Pinyin input method and device based on touch screen

Abstract

The invention provides a pinyin input method based on a touch screen. The method comprises the following steps of: displaying a virtual keyboard on the touch screen; in response to clicking operation of a user on the virtual keyboard, displaying one or more candidate character sequences around a clicked pinyin character, wherein the one or more candidate character sequences are 'Sheng Jie He Mu' or syllable rhymes based on the pinyin character; and identifying the subsequent operation of the user, if the user performs sliding operation on the touch screen, determining a candidate character sequence selection result of the user based on a sliding track, outputting the selection result, and otherwise, outputting the clicked pinyin character. Correspondingly, the invention also provides a pinyin input device based on the touch screen. By the invention, the speed of inputting pinyin through the touch screen by the user can be effectively increased, and the probability of input error is reduced.

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of input methods, in particular to a method and device for pinyin input based on a touch screen. Background technique [0002] According to the input mode, mobile phones can be divided into keyboard phones and touch screen phones. Among them, touch screen mobile phones are popular among users due to their large screen and convenient operation. They have gradually replaced traditional keyboard mobile phones and become mainstream products in the mobile phone market. [0003] Under normal circumstances, the touch screen mobile phone usually does not have a keyboard. In order to realize the input function, the touch screen mobile phone will display a virtual keyboard for the user to input. At present, the virtual keyboard mainly adopts the T9 keyboard and the full keyboard. Please refer to Figure 1(a). Figure 1(a) is a schematic diagram of a virtual keyboard using a T9 keyboard layout. Since multiple pinyin characters share a...

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Problems solved by technology

However, due to the large number of keys in the full keyboard layout and the limited area of ​​the screen (such as a touch screen mobile phone), the area of ​​each key is usually relatively small, which is inconvenient for users to locate by fingers or stylus.

Therefore, when the user needs to click on a plurality of character keys one by one to input, input errors will often occur due to inaccurate positioning, resulting in input errors and reducing the input speed.

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