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Method, system and computer program product for providing a user interface with alternative display language choices
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1998-12-15
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Granted: 2002-12-17
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Expires: 2018-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A user control is provided to selectively display and/or edit the contents of any field within a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string (e.g., Kanji symbols, syllabary characters phonetically spelling the Kanji symbols, and latin characters phonetically spelling the Kanji symbols). The various fields thus encapsulate identification, meaning, and pronunciation information for a single text string. A controller interface between the user control and the multi-field text string object allows methods within the user control to be performed on the multi-field text string object. Contents of the currently selected display field for the multi-string text string object are displayed, together with a selection control. The selection control may be actuated to display an ordered list of the contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object, and the current display field altered by selecting a field from the displayed list. A user unable to recognize, understand, or pronounce a text string based on one representation of a text string may thus switch views to a different representation of the same text string familiar to the user. Contents of the currently selected display field may also be edited.
Inventors
- 👤 David James Hetherington
- 👤 David Bruce Kumhyr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:16
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/40; G06F40/53; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451; G06F9/454
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and responsive to user actuation of the selection control, displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and responsive to user actuation of the selection control, displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
114 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string further comprises: storing a first character string comprising characters from a first character set employed by a first human language to represent the text string in the first human language within a first field of the multi-field text string object; and storing a second character string comprising characters from a second character set employed by a second human language to represent the text string in the second human language within a second field of the multi-field text string object.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control further comprises; identifying which field of the multi-field text string object is the current display field; retrieving a character string from the identified field; and displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: responsive to user selection of a field within the multi-field text string object from the list as a new current display field, changing the current display field within the multi-field text string object to the new current display field.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 4 , further comprising: retrieving a character string from the new current display field; and displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: displaying a character string from the current display field in a display area within the user control; providing an edit control within the user control for selectively editing contents of the current display field; responsive to user actuation of the selection control, receiving a new character string for entry in the current display field; and storing the new character string in the current display field within the multi-field text string object.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection further comprises: displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; and displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters which sound-map to characters within the first character string.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
207 words
A system for changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: means for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; means for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: means for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; means for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and means for displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; means for providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and means, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
207 words
A system for changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: means for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; means for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: means for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; means for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and means for displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; means for providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and means, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
118 words
The system of claim 8 , wherein the means for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string further comprises: means for storing a first character string comprising characters from a first character set employed by a first human language to represent the text string in the first human language within a first field of the multi-field text string object; and means for storing a second character string comprising characters from a second character set employed by a second human language to represent the text string in the second human language within a second field of the multi-field text string object.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
The system of claim 8 , wherein the means for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control further comprises: means for identifying which field of the multi-field text string object is the current display field; means for retrieving a character string from the identified field; and means for displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 8 , further comprising: means, responsive to user selection of a field within the multi-field text string object from the list as a new current display field, for changing the current display field within the multi-field text string object to the new current display field.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 11 , further comprising: means for retrieving a character string from the new current display field; and means for displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
87 words
The system of claim 8 , further comprising: means for displaying a character string from the current display field in a display area within the user control; means for providing an edit control within the user control for selectively editing contents of the current display field; means, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for receiving a new character string for entry in the current display field; and means for storing the new character string in the current display field within the multi-field text string object.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
90 words
The system of claim 8 , wherein the means for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection further comprises: means for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; and means for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters which sound-map to characters within the first character string.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
214 words
A computer program product within a computer usable medium for changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: instructions for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; instructions for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: instructions for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; instructions for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and instructions for displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; instructions for providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and instructions, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
214 words
A computer program product within a computer usable medium for changing the display of a multi-field text string, comprising: instructions for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string; instructions for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control, wherein the step of displaying contents includes: instructions for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; instructions for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by the first human language that phonetically spell the text string; and instructions for displaying a third character string from a third field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters employed by a second human language that phonetically spell the text string; instructions for providing a selection control for selectively altering a current display field for the multi-field text string object; and instructions, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
120 words
The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for providing an interface between a user control and a multi-field text string object having separate fields each containing a different representation of a text string further comprises: instructions for storing a first character string comprising characters from a first character set employed by a first human language to represent the text string in the first human language within a first field of the multi-field text string object; and instructions for storing a second character string comprising characters from a second character set employed by a second human language to represent the text string in the second human language within a second field of the multi-field text string object.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
73 words
The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for displaying contents of a current display field for the multi-field text string object in the user control further comprises: instructions for identifying which field of the multi-field text string object is the current display field; instructions for retrieving a character string from the identified field; and instructions for displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
51 words
The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising: instructions, responsive to user selection of a field within the multi-field text string object from the list as a new current display field, for changing the current display field within the multi-field text string object to the new current display field.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The computer program product of claim 18 , further comprising: instructions for retrieving a character string from the new current display field; and instructions for displaying the retrieved character string in a display area within the user control.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
89 words
The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising: instructions for displaying a character string from the current display field in a display area within the user control; instructions for providing an edit control within the user control for selectively editing contents of the current display field; instructions, responsive to user actuation of the selection control, for receiving a new character string for entry in the current display field; and instructions for storing the new character string in the current display field within the multi-field text string object.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
92 words
The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for displaying contents of all fields within the multi-field text string object as a list for user selection further comprises: instructions for displaying a first character string from a first field comprising within the multi-field text string object characters employed by a first human language in which the text string was entered; and instructions for displaying a second character string from a second field within the multi-field text string object comprising characters which sound-map to characters within the first character string.
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