This new invention enables the user to type in only the first few letters of a word or phrase (or an acronym of it) and automatically have that word or phrase completed by the keyboard. Wouldn't it be nice to have a device that allows such a person to quickly type in what they wish to say in as few keystrokes as possible, and then have the device speak it out?Īll previous keyboard inventions have required the user to type an entire word by typing each letter in the word. These people have always looked for a way to quickly and vocally communicate with people. The same goes for people with speech impediments.
Wouldn't it be nice if a person could type in just a few characters and have a device quickly complete their sentence in their native language and then translate it into the foreign language and speak it out so that the foreign person can hear it? In this way, the device would be speaking in the foreign language on behalf of the user. This is so whether they are communicating by e-mail or type, or whether they wish to communicate when they are traveling in person to distant lands. Wouldn't it be great to have a computer keyboard that allows the user to save on the amount of typing they need to do in order to say what they wish to say? For example, what if a person could type in just three characters and for that they end up with a complete and correct phrase written for them?Īnother problem that people today face in a multi-lingual world is that of communicating with people who speak a different language.
It would be far simpler to rely on, for example, only 9 keys to represent the entire alphabet intelligently and effectively.Įven if a person knows how to type fast, they still have to type in every single character that they wish to use. Typing is frustrating for many people, and the fact that keyboards have at least 26 keys to cover the alphabet means that someone has to hunt for one out of 26 keys each time they wish to input just one character. Many people still hunt-and-peck around a keyboard, taking a long time to type even the shortest pieces of text. Learning how to type is time-consuming and not many people end up learning how to touch-type. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONĮver since people started typing, they have looked for ways to speed this up. The present invention relates to computer keyboards (text input devices) and more particularly pertains to a new keyboard with predictive text features that offer auto-completion of words and phrases, with additional translation and text-to-speech capabilities. 60/679,765, filed May 11, 2005, for WHOLE HAND COMPUTER MOUSE WITH A BUTTON FOR EACH FINGER, by David Cameron Gikandi, included by reference herein and for which benefit of the priority date is hereby claimed. The present application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Motion picture image processing system and motion picture image processing method INTERFACE CIRCUIT OF DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY PANEL Method and apparatus of controlling a liquid crystal display viewing area Touchscreen with Dynamic Control of Activation Force PIEZORESISTIVE FORCE SENSOR INTEGRATED IN A DISPLAY Liquid crystal display having improved image and modifying method of image signal thereofĭisplay Devices With Integrated Optical Components For Use in Position DetectionĬONFERENCE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DISPLAY PROGRAM
Image displaying apparatus having frame rate conversion and method thereof Driving apparatus, backlight module, and driving method