Patent ID: 7165022
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A program product including a Chinese language input program, said program comprising code segments to control a computer to execute: a first presentation step of presenting initial groups into which initials of the Chinese language are classified; a first specifying step of specifying one of the initial groups; a second presentation step of presenting initials belonging to the specified initial group, and simple syllables comprising one of the initials of the specified initial group and simple finals; a second specifying step of specifying one of the initials or the simple syllables presented in said second presentation step; a first definition step of defining, when a simple syllable is specified in said second specifying step, the specified simple syllable as a syllable for input; a third presentation step of presenting, when an initial is specified in said second specifying step, syllables composed of the specified initial and finals including no head vowel, and head vowels; a third specifying step of specifying one of the syllables including no head vowel presented in said third presentation step when a syllable for input includes no head vowel, or specifying one of the head vowels presented in said third presentation step when a syllable for input includes a head vowel; a second definition step of defining, when a syllable including no head vowel is specified in said third specifying step, the specified syllable including no head vowel as a syllable for input; a fourth presentation step of presenting, when a head vowel is specified in said third specifying step, complex syllables composed of finals including the specified head vowel and the initial specified in said second specifying step; and a third definition step of defining, when said fourth presentation step is executed, one of the complex syllables presented in said fourth presentation step.