JPS644823A - High speed input key board used for both japanese and english - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize to input a Japanese sentence at a high speed and to facilitate learning, by specifying an array of characters. CONSTITUTION:The left half of a dial consists of numerals and vowel alphabetic characters. Accordingly, at the time of inputting a character part, it can be inputted by always placing a left hand finger whose kinetic capacity is generally inferior to a right hand finger, at a fundamental position in the center, therefore, an input method can be learned easily, and a speed of the input becomes remarkably high. In the right half of the dial, fourteen consonants required for inputting numerals and the Japanese language are placed. Accordingly, at the time of inputting a Japanese sentence, only total nineteen keys are used, therefore, the input method can be learned easily, an increase of a speed of the input is guranteed. Also, both the vowel alphabetic characters of the left half of the dial, and the consonant alphabetic characters of the right half are arranged in accordance with an array of the Japanese syllabary figure extending from the left to the right, therefore, a beginner can learn them easily.