IME Contact List Shortcut for Prompt Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for calling content from a contact list on mobile devices are inefficient and limited by the need for pre-added key information in the vocabulary, which restricts the type and length of data that can be accessed, and not all devices support this functionality.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that allows adding a shortcut to a contact list in the Input Method Editor (IME) system, enabling users to call the contact list by selecting a shortcut, without requiring pre-added entries in the vocabulary, and supporting various device types with IME systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If key information is pre-added to the vocabulary in the IME system, then the contact list content can be found by inputting key information, but the method is time-consuming and not fast enough
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically adding contact list entries to the IME vocabulary database in advance. When a user needs to insert contact information, the system has already prepared the contact list content in the vocabulary, allowing for quick retrieval through simple input matching without manual pre-configuration by the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The IME system performs self-service by automatically managing the vocabulary database. The system autonomously adds contact list entries to the vocabulary without requiring user intervention, and automatically retrieves matching contact information when users input relevant keywords, eliminating the need for manual pre-configuration and reducing retrieval time.
2Ease of manufacture
If contact information is saved in the vocabulary with length limitations and regular English words only, then the IME system can process the data, but information such as mailing address or email address cannot be added since it is relatively long or not of regular English words
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of vocabulary storage by removing length limitations and character type restrictions. The IME vocabulary database is modified to accept contact information of any length and in any format (including email addresses, mailing addresses, and non-English characters), while the system maintains its ability to process and retrieve this diverse data through adaptive matching algorithms.
3Productivity
If the method of adding contact list content to vocabulary is used, then efficiency in input by the user may be increased, but many mobile phones do not support the function of generating a vocabulary entry using content of a contact list, leading to limitation of this method when being applied to a device
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves universality by implementing a standardized interface and data structure for vocabulary management that works across different mobile phone devices. The contact list retrieval function is designed to be device-agnostic, using common IME system capabilities that are widely supported, allowing the same method to efficiently retrieve contact information on various mobile phone platforms without requiring device-specific modifications.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an apparatus for calling content of a contact list, including: a determining unit configured to send a shortcut adding unit a determining result that a shortcut to a contact list can be added in an Input Method Editor IME system; the shortcut adding unit configured to add the shortcut to the contact list in the IME system of a shortcut responding unit when receiving the determining result that the shortcut to the contact list can be added in the IME system sent by the determining unit; and the shortcut responding unit configured to save in the IME system the shortcut to the contact list sent by the shortcut adding unit, and call the contact list according to an operation of selecting the shortcut to the contact list from the IME system. The present disclosure also discloses a method for calling content of a contact list. With the present disclosure the content of a contact list can be called promptly without being limited by a category of content to be acquired or by a device.