WO2016202101A1

WO2016202101A1 - Method and device for displaying candidate item based on input method

Info

Publication number: WO2016202101A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/080488
Authority: WO
Inventors: 蒲文娟
Original assignee: 北京奇虎科技有限公司; 奇智软件（北京）有限公司
Priority date: 2015-06-16
Filing date: 2016-04-28
Publication date: 2016-12-22
Also published as: CN104951099A; CN104951099B

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and device for displaying a candidate item based on an input method. The method comprises: determining a target character string in which a candidate item is not selected at present, the candidate item comprising candidate phrases or candidate words; searching for candidate phrases matching a part of or the whole of the target character string; searching for candidate words matching the first character in the target character string; and displaying, in a candidate bar, at least some candidate phrases and at least some candidate words. Embodiments of the present invention enable a user to directly conduct selection of a single word in the cases of having no correct result and the like, thereby reducing operations of page turning, slide and the like, improving the input speed and improving the user experience. Meanwhile, there is no need for the input method to repeatedly respond to the operations of page turning, slide and the like, thereby reducing resource consumption.

Description

Method and device for displaying candidates based on input method

Technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of input methods, and in particular, to a method for displaying candidates based on an input method and an apparatus for displaying candidates based on an input method.

Background technique

With the rapid development of the information age, users often need to input information in various situations. For example, enter a keyword search web page in a search engine, enter text in an instant messaging tool to communicate with other users, and so on.

In order to save input costs when inputting long information, the user usually inputs information by simply spelling or simply spelling and mixing.

In this case, the candidates given by the input method are often not what the user expects, and the user often needs to splicing the candidate results by semi-selection.

The current input method generally displays the sentence first, then displays the phrase first, then displays the word, and finally displays the word, which causes the user to turn the page by expanding the candidate if the sentence and the phrase have no correct result. , slide and other operations to find a single word to complete the semi-selection.

If the sentence and phrase entered by the user are long, the user needs to perform the above operations repeatedly, which will seriously affect the user's input speed and reduce the user's use experience. At the same time, the input method repeatedly responds to page turning, sliding, and the like, and the resource consumption is high.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention has been made in order to provide an input method based display candidate method and a corresponding input method based display candidate device that overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves or alleviates the above problems. .

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for displaying candidates based on an input method is provided, comprising the steps of:

Determining a target string for which no candidates are currently selected, the candidates including candidate phrases or candidates word;

Finding candidate phrases that match some or all of the target strings;

Finding a candidate word that matches the first character in the target string;

At least part of the candidate phrases and at least some of the candidate words are displayed in the candidate column.

Optionally, the target string includes:

The initial input string;

or,

A string other than the one that has been determined to be a candidate in the initially entered string.

Optionally, the candidate column includes a first candidate region and a second candidate region;

The step of displaying at least part of the candidate phrases and at least some of the candidate words in the candidate column includes:

Displaying at least a portion of the candidate phrases in the first candidate region;

At least a portion of the candidate words are displayed in the second candidate region.

Optionally, it also includes:

When a specified triggering operation is detected, candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and candidate word are displayed in the candidate column.

The step of displaying the candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate word in the candidate column includes:

Displaying candidate phrases adjacent to the current candidate phrase in the first candidate region;

The candidate words adjacent to the current candidate word are displayed in the second candidate region.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for displaying candidates based on an input method is provided, including:

a target string determining module, adapted to determine a target character string of the currently unselected candidate, the candidate including a candidate phrase or a candidate word;

a candidate phrase checking module, configured to search for a candidate phrase that matches some or all of the target strings;

a candidate search module adapted to find a candidate that matches the first character in the target string word;

The first candidate display module is adapted to display at least part of the candidate phrases and at least part of the candidate words in the candidate column.

Optionally, the target string includes:

The initial input string;

or,

The first candidate display module is further adapted to:

Optionally, it also includes:

The second candidate display module is adapted to display candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate word in the candidate column when the specified triggering operation is detected.

The second candidate display module is further adapted to:

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer program is provided, comprising computer readable code, when said computer readable code is run on an input device, causing said input device to perform said input method based display candidate The method of the item.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer readable medium is provided, wherein the computer program described above is stored.

The beneficial effects of the invention are:

In the embodiment of the present invention, a candidate phrase matching a part or all of the target character string and a candidate word matching the first character in the target character string are simultaneously displayed in the candidate column, so that the user can directly be in the candidate without the correct result or the like. The column selects single words to reduce the operation of turning pages and sliding, improving the input speed and improving the user experience. At the same time, the input method does not need to repeatedly respond to page turning, sliding, etc. Work to reduce resource consumption.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the above-described and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood. Specific embodiments of the invention are set forth below.

DRAWINGS

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art from a The drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to refer to the same parts. In the drawing:

1 is a flow chart showing the steps of an embodiment of a method for displaying candidates based on an input method, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

2A-2C schematically illustrate an exemplary display of a candidate in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram schematically showing an embodiment of an apparatus for displaying candidates based on an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 shows schematically a block diagram of an input device for performing the method according to the invention;

Fig. 5 schematically shows a storage unit for holding or carrying program code implementing the method according to the invention.

Specific embodiment

The invention is further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

1 is a flow chart showing the steps of an embodiment of a method for displaying candidates based on an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the method may include the following steps:

Step 101: Determine a target character string of the candidate that is not currently selected;

It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to an electronic device having an input function, and the electronic device may include a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device (such as a wristband, a watch, glasses, etc.). Can include a fixed device, such as a personal computer, etc., the present invention The example does not limit this.

These electronic devices can usually support operating systems including Windows, Android (Android), IOS, WindowsPhone, etc., and can support applications that run through a keyboard (such as a virtual keyboard or a physical keyboard).

The keyboard may include a nine-square keyboard, a full keyboard (such as a QWERT keyboard), and the like, and the application may include an input method and the like.

Generally, a keyboard generally has a plurality of buttons, and the buttons are often multiplexed. Each button can be mapped with one or more characters, and may include numeric characters, English characters, and Chinese characters (including pinyin characters, stroke characters, and five-character characters). , symbol characters, etc., to enter numbers, English, Chinese, symbols, and so on.

For example, in the nine-square grid keyboard, the numeric character "2" is usually associated with the English characters "A", "B", "C", "a", "b", "c", the pinyin character "a" (final), " b" (consonant), "c" (consonant), the stroke character "|" is mapped to the same button.

After the user presses one or more keys on the keyboard, the characters mapped by the keys can form a string.

Further, a string composed of pinyin characters may be referred to as a pinyin string, a string composed of English characters may be referred to as an English string, and a string composed of numeric characters may be referred to as a numeric string. A string consisting of at least two of Pinyin characters, English characters, and numeric characters can be called a mixed string, and so on.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the character string may be a pinyin character string, an English character string, a numeric character string, a mixed character string, and the like. In order to enable a person skilled in the art to better understand the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is implemented in the present invention. In the example, the Pinyin string is described as an example of a character string.

Applying the embodiment of the present invention, before each candidate candidate is displayed, it may be determined that the target character string of the candidate is not currently selected to find a candidate that matches the candidate.

In a specific implementation, the target string can include the following two types:

The initial input string;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the initially input character string may refer to a character string originally input by the user.

Take the Pinyin string as an example. If the user clicks “q”, “c”, “h”, “i” in the full keyboard, "f", the initial input string (pinyin string) is "qchif".

or,

In the embodiment of the present invention, the user can select a candidate for a partial character string by clicking a numeric key of the candidate, clicking a candidate, and the like, and the remaining character string is a target character string.

For example, the user selects the candidate for the "q" in the initial input string (pinyin string) "qchif", and the remaining string (pinyin string) "chif" is the target string.

Step 102: Find a candidate phrase that matches some or all of the target strings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the candidate for the search may include a candidate phrase, that is, a candidate including two or more words.

For pinyin strings, the input method can look up the candidate phrases with the pronunciation (some or all of the Pinyin strings) in the thesaurus for presentation.

It should be noted that the matching may be a full spelling (such as "chi" in the pinyin string "qchif") matching, or a simple spelling (such as "q", "f" in the pinyin string "qchif") matching. .

For example, for the Pinyin character string "qchif", the candidate phrase "please eat" matching all the pinyin character strings "qchif" can be found, and the candidate phrases "please eat" and "seven" that match the partial pinyin character string "qchi" can be found. Ruler, "canine", "opening", and so on.

For another example, if "q" in the Pinyin character string "qchif" determines the candidate, the target character string is "chif", and the candidate phrases "dining" and "powder" matching the entire pinyin character string "chif" can be searched for. ", "eat", "Chifeng", "fat", and so on.

Step 103: Find a candidate word that matches the first character in the target string;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the candidate for the search may include a candidate word in addition to the candidate phrase, that is, a candidate including one file.

For a pinyin string, the input method can look up the candidate word with the pronunciation (the first character of the pinyin string) in the thesaurus for display.

For example, for the Pinyin character string "qchif", the candidate words "go", "and", "front", "start", "cut", and the like, which match the first character "q", can be found.

For another example, if "q" in the Pinyin string "qchif" determines a candidate, the target string For "chif", it is possible to find candidate words "from", "only", "eat", "divide", "out", and the like that match the first character "c".

It should be noted that the first character may be the first pinyin or the first syllable, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

For example, for the pinyin string "chif" (target string), the first character can be the first pinyin "c" or the first syllable "chi".

Step 104: Display at least part of the candidate phrases and at least part of the candidate words in the candidate column.

In an embodiment of the invention, the input method may generate a candidate column, which may be a window.

In general, the candidate column has a limited position, and the number of candidate phrases and candidate words may be relatively large. Therefore, at least some candidate phrases and at least some candidate words are generally displayed in the candidate column of the candidate column.

In a specific implementation, the input method may respectively sort the candidate phrases and the candidate words, that is, sort between the candidate phrases, sort between the candidate words, and display at least some candidate phrases in the candidate column according to the sorting order, at least Part of the candidate.

In one mode, the ordering frequency of the group users may be used, that is, the input historical data of different users is collected by the server in advance, and the frequency of use of each candidate phrase and candidate words is counted.

In general, the higher the frequency of use, the earlier the sorting is, the higher the priority is displayed. Conversely, the lower the frequency of use, the later the sorting.

Of course, in order to ensure the user's privacy and right to know, it is possible to first check whether the user of the input method has joined the specified plan, and if so, confirm that the user of the input method authorizes the collection operation of the input historical data of the server, and inputs The method may continue to execute the sending process of the input historical data. If the user of the input method does not join the execution plan, the user who confirms the input method does not authorize the collection operation of the input historical data of the server, and the input method terminates the execution of the input historical data. Send process. The specified plan may include, but is not limited to, a user experience plan initiated by a platform to which the input method belongs.

In another mode, the current user's usage frequency may be sorted, that is, the current user's input history data is collected in advance, and the frequency of use of each candidate phrase and candidate word is counted.

In another mode, the current input environment information may be sorted, that is, the current input environment is detected, and input environment information (such as a search engine search bar, an instant messaging tool chat window, etc.) is obtained, according to each candidate phrase. The degree of matching between the candidate words and the input environment information is sorted.

In general, the higher the matching degree, the earlier the sorting is, the higher the priority is displayed. Conversely, the lower the matching degree, the later the sorting.

Of course, the foregoing sorting manner is only an example. When implementing the embodiment of the present invention, other sorting manners may be set according to actual conditions, for example, configuring the frequency of use of the group user, the frequency of use of the current user, and the degree of matching with the input environment information. The corresponding weights, the integrated weights are generated, the sorting is performed according to the comprehensive weights, and the like, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in addition to the foregoing sorting manner, other sorting manners may be adopted by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the candidate column may include a first candidate area and a second candidate area. In the embodiment of the present invention, step 104 may include the following sub-steps:

Sub-step S11, displaying at least part of the candidate phrases in the first candidate region;

Sub-step S12, displaying at least part of the candidate words in the second candidate area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, candidate phrases and candidate words may be displayed in columns.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, in the candidate column 200, for the pinyin character string 201 "qchif" input by the user, the candidate phrase "matching the whole pinyin character string "qchif" is displayed in the first candidate region 202. The candidate phrases "please eat", "seven feet", "canine", and "open" matching the partial pinyin character string "qchi" are displayed in the second candidate region 203 to match the first character "q". Candidate words "go", "and", "front", "start", "cut".

It should be noted that the first candidate area and the second display area are configurable, that is, the user can set the number of the first candidate area and the second display area (such as the number of lines).

For example, as shown in FIG. 2C, if the user inputs the pinyin character string “zkhxq”, the first candidate region of the first three behaviors may be specified, and the candidate phrases matching all or part of the pinyin string are displayed, and the latter two behaviors display the second display region. Candidates that match the first character of the Pinyin string.

Embodiments of the present invention simultaneously match some or all of the target strings by displaying in the candidate column Candidate phrases, candidate words matching the first character in the target string, so that in the absence of correct results, the user can directly select single words in the candidate column, reduce page turning, sliding, etc., improve input speed and improve User experience, at the same time, the input method does not need to repeatedly respond to page turning, sliding and other operations, reducing resource consumption.

For example, if the user inputs the pinyin character string "qchif" and intends to input "go to eat", the result is as shown in FIG. 2A, and there is no correct result, the user can select the candidate word matched by "q" as "go", the input method The candidate is searched for "chif" again. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2B, the pinyin character string 201 is "de-chif", indicating that the user selects "go", the user can select "chif" matching in the first candidate region 202. The candidate phrase is “eat” and complete the “go to eat” input.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the method may further include the following steps:

Step 105: When the specified triggering operation is detected, candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate word are displayed in the candidate column.

The trigger operation can refer to a page turning operation, a sliding operation, and the like.

The user can click the specified control (such as the page turning key 204 shown in FIG. 2A), click the specified button in the keyboard (such as the key of "-" or "="), trigger the specified trigger operation, and perform the flipping operation. Page, slide, etc. operations to present candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and candidate word.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the candidate column may include a first candidate area and a second candidate area. In the embodiment of the present invention, step 105 may include the following sub-steps:

Sub-step S21, displaying a candidate phrase adjacent to the current candidate phrase in the first candidate region;

Sub-step S22, displaying candidate words adjacent to the current candidate word in the second candidate region.

In a specific implementation, the candidate phrases adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate words adjacent to the current candidate are respectively searched for, and displayed in the first candidate region and the second candidate region, respectively.

For the method embodiments, for the sake of simple description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited by the described action sequence, because the embodiment according to the present invention Some steps can be performed in other orders or at the same time. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also know that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred implementations. For example, the actions involved are not necessarily required by embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a block diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for displaying candidates based on an input method according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. Specifically, the following modules may be included:

The target string determining module 301 is adapted to determine a target character string of the currently unselected candidate, the candidate including a candidate phrase or a candidate word;

The candidate phrase checking module 302 is adapted to search for a candidate phrase that matches some or all of the target character strings;

a candidate search module 303, configured to search for a candidate word that matches the first character in the target string;

The first candidate display module 304 is adapted to display at least part of the candidate phrases and at least some of the candidate words in the candidate column.

In a specific implementation, the target string may include:

The initial input string;

or,

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the candidate column may include a first candidate region and a second candidate region;

The first candidate display module 304 can also be adapted to:

In an optional embodiment of the invention, the device may further comprise the following modules:

The second candidate display module may also be adapted to:

For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.

The various component embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in hardware, or in a software module running on one or more processors, or in a combination thereof. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a microprocessor or digital signal processor (DSP) may be used in practice to implement some of some or all of the components of the input method based display candidate according to embodiments of the present invention or All features. The invention can also be implemented as a device or device program (e.g., a computer program and a computer program product) for performing some or all of the methods described herein. Such a program implementing the invention may be stored on a computer readable medium or may be in the form of one or more signals. Such signals may be downloaded from an Internet website, provided on a carrier signal, or provided in any other form.

For example, Figure 4 illustrates an input device that can implement an input method based display candidate in accordance with the present invention. The input device conventionally includes a processor 410 and a computer program product or computer readable medium in the form of a memory 420. The memory 420 may be an electronic memory such as a flash memory, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM, a hard disk, or a ROM. Memory 420 has a memory space 430 for program code 431 for performing any of the method steps described above. For example, storage space 430 for program code may include various program code 431 for implementing various steps in the above methods, respectively. The program code can be read from or written to one or more computer program products. These computer program products include program code carriers such as hard disks, compact disks (CDs), memory cards or floppy disks. Such computer program products are typically portable or fixed storage units as described with reference to FIG. The storage unit may have storage segments, storage spaces, and the like that are similarly arranged to memory 420 in the computing device of FIG. The program code can be compressed, for example, in an appropriate form. Typically, the storage unit includes computer readable code 431', ie, code readable by a processor, such as 410, that when executed by a computing device causes the computing device to perform each of the methods described above step.

"One embodiment", "an embodiment" or "one or more embodiments" as referred to herein It is intended that the specific features, structures, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the invention. In addition, it is noted that the phrase "in one embodiment" is not necessarily referring to the same embodiment.

In the description provided herein, numerous specific details are set forth. However, it is understood that the embodiments of the invention may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known methods, structures, and techniques are not shown in detail so as not to obscure the understanding of the description.

It is to be noted that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of the invention and are not intended to be limiting, and that the invention may be devised without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as a limitation. The word "comprising" does not exclude the presence of the elements or steps that are not recited in the claims. The word "a" or "an" The invention can be implemented by means of hardware comprising several distinct elements and by means of a suitably programmed computer. In the unit claims enumerating several means, several of these means can be embodied by the same hardware item. The use of the words first, second, and third does not indicate any order. These words can be interpreted as names.

In addition, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been selected for the purpose of readability and teaching, and is not intended to be construed or limited. Therefore, many modifications and changes will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. The disclosure of the present invention is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

A method for displaying candidates based on an input method, comprising the steps of:

Determining a target string for which no candidate is currently selected, the candidate including a candidate phrase or a candidate word;

Finding candidate phrases that match some or all of the target strings;

Finding a candidate word that matches the first character in the target string;

At least part of the candidate phrases and at least some of the candidate words are displayed in the candidate column.
The method of claim 1 wherein said target string comprises:

The initial input string;

or,

A string other than the one that has been determined to be a candidate in the initially entered string.
The method of claim 1, the candidate column comprising a first candidate region and a second candidate region;

The step of displaying at least part of the candidate phrases and at least some of the candidate words in the candidate column includes:

Displaying at least a portion of the candidate phrases in the first candidate region;

At least a portion of the candidate words are displayed in the second candidate region.
The method of claim 1 or 2 or 3, further comprising:

When a specified triggering operation is detected, candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and candidate word are displayed in the candidate column.
The method of claim 4, the candidate column comprising a first candidate region, a second candidate region;

The step of displaying the candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate word in the candidate column includes:

Displaying candidate phrases adjacent to the current candidate phrase in the first candidate region;

The candidate words adjacent to the current candidate word are displayed in the second candidate region.
An apparatus for displaying candidates based on an input method, comprising:

a target string determining module, adapted to determine a target character string of the currently unselected candidate, the candidate including a candidate phrase or a candidate word;

a candidate phrase checking module, configured to search for a candidate phrase that matches some or all of the target strings;

a candidate word search module, configured to search for a candidate word that matches the first character in the target character string;

The first candidate display module is adapted to display at least part of the candidate phrases and at least part of the candidate words in the candidate column.
The apparatus of claim 6, the target character string comprising:

The initial input string;

or,

A string other than the one that has been determined to be a candidate in the initially entered string.
The apparatus of claim 6, the candidate column comprising a first candidate area and a second candidate area;

The first candidate display module is further adapted to:

Displaying at least a portion of the candidate phrases in the first candidate region;

At least a portion of the candidate words are displayed in the second candidate region.
The apparatus of claim 6 or 7 or 8, further comprising:

The second candidate display module is adapted to display candidate phrases and candidate words adjacent to the current candidate phrase and the candidate word in the candidate column when the specified triggering operation is detected.
The apparatus of claim 9, the candidate column comprising a first candidate region and a second candidate region;

The second candidate display module is further adapted to:

Displaying candidate phrases adjacent to the current candidate phrase in the first candidate region;

The candidate words adjacent to the current candidate word are displayed in the second candidate region.
A computer program comprising computer readable code, when said computer readable code is run on an input device, causing said input device to perform an input method based display candidate according to any of claims 1-5 The method of the item.
A computer readable medium storing the computer program of claim 11.