Patent Publication Number: US-7721222-B1

Title: Dynamic language text generation system and method

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
   This invention relates to improved methods and apparatus concerning the generation of language text or characters. 
   BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   Generating text in non-English languages is a challenging task, especially for Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, That, Lao, Thaana, and Indian. Particularly in online HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) forms, text generation for the aforementioned languages makes the page size too big to be accessed via the Internet as it requires several thousand characters to be defined in the HTML code. For example, Hindi, the national language of India, has more than one million characters that can be generated by several combinations of conjunct consonants, vowel signs and modifiers. 
   On the other hand, Chinese, which is a symbolic language, has several thousand symbols. These symbols are derivatives of the 214 Chinese base radicals. The derivative patterns are not the same for all the base radicals, unlike the vowel patterns of Indian languages. Incorporating these myriad conjunct characters or derivative symbols in a web page makes the page too large and impractical to be loaded from a web server to its client via the Internet, taking several minutes to hours. 
   Another interesting observation is that Japanese has three alphabets, Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. While Hiragana is used for writing the native Japanese words. Katakana is used for writing foreign names and words. Kanji is a character set imported from the Chinese language. A typical Japanese text is written using all the three alphabets. 
   Text generation in non-English languages is necessary to search web pages in those languages on the Internet and intranet. There are several web sites on the Internet in non-English languages, especially Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, European and Indian languages. 
   Some websites on the Internet enable visitors to generate non-English text through transliteration (See a transliteration facility in the Telugu language on the web at url http://old.quilpad.in/telugu/). Transliteration is the technique of transcribing a word or text written in English into another language. Often transliteration for Indian languages generates inaccurate text and requires a lot of trial and error adjustments due to ambiguities in character mapping between English and the target language. For example, Tamil, a south Indian language has three characters that map to the English letter ‘L’. Similarly, there are three characters in Tamil representing the English letter ‘N’. 
   Indian languages have more consonants than English, resulting in ambiguities in mapping. Also, the vowel signs in Indian languages cannot be produced exactly with English vowel combinations unless a transliteration guide on a website is thoroughly studied. 
   Another drawback with transliteration is its implementation is very difficult and inaccurate for Mandarin Chinese and the Kanji part of Japanese as these scripts are not alphabet based but symbol based. In Chinese and Japanese Kanji, each symbol represents a word or a set of words. 
   Another means of generating non-English text is translation, wherein words typed in English are translated into the desired language. However, translation has its own limitations. It is not useful for those who are not proficient enough in English. Some words may be native to a particular language and may not even have their equivalents in English. Some times an English word may have more than one equivalent in other languages. 
   There are also some websites providing virtual key boards for generating text in non-English languages. For example, www.guruji.com is one such website providing a virtual key board in the Telugu language at the url http://www.guruji.com/te/index.html. However, the virtual key board of this prior art web site requires as many as six mouse clicks to generate a triple-consonant conjunct character in the Telugu language, which is a tedious job for a user. Another website, at the url http://www.search.webdunia.com/telugu.html, also provides a virtual keyboard which requires many mouse clicks to generate a triple-consonant conjunct character in the Telugu language. 
   A url on the web http://www.lookera.com/base/keyboards/chinese-keyboard.php provides a virtual key board in the Chinese language. However, it requires multiple mouse clicks and page scrolls to generate a typical Chinese character. Also, a couple of urls on the web http://www.gate2home.com/ and http://www.virtualkeyboard.ws/ provide virtual key boards in different languages, but these keyboards do not enable to generate characters with single mouse clicks in non-English languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a text generation system and method in non-English languages using Dynamic Language Menu Pads (DLMP), which can be used for internet searching, e-mail, chat, web-based authentication, document preparation, electronic form filling, online advertisement creation, wireless messaging, blogging, commenting on social networks etc. One or more embodiments of the present invention eliminate dependency on language specific keyboards, fonts, separate client installations, tool downloads, shortcut key settings etc. In one or more embodiments, text can be generated in any language just through mouse clicks or user actions through a computer interactive device. 
   One or more embodiments of the present invention provide an easy and practical approach to generating non-English text by generating letters of a non-English language using the desired language&#39;s own alphabet or symbols through dynamic generation of characters. This approach will avoid multiple mouse clicks, page scrolls, ambiguities, dependency on English, and the requirement of a huge database of words for different languages and their English mappings for translation. 
   In at least one or more embodiments of the present invention a method is provided including displaying on a computer monitor a first set of a plurality of character menu items. Each character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a character of a language, such as a written language. Each character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items is displayed in a first location on the computer monitor. The method may further include receiving a first user selection of a first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items, wherein the first user selection is received via a computer interactive device, and displaying a character of the language of the first character menu item in a second location on the computer monitor in response to receiving the first user selection. 
   The first set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a row in the first location of the computer monitor. The language may be a non-English language. Each of the character menu items of the first set of the plurality of character menu items may have any one of a consonant character, a vowel, a base radical, a symbol, a lower case letter, an alphabet name, a digit, a block number, and a punctuation character of the language. 
   In another embodiment of the present invention a method is provided including displaying on a computer monitor a first set of a plurality of character menu items, wherein each character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a character of a language. Each character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a first location on the computer monitor. The method may further include receiving a first user selection of a first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items, wherein the first user selection is received via a computer interactive device. In response to the first user selection, a second set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed on the computer monitor. The second set of the plurality of character menu items are related to the first character menu item, wherein each character menu item of the second set of the plurality of character menu items has a character of the language. Each character menu item of the second set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a second location on the computer monitor. 
   The method may further include receiving a second user selection of a second character menu item of the second set of the plurality of character menu items, wherein the second user selection is received via a computer interactive device. In response to the second user selection, a third set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed on the computer monitor, wherein the plurality of character menu items of the third set of the plurality of character menu items are related to the second character menu item. Each character menu item of the third set of the plurality of character menu items may have a character of the language. Each character menu item of the third set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a third location on the computer monitor. 
   The method may further include receiving a third user selection of a third character menu item of the third set of the plurality of character menu items, wherein the third user selection is received via a computer interactive device. In response to the third user selection, a fourth set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed on the computer monitor, wherein the character menu items of the fourth set of the plurality of character menu items are related to the third character menu item. Each character menu item of the fourth set of the plurality of character menu items may be a character of the language. The character menu item of the fourth set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a fourth location on the computer monitor. 
   The first user selection may be received from any one of a computer mouse, a computer touch screen, a finger pad of a laptop computer, and a computer keyboard. The first user selection may be received via a computer mobile device or a computer stylus on a computer mobile device. The first set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in a row in the first location of the computer monitor. The second set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in any one of a column, a row, and a block in the second location of the computer monitor. The third set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in any one of a column, a row, and a block in the third location of the computer monitor. The fourth set of the plurality of character menu items may be displayed in any one of a row, and a block in the fourth location of the computer monitor. 
   Each of the character menu items may be any one of an html table cell, a button, and a graphic user interface component. A method in accordance with embodiments of the present invention may include using the character of the language of the first character menu item for any one of searching on the internet, sending email, chatting, commenting on social networks, blogging, online advertisement creation, and document creation. 
   Each of the character menu items of the first set of the plurality of character menu items may have any one of a consonant character, a vowel, a base radical, a first symbol, a lower case letter, an alphabet name, a digit, a block number, and a punctuation character of the language. Each of the character menu items of the second set of the plurality of character menu items may have one of either: a vowel derivative of a consonant character, if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a consonant character, a successive vowel of a vowel if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a vowel, a successive base radical of a base radical, if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a base radical, an upper case letter of a lower case letter, if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a lower case letter, a vowel or consonant, if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has an alphabet name, and—a symbol tied to a block number, if the first character menu item of the first set of the plurality of character menu items has a block number. 
   Each of the character menu items of the third set of the plurality of character menu items may have any one of a double-consonant conjunct, a derivative symbol of the radical, a successive vowel of the vowel, and a vowel derivative of the consonant, of the character of the second character menu item. Each of the character menu items of the fourth set of the plurality of character menu items may have any one of a triple-consonant conjunct of the third character menu item, and a derivative symbol of the radical of the second character menu item. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  shows an apparatus for use in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
       FIG. 2A  shows a first image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first image concerns processing of the Telugu language (a language spoken in India and one of the official and classical languages of India); 
       FIG. 2B  shows a second image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second image concerns processing of the Telugu language; 
       FIG. 2C  shows a third image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the third image concerns processing of the Telugu language; 
       FIG. 2D  shows a fourth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fourth image concerns processing of the Telugu language; 
       FIG. 2E  shows a fifth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fifth image concerns processing of the Telugu language; 
       FIG. 2F  shows a sixth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the sixth image concerns processing of the Telugu language. 
       FIG. 2G  shows an image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the image of  FIG. 2G  concerns processing of the Telugu language; 
       FIG. 3A  shows a seventh image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the seventh image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 3B  shows an eighth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the eighth image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 3C  shows a ninth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the ninth image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 3D  shows a tenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the tenth image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 3E  shows a eleventh image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the eleventh image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 3F  shows a twelfth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twelfth image concerns processing of the Chinese language; 
       FIG. 4A  shows a thirteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the thirteenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 4B  shows a fourteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fourteenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 4C  shows a fifteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fifteenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 4D  shows a sixteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the sixteenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 4E  shows a seventeenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the seventeenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 4F  shows an eighteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the eighteenth image concerns processing of a Japanese language; 
       FIG. 5  shows a nineteenth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the nineteenth image concerns processing of the Korean language; 
       FIG. 6  shows a twentieth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twentieth image concerns processing of the Arabic language; 
       FIG. 7  shows a twenty-first image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twenty-first image concerns processing of the Hebrew language; 
       FIG. 8  shows a twenty-second image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twenty-second image concerns processing of the That language; 
       FIG. 9  shows a twenty-third image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twenty-third image concerns processing of the French language; 
       FIG. 10  shows a twenty-fourth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twenty-fourth image concerns processing of the Greek language; and 
       FIG. 11  shows a twenty-fifth image, menu, or interface, which can be displayed on a computer monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the twenty-fifth image concerns processing of the Russian language. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1  shows an apparatus  100  for use in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus  100  may include a computer. The apparatus  100  may include a computer monitor  102 , a computer processor  104 , a computer memory  106 , a computer interactive device  108 , a communications port  110 , and the internet  112 . The computer monitor  102 , computer memory  106 , computer interactive device  108 , and communications port  110  may communicate with the computer processor  104  via any type of communications links. The communications port  110  may communicate with the internet  112  via a communications link. 
     FIG. 2A  shows a first image, menu, or interface  200   a , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the first image  200   a  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the first image  200   a  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   The first image  200   a  concerns processing of the Telugu language, which is a language spoken in India and one of the official and classical languages of India. The first image  200   a  includes a search box or field  202  for inputting, entering or printing (causing to be displayed in field  202  on the computer monitor  102 ) Telugu characters. The first image  200   a  also includes a search button or field  206  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device to cause searching on the Internet  112  for a character or combination of characters that is displayed in the search box  202  or an intranet not shown. Alternatively, the search box  202  and the search button  206  can be replaced with a web form such as for sending mail, chatting, blogging, or for online advertisement creation. 
   The first image  200   a  also includes a set  204  of character menu items, which can be html table cells, buttons or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) components. The set  204  includes character menu items  204   a ,  204   b ,  204   c ,  204   d ,  204   e ,  204   f ,  204   g ,  204   h ,  204   i ,  204   j ,  204   k ,  204   l ,  204   m ,  204   n ,  204   o ,  204   p ,  204   q ,  204   r ,  204   s ,  204   t ,  204   u ,  204   v ,  204   w , and  204   x . A user can click on and cause a character from one of these character menu items to be displayed in search box  202 . There can be more character menu items following  204   x  to include the complete set of consonants of the Telugu language. The character menu items  204   a - b , show diacritics of the Telugu characters Anuswara (nasal diacritic) “0” and Visarga (breathless ‘h’ sound following consonant) “:”, respectively. The character menu items  204   c  shows the first vowel, and the character menu items  204   d - 204   x  show a plurality of consonants in the Telugu language. There are thirty-five consonants, fourteen vowels, and one “Anuswara” which adds an “an” sound and one Visarga which adds “ah” sound to consonants in the Telugu language. 
     FIG. 2B  shows a second image, menu, or interface  200   b , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the second image  200   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the second image  200   b  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The second image  200   b  concerns processing of the Telugu language. The second image  200   b  includes fields  202  and  206 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The second image  200   b  also includes the set  204  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The second image  200   b  includes a column set  208  of character menu items  208   a ,  208   b ,  208   c ,  208   d ,  208   e ,  208   f ,  208   g ,  208   h ,  208   i , and  208   j . There can be more menu items below  208   j  in the column set  208 . When the first image  200   a  of  FIG. 2A  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  210 , using the interactive device  108 , on or over a character menu item such as  204   k  to cause a column set such as column set  208  of the second image  200   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . Each of the characters of the column set  208  is a vowel derivative (diacritic) of the consonant character  204   k . A user can click on and print (“print” in this instance meaning cause to be displayed in search box  202  on a computer monitor, such as computer monitor  102 ) one of these characters in search box  202 . 
   The character menu item  204   k  includes or shows a consonant of the Telugu language. Placing the cursor on or over the character menu item  204   k  displays what are called “vowel derivatives” (diacritics) of the consonant of the menu item  204   k . The column set  208  shows a plurality of vowel derivatives of the consonant of menu item  204   k.    
   A user can select any of the other character menu items of  204   d - 204   x  shown in  FIG. 2A , to cause a column of character menu items to appear adjacent, and in line with the character menu item selected.  FIG. 2B  shows what occurs when character menu item  204   k  is selected, which causes column  208  to the displayed on the computer monitor  102  adjacent and in a straight line with character menu item  204   k . If instead, for example, character menu item  204   l  was selected, a column  209 , shown in  FIG. 2G  would be displayed adjacent and in a straight line with character menu item  204   l . Column  209  would have character menu items related to character menu item  204   l , such as vowel derivatives of a consonant character of character menu item  204   l . Selecting any other character menu item of  204   d - x , would cause a column of character menu items to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 , which is related to the character menu item selected, and which is in line with the character menu item selected. 
     FIG. 2C  shows a third image, menu, or interface  200   c , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the third image  200   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the third image  200   c  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The third image  200   c  concerns processing of the Telugu language. The third image  200   c  includes fields  202  and  206 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The third image  200   c  also includes the set  204  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The third image  200   c  includes a column set  208  of character menu items previously described with reference to  FIG. 2B . The third image also includes a row set  212  of character menu items  212   a ,  212   b ,  212   c ,  212   d ,  212   e ,  212   f ,  212   g ,  212   h ,  212   i ,  212   j ,  212   k ,  212   l ,  212   m ,  212   n ,  212   o ,  212   p ,  212   q ,  212   r ,  212   s ,  212   t , and  212   u . There can be more character menu items following  212   u  to corresponding to the remaining consonants of the Telugu language. When the second image  200   b  of  FIG. 2B  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  210  (in one embodiment clicking of a computer mouse is not necessary, i.e. the cursor  210  can be just placed over the particular character menu item) through the interactive device  108  on the character menu item  208   e  to cause the row set  212  of the third image  200   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click on and thereby cause one of these characters to be displayed in search box  202 . Each of the characters of row set  212  is a double-consonant conjunct derivative of the single consonant vowel derivative  208   e . For example, character  212   a  of image  200   c  is the double-consonant conjunct character of  208   e  wherein the first and second consonants involved are  204   k  and  204   d  of  FIG. 2A  respectively. 
   The character menu item  208   e  shows a vowel derivative of the Telugu consonant  204   k  Placing cursor  210  on or over the character menu item  208   e  displays the set  212  which is a set of first order conjuncts of the vowel derivative character  208   e.    
     FIG. 2D  shows a fourth image, menu, or interface  200   d , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the fourth image  200   d  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the fourth image  200   d  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The fourth image  200   d  concerns processing of the Telugu language. The fourth image  200   d  includes fields  202  and  206 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The fourth image  200   d  also includes the sets  204 ,  208 , and  212  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIGS. 2A ,  2 B, and  2 C, respectively. The fourth image  200   d  also includes a row set  214  of character menu items. The row set  214  includes triple-consonant conjunct characters  214   a ,  214   b ,  214   c ,  214   d ,  214   e ,  214   f ,  214   g ,  214   h ,  214   i ,  214   j ,  214   k ,  214   l ,  214   m ,  214   n ,  214   o ,  214   p ,  214   q ,  214   r ,  214   s ,  214   t , and  214   u . There can be more character menu items following  214   u  to include the complete set of triple-consonant conjuncts of the double-consonant conjunct character  212   p . A user can click on and print one of these characters in search box or field  202 . When the third image  200   c  of  FIG. 2C  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  210 , using the interactive device  108  on or over the character menu item  212   p  to cause the row set  214  of the fourth image  200   d  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . Each of the characters of row set  214  is a triple-consonant conjunct character. For example, character  214   a  is a triple-consonant conjunct character wherein the first, second and third consonants involved are  204   k ,  204   s  and  204   d  of image  200   a  respectively. 
   The character menu item  212   p  of image  200   c  in  FIG. 2C  shows a first order (double-consonant) conjunct character. Placing cursor  210  using the interactive device  108 , on the character menu item  212   p  causes the set  214  to be displayed which includes the second order (triple-consonant) conjuncts of the first order conjunct character  212   p.    
     FIG. 2E  shows a fifth image, menu, or interface  200   e , which is same as the image  200   d  of  FIG. 2D  except for the click graphic  216 . The click graphic is shown in  FIG. 2E  only for explanation purposes to indicate that a user can click on any character menu item such as  214   c  in order to print it in the search box  202 . The click graphic  216  would not typically be displayed visually on a screen of the computer monitor  102 . 
   When the fourth image  200   d  of  FIG. 2D  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can click on a character menu item, such as  214   c  to print its character in search box  202 . 
     FIG. 2F  shows a sixth image, menu, or interface  200   f , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the sixth image  200   f  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the sixth image  200   f  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The sixth image  200   f  concerns processing of the Telugu language. The sixth image  200   f  includes fields  202  and  206 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The sixth image  200   f  also includes the set  204  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 2A . The sixth image  200   f  is same as the first image  200   a  of  FIG. 2A  except for the character from the character menu item  214   c  of image  200   e  which has been inserted into a field  202   a  of the search box  202 . This can be done by clicking, using a computer mouse, the character menu item  214   c  in image  200   e.    
   One or more embodiments of the present invention provide dynamic language text generation, which is particularly applicable to various non-English languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and various Indian languages. In at least one embodiment, text can be generated in any language without a keyboard, such as through a computer mouse, stylus, or finger actions on touch screens of computers and wireless devices. 
   In  FIG. 2A , the set  204  includes all the base consonants of the Telugu language. In one embodiment, the set  204  may only include the base consonants or radicals of the particular language, such as Telugu, in this example. This reduces menu file size for the computer memory  106  and processing power required for the computer processor  104 . 
   If the particular language has independent vowels also, only the first vowel is displayed as part of the main menu  204 . For example, in  FIG. 2A  character  204   c  is the first vowel. 
   In at least one embodiment of the present invention, required characters are dynamically generated and displayed according to user requirements. For example, when a user points to a consonant, such as one of  204   d - 204   x , shown in  FIG. 2A , such as by using a computer mouse, a stylus or a touch screen, all the vowel derivatives (such as partially shown in set  208  of  FIG. 2B ) of the consonant (such as in menu item  204   k ) are displayed as a first level sub menu, such as shown in  FIG. 2B . The user can select and print any of these vowel derivatives or the base consonant itself using the computer interactive device  108 . 
   Similarly, the full list of independent vowels can be viewed as a sub menu by placing cursor on the first vowel (such as  204   c ) displayed on the main menu  204 , such as shown in image  200   a  in  FIG. 2A . The user can select and print the required vowels from the sub menu. In languages wherein two or more consonants may join to form conjunct consonants, a second level sub menu, such as row set  212  of image  200   c  in  FIG. 2C  can be generated showing all possible two-consonant conjuncts by placing a computer cursor on a character menu item of the first level submenu, such as the character menu item  208   e  of the image  200   b  in  FIG. 2B . Similarly, a third level sub menu, such as the row set  214  of the image  200   d  in  FIG. 2D  of three-consonant conjuncts can be displayed when a computer cursor is placed on a second level sub menu character menu item, such as menu item  212   p . This implementation of the method, in at least one embodiment of the present invention is very well suited to all Indian and similar languages in which up to three consonants can combine to form conjunct consonants. More specifically, the list of suitable languages include Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil, and also Sinhalese, the spoken language of Sri Lanka. Tamil is the simplest among all Indian languages requiring only a first level submenu as the language has no concept of conjunct consonants. 
     FIGS. 3A-3F  are related to the Chinese language.  FIG. 3A  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   a  for the Chinese language, which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the first image  300   a  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  300   a  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   The image  300   a  concerns processing of the Chinese language and includes a search box  302  for inputting, entering, or printing Chinese characters. The image  300   a  also includes a search button  306  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device of interactive device  108  to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet  112  through communications port  110  or intranet not shown. Alternatively, the search box  302  and the search button  306  can be replaced with a web form for purposes such as sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation, and for other purposes. 
   The image  300   a  also includes a set  304  of character menu items, which can be html table cells, buttons or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) components. The set  304  includes character menu items  304   a ,  304   b ,  304   c ,  304   d ,  304   e ,  304   f ,  304   g ,  304   h ,  304   i ,  304   j ,  304   k ,  304   l ,  304   m ,  304   n ,  304   o ,  304   p , and  304   q . There can be more character menu items following  304   q  to include more Chinese Kangxi radicals. The character menu items  304   a - 304   q  show Chinese Kangxi radicals at particular sequential interval positions such as 1, 11, 21, . . . and so on of the Chinese Kangxi radicals set. There are total two hundred and fourteen Kangxi radicals in the Chinese language. Since all these two hundred and fourteen radicals cannot visibly fit in a scroll-free screen, the character set  304  selectively includes only the radicals located at sequential positions 1, 11, 21, . . . and so on of the Kangxi radicals set. 
     FIG. 3B  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   b  for the Chinese language, which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  300   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  300   b  using the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  300   b  concerns processing of the Chinese language. The image  300   b  includes the search box or field  302  and search button or field  306 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . 
   The image  300   b  also includes the set  304  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . The image  300   b  includes a column set  308  of character menu items  308   a ,  308   b ,  308   c ,  308   d ,  308   e ,  308   f ,  308   g ,  308   h ,  308   i , and  308   j . When the image  300   a  of  FIG. 3A  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place computer cursor  310 , through the interactive device  108 , on the character menu item,  304   h  to cause the column set  308  of the image  300   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The column set  308  shows the Kangxi radical  304   h  and its nine consecutive Kangxi radicals. Similarly, when a user places cursor over any Kangxi radical of the set  304 , a vertical menu or column set of characters is displayed, which includes the Kangxi radical itself and its 9 consecutive Kangxi radicals. However, an exception applies to the last radical of the set  304 , wherein the radical itself and its 3 consecutive radicals will be displayed when the cursor  310  is placed over it. The number of radicals in the horizontal menu or row set  304  and vertical menu or corresponding column set for each character item of the row set  304  can be varied according to the designer&#39;s choice. 
     FIG. 3C  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   c  for the Chinese language, which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  300   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  300   c  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  300   c  concerns processing of the Chinese language. The image  300   c  includes fields  302  and  306 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . The image  300   c  also includes the row set  304  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . The image  300   c  includes the column set  308  of characters menu items previously described with reference to  FIG. 3B . The image  300   c  also includes an index  312  of character blocks and a block  314   a  of characters. The block  314   a  comprises some first few derivative characters of the Kangxi base radical  308   e . There can be more or less rows and columns in the block  314   a  than shown in the image  300   c . When the image  300   b  of  FIG. 3B  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  310 , using the interactive device  108 , on the character menu item (Kangxi radical)  308   e  to cause the index  312  of character blocks and the characters block  314   a  of the image  300   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . Each of the characters of the block  314   a  is a derivative character of the Kangxi base radical  308   e . The Kangxi base radical  308   e  has several derivative characters, which are conveniently divided in this system into seven blocks in order to avoid horizontal and vertical scrolling of their display screen. When a user places cursor  310  on the Kangxi base radical  308   e , only the first block  314   a  of its derivative characters and index  312  of all the blocks are displayed on the screen. Menu items  312   a - 312   g  show the derivative character block numbers 1-7 of the Kangxi radical  308   e . A user can navigate through all the character blocks and display the required block by placing cursor over the corresponding block number of index  312 . 
     FIG. 3D  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   d  for the Chinese language, which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  300   d  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  300   d  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  300   d  is same as the image  300   c  of  FIG. 3C  except for the derivative characters block  314   e  in place of  314   a  and the position of cursor  310 . When a user places cursor  310  through the interactive device  108  over the menu item  312   e  of index  312 , the previously displayed block of characters  314   a  disappears and a corresponding block of characters  314   e  is displayed on the screen of computer monitor  102 . 
   When the image  300   c  of  FIG. 3C  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  310 , using the interactive device  108 , on the menu item  312   e  of the index  312  of blocks to cause the fifth block of derivative characters of the Kangxi base radical  308   e  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102  as shown in the image  300   d.    
     FIG. 3E  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   e , which is same as the image  300   d  of  FIG. 3D  except for the click graphic  316 . The click graphic  316  is shown in  FIG. 3E  for explanation purposes to indicate that a user can click on any character menu item of the block  314   e , such as character menu item  324   a  of the block  314   e  in order to print it in the search box  302 . The click graphic  316  would not be displayed visually on the screen. Character  324   a  refer to the character at the 2 nd  row and 2 nd  column of block  314   e.    
   When the image  300   d  of  FIG. 3D  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can click on the character menu item  324   a  to print it in the search box or field  302 . 
     FIG. 3F  shows an image, menu, or interface  300   f , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  300   f  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  300   f  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  300   f  concerns processing of the Chinese language. The image  300   f  includes fields  302  and  306 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . The image  300   f  also includes the set  304  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 3A . Image  300   f  of  FIG. 3F  is same as the image  300   a  of  FIG. 3A  except for the character  334   a  taken from menu item  324   a  of image  300   e  shown printed in the search box or field  302   
   In  FIG. 3A , the set  304  includes only a few Kangxi radicals of the Chinese language. In one embodiment, the set  304  may include only a few radicals of the particular language, such as Chinese, in this example. This reduces menu file size for the computer memory  106  and processing power required for the computer processor  104 . 
   In at least one embodiment of the present invention, required characters are dynamically generated and displayed according to user needs. For example, when a user points to a Kangxi radical, such as one of  304   a - 304   q , such as by use of a computer mouse, stylus or touch screen, the radical itself and all its succeeding radicals before the next radical in the set  304  are displayed as a first level sub menu or column set  308 , such as shown in  FIG. 3B . The user can select and print any of the radicals from the first level submenu or column set  308  using the computer interactive device  108 . 
   In a language like Chinese wherein a radical may have several derivative characters, a second level submenu or row set, such as row set  312  of image  300   c  in  FIG. 3C  can be displayed showing all block numbers of derivative characters by placing the cursor  310  on a base radical of the first level submenu such as column set  308  of image  300   b . Similarly, a third level submenu, such as  314   e  of image  300   d  in  FIG. 3D , of derivative characters can be displayed when cursor  310  is placed on a second level submenu item such as  312   e.    
     FIG. 4A-FIG .  4 F are related to the Japanese language.  FIG. 4A  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   a , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  400   a  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   a  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   The image  400   a  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   a  includes a search box or field  402  for inputting or entering or printing Japanese characters. The image  400   a  also includes a search button or field  404  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet  112  of  FIG. 1  or intranet not shown. Alternatively, the search box  402  and the search button  404  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   The image  400   a  also includes menu item set  406 , and menu items  408  and  410  and menu item set  412 . Menu item sets  406  and  412  include a plurality of menu items. Each of the menu items can be an html table cell, a button or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu item set  406  may be a set of Japanese punctuation characters  406   a ,  406   b ,  406   c  and  406   d  or menu items. A user can click on and print any of the characters shown in menu items  406   a - d  in search box  402 , by using the interactive device  108 . Menu items  408 ,  410  and menu item set  412  provide links to the Japanese character sets Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji respectively. 
     FIG. 4B  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   b , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  400   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   b  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  400   b  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   b  includes fields  402  and  404 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   b  also includes menu item set  406 , menu items  408  and  410  and menu item set  412 , previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   b  also includes a cursor  414 . The image  400   b  further includes a row set  416  of character menu items  416   a ,  416   b ,  416   c ,  416   d ,  416   e ,  416   f ,  416   g ,  416   h ,  416   i ,  416   j ,  416   k ,  416   l ,  416   m ,  416   n ,  416   o , and  408   p . When the image  400   a  of  FIG. 4A  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place the cursor  414 , by using the interactive device  108 , on the menu item  408  to cause the row set  416  of the image  400   b  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click on and cause any of the characters of the row set  416  to be displayed in the search box  402 . The first character  416   a  of the row set  416  is the first vowel of the Japanese Hiragana alphabet. Characters  416   b - 416   p  are consonants of the Hiragana alphabet. For example, character menu item  416   g  is the Hiragana consonant ‘ma’. 
     FIG. 4C  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   c , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  400   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   c  by using the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  400   c  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   c  includes fields  402  and  404 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   c  also includes menu item set  406 , menu items  408  and  410  and menu item set  412 , previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   c  also includes a cursor  414 . The image  400   c  further includes a row set  416  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4B . Additionally, the image  400   c  includes a column set  418  of character menu items  418   a ,  418   b ,  418   c ,  418   d ,  418   e ,  418   f  and  418   g . Each of the character menu items  418   a - 418   g  is a vowel derivative (syllable) of the Hiragana consonant  416   g . When the image  400   b  of  FIG. 4B  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  414 , using the interactive device  108 , on the character menu item  416   g  to cause the column set  418  of the image  400   c  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click on and cause any of the characters of the column set  418  to be displayed in search box  402 . When the user clicks on character menu item  418   a , for example, the character in menu item  418   a  appears in the left hand corner of search box  402 . Similarly, a user can view the derivatives (syllables) of any Hiragana consonant by placing the cursor  414  on the particular Hiragana consonant (located in a particular menu item of row set  416 . Any desired derivative (syllable) can be printed by clicking on it with the computer interactive device  108 . A user can also view all vowels of the Hiragana alphabet by placing the cursor  414  on the first vowel (character menu item)  416   a  of image  400   b  in  FIG. 4B . Any desired vowel can be displayed in search box  402  by clicking on the corresponding menu item in which it is located using the computer interactive device  108 . 
     FIG. 4D  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   d , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  400   d  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   d  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  400   d  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   d  includes fields  402  and  404 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   d  also includes menu item sets  406  and  412 , and menu items  408  and  410 , previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   d  also includes a cursor  414 . The image  400   d  further includes a row set  420  of character menu items  420   a ,  420   b ,  420   c ,  420   d ,  420   e ,  420   f ,  420   g ,  420   h ,  420   i ,  420   j ,  420   k ,  420   l ,  420   m ,  420   n ,  420   o ,  420   p ,  420   q ,  420   r ,  420   s  and  420   t . Character menu item  420   a  shows or includes the first vowel of the Japanese Katakana alphabet. Each of the characters menu items  420   b - 420   t  shows or includes a Katakana consonant. There can be more character menu items beyond  420   t  to include the remaining Katakana consonants. When the image  400   a  of  FIG. 4A  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  414 , using the interactive device  108 , on the menu item  410  to cause the row set  420  of the image  400   d  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click on any of the character menu items of the row set  420  to cause the corresponding character to be displayed in the search box  402 . Print means making a character appear in the search box or adding it to the search box. 
     FIG. 4E  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   e , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  400   e  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   e  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  400   e  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   e  includes fields  402  and  404 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . 
   The image  400   e  also includes menu item set  406 , menu items  408  and  410  and menu item set  412 , previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   e  also includes the cursor  414 . The image  400   e  further includes a row set  420  of character menu items, previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4D . Additionally, the image  400   e  includes a column set  422  of character menu items  422   a ,  422   b ,  422   c ,  422   d ,  422   e ,  422   f  and  422   g . Each of the character menu items  422   a - 422   g  includes or shows a vowel derivative (syllable) of the Katakana consonant in menu item  420   i  shown in image  400   d  of  FIG. 4D . When the image  400   d  of  FIG. 4D  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place cursor  414 , using the interactive device  108 , on the character menu item  420   i  to cause the column set  422  of the image  400   e  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click one of menu items of the column set  422  to cause the corresponding vowel derivative (syllable) to be displayed in the search box  402 . Similarly, a user can view the derivatives (syllables) of any Katakana consonant by placing the cursor  414  on a menu item, which has that Katakana consonant of menu items  420   b - 420   t  and beyond. A desired derivative (syllable) can be made to appear in the search box  402  by clicking on the corresponding menu item comprising that derivative (syllable) with the computer interactive device  108 . 
   A user can also view all vowels of the Katakana alphabet as a column set by placing the cursor  414  on the first vowel (character menu item)  420   a  of image  400   d  in  FIG. 4D . A desired vowel can be made to appear in the search box  402  by clicking on the menu item, which has that particular vowel with the computer interactive device  108 . 
     FIG. 4F  shows an image, menu, or interface  400   f , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by the computer program to cause the image  400   f  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A person or user can interact with the image  400   f  through the computer interactive device  108 . 
   The image  400   f  concerns processing of the Japanese language. The image  400   f  includes fields  402  and  404 , which were previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   f  also includes menu item set  406 , menu items  408  and  410  and menu item set  412 , previously explained with reference to  FIG. 4A . The image  400   f  also includes the cursor  414 . The image  400   f  further includes a block  424  of character menu items, which is a set of Japanese Kanji characters. There can be more characters in the block  424  than shown in the image  400   f . When the first image  400   a  of  FIG. 4A  is on a screen of the computer monitor  102 , a user can place the cursor  414 , using the interactive device  108 , on the menu item  412   d  (block number 3 of Kanji characters) to cause the Kanji block  424  of the image  400   f  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . A user can click any one of the menu items of the block  424 , each including a Kanji character to thereby cause that character to be displayed in the search box  402 . Similarly, a user can view other Kanji character blocks by placing the cursor  414  on their corresponding number in the menu item set  412 . A desired Kanji character can be clicked on, using the interactive device  108  and displayed or made to appear in the search box  402 . There can be more block numbers in menu item set  412  covering the entire set of Kanji characters. 
   One or more embodiments of the present invention provide dynamic language text generation, which is particularly applicable to various non-English languages, such as Chinese, Japanese, and various Indian languages. In at least one embodiment, text can be generated in any language without a keyboard, such as through a computer mouse, stylus, or finger actions on touch screens of computers and wireless devices. 
   In  FIG. 4B , the set  416  includes all base consonants of the Japanese Hiragana alphabet. Similarly, in  FIG. 4D , the set  420  includes all base consonants of the Japanese Katakana alphabet. In one embodiment, the sets  416  and  420  may only include the base consonants or radicals of the particular language, such as Japanese, in this example. This reduces menu file size for the computer memory  106  and processing power required for the computer processor  104 . 
   If the particular language has independent vowels also, only the first vowel is displayed as part of the main menu. For example, in  FIG. 4B , character  416   a  is the first vowel of the Hiragana alphabet. 
   In at least one embodiment of the present invention, required characters are dynamically generated and displayed according to user requirements. For example, when a user points to a consonant, such as one of menu items  416   b - 416   p  of set  416 , shown in  FIG. 4B  through a computer mouse, stylus or touch screen, all the vowel derivatives (such as shown in set  418  for the consonant shown in menu item  416   g ) of the particular consonant (such as consonant in menu item  416   g  in this example) are displayed as a submenu, such as shown in  FIG. 4C . The user can select and cause to be displayed in the search box  402  any of these vowel derivatives or the base consonant itself using the computer interactive device  108 . Similarly, the full list of independent vowels can be viewed as a sub menu by placing the cursor  414  on the first vowel (such as  416   a , in one example) displayed on the main menu, such as image  400   b  in  FIG. 4B . A user can select and print the required vowels from the sub menu. 
   If a particular language, such as Japanese has several symbolic characters, they can be organized into a number of blocks, with each block comprising as many symbols as can be conveniently displayed on a scroll-free computer screen. 
     FIG. 5  shows an image, menu, or interface  500 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  500  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  500  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  500  concerns processing of the Korean language. Image  500  includes a search box or field  502  for inputting or entering or printing Korean characters. Image  500  also includes a search button  504  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device, such as  108 , to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet  112  or intranet, not shown. Alternatively, the search box  502  and the search button  504  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  500  also includes menus  506 ,  508 ,  510  and a cursor  512 . Menu  506  comprises a row set of menu items, each one of which contains a Korean consonant. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  500  to include the remaining Korean consonants. Each Menu item can be an html table cell, a button or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  508  comprises a column set of menu items, each of which contains or includes a Korean syllable. The Korean syllables include an initial consonant and a medial vowel. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  500  to include the remaining such syllables. Menu  510  comprises a row set of menu items, each one of which contains a Korean syllables with an initial consonant, a medial vowel and a final consonant. There will be more menu items than shown in the image  500  to include the remaining such syllables. Initially, only menu  506  of consonants is displayed along with the search box  502  and the search button  504 . A user can click and print one of these characters in search box  502  through the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  512 , using the interactive device  108  on a menu item including a Korean consonant, such as menu item  506   g , all of the syllables with a medial vowel (for example  508  in this case) of the particular Korean consonant of the menu item (in this case  506   g ) are displayed as a vertical set (in this example  508 ) of characters. A user can click and cause one of these syllables to be displayed in search box  502  using the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  512  on one of the menu items of these characters, such as  508   e , all the character&#39;s extended syllables with a final consonant are displayed as a row set such as row set  510  for the character  508   e . A user can click and print one of these extended syllables (such as shown in row set  510 ) in search box  502 . Similarly, any syllable of any consonant can be located and printed in search box  502 . 
     FIG. 6  shows an image, menu, or interface  600 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  600  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  600  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  600  concerns processing of the Arabic language. Image  600  includes a search box  602  for inputting or entering or printing Arabic characters. Image  600  also includes a search button  604  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device  108  to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet  112  of  FIG. 1 , or intranet, not shown. Alternatively, the search box  602  and the search button  604  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  600  also includes a main menu  606 , a submenu  608  and a cursor  610 . Menu  606  comprises a plurality of menu items, which include a row set of Arabic punctuation characters and numbers, and another row set of Arabic base letters. There can be more menu items in main menu  606  than shown in the image  600  to include the remaining Arabic base letters. Each of the Menu items can be an html table cell, a button or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Submenu  608  comprises a column set of character menu items which show or include syllables (vowel diacritics) of the Arabic consonant  606   b  shown in the image  600 . The column set can comprise more syllables than shown in the image  600 . Initially, only menu  606  is displayed along with the search box  602  and the search button  604 . A user can click and print one of these characters in search box  602  by using the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  610 , using the interactive device  108  on a character menu item including an Arabic base letter, such as menu item  606   b , all the corresponding character&#39;s syllables (vowel diacritics) are displayed as a column set, such as column set  608  for the example of menu item  606   b . A user can click and print one of these syllables (vowel diacritics) in search box  602  through the use of the interactive device  108 . Similarly, any syllable of any base letter can be located and printed in search box  602 . 
     FIG. 7  shows an image, menu, or interface  700 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  700  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  700  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  700  concerns processing of the Hebrew language. Image  700  includes a search box  702  for inputting or entering or printing Hebrew characters. Image  700  also includes a search button  704  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device to cause searching on the Internet or intranet. Alternatively, the search box  702  and the search button  704  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  700  also includes a main menu  706 , a submenu  708  and a cursor  710 . Menu  706  comprises a plurality of menu items which include a row set of Hebrew punctuation characters and another row set of Hebrew consonants. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  700  to include the remaining Hebrew consonants. Each of the menu items can be an html table cell, a button, or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  708  comprises a column set of menu items, each of which includes a syllable (vowel diacritic) of the Hebrew consonant of menu item  706   e  shown in the image  700 . The particular column set (such as in one example  708 ) can comprise more syllables than shown in the image  700 . Initially, only menu  706  is displayed along with the search box  702  and the search button  704 . A user can click and print one of these consonants in search box  702  through the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  710  through the interactive device  108  on a Hebrew consonant such as shown in menu item  706   e , all that consonant&#39;s syllables (vowel diacritics) are displayed as a column set, such as column set  708 , for menu item  706   e . A user can click and print one of these syllables (vowel diacritics) in search box  702  through the interactive device  108 . Similarly, any syllable of any consonant can be located and printed in search box  702 . 
     FIG. 8  shows an image, menu, or interface  800 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  800  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  800  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  800  concerns processing of the That language. Image  800  includes a search box  802  for inputting or entering or printing That characters. Image  800  also includes a search button  804  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device  108  to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet, such as  112  in  FIG. 1 . or intranet, not shown. Alternatively, the search box  802  and the search button  804  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  800  also includes a main menu  806 , a submenu  808  and a cursor  810 . Menu  806  comprises a first row set of menu items, which include That punctuation characters and numbers, and a second row set of menu items, which include the first That vowel mark and consonants. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  800  to include the remaining That consonants. Each menu item can be an html table cell, a button or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  808  comprises a block of menu items, which include vowel diacritics of the That consonant of menu item  806   h  shown in the image  800 . The block  808  of menu items can comprise more vowel diacritics (syllables) than shown in the image  800 . Initially, only menu  806  comprising That punctuation characters, numbers, the first That vowel mark and consonants is displayed along with the search box  802  and the search button  804 . A user can click and print one of these characters in search box  802  through the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  810 , using the interactive device  108  on a menu item containing a That consonant, such as  806   h , all that consonant&#39;s vowel diacritics are displayed as a block, such as block  808  for menu item  806   h . A user can click and print one of these vowel diacritics in search box  802  through the interactive device  108 . Similarly, any vowel diacritic of any consonant can be located and printed in search box  802 . Also, all That vowel marks can be displayed by placing cursor  810  over the menu item containing the first That vowel mark. A user can click and print one of these vowels in search box  802 . 
     FIG. 9  shows an image, menu, or interface  900 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause the image  900  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  900  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  900  concerns processing of the French language. Image  900  includes a search box  902  for inputting or entering or printing French characters. Image  900  also includes a search button  904  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device, such as  108 , to cause the computer processor  104  to cause searching on the Internet  112  of  FIG. 1 , or intranet, not shown. Alternatively, the search box  902  and the search button  904  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  900  also includes a main menu  906 , a submenu  908  and a cursor  910 . Menu  906  comprises a row set of menu items, which include lower case French letters, their ligatures and diacritics. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  900  to include the remaining French letters. Each of the plurality of menu items can be an html table cell, a button, or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  908  comprises only the upper case letter of the French letter  906   l  shown in the image  900 . Initially, only menu  906  of lower case French alphabet letters is displayed along with the search box  902  and the search button  904 . A user can click and print one of these letters in search box  902  using the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  910  using the interactive device  108  on a menu item containing a lower case French letter such as menu item  906   l , the particular letter&#39;s upper case letter is displayed as a single character menu  908 . A user can click and print this upper case letter in search box  902  using the interactive device  108 . 
     FIG. 10  shows an image, menu, or interface  1000 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause image  1000  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  1000  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  1000  concerns processing of the Greek language. Image  1000  includes a search box  1002  for inputting or entering or printing Greek characters. Image  1000  also includes a search button  1004  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device to cause searching on the Internet or intranet. Alternatively, the search box  1002  and the search button  1004  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  1000  also includes a main menu  1006 , a submenu  1008  and a cursor  1010 . Menu  1006  comprises a row set of menu items, which include lower case Greek letters and their diacritics. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  1000  to include the remaining lower case letters. Each of the menu items can be a html table cell, a button or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  1008  comprises only the upper case letter of the lower case Greek letter  1006   j  shown in image  1000 . Initially, only menu  1006  of lower case Greek letters is displayed along with the search box  1002  and the search button  1004 . A user can click and print one of these letters in search box  1002  using the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  1010  using the interactive device  108  on a menu item having a lower case Greek letter such as  1006   j , the upper case letter of the letter of the particular menu item is displayed as a single character menu  1008 . A user can click and print this upper case letter in search box  1002  using the interactive device  108 . 
     FIG. 11  shows an image, menu, or interface  1100 , which can be displayed on the computer monitor  102  in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer processor  104  may be programmed by a computer program to cause image  1100  to be displayed on the computer monitor  102 . The computer program may be stored in the computer memory  106  and may be executed by the computer processor  104 . A person or user can interact with the image  1100  through the computer interactive device  108 , which may include a computer mouse, computer keyboard, and the computer monitor  102  itself (for example, in the case where the computer monitor  102  is a touch screen and receives inputs from a user). 
   Image  1100  concerns processing of the Russian language. Image  1100  includes a search box  1102  for inputting or entering or printing Russian characters. Image  1100  also includes a search button  1104  which can be clicked on with a computer cursor using a computer mouse or any interactive device to cause searching on the Internet or intranet. Alternatively, the search box  1102  and the search button  1104  can be replaced with a web form for sending mail, chatting, blogging, online advertisement creation etc. 
   Image  1100  also includes a main menu  1106 , a submenu  1108  and a cursor  1110 . Menu  1106  comprises a row set of menu items, which include lower case Russian letters and their diacritics. There can be more menu items than shown in the image  1100  to include the remaining lower case letters. Each of the menu items can be an html table cell, a buttons or any GUI (Graphical User Interface) component. Menu  1108  comprises only the upper case letter of the lower case Russian letter  1106   h  shown in image  1100 . Initially, only menu  1106  of lower case Russian letters is displayed. A user can click and print one of these letters in search box  1102  using the interactive device  108 . When a user places cursor  1110  using the interactive device  108  on a menu item having a lower case Russian letter such as  1106   h , the upper case letter of the particular letter of the particular menu item, is displayed as a single character menu  1108 . A user can click and print this upper case letter in search box  1102  using the interactive device  108 . 
   The concept of dynamic menus in accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, can be applied to any language of the world, irrespective of its type, whether alphabetic or symbolic. 
   There could be several ways of coding dynamic character menus. One way of developing dynamic menus is through Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language and a web scripting language such as JavaScript. Another possibility is through Java Applets. The required non-English characters can be graphically displayed through Unicode numbers or custom fonts. Non-English characters that are constituted by two or more Unicode numbers can be programmatically constructed at the processor run time by passing all the constituent Unicode numbers as arguments of a programming method. 
   This invention finds significant utility in the area of information security for authentication. Access to computer software applications by their users is controlled through authentication mechanism. Application users define their login credentials such as user-id and password when they first access an application. Users are required to provide the same credentials when they access the same application next time onwards. 
   Today, it is a common practice that application users define their login credentials in English, irrespective of their native language, though English passwords are very weak compared to those defined in Asian languages. In brute-force attacks, an eight character Chinese password is nearly 1.88×10 20  times stronger than an English password the same length. Chinese language has more than 20,000 symbols including the base radicals and their derivatives. The additional enormous security comes from the large number of Chinese characters and the possible myriad permutations occurring in the selection of eight characters. 
   Considering all conjunct consonants, their vowel derivatives and modifier combinations, there are nearly 1.8 million characters in Hindi. Therefore, an eight character Hindi password is 8.48×10 35  times stronger than an English password the same length. Passwords defined in other Indian languages except Tamil may be as strong or stronger than a Hindi password. Similarly a Korean password is 3.08×10 18  times as much stronger than an English password. The Japanese Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji character sets together consist of nearly two thousand characters accounting for a security factor of nearly 1.85×10 12  over English passwords. The following Table. A shows calculations supporting the security factors discussed in the two previous paragraphs. 
   
     
       
         
             
           
             
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               Security Factors for non-English Passwords 
             
          
         
         
             
             
             
             
             
          
             
                 
                 
                 
               Permutations 
                 
             
             
                 
                 
               Permutations 
               for 
             
             
                 
                 
               for 
               8 character 
               Security factor 
             
             
                 
                 
               8 character 
               English 
               against brute 
             
             
               Language 
               No. of total characters 
               password 
               password 
               force attacks 
             
             
                 
             
             
               Hindi 
               1,810,776 (Considering 
               1.16 × 10 50   
               1.36 × 10 14   
               8.48 × 10 35   
             
             
                 
               conjunct characters involving 
                 
                 
               (= 1.16 × 10 50 / 
             
             
                 
               any three of 38 consonants, 
                 
                 
               1.36 × 10 14 ) 
             
             
                 
               one of 11 vowels and one of 
             
             
                 
               3 modifiers, total characters = 
             
             
                 
               38 * 38 * 38 * 11 * 3 = 
             
             
                 
               1,810,776) 
             
             
               Chinese 
               20,000 (including all Kangxi 
               2.56 × 10 34   
               1.36 × 10 14   
               1.88 × 10 20   
             
             
                 
               radical and their derivative 
                 
                 
               (= 2.56 × 10 34 / 
             
             
                 
               symbols) 
                 
                 
               1.36 × 10 14 ) 
             
             
               Japanese 
               2,000 (including Hiragana, 
               2.52 × 10 26   
               1.36 × 10 14   
               1.85 × 10 12   
             
             
                 
               Katakana and Kanji 
                 
                 
               (= 2.52 × 10 26 / 
             
             
                 
               Characters) 
                 
                 
               1.36 × 10 14 ) 
             
             
               Korean 
               11,970 (including base 
               4.20 × 10 32   
               1.36 × 10 14   
               3.08 × 10 18   
             
             
                 
               consonants and their 
                 
                 
               (= 4.20 × 10 32 / 
             
             
                 
               syllables) 
                 
                 
               1.36 × 10 14 ) 
             
             
                 
             
          
         
       
     
   
   Although the invention has been described by reference to particular illustrative embodiments thereof, many changes and modifications of the invention may become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is therefore intended to include within this patent all such changes and modifications as may reasonably and properly be included within the scope of the present invention&#39;s contribution to the art