Character and text unit input correction system
a correction system and character and text technology, applied in the field of computer science, can solve the problems of reducing the efficiency of individuals, affecting the accuracy of phonics-based asian language input,
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-16
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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This solution significantly reduces the distraction and time required for correcting errors, improving data entry efficiency by allowing users to modify incorrect characters or words without leaving the keyboard, thus minimizing disruption to the data entry process.
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In either event, however, the individual generally redirects attention from the keyboard to the pointing device when modifying the incorrect characters, which may decrease the efficiency of the individual, particularly when repetitively performed.
The error rate for an average individual utilizing a QWERTY keyboard for phonics-based Asian language input is approximately 20%.
Accordingly, phonics-based Asian language input has a greater error rate, which further decreases the efficiency of the individual.
Coupled with the expanding Chinese vocabulary, the number of similar pronunciations introduces an intrinsically-high error rate in phonics-based Chinese language input.
Due to the relatively high error rate for phonics-based Asian language input, individuals are required to frequently identify incorrect characters and then identify the correct characters from lists of possible replacement characters, as discussed above.
One skilled in the relevant art will recognize that this process may be time-consuming and inefficient given the approximate error rate of 20% for an average individual utilizing a QWERTY keyboard for phonics-based Asian language input.
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[0035] The following discussion and accompanying figures disclose an input device in accordance with the present invention. The input device is utilized for entering characters. If an incorrect text unit, such as a character or a word, is inadvertently entered or is otherwise present, the input device can be utilized to modify the incorrect text unit with the intended or correct text unit. More specifically, a sensor coupled to the input device may be utilized by an individual to select the incorrect text unit and then replace the incorrect text unit with the correct text unit. The input device is disclosed in the following material as a keyboard. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that a plurality of other input devices having a sensor for replacing an incorrect text unit will also fall within the scope of the present invention.
[0036] As used herein, the phrase “text unit” is defined as characters and groups of characters that form words or word-type units. F...
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An input device is disclosed that includes a sensor for editing characters and text units. The sensor has an elongate configuration and is laterally-oriented with respect to sides of the input device. The input device also includes a plurality of keys for entering individual characters or multiple characters that form the text units. By contacting the sensor, an incorrectly-entered text unit may be selected and replaced with an intended text unit. In order to select the incorrectly-entered text unit, the sensor may be contacted in a position that corresponds with a position of the text unit with respect to a display screen.
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CROSS-REFERENCE To RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This U.S. patent application is a continuation application of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 427,430, which was filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 30, 2003 and entitled Character And Text Input Correction System, such prior U.S. patent application being entirely incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND [0002] As the field of computer science has evolved, a variety of data entry techniques have been developed to enhance the individual's experience and to make computers more versatile. For example, a typical computer system, especially a computer system using graphical user interfaces for user interaction may be optimized for accepting input from one or more discrete input devices. Thus, an individual may enter text with a keyboard, and control the position of a pointer image on a display screen with a pointing device, such as a mouse, having one or more buttons for activating selections as...
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IPC IPC(8): G09G5/00G06F17/21G06F3/02G06F3/023G06F17/27
CPCG06F3/021G06F17/273G06F3/0237G06F3/0213G06F40/232D04C1/06D04D7/08D10B2501/00D10B2501/02
InventorKONG, YUAN
OwnerMICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC