Techniques for input of a multi-character compound consonant or vowel and transliteration to another language using a touch computing device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing, via a touch display of a touch computing device, a first layout of English characters;
receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, spot input from a user of the touch computing device, the spot input indicating selection of a vowel from the first layout of English characters;
providing, via the touch display of the touch computing device, a second layout of English characters based on the spot input, the second layout of English characters being centered about the selected vowel and including a plurality of characters based on and including the selected vowel, the second layout of English characters being different than the first layout of English characters, the second layout of English characters being configured such that the user can input a remainder of all possible multi-character compound vowels beginning with the selected vowel using a single slide input;
receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, slide input from the user from the selected vowel to a selected character of the second layout of English characters;
determining, at the touch computing device, a string of English characters based on the selected vowel, the selected character, and the second layout of English characters, the string of English characters including one or more other English characters of the second layout of English characters along a path of the slide input, the string of English characters representing a vowel of a Chinese character;
generating, at the touch computing device, a Chinese character based on the string of characters; and
displaying, via the touch display of the touch computing device, the Chinese character.
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Abstract
A technique is presented for fast input of multi-character compound consonants and vowels on a touch computing device. The technique provides for fast input of multi-character compound consonants and vowels by enabling a user to touch an initial character on a first layout of characters, then slide his/her finger in different directions and/or different distances according to a second layout of characters. The second layout of characters can be based on the first touched character and therefore can have a limited set of characters, e.g., fewer characters in comparison to the first layout of characters. A syllable formed after input of both a consonant and a vowel, represented as one character set, e.g., in the Roman alphabet, can then be transliterated into another language, e.g., Chinese.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing, via a touch display of a touch computing device, a first layout of English characters; receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, spot input from a user of the touch computing device, the spot input indicating selection of a vowel from the first layout of English characters; providing, via the touch display of the touch computing device, a second layout of English characters based on the spot input, the second layout of English characters being centered about the selected vowel and including a plurality of characters based on and including the selected vowel, the second layout of English characters being different than the first layout of English characters, the second layout of English characters being configured such that the user can input a remainder of all possible multi-character compound vowels beginning with the selected vowel using a single slide input; receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, slide input from the user from the selected vowel to a selected character of the second layout of English characters; determining, at the touch computing device, a string of English characters based on the selected vowel, the selected character, and the second layout of English characters, the string of English characters including one or more other English characters of the second layout of English characters along a path of the slide input, the string of English characters representing a vowel of a Chinese character; generating, at the touch computing device, a Chinese character based on the string of characters; and displaying, via the touch display of the touch computing device, the Chinese character.
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2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing, via a touch display of a touch computing device, a first layout of characters in a first language; receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, spot input from a user, the spot input indicating a selection of a first character from the first layout of characters; providing, via the touch display of the touch computing device, a second layout of characters in the first language, the second layout of characters being based on the selected first character, the second layout of characters being different than the first layout of characters, the second layout of characters being configured such that the user can input a remainder of all possible multi-character compound consonants or vowels beginning with the first character using a single slide input; receiving, via the touch display of the touch computing device, slide input from the user from the selected first character to a selected second character from the second layout of characters; determining, at the touch computing device, a string of characters based on the selected first and second characters and the second layout of characters, the string of characters including one or more other characters of the second layout of characters along a path of the slide input; and displaying, via the touch display of the touch computing device, the string of characters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
a user interface module configured to provide, via a touch display of a touch computing device, a first layout of characters in a first language, and provide, via the touch display of the touch computing device, a second layout of characters in the first language, the second layout of characters being based on a selected first character, the second layout of characters being different than the first layout of characters, the second layout of characters being configured such that the user can input a remainder of all possible multi-character compound consonants or vowels beginning with the selected first character using a single slide input, receive, via the touch display of the touch computing device, spot input from a user, the spot input indicating the selected first character, the selected first character being from the first layout of characters, receive, via the touch display of the touch computing device, slide input from the user from the selected first character to a selected second character from the second layout of characters, determine, at the touch computing device, a string of characters based on the selected first and second characters and the second layout of characters, the string of characters including one or more other characters of the second layout of characters along a path of the slide input, and display, via the touch display of the touch computing device, the string of characters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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