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Keyboard and thereof input method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-09-09
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Granted: 2002-08-20
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Expires: 2018-09-09
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a keyboard with less keys to input English words incessantly and an input method, wherein the key arrangement of the said keyboard may use the present or specially arranged computer keyboard, phone set keyboard, etc., to encode the English words with 2-13 keys, and build an English word encoding Database, according to the statistics of repeated code of a large number of English words, so we can Ceaselessly input the English words by means of said 2-13 keys in accordance with the correct spell rules or the affix simplifying rules of the English Words.
Inventors
- 👤 Qi Hao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:05
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/02; G06F3/023; G06F3/0233; G06F3/0237
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A device having a keyboard suitable for text entry in which 26 letters of the alphabet are distributed over 10 keys each corresponding to a plurality of letters, and wherein: the letters “J”, “O” and “T” are assigned to a first key; the letters “P”, “Q” and “R” are assigned to a second key; the letters “B” and “N” are assigned to a third key; the letters “S” and “W” are assigned to a fourth key; the letters “E”, “F” and “V” are assigned to a fifth key; the letters “G”, “H” and “I” are assigned to a sixth key; the letters “A”, “M” and “Z” are assigned to a seventh key; the letters “L” and “X” are assigned to a eighth key; the letters “D” and “U” are assigned to a ninth key; and the letters “C”, “K” and “Y” are assigned to a tenth key.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A device having a keyboard suitable for text entry in which 26 letters of the alphabet are distributed over 10 keys each corresponding to a plurality of letters, and wherein: the letters “J”, “O” and “T” are assigned to a first key; the letters “P”, “Q” and “R” are assigned to a second key; the letters “B” and “N” are assigned to a third key; the letters “S” and “W” are assigned to a fourth key; the letters “E”, “F” and “V” are assigned to a fifth key; the letters “G”, “H” and “I” are assigned to a sixth key; the letters “A”, “M” and “Z” are assigned to a seventh key; the letters “L” and “X” are assigned to a eighth key; the letters “D” and “U” are assigned to a ninth key; and the letters “C”, “K” and “Y” are assigned to a tenth key.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first through tenth keys are arranged in an array of 3 columns of keys arranged in 4 rows, each row having a left key on a left side of the row, a middle key in a middle of the row and a right key on a right side of the row, and wherein: the first key is the left key in the first row; the second key is the middle key in the first row; the third key is the right key in the first row; the fourth key is the left key in the second row; the fifth key is the middle key in the second row; the sixth key is the right key in the second row; the seventh key is the left key in the third row; the eighth key is the middle key in the third row; the ninth key is the right key in the third row; and the tenth key is the middle key in the fourth row.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first through tenth keys are also assigned digits “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9” and “0”, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a hand-held computer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile telephone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , further configured to accept entry of a prefix by typing a first letter of said prefix, and accept entry of a suffix by entry of only consonants appearing in said suffix.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a database of words and a display, and wherein at least one word from the database is displayed on the display based on a sequence of key strokes entered via the keyboard and a frequency of occurrence of said at least one word relative to other words in the database consistent with a same sequence of key strokes, when the device is in a letter input state.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 7 , wherein all words in the database corresponding to the same sequence of key strokes are displayed, when the device is in the letter input state.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to accept a key stroke without a separate designation of which of the plurality of letters corresponding to a key is intended, when the device is in a letter input state.
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