CN1280748C

CN1280748C - Speed typing apparatus and method

Info

Publication number: CN1280748C
Application number: CNB008044740A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马文·布隆伯格
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-01-26
Filing date: 2000-01-26
Publication date: 2006-10-18
Anticipated expiration: 2020-01-26
Also published as: EP1154903A4; KR20020015986A; CN101135936A; WO2000043208B1; JP4430240B2; EP1154903A2; CA2360461C; JP2004500610A; CA2360461A1; CN1342115A; NZ512689A; WO2000043208A9; HK1043345A1; HK1043345B; IL144505A0; MXPA01007505A; WO2000043208A2; WO2000043208A3; PL351240A1; AU760904B2

Abstract

A speed typing method and apparatus having multiple letters associated with each key of a keyboard. By utilizing multiple characters on each key, the number of keys would be fewer than the number of letters in the alphabet using this system (e.g., fewer than 26 letter keys for the English alphabet). Each key on the keyboard is associated with a numerical code. The system uses the numerical code associated with a typed word to access a dictionary or table of words stored in memory at a memory location corresponding to the input numerical code. The system may display all of the words available to the user in response to the input code. The user then selects one of the available words to be placed in the document. Alternatively the system may enable display of one or more preferred words. The keys of the keyboard may be contoured so that the user senses the position of his hand in relation to the keys of the keyboard. The typing system is also implemented by a finger-mounted input device having switches. The finger-mounted device may also be used in conjunction with one or more input selection panels. The panels have keys which are selectable by the user in conjunction with the switches.

Description

Use a computer and key in the method for letter in the alphabet

Related application

It is on August 29th, 1996 that the application relates to the applying date, and application number is the subsequent application of the U.S. Patent application of US08/705093.

Background of the present invention

1. technical field of the present invention

The present invention relates to be more prone to the method and apparatus learning to typewrite, the present invention has improved the accuracy of keying in operation, improves typing speed and reduces the tired of user.The present invention be more particularly directed to following system, this system is used for text is input to apace the word processing system of microprocessor control, this word processing system adopts the keyboard with a plurality of alphabetic characters in the alphabet, and these alphabetic characters are assigned at least 1 to maximum whole keys.

2. the description of prior art

Common typewriter adopts 26 letter keys, and each in each key and the The English alphabet is alphabetical corresponding.1 kind in the original keyboard layout is " QWERTY " formula keyboard, and this keyboard still is the standard of this area now.People have also designed other layout, such as, Dvorak keyboard, this keyboard according to the easy to use and mode that meets ergonomics that touch, is arranged in keyboard on the keyboard.The layout of these replacements mainly attempts to increase speed and the accuracy of keying in operation, and reduces the tired of user.

Generally, all traditional keyboards are respectively 1 the independent key of each letter outfit in the alphabet.Except letter key, function key also is set, such as, spare key (ALT), operating key (CTRL), space bar (SPACE BAR), enter key (ENTER) or the like.Therefore, above-mentioned keyboard is full of many keys, and requires a large amount of spaces.Equally, these common keyboard require the user to remember each alphabetical pairing particular key that the user has a preference for, and maybe can find this particular key.

Other keyboard layout is assigned to key with the character more than 1, and it usually is called as " golygram key " or " two system that touches ".But these system requirements user operates a plurality of keys, so that select a required character.Such as shown in the US4891777 patent, when requiring a plurality of key or the system of synchronous operation be sometimes referred to as " harmonious system ".This harmony system requirements user spends double effort for each letter to be selected.In addition, these harmonious system requirements users can remember the combination of 26 keys, wherein per a kind corresponding with each letter in the alphabet.

Other multikey system requirements user operates specific a plurality of keys according to continuous mode.Such as, the US5062070 patent has provided following system, in this system, is equipped with a plurality of characters at each key.But in order to select required specific character, the user must carry out continuous thump 2 times.So the user must remember the various combination of 26 kinds of continuous keystrokes, wherein per a kind corresponding with each letter in the alphabet.On the other hand, the US5007008 patent has proposed following keyboard, and in this keyboard, the user must press 1 key repeatedly, determines in a plurality of letters of this key representative by roll screen.

So that select the result of single character, these pairs driving or golygram key system are slower as carrying out repeatedly thump, and it is tired that the people is produced, and is easy to produce typing error.Therefore, relative with speed and accuracy, it is important occasion that these systems are mainly used in less keyboard size.

Another of key entry that is called " abbreviation key in " improved one's methods and related to the operation that only need key in the part of speech.Such as, the US4459049 patent has provided a kind of abbreviation input system, and in this system, the user only needs to import 4 or character still less.This system is retrieved at the speech of abbreviation in storer.When the position of the speech that finds this abbreviation, from storer, whole speech is input in the text.

All these keyboard systems are difficult to use, even more are difficult to study.Consequently, the key entry operation is slower, is easy to make mistakes.In addition, for the personnel of the keyboard of not learning the above-mentioned particular type of use, these keyboards are all than difficult operation.These typists that " seeing keyboard typing " must retrieve required character, and these characters are often according to non-alphabetic(al) being disposed in order, and are arranged between a large amount of keys.

Run into another kind of keyboard input on phone, this phone is used for the remote system that visit is called " responding system automatically ".Generally, these respond the character in system identification and the corresponding alphabet of key pressed automatically on the telephone keypad of long range positioning.Such as, the US Supreme Court adopts a kind of such system, and in this system, the user only stirs Supreme Judicial Court's telephone number, thereby searches the file number situation of the lawsuit of trying.The user can visit this system from any common remote phone position.

In case the automatic response system of the visit Supreme Judicial Court then by voice messaging prompting user, specifies the title of required lawsuit by pressing key on the remote phone keypad.Corresponding to current instruction, the user imports nearly 10 alphabetic character on the keypad of above-mentioned remote phone, and this alphabetic character is the alphabetic character in one of litigant's of lawsuit the title.This common telephone keypad is by 12 keys, i.e. ten key, and " * " key, and " # " number key constitutes.A plurality of letters are corresponding with in the numerical key 2～9 each, thereby except alphabetical Q and Z, other all letters specified, and should letter Q and Z be assigned to numerical key 1.Then the user presses and 1 litigant's corresponding 10 numerical keys of title wherein.Perhaps, the user can import and be less than 10 numeral, afterwards the delay of input " * " number key or 4 seconds.In case imported this litigant's title, then tribunal clerk's office contentious matter table is retrieved by this system, and provides by the lawsuit number, the voice indication of 3 immediate cases that litigant and situation are determined.If any one in dissatisfied these cases of user, then this user can have conversation with the extracts clerk.

Above-mentioned automatic response system is used to admit common telephone keypad, has limited vocabulary in storer, and this system can't realize under the word processing environment.Consequently, the operation of said system is extremely slow, for being not suitable for as the character layout of keying in fast.In addition, said system is limited to voice or voice communication system and telephone keypad and uses.Consequently, this is responded system automatically and can't edit storer, can't define preferred term, maybe can't the derivative of neologisms be defined.In addition, telephone keypad is unsuitable for keying in operation, says nothing of quick the key entry.

As the replacement form of common keyboard, input media has been positioned on hand and the finger.Such as, provided such device for the US5581484 patent of Prince and patentee in the US4414537 patent of Grimes the patentee.Basically, these systems are positioned over each position around the hand with switch, so that simplify information are input to operation in the computing machine.But these systems do not relate to quick key entry.

General introduction of the present invention

The present invention relates to adopt following keyboard to key in operated system and method fast, this keyboard has a plurality of characters, these a plurality of characters are assigned at least 1 to maximum whole keys, thereby employing native system, have the key that is less than the number of letters in the alphabet (such as, corresponding The English alphabet has and is less than 26 letter key, or is less than 33 letters in the Russion letter table).Such as, 26 the whole letters in the alphabet can be assigned to 4,6,8, or 17 keys.One or more corresponding with numeral, digital thus string formation codings of key that on the keyboard each is such.Said system adopt digital with the corresponding memory location of number, visit is stored in vocabulary or the dictionary in the storer of computing machine.This system can show the obtainable whole speech of user by corresponding input code.If the speech more than 1 is corresponding with encoded numeric string, then the user selects in the obtainable speech in file to be placed 1.

Also, promptly select and any given digital corresponding preferred speech or a plurality of speech for the user provides following option.When keying in above-mentioned sign indicating number, computing machine shows all speech, and preferred speech shows according to the order of grade.But the user can select only to show preferred speech or a plurality of speech.

In addition, can be the user following option is provided, promptly obtain and any given digital corresponding speech that shows according to different modes, this multiple mode for example is: (1) is according to the preference or the order of user's definition; (2) according to predefined preference lists, this tabulation provides higher grade to those speech of the most normal use; (3) according to alphabetic(al) order; Or (4) are according to predefined use classes, such as law or scientific terminology.The user has following option, promptly obtains preference tabulation, and this tabulation is according to when the required speech of appointment from have same numbers sign indicating number phrase, and the user is to the selection of speech and adjustment automatically.

Another feature of the present invention is that the user can be at keyboard layout, selects in the scope of (such as having specified 4,6,8 of 26 letters in the alphabet, or 12 letter keys).In addition, said system is finished on the keyboard before the speech of keying in than length the user, forms complete speech and shows this speech.The present invention preferably realizes by traditional QWERTY formula keyboard, wherein a plurality of letters is assigned to numerical key 0～9.As typical way, the capable top line location of this numerical key along keyboard.Perhaps above-mentioned a plurality of letters are assigned to the rectangular node of following numeral, this grid is positioned the right side of keyboard usually, perhaps is positioned to specify the key of the level that letter is arranged capable according to common mode.Keyboard in the embeddeding computer, custom-designed is also proposed, so that realize the present invention.Less key is set makes special keyboard be particularly suitable for having the personnel's of physical disabilities use, can replace traditional keyboard, maybe this special keyboard is used with traditional keyboard with this special keyboard.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide following system, this system adopts the keyboard that is more prone to remember, have the skill bond number amount that the user wishes, keys in operation quickly.

Another object of the present invention provides a kind of quick key entry operating system, and this system can use with the keyboard of compactness, on this keyboard and the too much key of underfill, thereby reduces the size and the space requirement of input media.

An also purpose of the present invention is the keyboard that provides following, and in this keyboard, each key has a plurality of letters, and this keyboard only requires a striking just can select required letter key.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of keyboard that meets the quick key entry of ergonomics, reduces the tired of user, study easily, and increase accuracy rate and efficient.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of key entry system, and for the people that deformity (such as, arthritis) arranged, this system uses easily.

Another object of the present invention is to realize quick key entry system by finger putting type input media.

An also purpose of the present invention is to be provided with the isocontour key that has that keyboard uses, and it can make the user feel the relative position of its hand on keyboard.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of employing speech recognition system, and input is used to the quick and easy method of the information editing and key in.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of data is compressed, so that the system that reduces to store the required storer of data and increase transmission speed.

When the reference accompanying drawing and below description the time, draw the purpose and the advantage of above-mentioned these purposes and other easily.

Brief description of drawings

Fig. 1 represents the whole preferred embodiment of word processing system of the present invention in the block scheme mode;

Fig. 2 (a) expression the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the 8 key layouts that on the numeral row of the top of standard QWERTY formula keyboard, form;

The 14 key layouts that form on the common character row of the standard QWERTY formula keyboard of Fig. 2 (b) expression the preferred embodiments of the present invention;

Fig. 3 represents to be used for the 6 key layouts of custom-designed keyboard of another embodiment of the present invention of the system of Fig. 1;

The process flow diagram of the preferred method of operation of Fig. 4 (a) expression said system;

The process flow diagram of another method of operating of Fig. 4 (b) expression said system;

Fig. 5 represents the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the output picture of the present invention of the monitor of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 represents another embodiment of the present invention, the output picture of the present invention of the monitor of Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 (a)～(d), 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 (a)～17 (d), 18,19 and 20 expressions are used for other keyboard layout of the keyboard of Fig. 1;

Figure 21 represents to be used for another keyboard layout of the touch screen type monitor of Fig. 1;

Figure 22 (a)～(b) is table, and the expression of this table is when making up two of having in the alphabet when alphabetical on same keys, with the quantity of the corresponding speech code of the speech more than 1;

Figure 22 (c)～(d) is the table based on 5～21 key board layouts of the table generation of Figure 22 (a), this indicator is to every kind of layout, the quantity of expression and the corresponding speech code of speech more than 1, and with the total quantity of the corresponding speech of these speech codes with the speech more than 1;

Figure 22 (e)～(x) is other keyboard layout based on Figure 22 (b);

Figure 23 represents the input media that is positioned over finger that adopts corresponding to height key entry system of the present invention and imports Selection Floater;

Figure 24 (a) is the expression top view that is decorated with isocontour keypad of the present invention;

Figure 24 (b) is the central top shown in Figure 24 (a), the side view of bottom and side keys;

Figure 24 (c) is the skeleton view of 4 bight keys among Figure 24 (a);

Figure 25 is the block scheme with the combined word processing system of speech recognition system;

Figure 26 (a)～(y), 27 (a)～(z) and the various replacement keyboard layouts of 28 (a)～(m) expression;

Figure 29 (a)～29 (1) is various replacement keyboard layouts.

The specific descriptions of preferred embodiment

When the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings are described, for the sake of clarity, adopt particular term.But, the invention is not restricted to the particular term of selection like this, should be appreciated that each particular term is included as all technical equivalent terms of finishing similar purpose and operating in a similar manner.

With reference to accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention quick key entry system 100.Generally, said system 100 comprises computing machine 10, and this computing machine 10 has microprocessor, internal storage 12, and known corresponding I/O parts in the word processing field.According to common mode expansion keyboard 14, printer 16 and display 18 are set.In addition, independent custom-designed keypad or keyboard 50 can use selectively according to mode to be described.Above-mentioned word processing system is by the control of the programming instruction in the computing machine, and computing machine is discerned the thump of being carried out by the operator, then text is shown and prints.Ordinary instruction is made amendment so that realize function of the present invention to above-mentioned software instruction relatively.Realize that the software of function of the present invention can be arranged in the instruction through programming in advance of word processing system, or be stored among disk, the CD-ROM, perhaps remotely store and fetch by internet or LAN (Local Area Network) or other similar system, so that be input in the computing machine, and above-mentioned software can link according to the large-scale word processor of mode well known in the art and all by conventional interfacing.Aforesaid way for example comprises: by dynamic data base enhancing or object linking and guiding (Abetting) or standard interface.

Though the system 100 shown in the figure is made of parts independently, said system 100 can according to variety of way (such as, have the handheld computer 10 that forms the storer 12 of one with keyboard 50 and display 18) implement.The output terminal of above-mentioned handheld computer or portable input media can be connected with the aforementioned calculation machine by direct wired mode of remote mode utilization or wireless transmission method.Therefore, portable input media can be used for (by remote phone, through common telephone wire or with wireless mode, the tone signal or the binary code signal that adopt above-mentioned input media to produce) and remotely visits said system.

The present invention is design like this, thereby the user can determine to adopt some letter key of common keyboard, or the numerical key of common keyboard, and these keys are generally located along the top line of keyboard or along the right-hand side of keyboard.Equally, the present invention can by in appearance with flip-over type control lever like the joystick type, or on the touch screen type monitor, implement by other similar input media.Above-mentioned key also can be installed on the portable keyboard, and in this keyboard, the finger key is inwardly pushed along 1 direction, and the thumb manipulation key is installed on the side of keyboard, and inwardly pushes by user's thumb.Above-mentioned thumb is especially for function control, space, backspace or be used for the control of cursor direction and be used to become the high brightness state.

Fig. 2 (a) expression is used for implementing tradition of the present invention according to the mode of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and expands QWERTY formula keyboard 14.Example of the present invention provides at English.Keyboard 14 comprises 10 numerical keys along top line, and along 10 numerical keys of the right-hand side of keyboard, they indicate numeral 1～9 and 0 respectively.Keyboard overlay 23 shown in the figure is positioned at the top line top of numerical key, and its expression is assigned to the letter character of each corresponding digital key.In addition, the paster (not shown) with a plurality of letters can be arranged on the numerical key of the right part that is positioned at keyboard 14 selectively, or be positioned at according to common mode indicate the letter key on.

In 1 preferred embodiment, QWERTY keyboard is 8 key layouts.Shown in keyboard overlay 23 like that, wherein numerical key 1～7 is specified respectively in alphabetical order 3 letters, numerical key 8 is specified in alphabetical order 5 letters.The numeral that is assigned to each numerical key is as input component sign indicating number or the number corresponding with corresponding letter.

Fig. 2 (b) expression and corresponding another embodiment of 14 key layouts, in this embodiment, as shown in the figure, to common letter key " a ", " s ", " d ", " f ", " r ", " c ", " j ", " u ", " n ", " I ", " k ", ", ", " l ", and "; " redefine according to diagramatic way.The letter that above-mentioned key had changes in 1～8 scope for single key.Present embodiment preferably allows vowel and one or more consonants make up, rather than allows consonant and consonant make up, or allows vowel and vowel make up.Vowel and consonant often are not interchangeable in being used to form the given alphabetic string of speech, thereby above-mentioned layout makes that the probability of speech that same code occurs having is less.In addition, be equipped with the independent key that touches easily for the letter of the most normal use sometimes.On the other hand, the letter that seldom uses preferably collects in not on 1 key or a plurality of key according to the general fashion location.

Fig. 3 represents 1 example with the corresponding custom-designed keyboard 50 of bimanualness formula 6 key board layouts.This keyboard 50 generally comprises letter or character keys 52 and function key 54.Character keys 52 is arranged at the middle row of keyboard 50, and function key 54 is provided with along the top and the bottom 56 and 58 of keyboard 50 respectively.In addition, cursor control 55 and selector button 57 are provided with along the top 56 of keyboard 50.Keyboard 50 can be arranged such as the mode of the curved arrangement of key according to any way that is suitable for other keyboard.Keyboard 50 is connected with word processing computing machine 10 by interface according to common mode.

Above-mentioned functions key 54 can be corresponding with pending any suitable function.But, preferably the end row of function key 54 comprise such as, SPACE key 60, TAB key 62, SHIFT key 64 and ENTER key 66.The top line 56 of function key 54 can with numeral, character, cursor movement key, definable function key, capital and small letter shift, backspace key or to have a key of other similar operations corresponding.In addition, keyboard 50 can use with expanding keyboard 14.Numerical key or function key 54 that this expansion keyboard 14 provides keyboard 50 not provide.Therefore, above-mentioned expansion keyboard 14 is selectable, and it replenishes special keyboard 50 by whole series of traditional function and character keys are set.

Letter key 52 is divided into two

group

68,70, and every group comprises 3 keys.Each key 52 in the left group 68 is specified 3 characters, and it preferably is printed on this key, but this character also can be positioned on the operating sheet or overlay of above-mentioned key top, thereby user's finger can not block and is positioned at originally on one's body alphabetical (not shown) of these keys.Left side keys 52 comprises alphabetical A, B, C, D; Middle key 52 comprises letter e, F, G, H; Right hand side keys 52 comprises alphabetical I, J, K, L.Key 52 in the left group 70 comprises 4～5 characters respectively: left side keys 52 comprises alphabetical M, N, O, P, Q; Middle key 52 comprises letter r, S, T, U; Right hand side keys 52 comprises alphabetical V～Z.

To each letter key 52 also appointment and number or part sign indicating number 72 corresponding numerals, it is imprinted on the right side, bottom of key 72.The purpose of number or input component sign indicating number is more prone to draw from below.The left group 68 of key 52 is that user's left hand uses, and right group 70 is used for the right hand.

Shown among Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 each, letter is generally from left to right arranged according to alphabetic order along letter key 52.This layout makes the user be familiar with and remember the position of key easily, and makes the typist of " seeing keyboard typing " find required key easily.But these letters can be according to any suitable mode, such as arranging according to the frequency of using.Seldom the letter of Shi Yonging put together in groups or between be inserted with letter commonly used.These letters also can partly be arranged according to alphabetic order, such as, according to alphabetic order vowel is placed on the independent key.These letters also can be arranged like this so that reduce quantity with the corresponding speech of single speech code.In addition, but user or programmer's working procedure, so that, letter is arranged on the key according to the key of user institute quantification.

But the aforementioned calculation machine is these formation also, so that meet the usage of speech, and definite user is the letter and the speech of normal use, and above-mentioned information also can be used for automatically according to the preference ranking order term being arranged in storer, and this point is more prone to draw from below.Such as, if according to alphabetic(al) series arrangement letter, then letter " o " can form one group with " n " or " p ".But, because speech " on " and " no " often use in large quantities, be one group so preferably letter " o " is compiled with letter " p " or " m ", they are close in alphabet.In addition, the letter with similar profile can be put together in groups, so that help the user to remember their position.In addition, additional key can be in alignment with around the forefinger, thereby this key touches easily.

In addition, the quantity of the key of above-mentioned keyboard layout can change, such as, from 5 or less than 5 to 21 or more letter key (such as, referring to Figure 22 (c), (d) and (e)), the number of letters of each key can change in 1～8 scope.Except the layout shown in Figure 22 (c)～(e), also have many other possible schemes.These may scheme be practical equally, and can be user's design, form one with computer program.Be more prone to learn from below, the quantity of key many more (the meticulous layouts of the letter by relative key), then desired editor of user or other interaction process are few more.But, owing to have more key position, so the key entry operation is slower, and the habit that finds it difficult to learn.Similarly, the quantity of key is few more, be familiar with this system and key in operation by it easily more, but the desired editor of user is more.

Forward Fig. 4 (a) now to, functional flow of the present invention is described, it is by being stored in the computer memory 12, or carry out from the programming instruction of floppy disk.Said system 100 begins at square frame 102 places, and here, itself formats said system.In format was handled, according to the keyboard layout of appointment, each key was specified a letter and particular group digital or sign indicating number 72 in advance.Such as, preferably give tacit consent to the 8 key layouts of keyboard layout for Fig. 2 (a), or 10 or 12 key layouts.Therefore, from left to right, respectively to 8 input blocks (here being key 52) designation number 1～8.In addition, to each alphabetical A, B, C, designation number or input component sign indicating number 1; To alphabetical D, E, F specifies number 2 or the like.So,, when on keyboard 14, pressing letter key 52, discern by 10 pairs corresponding digital 72 in computing machine in step 104.

Operating personnel can make amendment to 8 key layouts of standard according to system design.That is to say, such as, by 4,6, or 13 keys, can show the layout selection scheme of replacement, and that they are operating personnel being selectable to operating personnel, operating personnel can select the specified letter of each key.Every kind of layout can be finished by corresponding operating sheet or overlay 23.

After layout was selected, keying in operation can begin.In step 104, the operator strikes speech, and pressing of key is read.In step 106, read and the corresponding numeral of each key, when this key was pressed, above-mentioned stored digital impacted the key of the end of expression speech to be keyed in until the operator.Such as, if character is punctuation mark, space or carriage return, then said system determines that upward the input of predicate is finished, and carry out step 108.If not, said system turns back to step 104, and in this step 104, said system is waited for next character to be imported.

When keying in speech, display preferably shows and corresponding each letter of each key of pressing.Such as, as shown in Figure 5, if key " l " is pressed, then display frame shows the straight line column or row that present " ABC ".Mode can not show as an alternative, but or display digit " 1 ".In addition, can only show asterisk or other symbol.When this system determine to receive the speech of being keyed in, or delete this speech so that when importing another speech as the user, will automatically delete these displaying symbols.

In case receive whole speech in step 106, then in step 108, this system compares with the speech code table that is stored in the storer 12 by the numerical value with input code, retrieves this storer 12.In the table 1 of the standard 8 key layouts of Fig. 2 (a), provided the example of several digital codes or speech code.As shown in table 1, each speech code storage is in particular memory location, and each memory location has one or more speech tabulations.Last predicate code is formed by one or more digital input component sign indicating numbers.Therefore, corresponding to particular code, each speech in table memory in the storage dictionary.Above-mentioned storer can be formed by any standard word processing dictionary or similar system.

Table 1

Code	Preferred speech	Speech
Code	Preferred speech	Speech	5-5 5-5-8 5-5-8-7	now	no on now mow mows

In addition, in table memory, can store the speech that lacks than each speech in the dictionary.Such as, the user can select the limited classification with more definite vocabulary information corresponding, such as, it is used to comprise business writing or scientific paper, visit medical science (addressing medicine), biology, physics, proper noun, philosophy etc.The dictionary that dwindles has reduced the requirement to storer, and makes the required time decreased of computer search storer.Equally, the user requires less interaction process, because have less code in storer, thereby each code also can be corresponding with less speech, and typing speed is increased.

Which this dictionary the user can select to use, any dictionary can with any other dictionary combination, or use with the basic dictionary of common speech.So if do not find speech in 1 dictionary, then the user can extend to retrieval another dictionary.Such retrieval is become automatically.The user is the dictionary of the frequent speech that uses of definable also, and can add or stop word from any dictionary.

If the input number is arranged in or is present in storage list in step 108, then said system carry out step 118.In step 118, said system is checked the memory location, so that determine whether the speech more than 1, promptly a plurality of speech are corresponding with specific input code.But if do not find speech in storer in step 108, then in step 109, the user has an opportunity to correct any misspelling of this speech.If in step 109, the user determines the not correctly input of above-mentioned sign indicating number, and then in step 104, this user can return and re-enter this sign indicating number.The correction of misspelling is handled operation according to standard word, such as, delete the speech of being keyed in when needed and import new text codes.After correction, in step 108, said system determines whether found code at the speech through correcting in storer.

On the other hand, supposing does not have key error, and then in step 110, the user can add speech by following manner in storer, and this mode is: with specific speech add to the digital corresponding dictionary memory of selecting in.The user by make the former row keyed in above or below the letter group in suitable letter become the mode of highlighted state, select new speech.Perhaps, above-mentioned letter can show in the window of any position of screen.When above-mentioned letter becomes highlighted state, and when from window, selecting, they are input in the former row.

In case all letters in this speech are become highlighted state, and then the user impacts enter key, and computing machine is stored in neologisms and corresponding digital corresponding memory location.Add speech in the storer if the user is chosen in,, this storer is upgraded then in step 112.In step 114, show the speech of having selected in the text of file then, then in step 117, system turns back to step 104, waits for next key to be imported in this step 104.

On the other hand, if in step 110, the user does not add any speech in storer, and then at step 116 idsplay order, in step 117,104, said system is returned and waited for next key.Above-mentioned instruction can be indicated and do not made speech location as yet, and the user should determine whether to have typing error, or the expression user should rethink whether define new speech.So foregoing can be read as " checking spelling " or " code is unidentified ".Perhaps, said system can show and the corresponding speech of immediate code that is arranged in storer, and indication is not found to the speech of coupling fully.

If in step 108, have and corresponding at least 1 speech that is stored in the storer of input code, then this system's execution in step 118.In this step 118, iff with the corresponding memory location of input code in store 1 speech, then this speech is shown in step 120.If the speech in the storer is not the speech that needs demonstration, then in step 122, the user has an opportunity to revise the speech (that is, interpolation or deletion) that is stored in the storer.Resemble the above-mentioned steps 110 in step 124, storer is upgraded,, show that at step 126 pair new speech to replace the speech of initial demonstration, in step 127, system turns back to step 104 so that comprise or delete the speech of having revised.If at the unmodified speech of step 122, show that then the speech that has shown is correct.In step 127, system turns back to step 104.

In step 110, the process (this point will be described below) of revising the speech in the storer in 122,152 allows the user that storer is upgraded so that the speech that generally is not included in the standard dictionary is carried out special definition.Such as, proper noun may be in dictionary memory, so the operator wishes at above-mentioned special code modification or interpolation proper noun in storer.Therefore, the user can add proper noun, technical term, abb. or the like in the computer memory to.According to any suitable programming mode (such as, by only new speech is added to the corresponding memory location of given sign indicating number in mode) finish above-mentioned action.In addition, the user can make amendment to storer, so as after deletion be contained in term in the storer in advance.

Suppose in step 118 in storer, to have the speech more than 1, then show all speech, and any preferred speech is shown in the top of the tabulation of speech in step 142.Then, the user has following option, promptly selects speech in step 144, generates preferred speech in step 148, or is provided with in storer and the corresponding neologisms of sign indicating number in step 152.

If in step 144, the user selects speech in the speech that has shown, then shows the speech selected in step 146, and in step 147,104, said system is returned and waited for new input character.But if at the non-selected speech of step 144, then in step 148, the user can wish to generate preferred speech.In step 148, the speech that user's definable has shown or a plurality of speech, the preferred speech at tabulation top is listed in this speech conduct, or according to certain preferred speech to be listed in proper order.If make amendment at step 148 pair this preferred speech, then upgrade at step 150 pair storer, show that at step 146 pair speech in step 147, said system turns back to step 104 once more.

Above-mentioned preferred speech is selected in advance as the most frequently used term for the user or is specified.Said system also can have the preferred speech of conduct and preassigned speech.Have, said system can form so again, and above-mentioned preferred speech is for importing the last speech of selecting of same code the user.As shown in table 1, such as, term " now " is defined as the preferred term of corresponding code 5-5-8.Though above-mentioned preferred term provides as the independent tabulation in the storage list 1, they can be as just preferred term and noting marker, and stores with other speech of above-mentioned memory location.

At last, if in step 144, the non-selected speech of user, and, do not revise the tabulation of preferred speech in step 148, then in step 152, the user can revise the speech in (promptly adding or change) storer.Such as, as mentioned above, in the speech that has shown, may lack required speech, or the user wishes to comprise and the digital corresponding new speech of input.If like this, then upgrade at step 150 pair this storer, so that reflect new information, and at this new speech of step 146 demonstration.Then, in step 147, said system is returned step 104, and in this step, said system is waited for the character that input is new.

If in step 144, the non-selected speech of user then forms preferred speech in step 148, or revises speech in step 152, in step 154 idsplay order content.In step 147, said system turns back to step 104 then, waits for next key to be keyed in.Foregoing can be made the indication of " checking spelling " to the user, or shows " speech is skipped ".

Forward Fig. 4 (b) now to, another embodiment of the process flow diagram of Fig. 4 (a) is described.As standard practice, said system shows all speech according to the mode shown in Fig. 4 (a), and wherein preferred speech is shown in the top of the tabulation of speech.But Fig. 4 (b) allows the user at first to show only to be the tabulation of preferred speech.If do not find required speech in preferred term, then the user can determine to check the tabulation of whole speech.

Therefore, step 302～327 among Fig. 4 (b) are similar with step 102～127 among Fig. 4 (a).Referring to step 318, the user has the option of the tabulation that at first only shows preferred term now.So such just as what confirm in step 318, if having the speech more than 1 that is stored in the corresponding memory location of input code, then in step 328, said system is then checked the tabulation of preferred speech.If store preferred speech in storer, then in step 330, said system shows and the corresponding any preferred speech of above-mentioned input code.Asterisk or information can show with preferred speech, thus the user know except the preferred speech that has shown, can also obtain other speech.

After the tabulation of step 330 pair preferred term was checked, in step 332, the whole tabulation of speech was checked in user's decision.After this step, 342 places show all speech at square frame, thereby provide various selections to the operator, and this point will be explained hereinafter.If do not show all speech, then in step 334, said system determines whether stored a plurality of preferred speech in the storer, if like this, then in step 338, the user can select from preferred speech.If selected a speech, then the speech that will select in step 336 shows, in

step

337 and 304, said system is returned and waited for new thump.If non-selected speech then shows an information in step 340, in step 337,304, said system is returned and is received next key.

Turn back to step 332, if in step 332, the user selects to show all speech that are stored in the storer, if perhaps do not have the preferred speech of part to start with in step 328, then in step 342 all speech is shown.Therefore, in step 342, in monitor 18, show all speech at the place, memory location that is fit to.Show that in case will go up predicate then the user can select speech in step 344, generate the tabulation of preferred speech, or in step 352 in step 348 in step 342, with the corresponding storer of above-mentioned sign indicating number in new speech is set.

Step 342～354 basically with Fig. 4 (a) in step 142～154 similar.But in step 348, the tabulation of preferred speech is perhaps checked and revise to user's definable as the one or more speech that shown of preferred term in step 348, perhaps generate the new tabulation of preferred speech.

Referring now to Fig. 5, with reference to Fig. 4 (a) operational instances of the present invention is described simultaneously.Shown monitor 18 comprises the main screen 22 that shows the output picture on it.Suppose that the user need key in term " Dear Tom, Now is the time for all good men to come to theaid of their country. ".In step 102, after computing machine formatd processing, the user keyed in speech " Dear " by impacting key string 2-2-1-5, and it is discerned in the step 104 by system.When carrying out each thump, just be shown on the screen 22 with the corresponding letter of each key.

Be preferably in original position row 25 tops, along vertically upwards showing above-mentioned letter as middle row.The row of above-mentioned busbar for keying in.The behavior shows the most preferably row of speech.If there is not preferred speech, the speech that then shows in busbar can be the 1st speech of listing according to alphabetic(al) order, or selected speech during input code the last time.Below above-mentioned busbar, show the tabulation of speech with low relative importance value, it can be listed according to alphabetic(al) order.When the speech of busbar below was selected, this speech moved to busbar.Preferably but along continuous straight runs shows letter and speech, and particularly when having less speech to be edited, thereby the great majority editor only relates in two speech and selects 1.

For a large amount of letter that is assigned to particular key, the user can select said system shown letter is limited in 3 or 4.Then, asterisk is set so that the indication that the letter of making other to the user can roll and obtain.With reference to Fig. 5, such as, when the user presses the key 8 that comprises letter " w ", then show letter " v ", " w " and " x ".Also show asterisk, it shows that other letter " y " and " z " do not show as yet.Certainly, the user can select not show these letters.If non-selected required speech, then the user can select to show letter.So, show letter when can only in storer, not have the speech code.If in storer, have the speech code, then only show speech, do not show the letter of the independent key of pressing.

The supposition user is by impacting the key entry operation that yard 5-5-8 finishes speech " now " now.In case input 5-5-8, then in step 106, the user presses space bar 60, and this shows that to system speech is to the end.At the moment, in step 108,100 pairs of storeies of system are retrieved, and corresponding to 1 sign indicating number in the storer 12,5-5-8 discerns to input code, and is as shown in table 1.

In another preferred embodiment, can when the user impacts each key, above-mentioned number be retrieved.So when the user impacts digitally 5 the time at " N ", then storer is skipped with all numbers headed by 5 numerical value.When the user then impacts digitally 5 the time at " o ", then storer is rolled to digital 5-5 (this moment, though the user finishes the key entry operation of above-mentioned specific word, can show speech " no " and " on " of current acquisition on screen 22).When next the user impacts digitally 8 the time at " w ", then said system only needs to roll downwards and makes suitable sign indicating number 5-5-8 location than short distance.

The place continues this example in step 118, and said system will be discerned corresponding to sign indicating number 5-5-8, has two speech " now " and " mow ".At this moment, said system can be sent the sound, so that remind the user that file is edited.

Have, said system determines that speech " now " is as preferred speech and mark again.Therefore, this speech " now " is shown in the busbar 25 on the screen 22, and becomes highlighted state.In addition, speech " Mow " be shown in " Now " below, as shown in Figure 5.The user can be according to any suitable mode, such as by the mode of selection function from drop-down menu all speech being shown.Speech corresponding to input code preferably shows downwards from busbar 25 beginnings.Then, in step 144, the user can be rolled to the wherein speech that has shown of 1 highlighted state by following manner downwards, such as " Mow ".This mode is: adopt roll screen key, mouse 20 or cursor control 55 on the keyboard 14 or 50.In case make suitable term become highlighted state, and the user presses enter key,, on screen 22, shows the term of having selected then in step 146.In step 147,104, system returns and waits for next key.

Fig. 5 is the example of the downward roll screen represented at sign indicating number 3-5-5-2.Behind the whole sign indicating numbers of input, show speech " gone " downwards, " home " and " good ", and term " gone " is positioned at busbar 25.But in position shown in Figure 5, the user carries out roll screen downwards so that make term " good " become highlighted state.In case make " good " become highlighted state, then press enter key, stop word from display frame " gone " and " home " and letter.In addition, shown in speech " for all " like that, under the situation that does not become highlighted state, in busbar 25, show term " good ".

Certainly, said system can not make required speech become highlighted state, and rules below required speech, and parantheses put in the shown speech with selecting, or adopt any suitable method or array mode, so that selected speech and shown speech list area are separated.In addition, last predicate can not adopt the mode of vertical non-alignment, shows and adopt side by side.Letter can be shown in the window, and should can remain in the window by letter, until at busbar 25 ineditings with place required speech.

Also have, can select speech by the mode that moves to busbar 25 in the roll screen mode and press enter key.Perhaps, the user can select the numeral adjacent with listed speech, thereby busbar put in this speech.Certainly, last predicate can be shown in the above and below of above-mentioned busbar.When having 3 speech, thus 1 lexeme in the busbar top, 1 lexeme is when the busbar below, the user has following option, promptly presses "+" and "-" key, thereby selects the speech above or below the busbar respectively.Also have, the user can impact roll screen key (it preferably is positioned between "+" and "-" key), so as to watch after according to 3 speech of next group of same way as demonstration.Have, last predicate can be shown in the window at other place on the screen again.

In step 152, the user also can determine to add new speech (perhaps, if because misspelling does not have the speech code in storer) in storage.With reference to Fig. 5, suppose that the user is at its name " Tom " input code 7-5-5.The standard dictionary storer may not have proper noun Tom, but has other speech corresponding to above-mentioned sign indicating number, comprises " Ton " and " Son ".As mentioned above, when pressing corresponding key, pairing all letters of sign indicating number 7-5-5 are shown on the screen 22.In addition, when lacking any preferred term, speech " Ton " and " Son " also can be presented on the screen 22.For new speech is defined, as shown in Figure 5, the user can be by pressing the option that function key shows that all are alphabetical, the user becomes highlighted state by the letter that following manner is used in the new speech " Tom " of formation then, this mode is: the edge vertically moves to these letters in the busbar 25 by the roll screen mode, or moving cursor and click.

In case make all speech become highlighted state, then in step 114, the user impacts enter key and show this speech in busbar 25, all letter and remaining speech of deletion from display frame.Certainly, the user can not make each independent letter become highlighted state, but forwards standard 26 key board layouts (this point will be described below) to, so that directly key in speech.In addition, said system can not carried out highlighted state processing, and letter is carried out underscore, and parantheses put in letter, or uses any suitable method of the array mode that comprises underscore and highlighted processing, so that differentiate selected letter.Above-mentioned letter also can not adopt the mode along vertical non-alignment, but shows abreast.

Yet in case select above-mentioned letter and form speech, in step 150, said system is upgraded storer, thus with the corresponding memory location of digital 7-5-5, store new speech " Tom " (can show and show the information that in storer, does not have speech).Then, said system turns back to step 104, waits for next key to be pressed.In case the operator finishes key entry, then this operator can print above-mentioned file on printer 16, this document is kept on the disk, or carries out word processing system any other function commonly used.

Forward Fig. 6 now to, the figure shows the process flow diagram of another alternative embodiment of the present invention.The difference of Fig. 6 and Fig. 4 (a) is to allow the user before must selecting to treat the final speech that shows, finishes and keys in whole sentence, paragraph, page or leaf or file.In addition, as Fig. 4 (b), preferred speech shows with whole phrase.So said system is not the tabulation that only shows preferred speech, but show all speech, wherein preferred lexeme is in this top of tabulating.Can make long tabulation realize roll screen according to any suitable mode.

As Fig. 4 (a) and Fig. 4 (b), the format that said system is at first carried out itself in step 202 is handled, and reads key in step 204.Behind the whole speech of step 206 input, in step 208, said system is checked the sign indicating number in the storer.If above-mentioned input code is not arranged in storer, then in step 210 display message or show above-mentioned sign indicating number, make it uprise bright state, do not find speech to show.If find above-mentioned sign indicating number, and only have 1 speech in step 212 in step 208, then in step 214, predicate in the demonstration.Suppose the speech that has in storer more than 1, then in step 216, said system shows all speech, and wherein the preferred speech of highest level is shown in busbar all the time, and other speech is shown in this row's top and/or below.But here, owing to only have 1 speech, thus can cancel the step (step 212) that the speech more than 1 is checked, because must show this single speech in step 216.

After being that step 210,214 or 216 shows sign indicating number or speech, in step 218, said system determines whether this document is edited or verification.Here, the user can be chosen in that input text is capable, behind paragraph or the page or leaf, file is edited.Said system is reminded the user according to the time interval that is fit to.Therefore, behind every row of input text, sentence, paragraph, said system will automatically point out the user to return, and above line is edited, though the user can key in above-mentioned file unceasingly and edit above-mentioned file after a while again.When afterwards above-mentioned file being edited, said system can be automatically forwards next speech to and handles from 1 speech to be edited, and skips all speech codes that only have 1 speech in storer.Perhaps, said system can allow the user by using TAB key, function key or similar key, switches back and forth between speech to be edited.

The user also can adopt "+", and "-" and " 0 " key is selected in a plurality of shown letters and/or speech.Such as, suppose the user must from be shown at the speech code of being keyed on the screen 9 speech select.Last predicate is shown in the above and below of above-mentioned busbar simultaneously, so that be center (wherein any preferred lexeme is in busbar, and remaining speech is listed according to alphabetic(al) order or according to priority level) with the busbar.The user can impact "+" key then, so that shown speech is narrowed down to the speech (, being 5 speech at top here) of busbar top, remaining speech of deletion from above-mentioned display frame.With above-mentioned 5 shown speech is the center with the busbar, and afterwards, the user can impact "-" key so that be chosen in the speech (if this is the position at required speech place) that the busbar below shows.In case above-mentioned zone is narrowed down to only 3 speech, then "+" and "-" key is selected the speech above or below the above-mentioned busbar respectively.Certainly, can be all the time by impacting enter key, or the user keys in continuously and selects speech in the above-mentioned busbar.

In addition, said system can form like this, thereby only shows 3 speech in 9 speech at every turn, and "+" and "-" key is selected the speech of busbar above and below respectively, and " 0 " key can be used for shifting to 3 speech of next group by the roll screen mode.In addition, the user can click the numeral with the adjacent demonstration of last predicate, so that import this speech immediately, or the user can adopt cursor to select required speech.

Also have, the user can be chosen in the input process of text, at any time file is edited.If above-mentioned file is not edited, then said system turns back to step 204, waits for the input of next key.Therefore, said system shows substitute and letter, until the moment of file being carried out verification.

In case to this document editor, then said system carry out step 220.Here, said system is handled each input code.At this input code, in storer, has the speech more than 1.When only having 1 speech, in the text of file, receive this speech and show this speech.When the speech that has more than 1, said system shows the tabulation of speech, wherein preferred prefix is listed earlier.Then, said system prompting user selects speech, new speech is input in the dictionary, or is preferred with selected ci poem.Step 118～147 of above-mentioned processing and Fig. 4 described above (a) are similar.

Most preferred speech is shown in busbar, and any remaining preferred speech shows according to its corresponding priority.Priority can be defined by the user, or specifies in advance in said system.This is by the user the preferred mode that is assigned to the tabulation of speech in proper order to be finished.Perhaps, can pass through the pre-defined hierarchal order of said system.Any millrun speech also according to alphabetic(al) order be shown in speech with higher priority below.

Having, the term of high relative importance value is shown in the busbar 25.Then, the user is roll screen (perhaps, if go up the top that predicate is shown in busbar, roll screen then makes progress) downwards, makes any term to be selected become highlighted state.But, if the user do not select speech (such as, by continuous key entry), then the speech in the busbar 25 (here for preferred speech) is shown in the text of file.Said system also can form like this, so that make the user select all to be in the speech of highlighted state immediately.As mentioned above, according to user's selection, preferred speech is defaulted as highlighted state, and the user can select different speech by following manner, this mode is: roll screen is so that make required speech become highlighted state downward or upward, and needn't press enter key at each independent speech.If there is not preferred speech, the speech of at first listing that then is arranged in busbar 25 is defaulted as highlighted state.

According to known programmed method, carry out all operations step of the present invention.Such as, the step that the expression speech is lost in step 110,122,152 is selected the step of preferred term in step 148, or the operation of revising keyboard layout is carried out such as employing popup menu or display window by carrying out in programming technique field known method.

In this manner, the obtainable all functions of user.Such as selecting keyboard layout, in storer, add new speech or the like.These functions can realize by drop-down menu, or realize that by display window this window can be visited in any moment in operating process of the present invention, or only visits in the selected moment.Other operation such as upgrading in step 124 and 150 pairs of storeies, also can realize that the example of this programmed method will be described below by known programmed method.

According to the operation of Fig. 6, expression realizes example of the present invention by window in Fig. 7.The function display window is set, so that the user is selected, such as importing the neologisms that in storer, do not have in obtainable function; Select new keyboard layout; Generate preferred speech; File is edited or the like.In addition, also show letter and speech in rotatable window, the highlighted state that is at first listed in wherein most preferred term.Then, below most preferred speech, show speech not preferred or low relative importance value.But the user not necessarily leaves no choice but make preferred speech to be in highlighted state.

In case the selection speech, then above-mentioned window disappears, and last predicate is shown in the text of above-mentioned file, such as, shown in " time " among Fig. 7.As the replacement method of selecting speech, each speech and letter (in the occasion of the new speech of definition) can show near digital (not shown).Then, the user can select speech or letter by clicking with the digital mode of the required adjacent demonstration of speech.Then, the user can key in operation by a hand, and another is edited speech and letter or selected, and perhaps the operation of said system is controlled.

Forward Fig. 8～20 now to, the figure shows the various alternative embodiments of keyboard layout.Can in advance these keyboard layouts be programmed in the said system, or can specify these layouts by the user.Fig. 8～10 are the example of bimanualness formula keyboard keyboard layout, the example of Figure 11～20 expression one-handed performance formula keyboard layouts.These embodiment want the user with its finger locating above most of keys, reduce the motion and the fatigue of finger and hand thus.

Layout shown in Figure 10 is corresponding with 14 key boards (because key 12 is repetitions), and this layout is by phrase " Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid oftheir country. " test.Find by this test, have only speech " aid " to require to edit, and remaining term is the speech of the unique correspondence of sign indicating number of key entry by the user.So the quantity of key is reduced to 14 keys greatly from 26 keys of standard, wherein desired editor's amount drops to minimum.

When having 4 or still less key at one or two hands, the user can be all the time with 4 finger locating above corresponding key, as shown in figure 12.Or as shown in figure 11, the user can use two fingers, and each finger is specified two keys.For the occasion of 5～9 keys, the user can be by selecting to use 3 fingers in the hand at each finger with the mode of 2～3 keys, as the layout of Figure 13.For 12 keys, as shown in figure 13, the user can adopt 4 fingers of a hand.So this keyboard preferably forms like this, promptly make user's fatigue reach minimum by reducing finger motion.

Figure 21 represents an also alternative embodiment of the present invention, and it is implemented on as the touch-screen 22 on the monitor 18 that is positioned at common computer.The layout 80 of key is octagon substantially and is shown on the monitor 18, but also can adopt any suitable shape, comprising circle or hexagon.As manual keyboard as shown in the figure, for each key is specified letter and digital.

The user is positioned the pointer (not shown) for octagonal center, along screen 22 pointer is outwards slided into wherein in 1 key 80.This motion is generally represented corresponding to arrow 82.When above-mentioned pointer enters in the above-mentioned key, then start this key.So just, select the letter corresponding to this key, the user turns back to octagonal center with this pointer.This touch-screen system is particularly suitable for the disabled person, and it can be to discerning from the input of the input media that is fit in addition, such as, it is reacted to the light that sends from pointer.

For the layout of these " keys ", can adopt " WRITING " technology.Following technology is known, and this technology adopts specific writing implement and/or clipboard, and writing implement that this is specific and/or clipboard can be discerned the variation of direction He this direction of stroke.If desired, also can discern the length of stroke.The continuous use of same letter can be by circus movement, motion length or key press indication.For 6 key boards, can adopt following method:

(a) user allows pen move along 1 direction in 6 directions, then its terminal point in stroke is lifted.

These directions comprise:

(1) upper left;

(2) upper right;

(3) lower-left;

(4) bottom right;

(5) straight up; Or

(6) straight down.

At the terminal point of this speech, can impact space bar.

(b) pen keeps in touch, until the terminal point of last predicate.Should lift from clipboard by pen this moment, can drive space bar like this.The direction of above-mentioned stroke provides in above-mentioned (a) paragraph.

Necessarily require computing machine to understand in delegation, whether same keys impacts twice or repeatedly.Have several diverse ways of realizing this purpose: (i) user can touch the key that is positioned on the pen by forefinger, to show the above-mentioned key of individual drive; Finger button click that (ii) can above-mentioned by not holding " pen ".This key can be positioned on the clipboard or other place.If next letter is arranged in identical key, then the user can resemble as described in above-mentioned (a) paragraph and use the stroke line, or presses above-mentioned key (button) once more.Perhaps, (iii) the user can move the in addition direction of pen along the direction of listing in above-mentioned (a) paragraph, such as, if it moves towards the left side along continuous straight runs all the time--the 1st time repeat to impact--at above-mentioned key next letter also is arranged in same keys, then the user can resemble pen and move as described in above-mentioned (a) paragraph.

Input code can be light and reads hand-written symbol.Each symbol of expression thump or the input that is formed by above-mentioned hand-written symbol can be from the stylus from symbol shape to computing machine and/or the clipboards that transmit; In other words, it can discern the direction of stroke, the variation of this direction and the length of stroke.The best feature that has jointly according to these alphabetical shapes of grouping of letter is carried out.

As shown in table 2, the letter of listing in the I hurdle has the common trait shown in the symbol shape in the II hurdle, therefore memory easily.Table 2 only is schematically, can adopt other version.

Table 2a

Table 2b

In every kind of occasion shown in table 2a and the 2b, with respect to hurdle I, the symbol in the

group

1,2,3, the symbol shown in hurdle II and the III more simply, short, be written on the clipboard quickly.So 26 letters in the alphabet can be by 6～16 symbolic representations.Certainly,, have many other possible selections for above-mentioned symbol, such as, for letter " t " employing "-", or, maybe can pass through symbol "  " expression letter " d " for letter " h " symbolization " ∩ ", perhaps " f, j and l adopt for letter

In addition, can select other the above-mentioned letter of symbolic representation, can adopt still less or more symbol.(1) writer can be at each alphabetical terminal point, stylus is lifted from clipboard, thereby by the end of adopting special symbol or pressing the mode deictic words of key, or (2) writer can contact stylus with clipboard, terminal point until speech, by stylus is lifted, be sent in the signal that forms spacing between the speech.In addition, if stylus contacts with clipboard, for the position of the end of distinguishing 1 symbol and next sign-on, the direction of the stroke of some symbol that must will use is continuously reversed.So, write speech " bit " by downward stroke " | ", upwards turn back then, then turn back downwards.On the other hand, if behind each symbol stylus is lifted, then speech " bit " is written as " || | ".

In addition, for resembling, can adopt mirror image or reversed position such as some symbol in " fina " such speech.So, after the stroke that makes progress, forming by moving down " ∩ ", this moves generation " ∪ ", so that represent identical letter group.For becoming Symbol Can carry out identical operations.So the input of above-mentioned hand-written symbol can be from stylus and/or lettering pen, this stylus and/or lettering pen send the shape of above-mentioned symbol to computing machine.Can select following symbol, this symbol matches with the basic configuration of corresponding letter, such as, at " abcd " selection "  "; At " efvwx ", select " "; At " ghijkl ", select "-"; At " mno ", select " ∩ "; At " pqr ", select "  "; At " tu ", select " ∪ "; At " yzs ", select "/".The shape facility that the grouping of these letters has jointly according to their orders in alphabet and/or these letters carries out.III represents on the hurdle that at least 16 " symbols " are available when adopting different directions (shown in arrow in the table 2) and mirror image.For symbol

Other simileys is

With

Arranging on the same keys that the letter more than 1 reduces the quantity of the key on the keyboard.The easier like this position of remembeing letter.In addition, owing to have less key, so they are close mutually.So hand and finger make like this to key in to operate and accelerate for the requirement that touches the required motion of key reduces, and be tired less.

But, can form and the corresponding speech code of the speech more than 1 at the letter of placing more than 1 on the same keys.Such as, if letter b is assigned to identical key with G, then speech " berry " has identical speech code with " merry ".Said system shows this two speech, and the user must come the file of keying in is carried out " editor " by selecting required speech.Can pass through the meticulous selection of combination letter on keyboard, this edit step that makes order key entry operation slow down minimizes.

Be positioned on 1 key at assembly, and remaining 24 key has 1 respectively when alphabetical,,, be defined as frequency here No. 1 for the combination of above-mentioned letter with the quantity of the corresponding speech code of the speech more than 1 with two letters, or F#1.Value at the F#1 of every kind of combination of letter provides following essential information, and this information is that to select which letter make up on keyboard needed so that make desired editor's amount reach minimum.In order to obtain this information, adopt following step.At first be two letters of 1 key appointment on the keyboard, remaining 24 keys are specified remaining 24 letters respectively.Then, each key is specified the input component sign indicating number, thereby 24 input component sign indicating numbers are corresponding with 1 letter respectively, 1 input component sign indicating number is corresponding with 2 letters in addition.Then, these input component sign indicating numbers are assigned to the letter of each speech in the dictionary with 21110 speech, form and the corresponding speech code of each speech thus.

Then, sort to having the speech code of specifying two or more speech, wherein specify adjacent and speech code that list with the corresponding words code to speech according to numerical order.Then, the quantity Calculation of following predicate code, wherein this speech code is assigned to two or more speech.In Figure 22 (a) and table (b), listed aforementioned calculation value F#1.As Figure 22 (a), (b) shown in, carry out above-mentioned steps repeatedly at the merging of two letters in the alphabet.Each letter in the alphabet pass upper water parallel and along the left side vertical row and listing.

Such as, by being horizontally through top line, browse above-mentioned row then downwards until finding letter e, until the mode that finds corresponding alphabetical F,, find the quantity of the speech code of the speech that is assigned to more than 1 at E on 1 key and the combination of F.As mentioned above, find for the E-F combination, to have 11 speech codes after deliberation, each speech code is corresponding with two speech, and one has 22 speech.These 22 speech are: (1) ear, far, (2) east, fact, (3) eat, fat, (4), eight, fight, (5) fief, fife, (6) chafe, chaff, (7) hale, half, (8) lief, life, (9) sere, serf, (10) scare, scarf, (11) sure, surf.

Can find also, in the speech code that is assigned to the speech more than 1, surpass 99% and have two speech that it is 1% corresponding with 3 or a plurality of speech only to have an appointment.The combination of some letter, such as " EJ ", " OV ", " BI ", " AZ " and " FI " with and the corresponding speech code seldom of speech more than 1 corresponding, in other words, they have lower F#1 value.The selection of the above-mentioned monogram of key is preferably in those monograms that have minimum F#1 value and carries out relatively.Can according to the F#1 value in individual chart, the monogram that has F#1 value lower, in 0～32 scope be organized, thereby help the selection and the layout of the letter on the key.

Can find that also the many combinations of letter with lower F#1 value are according to alphabetic order, or basically according to alphabetic(al) order.So for low F#1 value, the layout according to alphabetic order of the letter on the key is possible, thereby can under the situation that desired editor's amount is increased greatly, adopt alphabetic(al) order.Above-mentioned monogram comprises " AB ", " EF ", " HI ", " IJ ", " IJK ", " JK ", " MO ", " NO ", " OP ", " PQ ", " QR ", " SU ", " TU ", " UV ", " UW ", " UX ", " VW ", " WX " and " YZ ".It should be noted that the majority in these combinations comprises vowel and consonant.Its reason is that vowel and consonant can not exchange usually in being used to form the given alphabetic string of speech.In addition,, should avoid some combination as shown in the higher F#1 value, such as " NR ", " RT ", " RP ", " LR ", " TN ", " NL ", " DT ", " TL ", " PT ", " TS ", " RD ", " RL ", they all are combinations of consonant and consonant.

According to the information among Figure 22 (a)～(b), form the various keyboard layouts of 2～21 keys.Such as, Figure 22 (c)～(d) expression has these layouts of 5～21 keys.Each part among Figure 22 (c)～(d) is represented the key on the keyboard.Each key forms 1～6 letter that is assigned to it.Such as, 8 key boards comprise 6 keys that have 3 letters respectively, and 2 keys that have 4 letters respectively.The input component sign indicating number that its specified key is arranged specified in each letter.Then, input component sign indicating number that each is alphabetical is assigned to the letter of each speech in the dictionary.Such as, if specify the key that alphabetical ABC is arranged to have sign indicating number 1 on it, then whenever A in dictionary, occurring, B, or during C, above-mentioned sign indicating number 1 is assigned to this letter.Consequently, the speech code specified in each speech in the dictionary with 21110 speech.Then,, the speech code that has distributed 2 or a plurality of speech is sorted, wherein speech is assigned to adjacent with it speech code according to numerical order.

Then, the quantity of the speech code of specifying 2 or a plurality of speech is calculated, this numerical value provides in Figure 22 (c)～(d) as No. 2 frequencies or F#2.In addition, at every kind of keyboard layout, to calculate with the quantity of the corresponding corresponding speech of each speech code of speech more than 1, it is by No. 3 frequencies, or F#3 represents.Among Figure 22 (c)～(d), specify the quantity of the key that letter is arranged in 5～21 scopes, to change.Keyboard with 21 keys comprises 4 keys that have 2 letters respectively, has 1 key of 3 letters, have respectively 1 letter 16 keys.The value of F#2 is greater than the value of F#1, because the value of F#1 is only based on 2 letters that make up on 1 key, and remaining 24 keys have 1 letter that is assigned to them respectively, in contrast, F#2 is that greater than the reason of F#1 F#2 comprises any layout with the letter more than 2 that is assigned to this same keys.

Showing appointment by following example has the quantity of the speech of same words code to be increased to F#2 from F#1.Suppose the combination of following letter and sign indicating number: G-1, E-2, N-3, R-4, O-5, I-6.So the speech code of " goner " is 15324, and the speech code of " inner " is 63324.If letter " I " is assigned to the key identical with letter " G " (thereby 2 letters have sign indicating number 1), then the speech code of " inner " becomes 13324.So for these 2 speech, two sign indicating numbers remain different.But, if after also letter " N " is assigned to and the identical key of letter " O " (thereby 2 letters have yard 3), then the speech code of " goner " becomes 13324.So above-mentioned 2 speech have identical speech code, and F#2 is greater than F#1.F#1 presents the minimum value of F#2, and owing to this reason, this F#1 is the best index of the probable value of F#2.Figure 22 (d) expression is at the value of the F#1 and the F#2 of various keyboards.

For the situation of 14 keys or more key, F#3 is essentially 2 times of F#2, because any editor only is 2 speech for given code in most cases.Along with the minimizing of the quantity of key, more key has 2 or more letter, and the quantity of the speech code of 3 of appointment or more speech increases.So for 8 key boards, each speech code on average has 2.33 speech.

Shown in Figure 22 (c)～(d), a plurality of keys are specified 2 or more letter.Derive 16 kinds of different keyboards, they have 8～21 keys.Along with the increase of the quantity of key, also increase with the quantity of 2 or the more corresponding speech code of speech with 2 or more letter.Such as, if combination has C and a D on same keys, and all other key has 1 letter to its appointment, then speech " calf " does not have identical speech code with " dale ".Suppose that A has input component sign indicating number 1; C, D have corresponding sign indicating number 2, and L has corresponding sign indicating number 3, and E has corresponding sign indicating number 4, and F has corresponding sign indicating number 5, and then " calf " has speech code 2135, and " dale " has speech code 2134.But if alphabetical F and E are specified identical input component sign indicating number 5, then these two speech have identical speech code, promptly 2135.

The keyboard layout of Figure 22 (c)～(d) is a preferred embodiment, in this embodiment, importantly makes the order in the letter maintenance alphabet.In order to make keyboard have the layout that meets alphabetic order basically, then must be on same keys, or on the adjacent key with the letter that is adjacent according to alphabetic(al) order, each letter is divided into groups.So, such as, letter " J " is preferably on the same keys or adjacent key of letter " K " and/or " L ".By adopting alphabetic(al) order or local alphabetic(al) order, be more prone to remember the position of letter.In other standard of arranging letter on the keyboard is the quantity with speech code of the speech more than 1, have the speech commonly used or the phrase of same words code frequency (such as, " tion ", " ing " and " the ").Owing to emphasize to have alphabetic(al) order, so various other keyboard layout is understood easily than the lowland.

Such as, for 11 key board layouts, this layout has the total F#1 value with corresponding 412 the speech codes of the speech more than 1.The 1st key comprises letter " A " and " B ", through determining that this letter has 12 kinds of situations with the corresponding speech code of the speech more than 1.Equally, along this table down, " CD " of the 2nd key has 70 speech codes, and " EF " has 11 speech codes, " GHI " has 42 speech codes, " JKL " has 87 speech codes, and " MNO has 109 speech codes, and " PQR " has zero speech code; " SYZ " has 38 speech codes; " TU " has 8 speech codes, and " VWX " has 35 these speech codes, and it is corresponding with the speech more than 1 to have 412 speech codes altogether.

The F#1 of each key has 2 or more letter this moment based on from the derivative value of Figure 22 (a)～(b) on key.Such as, for 3 letter keys " GHI ", combined value is taken from 2 monograms (that is " GH "=36; " GI "=3; " HI "=3; Amount to 42).Certainly, when the key more than 1 is specified when alphabetical more than 1 arranged, with the quantity of the corresponding speech code of the speech more than 1 can be greater than the quantity shown in Figure 22 (a).

The sum that Figure 22 (a) provides provides the good indication of following monogram, and this monogram has the speech code with the corresponding minimum number of speech more than 1.For the keyboard layout with less key, because less bond number amount forms the more key with the letter more than 2, the quantity of speech with same words code is bigger.Certainly, when the size that makes dictionary reduces, such as, when dictionary only had medical terminology and similar speech, then less speech code was corresponding with the speech more than 1.

Figure 22 (c)～(d) (at end row)) gives when said system is moved by the dictionary with 21110 speech, before need editing, key in the approximate average quantity of row speech.Editor's the amount and the quantity of the key on the keyboard, and the layout of the letter on the key is directly related.For less keyboard with 8 keys, about 10% speech, or about 1.1 speech of every row require to edit.But, for bigger keyboard, need editor seldom, in fact 21 key boards are at only requiring about 1 speech is edited in per thousand row of keying in.Above-mentioned editor also can be owing to using preferred speech further to reduce.In addition, when the speech code is only corresponding with 2 or 3 speech (accounting for the great majority of keyboard layout), required speech spent for 50% or 331/3% time that is positioned in the busbar respectively.In these occasions, do not require and edit, select required speech by continuous key entry.

Keyboard layout shown in Figure 22 (c)～(d) is also implemented the dictionary with 230000 vocabulary.Through confirming that for 10 key boards, the every guild of user roughly runs into and corresponding 1 the speech code of the speech more than 1.But along with the increase of the quantity of key, editor's amount reduces greatly.For 18 key boards, every page only runs into and corresponding about 1 the speech code of the speech more than 1.Certainly, desired editor amount depends on the content of keying in.

New typist can begin to key in operation by the keyboard with less key, along with the raising of typing skill, it can turn to has the more keyboard of multikey.The method of this study typewriting that increases keyboard length gradually can be as required, according to the mode of simplifying from 8 keys or have still less that the keyboard of key develops into 20 key boards.Keyboard that letter is distributed among Figure 22 (c)～(d) is such, thereby some of study typewriting are since 5 key boards.After being familiar with above-mentioned keyboard, the user can adopt bigger keyboard.Each keyboard basically with next bigger keyboard type seemingly because be easier to remember character position on the key and finger, thereby promote learning process to the moving of key.

Figure 22 (e)～(x), 26 (a)～(y), the letter of 27 (a)～(z) and the several keyboard layouts of 28 (a)～(m) expression is arranged, although they needn't be corresponding with the layout of Figure 22 (c)～(d).Figure 22 (e)～(q) and 26 (a)～(r) they are bimanualness formula keyboard, Figure 22 (r)～(x), and 26 (s)～(y), 27 (a)～(z) and 28 (a)～(m) are used for one-handed performance.These layouts only are exemplary, the layout that can adopt other to be fit to.For bimanualness formula keyboard layout, left side and right side are interchangeable, and corresponding key also can move around, or exchanges in other mode.For one-handed performance formula keyboard layout, the position of key and zone also can move around.In addition, interchangeable between the row.

For bimanualness formula keyboard layout, shown left-handed operation key and right-hand operated key are preferably disposed on the single keyboard.But the left-handed operation key can be arranged on the independent keyboard of the key that the right hand touches that is independent of the user.These layouts keep alphabetic(al) order on the whole, also merge letter simultaneously so that required editor measures minimum.

Though other layout is fit to, the vowel on the single-hand operated keyboard layout preferably has following total arrangement mutually:

A E A E I A A E I

I O or O or E O or O U

U U I U

For bimanualness formula keyboard layout, best 1 hand touches all vowels.In some keyboard layouts, some letters can be arranged in the position (that is, being arranged on the key more than 1) more than 1, so that make them be more prone to touch.So, realize keying in faster operation.Because vowel is the most frequent use,, operate so that realize keying in faster so vowel is preferably located according to the mode of being convenient to the operation of middle finger and forefinger.Simultaneously, the order of vowel is according to alphabetic(al) order basically.

As another feature of the present invention, when importing long speech, said system recognized only have 1 with the speech headed by the sign indicating number of having imported before the typist keys in all letters.At this moment, this speech is printed on the screen 22, send the sound.Then, the user begins typing next speech.The user also can make amendment to this speech according to the mode of foregoing description.

Such as, with reference to table 3, suppose user's input code 1-3-2.At this moment, having the several possible speech that the user can therefrom select, is " aid " specifically, " age ", and " bid ".But, the more important thing is that the user can continue to key in, so that the relative many speech that still can not determine, such as, " aged ", " ages ", " ageless ", " bids ", " bidding " or the like further limits and goes up predicate.Yet, if the user after impact letter key 4, obtainable option is speech " ageless ".At this moment, last predicate " ageless " can be shown on the screen 22.Therefore, the user needn't complete key entry long speech, such as " ageless ".

Table 3

Code	Speech
Code	Speech	··· 1 1-3-2 1-3-2-2 1-3-2-4-2-7-7 ···	a age aid bid chef aged bide ageless

As shown in table 3, in order to determine whether to have other speech with headed by the sign indicating number 1-3-2, computing machine 10 must be retrieved the sign indicating number that has above-mentioned numerical order at least.But as shown in table 4, each memory location in the storer 12 can form like this, thereby all obtainable options are stored in basic code 1-3-2 place.So in case the user keys in 1-3-2, then this moment, the option of limited quantity all shows.That is to say, speech " age ", " aid ", " bid ", " chef ", " aged ", " bide ", and " ageless " and corresponding derivative, such as " bidding ", " chefs " or the like is shown on the screen 22.The operation of present embodiment is very fast, and the storage space requirement is reduced, but only is suitable for having for input code the occasion of the follow-up derivative of limited quantity.

Table 4

Code	Speech
Code	Speech	··· 1 1-3-2 1-3-2-2 1-3-2-4-2-7-7 ···	a age aid bid chef aged bide ageless chef aged bide ageless

As another feature of the present invention, user's (such as by cursor being positioned over any position in the speech) at any time turns back to this speech.When the user turns back to this speech, called again with the corresponding number of this speech.Then, the user can select to show preferred speech, or with corresponding all speech of above-mentioned sign indicating number.The user also can revise this yard so that import new speech.

As mentioned above, of the present inventionly one be characterised in that can be the user provides following option again, promptly between different keyboard layouts, switch, comprise the QTERTY formula keyboard layout of 26 keys of standard.Though not shown in the process flow diagram, the user can be chosen in any time adjustment keyboard layout in the operating process of said system.In fact, the user can select the keyboard layout of any suitable quantity, such as, 4 keys, 6 keys or 8 key board layouts.

Above-mentioned storer 12 has been stored independent table for each selectable keyboard layout.A kind of mode of the memory location that visit is fit to is by automated manner, and in inside with 1st bit digital of keypad code as number.Such as, in order to discern sign indicating number, in beginning during each new speech, sign indicating number " 6 " automatically is attached to the foremost of each speech, as shown in Figure 5 from 6 key board layouts.Therefore, said system can be switched between keyboard layout at the center section of file, still discerns the input code that is consistent with the keyboard layout simultaneously.So, when the next operation said system, when said system formats in step 102, be defaulted as the layout of last preservation.

Table 5

Code	Speech
Code	Speech	··· 6-1 6-1-3-2 6-1-3-2-2 6-1-3-2-4-2-7-7 ···	a age aid bid chef aged bide ageless

In addition, except predefined standard layout, the user also can select to define his keyboard layout.As mentioned above, each numerical key is as digital with the corresponding input of corresponding letter.The user selects to be assigned to the number of particular letter and key.Then, this information stores in storer, is further upgraded this storer, so that reflection and the corresponding new sign indicating number of this speech in storage.Then, computing machine will with identical digital corresponding all speech orderings and be stored in the corresponding single memory location of specific number in.

But the storer 12 shown in the table 5 carries out at each keyboard layout to each speech storage several times at every turn.In alternative embodiment, the number of every kind of keyboard layout is stored at each speech, and is as shown in table 6.Then, computing machine 10 is retrieved at specific keyboard layout logarithmic code.

Table 6

Code		Speech
Code			6 key formulas	8 key formulas
2-5-5-5 2-5-5-5	2-5-5-6 2-6-5-6		6 key formulas	8 key formulas	door drop

As another feature of the present invention, the user can select the speech in the display-memory at any time.Carve at this moment, the user can add, deletes or revise the speech that is stored in the storer, or the correct spelling of verification speech.The user also can be with headed by the 1st letter of the speech keyed in, and all speech in database or the storer are listed.In other words, the typist can key in 4,5 or 6 letters of speech, allows this system select the tabulation of formation with all speech headed by these letters then.The typist can select this option, keys in or edit this speech simultaneously.In this manner, said system can be used for determining the correct spelling of speech.

So the user need not to finish the operation of keying in long speech, after the user imported 4,5 of speech for example or 6 letters, this speech can automatically show.Then, the user is by making this speech and become highlighted state and pressing enter key and select required speech.Then, this speech is moved in the text of file.As another kind of option, said system can form like this, so that only show the corresponding speech of quantity of the letter of keying in the user.That is to say,, then only show 7 speech that letter is formed with 4 keys if the user keys in 7 letters.

Quick entering method of the present invention can with common word processor, compatible mutually such as " WORDPERFECT " and " WORD ", and can be used for DOS, WINDOWS, or Macintosh operating system environment.In addition, speech and digital database can be retrieved according to any suitable mode.

Owing on 1 key, a plurality of characters are set, the simplified control how the present invention typewrites study.In addition, the desired motion of typewriting is less, thus, reduces the tired of user, gathers way simultaneously.In addition, above-mentioned keyboard is not crowded, is more prone to use for the personnel that do not learn typewriting.In addition, bigger space is arranged on the keyboard, thereby the size of key is increased, help to have the people's of arthritis or other entity deformity use thus.

Owing to the size of keyboard 50 is reduced greatly, but still keeps whole character series, so the present invention is particularly suitable for laptop computer and hand-held electronic equipment, such as electronic diary (electronic diaries).Owing to have less key, thus the position of each key be more prone to remember, more easily, touch all keys apace and with higher accuracy.

Equally,, the present invention reduces practicality more so common harmonious system (chord system) becomes because will keying in the quantity of the desired key of operation.So said system can form like this, thereby user's while or priority are pressed the key more than 1, so that select to have specified the special code of letter.In sequence system, owing to have 9 kinds of combinations (that is, 1-1,1-2,1-3,2-1,2-2,2-3,3-1,3-2 and 3-3) of the key that can touch in proper order, so 9 key boards can be reduced to 3 keys.Equally, 4 key boards for the key that adopts sequential operation have 16 kinds of combinations.4 key boards of selecting when adopting key have 10 groups of possible combinations (that is, 1,2,3,4,1-2,1-3,1-4,2-3,2-4 and 3-4).

For convenience of explanation, specific key can with the letter " v ", " w ", " x " is corresponding.If the user presses this key 1 time afterwards, then this system can discern " v " and " w ".When in the setting-up time section (or when driving different keys) when identical key is carried out the 2nd continuous drive, the sign indicating number " 1 " that twice detection of said system is identical, this yard can with on the same group alphabetical corresponding not, such as, with letter " x ", " y " is corresponding with " z ".Mode as an alternative, for letter " v " and " w ", the driving of the 1st key can be corresponding with sign indicating number " 1 "; For " x ", " y " and " z ", the driving of the 2nd key can be corresponding with sign indicating number 2.

Have various 1 sign indicating number or a plurality of yards methods that are assigned to 1 key can drivings such as the order by above-mentioned key.Equally, can one or more sign indicating numbers be assigned to a plurality of keys by for example to the harmonious driven in synchronism of a plurality of keys.

The present invention can form according to different shape and size, the invention is not restricted to the scope of preferred embodiment.Employed equally, here term " key " and " keyboard " are not limited to the actual mechanical part group of pressing by the operator.Above-mentioned input code can be light and reads and write symbol, each symbolic representation keystroke.

Above-mentioned input is telekineasis (telekinetic) also, here, the user with its eye alignment letter group so that drive above-mentioned key.In addition, above-mentioned input code can be by voice initiated, and thus, sound recognition system can translate to encoded input with " keystroke " of oral account.So the operator can give an oral account " 5 ", " 5 ", " 8 " (or required letter), this symbol after testing and be converted into the 5-5-8 sign indicating number and are shown as " now " or " mow " in the manner described above.Perhaps, the user can give an oral account letter to be shown or speech.In addition, storage list of the present invention can be with dictinary information and other edit methods of being present at present in the word processing system be integrated.Above-mentioned dictionary only needs to upgrade by the number that is fit to.

In another embodiment of the present invention, function key (or, adopt shift) can be set, so that carry out various functions.Such as, can function key be set so that numeric keypad (such as Fig. 2 (a) and the numeric keypad shown in the right side of the common keyboard (b)) controlled.The above-mentioned functions key allows the user that above-mentioned keypad is carried out blocked operation, so that realize the function as numeric keypad or alphabetic keypad.If the user specifies above-mentioned keypad to carry out operation as the numeric keypad, then for example when with function key and numeral 7 (from above-mentioned keypads) when pressing, the above-mentioned functions key also can be used for showing the selection of punctuation mark.Equally, the above-mentioned functions key can be used on direction cursor being operated.Also pattern pilot lamp or information can be set, be to be used as numeric keypad or alphabetical keypad so that indicate above-mentioned keypad.

For the ease of further describing, function key can be used on the similar keypad of common telephone keypad on.As typical way, above-mentioned telephone keypad has 3 row's keys, and every row's key has 3 keys respectively, and all keys are numerical key; And end row's key, this end row's key has numerical key, star key and # key.Letter in the alphabet can be assigned to above-mentioned 3 row's numerical keys, row's key of the above-mentioned end can be corresponding with function.

In the end of telephone keypad row, numerical key (it usually is zero) is used to specify and will keys in capitalization.Above-mentioned star key can be space bar, and above-mentioned # key can be backspace key.The driving successively of above-mentioned functions key can be corresponding with various additional functions.

Such as, before the # key, star key is pressed, keyboard is switched between (comprising punctuation mark) at letter, numbers and symbols.In addition, in the section (and/or before driving of what its key in office), twice driving of the front and back of above-mentioned numerical key can be used as the cursor control operation at the fixed time.

In alternative embodiment, telephone keypad can form like this, thereby to

key

1,2,4,5,7 and 8 specify letter; # key and star key are specified "-" and "+" symbol (as mentioned above, they are used for making the speech roll screen at editing process) respectively; Zero key is used to switch to other keyboard layout.

Also note that driving two keys simultaneously also can be used for carrying out various functions.So, having the multiple mode that adopts function key, these modes fall in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

As mentioned above, said system can be formed in handheld computer or the portable input media, and its output terminal is positioned at a distant place, is connected with computing machine by wired mode or wireless mode.

The binary code of 3 bits has 8 kinds of arrangements, 001,010,011,100,101,110,111,000.6 kinds during these are arranged are assigned to 6 keys of specifying in it on 6 key board layouts that letter group is arranged.Above-mentioned appointment can be carried out in the following manner:

Key number specified binary code

1 ABCD 001

2 EFGH 010

3 IJKL 011

4 MNOPQ 100

5 RSTU 101

6 VWXYZ 110

For the input of additional data (such as, the control of punctuation mark, numerical data, cursor and other function), said system forms " switching " like this to another binary code, it is available that this sign indicating number makes additional data, this situation is to produce when the binary code of 3 specific bits of input (supposition is " 000 " for this purpose).Such as, above-mentioned " switching " can become the binary code of 8 bits from the binary code of 3 bits, and it is available that this situation makes the binary code of 256 8 bits.

For with speech more than 1 (such as, for each speech, have binary code 001,001,101 ACT, BAT and CAT) corresponding speech code, need one to select or identification code is distinguished required speech.A kind of be used to select required speech (such as, ACT, BAT and CAT) method (as mentioned above) person of being to use import be positioned at " busbar " top the adjacent numeral of required speech.

So, unless the user imports the numeral 1 of correspondence " BAT " or in order to select " CAT " and input digit 2, otherwise will automatically import the speech in the busbar, here be " ACT ".If user's input digit 1 then moves to busbar with speech " BAT ",, it can be printed its demonstration.For storage in storer or transmit, or additional compression techniques is applied to the speech code that the binary code by 3 bits forms, then each speech must have unique sign indicating number.For this reason, suffix (such as, identification code) is made an addition on those speech with unique speech code.

Other speech code that must list in dictionary is relatively checked the speech code with above-mentioned suffix, does not have other speech to have this sign indicating number so that confirm.Such as, if the binary code 010 of 3 bits is additional on the speech code of " BAT ", then also produce the speech code of speech " BATH ".But, the binary code of another 3 bit, such as, 110 (VWXYZ) perhaps do not produce any repetition.The possible occasion of sample whatsoever, the binary code of 13 bit is used to distinguish the speech with identical primary word code; But, also can adopt the binary code of 3 bits more than 1.The suffix of a plurality of 3 bits can make each speech have unique speech code becomes possibility.The another program that forms unique speech code is the binary code that adds 3 bits, such as " 000 ", so that indicate the binary code that is transformed into 8 bits from the binary code of 3 bits, add the binary code of 8 bits then, so that the speech code area of this speech code with other separated.The binary code of above-mentioned 8 bits that are used for this purpose and select shows that also it is the end of this speech.So, form the space behind this speech, then automatically be converted back to the binary code of above-mentioned 3 bits.

Can be by at this purpose and the binary code of the 3 specific bits of appointment, such as, the terminal of " 111 " (or, as mentioned above, with the binary code greater than 3 bits of the terminal suffix of code of writing words) deictic words.The indication at the end of speech makes the error of transmission of 1 speech that affects adversely reach minimum.

Because each letter adopts the binary code of 3 bits, so the speech of 4 letter formations requires about 12.712 bits.For the speech that 4 letters constitute, the binary code of 8 bits requires 32 bits.

12.712 bit draws in the following manner: adopt the dictionary with 21100 vocabulary, 6 key boards have specifies 17008 speech that unique speech code is arranged, so it does not require any suffix.Remaining speech, promptly not specifying 4092 speech that unique speech code is arranged to specify has 1588 speech codes altogether.Suffix do not specified in 1 speech in these speech codes each because they with the band suffix other speech code different.To rest parts, i.e. 2504 speech designated suffix.If on average require 6 bits for the suffix on 2504 speech, then these suffix on average require 0.712 bit (6 * 2504 ÷ 21100) at each speech in the dictionary with 21100 vocabulary.Constitute if speech is average 4 letters, then each speech requires 12.712 bits [(4 * 3)+0.712].The binary code of 8 bits requires 32 bits.

The binary code of above-mentioned 3 bits has 8 available binary codes.The binary code of above-mentioned 4 bits has 16 available sign indicating numbers.In these sign indicating numbers, 14 sign indicating numbers can be assigned to the key that is assigned letter, 1 sign indicating number (such as, 111) be used to specify the space at the afterbody place of speech, 1 sign indicating number (such as, 0000) be used to transform to another binary code, so that numeral, punctuation mark, function key, cursor control etc. are encoded.If the binary code of 4 bits is used for each letter, then the speech that constitutes for 4 letters requires about 16 bits.For the speech that 4 letters constitute, the binary code of 8 bits requires 32 bits.

Above-mentioned 14 bits illustrate in the following manner: 14 key boards have the speech that about 590 appointments have 251 speech codes.So, only on 259 speech, need suffix, so that have unique speech code (590-259) at each speech.Average 1/20 (4 * 259 ÷ 21100=1/20) that adds the binary code of 4 bits on the binary code of 4 bits each speech in the dictionary of 21100 vocabulary.If average speech is 4 speech that letter constitutes, then each speech requires about 16.05 bits.Relative therewith, the binary code of 8 bits requires 32 bits.So obviously know, adopt the sign indicating number of 3 bits for 6 key boards, adopt the sign indicating number of 4 bits for keyboard with 7～14 keys, the desired sign indicating number of this situation lacks than the binary code of 8 bits that are used for letter is encoded.

As desired, 3 bits of speech code and the binary code of 4 bits reduce desired sign indicating number greatly.The speech code that binary code that will be formed by 3 characters and suffix constitute sends receiver to, and there, computing machine compares the numerical value of input code and the speech code table in the storer, then, show be stored in the storer with the corresponding speech of input code.Can be by special sign indicating number string, such as 000,111,000 finish the sign indicating number switching so that shift out 3 bits binary code (or, by sign indicating

number string

0000,1111,0000 shifts out the binary code of 4 bits), adopt the switching sign indicating number string of " 0000 " then, so that will turn back to binary code from the binary code of 4 bits.Adopt the switching sign indicating number string of " 00000 " so that switch the binary code of 3 bits of getting back to 4 bits.Such as, when adopting punctuation mark (it is positioned at the end of sentence, such as, fullstop or question mark), having some other input system, the space between the capitalization of speech and next speech is automatic.

The binary code that is made of the binary bit character more than 3 also specified in each speech in the dictionary, thereby each letter has unique binary code (such as, the binary code of 8 bits).In database, these two groups of binary codes (for each input element, 1 group has 3 two-symbol characters, in addition 1 group of two-symbol character that has more than 3) are adjacent to arrange.

When receiving data, these data are decoded, thereby the binary code of 3 bits can be positioned to receive on the file in the storer of data computing machine.Binary code with the unique binary code that is assigned to each letter is stored in the adjacent of above-mentioned sign indicating number.Can and/or be printed on the receiver position with above-mentioned text display.

When receiving this speech, required specific speech is near the speech code that receives by transmission.By adopt 31 stringing 111, make the mistake in the transmission reach minimum, as mentioned above, this alphabetic string is represented the space between the speech, and when receiver is seen these 31, it can be simultaneously as the key of resequencing.Adopt 3 character bits (111) to make the transmission mistake of 1 speech that affects adversely reach minimum.

Also can be by making system automatically with the mode of text-converted, with data compression for the form of employing 3 bit binary code.At each speech, with 3 kinds of code storage in storer: (1) 3 bit code (compression degree maximum sign indicating number), (2) have the binary code (such as, the binary code of 8 bits) of unique code at each letter, (3) are used for the speech code that the keyboard layout of input text is used.Also can the binary code of 3 bits further be compressed by adopting known compression method.

In another embodiment of the present invention,, can store prefix and suffix respectively in order further to reduce to be stored in the dictionary in the storer.Such as, do not preserve " necessary ", " unnecessary ", " published " and " unpublished ", and only need to keep speech " necessary " and " published ".In addition, the shared tabulation of prefix and suffix is stored in the storer respectively.When the user keyed in " un ", said system was recognized and has been imported prefix.When the remaining speech of input, this lexeme in storer, is attached to prefix and suffix on the speech of above-mentioned location then.Equally, can be stored in the storer with plural number, past tense, present tense and the future tense of speech according to the mode that belongs to one group of speech.

Said system 100 is also by comprising the speech through translation of each speech of listing in the storer, and forms as the mode of translating equipment.Such as, can the content of above-mentioned storer 12 be organized as table 7, it is based on 8 key boards of Fig. 2 (a) and carry out.Here, the user can with through the speech of translation with english, or do not show with this english.

Table 7

Code	Preferred speech	Speech	Speech through translation
Code	Preferred speech	Speech	Speech through translation	3-5-7-7-2		house	casa

Mode can be stored the foreign language dictionary in being different from the storer of english as an alternative.Therefore, above-mentioned user can indicate said system to adopt the foreign language dictionary, so that key in according to selected language.Such as, in order to key in the speech " casa " as the Spanish of expression " house ", the user only keys in 1-1-7-1 (from the keyboard layout of Fig. 2 (a)).Then, the user has the option of printing the file of this key entry according to a kind of language or various different language.

Beyond being input to cliction in the storer, also can store corresponding with each speech through digital processing or the voice signal of recording in advance.Therefore, english and/or through the translation speech can play by tune according to user's requirement.According to known method, predicate can be sounded by loudspeaker or similar device (not shown).

Said system also can make up with speech recognition system, thereby said system shows the speech of oral account on screen.The system of this combination is particularly suitable for that the sense of hearing sustains damage or other disabled people is arranged.The speech of third party's oral account can be shown on the entrained portable unit of above-mentioned disabled person.

With sound reproduction system combination, the people of above-mentioned deformity just can by key in one by this device to the 3rd content of reading, shown content is reacted.By adopting the keyboard of reduced size of the present invention, make and key in operation and simplify greatly, make this device be more prone to use, operate faster, be more prone to carry.This system also can form one with common phone, or uses with this phone.Above-mentioned speech recognition system can comprise microphone, and can pass through following common system implementation, and this conventional system can receive voice signal, and is converted into discernible speech so that carry out word processing.

As shown in figure 25, quick entering method of the present invention can comprise automatic speech recognition system (ASR) 400, this system comprises microphone 410, thereby can finish the predicate code key fully or partly by speech recognition component and go into the desired editor of system (promptly, when speech more than 1 and identical speech code are corresponding, require to select required speech).Though ASR system 400 shown in the figure and system 100 separate, this ASR system can form with 10 one-tenth integral body of computing machine.Equally, microphone 400 can with ASR system 400 or wherein 1 keyboard 14 form wholely, perhaps directly be connected with computing machine 10.

When keying in the operating process, the sound by uniqueness is when the user sends the prompting (owing to having and corresponding speech more than 1 of speech code of keying in) of " just the speech code of input requires editor ", and the user is read in required speech in the microphone 410.Mode as an alternative, the user can turn back to speech to be edited, and cursor is placed on the speech to be edited, and gives an oral account required speech then.Said system only need the speech that will be given an oral account with and the corresponding speech of speech code keyed in compare, and needn't compare with whole dictionary.

In this regard, even under the situation that the speech and a plurality of speech in the dictionary of oral account must be compared,, only need to key in the part of speech in order further to increase typing speed.Corresponding to Fig. 4 (a) and (b), ASR works after 338,344 respectively in step 144.In other words, in case in step 144,338,344, the user need select speech, then can select by giving an oral account this speech.Then, those speech in the corresponding storer of speech that said system is retrieved and keyed in, and this speech also has and the speech information corresponding of giving an oral account simultaneously.So, reduce by the quantity of the corresponding speech of speech that makes and give an oral account, thus the operation of above-mentioned ASR is obviously quickened, and more accurate.

For some keyboard layouts, particularly for the keyboard layout with 2 or 3 keys, when input speech code, the user need give an oral account each speech, because 45%～85% requirement editor of these speech codes.Above-mentioned 2 key boards are such as having alphabetical A～L on key 1, and have alphabetical M～Z on key 2.3 key boards have alphabetical I～Q such as have alphabetical A～H on key 1 on key 2, have letter r～Z on key 3.

The par of the speech of equivalent code is:

For each the speech code on 5 key boards, 2.8 speech;

For each the speech code on 4 key boards, 3.39 speech;

For each the speech code on 3 key boards, 4.52 speech;

For each the speech code on 2 key boards, 11.25 speech.

Along with the rising of the quantity of the speech of each speech code, desired editor's amount and editor's time increase.The quantity of following predicate is from 5918 speech for 5 key boards, become 13 speech for 20 key boards, the quantity of this time predicate refers to not be included in the ASR vocabulary if do not have each speech of unique speech code, the value that provides at F#3 is shown in Figure 22 (c) and Figure 22 (d), the quantity of needed speech in the ASR vocabulary.

For 5 key boards, only when the corresponding speech more than 3 of each speech code, the user can determine to adopt the ASR system, so just need be at 1 speech employing ASR system in every row.Certainly, the user can determine to adopt the ASR system in time of 100% of editor.Whenever edit requiring, by the sound prompting user of uniqueness, the user is to required speech sounding then.

The language mode of speech code, the speech that is assigned to the speech code and speech is stored in the database, or is stored in and is connected with said system or forms in whole a plurality of databases.Import the speech of giving an oral account by input speech code and/or by microphone 410, visit above-mentioned database.According to known method, by will read in the microphone speech with and the corresponding database of speech code keyed in speech pattern compare, last predicate is selected.Then, selected speech is sent to suitable position in the basic document.

If said system can not be selected speech, then show the information of this situation of expression, then, the user is according to the mode of describing in front at quick entering method, returns and selects required speech.In addition, if the user determines to import new speech, then the user is according at quick entering method and the mode of describing is in front carried out this operation.In addition,, promptly also have other speech of band same words code if new speech has not exclusive speech code, then the user also will this new speech be input to the corresponding ASR vocabulary of last predicate code in.

Above-mentioned speech recognition component can use with quick key entry device, and mark punctuation mark, write capitalization, the function of backspace and other type.Voice command recognition is carried out required order.

When the typist is read in speech in the microphone, because the quantity of the speech in the ASR system that needs to analyze at any time is limited to the quantity of the corresponding speech of importing with the typist of speech code, so be linked, the process that the speech in the microphone is read in analysis is simplified greatly by method with ASR system and quick key entry speech code of the present invention.Needn't attempt the speech of identification oral account in the whole vocabulary from the ASR system, only needing has other speech of same words code to distinguish this speech and appointment.

Also have, the input of speech code provides information at the length of speech, provides information (impacting the mode of space bar or punctuation mark key by the user) at the beginning and the end of speech.Because each thump only has letters more corresponding with it, so provide some information in each position of speech at possible letter.The combination of two systems can reduce to edit required T.T., and by key seldom, the speed of key entry can be very fast.The method of keying in the speech code fast can be used as the annex of ASR system, so that can't discern the speech that reads in microphone or key in the speech that to discern, or key in the new speech of waiting to be input in the ASR program, or key in when having the text of the vocabulary that in the ASR system, does not have, the ASR system assisted.

In an also embodiment of the present invention, keyboard can be following layout, and it has one group of key in top line, and this group key comprises 2～4 or more key.Have one group of identical key at end row, this end row abuts against the below of top line.So the corresponding key of each on each key on the top line and the end row is identical respectively, wherein each key is corresponding with identical alphabetical or a plurality of letters.

Then, the user is switched between above line, begins new speech to show, should import the space.In other words, the user keys in the 1st speech on the top line key, keys in the 2nd speech on end line unit, keys in the 3rd speech on the top line key.At every turn when user's switch line, said system is known and is imported new speech, and should add the space before the 1st letter of keying in.Obviously, this keyboard can be used for any suitable layout, need not to limit at the quantitative aspects of size, shape or key.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the user can needn't key under the situation of carrying out the space between the speech.So just, need not to impact space bar, impacting of this key on average accounts for about 25% of all key entry amounts.For most number and sentence, easily the text that does not wherein separate for the space between the speech is understood.Such as, consider phrase " the time for all ".Said system is used for adding the space when keying in each complete speech.So when input speech " the time for ", said system knows that each is speech and can adds the space.

But, often having following situation, promptly the shortest speech is not required speech.Such as, when keying in phrase " now is the time ", the 1st the shortest speech is " no ".Then, by adding 1 letter at a time, determining whether the having speech code (that is, the speech code of match retrieval in storer) that is fit to this sequence, thereby " w " checked.

, in storer, find speech " wist " here, thereby this phrase may be entered as " no wist he time ".But the user only needs in input space, " w " back, so that whole phrase is corrected itself.In addition, if speech " wist " is not arranged in storer, then " w " with the check of speech " no " the preceding, " now " waits to import thereby speech is known by this system.So the user can carry out some editing operations along with the carrying out of keying in operation.

Can test the cancellation of " space bar " by computer program,, then can cancel some " space bar ", storage or transmission text under the situation that does not have these " space bars " if there is not other decoding possibility.Such as, " IN THE " speech that the back has many speech (such as speech " compaction ") does not have other possibility.In other words, can cancel space bar between speech " IN " and " THE ", but before the end that reaches speech " compaction ", can not cancel this space bar once more, otherwise this speech be read as " compact ion ", this obviously has different implications.

In addition, when being in the pattern of keying in text, the user is optional to select the space bar that disappears between the speech, but the specific quantity of user's selected word like this, or definite arbitrarily this quantity.So just require more editor's amount.For the letter group, computing machine shows all possibilities, and the user correspondingly selects.Such as, if speech " IN THE COMPACTION MODE " just has the space until reaching speech " MODE " back, then provide following possibility to the user:

“IN THE COMP ACT ION MODE”；

“IN THE COMPACT ION MODE”；

“IN THE COMP ACTION MODE”；

“IN THE COMPACTION MODE”

The user selects 1 in above-mentioned 4 phrases.As long as perhaps used all letters, then said procedure only shows the shortest speech, and the user edits by speech is moved together then.

6 key boards produce about 2500 speech, and these speech require editor's (that is, they must move towards busbar).By adopting the rule statistical information relevant with other speech frequency of utilization together of grammer, make desired editor measure minimizing with some speech.

With some characters, such as suspension points, colon, branch and hyphen according to discerning with adjacent alphabetical corresponding mode.Show the front such as, suspension points with a group alphabetical to be formed of back, have some exceptions (such as, when expression has the speech of plural number), wherein colon, branch will be attached on the letter of front, be the space afterwards.Owing to have seldom the corresponding speech code of the speech with more than 1, so when when bigger keyboard is implemented in as 15～18 key boards, the above-mentioned space bar of the easiest cancellation.

Forward Figure 23 to, system 200 is particularly conducive to the computer input unit 220 on common placement hand or the finger.In the drawings, integrally represent finger putting type input media 220 by square frame 220, the finger apparatus for placing 220 that is fit to that its expression is any is such as those devices of describing in the description of above-mentioned relevant prior art part.Above-mentioned input media 220 generally has switch 222, this switch 222 be positioned at user's finger or hand around.Said system 200 also can be furnished with keyboard 210, and one or more import option board 202, and any parts that other is fit to (such as, display shown in Figure 1).Above-mentioned input option board 202 and finger are placed input media 220 and are connected with computing machine 10 according to known mode.

Best, two finger putting type input medias 220 are set, each device is respectively applied for every hand of user.Certainly, said system 200 can have singlehanded finger putting type input media 220, and as shown in the figure, thereby the user has a hand freely, can operate keyboard 210 and/or input option board 202.Said system 200 can be by any suitable quantity switch 222 operations, such as, for every

hand

3 or 4 switches 222 only are set, or switch 222 more than 1 are set for each finger.

One or more letters, character, symbol or order are assigned to selected switch 222, key 206,212, the assembly of switch 222, or the assembly of switch 222 and key 206,212.In addition, one or more sign indicating numbers and each switch 222, and each defined combination of switch 222 and key 206 is corresponding.

Then, the user who has been equipped with finger putting type input media presses on one or more keys 206 in the option board 202 with switch 222, on the key 212 in the keyboard 210, and/or from the even curface (not shown), such as from desk or desk this switch 222 being pushed.But,, adopt finger putting type input media 220 preferably corresponding to one or more input selecting arrangement or plate 202.Above-mentioned input option board 202 has flexible keypad 204, and it covers several enter keies 206 (generally being represented by dotted lines).

For convenience of explanation, the user can press the switch 222 in the finger putting type input media 220, by this switch 222 is pressed on the desk, this switch is installed on user's the forefinger of the right hand, preferably is arranged on user's the finger tip.Can specify input code 8 to the single actuations of above-mentioned switch 222.This sign indicating number 8 can with the letter " m ", " n ", " o " is corresponding.But if the user presses on above-mentioned same switch on the 1st key 206 from the 1st input option board 202, then combinations thereof can be such as corresponding with input code 9.Input code 9 again can be corresponding with letter " m " (it be the child group with sign indicating number 8 corresponding letters) or alphabetical " q ".On the other hand, the user changes into above-mentioned key 222 is pressed against on the 2nd the 1st key of importing in the option board 202 206.The combinations thereof body can be corresponding with input code 10, but this input code and instruction order is corresponding, so that shown cursor is moved up.

Certainly, can adopt the key 206 and the keypad 204 of any suitable quantity, have many kinds and any corresponding character of input code or order, the combination of key also can be selected them.Said system can form like this, thereby allows the user to select from the structure of various finger putting type switches 222 and key 206, or allows the user to define a kind of structure.In addition, as mentioned above, above-mentioned finger putting type device 220 can use with the key in the common keyboard 210 212.Here, such as, to compare with the situation that switch in the input media 220 222 and the key 212 in the common keyboard 210 are pressed, the driving of the switch 222 in the above-mentioned input media 220 is corresponding with the different sign indicating numbers in the storer.

In a preferred embodiment, input option board 202 has 4 enter keies 206 that are positioned at below the keypad 204.Two tablets 202 are set, and the user can be placed side by side with them, and is stacked up and down, or places according to any suitable arrangement.Above-mentioned enter key 206 can be such as any common type pressure-actuating mechanical keys that is positioned on the QWERTY keyboard, electric capacity drive-type key, or any other known key.Each keypad 204 also can match with the keyboard overlay (not shown) of identification character and order, and this character or order are corresponding with the ad-hoc location on the input selecting arrangement 202.

Forward Figure 24 (a) to, the figure shows another invention.Wherein, key 302 has level line, so that assist the user that hand is positioned between the key 302 in the keypad 300.Can be with the part of above-mentioned key 302 as above-mentioned quick key entry system, or use with any device with key.This has the keyboard that isocontour key 302 is particularly suitable for having few keys, such as counter, phone (and particularly car phone) etc.

Figure 24 (a) expression is used for the isocontour key 302 of being with of custom-designed 9 key boards or keypad 300.This keypad 300 comprises top line 304, middle row 306 and end row 308.Gradient on the key 302 is generally represented by level line.As shown in the figure, the middle key 310,312 in top line and the end row 304,308 is general downward-sloping towards the middle row 306 of keypad 300 respectively, shown in Figure 24 (b).Equally, middle side switch 314,316 is downward-sloping towards the middle column of key.Middle key 310,312,314,316 preferably has inclined-plane crooked or parabolic shape, but it is also straight.

Each bight key 318,320,322,324 also has the inclined-plane.Bight key 318～324 generally slopes inwardly, and towards the center of keypad 300.Shown in Figure 24 (c), bight key 318～324 is preferably formed as flexure plane, and the shape of this flexure plane and user's finger matches.But the bight key also can be flat face.Middle key 326 is straight.

The position of hand on keypad 300 that shows the user with the shape of isocontour key 302 by tactile manner.Each key 302 is generally towards middle key 326, thereby the user can feel relevant position in one's hands by contacting any 1 key 302.The user will be familiar with specifying the character of each key 302, needn't press in order to understand which key, or selected which character, watch keypad 300 downwards.When using, has special advantage with isocontour key 302 with the system of the present invention 100 that has less keyboard.

Therefore, in order to make the relevant position of the corresponding key of user's perception, have many kinds and can make key have isocontour mode.These level lines are preferably the function of general shape, size and the layout of key.Can in the keyboard of any size and dimension, realize having isocontour key.Such as, in the keyboard with 4 row and 4 row, for amounting to 16 keys, top line forms according to the mode shown in Figure 24 (a), wherein is added with center key 310 between bight key 318,320.Row form in a comparable manner about end row.326,4 middle key of center key can be straight relatively.

As typical way, the key in the existing keyboard has the pipe of downward extension, the upwardly extending bar contact of this Guan Yucong keyboard.So, can be easily by on key, it being levered up, existing common (that is, do not have isocontour) key is pulled down.Therefore, original key of keyboard can be pulled down, be with isocontour key and be changed to.Mode as an alternative, can be on the key in the existing keyboard isocontour insert of fixed band or parts so that provide the shape of key.This insert can be fixed by any suitable bonding agent or analog.In addition, above-mentioned key or insert can be by any materials, such as, duroplasts, rubber, and other material that generally is used to form key forms.Also have, need not to make each key to have level line.

Other layout of keyboard provides in accompanying drawing and table.These layouts have letter, and these letters are specified by the following keys respectively: 9～14 keys on the keyboard that is used for importing by 1 hand; Be used for by 12～18 keys on the keyboard of both hands input.Other key on the above-mentioned keyboard is used for the order of the deletion of punctuation mark, direction, carriage return, control, shift bar, backspace, numeral, single letter and selection, letter and is positioned at other purpose on the QWERTY keyboard.Here the said system of Miao Shuing can realize on QWERTY keyboard.In addition, shift can be used for one group of key is switched to another group from one group of purposes, reduces the quantity of desired key on the keypad thus; Such as, Figure 50 represents to have such keyboard of 50 keys.

Place the letter of the most frequent use according to many keyboards shown in the drawings at centre row (be also referred to as " busbar ", or " female row "), when beginning typing operation, forefinger generally is positioned over the top of this row.So just, form minimum amount of movement, and help to carry out faster, tired less key entry operation.Specifying such as row in the middle of, the keyboard shown in Figure 31 a has the letter that occupies service time of 67%.According to Figure 22 a and 22b, select to be positioned at the letter on the same keys successively, so that it is lower to make and import the frequency of the corresponding non-required speech of required speech, and checks the speech that forms by identical input, thereby make the quantity of the everyday words that adopts the same keypad input and form reach minimum.

It is such that the layout of letter on keyboard and appointment have the quantity of the key of letter, thereby their position is remembered easily.The test of easiness of memory keyboard is being for to watch under the situation that is positioned at the letter on the keyboard, the easy test of being remembered by the user.The lexicographic order that meets the vowel of the lexicographic order in the whole alphabet can make keyboard layout be more prone to memory (referring to Figure 31 a).In above-mentioned layout, there is the key of vowel to specify one or more consonants to appointment, the order of relative this vowel in these consonant general symbol alphabets.In most occasions, above-mentioned given combination is " ab ", " ef ", " ijk ", " opq ", and " tu ".During the order that above this group letter (from " ab " to " tu ") is, provides, they are called " meeting alphabetic(al) vowel/consonant group ".

According to following factor accompanying drawing is divided into 3 groups, this factor comprise a) " vowel/consonant group " meet lexicographic order vertically or the position of horizontal direction and this letter group (such as, top line or middle row), b) the vertical or horizontal direction that meets lexicographic order in whole alphabet of letter.

Pattern #1: in Figure 31 a～e and Figure 34 a～d, " vowel/consonant group that meets alphabetic order " along continuous straight runs is positioned at the middle row of key.And these keys each above and/or below be the consonant that meets alphabetic order with respect to the key in the row of centre.Whole alphabet layout is vertical formula.

Pattern #2: in Figure 32 a～e and Figure 35 a～e, meet the vowel/consonant group of alphabetic order " along continuous straight runs passes the top line key in keyboard left side, pass then this upper keyboard in the middle of row.Whole alphabetic(al) whole letter mode are vertical formula.

Pattern #3: in Figure 33 a and Figure 33 b, " vowel/consonant group " that meet alphabetic order has vertical formula.Whole alphabet is a horizontal.

With regard to as the vertical or horizontal letter layout on the key, the direction of the letter layout of " vowel/consonant group " and whole letter layouts of all letters in the alphabet is opposite in #1, #2 and #3 pattern, that is to say, when 1 pattern when being vertical, 1 pattern is a horizontal direction in addition.The staggered advantage of this direction is to be convenient to remember keyboard.By recalling the position of vowel, user's order of vowel in alphabet relatively determines the position of consonant, and vice versa.

For all accompanying drawings, do not have correlativity between above-mentioned vowel/consonant group and the whole alphabet.But they all have whole alphabetic order.The letter that is selected on the same letter has been carried out selecting meticulously,, and made the quantity of unwanted speech reach minimum so that keep alphabetic order.

Adopt the personnel of this system to select preferred keyboard according to following consideration:

1) layout of key on keyboard is interleaving mode or rectangular node shape;

2) by both hands, or the right hand only, perhaps only left hand is keyed in the preference of operation;

3) layout of letter on key, promptly the user is to No. 1, preferred keyboard, the preference of No. 2 and No. 3 patterns;

4) specify the quantity that alphabetical key is arranged.

For the summary of the keyboard Designing of above-mentioned relatively consideration, referring to Figure 59.

Following table provides above-mentioned keyboard Designing.

Table 9

Figure number	Staggered	Rectangle	Layout	The pattern sequence number	Key number
Figure number	Staggered	Rectangle	Layout	The pattern sequence number	Key number	31a	×	Both	1	17
31b	×		Both	1	16	31a	×	Both	1	17
31b	×		Both	1	16	31c	×	Both	1	15
31d	×		Both	1	14	31c	×	Both	1	15
31d	×		Both	1	14	31e	×	Both	1	12
32a	×		Both	2	17	31e	×	Both	1	12
32a	×		Both	2	17	32b	×	Both	2	16
32c	×		Both	2	15	32b	×	Both	2	16
32c	×		Both	2	15	32d	×	Both	2	14
32e	×		Both	2	12	32d	×	Both	2	14

33a	×	Both	3	17
33a	×	Both	3	17	33b	×	Both	3	16
33c	×	Both	Whole levels	15	33b	×	Both	3	16
33c	×	Both	Whole levels	15	33d	×	Both	Whole levels	14
33e	×	Both	Whole levels	12	33d	×	Both	Whole levels	14
33e	×	Both	Whole levels	12	34a	×	Left or right	1	14
34b	×	Left or right	1	13	34a	×	Left or right	1	14
34b	×	Left or right	1	13	34c	×	Left or right	1	12
34d	×	Left or right	1	11	34c	×	Left or right	1	12
34d	×	Left or right	1	11	34e	×	Left or right	1	10
35a	×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	34e	×	Left or right	1	10
35a	×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	35b	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11
35c	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10	35b	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11
35c	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10	35d	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10
35e	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11	35d	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10
35e	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11	35f	×	Left or right	Whole levels	9
36a	×	Left or right	Whole levels	14	35f	×	Left or right	Whole levels	9
36a	×	Left or right	Whole levels	14	36b	×	Left or right	Whole levels	13
36c	×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	36b	×	Left or right	Whole levels	13
36c	×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	36d	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11
36e	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10	36d	×	Left or right	Whole levels	11
36e	×	Left or right	Whole levels	10	37a	×	Only left	1	13
37b	×	Only left	1	12	37a	×	Only left	1	13
37b	×	Only left	1	12	37c	×	Only left	1	10
51a	×	Only left	All vertically	13	37c	×	Only left	1	10
51a	×	Only left	All vertically	13	51b	×	Only left	All vertically	12
51c	×	Only left	All vertically	11	51b	×	Only left	All vertically	12
51c	×	Only left	All vertically	11	51d	×	Only left	All vertically	10
51e	×	Only left	All vertically	9	51d	×	Only left	All vertically	10

52a	×		Only left	Whole levels	14
52a	×		Only left	Whole levels	14	52b	×		Only left	Whole levels	13
52c	×		Only left	Whole levels	12	52b	×		Only left	Whole levels	13
52c	×		Only left	Whole levels	12	52d	×		Only left	Whole levels	11
52e	×		Only left	Whole levels	10	52d	×		Only left	Whole levels	11
52e	×		Only left	Whole levels	10	53a		×	Both	2	12
54a		×	Both	1	15	53a		×	Both	2	12
54a		×	Both	1	15	54b		×	Both	1	17
57e		×	Left or right	3	15	54b		×	Both	1	17
57e		×	Left or right	3	15	57f		×	Left or right	1	15
58h		×	Left or right	All vertically	10	57f		×	Left or right	1	15
58h		×	Left or right	All vertically	10	54c		×	Both	1	12
55a		×	Both	3	16	54c		×	Both	1	12
55a		×	Both	3	16	55b		×	Both	3	17
55c		×	Both	3	12	55b		×	Both	3	17
55c		×	Both	3	12	56a		×	Both	2	12
57a		×	Left or right	-	15	56a		×	Both	2	12
57a		×	Left or right	-	15	57b		×	Left or right	2	15
57c		×	Left or right	2	12	57b		×	Left or right	2	15
57c		×	Left or right	2	12	58g		×	Left or right	All vertically	16
58a		×	Left or right	Whole levels	9	58g		×	Left or right	All vertically	16
58a		×	Left or right	Whole levels	9	58b		×	Left or right	Whole levels	15
58c		×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	58b		×	Left or right	Whole levels	15
58c		×	Left or right	Whole levels	12	58d		×	Left or right	Whole levels	10
58f		×	Left or right	All vertically	10	58d		×	Left or right	Whole levels	10
58f		×	Left or right	All vertically	10	58e		×	Left or right	All vertically	9

The user determine its preferred which.The user can require to begin with less keyboard, and little by little forwards the keyboard that has than multikey to.

For convenience of explanation, we provide the following example relevant with the observed display frame of user with the key entry operation of speech.When adopting the keyboard shown in Figure 31 a to import speech " FRIEND ", will in the middle of key, locate the key of letter shown in having and press.Then, EF is pronounced in above-mentioned demonstration, R, IJK, EF, N, D..If the user sees above-mentioned alphabetic string in this display frame, then it is difficult to discern speech " FRIEND ".In addition, if after all letters of input, the display frame of required speech appears on the display screen, if misspelling then occurs, the user just knows after keying in this speech.

But, if the user sees example 5 among Figure 40, at a series of display frame shown in the speech " friend ", then operating personnel can note with the row headed by the letter " f ", and when each letter of input, can see the speech that is forming, find mistake so have good chance.In addition, many typists can find that following operation is helpful, promptly watch the speech of keying in, rather than watch the speech of having imported.

Method I

In order to make the user watch formed speech when keying in each letter, below the 1st kind in 4 kinds of methods is described.Although some keys are specified the speech that has more than 1 here.In this manual, adopt term " string " that a series of letters that can constitute or not constitute speech are described.Adopt above-mentioned term " string " and can import any alphabetic string so that emphasize the user.In these explanations, suppose that QTERTY formula keyboard is adopted in the input of letter.But it is staggered that it can be key, but the keyboard of rectangular shape.In addition, can adopt certain sign indicating number of NON-ASCII.

Also have, when the key on the QTERTY formula keyboard is pressed and the switch of cutting out can cut out by certain other measure (such as watching attentively of, eyes); The principal character of this instructions still is suitable for.QTERTY formula keyboard shown in Figure 31 a is the standard layout of the letter in most typewriters and the computer keyboard.The letter layout of this QWERTY keyboard is called " QTERTY formula letter ", and it is illustrated in the upper right corner of the key on the keyboard among Figure 31 a.

Other letter can be assigned to these keys, such as, be printed on the supermedial letter of the key among Figure 31 a.Letter shown among Figure 38 the 1st row and the 2nd row is based on the letter layout shown in Figure 31 a.Letter shown in the centre of key (shown in Figure 31 a) is to be the letter of the entering method appointment that realizes this instructions,, is referred to as " letter that redefines " here.When the key on the QWERTY formula keyboard is pressed, will send computing machine to by the determined SCAN sign indicating number in the position of this key on keyboard, in this computing machine, program translates to this SCAN sign indicating number the ASCII character of QWERTY formula letter usefulness usually.

In order to show " letter that redefines ", and do not show QWERTY formula letter, SCAN sign indicating number (or ASCII character of QWERTY formula letter usefulness) must be translated to the ASCII character of " letter that redefines " usefulness.

For speech " friend " is shown on the screen, when each letter was pressed, said procedure: (1) each redefines in input to be shown it when alphabetical; (2) determine to show the letter that each redefines somewhere; (3) determine to cancel some letter imported or in the alphabetic string which, be used for the space that the videotex next line is used thereby have.

When Figure 39 is illustrated in the input speech, how to show letter.This situation provides by sentence " He is veryfrail ".At the example that is used for illustrating, adopt the letter layout shown in Figure 31 a.The key of at first pressing in order to show speech " FRAIL " is for specifying the key that letter " E " and " F " are arranged.Formerly behind Shu Ru last 1 speech (speech " very "), the 1st letter " E " is positioned in female row, and below letter " E ", shows letter " F ".

By the ASCII character of each the alphabetical usefulness in the alphabet, each speech in the dictionary is positioned in the storer.When pressing key, program (such as, keyboard enhancer, keyboard driver or macroprogram) follow its reception and the SCAN sign indicating number is monitored, it is translated to the ASCII character of " letter that the redefines " usefulness that is assigned to above-mentioned key.When adopting the such term of keyboard enhancer or keyboard driver, these terms comprise the similar software program that can be used for this purpose.

Adopt ASCII character so that dictionary is retrieved, so that determine whether in above-mentioned dictionary, to have the speech of band same letter string then.But,,, can show the letter that redefines at the 1st letter of importing so do not carrying out under the situation of such retrieval because alphabetic(al) each letter is the 1st letter of certain speech.The ASCII character of the ASCII character of the above-mentioned letter usefulness that redefines and the letter usefulness in the lexicon file is complementary.

When after the 1st input, pressing each key, adopt the ASCII character of the above-mentioned letter usefulness that redefines, so that determine in above-mentioned lexicon file, whether to exist letter to add the speech of the identical string of current input with input formerly.

The ASCII character of the letter usefulness of the ASCII character imported at the letter that redefines and the speech in the dictionary is complementary.Specify when the key of one or more letters that redefine is arranged when pressing, respectively each letter that redefines that is assigned to this key is tested, so that determine in dictionary, whether to have the speech that is complementary with the alphabetic string of input formerly and the letter tested.If find to be complementary, then show the letter of testing.

Such as, if import speech " friend ", then under the situation of not carrying out following actions, import the 1st letter " f ", this action refers to because each letter is the 1st letter of certain speech, so in order to be consistent above-mentioned dictionary is retrieved.The coupling alphabetic string with the 2nd letter can be in speech " fracas ", found, the coupling alphabetic string of the 3rd letter " I " can be in speech " friable ", found.So, can in speech " friend ", find the coupling alphabetic string of all the other letters.Because in this example, the coupling alphabetic string is found in each input, so follow the carrying out of input, alphabetic string is shown in the display frame.

But, if input alphabet and do not find the coupling alphabetic string then shows on screen such as, the information of " NO MATCH FOUND ".When this situation took place, the user should recognize: misspelling had taken place in (1), or (2) its import the alphabetic string that in dictionary, excludes.The user can determine in all case to key in continuously operation.If after the user press to specify one or more alphabetical keys arranged, then each in these letters will be added in showing the alphabetic string that " NO MACH FOUND " imports before.It is correct alphabetic string constantly that the user can be chosen in this at any time, eliminate thus any other string and continuously letter is added on this alphabetic string, be complete until it.To more comprehensively describe carrying out this method of operating hereinafter.

After the user has finished the input of " required alphabetic string " (being referred to as " alphabetic string A "), can show alphabetic string more than 1 (these alphabetic strings are called " and alphabetic string A, A1, A2 ... An ").Then, if required speech is " relax " rather than speech " relay ", then the user selects required alphabetic string, and this alphabetic string is positioned at: (a) female row or " position that is equal to female row "; Row below perhaps the mother shown in the 3rd example among (b) Figure 40 goes.Above-mentioned " position that is equal to mother's row " refers to not have other speech in mother's row, and the required alphabetic string of user is positioned at the top of the tabulation of the following any alphabetic string of female row.The 5th hurdle of the 8th example among Figure 40 has provided the example of above-mentioned occasion.From now on, the term in " female row " or " busbar " comprise be arranged in " female row " " be equal to " alphabetic string of position.

If " alphabetic string A " is in " female row ", then the user presses space bar.Consequently, (1) after the alphabetic string below the mother row is cancelled; (2) form space (being referred to as " space X "), this space is required between the 1st letter in " alphabetic string A " and next alphabetic string to be imported.If " alphabetic string A " is positioned at below female row, then " the input X " that key or other mechanism form is described below makes (1) " alphabetic string A " shift to female row by pressing; (2) with other alphabetic string (" alphabetic string A " above and below) cancellation, (3) form " space X "." input X " can begin by 6 kinds of methods listing below.

(1) by pressing " No. 1 options button ": if " alphabetic string A " then presses " No. 1 options button " 1 time for the following delegation of female row.Each other row that " alphabetic string A " is positioned at below female row requires to press once more No. 1 options button.

(2) by pressing " No. 2 options buttons ": if (a) " alphabetic string A " then presses " No. 2 options buttons " 1 time for two following row of female row.(b) if " alphabetic string A " is female 3 following row of going, then press " No. 2 options buttons " 2 times.(c) " alphabetic string A " each other row of being positioned at below female row requires to press once more No. 2 options button.

(3) by pressing the roll screen key.

(4), or pass through pointer by making " alphabetic string A " become highlighted state.

(5) by pressing the numeral of listing at the adjacent of each sequence, or by above-mentioned numeral is read in the microphone.

(6) by speech recognition: when the listed alphabetic string that has more than 1, program is sent sound signal, thereby notifies the user to select.These speech are sounded.The user can select this speech or letter by oral account.The confirmation that speech recognition system provides by the letter of having imported, identification speech or letter.

" input X " makes between the 1st letter in " alphabetic string A " and next alphabetic string and forms space (space X).When letter or alphabetic string are shifted to female row below mother's row, then the user can require to make under the situation that does not form " space X " it to shift to female row, so that carry out following content: (1) forms " new speech ", (2) after the content in display frame is " No MatchFound ", finish this speech, or (3) finish predicate input before in order to concentrate on better.Can under the situation that does not form " space X ", female row be shifted in letter or alphabetic string below mother's row.Above-mentioned two kinds of methods of carrying out this operation are called " input Y ".

1) user preferably presses the function key of appointment, here for convenience of explanation, this key is called " F (X) ", uses then " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons ".

Or

2) user can adopt not options button on the same group, i.e. " No. 3 options buttons " and No. 4 options buttons ".The effect of " No. 3 with No. 4 options buttons " is identical with " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons " respectively, and just they do not form " space X ".

In addition, at first do not pushing under the situation of F (X) the program setting following function: can adopt " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons ", under the situation that does not form " space X ", female row be shifted in the 1st letter in the alphabetic string below mother's row.Such as, under the situation that does not form space X, to press " No. 1 options button " and make among Figure 40, female row shifted in the letter " F " in the row below the mother in the example 5 in No. 1 display frame goes.Select the 1st letter that the quantity of shown unwanted alphabetic string is significantly reduced.

If the user presses " No. 1 or No. 2 options buttons ", so that at first do not pressing under the situation of F1, still uncompleted " alphabetic string A " shifts to female row, then forms " space X ".In order to correct this situation, the user can carry out backspace before next letter of input or after just having carried out this input.Then, said procedure knows that " alphabetic string A " carries out.

If making, the user is positioned at following letter of female row or alphabetic string cancellation, and it is wrong doing like this, and then the user places the insertion pointer, thereby it is arranged in the back that mistake is input to the alphabetic string of female row, then by pressing the function key of appointment, the alphabetic string of display suppression.Then, the user selects required alphabetic string.

After the user finished required alphabetic string, preferable methods was before pressing space bar or input X, imports any required punctuation mark.But, if the user presses space bar, import required punctuation mark then, then said procedure is discerned the alphabetic string of this input, this program setting following function, promptly do not require under the situation of any additional input, between the 1st letter in " alphabetic string ", punctuation mark and next alphabetic string, form required space the user.

When importing speech " FRIEND " shown in the 5th example among Figure 40, following situation (keyboard shown in Figure 31 a is adopted in supposition) then takes place.The user specifies the key that the letter " F " that redefines is arranged to import the 1st letter in the speech " FRIEND " by pressing.The letter that redefines " E " also is assigned to above-mentioned key (with reference to Figure 31 a).There is the SCAN sign indicating number of the letter usefulness of the letter " E " that redefines and " F " to send to keyboard enhancer appointment.By keyboard enhancer, this code weight is newly defined as the ASCII character of letter " E " usefulness, and the ASCII character of letter " F " usefulness.Because the 1st letter in the speech of importing is above-mentioned any 1 letter among both, so they both all show.Design program like this, thereby, show the 1st letter of being imported as the 5th example among Figure 40 and shown in Figure 39.That is to say, in " mother " row, show letter " e ", below letter " E ", show letter " F ".

Then, the user presses and specifies the key that the letter " R " that redefines is arranged.The SCAN sign indicating number that above-mentioned key is used sends to computing machine, this SCAN code weight is newly defined as the ASCII character of letter " R " usefulness by keyboard enhancer.Then, retrieve the coupling alphabetic string of alphabetic string " ER " and " FR " in the ASCII character in dictionary.Find the two, thereby as Figure 39 and demonstration letter shown in Figure 40 " R ".Then, the user presses to specify the letter " I " that redefines, the key of " J " and " K ".The SCAN sign indicating number of this key is sent to keyboard enhancer.This code weight is newly defined as letter " I ", the ASCII character of letter " J " and letter " K ".Then, at alphabetic string " ERI ", " ERJ ", " ERK ", " FRI ", " FRJ " and " FRK ", the ASCII character in the retrieval lexicon file; Only find alphabetic string " ERI " and " FRI ".Shown in the 3rd row of Figure 40, show above-mentioned letter " I ".Do not show the alphabetic string (" ERJ ", " ERK ", " FRJ " and " FRK ") that does not find.

Owing to do not find alphabetic string " ERIE " and " ERIF " in dictionary, following clauses and subclauses (letter e that promptly redefines and the alphabetical FJ that redefines) make alphabetic string ERI cancellation.But, find that in dictionary alphabetic string " FRIE " has the coupling alphabetic string.In addition, when pressing follow-up key, these clauses and subclauses are processed in the manner described above, find and show the coupling alphabetic string of these subsequent entries in dictionary, i.e. letter " N " and " D ".

Because alphabetic string " FRIEND " is shown unique alphabetic string, so the user can press space bar, said system is prepared at next speech.In any moment in said process, the user can select the 1st letter or alphabetic string below the busbar, makes it shift to busbar, makes other letter or alphabetic string cancellation thus.Such as, in the 5th example in Figure 40, " after E and " F " demonstration, the user can select letter " f " (referring to the I hurdle) at the 1st letter.

Some speech of input under the situation that does not show unwanted alphabetic string such as " revile " (the 4th example among Figure 40), promptly only show 1 speech behind all letters of input.Input to speech " revile " is described below.

The 1st time of speech " revile " input one be because each letter in the alphabet is the 1st letter of certain speech, so the input of the letter " r " that redefines can be carried out not confirming to have in lexicon file under the situation of " coupling alphabetic string ".So, when the SCAN sign indicating number being translated to the ASCII character of the letter usefulness that the 1st of speech redefines, automatically show this letter.

The 2nd letter, the letter that promptly redefines " e " are positioned on the key identical with the letter that redefines " f ".So, must retrieve alphabetic string " re " and " rf ", so that confirm that existence is with the speech of these two alphabetic strings in dictionary.In this occasion, only find the alphabetic string of band " re ".Show these letters (referring to the II hurdle of the 4th example among Figure 40) then.The letter " V " of next letter of being imported for redefining.In dictionary, alphabetic string " REV " is retrieved, found the coupling alphabetic string.So the III hurdle in the 4th example among Figure 40 provides letter " REV ".The 4th in the speech " revile " is input as the speech " I " that redefines.The alphabetical I that redefines, J and K are positioned on the same keys.In dictionary, find alphabetic string " REVI ", but do not find " REVJ " and " REVK ".

So the 4th hurdle in the 4th example among Figure 40 provides " revi ".The letter that redefines " L ", i.e. the 5th input does not have other letter on this same keys.So, only check alphabetic string " revil ", so that confirm in dictionary, to have the coupling alphabetic string.The 6th input, the letter that promptly redefines " e " has the letter that redefines " f " that is positioned on the same keys." e finds the coupling alphabetic string, is directed to letter " f ", does not find the coupling alphabetic string to be directed to letter.Finish the demonstration of predicate " revile " now.The user can confirm that the input of being carried out is correct by eyes.

Then, if necessary, user's inputting punctuation mark.Then press space bar, said system is got ready to the 1st letter in next alphabetic string.

In the 8th and the 9th example in Figure 40, provided the identical alphabetic string of handling according to dual mode.In the 8th example, each alphabetic string is positioned on the identical row, until selected or cancellation.In the 9th example, each alphabetic string is moved upwards up in the space of the most close female row, and if have this space, then move in this mother's row.Coding like this, thus the user has an opportunity to be chosen to be preferable methods with 1 in these two methods.Unless the user changes this selection, otherwise adopt this preferable methods all the time.

As shown in figure 40, have 1 or more alphabetical keyboard input corresponding with it, each shown after requiring alphabetic string must be tested with each additional letter (individually), find the alphabetic string (, then can at every turn test the letter more than 1) that the coupling alphabetic string is arranged in the dictionary so that determine that in these alphabetic strings which is formed on if adopt parallel processing.If find the coupling alphabetic string, then show the alphabetic string that has after tested.If the speech in the dictionary has the same letter that meets same order, then find the coupling alphabetic string.Speech in the dictionary can be longer, but can not be shorter.Alphabetic string to be shown or cancellation can describe by following example: if respectively letter " t " and letter " u " are tested (shown in the 1st example among Figure 40), then find the coupling alphabetic string, but do not find the coupling alphabetic string at alphabetic string " greb " at alphabetic string " grea ".Then, show alphabetic string " great " and cancel alphabetic string " greb ".If all do not find the coupling alphabetic string for any 1 alphabetic string, then, show all possible alphabetic string as described later in this manual.In the 10th example in Figure 40, by pressing the speech " ARID " in the female row of space bar selection.Imported the 1st letter of speech " bride ", but because the user selects speech " ARID ", so cancellation alphabetic string " BRID ".If the user determines input alphabet string " BRID ", then can carry out this operation.In the 2nd example in Figure 40, owing in dictionary, add that for " babe " letter " t " or letter " u " do not mate alphabetic string, so cancellation alphabetic string " babe ".

The user does not preferably select (this operation is called " editor ") immediately between shown alphabetic string, but after carry out this editor.When being in this " preference pattern of hysteresis ", whenever " input of hysteresis options button " indication during at alphabetic string terminal, with list in each alphabetic string below female row move on to female row in the alphabetic string adjacent.To these alphabetic strings (" a, a1, a2 ... An ") filling bracket or underline or adopt this dual mode, and/or be shown in the screen with color mode.Above-mentioned " input of hysteresis options button " can be any 1 in following two kinds:

1) is assigned to the key of this purposes, promptly it does not specified any other function;

And/or

2) be not assigned to the key of this purposes, such as, space bar or " No. 2 options buttons " are if the function key of appointment is at first pressed (being referred to as for convenience of explanation, key F-3).

After pressing F-3, all clauses and subclauses all are in " preference pattern of hysteresis ".If supress F3 and space bar specified " hysteresis preference pattern ", then can adopt continuously No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons so that select.If to " No. 2 options buttons " appointment " hysteresis preference pattern ", then can adopt space bar and " No. 1 options button " to select continuously.Press the hysteresis options button and show and to form " space X ", should in storer, preserve the alphabetic string that is in below the female row of female row neutralization, and as required, show this alphabetic string at " option program of hysteresis ".

When being in " preference pattern of hysteresis ", require (as in like that) above-mentioned alphabetic string to mate with the speech in the dictionary at option program immediately.Can revise this requirement, during with the end of the female string of convenient directive, the quantity of the letter in the above-mentioned alphabetic string must be complementary with the quantity of letter in the speech in the dictionary.Such as, in the 10th example in Figure 40, show speech " arid " and cancel alphabetic string " brid ".If do not find the coupling speech for " arid " or " brid ", then display frame displaying symbol, or the content that shows " word not found, ", hummer sends the sound.Above-mentioned alphabetic string might form list in the text of keying in, or list in the window at the bottom place that is positioned at display frame.

When selecting between such speech that operating personnel need list in mother's row, then will insert pointer and be right after behind the speech of mother's row of preparing to begin to edit.If the alphabetic string that requires to select is listed abreast, then the user can select required alphabetic string by adopting " No. 1 or No. 2 options buttons ".Said procedure is set following function, and promptly the user can be by pressing " No. 1 or No. 2 options buttons ", or by input digit, or makes required speech be in highlighted state, or clicks this required speech, perhaps selects required speech by above-mentioned any other method.At any time, the user can turn back to the place that requires editor by pointer being placed on (or before speech, if program is write like this) after the speech that need select.Then, select required speech.If the part of text is being edited, then insert pointer and automatically shift to next group letter or speech, and this group letter or speech require to select at such selection.By pressing the function key of appointment, the user can turn back to preferred program, and this program setting was selected before next alphabetic string of input.Above-mentioned editor's method is applicable to all programs of describing in this manual.

List in the I hurdle among Figure 38, the letter that is assigned to QWERTY formula keyboard (QWERTY keyboard) is called as QWERTY formula letter.These letters are arranged in the upper right corner of each key of Figure 31.In the method that this instructions is described, also have other letter of the QWERTY formula key shown in the II hurdle that is assigned among Figure 38, the place illustrates in the middle of each key of these letters in Figure 31 a.

Except following aspect, method II is identical with method I with III.

Method II

II hurdle among Figure 41 is the part of the tabulation of the speech in the dictionary.This tabulation is stored in the lexicon file according to ASCII character.I hurdle among Figure 41 is the tabulation that is arranged in the identical speech on II hurdle.But the binary code that is arranged in the I hurdle is by when will be at the sign indicating number of the QWERTY formula letter shown in the upper right corner of the key shown in Figure 38 a, and the sign indicating number that is received when sending to computing machine as the sign indicating number of the letter shown in the centre of the key among Figure 38 a constitutes.So, speech in the I hurdle " cat " is stored in the ASCII character of letter " wsk ", this is because letter " C " (place illustrates in the middle of key) is assigned to the following key on the QWERTY formula keyboard: when pressing, this key sends a sign indicating number to computing machine, and this sign indicating number is translated to letter " w ".Letter " A " is assigned to the following key (as shown in the centre of the key among Figure 38 a) on the QWERTY formula keyboard: when pressing, this key sends a sign indicating number to computing machine, and this sign indicating number is translated to letter " s ".Letter " t " explanation in a similar manner in the speech " cat ".So, form I hurdle and II hurdle among Figure 41.

Adopt the letter of location coupling in the I hurdle of the lexicon file of above-mentioned ASCII character in Figure 41.When the I hurdle in lexicon file (Figure 41) finds this letter, read the ASCII character of letter on the colleague mutually on adjacent hurdle on the II hurdle in the lexicon file, show this letter.The position of the letter in the speech in the I hurdle (that is, and the the 1st, the 2, the 3rd ... N letter) be arranged in the same position of the letter of the speech on II hurdle (that is, and the the 1st, the 2, the 3rd ... the N letter).

If the user imports speech " CAT ", following situation takes place then: in the manner described above, input also shows letter " C ".But, because each letter is the 1st letter of certain speech, thus can be by it be redefined, rather than dictionary is retrieved according to the following mode that will describe at follow-up letter, determine the 1st letter of speech.With the I hurdle among Figure 38 and the information stores in the II hurdle in storer.By at the ASCII character that after pressing key, receives, the I hurdle among Figure 38 is retrieved, show the letter on the II hurdle that is arranged in Figure 38 then, then need not to carry out the dictionary retrieval at the 1st letter.

Then, this user presses and specifies the key (shown in the key centre among Figure 31 a) that letter " A " arranged.Letter " A " is assigned to identical key (referring to I hurdle and the II hurdle among Figure 38) with letter " B " as QWERTY formula letter " S ".So just, the ASCII character that makes this key use sends to computing machine and this sign indicating number is translated to letter " S ".Then, at the ASCII character of letter " S ", the I hurdle in the lexicon file is retrieved.At speech with the 2nd letter " S ", in lexicon file, retrieve, suppose that here this speech is with headed by the ASCII character of corresponding letter " W ".Find this alphabetic string at two kinds of occasions, these two kinds of occasions refer to: (1) alphabetic string " CA " is arranged in the I hurdle and character string " CB " is arranged in II hurdle (supposition comprises abb. at dictionary).Then, the user presses and specifies the key (shown in the centre of the key among Figure 31 a) that letter " T " arranged.Letter " T " and letter " U " are assigned to QWERTY formula letter " K " (referring to I hurdle and the II hurdle among Figure 38).

Then according to similar mode at letter " A " and " B " description, at QWERTY formula alphabetic string " WSK ", retrieve (referring to Figure 41) in the I hurdle in dictionary.Because " CBT " or " CBU " all do not find, so this alphabetic string " CB " is cancelled.But, in following two kinds of occasions, finding this alphabetic string, these two kinds of occasions comprise that the alphabetic string (the and then WSK alphabetic string in the I hurdle) in (1) the II hurdle is " CAT "; (2) alphabetic string is CAU (the and then WSK alphabetic string in the I hurdle).Because " CAU " is than long word, such as the first initial in " CAUSE ", so these two alphabetic strings all show.The user selects " CAT " and cancellation " CAU ".

Method III

Send to selection and method II identical of the data of computing machine and letter from keyboard.But as realizing other method of the present invention, the lexicon file in I hurdle (Figure 42) makes asterisk be positioned at the back of specifying those alphabetical pairing ASCII character that identical ASCII character is arranged.So each letter has special sign indicating number.Letter " A " and letter " B " are assigned to " S " key on the QWERTY formula keyboard.The pairing ASCII character of letter " S " that is added with asterisk specified in letter in the lexicon file " A ", the letter in the dictionary " B " is specified the pairing ASCII character of letter " S " that is added with two asterisks.I hurdle and II hurdle in Figure 43, provided the layout that is adopted in the example that is assigned to below asterisk and the sign indicating number true-to-shape.Figure 42 represents the part of lexicon file.

By the example of input speech " CAT ", III is described to method now.Operating personnel press and specify the key that letter " C " (shown in the centre of the key among Figure 31 a) arranged, and the pairing SCAN sign indicating number of this key is sent to computing machine, herein, this sign indicating number are translated to the pairing ASCII character of letter " W ".Letter " W " pairing ASCII character is arranged in the I hurdle of lexicon file.But, because this letter is the 1st letter of speech, so in the I hurdle in the Figure 42 at its place, retrieval letter " W " pairing ASCII character.The ASCII character that is arranged in the II hurdle on the row identical with the pairing ASCII character of letter " W " on I hurdle is letter " C " pairing ASCII character.Then, show letter " C ".

Then, press the key middle place, that have letter " A " that is positioned at key.The pairing SCAN sign indicating number of this key is sent to computing machine, herein, this sign indicating number is translated to the pairing ASCII character of letter " S ", in the I hurdle (table 11) in dictionary it is retrieved then.In with the alphabetic string headed by the letter " W ", find " S* " and " S** ".These alphabetic strings are " WS* " and " WS** ".Then, by I hurdle and the II hurdle among Figure 43, according to the similar mode that adopted of letter " W ", " S* and " S** " define again, show letter " CA " and " CB " to this.Then, press and specify the key that letter " T " arranged, the pairing ASCII character of letter " K " is sent to computing machine, in the I hurdle of lexicon file, at retrieving with the sequence headed by " WS* " and " WS** " pairing ASCII character.To find alphabetic string WS*K* and WS*K**.In the manner described above,, " K* " and " K** " defined again, show letter " CAT " and " CAU " at letter " A ".Then, operating personnel press space bar, select speech " CAT ", cancellation alphabetic string " CAU ".Said procedure is prepared at next speech.

This identical program can make the user replace different keyboard layouts, and this layout comprises any layout shown in the drawings, and the version of these layouts of describing in this instructions.Make that so just I hurdle and II hurdle among Figure 42 are correspondingly revised.

Method III comprises the speech in the dictionary is handled, so that form the speech code listing on the I hurdle in the dictionary.For this reason, according to than as shown in Figure 43 each letter and the appointment that provides, each letter of the speech in the dictionary II hurdle among Figure 42 is redefined.If new layout is defined, then the dictionary tabulation must be adjusted into above-mentioned layout.

Method II comprises the speech in the dictionary is handled, so that form the tabulation of the speech on the I hurdle in the dictionary.For this reason, according to appointment, each letter of the speech in the II hurdle in the dictionary among Figure 42 is redefined than as shown in Figure 43 letter.

It should be noted that, no matter whether find the coupling alphabetic string in the speech in dictionary, all the input alphabet string., the user in alphabetic string, adds letter if pressing key, such as, go up interpolation letter " R " in alphabetic string " REL ", and can't in this dictionary, find coupling alphabetic string at above-mentioned additional entries, then send the prompting (too sound) that to hear, and/or the displaying contents on the screen is read as " No Match Found ".This situation former because: (a) misspelling; Or (b) imported the speech (speech of " newly ") that in dictionary, excludes.

In order to determine this reason, the user can find that following operation is useful, and this operation refers to visit dictionary so that detect spelling, and listed speech is checked.Then, the user presses the function key of appointment, makes the alphabetic string " relr " in the display frame become highlighted state.The tabulation of the speech in the following dictionary according to directly below alphabetic string " relr " with and the row of below in show (or, be shown in the window of display frame bottom).The last characters matched string beginning of these speech in dictionary, to find for the character string (being " REL " here) of input.Can carry out roll screen to the speech in the dictionary.The user can select required speech from this tabulation, thereby it is shifted to female row.

If make wherein 1 speech in the display frame become highlighted state, and press specially appointed function key, then show the synonym of the speech that is in highlighted state or the tabulation of antonym.

The user can correct misspelling in a conventional manner.If have the alphabetic string of demonstration, then carry out the correction of letter at the top of the tabulation of this string.Then, also can correct all alphabetic strings below the above line.

The user presses the function key FX of appointment, is the layout of 26 alphabetic keypads with program from the layout modification of using so just.That is to say 1 letter is arranged at each key.Then, can under sure fully situation, import speech.The user can be at any time, enters and break away from this layout.

As employing method I, when II and III, if in dictionary, do not find the coupling alphabetic string of input, then on the alphabetic string that all possible combination that will import after not finding the coupling alphabetic string shows after being attached to, and to user's display message, such as " Word Not Found ".Figure 44 represents that the display frame that is presented (should note: 12 alphabetic strings behind the letter that this display frame is represented to import at last) when not finding alphabetic string " FRIEND " and show all possible alphabetic string of the letter imported.After in this alphabetic string, importing last letter, if desired, but user's inputting punctuation mark.Then, if required alphabetic string is positioned at female row, then the user presses space bar.If or required alphabetic string is positioned at below female row, then the user presses options button.Or adopt some other system of selection, required alphabetic string is shifted to female row.Alphabetic string below mother's row is cancelled, formed desired space between the 1st letter in " alphabetic string A " and next alphabetic string, the user can import the 1st letter in next alphabetic string.

If the user presses " No. 3 or No. 4 options buttons ", if perhaps the user presses function key F1 and " No. 3 or No. 4 options buttons " of appointment, then before this alphabetic string finished, the user can select this alphabetic string, and it is shifted to female row.Cancel other alphabetic string, the user keys in operation serially, and follow-up clauses and subclauses are added on the alphabetic string of shifting to female row.Above-mentioned process is carried out continuously, until selecting required alphabetic string.

Adopt example shown in Figure 44, be given in the example of selecting alphabetic string before finishing, in this example, show all possible combination of alphabetic string " FRIEND ".Table 8 is represented after the 3rd display frame in Figure 44, the display frame when by pressing options button alphabetic string " FRI " being shifted to female row.Display frame after the above-mentioned input (by importing last letter, shows two alphabetic strings) shown in following table 8.

Table 8

The display frame sequence number	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
The display frame sequence number	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	FRI	FRIE	FRIEN	FRIEND	FRIEND
		FRIF	FRIFN	FRIFND		FRI	FRIE	FRIEN	FRIEND	FRIEND

Show speech " FRIEND " in mother's row in display frame VII.If the user presses space bar afterwards, then that mother's row is following alphabetic string cancellation, program pin is got ready to the 1st letter in next alphabetic string.In this example, in mother's row, show all remaining required inputs immediately.If be not this situation this moment, then below mother's row, show the required alphabetic string of user.Then, by pressing suitable options button this required alphabetic string is shifted to female row.Be cancelled at this moment with other following alphabetic string above female row.Then, said procedure is got ready at the 1st letter in next alphabetic string.

Method IV

By the method that is called " method IV ", with the required alphabetic string of following rule input.Can be individually or with method I, II, or III uses this method together.If such as adopting method IV with method I, also match retrieval alphabetic string in dictionary then.Referring to combination, show Figure 45 of the example of speech by method IV itself, method I itself and method I and IV.

Method IV is specially adapted to the occasion of input " newly " speech.This method must use the number of times of options button to depend on: (1) specifies the quantity of the key of letter; (2) be assigned to the selection of the letter of these keys; The use of the statistical information that will describe (3), which alphabetic string it relates to will be arranged in female row.Basically for per two speech that have the letter that is assigned to keyboard shown in Figure 48, just must adopt an about options button (according to Figure 46,47,48a and b).

Following explanation relates to is not adopting method I, II, or under the situation of III (that is to say, the coupling alphabetic string is not retrieved), employing method IV.According to 6 following " rule " and with reference to Figure 45, IV is described to this method now.

(1) presses the function key F-2 of appointment, so that move the program that this method is used.If the user presses to have and specifies the key that 1 letter is arranged afterwards, then this letter is shown in female row.If the user presses to have to specify 2 or more alphabetical key are arranged, then along vertical these letters that show.Wherein 1 letter is arranged in female row, and remaining letter is arranged in the following row of this mother's row.Referring in Figure 45 III hurdle, at the method IV of speech " Fourth ".If in the row below the mother row, show required speech, then adopt options button here or other the method described in front in a kind so that it is shifted to female going.Owing to press function key F2, so can adopt " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons " for this reason.But,, then do not press key F2 if at this program assignment key.Replace " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons " with No. 5 options buttons.

(2), as according to the 1st～6 display frame among Figure 45 of alphabetic string " desire ", and, then needn't import by options button according to shown in the 2nd, 4,5 and 6 display frames of alphabetic string " fourth " if required letter is shown in female row.

(3) in the method IV of this program, if required letter be shown in female row below, then require before next letter of input, to select this letter (this selection is shown in the asterisk among Figure 45).Should letter if non-selected, then should the letter cancellation when pressing next key.Such as, if the user imports speech " FOURTH ", then must additionally select to be arranged in the following letter " f " of mother's row of the 1st display frame.Otherwise it is correct that this program supposition is arranged in the letter " E " (being shown in letter " F " top) of mother's row, and when importing, will be positioned at following letter " f " cancellation of female row next time.If non-selected letter " f ", then next alphabetical Input Acknowledge does not carry out the selection of the following row of female row, should cancel any alphabetic string that shows below mother's row.

(4) if the input single letter, then it only is shown in female row, this is because before this letter of input, the alphabetic string cancellation below should mother's row or it is shifted to female row.Such as, for speech " fourth ", be input alphabet in the 3rd picture " t " and " u " afterwards, press options button, select " FOU ".So 1 letter of input " R " then should be defined as " fou " by mother's row before in the 5th display frame.If when end of input, required alphabetic string is arranged in female row, and then the user can import any required punctuation mark, presses space bar then, and this system is prepared at the 1st letter in next alphabetic string.If required alphabetic string is positioned at below female row, the options button of above line is then arranged by appointment, or in previously described other the method a kind, it is shifted to female row.

After having imported alphabetic string, said procedure is automatically to method I, II, or III.Make the user in menu structure, move 1 layer to travelling backwards.But if the user need rest on the program of said method IV, then the user can carry out this operation by the function key of pressing another appointment.

Said method also can be used for input text.This system of selection can be suitable for one-handed performance or bimanualness formula keyboard.Adopted the asterisk of expression keyboard Designing in the accompanying drawings, so that specify options button and/or the function key F1 of appointment and the position of F2.

If method IV is that effectively then the position of these options buttons is important in input text.If method IV is used for input text, and is no more than 2 letter and is assigned to each key, then need to be no more than 2 options button.Some key that touches easily can be appointed as options button.Such as, in the keyboard shown in Figure 31 a, appointment can there be the key of QWERTY formula letter " G " and " H " be appointed as respectively " No. 1 and No. 2 options buttons ", appointment can there be the key of QWERTY formula letter " Y " and " B " can be appointed as function key F1 and F2 respectively.If for the key of pressing by the right hand is specified letter, then can be when the input of key of letter being arranged or afterwards with appointment, press by left hand and to specify the key that QWERTY formula letter " G " is arranged.

The letter that is assigned to some key can have alphabetic(al) order.But the order that is shown in the letter on the screen can be according to non-alphabetic(al) being disposed in order, and makes possibility in the required lexeme mother Yu row so that improve according to method I～IV.Such as, even alphabetical K and L are positioned on the same keys, when pressing above-mentioned key, because the frequency of its use is higher, letter " L " still can be shown in the top of letter " K ".So required speech may be arranged in female row more.In addition, the number of times that letter " S " occurs as the 1st in speech letter is about the twice of letter " R ", and the frequency of utilization of letter " S " is than letter " R " high about 25%.So when they were on the same keys, the alphabetic string that has a letter " S " should be shown in female row, and the alphabetic string that has a letter " R " is not shown in herein (referring to Figure 47 and Figure 48).When pressing each key, can determine to have the alphabetic string of maximum useful frequency.

As mentioned above, depend on some statistical information relevant about the decision which alphabetic string is arranged in female row or the most close this mother's row place with the letter of having imported.Its objective is in order to obtain to be in the most probable alphabetic string in female row, and next the most probable alphabetic string that is arranged in the row below female row.At the possibility of using according to quantity, can provide grade (this being called " grade ") to each letter and each alphabetic string with speech of this alphabetic string.When pressing when specifying the key that 2 or more a plurality of letters are arranged, in dictionary, the coupling alphabetic string is retrieved, have the coupling alphabetic string more than 1.This retrieval not only can comprise and confirms to find the coupling alphabetic string, but also comprise " grade " of two alphabetic strings.The user can play a role aspect definite grade by following program, provide " weighting " aspect the screening of the speech that this program permission user forms adopting identical input, this identical input such as, be " aid and bid " " care anddare " and " might and night " such speech.

Above-mentioned " grade " determines the order of shown speech.But if the user prefers the alphabetic order of display frame, then it can make program carry out this operation.

Figure 48 represents the frequency at the 1st use letter, alphabetic(al) each letter in the speech in the dictionary.Letter I, J is positioned on the identical key in the appended keyboard layout of above-mentioned majority with K.Letter " I " is the 1st letter in 983 speech, and letter " J " is the 1st letter in 179 letters, and letter " K " is the 1st letter in 147 speech.In addition, according to the dictionary with 21110 vocabulary, surpass in 106000 letters, " " use 8000 times, letter " J " uses 400 times I letter, and letter " K " uses 800 times.Obviously, for the 1st letter in the alphabetic string and other place in the alphabetic string, should make the priority level of letter " I " be higher than alphabetical J and K.

Letter " O " can be arranged on the identical key with " P ".In surpassing 21110 speech, letter " P " is as the 1st letter in 1772 speech, and letter " O " is the 1st letter in 509 speech.So, if first key of pressing at alphabetic string is specified letter " O " and " P " and since required speech with headed by " P " may be bigger, so letter " P " should be positioned over during mother goes.But for the letter beyond the 1st letter, big possible letter is a letter " O ".In 106400 letters, estimate that letter " O " occurs 8000 times, 2000 times (referring to Figure 47) appears in letter " P ".If current letter is a vowel, then this incidence is inapplicable.

To relating to the statistical data of the letter and the use of alphabetic string (such as alphabetic string " ste ", " sue " and " suf "), also must be weighted calculating according to the frequency of utilization of their pairing speech.Have about 70 with the speech headed by the alphabetic string " ste ", have about 3 with the speech headed by the alphabetic string " sue ", have about 13 with the speech headed by the alphabetic string " suf ".With the speech headed by the alphabetic string " ste " as the likelihood ratio of required speech with alphabetic string " sue " or " height of the speech headed by the suf.

At the place that begins of speech or syllable, usually with consonant is arranged, vice versa in the vowel back.This factor also constitutes the determinative that should select which alphabetic string to be arranged in female row.Such as, if the 1st and the 2nd be input as " aa ", or " ab ", then should make alphabetic string " ab " be arranged in female row.Have 1 with the speech headed by " aa ", but have many with the speech headed by " ab ".

Combine with the use of the options button of input first, adopt the statistical information of the frequency of utilization that relates to letter and alphabetic string, the quantity of unwanted speech is reduced, thereby make the keyboard that only has 8～10 keys be more prone to accept into people at speech.

Can connect keyboard by rigid line, so that at following letter with the SCAN sign indicating number with send to computing machine, these letters are called the letter that redefines (that is to say the letter in the II hurdle in the table 8) that is assigned to these keys, rather than the letter in the QWERTY formula keyboard.In addition, above-mentioned keyboard need not to separate with computing machine, but can with this computing machine monolithic molding, such as with kneetop computer, notebook computer or handheld computer monolithic molding.

In above-mentioned accompanying drawing, the letter in the upper right corner of each key is for being assigned to the letter of this key according to QWERTY formula keyboard layout.The place is the letter (that is the letter that, redefines) in the alphabet that is assigned to this key in the middle of each key.Figure 31 a also shows to adopt which finger, and the reference position of forefinger.

1 point--forefinger

2 points--middle finger

3 points--the third finger

4 points--little finger of toe

Symbol O represents the reference position of forefinger.1 point at place is represented this key is assigned to forefinger in the middle of the circle, and represents " reference position " of this place for forefinger.

But the display keyboard letter layout is so that the user can check and select

The user is by pressing the function key of appointment, and the expression user wishes to see the display frame of the obtainable keyboard layout of expression.Show current keyboard layout in addition.And then each layout back is a keyboard number.The user can click this keyboard number (or this number of input), will specify the letter layout of keyboard to be input in the key entry program then.

Key in the QWERTY formula keyboard is specified letter

Can define function key, so that following information is shown in the following manner: " This program enables the user to assign letters to each key of theQWERTY keyboard. ".This operation can realize by variety of way.Such as, list letter in the alphabet according to alphabetic(al) order.When cursor was placed near letter, then the user pressed certain key, so that this letter is assigned to this key.

Dynamic window

The letter of importing to form speech can be shown in the dynamic window.The top line of this window aligns with the row of keying in (that is female row).The left side starts from the place with next letter in the input text.The bottom and the right side of window enlarge as required.This window longitudinally is enough to hold two shape and size of going and opens, and enlarge as required according to along laterally being enough to hold at least 4 letters.Can be by inserting the motion of pointer, dynamic window is shifted to any position on the screen.If the user presses the function key of appointment, then under the situation that is not arranged in window, show these letters at empty 1 lattice of importing in last 1 alphabetical back.

The use in space

When keying in speech, the user can will insert " sky " lattice and key in operating speed so that improve it, or the spelling because the user is uncertain about.The speech that shows the candidate speech of the above-mentioned input of conduct in the dictionary.The input in space is by 1) at this purpose and the key of appointment; Perhaps 2) space bar.If the employing space bar then shows alphabetic string in the bottom of display frame.Example: need speech " kaleidoscope ".The user imports KAL____SCOPE, or KAL_______PE, and demonstration " KALEIDOSCOP ".If the user imports KAL________ (it is accurately that the space quantity that surpasses 4 spaces need not), speech " KALASHNIKOV " and " KALEIDOSCOPE " then appear.The user selects required speech, cancellation " KALEIDOSCOPE ", and " KALASHNIKOV ".

In dictionary, add speech

After one of method of passing through here to describe was selected new speech, the user can make an addition to it in dictionary.In storer, preserve code letter, also be stored in the storer with the selection of corresponding each letter of this yard.Unless the user selects option " do not add to memory ", otherwise this speech is input in the dictionary.And this option " do not add to memory " is to come across on the screen after finishing with the selection of corresponding each letter of speech code.

In another embodiment of the present invention, mouse and keyboard can be formed integral body.Because keyboard can be less, such as having 12～15 keys, so have the space that holds all keys on mouse.So the user can click and mouse beacon by a hand.Can adopt shift to obtain punctuation mark and other function.That is to say that if adopt shift, numeral, punctuation mark, direction, carriage return, the uppercase of then specifying the key that letter is arranged can change on the input keyboard lock, or other function.

In this manual, aspect the various programs of startup, adopt the function key of appointment.Escape key or other function key can be used for withdrawing from these programs.

As user during just at the input alphabet string, said procedure can find only to have 1 base, and this base satisfies the alphabetic string of having imported.Then, this program the speech with this base is listed in with embarking on journey automatically be input to alphabetic string in female row under.Then, the user can select required speech.The example is speech prefer, preferable, preferably, preference, preferential.

Figure 38 is at method I and II, shown in Figure 31 a letter is assigned to keyboard;

Figure 39 is for showing the example of the method for speech when carrying out the letter input;

Figure 40 represents when at method I, the display frame when II and III and input alphabet string;

Figure 41 is the sample at the lexicon file of method II;

Figure 42 is the sample at the lexicon file of method III;

Figure 43 is the situation that letter is assigned to keyboard at method III;

Figure 44 is possible by expression input " newly " speech;

Figure 45 is method IV, method I, method I and the combined example of method IV;

Figure 46 is at method IV, to the frequency that requires of options button;

Figure 47 is the frequency of utilization of the letter in the speech;

Figure 48 A is the frequency of utilization of the letter of the 1st letter in the equivalent;

Figure 48 B is the keyboard layout that is used to calculate;

Figure 49 is that the keyboard that has 9～17 keys is specified letter.

The present invention is applicable to by keyboard and keys in method of operating.In this keyboard, have the letter more than 1 that is assigned to some or all of keys, and in order to select required letter, the user only needs keystroke 1 time.In addition, when each letter of input, the user can see the speech that is forming, if generation key error, then this user can be according to mode like the common key entry class of operation (promptly by backspace, keying in other method of correct letter (alphabetic string) and some) it being corrected immediately.Preferred appointment for the letter of 14 keys, when the input of letter is finished and is only imported speech by space bar, in surpassing in 98% the speech of the dictionary with 84532 speech, required speech is shown in the top line of window, only requires the input space bar so that these speech are input in the file.80% of remaining 2% speech is shown in the 2nd row of window, and also can they be input to file by amounting to 1 keystroke.By having the preferred keyboard of 13 or 14 keys, the user can be by on average being less than 1 and 1/4 time keystroke to each letter, and selection is not arranged in the letter of the speech of dictionary.In other system, when key being specified alphabetical more than 1, the user presses definition key, so that the input of expression speech is finished.Then, show and speech or a plurality of speech of input coupling that the speech that is positioned at the top line below requires other input.Have no chance to see this speech when importing, owing to this reason, the correction of mistake must wait for that speech code input finishes, or waits for each alphabetic string is conscientiously assessed, and makes a mistake so that determine whether.If show side by side or along vertical, then be difficult to extract in order to confirm that it is correct and letter input with the corresponding alphabetic string of each input.For this system, more possible is after input is finished, and can recognize typing error, and this speech does not show.The advantage of the system of describing in this instructions is that the user has the chance of the speech of seeing the reality that is forming when each letter of input (a plurality of letter).So when the user pressed space bar, it can shift to the 1st letter in next speech without hesitation.On the other hand, keying in operation and can see that up to pressing space bar the people of the speech of being imported can be before handling next speech, correctly feel after pressing space bar to hesitate at the speech of importing in order to confirm, and this speech slows down input.

For the said system of describing in this instructions, owing to show the mode of letter and alphabetic string, the user can be associated letter in 1 display frame with the alphabetic string that helps to correct input error.In addition, before input is finished,, can select by required letter or alphabetic string are moved in the top line by the roll screen mode.So just, when keying in operation continuously, cancel unwanted alphabetic string, required alphabetic string is positioned over top line or close this top line place placement.Because the user has the chance of seeing the letter that forms required speech, so the system of Miao Shuing and common key entry here operated very similar.When the user pressed space bar in this system, this shows accepted the letter that shows, and the input of speech is finished.In order further to promote the key entry process, show with headed by the speech that closes alphabetic(al) order for required lexicon the part of dictionary (being shown in the top line of alphabetic string).Can show these speech in the bottom of dynamic window.Make the user by keying in the beginning letter of speech like this, from dictionary tabulation, select this speech then, make this speech directly be input to mode the file, the speech that check spelling or input are long from above-mentioned tabulation.These advantages and with less key key in the operation make that the key entry process is faster, be more prone to.

In the present invention, adopt dynamic window and find the alphabetic string that the coupling speech is arranged in the dictionary so that be presented at.When the user began the process of input text, it adopted cursor control, planned next letter or speech are shown in position on the screen so that cursor is shifted to it.Then, the function key that shows of the window that makes shown in Figure 59 a of user's clickable icon or press.Figure 59 a is illustrated in the dynamic window before any input alphabet.In the figure, the arrow in the row 1,6 and 11 points to the coffin 101,102 and 103 among Figure 59 a respectively, and this space is called " net region " (being respectively the row of alphabetic string, the zone that alphabetic string and dictionary are capable).When by pressing in the key input speech the 1st when alphabetical, the letter (a plurality of letter) that is assigned to this key is shown in two parts of net region, in the row and alphabetic string of the promptly following alphabetic string that will describe.When at the net region input alphabet, enlarge enough spaces by making window to the right so that be shown in this net region with the corresponding letter of above-mentioned input.Each letter of input is shown in the lattice.Help the user to see the row of alphabetic string, the alignment situation that alphabetic string and dictionary are capable like this.

Figure 60 a, b, c, d and e represent the variation (among the capable Figure 60 of not being shown in of dictionary) of the grid when each letter of input.When it may be noted that on each letter being added to the speech of importing " able ", speech " The man is " remains on its identical position.In addition, the left side of window remains on identical position, until the complete speech of input in window.When adding each letter, the broad that becomes of the net region in the window.After the complete input with speech, the user clicks required speech, or presses the key that makes required speech shift to file from window.Figure 60 E represents that speech " able " is towards the left side (in Figure 60 E 104) of file movement to cursor.This cursor is continuously near the left hand edge in the outside of window, and window will have been waited to be input to the required space that letter in the file and symbol use and move towards the right side.Then, the net region is reduced in next speech to be imported the 1st alphabetical desired width (a) referring to Figure 59.4 row (row of the 1st～4 among Figure 59 F) in the window in the left side of the horizontal arrow 105 in the 1st row of Fig. 1 F are used to show alphabetic string, and this 4 row is called " row of alphabetic string " or " S " OK.When operating key is gone in alignment with these, be referred to as " alphabetic string pattern ".The 6th, 7,8 and 9 row in the horizontal arrow left side in the 6th row are used for showing and the corresponding letter of each input, these row are called " alphabetic string " or " L " OK.When operating key is gone up in alignment with these row, be referred to as " letter mode ".The 11st, 12,13 and 14 row in the left side of the horizontal arrow in the 11st row are used for showing that the relative alphabetic string that is shown in the 1st row meets the speech in the dictionary of alphabetic order.These row are called " dictionary is capable " or " D " OK, when operating key is gone in alignment with these, are referred to as " dictionary mode ".In the time will going up predicate and be typed in the window,, can show speech in 3 and 4 row the 1st, 2.When being in the alphabetic string pattern, the letter that is input in the alphabetical serial is the letter that forms following alphabetic string, and at this alphabetic string, in dictionary (it is stored in the storer), find with the coupling alphabetic string headed by the beginning letter of being imported (referring to the row of the 1st～4 among Figure 61 A to Figure 60 E).Be shown in the row of the 6th and 7 among Figure 60 A～60E with the corresponding letter of above-mentioned input.When each input component of input, in dictionary, find the alphabetic string of coupling alphabetic string to be shown in the alphabetical serial.In among Figure 60 B the 1st, 2,3 and 4 row shown letter can corresponding to such as, aardvark, or able, bale, the perhaps such speech of BBC, and the letter shown in the corresponding line among Figure 60 C can corresponding to such as, bay, able, abyss, the speech that bale is such.When each letter of input, the quantity of the speech that finds in dictionary that is complementary with this input is reduced.

Such as, specify when the 4th input component of letter e and F is arranged when pressing to have, all speech that will be except " able " and " bale " as the speech of importing may after select speech to delete.By pressing space bar, " able " is input to (" Bale " required the input of No. 1 options button, or requires the user that this speech is moved to top line and presses space bar by the roll screen mode) in the file.In Figure 60 C, it should be noted that the top that the shortest speech (in this occasion, being speech " bay ") is positioned over alphabetical serial.Said procedure is set following function, has the highest relative importance value even finish the alphabetic string of input, makes to present the highest relative importance value that those alphabetic strings as the highest statistical probability of required alphabetic string have low one-level, to be located on or near this top line.In having the speech of equal length, make the speech of the most normal use have the highest relative importance value.This requirement only makes to be increased by the chance of once importing a plurality of speech.If in dictionary, find the coupling alphabetic string more than 1 at alphabetic string, then they be shown in the alphabetical serial.If input alphabet, and find at least 1 coupling alphabetic string, then make following alphabetic string keep showing that the alphabetic string that the coupling alphabetic string is arranged is not found in cancellation.And described alphabetic string is with after adding thereon with the corresponding letter of above-mentioned input, finds the alphabetic string that the coupling alphabetic string is arranged.If at finding any alphabetic string that the coupling alphabetic string is arranged before the input the last time, do not found the coupling alphabetic string, then made these alphabetic strings keep show state, it has been shown continuously by boldface type, until last input, but do not comprise this input.Last input and any additional letter take on a red color.If the user presses space bar, the alphabetic string that then is positioned at the top line of alphabetical serial is shifted to file from window.If in dictionary, find the coupling alphabetic string, then it is shown with black, if do not find the coupling alphabetic string, then it is shown with redness.If the user presses options button No. 1, the alphabetic string that then is positioned at the row of 1 below the top line is shifted to file from window.If required alphabetic string is from more than following identity distance top line 1 row, then the user can move to top line by the roll screen mode with it, presses space bar then.Also can be according to whether finding the coupling alphabetic string, the row below top line is shifted to the alphabetic string of file with redness or black display hereof.In addition, it should be noted that, be shown in the alphabetic string corresponding to each letter of importing, when pressing space bar or No. 1 options button, these letters of cancellation and other alphabetic string from window display frame.

So, pass through following manner, the user can import " new speech ", such as " balf ", this moment, this speech was not shown in (referring to Figure 60 D) in the alphabetical serial, this mode is: (1) clicks the letter " F " in the 7th alphabetic string, and this operation makes this letter roll screen in alphabetic string, and is presented in the alphabetical serial; Perhaps (2) make letter " E " and " F " realize roll screen by by pressing the roll screen key No. 2.In addition, it should be noted that when being in the alphabetic string pattern, the letter that is input in the alphabetical serial changes the order of the top line of alphabetic string, thereby the top line of alphabetic string and alphabetical serial is complementary.Equally, the letter that is input in the alphabetic string changes the letter in the top line that is shown in alphabetical serial, thereby each top line is corresponding.Such as, the display frame when Figure 60 represents to import speech " able ".By the 3rd input of last predicate, shown in Figure 60 C, find the speech of speech " Bay " for mating at the input of carrying out.

Consequently, the letter in the 6th of the III hurdle among Figure 60 C the row is " Y ".Letter " L " generally is placed on the top of letter " Y ", because should letter " L " more commonly used.Keep identical by the top line that makes alphabetic string and alphabetical serial, the user can see the top line of arbitrary pattern, and be sure of that if it presses space bar, then it can import correct speech, and with control be in alignment with alphabetic string or irrelevant in alignment with alphabetical serial.If find 1 coupling alphabetic string, then it is shown in the top line of alphabetical serial.If find the coupling alphabetic string more than 1, then show these coupling alphabetic strings according to order based on certain statistical information (this point will be explained hereinafter).In Figure 59 A,, i.e. in the zone of alphabetical serial, show 4 row in zone 101.Can will more go according to fixing fundamental and distribute to alphabetic string, perhaps making window is dynamic along vertical and horizontal direction, thereby can add or delete row and column.

The user can select required speech and it is shifted to file by click.Can make the user pass through once to import like this, from the 1st, 2,3 and 4 row are shifted to file with speech.

The needed line number of letter depends on the maximum quantity of the letter that is assigned to any one key.

If appointment is no more than 2 letter to key, then only require 2 row for " alphabetic string ", rather than the row of 4 shown in Figure 59 a～59f.

By pressing options button No. 1, the capable file of shifting to of speech below the top line in the alphabetical serial in the delegation.Can the required alphabetic string below the above line be moved to top line by the roll screen mode, and shift to file by pressing space bar.

If before the alphabetic string input is finished, be moved to the top line of alphabetical serial by the roll screen mode, the input of next letter after then should rolling will be confirmed following situation, be that correct alphabetic string is positioned at top line, will from display frame, cancel the alphabetic string below this top line.If the user recognize make mistakes and wish once more to show before display frame, then the user can press the backspace part, with the last letter deletion of being imported.Afterwards, former display frame just is shown on the screen.For the user, can reproduce former display frame by the backspace processing all the time.This ability makes to be handled by backspace, and the mistake of input is corrected becomes possibility, thus from alphabetical with deletion the display frame headed by the suffix.Then, the user can import correct letter.In addition, by pressing function key, the remainder of the speech of keying in before can automatically importing.

Space bar, " focus " of No. 1 roll screen key and No. 1 options button can to switch to dictionary capable by pressing alphabetic string/dictionary mode key (S/D key) as change-over switch, after pressing the S/D mode key, if press space bar, then this space bar (it can be key) makes the speech in the capable top line of dictionary shift to file.Press No. 1 scroll key and will make the speech downward circulating rolling of dictionary in capable, press No. 1 options button and make these speech realize circulating rolling along opposite direction.

The 5th row of the net region among Figure 59 F in the left side of section 108 shows the vertical arrow 109 shown in Figure 59 C.List when this arrow is positioned over, if press the roll screen key No. 2, the letter in then should being listed as rolls.If press vertical arrow key, will vertical arrow be moved on the selected row of user.This vertical arrow remain at Figure 59 F in the adjacent any grid of section 108 above, until pressing vertical arrow key.When input alphabet, with the left side (being referred to as the position No. 1) that the row of grid add section 108 to, if in the process of input speech vertical arrow is moved, then when input or stop word, it turns back to the position No. 1.

When the input alphabet string, then arrow remains in the 5th row, and is adjacent with section 108 among Figure 59 F.Then, it just is positioned at wherein on the row of the grid of input alphabet (a plurality of letter).So when each letter of input, it moves from left to right.The user can pass through following manner, is chosen in the letter that firm input back shows at once at top, No. 1 position.This mode is: press No. 2 roll screen keys that make required letter shift to the top alphabetic string.When the input alphabet string, if insertion or roll screen or the acquiescence by in selection course by letter, once letter was selected in the top line of alphabetic string, then it keeps the letter through selecting of corresponding alphabetic string and alphabetical serial, unless the user is by in the top line that another letter is selected in alphabetic string and to its correct or cancellation.Can finish this processing by adopting No. 2 roll screen keys or inserting another letter.Show the letter of such selection by special color, shift to file or delete this alphabetic string until the input of finishing speech and with this speech.Unless the user presses vertical arrow key, otherwise above-mentioned vertical arrow remains on the position No. 1, shown in the label among Figure 59 109.The 1st time of above-mentioned key pushed vertical arrow is moved on the 5th row, thereby this arrow is arranged on the grid of the 1st letter of having imported of above-mentioned alphabetic string.Shown in the 1st among Figure 59 F row, it is farthest mesh column apart from the left side.From then on the position begins, and makes this arrow move 1 row towards the right side to pushing of vertical arrow key at every turn.Then, this arrow moves from left to right, and it is for checking and correct the natural direction of misspelling.If in the top line of letter row, then the user does not press vertical arrow key to required speech, thereby this vertical arrow is shifted to the top of the next column that requires editor, then, the user moves to top line with required letter by the roll screen mode.When all letters were positioned at top line, the user pressed space bar, and file shifted in this speech.

By adopting the roll screen key No. 2, following program can make the user import the speech that does not have in the dictionary, and this moment, this key was positioned at the position No. 1.If the user imports the speech that does not have in the dictionary, then this letter be shown in the top line of alphabetic string or this top line below.Whenever required lexeme during in top line, the user imports next input component.Because the user does not press the roll screen key No. 2, so confirm that by the acquiescence mode required lexeme is in top line.

As mentioned above, vertical arrow is positioned at the position No. 1, above the corresponding letter of the 2nd input component.If be positioned at below the top line with the corresponding required letter of the 2nd input component, then the user should move to top line by the roll screen mode by letter, press next input component then, and vertical arrow moves once more, thus when showing letter, its be positioned at this letter above.Select correct alphabetical desired unique input to be: the selection of (1) and the corresponding key of this letter; (2) if needed key is positioned at below the top line, then the roll screen of No. 2 roll screen keys is shifted to top line with letter.

Specify for the preferred keyboard that adopts 14 keys, the occasion about 80%, required letter is positioned at top line (referring to the following description that will carry out).In addition, for this keyboard layout, each key appointment is no more than 2 letter.So the occasion about 20% only need be pushed 1 time the roll screen key.If the user adopts mouse to make letter realize roll screen, then only need this mouse is pushed 1 time.The input of next letter or press space bar and can confirm that roll screen finishes is so this method can be used for specifying on the key occasion that the letter more than 2 is arranged.

Appear at letter in the top line of alphabetic string and also be presented in the top line of alphabetical serial.When required lexeme in top line and when pressing space bar, this speech is shifted to file from window.

If deletion letter from letter row, then the user arrow key can be positioned over mesh column above, push and specify the key that letter is arranged, these letters are input to have deleted in the alphabetical row thus.Be positioned at when listing face at vertical arrow, above-mentioned letter may be clicked above-mentioned grid or deleted by pressing function key by the right side.

Horizontal arrow in the 1st and the 11st row is as making operating key aim at the icon of " S " row or " D " row respectively.If the user clicks 1 in these arrows, it is then as will be described below that like that pattern changes, the color of arrow change and the pattern used of warning (as described in the 13rd page, if adopt the S/L mode key, then adopt the horizontal arrow in the 6th row).

When vertical arrow key is positioned at when listing face, the user can handle the letter in these row in the following manner, and this mode is: (1) user can shift to top line with letter in the roll screen mode by pressing the roll screen key; (2) user can be by pressing the function key of appointment, with the deletion of the letter in the row.

Said procedure can be set letter is inserted into step in the alphabetic string.Such as, can be by letter " I " being inserted into the back of letter " Z ", " Glazer " is revised as " Glazier " with speech.For this reason, vertical arrow is positioned over the top letter (in this occasion, in letter " Z " back) of letter row near last modification after.The user presses the function key of appointment, then presses and specifies the key that the letter that is inserted into is arranged.

If imported character string, and the user determine to be shown in the letter in the top line of window some or all need to revise, then it can finish this step by the method for describing at the place, top of the 8th page bottom and the 9th page.Perhaps this user can adopt other method, begins this method by the function key of pressing appointment.This input is cancelled alphabetic string and letter from display frame.Then, computer program makes with the 1st the corresponding letter of input component and shows.Then, the user shifts to the top line of alphabetic string by the roll screen mode with required letter, or inserts another letter.When finishing above-mentioned modification, the user presses the identical functions key, shows the 2nd letter.This step is carried out continuously, moves to speech in the file or cancel character string from display frame until the user.

When the user wishes to click row letter is moved in the roll screen mode by the left side, need not to make vertical arrow to be positioned at the above-mentioned face that lists.When the user clicks letter row deletion letter by the right side, by computer program with vertical arrow move to the letter row above.Then, specify the input component that required letter is arranged, letter is inserted in the above-mentioned row by pressing.

The program that dynamic window is used can only be passed through character-serial (the 1st, 2,3 and 4 row) and realize, that is to say, can only cancel alphabetic string and the basic function that realizes them by character-serial.In this occasion, the vertical arrow key in the 5th row is directed upwards towards character-serial.If the user has adopted the roll screen key No. 2, roll screen realized in the letter in the then alphabetical serial, and any such letter will comprise the letter because of not finding the coupling alphabetic string to cancel from display frame.Such as, when the 4th in carrying out speech " able " is imported (referring to Figure 60), deletion letter " Y ".If make the 4th row that comprise letter " L " realize roll screen, letter " Y " (this letter is assigned to the key that has letter " L ") then occur.

If to the top line of alphabetical serial, then this operation shows and has selected letter with alphabetical roll screen.Show this letter with special color then.In addition, any letter in this letter front also is considered as " by selecting certainly ".The user can be by by dragging the roll screen key No. 2, or with its cancellation, and/or, revise being considered as selecteed certainly letter in advance in the mode of another letter with its replacement.Vertical letter key according to its identical mode in the use of alphabetic string, the position of vertical arrow is controlled.No. 1 roll screen key, the function of No. 2 roll screen keys and space bar is identical.

When being in dictionary mode, have 3 operating keys: 1) space bar if press this key, then will make the alphabetic string that is shown in the dictionary top line move in the file; 2) No. 1 roll screen key, if press this key, then it makes the speech that is stored in the dictionary realize that along downward direction roll screen moves, thereby they can be shown in dictionary capable in; 3) in the alphabetic string pattern, be used as the key of No. 1 roll screen key,, then make dictionary in the storer along upward to realizing roll screen if press this key.Can not need the user at first to press under the situation of S/D mode key, the capable programming of dictionary is had " x " individual above all alphabetical speech so that show.

User's any control that can contact in the present invention also can or start by mouse pointer or mousebutton (" to its click ") control.The 10th row among click Figure 59 and the up-down arrow in the 11st row just make the capable realization of dictionary roll screen.

If relatively there is the hysteresis of " x " time of the last letter of input, then can programme to the speech in the dictionary so that under the situation that the user does not change mode key, with its be shown in dictionary capable in.Said procedure can be set the user can adjust this time interval.

If the user changes to " D " pattern, then in following occasion, Automatic Program ground switches " S " pattern of getting back to.This occasion refers to if the user is not in advance by pressing suitable pattern operating key or adopting mouse.Realize switching and return the speech that input is being selected.Being shown in the speech of dictionary in capable can show according to strictly meeting alphabetic(al) order, or can be according to alphabetic(al) order, but simultaneously based on the quantity of the letter in each speech, that is, all speech of equal length will be arranged in different letter groups.By pressing the function key of appointment, synonym relevant or antonym with the speech in the capable top line of dictionary be shown in dictionary capable in.The user can (by pressing f (x)) make the definition of the speech in the capable top line of dictionary be shown in " Pop-up " window that is arranged in file.

Can organize dictionary tabulation by following chapters and sections, these following chapters and sections such as, be 1) speech (being referred to as dictionary No. 1) commonly used; 2) all other speech (being referred to as dictionary No. 2).Can in dictionary, retrieve according to different modes the coupling speech.The method that is adopted can be according to user's selection.These methods are: 1) speech in No. 1 dictionary is retrieved, if find the coupling alphabetic string, then shown this coupling alphabetic string, if but do not find the coupling alphabetic string, then the speech in No. 2 dictionaries is retrieved,, then they are shown if find the coupling alphabetic string; Perhaps 2) if do not find the coupling speech in No. 1 dictionary, then the user presses function key and the speech in No. 2 dictionaries is retrieved; Perhaps 3) simultaneously No. 1 and No. 2 dictionaries are retrieved, be about to them and handle as 1 dictionary.

The demonstration of the speech during dictionary is capable (the 11st, 12,13 among Figure 59 F and 14 row) can be: the 1) part of standard program; 2) according to user's selection; Or 3) cancellation.In the control method of above-mentioned alphabetic string and character-serial, schema modification is not used to change one group of control into the aligning alphabetic string from aiming at alphabetical serial.For alphabetical serial, use No. 1 roll screen key and No. 1 options button instead.For alphabetic string, use No. 2 roll screen keys and vertical arrow key instead.If the employing mode key then can be assigned to control with two keys, this control is assigned to 4 keys listing above.If under the situation that does not adopt mode key, finish required input, then can require more key.But the user can be by being assigned to alphabetical serial and alphabetic string to different keys, thereby realize the modification that it is required by input seldom.Such as, if do not adopt mode key, then can letter be moved in alphabetic string by pressing No. 2 roll screen keys, if but require the modification pattern, then the user must press the S/L mode key, presses the roll screen key then.

The modification of pattern is had: 1) 1 mode key, this key are realized the circulation roll screen between alphabetic string pattern, letter mode and dictionary mode; Perhaps 2) can adopt two mode keys: 1 key switches between alphabetic string pattern and letter mode back and forth, and 1 key switches between alphabetic string pattern and dictionary mode back and forth in addition.If the user needs inputting punctuation mark, then it can be transfused to the speech that is shown in the 1st row by inputting punctuation mark, if 1 row of perhaps required lexeme below top line, then the user can (a) move to top line in the roll screen mode with required speech below top line, by inputting punctuation mark, realize its input then; Perhaps (b) its can this speech be shifted to file from window by pressing options button No. 1, then punctuation mark is directly inputted in the file, promptly by window input, and need not to withdraw from the dynamic window program.

Section 108 in Figure 59 F is an icon, and the user can click this icon and inputting punctuation mark and various function.In addition, if the user clicks the switching icon, then can obtain other punctuation mark and function.Then, the user can be only by use specify key that letter is arranged with and those required operating keys, input text.

By this key entry operating system, make and key in operation by a hand, use mouse to become possibility by the another hand.

The user can be chosen in when importing file is edited, perhaps after file is edited.Here " editor " refers to: (1) determines to select required speech when the speech listed in window at identical input more than 1; (2) correct misspelling; And (3) carry out other modification in text, such as inserting other speech.

If input alphabet string and discovery " no match " in dictionary then do not find the letter of having imported of coupling letter to come across in the window with redness or other color at it.If import this speech hereof, then it presents redness or has red setback line in its lower section, or presents some other special color, so that the coupling letter is found in expression.In addition, the user can see the speech of some non-redness, and this speech need be edited.

The user is positioned over the back that requires the speech edit by inserting indicator, carries out editing operation.Then, user's button of clicking the mouse is then by clicking the function key of appointment, input " edit pattern ".

This input makes the speech of selecting at editor (being referred to as " speech x ") become highlighted state, and make the speech that is in highlighted state come across the alphabetical serial in the dynamic window top line in.When with " speech x " when being input in the file, be shown in other alphabetic string in the window just be shown in alphabetic string top line below, and when the input speech, appear in the alphabetic string with the corresponding letter of pressing of input component.

The user can edit speech by the method for describing in this manual, such as, the user can the roll screen mode move these letters or add letter, or selects alphabetic string in alphabetical serial.Then, the user can make required clauses and subclauses shift to file from dynamic window.

When carrying out the text replicate run or during in other occasion, the user can propose to carry out all editors after the part of input text.For this reason, this user at first presses function key, thereby it is in " hysteresis edit pattern ".When being in this pattern, the user can carry out: (1) selects alphabetic string by pressing space bar in the top line of alphabetical serial; Or (2) its can select to make the selection of shown alphabetic string to lag behind, behind 1 letter last, press options button No. 1 at any alphabetic string input.By pressing options button No. 1, all speech that the user is imported present the color of appointment, such as green like this.In addition, if any letter is arranged in the top line (because this situation then takes place for misspelling or owing to do not find the coupling alphabetic string at dictionary) of alphabetical serial or alphabetic string in red mode, then they present redness hereof.When the user was ready to text edited, then it pressed " text editing " key.

Then, the user will insert indicator and shift to the speech that it need be edited.After this speech was edited, the program setting following function was promptly inserted indicator and is shifted to next speech that requires editor, makes this next speech become highlighted state, makes with the corresponding letter of above-mentioned input, speech and other speech to appear in the window.After this speech was edited, unless the user determines to interrupt above-mentioned editing process, otherwise the automatic step of shifting to next speech to be edited carried out continuously, and the above-mentioned part in text finishes.

If when the user presses No. 1 options button, the female displacement of the speech more than 1 is in alphabetical serial, and then program can be set following function: promptly only the top line of alphabetic string is shown in the file.But the user has following option: when " alphabetic string x " was input in the file, the top two row alphabetic strings in the window were shown in the file with color mode.Then, the user edits this speech in window or file.The user can adopt QWERTY formula keyboard, mouse, delete key, backspace key in a conventional manner, so that file is edited.Although be in " hysteresis edit pattern ", the user can be placed on the insertion indicator back of any speech, and it is edited.After carrying out this editor, next speech that requirement is edited will be automatically moved to.

Can not have to realize following design under the situation of dynamic window: import these alphabetic strings when, and when specifying the keyboard that the letter more than 1 is arranged to realize showing, show possible alphabetic string by part or all of key.Mode as an alternative, directly be shown in file in mutual mode stacked or along continuous straight runs up and down following display frame, this display frame pointer finds the display frame of the alphabetic string of the some of having imported (perhaps, being no more than 4 at any time) of mating alphabetic string to it in dictionary.If along continuous straight runs shows this alphabetic string, then to insert indicator and must move in the following manner, this mode is: when selecting each input component, can show the possible alphabetic string more than 1.Such as, if letter " a " and " b " is positioned on the same keys, letter " r " and " u " is positioned on the same keys, letter " t " then adopts identical input to form speech " art " and " but " for being assigned to unique letter of key.The 1st time behind input comma between " a " and " b ", " a ", " b " appear in display frame.After the 2nd input, " an " appears in display frame, and " ak ", " bu ", " bf ", after the 3rd input, " art ", " but ", " aut " appear in above-mentioned display frame.The alphabetic string of complete words, such as, " art " and " but " is positioned at the front of following alphabetic string, and such as " aut ", it is that long speech is (such as, the first few letters author).The order of the alphabetic string that occurs is based on the statistical method of describing in this manual.Iff showing 3 alphabetic strings, then the user can be by pressing space bar at distance left side alphabetic string farthest, or at the mode that the 2nd alphabetic string is pressed No. 1 options button and pressed roll screen key 1 time, select required alphabetic string.If show the alphabetic string more than 3, then, press the roll screen key so that alphabetic string is shifted to the corresponding number of times of position desired times of the 1st alphabetic string of appearance.The quantity of the alphabetic string that restriction shows at any time, preferably this quantity is no more than 4.Pressing the roll screen key can make other alphabetic string show.After selecting alphabetic string, automatically, close this zone with other alphabetic string cancellation.If show alphabetic string along vertical or horizontal direction, then these letters can have with document in the identical size of other letter, perhaps they show with bigger size.When pressing space bar, No. 1 options button, or during inputting punctuation mark, can reduce these alphabetical sizes.Indicator is programmed so that move as required to inserting, thereby in the corresponding top line of input component that letter is input to and has just pressed, should be input to next line from letter then.Carry out above-mentioned step continuously, until showing with corresponding each letter of above-mentioned input component.After being input to letter in the end row, from top line, input and the corresponding next group letter of next input component.The user can press the mode of space bar or inputting punctuation mark afterwards by space bar, No. 1 options button or by in the roll screen mode required row being shifted to top line, selects 1 row in these row.Find the alphabetic string that the coupling alphabetic string is arranged with black display, show remaining alphabetic string with certain other color (perhaps, in substitute mode, whole speech shows with color mode).Can be positioned over such as, the place of in one of them shown alphabetic string, making amendment by inserting indicator, press delete key, backspace key then or specify the mode of the key that letter is arranged, deletion letter or add other letter.The user selects to carry out the alphabetic string of above-mentioned modification, and other the alphabetic string of cancelling from display frame.If when inserting letter, the letter more than 1 is assigned to input block, other that shows also then that above-mentioned input produces may make up, and here supposes in dictionary, finds the coupling speech at above-mentioned alphabetic string.If the user knows that it imports the speech that does not have in dictionary, this user can be by the identical method of describing at the selection when adopting dynamic window, from corresponding each the letter group of identical input block select required letter.

Above-mentioned situation occurs in after the letter demonstration.If required letter is arranged in top line, then imports next alphabetical mode it is selected by the user.If it is positioned at below the top line, then afterwards it is shifted to top line by the roll screen mode, import next letter then.When pressing space bar, then with the cancellation of the letter below the top line.

If the user wishes afterwards speech to be edited, then it can press function key.Only show with the corresponding top line alphabetic string of the alphabetic string of each input and above-mentioned alphabetic string color with appointment.

If the user turns back to the letter of the speech of editing, after then the user will insert indicator and be positioned over alphabetic string.Click this insertion indicator, press function key then.If display frame shows the selection of using user's non-selected " hysteresis edit pattern " and occurring.The user selects required letter.Make the same program of edit pattern hysteresis usefulness be applicable to the alphabetic string that level shows.The others of describing at the method that adopts dynamic window are applicable to the method for not being with window.

Can pass through following example, describe and determine which coupling alphabetic string is shown in top line.Suppose that the user imports speech " FACE ", and it is as described below to be assigned to the combination of letter of key: ab, ef, ck, dj, gx, hz, im, ly, n, ot, pq, ru, s, vw.

The 1st letter at speech " face " input is " e " and " f ", and Figure 48 a is illustrated in 46% occasion, and " F " is the 1st letter of speech.Occasion 40%, " E " is the 1st letter of speech.For above-mentioned reasons, the 1st display frame represents that " F " is positioned at top line, and " E " is positioned at the 2nd row.

The 2nd group of letter of being imported is letter " a " and " b ".The corresponding letter of being imported may be combined as " FA ", " EA ", " EB ", " FB ".The quantity of the speech in corresponding these dictionaries of every kind in may making up is about: corresponding to " FA ", and 300 speech; Corresponding to " EA ", 70 speech; Corresponding to " EB ", 7 speech; " FB ", 2 speech (abbreviation).According to this situation, the order of listed speech should be " FA ", " EA ", " EB " and " FB ".The 3rd input has letter " C ", " K ".Corresponding every kind of possible combination (after input), the quantity of the speech in the dictionary is about: for " FAC ", 37; For " FAK ", 3; For " EAC ", 1; For " EA ", 0; For " K "; For " EBC ", 0; For " EBK ", 0; For " FBC ", 0; For " FBK ", 0.

Because have more with the speech headed by " FAC ", they comprise face, facing, fact, facility, factor, factory, factual, the speech that faculty is so only is " Fake " with the speech headed by the letter " fak ", " Fakery " and " Fakir "; With the speech of letter headed by " EAC " only is " EACH "), thus alphabetic string " FAC " for the probability of required alphabetic string substantially exceeds " FAK ", or " EAC ".Because the frequency of utilization of " EACH " substantially exceeds letter " FAKE " and " FAKERY " of combination, so the relative importance value of " EAC " is greater than " FAK ".

Order in the shown alphabetic string is: " FAC ", " EAC " and " FAK ".The user can utilize program to revise preferential order.This analysis is carried out in all combinations for letter, and this analyzes the order that decision shows alphabetic string.

Described here several preferred keyboard is used for the one hand that undertaken by left hand and keys in operation, and the one hand that is used for being undertaken by the right hand is keyed in operation, and the operation of keying in by both hands.Having to specify has the key of the letter more than 1 to have identical letter group basically.In addition, letter relatively the appointment of key basically according to the alphabetic order (except 1 keyboard that describes below) of vowel and consonant.The vowel major part is assigned to the middle row of key, meets alphabetic(al) order in addition to a great extent.

The selection that is assigned to the letter of same keys is such, thereby the frequency of the unwanted speech that will show when the user selects required speech is lower.The appointment of letter depends on that mainly to make this quantity lower.The letter that is no more than 2 is assigned to same keys, and so just the quantity with unwanted speech reduces, and reduces the roll screen amount when selecting letter.Often the letter that uses is positioned on the identical key without the normal letter that uses.Often the letter that uses is arranged in the top of the letter that does not often use of alphabetic string.So just, reduce desired roll screen amount in the alphabetic string.

Said system is applicable to the keyboard of any length.The personnel that the use of its finger is restricted can find that this method can be used for the only occasion of 6 keys.If or very difficulty is touched QWERTY formula keyboard, then operating personnel can only need to cancel 6.In addition, said system can be used for certain purpose by very limited dictionary tabulation.Even only have on the keyboard under the situation of 6 keys, still can have unwanted speech seldom.

Figure 61 A represents keyboard, and the letter that the figure shows relative 17 keys is specified.9 keys of cancellation are some keys that are difficult to touch in the QWERTY formula keyboard.On the QWERTY formula keyboard, 17 kinds of specific modes of the letter of key do not change yet relatively.9 letters are reassigned respectively to 1 key in the key in 17 QWERTY formula keyboards that still do not change.In most occasions, they are with adjacent at its key that carries out appointment again.Such keyboard also can be used for learning complete QWERTY formula keyboard.

Figure 61 B represents to have the both hands keyboard of 15 keys;

Figure 61 C represents to have the right hand keyboard of 14 keys;

Figure 61 D represents to have the left hand keyboard of 14 keys;

Figure 61 E represents the right hand with 14 keys or the left hand keyboard when adopting the right-hand man,

Keyboard when adopting left hand with 14 keys.

The position of asterisk " * " expression following function key:

Vertical arrow key

No. 1 roll screen key

No. 2 roll screen keys

No. 1 options button

The s/d mode key

Space bar

Claims

1. one kind uses a computer and keys in the method for letter in the alphabet, some input components that this computing machine has display device, storer and can be selected by operating personnel, and this method comprises the steps:

For at least one input component is specified more than one letter, so that by selecting to produce more than one alphabetic string for the single of input component;

Some speech are stored in this storer, and

On this display device, show to have formed an effectively alphabetic string of combination at least corresponding to each input component of keying in, described at least one effectively combination by determining with the same number of, the described speech that is stored in the storer of the input component of firm selection.

2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the steps:

Show and the corresponding some alphabetic strings of selected input component that described alphabetic string is complementary with one or several speech that are stored in the described storer; And

Select in the shown speech.

3. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when in storer, finding the coupling alphabetic string, cancellation and the corresponding alphabetic string of selecting by operating personnel of input component from display device, when operating personnel after when selecting input component, at this alphabetic string, do not find the coupling alphabetic string in the speech in storer.

4. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises neologisms of definition and stores these neologisms in the described storer step.

5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that at least one input component is corresponding with single letter.

6. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, most of input components are with to be no more than two letters corresponding.

7. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, all input components are all corresponding with two letters.

8. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that described given step comprises the steps:

The vowel alphabet sequence is assigned on input component the most adjacent each other under the lexicographic order, and arranges consonant, so that above-mentioned vowel and consonant meet alphabetic(al) order basically.

9. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, if selected input component sequence does not have to form the speech be present in the described storer, then shows and each selected input component corresponding each or a plurality of letter.

10. method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises the steps:

Select shown some letters forming a speech that is not stored in before this in the described storer, and this speech is stored in the described storer.

11. method according to claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises the steps:

Only will append to the alphabetic string of selecting before this, and show that those additionally have alphabetic string letter, selected letter with the corresponding letter of selecting subsequently of input component or some letters.

12. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described step display is included in the dynamic window and shows.

13. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when with input component or the corresponding letter of some input components or some letters of firm selection, when corresponding with the letter that is stored in the speech in the described storer according to same sequence or some letters, promptly find the coupling alphabetic string, this the coupling alphabetic string with selected input component sequence in the corresponding beginning of letter of first selected input component, until with selected input component sequence in the corresponding letter of last selected input component.

14. method according to claim 13 is characterized in that, if an input component then mates each letter individually with corresponding more than a letter.

15. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, if in described storer, find matched character string, so just before the selection of the input component of selecting subsequently, to individually append to each shown alphabetic string with corresponding each letter of input component of selecting subsequently, and on display device, show and the corresponding alphabetic string of just having selected of input component.

16. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, if selected input component sequence does not have to form the speech that is present in the described storer, then shows one or more immediate alphabetic strings.

17. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises the steps:

Select in the shown alphabetic string, and from the unselected alphabetic string of described display device cancellation.

18. method according to claim 17 is characterized in that, also is included in to show be cancelled, unselected alphabetic string in the display device again.

19. method according to claim 17 is characterized in that, only also comprises letter or the some letters corresponding with the input component of selecting are subsequently appended to selected before this alphabetic string, and shows the selected alphabetic string that these are additional.

20. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises one that selects in the shown alphabetic string, the unselected alphabetic string of cancellation from described display device, and the input component that only will further select appends to selected alphabetic string.

21. method according to claim 17 is characterized in that, when operating personnel select space bar or punctuation mark, selects the alphabetic string of acquiescence.

22. method according to claim 21 is characterized in that, after the alphabetic string that shows acquiescence, automatically inserts the space.

23. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, shows in the shown alphabetic string in mother's row, shows other shown alphabetic string among the continuous row below mother's row.

24. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, can move in female row by the roll screen mode being shown in the following alphabetic string of female row.

25. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this method also comprises the steps: to show and the shown adjacent numeral of each alphabetic string below mother's row, and selects alphabetic string by the selection numeral adjacent with this alphabetic string.

26. method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, this method also comprises the steps: in interpolation space, selected alphabetic string back, and cancel unselected alphabetic string from display device.

27. method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, this method also comprises: the unselected alphabetic string of cancellation from display device.

28. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this method also comprises the steps: by selecting the 1st options button, selects to be shown in the alphabetic string in the first following row of female row.

29. method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, the 1st options button automatically inserts the space in selected alphabetic string back.

30. method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, only when selected alphabetic string comprised more than one letter, the 1st options button just automatically added the space in selected alphabetic string back.

31. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, operating personnel can shift to female row with letter or alphabetic string by the roll screen mode below mother's row.

32. method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, this method also comprises the steps: by selecting the 2nd options button, selects to be shown in the alphabetic string in the second following row of female row.

33. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this method also comprises the step that makes operating personnel can select an alphabetic string in the shown alphabetic string.

34. method according to claim 33 is characterized in that, this method also is included in selected alphabetic string back and adds the space.

35. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this method also comprises by mouse selects alphabetic string.

36. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, this method also comprises makes operating personnel can import the hysteresis mode that the selection of alphabetic string is lagged behind.

37. method according to claim 36 is characterized in that, above-mentioned hysteresis mode can be edited operating personnel to the alphabetic string of former selection.

38. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, is shown in alphabetic string in female row and is based on the statistics operating position and draws.

39., it is characterized in that the statistics operating position is based on that quantity with the corresponding possible speech of the alphabetic string of just having selected draws according to the described method of claim 38.

40., it is characterized in that this statistics operating position shows that after operating personnel select consonant the relative importance value of vowel is higher than another consonant according to the described method of claim 38.

41., it is characterized in that this statistics operating position shows that after operating personnel select vowel the relative importance value of consonant is higher than another vowel according to the described method of claim 38.

42. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned given step comprises that to the input component assigned tags this mark represents which finger will be positioned on each input component.

43. method according to claim 23 is characterized in that, when pressing space bar, inputting punctuation mark or selecting enter key, selects to be shown in alphabetic string in female row by the acquiescence mode.

44. according to the described method of claim 43, it is characterized in that, when operating personnel select space bar or punctuation mark, select to be shown in alphabetic string in female row by the acquiescence mode.

45., it is characterized in that this method also comprises the steps: to add the space in selected alphabetic string back by selecting space bar, punctuation mark or input component options button according to the described method of claim 44.

46. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, if there is not alphabetic string may form speech, then show with selected input component sequence in corresponding each letter of each input component, from with storer the corresponding alphabetic string of possible speech in the last input component of selecting begin to show that or the initial letter from alphabetic string begins to show.

47. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, if shown speech is not required speech, then show with selected input component sequence in corresponding each letter of each input component, from with storer the corresponding alphabetic string of possible speech in the last input component of selecting begin to show that or the initial letter from alphabetic string begins to show.

48. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, when not finding the coupling alphabetic string, corresponding each selected input component is selected a shown letter, so that form speech.

49., it is characterized in that this method also comprises according to the described method of claim 48: the formed speech of storage in storer.

50., it is characterized in that according to the described method of claim 46, at each selected input component, in mother's row, show a letter in the shown letter, show remaining letter in the continuous row below mother's row.

51., it is characterized in that operating personnel can move into any selected letter in female row according to the described method of claim 50.

52. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the step of above-mentioned appointment comprises: at least one input component is specified more than one letter, thereby can be formed more than one possible speech by the single sequence of selected input component.

53. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the step of the speech that above-mentioned definite formation is complete comprises the driving driving mechanism.

54. one kind uses a computer and keys in the method for letter in the alphabet, some input components that this computing machine has display device, storer and can be selected by operating personnel, and this method comprises the steps:

Some speech are stored in this storer, and

On this display device, show to have formed an effectively alphabetic string of combination at least corresponding to each input component of keying in, described at least one effectively combination by determining with the same number of, the described speech that is stored in the storer of the input component of firm selection,

Above-mentioned given step comprises: to specifying vowel according to the mutually the most adjacent input component of alphabetic(al) order, and arrange consonant, thereby above-mentioned vowel and consonant meet alphabetic(al) order basically.

55. one kind uses a computer and keys in the method for letter in the alphabet, some input components that this computing machine has display device, storer and can be selected by operating personnel, and this method comprises the steps:

Some speech are stored in this storer, and

Said method also comprises: in numeral of the other demonstration of each alphabetic string, and by selecting the other numeral of an alphabetic string to select this alphabetic string.

56. one kind uses a computer and keys in the method for letter in the alphabet, some input components that this computing machine has display device, storer and can be selected by operating personnel, and this method comprises the steps:

Some speech are stored in this storer, and

Said method also comprises: for input component provides a kind of indication, to show on each input component placing which finger.