Character input terminal device and recording apparatus
First Claim
1. A character input terminal device comprising:
- dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string;
input means for entering characters or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion;
output means for at least displaying and outputting candidate character or candidate character string obtained as a result of conversion; and
character conversion means for obtaining candidate character or candidate string by retrieving said dictionary means, with respect to the input character or input character string entered from said input means, and for transmitting this candidate character or candidate character string to said output means.
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Abstract
Texts including required message are entered with a small number of keys such as those of a cellular telephone. In this case, a conversion table is unnecessary and the number of key operations is reduced. The number of input characters or input character strings composed by sequentially selecting one from a plurality of alphabets distributed to sequentially entered keys is relevant to the number of operation keys (N) raised to the number of distributed character (M) power (=NM) including meaningless characters or character strings and, with respect to these, character conversion is executed by referring to a dictionary means, through the operation of the conversion next candidate key. The dictionary means stores numeric strings and words of meaningful characters or character strings among the said characters and character strings.
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25 Claims
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1. A character input terminal device comprising:
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dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; input means for entering characters or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; output means for at least displaying and outputting candidate character or candidate character string obtained as a result of conversion; and character conversion means for obtaining candidate character or candidate string by retrieving said dictionary means, with respect to the input character or input character string entered from said input means, and for transmitting this candidate character or candidate character string to said output means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10)
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6. A character input terminal device comprising:
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dictionary means for storing numeral or numeral string and candidate character corresponding to the numeral or candidate character string corresponding to the numeral string; input means for entering numeral or numeral string including keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated character conversion; output means for at least displaying and outputting candidate character or candidate character string obtained as the result of conversion; and character conversion means for obtaining candidate character or candidate character string by retrieving said dictionary means, with respect to the input numeral or input numeral string entered from said input means, and for transmitting this candidate character or candidate character string to said output means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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11. A character input terminal device comprising:
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dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; input means for entering characters or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; output means for at least displaying and outputting candidate character or candidate character string obtained as a result of conversion; character conversion means for obtaining candidate character or candidate character string by retrieving said dictionary means, with respect to the input character or input character string entered from said input means, and for transmitting this candidate character or candidate character string to said output means; transmission means for transmitting the confirmed characters or character strings, and range information acquisition means for obtaining range information of character codes which can be processed by a party to be called, wherein said character conversion means retrieves said dictionary means based on the range information of the receiving party terminal obtained from said range information acquisition means.
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12. A character input terminal device comprising:
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dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; input means for entering characters or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; output means for at least displaying and outputting candidate character or candidate character string obtained as a result of conversion; character conversion means for obtaining candidate character or candidate character string by retrieving said dictionary means, with respect to the input character or input character string entered from said input means, and for transmitting this candidate character or candidate character string to said output means; transmission means for transmitting the confirmed characters or character string, and range information table for correlating identification information of a party to be called to the range information of the character codes which can be processed, wherein the dictionary means is retrieved by the character conversion means based on the range information obtained from said range information table according to the identification information of the party.
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13. A character input device comprising:
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dictionary means storing the correspondence of input character or input character string corresponding to candidate character or candidate character string obtained as a result of conversion and attribute information thereof; input means for entering characters or character strings and necessary information including a plurality of keys to which a plurality of characters are distributed, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for confirming the conversion result; output means for at least displaying and outputting the candidate character or candidate character string as a result of conversion; and attribute specification means for specifying the attribute of input character or input character strings based on information to be entered from the said input means; and character conversion means for obtaining the candidate characters or candidate character strings corresponding to the specified attribute information specified by said attribute specification means by retrieving the dictionary means, and for supplying said output means with the obtained candidate character or candidate character string, with respect to one of characters corresponding to keys entered by said input means and to character string corresponding to a plurality of keys. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A character input device comprising:
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input means for inputting a character code, and provided with a plurality of keys to which one or more characters is allocated; sentence head distinction means for distinguishing a sentence head based on code arrangement corresponding to keys entered from said input means; capitalization means for converting a provided character code into a capital character code and for outputting the converted character code; output means for at least displaying and outputting the characters corresponding to a provided character code; and switching means for selecting one of outputting the converted character code to said output means through the said capitalization means and outputting the provided character code based on the distinction result from said sentence head distinction means. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A character input device comprising:
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dictionary means for storing input characters or input character strings and candidate characters corresponding to the input characters or candidate character strings corresponding to the input character strings; input means for entering characters or character strings including a plurality of keys to which a plurality of characters are distributed, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for confirming the designated character conversion; character conversion means for obtaining candidate characters or candidate character strings by retrieving the said dictionary means, with respect to the input characters or input character strings; sentence head distinction means for distinguishing the sentence head based on code arrangement corresponding to keys entered from said input means and code arrangement in response to said character conversion means; capitalization means for converting the obtained character code into a capital character code; output means for at least displaying and outputting the characters corresponding to the obtained character code; and switching means for selecting one of outputting the converted character code to said output means through the said capitalization means and outputting the obtained character code, depending on the distinction result of said sentence head distinction means.
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20. A character input terminal device comprising:
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input means for inputting character or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input character or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input character string; and display means for displaying one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string.
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21. A character input terminal device comprising:
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input means for inputting numeral or numeral string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; dictionary means for storing numeral or numeral string and candidate character corresponding to the numeral or candidate character string corresponding to the numeral string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input numeral or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input numeral string; and display means for displaying one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string.
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22. A recording apparatus storing a computer program for use in a character input terminal device including an input unit for inputting character or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion;
- a display unit for displaying character and character string; and
a processor for executing the program;the recording apparatus comprising; dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input character or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input character string; and display controlling means for outputting one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string to the display unit.
- a display unit for displaying character and character string; and
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23. A recording apparatus storing a computer program for use in a character input terminal device including an input unit for inputting numeral or numeral string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion;
- a display unit for displaying character and character string; and
a processor for executing the program;the recording apparatus comprising; dictionary means for storing numeral or numeral string and candidate character corresponding to the numeral or candidate character string corresponding to the numeral string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input numeral or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input numeral string; and display controlling means for outputting one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string to the display unit.
- a display unit for displaying character and character string; and
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24. A character input terminal device comprising:
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input means for inputting character or character string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; dictionary means for storing character or character string and candidate character corresponding to the character or candidate character string corresponding to the character string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input character or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input character string; and display means for displaying one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string; wherein the dictionary means stores the candidate character selected from each one of characters associated with each operated key, and the candidate character string selected from each one of character strings associated with each set of operated keys.
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25. A character input terminal device comprising:
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input means for inputting numeral or numeral string including a plurality of keys with which a plurality of characters are associated, a conversion/next candidate key for designating character conversion and a decision key for deciding the designated conversion; dictionary means for storing numeral or numeral string and candidate character corresponding to the numeral or candidate character string corresponding to the numeral string; character determining means for determining the stored candidate character corresponding to the input numeral or for determining the stored candidate character string corresponding to the input numeral string; and display means for displaying one of the determined candidate character and the determined candidate character string, wherein the dictionary means stores the candidate character selected from each one of characters associated with each operated key, and the candidate character string selected from each one of character strings associated with each set of operated keys.
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Specification