JP3007007U - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] With the aim of increasing the user input speed of input devices such as computers, personal computers, word processors, etc. by improving operability. [Configuration] Hiragana is input by combining keystrokes and voice recognition on a keyboard with a reduced number of keys.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an input device such as a computer, a personal computer, and a word processor.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Currently, input to computers, personal computers, word processors, etc. is mainly made by keyboards. However, since the number of keys is large, it is quite difficult for a beginner to learn the key layout, and the input speed does not improve easily. Especially in the case of Japanese input, it is even more difficult. Moreover, physical and mental fatigue is large due to complicated finger operation, which is a problem as an occupational disease. Recently, research on speech recognition has been actively conducted to solve such problems, but many difficult problems remain in terms of technology, cost, and reliability, and they will not be realized in the near future. Will.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By reducing the number of keys on the conventional keyboard to reduce complicated finger movements, physical and mental fatigue is greatly reduced and input speed is greatly improved.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention was devised mainly with Japanese input in mind. The selection of each row of the Japanese syllabary (A row to Wa row) is performed by tapping the keys assigned to the ten fingers, and the five vowels that are easily identified by voice recognition are selected by voice recognition. That is, a specific kana character is input by pronouncing a vowel or a syllable containing a vowel at the same time as a consonant keystroke.

[0005]

[Action]

 Even beginners can quickly understand the key layout, enabling high-speed blind-touch input in an extremely short period of time. Furthermore, since there is no complicated movement of the fingers, fatigue of the fingers and mental fatigue are greatly reduced.

[0006]

【Example】

 A word processor is taken as an example of the input device of the present invention, and its key arrangement is shown in FIG. Keys “K”, “S”, “T”, “N”, “vowels”, “W”, “H”, “M”, “Y”, and “R” are arranged in order from the right side on the lower side of FIG. It is installed in the standard position from the little finger to the little finger of the left hand. Also, "G" under the "K" key, "Z" under the "S" key, "D" under the "T" key, "B" under the "H" key, " The "P" is placed above the "H" key. Among the consonants of the alphabet, the seven keys of C, F, J, L, Q, V, and X whose keys have not been assigned yet, and the keys such as numbers and symbols are collectively located at different positions (upper side in FIG. 1). ). In addition, the "conversion" key and "katakana" selection key are located near the "vowel" key of the right thumb, and the "non-conversion" key and "alphabet characters" selection are located near the "W" key of the left thumb. The keys are arranged. Although not shown, a microphone for voice input is installed near B. Next, specific examples of input operations are shown below.

For example, to input “ka”, the voice of “a” may be input from the microphone at the same time when the “K” key is pressed. To input "i", press "vowel" key and input "i" voice at the same time. "P" is input by pressing the "P" key and voice input of "A". To input "n", just type the key "N" and do not pronounce. For example, in the case of "ya", input lowercase letters such as syllables ("ya", "yu", "yo", "tsu", "a", "i", "u", "e", "o", etc.). After inputting “ya”, press the “Y” key again to input. For katakana input, press the "katakana" selection key and then enter the above operation. Press the "Katakana" selection key again to return to Kana selection.

When inputting an English capital letter, after pressing the “English character” selection key, a consonant is input by keystroke and a vowel is input by voice. If you press the "Alphabet" selection key again, it will change to lowercase. Press it again to return to the selection. To convert the phrase displayed in kana into kanji, press the "convert" key. Repeat this until the desired kanji appears. Press the "No conversion" key for kana characters that do not require kanji conversion. Although the above is one embodiment, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of pronunciation of vowels, pronunciation of syllables including vowels may be used. It is easy to realize the function of extracting and recognizing only vowel sounds. In this way, it is possible to input Japanese by pronouncing Japanese as it is while also using keystrokes. Further, the key arrangement may be freely changed according to the usability. Since the point of the present invention is that consonants are input by keys and vowels are input by voice, all applications of this principle are included in the present invention.

[0009]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, in the case of normal Japanese input, finger movement is minimized, so finger fatigue is greatly reduced compared to the conventional keyboard. In addition, since it is not necessary to remember the key layout, even beginners can easily perform high-speed input with blind touch. If only the vowel part of the syllable can be extracted for voice recognition, high-speed input can be performed easily by reading Japanese sentences and using keystrokes at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 illustrates only a key arrangement of an input device according to the present invention.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An input device for inputting Japanese kana characters by combining keystrokes on a keyboard to which consonants are assigned and recognition of vowel sounds.