Patent ID: 6281886
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a programmed computer system enabling a user to enter multi-byte characters of national languages into the computer system from a touchscreen keyboard and to display the characters on a display screen, where said computer system includes an operating system having means for converting inputs from a physical keyboard into displayed characters and a keyboard definition file for processing by the computer system to provide the touchscreen keyboard on the display, the improvement in the computer system comprising:said keyboard definition file includes means for specifying a national language for the touchscreen keyboard and means for supporting multi-byte character language inputs from the touchscreen keyboard entered by the user; anda keyboard input module functioning in conjunction with said keyboard definition file and a touchscreen support module functioning in conjunction with said converting means;whereby said keyboard input module and said touchscreen support module executed by the computer system, process inputs entered by the user from the touchscreen keyboard to display multi-byte characters of the national language on the display screen.