SYMBOL DEFINITION APPARATUS

"SYMBOL DEFINITION APPARATUS" -- -- Apparatus (20) and a method are disclosed whereby Chinese characters may be defined for entry into a word processor or the like by providing eight entry keys (31 to 38), each of which represents one of the character stroke forms used in Chinese character...

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Main Authors STOHR, HELMUT, THOMAS, RONALD H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 26.07.1994
Edition5
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
CALCULATING
CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL
CODING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DECODING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
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Summary:"SYMBOL DEFINITION APPARATUS" -- -- Apparatus (20) and a method are disclosed whereby Chinese characters may be defined for entry into a word processor or the like by providing eight entry keys (31 to 38), each of which represents one of the character stroke forms used in Chinese character writing. The characters are stored in a character memory unit (24) in the form of strings of character stroke form codes, along with the stroke entry order designated by convention. The entry keys (31 to 38) are pressed in the known convention stroke order, and characters not including the designated strokes in the entered order are discarded by a selection process until the desired character or a small selection of characters is defined. The official stroke count of a character may also be entered as a search criterion.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19890615436