ”, and “ㅅ” is touch-input and the consonant combination symbol “+” is touch-input, the set of operations is repeated twice in succession. A Korean input method for generating one of consonants "ㄸ", "ㅃ", and "ㅉ" respectively corresponding to "ㅁ", "ㅅ". The method according to claim 1 or 2, The Hangul input unit is composed of nine Hangul input units respectively corresponding to the basic consonant symbols, the consonant combination symbol, and the vowel combination symbol. The method of claim 3, wherein The nine Hangul input portions are arranged in a square or concentric circle, Hangul input method. The method of claim 4, wherein The consonant combination symbol "+" is arranged in the center of the square or concentric circle, Hangul input method. The method of claim 5, wherein The nine Hangul input parts generate the basic consonants or vowels in eight directions of up, down, left, right, up, left, right, down, and left and down directions, and the symbols for consonant combination "+" in a non-direction. Hangul input method, which is implemented as a cross direction key to perform the same function as. Create a consonant by combining the basic consonant symbols "ㄱ", "ㄴ", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "ㅇ" and the symbol "+" for consonant combinations, Create a vowel by combining the symbols "ㅣ", "·", "ㅡ" for the vowel combination, By combining the consonants and vowels according to the combination principle of the initial, neutral, and final of the Hangul to generate Hangul syllables, Each basic consonant when any one of the basic consonant symbols "a", "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ", "o" is touch-input and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touch-input consecutively Create one of the consonants "ㅋ", "ㄷ", "ㅂ", "ㅈ", and "ㅎ" corresponding to a symbol, When any one of the basic consonant symbols "a" and "s" is touched twice in succession, one of consonants "ㄲ" and "ㅆ" corresponding to "a" and "s" is generated, respectively. And generating a consonant “” when the basic consonant “” is touched twice in succession. The method of claim 7, wherein When any one of the basic consonant symbols "b", "ㅁ", and "ㅅ" is touch-input and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touched twice, the "b", "ㅁ", "ㅅ" To generate one of the consonants "ㅌ", "ㅍ", and "ㅊ", respectively. When any one of the basic consonant symbols "b", "ㅁ", and "s" is touch-input and the consonant combination symbol "+" is touch-input, the set of operations is repeated twice in succession. , Any one of the consonants "ㄸ", "ㅃ", and "ㅉ" corresponding to "ㅁ" and "ㅅ", respectively. The method according to claim 7 or 8, Creates the consonants or vowels in eight directions of up, down, left, right, up, left, right, down, and left directions, including the cross directional key, and performs the same function as the "+" for the consonant combination without direction. Hangul input method, Hangul input method.

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