Related Word Input Interface for Text Entry Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional text input methods are inefficient for quickly inputting related words, as users must spell complete words, which is time-consuming and laborious, and traditional methods often fail to display desired related words due to restrictive conditions, impairing input efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for fast inputting related words, involving displaying user editing text, selecting a word to invoke a related word selection mode, and inputting a desired related word, which can be implemented through touch screens or keyboards with specific operation approaches, such as sliding or pressing keys, to display and select related words directly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users spell complete words using conventional input methods, then the input process is straightforward and reliable, but the input time increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-establishing a dictionary of related words for each seed word and preparing the related word selection interface in advance. When a user inputs a seed word, the system immediately displays relevant related words without requiring the user to spell them out completely, thus reducing input time while maintaining reliability through the pre-organized word relationships
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the related word selection interface - that mediates between the user's seed word input and the complete related word output. This intermediary layer provides a bridge where users can select from pre-computed related words rather than typing them manually, significantly reducing the time and effort required while ensuring accurate word selection
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional word prediction functions are used, then candidate words are displayed for selection, but desired related words cannot be displayed due to restrictive conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a related word selection interface that serves multiple functions: it displays candidate words from prediction, shows related words from the pre-established dictionary, and allows users to navigate between different word types (seed words, related words, and their relationships). This multi-functional interface eliminates restrictive conditions and enables flexible selection of any desired related word without additional complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamics by making the word selection interface adaptable to user needs. The interface can dynamically switch between displaying candidate words, related words, and their relationships based on user interaction. Users can navigate through different levels of word relationships and adjust the display according to their specific requirements, greatly enhancing ease of operation and flexibility
3Reliability
If users provide additional information to filter candidate words, then the desired related word can be displayed, but the input process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-computing and organizing related words for each seed word in a dictionary structure before user interaction. This pre-organization eliminates the need for users to provide additional filtering information, as the system already has the complete list of related words ready. The reliability of word selection is maintained through this pre-established comprehensive dictionary, while the input process remains simple and straightforward
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AI summary
The present invention provides a text input method, which is integrated in a text input program or device supporting word input (e.g., software/hardware keyboard, input method, etc.) and assists a user in easily inputting a word or a phrase (e.g., various tense forms of a verb, etc.) relating to a certain word. The user may fast input a specific word relating to the certain word by a specific operation (e.g., clicking a software or hardware key, moving a screen contact point, etc.) or by a combination of a plurality of operations.