Telephone keypad input technique
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1. A method for entering one of a plurality of phonetic language symbols into a telephone apparatus having a keypad with at least one key for producing a first key signal and a second key signal, comprising:
- providing a language symbol matrix having rows and columns and entries corresponding to an intersection of the rows and columns, each entry corresponding to one of the plurality of phonetic language symbols;
selecting the first key signal a selected number of times to progress along the rows of the matrix;
selecting the second key signal a selected number of times to progress along the columns of the matrix to designate an entry; and
providing an input signal to the telephone to indicate the selection of the designated entry.
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Abstract
Japanese language symbols are entered into a telephone keypad for storage in subsequent name/number recall memory. The kata-kana symbol matrix is used to represent the Japanese language. The matrix is stored in memory and selected keys on a keypad are used to progress through the matrix to identify selected entries within the matrix.
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1. A method for entering one of a plurality of phonetic language symbols into a telephone apparatus having a keypad with at least one key for producing a first key signal and a second key signal, comprising:
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providing a language symbol matrix having rows and columns and entries corresponding to an intersection of the rows and columns, each entry corresponding to one of the plurality of phonetic language symbols; selecting the first key signal a selected number of times to progress along the rows of the matrix; selecting the second key signal a selected number of times to progress along the columns of the matrix to designate an entry; and providing an input signal to the telephone to indicate the selection of the designated entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9)
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4. A method for entering Japanese language kata-kana symbols into a cellular telephone apparatus having a memory and a keypad with a plurality of keys, comprising:
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providing data in the memory in a form representing a kata-kana symbol matrix having a plurality of representative sound sequences; designating keys of the telephone keypad with a symbol representing at least one of said representative sound sequences; selecting a designated key in succession a selected number of times to designate a desired representative sound in the matrix; providing a first input signal to the cellular telephone to indicate the selection of the designated representative sound in the matrix; repeating the previous two steps using different designated keys in order to build a word from the selected representative sounds; and providing a second input signal to the cellular telephone to indicate the selection of the word. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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10. A method for entering Japanese language kata-kana symbols into a cellular telephone apparatus having a memory and a keypad with a plurality of keys, comprising:
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providing data in the memory in a form representing a kata-kana symbol matrix having a plurality of representative sound sequences; designating keys of the telephone keypad with a symbol representing at least one of said representative sound sequences; selecting a designated key in succession a selected number of times to designate a desired representative sound in the matrix; and providing an input signal to the cellular telephone to indicate the selection of the designated representative sound in the matrix. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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