TW201835747A - Input method and associated device using a fuzzy sound function for enhancing input correction - Google Patents

Abstract

An input method and an associated device are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. In the input method, a phonetic alphabet sequence is received from a user. In response to detecting that a first phonetic unit in the phonetic alphabet sequence is modified into a second phonetic unit, the input method updates the count of the first phonetic unit being modified into the second phonetic unit, wherein the first phonetic unit and the second phonetic unit form a fuzzy sound pairing. In response to the determined count exceeding a predefined threshold, the input method activates a fuzzy sound function for replacing the first phonetic unit with the second phonetic unit.

Description

Input method and related equipment

Embodiments of the present case relate to an input method and related equipment, and more particularly to a pinyin input method.

Chinese Pinyin input method allows users to input Chinese characters by inputting Chinese pinyin. The pinyin input method usually presents a series of Chinese characters with a pronunciation corresponding to the pinyin to the user, also known as candidate words. Pinyin is designed based on the pronunciation of Mandarin. There are various local accents in China and even around the world. This means that many users who speak Chinese or Mandarin have difficulty distinguishing Pinyin units with similar pronunciations, for example, n and l. The fuzzy sound function can allow the user to input these similarly pronounced Pinyin units without distinguishing them.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, an input method is provided. In this input method, a sequence of pinyin letters is received from a user. In response to detecting that the first pinyin unit in the sequence of pinyin letters is modified to a second pinyin unit, the input method updates the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit, wherein the first The pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit form a fuzzy sound pairing. In response to determining that the count exceeds a predefined threshold, the input method enables a fuzzy sound function for replacing the first pinyin unit with the second pinyin unit.

The summary is provided to introduce the identification of concepts in a simplified form, which will be further described in the detailed description below. The summary is not intended to identify key features or main features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The case will now be discussed with reference to several example embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are discussed only to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to better understand and thus implement the present invention, rather than to imply any limitation on the scope of the present invention.

As used herein, the term "including" and variations thereof are to be interpreted as open-ended terms meaning "including but not limited to." The term "based on" is to be interpreted as "based at least in part on." The terms "one embodiment" and "an embodiment" are to be interpreted as "at least one embodiment." The term "another embodiment" is to be interpreted as "at least one other embodiment". The terms "first", "second", etc. may refer to different or the same objects. Other explicit and implicit definitions may be included below.

The following describes the basic principle and several example embodiments of this case with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a computing device 100 capable of implementing various embodiments of the present case. It should be understood that the computing device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is merely exemplary and should not constitute any limitation on the function and scope of the embodiments described in this case. As shown in FIG. 1, the computing device 100 includes a computing device 100 in the form of a general-purpose computing device. Elements of computing device 100 may include, but are not limited to, one or more processors or processing units 110, memory 120, storage device 130, one or more communication units 140, one or more input devices 150, and one or more outputs Equipment 160.

In some embodiments, the computing device 100 may be implemented as various user terminals or service terminals. The service terminal may be a server provided by various service providers, a large computing device, and the like. User terminals such as any type of mobile terminal, fixed terminal or portable terminal, including mobile phones, multimedia computers, multimedia tablets, Internet nodes, communicators, desktop computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, netbook computers , Tablet, personal communication system (PCS) equipment, personal navigation equipment, personal digital assistant (PDA), audio / video player, digital camera / video camera, pointing device, television receiver, radio broadcast receiver, e-book device , Gaming devices or any combination thereof, including accessories and peripherals of these devices or any combination thereof. It is also foreseen that the computing device 100 can support any type of user-oriented interface (such as "wearable" circuits, etc.).

The processing unit 110 may be an actual or virtual processor and is capable of performing various processes according to a program stored in the memory 120. In a multi-processor system, multiple processing units coexist and execute computer-executable instructions to improve the parallel processing capability of the computing device 100. The processing unit 110 may also be referred to as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a controller, and a microcontroller.

Computing device 100 typically includes multiple computer storage media. Such media may be any available media accessible by the computing device 100, including but not limited to volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. The memory 120 may be a volatile memory (such as a register, a cache memory, a random access memory (RAM)), a non-volatile memory (such as a read-only memory (ROM), and an electronic erasable memory) (Except programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory) or some combination thereof. The memory 120 may include one or more input method modules 122 configured to perform the functions of the various embodiments described herein. The input method module 122 can be accessed and operated by the processing unit 110 to implement corresponding functions. The storage device 130 may be a removable or non-removable medium, and may include a machine-readable medium, which can be used to store information and / or information and can be accessed within the computing device 100.

The communication unit 140 implements communication with another computing device through a communication medium. Additionally, the functions of the elements of the computing device 100 may be implemented as a single computing cluster or multiple computing machines capable of communicating via a communication connection. Accordingly, the computing device 100 may operate in a networked environment using a logical connection with one or more other servers, a personal computer (PC), or another general network node. The computing device 100 may also communicate with one or more external devices (not shown) through the communication unit 140 as needed. External devices such as storage devices, display devices, and the like, interact with one or more users that enable the user to interact with the computing device 100 The device communicates, or communicates with any device (eg, a network card, modem, etc.) that enables the computing device 100 to communicate with one or more other computing devices. Such communication may be performed via an input / output (I / O) interface (not shown).

The input device 150 may be one or more various input devices, such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch screen, a trackball, a voice input device, and the like. The output device 160 may be one or more output devices, such as a display, a speaker, a printer, and the like.

The following uses the Chinese pinyin input method as an example to discuss the principle of the embodiment of the present case. The user can input a pinyin letter or a sequence of pinyin letters by means of an input device 150 such as a keyboard. The input method in the module 122 may receive user input from the input device 150 and provide output (for example, candidate words, etc.) to an output device 160 such as a display for the user to select. FIG. 2 illustrates a user interface 200 of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the user desires to input the Chinese character "Chinese". The user first enters the "Zhonghua" 210 sequence of pinyin letters corresponding to "Zhonghua". The input method then returns some candidate words 220. For example, these candidate words can include: "Chinese", "Growing flowers", "Sinchem", etc., as shown in Figure 2. The user can select the desired candidate word "Chinese". At this time, the input method determines the candidate word and can input the candidate word into a corresponding input window, such as a file or a web page.

Due to dialects and other reasons, some users may have problems with fuzzy sounds. For Chinese, common fuzzy sound pairs include: zh and z, ch and c, sh and s, n and l, r and l, in and ing, en and eng, an and ang, and h and f.

In order to solve these problems, a series of options can be provided in the pinyin input method, so that the user can choose whether to enable certain fuzzy sound functions. However, this only works if the user realizes that they have the problem of murmurs. At the same time, some users know that they have the problem of fuzzy sounds, but they don't know which one or more pairs of fuzzy sounds, so they can't make accurate settings.

In addition, some pinyin input methods automatically return a small number of candidate words corresponding to the fuzzy pronunciation pairing with the input pinyin letter sequence according to the specific situation. However, this method may cause interference to users who do not have the problem of fuzzy sound, and may not provide enough candidates for users who have the problem of fuzzy sound.

To more clearly describe the principles of the present case, FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate an example input program according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, the user desires to input the Chinese character "Nanjing". The correct pinyin sequence for the Chinese character "Nanjing" is "nanjing". However, the user may have a problem of murmurs that mistake "l" for "n". Therefore, the user enters the pinyin letter sequence "lanjing". In this case, the input method returns a candidate word 320 corresponding to "lanjing", as shown in the interface 300 in FIG. 3. At this time, the user finds that there is no desired input "Nanjing" in the candidate word 320, and thus realizes that the Pinyin alphabet sequence that he entered is wrong, and thus changes the Pinyin alphabet sequence from "lanjing" to "nanjing". For example, modifying "lanjing" to "nanjing" essentially means that the first pinyin unit "l" is modified to the second pinyin unit "n". The pinyin unit can be composed of one or more pinyin letters. For example, a pinyin unit may represent an initial or final, such as an initial or final in a fuzzy pair, such as "zh" or "ang".

In one embodiment, this modification from "lanjing" to "nanjing" is done by moving the cursor to "l" at "lanjing", deleting "l", and typing "n". In another embodiment, this modification is done by deleting "lanjing" and re-entering "nanjing". In other embodiments, this modification can also be done only by additional input, for example, modify "cifan" to "chifan" to enter "eat" or "fanxue" to "fangxue" to enter "after school" .

As shown in FIG. 4, in the interface 400, the input method returns candidate words 420 corresponding to the modified pinyin letter sequence "nanjing". At this time, the user can select a desired input "Nanjing" from the candidate words 420.

As can be seen from the input program of the above example, when there is a problem of fuzzy sound, the user usually makes redundant input. When the user enters the wrong Pinyin letter sequence due to his own fuzzy pronunciation problem, the user cannot obtain the Chinese text he wants from the candidate words. In this case, the user often becomes aware of his or her input errors. Then, the user will modify the phonetic alphabet sequence to correct the phonetic alphabet sequence until the user sees the correct candidate word. The user can select the desired candidate words to complete the input.

Based on this, some embodiments of the present disclosure detect whether there is a user-specific type of fuzzy sound problem by counting user modifications. FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart of an input method 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At 502, a sequence of pinyin letters is received. The sequence of pinyin letters may include one or more pinyin letters, for example, the pinyin sequence "lanjing" entered in FIG. 3.

At 504, in response to detecting that the first pinyin unit in the sequence of pinyin letters is modified to a second pinyin unit, the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to a second pinyin unit is updated. The first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit form a fuzzy pairing. The pinyin unit can be composed of one or more pinyin letters. For example, in the examples shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the first pinyin unit is "l" and the second pinyin unit is "n", both of which form a fuzzy phonetic pairing.

In some embodiments, the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs. The predefined set of fuzzy sound pairs can be the aforementioned fuzzy sound pairs zh and z, ch and c, sh and s, n and l, r and l, in and ing, en and eng, an and ang, and h and f Wait.

Various methods can be used to detect the first and second pinyin units in a sequence of pinyin letters. In some embodiments, at least one candidate word corresponding to a sequence of pinyin letters may be displayed on the display. Then, the input method may not receive a selection of candidate words, but may receive a modification to the Pinyin alphabet sequence. For example, in the examples of FIGS. 3-4, the input method does not detect the user's selection of a candidate word for "lanjing", but detects a modification to the pinyin alphabet sequence. Based on this, it can be determined that the pinyin letter sequence is "lanjing". After the user modifies the pinyin letter sequence, the user can receive the selection of the candidate word, and decide whether the pinyin letter sequence is modified based on the selection of the candidate word. For example, in the example of FIGS. 3-4, the user selects the candidate word "Nanjing". In this case, it can be determined that the modified pinyin letter sequence of the user is the current pinyin letter sequence "nanjing". Based on the Pinyin alphabet sequences "lanjing" and "nanjing" before and after modification, the difference between the two can be determined, and then the first and second pinyin units can be determined.

In the case where both the pinyin units are single pinyin, the two pinyin before and after modification can be easily determined as the first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit. In other cases, the first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit may be determined based on the initials and finals of the pinyin. In some examples, a pinyin unit may be defined by deciding whether the difference is an initial or final. For example, if the sequence of the pinyin letters before and after the modification is "cifan" and "chifan", a pair of initial consonants "c" and "ch" can be determined by dividing from the finals (i in this example). In this way, it can be determined that the first pinyin unit is "c" and the second pinyin unit is "ch".

It should be understood that any other suitable method may also be used to detect modifications in the sequence of pinyin letters. For example, input methods can track user input and analyze changes during the input process. For example, in the input process, the user can modify the "l" in the pinyin alphabet sequence "lanjing" to "n". The input method can analyze this program without relying on the selection of candidate words, and determine the modification in the sequence of the pinyin letters by the neighboring pinyin letters.

In some cases, if a modification in a sequence of pinyin letters is detected but the modification does not form a fuzzy phonetic pairing, this need not be counted. Due to typos and other reasons, the user may also modify the alphabetic alphabet sequence. Such a modification is usually not related to the fuzzy sound, but may be related to the keyboard configuration and the like. In this way, it is possible to reduce the influence of input errors that are not related to fuzzy sounds and reduce system resources.

At 506, it is determined whether the count exceeds a predefined threshold. For example, if the user wants to input "Nanjing Zhang's grandma makes milk with milk" and enters a corresponding pinyin letter sequence "lanjingdezhanglailaiyongliulaizhizuolatie" through the input device 150. At this time, the candidate word displayed on the display does not include the candidate word "Grandma Zhang of Nanjing uses milk to make latte" that the user wants. Therefore, the user modifies the pinyin letter sequence to "nanjingdezhangnainaiyongniunaizhizuonatie" through the input device 150. At this time, the candidate words presented by the input method include "Grandma Zhang from Nanjing makes latte with milk". Since the Pinyin alphabet sequence has been modified six times from the first Pinyin unit "l" to the second Pinyin unit "n", it can be counted as 6. If the predefined threshold is 5, the count exceeds the predefined threshold.

In another example, the user enters "Nanjing", "Grandma", "Milk", "Latte", etc. in multiple pinyin alphabet sequences, and changes "l" to "n" each time. In this case, before the user enters "latte", the count of this modification is "5". In step 502, a Pinyin alphabet sequence "latie" and a modified Pinyin alphabet sequence "natie" are received from a user. At this point, the count is updated to 6. In this way, the number of such modifications exceeds the threshold value of 5.

In some embodiments, if it is decided at 506 that the count is below a pre-defined threshold, the keep-murmur function is disabled. For example, this input method can be switched back to 502 to continue receiving the Pinyin alphabet sequence.

If it is determined at 506 that the count exceeds a predefined threshold, then a murmur function is enabled at 508. In some cases, it may be considered whether the count of such modifications exceeds a predefined threshold (for example, 5 times) during a predefined input period (for example, 1 week). If the number of such modifications is less than 5 times in a week, the number of such modifications can be reset to zero.

In some embodiments, when this fuzzy sound function is enabled, the state of another fuzzy sound function corresponding to it can be maintained. The corresponding fuzzy sound function can be used to replace the second phonetic unit with the first phonetic unit. For example, when the fuzzy sound function for replacing "l" with "n" is enabled, the state of the corresponding fuzzy sound function (which is used to replace "n" with "l") can be maintained. In this example, if the corresponding fuzzy sound function is not enabled in advance, when the fuzzy sound function in which "l" is replaced with "n" is enabled, the corresponding fuzzy sound function may not be enabled. If the corresponding fuzzy sound function is already enabled, when the fuzzy sound function that replaces "l" with "n" is enabled, the corresponding fuzzy sound function can be maintained. In these embodiments, the input method can accurately track user-specific fuzzy sound problems, and can even be accurate to one-way fuzzy sound problems. Therefore, this input method can enable as few fuzzy sound issues as possible that are not relevant to the user, so as to provide as little (or even no) redundant information as possible in the process of solving fuzzy sound issues.

In some embodiments, enabling the fuzzy sound function may be an input method or the input method module 122 automatically enables the fuzzy sound function. For example, it is determined whether a subsequent sequence of Pinyin letters includes a first Pinyin unit. If the subsequent Pinyin alphabet sequence includes the first Pinyin unit, the candidate words associated with the modified subsequent Pinyin alphabet sequence are displayed. The modified subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence is obtained by replacing the first phonetic unit with the second phonetic unit in the subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence. FIG. 6 illustrates a user interface 600 of the input method according to an embodiment of the present invention after the fuzzy sound function is turned on. As shown in the figure, the user has input a Pinyin letter sequence 610 ("lanjing"), and can display candidate words related to "nanjing", such as "Nanjing", "Nanjing", etc., as shown in candidate word 620. In addition, candidate words corresponding to the original unmodified pinyin alphabet sequence can be displayed. For example, in the user interface 600, candidate words corresponding to the pinyin letter sequence "lanjing" such as "blue whale" and "blue mirror" are also displayed.

In some embodiments, the input method may also prompt the user to enable the fuzzy sound function. For example, by displaying a prompt window on the display, the user is asked whether to enable this blurring function. In some examples, the user may be guided step by step to the option to enable the related fuzzing feature. If a confirmation from the user is received, this mute function is enabled.

In some embodiments, the input method may send information indicating the fuzzy sound function to the server to synchronize with other devices of the user. For example, fuzzing issues and / or related settings can be stored in the cloud for synchronization with other users' devices. When the user logs in to the account on other devices, the relevant information and / or settings can be automatically obtained for the user to input.

Some example embodiments of this case are listed below.

According to some embodiments, an input method is provided. The input method includes: receiving a sequence of pinyin letters from a user; and in response to detecting that a first pinyin unit in the sequence of pinyin letters is modified to a second pinyin unit, updating the count of the first pinyin unit modified to a second pinyin unit, A phonetic unit and a second phonetic unit form a fuzzy phonetic pairing; and in response to a decision count exceeding a predefined threshold, the phonetic phonetic function is enabled for replacing the first phonetic phonetic unit with a second phonetic phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, the input method further includes: in response to the number of determinations being below a predefined threshold, the keep-murmur function is disabled.

In some embodiments, the state of another fuzzy sound function is maintained when the fuzzy sound function is enabled, and the other fuzzy sound function is used to replace the second phonetic unit with the first phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, enabling the fuzzy phonetic function includes: receiving a subsequent pinyin letter sequence; and in response to determining that the subsequent pinyin letter sequence includes a first pinyin unit, displaying candidate words associated with the modified subsequent pinyin letter sequence, wherein the modified word The subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence of is obtained by replacing the first phonetic unit in the subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence with the second phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, enabling the mute function includes: prompting the user to enable the mute function; and in response to receiving confirmation from the user, enabling the mute function.

In some embodiments, the input method further includes: sending the information indicating the fuzzy sound function to the server to synchronize with other devices of the user.

In some embodiments, the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs.

In some embodiments, updating the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit includes: in response to receiving a modification of the pinyin letter sequence, displaying at least one candidate word corresponding to the modified pinyin letter sequence; receiving the pair The selection of one candidate word among the at least one candidate word determines a modified pinyin letter sequence; and comparing the pinyin letter sequence and the modified pinyin letter sequence to determine a first pinyin unit and a second pinyin unit.

According to some embodiments, a device is provided, comprising: a processing unit; and a memory coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, perform the following actions: receiving a sequence of pinyin letters from a user; and responding to detection The first pinyin unit in the sequence of pinyin letters is modified to the second pinyin unit, the count of the first pinyin unit is modified to the second pinyin unit, and the first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit form a fuzzy phonetic pair; It is determined that the count exceeds a predefined threshold, and the fuzzy sound function is enabled for replacing the first phonetic unit with the second phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, the action further comprises: in response to the number of decisions being below a predefined threshold, the keep-murmur function is disabled.

In some embodiments, the state of another fuzzy sound function is maintained when the fuzzy sound function is enabled, and the other fuzzy sound function is used to replace the second phonetic unit with the first phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, the device further includes a display, and enabling the fuzzy pronunciation function includes: receiving a subsequent Pinyin letter sequence; and in response to determining that the subsequent Pinyin letter sequence includes a first Pinyin unit, displaying the modified subsequent Pinyin letter on the display Sequence-associated candidate words, wherein the modified subsequent Pinyin letter sequence is obtained by replacing the first Pinyin unit with the second Pinyin unit in the subsequent Pinyin letter sequence.

In some embodiments, enabling the mute function includes: prompting the user to enable the mute function; and in response to receiving confirmation from the user, enabling the mute function.

In some embodiments, the action further includes: sending information indicating the fuzzy sound function to the server to synchronize with other devices of the user.

In some embodiments, the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs.

In some embodiments, the device further includes a display, and wherein updating the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit includes: in response to receiving a modification to the sequence of the pinyin letter, displaying the modified pinyin letter on the display Receiving at least one candidate word corresponding to the sequence; receiving a selection of at least one candidate word from the at least one candidate word, determining a modified pinyin letter sequence; and comparing the pinyin letter sequence and the modified pinyin letter sequence to determine a first pinyin unit and Two pinyin units.

According to some embodiments, a computer program product is provided that is tangibly stored in a non-transitory computer storage medium and includes machine-executable instructions that, when executed by a device, cause the device to: receive from a user Pinyin alphabet sequence; in response to detecting that the first pinyin unit is modified to the second pinyin unit, updating the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit, and the first and second pinyin units are formed Fuzzy sound pairing; and in response to the decision count exceeding a predefined threshold, enabling the fuzzy sound function for replacing the first phonetic unit with the second phonetic unit. In some embodiments, the machine-executable instructions, when executed by the device, cause the device: in response to the number of decisions being below a predefined threshold, the keep-murmur function is disabled. In some embodiments, the state of another fuzzy sound function is maintained when the fuzzy sound function is enabled, and the other fuzzy sound function is used to replace the second phonetic unit with the first phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, enabling the fuzzy phonetic function includes: receiving a subsequent pinyin letter sequence; and in response to determining that the subsequent pinyin letter sequence includes a first pinyin unit, displaying candidate words associated with the modified subsequent pinyin letter sequence, wherein the modified word The subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence of is obtained by replacing the first phonetic unit in the subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence with the second phonetic unit.

In some embodiments, enabling the mute function includes: prompting the user to enable the mute function; and in response to receiving confirmation from the user, enabling the mute function.

In some embodiments, the machine-executable instructions, when executed by the device, cause the device to: send information indicating a mute function to a server to synchronize with other devices of the user.

In some embodiments, the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs.

In some embodiments, updating the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit includes: in response to receiving a modification of the pinyin letter sequence, displaying at least one candidate word corresponding to the modified pinyin letter sequence; receiving the pair The selection of one candidate word among the at least one candidate word determines the modified pinyin letter sequence; and comparing the pinyin letter sequence and the modified pinyin letter sequence to determine a first pinyin unit and a second pinyin unit.

The functions described above herein may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that can be used include: Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP), System on Chip (SOC), Complex Programmable logic device (CPLD), etc.

The program code for implementing the method of the present case may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These codes may be provided to a processor or controller of a general-purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing device, so that the program codes, when executed by the processor or controller, cause the flow chart and / or block diagram to specify The function / operation is implemented. The code can be executed entirely on the machine, partly on the machine, partly as a stand-alone software package on the machine and partly on the remote machine or entirely on the remote machine or server.

In the context of this case, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that may contain or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, device, or device. A machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of machine-readable storage media would include electrical connections based on one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable Programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

Further, although the operations are depicted in a particular order, this should not be understood as requiring that the operations be performed in the particular order shown or performed in a sequential order. Under certain circumstances, multiplexing and parallel processing may be advantageous. As such, although several specific implementation details are included in the discussion above, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure. Certain features that are described in the context of separate embodiments can also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and / or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the scope of the appended patent application is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and actions described above are merely example forms of implementing the scope of a patent application.

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FIG. 1 is a computer system diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;

2 illustrates a user interface of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 illustrates an example input of an input method according to an embodiment of the present case;

4 illustrates an example input of an input method according to an embodiment of the present case;

5 illustrates a flowchart of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 illustrates an example interface of an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings, the same or similar reference signs are used to indicate the same or similar elements.

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Claims (16)

An input method includes: receiving a Pinyin alphabet sequence from a user; and in response to detecting that a first Pinyin unit in the Pinyin alphabet sequence is modified to a second Pinyin unit, updating the first Pinyin unit to be modified to the second A count of a pinyin unit, the first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit forming a fuzzy phonetic pairing; and in response to determining that the count exceeds a predefined threshold, enabling a fuzzy phonetic function for replacing the first phonetic phonetic unit Is the second pinyin unit. The input method according to claim 1, further comprising: in response to determining that the number of times is below the predefined threshold, keeping the fuzzy sound function disabled. The input method according to claim 1, wherein a state of another fuzzy sound function is maintained when the fuzzy sound function is enabled, the another fuzzy sound function is used to replace the second pinyin unit with the first Pinyin unit. The input method according to claim 1, wherein enabling the fuzzy phonetic function comprises: receiving a subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence; and in response to determining that the subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence includes the first phonetic unit, displaying and modifying the modified subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence An associated candidate word, wherein the modified subsequent Pinyin letter sequence is obtained by replacing the first Pinyin unit in the subsequent Pinyin letter sequence with the second Pinyin unit. The input method according to claim 1, wherein enabling the fuzzy sound function comprises: prompting the user to enable the fuzzy sound function; and in response to receiving a confirmation from the user, enabling the fuzzy sound function. The input method according to claim 1, further comprising: sending information indicating the fuzzy sound function to a server to synchronize with other devices of the user. The input method according to claim 1, wherein the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs. The input method according to claim 1, wherein updating the count of the first pinyin unit being modified to the second pinyin unit comprises: in response to receiving a modification to the sequence of the pinyin letter, displaying the modified At least one candidate word corresponding to the pinyin letter sequence; receiving a selection of one candidate word among the at least one candidate word, determining the modified pinyin letter sequence; and comparing the pinyin letter sequence with the modified one A sequence of Pinyin letters to determine the first Pinyin unit and the second Pinyin unit. An apparatus comprising: a processing unit; and a memory coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, perform the following actions: receive a sequence of pinyin letters from a user; and respond to detecting all The first pinyin unit in the pinyin alphabet sequence is modified to a second pinyin unit, and the first pinyin unit is updated to a count of the second pinyin unit, and the first pinyin unit and the second pinyin unit are updated. Forming a fuzzy sound pairing; and in response to determining that the count exceeds a predefined threshold, enabling a fuzzy sound function for replacing the first pinyin unit with the second pinyin unit. The device of claim 9, wherein the action further comprises: in response to determining that the number of times is below the predefined threshold, keeping the fuzzy sound function disabled. The device according to claim 9, wherein the state of another fuzzy sound function is maintained when the fuzzy sound function is enabled, the another fuzzy sound function for replacing the second pinyin unit with the first pinyin unit. The device according to claim 9, wherein the device further comprises a display, and wherein enabling the fuzzy sound function comprises: receiving a subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence; and in response to determining that the subsequent phonetic alphabet sequence includes the first phonetic unit, in Candidate words associated with the modified subsequent Pinyin letter sequence are displayed on the display, wherein the modified subsequent Pinyin letter sequence is replaced by the first Pinyin unit in the subsequent Pinyin letter sequence with the first 2 pinyin units. The device according to claim 9, wherein enabling the fuzzy sound function comprises: prompting the user to enable the fuzzy sound function; and enabling the fuzzy sound function in response to receiving a confirmation from the user. The device according to claim 9, wherein the action further comprises: sending information indicating the fuzzy sound function to a server to synchronize with other devices of the user. The device of claim 9, wherein the fuzzy pair is selected from a predefined set of fuzzy pairs. The device according to claim 9, wherein the device further comprises a display, and wherein updating the count of the first pinyin unit modified to the second pinyin unit comprises: in response to receiving a sequence of the pinyin letters Modify, display on the display at least one candidate word corresponding to the modified pinyin letter sequence; receive a selection of one candidate word among the at least one candidate word, and determine the modified pinyin letter sequence; And comparing the Pinyin alphabet sequence with the modified Pinyin alphabet sequence to determine the first Pinyin unit and the second Pinyin unit.