User-tailorable romanized Chinese text input systems and methods
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1. A method of romanizing Chinese ideograms against an implemented dialect, comprising:
- receiving a user input selection of an implemented dialect from among a plurality of stored dialects;
displaying a matrix of phonetic combinations that excludes phonetic combinations for syllables not present in the implemented dialect;
receiving a user input of a phonetic combination selected from the display of the displayed phonetic combinations;
defining a first roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination;
displaying a first Chinese ideogram, the first Chinese ideogram being associated with the selected phonetic combination in the implemented dialect;
associating the first roman alphabet equivalent with the first Chinese ideogram;
displaying a first question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect;
receiving a response from the user;
selecting at least a second question based on the user'"'"'s response to a previous question;
displaying the at least the second question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect;
receiving at least a second response from the user;
determining whether the at least the second or a subsequent response is adequate to determine the user'"'"'s dialect by analyzing the at least the second response and other information, the other information including at least one prior response; and
determining the user'"'"'s dialect when the responses are adequate.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for romanizing Chinese ideograms allow a user to create a personalized spelling dictionary that converts a user'"'"'s desired roman-alphabet spelling to an equivalent Chinese character. A phonetic combination from a standard Chinese dialect is selected. The user defines a roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination that fits the way the user pronounces the phonetic combination in the user'"'"'s own dialect or idiolect.
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1. A method of romanizing Chinese ideograms against an implemented dialect, comprising:
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receiving a user input selection of an implemented dialect from among a plurality of stored dialects; displaying a matrix of phonetic combinations that excludes phonetic combinations for syllables not present in the implemented dialect; receiving a user input of a phonetic combination selected from the display of the displayed phonetic combinations; defining a first roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination; displaying a first Chinese ideogram, the first Chinese ideogram being associated with the selected phonetic combination in the implemented dialect; associating the first roman alphabet equivalent with the first Chinese ideogram; displaying a first question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving a response from the user; selecting at least a second question based on the user'"'"'s response to a previous question; displaying the at least the second question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving at least a second response from the user; determining whether the at least the second or a subsequent response is adequate to determine the user'"'"'s dialect by analyzing the at least the second response and other information, the other information including at least one prior response; and determining the user'"'"'s dialect when the responses are adequate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer storage medium having executable software code, the executable software code including instructions for a computer to perform steps of:
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selecting an implemented Chinese dialect from among a plurality of stored dialects; displaying a matrix of phonetic combinations that excludes phonetic combinations corresponding to syllables not present in the implemented Chinese dialect; selecting a phonetic combination from the display of the displayed phonetic combinations from the implemented Chinese dialect; displaying a user interface usable by a user to define a first roman alphabet equivalent of the selected phonetic combination; displaying a first Chinese ideogram, the first Chinese ideogram being associated with the selected phonetic combination in the implemented Chinese dialect; associating the first roman alphabet equivalent with the first Chinese ideogram; displaying a first question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving a response from the user; selecting at least a second question based on the user'"'"'s response to a previous question; displaying the at least the second question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving at least a second response from the user; determining whether the at least the second or a subsequent response is adequate to determine the user'"'"'s dialect by analyzina the at least the second response and other information, the other information including at least one prior response; and determining the user'"'"'s dialect when the responses are adequate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for romanizing Chinese ideograms against an implemented dialect, comprising:
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a dialect selection circuit, routine or application that selects an implemented dialect from among a plurality of stored dialects; a phonetic combination exclusion circuit, routine or application that excludes phonetic combinations for syllables not present in the implemented dialect; a display circuit that displays a matrix of phonetic combinations for syllables not excluded from the implemented dialect; a phonetic combination selecting circuit, routine or application that selects a phonetic combination from the display of the displayed phonetic combinations; a romanization information analyzing circuit, routine or application that defines a roman alphabet equivalent to the selected phonetic combination; a display unit that displays a Chinese ideogram, the Chinese ideogram being associated with the selected phonetic combination in the implemented dialect; wherein the romanization information analyzing circuit, routine or application associates the roman alphabet equivalent with the Chinese ideogram; displaying a first question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving a response from the user; selecting at least a second question based on the user'"'"'s response to a previous question; displaying the at least the second question usable to discern the user'"'"'s dialect; receiving at least a second response from the user; determining whether the at least the second or a subsequent response is adequate to determine the user'"'"'s dialect by analyzing the at least the second response and other information, the other information including at least one prior response; and determining the user'"'"'s dialect when the responses are adequate. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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