Zi Corporation of Canada, Inc.

Zi Technology Corporation Ltd

John M Conrad

Samuel Yin Lun Pun

Changshi Xu

Eun-Kyong Paek

Robert Barry O'Dell

A system and method for efficient Asian character text input into a reduced keypad machine such as a word processor, telephone, hand-held computer, or personal computer is provided. The system comprises a data entry keypad associated with a monitor, and a disambiguation process supporting multiple keycap depression timespan range definitions and interpretations to produce accurate messaging with a reduced keypad.

System and method for text entry on a reduced keyboard

Consonant jamos of the Korean language are grouped according to appearance and each group is associated with a respective key of a reduced keypad. Vowel jamos are specified by the user using a number of keys reserved for vowels and each of which represents a respective category of strokes by which the vowel jamo would normally be written.

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Calgary, Canada

John M Conrad