TWI488057B - Online word selection input method and system - Google Patents

Description

Online word selection input method and system

The present invention relates to a word selection method and system, and more particularly to a method and system for providing a plurality of device selection words on the line.

In applications where text input is required, the user has encountered a word that must be selected, but the words provided by the system are not as expected. As a result, the user still needs to search for the desired word in the list of words provided by the system, and enter the number of the word to complete the text input. The cumbersome word selection process not only wastes time, but also affects the user's work efficiency.

The existing text input tools include two ways of providing an online text database and establishing a local text database, which can provide a smart word selection function for the text input by the user. The former collects the data selected by the parties and determines the order of the relevant words, so that when different users input text, they provide statistically and more commonly used words to the user. However, in the actual environment, each user's word selection habits are not the same, this method still can not meet the needs of each user's selection; the latter is to record the results of each user's selection of words in the local text data. In the library, the word order is adjusted according to the number of times each word is selected, thereby providing a customized word selection function. However, this native text database can only be used on a single device and cannot be extended to other devices used by the user.

In view of this, the present invention provides an online word selection input method and system, which can improve the convenience and portability of text input.

The invention provides an online word selection input method suitable for an electronic device. This method firstly logs into the remote word selection database through the network, and then identifies the application currently being used by the electronic device, and then connects to the sub-database corresponding to the application in the selected word database, and then receives and uses. The text input by the user searches for a plurality of words related to the text and the order thereof in the sub-database, and sequentially displays the words, and finally receives the user's selection operation on the words, Enter the selected word.

The invention further provides an online word selection input system, which comprises a network connection module, an identification module, a search module and a word selection module. The network connection module is used to log in to the remote word selection database through the network. The identification module is used to identify an application currently being used by the electronic device, and is connected to a sub-database corresponding to the application in the selected word database. The search module is configured to receive text input by the user to search for a plurality of words related to the text in the sub-database and their order, and display the words in order. The word selection module is configured to receive a user's selection operation on the word to input the selected word.

Based on the above, the online word selection input method and system of the present invention provides an online text database through an account login method, and establishes different text databases for different application scenarios. Thereby, the user-selected word selection function can be provided, thereby improving the convenience and portability of text input.

In order to make the above features and advantages of the present invention more obvious, the following The embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In view of the differences between the words selected by users in different application scenarios (such as when editing official documents or when sending a newsletter with a friend), the device used will be different (for example, using a table at work) The upper computer uses the tablet when going out. The present invention utilizes the concept of cloud storage to record the result of the user's selection on various devices in the remote selection database, and for different applications. Establish a corresponding selection of word database, and then provide each device as the basis for selection. In this way, according to various application environments and usage requirements of the user, the most suitable words can be provided for the user to select, thereby improving the convenience and portability of text input.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method for selecting a word on a line according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, an account database 12 is created on the remote server 10, wherein the account data created by different users is recorded for the users to use the account to log in to the server 10 for use. A customized word selection database provided by the server 10. The present embodiment further establishes a corresponding sub-database in the selected word database for different applications under the same account, thereby supporting word selection operations in different application scenarios.

For example, when the user logs in to the server 10 with the account ID1 and wants to input text on the application APP1, the server 10 creates the sub-database 142 of the application APP1 in the word selection database 14 of the account ID1 to Provide appropriate when the user enters text in the application APP1 Words are available for users to select. Similarly, when the user logs in to the server 10 with the account ID2 and wants to input text on the application APP2, the server 10 creates the sub-database 162 of the application APP2 in the word selection database 16 of the account ID2 to When the user inputs text in the application APP2, the appropriate words are provided for the user to select; when the user logs in to the server 10 with the account ID3 and wants to input text on the application APP3, the server 10 is in the account ID3. The sub-database 182 of the application APP3 is created in the word selection database 18 to provide suitable words for the user to select when the user inputs text in the application APP3. The server 10, for example, individually creates a corresponding sub-database for different applications on different devices using the same account, and is not limited to the type and number of devices or applications.

2 is a block diagram of an online word selection input system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the online word selection input system 20 of the embodiment can be configured, for example, in an electronic device that requires input of characters, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a translator, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and the like. In order to provide online word selection.

The online word selection input system 20 includes a network connection module 22, an identification module 24, a search module 26, and a word selection module 28. The modules are, for example, hardware devices composed of logic circuit components, and perform on-line word selection input functions; these modules may also be programs stored in a storage medium of the electronic device, which can be loaded into the processor of the electronic device. The online word selection function is executed.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a word on the line according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, the method of this embodiment is applicable to the above-described online word selection input system 20. The following is the choice of online word selection The various components of the system 20 illustrate the detailed steps of the online word selection method of this embodiment.

First, the network connection module 22 logs in the remote word selection database through the network (step S302). The network connection module 22, for example, first connects to the remote server through the network, then receives the account input by the user, and transmits the account data to the remote server, thereby using the account to log in to the remote server. The word selection database provided by the server.

Then, the identification module 24 identifies the application currently being used by the electronic device, and connects the sub-database corresponding to the application in the selected word database (step S304). In particular, based on the user's desire to enter text, the application to be used must be selected first, and the application is the application currently being used by the electronic device. For example, in an electronic device operated by a directional device such as a mouse or a touchpad, an application whose focus is on the upstream of the screen can be regarded as an application currently being used by the electronic device; on the other hand, using a touch screen operation In an electronic device, a cursor is generally not displayed on the screen, but an application located at the top of the desktop is usually used as an application currently being used by the electronic device. Even if there are multiple open applications on the desktop at the same time, users still need to select a target (ie application) to enter text. Accordingly, the identification module 24 can obtain the relevant data of the application currently being used, and then connect to the corresponding sub-database in the remote selection database through the information provided by the operating system of the electronic device. Used as the basis for subsequent selection.

After confirming the corresponding sub-database, the search module 26 receives The text input by the user is used to search for a plurality of words related to the text and the order thereof in the sub-database, and sequentially display the words on the screen of the electronic device (step S306). Wherein, each time the user inputs a text, the search module 26 automatically connects to the corresponding sub-database in the selected word database under the personal account, and according to the user history recorded in the sub-database The word selection rule finds the words that match the input text of the user, and determines the order in which the words are displayed according to the frequency of selection of the words, and finally displays them on the screen for the user to select.

Finally, the word selection module 28 receives the user's selection operation of the words displayed by the search module 26, thereby inputting the selected words (step S308). Among them, since the words and the order displayed on the screen are arranged according to the history record of the user's previous selection on the application, it is more in line with the user's selection habits on the application, and The user can find the words to be entered more quickly, thereby improving the convenience of text input.

It should be noted that, while inputting the word selected by the user, the present invention also uses the word to update the corresponding sub-database in the selected word database, so that the words and sequences in the sub-database are continuously maintained. Near-user selection habits. In addition, when the text input by the user does not appear in the sub-database, the remote server also creates a new sub-library for the text, so that the user can provide the word selection function when the user inputs the same text next time. The following is a detailed description of an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a word on the line according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 at the same time, and the method of this embodiment is suitable. Used in the above-described online word selection input system 20. The detailed steps of the online word selection input method of this embodiment will be described below with the components of the online word selection system 20.

First, the network connection module 22 logs in to the remote word selection database through the network (step S402). Next, the identification module 24 identifies the application currently being used by the electronic device (step S404). After the identification module 24 recognizes the application currently being used by the electronic device, for example, the name of the identified application is transmitted to the remote server, so as to be connected to the corresponding data in the selected database through the remote server. Sub-database.

It should be noted that, in the case that the user first uses the application, the corresponding sub-database has not been established in the word selection database. Therefore, after receiving the name of the application provided by the identification module 24, for example, the remote server first searches the selected word database using the name to determine whether there is a corresponding child in the selected data library. The database (step S406). If there is no corresponding sub-database in the selected word database, the remote server will create a new sub-database and give the new sub-database a preset text database cluster (step S408). That is to say, a new cluster of selected words will be recorded in the new sub-database. After the user continues to use it for a while, it will gradually approach the user's actual selection habits.

Then, the identification module 24 is connected to the sub-database corresponding to the application in the selected word database (step S410), and the sub-database is, for example, the previously established sub-library, or in step S408. The new sub-database established in China is not limited here.

After confirming the corresponding sub-database, the search module 26 receives The text input by the user is used to search for a plurality of words related to the text and the order thereof in the sub-database, and sequentially display the words on the screen of the electronic device (step S412). Then, the word selection module 28 receives the user's selection operation of the words displayed by the search module 26, thereby inputting the selected words (step S414). The implementations of the foregoing steps S412 to S414 are the same as or similar to the steps S306 to S308 in the foregoing embodiment, and thus the details thereof are not described herein again.

However, different from the foregoing embodiment, after the word selection module 28 of the embodiment inputs the word selected by the user, the word is further recorded in the sub-database, and the word is selected. The number of times, according to which the words related to the text in the sub-database are reordered (step S416). Thereafter, the process returns to step S412, and the search module 26 continues to receive the next input text of the user, and repeats the steps of searching, selecting, recording, and updating the words. Thereby, as the time and number of times the user selects a word using the online word selection input system 20, the words recorded in the sub-database will be more abundant, and the order of the words will be closer to the user. The word selection habit in the application, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the convenience and portability of text input by the present invention.

In summary, the online word selection input method and system of the present invention utilizes a word selection database built on a remote server, and sets a corresponding sub-database for different applications, so that the user can be integrated differently. The result of word selection on the device or in different application scenarios provides customized words and sequences, thereby improving the convenience and portability of text input.

Although the invention has been disclosed above by way of example, it is not intended to be limiting The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, and the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Prevail.

10‧‧‧Server

12‧‧‧ Account Database

14, 16, 18‧‧ ‧ word database

142, 162, 182‧ ‧ sub-library

ID1, ID2, ID3‧‧ accounts

APP1, APP2, APP3‧‧‧ application

20‧‧‧Online word input system

22‧‧‧Network Connection Module

24‧‧‧ Identification Module

26‧‧‧Search Module

28‧‧‧Selection module

S302~S308, S402~S416‧‧‧ steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method for selecting a word on a line according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a block diagram of an online word selection input system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a word on the line according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a word on the line according to an embodiment of the invention.

S302~S308‧‧‧Steps

Claims (12)

An online word selection input method is applicable to an electronic device. The method includes the following steps: logging in a remote selected word database through a network; identifying an application currently being used by the electronic device, and selecting the application according to the connection a sub-database corresponding to the application in the word database; receiving a text input by the user to search for a plurality of words related to the text in the sub-database and the order thereof, and sequentially displaying the words a word; and receiving a selection operation by the user for one of the words to input the selected word. The online word selection input method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the application currently being used by the electronic device comprises: identifying the application focused by the cursor of the electronic device as the electronic The application that the device is currently using. The online word selection input method of claim 1, wherein the step of logging in to the remote selected word database through the network comprises: connecting a remote server through the network; and receiving the user input An account, according to which the account is used to log in to the selected database provided by the remote server. An online word selection input method as described in claim 3, wherein the application currently being used by the electronic device is identified, and the sub-database corresponding to the application in the selected word database is connected The steps include: The remote server determines whether the sub-database corresponding to the application exists in the selected database; and if there is no sub-database corresponding to the application, the remote server establishes a new The sub-library is given and given a new sub-database with a preset text database cluster. The online word selection input method of claim 4, wherein the step of receiving the user's selection operation for one of the words to input the selected word further comprises: recording the selected The word is in the new sub-database, and the number of times the word is selected is counted, and the words associated with the text in the new sub-database are sorted accordingly. The online word selection input method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the user's selection operation for one of the words to input the selected word further comprises: recording the selected The word is in the sub-database, and the number of times the word is selected is counted, and the words related to the text in the sub-database are sorted accordingly. An online word selection input system includes: a network connection module for logging in to a remote selected word database through a network; and an identification module for identifying an application currently being used by an electronic device to be connected a sub-database corresponding to the application in the word selection database; a search module receiving a text input by the user to search for a plurality of words related to the text in the sub-database and the order thereof And in order Displaying the words; and a word selection module, receiving a selection operation of the user for one of the words to input the selected word. The online word selection input system of claim 7, wherein the identification module comprises the application that identifies a cursor of the electronic device, and the application is currently used by the electronic device. For example, in the online word selection input system described in claim 7, wherein the network connection module includes connecting a remote server through a network, and receiving an account input by the user, thereby using the account to log in. The selected word database provided by the remote server. The online word selection input system of claim 9, wherein the remote server comprises: determining whether the sub-database corresponding to the application is in the selected word database, and When the application corresponds to the sub-database, a new sub-database is created, and the new sub-library is given a preset text database cluster. For example, the online word selection input system described in claim 10, wherein the word selection module records the selected word in the new sub-database and accumulates the number of times the word is selected. The words associated with the text in the new sub-database are sorted accordingly. For example, in the online word selection input system described in claim 7, wherein the word selection module records the selected word in the sub-database, and counts the number of times the word is selected, according to Sort the words in the sub-database that are related to the text.