Method of inputting Chinese characters using the holo-information code for Chinese characters and keyboard therefor

A method for encoding a character including a single radical, said radical having a predetermined radical name and including one or more strokes written in a predetermined order to create each radical the strokes having predetermined stroke names, the method comprising:

• (a) translating said radical name into a corresponding alphabetical representation of the phonetic pronunciation of said radical name;
• (b) translating one, two or three of the stroke names into corresponding alphabetical representations of the phonetic pronunciation of the stroke names of the strokes of the radical;
• (c) inputting a code of the character into a computer, the code including the first letter of the corresponding alphabetical representations of the translated radical name followed by the first letter of the alphabetical translation of said stroke names, the first letters entered in the same order as the strokes are written;
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• (d) creating a Chinese character signal in response to the code input into the decoder in step (b).

A method for encoding a character including first and second radicals, the radicals being written in a predetermined order to create said character and having predetermined radical name, each radical including one or more strokes, the strokes being written in a predetermined order to create each radical, the strokes having predetermined stroke names, the method comprising:

• (a) translating into alphabetical representations of the phonetic pronunciation, the radical names of said first and second radicals, and the stroke names of the last strokes of the first and second radicals;
• (b) inputting a code of the character into the computer, the code having the first letter of the translated first radical name, followed by the first letter of the stroke name of the translated last stroke of the first radical, followed by the first letter of the translated radical name of the second radical, followed by the first letter of the translated stroke name of the last stroke of the second radical;
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• (c) creating a Chinese character signal in response to the code input into the computer in said step (b).

A method for encoding a character including first, second and third radicals, the radicals written in a predetermined order to create said character and having predetermined radical names, each radical including one or more strokes, the strokes being written in a predetermined order to create each radical, the strokes having predetermined stroke names, the method comprising:

• (a) translating into alphabetical representations of the phonetic pronunciation, the radical name of said first, second and third radicals and the stroke name of the last stroke of the first radical;
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• (b) inputting a code of the character into a computer, the code having the first letter of the translated radical name of the first radical, followed by the first letter translated stroke name of the last stroke of the first radical, followed by the first letter of the translated radical name of the second radical, followed by the first letter of the translated radical name of the third radical;
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• (c) creating a Chinese character signal in response to the code input into the decoder in step (b).

An apparatus for display of a Chinese character including one or more radicals, the radicals written in a predetermined order to create said character and having predetermined radical names, each radical including one or more strokes, the strokes being written in a predetermined order to create each radical and having predetermined stroke names, the apparatus comprising:

• inputting means for inputting a code of the character into a first memory, the code including the first letters of corresponding alphabetical representations of phonetic translations of the radical names in the same order in which the radicals are written, and the first letters of corresponding alphabetical representations of phonetic translations of the stroke names in the same order in which the strokes are written;
• translation means, including a second memory, for translating the inputted code of the character into digital display information;
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• display means for displaying the Chinese character based upon the digital display information.