JPS5922776A - Keyboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a keyboard capable of easily and rapidly inputting Japanese in Roman characters, constituted by such a mechanism that an English character key group for a vowel is arranged to a first specific region and an English character group for a consonant is arranged to a second specific region. CONSTITUTION:An English character group for a vowel used in inputting vowels in Japanese is arranged to a first specific region 4 and an English character group or a consonant in Japanese is arranged to a second specific region 6. Input operation for inputting Japanese in Roman characters can be simply and rhythmically performed even by a beginner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides Japanese 61 in Roman alphabet format using alphabetic keys.
Regarding keyboards suitable for typing.

For example, in the Japanese language word processor, etc., as is well known, you can use the alphabet keys to write H + + in Roman letters! ? t
1i1110-Muji input method is often used for inputting. In cases where such a Roman alphabet input method is to be used for UU, the input keyboard is generally a keyboard with an English type key layout that is substantially higher than or similar to the key layout used for English typewriters. is used.

On the front, there is an English type keyboard arrangement, with English letter keys arranged based on the frequency of use in English input. Character keys are placed in the surrounding area,
This is extremely convenient when inputting English Q8.

However, there is a significant difference between the usage characteristics of English character keys in English candy input and the usage characteristics of English character keys in Roman alphabet Japanese input. There are many inconveniences when inputting information. In particular, for operators who are familiar with the English keyboard layout, it is difficult to enter Japanese in the Roman alphabet using a keyboard with an English keyboard layout. However, it is easy to use for operators who are not familiar with the English type keyboard layout (many operators of Japanese word processors, etc.). 1, it is quite difficult and requires a considerable amount of wasted time and money to input Japanese in the Roman alphabet format using a keyboard with an English type keyboard arrangement.

The present invention was made in view of the above facts69, and its main purpose is to enable even an operator who is not familiar with the English type keyboard layout to easily and quickly input Japanese Wit k in the Roman Q2 style; To provide a new and excellent keyboard suitable for use as an input keyboard for a Japanese word processor, etc.

According to the present invention, the keyboard is suitable for inputting Japanese in the Roman alphabet format using English character keys, and the first specific area is provided with English characters for vowels used to display base materials in Japanese. A keyboard is provided, characterized in that a group of keys are arranged, and a group of English letter keys for consonants used for displaying a child in Japanese are arranged in a second specific area.

Hereinafter, a more detailed explanation will be given with reference to FIG. 1, which shows an example of a keyboard constructed in accordance with the present invention.

In the illustrated example, a first box-shaped region indicated by a two-dot chain line 4 and a second specific region indicated by a two-dot chain line 6 are located in the central part of the keyboard, which is convenient for operation, and is indicated by the keyboard number 2. It is located. First specific area 4 and second /l
It is preferable that the fixed areas 6 and t are arranged side by side in the central part, and in the illustrated case, the first specific area 4 is located on the left side of the medium heat part, A second specific area 6 is located on the right side of the area. If desired, the first specific area 6 may be moved to the left of the center, and the first specific area 4 may be moved to the right of the center.

J-1, tii2 The first specific area 4 contains the tU sound in Japanese (i.e., the A line in the Japanese alphabet) (-I J,
A (the key point is that the vowel letters used to manually pronounce "r", "u", "e", and "o") are arranged in accordance with the Ministry of Education regulations. The Roman alphabet display method is adopted, and the above-mentioned group of vowel alphabet letters consists of five alphabet keys: rAJ, rIJ, rUJ, "E", and "0". Na 5
The alphabetic keys 111'+1 are - flE, in the order of the rows in the diagram (jE - C1, sequentially from left to right, i.e. rAJ, rlJ, rUJ, "E", "0") The array formulas are arranged in a line in order.

In the illustrated example, -the first /l! + Fixed area type area 4, and a group of array keys used for inputting punctuation marks, etc. are also arranged. This group of MC number keys are arranged in a row from the hill to the right immediately below the row of the above-mentioned English letters "r, JJ, J, F";
, r(-J, ``''J).

It is important that consonant English letter keys iff used for inputting consonants in the Japanese language are arranged in the second specific area 6. Figure) In a specific example of ruled lines,
As mentioned above, the Roman alphabet display system prescribed by the Ministry of Education is adopted, and the above alphabetic letter groups for consonants are ka line, sai jS ta line, na line, wa line, 1 line, ya line, etc. , ``I('', ``S'',
l-']' J, rNJ, r■i'', rMJ, r Y
J, rl'tJ, [WJ nine alphabet keys and 181
Although it is a single line, the ``komoru'' in rows, sa rows, da rows, ba rows, and half-voiced sound rows is rGJ, rZJ, l- used when doing gyoke human power.
D J, "I3", "1]" 5 English character keys,
It consists of 14 alphabetical keys with a total of n1. The 14 English letter keys are arranged in three rows in the above-mentioned order according to the row arrangement in the J-j, 'Shi Yin map. ytH in detail, as shown in Figure 1 (,
The nails in the specific area 6 of i, p, 2 are sequentially rKJ, rsJ, l 'l' J, rN in one row from left to right.
The five alphabetic keys J, l-It J are arranged, and the middle row has rMJ, rYJ, r I sequentially from left to right.
The four alphabet keys i J, l-W J are arranged, and the bottom row has rGJ, rZJ sequentially from left to right.
, rDJrllJ, rp'' are arranged.

Appropriate keys other than the above-mentioned English letter keys for vowels, symbol keys, and English letter keys for consonants are arranged around the first specific area 4 and the second specific area 6. In the illustrated example, immediately above the first region 4 is the second region 6.
rcJ, rFJ, "J
Five alphabet keys, J, "L", and rQJ, are arranged sequentially from left to right. On the right side of the middle row of the second area 6, two alphabetic keys "v" and "X" are successively arranged. At the top of keyboard 2, rtJ
, "2", "3", "4", "5"1-6","7",
Ten numeric keys "8", "9", and "o" are sequentially arranged in a line from left to right. In addition, a long and narrow space key is placed at the top position of the keyboard 2.
'It's been done.' --5, 20 keyboards, 4Jll
Each of the keys has the l'5hiftJ key and the "Lock" key, which are commonly used on English typewriter keyboards.
1Shift J key and l which have the same function as J key
" Lock J key is arranged. If you press the above English letter key alone, each English letter will be input as a lowercase letter, but if you press either of the pair of l-8hift J keys, the above English letter key will be input. If you press ``Loclc j'' key, the l-8biftJ keys will be locked to the suppression letter 12M. To release this lock, press ``Loclc j''.
All you have to do is press the "ck" key to suppress the writing speed.

Also, although the diagram is not shown in Figure 1 at 1 o'clock,
If you press one of the pair of r8hiftJ keys to suppress the above-mentioned number keys, "4-", "
-'', ``x'', ``÷'', ``=", etc. are input, and when any one of the pair of r 5hift J keys is fully suppressed to suppress the above-mentioned symbol key r, instead of the above-mentioned symbol, e.g. "7", "/・", [(", ")", r /I
It is possible to input symbols such as "J" and "Shinjo". Furthermore, when the keyboard 2 is used as an input keyboard for a Japanese word processor, for example, it is possible to select one of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji from Japanese input in Roman alphabet format. Required operation keys 41 such as keys to be operated can also be added to the keyboard 2.

In addition, a group of English letter keys and a group of symbol keys for vowels arranged in the first area 4 and a group of symbol keys arranged in the second area 6, which are frequently used when inputting the H-mizuame sound in the Roman alphabet system, are added. In order to visually distinguish the consonant English letter key TIT from the keys arranged outside the first area 4 and second area 6, the vowel English letter key fil'' ,, The key surface of each of the symbol key flP and the group of English letter keys for consonants can be colored with a time-saving color that is different from the key heads of other keys.For example, −
rAJ, "1", and rtJJ that constitute the group of English letters for H
, "IC" and "0", the key heads of the five keys are colored red, and the symbol keys are designated in gold: r, J, r, J, ";
", rrJ, r" Key head ligature of 5 keys ffK1
Color and configure rM (
J, rsJ "T,", 1FNl", 1r-)L J,
l-M ball:, "Y", "R", rWJ, "G", "Z"
, rDJ, "The key heads of the 14 keys BJ, rPJ can be colored yellow. Instead of coloring the key heads km color, the cover plate 8 of the keyboard 2 (the keys are The region (which protrudes through the hole formed) in which a group of English letters for digraph vowels is arranged (
(i.e., the upper half of the first area 4), the area where the symbol keys 11''C are arranged (i.e., the first area 40 and a half), and the group of English character keys for the subsidiary publications are arranged. It is also possible to color the regions (ie, the ii% 2 regions) in a predetermined color different from the other regions of red, evening, and Jy, respectively.

In the keyboard 2 constructed in accordance with the present invention as described above, the English character keys are arranged in consideration of the usage characteristics in Romanized Japanese input, rather than the usage characteristics in English input. For more information on the history, the English letter keys used when entering Japanese lit k in the Roman alphabet style are:
They are divided into a group of English letter keys for ribs and a group of English letter keys for consonants, and are arranged in specific areas (namely, the first specific area 4 and the second specific area). And each key in a group of English letter keys for vowels and English letter keys for consonants! The keys 1'f are arranged according to the Japanese alphabet, which is widely used as an arrangement for the Japanese language. Therefore, it can be easily understood without much effort! Not only experienced operators but also beginners can input Japanese characters in the Roman alphabet format easily and quickly.

Further, a specific area 4 in which a group of English letter keys and a group of symbol keys for vowels that are frequently used when inputting Japanese are arranged;
Similarly, H book t! A specific area 6 of flood 2 in which a group of English letters for consonants frequently used when inputting f+ is arranged.
Since the NC is located in the center, which is convenient for operation, manual input operations are extremely easy.

Furthermore, a group of English letter keys for vowels (and symbol key III')
The first specific area 4 in which are arranged and the second specific area 6 in which a group of consonant alphabet keys are arranged are juxtaposed left and right in the center of the keyboard 2. The keys arranged in the second specific area 6 are operated with the left hand, and the keys arranged in the second specific area 6 are operated entirely with the right hand. ″
The operation of J. and the operation of the right hand often alternate, and the input operation can be performed very conveniently and rhythmically.

Is that the attached drawing? Although one embodiment of a keyboard constructed in accordance with the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and may, in some cases, depart from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to transform or modify the

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a simplified diagram showing a specific example of a keyboard constructed according to the present invention. 2... Keyboard 4... P (Specific gI area of %1 6... Second special foot area

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A keyboard suitable for inputting Japanese in Roman alphabet format using English letter keys, with English letters for vowels used for inputting vowels in Japanese in the first specific area. A keyboard characterized in that a group of keys are arranged, and a group of English letter keys for consonants used for inputting consonants in Japanese are arranged in a second specific area. 2. The group of vowel alphabet keys are sequentially arranged A, -
A keyboard according to claim 1, comprising five alphabetic keys I, U, E, and 0. 3. The groups of letters for the consonant were arranged sequentially!
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, , P consisting of 14 alphabetical keys t' [key yl? −)'. 4. The first specific area is located to the left or right of the center, and the second 11'f constant area is located to the right or left of the center. The key yl according to any one of items 1 to 3 of the scope of the vowel (d). The key head of the character key tlf is colored in another specific color l' [Yarn 1 shade according to any one of claims 1 to 4.6. In addition to the group of borrowed English letters, a group of symbol keys used for inputting punctuation marks, etc. are also arranged on the keyboard.7. The key head of the symbol key 11Ti is colored lr\, which is different from the color of the key head of the vowel alphabet key group 1nj and the consonant alphabet key 11. %*r'Rri range The keyboard according to item 6.