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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7366984 | Phonetic searching using multiple readings The names of contacts are stored as characters. Each character may include one or more phonic codes that are encoded into the character. A smart filter decodes the character into its constituent sounds. An input string is received that includes phonic codes. An appl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359850 | Spelling and encoding method for ideographic symbols The present invention relates to a spelling and encoding method for ideographic symbols, such as Chinese characters. The spelling method can provide first and second components for identifying first and second groups of ideographic symbols, wherein the two groups ca... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7257528 | Method and apparatus for Chinese character text input A method and apparatus for inputting Chinese character text into a machine such as a word processor or personal computer. The system consists of an apparatus which forms a closed feedback loop with the operator. The operator supplies stroke selections and other data... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7174288 | Multi-modal entry of ideogrammatic languages A method for inputting ideograms into a computer system includes receiving phonetic information related to a desired ideogram to be entered and forming a candidate list of possible ideograms as a function of the phonetic information received. Stroke information, com... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7164367 | Component-based, adaptive stroke-order system An efficient and simple approach to encoding ideographic characters as sequences of input strokes or stroke categories is disclosed, wherein: each character is represented by one or more sequences of one or more components; each component corresponds to a plurality ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7107219 | Communication apparatus A terminal is designed so that a user who employs numerical keys, allocated for the entry of dots, can enter Braille dot combinations that are used for the input of characters. The input characters may be output as speech for feedback. Further, when a terminal acces... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7107204 | Computer-aided writing system and method with cross-language writing wizard A computer-aided writing system offers assistance to a user writing in a non-native language, as the user needs help, without requiring the user to divert attention away from the entry task. The writing system provides a user interface (UI) that integrates writing a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7061403 | Apparatus and method for input of ideographic Korean syllables from reduced keyboard Systems and methods for input of text symbols into an electronic device comprising a reduced keyboard having keys representing a plurality of characters are disclosed. Possible symbol variants are identified based on character inputs received from the reduced keyboa... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7014099 | Data entry device A data entry device is provided. The data entry device includes a key having a first data entry value associated with depressing the key, and one or more additional discrete data entry values associated with deflecting the key in a predetermined direction, where a u... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013422 | Noise removal in multibyte text encodings using statistical models Disclosed is a method of validating a byte sequence having a plurality of states, the method comprising designating one or more noise states from among the plurality of states; generating a most probable state sequence for the byte sequence; utilizing said state seq... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6956968 | Database engines for processing ideographic characters and methods therefor A computer-implemented method for encoding a handwritten stroke set, each of the handwritten stroke set being representative of a constituent stroke of an ideographic character, to obtain an encoded input sequence. The method includes ascertaining a shape of a first... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947771 | User interface for a portable electronic device The present invention is a user interface (120) for an ideographic character input device (100) comprising three rows (148, 150, 152) of adjacent input keys. A first row (148) includes keys that represent linear character strokes, a third... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932525 | Keyboard arrangement for easy acquisition of typing skills A keyboard arrangement that assigns alphanumeric and special character symbols to keys based upon the shapes of the symbols in order to facilitate learning to type. Attribute classes are defined according to the number, position, direction, or contours of the line s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922811 | Chinese character encoding input method and its input apparatus Disclosed are a method which is used in a computer or a communicative mobile telephone to achieve the JiuGong input of Chinese characters and a Chinese language computer or mobile telephone thereof, in which Chinese characters are divided into two classes, that is, ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6847311 | Method and apparatus for character entry in a wireless communication device A method and apparatus for character entry and more particularly Chinese character entry. The method improves the ease of entry for Chinese characters on a device that has a keypad arrangement of at least a 3×3 matrix (106). For example wireless communicatio... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6809725 | On screen chinese keyboard An on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard includes a function key section, an initial consonant key section, a vowel key section and a candidate section. The function key section is configured to allow on-line editing. The initial consonant key section is configured to... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6765504 | Chinese language pinyin input method and device by numeric key pad To enable Chinese characters to be inputted by means of pinyin symbols inputted with the use of nine numerical keys such as those used in a telephone set or a television remote controller. For inputting pinyin symbols, keys “2” to “9” on a keypad are ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6646573 | Reduced keyboard text input system for the Japanese language A reduced keyboard system for the Japanese language which uses word-level disambiguation of entered keystroke sequences, and which enables the user to select the desired interpretation of an ambiguous input key sequence as kana, and then select the desire... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6636162 | Reduced keyboard text input system for the Japanese language A reduced keyboard system for the Japanese language which uses word-level disambiguation of entered keystroke sequences, and which enables the user to select the desired interpretation of an ambiguous input key sequence as kana, and then select the desire... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6636163 | Numeric key-based chinese address inputting method A numeric key-based Chinese-language inputting method, which enables the rapid inputting of a Chinese-language address in accordance with using numeric keys includes determining as to a numerical inputting mode, or a single Chinese character inputting mod... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6604878 | Keyboard input devices, methods and systems A keyboard and method for inputting graphical indicium representations of language characters formed from one or a combination of character units. The keyboard includes a plurality of keys, each key having at least one unit associated therewith but with s... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6535145 | Ideographic keyboard and method Ideographic keyboard and method in which an array of characters are printed on one side of a panel and optically readable data corresponding to the characters is recorded on the other side of the panel. A character selector is moved about the first side t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6462678 | Phonetic Korean Hangul keyboard system A phonetic Korean Hangul keyboard system comprises a keyboard having an upper row, a middle row, and a bottom row. The upper row has a left upper section and a right upper section, the middle row has a left middle section and a right middle section, and t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6411948 | Method, system and computer program product for automatically capturing language translation and sorting information in a text class During composition of an ideograph which is entered into a text string in a data processing system by phonetic spelling on a typically data processing system keyboard, the keystrokes entered by the user are automatically captured and stored in a second fi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6362752 | Keypad with strokes assigned to key for ideographic text input An apparatus for inputting ideographic characters such as Chinese and Japanese characters, comprising an input pad having at least three rows and three columns of keys, forming a square with four corners and one corner key at each corner. At least two of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6356258 | Keypad A keyboard input apparatus, where a plurality of main keys are pressed for character inputting operation. Five keys are set individually as character keys for inputting characters "A", "I", "U", "E", and "O" of the Alphabet expressing vowels. Further prov... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340937 | System and method for mapping multiple identical consecutive keystrokes to replacement characters A computer implemented method for allowing the entry of text in any number of languages using any keyboard chosen by the user. The computer implemented method monitors a user's keystrokes detecting the entry of multiple identical consecutive keystrokes of... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6307541 | Method and system for inputting chinese-characters through virtual keyboards to data processor A Chinese-character input method and system is provided to allow users to input Chinese characters to a data processor with a reduced keyboard, such as a mobile-phone handset with a CCITT-compliant (Consultative Committee in International Telegraphy and T... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6281884 | General Chinese phonetic keyboard setting apparatus A general Chinese phonetic keyboard setting apparatus enables the user to define a phonetic keyboard in a computer system. The user can define a key to correspond with a Chinese phonetic character (one key, one sound), or one key to correspond with severa... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6231252 | Character input system and method using keyboard A character input system (and method) is actualized using an "easy-to-operate" keyboard, which is downsized by reducing a number of keys and which has a good efficiency in performance and operation without increasing key-pressing numbers so much. The keyb... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6094666 | Chinese character input scheme having ten symbol groupings of chinese characters in a recumbent or upright configuration A Chinese character input scheme groups and arranges Chinese symbols into ten symbol groupings. The first symbol grouping includes symbols which have a stroke from left to right or left to right up, the second symbol grouping includes symbols which have t... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6062749 | Dial input device A dial input device is provided. A dial is rotatably arranged on a support member and has a plurality of kinds of characters circumferentially allocated thereto. n (nࣙ1) first contact member(s) arranged in a manner concentric with the dial is/are circum... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6054941 | Apparatus and method for inputting ideographic characters An apparatus (100) and method for inputting ideographic characters. The apparatus (100) has an input pad with a predetermined number of input keys (102, . . . 111). Theoretically, at least a stroke and a radical are mapped to each input key (102, . . . 11... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6007261 | Printing system with means to extract data type before printing on a recording medium A host computer checks the frequency of type data such as a character code or a graphic pattern in print data. Type data with a high frequency is registered in a registered character management area in correspondence with a data ID and sent to a printer. ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007339 | Apparatus and method for inputting mandarin phonetic symbols by using sixteen keys The present invention relates to a mandarin phonetic inputting apparatus by using sixteen keys. It achieves the purpose of conveniently operating for those people are not skilled in typewriting, and provides a capability of detecting ambiguous tones in ma... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5999895 | Sound operated menu method and apparatus The apparatus and method of the invention relate to data entry and menu selection. Applications include: (a) data entry for ideographic languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean; (b) fast food ordering; (c) correction of documents generated by opt... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5936556 | Keyboard for inputting to computer means This novel computer input system consists of a keyboard with gojyuon-based key arrangements and software that is used in conjunction with the keyboard. The novel key arrangement of the keyboard of this invention uses the basic characteristics of the gojyu... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5893133 | Keyboard for a system and method for processing Chinese language text Phonetic Chinese (Pinyin and BPMF) is entered into a computer system and accurately converted into the Hanzi form. The system has a keyboard with diacritic keys (and corresponding ASCII coding) that permit the user to annotate each entered phonetic text s... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5861821 | Keyboard-type input apparatus A keyboard-type input apparatus has a main key area consisting of at least fifteen keys arranged in a three-line and five-column state to include a basic side either on right or left side of the column, of which two-column belongs to the basic side being ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5791792 | Ideographic typewriter and method Ideographic typewriter and method in which a set of characters are printed on a keyboard panel in optically readable form and scanned to provide a bit map of a character which is to be printed. A printer is actuated in accordance with the bit map to form ... | 08/11/1998 |
