RU2005131834A - LAYOUTS OF SIGNS, METHODS OF INPUT AND INPUT DEVICE - Google Patents

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1. An input device for alphabetic characters based on buttons of the telephone keypad arranged in a 3 × 4 matrix using a character input interface comprising a keyboard including a plurality of buttons to which alphabetic characters are assigned so that the alphabetic characters that are on adjacent buttons in QWERTY standard keyboard, located on one or adjacent buttons of the keyboard by dividing alphabetic characters into Group I for left-handed input and Group II for right-handed input on the standard QWERTY keyboard and the first set of characters kov, the second set of characters and the third set of characters in accordance with the frequency of use, selecting one alphabetic character from each character set to form combinations of characters and distributing these combinations of characters by buttons so that the letters of Group I are located in the left column or middle column of the matrix keyboards, and Group II alphabetic characters are located in the right column or middle column of the keyboard matrix; and a processor for input buttons for processing a character input operation using a keyboard and outputting corresponding characters. 2. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which Group I consists of the characters 'Q', 'W', 'E', 'R', T ',' A ',' S ',' D ',' F ',' G ',' Z ',' X ',' C ',' V 'and' B ', which are assigned to the numeric buttons' 1', '2', '4', '5', '7' and '8', and Group II consists of the characters 'Y', 'U', 'I', 'O', 'P', 'H', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'N' and 'M', which are assigned to the number buttons '2', '3', '5', '6', '8' and '9', so that at least one character is assigned to each button. 3. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters' E ',' W, 'Q', 'A', 'D', 'Z', 'S', 'C' and 'X' are assigned digitally buttons '1', '4' and '7', which are in the left column of the keyboard, so that at least one character is assigned to each button. 4. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'T', 'F', 'Y', 'R', 'G', 'V', 'H', 'U', and 'B' assigned to the number buttons '2', '5', and '8', which are located in the middle column of the keyboard, so that at least one character is assigned to each button. 5. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters' O ',' P ',' I ',' L ',' J ',' N ',' M 'and' K 'are assigned to the numeric buttons' 3 ',' 6 'and' 9 ', which are located in the right column of the keyboard, so that at least one character is assigned to each button. 6. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which the characters' E, 'A', and 'S' are respectively assigned to three different numeric buttons selected from the group of numeric buttons containing the numeric buttons' 1 ',' 4 ', and '7'. 7. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which the characters 'A' and 'S' are respectively assigned to two different numeric buttons selected from a group of numeric buttons comprising numeric buttons '4' and '7'. 8. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'E', 'A' and 'S' are assigned to the numeric buttons '1', '4' and '7', respectively. 9. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which the characters 'T' and 'R' are respectively assigned to two different numeric buttons selected from the group of numeric buttons containing the numeric buttons '2' and '5'. 10. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'T', 'R' and 'H' are assigned to the numeric buttons '2', '5' and '8', respectively. 11. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which the characters 'O' and 'I' are respectively assigned to two different numeric buttons selected from a group of numeric buttons comprising numeric buttons '3' and '6'. 12. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'O', 'I', and 'N' are assigned to the numeric buttons '3', '6' and '9', respectively. 13. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the first set of characters is a combination of the most commonly used characters and contains the characters 'A', 'E', 'H', 'I', 'N', 'O', 'R', 'S' and 'T', each of which is entered using a single actuation of the button. 14. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the second set of characters consists of the characters' C ',' D ',' F, 'G', 'L', 'M', 'P', 'U', and 'W', and the third set of characters consists of the characters 'B', 'J', 'K', 'Q', 'V', 'X', 'Y' and 'Z'. 15. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which all the characters 'E', 'W', and 'Q' are assigned to the digital button '1', and the character 'E' is entered using a single actuation of the button. 16. The alphabetic input device according to claim 1, in which both the characters 'O' and 'P' are assigned to the digital button '3', and the character 'O' is entered using a single actuation of the button. 17. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'D', 'C' and 'X' are assigned to the numeric buttons '4' and 7 ', the characters' L ',' J ',' M 'and' K 'to the numeric buttons' 6' and '9', and the characters' F ',' G ',' V 'and' B 'to the numeric buttons' 2', '5' and '8', so at least , one character is assigned to each button. 18. The input device of alphabetic characters according to claim 1, in which the characters 'T', 'H' and 'E' are assigned to the numeric buttons '2', '8' and '1', respectively, and each of the characters is entered using a single cast corresponding button in action. 19. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which all the characters' E ',' W 'and' Q 'are assigned to the digital button' 1 ', all the characters' A', 'D' and 'Z' are assigned to the digital button ' 4 ', and all the characters' S', 'C' and 'X' are assigned to the digital button '7'. 20. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which all the characters' T ',' F 'and' Y 'are assigned to the digital button' 2 ', all the characters' R', 'G' and 'V' are assigned to the digital button ' 5 ', and all the characters' H', 'U' and 'B' are assigned to the digital button '8'. 21. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, in which both the characters 'O' and 'P' are assigned to the digital button '3', all the characters '1', 'L' and 'J' are assigned to the digital button '6', and all characters 'N', 'M' and 'K' are assigned to the digital button '9'. 22. The alphanumeric input device according to claim 1, wherein, when a predetermined button is pressed during character input using the keyboard, the processor for the input buttons changes the keyboard from character input mode to character input mode to provide a character matrix for processing a character input operation using keyboard and return to the previous character entry mode after entering a character. 23. The alphanumeric input device according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the processor for the input buttons displays the currently active keyboard matrix on the screen and displays the signs and symbols in response to the inputs with buttons corresponding to the signs or symbols. 24. A keyboard-based symbol input device comprising a plurality of buttons, each of which is assigned a digit, wherein the symbols are located on the buttons according to the shape of the symbols and numbers by dividing the symbols into a first set of characters, a second set of characters and a third set of characters in accordance with the frequency of use, the selection of one symbolic character from each set of characters for the formation of a combination of symbolic characters and the distribution of these combinations of symbolic characters by buttons; and a processor for input buttons for processing a character input operation using a keyboard and outputting corresponding symbol characters. 25. The symbolic input device of claim 24, wherein the first set of characters is a collection of the most frequently used symbolic characters and contains the symbolic characters'! ','? ',' - ', ′ ^, ′, ′ ”′,' @ ',';',':',','and'.', each of which is entered using a single actuation of the button. 26. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the second set of characters contains the character characters '/', '~', '+', '=', '<', '>', '(', ')' and '&', and the third set of characters includes the character characters '\', '|', '[', ']', '_', '{', '}' and '$'. 27. The character input device according to claim 24, wherein, when the predetermined button is pressed during character input using the keyboard, the processor for the input buttons changes the keyboard from the character or number input mode to the character input mode to provide a character matrix for processing a character input operation using the keyboard and returning to the previous mode of entering characters or numbers after entering a character. 28. The character input device of claim 27, wherein the predetermined button is a ^'*' button. 29. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the character characters '!' and '?' respectively assigned to the number buttons '1' and '2'. 30. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the character characters '<' and '>' are respectively assigned to the number buttons '4' and '7'. 31. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the character characters '(' and ')' are respectively assigned to the number buttons '6' and '9'. 32. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the character characters ′ ^, ′ and ′ ^” ′ are respectively assigned to the numeric buttons '4' and '5' 33. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the character characters ';', ':', ',' and '.' respectively assigned to the number buttons '7', '8', '9' and '0'. 34. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the characters '1', '!', And '/' are assigned to the same button. 35. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the characters '2', '?' and '~' are assigned to the same button. 36. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the characters '4', ' ^, ', and '<' are assigned to the same button. 37. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the characters '5', ′ "′, and '=' are assigned to the same button. 38. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the characters '6', '@', and '(' are assigned to the same button. 39. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the characters '7', ';', and '>' are assigned to the same button. 40. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the characters '8', ':', and '&' are assigned to the same button. 41. The character input device of claim 24, wherein the characters '9', ',', and ')' are assigned to the same button. 42. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the characters '0' and '.' assigned to the same button. 43. The input device character characters according to paragraph 24, in which the characters '[' and '{' are respectively assigned to two different numeric buttons selected from the group of numeric buttons containing numeric buttons '4' and '6', and the characters ']' and '}' are respectively assigned to two different number buttons selected from the number button group containing the number buttons '7' and '9'. 44. The symbol input device according to any one of paragraphs 24-43, wherein the processor for the input buttons displays the currently active keyboard matrix on the screen and displays signs and symbols in response to the input from the buttons corresponding to the signs or symbols. 45. A method for inputting alphabetic characters through a character input interface based on a telephone keypad with buttons in the form of a 3 × 4 matrix, comprising inputting alphabetic characters using a keyboard, said keyboard including a plurality of buttons to which alphabetic characters are assigned so that the alphabetic characters that located on adjacent buttons in a standard QWERTY keyboard, located on one or adjacent keyboard buttons by dividing letters into Group I for left-handed entry and Group II for right-handed input on standard on the QWERTY keyboard and on the first set of characters, the second set of characters and the third set of characters in accordance with the frequency of use, selecting one alphabetic character from each set of characters to form combinations of characters and distributing these combinations of characters among the buttons so that the letter characters of Group I are located in the left column or middle column of the keyboard matrix, and the letters of Group II are located in the right column or middle column of the keyboard matrix; and processing the signals inputted from the keyboard, and outputting characters corresponding to the inputted signals. 46. The method according to item 45, in which the alphabetic characters of the first set of characters and the second set of characters are entered by pressing the corresponding buttons for a shorter or longer time compared to the specified time, respectively, and the alphabetic characters of the third set of characters are entered by pressing the '# 'and successive pressing of the corresponding buttons. 47. A method of entering symbolic characters using a keyboard including a plurality of buttons, each of which is assigned a digit containing inputting symbolic characters by using a keyboard on which the symbolic characters are arranged taking into account the shape of the characters and numbers, by dividing the symbolic characters into a first character set, a second a set of characters, and a third set of characters in accordance with the frequency of use, selecting one character from each set of characters to form combinations of symbolic characters and distributing these combinations character-by buttons; and processing the signals inputted from the keyboard, and outputting characters corresponding to the inputted signals. 48. The method according to clause 47, in which the character characters of the first set of characters and the second set of characters are entered by pressing the corresponding buttons for a shorter or longer time compared to the set time, respectively, and the alphabetic characters of the third set of characters are entered by pressing the '# 'and successive pressing of the corresponding buttons.