Patent ID: 7508373

Claim:
A method of inputting language characters into a computing device, the method comprising steps of: encoding Chinese language characters based on a set of encoding rules, wherein a Chinese language character is encoded as C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 where: C 1 is a code for a Shengmu of a Pinyin of the Chinese language character, C 2 is a code for a first letter of Yunmu plus tone of a Pinyin of the Chinese language character, C 3 is a code for remaining letters of Yunmu of a Pinyin of the Chinese language character, C 4 is a code for a first stroke of the Chinese language character, and C 5 is a c code for a last stroke of the Chinese language character; and inputting the encoded language characters into the computing device using a turntable selection device with a central circular portion that is rotatable and outer portion representing Pinyin characters and strokes, such that a user inputs a Chinese language character by rotating the central circular portion to point to characters and strokes on the outer portion to input C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 corresponding to the encoding for the Chinese language character.