CN1120405C

CN1120405C - Pictographic code using English letters and its keyboard

Info

Publication number: CN1120405C
Application number: CN 98113381
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何尔恭
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-10-15
Filing date: 1998-10-15
Publication date: 2003-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 2018-10-15
Also published as: CN1214484A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a small English keyboard. The shapes of English capital letters are simulated by adopting key symbols, and the small English keyboard is designed according to pictographic codes of English capital letters. Eight key mappings in the keyboard are utilized, and selected pictographic symbols are corresponding to the eight key mappings in the keyboard; through key selection, the shapes of integral or partial capital letters are pieced together, and one letter can be inputted by pressing keys for two times. The present invention has the advantages of visualization and easy learning without particular memorization, and thus, the present invention is suitable for popular requirements. Eight fingers which can press keys control proper keys respectively, and thus, input with a high speed can be easily realized. The present invention can used for various devices combined with computers and is especially suitable for inputting characters of various countries by means of the English keyboard.

Description

A kind of method of inputting English letter

The present invention relates to a kind of input method of English alphabet, be meant a kind of method of pictographic code using inputting English letter especially.

The computing machine miniaturization is an important branch of computing machine development, the particularly fast development that combines with communication tool and other electromechanical equipments of computing machine, miniaturization is had higher requirement to computing machine, but the general computer keyboard of over one hundred key is the very big restriction to miniaturization.Along with the development of mechanics of communication and computing machine, communication tool and computing machine are integrated to become a reality.How to utilize microminiature or miniature keyboard on communication tool such as mobile phone or the phone to finish word processing work? at present occurred showing with 8 key tables the scheme of 26 English alphabets on mobile phone: 26 letters are divided into 8 groups, every group has three to four letters, is arranged on the same key.For example A, B, three letters of C are weaved into one group, place one to be good for, and represent A by primary key, show B by twice key table continuously, show C by three key tables continuously.Though this method is very directly perceived, time spent intercropping separator, and to remember the position that letter is organized, input is slow, uses very inconvenient.

The objective of the invention is to propose a kind of visual in image, can directly piece together, make up, do not need the input method of the English capitalization pictographic code using of special memory, thereby more effectively solve the input problem of small-sized or mini keyboard.

The present invention utilizes in the keyboard eight key positions arbitrarily, will correspond on the different keys position according to the physilogical characteristics of staff and the requirement of input fast through selected symbol, promptly presses the input that key button is finished letter by intersymbol combination.During operation, button is finished the input of an English alphabet for twice.Constituted the miniature keyboard that English alphabet is imported fast thus.Assembly take from English capitalization part or all.

Technical scheme of the present invention is:

(1) set 8 pictographic code using symbolic simulation English capitalizations part or all, this pictographic code using symbol is:

—；|；＝；‖；(；)；∨；\；

In 8 pictographic code using symbols setting:

Symbol (glyph of representative comprises: (, ︶;

Symbol) Dai Biao glyph comprises :), D;

The glyph of symbol ∨ representative comprises: ∨, and ∧,＜;

Symbol the representative glyph comprise: ,/;

(2) above-mentioned eight coded identifications are labeled on eight selected on keyboard key positions, each key position is corresponding with an above-mentioned coded identification,

(3) per two coded identifications are represented an English alphabet, by corresponding two key positions, import the English alphabet of this coded identification pictograph, and coding schedule sees Table 1.

To two in above eight coded identifications following agreement is arranged:

"=" is parallel two isometric horizontal strokes and is also used as the end mark that presentation code finishes; " ‖ " is parallel isometric two perpendicular.In addition, the corresponding relation of eight glyphs and key position can be:

2～—， 3～|， 4～＝， 5～‖，

6～(， 7～)， 8～∨， 9～\。Also available other modes, corresponding with other key positions respectively by functional principle.

The symbol of such scheme is chosen with letter shapes and is closely connected, and is visual in image, can directly make up, piece together, a bit promptly logical, do not need special memory, even the green hand also can import after listening to simple declaration even at a guess, is fit to popular requirement; Eight symbols are consistent with people's physilogical characteristics, but eight buttons are pointed each corresponding symbol, therefore in the computing machine of miniaturization higher input speed can be arranged.Such scheme both can be applicable to computing machine, was more suitable for realizing on telephone set, mobile phone, facsimile recorder the literal input.Such scheme has solved Japanese preferably and other need be by the input problem of literal on small-sized or mini keyboard of QWERTY keyboard input, with the Japanese is example, import its literal in Japan with hiragana and katakana, and hiragana and katakana are to import by English alphabet.During therefore with keypad input Japan word, the coding of English alphabet must be simple, otherwise the input of Japanese literal is with difficult.

Accompanying drawing 1 is that the present invention uses the keyboard key button to arrange example 1; Accompanying drawing 2 is that the keyboard key button is arranged example 2:

The corresponding relation of example 1 said eight glyphs and key position is followed successively by:

(，)，—，|，∨，\，‖，＝。

The corresponding relation of example 2 said eight glyphs and key position is:

2～＝，3～‖，

4～|，?5～—，6～\，

7～(，?8～)，?9～∨。

The basic design of pictographic code using English letters is: at first, each letter is resolved into one or more assemblies, these assemblies can be pieced together out corresponding letter.The all components of 26 letters has constituted assembly set.Secondly, all components in this assembly set is divided into groups.Group forming criterion is whether handle component and assembly are made comparisons, and see whether its profile is relevant, unique.If unique, can compile separately is one group; If relevant, can classify same group as.The 3rd, from each component groups, choose an assembly as representative.If component groups only contains an assembly, its representative is exactly this assembly.The representative of each component groups is exactly a coded identification.The order of coded identification is with reference to the position of assembly in letter.In general, down back in the elder generation, the left back right side of elder generation; Or with reference to alphabetical sequential write; Or with reference to alphabetical resemblance.Based on this, aforementioned 8 schemes that symbol is 26 alphabet codes have been selected.Cryptoprinciple is:

1. each is alphabetical with two symbolic representations.

2. get symbol by sequential write substantially.But ‖ strides across sequential write and gets, for example get among the Z=, get ‖ or the like among the H.

3. get head and the tail two symbols more than two symbols.For example E, F, G, Q, R.

4. have only a symbol, add end mark, for example C, D, I, V.

The coding of alphabetical O get (), describe O about two semicircle opening directions relative, the coding of alphabetical S is got), (, the two semicircle opening directions up and down of describing S are opposing.

Therefore, just naturally and understandably produced following English pictographic code using table:

Table 1

Letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Coded identification ∨-)) (=)==-￣￣ (| ‖-|=| (| ∨ |-‖ ∨ ‖ ()) | ()) (-| ‖ (∨=∨ ∨ ∨ |=

Composition symbol ∧-D D (D=|---|-(-| ‖-| | ︶ |＜|-‖ ∨ ‖ () D | () D |) (-| ‖ ∨ ︶ ∨ ∨/∨ |=/

Illustrate that coded identification=be end mark coded identification=be end mark abandons centre one symbol that forms symbol and abandon centre one symbol that forms symbol and abandon the centre one symbol coded identification that forms symbol=be end mark and abandon centre one symbol that forms symbol and abandon the centre one symbol coded identification that forms symbol=be end mark

With reference to accompanying drawing, the present invention is mainly used in the small-sized or mini keyboard that button adopts rectangular arranged or word order, promptly is applied in the miniaturization computing machine, particularly is applicable in communication, electromechanical equipment and the small-size computer.

Claims

1. the method for an inputting English letter is characterized in that:

(1) set 8 pictographic code using symbolic simulation English capitalizations somes or whole, this pictographic code using symbol is:

—；|；＝；‖；(；)；∨；\；

In 8 pictographic code using symbols setting:

Symbol (glyph of representative comprises: (, ︶;

Symbol) Dai Biao glyph comprises :), D;

The glyph of symbol ∨ representative comprises: ∨, and ∧,＜;

Symbol the representative glyph comprise: ,/.

(3) per two coded identifications are represented an English alphabet, by corresponding two key positions, import the English alphabet of this coded identification pictograph, and the pictographic code using English letters table is:

The alphabetic coding symbol

A ∨ —

B ) )

C ( ＝

D ) ＝

E ＝ —

F — —

G ( |

H ‖ —

I | ＝

J | (

K | ∨

L | —

M ‖ ∨

N ‖ \

O ( )

P ) |

Q ( \

R ) \

S ) (

T — |

U ‖ (

V ∨ ＝

W ∨ ∨

X \ \

Y ∨ |

Z ＝ \。

2. the method for inputting English letter as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that said keyboard be on communication or the electromechanical equipment in order to the keyboard of inputting English letter, or the keyboard of miniaturization computing machine, its key arrangement mode is linear or rectangle.

3. the method for inputting English letter as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the linear corresponding relation of said eight glyphs and key position is followed successively by:

(，)，?—，|，∨，\，‖，＝。

4. the method for inputting English letter as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the rectangle corresponding relation of said eight glyphs and key position is:

2～＝，3～‖，

4～|，5～—，6～\，

7～(，8～)，9～∨。

5. the method for inputting English letter as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the rectangle corresponding relation of said eight glyphs and key position is:

2～—，3～|，

4～＝，5～‖，6～(，

7～)，?8～∨，9～\。