US4949260A — Method for inputting chinese information through …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 286 words

A method for inputting information in Chinese through the hieroglyphic approach, comprising the steps of: (1) establishing a combination in which the Chinese characters are arranged to be correlated with the English letters and symbols on a keyboard in form, pronunciation and meaning; (2) establishing inputting rules according to said combination which includes: (i) characters are obtainable with no more than four codes and once the four codes are inputted, the character composed of such indexing codes are automatically displayed without having to press an entering key; (ii) when a character has repeated portions in construction, this character is code indexed for the repeated portions per se and prefixed with the number of the repeated portions, e.g. 2E, 3S, 4T, etc.; and (iii) any code which is contained in a character but separated by other elements thereof can be code indexed directly, such as the characters " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " ", for which the separated indexing codes " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " " are taken, respectively; and (v) phrases are indexing coded by direct inputting the first code of each word in the phrase and at the last code, there is added a tone code for avoiding word repetition and increasing the processing speed, for example, the phrases " " is indexing coded by "BNHH2"; (3) establishing arrangement for the keyboard; and (4) installing an interface card for Chinese characters; thereby allowing the Chinese characters which are code indexed according to the hieroglyphic approach to be correlated in form, pronunciation and meaning with the English letters, symbols and numerals arranged on the keyboard.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 286 words

A method for inputting information in Chinese through the hieroglyphic approach, comprising the steps of: (1) establishing a combination in which the Chinese characters are arranged to be correlated with the English letters and symbols on a keyboard in form, pronunciation and meaning; (2) establishing inputting rules according to said combination which includes: (i) characters are obtainable with no more than four codes and once the four codes are inputted, the character composed of such indexing codes are automatically displayed without having to press an entering key; (ii) when a character has repeated portions in construction, this character is code indexed for the repeated portions per se and prefixed with the number of the repeated portions, e.g. 2E, 3S, 4T, etc.; and (iii) any code which is contained in a character but separated by other elements thereof can be code indexed directly, such as the characters " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " ", for which the separated indexing codes " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", " ", and " " are taken, respectively; and (v) phrases are indexing coded by direct inputting the first code of each word in the phrase and at the last code, there is added a tone code for avoiding word repetition and increasing the processing speed, for example, the phrases " " is indexing coded by "BNHH2"; (3) establishing arrangement for the keyboard; and (4) installing an interface card for Chinese characters; thereby allowing the Chinese characters which are code indexed according to the hieroglyphic approach to be correlated in form, pronunciation and meaning with the English letters, symbols and numerals arranged on the keyboard.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 431 words

The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step for arranging a conventional standard English language keyboard having the following relationships between the basic radicals of the Chinese characters and the individual keys of the keyboard: ______________________________________ KEY CORRESPONDING CHARACTERS ______________________________________ A and characters of like shapes B and characters of like shapes C and characters of like shapes D and characters of like shapes E and characters of like shapes F (the radical of ) and characters of like shapes G and characters of like shapes H and characters of like shapes I and characters of like shapes and the radical J (J resembling a fishhook) and characters of like shapes K and characters of like shapes L and characters of like shapes M (symbolizing men fighting) and characters of like shapes N and characters of like shapes O and characters of like shapes P (the radicals , ) and characters of like shapes Q and characters of like shapes R and characters of like shapes S and characters of like shapes T and characters of like shapes U and characters of like shapes V the radical (relating to briefs) W the upper portions of X and the radical Y and characters of like shapes Z (relating to a zoo), etc. 2 and characters of two strokes or having two identical portions 3 and characters of three strokes or having three identical portions 4 and characters of like shapes 5 and characters of like shapes 6 (used the same as $ for the convenience of code indexing) 7 ( means the "horse"which is No. 7 of the 12 animals symbolizing the Chinese lunar year) 8 and the radical 9 and characters of like shapes 0 and characters having their periphery shaped like the □ (not including the elements enclosed therein) = and characters written with two horizontal strokes or dots, two portions separated by two stroke, or having two identical portions + and characters of like shapes - (a cloud in the sky), etc. exclusive code for / the radical and as the exclusive code for character ; exclusive code for , exclusive code for and the downward stroke "/" . and characters comprising one stroke or of like shapes [ used the same as "+" for the convenience of code indexing ] exclusive code for the radical = exclusive code for ! exclusive code for @ exclusive code for # exclusive code for $ exclusive code for % exclusive code for exclusive code for & exclusive code for ( exclusive code for ) exclusive code for ______________________________________

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 90 words

The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step for indexing the codes according to the following: ______________________________________ Key B P M F D T N L G ______________________________________ Phenotic Symbol ______________________________________ Key K H J 7 C W ] + Z ______________________________________ Phenotic Symbol ______________________________________ Key 9 / S - X Y A O V ______________________________________ Phenotic Symbol ______________________________________ Key E I = 5 8 U O R N ______________________________________ Phenotic Symbol ______________________________________ SPACE or Key "." 1 2 3 4 ______________________________________ Tones .BHorizBrace. Tone Keys ______________________________________

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-08-13	1994-02-12	1994-08-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-08-13	1998-02-12	1998-08-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-08-13	2002-02-12	2002-08-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Method for inputting chinese information through hieroglyphic approach and keyboard arrangement therefor

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