526443 A7 __ B7 五、發明說明（1) 本發明關於一種字元輸入方法及字元輸入裝置，特別 適合於例如移動電話終端等比較小型的電子裝置。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 在移動電話終端、尋呼機裝置等小型的電子裝置中， 包括液晶顯示器等構成的顯示單元，用於顯示數位、字 元、圖形等各種資訊。例如，在移動電話終端的情況下， 已有一種機種，具有稱爲電子電話號簿的功能，能夠存儲 大約數百個電話號碼，同時，對於該存儲的每個電話號 碼’存儲姓名或名稱（公司名等），以表示該電話號碼是 發送給誰的電話號碼，並且能夠顯示該存儲的電話號碼和 姓名等。此外，在具有字元消息傳輸功能的移動電話終端 的丨況下’ $夠將以該移動電g舌終端輸入的字兀資訊發送 到其他電話機，或在該移動電話終端中接收從其他電話機 發送的字元資訊，並且顯示在顯示單元上。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 這裏，在考慮在這種電子裝置具有的顯示單元上顯示 漢語的漢字的情況下，.由於即使是常用的漢字其字元數也 有6〜7千個，所以需要設法解決該字元的輸入方法。 即，在具有能夠輸入字母的鍵盤的比較大型的電子裝置的 情況下，可以使用該鍵盤，用字母輸入想輸入的漢字的發 音，在顯示單元上依次顯示具有該發音的候選字元，從其 中尋找所需的字元。 然而，在移動電話終端等比較小型的電子裝置中，該 終端能夠配置的鍵數有限，通常只是配置有1 、2、3… 9、0等數位所對應的撥號鍵、和幾個功能鍵。因此，用 字母輸入來進行漢字輸入這樣的處理，不能適用於移動電 -4- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 A7 __-_ B7 五、發明說明（2) 話終端等小型的電子裝置中。有的機種對移動電話終端具 有的各撥號鍵分配大約3個字母，能夠藉由按壓該鍵的次 數等來輸入字母’但是’用這樣的字母輸入來進行漢字輸 入是非常麻煩的。 在以往提出的移動電話終端中的漢語的漢字輸入處理 中，有一種處理，例如將構成漢字的各基本筆劃分配給各 撥號鍵’按照筆順來依次指定各筆劃，由按一定筆順組合 而成的筆劃找出所需的字元來進行輸入。例如，在指定 ''王〃這一漢字時，由於該漢字由筆劃、、一"和、、| 〃構 成，所以按照其筆順依次輸入、、一 〃 、、、一 〃 、、、| 〃 、 '' 一〃，藉由進行該操作來指定、、王〃這一漢字，將與該 漢字 ''王〃組合而成的漢字依次顯示爲、、王、瓊、現、 理、表…〃 ’從該顯示的字元中找出所需的字元，從而指 定該找到的字元。 然而’使用該按一定筆順組合而成的筆劃進行的輸入 處理，需要正確地記住各漢字的筆順，同時，在劃數較多 的漢字的情況下，鍵操作的次數太多，不能迅速尋找所需 的字元並進行輸入。 這裏，是就在移動電話終端中進行漢字輸入的情況下 的問題來說明的，但是，在同樣的比較小型的各種電子裝 置中進行漢語等的漢字輸入的情況下，也存在同樣的問 題。 本發明的目的在於，使得在配置操作鍵等的、位置有 限的電子裝置中，能夠很好地進行漢字等的字元輸入。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -5- -1 1·— ^1 ·1_— I IW ϋ ϋ · i^i ϋ ϋ ϋ 1_· 1·— ·ϋV · i^i tmmmm I mmat ·ϋ ϋ I · , (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 526443 A7 B7 五、發明說明（3) 爲了實現該目的，本發明包括： (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 存儲單元，將用第一發音要素和第二發音要素的組合 來表現的檢索物件字元，分類爲每個第一發音要素和第二 發音要素的每個組合並存儲； 操作單元，進行第一方向的指示、與第一方向相反的 第二方向的指示、以及確定指示； 顯示單元，顯示所述檢索物件字元； 控制單元，藉由所述操作單元上的第一、第二方向的 指示和確定指示，將所述顯示單元上的顯示依次控制爲進 行下述選擇的顯示狀態：第一發音要素的選擇，能夠與該 選擇的第一發音要素組合的第二發音要素的選擇，以及用 該選擇的第一、第二發音要素的組合來表現的檢索物件字 元的選擇。 '根據本發明，藉由操作單元上的第一、第二方向的指 示和確定指示，進行第一發音要素的選擇、能夠與該選擇 的第一發音要素組合的第二發音要素的選擇、以及從該選 擇的第一、第二發音要素確定的發音的檢索物件字元中進 行選擇，從而能夠將任意字元作爲輸入字元來選擇。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 【實施例】 下面，參照附圖說明本發明的一個實施例。 本實施例適用於在下述移動電話終端中進行字元輸入 的情況，該移動電話終端藉由規定的無線電話線路與無線 電話用的基站進行無線通信，能夠進行由話音資料傳輸實 -6 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 526443 A7 ____ _ B7 五、發明說明（4) 現的通話、和各種資料通信。 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 首先，說明移動電話終端的結構。圖1示出本例的移 動電話終端的內部結構，該移動電話終端具有由微處理器 構成的中央控制單元（CPU) 3 1 ，在該中央控制單元 3 1的控制下，執行作爲無線電話的通信、和該終端具有 的各種功能。 在進行無線通信的結構中，在放大器1 2等中對話筒 1 1拾取的話音信號進行基帶處理。基帶處理過的話音信 號在模數轉換器1 3中被變換爲規定方式的數位話音資 料。將模數轉換器1 3中變換過的數位話音資料提供給資 料處理單元1 4，變換爲發送的資料結構。此時，將從中 央控制單元3 1提供的控制資料等也附加到發送的資料 上。將資料處理單元1 4中處理過的發送資料提供給調製 單元1 5 ，進行調製。將調製單元1 5中調製過的資料信 號提供給發送高頻電路單元1 6 ，進行發送變頻處理。經 高頻電路單元1 6進行變頻處理的發送信號’藉由天線切 換開關1 7提供給天線1 8，從天線1 8進行無線發送。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 此外，將天線1 8接收的信號藉由天線切換開關1 7 提供給接收高頻電路單元1 9 ，進行變頻處理’將接收到 的高頻信號變換爲中頻信號（或基帶信號）。將高頻電路 單元1 9中變換過的中頻信號提供給解調單元2 0，進行 解調。將解調單元2 0中解調過的信號提供給資料處理單 元1 4。在資料處理單元1 4中進行處理，從接收的信號 中提取話音資料和控制資料。提取出的話音資料在數模轉 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 A7 __ B7 五、發明說明（5) 換器2 1中被變換爲類比話音信號。在數模轉換器2 1中 變換過的話音信號在放大器2 2等中進行過放大處理之 後，從揚聲器2 3進行放音。此外，將資料處理單元1 4 中提取出的控制資料提供給中央控制單元3 1。 中央控制單元3 1連接有記憶體3 2，在該記憶體 3 2中預先存儲有無線電話機所需的操作程式。此外，根 據中央控制單元3 1的控制，將後述的電子電話號簿資料 和字元消息資訊等藉由用戶操作設定的資料存儲到記憶體 3 2中。這裏，在本例的移動電話終端的情況下，作爲電 子電話號簿資料和字元消息資訊，除字母等字元以外，還 能夠存儲漢語等的中文字元，具有以規定代碼存儲漢字的 功能。此外’在進行該漢字的字元輸入時所需的檢索處理 資訊也存儲在記憶體3 2中。漢字輸入的檢索處理所需的 資訊將後述。 此外’該移動電話.終端具有操作鍵盤3 3 ，該鍵盤配 置有1 、2、3…9、0等數位以及#、*等記號對應的 撥號鍵、和發送鍵、結束鍵等多個功能鍵，同時，具有旋 轉操作單元3 4，能夠藉由旋轉操作和按壓操作進行輸入 操作。該旋轉操作單元3 4是被稱爲、、^jogcUal (微動撥號 盤）"的裝置。在操作操作鍵盤3 3和旋轉操作單元3 4 時’其操作指令將提供給中央控制單元3 1。 此外’本例的移動電話終端具有由液晶顯示器構成的 顯示單元4 0，在中央控制單元3 1的控制下，能夠在該 顯示單元4 0上顯示多行（例如大約4行）規定位元數的 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -8 - --------r--->-----------訂---------線— (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 Α7 ___ Β7 五、發明說明（6) 數位、字元和圖形。該顯示單元4 0帶有背景光，即使在 黑暗的場所也能確認顯示。 本例的移動電話終端的外觀的例子如圖2所示，在構 成移動電話終端1 0的框體的正面，下側配置有話筒 1 1 ’上側配置有揚聲器2 3，在其之間的位置上，配置 有操作鍵盤3 3和顯示單元4 0。此外，在配置操作鍵盤 3 3和顯示單元4 0面的左邊的側面，配置有旋轉操作單 元3 4。該旋轉操作單元3 4是被稱？.微動撥號盤的旋轉 型開關’只有圓盤狀部件的一部分突出終端的本體，該部 件可以進行沿箭頭a所示的上方向旋轉的操作、沿箭頭b 所示的下方向旋轉的操作、以及沿箭頭c所示的向本體側 按壓的操作’在進行各操作時，對應的操作資訊被提供給 中央控制單元3 4。藉由使用該旋轉操作單元3 4，例如 在左手握住移動電話終端1 〇時，只用該左手的拇指即可 進丫了上下S疋轉ί呆作和ί女.壓操作。在本例中，可以使用該旋 轉操作單元3 4進行字元輸入。 此外’如圖2所示，在本例的移動電話終端配置的顯 示單元4 0上’作？顯示數位和字元的顯示行，至少準備 有第一顯示行4 1 、和第二顯示行4 2。此外，還備有用 圖形顯不接收電平和電池餘量等的顯示行4 3。 在顯示單元40的第一、第二顯示行4 1 、42中， 例如在用該終端進行發送操作時，或有至該終端的來話 時’根據中央控制單元3 1的控制，在第二顯示行4 2上 用數位顯示其接收端的電話號碼、和發送端的電話號碼。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -----------,-----------訂---------線* (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) Ί · -9 - 526443 A7 B7 五、發明說明（7) 此外，在根據電子電話號簿功能進行接收端的電話號碼的 登錄處理時，根據中央控制單元3 1的控制，使用兩個顯 示行41 、42，用數位顯示該登錄過的電話號碼，而用 字元等顯示該電話號碼有關的姓名（或公司名等名稱）。 這裏，在本例的情況下，電話號碼有關的姓名和名稱可以 使用漢語等的漢字和字母等字元來顯示。 在將登錄過的電話號碼顯示在顯示單元4 0上的模式 時，在基於上述旋轉操作單元3 4的上方向或下方向旋轉 操作的中央控制單元3 1的控制下，按照規定的順序或與 其相反的順序，依次變化逐個顯示電話號碼和姓名。在用 這樣的操作將想發送的電話號碼顯示在顯示單元4. 0上 時，進行按壓旋轉操作單元3 4的操作，此時，中央控制 單元3 1進行以該電話號碼呼叫的處理。 同樣，在接收端顯示發送端的電話號碼時，在該電話 號碼是用上述的電子電話號簿功能預先登錄的電話號碼的 情況下，除電話號碼以外，還顯示登錄過的姓名等。 此外，本例的移動電話終端可以根據中央控制單元 3 1的控制，進行字元消息的發送和接收，在接收字元消 息的情況下.，將該接收到的字元消息存儲到記憶體3 2 中，同時，將該存儲的字元消息顯示在顯示單元4 0上。 此外，能夠在中央控制單元3 1的控制下，能將藉由用戶 輸入操作並在顯示單元4 0上顯示過的字元消息發送到任 意電話號碼的接收方。和上述的電話號簿功能的情況相 同，該字元消息也能夠使用漢語等的漢字和字母等字元來 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） ------------------ (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -l=°J1 - 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 10- 526443 A7 ___ B7 五、發明說明（8 ) 顯示。 下面，說明使用本例的移動電話終端進行字元輸入時 的處理。這裏，？ 了用上述電子電話號簿功能來登錄姓名 等，或爲了準備發送的字元消息，進行字元輸入，以輸入 漢語的漢字的情況爲例進行說明。 首先，將漢語的漢字代碼根據各字元的發音來分類， 並存儲在本例的移動電話終端具有的記憶體3 2中。這 裏，注意到各漢字的發音是由稱爲聲母的發音要素、和稱 爲韻母的發音要素的組合構成的，所以按照聲母和韻母的 發音要素來分類並存儲。 即，構成漢語的漢字發音的聲母，如下面的〔表1〕 的聲母欄中的拉丁字母化的記號（拼音）所示，基本上可 以分類爲2 1個發音。此外，韻母如〔表1〕的韻母欄中 拉丁字母化的記號（拼音）所示，可以分類爲3 5個發 音。 〔表1〕 --------—.— (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) tri:-------線』 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 聲母和韻母的內容 聲母 基本 bpmfdtnlgkhjqxzhchshrzcs 擴展 基本聲母 + aoe + wy 韻母 a 〇 e ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia ie iao iou ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai uei uan uen uang ueng u ue uan un 1 I I J· -11 - 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 526443 A7 B7 五、發明說明（9 ) 這裏，在本例的情況下，對於2 1個聲母中的每一個 聲母，都在記憶體3 2中存儲能夠與該聲母組合的韻母的 資訊。下面的〔表2〕即示出其一例。 〔表2〕 聲母和韻母的例子 聲母 韻母 f a an ang ei en eng o ou u J i ia ian iang iao ie in ing iong iu u uan ue un r an ang ao e en eng i ong ou u uan ui un uo w a ai an ang ei en eng o u y a an ang ao e ι in ing o ong ou u uan ue un 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 -— — — II *1 I — J II · — I (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 例如’能夠與聲母〔f〕組合的韻母爲〔表2〕所示 的9個，能夠與聲母〔1 〕組合的韻母爲〔表2〕所示的 1 4個。此外’以這樣的聲母和韻母的組合確定發音時， 與該確定的發音對應的漢字的數目通常有大約幾個至十幾 個。這裏，用各聲母和韻母的組合確定的漢字的資訊存儲 在記憶體3 2中。 這樣，使用存儲在記憶體3 2中的資訊，中央控制單 兀3 1使用圖3的流程圖所示的處理，進行字元輸入處 理。在該字元輸入處理時，中央控制單元3 1將顯示單元 4 0的第二顯示行4 2作爲輸入處理用的顯示位置來使 用’用戶的輸入操作是一邊看著該顯示行4 2上的顯示、 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 χ 297公釐） 526443526443 A7 __ B7 V. Description of the invention (1) The present invention relates to a character input method and a character input device, and is particularly suitable for relatively small electronic devices such as mobile phone terminals. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page.) In small electronic devices such as mobile phone terminals and pager devices, display units including liquid crystal displays are used to display various information such as digits, characters, and graphics. For example, in the case of a mobile phone terminal, there is already a model with a function called an electronic telephone directory capable of storing approximately hundreds of telephone numbers, and at the same time, for each of the stored telephone numbers, a name or name is stored ( Company name, etc.) to indicate to whom the phone number was sent, and to be able to display the stored phone number, name, etc. In addition, in the case of a mobile phone terminal having a character message transmission function, it is enough to send character information inputted by the mobile phone terminal to other telephones, or to receive transmissions from other telephones in the mobile telephone terminal. Character information and is displayed on the display. It is printed here by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. When considering the display of Chinese characters in the display unit of this electronic device, even common Chinese characters have 6 to 7,000 characters. So we need to find a way to solve this character input method. That is, in the case of a relatively large electronic device having a keyboard capable of inputting letters, the keyboard can be used to input the pronunciation of the Chinese character to be input with the letters, and the candidate characters having the pronunciation can be sequentially displayed on the display unit, and from there Find the characters you need. However, in a relatively small electronic device such as a mobile phone terminal, the number of keys that can be configured on the terminal is limited, and usually only dial keys corresponding to digits such as 1, 2, 3, 9, 0, and several function keys are configured. Therefore, the process of inputting Chinese characters using letter input cannot be applied to mobile electronic products. 4- This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm). Printed by the Employees ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 526443 A7 __-_ B7 V. Description of the invention (2) In small electronic devices such as telephone terminals. Some models assign approximately three letters to each dial key of a mobile phone terminal, and can input letters by pressing the number of times of the key, etc. However, it is very troublesome to input Chinese characters with such letter input. In the traditional Chinese character input processing in mobile phone terminals proposed in the past, there is a process such as assigning each basic stroke constituting a Chinese character to each dialing key, and sequentially designating each stroke according to stroke order, which is a combination of a certain stroke order. Stroke to find the required characters to enter. For example, when specifying the Chinese character `` 王 〃 '', because the Chinese character is composed of strokes ,, a " and ,, | 〃, enter,, a 〃, ,, a 〃 ,,, | 〃 in order of their stroke order. , '' Yi〃, by performing this operation to specify the Chinese character, Wang〃, the Chinese characters combined with the Chinese character `` 王 〃 '' are displayed in order as ,, Wang, Qiong, Xian, Li, Table ... 〃 'Find the required character from the displayed characters to specify the character found. However, the input processing using the strokes combined according to a certain stroke order needs to correctly remember the stroke order of each Chinese character. At the same time, in the case of a large number of Chinese characters, the number of key operations is too many, and it cannot be quickly found. The required characters and enter them. Here, the problem in the case of inputting Chinese characters in a mobile phone terminal will be described. However, the same problem also occurs in the case of inputting Chinese characters such as Chinese in the same relatively small-sized various electronic devices. An object of the present invention is to enable characters such as Chinese characters to be input well in an electronic device with a limited position where operation keys and the like are arranged. This paper size is in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -5- -1 1 · — ^ 1 · 1_— I IW ϋ ϋ · i ^ i ϋ ϋ _ 1_ · 1 · — · —V · I ^ i tmmmm I mmat · ϋ ϋ I ·, (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 526443 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (3) In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention includes: (Please read the back first Please note this page and fill in this page again) The storage unit will classify the search object characters represented by the combination of the first and second pronunciation elements into each combination of each of the first and second pronunciation elements and Storage; an operation unit that instructs a first direction, an instruction that is a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a determination instruction; a display unit that displays the characters of the search object; a control unit that uses the The instructions in the first and second directions and the determination instruction control the display on the display unit in order to a display state in which the following selections are made: the selection of the first sounding element, the first sounding element that can be combined with the selected first sounding element. Choice of Second Pronunciation Elements Retrieving and selecting a first object character element with a second element to pronounce the selected combination, to the performance. 'According to the present invention, the selection of the first sounding element, the selection of the second sounding element that can be combined with the selected first sounding element, and the determination of the first and second directions on the operation unit, and An arbitrary character can be selected as an input character by selecting from the search object characters of the pronunciation determined by the selected first and second pronunciation elements. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This embodiment is applicable to a case where character input is performed in a mobile phone terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station for a wireless phone through a predetermined wireless phone line, and is capable of transmitting voice data. This paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 526443 A7 ____ _ B7 V. Description of the invention (4) Current calls and various data communications. (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page.) First, the structure of the mobile phone terminal will be explained. FIG. 1 shows the internal structure of a mobile phone terminal of this example. The mobile phone terminal has a central control unit (CPU) 3 1 composed of a microprocessor, and is executed as a wireless telephone under the control of the central control unit 31. Communication, and various functions that the terminal has. In the configuration for performing wireless communication, baseband processing is performed on a voice signal picked up by the microphone 11 in an amplifier 12 or the like. The baseband processed voice signal is converted into digital voice data in a prescribed manner in the analog-to-digital converter 13. The digital voice data converted in the analog-to-digital converter 13 is supplied to the data processing unit 14 to be converted into a transmitted data structure. At this time, control data and the like provided from the central control unit 31 are also added to the transmitted data. The transmission data processed in the data processing unit 14 is supplied to the modulation unit 15 to perform modulation. The data signal modulated in the modulation unit 15 is supplied to the transmission high-frequency circuit unit 16 for transmission frequency conversion processing. The transmission signal ′ subjected to the frequency conversion processing by the high-frequency circuit unit 16 is supplied to the antenna 18 via the antenna switching switch 17, and is wirelessly transmitted from the antenna 18. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs In addition, the signal received by the antenna 18 is provided to the receiving high-frequency circuit unit 19 through the antenna switch 17 and subjected to frequency conversion processing to convert the received high-frequency signal into medium Frequency signal (or baseband signal). The converted intermediate frequency signal in the high frequency circuit unit 19 is supplied to the demodulation unit 20 for demodulation. The demodulated signal in the demodulation unit 20 is supplied to the data processing unit 14. Processing is performed in the data processing unit 14 to extract speech data and control data from the received signal. The extracted voice data applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) on the paper scale of the digital-to-analog conversion. It is printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 526443 A7 __ B7 V. Description of the invention (5) Change The device 21 is converted into an analog voice signal. After the speech signal converted in the digital-to-analog converter 21 is amplified in the amplifier 22 or the like, it is played back from the speaker 23. In addition, the control data extracted from the data processing unit 14 is supplied to the central control unit 31. A memory 32 is connected to the central control unit 31, and an operation program required for the radiotelephone is stored in the memory 32 in advance. In addition, according to the control of the central control unit 31, data to be set by a user's operation such as electronic telephone directory data and character message information described later are stored in the memory 32. Here, in the case of the mobile phone terminal of this example, as electronic telephone directory data and character message information, in addition to characters such as letters, Chinese characters such as Chinese can also be stored, and a function of storing Chinese characters with a predetermined code . In addition, the search processing information required when the character input of the Chinese character is performed is also stored in the memory 32. Information required for the search processing of Chinese character input will be described later. In addition, 'the mobile phone. The terminal has an operation keyboard 3 3. The keyboard is provided with digits such as 1, 2, 3 ... 9, 0 and dial keys corresponding to symbols such as #, *, and a plurality of function keys such as a send key and an end key. At the same time, it has a rotation operation unit 34, which can perform an input operation by a rotation operation and a pressing operation. This rotary operation unit 34 is a device called "jogcUal (micro dial)". When operating the operation keyboard 3 3 and rotating the operation unit 3 4 ', its operation instructions will be provided to the central control unit 31. In addition, the mobile phone terminal of this example has a display unit 40 composed of a liquid crystal display. Under the control of the central control unit 31, multiple lines (for example, about 4 lines) of a predetermined number of bits can be displayed on the display unit 40. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -8--------- r --- > ----------- Order- -------- Line — (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 526443 Α7 ___ Β7 V. Description of the invention (6) Digits, characters and graphics . The display unit 40 is provided with a backlight, and the display can be confirmed even in a dark place. An example of the appearance of the mobile phone terminal of this example is shown in FIG. 2. On the front side of the housing constituting the mobile phone terminal 10, a microphone 1 1 ′ is disposed on the lower side, and a speaker 2 3 is disposed on the upper side. It is equipped with an operation keyboard 33 and a display unit 40. Further, a rotation operation unit 34 is arranged on the left side of the operation keyboard 33 and the display unit 40 side. Is this rotary operation unit 34? . The rotary switch of the jog dial 'only a part of the disc-shaped member protrudes from the body of the terminal, and this part can perform an operation of rotating in an upward direction shown by arrow a, an operation of rotating in a downward direction shown by arrow b, In the operation 'pressing toward the main body side along the arrow c', when performing each operation, the corresponding operation information is provided to the central control unit 34. By using the rotary operation unit 34, for example, when the mobile phone terminal 10 is held in the left hand, only the thumb of the left hand can be used to move up and down, and to perform operations. In this example, the rotary operation unit 34 can be used for character input. Also, "as shown in Fig. 2, on the display unit 40 of the mobile phone terminal provided in this example"? Display lines for displaying digits and characters include at least a first display line 4 1 and a second display line 4 2. In addition, there are graphic display lines such as the reception level and remaining battery level. In the first and second display lines 4 1 and 42 of the display unit 40, for example, when a sending operation is performed by the terminal, or when there is an incoming call to the terminal, according to the control of the central control unit 31, the second Display line 4 2 displays the telephone number of the receiving end and the telephone number of the transmitting end in digits. This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -----------, ----------- Order ------- --Line * (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Ί · -9-526443 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (7) In addition, when registering the telephone number of the receiving end according to the electronic telephone directory function According to the control of the central control unit 31, two display lines 41 and 42 are used to digitally display the registered telephone number, and characters such as names (or company names) are displayed in characters. Here, in the case of this example, names and names related to telephone numbers can be displayed using characters such as Chinese characters and letters. In the mode of displaying the registered telephone number on the display unit 40, under the control of the central control unit 31 based on the upward or downward rotation operation of the above-mentioned rotation operation unit 34, in a prescribed order or with it In reverse order, the phone numbers and names are displayed one by one. When the telephone number to be transmitted is displayed on the display unit 4.0 by such an operation, the operation of pressing the rotary operation unit 34 is performed. At this time, the central control unit 31 performs a process of calling with the telephone number. Similarly, when the receiving end displays the telephone number of the transmitting end, if the telephone number is a telephone number registered in advance by using the above-mentioned electronic telephone directory function, the registered name and the like are displayed in addition to the telephone number. In addition, the mobile phone terminal of this example can send and receive character messages according to the control of the central control unit 31. In the case of receiving character messages, the received character messages are stored in the memory 3. At the same time, the stored character message is displayed on the display unit 40 at the same time. In addition, under the control of the central control unit 31, it is possible to send a character message displayed on the display unit 40 by a user input operation to a recipient of any telephone number. As in the case of the above-mentioned phone book function, the character message can also use Chinese characters such as Chinese characters and letters, etc. The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) --- --------------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -l = ° J1-Printed by the Consumer Consumption Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 10- 526443 A7 ___ B7 Fifth, the description of the invention (8) is displayed. The following describes processing when character input is performed using the mobile phone terminal of this example. Here,? In order to use the above-mentioned electronic telephone directory function to register names, etc., or to input characters in order to prepare a character message for transmission, the case of inputting Chinese characters is described as an example. First, the Chinese character codes are classified according to the pronunciation of each character, and stored in the memory 32 of the mobile phone terminal of this example. Here, it is noted that the pronunciation of each Chinese character is composed of a combination of a pronunciation element called a consonant and a pronunciation element called a final, so it is classified and stored according to the pronunciation elements of the initial and final. That is, the initials of the pronunciation of Chinese characters that constitute Chinese are basically classified into 21 pronunciations as shown by the Latinized symbols (pinyin) in the initials column of [Table 1] below. In addition, the finals can be classified into 3 to 5 vowels, as indicated by the Latin alphabetized symbols (pinyin) in the finals column of [Table 1]. [Table 1] --------—.— (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) tri: ------- line ”Initial consonants printed by the Consumers’ Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs The content of the finals of the initials. 1 IIJ · -11-This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 526443 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (9) Here, in the case of this example, for 2 1 initials Each of the initials of is stored in the memory 32, the information of the finals that can be combined with the initials. An example is shown in [Table 2] below. [Table 2] Examples of initials and finals Initials and finals fa an ang ei en eng o ou u J i ia ian iang iao ie in ing iong iu u uan ue un r an ang ao e en eng i ong ou u uan ui un uo wa ai an ang ei en eng ouya an ang ao e ι in ing ong ou u uan ue un Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs----II * 1 I-J II ·-I (Please read first Note on the back, please fill in this page again.) For example, 'The finals that can be combined with the initial [f] are 9 as shown in [Table 2], and the finals that can be combined with the initial [1] are as shown in [Table 2] 1 4 Each. In addition, when a pronunciation is determined by using such a combination of initials and finals, the number of Chinese characters corresponding to the determined pronunciation is usually about several to a dozen. Here, the information of the Chinese character determined by the combination of each initial and final is stored in the memory 32. In this way, using the information stored in the memory 32, the central control unit 31 uses the processing shown in the flowchart of Fig. 3 to perform character input processing. During the character input processing, the central control unit 31 uses the second display line 42 of the display unit 40 as a display position for input processing to use 'The user's input operation is while looking at the display line 4 2 Display, this paper size applies Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 x 297 mm) 526443
五、發明說明（1Q) 一邊進行字元輸入操作。此外’顯示單元4 0的第一顯禾 行4 1被作爲輸入確定的字串的顯示位置使用，在以下的 處理中，將輸入的字元逐個字元地顯示在該顯示行4 1 上，形成姓名和字元消息等。圖4示出顯示行4 1 、4 2 上的顯示的變化例。 下面，說明圖3的流程圖的處理，首先，中央控制單 元3 1判斷是否是進行字元輸入的模式（步驟1 0 1 ) ° 這裏，在字元輸入模式的情況下’在顯示單元4 0上，依 次顯示聲母發音的記號（步驟1 〇 2 )。圖4的A表示此 時的顯示例，例如在第二顯示行4 2上，用預定的順序顯 示聲母。然後，對被顯不的聲母中的一個聲母進行標識， 以表示它是被選擇的聲母。例如，在圖4的A例中，在顯 示行4 2的左端顯示的聲母上，進行附加下劃線的標識， 以表示該聲母被選擇。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 (請先閲讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -·線」 在顯示該聲母的狀態下，進行字元輸入操作的用戶旋 轉操作旋轉操作單元3 4，以便使想輸入的字元的聲母附 加下劃線。在中央控制單元3 1中，判斷是否有該旋轉操 作單元3 4的旋轉操作（步驟1 0 3 )。在有旋轉操作的 情況下，判斷該旋轉操作進行的方向（圖2所示的上方向 a或下方向b )、及其旋轉量，.根據其旋轉狀態來改變聲 母的顯示狀態（步驟1 0 4 )。具體地說，例如將旋轉操 作單元3 4沿上方向旋轉操作時，使顯示行4 2上的聲母 顯示向左側滾動變化，而將旋轉操作單元3 4沿下方向旋 轉操作時，使顯示行4 2上的聲母顯示向右側滾動變化。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -13· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 A7 B7 五、發明說明（11) 附加下劃線的位置固定在左端，而被選擇的聲母根據旋轉 操作單元3 4的旋轉操作而變化。 這裏，進行字元輸入操作的用戶看著顯示單元4 0上 的顯示，一旦想輸入的字元的聲母成爲附加有下劃線的狀 態，則按壓操作旋轉操作單元3 4。中央控制單元3 1判 斷是否有該按壓操作（步驟1 0 5 )，在判斷有按壓操作 的情況下，將此時附加下劃線的聲母確定爲被選擇的聲 母，進行能夠與該確定的聲母組合的韻母的顯示處理（步 驟 1 0 6 )。 此時顯示單元4 0的顯示行4 2上的顯示，如圖4的 B所示，將確定的聲母顯示在顯示行4 2的左端，同時， 將附加下劃線的位置移動到該確定的聲母的緊右側。然 後’立刻將能夠與該確定的聲母組合的韻母，如圖4的C 所示，依次顯示在確定的聲母的右側。因此，實際上沒有 顯示圖4的B所示的狀態，而是在圖4的A所示的聲母顯 示狀態中進行選擇操作後，直接轉移到圖4的C所示的韻 母的顯示。 在顯示該韻母的狀態下，進行字元輸入操作的用戶旋 轉操作旋轉操作單元3 4，以便使想輸入的字元的韻母附 加下劃線。在中央控制單元3 1中，判斷是否有該旋轉操 作單元3 4的旋轉操作（步驟1 〇 7 )。在有旋轉操作的 情況下’判斷該旋轉操作進行的方向（·圖2所示的上方向 a或下方向b )、及其旋轉量，根據該判斷狀態來變化韻 母的顯示狀態（步驟1 〇 8 )。具體地說，例如將旋轉操 本紙張尺^適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -14- • I I I I I { I I J I I · — I (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂· -Ί · 526443 A7 B7 五、發明說明（12) (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 作單元3 4沿上方向旋轉操作時，使顯示行4 2上的韻母 顯示向左側滾動變化，而將旋轉操作單元3 4沿下方向旋 轉操作時，使顯示行4 2上的韻母顯示向右側滾動變化。 只是，左端的確定的聲母的顯示固定不變。附加下劃線以 表示其被選擇的位置是在左端的聲母的旁邊顯示的韻母， 被選擇的韻母根據旋轉操作單元3 4的旋轉操作來變化。 這裏，進行字元輸入操作的用戶看著顯示單元4 0上 的顯示，一旦想輸入的字元的韻母成爲附加有下劃線的狀 態，則按壓操作旋轉操作單元3 4。中央控制單元3 1判1 斷是否有該按壓操作（步驟109)，在判斷爲有按壓操 作的情況下，將此時附加下劃線的韻母確定爲被選擇的韻 母。然後，中央控制單元3 1將步驟1 0 5中確定的聲 母、和這裏確定的韻母共同確定的發音的漢字，從記憶體 3 2的存儲資訊中讀出，將該讀出的漢字，按照預定的順 序，依次顯示在顯示單元4 0的顯示行4 2上（步驟 110)。例如，如圖4的D所示，在聲母選擇〔z h〕 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 的狀態下，韻母選擇〔a n g〕時，則如圖4的E所示， 在顯示行4 2上依次顯示發音爲〔z h a n g〕的漢 字。此時，在特定位置的字元（這裏爲左端的字元）上附 加下劃線進行標識，表示該附加下劃線的漢字被選擇。 在顯示該作爲選擇物件字元的漢字的狀態下，進行字 元輸入操作的用戶旋轉操作旋轉操作單元3 4，以便使想 輸入的字元附加下劃線。在中央控制單元3 1中，判斷是 否有該旋轉操作單元3 4的旋轉操作（步驟1 1 1 )。在 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -15- 526443 A7 _____ B7 五、發明說明（13) (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 有旋轉操作的情況下，判斷該旋轉操作進行的方向（圖2 所示的上方向a或下方向b )、及其旋轉量，根據該判斷 狀態來變化漢字的顯示狀態（步驟1 1 2 )。具體地說， 例如將旋轉操作單元3 4沿上方向旋轉時，使顯示行4 2 上的漢字顯示列向左側滾動變化，而將旋轉操作單元3 4 沿下方向旋轉操作時，使顯示行4 2上的漢字的顯示列向 右側滾動變化。在聲母和韻母確定了發音時，該發音所表 示的常用漢字平均爲1 〇個左右。 這裏，進行字元輸入操作的用戶看著顯示單元4 0上 的顯示，一旦想輸入的字元成爲附加下劃線的狀態，則按 壓操作旋轉操作單元3 4。中央控制單元3 1判斷是否有 該按壓操作（步驟1 1 3 )，在判斷爲有按壓操作的情況 下，將此時附加下劃線的漢字確定爲所選擇的輸入漢字。 在該輸入字元確定時，將該確定的字元，如圖4的F所 不，顯不在第一顯不行4 1上（步驟1 1 4)。适裏’疋 第一個字元的選擇，所以在顯示行4 1的左端顯示確定的 字元，但是，在進行第二個字元以後的輸入操作時’在該 顯示行4 1上顯示的確定字串的末尾顯示確定的字元。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 接著，中央控制單元3 1判斷是否進行過結束字元輸 入的操作（步驟1 1 5 )。該結束字元輸入的操作可以藉 由操作鍵盤3 3中的特定鍵的操作、或藉由旋轉操作單元 3 4的特定操作（例如兩次連續按壓操作等）等來進行° 這裏，在未進行結束字元輸入的操作的情況下’返回 步驟1 〇 2 ，用同樣的處理進行下一個字元的輸入操作。 -16- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 526443 A7 ___ B7 五、發明說明（14) 在圖4的F所示的顯示例中，進行第一個字元的確定，將 該確定的文字顯示在第一顯示行4 1上，同時，爲了在第 二顯示行4 2上選擇下一個字元，進行步驟1 〇 2的聲母 顯示。 然後，在步驟1 1 5中判斷爲進行過結束字元輸入的 操作時，中央控制單元3 1將進行輸入操作、並顯示在第 一顯示行4 1上的字串，作爲與此時的操作模式對應的資 訊來進行處理（步驟1 1 6 )。例如，在作爲電子電話號 簿、用字元輸入與電話號碼一起登錄的姓名和名稱的模式 時，將輸入的字元作爲該姓名或名稱存儲到記憶體3 2 中。此外，在作爲字元消息發送到任意對方的模式時，將 輸入的字元作爲字元消息資訊存儲到記憶體3 2中，在進 行字元消息的發送操作時，從記憶體3 2中讀出該存儲的 字元消息資訊，並用無線方式發送給對方。 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 藉由這樣進行漢語的中文字元輸入處理，能夠用簡單 的操作從多個漢字中選擇所需的字元進行輸入。即，將構 成各漢字的發音劃分爲聲母和韻母，在進行過聲母的選擇 之後，選擇能夠與該選擇的聲母組合的韻母，並將選擇的 聲母和韻母確定的發音的漢字作爲選擇物件字元來顯示， 從而能夠用簡單的操作高效地選擇所需的漢字進行輸入。 具體地說，聲母基本上有2 1個，能夠與各聲母組合的韻 母大約爲幾個至十幾個，聲母和韻母確定的發音的常用漢 字一般大約？幾個至十幾個，作爲各選擇操作時進行選擇 的數目，只需從大約1 0個中進行選擇’可以進行非常高 -17- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 526443 A7 ________Β7 五、發明說明（15) 效的漢字輸入。 而且’該輸入操作時所需的操作手法只需包括3個操 作步驟：將顯示位置向一方滾動的操作、將顯示位置向與 其相反的方向滾動的操作、以及確定顯示的操作，這將非 常適合於應用在移動電話終端這樣的小型電子裝置中。特 別是在本例的情況下’作爲操作手法，使用圖2所示的旋 轉操作單元3 4 ’進行3個操作：即旋轉操作單元3 4向 上方向的旋轉操作和向下方向的旋轉操作、向與該旋轉操 作不同的方向操作的按壓操作’可以進行上述3個操作步 驟.，藉由一個操作單元的操作即可迅速地進行所需的漢字 輸入。 . 在進行漢字輸入時，在顯示單元上顯示聲母和韻母 時，可以始終按照預定順序顯示聲母和韻母，例如可以將 上次選擇的聲母和韻母優先顯示在選擇位置上。此外，在 聲母和韻母確定了發音之後，在顯示候選的漢字時，也可 以將上次選擇的漢子優先顯不在選擇位置上。此外，也可 以根據漢字輸入時終端的操作模式，變化候選漢字的顯示 — — — — — — — ·11111!1 1111111· (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 輸 .簿 號 話 電 子 式元 模單 的示 字顯 漢在 錄示 登顯 入先 優 字 漢 的 高 度 頻 霄 的 作使 在名 ,姓 如爲 例作 。 將 序 ， 。 順(0#± 單， 作中 操子 的例 外的 以示 元所 單 2 作圖 操在 型 ’ 轉如 旋例 述。 上入 用輸 使字 以漢 可的 也樣 ， 同 外行 此進 來 元 ο 方 6 上 3 的 在置 地位 由個 自某 夠在 匕匕 匕匕 ΖΛΠΠ 二目 件只 部置 該配 ， 以 件可 部也 的’ 狀是 盤但 圓 ， 有轉 具旋 元內 單圍 作範 操度 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） 526443 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明說明（16) 和下方規定角度（例如幾十度）範圍內轉動的部件，在將 該部件向上方和下方轉動時，可以進行與上下旋轉操作單 元3 4時相同的操作。此外，也可以不像操作單元3 4那 樣，將操作單元上下旋轉或轉動，而是採用一種操作單 元，能用橫方向的操作（即，向左方向的操作和向右方向 的操作），進行同樣的操作指示。此外，配置進行這種操 作的操作單元的位置也不局限於上述的例子，可以配置在 構成終端的框體的任意位置上。 此外，作爲進行漢字輸入時顯示單元上的顯示，在上 述的例子中，如圖4所示，是在要選擇的字元上附加下劃 線來進行顯不的，但是，也可以用其他的顯示方式，.表示 該部分被選擇。例如，可以對顯示選擇的聲母、韻母、字 元等的部分進行閃爍顯示，表示該部分被選擇，或將顯示 色反顯，表示該部分被選擇。 此外，也可以分別,用不同的操作單元來指示將顯示向 一方和另一方滾動的兩個操作、和確定的操作。圖5示出 這種情況下的移動電話終端1 〇 '的一個例子，這裏，可以 在構成終端1 0 ^的框體的側面，上下配置指示向一方滾動 的操作鍵3 5 、和指示向另一方滾動的操作鍵3 6 ，同 時，在兩鍵3 5、3 6之間’配置進行確定操作的操作鍵 3 7。同樣，在這種結構的情況下，例如用左手把持該移 動電話終端1 0 ’時，只需其左手的拇指的微小動作，即可 進行向一方和另一方的滾動操作和確定操作，可以以良好 的操作性進行漢字的輸入操作。 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公爱） --------------- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 訂-------- -19· 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 A7 一 B7 五、發明說明（17) 此外，也可以不是在這種終端的側面部配置專用的操 作鍵，而是使用配置在與撥號鍵等在同一面上的功能鍵 等，來進行輸入操作。例如，如圖6所示，可以將移動電 話終端1 0 "的操作鍵盤3 3中的特定的3個鍵3 3 a、 3 3 b、3 3 c ，定義爲指示向一方滾動的操作鍵、指示 向另一方滾動的操作鍵、以及進行確定操作的操作鍵，在 ί架作各鍵3 3 a 、3 3 b、3 3 c時，可以進行同樣的漢 字輸入處理。 此外，上述的實施例是使用於在移動電話終端中進行 漢語的漢字輸入的情況的，但是，也可以使用於在其他各 種電子裝置中進行漢字輸入的情況。例如，可以使用於在 從規定的記錄媒體中再現音樂等的音頻信號的再現裝置 中、用漢字輸入曲名等的情況。 並且，上述的實施例是將漢語的漢字劃分爲兩個發音 要素、即聲母和韻母來進行字元檢索的，但是，在檢索並 fej入其他g吾g的子兀的情況下’也可以將該字元的發首劃 分爲第一發音要素和第二發音要素，並同樣地進行輸入處 理。 根據本發明第1方面的字元輸入方法，用第一發音要 素和第二發音要素的組合來表現的檢索物件字元的檢索， 藉由下述3個步驟的選擇來進行：第一發音要素的選擇， 能夠與該選擇的第一發音要素組合的·第二發音要素的選 擇，以及該選擇的第一、第二發音要素確定的發音的字元 的選擇，從而可以從多個檢索物件字元中用簡單的操作尋 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） ------------------- ---，訂i_-------· (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 20- 526443 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 A7 B7 五、發明說明（18) 找任意字元並進行輸入。 根據本發明第2方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第1 方面的發明中，第一發苜要素是聲母，第二發音要素是韻 母’從而漢語的漢字輸入能夠用簡單的操作來進行。 根據本發明第3方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第1 或第2方面的發明中，指示第一方向和第二方向的操作是 上下或左右移動規定部分的操作，從而用該上下或左右操 作’可以簡單地進行發音要素和字元的選擇操作。 根據本發明第4方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第3 方面的發明中’確定操作是將規定部分或該部分的近旁、 沿與上下或左右移動的操作不同的方向按壓的操作，從而 能夠在進行過上下或左右移動的操作之後，直接迅速地進 行確定操作，可以更簡單地進行每個發音要素的檢索。 根據本發明第5方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第1 或第2方面的發明中，將用確定操作選擇的字元顯示在顯 示確定字串的部分的末尾，從而可以逐字進行輸入操作， 容易地形成姓名和消息。 根據本發明第6方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第5 方面的發明中，將顯示的確定字串作爲與電話號碼對應的 姓名或名稱資訊等電話號簿資訊來登錄，從而可以簡單地 進行作爲電話號簿資訊登錄的姓名或名稱的輸入操作。 根據本發明第7方面的字元輸入方法，在本發明第5 方面的發明中’將顯示的確定字串作爲字元消息資訊經由 規定的通信線路發送給對方，從而簡單地進行作爲字元消 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） — — — — — fill— — - I I I I I I I ·11111111 — — — — — —— — I — 111 — — — — — — — — — — C請先閲讀背面Μ涑意事頊再填寫本 -21 - 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 526443 A7 - B7 五、發明說明（19) 息發送的字元的輸入操作。 根據本發明第8方面的字元輸入裝置，用第一發音要 素和第二發音要素的組合來表現的檢索物件字元的檢索只 需藉由下述3個指示操作來進行：基於利用各發音要素進 行分類並存儲到存儲單元中的資訊的兩個方向的指示和確 定指示，操作單元使用沒有鍵盤等的簡單結構的操作單 元’能夠從多個檢索物件字元中尋找任意字元並進行輸 入。 根據本發明第9方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第8 方面的發明中，構成存儲單元存儲的檢索物件字元的第一 發音要素是聲母，第二發音要素是韻母，從而漢語的漢字 輸入可以用簡單的操作單元的配置來進行。 根據本發明第1 0方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第 8或第9方面的發明中，操作單元是進行下述指示的單 元：在將至.少能夠在規定角度範圍內轉動的部件沿第一方 向轉動時，進行第一方向的指示；在沿與第一方向相反的 第二方向轉動時，進行第二方向的指示；以及在將部件沿 與所述轉動方向不同的方向按壓時，進行確定指示，從而 用使用一個操作單元的簡單結構，即可容易地進行漢字等 的字元輸入。 根據本發明第1 1方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第 8或第9方面的發明中，操作單元由至少下述3個鍵構 成：進行第一方向的指示的鍵、進行第二方向的指示的 鍵、以及進行確定指示的鍵，從而用只使用3個鍵的簡單 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） _111--41IJI — · I I I I I I I 訂— — — — — — — I- (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -22- 526443 A7 _____B7__ 五、發明說明（20) 結構’即可容易地進行漢字等的字元輸入。 根據本發明第1 2方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第 8或第9方面的發明中’顯示單元具有顯示確定字串的部 分’控制單元進行控制，以便將選擇的檢索物件字元顯示 在顯不確疋子串的部分上顯不的字串的末尾，從而可以簡 單地用輸入的字元來形成姓名和消息。 根據本發明第1 3方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第 1 2方面的發明中，控制單元將顯示單元上顯示的確定字 串’作爲與電話號碼對應的姓名或名稱資訊等電話號簿資 訊來登錄，從而可以簡單地進行作爲電話號簿資訊登錄的 姓名或名稱的輸入操作。 根據本發明第1 4方面的字元輸入裝置，在本發明第 1 2方面的發明中，控制單元將顯示單元上顯示的確定字 串，作爲字元消息資訊經由規定的通信線路發送給對方， 從而可以簡單地進行作爲字元消息發送的字元的輸入操 作。 *—^ ———«^.-------. (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 例例 施施 實實 11 一 明明明 說發發 單本本 簡是是 1± CV1 面圖圖 圖 例 端 終 話 電 ΙΤίίΙΠ 移 的 的 端 終 話 電 移 的 透 •’ 勺Hi 構觀W外 的 圖 視 圖 程 流 的 例 311 理 處 入 輸 元 字 的 例 施 實 1 明 發 本 是 3 圖 視 透 的 例 ;端 圖終 明話 說電 例移 示的 顯例 的施 仞實 施一 明明 發發 本本 是是 4 5 圖圖 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐） -23- 526443 A7 ___B7_ 五、發明說明（21 ) 圖； 圖6是本發明另一實施例的移動電話終端例的透視圖 (請先閱讀背面之注意事項再填寫本頁) -線』 經濟部智慧財產局員工消費合作社印製 -24- 本紙張尺度適用中國國家標準（CNS)A4規格（210 X 297公釐）5. Description of the invention (1Q) Character input operation is performed on one side. In addition, the first display line 41 of the display unit 40 is used as the display position of the character string determined by the input. In the following processing, the input character is displayed character by character on the display line 41, Form name and character messages, etc. FIG. 4 shows a variation of the display on the display lines 4 1 and 4 2. Next, the process of the flowchart of FIG. 3 will be described. First, the central control unit 31 determines whether it is a character input mode (step 1 0 1). Here, in the case of the character input mode, 'in the display unit 4 0 On the display, the symbols of the initial pronunciation are displayed in sequence (step 102). Fig. 4A shows a display example at this time. For example, on the second display line 42, the initials are displayed in a predetermined order. Then, one of the displayed initials is identified to indicate that it is the selected initial. For example, in the example A of FIG. 4, an initial underlined is displayed on the initial shown on the left end of the display line 4 2 to indicate that the initial is selected. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page)-· Line "When the initial is displayed, the user who performs the character input operation rotates the rotary operation unit 3 4, So that the initials of the characters you want to type are underlined. In the central control unit 31, it is determined whether or not there is a rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 34 (step 103). In the case of a rotation operation, determine the direction in which the rotation operation is performed (upward direction a or downward direction b shown in FIG. 2), and the amount of rotation, and change the display state of the initials according to the rotation state (step 10) 4). Specifically, for example, when the rotary operation unit 34 is rotated in the upward direction, the initial display on the display line 4 2 is scrolled to the left, and when the rotary operation unit 34 is rotated in the downward direction, the display line 4 is changed. The initial display on 2 scrolls to the right. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) -13 · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 526443 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (11) The underlined position is fixed at the left end. And the selected initials change according to the rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 34. Here, the user who performs the character input operation looks at the display on the display unit 40, and once the initials of the character to be inputted are underlined, they press and rotate the operation unit 34. The central control unit 31 determines whether there is the pressing operation (step 105). If it is determined that there is a pressing operation, the consonant with an underline at this time is determined as the selected initial, and a combination with the determined initial is performed. Display processing of finals (step 106). At this time, the display on the display line 42 of the display unit 40, as shown in FIG. 4B, displays the determined initial on the left end of the display line 42, and at the same time, moves the position of the underline to the determined initial Close right. Then, the finals that can be combined with the determined initials are immediately displayed on the right side of the determined initials, as shown in FIG. 4C. Therefore, the state shown in FIG. 4B is not actually displayed, but a selection operation is performed in the initial state of the initial shown in FIG. 4A, and the display is directly shifted to the final shown in FIG. 4C. In the state in which the finals are displayed, the user who performs the character input operation rotates the rotary operation unit 34 so that the finals of the characters to be input are underlined. In the central control unit 31, it is determined whether or not there is a rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 34 (step 107). When there is a rotation operation, 'determine the direction in which the rotation operation is performed (upward direction a or downward direction b shown in FIG. 2) and the amount of rotation, and change the display state of the finals according to the judgment state (step 1) 8 ). Specifically, for example, the paper ruler of the rotary manipulator ^ applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) -14- • IIIII {IIJII · — I (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page ) Order · -Ί · 526443 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (12) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Unit 3 4 When rotating in the up direction, make the finals on the display line 4 2 display When the left side is scrolled and the rotation operation unit 34 is rotated in the downward direction, the finals display on the display line 4 2 is scrolled to the right. However, the display of the determined initials at the left is fixed. An underline is added to indicate that the selected position is the final shown next to the left initial, and the selected final is changed according to the rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 34. Here, the user who performs a character input operation looks at the display on the display unit 40, and once the finals of the character to be inputted are underlined, they press and rotate the operation unit 34. The central control unit 31 determines whether the pressing operation is performed (step 109), and if it is determined that the pressing operation is performed, the final underlined at this time is determined as the selected final. Then, the central control unit 31 reads out the pronunciation of the initial consonant determined in step 105 and the final consonant determined here from the stored information in the memory 32, and reads the read Chinese character according to a predetermined In the order shown on display line 4 2 of display unit 40 (step 110). For example, as shown in D of FIG. 4, in the state where the initials are selected [zh] printed by the consumer property cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, when the finals are selected as [ang], as shown in FIG. 4E, in the display line 4 Chinese characters pronounced [zhang] are displayed in order on 2. At this time, an underline is attached to the character at the specific position (here, the left character) to indicate that the underlined Chinese character is selected. In a state where the Chinese character as the selected object character is displayed, the user who performs the character input operation rotates the operation operation unit 34 so that the character to be input is underlined. In the central control unit 31, it is determined whether or not there is a rotation operation of the rotation operation unit 34 (step 1 1 1). Applicable to Chinese paper standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) on this paper scale -15- 526443 A7 _____ B7 V. Description of the invention (13) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Rotating operation In the case of determining the direction in which the rotation operation is performed (upward direction a or downward direction b shown in FIG. 2) and the amount of rotation thereof, the display state of the Chinese character is changed according to the determination state (step 1 12). Specifically, for example, when the rotary operation unit 34 is rotated in the upward direction, the Chinese character display column on the display row 4 2 is scrolled to the left, and when the rotary operation unit 3 4 is rotated in the downward direction, the display row 4 is changed. The display column of Chinese characters on 2 scrolls to the right. When the initials and finals determine the pronunciation, the average number of commonly used Chinese characters represented by the pronunciation is about 10. Here, the user who performs the character input operation looks at the display on the display unit 40, and once the character to be inputted is underlined, the user rotates the operation unit 34 by pressing. The central control unit 31 determines whether there is the pressing operation (step 1 1 3), and if it is determined that there is a pressing operation, the Chinese character underlined at this time is determined as the selected input Chinese character. When the input character is determined, the determined character, as shown in F in FIG. 4, is not displayed on the first display impossible 41 (step 1 1 4). Giri '疋 the first character is selected, so the determined character is displayed on the left end of display line 41, but when the input operation after the second character is performed,' it is displayed on this display line 41 A certain character is displayed at the end of the certain string. Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Next, the central control unit 31 judges whether or not the input of the end character has been performed (step 1 15). The end character input operation can be performed by operating a specific key on the keyboard 33, or by rotating a specific operation of the operation unit 34 (such as two consecutive pressing operations, etc.). When the character input operation is completed, the process returns to step 10 and the next character input operation is performed by the same process. -16- This paper size is in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 526443 A7 ___ B7 V. Description of the invention (14) In the display example shown in F in Figure 4, make the first word To determine the element, the determined text is displayed on the first display line 41, and at the same time, in order to select the next character on the second display line 42, the initial display of step 10 is performed. Then, when it is determined in step 1 1 5 that the input of the end character has been performed, the central control unit 31 performs the input operation and displays the character string on the first display line 41 as the operation at this time. The information corresponding to the mode is processed (step 1 1 6). For example, when entering a name and a name pattern registered with a telephone number in characters as an electronic telephone directory, the entered character is stored in the memory 3 2 as the name or name. In addition, in the mode of sending as a character message to any other party, the input character is stored as the character message information in the memory 32, and when the character message is sent, it is read from the memory 32. Display the stored character message information and send it to the other party wirelessly. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs By performing Chinese character input processing in this way, it is possible to select a desired character from a plurality of Chinese characters for input with a simple operation. That is, the pronunciation of each Chinese character is divided into initials and finals. After the initials are selected, the finals that can be combined with the selected initials are selected, and the pronunciation of the Chinese characters determined by the selected initials and finals is selected as the characters of the selection object. To display, so that the required Chinese characters can be efficiently selected for input with a simple operation. Specifically, there are basically 21 initials. The number of finals that can be combined with each initial is about several to a dozen. What are the commonly used Chinese characters for pronunciations determined by initials and finals? A few to a dozen, as the number of choices for each selection operation, you only need to choose from about 10 'can be very high -17- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 mm) 526443 A7 ________ Β7 V. Description of the invention (15) Effective Chinese character input. And 'The operation method required for this input operation only needs to include 3 operation steps: the operation of scrolling the display position to one side, the operation of scrolling the display position in the opposite direction, and the operation of determining the display, which will be very suitable The invention is applied to a small electronic device such as a mobile phone terminal. In particular, in the case of this example, 'as the operation method, the rotation operation unit 3 4 shown in FIG. 2 is used to perform three operations: the rotation operation unit 34 and the rotation operation in the upward direction and the rotation operation in the downward direction. The pressing operation of a direction operation different from the rotation operation can perform the above three operation steps. The required Chinese character input can be performed quickly by the operation of an operation unit. When inputting Chinese characters, when the initials and finals are displayed on the display unit, the initials and finals can always be displayed in a predetermined order, for example, the initials and finals selected last time can be displayed preferentially at the selected position. In addition, after the pronunciation of the initials and finals is determined, when the candidate Chinese characters are displayed, the man selected last time can be displayed in the selected position first. In addition, the display of candidate Chinese characters can also be changed according to the operating mode of the terminal when inputting Chinese characters — — — — — — — · 11111! 1 1111111 · (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Staff of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Consumption cooperatives print and lose. Book number words, electronic meta-models, display characters are displayed in the first high-frequency characters in the first high-frequency characters, such as last name as an example. Preface,. Shun (0 # ± 单, the exception of the operator is to use the display element to show the type 2 mapping operation type, as the example of rotation. The input and input characters are the same as the Chinese, but the same as the layman. The in-place status of Fang 6 and 3 is set by a self-employed two-headed piece of dagger dagger dvd ΛΛΠΠ. The shape is round but round, and there is a turning circle inside the circle. Fan Cao This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 526443 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (16) and the angle specified below (for example, dozens of Degrees), when turning the part up and down, you can perform the same operation as when the operation unit 34 is rotated up and down. Alternatively, the operation unit may not be rotated up and down like the operation unit 34 Or turn, but use an operation unit that can perform the same operation instruction with horizontal operation (that is, leftward operation and rightward operation). In addition, the operation is configured to perform this operation The position of the unit is not limited to the above example, and may be arranged at any position of the frame constituting the terminal. In addition, as a display on the display unit when inputting Chinese characters, in the above example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is Underline the character to be selected for display, but you can also use other display methods to indicate that the part is selected. For example, you can flash the part that displays the selected initials, finals, characters, etc. The display indicates that the part is selected, or the display color is reversed, indicating that the part is selected. In addition, different operation units may be used to instruct the two operations of scrolling the display to one and the other, respectively, and the determined FIG. 5 shows an example of the mobile phone terminal 10 ′ in this case. Here, an operation key 3 5 and an instruction for scrolling to one side may be arranged up and down on the side of the casing constituting the terminal 10 ^. The operation key 3 6 is scrolled to the other side, and at the same time, the operation key 37 for determining operation is arranged between the two keys 3 5 and 36. Also, in the case of this structure For example, when holding the mobile phone terminal 10 'with the left hand, only a small movement of the thumb of the left hand can be used to perform the scroll operation and the confirm operation to one party and the other, and the Chinese character input operation can be performed with good operability. . This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 public love) --------------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) Order- ------- -19 · Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 526443 A7-B7 V. Description of the invention (17) In addition, a dedicated operation key may not be provided on the side of this terminal, but The input operation is performed by using a function key or the like arranged on the same surface as a dial key or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the specific three keys 3 3 a, 3 3 b, and 3 3 c in the operation keyboard 3 3 of the mobile phone terminal 10 can be defined as operation keys for instructing scrolling to one side. , The operation keys for instructing scrolling to the other side, and the operation keys for determining operations, the same Chinese character input processing can be performed when the keys 3 3 a, 3 3 b, 3 3 c are made. In addition, the above-mentioned embodiment is used in the case of inputting Chinese characters in a mobile phone terminal, but it may also be used in the case of inputting Chinese characters in various other electronic devices. For example, it can be used in a case where a song title or the like is input in a playback device that reproduces an audio signal such as music from a predetermined recording medium. Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the Chinese character is divided into two pronunciation elements, namely the initials and finals, for character search. However, in the case of searching and fej into other children, you can also The start of the character is divided into a first pronunciation element and a second pronunciation element, and input processing is performed similarly. According to the character input method of the first aspect of the present invention, the retrieval of the characters of the retrieval object expressed by the combination of the first pronunciation element and the second pronunciation element is performed by selecting the following three steps: the first pronunciation element Selection of the second pronunciation element that can be combined with the selected first pronunciation element, and the selection of the characters of the pronunciation determined by the selected first and second pronunciation elements, so that multiple search object words can be selected Yuanzhong uses a simple operation to find the paper size applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210 X 297 mm) ------------------- ---, order i _------- · (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) 20- 526443 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs A7 B7 V. Description of Invention (18) Find any character and proceed Enter. According to the character input method of the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the first element of the alfalfa is the initial, and the second element of the pronunciation is the final, so that the input of Chinese characters in Chinese can be performed with a simple operation. According to the character input method of the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the operation of instructing the first direction and the second direction is an operation of moving a predetermined portion up or down or left and right, so that the up or down 'Left and right operation' allows easy selection of pronunciation elements and characters. According to the character input method of the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the 'determining operation is an operation of pressing a prescribed portion or a portion of the portion in a direction different from the operation of moving up and down or left and right, thereby After the operation of moving up, down, or left and right, the determination operation can be performed directly and quickly, and the retrieval of each pronunciation element can be performed more easily. According to the character input method of the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the character selected by the determination operation is displayed at the end of the portion displaying the determination character string, so that the character can be inputted word by word. Operation, easy to form names and messages. According to the character input method of the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the determined string displayed is registered as telephone directory information such as a name or name information corresponding to the telephone number, so that it can be simply Enter the name or name registered as the address book information. According to the character input method according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the "determined character string displayed is sent as character message information to the other party via a predetermined communication line, thereby simply performing character elimination. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) — — — — — fill — —-IIIIIII · 11111111 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — C Please read the instructions on the back of the page before you fill out this.-21-Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs's Consumer Cooperatives 526443 A7-B7 V. Description of the invention (19) Input operation of sending characters. According to the character input device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the search of a search object character represented by a combination of the first pronunciation element and the second pronunciation element can be performed only by the following three instruction operations: The elements are classified and stored in the storage unit. The directions of the two directions and the determination instructions are determined. The operation unit uses an operation unit with a simple structure without a keyboard or the like, and can search for and input arbitrary characters from multiple search object characters. . According to the character input device of the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, the first pronunciation element constituting the retrieval object character stored in the storage unit is the initial and the second pronunciation element is the final, so that the Chinese character is Chinese Input can be made with the configuration of a simple operating unit. According to the character input device of the tenth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth or ninth aspect of the present invention, the operation unit is a unit that instructs: a part that can rotate within a predetermined angle range at least. When turning in the first direction, the instruction in the first direction is given; when turning in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the instruction in the second direction is given; and when the component is pressed in a direction different from the rotation direction , To carry out the determination instruction, so that with a simple structure using an operating unit, character input such as Chinese characters can be easily performed. According to the character input device of the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the eighth or ninth aspect of the present invention, the operation unit is composed of at least the following three keys: a key for instructing the first direction, and a second direction And the key for confirming the instruction, so that the simple paper size using only 3 keys applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) _111--41IJI — · IIIIIII Order — — — — — — — I- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -22- 526443 A7 _____B7__ 5. Description of the invention (20) Structure 'can easily input characters such as Chinese characters. According to the character input device of the twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth or ninth aspect of the present invention, the "display unit has a portion for displaying a certain character string" control unit controls to display the selected search object character The end of the string is displayed on the part where the substring is not displayed, so that the name and message can be simply formed from the input characters. According to the character input device of the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the control unit uses the determined character string 'displayed on the display unit as a telephone directory such as a name or name information corresponding to a telephone number Information to register, so that you can easily enter the name or name registered as the phonebook information. According to the character input device of the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the control unit sends the determined character string displayed on the display unit as character message information to the other party via a predetermined communication line, Thereby, an input operation of a character sent as a character message can be easily performed. * — ^ ——— «^ .-------. (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Example of printing by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs The billing book is a 1 ± CV1 plan view legend. The end-to-end call is moved. The end-to-end call is moved. The example of the word is the actual example of the 1st version of the book, which is a picture of 3 pictures; the end of the picture clearly shows the implementation of the electric example of the display of the example. Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) -23- 526443 A7 ___B7_ V. Description of the invention (21) Figure; Figure 6 is a perspective view of a mobile phone terminal example of another embodiment of the present invention (please read the back first Please pay attention to this page and fill in this page again)-Line "Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economics-24-This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm)