Patent ID: 8496391

Claim:
A method of forming a polysyllabic word using a character actuator unit having a first category of character actuators and second category of character actuators, and a third category of character actuators, comprising the steps of: a. assigning at least a first plurality of characters of the first category of actuators to represent a beginning of the polysyllabic word; b. assigning at least a second plurality of characters of the second category of actuators and assigning at least a third category of character actuators to represent the ending of the polysyllabic word, said beginning and ending of said polysyllabic word being independent of the syllabic content of said polysyllabic word; c. actuating a plurality of character actuators of said first category of character actuators, representing said first plurality of characters, to produce a first signal designating said beginning of the polysyllabic word; d. simultaneously, actuating certain of said second and third character actuators to produce a second signal designating the ending of the polysyllabic word without any activation of a division symbol between said beginning and ending of said polysyllabic word; and e. combining said first and second signals to create a representation of the polysyllabic word which is capable of being sensed.