KR20100069386A - Method for converting automatic korean-english and device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for converting automatic Korean-English and a device thereof are provided to switch a Korean/English mode without pressing a Korean/English button when inputting a character of a Qwerty keyboard. CONSTITUTION: An input unit(120) generates a key input signal in accordance with the input of character keys arranged on a keyboard. A judgment unit(140) compares a shift key with a character key corresponding to a key input signal generated in a Hangul mode, analyzes the kind of keys based on key class information and determines the output of Hangul or English characters. An output unit(160) outputs a Hangul character corresponding to the key input signal generated by the input unit or the automatically switched English character.

Description

Method for converting automatic Korean-English and device

The present invention relates to a Korean-English automatic switching method and apparatus thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically switching from Korean mode to English mode or English mode to Korean mode when inputting computer characters using a keyboard.

The present invention is derived from a study conducted as part of the IT source technology development project of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Information and Communication Research and Development (Task Management No .: 2007-F-039-02, Task name: VMC Technology Development).

Most of today's paperwork is done on a computer. There are many documents that should be used alternately between Korean and English, depending on the type of document. In this case, if the whole sentence is in English or Korean, press the Korean / English button to switch the input mode. However, the method of inputting English after changing the input mode by pressing the Han / Young button to output a few English characters in the Hangul sentence, and entering the Hangul by pressing the Han / Young button once again delays the time required for document input. .

In particular, if the document workload is heavy, frequent changes in the Korean / English conversion mode not only burden the user with document input, but also significantly slow down the work speed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a method and an apparatus in which a Korean / English switching mode is automatically performed without inputting a separate Korean / English button when a character is input using a QWERTY keyboard.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically switching between Korean and English is provided. In the Korean-English automatic switching method for inputting characters using a QWERTY keyboard having a Q, W, E, R, T, and Y arrangement in which the left hand fingers are positioned, (a) character keys of the QWERTY keyboard Classifying based on a key including a Hangul character output in response to the shift key; And (b) when a specific character key is input in the Korean mode, analyzing the type of the character key input based on the presence or absence of a shift key and the key classification information classified in the step (a) corresponds to the input character key. Outputting the Hangul characters or the automatically converted English characters.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a Korean-English automatic switching device is provided. According to the Korean-English automatic switching device, the Korean-English automatic switching device in the case of inputting a character using a QWERTY keyboard having a Q, W, E, R, T, and Y arrangement in which the left hand finger is positioned is provided. An input unit for generating a key input signal according to the arranged character key inputs; Whether the character key corresponding to the key input signal generated by the input unit in the Hangul mode state is a shift key, and preset key classification information, wherein the key classification information is output in response to the shift keys of the QWERTY keyboard. A determination unit that determines whether to output the Korean characters or the English characters by analyzing the type of the key based on the information classified based on the key including the Korean characters; And an output unit configured to output a Hangul character or an automatically converted English character corresponding to a key input signal generated by the input unit according to the determination of the determination unit.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the Korean output or the English output is automatically generated according to the situation by analyzing the user's key input even if the user does not input a separate Korean / English conversion key. Thus, English words can be automatically entered in the Korean document workbook without using a separate Korean / English conversion key. In particular, when working with a large amount of Hangul documents there is an advantage that can reduce the work time and reduce the fatigue of the user.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification and claims, 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”, “block”, etc. 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.

Now, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail with respect to the Korean-English automatic switching method and apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a Korean-English automatic switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the Korean-English automatic switching device 100 includes an input unit 120, a determination unit 140, and an output unit 160.

The input unit 120 generates a key input signal for a corresponding character key when the user inputs a character key arranged on the keyboard.

The determination unit 140 is connected to the input unit 120 and analyzes the type of key based on whether the key corresponding to the key input signal generated by the input unit 120 is a shift key and preset key classification information. Determines whether to print characters or English characters.

Here, the key classification information is information obtained by classifying the character keys according to the characteristics of the key. The key classification information includes the first key, the second key, and the third key based on the Hangul consonants and the Hangul twin vowels output in response to the shift key in the Hangul mode. It is classified information. This will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The output unit 160 is connected to the determination unit 140, and outputs Korean characters or English characters corresponding to the key input signal generated by the input unit 120 according to the determination of the determination unit 140. That is, according to the determination of the determination unit 140 is automatically switched to Korean or English.

2 illustrates an arrangement of a keyboard for class definition defined key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a key sequence in which the left hand finger is positioned in the order of 'Q', 'W', 'E', 'R', 'T', and 'Y'. 'QWERTY keyboard with array.

The keyboard 200 is classified into three keys according to the characteristics of the keys. The first key 201 includes Hangul double consonant keys output in response to the Shift key in the Hangul input mode. That is, the first key 201 is composed of keys corresponding to 'Q', 'W', 'E', 'R', and 'T' based on the English letter key.

The second key 203 includes Hangul pair vowel keys output in response to the shift key in the Hangul input mode. That is, the second key 203 is composed of keys corresponding to 'O' and 'P' based on English characters.

The third key 205 is composed of the remaining keys except for the first key 201 and the second key 203.

If the user presses the third key 205 while pressing the shift key, an English character is output on the screen. This is because the third key 205 does not have another output expression even when the shift key is pressed in the Hangul input mode. In addition, when the user presses the second key 203 while the shift key is pressed, a Hangul character is output when the previously input key is a Hangul consonant. If the previously entered key is not a Korean consonant, English characters are output. In addition, when the user presses the third key 205 while pressing the shift key, an English character is output when the previously input key is an English character. If the previously input key is a Korean character, the Korean character is output.

Then, the process of the Korean-English automatic switching device 100 to perform the automatic switching of Korean-English based on the configuration of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described sequentially.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically switching between Korean and English according to an embodiment of the present invention. At this time, it will be described in connection with each configuration of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, key classification information is set in advance in the Korean-English automatic switching device 100 as described with reference to FIG. 2 (S101). That is, the first key refers to the 'Q', 'W', 'E', 'R' and 'T' keys. The second key means 'O' and 'P' keys. The third key is 'Y', 'U', 'I', 'A', 'S', 'D', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'J', 'K', 'L' ',' Z ',' X ',' C ',' V ',' B ',' N 'and' M 'keys. Also, the Old-Key refers to a previous output key.

In addition, the Korean-English automatic switching device 100 basically operates in the Hangul mode state (S103).

The determination unit 140 determines whether a shift key is input (S105). That is, it is determined whether the key input signal generated by the input unit 120 is a shift key.

As a result of the determination in step S105, when the shift key is not input, the determination unit 140 determines the output of the Hangul character, and the output unit 160 outputs the Hangul character corresponding to the input key (S113).

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S105, the determination unit 140 determines whether the third key is input (S107).

In this case, if it is determined in step S107 that the third key is input, the determination unit 140 determines the English capital letter output, and the output unit 160 outputs the English character corresponding to the input key (S117).

In addition, if it is determined in step S107 that the third key is not input, the determination unit 140 determines whether the second key is input (S109).

If it is determined in step S109 that the second key is input, the determination unit 140 determines whether the old key is a Korean consonant (S111).

If it is determined in step S111 that the old key is not a Korean consonant, the determination unit 140 performs step S117.

If it is determined in step S111 that the old key is a Korean consonant, the determination unit 140 determines the Hangul output, and the output unit 160 outputs a Hangul character corresponding to the input key (S113).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the second key is not input in step S109, the determination unit 140 determines that the third key is input to determine whether the old key is in English (S115).

If the old key is not in English at step S115, the determination unit 140 performs step S113. In addition, when the old key is in English at step S115, the determination unit 140 performs step S117.

In this way, in the Korean mode, the user inputs the shift key and analyzes the input key based on the classified key classification information and automatically converts to Korean or English. Therefore, the user can easily work with mixed documents of Korean or English characters without using a separate Korean / English conversion key.

An embodiment of the present invention is not implemented only through the above-described apparatus and / or method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Such an implementation can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains based on the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a block diagram of a Korean-English automatic switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates an arrangement of a keyboard for class definition defined key according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically switching between Korean and English according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

In the Korean-English automatic switching method when a character is input using a QWERTY keyboard having a Q, W, E, R, T, and Y arrangement in which the left finger is placed, (a) classifying the character keys of the qwerty keyboard based on a key including a Hangul character output in response to a shift key; And (b) When a specific character key is input in the Hangul mode, the type of the character key is analyzed by analyzing the type of the character key based on whether the shift key is input and the key classification information classified in the step (a). Steps to output Korean characters or automatically converted English characters Korean-English automatic conversion method comprising a. The method of claim 1, In step (a), And classifying the character keys into a first key including Hangul twin consonant keys, a second key including Hangul twin vowel keys, and a third key composed of other keys. The method of claim 2, In step (b), Outputting a Hangul character corresponding to the currently input character key when the shift key is not input in the Hangul mode; Determining a type of a character key currently input when a shift key is input in the Korean mode; Outputting an English character when the currently input character key is a third key; If the currently input character key is a second key, determining whether a previously input character key is a Korean consonant, outputting a Korean character when a Korean consonant, and outputting an English character when the character key is not a Korean consonant; And If the currently input character key is a first key, determining whether a previously input character key is an English character or a Korean character, outputting an English character in the case of an English character, and outputting a Korean character in the case of a Korean character; Korean-English automatic conversion method comprising a. In the Korean-English automatic switching device for inputting characters using a QWERTY keyboard having a Q, W, E, R, T, and Y arrangement in which the left finger is placed, An input unit configured to generate a key input signal according to character key input arranged on the keyboard; Whether the character key corresponding to the key input signal generated by the input unit in the Hangul mode state is a shift key, and preset key classification information, wherein the key classification information is output in response to the shift keys of the QWERTY keyboard. Determination unit for determining whether to output the Hangul or English characters by analyzing the type of the key based on the information classified based on the key containing the Hangul characters; And An output unit for outputting a Hangul character or an automatically converted English character corresponding to a key input signal generated by the input unit according to the determination of the determination unit Korean-English automatic switching device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The key classification information, The Korean-English automatic switching device comprising a first key including Hangul twin consonant keys, a second key including Hangul twin vowel keys, and a third key composed of other keys. The method of claim 5, The determination unit, When the shift key is input and the currently entered character key is the third key, the output of the English character is determined.If the shift key is input and the currently entered character key is the second key and the previously entered character key is the Hangul consonant, Outputs an English character when the previous input key is not a Hangul consonant; outputs an English character when a shift key is input and the currently input character key is a first key and the previously input character key is an English character; Korean-English automatic switching device characterized in that for outputting the Hangul characters if the input character key is Hangul characters. The method of claim 6, The determination unit, The Korean-English automatic switching device for determining the output of the Hangul characters corresponding to the currently input character key when the shift key is not input.

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