Universal script input device and method

• US 9,383,825 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2013
• Issued: 07/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MLGtext Inc.
• Original Assignee: MLGtext Inc.
• Inventors: Jones, Nicolas, Goodgoll, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US14/142,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20140189610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 919 Days
• Field of Search: 715/773, 715/863, 715/517, 715/810, 715/706, 715/712, 715/851
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0235 using chord techniques G06F3/0234 takes precedence

Abstract

A method providing for input of any script/language, on any computing device, mobile or otherwise by conveying Unicode characters to the computing device instead of keyboard scan codes that require further processing. The method includes all script/language processing independent from the computing device, permits changing input script/language “on-the-fly”, provides for a universal platform-independent method to select each particular script/language, and requires no language-specific support on the computing device, other than the ability to display the selected script. The method also provides for input of commands and backward-compatible input using legacy keyboard key codes.

Claims

1. A method for universal input of script independent of a computing device'"'"'s conventional language-specific script input means, comprising:

a) A means of detecting gestures comprising at least two sequential activations of at least one sensor by at least one digit of at least one hand;

b) A means of cross referencing said gestures against a predetermined gesture set comprising a plurality of gestures and corresponding result code for each, said corresponding result code comprising either a universal character code or one of a set of predetermined command codes, and selecting the said corresponding result code associated with said gesture;

c) Using one selected gesture set from a plurality of predetermined gesture sets for purposes of said cross referencing of said gesture;

d) Said set of predetermined command codes comprising at least one command to select at least one gesture set from said plurality of predetermined gesture sets as the said one selected gesture set;

e) And a means of conveying said universal character code to a computing device or software process thereon without further processing by said computing device'"'"'s conventional language-specific script input means, or performing an internal action corresponding to said command code.

2. The method of claim 1 where said universal character code is selected according to the Unicode Standard.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

a) Said corresponding result code further comprising virtual key codes.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

a) Processing one said universal character code, or a plurality of consecutive said universal character codes, according to a predetermined algorithm prior to said conveyance to a computing device or software process;

b) Said predetermined algorithm passing said universal character code, or said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes through unchanged, or substituting or removing one or more said universal character codes, and/or inserting one or more new universal character codes before or after said universal character code, and/or inserting one or more new universal character codes before, within and/or after said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes;

c) Said predetermined algorithm further comprising means to delete none, one or a plurality of said universal character codes previously conveyed to said computing device or software process.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising;

a) At least two said gesture sets with post-processor algorithm selection and configuration information combined as a group, corresponding to a predetermined script or language;

b) Using one selected algorithm from a plurality of predetermined algorithms for purposes of said processing one said universal character code, or said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes prior to said conveyance to a computing device or software process.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

a) Using one selected group of gesture sets corresponding to a predetermined script or language, from a plurality of predetermined groups of gesture sets each corresponding to predetermined scripts or languages;

b) Said set of predetermined command codes further comprising at least one command to select at least one predetermined group of gesture sets corresponding to a predetermined script or language as said selected group of gesture sets.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

a) Said corresponding result code further comprising virtual key codes.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

a) A script/language selection gesture set comprising at least one said script selection command;

b) Said set of predetermined command codes further comprising a command to select said script/language selection table as the said one selected gesture set.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

a) Using one selected gesture set from a plurality of predetermined gesture sets as for purposes of said cross referencing of said gesture;

Said one selected gesture set selected to correspond to the computing device or software process currently connected.

10. A universal script input device, independent of a computing device'"'"'s conventional language-specific script input means, comprising:

a) At least one sensor coupled to a data processing system to detect and identify one gesture from a plurality of predetermined gestures, each gesture in said plurality of predetermined gestures comprising at least two sequential activations of said at least one sensor by at least one digit of at least one hand;

b) Said data processing system further comprising means to cross-reference said gesture with a predetermined gesture set comprising a plurality of gestures and corresponding result code for each, said corresponding result code comprising either a universal character code or one of a set of predetermined command codes, and select the said corresponding result code associated with said gesture;

c) Said data processing system using one selected gesture set from a plurality of predetermined gesture sets for purposes of said cross referencing of said gesture;

d) Said set of predetermined command codes comprising at least one command to select at least one gesture set from said plurality of predetermined gesture sets as the said one selected gesture set;

e) And said data processing system further comprising means of conveying said universal character code to a computing device or software process thereon without further processing by said computing device'"'"'s conventional language-specific script input means or performing an internal action corresponding to said command code.

11. The device of claim 10 where said universal character code is selected according to the Unicode Standard.

12. The device of claim 11 with:

a) Said corresponding result code further comprising virtual key codes.

13. The device of claim 12 with:

a) Said data processing system further comprising means to process one said universal character code, or a plurality of consecutive said universal character codes, according to a predetermined algorithm prior to said conveyance to a computing device or software process;

b) Said predetermined algorithm passing said universal character code, or said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes through unchanged, or substituting or removing one or more said universal character codes, and/or inserting one or more new universal character codes before or after said universal character code, and/or inserting one or more new universal character codes before, within and/or after said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes;

c) Said predetermined algorithm further comprising means to delete none, one or a plurality of said universal character codes previously conveyed to said computing device or software process.

14. The device of claim 13 with;

a) At least two said gesture sets with post-processor algorithm selection and configuration information combined as a group, corresponding to a predetermined script or language;

b) Said data processing system further comprising means to use one selected algorithm from a plurality of predetermined algorithms for purposes of said processing one said universal character code, or said plurality of consecutive said universal character codes prior to said conveyance to a computing device or software process.

15. The device of claim 14 with:

a) Said data processing system further comprising means to use one selected group of gesture sets corresponding to a predetermined script or language, from a plurality of predetermined groups of gesture sets each corresponding to predetermined scripts or languages;

b) Said set of predetermined command codes further comprising at least one command to select at least one predetermined group of gesture sets corresponding to a predetermined script or language as said selected group of gesture sets.

16. The device of claim 15 with:

a) Said corresponding result code further comprising virtual key codes.

17. The device of claim 16 with:

a) A script/language selection gesture set comprising at least one said script selection command;

b) Said set of predetermined command codes further comprising a command to select said script/language selection table as the said one selected gesture set.

18. The device of claim 17 with:

a) Said data processing system further comprising means to use one selected gesture set from a plurality of predetermined gesture sets as for purposes of said cross referencing of said gesture;

b) Said one selected gesture set selected to correspond to the computing device or software process currently connected.