Tone-Aware Chinese Character Search System
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional Chinese dictionary search methods that ignore tone marks require users to sift through numerous pages of results for all tones when searching for a specific Chinese character, leading to inefficiency and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that recognize numerical keywords as tone marks within Pinyin keywords, allowing for exclusive display of search results for each tone mark, enabling users to quickly find the desired character by generating separate result pages for each tone and providing links to these pages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If Chinese characters are searched by entering Pinyin while ignoring tone marks, then all characters across all tones can be retrieved, but the user must navigate through multiple pages and verify all characters to find the required one
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the search results by dividing them into separate pages according to tone marks. When a user enters a Pinyin keyword with a tone mark (e.g., 'feng3' for third tone), the system divides the entire character set into four tone-based pages and displays only the relevant tone page, eliminating the need to search through all tones.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary classification of characters by tone mark before displaying results. The system pre-organizes the character database into tone-based groups and automatically filters and displays only the matching tone page based on the input, so users don't need to manually search through unrelated tones.
2Quantity of substance
If all retrieved results are displayed on a single page, then users can see more results at once, but the page becomes too complex and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large set of retrieved results into multiple tone-based pages. Instead of displaying all characters from all tones on one page, the system divides them into separate pages (first tone page, second tone page, third tone page, fourth tone page), making each page more manageable and easier to navigate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension for organizing results by adding tone mark as a classification criterion. Instead of a single flat list of results, the system creates a multi-dimensional structure where results are organized both by Pinyin and by tone mark, allowing users to navigate through tone-specific pages.
3Device complexity
If conventional search methods are used without tone mark recognition, then the search system is simple to implement, but users cannot quickly obtain the required character and must verify all results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the search parameter by recognizing and utilizing tone marks in the Pinyin input. Instead of treating all Pinyin inputs equally regardless of tone, the system incorporates tone mark recognition as an additional parameter, allowing it to filter and display results more precisely based on the tone specified by the user.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for searching for a Chinese character using a tone mark and system for executing the method is provided. The method includes: receiving a search term from a user; verifying a type of said received search term based on at least a portion of said received search term wherein the type includes at least one phonetic Chinese language or at least one Chinese character; and providing a search result based, at least in part, upon the verified type in response to the user's search request wherein the search result include dictionary definition of at least one Chinese character associated with the received search term.