KR20150061889A - Character input apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A character input apparatus of the present invention comprises: a plurality of character buttons in which character elements for characters of an input object are respectively displayed; and a plurality of functional key buttons to set functions related to input of the characters. Each button in the character buttons can be formed in different sizes according to frequency of input use.

Description

[0001] CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD [0002]

The present invention relates to a character input method, and more particularly, to a character input device suitable for a portable terminal and a portable information device, The present invention relates to a character input device and method thereof that can provide input intuitiveness, reduce input errors, and promptly input characters.

As is well known, most portable information devices such as mobile terminals (mobile phones, smart phones, smart devices, navigation systems, watch phones, wearable devices, etc.) are generally equipped with touch-type small-size keypads (touch panels) The small-size keypad is expanding the application range of not only conventional SMS (Short Message Service) input, but also memo, various data processing using a portable information device, and the need for an easy input method of characters is getting attention in IP TV and the like.

Currently, a character input method using a small keypad can be roughly divided into a method using a QWERTY keyboard method and a method using a 3X4 keyboard or a modified method thereof. The QWERTY keyboard displays all characters on a keyboard, However, since the area of the keyboard assigned to one character is small, many input errors occur, and since the user must memorize all the keyboards since it is not intuitive, it takes much effort and time to get used to the beginner.

In addition, the small keyboard method has a disadvantage in that the area of the keyboard assigned to each character is wide, but the user has to touch several times, and in particular, a plurality of characters are arranged in one button in a simple lexicographic order regardless of the frequency of use Therefore, when inputting a character having a relatively high frequency of use, the user has to press the button more frequently than the less frequently used character. Also, since the cursor moves to the next character after the cursor blinks 3 times, it is often necessary to delay the character in the case of skill, and if the timing is not correct, a typo in which other characters of the same character are inputted may occur.

In addition, there are a variety of methods for inputting Hangul characters, but this is also not intuitive because the keyboard is not arranged according to the lexicographical order so that the order must be ignored, and there is a problem that the number of inputs is large because the frequency of use is not considered.

In other words, a common big problem is that the area of the key board allocated to the most frequently used character and the least frequently used character area is the same. For example, I, O, and 1% and 0.2% of W and J use the same area of about 7% each when using English input, resulting in an imbalance of up to 35 times, especially 3x4 In the case of a keypad, in addition to the above, inefficiency of pressing the number of times three times when inputting I and O is additionally generated.

In Hangul, the consonant frequency is 20% and 6%, respectively. In the QWERTY keyboard and Hangul KS standard, the same keyboard area occupies the same keyboard area. Especially, it is necessary to know the location of the consonant If the initial character of the back character is the same character or the character assigned to the same key, continuous input is impossible, and there is a problem of erasing the entire character at the time of deletion, and a large number of times of input is required when the vowel is input. Especially, There is a problem that the user must touch (press) 5 times.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0918082 (Registered Date: 2009. 09. 22)

The present invention is characterized in that each character button (or representative character button) in which each character component is displayed is configured to have a relatively large size as the input use frequency is relatively high, and as the input use frequency is relatively low, The present invention proposes a new character input method that can be easily used by anyone without having to memorize the arrangement structure of the keyboard by increasing the intuitiveness.

In addition, the present invention proposes a new character input method that can realize a faster input and minimizes (reduce) an input error by configuring button sizes in which character components are displayed differently based on the input usage frequency .

Further, according to the present invention, only a plurality of representative character buttons, in which a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components are respectively displayed, are displayed on an input screen (character input screen), and touch and drag The present invention proposes a new character input method that can be effectively applied to a small portable information device requiring a tiny display panel (touch panel) by selectively inputting remaining hidden character components through an interface.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and another problem to be solved by the present invention can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a plurality of character buttons for respectively displaying character components for characters of an input object, and a plurality of function key buttons for setting a function related to inputting of the characters, Each of the buttons in the character buttons of the character input device is provided with different sizes according to the input use frequency.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for inputting a character, comprising: a plurality of representative character buttons each displaying a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for inputting characters; Each of the buttons in the plurality of representative character buttons is configured to have a relatively large size as the input use frequency is high and a character having a relatively small size as the input use frequency is low Thereby providing an input device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a plurality of representative character buttons each having a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for inputting characters on a display panel, When a specific representative character button among the representative character buttons is touched, switching hidden characters constituting the representative character component of the specific representative character button that has been touched in order of relevance to the display area of the remaining representative character buttons, And recognizing the corresponding hidden character component as an input when the touch is dragged and touched to one of the hidden character components being switched to display.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch sensing apparatus comprising: a touch sensing unit that senses a user touch for inputting a character; a touch sensing unit for sensing a plurality of A display unit for generating an input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons each representing representative character components, and displaying the input screen on a display panel; and a display unit for displaying, when a touch of a specific representative character button is detected through the touch sensing unit, A conversion display unit for generating a conversion screen in which the hidden character components having a dictionary sequence relationship with a representative character component of a specific representative character button are switched and displayed in the display area of the remaining representative character buttons and displayed on the display panel, Detecting a touch drag on a particular hidden character component of the hidden character components A drag detection unit and an input recognition unit for recognizing the specific hidden character component as an input when a touch drag occurs to the specific hidden character component and is touched off.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying a plurality of representative character buttons on a display panel, the plurality of representative character buttons each displaying a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for composing characters, When a specific representative character button among the representative character buttons is touched and dragged to the outside of the button, the hidden character components having a predetermined sequence relationship with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched are displayed at a specific position of the display panel And recognizing the corresponding hidden character component as an input when the touch is turned off in one of the hidden character components being displayed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a touch sensing apparatus comprising: a touch sensing unit for sensing a user touch for inputting a character; and a plurality of representatives selected from a plurality of character components when a user touch for inputting a character is sensed through the touch sensing unit. And a drag detection unit for detecting a touch drag on a specific representative character button among the plurality of representative character buttons, wherein the input display unit includes a plurality of representative character buttons, And a hidden character display unit for displaying hidden character components having a predetermined order relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button at a specific position of the display panel when the touch drag of the specific representative character button is detected , When the touch is turned off from one of the hidden character components being displayed, And an input recognition unit for recognizing the character component as an input.

In the present invention, the size of the character button is relatively increased as the input use frequency is relatively high, and the size of the button is relatively small as the input use frequency is relatively low, ), And it is possible to minimize (reduce) the occurrence of input errors at the same time as realizing faster character input.

In addition, the present invention discloses a method of displaying only a plurality of representative character buttons each of which is represented by a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components, and displaying the rest of the hidden characters by touching and dragging each representative character button It is possible to effectively apply the present invention to a compact portable information device requiring a very small display panel by providing an interface for selectively inputting the components.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a character input device for a Korean character keyboard having different button sizes according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of a character input device for an English keyboard having different button sizes according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating an example of a character input device for a Japanese key board having different button sizes according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams for explaining an English keyboard layout in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5E are views illustrating an exemplary Korean character keyboard in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
6A to 6D are diagrams for explaining a Japanese key board in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram of a character input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a main process of inputting a character by displaying a secret character button from a representative character button according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
9A to 9E are views illustrating examples of an English keyboard having different sizes of representative character buttons and hidden character screens according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating examples of a Korean character keyboard in which representative character buttons and hidden character screens have different sizes according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating examples of a Japanese key board having different sizes of representative character buttons and hidden character screens according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a block diagram of a character input device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a main process of displaying a hidden character screen from a representative character button to input a character according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, the advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will be clarified with reference to the embodiments to be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. It is to be understood that the following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to intentions or customs of a user, an operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the technical idea described throughout this specification.

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

[First Embodiment]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a character input device for a Korean character keyboard having different button sizes according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the character input device for Korean input according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of character buttons for displaying character components for inputting characters, that is, a plurality of collection buttons And a plurality of consonant buttons for displaying each consonant component, wherein each character button (each of the collection buttons and each consonant button) has different sizes depending on the frequency of use (frequency) of input. For example, each character button may have a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases, and may be configured to have a relatively small size as the input use frequency is low. Here, the character button (Korean button) can be defined as a touch key.

That is, the character input device for Korean input according to the present embodiment adjusts the length and the length of the buttons (keyboard) allocated to each character component according to the input usage frequency of each character component, This is to make it easier for the user to intuitively use, and by arranging the vowel component part and the consonant component part separately, the user can input the character more quickly using both hands .

For example, the sizes of the consonant buttons (consonant keyboards) such as (a), (b), and (d), which have a relatively high frequency of use of the consonant buttons, are relatively large and the input usage frequency is relatively low The size of consonant buttons such as ㅁ and ㅂ can be configured to be relatively small and the size of a collection button (vowel keyboard) having a relatively high number of input usages And the size of the vowel buttons such as the small (small) input use frequency can be relatively small (arranged).

In addition, the character input device for Korean character input according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of function key buttons for setting functions related to input of characters using a plurality of character buttons, such as a FINAL button, a SPACE button, a BACK SPACE button, an ENTER button Etc., and each function key button may have different button sizes in consideration of the frequency of use thereof. Here, the FINAL button can be used, for example, as a tilting button for punctual input of Korean. For example, each function key button has a relatively large size as the frequency of input use is high, and a relatively small size as the frequency of input usage is low. Here, the function key Hangul button can be defined as a touch key.

And you can input all consonant and vowel input within 2 times by using FINAL button (end key) when entering Hangul. In other words, By pressing the button (Keyboard) and pressing the FINAL button, you can enter hypothetical or chordal sound, which is the most frequent consonant. For example, if you press the A button and press the FINAL button, the ㄲ is input, the ㅗ button is pressed, and the FINAL button is pressed.

Other chime sounds can be input using the conventional combination input method. That is, if you press ㅗ, press,, press a, press ㅡ to input ㅑ, press a and press 입력 to input.. You can input each consonant by long pressing each consonant button (keyboard). In other words, when a long press of a key is input, in fact, the frequency of use of the chord sound or the humming sound is insignificant compared to the frequency of the basic consonant or vowel.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of a character input device for an English keyboard having different button sizes according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the alphabet input device for inputting English according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of alphabet buttons each representing all alphabetical components for a character to be input, that is, a plurality of alphabets Buttons. Here, each alphabet button is configured to have a different size according to the input use frequency (frequency), as in the above-described Hangul button. For example, each alphabet button is configured to have a relatively large size as the input usage frequency is high, and a relatively small size as the input use frequency is low. Here, the alphabet button can be defined as a touch key.

The character input device for inputting English according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of function key buttons for setting functions related to input of characters using a plurality of alphabet buttons, for example, a SHIFT button , A SPACE button, a BACK SPACE button, an ENTER button, and the like, and each function key button can be configured differently in consideration of its frequency of use.

For example, the size of the vowel alphabet buttons such as A, E, I, O, and U having a relatively high input use frequency with respect to the alphabet button is relatively large and is concentrated in the left direction of the keyboard, The size of the alphabet button such as V, P, J, X with a relatively low frequency (small) can be configured to be relatively small.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the alphabet button A, E, I, or the like having a relatively high input use frequency is relatively large in size, And the function key buttons can be arranged in a series in the lower end portion.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating an example of a character input device for a Japanese key board having different button sizes according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A, the character input device for Japanese input according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of character buttons each displaying hiragana elements for characters to be input, that is, a plurality of hiragana buttons each displaying each hiragana element Here, each hiragana button has different sizes according to the input use frequency (frequency) as in the above-described Hangul button. For example, each hiragana button is configured to have a relatively large size as the input use frequency is high, and a relatively small size as the input use frequency is low. Here, the hiragana button can be defined as a touch key.

The character input device for Japanese input according to this embodiment includes a plurality of function key buttons, for example, a NEXT button for setting a function related to input of characters using a plurality of hiragana buttons, similar to the above- , A SPACE button, a BACK SPACE button, an ENTER button, and the like, and each function key button can be configured differently in consideration of its frequency of use.

For example, in relation to the hiragana button, the number of hiragana buttons (for example, 8%, 6%, 6%, 6% 3A), the input usage frequency is relatively low (small), the size of the hiragana buttons is relatively small (small), and the size of the hiragana buttons is relatively small The column including the hiragana constituted is arranged on the screen for hidden display (FIG. 3B), and can be configured to be switched by touching the NEXT function key.

Of course, as shown in FIG. 3B, in the hiragana of the column arranged on the hidden screen having a low frequency of use, only frequently used buttons may be enlarged and used relatively.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the case where the Korean language keyboard, the English keyboard, and the Japanese keyboard are arranged in a rectangular shape, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to various types of keyboard including the whole.

[Second Embodiment]

FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams for explaining an English keyboard layout in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the character input device for English input according to the present embodiment can be applied as a character input device mounted on a portable information device having a small and generally circular touch panel such as a watch phone, a smart watch, or the like To this end, the character input device of the present embodiment includes a plurality of representative character components (for example, a collection of A, E, I, O, U) selected from a plurality of character components (alphabet components) Element) button (or a plurality of vowel buttons) each of which is displayed.

Here, each of the collection buttons (representative character buttons) may be configured to have different sizes depending on the frequency of input use (frequency), for example, the larger the input usage frequency, the larger the size, and the lower the input use frequency, Size can be configured. Each collection button can be defined as a touch key. At this time, the consonant components other than the vowel component displayed as the representative character button may be defined as the hidden character component.

That is, the character input device for English input according to the present embodiment adjusts the width of a button (keyboard) allocated to each vowel component according to the input usage frequency of each vowel button, which is easy for a user to intuitively use .

For example, the size of the vowel buttons (vowel keyboard) such as E having a relatively high number of input usages in relation to the vowel buttons is relatively large, The size of the vowel buttons of the first embodiment can be configured to be relatively small.

Then, when a user touches an arbitrary vowel button, for example, an I vowel button in a state in which a representative character button (vowel button) in which the representative character component (vowel component) is displayed is displayed on the display panel, As shown, the concealment component of the I-vowel component of the touched I-vowel button, eg, the consonant composition of the J, K, L, M, N existing between the vowel and O vowel Elements (hidden character constituent elements) are switched over as hidden character buttons in the display area of the collection buttons (remaining representative character buttons) other than the I collection button.

That is, when the A collection button is touched, the consonant components existing between A and E are displayed as the hidden character button, and when the E collection button is touched, the consonant components existing between E and I are displayed as the hidden character button, When the O collection button is touched, consonant components existing between O and U are displayed as hidden character buttons. When the user touches the U collection button, all consonant components existing after U are displayed as hidden character buttons.

Accordingly, the user can input the corresponding hidden character component as a desired character by dragging the touch to one of the hidden character components being switched to and then turning off the touch. Here, the hidden character buttons displayed through the touch of a specific representative character button (the collection button) are configured to have different sizes according to the input usage frequency, that is, the hidden character component having a relatively high input usage frequency The hidden character button) is expressed in a relatively large size, and the hidden character component having a relatively low input use frequency can be expressed in a relatively small size.

Also, the character input device for English input according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of function key buttons for setting functions related to the input of characters using a plurality of representative character buttons or secret key buttons, for example, SHIFT button, SPACE button, BACK A SPACE button, an ENTER button, and the like, and each function key button may have different button sizes in consideration of the frequency of use thereof.

4C illustrates an example of allocating an area to a character button of a consonant, which is a hidden character button, by minimizing the button area of the touched vowel, in order to more efficiently use the narrow keyboard in FIG. 4B.

5A to 5E are views illustrating an exemplary Korean character keyboard in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the character input device for inputting Hangul characters according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a first letter (a) of a consonant and a first letter (a) of a vowel as a representative character component (E.g., a representative consonant character button and a representative vowel character button) for displaying each of them, as well as a plurality of function key buttons such as a FINAL button, a SPACE button, a BACK SPACE button, an ENTER Button, and the like. Each function key button may have different button sizes in consideration of the frequency of use thereof. Here, the FINAL button can be used, for example, as a tilting button for punctual input of Korean. The remaining vowel components other than the representative consonant component except for the consonant component and the representative vowel component may be defined as the hidden character component (the hidden consonant component and the hidden vowel component).

Also, unlike the above, the character input device for Hangul input according to the present embodiment may include a plurality of (two or more) representative collection buttons and a plurality of (two or more) representative consonant buttons.

Referring again to FIG. 5A, when the user touches the representative consonant character button, as shown in FIG. 5B for example, the remaining consonant components (the consonant consonant component Are displayed by being displayed with respective consonant buttons (consonant consonant buttons). These consonant consonant buttons are configured to have different sizes according to the input use frequency, that is, the consonant consonant buttons A secret character button) is displayed in a relatively large size, and a secret consonant button having a relatively low input use frequency can be displayed in a relatively small size.

When the user touches the representative vowel character button in the display state of Fig. 5A, for example, as shown in Fig. 5D, the remaining vowel elements (the vowel composition Elements) are displayed by being displayed as respective collection buttons (hidden collection buttons). These hidden collection buttons are configured to have different sizes according to the input usage frequency, that is, the secret collection buttons (The hidden character button) is displayed in a relatively large size, and the hidden collection button having a relatively low input use frequency can be displayed in a relatively small size.

5C and 5E illustrate a method for efficiently using a narrow keyboard such as the English keyboard shown in FIG. 4C. The button area of the touched consonant and vowel is minimized, and the area is allocated to the consonant .

6A to 6D are diagrams for explaining a Japanese key board in which representative character buttons and hidden character buttons have different button sizes according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, the character input device for Japanese input according to the present embodiment includes, as an example, a character input device having a relatively large number of input usage frequencies (many) Hiragana characters, And may include a plurality of function key buttons such as a NEXT button, a SHIFT button, a SPACE button, a BACK SPACE button, an ENTER button, and the like. The character buttons and the function key buttons can be configured to have different button sizes in consideration of the input usage frequency. Here, the remaining character components other than the representative character component may be defined as the hidden character components.

First, when the user touches a character button (specific representative character button) in the display panel state of FIG. 6A, as shown in FIG. 6B, the remaining character components (Hidden character buttons) are displayed on the display panel. These hidden character buttons are configured to have different sizes according to the input usage frequency, that is, The hidden character button having a relatively high input frequency is displayed in a relatively large size and the hidden character button having a relatively low input frequency can be displayed in a relatively small size.

At this time, the area of the touched representative character button may be minimized as in the case of Korean and English, and the area may be allocated to the hidden character button.

6C, the character input device for Japanese input according to the present embodiment includes, as an example, a plurality of representatives each representing a representative character component of Hiragana, or, Character button. When the user touches the character button (specific representative character button) in the display panel state of Fig. 6C, as shown in Fig. 6D as an example, the remaining areas except the representative character button are hidden (Hidden character buttons) on which the remaining character components (N, N, N) are displayed, and these hidden character buttons are displayed on the display panel according to the frequency of input use. Hidden character buttons having a relatively large input frequency are displayed in a relatively large size, and a hidden character button having a relatively low input usage frequency is displayed in a relatively large size It can be expressed in small size. At this time, similarly, the area of the touched representative character button is minimized so that the area is allocated to the hidden character button.

7 is a block diagram of a character input device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The character input device 710 may include a touch detection unit 710, a drag detection unit 720, a storage unit 730, a control module 740, And the control module 740 may include a screen display unit 742, a switching display unit 744, an input recognition unit 746, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 7, the touch sensing unit 710 can provide a function of sensing a user touch, a button touch, etc. for inputting a character including an electrostatic touch sensor or the like. Here, The sensed touch signals (e.g., a user touch signal for inputting characters, a button touch signal, a function key touch signal, etc.) are transmitted to the control module 740.

Next, the drag detection unit 720 detects a specific hidden character component (a specific hidden character (e.g., a specific hidden character) among the hidden character components to be displayed on the display panel Button), and the detected drag signal is transmitted to the control module 740. The control module 740 controls the operation of the touch panel.

Here, as described above with reference to Fig. 4 to Fig. 6, the hidden character component to be displayed on the display panel is composed of the consonant component and the vowel component of the Korean alphabet, the alphabet component of English, the Japanese hiragana composition Lt; / RTI > element.

The storage unit 730 stores a character component (e.g., a consonant component and a vowel component of the Korean alphabet, an alphabetical component of the English alphabet, Japanese hiragana components, etc.), various input screens including a plurality of representative character buttons for inputting characters and a plurality of function key buttons, and hidden character buttons for displaying hidden character configuration requirements Screen data such as a conversion screen is stored. Here, the input screen and the switching screen may be a circular screen in which function key buttons are arranged in the center part and a plurality of representative character buttons are arranged in a form surrounding the center part.

Next, the screen display unit 742 in the control module 740 displays a plurality of representative character components selected from the plurality of character components when the user touch signal for character input is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 710 It is possible to provide functions such as generating an input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons to be displayed, that is, drawing out the input screen from the storage unit 730 and displaying it on the display panel side.

Here, the input screen includes at least one representative consonant button and representative vowel button for inputting a Korean word, a plurality of representative alphabet buttons (e.g., alphabet collection button) for inputting English, and a plurality of representative hiragana buttons for Japanese input And may include a group of buttons.

In addition, the screen display unit 742 may be configured such that the size of each button in a plurality of representative character buttons is different according to the input use frequency, that is, a button having a relatively high input use frequency is configured to have a relatively large size, A button having a relatively low frequency of use can be configured in a relatively small size.

When a touch signal of a specific representative character button is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 710, the switching display unit 744 displays the hidden character component having a dictionary relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched To display the converted image on the display panel by drawing out from the storage unit 730 and displaying it on the display panel. Here, the hidden character components may be any one of a consonant component and a vowel component of the Korean alphabet, an alphabetical component of English, and a hiragana component of Japanese, as described above with reference to Figs. 4 to 6 as an example .

In addition, the switching display unit 744 may be configured to display different sizes of the hidden character components according to the input usage frequency, for example, the hidden character component having a relatively high input usage frequency is converted into a relatively large size, Hidden character components whose input frequency is relatively low can be switched to a relatively small size.

Next, the input recognition unit 746 receives the drag detection signal for the specific hidden character component among the hidden character components being switched on the display panel according to the switching control from the switching display unit 744, If the touch-off of the specific hidden character component is detected, the function of recognizing the corresponding hidden character component in which the touch-off occurred is recognized as an input. .

That is, the user drags the touch with the secret character button desired by the user in a state where the secret character buttons are switched and displayed by touching an arbitrary representative character button, and then the touch is turned off (removed) It can be input as a character symbol.

The switching display unit 744 may provide a function of returning the switching screen for displaying the hidden character buttons to the input screen when the specific hidden character component is recognized as an input.

Next, a series of processes for inputting a desired character by using the character input device of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a main process of inputting a character by displaying a secret character button from a representative character button according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, when a user touch for inputting a character is detected, the touch sensing unit 710 generates a corresponding user touch signal and transmits it to the screen display unit 742 in the control module 740 ).

In response, the screen display unit 742 retrieves an input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons each of which is displayed with a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components, from the storage unit 730, (Step 804).

Accordingly, the user can touch (select) any one of a plurality of representative character buttons on the input screen displayed on the display panel. When the user touches a specific representative character button (step 806), the switching display unit 744 The switching screen for switching and displaying the hidden character components having the dictionary sequence relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched in the display area of the remaining representative character buttons is fetched from the storage unit 730 and displayed on the display panel (Step 808).

Thereafter, the user can turn off the touch for the specific representative character button (step 810) or drag it to the arbitrary hidden character button (step 812). As a result of the check at step 810, If a touch-off signal for a specific representative character button is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 710, the input recognition unit 746 recognizes the representative character component displayed on the specific representative character button as a character input (Step 816). As a result, the representative character component is displayed (displayed) as a character symbol in an input window (input menu) representing the input character.

If the drag detection signal is received from the drag detection unit 720 as a result of the check in step 812, the input recognition unit 746 recognizes the hidden character button of the dragged position from the touch detection unit 710 (I.e., a hidden character button indicating the hidden character component) is transmitted, that is, whether or not the touch to the hidden character button of the dragged position is turned off is checked (step 814). Here, the hidden character components may be any one of a consonant component and a vowel component of Hangul, an English alphabet component, and a Japanese hiragana component.

If it is determined in step 814 that the touch of the hidden character button at the dragged position is turned off, the process proceeds to step 816, where the input recognition unit 746 recognizes that the corresponding hidden character button And the hidden character component is displayed (displayed) as a character symbol in an input window (input menu) representing the input character.

[Third Embodiment]

9A to 9E are views illustrating examples of an English keyboard having different sizes of representative character buttons and hidden character screens according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9A, the character input device for English input according to the present embodiment can be applied as a character input device mounted on a portable information device having a small touch panel such as a watch phone, a smart watch, and the like. The character input device of the present embodiment includes a plurality of representative character components (e.g., vowel components of A, E, I, O, U) selected from a plurality of character components (alphabet components) And a plurality of representative character buttons (or a plurality of vowel buttons) to be displayed.

Here, each of the collection buttons (representative character buttons) may be configured to have different sizes depending on the frequency of input use (frequency), for example, the larger the input usage frequency, the larger the size, and the lower the input usage frequency, . Each collection button can be defined as a touch key. At this time, the consonant components other than the vowel component displayed as the representative character button may be defined as the hidden character component.

When a user touches an arbitrary vowel button, for example, an I-vowel button, and then drags it to the right in a state where a representative character button (vowel button) in which representative character components (vowel component) are displayed is displayed on the display panel The hidden character components of J, K, L, M and N are sequentially displayed in the form of a pop-up window according to the moving distance of the drag, As an example, as shown in FIG. 9A, a user can input an M consonant as a character symbol by touching the I vowel and dragging it to the right to turn off (remove) the touch when the M consonant component is displayed.

Conversely, if you touch the I vowel button and drag it to the left, the hidden character components of H, G, and F are displayed in a popup window. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the user can input the H consonant as a character symbol by touching the I vowel and dragging it to the left direction to turn off (remove) the touch when the H consonant component is displayed.

FIG. 9B shows an example in which an E-vowel character on the right side, an I-vowel on the lower side (bottom), an O vowel character on the left side of the character, U-shaped vowel characters are displayed on the display panel. In addition to the A vowel, E, A, I, and O vowels can be dragged in various directions after touching the A vowel with the hidden vowels.

FIG. 9C shows an example in which, when a user touches an arbitrary vowel button, for example, an E vowel button, and then drags it to the right, the consonant consonant character components F, G, and H are consecutively arranged in the column direction And when dragging in the left direction, the consonant consonant letter components D, C, and B consecutive consecutively are displayed in the column direction according to the movement distance.

FIG. 9D shows that only the A-bar character button (bar button) among the representative character components (bar component) is displayed on the display panel, and the A, I, O, The hidden collection elements of E, O, and U are sequentially displayed in the form of a popup window. When dragging to the left, the hidden collections of U, O, I, and E are sequentially displayed in the form of a popup window.

Then, when dragging from the position of the touched vowel through the drag in the upper (upper) or lower (lower) direction, the consonants hidden in the vowel are sequentially displayed. For example, if you touch the A vowel button and drag to the right, dragging the E vowel again downward to remove the G touch when the G consonant is displayed, you can enter the G consonant as a character symbol have.

9D, only the A vowel character button (vowel button) is displayed on the display panel. When the user touches and drags the vowel A, E on the right side, I on the lower side, O on the left side, . On the right side of the A vowel, the E hidden vowels and the left O vowel vowels, when dragged up (down), are displayed consecutively, and the I consonant vowels displayed below the A vowels In the above-mentioned U hidden collection, when dragging to the left or right, a consonant consonant is displayed. For example, when the user touches the A vowel button and then drags it upward, the user removes (removes) the T consonant consonant when the T vowel consonant is displayed by dragging the U vowel again from the displayed position to the left direction, And the V-consonant consonant can be input as a character symbol by dragging from the position where the U-hidden vowel is displayed to the right again to turn off the touch when the V-consonant consonant is displayed.

On the other hand, in the character input device for English input according to the present embodiment, when the representative character button is touched and dragged in the left-right direction or the up-down direction, the hidden character component is not displayed in a separate pop-up window, It is needless to say that it is also possible to constitute a series of hidden character components to be displayed simultaneously in the form of a pop-up menu to which they are linked.

Here, the hidden character components (e.g., the hidden character components of J, K, L, M, and N) are displayed in different sizes depending on the frequency of input use. For example, A popup window of a relatively small size can be displayed as the frequency of input use is lower.

Unlike the above, the hidden character components (for example, the hidden character components of J, K, L, M, and N) are displayed for a preset time different from each other depending on the frequency of input use, Can be displayed for a relatively long set time, and can be configured to be displayed for a relatively short set time as the input use frequency is low.

On the other hand, in the English input method of the present embodiment, a plurality of representative character buttons are arranged (arranged) in the vertical direction and the dragging of the buttons is performed in the left and right directions. However, the English input method of this embodiment is not limited thereto Of course, it is also possible to arrange a plurality of representative character buttons in a horizontal direction (arrangement) and to drag a button in a vertical direction. In this case, the hidden document elements may be vertically or horizontally Direction) in the form of a pop-up menu that will be displayed sequentially or connected.

FIGS. 10A to 10C are diagrams illustrating examples of a Korean character keyboard in which representative character buttons and hidden character screens have different sizes according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10A, the character input device for Korean input according to the present embodiment can be applied as a character input device mounted on a portable information device having a small touch panel such as a watch phone, a smart watch, and the like. The character input device of this embodiment includes a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components (consonant components and vowel components) for character input (e.g., a consonant component of a, d, (Or a plurality of consonant buttons and a plurality of vowel buttons) in which a plurality of consonant buttons (or vowel components of vowels, vowels, and vowels) are respectively displayed.

Here, each representative character button is configured to have a different size depending on the frequency of input use (frequency), for example, the larger the input usage frequency, the larger the size, and the lower the input usage frequency, the smaller the relative size have. Each representative character button can be defined as a touch key. At this time, a plurality of consonant components displayed as representative character buttons and remaining consonant components and vowel components other than a plurality of vowel components may be defined as hidden character components.

When a user touches an arbitrary consonant button, such as a consonant button, and then drags the button outward to the right direction in a state in which representative character buttons each representing representative character components are displayed on the display panel, As shown in the figure, according to the movement distance, the hidden character components are sequentially displayed in the form of a pop-up window in accordance with the moving distance of the drag in serial in the column direction. For example, Dragging to the outside of the button in the leftward direction causes the hidden character component such as c to be displayed in the form of a pop-up window according to the moving distance.

In other words, if you touch the consonant button and drag it to the right, b and c are sequentially displayed in the form of a pop-up window. If you touch the d consonant button and drag it to the right, ㅁ and 순 are sequentially displayed in the form of a popup window, If you drag it to the left after touching, the hidden character components are displayed in such a manner that the c and c are sequentially displayed in the form of a pop-up window. Here, by touching off (removing) the position where the hidden character component (consonant component) is displayed, the corresponding consonant component can be input as a character symbol.

Similarly, in FIG. 10A, if a user touches a vowel button and drags to the right or a user touches a vowel button and is dragged to the left, as shown in FIG. 10C, a corresponding vowel Are displayed in the form of a pop-up window. Here, it is possible to input the corresponding vowel component as a character symbol by turning off (removing) the touch where the hidden character component (vowel component) is displayed.

 At this time, if one of the consonant representative buttons on the left of the plurality of representative character buttons is touched, the vowel representative buttons on the right disappear (display off on the display panel), and if one of the vowel representative buttons on the right side is touched The consonant representative buttons on the left side disappear (display off on the display panel).

On the other hand, when the representative character button is touched and dragged in the right or left direction, the character input device for inputting Hangul characters according to the present embodiment does not display each hidden character component as a separate popup window, It is needless to say that the hidden character components may be simultaneously displayed in the form of a pop-up menu to which the hidden character components are linked.

Here, the hidden character components of consonants or vowels are displayed in different sizes according to the frequency of input use. For example, pop-up windows of a relatively large size are displayed as the frequency of input usage is higher. As the frequency of input usage is lower, Can be displayed as a pop-up window.

Unlike the above, the consonant components of the consonant or vowel are displayed for a preset time different from each other depending on the frequency of input use, for example, the higher the frequency of input use, the longer the set time is displayed for a relatively long set time. For a short settling time.

On the other hand, in the Hangul input method of this embodiment, a plurality of representative character buttons are vertically arranged (arranged) and the dragging of the buttons is performed in the left and right directions. However, the Hangul input method of this embodiment is not limited thereto Of course, it is also possible to arrange a plurality of representative character buttons in a horizontal direction (arrangement) and to drag a button in a vertical direction. In this case, the hidden document elements may be vertically or horizontally Direction) in the form of a pop-up menu that will be displayed sequentially or connected.

11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating examples of a Japanese key board having different sizes of representative character buttons and hidden character screens according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11A, the character input device for Japanese input according to the present embodiment can be applied as character input means mounted on a portable information device having a small touch panel such as a watch phone, a smart watch, and the like. The character input apparatus of the present embodiment includes a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components (e.g., Hiragana components) for inputting characters (e.g., And a plurality of representative character buttons each of which is displayed as a component of the filter.

Here, each representative character button is configured to have a different size depending on the frequency of input use (frequency), for example, the larger the input usage frequency, the larger the size, and the lower the input usage frequency, the smaller the relative size have. Each representative character button can be defined as a touch key. At this time, the rest of the hiragana elements other than the plurality of hiragana elements displayed as representative character buttons can be defined as the hidden character component.

When the user presses an arbitrary hiragana button, for example, a button, and then drags it to the left or touches a button or the like and then drags it to the right when the representative character button in which representative character components are displayed is displayed on the display panel , For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the hidden character components are sequentially displayed sequentially in the column direction according to the movement distance, for example, in the same manner as in the above-described English and Korean input methods, The corresponding hidden character components having a pre-order relation according to the movement distance are sequentially displayed in the form of a pop-up window. Here, the corresponding hiragana component can be input as a character symbol by turning off (removing) the touch at the position where the hidden character component (hiragana component) is displayed.

 At this time, if one of the representative character buttons on the left side among the plurality of representative character buttons is touched, the hiragana button on the right side disappears (display off on the display panel), and if one of the representative hiragana buttons on the right side is touched, The hiragana representative buttons on the display panel disappear (display off in the display panel).

On the other hand, in the character input device for Japanese input according to this embodiment, when the representative character button is touched and then dragged in the right or left direction, the hidden character components are displayed in a series of alphabetical order It is needless to say that the hidden character components may be simultaneously displayed in the form of a pop-up menu to which the hidden character components are linked.

Here, the hidden character components are displayed in different sizes depending on the frequency of input use. For example, pop-up windows of a relatively large size are displayed as the frequency of input usage is higher, and pop-up windows of a relatively smaller size are displayed as the frequency of input usage is lower .

Unlike the above, the hidden character components are displayed for a predetermined time different from each other depending on the frequency of input use, for example, the longer the set frequency is, the longer the set time is displayed for a relatively long set time, Lt; / RTI >

On the other hand, in the Japanese input method of the present embodiment, a plurality of representative character buttons are arranged (arranged) in the vertical direction and the dragging of the buttons is performed in the left and right directions. However, the Japanese input method of this embodiment is not limited thereto Of course, it is also possible to arrange a plurality of representative character buttons in a horizontal direction (arrangement) and to drag a button in a vertical direction. In this case, the hidden document elements may be vertically or horizontally Direction) in the form of a pop-up menu that will be displayed sequentially or connected.

12 is a block diagram of a character input device according to the third embodiment of the present invention and may include a touch sensing unit 1210, a drag detection unit 1220, a storage unit 1230, a control module 1240, The control module 1240 may include a screen display unit 1242, a hidden character display unit 1244, an input recognition unit 1246, and the like.

12, the configurations and functions of the touch detection unit 1210 and the drag detection unit 1220 are substantially the same as those of the corresponding touch detection unit 710 and the drag detection unit 720 shown in FIG. 7, same. Therefore, a description of these constituent members is omitted in order to avoid unnecessary redundant description for the sake of simplification of the specification.

7, the storage unit 1230 stores a character component (e.g., Korean consonant) for each language (e.g., Korean, English, and Korean) for inputting characters A plurality of character input buttons for inputting characters, a plurality of function key buttons, and the like are stored, and various input screens and hidden keys Screen data such as a conversion screen including hidden character buttons for displaying character configuration requirements are stored. Here, the input screen and the switching screen may be a square screen in which a plurality of representative character buttons are arranged in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

Next, the screen display unit 1242 in the control module 1240 displays a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components when the user touch signal for character input is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 1210 It is possible to provide functions such as generating an input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons to be displayed, that is, drawing out the input screen from the storage unit 1230 and displaying it on the display panel side.

Here, the input screen includes at least one representative consonant button and representative vowel button for inputting a Korean word, a plurality of representative alphabet buttons (e.g., alphabet collection button) for inputting English, and a plurality of hiragana buttons for Japanese input And may include a group of buttons.

In addition, the screen display unit 1242 may be configured such that the size of each button in a plurality of representative character buttons is different from each other according to the frequency of input use, that is, a button having a relatively high input usage frequency is configured to have a relatively large size, A button having a relatively low frequency of use can be configured in a relatively small size.

Next, when the drag detection signal of the specific representative character button is transmitted from the drag detection unit 1220, the hidden character display unit 1244 displays the hidden character (s) having the dictionary relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button It is possible to provide a function of displaying components in the form of a pop-up window in the measuring position of the display panel, i.e., the right or left direction.

Here, the hidden character components include, for example, the consonant component and the vowel component of the Korean alphabet, the alphabetical component of English, and the Japanese hiragana component, as described above with reference to Figs. 9 to 11 as an example .

In addition, the hidden character display unit 1244 may be configured to display different sizes of the hidden character components (size of the pop-up window) according to the input usage frequency, for example, the hidden character component having a relatively high input usage frequency is relatively large Sized pop-up window, and the hidden character component having a relatively low input use frequency can be displayed as a pop-up window having a relatively small size.

Unlike the above, the hidden character display unit 1244 displays the hidden character components for a preset time different from each other according to the input usage frequency, for example, the higher the frequency of input usage, The pop-up window of the corresponding hidden character component may be displayed for a relatively short set time as the input use frequency is low.

Next, the input recognizing unit 1246 recognizes that the touch-off signal for a specific hidden character component among the hidden character components being displayed in the form of a pop-up window on the display panel according to the display control from the hidden character display unit 1244 is touch- It is possible to provide a function of recognizing the corresponding hidden character component in which the touch-off occurred, as an input, when the touch-off of the specific hidden character component is detected.

That is, the user drags the secret character buttons to the position of the desired secret character button in a state where the secret character buttons are displayed in the form of a pop-up window through touching and dragging with respect to an arbitrary representative character button, The hidden character component can be input as a character symbol.

The hidden character display unit 1244 may provide a function of returning the current screen to the input screen when the specific hidden character component is recognized as an input.

Next, a series of processes for inputting a desired character by using the character input device of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a main process of inputting characters by displaying a hidden character button from a representative character button according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, when a user touch for character input is detected, the touch sensing unit 1210 generates a corresponding user touch signal and transmits it to the screen display unit 1242 in the control module 1240 (step 1302 ).

In response to this, the screen display unit 1242 fetches an input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons each of which is displayed with a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components, from the storage unit 1230, (Step 1304).

Accordingly, the user can touch (select) any one of a plurality of representative character buttons on the input screen displayed on the display panel. If the user touches a specific representative character button (step 1306), the input recognition unit 1246 It is checked whether or not the touch-off signal for the specific representative character button touched by the touch sensing unit 1210 is transmitted (whether or not the touch-off occurs) (step 1308). In the hidden character display unit 1244, It is checked whether or not the drag detection signal is transmitted (whether or not a drag occurs) (step 1310).

If it is determined in step 1308 that the user has turned off the touch of a specific representative character button, that is, if a touch off signal for a specific representative character button is received from the touch sensing unit 1210, 1246) recognizes the representative character component displayed on the specific representative character button as character input (step 1316) and displays the corresponding representative character component as a character symbol in an input window (input menu) representing the input character )do.

As a result of the check in step 1310, when the drag detection, that is, the drag detection signal is transmitted from the drag detection unit 1220, the hidden character display unit 1244 displays the representative character component of the specific representative character button (A hidden character component at a position corresponding to the movement distance of the drag) having the relevant relevance is displayed in the form of a pop-up window in the measurement position of the display panel, i.e., the right or left direction. Here, the hidden character components include, for example, the consonant component and the vowel component of the Korean alphabet, the alphabetical component of English, and the Japanese hiragana component, as described above with reference to Figs. 9 to 11 as an example .

Next, the input recognition unit 1246 monitors whether or not a touch-off signal for the hidden character component being displayed in the form of a pop-up window is transmitted from the touch sensing unit 1210 according to the drag movement distance (step 1314) If the touch-off of the corresponding hidden character component is detected, the corresponding hidden character component in which the touch-off occurred is recognized as an input (step 1316), and the resulting hidden character configuration Element is displayed (displayed) as a character symbol.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can be applied to various languages such as Chinese, German, French, Korean, , Spanish, Russian, and the like, can be equally applied to the same technical idea.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It is easy to see that this is possible. In other words, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (28)

A plurality of character buttons for respectively displaying character components for characters to be input,
A plurality of function key buttons for setting functions related to the input of the characters
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Wherein each button in the plurality of character buttons comprises:
It is composed of different sizes depending on the input usage frequency.
Character input device.
The method according to claim 1,
Each of the buttons includes:
And the input usage frequency is set to a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases and as the input use frequency decreases,
Character input device.
The method according to claim 1,
When the character is in Hangul,
A plurality of vowel buttons and a plurality of consonant buttons
Character input device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein each button in the plurality of function buttons comprises:
And the input usage frequency is set to a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases and as the input use frequency decreases,
Character input device.
The method according to claim 1,
The plurality of function key buttons include:
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Character input device.
A plurality of representative character buttons each displaying a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for inputting characters,
A plurality of function key buttons for setting functions related to the input of the characters
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Wherein each button in the plurality of representative character buttons comprises:
And the input usage frequency is set to a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases and as the input use frequency decreases,
Character input device.
The method according to claim 6,
When the character is in Hangul,
Comprising one or more representative vowel buttons and one or more representative consonant buttons
Character input device.
The method according to claim 6,
The plurality of function key buttons include:
(&Quot;,","","","""","
Character input device.
Displaying on a display panel a plurality of representative character buttons each displaying a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for inputting characters,
When a specific representative character button among the plurality of representative character buttons is touched, the hidden character constituent elements, which have a sequence relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched, are switched to the display area of the remaining representative character buttons And,
A process of recognizing the corresponding hidden character component as an input when the touch is dragged and touched off to one of the hidden character components to be switched on
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10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein each button in the plurality of representative character buttons comprises:
And the input usage frequency is set to a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases and as the input use frequency decreases,
Character input method.
10. The method of claim 9,
The hidden character components,
The higher the frequency of input use is, the more the change is displayed in a relatively large size, and the lower the frequency of input use is,
Character input method.
A touch sensing unit for sensing a user touch for inputting a character,
An input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons in which a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components are displayed when a user touch for inputting characters is detected through the touch sensing unit, And a display unit
When the touch of a specific representative character button is detected through the touch sensing unit, the hidden character components having a sequence relation with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched are switched to the display region of the remaining representative character buttons A conversion display unit for generating a conversion screen to be displayed on the display panel,
A drag detection unit for detecting a touch drag on a specific hidden character component among the hidden character components being switched on,
An input recognition unit for recognizing the specific hidden character component as an input when a touch drag is generated for the specific hidden character component and is touch-
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13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the switching-
When the touch of the specific representative character button is detected, the area of the representative character button is minimized and distributed to the area of the hidden character button
Character input device.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the screen-
A button having a relatively high input frequency is configured to have a relatively large size and a button having a relatively low input frequency is configured to have a relatively small size
Character input device.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the switching-
The hidden character component having a relatively high input frequency is displayed in a relatively large size and the hidden character component having a relatively low input frequency is displayed in a relatively small size
Character input device.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the switching-
When the specific hidden character component is recognized as an input, returning the conversion screen to the input screen
Character input device.
Displaying a plurality of representative character buttons on a display panel in which a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components for composing characters are respectively displayed,
When a specific representative character button among the plurality of representative character buttons is touched and dragged to the outside of the button, the hidden character components having a predetermined sequence relationship with the representative character component of the specific representative character button touched are displayed on the display panel A step of displaying the position in the position,
Recognizing the corresponding hidden character component as an input when the touch is turned off in one of the hidden character components being displayed
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18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein each button in the plurality of representative character buttons comprises:
And the input usage frequency is set to a relatively large size as the input use frequency increases and as the input use frequency decreases,
Character input method.
18. The method of claim 17,
The dragging,
And the character is moved in any one of the up, down, left, and right directions according to the arrangement of the plurality of representative character buttons
Character input method.
18. The method of claim 17,
The hidden character components,
Pop-up
Character input method.
21. The method of claim 20,
The hidden character components,
And is sequentially displayed in the column direction according to the moving distance of the drag
Character input method.
21. The method of claim 20,
The hidden character components,
And are sequentially displayed in the vertical direction according to the moving distance of the drag
Character input method.
18. The method of claim 17,
The hidden character components,
As the frequency of input use is higher, it is expressed in a relatively larger size, and as the frequency of input use is lower, it is expressed in a relatively smaller size
Character input method.
18. The method of claim 17,
The hidden character components,
The higher the input use frequency is, the longer the set time is displayed, and the lower the input use frequency is, the shorter the set time is displayed
Character input method.
A touch sensing unit for sensing a user touch to input a character,
An input screen including a plurality of representative character buttons in which a plurality of representative character components selected from a plurality of character components are displayed when a user touch for inputting characters is detected through the touch sensing unit, And a display unit
A drag detection unit for detecting a touch drag on a specific representative character button among the plurality of representative character buttons,
A hidden character display unit for displaying, at a specific position of the display panel, hidden character components having a predetermined order relation with a representative character component of the specific representative character button when a touch drag of the specific representative character button is detected;
An input recognition unit for recognizing the corresponding hidden character component as an input when the touch is turned off in one of the hidden character components being displayed,
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26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the screen-
A button having a relatively high input frequency is configured to have a relatively large size and a button having a relatively low input frequency is configured to have a relatively small size
Character input device.
26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the hidden character display unit comprises:
The hidden character component having a relatively high input frequency is displayed in a relatively large size and the hidden character component having a relatively low input frequency is displayed in a relatively small size
Character input device.
26. The method of claim 25,
Wherein the hidden character display unit comprises:
The display time of the hidden character component having a relatively high input use frequency is set relatively long and the display time of the hidden character component having the relatively low input use frequency is set relatively short
Character input device.

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