Inventors:
Bruce R. Baker - Pittsburgh PA, US
Tianxue Yao - Pittsburgh PA, US
Paul Andres - Springe, DE
Jutta Hermann - Pittsburgh PA, US
Sarah Yong - Singapore, SG
Zen Koh - Singapore, SG
Eric Nyberg - Pittsburgh PA, US
Katharine J. Hill - Pittsburgh PA, US
Mark A. Zucco - Pittsburgh PA, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/28
G10L 13/00
G10L 13/08
G06F 3/02
G10L 21/00
G10L 11/00
US Classification:
704 3, 704 8, 704258, 704260, 345168, 704270, 704E13001, 704E13011, 715264
Abstract:
An apparatus, method and computer readable medium are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes a keyboard including keys, a plurality of the keys each being associated with a polysemous symbol relating to a concept represented by a Chinese radical; and a processor, to determine whether or not a plurality of symbols, associated with a plurality of selected keys, form a sequence of symbols associated with at least one Chinese character, and, in response to determining that the plurality of selected symbols form a sequence of symbols associated with at least one Chinese character, to instruct output of the at least one Chinese character. A plurality of the keys may include each of a polysemous symbol, a Chinese radical, a Chinese measure word character and a Pinyin/Bopomofo letter, each associated with one another.