Patent ID: 6636163
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A Chinese-language address inputting method for inputting a Chinese-language address in accordance with numeric keys utilizing a device comprising a memory, a display, and a numeric keypad, said Chinese-language address inputting method comprising:one of inputting, one of a Chinese-language address, a single Chinese character, and a numeral, and controlling the input mode, in accordance with an input convention that comprises assigning all Chinese-language vocalization symbols to numeric keys, with the exception of designating a predetermined key as a control key, assigning consonants to six keys, assigning vowels to one key, assigning rhythm to two keys, and assigning five tonal symbols to five consonant keys, respectively; determining, in accordance with a user inputted signal, one of a numerical inputting mode, a single Chinese character inputting mode, and an address inputting mode, and controlling processing such that for the numerical inputting mode, processing is performed in accordance with numerical processing, for the single Chinese character inputting mode, processing is performed in accordance with single Chinese character processing, and for the address inputting mode, processing is performed in accordance with address data processing; the numerical processing comprising outputting the display as a single numeral in response to a numeric key signal that is inputted two times in succession; the single Chinese character processing comprising storing, in the memory, a key signal/vocalization symbol lookup table created in accordance with the input convention, referencing the key signal/vocalization symbol lookup table each time two numeric keys are inputted in succession, detecting a vocalization symbol corresponding to the inputted numeric key, and then outputting, to the display, the corresponding vocalization symbol, and when a tonal symbol is detected, referencing a character dictionary stored in the memory, and detecting, and then outputting to the display, a Chinese-language character which corresponds to the inputted vocalization symbol; the address data processing comprising referencing, in accordance with successive user inputted key signals and a predetermined hierarchical relationship, an address database stored in the memory, detecting, and then outputting to the display, a corresponding address character string; and outputting and displaying on the display, a Chinese-language address comprising the characters and numerals detected in accordance with each said processing.