Patent ID: 7319950

Claim:
An input device for inputting Chinese-style language character, comprises: means for producing a set of phonetically similar Chinese words in Chinese-style languages, wherein said producing means comprises a plurality of alphabetical letter keys of English languages, a set of numerical keys from 0 to 9, a plurality of miscellaneous symbolic and functional keys; and a plurality of specific Chinese character keys, wherein each of said specific Chinese character keys is a classification of actual Chinese words to indicatively differentiate the meaning of Chinese words of similar phonetic values, wherein a desired Chinese word is determined by inputs of said producing means and said specific Chinese character key; wherein said specific Chinese character keys are classified in group consisting of: Key-01 = a symbol indicating light, time; key-02 = a symbol indicating culture, civilization; key-03 = a symbol indicating direction, a state of being, a process; key-04 = a symbol indicating food, speak, actions associated with mouth; key-05 = a symbol indicating people; key-06 = a symbol indicating action, movement; key-07 = a symbol indicating the use of force; key-08 = a symbol indicating phenomenon associated with electricity; key-09 = a symbol indicating hearing, sound; key-10 = a symbol indicating viewing with eyes; key-11 = a symbol indicating body parts; key-12 = a symbol indicating actions associated with hand; key-13 = a symbol indicating grass, vines, etc; key-14 = a symbol indicating wood, wood products; key-15 = a symbol indicating water, liquid; key-16 = a symbol indicating fire, heat; key-17 = a symbol indicating labor, industrial products; key-18 = a symbol indicating metal, metal products; key-19 = a symbol indicating soil, dirt, place; key-20 = a symbol indicating rock, mountain; key-21 = a symbol indicating fabrics, organization; key-22 = a symbol indicating wool, hair; key-23 = a symbol indicating worship, respect; key-24 = a symbol indicating covering; key-25 = a symbol indicating mental activities; key-26 = a symbol indicating medical, health; key-27 = a symbol indicating transportation, destination, etc; key-28 = a symbol indicating building, rooms; key-29 = a symbol indicating insects and smaller crawling animals; key-30 = a symbol indicating four feet land animals; key-31 = a symbol indicating air gas, aerial activities; key-32 = a symbol indicating feather, flying activities; and key-33 = a symbol indicating measurements.