Pictorial keyboard with polysemous keys for Chinese character output
US8862988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L13/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a keyboard including keys, a plurality of the keys each being associated with a polysemous symbol relating to a concept represented by a Chinese radical; and a processor, to determine whether or not a plurality of symbols, associated with a plurality of selected keys, form a sequence of symbols associated with at least one Chinese character, and, in response to determining that the plurality of selected symbols form a sequence of symbols associated with at least one Chinese character, to instruct output of the at least one Chinese character. A plurality of the keys may include each of a polysemous symbol, a Chinese radical, a Chinese measure word character and a Pinyin/Bopomofo letter, each associated with one another.
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