User-friendly brahmi-derived hindi keyboard
First Claim
1. A character input system using a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Hindi script character, and at least one key being assigned a halant, the key assignments being spatially grouped on the keyboard according to their phonetic characteristics.
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Abstract
A character input system using a keyboard having a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Brahmi-derived (e.g., Hindi) script character. At least one key may be assigned a halant. The key assignments may be spatially grouped on the keyboard according to vowels, consonants and the phonetic characteristics of the characters. Hindi script communications may be inputted quickly and efficiently as a result of the arrangement of Hindi character keys and a simplified Hindi character set provided through use of the halant character.
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30 Claims
- 1. A character input system using a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Hindi script character, and at least one key being assigned a halant, the key assignments being spatially grouped on the keyboard according to their phonetic characteristics.
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21. A keyboard for the use with a Brahmi-derived script comprising:
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vowel keys mapped to the vowels, at least some of the vowel keys being arranged in a row;
initial consonant keys arranged in a plurality of subsets, each subset comprising keys mapped to a group of phonetically-related initial consonants, at least some of each subset of initial consonant keys being arranged on a single row;
final consonant keys mapped to final consonants, at least some of the final consonant keys being arranged in a row; and
a halant key mapped to halant character;
wherein Brahmi-derived script communications may be inputted quickly and efficiently as a result of the arrangement of character keys and a simplified character set provided through use of the halant character. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of adapting a keyboard for a language that uses a Brahmi-derived script such as Hindi script, the method comprising:
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mapping vowels to vowel keys arranged in a row;
mapping initial consonants to initial consonant keys arranged in a plurality of subsets, each subset comprising keys mapped to a group of phonetically-related initial consonants, each subset of initial consonant keys being arranged on a single row;
mapping final consonants to final consonant keys arranged in a row; and
mapping a halant character to a halant key;
wherein Brahmi-derived script communications may be inputted quickly and efficiently as a result of the arrangement of character keys and a simplified character set provided through use of the halant character.
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26. A computer system for use with a language that uses Brahmi-derived script, the computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory system;
a graphical user interface; and
a Brahmi-derived script keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Brahmi-derived script character, and at least one key being assigned a halant, the key assignments being spatially grouped on the keyboard according to phonetic characteristics of the characters. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A keyboard adapted for use with Hindi script, the keyboard comprising:
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a group of vowel keys each being assigned a Hindi script vowel, the vowel keys comprising keys corresponding to the number-row on a standard keyboard;
a first Varg group of phonetically-related consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to Q-W-E-R-T on a standard keyboard;
a second Varg group of phonetically-related consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to A-S-D-F-G on a standard keyboard;
a third Varg group of phonetically-related consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to Z-X-C-V-B on a standard keyboard;
a fourth Varg group of phonetically-related consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to Y-U-I-O-P on a standard keyboard; and
a fifth Varg group of phonetically-related consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to H-J-K-L-;
on a standard keyboard.a final group of Non-Varg consonant keys comprising keys corresponding to N-M-,-.-/-'"'"'-[-] on a standard keyboard.
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30. A character input system using a keyboard comprising a plurality of keys, at least some of the keys each being assigned at least one Hindi script character, and at least one key being assigned a halant, the key assignments being spatially grouped on the keyboard according to the vowels and consonants, their phonetic characteristics and the method in which the characters are learned.
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