System for reading chinese characters in seconds
First Claim
1. A method to output from an electronic device a Chinese or other Oriental character text, Pinyin spelling and translation into English or another language, brought by a user using said electronic device and entering one or more of a selection of symbols, a stroke number, and a stroke range number, comprising:
- providing said electronic device with a graphical user interface showing a plurality of modes, a place to input a mode selection, a plurality of symbols, a place to input a symbol selection, a place to input character stroke count, and a place to input stroke range count;
selecting a mode from said plurality of modes on said graphical user interface;
entering said selected mode in said place to input a mode selection;
selecting, from said plurality of symbols, one or more symbol that is found in an unknown character brought by said user using said electronic device;
entering said selected one or more symbol in said place to input a symbol selection;
counting strokes of said unknown character;
entering a stroke count of said unknown character in said place to input character stroke count;
selecting and entering a stroke range count in said place to input a stroke range count;
processing, by said electronic device, said unknown character based on said stroke count and said stroke range count to provide as output a plurality of candidate character texts;
selecting a character text from said plurality of candidate character texts for said unknown character brought by the user using said electronic device;
receiving for the selected character text an output of an enlarged character text, Pinyin word, stroke number, tone, and translation.
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Abstract
A method by which a user (who needs no knowledge of character configuration or Pinyin spelling) brings to an electronic device an unknown, user-chosen Chinese or other Oriental character/characters. The method is comprised of entering one or more easy-to-remember symbols (e.g., B, X, 4, 5, lantern, pointer, familiar to users of Western languages and found in all Chinese characters), and a character'"'"'s stroke and optional stroke range number. The resulting output of character text is then available for use in other software programs, e.g., Microsoft Word. Also, output of a character'"'"'s associated Pinyin spelling and translation precludes the need for further queries through other hard-copy or electronic translation devices. In addition, other system modes are used for: write-in'"'"'s, browsing, inputting and retrieving of user-generated words, measure words, games, and dictionary. A single operation from first input to final output can be accomplished, on average, in less than one minute.
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23 Claims
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1. A method to output from an electronic device a Chinese or other Oriental character text, Pinyin spelling and translation into English or another language, brought by a user using said electronic device and entering one or more of a selection of symbols, a stroke number, and a stroke range number, comprising:
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providing said electronic device with a graphical user interface showing a plurality of modes, a place to input a mode selection, a plurality of symbols, a place to input a symbol selection, a place to input character stroke count, and a place to input stroke range count; selecting a mode from said plurality of modes on said graphical user interface; entering said selected mode in said place to input a mode selection; selecting, from said plurality of symbols, one or more symbol that is found in an unknown character brought by said user using said electronic device; entering said selected one or more symbol in said place to input a symbol selection; counting strokes of said unknown character; entering a stroke count of said unknown character in said place to input character stroke count; selecting and entering a stroke range count in said place to input a stroke range count; processing, by said electronic device, said unknown character based on said stroke count and said stroke range count to provide as output a plurality of candidate character texts; selecting a character text from said plurality of candidate character texts for said unknown character brought by the user using said electronic device; receiving for the selected character text an output of an enlarged character text, Pinyin word, stroke number, tone, and translation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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