KR20020012824A - Character input method using two conversion buttons - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A character inputting method is provided to enable a user to easily input characters without a plurality of key-in operations by installing two character buttons at a key pad of a mobile terminal, e.g. a cellular phone or a PDA, and expressing corresponding characters on buttons of the key pad. CONSTITUTION: The method comprises steps of a user checking characters on buttons of a key pad, the user pushing only corresponding dial buttons with respect to characters not needing to push the character conversion button, and the user pushing the character conversion button after pushing corresponding dial buttons with respect to characters needing to push the character conversion button. Five buttons among nine dial buttons are arranged in order to input consonants of the Hangul. Some consonants are input by pushing a corresponding button one time, some are input by pushing a corresponding button one time and then one character conversion button one time, some are done by pushing a corresponding button one time and one character conversion button twice and the others are done by pushing a corresponding button and then the two character conversion buttons in a specific order. Three buttons among nine dial buttons are arranged in order to input vowels of the Hangul. Some vowels are input by pushing a corresponding button one time, some are done by pushing a corresponding button twice, and the others are done by pushing a corresponding button and then one conversion button one time.

Description

Character input method using two conversion buttons {Character input method using two conversion buttons}

The present invention relates to a character input method using two character switching buttons, and more particularly, to a method of easily inputting a character using two buttons having special characters.

As a conventional Hangul input method, there is an input method called "Naratgle 2000". The keyboard layout in the " Naratgle 2000 " input method is shown in FIG. Character input method using the keyboard layout is as follows.

1) Consonants entered by pressing the corresponding character input button:

A, b, d, ㅁ, ㅅ, ㅇ

2) basic conversion consonants ("overwrite" button 150):

ㄷ = ㄴ + overwriting, ㅂ = ㅁ + overwriting, ㅈ = ㅅ + overwriting, ㅎ = ㅇ + overwriting

3) violent consonant consonants (using the "overwrite" button 150):

ㅋ = ㄱ + overwrite, ㅌ = ㄷ + overwrite, ッ = ㅁ + overwrite + overwrite, ㅅ = ㅅ + overwrite + overwrite

4) Old sound conversion consonants ("overwrite" button 150 and "side by side" button 110):

ㄲ = à + side by side, ㄸ = + + side by side, ㅃ = ㅁ + overwrite + side by side, ㅆ = ㅅ + side by side, ㅉ = ㅅ + overwrite + side by side

5) Press the corresponding text input button to enter the vowel:

ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅡ

6) A vowel to input the character input button twice in succession (consonants indicated on the right side of the keyboard):

ㅓ = ㅏ + ㅏ, ㅜ = ㅗ + ㅗ, ㅣ = ㅡ + ㅡ

7) Collection using the "overwrite" button 150:

ㅑ = ㅏ + overwrite, ㅕ = ㅏ + ㅏ + overwrite, ㅛ = ㅗ + overwrite, ㅠ = ㅗ + ㅗ + overwrite, ㅢ = ㅡ + overwrite

An embodiment in which the word "subtraction" is input by the character input method will be described. First, after pressing the designated "ㅁ" button 100 of FIG. 1 to input the "ㅃ" character, press the "overwrite" button 150 and press the "side by side" button 110 again. Then, to enter the vowel "ㅐ", press the button "ㅏ" 110, and then press the button 130 two times in order to enter the "ㅣ" vowel to enter the support consonant "ㄹ" The button 140 is pressed.

Press the "160" button 160 to enter the next letter "Sem" and press the button "120" twice to enter the collection "모음" to create the "으로" Press button 130 twice in succession to enter the vowel. Finally, when the button 100 is pressed for the letter "x", the letter "subtraction" is input.

According to the technical idea, there is a disadvantage in that the same button must be pressed several times in order to insert a letter. In addition, some of the consonants are written on the letter board to learn how to enter letters, such as rhythm or rhythm, it is troublesome to find out how to use the letters that are not arranged on the keyboard.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and is used to input characters using two buttons for character switching on a keyboard of a dial pad in which phonemes (minimum units in phonology which cannot be further divided) are arranged. The purpose is to.

1 illustrates an example of a keyboard layout for inputting Korean by the conventional method.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method of inputting Korean consonants using two character switching buttons and five character buttons.

3 is an example of a keyboard layout showing a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons.

4 is an example of a keyboard arrangement in which a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two character switching buttons and five letter buttons and a method of inputting a Korean vowel using three buttons is illustrated.

5 is another example of a keyboard arrangement showing a method of inputting a Korean vowel using three buttons in a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons.

FIG. 6A illustrates an example of a keyboard layout showing a method of inputting a Korean consonant in a conventional naratgle to a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons.

6B is an example of a keyboard arrangement showing a method of inputting a Korean vowel in the existing Cheonjiin by a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons.

7 is an example of a keyboard layout shown in a method of inputting English characters using two character switching buttons.

The present invention provides a method for a user to easily enter text in a device such as a telephone, a mobile phone, a PDA, etc. having a limited button. In order to provide such a character input method, the apparatus has a limited number of character input buttons and two character change buttons disposed on the dial pad. The user presses the corresponding button on the keypad of the dial pad and inputs a character combination using either of the two character switching buttons or both. In this way, the user inputs the intended sentence while proceeding with the above process. The method can be applied to various character sets such as English and Korean, and can also be applied only to Korean consonants.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method of inputting Korean consonants using two character switching buttons and five character buttons. In particular, the present invention is configured by assigning the "+" button 200 and the "x" button 210 to the two character switching buttons.

The following is an example of input of consonants using the "+" button 200 and the "x" button 210, and divided into examples of each case.

In the following description of the present invention, "+" and "x" refer to a character switching button, and "→" indicates an input sequence, and after pressing one button, it is assumed to press the next button.

1) When input without using the "+" button 200 and the "x" button 210 (bold consonants on the keyboard):

A, c, k, k, o

2) In case of inputting consonants using the "+" button 200 once (consonants indicated on the upper left of the keyboard):

ㄲ = → → "+", ㄸ = → → "+", ㅃ = ㅂ → "+", ㅉ = → → "+", ㅎ = ㅇ → "+"

3) When using the "x" button 210 once to input consonants (consonants indicated on the upper right of the keyboard):

ㄴ = ㄱ → "x", ㄹ = ㄴ → "x", ㅁ = ㅂ → "x", ㅅ = ㅈ → "x", ㅎ = ㅇ → "x"

4) When using the "+" button 200 two times in succession to input (consonants written just below the upper left corner of the keyboard):

ㅋ = ㄱ → "+" → "+", ㅌ = → → "+" → "+", = = ㅂ → "+" → "+", eh = → → "+" → "+"

In addition, it is also possible to input these consonants using the "+" button 200 and the "x" button 210 for inputting with both hands. This is explained in order of input as follows.

ㅋ = ㄱ → "+" → "x", ㅌ = → → "+" → "x", = = ㅂ → "+" → "x", eh = → → "+" → "x"

5) When input using the "x" button 210 and the "+" button 200 (consonants indicated immediately below the upper right of the keyboard):

ㅆ = ㅈ → "x" → "+"

In addition, the consonant may be input as follows by using the "x" button 200 twice in another manner.

ㅆ = ㅈ → "x" → "x"

Here, "+" → "+", that is, "++" may be pressed twice by pressing the "+" button 200, or may be pressed once for a predetermined time. In addition, for the user's convenience, the same effect occurs when the user presses the "+" button 200 → "x" button 210 in the input order.

In addition, "x" → "x", that is, "xx" may press the "x" 210 button twice or may be pressed once for a predetermined time. In addition, for the user's convenience, the same effect occurs even if the user presses the "x" button 210 → "+" button 200 in order to input.

In the consonant input method, any one of the consonants, “a”, “c”, “ㅂ”, “o”, “c”, and then press any one of the “+” button 200 or “x” button 210. Change it. Therefore, the start of a new consonant can be clearly seen, so there is no need to press a separate button to distinguish between primary and final consonants. For example, in "moss" and "cooking", the input is "ㄲ" of "moss" is a → "+" input order, and "a" of "cooking" is a → a.

3 is an example of a keyboard layout showing a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons. FIG. 3 inputs Korean characters in basically the same manner as in FIG. 2. It is merely an example of changing the position of the keyboard layout of the "+" button 300 and the "x" button 310 for the convenience of users.

4 is an example of a keyboard arrangement in which a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two character switching buttons and five letter buttons and a method of inputting a Korean vowel using three buttons is illustrated. Since the Korean consonant input method is the same as that of FIGS. 2 to 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the vowel input method using three buttons is as follows.

1) In case of inputting the vowel button once (vowels on the left in bold type on the keyboard):

ㅏ, ㅗ, ㅡ

2) If you input the vowel button twice, the vowel on the right side of the keyboard is bold:

ㅓ = "ㅏ" → "ㅏ", ㅜ = "ㅗ" → "ㅗ", ㅣ = "ㅡ" → "ㅡ"

3) When inputting using the "+" button 400 once (vowels written at the bottom left in normal font on the keyboard):

ㅑ = ㅏ → "+", ㅛ = ㅗ → "+"

4) When using the "x" button 410 once for input (vowels written at the bottom right in the normal font on the keyboard):

ㅕ = ㅏ → "x", ㅠ = ㅗ → "x"

A double vowel such as "ㅒ", "ㅖ", etc. is input by a combination of short vowels input in the manner described above.

If you want to input the word "subtraction" by the Hangul input method, the process is as follows.

"Subtract" = "ㅂ" button 420 → "+" button 400 → "ㅏ" button 430 → "-" button 440

→ "-" button (440) → "c" button (450) → "x" button (410)

"S" = "" button 460 → "x" button 410 → "→" button 430 → "ㅏ" button 430 → "-" button 440 → "-" button (440) ) → "ㅂ" button (420) → "x" button (410)

When the input process of the two letters is completed, the word "subtraction" is completed.

5 is another example of a keyboard arrangement showing a method of inputting a Korean vowel using three buttons in a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons. FIG. 5 inputs Korean characters in the same input method as in FIG. 4. In other words, the position of the "+" button or the "x" button can be centered so that the average moving distance of the finger can be shortened. While pressing the "+" button or the "x" button, you can arrange the keyboard to make it easier to browse the next button you press.

6A is an example of a keyboard layout showing a method of inputting a Korean vowel in "Naratgle 2000" into a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons. Consonants are input according to FIG. 2 and input of vowels follows naratgle. That is, the "overwrite" button 150 of FIG. 1 may correspond to the "+" button 600, and the "side by side" button 110 may input a vowel corresponding to the "x" button 610. . Therefore, based on the description of FIG. 1, to enter a vowel as an example, "ㅖ", first press the "ㅏ" button 620 two times in succession to change the character to "ㅓ" and here the "+" button 600 Press) to change the character to "ㅕ". Pressing the "-" button 630 here is changed to "|" and finally, the letter "ㅖ" is made.

6B is an example of a keyboard arrangement showing a method of inputting a Korean vowel in the existing Cheonjiin by a method of inputting a Korean consonant using two letter switching buttons and five letter buttons. Consonants are input according to FIGS. 2 to 3 and the vowel input method is based on the existing Cheonjiin method. That is, the " The vowels are input using buttons such as "(640)," ㅣ "(650)," ㅡ "(660), etc. A few of these vowels are summarized as follows.

ㅏ = "ㅣ" → " "

ㅐ = "ㅣ" → " "→" ㅣ "

ㅑ = "ㅣ" → " "→" "

.......

For more details, follow the vowel combination method of "Character input code generation device and method" of Patent Registration No. 015991. Thus, for example, if you want to enter the word "flat", the input sequence is as follows.

Open = "ㅂ" (670) → "+" (680) → "+" (680) → " "(640) →" "(640) →" ㅣ "(650)

Or "ㅂ" (670) → "+" (680) → "x" (690) → " "(640) →" "(640) →" ㅣ "(650)

By the above example, "+", "x", " By using ", we can distinguish between the end of a consonant and the beginning of a vowel.

7 is an example of a keyboard layout shown in a method of inputting English characters using two character switching buttons. 7 is composed of three alphabets (Alphabet). Based on this, the method of inputting characters using the two character switching buttons is as follows.

1) Letters to be entered by pressing the corresponding key (English letters displayed in the center of the keyboard):

A, E, I, O, R, S, T, U

2) Letters to enter by pressing the corresponding button and "+" button 700 once (English letters shown on the left side of the keyboard):

B = A → "+" button 700, C = E → "+" button 700, D = I → "+" button 700, F = "+" button 700 → "+" button 700, H = O → "+" button 700, L = R → "+" button 700, @ = "x" button 710 → "+" button 700, M = S → "+" Button 700, N = T → "+" button 700, P = U → "+" button 700

3) Character to enter by pressing the corresponding button and "x" button 710 once (characters displayed on the right side of the keyboard):

G = A → "x" button 710, J = E → "x" button 710, K = I → "x" button 710, π = "+" button 700 → "x" button 710, Q = O → "x" button 710, V = "x" button 710 → "x" button 710, W = R → "x" button 710, X = S → "x" button 710, Y = T → "x" button 710, Z = U → "x" button 710

Here, π and @ can also be used as special buttons.

In the above description, the Korean and English inputs are described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a specific character set, and can be applied to various character sets. In addition, by providing a separate character set selection button, using this button to select the desired character set (English, Korean, special characters, numbers, etc.), and then apply the character input method according to the method of the present invention, a limited number It is possible to input various character sets with the button of.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail using the preferable Example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to a specific Example and should be interpreted by the attached Claim. In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that many modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, users use fewer buttons in inputting letters, and all of the letters are arranged on the keyboard, so that they can easily and quickly operate a specific button to input letters.

Claims (8)

In a device having two character switching buttons and a plurality of character input buttons, the dial button is marked with a number of characters, and after the user checks the characters arranged on the keypad of the dial pad and presses the corresponding character, Character input method using the two character switching button, characterized in that the input by switching to the character corresponding to the two character switching button. The method of claim 1, For each of the five buttons of the character input button 1) Consonants to enter by pressing only the button for entering the character once, 2) After pressing the letter input button once, and pressing only one of the two letter conversion buttons once, 3) After pressing the corresponding character input button once, and pressing only one of the two character conversion buttons twice, the consonant and 4) Character input method using the two character switching button, characterized in that after pressing the button for the character input once, and pressing the two character switching buttons according to a specific order arranged. The method of claim 2, For each of the three buttons of the character input button 1) a vowel for entering the character input button once, 2) a vowel that uses the corresponding character input button twice, and 3) Character input method using the two character switching button, characterized in that after pressing the button for the character input once, and arranged a vowel using only one of the two character switching buttons once. The method of claim 2, And assigning "side by side" and "overwriting" to each of the two character switching buttons, and inputting a Korean vowel by a combination of the three character input buttons and the two assigned character switching buttons. Character input method using two character switch button characterized by. The method of claim 2, For the three buttons of the character input button, Cheonjiin "-", "ㅣ" and " ", Each of which is a Korean consonant input by using a combination of these buttons and a Korean vowel and seven buttons. The method of claim 1, Each of the 10 character input buttons 1) English letter to input by using only one button for character input, 2) Character input method using the two character switch button, characterized in that after pressing the button for the character input once, and arranges the English letters to enter using only one of the two character switching buttons once. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, Instead of pressing two times in succession two buttons in any one of the two character switch button, the two character switch button, characterized in that the same effect occurs even if one long press a button for a predetermined time Character input method using. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, Instead of pressing two times consecutively in any one of the two character switching buttons, the user first presses any one of the two character switching buttons, and then presses the other button to generate the same effect. Character input method using two character switching buttons.