Portable terminal, method for inputting the information, method and apparatus for dictionary retrieval and medium
First Claim
1. A portable terminal comprising:
- display means for displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means for storing dictionary information including at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences;
inputting means for inputting at least a unit character;
retrieval means for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on said display means, from said dictionary storage means, based on a character string input from said inputting means and/or already finalized;
selecting means for selecting desired words and/or exemplary sentences from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval means and demonstrated on said display means;
character string generating means for generating information on a finalized character string from the words and/or exemplary sentences selected by said selection means; and
transmission/reception means for transmitting/receiving at least the information on the character string.
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Abstract
A portable terminal in which the labor in inputting plural characters and a variety of information can be relieved in case limitations are imposed on the number of available keys. The portable terminal includes an LCD 26, a memory 17 for storing the dictionary information comprised of plural words and exemplary sentences, a key input unit 29 for inputting unit characters, a CPU 13 for retrieving from the memory the words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on the LCD 26 based on the input from the key input unit 29 and/or on the character string already finalized, and a jog dial 40. A desired word and/or exemplary sentence is selected from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by the CPU 13 responsive to rotation of the jog dial 40 and displayed on the LCD 26 and the information on the finalized character string is generated
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88 Claims
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1. A portable terminal comprising:
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display means for displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means for storing dictionary information including at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences;
inputting means for inputting at least a unit character;
retrieval means for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on said display means, from said dictionary storage means, based on a character string input from said inputting means and/or already finalized;
selecting means for selecting desired words and/or exemplary sentences from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval means and demonstrated on said display means;
character string generating means for generating information on a finalized character string from the words and/or exemplary sentences selected by said selection means; and
transmission/reception means for transmitting/receiving at least the information on the character string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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18. A portable terminal comprising:
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display means for displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means for storing dictionary information including at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences;
inputting means for inputting at least a unit character;
retrieval means for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on said display means, from said dictionary storage means, based on a character string input from said inputting means and/or already finalized;
selecting means for selecting desired words and/or exemplary sentences from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval means and demonstrated on said display means;
kana-kanji conversion means for converting a kana character string input from said inputting means into a character string including kanji characters;
character string generating means for generating information on a finalized character string from the word and/or exemplary sentence selected by said selection means and a character string converted by said kana-kanji conversion means; and
transmission/reception means capable of transmitting/receiving at least the information on the character string.
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35. An information inputting method for a portable terminal comprising:
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a display step of displaying at least a character on a display screen;
an inputting step for at least inputting a unit character;
a retrieving step for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences for display on said display picture from a dictionary storing dictionary information made up of at least plural words and plural exemplary sentences based on a character string input in said inputting step and/or already finalized;
a selecting step for selecting a desired word and/or exemplary sentence from the plural words and/or plural exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval operation and demonstrated on said display picture responsive to a rotational operation; and
a character string generating step of generating information on a finalized character string from the words and/or exemplary sentences selected by said selecting step.
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52. An information inputting method for a portable terminal comprising:
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a display step of displaying at least a character on a display screen;
an inputting step for at least inputting a unit character;
a retrieving step for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences for display on said display screen from a dictionary storing dictionary information made up of at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences, based on a character string input in said inputting step and/or already finalized;
a selecting step for selecting a desired word and/or exemplary sentence from the plural words and/or plural exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval operation and demonstrated on said display screen;
a kana-kanji conversion step of converting a kana character string input in said inputting step into a character string including kanji characters; and
a character string generating step of generating information on a finalized character string from the words and/or exemplary sentences selected in said selecting step and/or the character string converted in said kana-kanji conversion step. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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69. A dictionary retrieval apparatus comprising:
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dictionary storage means for storing plural dictionary information each being made up of plural words and plural sentences;
retrieval condition inputting means for inputting a retrieving condition in a dictionary retrieval; and
retrieving means for retrieving a desired word and/or exemplary sentence from said dictionary storage means based on the retrieving condition input from said retrieval condition inputting means;
said retrieving means uses said plural different dictionary information stored in said dictionary storage means in retrieval in a switching fashion depending on particular situations.
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76. A dictionary retrieval method comprising:
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a dictionary storage step for storing plural dictionary information each being made up of plural words and plural sentences;
a retrieval condition inputting step for inputting a retrieving condition in a dictionary retrieval; and
a retrieving step for retrieving a desired word and/or exemplary sentence from said dictionary storage step based on the retrieving condition input from said retrieval condition inputting step;
said retrieving step uses said plural different dictionary information stored in said dictionary storage step in retrieval in a switching fashion depending on particular situations. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A medium for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program comprising:
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a step of displaying at least a character on a display screen;
a step of inputting at least a unit character;
a step of retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences for display on said display screen from a dictionary storing dictionary information made up of at least plural words and/or exemplary sentences based on a character string input in said inputting step and/or already finalized;
a step of selecting a desired word and/or exemplary sentence from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved and demonstrated on said display screen, responsive to a rotational operation; and
a step of generating information of a finalized character string from said selected word and/or sentence.
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84. A medium for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program comprising:
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a step of displaying at least a character on a display screen;
a step of inputting at least a unit character;
a step of retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences for display on said display screen from a dictionary storing dictionary information made up of at least plural words and/or exemplary sentences based on a character string input in said inputting step and/or already finalized;
a step of selecting a desired word and/or sentence from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved and demonstrated on said display screen;
a step of converting a kana character string input in the inputtig step into a character string including kanji characters; and
a step of generating information of a finalized character string from the selected word and/or phrase and the kana-kanji converted character string.
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85. A medium for causing n information processing apparatus to execute a program comprising:
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a step of inputting a retrieving condition for dictionary retrieval for a dictionary including a plurality of the dictionary information made up of at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences; and
a step of retrieving a desired word and/or sentence from said dictionary;
said plural different dictionary information stored in said dictionary in retrieval being used in retrieval in a switching fashion depending on particular situations.
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86. A medium for furnishing the dictionary information made up of plural words and/or exemplary sentences, to a portable terminal, said portable terminal comprising:
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display means for displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means for storing dictionary information including at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences;
inputting means for inputting at least a unit character;
retrieval means for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on said display means, from said dictionary storage means, based on a character string input from said inputting means and/or already finalized;
selecting means for selecting desired words and/or exemplary sentences from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieval means and demonstrated on said display means;
character string generating means for generating information on a finalized character string from the words and/or exemplary sentences selected by said selection means; and
transmission/reception means for transmitting/receiving at least the information on the character string.
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87. A medium for furnishing the dictionary information made up of plural words and/or exemplary sentences to a portable terminal, said portable terminal comprising:
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display means for displaying at least a character;
dictionary storage means for storing dictionary information including at least a plurality of words and a plurality of exemplary sentences;
inputting means for inputting at least a unit character;
retrieval means for retrieving plural words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on said display means, from said dictionary storage means, based on a character string input from said inputting means and/or already finalized;
selection means for selecting a desired word and/or sentence from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by said retrieving means and demonstrated on said display means;
kana-kanji conversion means for converting a kana character string input from said inputting means into a character string including kanji characters;
character string generating means for generating information of a finalized character string from the word and/or sentence selected by said selection means and/or a character string converted by said kana-kanji conversion means; and
transmission/reception means for transmitting/receiving at least the information on the character string.
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88. A medium for furnishing dictionary information made up of plural words and/or exemplary sentences to a dictionary retrieving apparatus, said dictionary retrieving apparatus comprising:
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dictionary storage means for storing plural dictionary information each made up at least of plural words and/or exemplary sentences;
retrieving condition inputting means for inputting a retrieving condition in a dictionary retrieval; and
retrieving means for retrieving a desired word and/or sentence from said dictionary storage means based on the retrieving condition input from said retrieving condition inputting means;
said retrieving means in retrieval using the plural different dictionary information stored in said dictionary storage means in a switching fashion depending on particular situations.
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Specification