WO2014014329A1

WO2014014329A1 - Method for inputting chinese using touch screen on which candidate words or candidate chinese characters are suggested

Info

Publication number: WO2014014329A1
Application number: PCT/KR2013/006544
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박병진
Original assignee: 주식회사 참글
Priority date: 2012-07-20
Filing date: 2013-07-22
Publication date: 2014-01-23
Also published as: KR101400073B1; KR20140011890A

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for inputting Chinese using a touch screen on which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are suggested, wherein candidate words having a temporarily inputted letter as a first letter of pinyin are arranged at a first location such that a selected candidate word is inputted, thereby enabling a user to conveniently input a candidate word even when only first letters of pinyin of a desired word are inputted, and candidate Chinese characters corresponding to pinyin to be formed from the temporarily inputted letter are arranged at a second location such that the selected candidate Chinese character is inputted, thereby enabling users to easily and quickly input a desired word or Chinese character without having to move between a pinyin first letter input mode and a pinyin input mode.

Description

Chinese input method using touch screen with candidate words or Chinese characters suggested

The present invention relates to a Chinese input method, and more particularly, to a Chinese input method using a touch screen on which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are presented.

Chinese input methods for mobile and fixed terminals are provided with various methods. These methods are developed as text input methods for general buttons, not touch screens, but the same methods are also used for terminals using most touch screens. . Among the traditional Chinese input methods, the window input method and the pinyin input method are the most representative and widely used.

Inventive input method inputs Chinese characters by combining letters using Chinese characters. For example, a button has “一” and “大” characters engraved on it, and when the buttons are entered in sequence, “天” characters are entered. Inventive input method can be convenient when inputting simple kanji with few strokes.However, when inputting kanji with many strokes, the input is very complicated and it is difficult to recognize when a complicated character is displayed on the keyboard. This is very difficult and has a huge impact on the overall efficiency of Chinese input.

Pinyin input method is to input Chinese pronunciation using Roman characters. According to the Pinyin input method, Chinese characters can be input by a combination of 21 virgins and 16 micas. E.g, '

If you enter 'ma' as Pinyin when you want to enter ', the corresponding Chinese character will be suggested and'

Select 'to enter. However, since there are an average of about 16 Chinese characters per pinyin, it is difficult to select and enter the desired Chinese characters, and there is a limit of pressing a button several times to input a single Chinese character.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems of the conventionally proposed methods, by placing a candidate word having the temporary input letter as the first letter of the Pinyin in the first position so that the selected candidate word can be input. The candidate word can be input even if only the first letters of the pinyin of the desired word can be entered. Conveniently, the candidate Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin composed of temporary input characters is placed in the second position so that the selected candidate Chinese character is inputted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a Chinese input method using a touch screen on which a candidate word or Chinese character can be inputted, which can easily and quickly input a desired word or Chinese character without having to move between the first character input mode of the Pinyin and the Pinyin input mode. .

In addition, the present invention, by actively changing the size and placement of the pressed button or the button assigned to the associated character, to minimize the interference and malfunction between the pressed button and the surrounding button, and to provide a limited size touch screen space Provides a Chinese input method using a touch screen where candidate words or Chinese characters can be presented, which can be used efficiently and can significantly and easily reduce the moving range and distance of a finger to perform Chinese input through input or selection. To do it for another purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate Chinese character is presented according to a feature of the present invention is a method of inputting Chinese characters on a portable or fixed terminal using a touch screen.

(1) assigning and arranging a representative character for Chinese Pinyin input to a plurality of buttons;

(2) pressing one of the buttons to temporarily input a representative character assigned to the pressed button;

(3) placing a candidate word having at least one or more characters temporarily input by step (2) as the first character of the Pinyin in a first position;

(4) arranging candidate Chinese characters corresponding to the pinyin composed of at least one or more characters temporarily input by step (2) in a second position; And

(5) When any one of the candidate words arranged in the first position or the candidate kanji placed in the second position is pressed, the pressed candidate word or the candidate kanji is input.

Preferably, the step (2) is,

(2-1) When one of the buttons is pressed, a number, madonna, mica, or other character or symbol (hereinafter referred to as 'associated character') associated with the representative character of the pressed button is assigned to the button around the pressed button. Deploying; And

(2-2) If the button is moved from the pressed button to the surrounding button to which the associated character is assigned, the button is moved while pressing the button. Alternatively, the method may include temporarily inputting a character constituted by a combination of the pressed representative character and an associated character.

More preferably, in the step (2-1),

When one of the buttons is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the related character may be allocated to a button around the pressed button and arranged.

More preferably, in the step (2-1),

The size of the pressed button and the surrounding button can be changed.

More preferably,

If one of the buttons on which the related text is placed is pressed and moved while pressing a button to which the representative text is assigned, another related text associated with the related text assigned to the pressed button is assigned to the button around the button on which the pressed related text is arranged. Can be placed.

Preferably,

In the step (1), a button for adding a character is assigned and arranged,

In the step (2), if the button for adding the character is further pressed, the representative character and the additional character may be temporarily input by forming a single character.

Preferably, in step (3) or step (4),

The word or kanji with the highest frequency of use or the most recently used word may be used as the candidate word or candidate kanji.

Preferably, in step (4),

Candidate kanji for each tonal character among the kanji corresponding to the pinyin may be arranged at the second position.

According to the Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate Chinese character is proposed in the present invention, the candidate word selected by placing a candidate word having the temporary input character as the first character of the pinyin in a first position is inputted. By allowing the first word of the pinyin of the desired word to be input, the candidate word can be entered, which is convenient, and the candidate Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin composed of temporary input characters is placed in the second position. By inputting, it is possible to enter a desired word or kanji quickly and easily without having to move between the first letter input mode and the pinyin input mode of Pinyin.

In addition, according to the present invention, by actively changing the size and placement of the pressed button or the button assigned to the associated character, to minimize interference and malfunction between the pressed button and the surrounding button, the touch screen space is limited in size Can be used efficiently, and the finger movement range and distance can be significantly reduced, making it easier and faster to perform Chinese input through input or selection.

1 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are presented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a button layout for a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or candidate kanji is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a button layout for a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or candidate kanji is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an actual Chinese sentence according to a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate kanji is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure showing an example of inputting '.

FIG. 5 illustrates a detailed flow of step S200 of a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are presented according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 illustrates the actual Chinese word according to a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate kanji is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure showing an example of inputting '.

S100: assigning and arranging representative characters for Chinese Pinyin input to a plurality of buttons

S200: Step of temporarily inputting the representative character assigned to the pressed button by pressing one of the buttons

S210: Pressing one of the buttons to assign the associated character to the button around the pressed button to place

S220: While pressing the button to move to the surrounding button assigned to the associated character from the button is pressed, the character is temporarily entered when the release of the pressing on the button assigned to the representative or associated character

S300: placing the candidate word having the temporary input character as the first character of the Pinyin at the first position

S400: step of placing a candidate Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin composed of temporary input characters in a second position

S500: step of inputting the candidate word or the candidate kanji pressed by pressing any one of the candidate word candidate kanji

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, in describing the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the same reference numerals are used throughout the drawings for parts having similar functions and functions.

In addition, in the specification, when a part is 'connected' to another part, it is not only 'directly connected' but also 'indirectly connected' with another element in between. Include. In addition, the term "comprising" a certain component means that the component may further include other components, except for the case where there is no contrary description.

1 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are presented according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate kanji is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention, allocating a representative character for inputting a Chinese pinyin to a plurality of buttons is arranged. In operation S300, when a button is pressed, a representative character assigned to the pressed button is temporarily input (S200), and a candidate word having the temporary input character as the first character of the pinyin is placed at a first position (S300). Placing a candidate kanji corresponding to the pinyin composed of temporary input characters at a second position (S400) and pressing a candidate word or a candidate kanji by pressing any one of the candidate word candidate kanjis (S500). It can be implemented to include.

In step S100, a representative character for inputting a Chinese Pinyin can be allocated to a plurality of buttons. Since the Chinese input method according to the pinyin input method is based on inputting Chinese pronunciation using Roman characters, each button may be assigned a Roman character. However, the representative characters assigned to each button are not limited to Roman characters, and may be input in Korean, Japanese, etc. according to Chinese pronunciation, and the tonality may be selected. That is, as long as Chinese pronunciation can be input irrespective of the language of the representative character, it can serve as a representative character.

On the other hand, in step S100, it is possible to allocate and arrange a button for adding a character. In Chinese, 'c', 's', and 'z' can each be independent notes, but 'ch', 'sh', and 'zh' can be separate notes. Therefore, by separately assigning and arranging buttons for adding characters such as 'h', it is possible to improve the convenience of Chinese input.

2 and 3 are diagrams illustrating a button arrangement diagram for a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate Chinese character is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3, in the Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate Chinese character is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention, a representative character for Chinese Pinyin input is assigned to a plurality of buttons. Can be placed. As shown in FIG. 2, representative characters may be assigned to 12 buttons of numbers and * and # corresponding to a general keypad, and alphabetical characters may be arranged as shown in FIG. 3 as a qwerty keyboard. You may.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the case of the English button, 26 to 3 English letters may be arranged on each of the eight numeric buttons from 2 to 9 in the same way as the internationally standardized arrangement. For example, 'abc', 'def', 'ghi', 'jkl', 'mno', 'pqrs', 'tuv' and 'wxyz' may be arranged in a bundle. For example, double and pure sound ('bpmf'), seolum ('dtnl'), seoleun ('gkh'), tongue sound ('jqx') and installation sound and recommended sound ('zcs' and' zh ch sh r You can bundle ')' and assign 'a', 'y', 'w', 'o, e' to each button.

In the following description, a Chinese input method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail using the arrangement of the qwerty keyboard of FIG. 3. However, the arrangement of the representative character according to an embodiment of the present invention may be any arrangement as long as the Chinese pinyin input is possible and is not limited by the arrangement of the representative character shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

In operation S200, when one of the buttons is pressed, a representative character assigned to the pressed button may be temporarily input. That is, when the button to which the representative character is assigned as shown in FIG. 2 or 3 may be pressed, the corresponding representative character may be input. In step S200, the representative character may be temporarily input and the completed character may not be input. The representative character temporarily input in step S200 may be displayed on the touch screen to be confirmed by the user. However, according to an exemplary embodiment, the representative character may be temporarily input and stored in a memory and may not be confirmed by the user.

On the other hand, in step S200, if the button for adding a character is further pressed, the representative character and the additional character may be temporarily input by configuring a single character. That is, in the above-described example, among the buttons arranged in step S100 of the present invention in order to add a letter such as 'h', there may be a button for adding a letter. You can enter 'sh', 'zh', etc. temporarily.

In operation S300, a candidate word having at least one or more characters temporarily input by operation S200 as the first character of the Pinyin may be placed in a first position. For example, by performing step S200, characters of 'zh' and 'a' may be temporarily inputted, and 'zh' and 'a' are the first letters of the Pinyin constituting the word, that is, '

' , '

Words such as' may be arranged as candidate words. In this case, the candidate word may be not only a word but also a sentence or a phrase.

In addition, the first position may be a position on the touch screen where the user can easily identify the candidate word. For example, it may be a screen between an input screen of an input Chinese character and the like and an area where a button is arranged, and an upper part of an area where a button is arranged.

Meanwhile, in step S300, a word having the highest frequency or the most recently used word may be used as a candidate word. In addition, in addition to the candidate words arranged in the first position, there may be a large number of words having at least one or more letters temporarily input by step S200 as the first letter of the Pinyin. Therefore, a separate view button or the like may be arranged in the first position, and when the view button is pressed, more candidate Chinese characters may be allocated and arranged around the first position.

In operation S400, a candidate Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin composed of at least one or more characters temporarily input by operation S200 may be disposed at a second position. As in the above example, when the letters 'zh' and 'a' are temporarily input by performing step S200, the letter corresponding to the pinyin beginning with 'zh' and the letter corresponding to the pinyin starting with 'a' It may be to input a word consisting of, but may also be to input a Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin 'zha'. Therefore, in step S400, 'corresponding to the pinyin' zha '

','

Candidate Chinese characters, such as', may be arranged in the second position to facilitate input of desired Chinese characters.

Meanwhile, in step S400, candidate Chinese characters for each tones of the Chinese characters corresponding to the Pinyin may be arranged at the second position. There are four types of Chinese tones (Pyun, Ying, Shang, and Giant), and the combination of Pinyin and Tone allows you to find almost accurate Chinese characters, and there are not many Chinese characters with the same pinyin and tonal characters. By using the Chinese input method as in the embodiment of the present invention, the Chinese characters can be input very efficiently. In addition, when there is more than one kanji corresponding to a specific tone of the pinyin, the most frequently used or most recently used word kanji may be placed as a candidate kanji in the second position in step S400.

In operation S500, when one of the candidate words arranged in the first position or the candidate kanji placed in the second position is pressed, the pressed candidate word or candidate kanji may be input. That is, the representative character input in step S200 is temporarily input for input of the candidate word or candidate kanji, and in step S500, the selected candidate word or candidate kanji may be input.

'Is a diagram illustrating an example of inputting'. As illustrated in FIG. 4, in a touch screen in which a representative character is assigned to a plurality of buttons and sequentially arranged, pressing the buttons arranged by assigning 'w', 'a', and 'n' sequentially results in 'w', ' a 'and' n 'may be temporarily input. The candidate word 'w', 'a', or 'n' as the first character of Pinyin A candidate Chinese character with "in" in the first position and "wan" in Pinyin

','

'Can be placed in the second position. At this time, the candidate word disposed in the first position is'

Press'

The input of 'may be completed, and the input of the pressed candidate Chinese may be completed by pressing the candidate Chinese characters disposed in the second position. As shown in FIG. 4, candidate Chinese characters may be arranged in the second position for each tonal tone, and desired Chinese characters may be easily input by presenting the candidate Chinese characters for each of the four tones. In this case, when the 'v' is placed in the first position or the second position, a word or kanji may be placed in addition to the currently placed candidate word or candidate kanji. Press to complete the entry.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed flow of step S200 of a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which candidate words or candidate Chinese characters are presented according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in a Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate Chinese character is presented according to an embodiment of the present invention, when one of the buttons is pressed, an associated character is assigned to a button around the pressed button. In step (S210) and the button pressed to move around the button assigned to the associated character, while pressing the button, the character is temporarily entered when the release of the pressing on the button assigned to the representative character or the associated character (S220) It can be implemented to include.

In step S210, when one of the buttons to which the representative character is assigned is pressed, a number, a virgin, a mica, or other character or symbol (hereinafter referred to as 'associated character') associated with the representative character of the pressed button is assigned to the button around the pressed button. Can be placed. In addition, when one of the buttons in which an associated character is placed is pressed and moved while pressing a button to which a representative character is assigned, another associated character associated with the associated character assigned to the pressed button is assigned to a button around the button in which the associated related character is placed. Can be placed.

On the other hand, in step S210, when one of the buttons is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the associated character can be allocated to the button around the pressed button and arranged. For example, if the button to which the representative character is assigned is pressed and released, the representative character is temporarily input. If the button is kept pressed for more than a predetermined time, the associated character may be allocated and arranged around the pressed button. At this time, in the present invention, since the surrounding button is moved while the pressed button is kept pressed, the size of the pressed button and the surrounding button can be changed to an appropriate size to move while pressing. That is, the size of the pressed button and the surrounding buttons can be increased to minimize interference and malfunctions with other buttons.

In step S220, the button is moved from the pressed button to the surrounding button to which the associated character is assigned, while pressing the button, and when the release is released from the button to which the representative character or the associated character is assigned, the pressed representative character, the associated character, or the pressed representative character is pressed. A character constituted by a combination of and an associated character may be temporarily input. In addition, when one of the buttons in which an associated character is placed is pressed and moved while pressing a button to which a representative character is assigned, another associated character associated with the associated character assigned to the pressed button is assigned to a button around the button in which the associated related character is placed. In operation S220, a character composed of a combination of a representative character and an associated character pressed until the release is released may be temporarily input.

'Is a diagram illustrating an example of inputting'. As shown in Figure 6, through the present invention '

When entering ', among candidate words placed by temporarily entering' zh 'and' g ''

Select '. In this case, 'zh' may be input in two ways, as shown above in FIG. 6. First, press 'z', one of the representative characters, to assign and place an associated character around the pressed button.Press and hold 'z' to move to one of the associated characters, 'zh', to release the 'zh'. You can enter a temporary. As illustrated in FIG. 6, when an associated character is assigned and arranged, sizes of the pressed button and the peripheral button may be changed to improve user convenience. Meanwhile, as illustrated in the upper right of FIG. 6, 'zh' may be temporarily input by sequentially pressing 'z' and '+ h', which is a button for adding a character.

If you temporarily enter 'zh' in the same way as above, then press 'g', one of the representative characters, 'zh' and 'g' are temporarily entered, and the temporary input 'zh' and 'g' are pinyin Candidate words that are the first letters of can be placed in the first position. Of the placed candidate words,

By pressing 'to select, you can complete the entry. At this time, there is no Chinese character corresponding to the pinyin composed of 'zhg', so there may be no candidate Chinese characters placed in the second position.

On the other hand, using the touch screen in the present invention, in addition to the general touch screen integrated with the output unit and the input unit, may include using an input unit which is provided separately from the output unit such as a monitor to input by a touch method. . For example, a plurality of buttons assigned representative characters are arranged on a monitor such as a computer or a notebook, and the arranged buttons are arranged using a touch pad attached to a mouse, a touch pad provided separately from the monitor, or a track pad. By pressing or moving the pushed button, the present invention can be implemented. In addition, the present invention may be implemented by arranging a plurality of buttons to which a representative character is assigned on the monitor and clicking and pressing or clicking and dragging the buttons arranged using a mouse.

The present invention described above may be variously modified or applied by those skilled in the art, and the scope of the technical idea according to the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

Claims

A method of inputting Chinese characters on a portable or fixed terminal using a touch screen,

(1) assigning and arranging a representative character for Chinese Pinyin input to a plurality of buttons;

(2) pressing one of the buttons to temporarily input a representative character assigned to the pressed button;

(3) placing a candidate word having at least one or more characters temporarily input by step (2) as the first character of the Pinyin in a first position;

(4) arranging candidate Chinese characters corresponding to the pinyin composed of at least one or more characters temporarily input by step (2) in a second position; And

(5) pressing a candidate word or candidate kanji placed in the first position or a candidate kanji placed in the second position, wherein the pressed candidate word or candidate kanji is input; Chinese input method using a touch screen with Chinese characters.
The method of claim 1, wherein step (2) comprises:

(2-1) When one of the buttons is pressed, a number, madonna, mica, or other character or symbol (hereinafter referred to as 'associated character') associated with the representative character of the pressed button is assigned to the button around the pressed button. Deploying; And

(2-2) If the button is moved from the pressed button to the surrounding button to which the associated character is assigned, the button is moved while pressing the button. Or a step of temporarily inputting a character constituted by a combination of the pressed representative character and an associated character.
The method according to claim 2, wherein in step (2-1),

And pressing one of the buttons for a predetermined time or more, allocating the related character to a button surrounding the pressed button and arranging the candidate word or the candidate kanji.
The method according to claim 2, wherein in step (2-1),

Chinese input method using a touch screen, the candidate word or the candidate kanji is presented, characterized in that the size of the pressed button and the surrounding button is changed.
The method of claim 2,

If one of the buttons on which the related text is placed is pressed and moved while pressing a button to which the representative text is assigned, another related text associated with the related text assigned to the pressed button is assigned to the button around the button on which the pressed related text is arranged. Chinese input method using a touch screen, wherein the candidate word or candidate Chinese characters are presented.
The method of claim 1,

In the step (1), a button for adding a character is assigned and arranged,

In the step (2), further pressing the button for adding the character, the representative character and the additional character consisting of a single character, characterized in that the temporary input, Chinese using the touch screen is presented a candidate word or candidate kanji Input method.
The method of claim 1, wherein in step (3) or step (4),

A Chinese input method using a touch screen on which a candidate word or a candidate kanji is presented, wherein the word or kanji with the highest frequency or most recently used is used as the candidate word or candidate kanji.
The method of claim 1, wherein in step (4),

The Chinese input method using a touch screen in which a candidate word or a candidate kanji is presented, wherein the candidate kanji for each tonal character of the kanji corresponding to the pinyin are arranged at the second position.