Method and system for entering text in computer equipment
First Claim
1. A method for rapid entry of text into a computer, said text comprising a plurality of phrases, words and characters, each of said words including an initial corresponding to a first character in the word, said method comprising:
- selecting a subject specific current glossary comprising a plurality of subject specific phrases for use by the computer;
entering a sequence of characters including a first character and at least one other subsequent character in the computer;
selecting a set of matching phrases from the current glossary by the computer wherein each said matching phrases includes a sequence of words such that(i) the initial of a first word in said sequence of words matches the first character of the entered sequence of characters,(ii) the entered sequence of characters is a subset of a set of characters that match the initials of the words in the sequence of words, and(iii) the entered sequence of characters are in the same order as the initials of the matching words in the matching phrase;
displaying the set of matching phrases; and
selecting one of said phrases in the displayed set of matching phrases using a phrase selection command for use by the computer,whereby a phrase is dynamically selected for use by the computer using less characters than that present in the phrase without the use of a predetermined abbreviation for the selected phrase.
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Abstract
A system for very fast entry of text into a computer. The system uses a current glossary, which may be custom generated to reflect common phrases and words pertaining to any specific subject matter, as a source for retrieving words and phrases from abbreviations. Text entry is input into the system through the entry of word abbreviations, phrase abbreviations and text entries. The system uses non-fixed abbreviations for words and phrases. A word abbreviation starts with the initial of the word and includes a subset of its other letters. A phrase abbreviation starts with the initials of its first word, or two words, and includes a subset of the initials of its other words. Words and phrases satisfying a specific abbreviation are displayed in advisory tables. A desired word or phrase may be selected using an expansion command. The expanded term is then entered into the system and thereby permits entry of lengthy phrases and words with minimal text entry. Finally, the systems proposes phrases that are likely continuations to the last entered words, allowing fast selection and input of such continuations.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for rapid entry of text into a computer, said text comprising a plurality of phrases, words and characters, each of said words including an initial corresponding to a first character in the word, said method comprising:
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selecting a subject specific current glossary comprising a plurality of subject specific phrases for use by the computer; entering a sequence of characters including a first character and at least one other subsequent character in the computer; selecting a set of matching phrases from the current glossary by the computer wherein each said matching phrases includes a sequence of words such that (i) the initial of a first word in said sequence of words matches the first character of the entered sequence of characters, (ii) the entered sequence of characters is a subset of a set of characters that match the initials of the words in the sequence of words, and (iii) the entered sequence of characters are in the same order as the initials of the matching words in the matching phrase; displaying the set of matching phrases; and
selecting one of said phrases in the displayed set of matching phrases using a phrase selection command for use by the computer,whereby a phrase is dynamically selected for use by the computer using less characters than that present in the phrase without the use of a predetermined abbreviation for the selected phrase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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