Composing a message in an online textbox using a non-latin script
View Patent ↗A method and an apparatus are provided for composing a message in an online textbox using a non-Latin script. In one example, the method includes receiving a selection of a target language for composing the message in the online textbox, loading a hash table and an integer n that are associated with the target language, adding to a queue a character inputted from a QWERTY keyboard, and applying appropriate parsing and mapping techniques to the queue using the hash table and the integer n to display an appropriate script of the target language.
1. A method for composing a message in an online textbox using a non-Latin script, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of a target language for composing the message in the online textbox;
loading a hash table and an integer n that are associated with the target language, the hash table comprises a plurality of entries mapping at least one character of a first language to at least one character of the target language, the integer n comprises a maximum number of characters to add to a queue;
receiving an input comprising a character of the first language;
adding to the queue the received character of the first language by determining a number of characters in the queue, if the number of characters in the queue is more than n, then removing at least one character from the queue in a first-in and first-out manner and adding the received character to the end of the queue; and
parsing the queue by using the hash table to map the queue to an entry in the hash table.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parsing further comprises:
determining that the queue does not have more than n characters; and
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parsing further comprises matching the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parsing further comprises:
failing to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table;
adding to the queue another character inputted; and
continuing to apply the parsing.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the selection of the target language comprises toggling from one target language to another target language.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parsing further comprises:
adding a flushing functionality to the parsing;
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table; and
flushing the queue.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parsing further comprises:
adding a slider functionality to the parsing;
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table; and
displaying a list of multiple corresponding scripts from the hash table.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the parsing further comprises:
receiving a selection of a script from the list of multiple corresponding scripts; and
displaying the appropriate script based on the selection of the script from the list of multiple corresponding scripts.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the loading the hash table and the integer n comprises downloading from an external computing device to a user computer at least one of:
the hash table; and
the integer n.
10. An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and memory, for composing a message in an online textbox using a non-Latin script, the apparatus being configured for:
receiving a selection of a target language for composing the message in the online textbox;
loading a hash table and an integer n that are associated with the target language, the hash table comprises a plurality of entries mapping at least one character of a first language to at least one character of the target language, the integer n comprises a maximum number of characters to add to a queue;
receiving an input comprising a character of the first language;
adding to the queue the received character of the first language by determining a number of characters in the queue, if the number of characters in the queue is more than n, then removing at least one character from the queue in a first-in and first-out manner and adding the received character to the end of the queue; and
parsing the queue by using the hash table to map the queue to an entry in the hash table.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for:
determining that the queue does not have more than n characters; and
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the wherein the apparatus is further configured for matching the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for:
failing to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table;
adding to the queue another character inputted; and
continuing to apply the parsing.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for toggling from one target language to another target language.
15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for:
adding a flushing functionality to the parsing;
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table; and
flushing the queue.
16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for:
adding a slider functionality to the parsing;
attempting to match the queue to a corresponding script in the hash table; and
displaying a list of multiple corresponding scripts from the hash table.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for:
receiving a selection of a script from the list of multiple corresponding scripts; and
displaying the appropriate script based on the selection of the script from the list of multiple corresponding scripts.
18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is further configured for downloading from an external computing device to a user computer at least one of:
the hash table; and
the integer n.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying one or more instructions for composing a message in an online textbox using a non-Latin script, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
receiving a selection of a target language for composing the message in the online textbox;
loading a hash table and an integer n that are associated with the target language, the hash table comprises a plurality of entries mapping at least one character of a first language to at least one character of the target language, the integer n comprises a maximum number of characters to add to a queue;
receiving an input comprising a character of the first language;
adding to the queue the received character of the first language by determining a number of characters in the queue, if the number of characters in the queue is more than n, then removing at least one character from the queue in a first-in and first-out manner and adding the received character to the end of the queue; and
parsing the queue by using the hash table to map the queue to an entry in the hash table.