User interface, and associated method, permitting entry of Hangul sound symbols
First Claim
1. In a text processing device operable to process text, an improvement of a user interface permitting a user to input Hangul sound symbols, the Hangul sound symbols defined as consonant and vowel sound symbols, of which individual ones of the Hangul sound symbols and selected combinations of the Hangul sound symbols form text characters, to the text processing device, the selected combinations combinable pursuant to selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters, said user interface comprising;
- a memory device for storing, in memory locations thereof, data representative of each of the Hangul sound symbols;
a user actuator actuatable by the user, selected actuation of said user actuator for initiating formation of at least a first selected text character, the first selected text character formed of a first selected combination of the Hangul sound symbols, data representative of which are stored at said memory device; and
a control device coupled to receive indications of the selected actuation by the user of said user interface, said control device for controlling access to the memory locations of said memory device, such that the selected combinations are combinable according to the selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters.
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Abstract
A user-interface, and an associated method, permits entry of sound symbols which form Korean-language characters. An actuation keypad formed of a telephonic keypad has associated therewith Hangul sound symbols of which the characters are formed. More than one sound symbol is associated with at least one of the telephonic keys. A control device determines, according to the syntax rules of the Korean language which of the more than one sound symbol associated with the actuation key actuated by the user is to be used to form the character.
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25 Claims
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1. In a text processing device operable to process text, an improvement of a user interface permitting a user to input Hangul sound symbols, the Hangul sound symbols defined as consonant and vowel sound symbols, of which individual ones of the Hangul sound symbols and selected combinations of the Hangul sound symbols form text characters, to the text processing device, the selected combinations combinable pursuant to selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters, said user interface comprising;
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a memory device for storing, in memory locations thereof, data representative of each of the Hangul sound symbols;
a user actuator actuatable by the user, selected actuation of said user actuator for initiating formation of at least a first selected text character, the first selected text character formed of a first selected combination of the Hangul sound symbols, data representative of which are stored at said memory device; and
a control device coupled to receive indications of the selected actuation by the user of said user interface, said control device for controlling access to the memory locations of said memory device, such that the selected combinations are combinable according to the selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of inputting user-selected text characters to a text processing device, the text characters formed of selected ones of, or selected combinations of, Hangul sound symbols, the Hangul sound symbols defined as consonant and vowel sound symbols, the selected combinations of Hangul sound symbols combinable pursuant to selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters, said method comprising:
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storing data representative of each of the Hangul sound symbols at a memory device;
selectively actuating a user actuator to initiate formation of a first selected text character, formed of a first Hangul sound symbol;
selectively actuating the user actuator to initiate combination of the first Hangul sound symbol with a second selected sound symbol if the first selected text character is to be formed of a combination of the Hangul sound symbols;
determining whether the first Hangul sound symbol is combinable with the second Hangul sound symbol if the combination is permitted by the selected syntax rules; and
forming the combination if the combination is permitted; and
providing the text character to a test buffer.
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20. In a mobile station operable in a radio communication system, an improvement of a user interface permitting a user to input Hangul sound symbols, the Hangul sound symbols defined as consonant and vowel sound symbols, of which individual ones of the Hangul sound symbols and selected combinations of the Hangul sound symbols form text characters, the selected combinations combinable pursuant to selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters, said user interface comprising:
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a memory device for storing, in memory location thereof, data representative of each of the Hangul sound symbols;
a user actuator actuatable by the user, selected actuation of said user actuator for initiating formation of at least a first selected text character, the first selected text character formed of a first selected combination of the Hangul sounds symbols, data representative of which are stored at said memory device; and
a control device coupled to receive indications of the selective actuation by the user of said user interface, said control device for controlling access to the memory locations of said memory device, such that the selected combinations are formable according to the selected syntax rules, the selected syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text characters.
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21. A method for entering a text character comprising a plurality of Hangul sound symbols, the Hangul sound symbols defined as consonant and vowel sound symbols, into a text processing device having a graphical display and a memory using a keypad, the formation of the text character defined by syntax rules, the syntax rules define proper combinations of the consonant and vowel sound symbols that form the text character, the method comprising:
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(a) storing in the memory a set of Hangul sound symbols comprising a plurality of monothong and diphthong vowel and single and double consonant sound symbols;
(b) associating each Hangul sound symbol of the set of Hangul sound symbols with a key on the keypad, wherein more than one Hangul sound symbol is associated with each key of a plurality of keys;
(c) dividing the graphical display into a text display, and at least one softkey display;
(d) depressing a first key of the keypad associated with a first consonant sound symbol until a desired consonant sound symbol is displayed in the text display, the desired consonant sound symbol displayed according to the syntax rules, wherein the first key is depressed;
(i) for a first time period if a consonant sound symbol is to be entered;
(ii) for a longer second time period if a double consonant sound symbol is to be entered;
(iii) a plurality of times if a plurality of consonant sound symbols are associated with the first key and the desired consonant sound symbol is different from an initially displayed consonant sound symbol;
(e) depressing a second key of the keypad associated with a vowel sound symbol until a desired vowel sound symbol is displayed in the text display, the desired vowel sound symbol displayed according to the syntax rules, wherein the second key is depressed;
(i) for the first time period if a monothong vowel sound symbol is to be entered;
(ii) for the longer second time period if a dipthong vowel sound symbol is to be entererd;
(iii) a plurality of times if the second key is associated with at least one of a plurality of vowel sound symbols;
(f) if the character is complete, depressing a soft key to indicate completion;
(g) if the character is not complete, repeating step (e) if a second vowel sound symbol is to be added, or, if a coda is to be added, depressing a third key associated with a second consonant sound symbol until a desired one of a single coda and a double coda is displayed in the text display, the single code and the double code displayed according to the syntax rules, wherein the third key is depressed;
(i) for a first time period of a single coda sound symbol is to be entered;
(ii) for a long second time period if a double coda sound symbol is to be entered;
or(iii) a plurality of times if a plurality of consonant sound symbols area associated with the third key and the desired one of a single coda and a double coda is different from an initially displayed consonant sound symbol;
repeating steps (d) through (g) to enter any desired additional characters. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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