KR20180028434A - Method and apparatus for managing the words of the electronic document - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a word managing method and apparatus which can easily and quickly select a text included in an electronic document and can conveniently check additional information of the text. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the word managing method comprises the steps of: switching a toggle function of a selected word when the word is selected in a screen on which the text of the electronic document is displayed; and performing at least one of highlighting the selected word and displaying the additional information when the switched toggling function is turned on.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a word management method and apparatus,

A word management method and apparatus are disclosed. And more particularly, to a word management method and apparatus capable of conveniently confirming additional information of text included in an electronic document.

In addition to communication functions, smart devices such as smart phones and tablets have playback functions for contents such as sound sources, images, and electronic documents.

When additional information about a specific word of an electronic document is to be obtained while the electronic document is being reproduced, the user must perform a search using a smart device or use an electronic dictionary or the like, which is inconvenient.

Korean Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-2005-0111254 (entitled " Method and apparatus for memorizing learning data, date of publication: November 24, 2005)

A word management method and apparatus capable of conveniently identifying additional information of text contained in an electronic document.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a word management method comprising: switching a toggle function of a selected word when a word is selected on a screen displaying text of an electronic document; And performing at least one of highlighting and displaying additional information on the selected word when the toggle function is on.

Performing the highlighting includes at least one of changing at least one of font, font size, font shape, and font color of the selected word and applying an effect to the selected word.

The additional information includes at least one of the meaning of the touched word, pronunciation, etymology, usage, difficulty, appearance frequency, and appearance order.

Storing toggle function status information for the selected word as metadata; And when the electronic document is reproduced again or another electronic document different from the electronic document is reproduced, based on the toggle function status information stored in the metadata, at least one of highlighting and additional information display for the selected word And performing or releasing the data.

Storing the toggle function status information for the selected word by user; And performing or canceling at least one of highlighting and displaying additional information on the selected word based on the toggle function status information stored for the user when different electronic documents are reproduced by the user .

Performing at least one of canceling the highlighting of the selected word and canceling the display of the additional information when the toggle function is turned off.

Wherein the step of switching the selected word comprises: searching for the same words as the touched word among the entire text of the electronic document; Selecting one or more words of the searched words; And toggling the toggle function collectively for the selected one or more words.

The selected one or more words include at least one of the selected word, a word arranged before the selected word, and words arranged behind the selected word.

The word is selected by a user's touch or by voice recognition of the user.

A toggle function for displaying additional information is provided for each word included in the text and a toggle function is switched collectively for words that are the same as words touched by the user, Can be conveniently checked.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a word management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a word management apparatus according to another embodiment.
3A to 3F are views illustrating screens displayed through a word management apparatus.
4 is a diagram illustrating a word management method according to an embodiment.
5 is a diagram illustrating a word management method according to another embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein may be used in a sense commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Also, commonly used predefined terms are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of illustrating embodiments and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In this specification, singular forms include plural forms unless otherwise specified in the opening paragraph. The terms " comprises "and / or" comprising "used in the specification do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the stated element.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals designate like elements.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a word management apparatus 200 according to an embodiment.

1, a word management apparatus 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit 210, a display unit 220, a microphone 230, a speaker 240, a control unit 250, a storage unit 260, A power supply unit 270, and a power supply unit 280.

The input unit 210 receives a command from a user. For example, the input unit 210 may receive various commands related to a power supply command, an electronic document reproduction command, or an electronic document management. To this end, the input unit 210 may include at least one of a mouse, a joystick, a button, and a keyboard.

The display unit 220 can display a command processing result. For example, the display unit 220 can display the text of the electronic document. The display unit 220 may be implemented as a fixed display, a flexible display, a transparent display, an opaque display, or a combination thereof.

The display unit 220 may have only a display function or both a notation function and an input function. For example, when the display unit 220 is implemented as a touch screen, the display unit 220 may have both a display function and an input function. In this way, when the display unit 200 has both the display function and the input function, the input means such as a keyboard can be implemented in software. In the following description, the case where the display unit 220 has both the display function and the input function will be described as an example.

The microphone 230 receives sound. For example, the microphone 230 receives the voice of the user. According to another embodiment, the microphone 230 may be omitted.

The speaker 240 outputs sound. For example, when a content such as a sound source or a video is reproduced, the speaker 240 outputs an acoustic signal of the content. According to another embodiment, the speaker 240 may be omitted.

The control unit 250 can control each component of the word management device 200. [ For example, when an electronic document reproduction command is received, the control unit 250 displays the text included in the electronic document through the display unit 220.

As another example, the control unit 250 provides a toggle function for all the words in the electronic document.

Specifically, when a word is touched on the screen, the control unit 250 switches the toggle function of the touched word. The switched toggle function can be maintained even when another electronic document is reproduced. Thereafter, the control unit 250 determines whether the toggle function is in an On state or an Off state.

If the toggle function is turned on, the control unit 250 searches the text for the same words as the touched word. Here, the 'same word' as the touched word may mean a word having the same spelling even if the touched word is different from the touched word, a word having the same original word even if the word is spelled differently from the touched word, or both. The category for the same word as the touched word may be set in advance by the user, and the set value may be changed during playback of the electronic document.

When the same words as the touched word are searched, the control unit 250 highlights all searched words. According to an embodiment, highlighting of a word can be done in a variety of ways. For example, words can be highlighted by changing at least one of a word's font, font size, font appearance, font color, or by applying an effect to a word. Examples of fonts include a font, a cursive, and a Gothic font. Examples of font shapes include italics, bold, and bold italics. Examples of effects applied to a word include underline, strikethrough, double strikethrough, shadows, outlines, and so on. However, fonts, font shapes, effects, and the like are not necessarily limited to the illustrated ones.

The control unit 250 displays additional information of the searched words. According to one embodiment, the additional information may be displayed around the searched words. According to another embodiment, additional information may be displayed in the margin of the electronic document. At this time, the additional information may be displayed in a fixed form at a specific position, displayed in a pop-up form, or displayed at a position preset by the user. Additional information may include word meaning, pronunciation, etymology, usage, difficulty, appearance frequency, order of appearance, and the like. Of the illustrated additional information, the type of the additional information to be displayed in the vicinity of the word can be set in advance by the user. That is, the user can set the kind of additional information according to his or her preference and the purpose of the electronic document, and utilize the set information.

When the difficulty of a word is displayed as additional information, it has the following advantages. If the degree of difficulty of the word displayed as the additional information is low, the user can recognize that the word is likely to be used in another electronic document. In addition, the user can be motivated to memorize the word. Conversely, if the degree of difficulty of a word displayed as additional information is high, the user can recognize that the word is unlikely to be used in another electronic document.

When the appearance frequency of the word is displayed as the additional information, the user can check how often the word is used in the electronic document and recognize the importance of the word in the electronic document.

When the order of occurrence of the word is displayed as additional information, the user can use the word as a role such as a page number.

The type of additional information set by the user can be stored, for example, as metadata. The metadata can be referred to when the corresponding electronic document is reproduced again or another electronic document is reproduced.

If the toggle function is turned off, the control unit 250 searches the text for words that are the same as the touched word, and cancels highlighting of the searched words. And releases all the additional information display of the searched words.

If the electronic document playback end command is input while the toggle function of the searched words is on or off, the control unit 250 stores the toggle function status information of the word in the storage unit 260 together with the electronic document. The toggle function status information may be stored, for example, as metadata. When the corresponding electronic document is reproduced or another electronic document is reproduced at a later time, the control unit 250 performs highlight display and additional information display on the corresponding words based on the toggle function status information included in the metadata, The display of the highlighting and the additional information can be released.

According to another embodiment, the controller 250 distinguishes the toggle function status information of a predetermined word for each user and stores it in the storage unit 260. [ In the case where the toggle function status information is stored for each user, the control unit 250 does not limit the operation of performing highlighting and additional information display or releasing operations on the corresponding words to specific electronic documents But can be applied to every executed electronic document.

The storage unit 260 may store data, algorithms, programs, applications, and the like necessary for the word management apparatus 200 to manage words of an electronic document or an electronic document. For example, the storage unit 260 may store an algorithm for analyzing the text included in the electronic document on a word, sentence, or paragraph basis. Also, the storage unit 260 may store data necessary for constructing a screen including a marker and / or additional information. The storage unit 260 may be a nonvolatile memory, a volatile memory, a hard disk drive (HDD), an optical disk drive (ODD), a magnetooptic disk drive (MOD) Card, or a combination thereof.

The communication unit 270 can transmit and receive data to and from another word management device 200 or an external device (not shown). To this end, the communication unit 270 may support a wired communication method and / or a wireless communication method. An example of wired communication is USB 2.0. Wireless communication methods include Wireless Broadband Internet, WiFi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, Ultra Wide Band (UWB), Near Field Communication (NFC), 3 3G mobile communication (3G), 4G mobile communication (4G), and 5G mobile communication (5G).

The power supply unit 280 supplies power to the respective components of the word management apparatus 200. The power supply unit 280 may be charged by power supplied from an external power supply (not shown). At this time, the power supply unit 280 may receive the power according to the wired power transmission technique or receive the power according to the wireless power transmission technique. The power supply unit 280 may be implemented to be separated from the word management apparatus 200 in a hardware manner or integrated with the word management apparatus 200.

The configuration of the word management apparatus 200 according to the embodiment has been described above with reference to Fig. The word management apparatus 200 as described above may include a terminal device. The terminal device may include a digital device and a wired / wireless communication device that perform a computing operation. Examples of the digital device include a personal computer (PC) and an e-book reader. Communication devices include cellular phones, PCS phones, mobile terminals of synchronous / asynchronous IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication-2000), Palm Personal Computers, personal For example, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a tablet, a WAP phone (Wireless Application Protocol), and a mobile game machine. The digital device and communication device as illustrated may be a wearable device that can be worn on the wearer's body.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a word management apparatus 200 'according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the word management apparatus 200 'according to another embodiment further includes a speech recognition unit 290 in comparison with the word management apparatus 200 shown in FIG. The voice recognition unit 290 performs voice recognition (Speech Recognition). That is, the speech recognition unit 290 interprets the speech language that the user speaks and converts the contents into character data. The speech recognition algorithm necessary for speech recognition may be stored in the storage unit 260. [

The character data converted by the voice recognition unit 290 is provided to the control unit 250. [ Then, the control unit 250 selects a word corresponding to the character data provided from the voice recognition unit 290 among the texts displayed through the display unit 220. [ If there is no word corresponding to the character data provided from the speech recognition unit 290 among the texts displayed through the display unit 220, the control unit 250 generates a guidance message informing that the corresponding text is absent Can be output through the display unit 220 and / or the speaker 240.

As described with reference to Figs. 1 and 2, words included in the electronic document can be selected by a user's touch or by voice recognition. In the following description, a case where a word is selected by a user's touch will be described as an example.

FIGS. 3A to 3F are diagrams for explaining the word toggle function of the word management apparatus 200. FIG.

When a reproduction command for the electronic document is input, the text included in the electronic document is displayed through the display unit 220 as shown in the screen of Fig. Referring to FIG. 3A, it can be seen that '*' markers 40a and 40b are disposed at the start and end points of each line of text, respectively. A marker is for selecting one or more sentences. When displaying the text of an electronic document, whether or not markers are to be displayed for each line can be preset by the user. According to another embodiment, the word management apparatus 200 may not include a function related to the marker.

According to the embodiment, the user can touch a predetermined word on the screen of FIG. 3A and use the toggle function for the word.

For example, when the user touches the word 'experience' on the screen of FIG. 3A, the toggle function for the touched word is switched. Thereafter, a determination is made as to whether the toggle function has been switched on or off.

As a result of the determination, if the toggle function is on, the same words as the touched word are highlighted in the texts of the electronic document, and additional information is displayed around each word. At this time, words can be emphasized in various ways. For example, at least one of the thickness, the size, the color, and the font of the touched word may be changed to emphasize the word. The way in which words are emphasized can be set by the user in advance. Examples of additional information of a word include the meaning of a word, a pronunciation, an etymology, a usage, a degree of difficulty, an appearance frequency, an appearance order, and the like. Of the additional information, the type of the additional information displayed in the vicinity of the word may vary according to a value preset by the user. FIG. 3B shows a case in which the color of the 'experience' is highlighted in red. Additional information includes 'experience', 'difficulty', '30' And the appearance order '2' are sequentially displayed around the word.

The toggle function is applied collectively to words that are the same as words that the user touched. That is, regardless of the arrangement order in the text of the touched word, the toggle function is applied collectively to the same words as the touched word. Accordingly, when the user inputs a command to display the next page on the screen of Fig. 3B, the text corresponding to the next page is displayed on the screen. At this time, if the text of the displayed page includes the word 'experience', the word is highlighted as shown in the screen of FIG. 3C, and additional information is displayed around the word.

As described above, the toggle function can be collectively turned on for words that are the same as the words touched by the user, irrespective of where the words touched by the user are arranged in the entire text of the electronic document .

According to another embodiment, the toggle function can be turned on only for words arranged behind the word touched by the user out of the same words as the word touched by the user.

On the other hand, when the user touches the word 'experience' again on the screen of FIG. 3C, the toggle function of the word is switched to the OFF state. In this case, the highlighted display of the touched word is canceled as shown in the screen of Fig. 3d, and the additional information display is released.

According to an embodiment, when the toggle function of the again-touched word is switched to the off state, the user is again arranged in front of the word touched by the user again, The toggle function of the words arranged behind the words and the words rearwardly touched by the user can be collectively turned off. Therefore, if the user inputs a command to display the next page on the screen of Fig. 3D, even if there is a word " experience " in the text corresponding to the next page, the word is not highlighted, No additional information is displayed in the vicinity of the " When the user inputs a command to display the previous page on the screen of FIG. 3D, as shown in FIG. 3F, highlighting and additional information display are also performed on the word 'experience' included in the text corresponding to the previous page Is released.

According to another embodiment, when switching the toggle function of the re-touched word to the off state, it is arranged behind the word touched by the user again among the words touched again by the user and words the same as the word touched by the user again The toggle function of the words may be switched off. Thus, when the user inputs a command to display the next page on the screen of FIG. 3D, as shown in FIG. 3E, the emphasis display and additional information display for the word 'experience' included in the text of the next page is canceled . However, if the user inputs a command to display the previous page on the screen of FIG. 3D, as shown in FIG. 3B, for the word 'experience' included in the text of the previous page, The screen is displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic document management method according to an embodiment.

First, the word management apparatus 200 determines whether an electronic document reproduction command is input (S400).

As a result of the determination in step S400, if a command other than the electronic document reproduction command is input, the word management apparatus 200 performs an operation according to the input command (S401). For example, communicates with another device (not shown), or reproduces contents such as a moving picture or voice.

If it is determined in step S400 that the electronic document reproduction command is input, the word management apparatus 200 displays the text of the electronic document on the display unit 220 (S410). For example, the screen of Fig. 3A is displayed.

Thereafter, the word management apparatus 200 determines whether a word is touched (S430).

As a result of the determination in step S430, if the word is not touched, the word management apparatus 200 executes a command related to the recognized touch position or a command related to the recognized touch operation (S431). For example, when the margins of the screen are touched, the word management apparatus 200 can arrange a keyboard (not shown) in a certain area of the screen.

If it is determined in step S430 that the word is touched, the word management apparatus 200 switches the toggle function of the touched word (S440). The step S440 includes the steps of searching for the same word as the touched word of the entire text of the electronic document, selecting one or more words among the searched words, and toggling the toggle function for the selected one or more words . The selected one or more words may include at least one of a touched word, a word arranged before the touched word, and a word arranged behind the touched word.

For example, the word management apparatus 200 selects the touched word, the words arranged in front of the touched word, and the words arranged behind the touched word, among the searched words. Then, the toggle function is switched collectively for the selected words.

As another example, the word management apparatus 200 selects only the words that are touched and the words arranged behind the touched word among the searched words. Then, the toggle function is switched collectively for the selected words. In this case, the toggle function is maintained in the previous state for words arranged before the touched word.

Thereafter, the word management apparatus 200 determines whether the toggle function is on (S450).

If it is determined in step S450 that the toggle function has been turned on, the word management apparatus 200 highlights words identical to the touched word of the entire text of the electronic document (S451). Then, additional information of the same words as the touched word is displayed (S452). For example, when the word 'experience' is touched on the screen of FIG. 3A and the toggle function of the word is turned on, the word management apparatus 200 displays a word 'experience' And displays the meaning, difficulty, appearance frequency and appearance order of the word in the vicinity of the word 'experience' as additional information. Here, the order of steps S451 and S452 may be mutually exchanged. In addition, one of the two steps may be omitted depending on the contents preset by the user. Although not shown in the drawings, according to another embodiment, the additional information may be displayed in the margin of the electronic document. At this time, the additional information may be displayed in a fixed form at a specific position, displayed in a pop-up form, or displayed at a position preset by the user.

If it is determined in step S450 that the toggle function has been turned off, the word management apparatus 200 cancels the emphasis display of words identical to the touched word in the entire text of the electronic document (S454). Then, the display of additional information of the same words as the touched word is canceled (S455). Here, the order of steps S454 and S455 may be changed. In addition, depending on the contents preset by the user, either of the two steps may be omitted.

Thereafter, the word management apparatus 200 outputs the execution result (S490). The result of the execution is displayed, for example, through the display unit 220.

If the electronic document playback end command is input after step S490, the toggle function state information of the word is stored in the storage unit 260. [ At this time, the toggle function state information of the word may be stored as meta data or may be stored separately for each user. The stored toggle function status information can be applied to the corresponding electronic document or other electronic documents when the electronic document is reproduced again or other electronic documents are reproduced.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic document management method according to another embodiment.

The electronic document management method shown in FIG. 5 is substantially similar to the electronic document management method shown in FIG. 4, but differs in that it further includes step S420.

First, the word management apparatus 200 determines whether an electronic document reproduction command is input (S400).

As a result of the determination in step S400, if a command other than the electronic document reproduction command is input, the word management apparatus 200 performs an operation according to the input command (S401). For example, communicates with another device (not shown), or reproduces contents such as a moving picture or voice.

If it is determined in step S400 that the electronic document reproduction command is input, the word management apparatus 200 displays the text of the electronic document on the display unit 220 (S410). For example, the screen of Fig. 3A is displayed.

Thereafter, the word management apparatus 200 performs speech recognition (S420). The step S420 includes a step of interpreting the speech language that the user speaks and converting the interpreted speech data into character data.

Thereafter, the word management apparatus 200 determines whether a word corresponding to the converted character data is selected (S430).

If it is determined in step S430 that the word corresponding to the converted character data is not selected, the word management apparatus 200 executes a command related to the recognized touch position or a command related to the recognized touch operation (S431).

As a result of the determination in step S430, if a word corresponding to the converted character data is selected, the word management apparatus 200 performs steps S440 to S490. Since steps S440 through S490 have been described with reference to FIG. 4, redundant description will be omitted.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. In addition to the embodiments described above, embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in a medium, such as a computer-readable medium, including computer readable code / instructions for controlling at least one processing element of the above described embodiments have. The medium may correspond to media enabling storage of the computer readable code.

The computer readable code can be recorded on a medium, such as a magnetic recording medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optical recording medium , Blu-Ray, DVD). Since the media may be a distributed network, the computer readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. Still further, by way of example only, processing elements may include a processor or a computer processor, and the processing elements may be distributed and / or contained within a single device.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood that the invention may be practiced. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

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Claims (1)

In a word management method,
Searching for words that are the same as the selected word among the entire text of the electronic document when a word is selected on a screen displaying text of the electronic document;
Selecting one or more words of the searched words;
Switching the toggle function of the selected one or more words, wherein the toggle toggle function is maintained when the electronic document is replayed or another electronic document different from the electronic document is reproduced, , Toggling the toggle function collectively; And
Performing at least one of highlighting and additional information display for the selected one or more words when the toggle function is on, and when the toggle function is off, highlighting the selected one or more words Performing at least one of canceling display and canceling display of additional information
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Wherein the same word as the selected word includes a word having the same spelling as the selected word, a word having the same circle as the selected word but a combination thereof,
The word management method comprises:
Storing the toggle function status information for the selected word as metadata for each user; And
When the electronic document is reproduced again by a specific user or an electronic document other than the electronic document is reproduced, based on the toggle function status information stored in the meta data for each user, And displaying or releasing at least one of the display.

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