| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 345171000 | Having foreign language capability (e.g., Japanese, Chinese) | 64 |
| 20080211777 | Stroke number input - Stroke number input may be provided. A first integer corresponding to a number of stokes in a logogram or corresponding to a radical associated with the logogram may be received. If the first integer corresponds to the radical, a second integer corresponding to the number of stokes in the logogram other than the radical may be received. Next, if the first integer corresponds to the number of stokes, a plurality of logograms may be displayed each having a number of strokes equal to the received first integer. If, however, the first integer corresponds to the radical associated with a logogram, the plurality of logograms may be displayed each having a radical corresponding to the received first integer and a number of strokes, other than the radical, equal to the received second integer. Then, a selection of a one of the plurality of logograms may be received. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080225006 | Universal Touch Screen Keyboard - The invention relates to a touch screen keyboard, characterized in that it comprises a screen with a tactile faceplate ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090040184 | Information entry mechanism - Techniques for efficiently entering data with a progressively reduced key set are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an emulated key set is used for entering data within some criteria or confined measures. A key set is generated dynamically each time in accordance with preceding entries. An example of one of the confined measure is a geographic area. Only a set of keys corresponding entries of which are likely to follow the already received entries is provided. Because each time the key set presents fewer and fewer choices, it is therefore easier and more efficient for a user to select and enter data. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090066656 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING KOREAN CHARACTERS BY USING TOUCH SCREEN - A method and apparatus to inputt Korean characters using a touch screen, the method including: if a first input that selects a consonant key displayed on the touch screen is sensed, vowel keys including a Cheon (•) key, a Ji (-) key, and an In (┐) key are displayed around the selected consonant key; and, if a second input that selects at least one of the displayed vowel keys is sensed, a consonant corresponding to the first input is determined as an initial character of a syllable and a vowel corresponding to the second input is determined as a medial character of the syllable. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090085875 | INPUT DEVICE - To enable Japanese character input and the like to be performed efficiently by a simple operation. An input device includes: a device body ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090262082 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS IN A TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for inputting Hindi characters in a terminal. A touch screen displays a first key set and a second key set. The first key set includes first letter keys with all consonants and a combination lock key for entering a compound consonant. The second key set includes a first letter selected from the first key set and second letter keys with predetermined vowels combinable with the first letter. Upon selection of the first letter from the first key set, a controller controls the touch screen to display the second key set and receives at least one letter from the first and second key sets. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100110015 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING CHARACTERS AND INPUT DEVICE USING THE SAME - When characters are allocated to a keyboard, a plurality of consonants are divided into a plurality of groups according to pronunciation position in the oral cavity, and the groups are allocated to corresponding columns on the keyboard of (3) rows and (10) columns. A plurality of vowels are allocated to the corresponding columns according to the pronunciation position in the oral cavity. In this instance, the consonants and the vowels of which the pronunciation position are near the lips are allocated to the middle area of the area of (3) rows and (10) columns, and the consonants and the vowels of which the pronunciation position are near the vocal chords are allocated to the outer part of the area of (3) rows and (10) columns. The consonants and the vowels are allocated to the corresponding rows of the area of (3) rows and (10) columns according to usage frequency. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100201629 | System for inputting different language characters based on virtual keyboard and method thereof - A system for inputting different language characters based on a virtual keyboard and a method thereof, by displaying a virtual keyboard comprising characters of a second language after receiving a trigger signal produced by a user in an input environment for a first language, and providing for the user to input the characters of the second language based on the virtual keyboard, an existed problem that it is not possible to input characters of other languages in the input environment for the first language can be solved, thereby achieving a technical effect of enabling a user to input characters of other languages more rapidly. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100225592 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS/NUMERALS FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch part is disclosed. A plurality of block groups including 9 touch regions are formed on a panel of the touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool, for communications with an outside or data storage, and characters for each language and numerals/symbols can be conveniently inputted through at least one active block generated by a touch signal in each block. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100231523 | Zhuyin Input Interface on a Device - One of a pair of alternate key planes of a virtual keyboard is presented. Each key plane includes a partial set of phonetic symbols from a phonetic alphabet. A first key plane includes a set of initial phonetic symbols. A second key plane includes a set of final phonetic symbols and a set of tone marks. The virtual keyboard automatically switches between the first key plane and the second key plane upon receiving a predetermined set of user input triggers. A sequence of Zhuyin phonetic symbol input is received from a user interface, where the sequence of Zhuyin phonetic symbols represents phonetic spellings of a plurality of Chinese characters. User input to select one of a list of Chinese character combinations is received. The selected Chinese character combination is entered as text input in the user interface. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100259484 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS/NUMERALS FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch pad is disclosed. Consonants are inputted by touching the respective blocks on the block main body, and vowels of the fixed blocks are inputted through manipulation of the block main body that moves in at least four directions. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100277416 | DIRECTIONAL INPUT SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CORRECTION - A system associated with a text entry application, such as email or instant messaging, comprises an optional onscreen representation of a circular keyboard, a list of potential linguistic object matches, and a message area where the selected words are entered. The circular keyboard is manipulated via a hardware joystick or game-pad with analog joystick or omni-directional rocker switch built therein. The user points the joystick in the general direction of the desired letter, and then continues pointing roughly to each letter in the desired word. Once all letters have been roughly selected, buttons are used to select a specific word from the list of potential matches and send the selected word to the message area. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100309137 | ALL-IN-ONE CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention describe systems and methods for using a combined (or All-In-One) Chinese input method to enter Chinese characters in documents and forms on computers or on web sites. The combined Chinese input method includes a number of Chinese input methods that are frequently used by users. Chinese characters that match the strings of symbols typed by users are displayed under each of the Chinese input methods for users to select the correct characters under the desired Chinese input methods. The combined Chinese input method allows users to enter (or input) Chinese characters without specifying the Chinese input methods being used, which reduces the time used in switching input methods. Further, the combined Chinese input method can also be personalized to include Chinese input methods frequently used by or specified by users. The display of the Chinese characters matching the strings of symbols entered to form Chinese characters can also be personalized to enhance usability and to increase the speed of identifying matched Chinese characters. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100321302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-ROMAN TEXT INPUT - An electronic device for non-Roman text input, the device comprising: a non-Roman text input module resident in the memory for execution by the microprocessor, the non-Roman text input module being configured to: provide a non-Roman text input interface for display on the output device, the interface being adapted for non-Roman text input in a first language; receive a signal representing a non-Roman text input in response to an input using the interface; determine a non-Roman character corresponding to the non-Roman text input, the non-Roman character being determined according to one or more rules for determining a compound non-Roman character based on the non-Roman text input in combination with a preceding input; and transmit a signal representing the determined non-Roman character for display on the output device. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110109558 | BUTTON EXTENSION TYPE LETTER INPUT SYSTEM FOR TOUCH SCREEN - A method for inputting key-extension letters is provided. The method is adapted to a touch screen installed to a mobile device or a stationary communication device. The method includes: (1) allocating representative letters to 12 keys, including the number, * and # keys, or to a corresponding number of keys, respectively; (2) arranging, if one of the keys is pressed, keys to which numbers, consonants, vowels, letters, or symbols are allocated, around the pressed key, wherein the numbers, consonants, vowels, letters, or symbols (hereinafter called ‘first related letters’) are related to a representative letter assigned to the pressed key; (3) inputting, when an object (a user' s finger, etc.) moves from the pressed key to other keys to which the first related letters are assigned without losing the contact of the pressed key and then releases the pressing operation from the pressed key or a corresponding key, the representative letter or one of the first related letters assigned to the corresponding key to the touch screen; and (4) arranging, when the key to which one of the first related letters is assigned is pressed, keys to which second related letters, related to a first related letter assigned to the pressed first related-letter key, are assigned, around the first related letter key. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110109559 | COMPUTER INPUT SYSTEM AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF - A computer input system and an input method thereof are disclosed. The computer input system includes a storage unit, a representative number obtaining module and a coding module. The storage unit stores four carry radices, and the four carry radix have one-to-one correspondences to an amount of initial consonants, an amount of head vowels, an amount of vowels and an amount of tones of a phonetic notation symbol, respectively. After the representative number obtaining module obtains four symbol representative numbers according to a Chinese character phonetic notation, the coding module generates a coding number of the Chinese character according to the symbol permutation order, the four carry radices and the four symbol representative numbers. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110115715 | FOUR-CORNER CUT SQUARE CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT METHOD BASED ON EXCELLENCE CODE - A four-corner cut square Chinese character input method based on excellent code comprises the steps of: assigning predesigned code table to corresponding keys of a keyboard; and inputting Chinese Character according to four-corner coding of Chinese character by using the corresponding keys on the keyboard, an inputting rule of Chinese character coding including twenty cutting rules which comprise the characteristic of the excellent code combining with cutting skill. The excellent code table and cutting skill are capable of putting an end to the amphibolous codes, with this input method, most of Chinese characters don't have overlapped codes. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110141029 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUT OF IDEOGRAPHIC KOREAN SYLLABLES FROM REDUCED KEYBOARD - A method for input of text symbols into an electronic device having a reduced keyboard is disclosed. The reduced keyboard has keys representing a plurality of characters. The method comprises receiving character inputs from the reduced keyboard. The method also comprises identifying symbol variants based on the received character inputs. The method further comprises displaying a list of symbol variants. The method further comprises receiving a symbol selected from the list of symbol variants. The symbol is a syllable in a first language. The method further comprises identifying syllable variants in a second language corresponding to the syllable in the first language. The method further comprises receiving an input syllable selected from the syllable variants in the second language. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110148769 | CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT METHOD ADAPTING FOR CHINESE TEACHING - This Invention discloses a Chinese character input method adapting for teaching, including the procedure for inputting the stroke-type-code-element corresponds to the initial stroke of the Chinese character to be entered at least, and the sequentially inputting all the Pinyin-letters-code-elements that form the Pinyin of the Chinese character to be entered. The useful effect of this Invention lies in the fact that through the above input method, the beginners for learning Chinese are allowed to review the pronunciation of this Chinese character at the same time while it is entered, and the memory effect is thereby enhanced through remembrance of the initial stroke and the final stroke of the Chinese character to review the shape of this Chinese character, so as to expedite the progress on learning the Chinese characters. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110216012 | DESIGNATED KEYBOARD FOR CHATTING IN ARABIC - Method and system for generating letters and characters in a certain language using a standard Latin keyboard, according to which the letters of the certain language which have corresponding Latin letters are generated by pressing the corresponding Latin letter keys, using the standard ASCII code of the keyboard. The standard ASCII code is expanded to an extended code that can represent certain language letters which do not have corresponding Latin letters and certain language letters which do not have corresponding Latin letters but look similar to, or associated with, another certain language letters that do correspond to Latin letters, using the extended code. Certain language letters which do not have corresponding Latin letters are generated by typing the keys where the certain language letters are located on a standard Latin keyboard of the certain language, using the extended code. Then certain language letters which do not have corresponding Latin letters but look similar to, or associated with, another certain language letters that do correspond to Latin letters are generated using the extended code, by double clicking on the corresponding Latin letter keys. Finally, certain language letters which do not have corresponding Latin letters but look similar to another certain language letters that are generated are generated by double clicking the letters that are generated, using the extended code. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110242000 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SOFT KEYBOARDS FOR MULTIPLE LANGUAGES - A method, and program product for optimizing soft keyboards with multiple languages is disclosed. The text of multiple languages may be analyzed for optimization. Constraints may be chosen for key positions on the keyboard. A mean time of inputting a character in each of the multiple languages may be calculated, which may result in mean times for inputting the character in the languages. The average of the mean times may be determined and minimized. The keys on a soft keyboard may be arranged in a manner for optimal input on the soft keyboard for the multiple languages. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110285635 | SIGN LANGUAGE KEYBOARD AND SIGN LANGUAGE SEARCHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Expression by sign language can be inputted more easily and reliably, and search can be performed therefor as well. A general-purpose keyboard is divided into finger input areas in which shapes of fingers are allotted to respective key tops and upper body input areas in which divided portions of an upper body of a sign language talker are allotted to key tops so that information, which is meant by the sign language, can be inputted by the aid of the keyboard in cooperation of key inputs of the respective areas. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110298719 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INPUTTING CHINESE CHARACTERS - A method for inputting Chinese characters to an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of numeric input keys for inputting numeric numbers and a plurality of control keys for navigation, selection, and editing. The method includes decomposing a Chinese character into a plurality of character elements based on the structure of the character; identifying a plurality of Chinese number characters respectively corresponding to the character elements based on a first mapping; identifying a plurality of numeric input keys respectively corresponding to the Chinese number characters based on a second mapping; pressing the identified numeric input keys in a predetermined order; navigating to the wanted candidate in a list of character candidates with at least one of the control keys; selecting the wanted candidate with at least one of the control keys; and correcting any error made in the other steps with at least one of the control keys. The first mapping is based on the similarity in the shapes between the character elements and the Chinese number characters. The second mapping is essentially based on the meaning of the Chinese number characters. An apparatus for inputting Chinese characters is also provided. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120013538 | Coordinated virtual input system - A coordinated virtual input system includes a coordinated virtual keyboard having multiple virtual keys arranged according to a first direction and a second direction. Each virtual key is associated with a predefined symbol or user option, and corresponds to a set of coordinate digits respectively in the first direction and the second direction. A display device displays the virtual keyboard. A remote control controls the display device and has an input function key, a set of direction keys, and a set of digit keys. By pressing the input function key, the display displays the virtual keyboard in an OSD manner. By pressing the set of digit keys to input the set of coordinate digits respectively in the first direction and the second direction to select a virtual key, the predefined symbol or user option corresponding to the virtual key selected is inputted. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120056816 | VIRTUAL SYMBOLS-BASED KEYBOARD - A system for allowing a user to input text related data using a mobile device having an input and presentation unit. The system includes a virtual symbols keyboard, which includes virtual keys, each indicative of a graphical symbol, each graphically represents at least a part of a character, where the virtual symbols keyboard is configured to allow a user to input each character by touching a designated intermediate area between adjacent keys or by directly touching a virtual key using a single touch for inputting each character; and a processing module, which enables identifying a touch event over the virtual symbols keyboard, occurring over each virtual key and/or over each intermediate area and associating each touch event with a respective associated character according to the identified touch area. The processing module further allows presenting each identified associated character over the input and presentation unit. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120081297 | TOUCH KEYBOARD WITH PHONETIC CHARACTER SHORTCUTS - In general, this disclosure describes techniques to enable a user of a computing device to select keys representing one or more characters using touch gestures. In one example, a method includes: receiving, on a graphical keyboard of a computing device, touch input including a plurality of selections of one or more keyboard characters currently displayed in the graphical keyboard; determining, by the computing device, a touch input operation that corresponds to the touch input, wherein the touch input operation identifies a character that is not currently displayed on the graphical keyboard, wherein the identified character has a phonetic relationship to the one or more keyboard characters selected by the touch input, and wherein the identified character is different from the one or more keyboard characters selected by the touch input; and generating for display, on an output device of the computing device, the identified character. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120162086 | CHARACTER INPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TERMINAL - A character input method and apparatus for a terminal. The character input method includes displaying a main keypad including a plurality of main keys in text input mode. The method also includes entering, when a touch is detected at one of the main keys, a character assigned to the main key at which the touch is made. The method further includes displaying a sub keypad around the main key, the sub keypad including a plurality of sub keys assigned characters combinable with the entered character. The method also includes entering, when the touch is dragged to one of the sub keys, the character assigned to the sub key to which the touch is dragged. The character input method and apparatus of the present disclosure are advantageous for the user to input characters using the main and sub keypads displaying characters combinable with each other. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120194438 | ELECTRONIC READER WITH CHINESE PINYIN INPUT FUNCTION AND CHINESE PINYIN INPUT METHOD - An electronic reader includes a touch display screen receiving user inputs and displaying a keypad and a processing unit. The keypad includes a plurality of first keys and a plurality of second keys, the keypad selectively operable between a pinyin mode where the first keys display letters a to z, and a Chinese character mode where the first keys display Chinese characters. The processing unit controls the electronic reader to enter the Pinyin mode, displays an intended pinyin inputted by a user on one of the second keys, activates the keypad to enter into the Chinese character mode whereby according to the input of the pinyin and displays a plurality of possible Chinese characters on the first keys, selects and displays a intended Chinese character in an entry field. A Chinese pinyin input method is also provided. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120218189 | METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR INPUTTING KOREAN CHARACTERS USING A TOUCH SCREEN - A method for inputting a Korean character using a touch screen of a mobile device determines a vowel as a neutral vowel according to multi-touches centered around a consonant input key displayed on the touch screen. The method can minimize the number of character input keys arranged on the touch screen utilized in the mobile device, and can combine the Korean characters through the minimal touch action for inputting the Korean character. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120235920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUT OF IDEOGRAPHIC KOREAN SYLLABLES FROM REDUCED KEYBOARD - A method is for input of text symbols into an electronic device having a reduced keyboard. The reduced keyboard has keys representing a plurality of characters. The method includes receiving character inputs from the reduced keyboard and identifying symbol variants based on the received character inputs. A list of symbol variants is displayed. An input symbol from the list of symbol variants is selected, wherein the input symbol is a Korean Hangul syllable. At least one Chinese Hanzi syllable is designated, to correspond to at least one Korean Hangul syllable. The Korean Hangul syllable is replaced with a Chinese Hanzi syllable. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120274573 | KOREAN INPUT METHOD AND APPARATUS USING TOUCH SCREEN, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL INCLUDING KEY INPUT APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for inputting Korean characters are provided. The method includes determining an initial consonant by making a first touch of a consonant input key displayed on a touch screen and determining a vowel by making a second touch while maintaining the first touch and making a dragging gesture continuing from the second touch. The method of inputting Korean characters provides a Korean input scheme that effectively uses a multi-touch feature capable of recognizing simultaneous touches on two or more points. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120299835 | TOUCHSCREEN JAPANESE CHARACTER SELECTION THROUGH SLIDING INPUT - Systems, methods, and computer media for selecting characters through touchscreen input are provided. A user selection of a first character, such as a Japanese kana character, displayed on a touchscreen is received. A plurality of additional characters syllabically related to the first character are identified. A presentation order of the plurality of additional characters is identified. In response to receiving the user selection of the first character, at least a first and a second additional character from the plurality of syllabically related additional characters are displayed. The first additional character is displayed adjacent to the first character, and the second additional character is displayed adjacent to the first additional character. The displayed first and second additional characters are selectable by a user touch input. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120313858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHARACTER INPUT INTERFACE - A method and an apparatus for providing a character input interface are provided. The method for providing a character input interface in a terminal having a touchscreen, includes simultaneously displaying a first keyboard on a first region and a second keyboard including second keyboard language selection keys on a second region by the touchscreen in a character inputting mode; and changing a language of the second keyboard to a language corresponding to a second touched keyboard language selection key touched while maintaining a language of the first keyboard when input touching the second keyboard language key is received. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120326988 | MULTILINGUAL KEY INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a multilingual key input apparatus and method capable of inputting a plurality of keys and outputting a character corresponding to a combination of the input keys. Upon a reference key being input, at least one associated key including inputtable characters is displayed on a screen. When the input of the associated key is detected within a preset time, a character selected by the detected reference key and associated key or a character selected by using the selected character as a reference key and recursively using the succeeding key as an associated key is output as a target character. The key input includes an actual key input, a touch and a touch & drag, and especially, displaying and outputting a character is controlled according to a dragged position and direction of the touch & drag. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130009880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTER ON TOUCH SCREEN - Provided is a character inputting method and apparatus. The character inputting method includes displaying a first keypad on a touch screen while hiding a second keypad, sensing a touching of one of a plurality of regions partitioning the first keypad, dragging the touch releasing the touch to a position that is different than the touched region extracting a character of a region of the hidden second keypad, the extracted character being associated with a region of the hidden second keypad corresponding to the touched region of the first keypad, and displaying the extracted character of the second keypad on the touch screen. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130021260 | METHOD FOR INPUTTING KOREAN CHARACTER ON TOUCH SCREEN - A method for inputting a Korean character by using a touch screen is provided. The method includes detecting touch points of a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen, displaying a consonant of a consonant input key corresponding to a center point of the detected touch points on the touch screen, and releasing the first touch and the second touch and inputting the displayed consonant as an initial sound. The method can minimize the number of character input keys arranged on the touch screen used in the portable terminal and combine the Korean character with the minimal touch action for inputting the Korean character, so that it is possible to simplify the input action for the Korean character input, thereby curtailing an input time for inputting the Korean character and effectively utilizing a limited touch screen region. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130057478 | Ethiopic computer keyboard - A Unicode based non phonetic Ethiopic computer keyboard with a unique key arrangement which is easy-to-learn and requires the user to press a maximum of only two keys to type any character without knowledge of English, including keys for all Ethiopic major characters, Ethiopic numerals and extended characters. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130076641 | Method and Keyboard for Inputting Chinese Characters and Electronic Apparatus Containing the Keyboard - The embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a keyboard for inputting Chinese characters and electronic apparatus containing the keyboard, wherein the method is applicable to Chinese characters input on a keyboard. The keyboard includes an initial consonant inputting region and a compound vowel inputting region, the initial consonant inputting region including multiple initial consonant keys, with each of the initial consonant keys indicating at least one initial consonant, and the compound vowel inputting region including multiple compound vowel keys, with each of the compound vowel keys indicating at least one compound vowel. The method for inputting Chinese characters including the steps of: acquiring corresponding initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or acquiring corresponding compound vowel and displaying the Chinese character consistent with the combination of the initial consonant and compound vowel(s) or the Chinese character consistent with the compound vowel in accordance with a predefined rule. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130222261 | TOUCH-ZONE KOREAN-LANGUAGE INPUT PANEL - The current application is directed to an intuitive, easily manipulated, and fully functional soft-input panel (“SIP”) and hardware input panels (“HIPs”), or physical keyboards, for mobile telephones, tablet computers, and other electronic devices that provides for input of Korean-language text. One implementation of the touch-zone Korean-language SIP to which the current application is directed includes 4 regions, or zones, each containing three input keys, for input of Hangul characters and control directives, including backspace, space, and enter commands. A fifth region includes two consonant-composition features, and sixth and seventh regions each include an alternate SIP toggle. The input features of this particular implementation allow for input of all Hangul Korean-language characters as well as cursor control, text-entry control, and alternate-SIP toggles. Neither this section nor the sections which follow are intended to either limit the scope of the claims which follow or define the scope of those claims. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222262 | KOREAN-LANGUAGE INPUT PANEL - The current application is directed to intuitive, easily manipulated, and fully functional soft-input panels (“SIPs”) and hardware input panels (“HIPs”), or physical keyboards, for mobile telephones, tablet computers, and other electronic devices that provide for input of Korean-language text. One implementation of the Korean-language SIP to which the current application is directed includes 16 different displayed input features arranged in four columns and four rows. The 16 input features of this particular implementation allow for input of all Hangul Korean-language characters as well as cursor control, text-entry control, and alternate-SIP toggles. Neither this section nor the sections which follow are intended to either limit the scope of the claims which follow or define the scope of those claims. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130271381 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY FORMATTING MONETARY EXPRESSIONS - An electronic device is provided, having a processor configured to automatically format monetary expressions. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271382 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPERATING A KEYBOARD - In response to a user selecting a key on a keyboard in a first manner, a first alphanumeric character is displayed on a display device. In response to the user selecting the key on the keyboard in a second manner, a virtual key of a diacritic is displayed on the display device. In response to the user selecting the virtual key of the diacritic on the display device, the diacritic is displayed at a location of a second alphanumeric character on the display device. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271383 | KOREAN CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD USING TOUCH SCREEN - A Korean character input apparatus using a touch screen is provided. The apparatus includes an input window comprising a consonant input key, a “ | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130335331 | ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD - An ergonomic keyboard is described. In one aspect, a keyboard layout for a subject language is developed by determining a percent of frequency of monograph characters and digraphs of characters used in writing in the subject language. Thereafter, each key for the characters from each most frequent digraph is positioned under different hands on the keyboard layout, on a middle row of the keyboard layout, and under the index or middle fingers of a keyboard user. Other most frequent characters are positioned in the middle row of the keyboard layout or in a position on the keyboard layout to be struck using the index or middle fingers. The least frequent monograph characters are positioned in the bottom and top rows of the keyboard, with the least frequent characters under pinky fingers of a keyboard user. An optimized Arabic keyboard layout is also disclosed. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140022180 | Method for Inputting and Searching Chinese Characters with Easy-Strokes - Disclosed is a method for inputting and searching Chinese characters with Easy-Strokes, wherein the complex strokes of Chinese characters are broken down into simple strokes without any angle (or vertex) and a said simple stroke is identified as an Easy-Stroke. The feature information of Easy-Strokes for a Chinese character consists of the total stroke number of Easy-Strokes, the stroke types of Easy-Strokes, the stroke types of Easy-Strokes at the special locations of a character, and the stroke numbers of different types of Easy-Strokes. A correspondence is established between the feature information of Easy-Strokes and the corresponding input components on a device to implement the input of Chinese characters. A Chinese character database is established according to the feature information of Easy-Strokes to implement the search of Chinese characters. The present invention simplifies complex strokes of Chinese characters and enables users to easily input Chinese characters without memorizing a large number of complex rules, and basic knowledge of mapping between keyboard codes and root characters. In addition, its operation is simple and convenient because users may choose to input the feature information of Easy-Strokes for a Chinese character in any sequence and combination. Thus, both Chinese and non-Chinese can easily adopt the method. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140035823 | Dynamic Context-Based Language Determination - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for facilitating message composition are presented. In some embodiments, an electronic computing device can receive user input and determine a set of contextual attributes based on the user input. The device can determine a language based on the set of contextual attributes to determine the language desired to be used for the message composition and switch a keyboard layout to one corresponding to the determined language. Further, the device can determine one or more languages that may be used in the message composition based on the set of contextual attributes and enable functionalities associated with those languages. Further, in some embodiments, the device can determine one or more languages from the user's dictation based on the set of contextual attributes and generate a textual representation of the audio input. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140043240 | Zhuyin Input Interface on a Device - One of a pair of alternate key planes of a virtual keyboard is presented. Each key plane includes a partial set of phonetic symbols from a phonetic alphabet. A first key plane includes a set of initial phonetic symbols. A second key plane includes a set of final phonetic symbols and a set of tone marks. The virtual keyboard automatically switches between the first key plane and the second key plane upon receiving a predetermined set of user input triggers. A sequence of Zhuyin phonetic symbol input is received from a user interface, where the sequence of Zhuyin phonetic symbols represents phonetic spellings of a plurality of Chinese characters. User input to select one of a list of Chinese character combinations is received. The selected Chinese character combination is entered as text input in the user interface. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140104181 | DISPLAYING AND INPUTTING SYMBOLS - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media having computer-usable instructions embodied thereon, for displaying and inputting symbols are provided. Bopomofo symbols are phonetic representations of Chinese characters. To accommodate all the Bopomofo symbols on a mobile device keyboard without sacrificing key size, the Bopomofo keys are dynamically disabled based on grammar rules and user inputs. For example, a symbol that is not eligible to follow an input symbol is disabled such that it does not distract a user searching for a symbol in the keyboard. Further, specific keys on a keyboard are dynamically replaced with tone keys once a user inputs a symbol. A user interface for displaying the symbols is, thus, consistent and easy to navigate for a user. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140104182 | METHOD FOR CHARACTER CORRECTION - A computer program product is provided and includes a non-transitory tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and on which instructions are stored for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes enabling retrieval of a keyboard pressed sequence of characters of a first type, permitting a re-selection of characters of a second type, which are associated with the keyboard pressed sequence of the characters of the first type and permitting modification of the keyboard pressed sequence of the characters of the first type to initiate a search for and retrieval of characters of the second type. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140145962 | RECIPIENT-AWARE KEYBOARD LANGUAGE - Disclosed are technologies that can automatically determine a keyboard language to be used when a user is communicating with a particular remote user, or recipient. Soft keyboard layout, automatic correction, predictive text and speech-to-text can be based on the determined keyboard language. A keyboard language for a particular recipient can be determined based on the recipient's geographical location, which could be stored in a user profile stored locally at the computing device or based on information received from the recipient during communication, such as the recipient computing device's IP address. B automatically determining a keyboard language to be used for a particular recipient, a user can be relieved of the overhead of having to repeatedly change the keyboard language setting when switching between communicating with recipients located in different countries or recipients with whom the user desires to communicate in different languages. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152577 | Systems and Methods for a Symbol-Adaptable Keyboard - In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a communication session between a first user and one or more second users. The method also includes determining a social context of the communication session, and determining based at least in part on the social context a set of symbols for communication by the first user in the communication session with the second users. The method further includes providing for display to the first user a set of keys corresponding to the set of symbols. The keys indicate symbols for input by the first user in the communication session. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140191975 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INPUT METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device for a segmental writing including a touch screen is provided. The touch screen is configured to: receive a first touch signal of touching a consonant key; display at least one predicted units in response to the first touch signal; receive a second touch signal of touching an expanding key in a temporary display region; display the predicted units in response to the second touch signal; receive a third touch signal of touching one of the predicted units; and display the touched predicted unit in response to the third touch signal. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140253457 | Inputting Chinese Characters - Among other things, a method for use in causing Chinese characters that comprise shape elements to be constructed by an electronic device is described. A user is enabled to enter any of a set of Chinese characters sufficient to enable typical communication to a Chinese reader. The method comprises associating groups of shape elements with respective non-numerically associated touch locations of the electronic device, and upon receipt of an indication that one or more of the touch locations have been invoked, constructing a Chinese character based on the shape elements associated with the invoked touch locations. The shape elements are a complete set of shape elements from which all Chinese characters in the set are formed. Every one of the shape elements belongs to one of the groups. All shape elements in each group resemble each other in shape. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140285442 | METHOD FOR INPUTTING CHARACTERS AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - A method performed in an apparatus based on touch screen may comprise grouping Korean consonants into at least one consonant-group and Korean vowels into at least one vowel-group and determining a delegate consonant for each of the at least one consonant-group and a delegate vowel for each of the at least one vowel-group; allocating the delegate consonant and the delegate vowel to independent keys in a predetermined order, and displaying the keys; and displaying at least one key corresponding to at least one family consonant belonging to a same group with the delegate consonant to a key selected among the displayed keys. Therefore, all Korean consonants and vowels can be inputted by using a restricted number of keys, and inputted quickly and easily without any learning or training. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140375569 | SYSTEM FOR INPUTTING INFORMATION BY UTILIZING EXTENSION KEY AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for inputting information by utilizing an extension key. The system includes: an input unit having multiple division areas and detecting a division area selected by a user from among the multiple division areas; and an input analysis unit for allocating corresponding information to the multiple division areas and analyzing that if the input unit detects any of the multiple division areas being selected, information allocated to the selected division area is input, wherein multiple characters are allocated to each of the multiple division areas, when one or more of the division areas are selected, predicted words that are generated by combining characters allocated to the selected division area or areas according to an sequential order of the selected division area or areas are extracted and allocated to each of the division areas, and when a division area to which the predicted word is applied is selected by a predetermined method, the input analysis unit analyzes that the predicted word allocated to the division area which has been selected by the predetermined method is input. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150042569 | Keyboard for Inputting Multiple Languages Using Detachable Keypad - The present invention relates to a keyboard for inputting multiple languages using a detachable keypad. More particularly, the present invention includes: a base board; rows of a plurality of key caps that are disposed on the base board; and a plurality of moving mechanism members that connect the key caps to the base board and enable the key caps to vertically move relative to the base board. Each key cap is divided into an opaque portion and a transparent portion, and characters are disposed on the upper surface thereof. The insertion-type keyboard for inputting multiple languages according to the present invention comprises an insertion member that is provided such that a character can be seen by a user through the transparent portion, and a space part in which the insertion member is accommodated between the base board and the transparent portion in the direction in which the rows of key caps are arranged. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150293693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEXTUAL INPUT - Various aspects of a system and method for textual input may include a server communicatively coupled to a client device. A base character may be determined in response to a user input. One or more conjunct characters that correspond to the base character may be displayed. The one or more conjunct characters may be displayed based on determining whether a frequency of occurrence of the one or more conjunct characters in a dictionary is above a predefined threshold. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150309591 | MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARD - A diacritic chording system uses a single standard keyboard layout to generate diacritical characters used, for example, by Latin-based languages or languages based on a Roman character set, providing a universal keyboard. The key combination required to select a diacritic is consistent, independent of the language the user is typing. The diacritic chording system uses chording to obtain characters modified by diacritics, i.e., diacritical characters. The key combinations in the diacritic chord are chosen in such a way to aid memorization by positional association of the keys or by logic association of the keys within the diacritic chord. The use of a combination of positional association and logical association eliminates conflicts in mapping diacritics for different languages. The diacritic chording system also provides a screen overlay as a mnemonic to illustrate which diacritic chords provide the desired diacritical character. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150309593 | KEYBOARD - Disclosed is a computing device for use with touch input used by a user to input alphanumeric characters to the computing device. Included is a computing device made up of an electronic control unit in communication with a touch input device and a display screen. A database is stored in the electronic control unit. The database contains basic shape combinations correlated with alphanumeric characters. To input the basic shape combination, a user touches a basic shape, and slides to another basic shape. The computing device correlates the basic shape combination with an alphanumeric character. The electronic control unit is additionally configured to define a first border profile for each zone with a basic shape and to determine when a user is touching one of the zones and to change the first border profile to a second border profile for the zones adjacent the zone being touched by the user. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150324010 | Electronic computer keyboard with different alphabets - Electronic light display keyboards with interchangeable alphabets and symbols for computers. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150370338 | TEXT CHARACTER INPUT DEVICE AND TEXT CHARACTER INPUT METHOD - A text character input device for inputting a text character selectively from text characters displayed on a display screen is provided. The text character input device includes an area storage that stores positions of areas in the display screen, a text character storage that stores inputtable text characters assigned to any of the areas, a visual line detector that detects a position of a user's visual line in the display screen; a text character display that deploys and displays the text characters assigned to an area when the user's visual line is present within the area; and a text character selector that selects an input text character from the displayed text characters in accordance with a user's operation. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160132128 | Inputting Radical On Touch Screen Device - Example apparatus and methods concern improved input of radicals. Example apparatus and methods facilitate more efficiently inputting Chinese radicals using a touch screen. One example method includes displaying a labeled soft key on a touch screen device. The label may represent all or a portion of a radical. The example method includes accepting a touch input associated with the soft key and then taking an action based on the label and the touch input. The action may include inputting a radical or updating the display on the touch screen. Updating the display may facilitate iterative and intuitive progress through radical construction leading to radical selection and input. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160139682 | DISPLAYING CORRECTED LOGOGRAM INPUT - For displaying corrected logogram input, code detects a difference between the logogram input and a logogram recognized from the logogram input. The code further displays the corrected logogram input in response to the difference. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20180027108 | Systems and Methods for a Symbol-Adaptable Keyboard | 01-25-2018 |
