Japanese language entry mechanism for small keypads
First Claim
1. A method for generating Japanese text in response to signals generated by a user, the method comprising:
- receiving signals generated by the user which specify one or more collections each of which includes one or more syllables;
determining that one or more predicted words include any syllable of each of the one or more collections;
presenting the one or more predicted words to the user for selection.
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Abstract
Japanese kanji-kana words intended to be entered by a user are predicted from relative few key presses, each single key press indicating a group kana syllables of the fifty sounds table. Text input logic collects all known words which include any syllables of the groups specified in the order specified and sorts the words by relative frequency to predict which word the user is intending to enter. All known words which match the same consonant pattern are collected and those most frequently used are presented at the top of the list from which the user can select the intended word. Predicted word selections are presented to the user in kanji-kana form such that kana-kanji conversion is unnecessary.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for generating Japanese text in response to signals generated by a user, the method comprising:
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receiving signals generated by the user which specify one or more collections each of which includes one or more syllables;
determining that one or more predicted words include any syllable of each of the one or more collections;
presenting the one or more predicted words to the user for selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium useful in association with a computer which includes a processor and a memory, the computer readable medium including computer instructions which are configured to cause the computer to generate Japanese text in response to signals generated by a user by:
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receiving signals generated by the user which specify one or more collections each of which includes one or more syllables;
determining that one or more predicted words include any syllable of each of the one or more collections;
presenting the one or more predicted words to the user for selection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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at least one input module for enabling a user to generate input signals;
at least one display module; and
user input logic (i) which is operatively coupled between the input device and the display device and (ii) which generates Japanese text in response to the input signals generated by the user by;
receiving the input signals generated by the user through the input module wherein the input signals specify one or more collections, each of which includes one or more syllables;
determining that one or more predicted words include any syllable of each of the one or more collections;
presenting the one or more predicted words to the user for selection in the display module. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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