Japanese text input method using a limited roman character set
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1. An apparatus for entering Japanese text comprising:
- a processor;
a display device coupled to said processor;
a cursor control device coupled to said processor;
a text input device coupled to said processor, said text input device comprising;
a first row of keys, each key of said first row of keys labeled with a roman letter;
a second row of keys, each key of said second row of keys labeled with a roman letter; and
a third row of keys, each key of said third row of keys labeled with a roman letter;
wherein said first, second, and third rows of keys are arranged such that any consonant key is no more than two keys distant in a vertical or horizontal direction from a vowel key.
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Abstract
A Japanese character processing system containing a roman character keyboard containing a plurality of keys arranged in one or more rows. A first set of roman character consonants is provided in one row, a second set of roman character consonants is provided in a second row, and a set of roman character vowels is provided in a third row. The processing system converts a valid consonant-vowel combination into a corresponding Japanese character upon the entry of a valid consonant vowel combination and displays the Japanese character on a display device coupled to the processing system.
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1. An apparatus for entering Japanese text comprising:
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a processor; a display device coupled to said processor; a cursor control device coupled to said processor; a text input device coupled to said processor, said text input device comprising; a first row of keys, each key of said first row of keys labeled with a roman letter; a second row of keys, each key of said second row of keys labeled with a roman letter; and a third row of keys, each key of said third row of keys labeled with a roman letter; wherein said first, second, and third rows of keys are arranged such that any consonant key is no more than two keys distant in a vertical or horizontal direction from a vowel key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying Japanese characters on a display device, said display device coupled to a processor, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a text entry device, said text entry device comprising a plurality of roman character keys arranged in one or more rows; receiving an input signal from said text entry device, said input signal specifying a roman character to be processed by said processor; converting a roman consonant-vowel combination into a corresponding Japanese character upon receipt of a valid roman consonant-vowel combination; and displaying said Japanese character on said display device, wherein said step of providing a text entry device comprises the step of displaying a text entry screen on said display device, said text entry screen containing an on-screen keyboard, said on-screen keyboard containing said plurality of keys arranged in one or more rows, and wherein a first row of said one or more rows contains a first set of roman character consonants; a second row of said one or more rows contains a set of roman character vowels; and a third row of said one or more rows contains a second set of roman character consonants. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a client system in communication with at least one remote server system, an apparatus for displaying Japanese characters on a display device through an interactive display environment including World-Wide Web (WWW) content, the apparatus comprising:
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means for displaying a text entry screen on said display device, said text entry screen containing an on-screen keyboard; means for controlling a cursor on said text entry screen; means for receiving an input signal from a remote input device; means for determining based on said input signal a selection of a character on said on-screen keyboard; means for converting one or more characters selected on said on-screen keyboard to a corresponding Japanese character; and means for displaying said Japanese character on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An article of manufacture embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to display Japanese characters on a display device coupled to said machine, said program of instructions including instructions for:
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providing a text entry device, said text entry device comprising a plurality of roman character keys arranged in an arrangement of rows, said arrangement of rows comprising; a first row containing a first set of roman consonant keys, a second row containing roman vowel keys, and a third row containing a second set of roman consonant keys; receiving an input signal from said text entry device, said input signal specifying a roman character to be processed by said machine; converting a roman vowel or consonant-vowel combination into a corresponding Japanese character upon receipt of a valid roman vowel or consonant-vowel combination; and displaying said Japanese character on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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