WO2000043208B1 - Speed typing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Speed typing apparatus and method

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WO2000043208B1
WO2000043208B1 PCT/US2000/001890 US0001890W WO0043208B1 WO 2000043208 B1 WO2000043208 B1 WO 2000043208B1 US 0001890 W US0001890 W US 0001890W WO 0043208 B1 WO0043208 B1 WO 0043208B1
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word
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Marvin Blumberg
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Priority to CA2360461A priority patent/CA2360461C/en
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Priority to NZ512689A priority patent/NZ512689A/en
Priority to JP2000594648A priority patent/JP4430240B2/en
Priority to IL14450500A priority patent/IL144505A0/en
Priority to PL351240A priority patent/PL192358B1/en
Priority to BRPI0008175-2A priority patent/BR0008175B1/en
Priority to AU32152/00A priority patent/AU760904B2/en
Priority to EP00909981A priority patent/EP1154903A4/en
Priority to KR1020017009429A priority patent/KR20020015986A/en
Publication of WO2000043208A2 publication Critical patent/WO2000043208A2/en
Publication of WO2000043208A3 publication Critical patent/WO2000043208A3/en
Publication of WO2000043208B1 publication Critical patent/WO2000043208B1/en
Publication of WO2000043208A9 publication Critical patent/WO2000043208A9/en
Priority to HK02105183.4A priority patent/HK1043345B/en
Priority to US10/761,461 priority patent/US7506252B2/en

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Abstract

A speed typing method and apparatus having multiple letters (Fig. 1) associated with each key (52) of a keyboard (50). By utilizing multiple characters on each key (52), the number of keys (52) would be fewer than the number of letters in the alphabet using this system (100) (e.g., fewer than 26 letter keys for the English alphabet). Each key (52) on the keyboard (52) is associated with a numerical code. The system (100) uses the numerical code associated with a typed word to access a dictionary or table of words stored in memory (12) 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 (100) may enable display of one or more preferred words. The keys (52) of the keyboard (50) may be contoured so that the user senses the position of his hand in relation to the keys of the keyboard. The typing system (100) 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.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS
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21. A method for entering letters of an alphabet using a system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator- selectable input elements, the method comprising: assigning letters of an alphabet to a set of input elements such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters; assigning not more than one unique computer- recognizable code to at least one of said input elements associated with a plurality of letters; storing m memory storage a word list having words formed from letters of the alphabet, the word list formed from a series of one or more unique computer-recognizable codes ; generating at least one unique computer-recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator and forming a series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes ; searching the word list, and locating at least one word associated with an initial input element selected by the operator and associated with an initial unique computer- ecognizable code of the word list and immediately displaying the letter (s) associated with such initial unique computer-recognizable code, and searching the word list and locating at least one word associated with each successive input element selected by the operator and associated with an initial series of unique computer- recognizable codes; displaying, immediately as each input element is selected by the operator, the letter (s) associated with the initial unique computer-recognizable code(ε) and the letter (s) associated with each successive input element located m a word n the word list as a result of said searching; and, appending, one at a time, each generated unique
158 computer- recognizable code to the formed series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes as each input clement is selected by the operator and to form an appended series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes and repeating the steps of searching and displaying for the appended series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes as each input element is selected by the operator.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of assigning unique computer-recognizable codes further comprises assigning not more than one unique computer- ecognizable code to each input element associated with a single letter.
23. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of detecting an input element selected by the operator, and generating comprises generating a unique computer-recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of storing the detected input element in memory storage.
25. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of removing unselected letters from the display.
26. The method of claim 21, wherein if no word s located as a result of sa d searching, then displaying all the letters associated with each of the selected input elements such that for each input element one of the displayed letters is displayed in a home line and the remaining displayed letters are displayed beneath the home line such that the operator may move any of the displayed letters into the home line.
27. The method of claim 26, further comprising selecting all of the letters in the home line and removing all unselec.td letters from the display.
28. The method of claim 26, wherein if no matching sequence is found for a sequence so appended, that sequence is eliminated from the display, provided at least one matching sequence is located for at leaβt one of the sequences previously displayed, appended with one of the computer-recognizable codes, resulting from the same input element selected by the operator.
29 'ihe method of claim 21, further comprising the steps of enabli g, n response to no unique computer-recognizable codes being located m the word list, the operator to display letter or letters associated with a series of generated unique computer- recognizable codes.
30. The method of claim 2 , wherein the unique computer- recognizable code is an ASCII code.
31. The method of claim 21, wherein each time a new input element is selected by the user, a unique computer-recognizable code is appended to the series of unique computer-recognizable codes to form an updated series of unique computer-recognizable codes, and further comprising the step of removing from the display device letters previously displayed and not associated with words associated with the updated series of selected unique computer-recognizable codes.
32. The method of claim 21, further comprising assigning two or more unique computer-recognizable codes associated with a letter or letters to a plurality of input elements.
33. The method of claim 21, further comprising assigning a unique computer recognizable code to each letter assigned to an input element .
34. The method of claim 21, further comprising enabling the operator to select at least one of the displayed letters or series of letters and removing any unselected letters or series of letters from the display.
35. The method of claim 21, further comprising enabling the operator to define a new word to be stored in the word list.
36. The method of claim 21, wherein the input device is located remote from the memory storage.
37 The method of claim 21, wherein the step of searching comprises locating a word or words in word list which have a series of letters starting with a first letter which match the series associated with the series of selected unique computer- recognizable codes, the located words having an initial series of unique computer-recognizable codes matching the series of selected unique computer-recognizable codes thus far entered.
38. The method of claim 21, wherein the input device comprises a QWERTY keyboard.
39. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of assigning not more than one unique computer-recognizable code comprises assigning not more than one unique computer-recognizable code to all input elements associated with a plurality of letters.
40. The method of claim 21, further comprising determining the completion of a word and adding a space after the completion of the word.
41. The method of claim 40, wherein the step of determining the completion of a word includes actuation of an actuation mechanism.
42. The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of defining a new word to be 3tored in the word l st in response to
161 a designated function key being selected, wherein a new word is defined by displaying all letters associated w th selected input elements and enabling the operator to select displayed letters to form the new word to be stored in the word list.
43. The method of claim 21, further comprising enabling the operator to select a displayed series of letters and remove all unselected displayed series of letters.
44. The method of claim 43, wherein one series of letters is displayed in a home line, and additional series of letters are displayed outside the home line.
45. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of enabling the operator to select a displayed series comprises selecting the series of letters displayed in the home line by selecting a space.
46. The method of claim 45, further comprising enabling the user to delay selection of displayed series of letters for a group of words and to subsequently select displayed series of letters for the group of words, one word at a time.
47. The method of claim 46, further comprising indicating with an insertion pointer a location in text during the selection of displayed series of letters, the insertion pointer manually or automatically moving from one word to a next word as operator selection is made.
48. The method of claim 46, wherein the group of words includes a sentence, paragraph, page or document.
49. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of enabling the operator to select a displayed series comprises moving one of the additional series of letters into the home line and
162 selecting a space.
50 The method of claim 49, wherein the selection of the space selects the series of letters in the home l ne, removes all unselected series of letters, and inserts a space after the selected series of letters.
51. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of enabling the operator to select a displayed series comprises displaying a number next to each series of letters and selecting the number associated with the desired series of letters,
52 The method of claim 45, further comprising delaying selection of a displayed series of letters upon selection of a designated function key.
53. The method of claim 21, further comprising highlighting a displayed word and displaying a list of synonyms or antonyms for the highlighted word.
54. The method of claim 21, further comprising enabling the operator to define the input elements so that only one letter is assigned to each input element upon selection of a predefined func on key.
55 A method for entering letters of an alphabet using a system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator- selectable input elements, the method comprising: assigning letters of an alphabet to a set of input elements such that at least one of the input elements s associated with a plurality of letters; assigning not more than one unique computer- recognizable code to at least one of said input elements associated with a plurality of letters;
163 storing in memory storage a word list having words formed from letters of the alphabet, the word list further including a series of one or more unique computer- recognizable codes, each series associated w th a word; generating a unique compute -recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator to form a series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes; searching the word list for a word or words associated with the series of generated unique computer-recognizable codes as each input element is selected by the operator; and displaying on the display device the series of letter (s) as each input element s selected and the letter or letters are added to a previous entry and searched so that the displayed letters match the words found by said searching step m the word list.
56. The method of claim 55, wherein an audible or visual alert indicates that no word is located as a result of said searching.
57. The method of claim 55, whei-ein the step of assigning unique computer-recognizable codes further comprises assigning not more than one unique computer-recognizable code to each input element associated with a single letter.
58. The method of claim 55, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying a letter, letters, series of letters, word or words matching the series of generated unique computer- recognizable codes.
59. The method of claim 55, further comprising the step of detecting an input element selected by the operator, and generating a unique compute -recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator.
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60. The method of claim 59, further comprising the step of storing the detected input element in memory storage.
61. The method of claim 55, further comprising the step of removing unselected letters from the display.
62. A method for entering letters of an alphabet using a system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator- selectable input elements, the method comprising: assigning letters of an alphabet to a set of input elements such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters; assigning not more than one unique computer- recognizable code to at least one of βaid input elements associated with a plurality of letters; generating a unique computer-recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator; displaying on the display device all letters associated with the selected input element such that for each input element selected one of the displayed letters is displayed in a home line and the remaining displayed letters are displayed beneath the home line; and, enabling the operator to move any of the displayed letters into the home line.
63. The method of claim 62, further comprising the step of selecting all of the letters in the home line and removing all unselected series, words and/or letters from the display.
64. The method of claim 63, further comprising the step of displaying, for each input element selected by the operator, each letter associated with the selected input element in the home line.
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65. The method of claim 62, further comprising the step of detecting an input element selected by the operator, wherein the step of generating comprises generating a unique computer- recognizable code for each detected input element selected by the operator.
66 . The method of claim 65, further comprising the step of storing the detected input element in memory storage.
67. The method of claim 62, further comprising the step of removing unselected letters from the display.
68. The method of claim 55, wherein if no matching letter or series is located as a result of said searching, the operator selects one of changing the input elements selected, locating a word in the word list, adding a new word to the word list and displaying the letters without being matched.
69. The method of claim 55, wherein the step of determining the completion of a word includes actuation of an actuation mechanism.
70. The method of claim 62, wherein the step of determining the completion of a word includes actuation of an actuation mechanism.
71. A method for entering letters of an alphabet using a system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator- selectable input elements, the method comprising: assigning letters of an alphabet to a set of input elements such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters; assigning not more than one unique computer- recognizable code to at least one of said input elements
166 associated with a plurality of letters; generating a unique computer-recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator,- displaying, immediately as each input element is selected by the operator, each letter or letters associated with the selected input element, wherein a first letter is displayed in a home line and one or more second letters are displayed outside the home line; enabling the operator to move one of the second lette (s) into the home line; and selecting, in response to the operator selecting a next input element, the letter in the home line and removing all unselected letters from the display and repeating the steps of generating, displaying and enabling for each input element selected by the operator.
72. The method of claim 71, further comprising; storing in memory storage a word list having words formed from letters of the alphabet, the word list further including a series of one or more unique computer- recognizable codes, each series associated with a word; generating a unique computer-recognizable code for each input element selected by the operator and forming a series of generated unique computer- ecognizable codes; searching the word list, as each input element is selected by the operator, and locating at least one word associated with a series of unique computer-recognizable codes having an initial series of unique computer- recognizable codes the same as the eeries of generated unique computer-recognizable codes; and, wherein the step of displaying only displays letters associated with a series of computer- ecognizable codes stored in the memory storage as a result of said searching.
73. The method of claim 71, further comprising the step of
167 detecting an input element selected by the operator, wherein the step of generating comprises generating a unique computer- recognizable code for each detected input element selected by the operator.
7 . The method of claim 73, further comprising the step of storing the detected input element in memory storage.
75. The method of claim 73, further comprising the step of removing unselected letters from the display.
76. The method of claim 44, further comprising selecting a series of letters displayed in a first line below the home line by selecting a first select key.
77. The method of claim 76, wherein the first select key automatically inserts a space after the selected series of letters .
78. The method of claim 71, wherein the εtep of determining the completion of a word includes actuation of an actuation mechanism.
79. A method for entering letters of an alphabet using a computer having a display device, memory storage and operator- selectable input elements, the method comprising assigning more than one letter to at least one input element such that more than one series of letters may result from a single series of selected input elements, storing words in the memory storage, and displaying on the display device, as an operator selects each input element forming the series of selected input elements, those series of letters for which a match is found among the words stored in the memory storage for the sequences of letters associated with the input elements thus far selected.
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80. The method of claim 79, further comprising displaying serieβ of letters associated with the selected input elements that match a word or words stored in the memory storage and selecting one of the displayed words.
81. The method of claim 79, wherein when a match is found in the memory storage, removing from the display, βeries of letters associated with the input elements selected by the operator for which no match was found with words in the memory storage when the operator subsequently selects an input element.
82. The method of claim 79, further comprising defining a new word and storing the new word in the memory storage.
83. The method of claim 79, wherein at least one of the input elements is associated with a single letter.
84. The method of claim 79, wherein most of the input elements are associated w th no more than two letters.
85. The method of claim 79, wherein all of the input elements are associated with two letters.
86. The method of claim 79, wherein the step of assigning comprises assigning vowels alphabetically on input elements mostly adjacent to each other in alphabetical order and the consonants are so placed that the vowels and consonants are substantially in alphabetical order.
87. The method of claim 79, wherein if there are no words located in the memory storage formed by the selected series of input elements, then displaying each of the letter or letters associated w th each selected input element.
88. The method of claim 87, further comprising selecting
169 displayed letters to form a word not previously stored in memory storage and storing that word in memory storage.
89. The method of claim 88, further comprising appending letter or letters associated with subsequently selected input elements only to the previously selected series of letters and displaying those appended series of selected letters.
90. The method of claim 79, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying in a dynamic window.
91. The method of claim 79, wherein a match is found when letters associated with the input element (s) thus far selected correspond with letter (s) of a word stored in the memory storage in an identical order, the match starting with a letter associated with the first selected input element of the series of selected input elements through a last selected input element of the series of selected input elements.
92. The method of claim 91, wherein if an input element iε associated with more than one letter, each letter is matched separately.
93. The method of claim 79, wherein if a match is found in the memory storage, then appending each letter associated with a subsequently selected input element separately to each series of letters displayed immediately prior to selection of the subsequently selected input element, and displaying on the display device the series of letters associated with the input elements thus far selected.
94. The method of claim 79, wherein if there are no words located in the memory storage formed by the selected series of input elements, then displaying one or more closest serieβ of letters.
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95. The method of claim 79, further comprising selecting one of the displayed series of letters and removing the unselected series of letters from the display device.
96. The method of claim 95, further comprising re-displaying on the display device the removed unselected series of letters.
97. The method of claim 95, further comprising appending letter or letters associated with subsequently selected input elements only to the previously selected series of letters and displaying those appended series of selected letters.
98. The method of claim 79, further comprising selecting one of the displayed series of. letters, eliminating the non-selected series from the display, and appending further selected input elements only to the selected series of letters.
99. The method of claim 95, wherein a default series of letters is selected upon the operator selecting a space bar or punctuation.
100. The method of claim 99, wherein a space is automatically inserted after the default series of letters is displayed.
101. The method of claim 79, wherein one of the displayed series of letters is displayed in a home line, and the other displayed series of letters are displayed in successive rows below the home line.
102. The method of claim 101, wherein a series of letters displayed below the home line may be scrolled into the home line.
103. The method of claim 101, further comprising displaying a number adjacent to each series of letters displayed below the home line and selecting a series of letters by selecting the number adjacent to the series of letters.
104. The method of claim 103, further comprising adding a space after the selected series of letters and eliminating the unselected series of letters from the display.
105. The method of claim 103, further comprising eliminating the . selected series of letters from the display.
106. The method of claim 101, further comprising selecting a series of letters displayed in a first line below the home line by selecting a first select key.
107. The method of claim 106, wherein the first select key automatically inserts a space after the selected serieB of letters.
108. The method of claim 106, wherein the first select key automatically adds a space after the selected series of letters only when the selected Beries of letters comprises more than one letter.
109. The method of claim 101, wherein the operator may scroll a letter or series of letters from below the home line to the home line.
110. The method of claim 106, further comprising selecting a series of letters displayed in a second line below the home line by selecting a second select key.
111. The method of claim 101, further comprising the step of enabling the operator to select one of the displayed series of letters.
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112. The method of claim ill, further comprising adding a space after the selected series of letters.
113. The method of claim 101, further comprising selecting a series of letters by using a mouse.
114. The method of claim 101, further comprising the step of enab ing the operator to enter a delay mode in which selection of a series of letters is delayed.
115. The method of claim 114, wherein the delay mode allows the operator to edit a previously selected series of letters.
116. The method of claim 101, wherein the series of letters displayed in the home line is based upon statistical use.
117. The method of claim 116, wherein the statistical use is based upon a number of possible words associated with a series of letters thus far selected.
118. The method of claim 116, wherein the statistical use provides that after a consonant is selected by the operator, a vowel has higher priority than another consonant.
119. The method of claim 116, wherein the statistical use provides that after a vowel is selected by the operator, a consonant has higher priority than another vowel .
120. The method of claim 79, wherein the step of assigning comprises assigning indicators to the input elements, the indicators indicating which finger is to be placed on each input element .
121. The method of claim 101, wherein the series of letters displayed in the home line is selected by default upon entry of
173 a space bar, punctuation mark or select entry key,
122. The method of claim 121, wherein the series of letters displayed in the home line is selected by default upon the operator selecting a space bar or punctuation.
123. The method of claim 122, further comprising the step of adding a space after the selected series of letters by the selection of the space bar, punctuation or input element select key.
124. The method of claim 79, wherein if no series of letters possibly forms a word, then displaying each letter associated with each input element of the series of selected input elements, either from the beginning of the series of letters or from the last selected input element in the series of letters associated with a possible word in memory storage.
125. The method of claim 79, wherein none of the displayed word.i are a desired word, then displaying each letter associated with each input element of the series of selected input elements, either from the beginning of the series of letters or from the last selected input element in the series of letters associated with a possible word in memory storage.
126. The method of claim 79, wherein when no match is found, selecting one displayed letter for each of the selected input elements to form a word.
127. The method of claim 126, further comprising storing the formed word in the memory storage.
-28. The method of claim 124, wherein for each selected inpu'" element one of the displayed letters is displayed in a home line and the remaining letters are displayed in successive rows
174 beneath the home line.
129. The method of claim 128, wherein the operator may move any of the displayed letters into the home line.
130. The method of claim 79, wherein the step of assigning comprises assigning more than one letter to at least one input element so that more than one possible word may result from a single series of selected input elements.
131. The method of claim 79, wherein the step of determining the completion of a word includes actuation of an actuation mechanism.
132. A method of entering words using a computer having a display device, memory storage and operator-selectable input elements, at least one operator-selectable input element associated with more than one letter of an alphabet, the method comprising selecting input elements, displaying series of letters as each input, element is selected even though more than one letter may be associated with one of the selected input elements, and when more than one series of letters is displayed, selecting one of the displayed sequences of letters by entering a single input element.
133. A method for enabling text formed from letters of an alphabet to be created using a word processing system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator-selectable input elements, said method comprising: defining a set of plural input elements, assigning a plurality of letters of an alphabet to the input elements of said set such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters, assigning not more than one input element code to at least
175 one of said input elements associated with a plurality of letters, storing in the memory storage words formed from letters of the alphabet and word codes, each of the word codes formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each of said word codes associated with at least one of said words, detecting at least one input element selected by the operator, creating a word code formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each input element code being associated with each selected input element, searching the memory storage and locating all complete word codes associated with each created word code as well as all complete word codes including at least an initial portion of each created word code, displaying on the display device said words associated with each said complete and said initial portion created word code located in the memory storage, and selecting one of said words as a desired word processing entry with a selected one of said initial portion created word codes being displayed in its entirety when selected as a desired word code .
134. A method for enabling text formed from letters of an alphabet to be created using a word processing system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator-selectable input elements, said method comprising: defining a set of plural input elements, assigning a plurality of letters of an alphabet to the input elements of said set such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters, assigning not more than one input element code to at least one of said input elements aaβociated with a plurality of letters,
176 storing in the memory storage words formed from letters of the alphabet and word codes, each of the word codes formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each of said word codes associated with at least one of said words, detecting at least one input element selected by the operator, creating a word code formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each input element code being associated with each selected input element, searching the memory storage and locating at least one complete word code having at least an initial portion of each created word code, displaying on the display device a number of letters equal to a number of selected input elements of said words associated with said created word code located in the memory storage, selecting one of said words as a desired word processing entry, and displaying the selected one of said words in its entirety.
135. A method for enabling text formed from letters of an alphabet to be created using a word processing system including a computer having a memory storage, a display device and an input device including a plurality of operator-selectable input elements, said method comprising: defining a set of plural input elements, assigning a plurality of letters of an alphabet to the input elements of said set such that at least one of the input elements is associated with a plurality of letters, assigning not more than one input element code to at least one of said input elements associated with a plurality of letters, storing in the memory storage words formed from letters of the .lphabet and word codes, each of the word codes formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each of said word codes associated with at least one of said words,
177 detecting at least one input element selected by the operator, creating a word code formed from a series of one or more input element codes, each input element code being associated with each selected input element, searching the memory storage and locating at least one complete word code having at least an initial portion of each created word code, displaying on the display device a number of letters equal to a number of selected input elements of said words associated with said created word code located in the memory storage as well as displaying a sequence of selected input elements even if omitted from the memory storage, selecting one of said sequences of input elements as a desired word processing entry, and displaying the selected sequence of input elements.
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