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Device and method for simplified keyboard input

A keyboard input and keyboard technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, input/output of user/computer interaction, instruments, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-26
GOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC
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[0005] However, Chinese and other symbol-based languages, such as Kanji, do not have a usable alphabet for the numeric keypad

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[0016] Simplified keyboard input device and method utilizes features of language symbol systems to provide a method and device for inputting characters such as Chinese characters with a small number of key presses on a simplified keyboard where multiple alphabetic symbols are associated with one key . The user enters a character symbol by pressing a key on the simplified keyboard an appropriate number of times to get the desired symbol on the screen. When the user enters additional alphabetic symbols to complete a word, the device and method rearranges the display order of a plurality of alphabetic symbols related to a key on the keyboard, automatically deletes the display of invalid symbols, and allows such as diacritics input additional information. The apparatus and method then provide one or more words related to the input word and allow the user to select a desired word. The simplified keyboard input device and method can efficiently input Chinese characters with phonet...

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A reduced keypad entry method and apparatus provides a method and apparatus for entry of words using a small number of keypresses on a reduced keypad (210) having multiple symbols associated with at least one key. The method and apparatus uses validity rules (242) to rearrange the order of presentation of the multiple alphabet symbols associated with a single key on the keypad (210), automaticallyeliminates the presentation of invalid alphabet symbols, and allows the entry of additional information such as a tone markers. Additionally, the method and apparatus uses a dictionary (244) to convert phonetic syllables into Chinese characters.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application filed on October 29, 1998, with the application number 98123660.X, and the title of the invention being "A device and method for simplifying keyboard input". technical field [0002] The present invention generally relates to a method for inputting characters into an electronic device using a simplified keyboard, and more particularly relates to inputting Chinese characters with phonetic symbols on a telephone keypad. Background technique [0003] Portable communication devices, such as cellular telephones, typically have fewer than 15 keys available for short messages and address book feature information. FIG. 1 shows a simplified keypad 100 of a prior art electronic device. The simplified prior art keypad shown is a standard telephone keypad with ten numeric keys 110-119, an asterisk "*" key 121, and a pound (#) key 122. For English and other alphabetic languages, the telephone's numer...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/023G06F3/00G06F3/01
CPCG06F3/0237G06F3/018
Inventor 杨德山陈建林康长征黄维旭
Owner GOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC
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