WO2013097049A1

WO2013097049A1 - Method for finding contacts and communication terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2013097049A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/002212
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈能
Original assignee: 宇龙计算机通信科技(深圳)有限公司
Priority date: 2011-12-29
Filing date: 2011-12-29
Publication date: 2013-07-04
Also published as: CN104081750A; CN104081750B

Abstract

The present invention is suitable for application in the technical field of communication, and provides a method for finding contacts and a communication terminal. The finding comprises the steps of: after receiving an instruction to find a contact, displaying several characters; and displaying information about contacts at the characters where a contact exists. More preferably, when the chosen characters selected by the user are received, the chosen characters are arranged in order into a character sequence; if an analysis determines that characters to be chosen for contacts exist after combining with the character sequence, then the characters to be chosen are distributed around the character sequence, and the information about the contacts is displayed at the characters to be chosen; and/or if the analysis determines that contacts exist for the chosen characters in the character sequence, then the information about the contacts is displayed at the chosen character. The present invention combines the display of character screening and contact screening when finding a contact, which better matches the operational habits of the user and enables the user to find and locate the contact needed in a more convenient, rapid and accurate way.

Description

Contact search method and communication terminal

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method for searching for a contact and a communication terminal. Background technique

In the address book of a communication terminal such as an existing mobile phone, there are various methods for searching for contacts, including all or part of the name search, telephone number search, and initial search. The user generally needs to open a character input interface, search for characters, and then display the search results in a new contact screening interface or a specific area of the current character input interface for the user to perform related operations. Although the existing solution can solve the contact search requirement, the user needs to take into account the character screening display area and the contact screening display area when searching, and the user needs to take into account the operation and content display of the two areas separately. If a newly opened contact filtering interface is used to display the search results, the user needs to memorize the input operation and it takes time and effort to input again. If the character filter display area and the contact filter display area are displayed on the same interface, the area is too small, the information is difficult to display clearly, and the operation error is easy, which affects the speed, convenience, and accuracy of the user's search for the contact. Sex and experience effects.

In summary, the existing contact search technology is obviously inconvenient and flawed in practical use, so it is necessary to improve it. Summary of the invention

In view of the above drawbacks, the object of the present invention is to provide a method for searching for a contact and a communication terminal, which are more in line with the user's operating habits, so that the user can find the desired contact more conveniently, quickly and accurately.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for searching for a contact, including the following steps: After receiving a contact search command, displaying a number of characters;

The contact information is displayed at the character where the contact exists.

According to the searching method of the present invention, the step of displaying the contact information at the character of the presence of the contact includes:

After receiving the selected character selected by the user, the selected characters are sequentially arranged into a sequence of characters;

I a symbol distributed around the sequence of characters and displaying the contact information at the candidate character; and/or if the selected character in the sequence of characters is analyzed to have a contact, the selected character The contact information is displayed.

The invention also provides a communication terminal, comprising:

a character display module, configured to display a number of characters after receiving a contact search instruction;

A contact display module for displaying contact information at a character where a contact exists.

According to the communication terminal of the present invention, the contact display module further includes: a first character sequence generation sub-module, configured to sequentially arrange the selected characters into a sequence of characters after receiving the selected characters selected by the user;

a first contact display sub-module, configured to distribute the candidate characters in the vicinity of the character sequence, and in the candidate character, if the candidate character of the contact exists after being combined with the character sequence is analyzed Displaying the contact information; and/or

The second contact display sub-module is configured to display the contact information at the selected character if it is analyzed that a selected character in the sequence of characters exists.

The invention displays a number of characters when the user searches for a contact, and displays the contact information in the character of the contact in the contact searching process, that is, the character screening display area and the contact screening display area are mixedly displayed, and the current user is input characters. When searching for a contact, the eye needs to take into consideration the problem of the character screening display area and the contact screening display area. The search solution of the contact person of the present invention is more in line with the user's operating habits, so that the user can find the positioning more conveniently, quickly, and accurately. The contacts, which greatly enhance the user experience. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal in a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a preferred structure of a first contact display sub-module in the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal in a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flow chart of a method for searching for a contact of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of a method for searching for a contact in the first embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a preferred flowchart of distributing characters to be selected in the first embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a flowchart of a method for searching for a contact in a second embodiment of the present invention; 9 is a flowchart of a method for searching for a contact in a third embodiment of the present invention;

10A to 10D are diagrams showing an example of an operation interface of a search method of a contact of the present invention. detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

1 shows the structure of a communication terminal of the present invention. The communication terminal 100 may be a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a tablet computer, etc., and the communication terminal 100 includes at least a character display module 10 and a contact person. Display module 20, wherein:

The character display module 10 is configured to display a number of characters after receiving the contact search instruction. The user can enter the address book of the communication terminal 100 to send a contact search instruction, and the interface displays a number of characters for finding a contact, the characters can be letters, numbers or other characters, and the characters can exist through a keyboard, for example Ordinary keyboard or honeycomb layout keyboard. Preferably, the character display module 10 displays a corresponding number of characters according to the context.

The contact display module 20 is configured to display the contact information at the character where the contact exists. That is, in the character search process, the contact information, such as the number or name of the contact, is displayed at the same time in the character of the contact, so as to realize the mixed display of the character screening display area and the contact screening display area, and no longer divide the area. It is more in line with the user's operating habits, making it easier, faster, and more accurate for users to locate the contacts they need.

Preferably, the contact display module 20 determines the display manner of the contact information according to the number of contacts existing in the character. When it is determined that the number of contacts existing in the character is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the number of contacts may be small. The name of the contact is directly displayed at the character; and is used to display the number of contacts at the character when it is determined that the number of contacts in the character is greater than a predetermined threshold. The threshold is preferably 1, that is, when there is one contact in the character, the contact information is directly displayed at the character. Of course, if 2 or 3 contacts can also be fully displayed at the character, a threshold of 2 or 3 is also allowed.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal in a first embodiment of the present invention. The communication terminal 100 includes at least a character display module 10 and a contact display module 20, wherein:

The character display module 10 is configured to display a number of characters after receiving the contact search command.

The contact display module 20 further includes a first character sequence generation sub-module 21, a first contact The person display sub-module 22 and/or the second contact display sub-module 23:

The first character sequence generating sub-module 21 is configured to, after receiving at least one selected character selected by the user, sequentially arrange the selected characters into a sequence of characters, wherein the sequentially refers to a sequential order in which the selected characters are selected. Preferably, the first character sequence generation sub-module 21 is further configured to display the character sequence in a highlighted state in a central region, for example, highlighting each selected character in the sequence of characters as yellow. More preferably, the first character sequence generation sub-module 21 is further configured to arrange the selected characters into a sequence of characters in the left and right and/or up and down directions according to the selected order, preferably by arranging the selected characters in the left and right direction. .

The first contact display sub-module 22 is configured to: when the character to be selected is combined with the character sequence, the candidate character is distributed in the vicinity of the character sequence, and the contact is displayed at the candidate character. information. The candidate character means that if the character is added to the character sequence to form a new character sequence, the new character sequence can have a contact that meets the requirement. It should be noted that the candidate character may be repeated with the selected character, as long as the candidate character exists in the contact, for example, the selected character is (:, and the candidate character may also include (.

The second contact display sub-module 23 is configured to display the contact information at the selected character if it is analyzed that the selected character in the character sequence exists.

The contact display module 20 can include the first contact display sub-module 22 and the second contact display sub-module 23 at the same time, or only one of the two, that is, the present invention can simultaneously display the contact at the selected character and the candidate character. Person information, you can also display contact information only at selected characters or characters to be selected.

The communication terminal 100 may further include a character cleaning module 30, a contact interface display module 40, an enlarged interface display module 50, an operation interface display module 60, and/or a character sequence reselection module 70:

The character clearing module 30 is configured to display the characters that do not exist in the contact or display them as invalid. The character cleaning module 30 can process the characters displayed by the character display module 10, and can also process the characters displayed by the first character sequence generation sub-module 21, and the purpose is to display only the characters that meet the requirements, so as to facilitate the user to find and operate.

The contact interface display module 40 is configured to display a contact interface after the character receives the first trigger instruction, and display some or all of the contact information of the character in the contact interface. The first trigger command may be a long press operation command. Since the original character display area is limited, more contact information is displayed through the new interface to facilitate user selection.

The enlarged interface display module 50 is configured to display a character enlargement interface after the character receives the second trigger instruction, and display some or all of the contact information existing in the character. The second trigger instruction can be a zoom The operation instruction, because the original character display area is limited, the enlargement operation is used to display more contact information to facilitate user selection. Preferably, the character preferentially displays contact information with a high weight.

The operation interface display module 60 is configured to display an operation interface for operation after the contact information of the character receives the third trigger instruction. After the user selects a contact, click to pop up the operation menu, which can display operations such as dialing out, information, editing, etc., making calls, texting, and editing contact information.

The character sequence reselection module 70 is configured to re-form the new character sequence with the selected character as the ending character after a selected character in the character sequence is selected again. That is, if you want to re-select after inputting the wrong one, the delete operation here is to directly select a character in the character sequence, and it will be filtered according to the character and the characters before it. For example, if the user mistakenly outputs the character sequence CN to CM, the user needs to modify the selected character, that is, M is changed to N. At this time, the user can click the selected character C again, and then the character sequence is re-arranged with the selected character C as the ending character. Next, you can click on the correct character N to form the character sequence CN. For another example, when you enter CNZDS, you find the error: The third character should be X, then you can click the second character N, then you will re-screen according to the selected CN sequence, and then select the next character X, complete The input of the character CNX gives the desired correct result.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first contact display sub-module 22 further includes:

The analyzing sub-unit 221 is configured to analyze whether there is a candidate character of the contact existing after the character sequence is combined, and the candidate character may have multiple, for example, any combination or one of the 26 letters.

The weight obtaining sub-unit 222 is configured to obtain the weight of each contact, and the weight is proportional to the contact frequency of the corresponding contact. Before the search, a weight is initialized for each contact, and the weight is measured by the contact frequency, and the weight is updated to different values according to the contact frequency of the contact. The more the contact frequency, the more the weight is. Big.

The weight calculation sub-unit 223 is configured to calculate a sum of weights of each contact existing in the candidate character. The character distribution sub-unit 224 is configured to distribute the candidate characters around the character sequence layer by layer according to the relationship between the sum of the weights of the characters to be selected and the set distance. Preferably, the characters are in a regular hexagon, and the candidate characters are distributed in a honeycomb shape around the character sequence, and the contact to be searched is inversely proportional to the search possibility, that is, the possibility of finding The larger, the shorter the placement distance, displayed around the current sequence of characters. For example, the candidate characters with the largest sum of weights are distributed directly above the character sequence, and then other candidate characters are wrapped around the character sequence layer by layer according to the weight value.

The contact display sub-unit 225 is configured to display contact information at the candidate character.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication terminal in a second embodiment of the present invention, and the communication shown in FIG. The terminal 100 is different in that the contact display module 20 includes a second character sequence generation sub-module 24, a third contact display sub-module 25, and/or a fourth contact display sub-module 26:

The second character sequence generation sub-module 24 is configured to, after receiving the selected characters selected by the user, sequentially form the selected characters into a sequence of characters. The sequence of characters here does not need to rearrange the characters. For example, for a normal keyboard, the selected characters are still in the original position of the ordinary keyboard.

The third contact display sub-module 25 is configured to display the contact information at the candidate character if the candidate character of the contact exists after being combined with the character sequence.

The fourth contact display sub-module 26 is configured to display the contact information at the selected character if it is analyzed that the selected character in the character sequence exists in the contact.

It should be noted that the contact display module 20 can simultaneously include a third contact display submodule.

25 and the fourth contact display sub-module 26, or only one of the two, that is, the present invention can display the contact information at the selected character and the candidate character at the same time, or only at the selected character or the candidate character. Display contact information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for searching for a contact of the present invention. The search method may be implemented by the communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, and the steps are as follows:

Step S501: After receiving the contact search instruction, displaying a number of characters, this step may be implemented by the character display module 10. The user can enter the address book of the communication terminal 100 to send a contact lookup command, and the interface will display a number of characters for finding a contact, which can be letters, numbers or other characters. Preferably, characters that do not have a contact are not displayed or displayed as an invalid state.

Step S502: Display contact information in a character where the contact exists, the character may directly display the contact information, or display the contact information after receiving the trigger instruction, and the step may be implemented by the contact display module 20. More preferably, if the number of contacts in the character is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the name of the contact is displayed at the character; if the number of contacts in the character is greater than a predetermined threshold, the contact is displayed at the character The number. Preferably, characters that do not have a contact are not displayed or displayed as an invalid state.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for searching a contact in the first embodiment of the present invention, which may be implemented by the communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2, where the searching method includes the following steps:

Step S601: After receiving the contact search instruction, displaying a number of characters, this step may be implemented by the character display module 10.

Step S602, after receiving the selected character selected by the user, sequentially arranging the selected characters into a character sequence Column, this step can be implemented by the first character sequence generation sub-module 21. Preferably, the sequence of characters is displayed in a highlighted state in the central area. More preferably, the selected characters are arranged in a sequence of characters in the left and right and/or up and down directions according to the selected order. And, when a selected character in the character sequence is selected again, the new character sequence is recomposed with the selected character as the ending character.

Step S603, if it is analyzed that the candidate character of the contact exists after the combination with the character sequence, the candidate character is distributed in the vicinity of the character sequence, and the contact information is displayed at the candidate character. This step may be performed by the first contact. The human display sub-module 22 is implemented. Preferably, it is preferred that other characters that do not have a contact are not displayed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the step of distributing the to-be-selected characters in the vicinity of the sequence of characters further includes: Step S701: obtaining a weight of each contact in advance, the weight is proportional to the contact frequency of the corresponding contact, The steps may be implemented by a weight acquisition sub-unit 222.

Step S702: Calculate a sum of weights of the contacts existing in the to-be-selected characters. This step may be implemented by the weight calculation sub-unit 223.

Step S703: According to the relationship that the sum of the weights of the characters to be selected is inversely proportional to the set distance, the characters to be selected are distributed around the character sequence layer by layer. This step may be implemented by the character distribution subunit 224.

Step S604, if it is analyzed that the selected character in the character sequence has a contact, the contact information is displayed at the selected character. This step can be implemented by the second contact display sub-module 23. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, step S603 and step S604 may exist at the same time, or only one of them may exist.

The method for searching for a contact of the present invention may further include:

The character of the existing contact will display a contact interface after receiving the first triggering instruction, and display some or all of the contact information of the character in the contact interface, and the first triggering instruction may be a long press command, the user Further contact can be made in the newly generated contact interface to get the desired contact to contact; and/or

The character of the existing contact will display the character enlargement interface after receiving the second trigger instruction, and display some or all of the contact information existing in the character of the character enlargement interface, and the user can further search through the newly generated character enlargement interface. Contact to get the desired contact; and/or

After receiving the third trigger command, the contact information of the character displays an operation interface for the user to perform various operations such as a call, a short message, and an email.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a method for searching a contact in a second embodiment of the present invention, which may be implemented by the communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. 4, where the searching method includes the following steps: Step S801, after receiving the contact search instruction, displaying a number of characters, this step may be implemented by the character display module 10.

Step S802: After receiving the selected character selected by the user, the selected characters are sequentially formed into a sequence of characters. This step may be implemented by the second character sequence generation sub-module 24.

Step S803, if it is analyzed that the candidate character of the contact exists after the combination with the character sequence, the contact information is displayed at the candidate character, and the step may be implemented by the third contact display sub-module 25.

Step S804, if it is analyzed that the selected character in the character sequence has a contact, the contact information is displayed at the selected character, and the step may be implemented by the fourth contact display sub-module 26. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, step S803 and step S804 may exist at the same time, or only one of them may exist.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method for searching for a contact in a third embodiment of the present invention. The method may be implemented by the communication terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 2, and includes the following steps:

Step S901: After receiving the contact search command, the address book displays several characters. Preferably, when the user enters the address book to find a contact, the keyboard is displayed on the screen of the communication terminal 100 with a keyboard containing 26 letters and other symbol keys (including numbers and #, etc.), and those characters that do not have contacts are Displayed in gray, indicating that it is not available.

Step S902: Receive a first selected character selected by the user, and distribute the candidate characters around the first selected character layer by layer. Preferably, when the user clicks on the character for the first time, the previous window becomes the background and cannot be used, and the clicked character will be in the middle of the screen as the selected character, and the character can be displayed in a regular hexagonal layout and highlighted, for example, in yellow. Or other colors are highlighted. At the same time, the candidate character of the next order of the existing contact is closely surrounding the first selected character according to the weight value, and the total number of possible contacts composed of the current sequence characters is displayed, and the candidate character may be enlarged or Long press operation; for characters that do not have contacts, they are not displayed; if some characters have unique contacts at this time, the name of the contact is directly displayed, and if the user clicks the contact, the process directly jumps to step S910.

Step S903, inputting a character composition character sequence again, and distributing the candidate characters around the character sequence layer by layer. When the user clicks on the character again, the hexagons of the selected characters that have been previously selected are rearranged from left to right into a sequence of characters, and the characters of the next existing contact are still according to the weight. The size surrounds the sequence of characters and displays the total number of possible contacts on the character, and can perform an enlargement or long press operation; if some characters have a unique contact at this time, the name of the contact is directly displayed, if the user Click the contact, then go directly to step S910. If the selected character needs to be reselected, the user can click on the selected character that has been selected again, then this character will be used. Reconstitute the new character sequence for the ending character. The selected characters are arranged side by side, while other characters with contacts are arranged in a circle.

In step S904, characters or modified characters need to be input again. For modifying characters, for example, if the user mistakes the character sequence CN into CM, the user needs to modify the selected character, that is, M is changed to N, and the user can click the selected character C again, then the selected character C is the ending character. By rearranging the sequence of characters, the user can then click on the correct character N to form the sequence of characters CN.

Step S905: Locate the character of the existing contact.

Step S906, it is determined whether the number of contacts at the character is greater than a threshold, and if yes, step S907 is performed, otherwise step S909 is performed.

Step S907, the number of contacts is displayed at the character. Since this character has more contacts, it is impossible to display the contact completely at that character, so only the number of contacts is displayed.

Step S908, receiving a long press instruction or a zoom instruction, and displaying part or all of the contact names at the characters that originally display the number of contacts. Preferably, if there are multiple contacts, when performing a long press operation, a floating window pops up to display all contacts that match the sequence of characters; when performing a zoom operation, the center area of the current screen is enlarged and displayed. The hexagonal character cloth which only displays the letters and the number of people will display a specific part or all of the contact names according to the weight of the contacts according to the zoom size, and then the user can click to select a certain contact, and the process goes to step S910.

Step S909, directly displaying the name of the contact at the character. The user can then click to select the contact and skip to step S910. Since there are fewer contacts in this character, the contact can be fully displayed at that character, so the name of the contact is directly displayed.

Step S910: After selecting a contact, the operation interface is displayed to operate. When the unique contact is determined, click to pop up the operation menu, including the operation items such as dialing out, information, editing, etc., to make a call, send a text message, edit the contact information, and the like.

10A to 10D are diagrams showing an example of an operation interface of a method for searching for a contact of the present invention. After the user enters the communication book, a keyboard composed of a plurality of characters, which may be a normal keyboard layout or a cellular keyboard layout, etc., is displayed. The characters of this embodiment are arranged in a regular hexagon and in a honeycomb shape. More preferably, only the characters of the contact are displayed during the contact lookup process, and the characters of the non-existing contact are not displayed or displayed as invalid.

In the positioning search, the input search is performed according to the characters such as the user's pinyin letters (not limited to the first letter) and/or numbers. When the user inputs the symbol sequence, the last character is used as the display basis, and the display is displayed. Information that matches the sequence of input symbols. As shown in FIG. 10A, the user sequentially inputs (:, N two characters to form a character sequence CN, and then there are contact characters to be selected? X, Z, C, R, G are arranged in the order of the sum of the weights. The number of contacts is displayed on the character sequence CN, and the number of contacts is displayed on the characters F, X, C, R, G to be selected, and the character Z to be selected has the name of the contact, so the name of the contact is directly displayed. It is pointed out that each character is not displayed only once, but each time it is re-screened, the characters of the contact are displayed according to the 26 alphanumeric keys, etc. For example, when entering CNZ, it is found that CNZ has the contact "Chen Nanzheng" and CNZF , CNZC, CNZX also have contacts.

After the user sends a zoom command to the character F, the zoom interface of the character F is displayed to display as much contact information as possible for the user to operate. According to the zoom instruction, a plurality of levels of enlargement interfaces can be displayed. The first interface of the character F shown in FIG. 10B is not large enough to display only the names of the partial contacts, and the characters can preferentially display the contact information with high weights. The second-level enlargement interface of the character F as shown in FIG. 10C is large enough to display the names of all the contacts. If the character F is not placed in the page, the page may be paged within the hexagonal characters. The borders in Figs. 10B and 10C represent the screen display area of the communication terminal 100, and the outside of the frame indicates that there is no display. It should be noted that the ellipses in Figs. 10B and 10C are merely omitted from the drawing display, instead of the ellipsis when actually displayed.

As shown in FIG. 10D, if the user further inputs the character Z, the character sequence CNZ will be formed. Since the character Z has a contact "Chen Nanzheng", the contact name is directly displayed on the character Z, but the "Z" position is on the upper side. Moreover, the characters become smaller, mainly highlighting the contact name, and the character Z and the contact name can be respectively clicked. If "Chen Nanzheng" is clicked, the operation interface is directly entered to perform various operations on the contact. And the subsequent candidate characters F, C, and X are wrapped around the character sequence CNZ, and the number of existing contacts is displayed on the to-be-selected characters F, C, and X.

The use of the cellular character layout in this embodiment will shorten the total click distance of the user, and at the same time, according to the contact frequency of the user and the related information of the contact, the contact that is most likely to be searched by the user is placed in the nearest position. Of course, the character layout of the present invention is not limited to the cellular layout, but can also be used for ordinary keyboard layouts. The normal keyboard layout mentioned here means that the keyboard position (such as alphabetical order) does not change, and characters without contacts can be displayed in gray.

In summary, the present invention displays a number of characters when the user searches for a contact, and displays the contact information in the character presence of the contact during the contact search process, that is, the character screening display area and the contact screening display area are mixed and displayed. At present, when a user searches for a contact to enter a character, the eye needs to take into consideration the problem of the character screening display area and the contact screening display area, and the search solution of the contact person of the present invention is more suitable. The user's operating habits make it easier, faster, and more accurate for users to locate and locate the desired contacts, thus greatly improving the user experience.

The invention may, of course, be embodied in various other forms and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for searching for a contact, characterized in that the steps are as follows:

After receiving the contact search command, several characters are displayed;

The contact information is displayed at the character where the contact exists.

2. The searching method according to claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the contact information at the character of the presence of the contact comprises:

After receiving the selected character selected by the user, the selected characters are sequentially arranged into a sequence of characters; the symbols are distributed near the sequence of characters, and the contact information is displayed at the candidate character; and/or if analyzed When the selected character in the sequence of characters is found to have a contact, the contact information is displayed at the selected character.

The locating method according to claim 2, wherein the step of sequentially arranging the selected characters into a sequence of characters further comprises:

The character sequence is displayed in a highlighted state in a central area.

The searching method according to claim 2, wherein the step of sequentially arranging the selected characters into a sequence of characters comprises:

The selected characters are arranged in the left and right and/or up and down directions into the sequence of characters according to the selected order.

The locating method according to claim 2, wherein the step of distributing the to-be-selected characters in the vicinity of the character sequence comprises:

Obtaining a weight of each contact, the weight is proportional to a contact frequency of the corresponding contact; calculating a sum of weights of each contact existing in the candidate character;

And according to the relationship that the sum of the weights of the to-be-selected characters is inversely proportional to the set distance, the candidate characters are distributed around the character sequence layer by layer.

The search method according to claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the contact information at the character of the presence of the contact includes:

After receiving the selected character selected by the user, the selected characters are sequentially formed into a sequence of characters; if the candidate character of the contact exists after being combined with the sequence of characters, the candidate character is displayed at the candidate character. The contact information; and/or

If the analysis concludes that there is a contact for the selected character in the sequence of characters, then at the selected character The contact information is displayed.

The searching method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the step of displaying the contact information at the character of the contact person includes:

If the number of contacts in the character is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the name of the contact is displayed at the character;

If the number of contacts in the character is greater than the predetermined threshold, the number of contacts is displayed at the character.

The search method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the searching method further comprises:

Characters that do not have a contact are not displayed or are displayed as invalid.

The method for displaying the contact information in the presence of the contact person's character after the step of displaying the contact information in the presence of the contact person, the method further comprising:

After receiving the first triggering instruction, the character will display a contact interface, and display some or all of the contact information of the character in the contact interface; and/or

After receiving the second triggering instruction, the character will display the character enlargement interface, and display some or all of the contact information existing in the character; and/or

After the contact information of the character receives the third trigger instruction, the operation interface is displayed for operation.

The search method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the searching method further comprises:

After a selected character in the sequence of characters is selected again, the new character sequence is recombined with the selected character as the ending character.

1 1. A communication terminal, comprising:

The communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein the contact display module further comprises:

a first character sequence generating submodule, configured to sequentially arrange the selected characters into a sequence of characters after receiving the selected characters selected by the user;

The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first character sequence generation sub-module is further configured to display the character sequence in a highlight state in a central area.

The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first character sequence generation sub-module is further configured to arrange the selected characters according to a selected sequence, in left and right or/or up and down directions. Into the sequence of characters.

The communication terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first contact display submodule comprises:

An analysis subunit, configured to analyze whether there is a candidate word to be saved after the combination of the character sequence;

a weight obtaining subunit, configured to obtain a weight of each contact, where the weight is proportional to a contact frequency of the corresponding contact;

a weight calculation subunit, configured to calculate a sum of weights of each contact existing in the candidate character; a character distribution subunit, configured to inversely compare the weight of the candidate character according to the set distance a relationship, the candidate characters are distributed around the character sequence layer by layer;

The contact display subunit is configured to display the contact information at the candidate character.

The communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein the contact display module comprises:

a second character sequence generating submodule, configured to, after receiving the selected character selected by the user, sequentially form the selected character into a sequence of characters;

a third contact display sub-module, configured to display the contact information at the candidate character if the candidate character of the contact exists after being combined with the character sequence is analyzed; and/or

The fourth contact display sub-module is configured to display the contact information at the selected character if the selected character in the sequence of characters is analyzed and the contact exists.

The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the contact display module is configured to: when it is determined that the number of contacts in the character is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, Displaying the name of the contact at the character; and for displaying the number of contacts at the character when it is determined that the number of contacts in the character is greater than the predetermined threshold.

The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the communication terminal further comprises a character clearing module, configured to display or display a character that does not have a contact as an invalid state.

The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the communication terminal further comprises two

a contact interface display module, configured to display a contact and/or after the character receives the first trigger instruction

An enlarged interface display module, configured to display the character enlargement interface after the character receives the second trigger instruction, and display some or all of the contact information existing in the character; and/or

The operation interface display module is configured to display the operation interface for operation after the contact information of the character receives the third trigger instruction.

The communication terminal according to any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein the communication terminal further comprises a character sequence reselection module, configured to: after a selected character in the character sequence is selected again , will recompose the new character sequence with the selected character as the ending character.