INFORMATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, CHARACTER INPUT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CHARACTER INPUT PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An information terminal apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores information on a plurality of character strings and information on a pronunciation and shape of each of a plurality of characters included in the plurality of character strings; and
a search unit that receives a first input representing part or all of one of a pronunciation and shape of a character, consults the storage unit to retrieve possible character strings which have a first character matching the first input, receives a second input representing part or all of another of a pronunciation and shape of a character, and extracts possible character strings which further have a second character matching the second input, from the possible character strings retrieved in response to the first input.
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Abstract
An information terminal apparatus is provided with a storage unit and a search unit. The storage unit stores information on a plurality of character strings and information on the pronunciation and shape of each of the characters included in the plurality of character strings. The search unit receives a first input representing part or all of one of the pronunciation and shape of a character, and retrieves possible character strings which have a first character matching the first input. The search unit then receives a second input representing part or all of the other of the pronunciation and shape of a character, and extracts possible character strings which further have a second character matching the second input, from the possible character strings retrieved in response to the first input.
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7 Claims
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1. An information terminal apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores information on a plurality of character strings and information on a pronunciation and shape of each of a plurality of characters included in the plurality of character strings; and a search unit that receives a first input representing part or all of one of a pronunciation and shape of a character, consults the storage unit to retrieve possible character strings which have a first character matching the first input, receives a second input representing part or all of another of a pronunciation and shape of a character, and extracts possible character strings which further have a second character matching the second input, from the possible character strings retrieved in response to the first input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A character input method of an information terminal apparatus for receiving character input, the method comprising:
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receiving a first input representing part or all of one of a pronunciation and shape of a character; consulting a storage unit to retrieve possible character strings which have a first character matching the first input, the storage unit storing information on a plurality of character strings and information on a pronunciation and shape of each of a plurality of characters included in the plurality of character strings; receiving a second input representing part or all of another of a pronunciation and shape of a character; and extracting possible character strings which further have a second character matching the second input, from the possible character strings retrieved in response to the first input.
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a character input program causing an information terminal apparatus for receiving character input to perform a process comprising:
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receiving a first input representing part or all of one of a pronunciation and shape of a character; consulting a storage unit to retrieve possible character strings which have a first character matching the first input, the storage unit storing information on a plurality of character strings and information on a pronunciation and shape of each of a plurality of characters included in the plurality of character strings; receiving a second input representing part or all of another of a pronunciation and shape of a character; and extracting possible character strings which further have a second character matching the second input, from the possible character strings retrieved in response to the first input.
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