Patent ID: 7257528

Claim:
A system for input of Chinese characters into a machine, comprising: (A) means for input of information, said means for input further comprising means for selecting information from the group consisting of a stroke, wherein strokes are arranged in stroke categories, a component and a character; (B) means for storage of data related to the properties of Chinese characters and compounds, wherein said means for storage comprises data related to component parts of a Chinese character; (C) means for processing said input information, being based upon an order of strokes used to draw said character, or used to draw subcomponents of a character; (D) means for retrieving Chinese characters and compounds based upon stroke sequence, and subcomponent selection, said processing means including a plurality of Chinese character encoding processes based on said stored data; and (E) means for display providing an indication of correspondence between elements of said means for input and said display wherein further candidate selection information is suggested in response to user selections and said candidate selection information includes components that incorporate a user selected subcomponent and eliminates other candidates that do not include a user selected subcomponent.