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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Kenneth Soohoo, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Planetweb, Inc., Redwood, CA (US);
Abstract
Displaying a set of characters in a size larger than characters already accepted and displayed in the system. A method for accepting input in a system. The method includes receiving a set of user inputs associated with a set of characters. The set of characters is displayed in size larger than characters already accepted and displayed in the system. A user selection of at least a character from the set of characters is received. In response to the user selection, the character is displayed in a size generally corresponding to characters already accepted and displayed by the system. According to one embodiment of the invention, the set of characters comprises kanji. An embodiment of the invention includes a computer system including a display, a user input device, a memory including a data structure that associates sets of user inputs with respective sets of characters, and a computer executable code. An embodiment of the invention is a system including a television monitor, a computer system coupled to a network and to the television monitor, a user input device, and logic.