Method of creating text using a computer
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1. A method of creating text using a computer having a memory, at least one display screen and means for selecting positions on said screen, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing in said memory a dictionary of frequently used linguistic expressions, at least some of said linguistic expressions having a plurality of alphanumeric characters;
(b) displaying on a first section of said screen a plurality of said linguistic expressions arranged in a predetermined order for selection by a user;
(c) displaying on a second section of said screen at least one line of text, as said text is created by a user;
(d) identifying the position of a linguistic expression on said first section of said screen, in response to selection of that position by a user with said position selecting means; and
(e) displaying the linguistic expression, whose position was identified in step (d), in said second section of said screen, concatenated to the end of said line of text, thereby adding a linguistic expression to said line of text.
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Abstract
A method of creating text using a computer having a display screen and a pointing mechanism for identifying locations on the display screen. The method involves displaying a list of commonly used words on the screen so that the user may select the words to be used in the text by successively pointing to them. The computer responds to the pointing mechanism and displays on the screen a line of text comprising the identified words in their successive order of selection.
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1. A method of creating text using a computer having a memory, at least one display screen and means for selecting positions on said screen, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing in said memory a dictionary of frequently used linguistic expressions, at least some of said linguistic expressions having a plurality of alphanumeric characters; (b) displaying on a first section of said screen a plurality of said linguistic expressions arranged in a predetermined order for selection by a user; (c) displaying on a second section of said screen at least one line of text, as said text is created by a user; (d) identifying the position of a linguistic expression on said first section of said screen, in response to selection of that position by a user with said position selecting means; and (e) displaying the linguistic expression, whose position was identified in step (d), in said second section of said screen, concatenated to the end of said line of text, thereby adding a linguistic expression to said line of text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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