Terminal and method for determining type of input method editor

Abstract

A method for determining an input method editor for a webpage in a terminal, including detecting a focus on an input field displayed on the terminal, analyzing information of the input field, determining a character type for the input field, setting the input method editor corresponding to the determined character type, and outputting the set input method editor as a virtual soft keyboard comprising the determined character type. Determining the character type comprises extracting an associated word from within a reference proximity of the input field.

1 . A method for determining an input method editor for a webpage in a terminal, comprising:
 detecting a focus on an input field displayed on the terminal;   analyzing information of the input field;   determining a character type for the input field;   setting the input method editor corresponding to the determined character type; and   outputting the set input method editor as a virtual soft keyboard comprising the determined character type,   wherein determining the character type comprises extracting an associated word from within a reference proximity of the input field.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising setting a default language for the input method editor. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein setting the default language is based upon at least one of a user input, a region or other indicator of location, a location of the terminal, or a location of a source of the webpage. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining an input type of the input field based on the information of the input field. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the character type further comprises:
 retrieving data related to the associated word from an associated word database unit; and   determining the character type based on the retrieved data.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the associated word comprises at least one of a string, title, label, and tag. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the information of the input field is in a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) format. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the character type further comprises:
 querying an activity history database to determine whether data related to the character type of the input field is present; and   determining the character type based on the data.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the character type further comprises extracting the associated word from the information of the input field. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the associated word is information that describes or supplements information to be inputted in the input field. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the character type further comprises:
 extracting a keyword from the information of the input field;   retrieving data related to the keyword from the associated word database unit; and   determining the type of characters based on the retrieved data.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the keyword comprises information that provides examples or exemplary format of information to be inputted in the input field. 
     
     
         13 . A method for determining a type of input method editor for a webpage in a terminal, comprising:
 detecting a focus on an input field displayed on the terminal;   analyzing information of the input field;   querying an activity history database to determine whether data related to a character type of the input field is present, and performing a first determination process if the data is present;   extracting an associated word from within a reference proximity of the input field, querying an associated word database unit for data related to the associated word, and performing a second determination process if the queried data is present;   extracting a keyword from the information of the input field, querying the associated word database unit for data related to the keyword, and performing a third determination process if the queried data is present;   determining the type of input method editor to be outputted based on at least one of the first determination process, the second determination process, and the third determination process; and   outputting the set input method editor as a virtual soft keyboard comprising the determined character type.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising setting a default language for the input method editor. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein setting the default language is based upon at least one of a user input, a region or other indicator of location, a location of the terminal, or a location of a source of the webpage.