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Use of pointing device to identify ideographic characters

  • US 20060129928A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2005
  • Published: 06/15/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of using a pointing device to identify an ideographic character, comprising:

  • providing an appliance having a pointing device and a display;

    providing on the display a first list of pinyin-character candidates;

    selecting a first pinyin character from the first list using the pointing device;

    providing on the display a second list, the second list being comprised of pinyin-group candidates, each pinyin-group candidate starting with the first pinyin character;

    selecting a desired pinyin-group from the second list;

    providing on the display an ideographic character associated with the desired pinyin-group.

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