Method and apparatus for processing ideographic characters

Apparatus for identifying a selected ideographic character in a set of ideographic characters, said apparatus comprising

• apparatus adapted for storing a library of character representations,
• each character representation in said library of character representations representing a respective ideographic character in said set of ideographic characters.
• each said character representation comprising a plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective ideographic character represented by said character representation.
• said plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective character comprising for each of a plurality of predetermined character strokes of said respective ideographic character a plurality of stroke characteristics,
• apparatus adapted for providing a plurality of input signals for each of a plurality of input character strokes,
• said input signals corresponding to at least two of the stroke characteristics of the character stroke of said selected ideographic character corresponding to each of said predetermined character strokes,
• said plurality of input character strokes comprising, for ideographic characters comprising more than three character strokes, fewer than the total number of character strokes of said ideographic character, and
• apparatus adapted for identifying in said library said selected ideographic character, based on said plurality of input signals

A method for displaying a selected ideographic character, comprising

• providing a library of character representations,
• each character representation in said library of character representations representing a respective ideographic character in said set of ideographic characters,
• each said character representation comprising a plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective ideographic character represented by said character representation.
• said plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective character comprising for each of a plurality of predetermined character strokes of said respective ideographic character a plurality of stroke characteristics, and
• providing a plurality of input signals for each of a plurality of input character strokes,
• said input signals corresponding to at least two of the stroke characteristics of the character stroke of said selected ideographic character corresponding to each of said predeterined character strokes,
• said plurality of input character strokes comprising, for ideographic characters comprising more than three character strokes, fewer than the total number of character strokes of said ideographic character,
• identifying the respective ideographic character represented by a character representation in said library of character representations, said character representation having predetermined constituent characteristics of said predetermined character strokes corresponding to said input signals, and
• displaying said respective ideographic character.

Apparatus for presenting a selected ideographic character in a set of ideographic characters, said apparatus comprising

• apparatus adapted for storing a library of character representations,
• each character representation in said library of character representations representing a respective ideographic character in said set of ideographic characters.
• each said character representation comprising a plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective ideographic character represented by said character representation.
• said plurality of predetermined constituent characteristics of said respective character comprising for each of a plurality of predetermined character strokes of said respective ideographic character a plurality of stroke characteristics,
• apparatus adapted for providing a plurality of input signals for each of a plurality of input character strokes,
• said input signals corresponding to at least two of the stroke characteristics of the character stroke of said selected ideographic character corresponding to each of said predetermined character strokes,
• said plurality of input character strokes comprising, for ideographic characters comprising more than three character strokes, fewer than the total number of character strokes of said ideographic character,
• apparatus adapted for identifying in said library said selected ideographic character based on said plurality of input signals, and
• apparatus adapted for presenting said identified character.