Character input apparatus equipped with auto-complete function, method of controlling the character input apparatus, and storage medium
First Claim
1. A character input apparatus comprising:
- a completing unit configured to determine, based on a character string formed by at least one character, which is input by a user, a character string formed by at least one character which is to be input as a portion following the character string input by the user, and complete the character string input by the user, by adding the determined character string as a portion complementary thereto;
a voice guidance setting unit configured to set to perform voice guidance for reading aloud a character which has been input by the user; and
a control unit configured to control the completing unit to perform completion of the input character string if the voice guidance setting unit does not set to perform the voice guidance, and to control the completing unit not to perform completion of the input character string if the voice guidance setting unit sets to perform the voice guidance.
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Abstract
A character input apparatus which makes it possible to suppress degradation of use-friendliness in a case where a visually disabled user inputs characters using an auto-complete function. In the character string input apparatus, a character string to be input as a portion following a character string input by a user is predicted based on the character string input by the user, and the character string input by the user is completed using the predicted character string as a portion complementary thereto. In a voice guidance mode, information associated with a key selected by the user is read aloud by voice. When the voice guidance mode is enabled, the character string input apparatus disables the auto-complete function and performs control such that a character string cannot be automatically completed.
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7 Claims
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1. A character input apparatus comprising:
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a completing unit configured to determine, based on a character string formed by at least one character, which is input by a user, a character string formed by at least one character which is to be input as a portion following the character string input by the user, and complete the character string input by the user, by adding the determined character string as a portion complementary thereto; a voice guidance setting unit configured to set to perform voice guidance for reading aloud a character which has been input by the user; and a control unit configured to control the completing unit to perform completion of the input character string if the voice guidance setting unit does not set to perform the voice guidance, and to control the completing unit not to perform completion of the input character string if the voice guidance setting unit sets to perform the voice guidance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of controlling a character input apparatus, comprising:
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determining, based on a character string formed by at least one character, which is input by a user, a character string formed by at least one character which is to be input as a portion following the character string input by the user, and completing the character string input by the user, by adding the determined character string as a portion complementary thereto; setting, via one or more processors, to perform voice guidance for reading aloud a character which has been input by the user; and controlling to perform completion of the input character string if it is not set to perform the voice guidance, and controlling not to perform completion of the input character string if it is set to perform the voice guidance.
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a character input apparatus,
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determining, based on a character string formed by at least one character, which is input by a user, a character string formed by at least one character which is to be input as a portion following the character string input by the user, and completing the character string input by the user, by adding the determined character string as a portion complementary thereto; setting to perform voice guidance for reading aloud a character which has been input by the user; and controlling to perform completion of the input character string if it is not set to perform the voice guidance, and controlling not to perform completion of the input character string, if it is set to perform the voice guidance.
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