Method And Device For Reducing The Number Of Actions Required To Operate A computer Or Other Device

A method and device to produce character output to a computer or other device independent of the use of key combinations, and to reduce the number of key presses required to operate a computer or other device, comprising:

• a. providing a Memory which stores operating program instructions for handling data input and code output, and
• b. said memory also containing a Character Map which identifies the appropriate character codes for each character, and
• c. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, uppercase character codes for producing uppercase versions of alphabet characters, and
• d. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, lowercase character codes for producing lowercase versions of alphabet characters, and
• e. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, all-lowercase character codes for producing all-lowercase versions of whole words and
• f. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, leading-uppercase character codes for producing leading-uppercase words, such as those beginning a sentence, and
• g. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, character codes for producing partial words such as word endings (suffixes), and
• h. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, character codes for producing punctuation marks, and
• i. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, character codes for producing symbols, and
• j. said Character Map stores, at individual addresses in said memory, character codes for producing numbers.