Apparatus and method for input of ideographic Korean syllables from reduced keyboard
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorVadim Fux
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Abstract
A method is for input of text symbols into an electronic device having a reduced keyboard. The reduced keyboard has keys representing a plurality of characters. The method includes receiving character inputs from the reduced keyboard and identifying symbol variants based on the received character inputs. A list of symbol variants is displayed. An input symbol from the list of symbol variants is selected, wherein the input symbol is a Korean Hangul syllable. At least one Chinese Hanzi syllable is designated, to correspond to at least one Korean Hangul syllable. The Korean Hangul syllable is replaced with a Chinese Hanzi syllable.
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A method for input of text symbols into an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving an input reflecting selection of a key;
- identifying a set of symbol variants based on the key selection;
- receiving a symbol selection input reflecting selection of a symbol from the set of symbol variants, wherein the selected symbol is a syllable in a first language;
- identifying a set of syllable variants in a second language corresponding to the syllable in the first language;
- receiving a syllable selection input reflecting selection of an input syllable from the set of syllable variants in the second language;
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- outputting the selected input syllable.
A method for input of text symbols into an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving an input reflecting selection of a key;
- identifying a set of symbol variants based on the key selection;
- receiving a symbol selection input reflecting selection of a symbol from the set of symbol variants, wherein the selected symbol is a Korean Hangul syllable;
- identifying a set of Chinese Hanzi syllable variants corresponding to the Korean Hangul syllable;
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- receiving a syllable selection input reflecting selection of an input syllable selected from the set of Chinese Hanzi syllable variants;
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- outputting the selected input syllable.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- a number of keys;
- a display;
- a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, said memory having stored therein instructions which,
- when executed on said processor, cause said mobile communication device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an input reflecting selection of a key;
- identifying a set of symbol variants based on the key selection;
- receiving a symbol selection input reflecting selection of a symbol from the set of symbol variants, wherein the selected symbol is a syllable in a first language;
- identifying a set of syllable variants in a second language corresponding to the syllable in the first language;
- receiving a syllable selection input reflecting selection of an input syllable from the set of syllable variants in the second language;
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- outputting the selected input syllable on the display.
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