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Method and apparatus for reproducing desired ideographs
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-10-15
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Granted: 1978-06-27
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Expires: 1995-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for reproducing desired Chinese ideographs using standard typewriter keyboard bearing phonetic symbols is disclosed for typing, typesetting and composing, transmissions of telegrams in computer languages and the like including the steps of coding ideographs by their phonetic spelling and characteristic identification to uniquely identify each ideograph, storing the coded information, inputing the phonetic spelling of a desired ideograph, inputing characteristic identification of the desired ideograph, identifying the desired ideograph based on the stored information and the input information, and reproducing the desired ideograph thereby permitting the use of a conventional keyboard to print Chinese ideographs without requiring any additional means for selecting the desired ideograph.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip George Kirmser
- 👤 Kuo-Kuang Hu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:25
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J3/00; B41J3/01; B41J1/00; B41J1/22; B41J1/32; B41J1/44; B41J1/46; B41J1/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
An input-output typing machine for selecting and printing desired ideographs from a list of available ideographs comprising means for storing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of the commonly used names of the ideographs and for storing information representing a descriptive characteristic of each ideograph in the list of available ideographs to uniquely identify each available ideograph, means for inputing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of a desired ideograph, means for inputing information representing the descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph, means for comparing the information representing the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph with the stored information of the available ideographs, means for selecting the desired ideograph based on the stored information and the input information and means for visually reproducing the selected ideograph thereby permitting the use of a conventional keyboard by a person without special training to uniquely identify and print each desired ideograph.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
An input-output typing machine for selecting and printing desired ideographs from a list of available ideographs comprising means for storing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of the commonly used names of the ideographs and for storing information representing a descriptive characteristic of each ideograph in the list of available ideographs to uniquely identify each available ideograph, means for inputing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of a desired ideograph, means for inputing information representing the descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph, means for comparing the information representing the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph with the stored information of the available ideographs, means for selecting the desired ideograph based on the stored information and the input information and means for visually reproducing the selected ideograph thereby permitting the use of a conventional keyboard by a person without special training to uniquely identify and print each desired ideograph.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
92 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the means for reproducing includes means for retaining and moving a sheet to receive the imprint of an ideograph type; a cylindrical type head having a flexible outer cylinder and mounted for translation and rotation adjacent said sheet; ideograph type fixed to the outer surface of the cylinder; means for translating the cylinder axially; means for rotating the cylinder about its axis; and means for biasing each ideograph type outwardly into contact with the sheet when the cylinder is translated and rotated to a desired position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the ideographs are Chinese and wherein the phonetic spelling uses standard Peking dialect.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the ideographs are Chinese and wherein the descriptive characteristic information includes phonetic symbols to identify the geometric shape of the brush strokes of at least one corner of the ideograph.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic information includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic information includes the name of parts of the ideographs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic information includes the suggested meaning of the ideographs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein at least one of the most frequently used ideographs is coded by a single symbol thereby maximizing typing speed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the suggested meanings of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said meaning.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein said comparing the inputed information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph includes selecting the homonym group of available ideographs having the same phonetic spelling as the desired ideograph and selecting from said homonym group the ideograph having the inputed descriptive characteristic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The machine of claim 10 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said commonly used name.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The machine of claim 10 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the names of parts of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said name.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The machine of claim 10 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the suggested meanings of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said meaning.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said commonly used name.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the names of parts of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said names.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for selecting and printing desired ideographs from a list of available ideographs comprising coding the available ideographs by at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of their commonly used names, coding the available ideographs by a descriptive characteristic of each available ideograph, storing the codes as coded information representing the available ideographs, inputing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of a desired ideograph, inputing information representing the descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph, comparing the inputed information representing the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph with the stored coded information of the available ideographs, selecting the desired ideograph based on the stored coded information and the input information and visually reproducing the selected indeograph thereby permitting the use of a conventional keyboard by a person without special training to uniquely identify and print each desired ideograph.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for selecting and printing desired ideographs from a list of available ideographs comprising coding the available ideographs by at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of their commonly used names, coding the available ideographs by a descriptive characteristic of each available ideograph, storing the codes as coded information representing the available ideographs, inputing information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling of a desired ideograph, inputing information representing the descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph, comparing the inputed information representing the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph with the stored coded information of the available ideographs, selecting the desired ideograph based on the stored coded information and the input information and visually reproducing the selected indeograph thereby permitting the use of a conventional keyboard by a person without special training to uniquely identify and print each desired ideograph.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the geometry of the ideographs.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the names of parts of the ideographs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the suggested meanings of the ideographs.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the ideographs are Chinese and the coding by phonetic spelling uses standard Peking dialect.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the coding by geometric characteristics uses phonetic symbols to identify the geometric shape of the brush strokes of at least one corner of the ideograph.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 16 additionally including coding at least one of the most frequently used ideographs by a single key stroke in order to maximize typing speed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said commonly used name.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the name of part of the ideograph and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said name.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the suggested meaning of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said meaning.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said comparing the inputed information representing at least a portion of the phonetic spelling and descriptive characteristic of the desired ideograph includes selecting the homonym group of available ideographs having the same phonetic spelling as the desired ideograph and selecting from said homonym group the ideograph having the inputed descriptive characteristic.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the commonly used name of the ideograph radicals and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said commonly used name.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the name of part of the ideographs and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said name.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 27 wherein the descriptive characteristic includes the suggested meaning of the ideograph and the descriptive information includes the phonetic spelling of said meaning.
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