REDUCED-KEYBOARD AMBIGUITY ELIMINATING SYSTEM Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: data input devices including devices with keyboards having reduced key number. SUBSTANCE: system has user s input device with plurality of ambiguous input means each being linked with plurality of characters, memory device incorporating dictionary modules, display, and processor that identifies entered objects with objects of memory device dictionary modules. According to second design alternate, each of plurality of objects depends on sequence of pushing keys and on rate of their use. According to third design alternate, each of plurality of objects depends in addition on priority. According to fourth design alternate, input device is inserted in mouse connected to computer. EFFECT: minimized number of key pushing operations; enhanced efficiency of text input. 48 cl, 29 dwg, 1 tbl