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Selection system for ideographic characters by touch typing using phonetic/hieroglyphic codes
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-11-30
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Granted: 1989-11-07
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Expires: 2007-11-30
Abstract
Abstract A system for ideographic character selection. Provision is made for selection of desired ideographic characters by use of designators termed combinational headwords each having a one-to-one correspondence with an ideographic character. The designators are phonetic/hieroglyphic coded and are applied to a reader the output of which is applied to a converter and to an output unit which outputs a signal corresponding to the desired Chinese or otherwise ideographic character which has been designated.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshinori Shinoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/018
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A system for ideographic character selection comprising, storing means for storing a plurality of ideographic characters each of which has ideographic elements, means for forming by touch typing on a keyboard combinatorial headwords which have one-to-one correspondence with the ideographic characters stored in the storing means, means for combining a selected phonogram word with a selected hieroglyphic word to obtain selected one of the combinatorial headwords, and selector means for selecting a desired ideographic character output in correspondence with selection instruction thereto with the selected one of the combinatorial headwords obtained.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
91 words
A system for ideographic character selection comprising, storing means for storing a plurality of ideographic characters each of which has ideographic elements, means for forming by touch typing on a keyboard combinatorial headwords which have one-to-one correspondence with the ideographic characters stored in the storing means, means for combining a selected phonogram word with a selected hieroglyphic word to obtain selected one of the combinatorial headwords, and selector means for selecting a desired ideographic character output in correspondence with selection instruction thereto with the selected one of the combinatorial headwords obtained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A system for ideographic character selection according to claim 1, in which the phonogram word is a symbol representing spoken sound formed by phonetic pronounciation of a Chinese character, Japanese pronounciation of the Chinese character, Korean pronounciation of the Chinese character or a combination thereof, and including means for forming the phonogram word.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system for ideographic character selection according to claim 1, in which figures define said hieroglyphic headword, and including means for forming the hieroglyphic word.
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