JP6108315B2 - Personal computer input method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an input method for a personal computer and an input method for katakana words during Japanese input.

The main object of the present invention is to improve the human interface of a 3 × 10 personal computer and to establish a personal computer input method that fully reflects the Japanese phoneme system.

Generally speaking, the input methods for electronic devices that reflect the Japanese phonological system are based on the NEC Morita method for personal computers and the usual Japanese syllabary diagram for general mobile phones. There are two types of input methods.

The use of e-mails on mobile phones in Western countries is sluggish, in contrast to the prosperity in Japan.

The background of this situation is the fact that Japanese input on mobile phones is assembled based on the Japanese syllabary diagram.

In other words, Japanese input on mobile phones is performed in a way that reflects the Japanese phoneme system, which guarantees its good human interface.

Such a cellular phone input method is a so-called ten-key method in which nine keys arranged on a 3 × 3 keyboard and another key are used.

This excellent method nevertheless has some problems.

The main problem is that the input of each line of the Japanese syllabary is at least 1 to 5 times in the standard case, and at least 1 to 10 times in the case of “A line” including a small glyph. It is necessary to push down the key, and 80 types of keystrokes are required in total, and this is extremely cumbersome when viewed from the mechanical and physical standpoints compared to the 26 types of keystrokes in the case of English text input. There is a point.

The input that is based on the Japanese syllabary of Japanese mobile phones has such problems, and it is unfairly ridiculed as Galapagos, but it boasts overwhelming practicality. This is because the input method reflects the Japanese phonological system.

On the other hand, in the personal computer in question, since the former NEC Morita method lost its power, the input method reflecting the Japanese phonological system no longer had a suitable market.

However, the Morita method is an excellent input method based on the current Japanese phone as an input method based on the Japanese syllabary, and it is important to confirm the achievement points and failure points of the Morita method at present. Have meaning.

First, the reason why the Morita method was not accepted by the market, despite its excellent ideas and excellent results, will be considered from the external and internal aspects.

First of all, from the external side, at that time, the trust in the universality of the so-called qwerty method was excessively strong, and apart from this, it was difficult to envisage a Japanese input keyboard, and it differed between European and Japanese. It was thought that it was uneconomical to adopt the input method.

However, in mobile phones, it is natural to envision separate input methods for Japanese and English, and in the background, the method of the input method reflects the Japanese phoneme system of the Japanese syllabary. There was superiority.

It can be said that the external reason that prevented the spread of the Morita method has now lost its power.

The characteristics of the Morita method are summarized in two points: emphasis on the Japanese syllabary and key-saving method.

The former is an important point that the present invention takes over and further develops, but an important problem is hidden in the latter.

To put it simply, it is expressed by the fact that there is a mixture of an excellent viewpoint of anaphora with the Japanese phonological system and a method of ignoring the human interface from a simple physical mechanical viewpoint.

The Morita method uses reduced keystrokes by first placing three keys ai, ei, and ou on a regular keyboard, for example, entering the first letter when it is first with two keystrokes d + ai Then, the normal character is input with the two keystrokes of s + ei, and the capital character when it is called the key-saving key is input with the three keystrokes of s + y + ou. As a result, one keystroke is omitted for general input. It is to do.

Second, the keys of ann, inn, unn, enn, and on that are called by a consonant shift key (new keyboard call key) are depressed simultaneously with the consonant shift key (new keyboard call key). 2 keys, the phoneme rhyme is input with one key of inn, the English sentence is input with two keys of b + un, the keyboard key is input with two keys of k + enn, and the Japanese book is input with two keys of key h + onn. The keystroke is omitted for general input.

Third, simultaneously with the consonant shift key (new keyboard call key), the keys of aku, iku, uku, eki, oku, atu, tutu, utu, etu, and tu are called by the consonant shift key (new keyboard call key). By pushing down, for example, k + aku for certainty, r + iku for land on the continent, h + uku for happiness, t + eki for proper fit, t + ok for special characteristics, g + atu for the month of January, k + itu for smoking, depression It is possible to input the depression of utu, r + etu for one line, and t + otu for a sudden collision. As a result, two keystrokes are omitted for general input.

Fourthly, the elements of stuttering called by a vowel shift key (new keyboard call key) are placed on this vowel shift key (new keyboard call key) and a regular keyboard, k, s, t, n, By simultaneously pressing the keys of h, m, r, p, g, z, d, b, the key of y in the case of general input is omitted, and as a result, general input On the other hand, one key is omitted.

The Morita method's assertion that one key is omitted by this first method can be accepted as it is, but in this case, two keys ui and uu are similarly placed on the regular keyboard, For example, it is possible to input a pair of characters with a two-key t + ui and a normal character with a two-key t + uu when the pair is normal. .

There is a subtle and important problem regarding the input of the second vowel + “n” character.

In general input, a character input key placed on a character keyboard is input as, for example, “kenn” and “bann”, and the input is a routine sequential four-stroke key operation. The arguing method is that a shift key (new keyboard call key) placed at a place other than the character keyboard is pressed simultaneously with the key input from the character keyboard.

This is simply omitting two keystrokes as a mechanical / physical operation. From the viewpoint of a human interface, one keystroke is necessary to depress the shift key (new keyboard call key). In general, it is a very heavy burden to defeat the rhythm of input, and it is a heavy burden to disturb the input rhythm, and that the keystroke location is a place other than the normal keystroke keypad. The burden is further increased.

From the viewpoint of the human interface, the fact that the character input is performed sequentially with the character keyboard constitutes a kind of closed system, and for this problem, the Morita method uses this human psychological system as a mechanical system. It is denying from a physical point of view.

However, in the Morita method, “n” is always associated with a single vowel, and with all single vowels, and five keys, ann, inn, unn, enn, and on, are set as vowel keys in a broad sense. Has a big meaning.

The third key setting for aku, iku, uku, eki, oku, atu, itu, utu, etu, and tu has both advantages and disadvantages.

First, as an advantage, these keys are comprehensively intended for two-letter alphabets that end with a so-called fukutiki, that is, old kana.

However, the sound of the original fuzzy sound is, for example, sudden (Kif) collection (Sif) entering (Nif) in the old Kana, and in the new Kana, it becomes Kyu, Shu, and Nyu respectively. Since this is the double vowel that is the subject, it is the case of Kuchikiki that is treated here.

The problem here has two aspects.

First, the key of this aku, iku, uku, eki, oku, atu, itu, utu, etu, otu is the consonant shift key (new keyboard call) It is a problem that it is called by simultaneous keystrokes with a key), and such a scheme looks like two keystrokes at first glance, but from the viewpoint of a human interface, it is actually a problem that the burden is larger than the usual four keystrokes.

The second problem is that the ten keys listed here by the Morita method cannot cover all the examples.

For example, when inputting a ritual, the sound of iki cannot be handled by the Morita method.

Similarly, when inputting Chinese numerals such as 1, 7, 8, etc., the sound of iti, ati, cannot be handled by the Morita method.

These problems are related to the problems of the sound of Kure and Han.

In addition to the ceremonial ceremony, the power of horsepower, color, knowledge, etc. are the same, but in fact, the sounds of iki in these cases are Chinese sounds. If you read it, the Morita method can solve the problem, but the number of input users with such ability is limited.

In the case of 1, 7, and 8, conversely, iti is a gou and atu is a kanji. If these are read in aut according to kanji, the Morita method solves the problem. There are also a limited number of inputs.

The problem of the input of stuttering by simultaneous keying with the fourth shift key also looks like two keystrokes as pointed out in the second and third cases, but from the viewpoint of the human interface, it is actually normal. There is a problem that the burden is larger than the three keystrokes of sequential keystrokes.

As described above, among the two aspects of the Morita method, the former is a very good idea, but it still has some imperfections and has problems in practical use. Was found to be a negative idea that denies the psychological perspective from the mechanical and physical perspective

In the first place, character input is the act of inputting the language that forms the core of human culture to electronic devices through the character system, and design of character input is a problem that should be made in a form corresponding to the language and the character system. In the process in which the input content is rewritten into machine language, the dimension is different from the state where the mechanical and physical elements should be the core, and the conscious correspondence to this point is the character input method Is the heart of

Among the input methods of electronic devices so far, the Morita method is the most excellent method that focuses attention on the language and character system, along with the current mobile phone input method. The lack of consideration is a defect.

The subsequent development of the Morita method can be seen in Patent Document 3 and Patent Document 4.

The Japanese input method found in this patent document 3 divides the keyboard of 3 rows and 10 columns into two halves and AI, II, UU, EI, OU, A, I, U, E, O, It consists of 15 keys of ANN, INN, UNN, ENN, ONN, and the other consonant input keys are M, Y, R, W, P, K, S, T, N, H, G, Z, D, , B, 15 keys.

In this method, the point where the double vowel II is set does not coincide with the Japanese vowel sound system, and if this is set according to Patent Documents 1 and 2, UI is set instead of II. It is possible to correspond to any one syllable Chinese word, and the input method completely corresponds to the Japanese phonological structure.

Patent Document 4 is an invention that solves the problem of symbol input, which is a weak point of the input method of Patent Document 3.

That is, in the specification [0008] of this Patent Document 4, the object of the present invention is to provide a symbol input key “in a Japanese input device adopting a consonant vowel separation system, without providing a key group for symbol input”, It is said that it is easy to input.

[0009] of the specification of Patent Document 4 includes the above-described “vowel input key group assigned a symbol overlapping with a vowel in the Japanese input device, and the vowel input key group. There has been proposed an input method characterized by comprising a symbol shift key for switching between input and symbol input.

The symbols set here are +,-, *, /, =, |,! ,? , −, “,...,”, 15 types.

As a set with this symbol input method, the Japanese input method corresponding to the Japanese phonological structure beginning with the Morita method has been completed.

However, in the present invention, the shift key (new keyboard call key) is set and how to set it, and the contents of symbols called using this shift key (new keyboard call key) and how to set the contents In this respect, important problems remain.

Speaking of the shift key (new keyboard call key), the character input key (in this case, the vowel input key) and the symbol shift key (new keyboard call key) are "symbols are input only by simultaneous pressing" This is named “simultaneous pressing method”.

The “simultaneous pressing method” of the key key and the shift key (new keyboard call key) has been recognized as the key-saving method, that is, the keying method that omits keying since the Morita method.

This means that if two keys are pressed down at the same time, there is no time difference between them, so it is understood that it is the same as a single keystroke. However, this approach has a major problem from the viewpoint of a human interface. This has already been described.

Certainly, if the problem is simply physically understood, the concept of the Morita method is established, but as already mentioned, it is normal for humans to perform keystrokes on personal computers. In the case of Japanese input, it is usually performed as a sequential input action of a 3 × 10 keyboard.

Therefore, in the sequential input process, it is more than a normal keystroke to hit a shift key (new keyboard call key) outside the input system limited to 3 rows and 10 columns. In the framework of simultaneous keystroke that is different from normal sequential keystroke, the burden is further weighted.

Further, in the present invention, the keyboard for performing symbol input is limited to the vowel input keyboard. In FIG. 1, the symbol shift key (new keyboard call key) is set immediately below the consonant keyboard. It is speculated that it may be related to this.

This is because in such a positional relationship, it is difficult to “simultaneously key” the keyboard immediately above it while pressing the symbol shift key (new keyboard call key).

Next, there is a problem with the contents of symbols that are called using this shift key (new keyboard call key) and how to set the contents.

That is, in the input methods of Patent Documents 3 and 4 that are further developed from the Morita method, Japanese and Chinese words are input ideally in Japanese, but similarly, the specific gravity that cannot be ignored in Japanese. This is a problem of lack of consideration for katakana input.

For example, the expression “check the font of the alphabet that fits here” is also fine Japanese, and these small alphabet fonts can be used for ordinary PCs. In the case of, fo, vowels are input after the F key is pressed. In the more general case, it can be easily input by pressing the vowel key after pressing the L key. In the Morita method or its developed form of the invention, which should be an input method corresponding to the structure, in the case of Japanese sentence input, there is no setting of F key and L key.

Patent 4761234 JP 56-149631 A JP-A-4-352217 JP-A-5-298284 Japanese Patent Application No. 05-216575 Japanese Patent Application No. 06-043986 Japanese Patent Application No. 06-067777 Japanese Patent Application No. 09-190253 Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-37450

Problems to be solved by the invention

Thus, the subject of the present invention is an input method that inherits the advantages of Morita method and [Patent Documents 3 and 4], corrects the disadvantages, and fully responds to the Japanese phoneme system including katakana. Is to design.

Therefore, in the Morita method or the method of [Patent Documents 3 and 4], which is a further development of the method, the phonological structure of Japanese in Japanese is thoroughly examined, and the rationality of Japanese combined with Japanese and Chinese. Just as a typical input method was pursued, it would be necessary to thoroughly study the phonetic structure of Katakana in Japanese.

The materials adopted by the present invention in consideration of this point are (1) Kadokawa Shoten, Kadokawa Foreign Language Dictionary Second Edition 44, 1981. 9.10, (2) Gyosei, Modern Practical Foreign Language Dictionary 4th Edition, 1986: 3.20. (3) Tsubo Shobo, Addressed Foreign Language Dictionary New Edition 1st Edition, 1991.2.25. (4) Shogakkan, Katakana Dictionary 2nd Edition, 1st edition read with example sentences, (5) Jikkokusha, Katakana Foreign Language Abbreviation Dictionary (Basic Knowledge of Modern Terms) 5th Edition, 1st Edition It is.

Among these dictionaries, (3) Tsubo Shobo, addressed foreign language dictionaries record the oldest form of Katakana, and (5) Jikkokusha, Katakana foreign language abbreviation dictionary (basic knowledge of modern terms). Records the newest form of Katakana.

Looking through these dictionaries, the Japanese Katakana wording is written in the “Language wording” of the 1954 Japanese Language Council report that tries to keep foreign wording completely within the traditional Japanese wording frame. ”As one axis, it is observed that the other axis has been developed with a tendency to be more faithful to the original phoneme or phonological notation.

For example, according to the legend of (1) Kadokawa Shoten and Kadokawa Foreign Language Dictionary, “a” and “sound repellent” are written as “n”. B) The roar is small, with “nya”, “yu”, and “yo”. C, long sound is indicated by “-”. In principle, “Du”, “Tyu”, “Du”, “Fa, Fi, Fe, Fo”, “Fu, Vu”, “Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo”, “Ti”, “Di”, etc. "Ha, Hi, He, Ho", "Hyu, View", "Ba, Bi, Bu, Be, Bo" and "Chiji" are the main headings, and the former is shown as a subheading. a.

The report of the Japanese Language Council on which this Kadokawa dictionary is based clearly shows that the words that indicate Japanese phonological recognition such as stuttering and repelling are used as they are in the phonological concept of foreign words. Notations such as “Tyu, Du”, “Fa, Fi, Fe, Fo”, “Fu, Vue”, “Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo”, “Thi, Di”, etc. This is the usual way of writing in Japanese other than Katakana: "Ju, Ju", "Ha, Hi, He, Ho", "Hyu, View", "Ba, Bi, Bu, Be, Bo", "Chiji" As can be seen from the point of changing to the notation, the katakana notation is subordinated to the Japanese phonological system.

On the other hand, apart from the report of the National Council of Languages, the notation of Katakana in the actual Japanese language is as follows: The notation of wa line dan and dan is used in the case of Katakana words such as William, and there is also a notation that considers V such as va, vi, vu, ve, vo, etc. as a kind of vowel.

In addition, (4) Shogakkan, Katakana dictionary read with example sentences, etc. use the notation of “Fa, Fi, Fe, Fo” as their headwords, while paying homage to the reports of the National Council.

Therefore, in the Morita method and the input method in its development, it can be written if it is Katakana that is completely faithful to the report of the Japanese Language Council, but notation that does not follow this notation principle is also quite powerful, Since all the katakana words that actually exist should be allowed, "Tu, Du", "Fa, Fi, Fe, Fo", "Fu, Vu", "Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo" It must be possible to indicate "ti", "di", etc.

Therefore, in the case of Katakana in Japanese, it is determined that it cannot be included depending on the notation principle of Japanese (Yamato) or Chinese (Japanese from Chinese Kanji).

First, there is a so-called long sound symbol.

This is sometimes used for notation in Japanese that is sometimes not Katakana, but it was originally a notation before Katakana.

The other one is a small sound, such as "Fa, Fi, Fe, Fo", "Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo", "Tee", and "Di". Adopting or notifying the notation of ぉ.

Thirdly, there is a notation of V-line sound in the case of “Va, Vi, V, V, V”.

Fourth, there is a problem with the notation of wa line dan and dan used only for the old Kanai-kai mentioned above, and (4) quartet allowed by Shogakukan, Katakana dictionary read in example sentences, etc. There is also a problem of small wa line sound as seen in the notation.

Fifth, there is a problem of “Tyu, Du” and “Fu, Vue”. According to the report of the Japanese Language Council, this “Yu” is also regarded as a roaring category, but when viewed as an input method, for example, only the sound of “Ju” is born with the keystroke of TYU, and “Hyu” is also generated with HYU. Therefore, the Japanese stuttering input method cannot input these small noises.

Here, I would like to summarize the advantages and problems of the prior art.

First, the first advantage is that these technologies limit the personal computer's character / symbol input keyboard to the form of 3 rows and 10 columns.

It should be noted that it is not necessarily aware of the general tendency to think of personal computer input from a physical point of view, but it incorporates the viewpoint of a human interface.

Because of the ability to control the movement of the human finger and the movement of the human brain finger, the left and right hands were given 3 rows and 5 columns input, and both hands were given 3 rows and 10 columns input. Constructing a closed system is the most reasonable input method for a personal computer, and the current general personal computer input is the first row, the 12th row, the second row, the 12th column, and the third row, the 11th column.・ The reason why the symbol input keyboard is used is because it clearly lacks consideration for human interface.

As already seen, as an improved version of the Japanese input method found in Patent Document 3, the 3 rows and 10 columns keyboard is divided into two, and one vowel input keyboard is AI, UI, UU, EI, OU, A , I, U, E, O, ANN, INN, UNN, ENN, ONN, and the other consonant input keyboard is M, Y, R, W, P, K, S, T, N , H, G, Z, D, B, and 15 keys are the most excellent methods for inputting Japanese vowels that combine Japanese and Chinese.

However, this method lacks consideration for katakana input in Japanese as already mentioned, and shift key (new keyboard call key) for keyboard switching is in the range of 3 rows and 5 columns. The reason for this is that the lack of consideration for the human interface is why the present invention considers that the adoption of these prior art 3 rows and 5 columns keyboards is not subjective.

Therefore, the present invention provides an M, Y, R, W, P, K, S, T, N, H, G, Z, D of an improved consonant input keyboard of Japanese input method found in Patent Document 3. ,, B, the key assigned to the input of “,” is not “,” but a shift key (new keyboard call key) that calls the letter / symbol keyboard is set, and the called keyboard In addition, by setting a key necessary for inputting katakana words in Japanese, this difficulty is solved while keeping the input of the characters and symbols within the frame of the system of 3 rows and 10 columns.

That is, in the new keyboard that is called when this key is pressed, 29 characters other than this key in the 3 rows and 10 columns keyboard can be set with letters and symbols necessary for Katakana input.

These keys and symbols are entered when the necessary keys in this called keyboard are typed, and after entering, the keyboard returns to the normal basic letter input keyboard. In addition, you can set necessary characters and symbols.

It is also possible to call up 29 new letters or symbols at a time by pressing the shift key (new keyboard call key) for calling the letter / symbol keyboard multiple times in succession.

The letters (symbols) required for the full input of Katakana in Japanese, which can be known from the previous Katakana dictionary, are firstly the long clef, the small A-line, , A, i, u, e, o.

In addition, the National Council reports that ュ is generally treated as stuttering, but in the case of “Tyu, Du”, “yu” cannot be called as a general stuttering input method. V, V, V, V, V, V and V are required to be input.

In addition, some old katakana words use (3) Tsubo Shobo, Wa-dan's I Dan, D Dan, which can only be seen in the old kana kanji that can be seen in the addressed foreign language dictionary. Therefore, in order to cope with this, a special W input is required.

Therefore, in the present invention, “a”, “i” for inputting a small A line sound to a keyboard called by a shift key (new keyboard call key) placed in a frame of a 3 × 10 character input keyboard. ”,“ U ”,“ e ”,“ o ”keys, V row sounds,“ V ”keys for inputting V, V, V, V, V, V,“ Tu, Du ”, etc. Key for inputting the sound of ュ, key for ‘W’ for inputting the sound of the old row of wa and dan of the old kana, and ‘−’ for inputting the long sound I will put the key.

Despite the reports of the National Council of Languages that have been cited many times so far, the actual Katakana language can be found in (4) Shogakukan, as shown in the Katakana dictionary written in the example sentence, as described above. The standard notation is “i”, “a”, “o”, “e”, and “u” that appear to be produced, such as “Check the alphabet font that fits here”.

In the present invention, when inputting these “a”, “i”, “u”, “e”, “o”, and “u”, a shift placed within the frame of the basic character input keyboard of 3 rows and 10 columns. If a key (new keyboard call key) is pressed once and then the keys for the small character input thus called are pressed once, the input becomes possible.

That is, these small characters can be input with the same effort as a two-key input in the case of a general consonant + vowel.

On the other hand, in the case of the “V” key for inputting va, vi, vu, ve, and vo, and the “W” key for inputting the sound of the old wa line dan and dan. In the case of the above, the above shift key (new keyboard call key) is pressed once to enter the character / symbol keyboard, and after inputting "V" and "W", the vowel is input using the original character keyboard. Therefore, the number of keystrokes is larger than that for general keystrokes, but there are not so many situations where these notations are required, so the input of vowels in a line and vowels in a broad sense is one keystroke and less than Input of consonant + vowel and broad vowel combined sound is 2 keystrokes, small vowels such as ァ, 、, 、, 、, ォ, etc. The input rhythm of the present invention that succeeded to Patent Document 3 is not greatly affected. In addition, when inputting “ヮ” in the case of the quartet as a more special case, first input “K” on the basic character keyboard, then press the shift key (new keyboard call key) once. The called “W” is input, and the key is returned to the basic character keyboard to input the vowel key “A”.

In addition to these nine keys of “−”, “a”, “i”, “u”, “u”, “o”, “u”, “V”, and “W”, the character / symbol keyboard set by the present invention includes: Twenty symbols can be set according to the equation 29−9 = 20.

These symbols are shown in (2) of [FIG. 1].

In addition, it has been mentioned earlier that by inputting the shift key (new keyboard call key) of the present invention continuously, input of 29 new letters or symbols can be set for each keystroke. Any katakana language (in some cases, hiragana) can be created by setting a key that has the function to reduce the kana characters that were input immediately before the key / symbol keyboard that is called by tapping (new keyboard call key) twice in succession. Can be miniaturized.

Such functions are not useful for general Japanese input, but have special effects by using special small characters from academic needs or using any small character that appears in recent dramatic drawings. It is possible to cope with the technique aiming at.

For the letter / symbol keyboard called by the keystroke of the shift key (new keyboard call key) of the present invention, especially the letter / symbol keyboard called by the continuous keystroke, the keyboard is displayed on the screen at the same time as calling these keys. By doing so, it is possible to input without a doubt.

As described above, from the viewpoint of a human interface, the present invention is based on the judgment that it is most reasonable to limit the input of characters and symbols in a personal computer to a range of 3 rows and 10 columns, and this 3 rows and 10 columns. We propose a method of placing a shift key (new keyboard call key) that calls a keyboard that includes characters and symbols that do not fit in the range of the keyboard within a keyboard frame for entering basic characters.

In the case of Japanese text input using a keyboard with 3 rows and 10 columns, the best input is an improved version of a method in which the vowel key group of Patent Document 3 is composed of three types of “short sound type, composite type, and internal sound type”. The lack of katakana input, which was a disadvantage of this method, was applied to the character / symbol keyboard that was called by hitting the above shift key (new keyboard call key). "V" key to input the sounds "a", "i", "u", "e", "o", "u" and "V", "Vi", "V", "Ve", "Vo" It is also intended to overcome this by placing a “W” key for inputting the sound of the first row and the second row of the W row used in the old kana.

In the above Japanese input method of the present invention, the shift key (new keyboard call key) is set to the remaining key after setting the required character in the basic character input keyboard. Is not only Japanese, but by setting a shift key (new keyboard call key) to the remaining keys after setting the alphabet 26 characters in the 3 rows and 10 columns keyboard, various Western European languages or other alphabets are displayed. It can be applied to the words adopted, or more generally, it can be applied to words having 29 or less basic characters required for input.

(1) is an arrangement of a shift key (new keyboard call key) set by the present invention, that is, a key for calling a new letter / symbol keyboard, in a 3-by-10 Japanese input keyboard as an extension of the Morita method inherited by the present invention. Is intended to indicate (2) is an intention to show the arrangement of symbols and symbols of the symbol / character input keyboard that is called by depressing the shift key (new keyboard call key).

Electronic devices with 3 rows and 10 columns of keyboards, such as personal computers.

The present invention is an input method that fully adapts to the Japanese phonological system, including not only Chinese and Japanese but also Katakana, eliminating keyboard allergies, standing in a natural stance, while thinking and feeling This will contribute to the expansion of the personal computer market.

Claims (2)

The 3 rows and 10 columns keyboard is divided into two 3 rows and 5 columns keyboards with the vertical center line as a boundary, and the right half or left half 3 rows and 5 columns keyboard is broadly defined as vowels, that is , The remaining 3 rows and 5 columns are the vowel keyboard part where the keys responsible for the input of AI, UI, UU, EI, OU, A, I, U, E, O, ANN, INN, UNN, ENN, ONN are set. The Japanese keyboard is a consonant keyboard part in which the keys responsible for the input of consonants, ie, K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, W, G, Z, D, B, P, are set. In the input method, a shift key (new keyboard call key) for calling a keyboard with a small katakana character and a long clef for inputting foreign katakana words that could not be placed on the above keyboard, 3 rows and 10 columns By placing it in the 3 rows and 5 columns consonant keyboard part for consonant input within the frame of the keyboard. The Tacana language input, native Japanese words, Chinese and personal computers Japanese input method made it possible to enter through alternate keying consonants keyboard part and a vowel keyboard part as well. 2. A Japanese computer input method according to claim 1, wherein a small katakana character for foreign katakana input called by a single keystroke of a shift key (new keyboard call key) A Japanese computer input method that is set to a, a, i, u, e, o.

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