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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Hisami Suzuki, Redmond, WA (US);
Vikram Dendi, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Brian Quirk, Seattle, WA (US);
Pallavi Choudhury, Redmond, WA (US);
Jianfeng Gao, Kirkland, WA (US);
Achraf Chalabi, Cairo, EG;
Hisami Suzuki, Redmond, WA (US);
Vikram Dendi, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Brian Quirk, Seattle, WA (US);
Pallavi Choudhury, Redmond, WA (US);
Jianfeng Gao, Kirkland, WA (US);
Achraf Chalabi, Cairo, EG;
Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The universal text input technique described herein addresses the difficulties of typing text in various languages and scripts, and offers a unified solution, which combines character conversion, next word prediction, spelling correction and automatic script switching to make it extremely simple to type any language from any device. The technique provides a rich and seamless input experience in any language through a universal IME (input method editor). It allows a user to type in any script for any language using a regular qwerty keyboard via phonetic input and at the same time allows for auto-completion and spelling correction of words and phrases while typing. The technique also provides a modeless input that automatically turns on and off an input mode that changes between different types of script.