JP2004523030A5

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Publication number: JP2004523030A5
Application number: JP2002553798A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2001-12-26
Publication date: 2005-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2021-12-26

Claims

In a character input method with a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more characters or controls,
(A) recognizing selection of a button to which a letter is assigned; and
(B) including a step of recognizing a target word using a combination of characters that cannot be combined in a specific language, except for combinations of characters that cannot be combined in a specific language, when two or more buttons are selected. Character input method using a keypad.

2. The character input method using a keypad according to claim 1, wherein the button selection more than once is selection for the same button .

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the keypad button includes a consonant button to which a consonant is assigned and a vowel button to which a vowel is assigned .

The target word is Japanese, and the step (b) includes
When entering Japanese using Romaji, use the language restriction that consonants of the same Romaji will not appear continuously except for “k”, “s”, “t”, “p” 4. The character input method using the keypad according to claim 1, wherein the target word is recognized .

The letter button is to input a language using a Roman letter,
4. A method of inputting characters on a keypad according to claim 1, wherein vowels "a" and "i" are not assigned to the same vowel button .

The letter button is to input a language using a Roman letter,
4. The method of inputting characters on a keypad according to claim 1, wherein the vowels "e" and "i" are not assigned to the same vowel button .

In a letter input method on a keypad with multiple buttons each assigned one or more Roman letters or controls
The buttons of the keypad are separated from one or more consonant buttons each assigned one or more consonants and one or more vowel buttons each assigned one or more vowels,
The character input method is:
Sensing selection of the consonant button or vowel button; and
Recognizing a target word in response to selection of the button;
How to enter characters on the keypad including

8. The method of inputting characters on a keypad according to claim 7, wherein the consonant buttons or vowel buttons are assigned consonants or vowels based on similarity of pronunciation of the characters.

The consonant button or vowel button is to input a language that uses a Roman alphabet.
9. The method of inputting a letter on a keypad according to claim 7, wherein the vowels "a" and "i" are not assigned to the same vowel button .

The consonant button or vowel button is to input a language that uses a Roman alphabet.
9. The method of inputting a letter on a keypad according to claim 7, wherein the vowels "e" and "i" are not assigned to the same vowel button .

In a letter input method on a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more letters or controls,
(A) determining the type of simple code to be extracted;
(B) recognizing an input word, and
(C) extracting a predetermined type of simple code from the recognized phrase
How to enter characters on the keypad including

The type of simple code to be extracted is a syllable-based initial code,
12. The simple chord extraction method according to claim 11, wherein a syllable is separated from the recognized phrase in the step (c), and a simple chord is extracted from the separated syllable.

In a character input method with a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more characters or controls,
(A) recognizing selection of a button to which a letter is assigned;
(B) When two or more buttons are selected, it is determined whether or not the combination of characters generated by the selected button based on the language restriction characteristics of the specific language is a character that can be combined. The stage of judging, and
(C) The step of processing the input button value into a simple code when it is determined that the combination of buttons is impossible to be combined as a result of the determination in the step (b).
The character input method with the keypad characterized by including

Step (c)
Recognizing the combination of letters corresponding to the selected button;
Extracting a combination of letters corresponding to the recognized letter combination from words stored in the index; and
14. The method of inputting characters on a keypad according to claim 13, further comprising the step of comparing the recognized combination of characters and the extracted combination of characters to process a simple code .

The method of claim 14 , wherein if the word corresponding to the input button value is not in the index in the step (c), the input value is processed into a predetermined full code already defined. .

The language restriction characteristic is a language restriction characteristic of a language that uses Roman alphabets for character input, and is 3 except for the case where the word starts with “st ...” and “sp ...”. 16. The character input method using a keypad according to claim 13, 14 or 15, wherein the input value is processed into a simple code or a full code by utilizing the property that the consonants are not continuously generated.

In a letter input method on a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more letters or controls,
Recognizing the selection of the button to which the letter is assigned,
Calculating the number of button selections; and
If the number of button selections is less than or equal to a predetermined number of times, a simple code is processed. If the number of button selections is greater than a predetermined number of times, a full code is processed.
How to enter characters on the keypad including

In a letter input method on a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more letters or controls,
(A) recognizing the input of a simple code, and
(B) A step of processing a simple code by comparing a combination of characters already stored in the index with a combination of characters recognized from the input simple code.
How to enter characters on the keypad including

In a letter input method on a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more letters or controls,
(A) Recognizing the input of a simple code,
(B) extracting a combination of letters corresponding to the simple code from words stored in the index with a predetermined simple code as a reference; and
(C) comparing the extracted character combination with the character combination recognized from the input simple code and processing the simple code
Including keypad keypad input method.

In a letter input method on a keypad having a plurality of buttons each assigned one or more letters or controls,
The button of the keypad is separated from one or more consonant buttons to which one or more consonants are assigned and one or more vowel buttons to which one or more vowels are assigned,
(A) recognizing the input of a simple code, and
(B) A step of comparing a simple code already stored in the index with a predetermined simple code as a reference and the input simple code to recognize a word corresponding to the simple code
How to enter characters on the keypad including

In a character input method with a keypad having a plurality of character buttons each including one or more character characters and a plurality of buttons each including a plurality of control buttons for performing a defined specific function,
(A) recognizing selection of the first control button;
(B) recognizing selection of a second control button selected after step (a); and
(C) The step of processing the input of the second control button recognized in the step (b) into a control having a predetermined function different from the function of the second control button already defined.
The character input method with the keypad characterized by including .