Input method transform

• US 8,094,940 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2007
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Guoyou, Li, Li, Liu, Su, Wu, Xinhua, Yan, Shunguo
• Primary Examiner(s): MARIAM, DANIEL G
• Application Number:
  US11/874,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20090103809A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,545 Days
• Field of Search: 382/181, 382185-187, 382/229, 382/254, 382/276, 704 1- 4, 704 8- 9, 704/251
• US Class Current: 382/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/126 Character encoding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/129 Handling non-Latin characters, e.g. kana-to-kanji conversion
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/242 Division of the character sequences into groups prior to recognition; Selection of dictionaries

Abstract

Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for transforming character data input between a first writing system and a second writing system. The computer implemented method comprises receiving character data input of a first writing system and ensuring the character data input contains normalized characters. A predefined transform is selected based on the character data input of the first writing system and output to a second writing system to transform the normalized characters of the first writing system to character data output of the second writing system, and providing the character data output to a display process.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for transforming character data input, the computer implemented method comprising:

receiving the character data input from a first writing system;

determining whether a transform function is enabled;

responsive to the transform function being enabled, determining whether the character data input comprises normalized characters;

responsive to determining the character data input not normalized, normalizing the character data input to create normalized characters;

selecting a predefined transform based on the character data input of the first writing system and output to a second writing system;

transforming the normalized characters of the first writing system to character data output of the second writing system; and

providing the character data output to a display process.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the normalizing further comprises conversion from an initial form to one of a Unicode and GB18030 form.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the selecting further comprises one of a Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese transform and a Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese transform.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the transform further comprises a transform of one of, a single character and a phrase containing multiple characters.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the transform of character data input between the first writing system and the second writing system further comprises a transform of one of a one-to-one relationship and a one-to-many relationship.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein providing the character data output further comprises:

determining the character data input not found, returning the character data input to a user; and

requesting the user to perform one of provide additional character data input and review a list of potential matches from which an item may be selected.

7. A data processing system for transforming character data input, the data processing system comprising:

a bus;

a memory connected to the bus;

a storage unit connected to the bus, the storage unit containing computer usable program code;

a communications unit connected to the bus;

a display unit connected to the bus; and

a processor connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to;

receive the character data input from a first writing system;

determine whether a transform function is enabled, and further responsive to the transform function being enabled, determining whether the character data input comprises normalized characters, and responsive to determining the character data input not normalized, normalizing the character data input to create normalized characters;

select a predefined transform based on the character data input of the first writing system and output to a second writing system;

transform the normalized characters of the first writing system to character data output of the second writing system; and

provide the character data output to a display process.

8. The data processing system of claim 7 wherein the normalize step further comprises conversion from an initial form to one of a Unicode and GB18030 form.

9. The data processing system of claim 7 wherein the select step further comprises selecting one of a Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese transform and a Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese transform.

10. The data processing system of claim 7 wherein the transform step further comprises a transform of one of a single character and a phrase containing multiple characters.

11. The data processing system of claim 7 wherein the transform of character data input between the first writing system and the second writing system further comprises a transform of one of, a one-to-one relationship and a one-to-many relationship.

12. The data processing system of claim 7 wherein providing the character data output further comprises:

determining the character data input not found, and returning the character data input; and

requesting a user to perform one of provide additional character data input and review a list of potential matches from which an item may be selected.

13. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for directing a data processing system to transform character data, the computer program product comprising a computer program usable recordable type medium embodying one or more instructions executable by the data processing system, the one or more instructions comprising:

data processing system executable instructions for receiving character data input of a first writing system;

data processing system executable instructions for determining whether a transform function is enabled, and further responsive to the transform function being enabled, determining whether the character data input comprises normalized characters, and responsive to determining the character data input not normalized, normalizing the character data input to create normalized characters;

data processing system executable instructions for selecting a predefined transform based on the character data input of the first writing system and output to a second writing system;

data processing system executable instructions for transforming the normalized characters of the first writing system to character data output of the second writing system; and

data processing system executable instructions for providing the character data output to a display process.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the data processing system executable instructions for normalizing further comprises data processing system executable instructions for conversion from an initial form to one of a Unicode and GB18030 form.

15. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the data processing system executable instructions for selecting further comprises data processing system executable instructions for selecting one of a Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese transform and a Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese transform.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the data processing system executable instructions for transforming further comprises data processing system executable instructions for a transform of one of a single character and a phrase containing multiple characters.

17. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the data processing system executable instructions for transforming of character data input between the first writing system and the second writing system further comprises data processing system executable instructions for a transform of one of, a one-to-one relationship and a one-to-many relationship.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein data processing system executable instructions for providing the character data output further comprises:

data processing system executable instructions for determining the character data input not found, returning the character data input; and

data processing system executable instructions for requesting a user to perform one of provide additional character data input and request to review a list of potential matches from which an item may be selected.