System and method for automatically selecting among a plurality of input modes
US5210689A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/253
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A continuous input system allows a system operator to continuously input a plurality of polysemous icon symbols to access stored morphemes, words, phrases, or sentences corresponding to an icon sequence. The system, with automatic mode selection for the input system, containing a plurality of character and symbol keys, allows for automatically selecting of the icon mode, a character or word prediction mode, and even a subsequent suffix mode, to allow a user to enter morphemes, words, phrases, or sentences sequentially. Further, by utilizing the character and word prediction modes, including the suffix mode, words, phrases or sentences corresponding to non-accessible icon sequences can be automatically activated without having to manually switch out of the icon mode or select the character and word prediction mode. Such automatic icon, word prediction, character and suffix mode selecting, thereby allows continuous text or speech generation with a minimal number of input key activations necessary for a system operator.
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