On screen chinese keyboard
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1. An on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard comprisinga function key section configured to allow on-line editing, the function key section being positioned at a lower portion of the keyboard;
- an initial consonant key section configured to enter an initial consonant of a desired Chinese character, the initial consonant key section being positioned at an upper portion of the keyboard;
a vowel key section including less than 18 compound vowels, the vowel key section being configured to allow entry of a vowel of the desire chinese character, the vowel key section being positioned at a first side portion of the keyboard; and
a candidate section configured to allow entry of the desired Chinese character, the candidate section being positioned at a second side portion of the keyboard.
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An on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard includes a function key section, an initial consonant key section, a vowel key section and a candidate section. The function key section is configured to allow on-line editing. The initial consonant key section is configured to enter an initial consonant of a desired Chinese character. The vowel key section includes less than 18 compound vowels and is configured to enter a vowel of the desired Chinese character. The candidate section is configured to enter the desired Chinese character. A method of entering a symbol of English keyboard before and after entering a Chinese character via the on-screen Chinese keyboard includes switching automatically to an English display mode in the candidate section of the on-screen Chinese keyboard; and selecting the symbol of English keyboard in the candidate section. A method of entering a Chinese phrase containing at least 3 Chinese characters includes entering the spelling of a first and a second characters of the Chinese phrase, displaying automatically all phrases from the database whose first two characters'"'"' spelling is identical to that entered by a user, and selecting the Chinese phrase shown in the candidate section.
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1. An on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard comprising
a function key section configured to allow on-line editing, the function key section being positioned at a lower portion of the keyboard; -
an initial consonant key section configured to enter an initial consonant of a desired Chinese character, the initial consonant key section being positioned at an upper portion of the keyboard;
a vowel key section including less than 18 compound vowels, the vowel key section being configured to allow entry of a vowel of the desire chinese character, the vowel key section being positioned at a first side portion of the keyboard; and
a candidate section configured to allow entry of the desired Chinese character, the candidate section being positioned at a second side portion of the keyboard.
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2. An on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard comprising:
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a function key section configured to allow on-line editing;
an initial consonant key section configured to enter an initial consonant of a desired Chinese character;
a vowel key section including less than 18 compound vowels, the vowel key section being configured to allow entry of a vowel of the desired Chinese character and to allow a user to select a compound vowel not listed in the vowel key section by selecting the vowel “
i”
or the vowel “
u” and
then selecting a listed simple vowel; and
a candidate section configured to allow entry of the desired Chinese character. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
a Chinese character candidate display mode for selecting the desired Chinese character or Chinese phrase; - and
an English display mode for selecting a desired English letter, a numeric, or a symbol.
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6. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 5 wherein the candidate section displays either simplified Chinese characters or traditional Chinese characters in the Chinese character candidate display mode.
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7. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 2 wherein the vowel key section further includes
tone selection keys positioned adjacent to the candidate section; - and
a syllable-dividing mark adjacent to the candidate section.
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8. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 2 wherein the candidate section further comprises a spelling display block configured to display a spelling of a Chinese character currently being entered, the spelling being selected from a group consisting of an initial consonant, a vowel, a syllable-dividing mark and a tone.
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9. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 2 wherein the initial consonant key section includes
group 1: - “
b”
, “
p”
, “
m”
, and “
f”
;
group 2;
“
d”
, “
t”
, “
n”
, and “
l”
;
group 3;
“
g”
, “
k”
, and “
h”
;
group 4;
“
j”
, “
q”
, and “
x”
;
group 5;
“
zh”
, “
ch”
, “
sh”
, and “
r”
;
group 6;
“
z”
, “
c”
, and “
s”
; and
group 7;
“
y” and
“
w”
.
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10. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 2 wherein the function key section includes function keys selected from the group consisting of “
- backspace”
, “
tab”
, “
space”
, “
enter”
, “
page up” and
“
page down”
.
- backspace”
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11. The on-screen Chinese phonetic keyboard of claim 2 wherein initial consonant keys and vowel keys are represented by Zhu Yin Fu Hao phonetic symbols.
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12. An on-screen Chinese radical keyboard comprising
a radical key section including keys to allow a user to select the number of strokes of a radical of a Chinese character; -
a remainder key section including keys to allow the user to select the number of strokes of a remainder of the Chinese character; and
a candidate section configured to allow selection of a radical or a Chinese character. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
an English display mode for selecting a desired English letter, a numeric, or a symbol a radical candidate display mode for selecting a radical, and a Chinese character candidate display mode for selecting a desired Chinese character or Chinese phrase. -
15. The on-screen Chinese radical keyboard of claim 12 wherein the radical key section includes a set of keys, each key representing a number of strokes of radicals.
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16. The on-screen Chinese radical keyboard of claim 12 wherein the remainder key section includes a set of keys, each key representing a number of strokes of remainders.
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17. The on-screen Chinese radical keyboard of claim 12 wherein the function key section includes function keys selected from the group consisting of “
- backspace”
, “
tab”
, “
space”
, “
enter”
, “
page up”
, and “
page down”
.
- backspace”
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18. A method of entering a symbol of English keyboard comprising
after entering a Chinese character via an on-screen Chinese keyboard having a candidate sections, switching automatically to an English display mode in the candidate section of the on-screen Chinese keyboard; - and
selecting the symbol of English keyboard in the candidate section.
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19. A method comprising:
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displaying a first set of keys at a first portion of a display screen to allow a user to enter the spelling of a character or word of a first language;
displaying candidates of characters or words of the first language in a second portion of a display screen, the candidates corresponding to the spelling entered by the user; and
upon receiving a selection of a candidate displayed in the second portion of the display screen, automatically displaying a second set of keys at the second portion of the display screen to allow the user to enter the spelling of a character or word of a second language. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method comprising
displaying an initial consonant key section on a screen to allow entry of an initial consonant of a Chinese character; - and
displaying a vowel key section on the screen, the vowel key section including less than 18 compound vowels, the vowel key section to allow entry of a vowel of the Chinese character and to allow selection of a compound vowel not listed in the vowel key section by selecting a vowel “
i”
or a vowel “
u” and
then selecting a listed simple vowel.- View Dependent Claims (22)
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Current AssigneeJishan Zhang
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Original AssigneeJishan Zhang
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InventorsZhang, Jishan
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Primary Examiner(s)WU, XIAO MIN
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Application NumberUS09/579,413Time in Patent Office1,615 DaysField of Search345/173, 345/174, 345/175, 345/176, 345/177, 345/178, 345/168, 345/169, 345/172, 345/171, 715/535, 341/22, 341/23, 400/109, 400/110, 400/484, 704/10US Class Current345/171CPC Class CodesG06F 3/018 Input/output arrangements f...
